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Deacon Clinton McMiller, left, and Pastor David Triggs carry a cabinet back into the church after an outdoor service due to a fire at the New Life Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis on Oct. 18. Someone has set fire to six churches in largely Black neighborhoods in St. Louis over the past two weeks. See story on A3.

As Original Tuskegee Airmen Fade, an Effort to Save the Legacy Grows Tuskegee Airmen attend the funeral of William E. Broadwater, who died recently.

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More than 16,000 Tuskegee Airmen made history, but now only about 250 remain. They see each other mostly at funerals these days.

When the heroes returned, some from overseas after World War II, they were still treated as secondclass citizens in the South. They were simply known as participants in the Tuskegee Experience – pilots, engineers, mechanics, instructors and other support personnel enrolled in an Army Air Force program to train Black aviators at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama from 1941 to 1946.

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Racial Discrimination

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent zprince@afro.com On Nov. 2, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that literally could mean life or death for Blacks caught up in the United States’ judicial system, which highlights, again, the growing need for criminal justice reform.

In 1986, the Supreme Court ruled in Batson v. Kentucky that it is unconstitutional to dismiss a potential juror because of race. But the circumstances in Foster v. Chatman that are before the court demonstrate that such prosecutorial

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misconduct continue to persist, advocates claim.

“This is a practice we know is happening all over the country,” said Robert Dunham, executive director at the Death Penalty Information Center, “[and it] is a symptom of something deeper that has been rooted in the judicial system.”

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Protesters Take to the Streets After Davis is Confirmed

By Lisa Snowden-McCray Special to the AFRO

A coalition of mostly youth activists gathered at Baltimore’s City Hall to make demands for reforms they said would improve police-community relations in the city.

Supported by leaders such as Missael Garcia of CASA de Maryland, Rev. Dr. Heber Brown of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church and Orita’s Cross Freedom School, and former NAACP president and Center for American Progress fellow Ben Jealous, the young people made six demands detailed in a report written by Jealous and released Oct. 16, the day of the rally.

Made under the banner of the Campaign for Justice, Continued on A6

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Ben Jealous former president of the NAACP and fellow at the Center for American Progress, speaks at a rally for the Campaign for Justice, Safety, and Jobs on Oct. 16.

Protesters took to the streets on Oct. 19 after members of the Baltimore City Council voted to confirm Police Chief Kevin Davis as the head of the city’s police department.

Davis won the vote 12-2 with City Councilman Carl Stokes, who is running for mayor, and Councilman Nick J. Continued on A4

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In this Oct. 3 photo, two members of the Buffalo Soldiers of the American West place flags beside the new headstone for Pvt. George Washington in Roselawn Cemetery in Pueblo, CO.

Odom was found in extremely critical condition at the Love Ranch brothel in the rural community of Crystal, Nevada, on Oct. 13 and was hospitalized in Las Vegas. He regained consciousness and communicated for the first time on Oct 16.

The brothel said workers saw him drink alcohol and take supplements sold as “herbal Viagra.” The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in 2013 against one brand he took, Reload, after it was found to contain sildenafil, the active ingredient in prescription Viagra.

He also told at least one of the women that he had done cocaine, but the brothel says it did not see him take any drugs or find any there.

Odom’s family, including estranged wife Khloe Kardashian, rushed to Las Vegas to be by his side at the hospital. Friends, teammates and loved ones also have visited and posted requests for prayers on social media.

Love Ranch owner Dennis Hof has said that Odom arrived Oct. 10 for a four-day stay and spent $75,000 on two women who accompanied him in a VIP suite.

Illinois Man Tortured into Murder Confession is Finally Freed After Serving 25 Years in Prison

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After Almost a Century, Black Civil War Soldiers Receiving Proper Burial in Colorado

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Gravestones have been dedicated to four Civil War soldiers who had been buried in unmarked graves at Roselawn Cemetery in Pueblo and went unidentified for more than a century.

The soldiers, including three African Americans born into slavery, fought for the Union in the Civil War and came to Colorado to make lives for themselves after being discharged from the military.

They have been identified as Pvt. James W. Williams, born in 1844 and died in Pueblo in 1921; Pvt. George Washington, born in 1838 and died in Pueblo in 1899; Cpl. Thomas Walker, whose birthdate is unknown and died in Pueblo in 1900; and 1st Lt. Louis Young, who was born in 1843 and died in Pueblo in 1901.

The stones were dedicated by members of the Buffalo Soldiers of the American West.

Kenneth O’Neal, an Army veteran, honored the soldiers at a ceremony earlier this month, attended by about 100 people.

“Today we set aside a moment to right a wrong and to honor four brave men as a profound gesture of our appreciation for their service to this country,” O’Neal said.

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A man who served 25 years in prison for a murder he said he was forced to confess to walked out of Hill Correctional Center in Illinois a free man on Oct. 14.

According to The Galesburg Register Mail, Shawn Whirl, now 45, was convicted of shooting and killing a cab driver named Billy G. Williams in Chicago in 1990. Whirl says he was tortured into giving a false confession by former Chicago Police Detective James Pienta.

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In this June 30, 1999, file photo, Lamar Odom smiles after being selected fourth by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the NBA Draft at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C

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Lamar Odom is alert and his condition is improving after the former NBA star was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel a week ago, his family said on Oct. 19.

Alvina Alston, publicist for Odom’s aunt JaNean Mercer, said the former reality-TV personality is undergoing testing, but there is no word yet on when he might be released from the hospital. Odom is overcoming “insurmountable obstacles” and defying the odds, Mercer said in a statement.

“Each day Lamar is getting stronger and reaching significant milestones in his recovery,” the statement said.

Shawn Whirl, center, speaks to reporters with his mother Erma Whirl and fiancée Gloria Castaneda, right, after he was released from the Hill Correctional Center, Oct. 14, in Galesburg, IL. The Huffington Post reported that, while in custody, Whirl was stepped on, slapped in the face and called a racial slur by Pienta.

Pienta allegedly forced Whirl to change his story, and while Whirl maintained his innocence, Pienta continued the abuse by stabbing Whirl’s legs with a set of keys. Whirl’s girlfriend was being questioned at the same time and could hear him shouting, according to the Huffington Post.

Whirl was questioned by police because his fingerprints were found in the back of Williams cab. Whirl told police that, two days before being interrogated, he hopped in the taxi driver’s car to escape gang members who were trying to rob him for his hat and jacket.

Whirl later agreed to sign a confession to Williams’ murder. His lawyers advised him to plead guilty because the state would seek the death penalty; the guilty plea would place Whirl behind bars for 60 years.

With the false confession, prosecutors came up with the motive that Whirl was having money issues and was struggling to pay his rent, leading him to rob and shoot Williams.

An Appellate Court overturned Whirl’s conviction in August.

Whirl was the first person given a new trial as a result of a referral from the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission, according to the Huffington Post. The Post reported that the commission was founded in 2009 to correct the wrongful convictions of people tortured into confessions under former police commander Jon Burge.

For nearly three decades, spanning from the 1970’s to the early 1990’s, Burge and his detectives tortured nearly 200 men into false convictions.

FBI Joins Probe of Alleged Cleveland Serial Killer

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The FBI said Friday it has joined an investigation by police and county prosecutors to determine if there are unsolved slayings that might be attributed to a Cleveland trucker driver now linked to five slayings over the last 18 years.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty has called Rembert a serial killer and has said investigators will examine truck routes Rembert drove in Ohio and Pennsylvania to see if he can be tied to any unsolved slayings.

An FBI spokeswoman on Oct. 16 confirmed that agents would be assisting prosecutors and Cleveland homicide detectives in (AP Photo/David Richard) the investigation.

Robert Rembert Jr. appears Prosecutors have said DNA during his arraignment evidence ties Rembert to the strangulation deaths of 47-yearin Cuyahoga County old Rena Mae Payne in 1997 and Common Pleas Court on 31-year-old Kimberly Hall this Oct. 16, in Cleveland, OH. June. Prosecutors say the two The 45-year-old Cleveland women were sexually assaulted. truck driver pleaded not Rembert is also charged with guilty to multiple counts of fatally shooting 26-year-old aggravated murder in the Morgan Nietzel and his cousin, slayings of four people.

52-year-old Jerry Rembert, last month at a Cleveland home he shared with the couple.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested Rembert as he emerged from a shower at a truck stop outside Cleveland on Sept. 21, the day after the bodies of Nietzel and Jerry Rembert were discovered. Both had been shot in the head. Nietzel’s car was found at the Medina County truck stop.

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St. Louis Police Step Up Patrols After Spate of Church Fires

By The Associated Press St. Louis police are stepping up patrols and trying to develop profiles of possible suspects in a spate of fires that have damaged six churches in largely black neighborhoods during the past two weeks, the city’s police chief said.

Sam Dotson also told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Oct. 20 that the churches damaged during the suspicious fires Oct. 8 through Oct. 18 vary denominationally and are within a few miles of each other.

Four are on St. Louis’ north side, and two are in nearby Jennings.

Dotson’s comments came the same day the reward for information leading to an arrest doubled to $4,000.

Five of the churches are predominantly Black, and one is racially mixed.

In each case, the front doors were set on fire, leaving damage that ranged from virtually nothing at one church to the near destruction of another.

St. Louis and federal authorities, including the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, are investigating, trying to determine whether the arsonist or suspects are targeting religion, race or both. St. Louis Fire Capt. Garon Mosby has said the possibility that the fires could be hate crimes — for religious or racial reasons — “is part of the dynamic” of the investigation.

The area is still reeling from the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown last year by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson and a grand jury’s subsequent decision not to charge Wilson. Brown, who was black, was unarmed when he was shot by Wilson, who is white, in a case that spurred a national “Black Lives Matter” movement scrutinizing police treatment of minorities.

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The New Life Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis is one of the six predominantly Black churches to be set ablaze in the area in a two week period.

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when Capt. Charles E. Francis, a Howard University graduate, published “The Tuskegee Airmen: The Men Who Changed a Nation,” a book about the unit’s exploits during the war.

Today, only a few now attend the Tuskegee Airmen’s annual conventions, where

one of the most popular events is the Lonely Eagles Ceremony, where a bell is rung and the name recited of each member who has passed since the last convention.

“They are dying off at a pretty rapid rate,” said Byron Morris, 74, of Bowie, Maryland, a retired civilian

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U.S. Air Force official who joined the East Coast chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc. in 1994. Morris is one of a few new members who are working to ensure the world never forgets their contributions.

Several veterans of the Tuskegee program formed Tuskegee Airmen Inc. in 1971 to keep the legacy alive. They opened the membership in 1975. Tuskegee Airmen Inc. now numbers about 1,500, including the 250 known original members. There are a number of living Tuskegee program veterans who do not belong to the group, officials said.

Recently, 200 people – including a few “Originals,” as they are called – gathered at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Washington, D.C., for a memorial service for William E. Broadwater, who died Sept.

22 at age 89 of complications of coronary disease.

Broadwater was among the youngest of the Originals. A native of Bryn Mawr, Pa., he served as a Federal Aviation Administration chief, and graduated as a bomber pilot in

the Class of 45E, in August, 1945. By the time his aviator training was over, so was the war.

According to the group’s website, Broadwater was the 12th Original to die this year.

Twenty-four died in 2014 and 35 in 2013. Including Broadwater, at least 129 Airmen have passed since 2011, the website shows. At least three additional Originals

Perhaps the most poignant of the 2015 deaths were those of Charles Huntley, Jr. and Joseph Shambrey, who both died on Jan. 5 at age 91 in Los Angeles. They grew up as friends in South Central Los Angeles, enlisted in the military together in 1941, trained at Tuskegee as mechanics, were assigned to the same fighter squadron and were deployed to Italy

led to the desegregation of the military in 1948 and integration of society in general, he said.

He recalled a group of Tuskegee pilots, who, in April 1945, protested against segregated facilities by forcing their way into an officers’ club at Freeman Field in Seymour, Indiana, that had been designated for “supervisors,” who were all

“They are dying off at a pretty rapid rate.”

–Byron Morris

who died this year are not listed.

In March, Leroy A. Battle, of Harwood, Maryland, a Harlem-born jazz drummer, longtime member of the Washington Marching Band and a music educator for Prince George’s County, Maryland, schools, died at age 93. He passed on a Saturday night, wearing his Tuskegee Airmen hat while listening to a recording of “Roy Battle and the Altones,” the jazz band he started years ago, according to the Capital Gazette.

together. They both returned to Los Angeles, where their friendship continued until their deaths.

The oldest known Original is Walter Crenshaw, of Los Angeles, who will turn 106 on Oct. 27th. He served as a mechanic from 1942 to 1944.

Oliver Carter, 73, of Sterling, Va., a former East Coast chapter president and Air Force veteran, said the Airmen will be remembered for initiating what would become the civil rights movement. Their success

white, instead of using one designated for the “trainees” – or blacks. The incident came to be known as the Freeman Field Mutiny.

“Ten years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on that bus, those men disobeyed an order in protest,” Carter said. “Some of them were arrested …

Technically, they could have been executed. At the time they didn’t know what would happen. But they … were heroes. That should never be forgotten.”

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indicative of the patriarchal—and racist—nature of the judicial system, in which those from the racial majority get to decide the fate of racial minorities, reform advocates say.

“The criminal courts are the part of the society that has been the least affected by the Civil Rights Movement,” said Stephen Bright, president and senior counsel of the Atlantabased Southern Center for Human Rights. “Ninety percent of chief prosecutors are White and a number of decisions made are made by all-White juries. Even in communities with large populations of people of color, you will still have all-White juries deciding the fate of a Black youth—whether he lives or dies.”

And the pattern is particularly evident in cases involving Black defendants and White victims—cases that too often end in guilty verdicts. Since 1976, there have been 293 Black defendants executed for killing a White victim, while 31 White defendants have been executed for killing a Black victim, according to statistics from the Death Penalty Information Center.

“Because prosecutors are overwhelmingly White, they tend to seek the death penalty for victims who are White. And if you add in defendants that are African-American those are the most highly-charged cases,” Bright said.

Such was the case for Timothy Foster, an intellectuallylimited, 18-year-old, who lived in the projects in Rome, Georgia. In 1987, the Black teenager was accused of killing former schoolteacher Queen Madge White, who was White.

Prosecutors struck all four Black jurors out of the 42 persons qualified to serve on the jury. They also urged jurors to give Foster a death sentence to “deter other people out there in the projects,” according to the lawsuit.

During trial and on direct appeal, defense lawyers claimed race discrimination was evident in the selection of all-White jury, but the Georgia courts denied those claims. Nineteen years later, through an open records request, Foster’s lawyers obtained the prosecutors’ notes, which showed they were “somewhat obsessed with race,” Bright, Foster’s attorney, said.

The name of each potential Black juror was highlighted in the four-page jury list, the word “black” was circled on questionnaires for the prospective jurors and some of the prospective Black jurors were ranked, “B#1,” “B#2,” and

“B#3,” in case “it comes down to having to pick one of the black jurors.”

The prosecutors then offered specific reasons for striking all the Black jurors from the pool, Bright added.

“Race affected the fact that the death penalty was sought in this case; race actively informed the exclusion of Black people from the jury and was a major factor in Foster being convicted,” he said.

Unlike other cases, the Georgia prosecutor’s notes were a “smoking gun” in terms of proving discrimination, Dunham added.

“The evidence is striking and graphic,” he told the AFRO. “You can see the evidence of race-consciousness and what you can also see is that the explanations the prosecutor offered to the court—explanations that are contradicted by his notes— show he was affirmatively trying to misrepresent what his reasons were for striking these jurors.”

Georgia’s court of appeals denied Foster’s claims, accepting the state’s argument that the prosecutors’ notes were not evidence of discrimination and that they had race-neutral grounds for challenging prospective Black jurors.

The AFRO reached out to the Georgia Office of the Attorney General for comment but did not receive a reply by deadline.

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Continued from A1 Mosby, who is rumored to be considering a run, voting no.

Davis was a former deputy under Anthony W. Batts who was fired from the position earlier this year.

“We need stability in the Police Department,” said Brandon Scott, city councilman, during the hearing. “We cannot have a temporary captain of the ship with all the violence in the city and the [Freddie Gray] trials coming up. I have confidence that the commissioner will do a better job of working with everyone to get the crime rate down.”

Following protests last week, Bernard C. “Jack” Young, council president ordered the balcony overlooking the chamber closed citing safety concerns.

Many of the people who had come to witness the proceedings were unable to get in. About 20 minutes into the meeting, many protesters spilled out of the meeting, chanting things like “No justice, no peace, no racist police!”

The group of about 40, marched from City Hall to the Inner Harbor – often walking directly in the streets and stopping traffic. They stopped at McKeldin Square and eventually headed back to City Hall, where police had set up barricades.

Organizers told the group to follow police orders and avoid getting arrested. The group had dispersed by around 6:30 p.m.

Activist Kwame Rose

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Protesters block traffic in Baltimore, after the City Council confirmed Kevin Davis as the city’s permanent police commissioner. said that Davis went back on his word after a meeting that was held Oct. 18 involving several activists and Davis.

“Last night the Commissioner met with four young activists including myself and he agreed to the 19 rules of engagement. We went and we reworked every word of those 19 rules of engagement and even added a 20th rule of engagement which was that Baltimore

City Police would designate one community liaison from the police department to coordinate with the protesters so that our First Amendment rights would be respected.”

“Today he had until 12 p.m. to adhere to that and make a public statement and we agreed. We left that meeting with an agreement that that would happen and that did not happen.

The Commissioner has continued to show that he is not interested in the respect of black young people in this city who care about their lives and their first amendment rights.”

Damon Mathews-Bey, a Baltimore City employee who said he had come to the meeting because he was concerned about an issue unrelated to Davis’ confirmation, said he was

upset that he wasn’t let into the meeting.

“I was disturbed, very disturbed, because it’s supposed to be open to all the citizens in Baltimore and I’m a tax paying citizen also a worker for the city of Baltimore. I felt a little let down.”

Following the vote, Mayor Stephanie RawlingsBlake swore Davis in at a community meeting later

that day. “We have to fight violent crime in a new and different way,” Davis told reporters. “It’s going to take our best efforts and building relationships with the community.”

Davis’s five year, $200,000 annual salary was approved by the Board Estimates on Oct. 21. The Board of Estimates is in charge of spending for the city.

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A Growing National Outcry For Lower Prescription Drug Prices For most Americans, the out-of-pocket prices that we must pay for essential prescription drugs, already too high, are increasing far too rapidly for our family budgets to sustain. The Congress has the ability to moderate these price spikes — but only a sustained national outcry from the American people will bring about reform.

According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Americans, who Elijah Cummings already were paying the highest prescription drug prices in the world, saw the average prices for their prescriptions jump by more than 12 percent last year.

Those price increases are more than double the rise in overall medical costs, and, far too often, the burden is falling most heavily upon those of us who are least able to absorb the shock.

This is why, for some time now, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and I have been investigating the skyrocketing prices for prescription drugs. We have received evidence of repeated drug price increases with no apparent justification and with no evident link to any increase in the cost of manufacturing these drugs.

Total spending on medicines in the United States has gone up by more than 90 percent since 2002. The median monthly cost of cancer drugs, for example, has more than doubled to $9,900 over the last ten years.

At a time when the top three pharmaceutical companies made a combined $45 billion profit last year, the American people are reaching a breaking point just trying to afford their medications.

As a result, nearly one in every five Americans [35 million of our countrymen and women] was unable to fill at least one prescription last year because they could not afford it.

Now, in the wake of extraordinary price spikes for life-preserving prescriptions by companies like Turing Pharmaceuticals, Rodelis Therapeutics, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Gilead Sciences and others, the American

people are demanding congressional action.

This is why I have joined Senator Sanders and a number of our colleagues (including my Maryland colleague, Congressman John Sarbanes) in introducing comprehensive legislation to lower these soaring prescription drug prices, the Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015.

Here are the major reforms that we are seeking to enact.

First, a huge majority of Americans [including 93 percent of Democrats and 74 percent of Republicans] want the federal government to negotiate with the drug companies to lower prices.

We already utilize negotiation to obtain more reasonably priced prescriptions for the Veterans Administration and Medicaid programs.

Our proposed legislation would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries as well — a cost-saving measure that currently is prohibited by law.

Not only would this single legislative action substantially reduce the prices that seniors pay for prescription drugs, it could well save Medicare over $500 billion during the next decade.

Second, our legislation would lower the current barriers to the importation of more reasonably priced prescription drugs from Canada, where drug prices are 40 percent lower per person than they are in the U.S. Finally, in addition to imposing tougher penalties for drug companies that commit fraud, our Prescription Drug Affordability Act would restrict so-called “pay-for-delay” deals that stifle competition.

Pay-for-delay is a practice used by some brand name drug manufacturers that pay generic manufacturers to delay bringing lower-priced generic substitutes to the market. The FTC has

estimated that this practice is costing consumers and taxpayers about $3.5 billion each year in higher drug prices.

We can be heartened that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other Democratic presidential candidates are making prescription drug reform — including placing a cap on monthly out-of-pocket costs — a cornerstone of their campaigns.

Yet, we also know that only a massive public outcry of support will give the Congress the courage to stand up to lobbyists for a prescription drug industry that spent more than $250 million last year on campaign contributions and lobbying expenses.

My Republican colleagues — and their allies in the pharmaceutical industry — should heed these calls for reform.

Achieving more reasonable and affordable prescription drug prices is an issue of concern for all Americans — Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike.

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

Police Reform in Baltimore: What’s Next In past 30 years, 120 people have lost their lives due to encounters with Baltimore Police. Many of them were unarmed. Yet before the Freddie Gray case, only five police officers had faced criminal prosecution related to on-duty deaths.

Last week the Campaign for Justice, Safety and Jobs released our six-point agenda for police reform in Baltimore.

This week and every week Ben Jealous moving forward, our campaign needs the support of residents of Baltimore to pressure lawmakers at every level to finally, after all these years, begin to reform the Baltimore Police Department.

The first level is the city of Baltimore itself. City leaders will frequently hide behind the argument that state-level reform needs to come first, but the fact is that each of the Campaign’s six demands can be enacted or committed to starting tomorrow, if our leaders are brave enough to take a stand.

For instance, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis can take steps to fire bad cops by bolstering the Internal Affairs Division and committing to release an annual report that details which officers are

involved in citizen complaints. Similarly, Mayor RawlingsBlake can immediately remove the stifling “gag order” on victims of police misconduct who agree to legal settlements with the city.

These are common sense demands that the Baltimore Sun endorsed and the spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department called “reasonable” last week. The members of our campaign plan to meet with the mayor, police chief and other elected officials in the coming weeks to ensure that they feel pressure to act on these demands. We will be able to make our case more forcefully if residents of Baltimore stand up to let their leaders know that they too want a change.

The second level for reform is the Maryland state legislature. A statewide statute known as the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, or LEOBR, provides police officers with significant legal protections not enjoyed by other citizens.

For example, LEOBR allows officers to enjoy a 10-day delay before being investigated in matters involving possible discipline. Many people argue that this helps officers get their stories straight before speaking with those who can hold them accountable – and this is a right that the average citizen of Maryland does not enjoy.

A major part of the reason that LEOBR is law in the first place is because of the power of police unions. Over the past decade, the largest police associations in Maryland have donated nearly $2 million to state politicians in Maryland. The best way to counter the power of organized money is to harness the power of organized people. In this upcoming election year,

our legislators need to hear that the people of Baltimore will not stand for police officers having special rights.

Finally, beyond city and state policies, the last level of reform is on the federal level. This summer U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski introduced the “BALTIMORE ACT”, which would address many of the core issues that have led to an erosion of trust among communities and police. It would both encourage police departments to improve training and adopt body cameras, and address democracy issues by providing voting rights to former offenders.

Senator Cardin has also introduced the Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act, which would provide incentives for police departments to adopt performance-based standards to ensure that incidents of misconduct are addressed. Both of these would be important pieces of legislation that would address police issues in Baltimore and other cities around the nation.

We are at a unique moment in Baltimore’s history, when the eyes of the nation are on our city and our leaders feel pressured to reform a police department that has long been able to act with impunity. We must not let up until our demands for reform are met.

Benjamin Todd Jealous is a partner at Kapor Capital and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, as well as former president of the NAACP. He is also chair of the Southern Engagement Foundation, which is part of the Campaign for Justice, Safety and Jobs.

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Deep-Fried in D.C.

It isn’t hard to find food in low-income urban neighborhoods. For a couple of bucks, you can feast on pizza, wings, burgers, buns or fries, and wash it down with 32-64 ounces of carbonated sugar water.

The food is a cheap “quick fix”, but there’s a hidden price to a steady diet of fast food.

Obesity is literally killing us.

Among Blacks, heart disease George H. and diabetes are the first and Lambert Jr. fifth leading cause of death, respectively.

I strongly believe that parents and guardians bear the

responsibility for the health of their children, but as a community, there are practical solutions that can help make it easier to choose nutrition over convenience.

• An Early Start. There’s no secret to fighting obesity. All it takes is a well-balanced diet and regular exercise. Starting during earliest months and years is a proven way of getting on the path to a healthy future.

• Slimming Down as a Family. A lot of families eat together. And eat and eat. Weight loss is often framed as a personal challenge, but according to a recent book, the best outcomes stem from group efforts. The authors of Thinfluence maintain that families—and communities—can exert powerful positive and negative influences on each member’s individual health.

• A Healthy Curriculum. Along with reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic, our schools should be teaching healthy habits. The USDA’s Serving Up MyPlate curriculum, for example, offers

classroom materials that help elementary school teachers integrate nutrition education into lesson plans.

• Community Activism. We don’t usually think of obesity as an issue to march in the streets about, but ask yourself: When I look around my neighborhood, do I see places to buy fresh green produce? (For example, if you’re near D.C.’s Woodbridge neighborhood, check out Good Food Market.) Or is there nothing but one fast food joint after another? Is there a gym nearby? Or are there only desolate playgrounds with broken-down equipment? Coming together as a community to encourage healthy business development is hard work, but it pays off for all of us.

George H. Lambert, Jr. is the President and CEO of the Greater Washington Urban League. He can be reached at twitter.com/GWUrbanLeague.

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violent and corrupt officers be fired from the Baltimore Police Department, and that the city cease requiring police brutality victims who receive settlements to remain silent about their victimization by police.

Ashley Overbey spoke at the rally and said she endured homelessness and joblessness during the two years she strove to reach a settlement with the BPD after being beaten by three male officers. Overbey lost half of her settlement award when she defended herself online against racially charged and derogatory comments, thus violating the gag order that the city makes a condition of receiving a

settlement in brutality cases.

This is another way for them to take advantage of us and destroy our livelihoods.

They beat me, they tased me,

“But we as organizers and as citizens never give up our power, and we don’t believe our city should give up its power either.”

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“There’s a lot of folks who want to say, ‘Oh, well we have to wait for,’ for instance, ‘law enforcement reform at the state capital before we can do anything.’ But we as organizers and as citizens never give up our power, and we don’t believe our city should give up its power either,” continued Jealous, who later claimed the city could implement all six of the Campaign’s recommendations within a week if it wanted to.

To the extent, however, that many of the recommendations would require the cooperation of the BPD, a state agency, and could not be compelled by city government alone, that statement’s accuracy rests in the ambiguity of the term ‘city’ presented without further qualification (as in, ‘city government’ or ‘city residents’), a bit of rhetorical sleight of hand which gave Jealous’s speech an air of political theater at a time when he is widely rumored to be mulling a run for the mayoralty of Baltimore.

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By Sean Yoes Senior AFRO Contributor It was Oct. 20 and the residents of Lakeview Towers, nestled in the shadow of Druid Hill Park in West Baltimore, still haven’t had water or heat for five days.

“We don’t live in the projects, we pay our rent every month,” said Donna Powell, who has been a resident of Lakeview for eight years.

Powell was among dozens of others -- many disabled and elderly -- protesting outside of Lakeview on Oct. 19 the lack of running water and heat in the majority of the 306 units.

According to Tania Baker, a spokeswoman for the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, the issue is a broken water pump. “They had all summer to repair that pipe,” Powell said. By the end of the day on Oct. 20, water and heat were restored to the building.

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claims, filed by attorneys Cary Hansel and Annie Hirsch on Oct. 20, contains four new plaintiffs, as well as allegations that HABC had knowledge of the sexual harassment possibly as early as 2012.

Four new victims have joined the lawsuit against the Housing According to one of the new affidavits filed alongside the Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) claiming they were sexually amended complaint, that of Shanae Barnes, a Gilmor Homes abused in exchange for repairs to their units at Gilmor Homes in resident and employee of HABC, Barnes informed deputy Baltimore, bringing the total to 11. executive director of HABC Anthony Scott of the repeated In addition, a labor union safety officer has been suspended sexual advances she had received from Clinton Coleman, the without pay by the HABC in retaliation for attempting to maintenance supervisor accused of coercing sexual favors from investigate the lack of timely repairs and sexual abuse allegations other women, where she lives with her five year old daughter. at Gilmor Homes, Barnes claims she according to the officer informed Scott of this and other officials with in May, and that shortly AFSCME Local 647, a thereafter she was told labor union representing by an HABC audit “Due to the seriousness of the allegations our office is conducting an HABC maintenance investigator identified investigation to determine whether criminal charges should be brought,” workers. as “Mr. Scriber” that he Tammy Brown, a spokeswoman for Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J. An amended version could not keep Barnes Mosby, said in a statement. of the lawsuit against Continued on B3 HABC over the abuse

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Veteran civil rights leader and community organizer Leo W. Burroughs, Jr. says that Paul Graziano, housing commissioner, needs to go. perilous for decades.

Last month, a lawsuit was filed by seven women who alleged they were forced to perform sexual acts on public housing maintenance men in exchange for repairs and services at Gilmor Homes housing units. The AFRO and First Edition have reported for several months on deplorable and life threatening conditions at Gilmor, including mold, lack of heat, rodent and insect infestation, water and gas leaks and the risk of electrocution.

On Oct. 21, a coalition of public housing residents represented by the group Communities United presented a list of demands and asked for a, “comprehensive plan from the City for livable public housing.”

A major source of the misery so many in public housing have experienced for more than a decade can be traced to one man according to a veteran civil rights activist.

“Paul Graziano continues to act as a racist, demonic figure in the life of Baltimore City,” said Leo Burroughs, Jr., a veteran civil rights activist and community organizer.

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Rosa Pryor Music Scholarship Goes Out on a High Note Mickey Fields, Andy Ennis, Sir Thomas Hurley, Carlos Johnson, Bobby Ward and Dennis Chambers.

When asked about how she began her scholarship foundation and what prompted the endeavor, Rosa says “it all Every other week readers turn to “Rambling Rose” in the started one day in 1990 when I was on my way into the office.

AFRO’s pages to find out “what’s going on in the music scene I was sitting at the intersection at Park Circle, one car back around Baltimore?” and Rosa Pryor is always there with the from the front, and I witnessed the car in front of me hold out latest entertainment and music news. some money and there was a kid sitting on Rosa “Rambling Rose” Pryor is a the curb with his head down and he came native of Baltimore who graduated from over took the money and reached in his Edmondson High School in 1963 and went pocket and gave them what I could only on to continue her studies at the Community assume was some form of drugs. I was in College of Baltimore City and then Morgan utter shock at what I just watched transpire, State University. Rosa has been involved in how could this little kid be out here selling music, in one way or another since 1957, and drugs. After the transaction the boy went her passion for music and musicians is what and sat back on the curb and I didn’t notice keeps her going strong today, even at the age it before but between his legs was an old of 71. beat up and bent saxophone and he began to She began as a singer, songwriter and play. Oh my God, chills went over my body musician; playing both the saxophone and at how well he played. It was summertime piano, for the group she founded known as and my windows were down and I almost “Little Johnny and the Twilights.” While ran into the back of the guy in front of me Courtesy Photo because I was so amazed. He was absolutely performing as the group’s lead vocalist, she wrote, produced, and recorded a tune called, Rosa ‘Rambling Rose’ Pryor, an fantastic and I could not believe that a child AFRO legend and inspiration to this young with such a wonderful gift like “Thanks Mr. D.J.” on Decade Records many under the management of the late Paul “Fat that was out here on the corner selling drugs.

Daddy” Johnson, and Rockin’ Robin, two of That had settled it for me and by the time the best known radio personalities of the time. On tour, Rosa I had made it from that corner to the office, no more than 10 and the Twilights had an opportunity to meet and open for great minutes, I said to myself that I know what I want to do and that performers such as The Shirrelles, The Chantels, Ruby & the is to be able to help a child like that.”

Romantics, Jimi Hendrix and Sam Cooke.

She immediately began trying to decide how best to help Rosa didn’t just perform though. She loved everything kids like the one she saw on the corner that day. She eventually about music and musicians and to that end she began to manage decided on a scholarship fund and the rest is history. Pryor her own artists and assist other musicians in breaking into the founded and became the CEO and Chairman of the Board for industry. In her career, she has managed more than 20 different the Rosa Pryor Music Scholarship Fund, Inc. in 1991. The fund musical acts, some of which she had pieced together and provides money for aspiring created herself. She organized the musicians, arranged their musicians, ages 5-17, to cover music, trained them for their performances, counseled them on tuition fees and purchase the industry and managed their booking. Starting in 1969, she musical instruments. She has managed and produced many local R&B and Jazz singers and since gone on to award tens groups including The Vandals, The Fabulous Friends, The Jewel of thousands of dollars to Box Review, First Class, The SoftTones, Julius Brockington Trio, hundreds of Baltimore City Bobby Star, Winfield Parker and Benny Johnson. youth over the past 24 years During this time, Rosa could be found every night in a through the scholarship fund. different jazz club across Baltimore City learning the business The Annual Black & Gold and finding new acts along the way. She would soon become, Ball is the main fundraising both, a booking agent and manager to some of Baltimore’s event for the scholarship finest musical acts such as Lady Rebecca, Nikki Cooper, Continued on B2

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By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO Mike Locksley is a Maryland guy.

Locksley, the interim head football coach at the University of Maryland, is from Washington, D.C., played his college football at Towson State, and has worked for the last three head coaches in College Park. So when athletic director Kevin Anderson needed a strong leader to steward a sinking ship for the remainder of the season Locksley was the unquestionable choice. Randy Edsall, the former head coach, was let go on Oct. 11 after starting the season 2-4.

“There are very few things I don’t know about the University of Maryland athletics/football program,” Locksley said in an interview with the AFRO. “I beat Ohio State at the horseshoe. I beat Michigan at the big house, and I’ve won at Michigan State.”

For the past 12 years Locksley has made himself a fixture in Maryland football circles by heavily recruiting from the area for major college programs around the country. He lured players such as Aurellious Benn (of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Vontae Davis (of the Indianapolis Colts) to the University of Illinois. They were major components in the Illini’s Big 10 championship and Rose Bowl appearance in 2008. His previous success in the conference gives him the confidence to believe he can lead the Maryland Terrapins to wins in four of their final six games. Should he accomplish that then the team will be eligible for the post season.

“We still have the ability to reach the goals that we set at the start of the season,” said Locksley. “For what [the players] have been through we want to make the rest of the season as fun as possible.

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in Baltimore City and he continues to do the bidding of the rich, White developers in this city and the Greater

Baltimore Committee, in trying to push poor people and Black people out of Baltimore City,” Burroughs added.

Several grassroots community organizations, including Baltimore Bloc and Leaders of a Beautiful

Struggle, have demanded Graziano be fired.

“Paul Graziano has been housing commissioner of Baltimore City for three administrations, and after nearly 15 years of service, many in Baltimore are now wondering what they have to show for his tenure besides broken promises and dereliction of duty,” wrote Dayvon Love, director of research and public policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, in a recent post on LBS’ website.

Indeed, Graziano has been a controversial figure since he was first installed by O’Malley in 2001. He had just been on the job for a few weeks when he was arrested at a Fells Point bar, after a drunken tirade rife with antigay slurs.

During Graziano’s tenure the Housing Authority of Baltimore City has perhaps spent millions on outside lawyers to avoid liability for lead paint poisoning of tenants (Freddie Gray and his siblings when they were children had damaging levels of lead paint in their blood while the family rented a home in SandtownWinchester during the 1990’s, according to a lawsuit they filed in 2008).

Yet, Rawlings-Blake

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has allegedly on more than one occasion claimed not to have the authority (perhaps because of Graziano’s dual employment by the state and the feds?), to fire him.

“The mayor again, is proving to be the primary flunky that she’s always been, it’s absurd,” said Burroughs. “The city pays almost half of the salary of Paul Graziano, he gets $330,000 a year,” he added.

Graziano makes vastly

when it comes to revealing the salary structure and figures of some officials).

However, in the minds of many one thing is clear; his record as housing commissioner is one of abject failure. What also seems clear is the reluctance of RawlingsBlake to discipline Graziano, much less fire him.

Yet, Burroughs and others seem determined.

“It’s disgraceful, the

“…after nearly 15 years of service, many in Baltimore are now wondering what they have to show for his tenure besides broken promises and dereliction of duty.”

– Dayvon Love more than Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, whose salary is $167,449 and probably more than twice as much as Governor Larry Hogan’s base salary $150,000. But, I’m not sure anyone knows exactly what Graziano makes, given the fact he is paid by Baltimore City, the federal government, plus bonuses, etc (government agencies can be rather opaque

performance of Paul Graziano and we’ve got to get him out of that position by any means necessary,” said Burroughs.

Good luck with that Brother Burroughs.

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

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Continued from B1 safe if she persisted in her complaint against Coleman.

In addition to the timing of the revelations to HABC regarding the sexual harassment at the property, another affidavit details sexual harassment at another HABC property, the Govan’s Manor Homes in Northeast Baltimore.

According to the affidavit of Lynnette Cooper, she was subjected to sexual harassment by a maintenance employee named Doug Hussy, now named as a defendant in the complaint along with Coleman and Robertson.

According to a copy of a letter dated Oct. 7, 2015, provided to the AFRO by AFSCME Local 647 president Anthony Coates, and signed by HABC deputy chief of human resources Gersha Porter, Lucky Crosby Sr., health and safety officer for AFSCME Local 647, was suspended as of Oct. 9, 2015 because of a verbal incident that took place at Rosemont Dukeland Homes on Oct. 5, 2015.

Coates and Crosby, however, allege that, while a verbal altercation did indeed take place between Crosby and another employee on Oct. 5, the suspension was in retaliation for Crosby’s attempts to investigate allegations that work orders were not being completed and that women residents were being sexually abused at Gilmor Homes after the AFRO broke the story in late July.

“No one gets suspended within 48 hours,” said Crosby of his suspension. “There’s usually an investigation before. There was no investigation done.”

Coates agreed, saying he had “no doubt” that Crosby was suspended for attempting

Continued from B1 to investigate a matter the union feels HABC has been trying to sweep under the rug. According to Coates, he and other members of Local 647 met with representatives of HABC on July 31, two days after the AFRO’s report on Gilmor Homes was first published, and asked that HABC conduct a joint investigation with the union into the allegations of sexual harassment at the property.

“The key issue that was mentioned to management [by Local 647] was not to forget to investigate, collectively with the union, the issues of the sexual favors in exchange for work,” said Coates, adding, “I also made a recommendation, when management was ready to give an interview to the press, that we go collectively so we can be on the same page to show that we had some unity in resolving issues.

[HABC management] refused to do it and insisted that [the sexual abuse] was not an issue, it was hearsay, and all they came for was to talk about [outstanding work orders],” said Coates.

Throughout August and September, Crosby, who lives in the Sandtown community where Gilmor Homes are located, repeatedly attempted to investigate the allegations of sexual misconduct at the property, concerned that an inadequate response to the allegations could put his members at risk if tenants decided to take matters into their own hands.

“I know, being a Sandtown resident, that the men of Sandtown take their women very sacred, and the way this [story] came out it put a broad brush on all the maintenance

staff, not just the [accused] individuals, and I was very concerned. I expressed that concern to everyone at [HABC] leadership, including their safety officer, and I was rebuffed,” said Crosby.

The AFRO reached out to HABC regarding Crosby’s suspension, and his allegations that he was suspended in retaliation for pursuing an investigation into the sexual abuse claims at Gilmor. According to Tania Baker, deputy director of communications for Baltimore Housing, the city’s umbrella organization under which the HABC is housed, “HABC takes the safety and well-being of its residents very seriously.

The agency continues to actively conduct an internal investigation of the alleged sexual abuse; however details of this pending personnel investigation cannot be disclosed.”

everybody else’s expectations tend to drop. We can leave caution to the wind and do whatever it takes to win games.”

As Locksley prepares the Terps for the Oct. 24 game against Penn State at M&T Bank Stadium the irony can’t be overlooked. When he looks across the field and sees James Franklin he will see the man who was slated to precede him as Maryland’s first Black head coach. Anderson didn’t follow the secession plan set forth by Randy Edsall’s predecessor, Ralph Friedgen, so the history associated with this opportunity falls to Locksley. However, the whirlwind of the past two weeks hasn’t given him time to pause and embrace the historical significance.

“Those are the things that aren’t important to the game itself. That’s what the fans and media tend to look at,” said Locksley. “We can’t worry about the past record against Penn State or the rivalry we’re trying to create or the things that involved why James [Franklin] was to replace Ralph Friedgen or not.”

“The only thing that we’ve got to worry about is the game we are going to play Saturday [in Baltimore]. That’s what I’m going to put all my energy into and that’s what I’ve asked the guys to do because where you get in trouble in such a fragile time like now is if you get caught on things that don’t affect the game. We have a one track mind on the game that’s coming up.”

While Locksley doesn’t see it as a dress rehearsal for the full time job the stage is set for him to make a strong case for consideration. Maryland has an imposing schedule to finish the season with games against nationally ranked conference opponents: Penn St., Michigan St., and Iowa. Perennial Big 10 power Wisconsin is their homecoming guest with Indiana and Rutgers presenting great challenges down the stretch. Four wins over the next six would make for a compelling argument though he doesn’t plan to lobby for the job.

“Anyone who knows me knows the affinity I have for this area and the University of Maryland,” says Locksley. “No matter where I’ve been I’ve always checked to see how [the Terps] are doing. If it happens great but, if not, I will put on another uniform and continue to recruit players from the DMV.”

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Janese Daniels and Valerie Phillips Ortho and Rose Thompson, Willie Lanier Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine

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Alumni, corporate sponsors, many supporters and friends attended Morgan State University’s Gala on Oct. 16 at Martin’s West in Baltimore. The Gala kicked off the homecoming weekend of renewing old friendships and meeting new alumni.

The program consisted of Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan, introducing the major sponsors and contributors, Board of Regents, giving an up-to-date report on the status of Morgan and the reasons why the alumni should continue to support their alma mater. The Mr. and Miss Morgan: Wayne culminating activity was the singing of Mitchell and Jillian Curry Morgan’s school song.

Robert Stokes, Diane Bell-McKoy, CEO Associated Black Charities, Traci and James Allatey

Janese and Rev. Brian E. Murray, Sen. Shirley Nathan Pulliam and Pat Hines

Germaine Bolds-Leftridge, Congresswoman Donna Edwards, Angela Gaither-Scott and Sharon Pinder

Regent chair, Kweisi and Tiffany Mfume, Hon. Marilyn Mosby and Councilman Nick Mosby

Marcus Smith, Cylia Lowe-Smith, Trena Taylor Brown and Maceo Davis

Warren and Michelle BaileyHedgepeth, Alice Pinderhughes and LaGreta Williams

Sean and Andrea Evans, LaVerne E. Chandler and Natasha Neely

Lloyd Buckner, Dr. David Wilson, MSU president and Dr. Donnie Cook

Michael Bruce, Yvonne Williams, Ivy and Danard Smith

Frederick and Lavonne Grant, Darlene Y. Seay and Thomas Hampton

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On Sept. 12 at the intersections of West Baltimore and South Pulaski streets in Baltimore, Bon Secours Health System, The Tabernacle of the Lord Church and The Central Baptist Church sponsored a community fest with free health screenings and activities for families living in the area.

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Saeed “Shariff” Torres was a counterterrorism informant for more than two decades.

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Documentary: FBI Informant Confesses Overzealous Muslim Prosecutions

By Kam Williams Special to the AFRO

It’s no surprise that government surveillance of Muslims has intensified since 9/11. That scrutiny has paid off, as it seems like once a month or so, we hear about how another terrorist plot has been thwarted by authorities just before it was about to be executed.

However, upon closer scrutiny, it actually turns out that the FBI might just be setting traps for dummies who really have neither the desire nor the wherewithal to mount an attack.

According to this incendiary investigation, the Bureau has basically been manufacturing homegrown jihadis by supplying the bombs and looking for gullible marks willing to say they’d light the fuse. And once they answer “yes” to an agent posing as a radical Islamist, off they go to a federal penitentiary for a very long stretch.

Granted, no one wants to see any ISISinspired mayhem occur on American soil. But by the same token, there is a legitimate question to be asked as to what lengths an undercover operative ought to go to determine whether a Muslim might be inclined to commit mass murder in the name of Allah.

That is the subject of “(T)error,” an eyeopening expose’ co-directed by Lyric Cabral and David Sutcliffe. The documentary zeroes-in on the exploits of Saeed “Shariff” Torres, a Black Panther-turned-police snitch who received a sixfigure salary to infiltrate mosques and snitch on fellow Muslims.

Shariff has a great track record, having helped convict eight religious extremists. His most notorious case was against Tarik Shah, a famous jazz bassist who played with everybody from

Betty Carter to Pharoah to Ahmad Jamal. Well, Shariff befriended the cash-strapped musician, first taking bass lessons from him, and then offering him a big payday for participating in a conspiracy.

Why feel sorry for anyone who’d even think of siding with the enemy? Still, there is something unsettling about overbearing Shariff’s way of pressuring his targets after gaining their confidence. Plus, he never had to testify in court against them, except in the case against the last fanatic he fingered. That would be Khalifah AlAkili, a devout, mild-mannered Muslim with a wife and young child.

The FBI relocated Shariff from New York to Pittsburgh so he could ingratiate himself with the Muslim community there, in general, and with Khalifah, specifically. For the next couple of years, Shariff tried to induce him to join a terrorist cell.

But that proved to be an exercise in futility since the man clearly had no radical tendencies.

In fact, Khalifah suspected Shariff of trying to entrap him and even begged to just be left alone. Nevertheless, the FBI was hellbent on nailing him for something, and he was ultimately convicted on a lame weapons charge after he fired an unregistered rifle on a gun range.

Now 63, in failing health, and consumed with overwhelming regret, Shariff belatedly feels used.

Of ruining Khalifah’s life, he says, “He’s not a terrorist. He’s not even a pseudo-terrorist.” Forget a bomb, “He wouldn’t throw rice at a wedding.”

Shariff further laments the fact that a fatwa was placed on his head after his role in putting so many Muslims behind bars came to light.

The domestic War on Terror is depicted here as an overzealous violation of Muslims’ Constitutional rights.

“You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintery light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person died for no reason.”

-Ernest Hemingway More than 100 patrons of the arts enjoyed an evening of jazz and a delicious dinner of hot fried chicken, string beans, and salad compliments of the Arch Social Club at the 24th annual Rosa Pryor Musical Scholarship’s press conference to meet the winners of the musical scholarships founded by Rosa Pryor- Trusty. Members of the Arch Social Club, the oldest continuous operating organization, located at Pennsylvania and North Avenue, in the heart of Baltimore’s Sandtown, hosted the event.

DJ Richard, Gregory Veney and the Common Times and Sherry Woodley Band provided the music performing pro-bono in support of the scholarship. Rosa Pryor Musical Scholarship board member Dr. Donna Hollie explained the in-depth selection process in selecting and awarding the scholarships and introduced the 2015 scholarship winners, sister and brother saxophonists Ebban and Eprahaim Dorsey receiving a standing ovation for playing Miles Davis’ “Kinda Blue.”

“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” -Lauren DeStefano The picnic in the park hosted by Five Girls and Three Guys plus One, on a warm autumn day in Patapsco State Park in Maryland was amazing and is one of the most sought-after invitations kicking off the autumn season. The park was the perfect venue to witness the jewel-tone foliage, which created a majestic backdrop of colors as friends, strolled from table to table tasting and sipping the abundance of food. Invitees were excited to share their bounty with family and friends as they arrived loaded with goodies. Mack McGowan mastered the grill with hot dogs, burgers, salmon and

If you live in Baltimore, there’s no way that you can’t immediately spot an Unk from miles away. Or a MICA Kid. For those who don’t know, here’s a guide to the five different groups of Baltimoreans you are bound to run into whether you’re at the Gallery or stuck on the West Side.

The first, sorted from most likely to stare you down to least likely to even be near you, is the aforementioned Unk. An Unk is Baltimore slang for the drunk, tweaked out or just old and loitering. They are typically seen standing outside of a liquor store waiting for you to come out and give them money.

They usually inhabit North Ave and common phrases include: “You got 40 cents?,” “Loose ones!,” and “Aye sweetheart, you got a bus pass you wanna get rid of?” They make people who stay in their Mount Vernon cul de sacs deeply uncomfortable with their glazed over stare and natural drug-induced lean. Just give them 40 cents and move on. They’re generally harmless but you never know.

Next up: The Underground.

You walk down towards The Gallery at the Inner Harbor ready to delve deep into consumerism, when you hear some awful sound. It sounds like a ruined childhood mixed with wobbles. Exactly what is that? Why are all those kids shuffling and looking like they robbed a Hot Topic? Why do they have so many face piercings and look like a mix between an Otaku and a 2007 goth kid? Why are they so old? Those are the Underground kids.

The Underground is an unofficial term for the goth kids that roam around Baltimore and do nothing but shuffle and tattoo each other.

They are frequently seen in front of the Gallery downtown or near Club Orpheus down the street.

No matter what--they are always shuffling.

Typical phrases muttered by them include “Ew, you listen to Skrillex?” and “You need a tattoo done?” Chances are, you’re friends with someone who is friends with someone else who knows a person in the Underground. They probably won’t talk to you but despite their 2spooky4me appearances, they are actually really nice. You probably should still steer clear of them.

Then, there are the random rappers and “entrepreneurs” who play their mixtapes in the Target at Mondawmin in West Baltimore and on the bus. You can typically find them anywhere and that is not an exaggeration. These would-be rap moguls usually invade your friend’s group smelling like a California marijuana dispensary and then play their mixtape when everyone is too distracted to notice. These types of people

are in every city but Baltimore has a special brand of them. You can spot them on Facebook instantly because their name is probably Quan TheRapGawd, 410sfinestdummy or some other egregious nonsense. Unless you are from Baltimore, there is no way you will be able to understand what they are saying. Sometimes they travel in groups and often stand outside of corner stores wearing True Religion but packed 16 in an ‘82 Honda Civic. Typical phrases include: “Wusgooddummy?,” “Aye sweetheart, what’s ya name?,” “Forreal dummy, my joint on Soundcloud. Straight fire *insert fire emoji*.”

Unless you really have an interest in their mixtapes, you just keep it moving.

The second least harmless of this bunch is always going to be the MICA Kids, with MICA standing for the Maryland Institute College of Art. They are constantly looking for acceptance for going to an overpriced art school in a less than favorable city. Often they have giant portfolio cases, mismatched, yet trendy, clothes and have never been anywhere outside of Bolton Hill, where MICA is located, or a local thrift store.

They often will come to your party and don’t dance, but help themselves to your Natty Boh. Typical phrases include: “You have any Natty Boh?,” “My Tumblr post got like 2k notes,” and “Baltimore is cool, like I love all the diversity” with a heavy emphasis on diversity. If you want to talk to them, you go ahead. They will probably judge your lack of knowledge of obscure artists however.

Finally, there is the Coppin State University nurses that absolutely love their HBCU. They drive 2012 Nissan Maximas, have really adorable scrubs and have either graduated from Baltimore City Community College, Community Collge of Baltimore County or Coppin.

You probably have a nurse aunt, mom and/ or grandma that has urged you to be a nurse because it’s ‘easy money’ and ‘an actual job’.

Typical phrases include: “Just be a nurse, being an LPN is so easy,” “You know how much money nurses make?,” and “*insert story about patient here*”. No matter, they always have really nice hair and are typically quite pleasant if you don’t interrupt them in their daily commute. You probably won’t even have a chance to talk to them because they just got called in and you’re in the way.

Whether you’ve been to Baltimore for five minutes or 500 years, you are bound to run into one of these types of Baltimoreans.

Erin-Melissa Jackson is an intern in the Baltimore office of The AFRO-American. She is a junior at Coppin State University.

more. Amongst the guests enjoying the gorgeous day were Rhoda Fassett, Brenda McNeil, Roxy Humphrey, Yvonne Frye, Eunice Robinson, Anton Sawyer, Allenette Valentine, Anderson Ward, photographer for the AFRO, Brenda Baker, Martin Austin, Terry Jones, Yolanda Crawley, Charles Frazier, Romona Gatewood and Jackie Brock. Bouquets of flowers to hosts and the creators of Picnic in the Park Blandnett Lynch, Everlon Moulton, Lyberian “Libby” Massey, Yvonne West, Maxine Turnipseed, Victor Green, Willard Wright, Lajoi Grimes and Mack McGowan.

Mooring baked a chocolate layer cake that was just plain good.

“Come Sunday” I wished I had forgotten my manners and took a piece home. Only two people could bake a chocolate cake that good; my mother who baked it every year for my birthday and Covington’s on Lauren Street.

“You are in integrity when the life you are living on the outside matches who you are on the inside.”-Alan Cohen

Happy birthday to Berice Bogan, Marcellus “Bassman” Shepard, Stafford Sutton, Stephanie Covington, Paul Taylor, Matthews Wright, Eugene Smalley, Barbara Pettit, Marci Flournoy, Blanche Beckham, Flora Johnson, Leah Goldsborough Hasty, Michele Rigby, Michael Polston, AJ Miles, Christopher Evans, Marlene Jones and special birthday wishes to Dick Gregory on his 83rd birthday and baseball legend Jim Palmer on his 70th.

Congratulations to Kelly Carter, Cole Weston, Comptroller Peter Franchot and Attorney General Peter Frosh the recipients of the Baltimore County Democratic Party Service Award received at the 9th Annual Democratic Party Unity Dinner. Elected officials and community leaders throughout Baltimore County attended the event. I was the guest of Delegate Shelly Hettleman. Other elected officials in attendance were Speaker Pro-tem Adrienne Jones, Senator Shirley Pulliam, County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, Delegate Vicky Almond, Congressman Chris Van Hollen and Senator Ben Cardin. Guests enjoying the keynote speaker, the Honorable Julian Castro, were Dr. Russell Kelly, Pat Crisp, Barry Williams, Patty Burr, Graham Butch Henry, Nia Duggins, Risa Alberts, Claire Landers, Terri Fishler, Aaron Max, Yolanda Phillips, Rev. Jerome Stephens, Yolanda Winkler, and Mildred Owens.

“Joy is not the result of getting what you want; it is the way to get what you want. In the deepest sense, joy is what you want.”

-Alan Cohen What a celebration for Spencer Dobson’s 60th birthday hosted by his wife Ida at the lovely home of his sister Denise McDonald; the music set the scene as guests danced way into “the wee small hours of the morning.” The menu catered by Wanda Noble included an assortment of homemade desserts that were “simply the best.” “Back down memory lane” Spencer’s sister Della

“I don’t believe in frettin’ or grievin’ why mess around with strife’ I never was cut out to step and strut out; give me the simple life.”-Ella Fitzgerald

“May the works I’ve done speak for me. May the works I’ve done speak for me. When I’m resting in my grave, there’s nothing more to be said; may the works I’ve done speak for me… The works I’ve done, sometimes it seems so small, it seems like I’ve done nothing at all. May the works I’ve done speak for me. ” -The Consolers The city of Baltimore said good-bye to two of its outstanding citizens, master barber, Johnny Clinton the Mayor of Park Heights and Romaine Taylor, former Sandtown-Winchester beautician, resident and community organizer who at the age of 92 was still active in her community and who greeted every President that visited Sandtown. They loved their city and gave to the end.

We send condolences to Martena Clinton, Johnny’s wife and to Romaine Taylor‘s cousins Myra Queen and Carolyn Lumpkins on their deaths.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM799 James R Austin AKA James Robert Austin Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Carol B. Austin, whose address is 1322 Dexter Terrace, SE, Washington, DC 20020 was appointed personal representative of the estate of James R. Austin AKA James Robert Austinwho died on who died on July 2, 2014 with a will , and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before April 9, 2016 . Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the 16:21:12 2015 Register EDT of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills 15 days of its with a copy tofirst the publicaundertion to each andApril qualsigned, on orheir before ified beneficiary of the 9, 2016, or be forever trust and any other person barred.

Persons believed w be h oheirs w oor u llegatees d b e aofn to interested person within the not thedecedent meaningofwho D.C.do Code, receive a copy of this nosec. 20-101(d) tice mail within 25 Dateby of Publication: days of its first publicaOctober 9, 2015 tion shall so inform the Name of newspaper: Register of Wills, Afro-American including name, address and Washington Law relationship.

Reporter Date of Publication: Carl Messineo October 9, 2015 Personal Name of newspaper: Representative Afro-American TRUE TEST COPY Washington REGISTER OF WILLS Law10/9, Reporter 10/16, 10/23/15 Carol B. Austin Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM943 Helen E Stephenson Decedent Tina Smith Nelson, Esq Legal Counsel for the Elderly, 601 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20049 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Esther M McMullen, whose address is 531 12th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Helen E Stephenson, who died on January 29, 2011 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before April 9, 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 9, 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: October 9, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Esther M McMullen Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1139 Crystal Ann Henderson Decedent Wesley L. Clarke 1629 K Street, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Delonte Mack, whose address is 1230 Carrollsburg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024 wasappointed personal representative of the estate of Crystal Ann Henderson, who died on November 11, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (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 April 9, 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 9, 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: October 9, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Delonte Mack Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1124 Alice Coates Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ernestine Peters, whose address is 1413 Duncan St NE., Washington, DC 20002, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Alice Coates , who died on February 20, 1993 without a will, and will serve with Court supervision.

All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before April 9, 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 9, 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. 2015ADM443 Mattie P Degraff Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Robin D Goodwin, whose address is 10 Lakewood Dr., Hampton VA, 23666 , was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mattie P. Degraff, who died on January 3, 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 April 9, 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 9, 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: October 9, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Robin D Goodwin Personal Representative

District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM532 Edith E.S. Peterson AKA Edith Estelle Stevens Peterson AKA Edith Estelle Stevens AKA Edith Diggs Decedent Jonathan Howard Esq 401 North Washington St. Suite 110 Rockville, MD 20850 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Melvin Diggs, whose address is 3817 New Hampshire Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Edith E.S. Peterson, AKA Edith Estelle Stevens Peterson, AKA Edith Estelle Stevens AKA Edith Diggs who died on December 23, 2014 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 April 23, 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 23, 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: October 23, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Melvin Diggs Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 10/23, 10/30, 11/6/15

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Effective October 1, 2008 the District of Ste 518 District of Columbia Hyattsville, MD 20782 PROBATE DIVISION Attorney PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT,(Estates) 20001-2131 Administration No. NOTICE TO 202-332-0080 2015ADM1213 CREDITORS Donald M Bowser AND NOTICE TO PROBATE NOTICES UNKNOWN HEIRS Decedent TYPESET: Tue Oct 20 15:54:24 Lewis M Edmunds and Patrick J Christmas , Dorothy L Edmunds, Esq a. Order Nisi 60 per insertion whose address are $ 1614 8403 Colesville Road, $180.00 per 3 weeks Superior Court of Vapublication r n u m S t . N W, b. Small Estates (single $ 60 per insertion Ste 640 the District of DC 20011 S i l v e r S p r i n g , M D c. Notice to CreditorsWashington, District of Columbia were appointed personal 20910 PROBATE representative(s) of$ 60 the per 1. Domestic insertion $180.00 per 3DIVISION weeks Attorney Washington, D.C. estate of George M NOTICE OF 2. Foreign $ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks 20001-2131 Turner, who died on July APPOINTMENT, Administration No. d. Escheated Estates 60 per insertion $360.00 per 6 weeks 3, 2015 with a will,$ and NOTICE TO 2015ADM732 will serve without Court CREDITORS e. Standard Probates $125.00 Erma J Sumler supervision. All unknown AND NOTICE TO Decedent heirs and heirs whose UNKNOWN HEIRS Paul J Riley whereabouts are un- Sarlita Pardlow Bowser , CIVIL 1629 K Streer, NW #300 known shall enter theirNOTICES whose address is 3235 DC 20006 appearance in this a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 80.00 23rd Street, SE, #12, $ Washington, Attorney proceeding. Objections Washington, DC 20020 b. Real Property $ 200.00 NOTICE OF to such appointment (or wasappointed personal APPOINTMENT, to the probate of de- representative of the NOTICE TO cedent´s will) shall be estate of Donald M BowCREDITORS filed with the Register of COURT FAMILY ser, who died on NovemAND NOTICE TO Wills, D.C., 515 5th 15:52:09 EDT 2015 ber 26, 2013 withouta UNKNOWN HEIRS Street, N.W., 3rd202-879-1212 Floor will, and will serve withPaul J Riley, whose adW a s h i nDOMESTIC g t o n , D . C . RELATIONS dress is 1629 K- Street, 20001, on or before April out Court supervision. All NW, #300 Washington, 23, 2016. Claims 202-879-0157 against unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are DC 20006 was appointed the decedent shall be unknown shall enter their personal representative presented to the undera p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s of the estate of Erma J signed with a copy to the a. Absent Defendant $ 150.00 proceeding.

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Date of Publication: barred. Persons believed 20001, on or before April October 23, 2015 23, 2016. Claims against to be heirs or legatees of Name of newspaper: Superior Court of the decedent shall be Afro-American the decedent who do not the District of presented to the underWashington receive a copy of this noDistrict of Columbia signed with a copy to the Law Reporter tice by mail within 25 PROBATE DIVISION Register of Wills or filed Lewis M Edmunds days of its first publicaWashington, D.C. with the Register of Wills tion shall so inform the 20001-2131 with a copy to the underDorothy L Edmunds Register of Wills, includAdministration No. signed, on or before April Personal ing name, address and 2015ADM1084 23, 2016, or be forever Representative relationship.

George M Turner barred. Persons believed Decedent Date of Publication: to be heirs or legatees of Brenda K Pennington, TRUE TEST COPY October 23, 2015 the decedent who do not REGISTER OF WILLS Esq Name of newspaper: receive a copy of this noTYPESET: Tue Oct 20 15:53:58 EDT 2015 The Pennington Firm Afro-American tice by mail within 25 10/23, 10/30, 11/6/15 6525 Belcrest Road.

Washington days of its first publicaSte 518 Law Reporter tion shall so inform the Hyattsville, MD 20782 Superior Court of Sarlita Pardlow Boswer Register of Wills, includAttorney the District of Personal ing name, address and NOTICE OF District of Columbia Representative relationship.

APPOINTMENT, PROBATE DIVISION Date of Publication: NOTICE TO Washington, D.C. TRUE TEST COPY October 23, 2015 CREDITORS 20001-2131 REGISTER OF WILLS Name of newspaper: AND NOTICE TO Administration No. Afro-American UNKNOWN HEIRS 2015ADM1213 10/23, 10/30,Tue 11/6/15 TYPESET: Oct 20 15:54:24 EDT 2015 Washington Lewis M Edmunds and Donald M Bowser Law Reporter Dorothy L Edmunds, Decedent Paul J. Riley whose address are 1614 Patrick J Christmas , Personal Superior Court of Va r n u m S t . N W, Esq Representative the District of Washington, DC 20011 8403 Colesville Road, District of Columbia were appointed personal Ste 640 TRUE TEST COPY PROBATE DIVISION representative(s) of the Silver Spring, MD REGISTER OF WILLS Washington, D.C. estate of George M 20910 20001-2131 Turner, who died on July Attorney 10/23, 10/30, 11/6/15 Administration No. 3, 2015 with a will, and NOTICE OF 2015ADM732 will serve without Court APPOINTMENT, Erma J Sumler supervision. All unknown NOTICE TO Decedent heirs and heirs whose CREDITORS Paul J Riley whereabouts are unAND NOTICE TO 1629 K Streer, NW #300 known shall enter their UNKNOWN HEIRS appearance in this Sarlita Pardlow Bowser , Washington, DC 20006 proceeding. Objections whose address is 3235 Attorney NOTICE OF to such appointment (or 23rd Street, SE, #12, APPOINTMENT, to the probate of deWashington, DC 20020 NOTICE TO cedent´s will) shall be wasappointed personal CREDITORS filed with the Register of representative of the AND NOTICE TO Wills, D.C., 515 5th estate of Donald M BowUNKNOWN HEIRS Street, N.W., 3rd Floor ser, who died on NovemWa s h i n g t o n , D . C . ber 26, 2013 withouta Paul J Riley, whose ad20001, on or before April will, and will serve with- dress is 1629 K- Street, 23, 2016. Claims against out Court supervision. All NW, #300 Washington, the decedent shall be unknown heirs and heirs DC 20006 was appointed presented to the underwhose whereabouts are personal representative signed with a copy to the unknown shall enter their of the estate of Erma J Sumler, who died on July Register of Wills or filed appearance in this with the Register of Wills proceeding. Objections 25, 2010 without a will, with a copy to the underto such appointment and will serve with Court signed, on or before April shall be filed with the supervision. All unknown 23, 2016, or be forever Register of Wills, D.C., heirs and heirs whose barred. Persons believed 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd whereabouts are unto be heirs or legatees of Floor Washington, D.C. known shall enter their the decedent who do not 20001, on or before April a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s receive a copy of this no23, 2016. Claims against proceeding. Objections tice by mail within 25 the decedent shall be to such appointment (or days of its first publicapresented to the under- to the probate of detion shall so inform the signed with a copy to the cedent´s will) shall be Register of Wills, includRegister of Wills or filed filed with the Register of ing name, address and with the Register of Wills Wills, D.C., 515 5th relationship. with a copy to the under- Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Date of Publication: signed, on or before April W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

October 23, 2015 23, 2016 , or be forever 20001, on or before April Name of newspaper: barred. Persons believed 23, 2016. Claims against Afro-American to be heirs or legatees of the decedent shall be Washington the decedent who do not presented to the underLaw Reporter receive a copy of this no- signed with a copy to the Lewis M Edmunds tice by mail within 25 Register of Wills or filed

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM698 Toba Watts Decedent Paul D Hunt 717 D Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Deborah Patterson, whose address is 13716 Kaywood Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22193, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Toba Watts, who died on 04/30/15 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 April 23, 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 April 23, 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: October 23, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Deborah Patterson Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1219 Clyde Badgett Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Marion Jordan and D’Lance Jordan, whose addressare 9110 Dangerfield Road, Clinton, MD 20735, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Clyde Badgett, who died on April 27, 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 April 23, 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 23, 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: October 23, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Marion Jordan D’Lance Jordan Personal Representative

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TYPESET: Tue Oct 20 15:57:48 EDT 2015 10/23, 10/30, 11/6/15 Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1173 Spencer H Barlow Sr. AKA Spencer Hall Barlow Sr. DecedentNOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ingrid Barlow Hill, whose address is 13123 Brook Tree Lane, Laurel, MD 20707, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Spencer H. Barlow Sr. AKA Spencer Hall Barlow Sr., who died on August 5, 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 April 23, 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 23, 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: October 23, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Ingrid Barlow Hill Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1192 Jacqueline A Everhart Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Byron S Everhart, whose address is 1376 Taylor St., NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Jacqueline A Everhart, who died on March 22 , 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 23, 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 23, 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: October 23, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Byron S Everhart Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 10/23, 10/30, 11/6/15

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days of its first publicaNOTICE OF Service of process may tion shall so inform the APPOINTMENT, be made upon Jameela Register of Wills, includNOTICE TO Charles, 706 Quincy ing name, address and CREDITORS Street, NW, Washington, relationship.

AND NOTICE TO DC 20011 whose desDate of Publication: UNKNOWN HEIRS ignation as District of Paquita H. Attaway, October 16, 2015 Columbia agent has whose address(es) is Name of newspaper: been filed with the Regis3127 Appleton St. NW, Afro-American TYPESET: Tue Oct 20 16:01:48 EDT DC 201520008 Washington ter of Wills, D.C. 15:58:12 TYPESET: EDTTue 2015 Oct 20 16:00:10 EDT 2015 Washington, LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES The LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES decedent owned the Reporter was appointed personal Law following District of Lana Garvin representative of the Colombia real property: Personal estate of John D. Superior Court of Superior Court of 4337 Gormon Terrace Representative Attaway, who died on the District of the District of SE, Washington, DC April 1, 2015 with a will, District of Columbia District of Columbia 20019 and will serve without TRUE TEST COPY PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION Claims against the deCourt supervision. All un- REGISTER OF WILLS Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. cedent may be preknown heirs and heirs TYPESET: Tue Oct 20 15:51:49 EDT 2015 20001-2131 20001-2131 sented to the underwhose whereabouts are 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 Administration No. Administration No. signed and filed with the unknown shall enter their 2015ADM1120 2015ADM1192 Register of Wills for the Janice Ogletree appearance in this Jacqueline A Everhart The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority District of Columbia, 515 Decedent proceeding. Objections Decedent 5000 Overlook Avenue, S.W. 5th Street, NW, 3rd James R Oneill to such appointment (or NOTICE OF FloorWashington, D.C. Washington, D.C. 20032-5397 to the probate of de1825 Eye Street, NW APPOINTMENT, 20001 within 6 months cedent´s will) shall be Washington, DC 20006 NOTICE TO from the date of first pub- Attorney filed with the Register of CREDITORS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS STATEMENTS lication of this notice.

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FOR THE 20001, on or before April CREDITORS address is 1376 Taylor SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA Steven A Williams 16,2016. Claims against AND NOTICE TO St. NW, Washington, DC ACQUISISITON (SCADA) SYSTEM Personal the decedent shall be UNKNOWN HEIRS 20011 was appointed Representative(s) Mia Michele Wood and presented to the underpersonal representative DCFA #474-WSA TRUE TEST COPY Janice Elmore Calder, signed with a copy to the of the estate of JacREGISTER OF WILLS whose address is 3848 Register of Wills or filed queline A Everhart, who Date of first publication: Valpariso Circle, Deca- with the Register of Wills The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water), requests died on March 22, 2015 tur, GA 30034, was ap- with a copy to the under- the submittal of Qualifications Statements for the performance of prowithout a will, and will October 23, 2015 serve without Court su- Name of newspapers pointed personal repre- signed, on or before April fessional engineering and related services under the proposed agreement sentative of the estate of 16, 2016, or be forever pertaining to the expansion and upgrades of the existing Supervisory pervision. All unknown and/or periodical: heirs and heirs whose The Daily Washington Janice Ogletree, who barred. Persons believed Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for the Water Distribution Law Reporter died on August 31, 2015 to be heirs or legatees of and Sewer Collection Systems. The project involves task orders related to whereabouts are unAfro-American without aEDT will,2015 and will the decedent who do not TYPESET: Tue Oct 20 16:02:17 known shall enter their The 10/23, 10/30, 11/6/15 serve without Court su- receive a copy of this no- the SCADA Master planning, design, coordination, construction, applicaappearance in this pervision. All unknown tice by mail within 25 tion engineering (HMI & PLC application development), inspection, proceeding. Objections heirs and heirs whose days of its first publica- commissioning, and start-up services to upgrade and expand the SCADA to such appointment Superior Court of whereabouts are un- tion shall so inform the System. Services will include updating the SCADA Master Plan, prioritizing shall be filed with the the District of known shall enter their Register of Wills, includ- recommendations, developing a migration plan, providing engineering supRegister of Wills, D.C., District of Columbia ing name, address and port to the DC Water SCADA Integrator and providing assistance in matters appearance in this 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd PROBATE DIVISION proceeding. Objections relationship.

Floor Washington, D.C. requiring engineering or technical expertise pertaining to existing, proWashington, D.C. to such appointment (or Date of Publication: 20001, on or before April posed, or newly constructed instrumentation and control systems.

20001-2131 to the probate of de- October 16, 2015 23, 2016. Claims against Administration No. cedent´s will) shall be Name of newspaper: the decedent shall be 2015ADM1121 It is anticipated that the SCADA engineering services will be required for up filed with the Register of Afro-American presented to the under- Mary H. Gibson to three (3) years. The budgeted amount for these services over the three Washington Wills, D.C., 515 5th signed with a copy to the Decedent (3) year period is up to $2,500,000.

Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Law Reporter Register of Wills or filed Charles E Walton Esq Paquita H. Attaway with the Register of Wills 10905 Fort Washington W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

Personal The agreements resulting from this request for qualifications statements will 20001, on or before April with a copy to the under- Road Representative be subject to a Fair Share Objective for Minority and Women Business 16, 2016. Claims against signed, on or before April Suite 201 Enterprises participation in this work of 28% and 4%, respectively. The the decedent shall be 23, 2016, or be forever F o r t Wa s h i n g t o n , presented to the under- TRUE TEST COPY program requirements are fully defined in the EPA’s Participation by Disbarred. Persons believed Maryland 20744 signed with a copy to the REGISTER OF WILLS to be heirs or legatees of Attorney advantaged Enterprises in Procurement under EPA Financial Assistance Register of Wills or filed TYPESET: Tue Oct 20 16:04:11 the decedent who do not EDT May 2015 27, 2008.

NOTICE OF Agreements, with the Register of Wills 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 receive a copy of this noAPPOINTMENT, with a copy to the undertice by mail within 25 NOTICE TO Interested firms should contact Mrs. Senail Manley (Senail.Manley@ signed, on or before April days of its first publicaCREDITORS Superior Court of dcwater.com) to obtain a Request for Qualifications Statements including a 16, 2016, or be forever tion shall so inform the AND NOTICE TO the District of detailed scope of work. Qualifications Statements must be received by 2:00 barred. Persons believed Register of Wills, includUNKNOWN HEIRS District of Columbia PM on November 18,21 2015.

Request must refer21to 13:28:41 DCFA #474-WSA. ing name, address and LaJuan O. G. Hunter, to be heirs or legatees of TYPESET: Wed Oct EDT 2015 TYPESET: Wed Oct 13:25:33 EDT 2015 PROBATE DIVISION relationship. whose address is 9808 the decedent who do not Washington, D.C. receive a copy of this noDate of Publication: Locust Avenue, Sea20001-2131 October 23, 2015 brook, Maryland 20706, tice by mail within 25 Administration No. Superior Court of Superior Court of days of its first publicaName of newspaper: was appointed personal 2015ADM565 the District of the District of tion shall so inform the Afro-American representative of the Louis Flemuel Davis District of Columbia District of Columbia Washington estate of Mary H Gibson, Register of Wills, includ- Decedent PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION Law Reporter who died on August 2, ing name, address and NOTICE OF Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Byron S Everhart 2015 with a will, and will relationship.

APPOINTMENT, 20001-2131 20001-2131 Personal serve without Court su- Date of Publication: NOTICE TO Administration No. Administration No. Representative pervision. All unknown October 16, 2015 CREDITORS 2015ADM1131 2015ADM1178 Name of newspaper: heirs and heirs whose AND NOTICE TO Vivian Timus Holland Adrian Steven RobinTRUE TEST COPY whereabouts are un- Afro-American UNKNOWN HEIRS Decedent son REGISTER OF WILLS known shall enter their Washington Anthony Scott Davis , William A Bland, Esq Decedent a p p e a r EDT a n c e 2015 i n t h i s Law Reporter whose address is 1409 1140 Connecticut AveTYPESET: Tue Oct 20 16:00:48 NOTICE OF Mia Michele Wood Wterford Drive, District nue NW 1100 10/23, 10/30, 11/6/15 proceeding. Objections APPOINTMENT, Janice Elmore Calder Heights, MD 20747, was Washington, DC 20036 to such appointment (or NOTICE TO Personal appointed personal re- Attorney 15:58:31 EDTCOURT 2015 OF to the probate of deSUPERIOR CREDITORS Representative presentative of the estate cedent´s will) shall be NOTICE OF THE DISTRICT OF AND NOTICE TO filed with the Register of of Louis Flemuel Davis, APPOINTMENT, COLUMBIA UNKNOWN HEIRS TRUE TEST COPY Wills, D.C., 515 5th who died on March 13, NOTICE TO PROBATE DIVISION Sylvia Sallee-Robinson, Street, N.W., 3rd Floor REGISTER OF WILLS 2015 with a will, and will CREDITORS Washington, D.C. whose address is 33 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . serve without Court suAND NOTICE TO 20001-2131 Easter Drive, Stafford, 20001, on or before April pervision. All unknown UNKNOWN HEIRS Foreign No. VA 22554, was ap10/16, 10/23,Tue 10/30/15 Oct 20 16:03:00 EDT 2015 16, 2016. Claims against TYPESET: heirs and heirs whose Sharon F Tabb, whose 2015FEP109 pointed personal reprethe decedent shall be where-abouts are unaddress is 2707 Rambler Date of Death sentative of the estate of presented to the underknown shall enter their P l a c e , A d e l p h i , M D June 16, 2015 Adrian Steven Robinson, Superior Court of signed with a copy to the appearance in this 20783 was appointed Larry O Brown the District of Register of Wills or filed proceeding. Objections personal representative who died on June 3, 2015 Decedent District of Columbia with the Register of Wills to such appointment (or of the estate of Vivian without a will, and will NOTICE OF PROBATE DIVISION with a copy to the underto the probate of de- Timus Holland, who died serve without Court suAPPOINTMENT Washington, D.C. signed, on or before April cedent´s will) shall be on April 5, 2015 without a pervision. All unknown OF FOREIGN 20001-2131 16, 2016, or be forever filed with the Register of will, and will serve with- heirs and heirs whose PERSONAL Administration No. barred. Persons believed Wills, D.C., 515 5th out Court supervision. All whereabouts are unREPRESENTATIVE 2015ADM680 to be heirs or legatees of Street, N.W., 3rd Floor unknown heirs and heirs known shall enter their AND the decedent who do not Joann Romanye Stotts Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . whose where-abouts are a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s NOTICE TO receive a copy of this no- Decedent 20001, on or before April unknown shall enter their proceeding. Objections CREDITORS to such appointment 16, 2016. Claims against a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s William Stephen Tolliver tice by mail within 25 Patrick C Horrell, Esq the decedent shall be proceeding. Objections shall be filed with the whose address is 10101 days of its first publica- 1801 18th Street, NW B a d H i l l R o a d , tion shall so inform the Washington, District of presented to the under- to such appointment Register of Wills, D.C., signed with a copy to the shall be filed with the 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Mitchellville, MD 20721 Register of Wills, includ- Columbia 20009 Register of Wills or filed Register of Wills, D.C., Floor Washington, D.C. was appointed personal ing name, address and Attorney NOTICE OF with the Register of Wills 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd 20001, on or before April representative of the relationship.

APPOINTMENT, with a copy to the under- Floor Washington, D.C. 16, 2016. Claims against estate of Larry O Brown, Date of Publication: NOTICE TO signed, on or before April 20001, on or before April the decedent shall be deceased, by the Pro- October 16, 2015 CREDITORS 16, 2016, or be forever 16, 2016. Claims against presented to the underbate Court for Greenville Name of newspaper: AND NOTICE TO Afro-American barred. Persons believed the decedent shall be signed with a copy to the County, State of South UNKNOWN HEIRS Washington to be heirs or legatees of presented to the under- Register of Wills or filed Carolina. on August 5, Patrick C Horrell, Esq, the decedent who do not signed with a copy to the with the Register of Wills 2015. Service of process Law Reporter LaJuan O. G. Hunter whose address is 1801 receive a copy of this no- Register of Wills or filed with a copy to the undermay be made upon Personal 1 8 t h S t r e e t , N W, tice by mail within 25 with the Register of Wills signed, on or before April Jamison B Taylor, 1218 Representative Washington, DC 2008, days of its first publica- with a copy to the under- 16, 2016, or be forever 11th St. NW, Washingwas appointed personal tion shall so inform the signed, on or before April barred. Persons believed ton, DC 20001 whose representative of the Register of Wills, includ- 16, 2016, or be forever to be heirs or legatees of designation as District of TRUE TEST COPY e s t a t e o f J o a n n REGISTER OF WILLS ing name, address and barred. Persons believed the decedent who do not Columbia agent has Romanye Stotts, to be heirs or legatees of receive a copy of this noEDT 2015 who relationship. been filed with the Regis- TYPESET: Tue Oct 20 16:02:36 died on May 21, 2015 Date of Publication: 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 the decedent who do not tice by mail within 25 ter of Wills, D.C. without a will, and will October 16, 2015 receive a copy of this no- days of its first publicaThe decedent owned the serve with Court superviName of newspaper: tice by mail within 25 tion shall so inform the following District of Superior Court of sion.

All unknown heirs Afro-American days of its first publica- Register of Wills, includColombia real property: the District of a n d h e i r s w h o s e Washington tion shall so inform the ing name, address and 4611 Arkansas Ave., NW District of Columbia whereabouts are un- Law Reporter Register of Wills, includ- relationship.

Washington, DC 20011 PROBATE DIVISION known shall enter their Anthony Scott Davis ing name, address and Date of Publication: Claims against the deWashington, D.C. a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Personal relationship. cedent may be preOctober 16, 2015 20001-2131 proceeding. Objections Representative Date of Publication: sented to the underName of newspaper: Administration No. to such appointment (or October 16, 2015 signed and filed with the Afro-American 2015ADM1140 to the probate of deTRUE TEST COPY Name of newspaper: Register of Wills for the Arthur Huskey, Jr Washington cedent´s will) shall be REGISTER OF WILLS Afro-American District of Columbia, 500 Decedent Law Reporter filed with the Register of Washington Indiana Avenue, N.W., Wesley L. Clarke TYPESET: Tue Oct 20 16:04:34 EDT 2015 Sylvia Sallee-Robinson Wills, D.C., 515 5th 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 Law Reporter Washington, D.C. 20001 1629 K Street, Ste 300 Personal Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Sharon F. Tabb within 6 months from the Washington, DC 20006 W a s h i n g t o n , D .

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Personal date of first publication of Attorney Representative Superior Court of 20001, on or before April Representative TRUE TEST COPY this notice. (Strike NOTICE OF the District of 16, 2016. Claims against preceding sentence if no APPOINTMENT, REGISTER OF WILLS District of Columbia the decedent shall be TRUE TEST COPY real estate.)

NOTICE TO PROBATE DIVISION presented to the underREGISTER OF WILLS CREDITORS Washington, D.C. signed with a copy to the William Stephen Tolliver AND NOTICE TO 20001-2131 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 Register of Wills or filed 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 Personal UNKNOWN HEIRS Administration No. Representative(s) Gloria Huskey, whose with the Register of Wills 2015ADM805 TRUE TEST COPY address is 1972 Fendall with a copy to the underAgnes L.Crafton REGISTER OF WILLS Street, Washington, DC signed, on or before April Decedent 16, 2016, or be forever Date of first publication: 20019 was appointed barred. Persons believed NOTICE OF October 23, 2015 personal representative to be heirs or legatees of APPOINTMENT, Name of newspapers of the estate of Arthur NOTICE TO the decedent who do not and/or periodical: Huskey Jr., who died on CREDITORS The Daily Washington July 28, 2014 without a receive a copy of this noAND NOTICE TO tice by mail within 25 Law Reporter will, and will serve with- days of its first publicaUNKNOWN HEIRS The Afro-American out Court supervision. All tion shall so inform the Lana Garvin, whose adunknown heirs and heirs Register of Wills, includdress is 13814 Carlene TYPESET: Oct 20 16:01:24 EDT 2015 are 10/23, 10/30 Tue , 11/6/15 whose where-abouts Dr., Upper Marlboro, MD ing name, address and unknown shall enter their relationship.

20772 was appointed appearance in this personal representative SUPERIOR COURT OF proceeding. Objections Date of Publication: of the estate of Agnes L. October 16, 2015 THE DISTRICT OF to such appointment (or Name of newspaper: Crafton , who died on COLUMBIA to the probate of de- Afro-American September 3,2013 withPROBATE DIVISION cedent´s will) shall be Washington out a will, and will serve Washington, D.C. filed with the Register of Law Reporter without Court supervi20001-2131 Wills, D.C., 515 5th sion. All unknown heirs Patrick C Horrell Esq Foreign No. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor and heirs whose wherePersonal 2015FEP107 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . abouts are unknown Representative Date of Death 20001, on or before April shall enter their appearJune 6, 2015 16, 2016. Claims against TRUE TEST COPY ance in this proceeding.

Veronica E Williams the decedent shall be REGISTER OF WILLS Objections to such Decedent presented to the underappointment shall be Tue Oct 20 16:03:26 EDT 2015 NOTICE OF signed with a copy to the TYPESET: filed with the Register of 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/15 APPOINTMENT Register of Wills or filed Wills, D.C., 515 5th OF FOREIGN with the Register of Wills Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Superior Court of PERSONAL with a copy to the underWa s h i n g t o n , D . C . the District of REPRESENTATIVE signed, on or before April 20001, on or before April District of Columbia AND 16, 2016, or be forever 16, 2016. Claims against PROBATE DIVISION NOTICE TO barred. Persons believed the decedent shall be Washington, D.C. CREDITORS to be heirs or legatees of presented to the under20001-2131 Steven A Williams whose the decedent who do not signed with a copy to the Administration No. address is 9315 Draw- receive a copy of this noRegister of Wills or filed 2015ADM1147 bridge Road, Mechanic- tice by mail within 25 with the Register of Wills sville, VA 23116 was ap- days of its first publica- John D. Attaway with a copy to the underpointed personal tion shall so inform the Decedent signed, on or before April representative of the Register of Wills, includ- Ferguson Evans, Esq 16, 2016, or be forever estate of Veronica E Wil- ing name, address and 601 Pennsylvania Ave., barred. Persons believed NW liams, deceased by the relationship. to be heirs or legatees of Suite 900 South Bldg Orphans Court for Prince Date of Publication: the decedent who do not Washington, DC 20004 Georges County, State of October 16, 2015 receive a copy of this noAttorney Maryland., on July 9, Name of newspaper: tice by mail within 25 NOTICE OF 2015, Afro-American days of its first publicaAPPOINTMENT, Service of process may Washington tion shall so inform the NOTICE TO be made upon Jameela Law Reporter Register of Wills, includCREDITORS Charles, 706 Quincy Gloria Huskey ing name, address and AND NOTICE TO Street, NW, Washington, Personal relationship.

UNKNOWN HEIRS DC 20011 whose desRepresentative Date of Publication: Paquita H. Attaway, ignation as District of October 16, 2015 whose address(es) is Columbia agent has TRUE TEST COPY Name of newspaper: 3127 Appleton St. NW, been filed with the Regis- REGISTER OF WILLS Afro-American Washington, DC 20008 ter of Wills, D.C. Washington was appointed personal The decedent owned the 10//16, 10/23, 10/30/15 Law Reporter representative of the following District of Lana Garvin estate of John D. Colombia real property: Personal Attaway, who died on 4337 Gormon Terrace Representative April 1, 2015 with a will, SE, Washington, DC and will serve without 20019 TRUE TEST COPY Court supervision. All unClaims against the deREGISTER OF WILLS

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By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley AFRO Sports Desk There’s only one way to shake the “lucky” label that has haunted the Golden State Warriors since they won the NBA title in June: win it again.

The Warriors matched skill, talent and perfect health against some not-so-perfect health among their opponents on the way to winning the franchise’s first title since 1975. The string of breaks and a clean bill of health was enough for NBA coaches and critics to deem the Warriors’ title run as “lucky.” That sentiment set off a fire storm this past week as Warriors players fired back at critics, including All-Star point guard Stephen Curry sarcastically apologizing for the Warriors’ run, and promising to make up for any hurt feelings this season.

The road to a repeat championship will be just as tough for Curry and the Warriors, but could they receive the same “breaks” as the first time around? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate the question.

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Riley: Look out for the Thunder this season, because they have all the components to shake up Golden State. I’d feel completely comfortable as a coach if I needed Westbrook to take Curry one-on-one, and I’d pay money to see Durant square off with Thompson.

OKC will enter the season as the deepest team in the Western Conference, laced with both superstars and adequate depth. If the Thunder can get some luck of their own and head into next June with both Durant and Westbrook firing on all cylinders, then the Warriors’ reign at the top could be short and sweet.

Even if the Warriors should make it out of the Western Conference, a potentially fullystocked Cleveland Cavaliers team could be waiting with revenge in mind.

Green: It’s sad to hear the Warriors’ repeat chances met with ifs and maybe, but that’s the reality that Golden State faces.

It’ll be a tougher road this time around, but when you add in the returning roster plus the championship experience, then the Warriors could be even tougher this time out then they

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To advertise in the AFRO Call 410-554-8200 Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry drives around the defense of Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Brown in the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game Oct. 17 in San Diego.

Riley: The Warriors are taking were last season. It’s obvious that Golden the questions surrounding their 2014State had an easier road last summer thanks 2015 championship as a discredit to the to a strong list of stars missing from their phenomenal season that they had. But even opponent’s rosters, but all of this criticism Golden State players can’t deny that they will be even more fuel for the fire as the received some good fortune along the way.

Warriors load up for a repeat. Golden State is Every team that they squared off against in stacked with talent and should make a serious the postseason was dealing with significant run. Whether or not they win the title will injuries, and they happily avoided the San depend on several variables, but they already Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers, have talent and experience working in their two of the more dominant teams out West. favor.

And perhaps the most talented team in the conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder, missed the playoffs completely after struggling all season with the frequent absences of star forward Kevin Durant and star guard Russell Westbrook.

I won’t call Golden State’s title “luck,” but they benefitted from several important factors last season that probably won’t happen again. The Warriors are talented, but I’d be interested in seeing them square off against either of the three aforementioned clubs in the postseason.

Green: It wouldn’t have mattered who Bonita M. Herring, 23rd International Grand Basileus the Warriors played Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated last season because no team was bringing “Going for the Gold” the amount of skill to the table that they possessed. Curry was dominant and John Jacob Oliver, J.D. a collection of stout Chairman of the Board performers including Klay Thompson and Publisher The Afro-American Newspaper Draymond Green offered versatility and scoring punches that their opponents simply couldn’t match. Every championship run has some “luck” attached to it, whether it’s good health or the ball bouncing in a team’s favor, but the Warriors last year were talented enough to capitalize on an opportunity. The good news is they’re still as talented as they were last year, and if you’re looking “Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence: Legacy of Community Service, for a championship Scholarship and Leadership Development” favorite other than the revamped San Antonio Spurs, no team should come to mind ahead of

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The Pepco Holdings-Exelon Merger: Now, It Works for Everyone.

Dear Pepco customers, After working to learn what is important to the District, we’re pleased to report that we’ve reached a settlement with the District government and others on our merger.

We listened to District leaders, residents and the community to find a path forward that is more focused on the District’s priorities.

The settlement has more than 120 commitments that help ensure the merger benefits everyone in the District.

The commitments include more than doubling customer benefits to over $72 million, which is expected to be used for: $25.6 million to offset distribution rate increases for residential customers through March 2019. $14 million in direct bill credits for residential customers. $16.15 million for low-income energy assistance. $3.5 million for renewable energy and $3.5 million for energy efficiency programs. $10.05 million to support the District’s Green Building Fund.

The settlement also includes: New commitments for fewer and shorter outages and significant financial penalties if Pepco fails to meet them.

Up to 10 megawatts of new solar generation and making it easier and faster for customers to install solar panels.

More jobs located in the District as a result of the merger and $5.2 million for workforce development. $19 million in guaranteed charitable contributions over 10 years to nonprofits that serve District residents.

The Pepco Holdings-Exelon merger will bring significant benefits to the District, and we hope you will agree that the merger now works for everyone.

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Potillo Challenges Alexander for Ward 7 D.C. Council Seat

Public School Graduation Rate on the Upswing in D.C.

Youth Summit Kicks Off Non Violence Week in D.C.

By LaTrina Antoine Washington D.C. Editor lantoine@afro.com

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com Ed Potillo, vice chairman of the D.C. Democratic State Committee and the chairman of the Ward 7 Democrats, is seeking to unseat Ward 7 D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander in the June 14, 2016 primary. Alexander has held the position since 2007; however Potillo is confident he can pull off the upset.

“We can do this,” Potillo said at his campaign kick-off on Oct. 17 in the Southeast quadrant of Ward 7. “We can absolutely do this. If you Courtesy Photo

Youth panelists that participated in D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie’s #YouthSpeakDC event.

By Linda Poulson Special to the AFRO An intergenerational crowd of youths and adults came together on Oct. 17 to hear what teens and millennials had to say about issues such as education, drugs, and the lack of resources to stay out of trouble. The summit, given

by Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5), was a two-hour session at the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center in Southeast Washington, D.C. The National Week of Non Violence, from Oct. 17 - 25, was announced by the Black Women for Positive Change (see “Spiking D.C. Violence Spurs Calls for Culture Change” on afro.com). As of Oct. 21, the D.C.’s homicide count reached 124, a 44.2 percent gain from 2014.

The youth summit was moderated by WPGC radio personality Sunni and the City. A panel of 11 youths spoke on topics such as K2[synthetic marijuana], hip-hop, better education, getting in trouble, being bored, and the lack of

resources at recreation centers.

“They want to see something other than their neighborhood,” a female panelist said. “Everybody don’t wanna see the same stuff every day.”

The highlight of the summit was a dance given by local hip-hop artists HDMickey and HDFLII. They were also on the panel. “As with the music, we’re very active in our community, I’m still in high school…,” said HDMickey.

The 17-year-old attends Maya –Kenyan R. Angelou Charter School in Northeast D.C. “I’m basically showing people what I feel, where I’m coming from, and we need to talk to people. And the dance that we do comes from the neighborhood.”

“I think it went well, anything that’s positive is good, it was a different crowd but people still responded, so it was a good turnout,” said HDFLII, 21. He added the dance actually came from a friend of his who was murdered in 2012. “His name is Steven Wilson, he passed away, and we do the dance to keep his spirit alive. We like to call it the Steve Dance.”

“We wanted this to be a candid discussion about what’s on your mind, your experiences…”

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Ed Potillo is the chairman of the Ward 7 Democrats. stay with me, I will be your council member and your first line of defense.

Potillo formed an exploratory committee in April. In his speech to 30 supporters, he bemoaned the ward’s political state.

“Mediocrity is the current state of the ward,” he said, promising to fight to improve Ward 7 schools, help seniors age in place, and pledging to work to make public transportation user-friendly.

Potillo said school houses have fallen in disrepair and neglect” and pointed out that many school-aged children aren’t educated in the ward.

“Forty-four percent of schoolaged children in Ward 7 go to school outside of the ward,” he said. “The answer is not closing community schools.”

Potillo said he will work for strong parental engagement in each of the ward’s schools and overall, champion the interests of all Ward 7 residents. “I will take that fighting spirit to the Wilson Building,” he said, speaking of the District’s city hall. “We’ve waited long enough. I’m here to collect.”

Potillo, a native of D.C., graduated from St. John’s College High School in Northwest and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He is presently employed with the National Alliance of Black School Educators, as its conference and membership Continued on D3

Black-Owned Business D.C. Entrepreneur in the Business of Clean Skies

By Christina Sturdivant Special to the AFRO While many people want to recycle, some are unaware of how to do it properly. Rudy Brown takes each client through a unique process to manage unwanted items. Stuff Haulers is a junk removal company rooted in eco-friendly and procommunity practices.

“I find out what it is they have and what type of condition it’s in so I can start deciding if this is something that can be donated, go straight to recycling, or doesn’t have recyclable use,” Brown told the AFRO. He explained that a company representative goes to customers’ homes to personally sort through materials, load a truck, sweep up the mess, and haul everything away.

As a cost-effective alternative to companies of this type, Brown services about 50 residents each month in Washington, D.C., Montgomery County, Maryland, and parts of Northern Virginia. “I feel like you don’t have to sacrifice purpose for profits. If you Rudy Brown, owner of have strong beliefs in what Stuff Haulers you want to contribute to society and if you align that to your company’s core values from day one, then you can grow your business,” he said.

Going to college seemed farfetched to Brown growing up in Oakland, California, “but a lot of people helped me along the way so I want to do something to give back,” Brown

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said. He started the company on the West Coast in 2009 “at which point the housing bubble burst and people stopped investing in properties and doing all these different things that were keeping my business afloat.”

Since he was pursuing an education at the time, Brown relocated to D.C. where he attended Howard University and the University of Maryland, College Park. “Looking around in D.C, with all the people moving in, I thought it was a survival market for debris removal, and more importantly sensible or sustainable debris removal,” he says, so he relaunched his business in 2014.

A few tips for those interested in recycling on their own: Although it’s cardboard, try not to mix greasy pizza boxes with recyclable items. “When cardboard gets contaminated from grease or food it can’t be recycled and can contaminate other items,” he said.

In the District, the Fort Totten Transfer Station is a valuable resource. “They can take some of their items to be recycled whether it’s television or metals—free of charge,” he said. The site also gives free compost to those who have personal gardens. Lastly, for folks who have children, “it’s good to get the kids involved and make it fun for them,” Brown said. “Let them know that what they’re doing by Courtesy photo taking that extra time to put things properly in the recycling bin is doing things for the environment so we can continue to have clean skies.”

For more information, visit stuffhaulers.com or call 1-866-428-5626.

The D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) recently released data that showed a 4 percent increase in public high school graduation rates for the 2014-15 school year, the most recent data available. The report assesses graduation rates from both The District of Columbia Public School (DCPS) and Public Charter School (PCS) systems.

According to the OSSE, the graduation rate for DCPS rose 6.1 percentage points to 64.4 percent; the graduation rate for public charter schools rose 2.8 percentage points to 71.7 percent. Overall, 65.4 percent or 3,210 of 4,912 public school students in the D.C. graduated high school in 2015, four years after entering the ninth grade. The numbers are also listed with the

“…we are all working as one for the success of the child.”

– Janice Hylton district’s overall graduation rate (65.4 percent) and the rate of district programs (22.2 percent).

“The 4 percentage-point increase in the statewide graduation rate, based on increases in both DCPS and public charter schools, mean more students are succeeding in high school and graduating on time,” said State Superintendent Hanseul Kang in a release.

The top performing schools in the District include DCPS Benjamin Banneker High School with 94 graduates (100 percent) and McKinley Technology High School with 139 graduates (96.5 percent). Following close behind were Friendship PCS Technology Preparatory followed with 29 graduates (90.6 percent) and Friendship PCS Collegiate Academy with 182 graduates (87.9 percent).

“We make sure that our students understand that they are here for four years and after four years they go on to college,” Janice Hylton, assistant principle for Banneker, told the AFRO Oct. 21. “It’s really just a family, a family working together.”

She said that the school instills a successful mindset in the students by requiring all admitted 9th graders to attend a summer session and by facilitating students with the tools they need to do well, such as providing them with student mentors; a laptop to use during the school year, if they do not have one; lunch money or a quiet place to do their homework and study.

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Volunteers Bring Play to D.C.’s Achievement Prep

By Barrington M. Salmon Special to the AFRO As he took a quick break

from painting signs, earlier this summer, Fitzroy Hunt surveyed the scene before him. Everywhere along

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the front of Achievement Preparatory Academy Wahler Place campus in Southeast D.C., and pouring into the street, were scores of volunteers laboring in the heat and hot sun.

Achievement Prep’s students have the CarMax Foundation and local nonprofit KaBOOM! to thank for facilitating the 2,500-squarefoot playground project.

KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit, is focused on ensuring that children get the daily balanced and active play they need.

At one end, crews built wooden benches and sizable flower holders from scratch, while directly in front of the school, one man stood on a mountain of mulch shoveling material to individuals standing at the base with wheelbarrows.

Several other men and women performed a similar tasks near to the ground and volunteers wheeled each filled wheelbarrow up a stony grade to the new playground under construction.

On the playground itself, dozens of other volunteers – most of them CarMax employees from offices in Northern Virginia, Baltimore, and other parts of Maryland – poured concrete, constructed a colorful jungle gym that

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children from the school and community would soon climb, and worked on landscaping and other tasks.

In all, 200 volunteers

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Achievement Prep’s students have the CarMax Foundation and local non-profit KaBOOM! to thank for facilitating the 2,500-square-foot playground project. built the playground in about six hours. “When I used to drop my son off, I’d see the playground and say, ‘That’s not good,’” said Hunt, a parent volunteer with a child in 5th grade. “This is my second year. I enjoy doing this because the playground wasn’t up to standard and now, with our work, it’s a benefit to the kids.”

“I’m so excited because one of our beliefs is that we’re a community school,” said Shantelle Wright,

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picnic benches. This will be a very powerful statement.” She founded the public charter school in 2008.

Wright, a Rochester, New York native who jokingly calls herself a “reformed attorney,” said she always wanted to be a teacher so that she could provide others the quality education she enjoyed.

“A quality school can change a community,” she said.

“That’s our goal. Too many children – because of their zip code – don’t get a quality

The National Board of ROCKS is scheduled to host its first annual golf tournament on Oct. 23 starting at 8:30 a. m. at 13940 Balmoral Greens Avenue. Proceeds from the event will fund developmental services for Army officers and transitioning civilians.

Everyone is encouraged to attend as a golfer, spectator, or volunteer. For more information or to register, visit planmygolfevent.com/28340NATLROCKSGolf, or contact Dorene Hurt at 703-609-0992 or dhurtserves@gmail.com.

perform hits, including “Poison,” “Do Me,” and “When Will I See You Smile Again?” among others. The performance at Howard is part of the group’s East coast tour. Tickets for the event costs $42.50. Tickets can be purchased at thehowardtheatre.com/show/2015/10/23/bell-biv-devoe-2/.

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including Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ron DeVoe, will

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The Lambda Kappa Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha will hold their annual Kozy Kerchief & Kozy Kaps program at the Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park St. NE, on Oct. 24 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The event will take place on National Make Difference Day and bellbivdevoe.com consist of AKA members and Bell Biv DeVoe will be performing at The Howard Theatre, Bell Biv DeVoe to volunteers creating, sewing 620 T St NW, on Oct. 23. and hand delivering head Perform at The Howard wraps for women and children Theatre undergoing cancer treatments at local hospitals. For more Bell Biv DeVoe, an R&B music group that branched off information, visit aka-lko.org/programs/kozy-kerchief-kozyfrom New Edition, will be performing at The Howard Theatre, kaps.

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education.”

According to KaBOOM! officials, children in America are playing less than any previous generation.

Currently, only one in four youth get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity or active play per day, with the number of younger children only slightly higher.

One in three kids is obese or overweight, experts on child health say. In addition, children are not developing critical 21st century skills – such as collaboration, creativity, problem-solving, resilience, and empathy – that they’ll need to succeed as adults in the global economy.

To address the problems of reduced time for recess and lack of access to playgrounds, employees from both companies have built more than 2,500 playgrounds and improved thousands more across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. “It’s essential for our kids to play every day. This gives them that opportunity,” said Kathryn Lusk, KaBoom!’s director of project development. “We live in an environment where the holistic view of child development isn’t the norm.

We’re saying the whole child matters. Physical, emotional and social development is gaining currency.”

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Potillo

Continued from D1 director. A longtime member of the Ward 7 Democrats, he was appointed in 2007 as the chairman of the Program Committee and as the organization’s chairman in 2011.

Some activists in the ward question whether Potillo can continue in his role as chairman of the Ward 7 Democrats while running against Alexander, saying it is a conflict of interest to be a candidate and lead all of the ward’s Democrats.

Potillo disputes that assertion. “It’s been done and it isn’t a conflict of interest,” he said. “I will stay in my position.”

Ambrose Lane, the chairman of the Ward 7 Health Alliance Network and a Potillo supporter, agrees.

“He doesn’t have to step down,” Lane said. “Council member Brandon Todd was the president of the Ward 4 Democrats and he didn’t step down to run for the council seat and neither should Ed. It is not a prerequisite.

“We have one of the highest disease rates in the city and she is the chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee but nothing has been done for Ward 7 residents,” he said. “How can you be the chairman of that committee and ignore the health needs of your ward?”

Gloria Keaton has her concerns about Alexander, also. “I am a lifelong resident of Marshall Heights and my neighborhood is an afterthought,” Keaton said bluntly. “It seems that we are not as important as Hillcrest.”

Milton Steele III, an active figure in the upscale Hillcrest neighborhood, attended Potillo’s kick-off and didn’t make a commitment to support the candidate.

Nevertheless, Steele said that the ward needs a unifying political leader. “We need

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we are all working as one for the success of the child,” Hylton said.

According to the data, 1159 (69.9 percent) female DCPS students compared to 1064 (59.2 percent) male students graduated. Five Hundred and seventy (79.5 percent) female students compared to 391 (62.7 percent) male students are recorded as having graduated from PCS. The data also shows that 1656 (61.7 percent) Blacks, 299 (66 percent) Latinos, more than 25 (85.6 percent) Whites, more than 25 (81.7 percent) Asians and more than 25 (78.9 percent) multiethnic students graduated from DCPS. The data shows that 867 (72.4 percent) Blacks and 79 (66.9 percent) of Latinos graduated from PCS. Numbers were too low to aggregate data on Whites, Asians and multi-ethnic charter school students.

“Graduating from high school with a high-quality education is an important step on the pathway to the middle class for our young people. While the District has made progress in recent years, we need to plow ahead and continue to improve our schools to ensure that all of our students have the knowledge they need to succeed in school and in the workforce,” Bowser said.

For more information about public school graduation rates in the District, visit the OSSE website at osse.dc.gov/.

someone who will make Ward 7 one,” he said. “We need somebody that will bring everybody together, whether they live in Hillcrest, Penn

Branch or Fairfax Village.”

Alexander and J.R. Meyers, her former chief of staff believed to be part of the council member’s expected

re-election effort, didn’t return the AFRO requests for comment before deadline.

Former D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe said he is

seriously considering running for the Ward 7 council seat and had no comment for the AFRO on Potillo’s campaign.

The political talk in the ward

has former D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown and former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray as possible challengers to Alexander, too.

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Photos by Rob Roberts

Fredricka Whitfield, CNN News anchor

Alumni and friends gathered at the Howard University 2015 Homecoming Bruch and Fashion Show on Oct. 4 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Northwest, Washington, D.C. This annual affair provided an opportunity to renew old acquaintances , make new friends, network but most importantly, to reconnect with former classmates and schoolmates from years past. It also served as a fundraiser to support programs and activities of the alumni association.

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The classic black couture gown Something for the younger set

Audrey Doman and Joan Tillery Classic black tuxedo

Invocation by Rev. Dr. Canon Michele V. Hagans

Stepping out in furs

Greetings from Simone Frederick, honorary chair

Warming up for the coming Winter season

(Seated) Dr. Lois Morton, Rachel Williams, Laryce Goodyear, Raymond Benett, Darlene Mathis Garner and Bernice Love; (standing) Dr. Marilyn Brow, Evelyn Horad, Andrea Flamer, Pat Hobson, Beverly Anderson and guest

Mialyn Tapscott, Dr. Denia Tapscott Lee, John Mercer, Dr. Janis Mercer, Paula Payton-Tapscott, Jean Chin Tapscott and Monica Chin Young Weaver

Michelle Bernard, MSNBC analyst and event emcee

The atmosphere was festive and heart-warming as more than 200 guests joined the Michael and

Jean Bentley, Rosalyn Epps, M.D., Foster P. Payne, E. Veronica Pace and Carmen Myrie Williams, M.D.

Mauritia Patcha Foundation, a nonprofit organization that increases immigrant access to cancer screenings,

early detection, and other health services and sponsor health missions to Cameroon. The organization

Patricia Green, and Dr. Winston Price, Power of One Award recipient Mrs. Bern Mukam

Celebrity Make-up Artists Derrick Rutledge and Sarita Prince

hosted its annual Awards Dinner and Fundraising Gala Oct. 10 at the Patuxent Greens Country Club in Laurel, Maryland.

Ernestine Manga and Presenter Dr. Njwen Anyangwe-Ngute Two Power of One Award Honorees, Nathan Simb, health care philanthropist in Cameroon and Dr. Winston Price, past president, National Medical Association

Event coordinator, Barbara Tchinjo Kuate of Oulalachic Events

Ray Michael Bridgewater, founder, Assembly of Petworth, and guest Dr. Winston Price, past president, National Medical Association with Martin Hamlette, the organization’s executive director

Stella Patcha, president, Patcha Foundation

Patcha Foundation board member Bah Boniface PaJoe Chungong and his wife Lesley Chungong

Patcha Foundation board member Ivo Tasong, co-founder, AttivaSoft LLC.

Dr. Kwaku Amexo, CEO, and Aminul Khan of BisaDoc

Photos by Life Depicted Productions

Elmer Nene Shadzeka Jimla, Cameroonian journalist/host of #1 show on CRTV “HELLO”

Patcha Foundation board VP, Dr. Georgette Bibum and her husband Martin Bibum

Noelle Karmo-Walsh, Patcha Foundation Youth Advocacy Award Recipient, with her mother, Maimah Karmo, founder, Tigerlily Foundation, and event keynote speaker

2014 Power Of One recipient, Vice Chair of (Patcha Foundation) Cameroon, founder/CEO, ASCOVIME, and CNN Top Ten Hero, Visceral Surgeon Dr. Georges Bwelle, Lesley Chungong, Cynthia Ekeme Ngassa, and 2015 Power Of One Awardee Dr. Winston Price

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