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Residents Support Bowser Transition Efforts

By James Wright Special to the AFRO

The District’s mayorelect recently announced her transition team that will aid her move toward power.

Residents seem pleased by what they see thus far.

Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser (D) appointed former D.C. Superior Court Judge Mary Terrell, Brookings Institute and public financing expert Alice Rivlin, retired Pepco executive Beverly Perry, Mary’s Center leader Maria Gomez and union leader John Boardman as the co-chairs of her transition team on Nov. 7. Bowser also appointed four former mayors of the city, Sharon Pratt Kelly,

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Anthony Williams, Adrian Fenty and Marion Barry, who now is the Ward 8 council member, as co-chairs of the committee.

“We have just 56 days

to work on our transition,” Bowser said. “We all are committed with a sense of urgency.”

She said that she will make further appointments in the

form of working committees specializing in areas such as criminal justice, employment and economic development.

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Potomac Charter School Turns New Leaf

By Christina Sturdivant Special to the AFRO Potomac Preparatory Charter School has turned over a new leaf with a new campus, program and leadership. Formerly known as Potomac Lighthouse PCS, the school has existed in Ward 5 for nearly 10 years, but has a past reputation of high turnover rates among leadership and teachers.

This year, the school’s new principal, Dr. Marian WhiteHood came out of retirement to turn the school around for the campus’ Pre-K through middle school students. At the “Embrace the Journey”

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Marian White-Hood (far right) stands with staff and friends at Potomac Charter’s ribbon cutting. dedication ceremony for the school on Oct. 30, WhiteHood told the AFRO, “[We

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By Saschane Stephenson Special to the AFRO “What were they thinking?!”

Standing alongside their attorney, Michael Brown’s parents stood on the streets of Geneva, Switzerland, calling for peaceful protest from supporters in Ferguson, and declaring that they “want the world to know” what’s going on in Ferguson.

“We need answers and we need action. And we have to bring it to the U.N. so they can expose it to the rest of the world, what’s going on in small town Ferguson.”

As I took in the flaming red hair of Michael’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, I thought it appropriately reflected the tamed anger and indignation of a mother’s loss of her child.

Better yet, the fiery color embodied the tensions and presently subdued rage of a community that has grown weary of the deaths of their unarmed children.

I wondered if their presence in Geneva was a publicity stunt or rather some brilliant strategy that slipped by all of us who have been looking on.

It is almost three months to the day of the death of their son. They, like the rest of the nation, are waiting for the grand jury decision on whether police officer Wilson will be indicted on criminal charges. McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr. have literally moved from the streets to the world stage; and with a bright spotlight on the United States, they are calling for global intervention.

Their petition suggests that the U.S. is a territory where human rights violations are rampant. Yes, it seems hard to believe, but the U.S. might just be put under a microscope where typically they are the ones who call out the violations of other nations.

It has been reported that the parents of Michael Brown gave an emotional testimony, Nov. 11, in a closed meeting proceeding, before the United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT).

What is CAT, and how in the world did Michael’s parents end up in Switzerland before them?

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AFRO Congratulates Industrial Bank on its 80th Anniversary

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Hundreds celebrated the confirmation Nov. 8 of the Library of Congress as the permanent repository for The HistoryMakers’ collection, the nation’s largest collection of the archive of African American video oral history, featuring

“The HistoryMakers represents the single largest archival project of its kind.”

– Julieanna Richardson 2600 interviews well known and unsung African Americans that include President Barack Obama, General Colin Powell, Marion Wright Edelman and Nikki Giovanni, among others.

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Patricia Mitchell, Industrial Bank executive vice president, D.C. Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser and B. Doyle Mitchell Jr., Industrial Bank president and CEO Photo by Rob Roberts

By AFRO Staff Several prominent Black businesses, figures and politicians among others

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gathered Nov. 10 at the Arena Stage in Southwest D.C. to pay homage to Industrial Banks’ 80th Anniversary.

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Bill Cosby and his wife Camille share a laugh as they tell a story about collecting one of the pieces in the upcoming exhibit. humor, but the comedian has kept his artistic tastes close at home. Now the extensive art collection of Bill and Camille Cosby is opening to the public for the first time Nov. 9 at the Smithsonian Institution, revealing some works by AfricanAmerican artists that until now have been seen only by family and friends.

The exhibition not only celebrates African-American heritage, it also provides a glimpse at works the Cosbys have enjoyed intimately, with pieces ranging from a masterwork that had remained hidden for a half-century before Camille Cosby recognized its value, to a quilt made from their slain son’s clothes. More than 60 artworks from the Cosby collection are being displayed through early 2016 alongside 100 pieces of African works at the National Museum of African Art in Washington.

A centerpiece is “The Thankful Poor,” painted in 1894 by Henry Ossawa Tanner, a son of slaves who went to Paris and painted scenes that dignified black people at a time when they mostly suffered degrading images in popular culture.

Curators said they looked for the best works from the Cosbys and powerful pieces from the Smithsonian’s African art collection to pair works by Black artists from two continents.

Themes range from spirituality and humanity to political power, family life and music to drive the exhibition.

and civil rights will remain a principal focus even after the departure of Eric Holder.

If confirmed by the Senate, Lynch would be the first black woman in the job and would follow the first Black attorney general.

Lynch has overseen corruption, terrorism and gang cases in her years as a federal prosecutor. But it’s her involvement some 15 years ago in the Louima prosecution that gave her highprofile experience in step with a core priority of the Justice Department.

Lawyers say Obama likely selected Lynch, 55, the current U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, on the strength of a varied career and stature within the department.

Rihanna Announces Diamond Ball to Support Charity

NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna will host her first Diamond Ball on Dec. 11 to benefit her foundation that promotes education and arts globally.

Rihanna announced Thursday that she would hold the black tie event at The Vineyard in Beverly Hills, California.

The Barbadian-born singer founded the Clara Lionel Foundation in 2012, named after her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite.

Says Rihanna: “There Rihanna will host her first Diamond Ball to benefit her is truly nothing I’m more proud of and we’ve foundation that promotes education and arts globally. just gotten started.”

The Diamond Ball will host around 600 guests, including celebrities. Attendees will be announced at a later date. Rihanna says the first annual event will be “elegant and inspirational.”

AG Nominee Loretta Lynch Called Strong Civil Army Strikes the Term ‘Negro’ from Policy Rights Defender

The U.S. Army has issued an apology for a policy that approved use of the word “Negro” to refer to its Black service members and has dropped the term from the document, according to news reports.

“The U.S. Army fully recognized, and promptly acted, to remove outdated language in Army Regulation 600-20 as soon as it was brought to our attention,” an Army spokesman said in a statement cited by CNN. “We apologize to anyone we offended.”

Army Regulation 600-20, also called Army Command Policy, outlines personnel standards and policies. In a section on equal opportunity, the policy stated that “terms such as ‘Haitian’ or ‘Negro’ can be used in addition to ‘Black’ or ‘African American’” to describe “a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.”

Though Pentagon officials did not say when the outdated language first appeared in the document, it appeared to be many years ago, reported The Associated Press. It was removed on Nov. 7, however, two days after CNN first The Afro-American Newspaper family reported on the regulation.

(AP) — Loretta Lynch was a federal prosecutor in New York when she encountered an astonishing case of police brutality: the broomstick sodomy of a Haitian immigrant in a precinct bathroom.

The 1997 assault on Abner Louima set off street protests, frayed race relations and led to one of the most important federal civil rights cases of the past two decades — with Lynch a key part of the team that prosecuted officers accused in the beating or of covering it up.

President Barack Obama’s nomination of Lynch to be attorney general comes as the department she would take over continues to investigate the police shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri and seems partly intended to convey the message that police misconduct

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James Earl Jones happy to receive Voice Icon Award

(AP) — Darth Vader, Mufasa, and even the tagline for a certain 24-hour news network helped make James Earl Jones one of the most recognizable voices on the planet and the recipient of the first Voice Icon Award.

But according to the actor, there was a period when he didn’t do much speaking. As a child he suffered from a severe stutter, and went through a period where he refused to speak at all.

“I once did not speak. I was mute. When I finally did speak, though, I spoke as an adult,” Jones said of the transformation.

The Tony-winning and Oscar-nominated actor was the initial recipient of the Voice Icon Award from the first-ever Voice Arts Awards on Nov. 9.

Sponsored by the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences, this new annual event will honor the best voices of the year from television, film, video games, commercials, and audiobooks.

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From Homelessness to Hope

By CBM National Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project

Nearly 50,000 veterans are homeless every night of the year and of that population over half are African American or Hispanic, according to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.

Many more are under threat of homelessness due to a desperate lack of resources.

Joyce Evans was one of those veterans. Evans served her country from 2008 until 2014 with an honorable discharge. But difficult times pressed her. In need of financial assistance, she reached out to CBM National for support. Evans had been out of work for nearly a year when she reached out to the CBM National Homeless Veteran Reintegration Project.

Minorities are overrepresented in the veteran homeless population. Every day organizations like Concerned Black Men National work to ensure that veterans find jobs and housing.

Evans attended the CBM National Veterans Resource and Hiring Fair in May 2014. She was hired by Allied Barton as Captain of Security at the International Monetary Fund Building in Washington, DC. Evans is just one of a host of veterans CBM National has supported.

Letitia Carter was living in her truck when she reached out to CBM National’s CBM Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program. She like Evans served in Iraq with numerous commendations. Carter was the recipient of the Army Commendation Medal, The National Defense Services Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service medal among others. Despite her service and many medals, Carter found herself at the end of her resources. Black veterans like Carter and Evans are nearly twice as likely to be homeless as their white counterparts.

“Many [homeless veterans] come from poor, disadvantaged communities and nearly half suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues.” Wayne Salter, HVRP/Parent and Family Services Director said, “They are an inextricable part of the fabric of our nation and they need resources and support to reintegrate into American life.”

The HVRP Program is a part of the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 in which federal awards are given to local nonprofit and for profit entities to assist veterans in workforce development and housing support.

The program, which is funded by the Department of Labor, is intended to put homeless veterans back on the path to selfsufficiency.

Nearly 50,000 veterans are homeless every night of the year and of that population over half are African American or Hispanic.

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“The HistoryMakers’ archive provides invaluable first-person accounts of both well-known and unsung African Americans, detailing their hopes, dreams and accomplishments - often in the face of adversity.

This culturally important collection is a rich and diverse resource for scholars, teachers, students and documentarians seeking a more complete record of our nation’s history and its people,” James H. Billington, librarian of Congress said.

The two-day celebration featured a series of events that included a tour of the Library of Congress’ Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation, a state-of-the-art

“The HistoryMakers’ archive provides invaluable first-person accounts of both well-known and unsung African Americans.”

– James H. Billington facility located in Culpeper, Va., the new repository of The HistoryMakers collection; An Evening With The HistoryMakers (Part II), A Readers Theatre and evening of memory, reflection and song. The celebration also included The HistoryMakers Education Symposium: Digital Innovation Meets The Black Experience, which highlighted

stories from teachers, students, and individuals who have experienced the educational impact The HistoryMakers Digital archive and its Back to School With The HistoryMakers programs. An Evening with Gwen Ifill, PBS celebrity, who was interviewed by NPR’s Michele Norris concluded the events.

Attendees included Clarence

Avant, former Chairman of the Board of Motown Records; Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Wright; music legend Merald “Bubba” Knight; and 95 year old historian Timuel Black.

“The HistoryMakers represents the single largest archival project of its kind since the Works Progress Administration’s initiative to document the experiences of former slaves in the 1930s. This relationship with the Library of Congress represents a momentous occasion for our organization,” Julieanna Richardson, The HistoryMakers founder & executive director said. “With the Library of Congress serving as our permanent repository, we are assured of its preservation and safekeeping for generations to come.”

“It’s special to us because a lot of different people made a big difference in us being around,” B. Doyle Mitchell Jr., president and CEO of the bank, told the AFRO . “Customers have been with us for decades, employees that have worked so hard for Industrial Bank and that’s why it’s special.”

In commemoration of the bank’s 80-year mark, and of it being the last African American owned bank in the metropolitan area, D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) gave her appreciation and “many thanks” to the bank. “We are here tonight for Industrial Bank,” she said.

The bank also received remarks of endearment and proclamations from D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker.

D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) also presented the bank with a Resolution from the council.

“I’ve been trying to figure out, if the original founders thought about being in existence for 80 years and I just wonder what they were thinking about in 1934 when they started the bank,” Patricia Mitchell, executive vice president of the bank told the AFRO. The bank was founded Aug. 20, 1934 by Jesse H. Mitchell.

Bowser Transition

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of the District’s government in early January 2015.

Lorenzo Green, who serves as an advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 8, is impressed with Bowser’s selections.

“I feel that she is moving in the right direction,” Green said.

“She has selected people from the city’s past and present, and they should serve her well.”

Green was also pleased that Bowser opted to make her transition announcement in Ward 8 at an office building under

“I feel she is moving in the right direction” –Lorenzo Green construction in the Historic Anacostia neighborhood. While Green is pleased with Bowser’s efforts, Martin Moulton, a Libertarian and resident of Ward 6, has some reservations.

“It seems like to me that we are getting the same old people running things,” Moulton said. “I like Miss Bowser, but seem like to me that corporate money is dictating things. Corporate money buys politicians and matters like housing, jobs and schools are being ignored.”

He continued, “We have qualified people in the city who can help her run it. We have a diverse population and there are

people with top talent who live here already. We need competition for those jobs that Bowser is offering, not just the same old faces.”

Rivlin served on the transition team of D.C. mayor Vincent Gray (D) in 2010 and is a well-known economist and has served on the Federal Reserve Board as a governor and vice chair. She has worked as the director AFRO File Photo of the U.S. Office of Former D.C. Mayor Anthony Management and Budget Williams will serve as an and founding director of honorary chair of Bowser the Congressional Budget transition team.

Office. She has also served as the chairman of the District’s financial control board from 1998-2001, which was the agency that helped the city get out of its perilous fiscal state during that time.

Terrell is known locally for her efforts to support young people through her term on the Superior Court bench from

1997-2008. She is also the founder of the High Tea Society, an organization that encourages Black girls to learn and practice social graces and etiquette.

Gomez is the president and CEO of Mary’s Center, headquartered in Ward 4. Mary’s Center provides social and health care services primarily to Latino residents in Washington, D.C. Perry is the former senior vice president for governmental affairs for Pepco and has raised money on behalf of the African American Civil War Memorial. Boardman is the head of UNITE HERE Local 25, a hotel union that backed Bowser in her mayoral bid.

The Rev. Anthony Motley is impressed by Bowser’s selections but said that a key element is missing.

“I don’t think there is someone from Ward 8 or Ward 7 on her transition team other than Mr. Barry,” Moulton said. “She made a pledge to pay attention to the concerns of residents east of the [Anacostia] and she said that she will have a deputy mayor dedicated to east Washington. I think she could have selected someone other than Barry.”

Barry’s presence on the transition team is a relief to Debora Rowe, the executive director of Returning Citizens United Inc. “We know that Barry will watch out for our interests because he has been a returning citizen,” Rowe said, referencing the six months Barry served in federal prison in the early 1990s for drug charges.

It stated that the local authorities in Ferguson have continually deprived persons of their human rights and have knowingly carried out violations in the past.

The brief also asks for recommendations that would apply to the entire United States, including one where the attorney general and Department of Justice “must conduct a nationwide investigation of systematic police brutality and harassment in black and brown communities, and youth in particular.”

They also ask that the procedure and findings of this investigation “must be made publicly available.”

The United Nations says the recognition of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the

United States, remains to be seen.

What we can be assured of is that the parents of Michael Brown, and the legal network that supports the cry for solutions, are leaving no stone unturned.

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According to its website, the Committee Against Torture (CAT , also referenced here as the Committee) is a group of 10 independent specialists, including China and the U.S., that monitors the execution of the human rights rules under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment as evidence by activities of State parties. State parties are countries or nations that have signed on to be subject to the jurisdiction, or authority, of the Committee.

The United States agreed to be subject to CAT back in 1988. The Committee is in its 53rd session at the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, running from Nov. 3-28.

The parents of Michael

Brown were able to come before the Committee through one of the three main procedures for bringing a complaint of a violation of the provisions of any one of several human rights treaty.

The legal experts assisting the parents used the individual communications avenue under Article 22 of the Convention to get them in the door.

The Committee has to consider communications received by an individual against whom there have been alleged human rights violation or on behalf of the person who was allegedly violated. The Committee will not consider any individual complaint unless there is clear proof that “the individual has exhausted all available domestic remedies.”

A brief, or complaint, was submitted by a team of legal experts to the Committee.

world,’ and that one shall not be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

By far one of the more interesting aspects of this likely review of U.S. law enforcement proceedings by CAT is that, under Article 14 of the U.N. rules, the United States, if found to be a violator, must ensure that the victim of an act of torture obtains redress. Moreover, in the event that the victim dies, the victim (Michael Brown via his family) is entitled to an enforceable right of fair and adequate compensation.

The public has witnessed several stunts over the last two years in controversial legal cases involving the deaths of unarmed teens and adults.

The outcome of this global strategy for justice in Ferguson, and across the

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HEALTH Medicare Open Enrollment Oct. 15 - Dec. 7

Your health needs change from year to year. And, your health plan may change the benefits and costs each year too. That’s why it’s important to review your Medicare choices each fall. Compare your current plan to new options and see if you can lower some costs or to find a plan that better suit your needs. Open Enrollment is the one time of year when ALL people with Medicare can see

what new benefits Medicare has to offer and make changes to their coverage.

Whether you have Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage plan, you’ll still have the same benefits and security you have now: • Certain preventive benefits – including cancer screenings – are available at no

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cost to you when provided by qualified and participating health professionals. The annual wellness visit lets you sit down with your doctor and discuss your health care needs and the best ways to stay healthy.

• Medicare will notify you about plan performance and use its online Plan Finder to encourage enrollment in quality plans.

• In 2015, if you reach the “donut hole” in Medicare’s prescription drug benefit, you’ll get a 55% discount on covered brand name drugs and see increased savings on generic drugs.

It’s worth it to take the time to review and compare, but you don’t have to do it alone.

Medicare is available to help.

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• Visit Medicare.gov/find-a-plan to compare your current coverage with all of the options that are available in your area, and enroll in a new plan if you decide to make a

Encountering racism is stressful, but did you know that even the fear of discrimination can cause high blood pressure?

A report funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated to health and health care, found that hypervigilance—the tension and anxiety people feel when they fear they will experience discrimination— contributes to higher rates of hypertension among Blacks.

In cases where racism-related vigilance is low or absent, Blacks and Whites have similar levels of hypertension. But when people report chronic vigilance, the rates in Blacks rise significantly.

Disparities in hypertension are considered a significant contributor to health disparities overall in the United States.

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Don’t Turn a Blind Eye to Diabetic Eye Disease

• People with diabetes should have a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once a year to detect diabetic eye disease in its early stages.

• Early detection and timely treatment can reduce the risk of vision loss.

Projected increase of 1.2 million among African Americans Today, diabetes affects more than 29 million people in the United States or over 9 percent of the population. In addition, another 86 million American adults, more than one out of three individuals, have pre-diabetes, a condition that puts people at increased risk for diabetes.

Many African Americans are included in these statistics.

In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 13 percent of African Americans have diagnosed diabetes.

Although all people with diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, are at risk for diabetic eye disease, African Americans with diabetes are at higher risk of losing vision or going blind from the disease.

Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of eye problems that people with diabetes may face as a complication of the disease and includes cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. Diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease, is the leading cause of blindness in adults 20–74 years of age. According to the National Eye Institute (NEI), more than 800,000 African Americans have diabetic retinopathy, and this number is projected to increase to approximately 1.2 million people by 2030.

“The longer a person has diabetes, the greater is his or her risk of developing diabetic eye disease,” said Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., director of NEI. “If you have diabetes, be sure to have a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once a year. Don’t wait until you notice an eye problem to have an exam, because vision that is lost often cannot be restored.”

Diabetic eye disease often has no early warning signs, but it can be detected early and treated before vision loss occurs. If you have diabetes, you do not have to experience vision loss or blindness from the disease.

“In fact, with early detection, timely treatment, and appropriate follow-up care, people with advanced diabetic retinopathy can reduce their risk of blindness by 95 percent,” adds Suber Huang, M.D., M.B.A., chair of the Diabetic Eye Disease Subcommittee for NEI’s National Eye Health Education Program.

Research has shown that when people with diabetes maintain good control of blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol, they can slow the development and progression of diabetic eye disease. In addition to having a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once a year, people with diabetes should do the following to keep their health on TRACK: • Take your medications.

• Reach and maintain a healthy weight.

• Add physical activity to your daily routine.

• Control your blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol.

• Kick the smoking habit.

Diabetes is a serious disease, and its complications can result in vision loss. Don’t turn a blind eye to diabetic eye disease. If you have diabetes, schedule a comprehensive dilated eye exam and set your sight on healthy vision. For more information on diabetic eye disease and tips on finding an eye care professional or financial assistance for eye care, visit www.nei.nih.gov/diabetes or call NEI at 301–496–5248.

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Managing Diabetes for Optimum Quality of Life

By Marcia Ra-Akbar Special to the AFRO Living with Diabetes isn’t easy. The challenges involving the disease can be overwhelming at best. Monitoring blood levels throughout the day, finding the right foods to eat , and financing perscriptions can be alot to take in. Although exercise can give you the highest likelihood of success in your battle with diabetes, it isn’t without its challenges. A diabetic’s body responds differently to exercise than a healthy body. With that in mind use these simple exercise strategies to help you.

Benefits of Exercise

With type 2 diabetes, exercise improves the way your body uses insulin to control blood sugar. It also lowers the risk of developing other medical conditions associated with diabetes. For the greatest benefit, 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise is recommended.

Exercise Tips

As each person’s blood sugar responds differently to exercise, it’s important for diabetics to track blood glucose levels before, during, and after exercise to prevent dangerous fluctuations.

•Before beginning an exercise routine, speak with your doctor. Depending on your overall health, you may benefit from a test or two to see how exercise affects your heart.

• Record the effects different types of exercise have on your blood sugar. This is especially important if you’re out of shape or if you’re trying a new form of exercise or changing the intensity of your workouts.

• Add carbs to your diet the day you exercise and adjust your insulin accordingly.

Keep a small carb-filled snack or fruit drink nearby for an instant boost in case your blood sugar drops.

• To lower your risk of low blood sugar, stay on a regular schedule when it comes to exercise, meals, and medications.

• Be aware that strenuous exercise may cause the production of hormones that work against insulin, causing a rise in blood sugar.

You may need to adjust your insulin, diabetes medications, or calorie intake. Speak with your physician if you’re unsure how to adjust your medications.

• When you take your insulin should

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For more information, visit www.nei.nih.gov.

NEI supports more than $45 million in diabetes research and outreach, including the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCR.net), a collaboration of more than 300 physicians at more than 100 clinical sites across the United States.

About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the Nation’s medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

dictate when you exercise. This is a great question to ask your physician.

• It may be prudent to have an exercise partner or let someone nearby who knows of your condition and what steps to take if your blood sugar drops.

• In addition, wear a medical ID tag or bracelet or carry an ID card identifying you as a diabetic.

• To make sure it’s safe to exercise, test your blood sugar levels 30 minutes before exercising and then immediately prior to exercising to see if your levels remain stable or if they fall or rise during exercise.

• Test your blood sugar levels during and after exercising.

Exercise Guidelines

How should you react when you find out what your blood sugar levels are? If your blood sugar is lower than 100mg/dL, it may be unsafe to exercise. Eat some carbs and retest your levels before working out.

Blood sugar measuring between 100 and 250 mg/dL is a safe zone prior to exercise.

Take precaution if your blood sugar is 250 mg/dL or greater. Test your urine for ketones (substances created when fat is broken down by your body to be used as energy). A high level of ketones shows a low level of insulin. Exercising in this condition presents a dangerous risk of ketoacidosis, which requires immediate medical attention.

Stop Exercising If…

Low blood sugar is a risk during exercise.

Take precautions and if necessary, check your blood sugar every half hour. If your blood sugar drops to 70 mg/dL or lower, stop exercising immediately.

Also, sit out if you feel nervous, shaky, or confused. Eat a snack or drink some fruit juice to raise your glucose levels and regain feelings of normalcy. Then recheck your levels every 15 minutes until it’s safe to resume activity.

While exercise is so important for diabetics, you can’t ignore the possible risks.

It may be annoying to have to test your blood sugar so often, but the benefits of exercise are well worth it.

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N.C. NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Talks Moral Movement

Westat Ordered to Pay Discrimination Settlement DOL says more than 2,000 Blacks to Benefit

By Shantella Sherman Special to the AFRO

By Natascha Saunders Special to the AFRO

Photo by Natascha Saunders

Community members, leaders and activists of all ages from Virginia and the District of Columbia gathered at Busboys and Poets in Arlington, Va. on Nov. 10 to hear Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, president of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, share excerpts from his new book, Forward Together: A Moral Message for the Nation. The event was

“We need a recovering in this country of movement mentality that’s not bound by any one election.”

–Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II organized by the Advancement Project, a multi-racial civil rights organization.

This book signing was held to provide Barber with a platform to share insights on how the moral movement began, why it’s needed, the successes which have sustained this movement’s progress and where he sees this movement going in the future.

The talk given by Barber can be found within his book, which frames a spring 2013 gathering of 17 people in North Carolina protesting at the state legislature on matters passed by the General Assembly around health insurance, unemployment, labor and voting rights. Many of these activists were arrested.

From this demonstration, the moral movement grew into thousands of participants. More than 80,000 people gathered in a North Carolina rally protesting these same rights, which lead to these rallies being called, ‘Moral Mondays.’

“We call it ‘Moral Mondays’ because we were protesting for our scriptural and constitutional rights. And we selected Monday as the day to protest because the general assembly members are returning to session,” Barber said.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II speaks at the Nov. 10 event.

Barber frames these rallies as supporting basic spiritual and constitutional rights. “We need a recovering in this country of movement mentality that’s not bound by any one election,” he said at the book signing. “It’s not about constantly fighting. It’s about constantly pushing forward a moral agenda.” According to Barber, politics attempt to find the best compromise. But he insists that we must be for or against something in the moral movement.

“You are either for voting rights or against it. You are either for women’s rights or against it. You are for being a welcoming nation of immigrants or against it. Those are not principles you are to play around with.” Barber said to his captive audience.

In continuing to drive this moral movement, Barber emphasized the need to address those which call this movement religious or uncompromising. “Every movement that changed this country had a deep moral foundation. The abolitionists had to say they will not compromise with slavery, but that there will be no slavery. In the first reconstruction of the constitution equal protection under the law had to be a constitutional right, not a debate,” Barber said.

“The Civil Rights, Labor Movement, Voting Rights, New Deal and Abolitionist Movement all had an ‘I Have a Dream’ feel. There were some things they refused to believe. In order to conduct such movements it must start from the bottom up.

We need state-based movements with indigenous leadership rising up. We are building a coalition of Black, Whites, Asians, Republicans and Democrats of whom all believe in deeper values,” Barber said.

His dedication in talking about how and why we must support this movement was understood through his words, but felt through his tone. Understanding that we need to start from the bottom up was Dr. Barber’s key takeaway of his talk, and he further encouraged his audience to learn more by reading his new book.

In a legal settlement that could signal a shift in area contractor hiring practices, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently cited federal contractor Westat, Inc. for failure to provide equal employment opportunities to minorities and women, and ordered them to pay recompense. The contractor will pay a total of $1.5 million in back wages and interest to 3,835 affected applicants.

DOL’s investigation, through its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), found more than 4,000 applicants— 2,272 African Americans, 835 Asian Americans, 32 Hispanic Americans and 695 female job applicants at Westat’s Rockville, Md. headquarters and at field sites in California, Connecticut, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina and Tennessee, were systematically discriminated against.

“For more than 50 years, Westat has effectively harnessed the power of data to produce ground-breaking research,” said OFCCP Director Patricia A. Shiu. “That commitment to data integrity should also be applied to its employment practices so that every worker has a fair shot at getting a good job and so that every executive understands exactly who is getting hired and why.”

The conciliation agreement entered into by Westat and OFCCP resolves these and numerous other violations, including a failure to maintain and internally audit its own records. The agreement also follows a newly established rule prohibiting federal contractors from maintaining pay secrecy policies. Under the terms of the proposal, federal contractors and subcontractors may not fire or otherwise discriminate against any employee or applicant for discussing, disclosing or inquiring about their compensation or that of another employee or applicant.

“Workers cannot solve a problem unless they are able to identify it. And they cannot identify it if they aren’t free to talk about it without fear of reprisal,” said Shiu. “Pay transparency isn’t just good for workers. It’s good for business. Fairness and openness are great qualities for a company’s brand.”

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How Will the Exelon, Pepco Merger Affect Customers?

By LaTrina Antoine Washington D.C. Editor Chicago-based Exelon Corporation along with District of Columbia-based utility service provider, Pepco Holdings, Inc. are currently under going a process to merge. But, what does the $6.5 billion merger mean to customers?

According to Dave Velazquez, executive vice president and leader of the power delivery business at Pepco, absolutely nothing accept better reliability and a larger investment in the community.

“Nothing changes, but it gets better,” Valazquez told the AFRO during a meeting with AFRO Publisher John J. Oliver, Jr., President Benjamin Phillips and other paper executives. Also in attendance was Myra Oppel, regional communications vice president at Pepco Holdings, Melissa Sherrod, vice president of corporate affairs at Exelon and Valencia McClure, director of communications and corporate relations at BG&E, an Exelon subsidiary in central Maryland.

After the merger, Valazquez will become president and CEO of the Pepco Holdings’ utilities. Donna Cooper will also remain with Pepco as regional president.

A fact sheet on the merger said there would be no net involuntary merger-related job losses at Pepco and Delmarva Power for at least two years after the merger and Maryland’s economy would gain as many as 7,000 new jobs and up to $623 million in benefits.

Valazquez said the only thing changing is ownership with the merger, which is more of a cash transaction where Exelon is buying all of Pepco’s stock. “Bills will still have Pepco on them,” he said, noting that Exelon logo would be added at the bottom.

The combination of the companies will bring Exelon’s three top-performing electric and gas utilities together, including Baltimore Gas and Electric (BG&E) Company, Chicago-based

Commonwealth Edison Company and Philadelphia-based PECO along with Pepco Holding’s electric and gas utilities – Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco.

In order to complete the merger, the companies need approval from six regulatory agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Delaware Public Service Commission, the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the Maryland Public Service Commission and the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Files for approval were submitted in August.

The Virginia commission approved the merger in October. The full merger process is expected to take at least 12 months to complete, the executives said.

If all agencies approve the merger, Exelon will then become the largest utility in the midAtlantic, serving approximately 10 million customers, according to

“Nothing changes, but it gets better.”

– Dave Valazquez the Washington Business Journal.

Exelon’s website said that it expects to complete the process in the second or third quarter of 2015.

The merger would also introduce a new tool to Pepco Holdings’ community outreach with a Customer Investment Fund. According to a benefit fact sheet, Exelon would provide an aggregate amount of $43 million for a Customer Investment Fund in Pepco Holdings’ service territory.

Of that amount, $14 million would be available for the Customer Investment Fund in D.C., which would be based on the number of customers in the District. According to Exelon’s website, the fund would help support low-income customers and provide funding for bill credits, and energy efficiency measures.

Exelon executives conveyed that the company shares Pepco Holdings’ commitment to the

local communities it serves. The company is committed to exceeding Pepco’s 2013 $1.6 million in charitable contributions and local community support. “It is part of our responsibility to make sure these communities are healthy,” Sherrod said.

With the merger, Exelon will also incorporate a 2020 plan. The plan will reduce, offset or displace more than 17.5 million metric tonnes of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2020. The goal encompasses three broad areas of focus – reduce or offsett Exelon’s carbon footprint, help customers and communities reduce their GHG emissions and offer more low-carbon electricity in the marketplace.

According to Exelon’s fact sheet, the company is willing to face financial penalties if Pepco and Delmarva Power do not meet their planned reduction targets.

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mission of the school.”

White-Hood formerly worked as chief academic officer at Maya Angelou Public Charter School in the District and served as principal at several public schools in Prince George’s County, Md. She was named Maryland State Principal of the Year, Washington Post Distinguished Principal and Prince George’s County Public Schools’ Outstanding Educator. She was also selected as a Milken Family Educator and received a $25,000 award. With over 30 years of experience in education, she believes she can bring restoration to Potomac.

“Young principals go in with new data and new information, but sometimes when you have a seasoned person who’s used to working with parents and children and can see through issues in a moment’s notice, you get a difference,” she said.

An aggressive student recruitment campaign included reaching out to former students, having parents act as ambassadors and reaching out to students who attended schools that closed in some of D.C.’s east-of-the-river neighborhoods.

While the student recruitment goal was aimed at 300, the campaign was able to bring in 425 students for the 2014-2015 school year.

The school’s new curriculum and culture is catered toward academic acceleration, character development and arts-infused courses that reach, teach and inspire students. Additionally, as

“We’re addressing and looking at things through different lenses.” –Marian White-Hood

Photo by Rob Roberts

Formerly known as Potomac Lighthouse PCS, the school has existed in Ward 5 for nearly 10 years, but has a past reputation of high turnover rates among leadership and teachers.

some students face homelessness, live-in foster care or singleparent households, the school’s new holistic approach also addresses the social well-being of students.

“We’re addressing and looking at things through different lenses,” said White-Hood. “A lot of the activities that we’re doing now are developmentally sound and socially relevant to

the children.”

Guest speakers for the dedication ceremony included Kenyan McDuffie, Ward 5 councilmember, Dr. Ramona Edelin, executive director at the D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools and Mark Jones, Ward 5 representative at the State Board of Education.

Potomac’s new staff members also include Eugene Randall as dean of students and Steven Foster as director of operations.

Additionally, over 50 percent of the school’s teachers are African American males who participate in a professional development program where they are monitored and supported to be successful.

“We’re pushing up on our 10-year review,” said WhiteHood. “We’re going to continue our turnaround plan moving forward and we hope to have excellent results.”

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EDITORIAL

Should the Congressional Black Caucus Give Utah Congresswoman-Elect Mia Love a Shot?

(November 11, 2014) - Mia Love made history when she became the first Black woman to be elected to Congress as a Republican. Representing Utah’s 4th District, the daughter of Haitian immigrants is even more noteworthy because she is a member of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints, a religion that up until 1978 did not allow Black men to be ordained into its priesthood.

Love exploded onto the national consciousness on November 4th, when she went from mayor of Saratoga Springs to member of Congress. One of the many questions about Love is whether she will join the Congressional Black Caucus. The CBC is meant to be a voice for people of color, regardless of political affiliation. And while all of its current members are Democrats, Republicans who happen to be Black have joined it in the past, including former Representatives Allen West and Gary Franks. J.C. Watts-famously--declined to join the group although he did go on to work with the NAACP and advocate for HBCUs. Newly elected South Carolina Senator Tim Scott declined to join when he was elected to the House in 2010.

While Love’s politics are typical for a Republican of today--she opposes Obamacare, does not think the flood of guns on our streets needs to stemmed and says all business taxes should be lowered—her positions on these issues would not rule her out for membership. The question is nevertheless why would Love want to join the CBC? When she first ran for Congress in 2012 she said she would eliminate student aid, end public housing aid and rental assistance. And while she has moderated some of these positions they would certainly raise eyebrows among CBC members.

Love is not the only Black Republican elected last week. Will Hurd was elected to represent the 23rd district in Texas and shares many of her views on gun control, taxes and Obamacare. But her pioneering

status has certainly attracted more national attention. However, if she had her druthers, people would stop thinking of her as a pioneer despite the fact that her backstory makes her so compelling. Asked about that status the day after the election she told CNN: “Well, first of all, I think what we need to mention here is this has nothing do with race. Understand that Utahans have made a statement that they’re not interested in dividing Americans based on race or gender, that they want to make sure that they are electing people who are honest and who are — who have integrity, who could be able to go out and actually make sure that we represent the values that they hold dear.

And that’s really what made history here. It’s that race, gender, had nothing to do with it. Principles had everything to do with it, and Utah values had everything to do with it. And so that’s the history that we made here.”

Her positions may serve her well in Utah but such are dramatically insensitive to those in Utah or elsewhere who are economically deprived and need a more responsive government approach to assist in societal situations they may often get mired in beyond their control. Elements unfortunately all too visible in the earth quake ravaged country she left behind.

In spite of her positions, a possible value Love may bring to the CBC is as a communication conduit to the conservative Republicans who in January take control of Congress. Not only may she assist the CBC to understand conservative positions and strategies, but in return serve as a mechanism for increasing the conservative sensitivity to issues important to the Black community. Absent her willingness or ability to work with the CBC in this and other meaningful ways, her presence in the midst of the CBC would only be window dressing benefitting no one.

COMMENTARY

Why Democrats Lost the Midterms

Now that the dust has settled after our nation’s 2014 elections across the country, here is my two cents worth on what has happened during the last couple of years, and what it means now.

First and foremost, congratulations to the National Republican Committee. They had a 50-state plan, and they implemented their plan with dogmatic discipline and with little or no deviation by candidates, or state strategists’ preferences.

Wellington E. During the election, I was in Webb four different states and heard the same theme uttered from Republican candidate to Republican candidate in all four of them: “This Democratic candidate “X” voted 99 percent of the time with Obama. This Democratic candidate “Y” voted with Obama 92 percent of the time.” This theme resonated in every state that I visited. It was clear that this strategy was initiated at the highest levels of the Republican Party and was expected to be carried out in every race in the country where there was a Republican candidate who had served in an elected position and there was an opportunity to line up on the “Republican side” of issues or on the “Obama side” of issues in the forefront of the American people.

In my home state of Colorado, I was afraid that we Democrats were going to lose the U.S. Senate race, the governor’s race, and the majority hold to both chambers of the Colorado legislature.

My having served on the most recent Colorado Reapportionment Commission in 2010, where we crafted the districts based upon access to a fair process for candidates from each predominant party, I thought that the House and the Senate of Colorado were competitive but with a positive edge of advantage to Democrats in that Democrats had been at a disadvantage up to 2010.

However, given the lack of passion for the principles for which many Democratic elected officials coupled with victories on other

issues over the past six years, two days before the 2014 midterm election, I was fearful that we were going to lose it all in Colorado. Our Democratic base did not vote its winning capacity, and the Republican ground game was also better than ours.

Of the political consultants the Democratic Party had hired, very few, if any, minority consultants were contracted to fill in their blind spots on data mining for voters. This same unsuccessful strategy model was applied on Amendment 66 in Colorado as well.

Unfortunately, we Democrats had little to no respect for, and therefore almost invisible identification with, the accomplishments of President Obama, who had accumulated a litany of successes. We, as Democrats, should have been proud of and owned up to our record of sterling accomplishments from 2008 to 2014; gasoline prices are down, unemployment is down, health care accessibility is available to all, and, we even justifiably assassinated Osama Bin Laden. Not once, did we mention one Democratic success. This omission was the most shameful outcome of this 2014 election.

We ran away from our successes – and Republicans fought against them, even though our efforts improved the lives of Americans.

We should have been talking about everything from increasing the minimum wage across the nation to fighting to protect Medicare and Social Security and providing a national security plan to protect America. But we didn’t. Shame on us Democrats for not amplifying our improvements to the country.

Elections are cyclical, and if we don’t have a message that resonates at the national level, the state level, and to the legislative

level, we Democrats, will be a minority party and our nation’s minorities will be shoved back into the shadows of not mattering once again. The Democratic Party’s national leaders are going to have to broaden their consultant base to include younger pundits and more minorities into their think tanks for successful elections in the future.

Lastly, mail ballots work better for higher income level voters than for middle and lower level income voters. As columnist George Will once asked, “In our democracy, is it too much to ask for voters to go to the polls to vote in person?” I think not.

Wellington Webb served as mayor of Denver from 1991-2003.

He is the only mayor in U.S. who has served as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, president of the National Conference of Black Mayors, and president of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors.

The Question Black Conservatives Always Avoid

Bill Fletcher Jr. NNPA Columnist

Like everyone else, I am processing the November election results. I will write more about that later, but there was a radio exchange that I heard the night prior to the election that really got me thinking.

On my way home from Baltimore, where I had been doing some electoral work, I found myself listening to a radio program that was addressing the upcoming election. The focus of the program was the Maryland governor’s race, which pitted African American, Democrat Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown against Larry Hogan, a White Republican who eventually won

the race.

This program appeared to be oriented towards African Americans.

A good deal of the air time was consumed with criticisms of the Brown campaign; mainly correct criticisms I might add. Yet, on the program there was an African American who had served in the administration of former Maryland Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich. She was making the case for voting for Hogan and dismissing anything positive that had taken place under current Gov. Martin O’Malley and his Lt. Gov. Brown.

At one point in the discussion, this Hogan supporter did something very interesting. She quickly made reference to mistakes that Republicans had committed around the country (she did not say what mistakes); made reference to racism existing in both parties (of course!); and then went on to say that all politics is local and that people should give Hogan a look.

I was amazed that no one else on this radio program, at least while I was listening, pursued this issue. No one asked the obvious question: “Why should African Americans support someone from a political party that has carried out an orchestrated strategy to deny

African Americans the vote?”

I have yet to hear a Black conservative address this and I ask myself, “Why?” How can someone who is Black ignore the fact that race is central in the Republican Party’s messages? How can someone ignore the fact that in Republican dominated state legislatures, statutes have been advanced that make it more difficult rather than less difficult for minorities, youth and senior citizens to vote?

No one asked this sister anything like that. They acted as if now governor-elect Hogan exists in some sort of bubble and does not have to address the well-planned, and orchestrated efforts to narrow the electorate rather than expand it.

So, to my Black conservative friends, would you please take a moment and respond to this simple question: How can you remain silent on voter suppression and, worse, endorse a party that has made that part of their strategy?

Thanks in advance.

Bill Fletcher. Jr. is the host of The Global African on TelesurEnglish. He is a racial justice, labor and global justice activist and writer. Follow him on Facebook and www.billfletcherjr.com.

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EdFest to Showcase D.C. Public Schools

EdFEST, an annual event that showcases the city’s many public school options (PK3 through 12th grade) will kick off Nov. 22 at the D.C. Armory, located at 2001 East Capitol St. S.E. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Parking for the event is free. Participants can meet representatives from more than 175 DCPS and public charter schools, find out, first hand, about each school’s programs and services, including special education and services for

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Round House Theatre to Debut Reinvented ‘Nutcracker’ Round House Theatre continues its 2014/15 season

The Dorothy I. Height/Benning Library is forming a Friends group.

at 6 p.m. on the lower level of the library, located at 3935 Benning Road N.E. For more information, email: rworld20017@yahoo.com.

EdFEST showcases the city’s many public school options.

English Language Learners (ELLs), learn about My School DC, the online common lottery, and get a handson introduction to the lottery process from My School DC staff, explore social and educational programs from city agencies and enjoy recreational activities for all.

The D.C. Department of Health, Department of Parks and Recreation, Public Library will participate as well.

Interpretation in sign language, Spanish, Amharic, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and French will be available throughout the day.

Benning Library Group to Hold Meeting Dec. 1

The Dorothy I. Height/Benning Library is forming a Friends group. The group’s basic mission is to promote library services, raise funds for special events and advocate for the library. The next meeting is Dec. 1

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Round House Theatre continues its 2014/15 season with “The Nutcracker.”

Prince George’s County Deltas to Host Holiday Dinner Dance Gala

The nonprofit Prince George’s County Delta Alumnae Foundation will host its annual Holiday Splendor Dinner Dance Gala on Dec. 5 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Martin’s Camelot , located at 13905 Old Central Ave in Upper Marlboro, Md. Tickets for the affair are $65 and can be obtained by e-mail at info@

The Prince George’s County Delta Alumnae Foundation will host its annual Holiday Splendor Dinner Dance Gala.

with a magical, fresh new take on a beloved classic – “The Nutcracker,” a holiday musical created by Tommy Rapley, Jake Minton, Phillip Klapperich, and Kevin O’Donnell. Directed by the award-winning Joe Calarco, “The Nutcracker” makes its area premiere at Round House Theatre, located at 4545 East-West Highway from Nov. 26 to Dec. 28, 2014. Performances are Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m.

Wednesdays through Fridays offer the best availability.

There’s a special holiday performance on Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m. (There are no performances on Nov. 27, Dec. 2, 24, and 25.) Tickets range in price from $10 to $45 and may be purchased by calling 240.644.1100, by ordering online at www.RoundHouseTheatre.org, or in person at the box office.

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Carolyn Berkowitz, managing vice president, community affairs, Capital One and Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat, president/ CEO, Washington Area Women’s Foundation

Pamela Jones, Crittentan Services, Veronica Santos, Comcast, Alma Alfaro, GWLTCC, Katherine Jolomon, City Year and Sylvia Cyrus, Association for the Study of African American Life and History

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Artis HampshireCowan, recipient of the Visionary Award

Beverly Perry, former PEPCO executive, Michael Akin, chair, board of directors, GWUL and Kimi Alfonso

Camella Maford, Regina Timmons and Anglatetta Glymph

Yvette Butler, president, Capital One Financial Advisors, the presenting sponsor

Three Washington-area residents who use their unique talents, resources and abilities to increase opportunities for women and girls received Visionary Awards at the Washington Area Women’s Foundation’s Annual Leadership Luncheon on Oct. 23 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in NW Washington, DC. The luncheon’s theme was “Here. Now. For Her.” and builds on the national momentum for the economic advancement of women and girls. The Visionary Awards recipients are recognized for their commitment to advancing women and girls in the Washington region. The recipients were Gina Adams, Corporate VP for Government Affairs, FedEx; Artis Hampshire-Cowan, Senior VP and Secretary at Howard University and Barbara Krumsiek, Chair, President and CEO, Calvert Investments. “The Visionary Award recognizes dedicated trailblazers for their exceptional work supporting women and girls on their path to prosperity. This year’s honorees exemplify the commitment and impact the award was designed Guest to celebrate. As advocates and architects of change each understands and demonstrates speaker the power of—and great need for—investing in women and girls, and we are Natalia Oberti thrilled to honor them,” said Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat, President and Noguera, founder/CEO, CEO of Washington Area Women’s Foundation. The annual Leadership Luncheon Pipeline Fellowship brought civic, corporate and community leaders together to share this important message and galvanize support for future work.

Marcella Jones, Visionary Award recipient Gina Adams and Debbi Jarvis

Telackah Brooks, Bell B. OBrren, Charnita Mise, Pandit Wright and Jeannette Frett

NCNW members hosting their invited their guests

Visionary Award recipient, Barbara Krumsiek, president/CEO, Calvert Investments

Nakeisha Neal Jones, Lesli Foster, WUSA9 News Now and Shirley Marcus Allen

Entertainment by the Girl Scouts Junior Troop #5034, Girl scouts Cadette Troop #5203 and Girl Scout Seniors Photo by Rob Roberts

Mother and daughter NCNW members Alethea Wells and Esther Bates

Karmen Walker Brown, wife of Lt. Governor Anthony Brown; Catherine Leggett, wife of Nearly 105 beautiful Black women filled the hall of the BauerMontgomery Drive Recreation Center in Rockville, MD for the annual ‘Afternoon Kendall Isadore, of Tea and Hats’ membership drive on Sat/ Sept 27, 2014 hosted by theExecutive, Montgomery County, Maryland Section of the National County jazz violinist Leggett Council of Negro Women(NCNW), Inc. During the event, sevenIke new members joined NCNW; of the seven, Iona Calhoun, joined as a

Publicity Committee: Alice Scipio, chairwoman; Joan Stanard, co-chairwoman

Life Member; other new members were Eva Griffin, Linda Hale, Marcella Hill, Mary Myers-Nelson, Sandra Rutherford, and Monique d’Almeida. Special appearances were the First Lady of Montgomery County and NCNW member, Catherine Leggett (wife of Montgomery County Executive, Ike Leggett) along with the Second Lady of Maryland, Karmen Walker Brown (wife of Lt Governor, Anthony Brown). Musical selections performed by the talented and beautiful Kendall Isadore.

NCNW members and their guests Some of the 2014 - 2015 new members Education Committee (Standing) Barbara Williams, Brenda Wolff (Sitting) Crystal Lee, Juanita Goudy, and Junella Young

NCNW members and their guests

New 2014 - 2015 officers (Standing) Jennifer Washington, historian; Carole Hyman, corresponding secretary; Glenda Harris, 1st vice president; Crystal Lee, recording secretary; Shirley Wilson, treasurer; Toian Vaughn, 2nd vice president (Sitting) Juanita Goudy, president; Willie Barrett, parliamentarian; Maxine Jenkins, former president; Katie Whitley, chaplain; and Geraldine White, 3rd vice president

Nearly 105 beautiful Black women filled the hall of the Bauer Drive Recreation Center in Rockville, MD for the annual ‘Afternoon of Tea and Hats’ membership drive on Sat/ Sept 27, 2014 hosted by the Montgomery County, Maryland Section of the National Council of Negro Women(NCNW), Inc. During the event, seven new members joined NCNW; of the seven, Iona Calhoun, joined as a Life Member; other new members were Eva Griffin, Linda Hale, Marcella Hill, Mary Myers-Nelson, Sandra Rutherford, and Monique d’Almeida. Special appearances were the First Lady of Montgomery County and NCNW member, Catherine Leggett (wife of Montgomery County Executive, Ike Leggett) along with the Second Lady of Maryland, Karmen Walker Brown (wife of Lt Governor, Anthony Brown). Musical selections performed by the talented and beautiful Kendall Isadore.

Membership Committee (Standing) Juanita Jordan; Glenda Harris, Formenr Chairwoman; and Laurette Davis (Sitting) Evalena Washington; Anne Ohene-Twum; Juanita Goudy; Toian Vaughn and Ann Davis

NCNW members and their guests

Ways & Means Committee (Standing) Patricia Bradley; Carol Jefferson; and Janice Jeter (Sitting) Faye Gregg; Anne Ohene-Twum; Junella Young; Joan Stanard; and Katie Whitley Photos by Rob Roberts

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HBCU NEWS

Hampton University Opens Veterans Lounge On Nov. 10, Hampton University hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate its newest initiative for matriculating students who are veterans, a Veterans Lounge. The fully furnished space is inside the Willie O. Lawton Building where all HUUC students, mostly non-traditional, currently attend accelerated evening classes. HU President Dr. William R. Harvey was in attendance at the event along with Julie Gifford, the regional military liaison for the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

“The veteran lounge/space will promote a culture of trust and connectedness for our veteran students,” said HUUC Dean Almarie Munley. “In addition it will serve as a resource space where veterans can collect

information about applying for educational benefits in support of their personal and career goals.”

Administrators said the effort is an active response to President Barack Obama’s ‘ 8 keys to Veterans’ Success’ initiative, which has called on institutions of higher learning to help veterans and service members transition into the classroom successfully.

HUUC began by serving veterans and military in 1969 with an off campus program at Fort Monroe.

U.S. News and World Report recently ranked HU #2 for best colleges serving veterans.

“Now, HUUC has expanded its services,” Munley said. “The Veterans Lounge/Space is the first step towards several developments to come to serve our veteran community.”

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Soaring Above the Mayhem: UMES’ Harry is College Hoops’ Top Mascot

Hardwood aficionados have spoken, and the nation’s No. 1 college basketball mascot is: UMES’ Harry T. Hawk.

At least that’s according to College Court Report, an upstart website committed to chronicling all things hoops taking place in arenas across higher education’s landscape.

Harry T. easily won an online bracketstyle competition styled after the NCAA’s immensely popular tournament known as March Madness. Collectively, Harry T. tallied a whopping 76.3 percent of votes in defeating six opponents (big)-head-to-(big)-head.

College Court Report chose 64 mascots from colleges or universities that play Division 1 basketball and created a winand-move on contest it dubbed the Mascot Mayhem Challenge.

Harry bested other birds like UNCWilmington’s Sammy the Seahawk, The Oregon Duck and YoUDee from the University of Delaware. Testudo from the University of Maryland College Park and Duke’s Blue Devil tried to compete, too, but just couldn’t wing it.

In the end, it was the big guy from Princess Anne who emerged from the tournament’s “West” bracket, defeating Bradley University’s Kaboom in the final round of voting that closed Nov. 8.

Harry T. does not grant interviews but issued a statement through UMES’ athletics department expressing “sincere gratitude” to everyone who voted for him over the past several weeks.

“I’ve watched our women’s bowling team win national championships, our women’s volleyball and men’s cross-country teams win conference titles,” Harry T.’s statement said, “and it’s humbling to now be in their company.”

UMES athletics director Keith Davidson called Harry’s win “a real feather in our cap.

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That missing data point threw off our calculation. However, we were able to track down the missing number, and we recalculated accordingly.

Spelman now ranks at #3 on our list.”

BestColleges.com coined itself as a resource for prospective college students, who are looking to choose colleges or universities that are right for them. Through its use of student surveys, faculty surveys, independent research ranking systems and input of credible sources, the website has created a database of schools in the U.S. to help students and their families learn more about their options in the United States.

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By Maria Adebola AFRO Staff Writer The website BestColleges.com recently put out its own ranking of the top 30 historically Black colleges and universities or HBCUs in the United States and Morehouse College came out at the top of the heap.

By using its “established rankings methodology,” the website ranked the Atlanta institution as No. 1.

Taking second place was Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Spelman College in Atlanta took third place.

BestColleges.com devises its ranking by factoring colleges’ and universities’ acceptance rates, retention rates, SAT and ACT scores of each school’s incoming class and graduation and enrollment rates.

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education said it reached out to BestColleges.com to ask why Spelman College – who ranked first last month on U.S. World & News Report

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Hearty congratulations.”

Harry’s campaign got a familial boost in mid-October when his nephew, HH3, signed on to help with the ever-expanding list of duties that go with being UMES’ popular goodwill ambassador.

While Harry was swooping up votes, HH3 assumed the unofficial role of spokesbird and campaign manager, making public appearances on and off campus. A key endorsement came from the Birds-of-aFeather Flock Together Apolitical Action Committee headed by close friend, Sherman the Shorebird of Salisbury.

“If I wanted to prove I am the ‘best,’” Harry T. said in his acceptance statement, “I knew I would have to follow Horace Greeley’s advice: ‘go West, young hawk.”

“I did – and I am humbled by this honor,” Harry T. said, adding an emphatic, “Hawk Pride!”

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ARTS & CULTURE

‘We be Readin’ Book Club Celebrates 25 Years of Literary Fellowship

By Barbara Walker and Pat Wheeler Special to the AFRO The invitation read, “ For some time now, I have been thinking about starting a literary guild or book club where members come together once a month to discuss the literature of the African diaspora.” This letter was mailed in February 1989 and was the beginning of a 25-year reading experience.

Pat Wheeler who sent the letter, along with Debra Woods, started the African American Literary Guild: We be Readin’. Last month, Oct. 25, the 18-member coed book club celebrated 25 years of continuous reading.

Book club members representing a variety of professions including psychology, communications, engineering, photography and the ubiquitous Washington attorneys engage in lively, wide-ranging discussions, which while primarily focusing on the African American and Black diaspora experiences can also include other general literature. The book discussions are held once a month and while the group discusses the book, the conversations usually end up with discussions on politics, the arts and just about any topic currently in the news.

The group celebrated their 25th anniversary in a special way; they invited

other book club members to participate in a panel about their clubs experiences and reading habits. The celebration also included a fun skit about a book club member’s failure to read a book as promised with dire consequences, a tribute to book club members who

“Part of the longevity of our book club lies in the diversity of our members’ personalities, work and life experiences. This diversity informs each person’s perspective.

But it is what we share in common that binds us.”

– Jason Miccolo Johnson The late historian John Hope Franklin speaks to the group about his book ‘Runaway Slaves.’ have passed away and a presentation about our favorite books.

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson was the favorite book that members read in the last five years. One member designated the book her favorite because of its “depth, educational value and clear coherent explanation of our life stories.”

Other top choices were Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King, The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis and Outliers by

Malcolm Gladwell.

Favorite fiction reads included I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett, Home by Toni Morrison, Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi Durrow and Little Green by Walter Mosley.

We be Readin’ members also discussed what makes the book club so special to them. Jason Miccolo Johnson, a professional photographer, put it this way, “Part of the longevity of our book club lies in the diversity of our members’ personalities, work

success of the group, “Everyone’s voice is heard. Each book club meeting brings new revelations about ourselves. We don’t always agree on everything, which makes our discussions that much spicier and memorable.

We can fuss and discuss, argue and say nasty things, but in the end, we do respect each other, which is a prerequisite to staying.”

And another charter member, Kathleen Halley, adds, “Members bring their individual histories and personal experiences to our discussions. I have loved hearing the many life stories and varied opinions of members. I am moved by and enjoy the revealing, poignant, and often hilarious story-telling that takes place during our secondSunday gatherings.”

A member who moved to Arizona came back to Washington for the October celebration. “While we may have changed physically over these 25 years, we still retain the intellectual curiosity, – JoAnn Henry flexibility and humor that has sustained us over that time. and life experiences. This diversity informs What I miss most about no longer residing each person’s perspective. But it is what in the D.C. area are family and friends, and I we share in common that binds us. We are count all of you as my friends,” said Michael relatively of the same generation and share Mobley. a certain type of ‘old school’ upbringing Over the years, the book club has seen many changes in the membership but the and culture. We are passionate. We are thoughtful. We are gregarious. We are group continues to evolve and grow. Henry independent. Yet, we are supportive of each summed it up the best, “Over the past 25 other.” years we’ve rejoiced at weddings, held JoAnn Henry, one of the book club’s steadfast at funerals and welcomed new charter members, gave her reasons for the babies and grand-babies into the world.”

“We don’t always agree on everything, which makes our discussions that much spicier and memorable. We can fuss and discuss, argue and say nasty things, but in the end, we do respect each other, which is a prerequisite to staying.”

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Oct. 25 anniversary celebration included former and present members.

New Racially Diverse ‘Emojis’ to Come in 2015

By Maria Adebola AFRO Staff Writer A new wave of visual diversity will soon rea ch the screens of avid emoji users. Unicode Consortium, the developer of emoji—digital pictures or icons used to express an idea or emotion—announced Oct. 4 that there will be a range of new skin tones in its Unicode Version 8.0, which will be launched June 2015.

The draft proposal written by the company’s co-founder and President Mark Davis and Apple engineer Peter Edberg details that the new version will include a modifier that will allow users to adjust the skin tone of their emoji.

“People all over the world want to have emoji that reflect more human diversity, especially for skin tone,” the draft reads. Before they gained worldwide popularity, emoji were originally developed

in 1999 for Japanese mobile phones. By 2000, however, a proposal was created to convert these Japanese characters for a global audience.

In its newest configuration, the Unicode Version will have five modifiers that are

based off of six skin tones derived from the Fitzpatrick scale. The Fitzpatrick skin scale is the standard used in dermatology to identify or classify skin shade based on how easily someone burns or tans. The modifiers act

as color swatches. When the preferred color swatch combined with any existing character, it produces the intended emoji skin tone.

Though the idea of increased diversity among emoji might be good news to their users, Mashable reports that technology gurus such as Apple and Google aren’t required to adopt the new characters.

In other words, for these technology giants to adopt the new version in 2015, they will need to update their operating systems to support the new emoji modifiers. According to AppleInsider, the company did confirm in March that it was working with the Unicode Consortium to update the standard emoji with an ethnically diverse set of characters. Though many have applauded the efforts of the company’s attempt at inclusivity, the proposed draft is currently still a work in progress, according to Mashable.

November 15, 2014 - November 21, 2014, The Afro-American

Bowie State Ends Season with Third Straight Win

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By Perry Green AFRO Sports Editor Graduate student Matthew Goggans tossed four touchdowns as the Bowie State University Bulldogs closed out their season with a bang, beating Elizabeth City State, 35-30, on Nov. 8 at Bulldogs Stadium in Bowie, Md. It marked the third straight win for Bowie State and the fifth win of the last six games.

The Bulldogs scored the first points of the game on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Goggans in the first quarter. But Elizabeth City State bounced back to score 10 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 10-7 lead into halftime.

Bowie State, however, reclaimed the lead after the break with a touchdown run by graduate student Kendall Jefferson, followed by another touchdown pass from Goggans, giving the Bulldogs a 20-10 lead midway through the third quarter.

Elizabeth City State cut the lead to 20-17 just seconds before the end of the quarter.

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But the Bulldogs pushed their lead up to 27-17 with a third touchdown pass by Goggans, just minutes into the fourth quarter. Goggans later connected on his fourth touchdown pass of the day to extend Bowie State’s lead to 35-17 midway through the fourth quarter.

Elizabeth City State scored two straight touchdowns in attempt of a comeback, but ran out of time as the Bulldogs held on to a 35-30 victory.

Goggans completed 32-of56 pass attempts for 368 passing yards and four touchdowns.

Junior receiver Gary Cropper led the Bulldogs with eight catches for 119 yards.

Quarterback Tyrell Houghton led Elizabeth City State with four touchdowns of his own, along with 485 passing yards, but also tossed a critical interception.

Bowie State ends its season with a 5-5 overall record, 5-2 against the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) opponents.

‘Larger Than Life’ Some people who have had the opportunity to interact with Sam Lacy see him as a man with a special talent, and others see him as larger than life. I have to admit that throughout my life I have taken a seat on both sides of the aisle.

I thought when I reached the final chapter of “He Made a Difference,” I had covered his journey thoroughly, but upon reflection I realized I had only scratched the surface. The following is an account of some of the things I find interesting and should not be omitted when telling Sam’s story.

Sam and I shared the same godmother. Rachel was sister to my grandmother and wore the Shinnecock heritage proudly. My parents both worked, and I spent my days in the care of Rachel and my grandmother. She was my great aunt, babysitter, teacher, playmate and friend. The one flaw I discovered in her make-up was her fear of motorized transportation. She would walk from Maine to Florida before she got on a bus.

On one of her ventures to downtown, she took a few shortcuts. Lo and behold, as she saved a few steps cutting through an alley, she came upon Sam cutting school to play baseball with his delinquent buddies. Assuming the role of the proper Shinnecock aunt, she dropped a lecture on them that left them with beet red ears. And, Sam had to face the music when he came home.

Sam was a very clean person. He never passed a shower he didn’t like. My mom was fond of telling the story of Sam showing up for their wedding, and as he walked down the aisle, every step he took foot powder would squirt out of his shoes.

I remember the year the Santa Clause myth went out of the window. I received an archery set for Christmas. The bow was a little too hard for a 5-year-old to string. So, helpful dad stepped in to string the bow. I heard this snap and a moment later a sound that resembled a cuss word, and there stood Sam with two pieces of the bow in his hand. I am not sure, but I think I heard the tom-toms beating which would be fitting to match the red in his face. The next day he came from work with a new archery set. It occurred to me that Santa and Pop shopped at the same store.

As a kid I was taught to remain in place if we got separated. Boarding a New York subway train, I was shuffled back by the rushing adults and I missed the train.

Remembering my lessons, I refused the aid of a man offering to help. Amid the argument, Sam disembarked from the train returning from the other direction.

This lesson came back in reverse on one occasion when I became an adult. We were on our way to the racetrack. We were in separate cars, and I was following Sam. Abruptly, he changed lanes and took the exit ramp. I was stuck in my lane, but I remembered my lessons. I made it to the return lane, and spotted a car with a bunch of guys with their heads buried in the newspaper. I thought, “These guys must be going to the track.” I followed them, and sure enough, Sam was waiting when I arrived. Lesson learned.

“I thought when I reached the final chapter of ‘He Made a Difference,’ I had covered his journey thoroughly, but upon reflection I realized I had only scratched the surface.”

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unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May TYPESET: Wed Nov 05 11:40:57 EST 2014 TYPESET: Tue Nov 11 14:40:43 2014 TYPESET: Tue Nov 04 13:00:48 EST 2014 2015. EST Claims against LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES 14, the decedent shall be presented to the underSuperior Court of Superior Court of signed with a copy to the Superior Court of the District of the District of the District of Register of Wills or filed District of Columbia District of Columbia District of Columbia with the Register of Wills PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION with a copy to the underWashington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. signed, on or before May 20001-2131 20001-2131 20001-2131 14, 2015, or be forever Administration No. Administration No. Administration No. barred. Persons believed 2014ADM1115 2014ADM807 2014ADM1131 to be heirs or legatees of Thelma H. Scipio David Lockhart Sr. Sandra Gaddy the decedent who do not Decedent Decedent AKA receive a copy of this noNOTICE OF NOTICE OF Sandra Lavern Gaddy tice by mail within 25 APPOINTMENT, APPOINTMENT, Decedent days of its first publicaNOTICE TO NOTICE TO NOTICE OF tion shall so inform the CREDITORS CREDITORS APPOINTMENT, Register of Wills, includAND NOTICE TO AND NOTICE TO NOTICE TO ing name, address and UNKNOWN HEIRS UNKNOWN HEIRS CREDITORS relationship.

Karen V. Scipio-Skinner, M a r v a D . L o c k h a r t , Date of Publication: AND NOTICE TO whose addressis 14700 whose address is 510 November 14, 2014 UNKNOWN HEIRS Jones Bridge Road; Karen Wilis, whose ad- L a m o n t S t r e e t N W, Name of newspaper: Bowie, MD 20721, was dress is 3721 18th St. Washington DC 20010 Afro-American appointed personal re- NE, Washington DC was appointed personal Washington presentative of the estate 20018, was appointed representative of the Law Reporter of Thelma H. Scipio, who personal representative estate of David Lockhart Michelle L. Sedgewick died on August 30, 2014 of the estate of Sandra Sr., who died on SeptemPersonal with a will, and will serve G a d d y A K A S a n d r a ber 28, 2012 without a Representative without Court supervi- Lavern Gaddy who died will, and will serve withsion. All unknown heirs on December 11, 2011 out Court supervision. All TRUE TEST COPY a n d h e i r s w h o s e with a will, and will serve unknown heirs and heirs REGISTER OF WILLS whereabouts are un- without Court supervi- whose whereabouts are TYPESET: Tue Nov 11 14:39:49 EST 2014 known shall enter their sion. All unknown heirs unknown shall enter their 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/14 appearance in this a n d h e i r s w h o s e appearance in this proceeding. Objections whereabouts are un- proceeding. Objections Superior Court of to such appointment (or known shall enter their to such appointment the District of to the probate of de- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s shall be filed with the District of Columbia cedent´s will) shall be proceeding. Objections Register of Wills, D.C., PROBATE DIVISION filed with the Register of to such appointment (or 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Washington, D.C. Wills, D.C., 515 5th to the probate of de- Floor Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Street, N.W., 3rd Floor cedent´s will) shall be 20001, on or before Feb• Competitive compensation package Administration No. Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . filed with the Register of ruary 22, 2015. Claims 2014ADM1163 20001, on or before May Wills, D.C., 515 5th against the decedent • Salary and commission plan 7, 2015. Claims against Street, N.W., 3rd Floor shall be presented to the Sharon D. Freeman Decedent • Full benefits after trial period the decedent shall be W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . undersigned with a copy presented to the under- 20001, on or before May to the Register of Wills or Murphy Peterson, Jr. • Opportunity for fast track signed with a copy to the 7, 2015. Claims against filed with the Register of Esq Register of Wills or filed the decedent shall be Wills with a copy to the 1629 K Street, Suite 300 advancement with the Register of Wills presented to the under- undersigned, on or be- Washington, DC 20006 with a copy to the under- signed with a copy to the fore February 22, 2015, Attorney NOTICE OF signed, on or before May Register of Wills or filed or be forever barred. PerAPPOINTMENT, 7, 2015, or be forever with the Register of Wills sons believed to be heirs NOTICE TO barred. Persons believed with a copy to the under- or legatees of the deCREDITORS to be heirs or legatees of signed, on or before May cedent who do not reGood typing/data entry skills AND NOTICE TO the decedent who do not 7, 2015, or be forever ceive a copy of this notice UNKNOWN HEIRS receive a copy of this no- barred. Persons believed by mail within 25 days of • Excellent customer service skills tice by mail within 25 to be heirs or legatees of its first publication shall H a r r y E S i m m o n s , whose address is 5914 • Previous telephone sales experience days of its first publica- the decedent who do not so inform the Register of tion shall so inform the receive a copy of this no- Wills, including name, Brookfield Rd, Rich• Excellent written and verbal Register of Wills, includ- tice by mail within 25 address and relation- mond, VA 23227 was appointed personal repreing name, address and days of its first publica- ship.

communication skills sentative of the estate of relationship. tion shall so inform the Date of Publication: Sharon D. Freeman, who Date of Publication: Register of Wills, includ- November 14, 2014 died on June 14, 2014 November 7, 2014 ing name, address and Name of newspaper: without a will, and will Name of newspaper: Afro-American relationship.

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All unknown lhowze@afro.com or mail to Washington Law Reporter November 7, 2014 Law Reporter Marva D. Lockhart heirs and heirs whose Name of newspaper: AFRO-American Newspapers, Diane W. Personal where-abouts are unAfro-American Karen V. Scipio-Skinner Washington Representative known shall enter their Hocker, Director of Human Resources, appearance in this Personal Law Reporter 2519 N. Charles Street, proceeding. Objections Representative Karen Wilis TRUE TEST COPY to such appointment Personal REGISTER OF WILLS Baltimore, MD 21218 shall be filed with the TRUE TEST COPY Representative TYPESET: Tue Nov 11 14:40:28 EST 2014 Register of Wills, D.C., REGISTER OF WILLS 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/14 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd TRUE TEST TYPESET: Tue Nov 04 13:01:08 ESTCOPY 2014 Floor Washington, D.C. 11/7, 11/14, 11/21/14 REGISTER OF WILLS Superior Court of 20001, on or before May the District of 14, 2015. Claims against 11/7, 11/14, 11/21/14 TYPESET: Tue Nov 04 13:00:03 2014 Superior Court of District EST of Columbia the decedent shall be the District of PROBATE DIVISION presented to the underDistrict of Columbia Washington, D.C. signed with a copy to the PROBATE DIVISION Superior Court of 20001-2131 Register of Wills or filed Washington, D.C. the District of Administration No. with the Register of Wills 20001-2131 District of Columbia 2014ADM1164 with a copy to the underAdministration No. PROBATE DIVISION Thoraid A. Johns, Sr. signed, on or before May 2014ADM1090 Washington, D.C. Decedent 14, 2015, or be forever Edith M. McKnight 20001-2131 NOTICE OF barred. Persons believed Decedent Administration No. APPOINTMENT, to be heirs or legatees of NOTICE OF 2014ADM1111 NOTICE TO the decedent who do not APPOINTMENT, Ruth E. Springmann CREDITORS receive a copy of this noNOTICE TO Decedent AND NOTICE TO tice by mail within 25 CREDITORS John M. Bixler UNKNOWN HEIRS days of its first publicaAND NOTICE TO 2001 L. Street, NW, Lydia W. Johns, whose tion shall so inform the UNKNOWN HEIRS Room 400 address is 2416 17th Register of Wills, includLeon McKnight, whose Washington, DC 20036 Place, SE, Washington, ing name, address and address is 2223 Naylor Attorney DC 20020 was appointed relationship.

Rd, SE, Washington, DC NOTICE OF personal representative Date of Publication: 20020 was appointed APPOINTMENT, of the estate of Thoraid November 14, 2014 personal representative NOTICE TO A. Johns, Sr, who died on Name of newspaper: of the estate of Edith M. CREDITORS August 5, 2014 with, a Afro-American McKnight, who died on AND NOTICE TO will and will serve without Washington June 10, 2014 without a UNKNOWN HEIRS Court supervision. All un- Law Reporter will, and will serve with- M a r g a r e t E s t e r i e known heirs and heirs Harry E. Simmons out Court supervision. All Sobolewski (Osborne), whose whereabouts are Personal unknown heirs and heirs whose address is 155 unknown shall enter their Representative whose where-abouts are Shughart Road, Carlisle, a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s unknown shall enter their Pennsylvania, 17015 proceeding. Objections TRUE TEST COPY appearance in this was appointed personal to such appointment (or REGISTER OF WILLS proceeding. Objections representative of the to the probate of de- TYPESET: Tue Nov 11 14:39:27 EST 2014 to such appointment (or e s t a t e o f R u t h E . cedent´s will) shall be 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/14 to the probate of de- Springmann, who died filed with the Register of Superior Court of cedent´s will) shall be on September 4, 2014 Wills, D.C., 515 5th the District of filed with the Register of with a will, and will serve Street, N.W., 3rd Floor District of Columbia Wills, D.C., 515 5th without Court supervi- W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

PROBATE DIVISION Street, N.W., 3rd Floor sion. All unknown heirs 20001, on or before May Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . and heirs whose where- 14, 2015. Claims against W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001-2131 20001, on or before May abouts are unknown the decedent shall be Administration No. 7, 2015. Claims against shall enter their appear- presented to the under2014ADM215 the decedent shall be ance in this proceeding. signed with a copy to the Cloastellie Tilghman presented to the under- O b j e c t i o n s t o s u c h Register of Wills or filed AKA signed with a copy to the appointment (or to the with the Register of Wills Cloastellie M. Tilghman Register of Wills or filed probate of decedent´s with a copy to the under- AKA with the Register of Wills will) shall be filed with the signed, on or before May Cloastellie S. Tilghman with a copy to the under- Register of Wills, D.C., 14, 2015, or be forever Decedent signed, on or before May 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd barred. Persons believed Sharon M. Grayson7, 2015, or be forever Floor Washington, D.C. to be heirs or legatees of Kelsey barred. Persons believed 20001, on or before May the decedent who do not 3034 Mitchellville RD. to be heirs or legatees of 7, 2015. Claims against receive a copy of this no- Bowie, MD 20716 the decedent who do not the decedent shall be tice by mail within 25 Attorney receive a copy of this no- presented to the under- days of its first publicaNOTICE OF tice by mail within 25 signed with a copy to the tion shall so inform the APPOINTMENT, days of its first publica- Register of Wills or filed Register of Wills, includ- N O T I C E T O tion shall so inform the with the Register of Wills ing name, address and CREDITORS Register of Wills, includ- with a copy to the under- relationship.

AND NOTICE TO ing name, address and signed, on or before May Date of Publication: UNKNOWN HEIRS relationship.

7, 2015, or be forever November 14, 2014 J o e s e p h Ti l g h m a n , whose address is 1002 Date of Publication: barred. Persons believed Name of newspaper: Donington Court, Bowie, November 7, 2014 to be heirs or legatees of Afro-American MD 20716 was apName of newspaper: the decedent who do not Washington pointed personal repreAfro-American receive a copy of this no- Law Reporter Washington tice by mail within 25 Lydia W. Johns sentative of the estate of Law Reporter days of its first publicaPersonal Cloastellie Tilghman, Edith M. McKnight tion shall so inform the Representative AKA Cloastellie M. Tilghman AKA Cloastellie S. Personal Register of Wills, includTilghman who died on Representative ing name, address and TRUE TEST COPY September 7, 2013 with relationship.

REGISTER OF WILLS a will, and will serve withTRUE TEST COPY Date of Publication: TYPESET: Tue Nov 11 14:40:06 2014 All out Court EST supervision.

REGISTER OF WILLS November 7, 2014 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/14 unknown heirs and heirs Name of newspaper: whose whereabouts are 11/7, 11/14, 11/21/14 Afro-American Superior Court of unknown shall enter their Washington the District of appearance in this Law Reporter proceeding. Objections District of Columbia to such appointment (or PROBATE DIVISION Margaret Esterie W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . to the probate of deSobolewski (Osborne) cedent´s will) shall be 20001-2131 Personal filed with the Register of Administration No. Representative Wills, D.C., 515 5th 2014ADM1123 Adrienne Anita Sed- Street, N.W., 3rd Floor TRUE TEST COPY Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . gewick REGISTER OF WILLS When disaster strikes, compassionate people want to help. While donations of 20001, on or before May Decedent 14, 2015. Claims against NOTICE OF clothing, food, bottled water or toys may feel more personal than a monetary 11/7, 11/14, 11/21/14 the decedent shall be APPOINTMENT, presented to the underNOTICE TO donation, the truth is that even a small financial contribution can do more good for signed with a copy to the CREDITORS Register of Wills or filed more people, with greater speed and sensitivity. Cash donations provide medical AND NOTICE TO with the Register of Wills UNKNOWN HEIRS and other life-saving services now, and rebuild infrastructure later. Even little Michelle L. Sedgewick, with a copy to the undersigned, on or before May whose address is 3815 14, 2015, or be forever donations can generate big, lasting impacts for good.

2 4 t h S t r e e t , N W . , barred. Persons believed Washington, DC 20018 to be heirs or legatees of was appointed personal the decedent who do not representative of the receive a copy of this noestate of 3815 24th tice by mail within 25 Street, NW., Washington days of its first publica, DC, 20018, who died on tion shall so inform the June 6, 2014 without a Register of Wills, includCheck out the guidelines at USAID CIDI online: www.cidi.org. will, and will serve with- ing name, address and out Court supervision. All relationship. unknown heirs and heirs Date of Publication: whose where-abouts are November 14, 2014 unknown shall enter their Name of newspaper: appearance in this Afro-American proceeding. Objections Washington to such appointment Law Reporter Joseph Tilghman shall be filed with the Personal Register of Wills, D.C., Representative 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May TRUE TEST COPY 14, 2015. Claims against REGISTER OF WILLS the decedent shall be presented to the under- 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/14 signed with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before May

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