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Breast Cancer Study

Saving Black Women

By James Wright Special to the AFRO

The Nov. 4 general election is expected to produce a record number of Black members of Congress. This will be historic in terms of the number of African American women serving, Black Republicans in both chambers at the same time, and an African American

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By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent African-American women suffering from breast cancer in the Washington, D.C. area offered some “real talk” about their experiences in a soon-to-be published study. The report’s authors said that while breast cancer is one of the deadliest

While breast cancer is one of the deadliest diseases for Black women, research on African-American women and cancer has been lagging behind. behind.

“There are several studies that are focused on Caucasian women and their cancer experiences, but there is still a dearth of literature on AfricanAmerican women breast cancer experiences,” said Phyllis D. Morgan, a certified family nurse practitioner, researcher and – Kim Barnett coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Specialty in the School of Nursing at Walden University.

In her study, Morgan and her colleagues focused on one of the more debilitating side effects of breast cancer treatment – fatigue, inviting the participants to offer frank descriptions of their own experiences.

The purpose of the exercise was not so much to draw comparisons between Black and White women, but to identify

“We are proud of all of the Democratic women running this year.”

“I wanted to know that the person who is treating me cares about my life and not just about saving my life.” diseases for Black women – they are more than five times as likely to die from the disease and are less likely to survive INSERTS five years after their diagnosis compared to their White • Walmart counterparts – research on • Md. Dept. of Housing African-American women and cancer has been lagging

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Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) is one of the Black female representatives expected to be on the way to Washington.

with the most seniority of all members.

All of the 44 Blacks serving in the U.S. House and Senate that are running for re-election are expected to win easily.

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The hackathon event was mainly geared towards women, but male developers interested When it comes to the fast-growing world of science, in mobile apps development were welcomed. technology, engineering, and math or STEM jobs, a Census Bureau study reported that although women make up half of Crump, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at Howard. “So now hackathon the workforce, only about 26 percent of them go into STEM has taken on many different meanings, from entrepreneurship competitions, and fields. This underrepresentation of women is why Howard University and in today’s hackathon world, it means building an application.”

AT&T are working together. The goal is to build a strong diverse workforce in Crump explained that one major stereotype about the technology field is that technology and entrepreneurship, through a two-day competition: “AT&T & it is mostly for geeky looking White and Asian men sitting in front of computer.

Howard Mobile App Hackathon DC – Women in Tech.”

“Lots of times the demographics of IT coders and programmers does not look The hackathon event was held Oct 10-11 at the Howard University School like Howard University demographic.” Crump said more events like this need to of Business. Though it was mainly geared towards women, male developers be organized to dispel this stereotype. interested in mobile apps development were welcomed.

Crump explained that although Black men and women are interested in “Typically, hackathons [in 2014] no longer mean a bunch of people competing to hack into somewhere that they ought not to hack into,” said Micah Continued on A4

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Inspired to help people of all walks of life, Cornell William Brooks, recently appointed president and CEO of the NAACP, wants to expand the civil rights organization into a more 21st Century state of mind. He is currently on a justice tour, traveling state to state to spread the NAACP’s message and listen to members voice their questions, concerns, aspirations, and perspectives on how to make the organization better.

“By doing so,” Brooks told the AFRO Oct. 9, “not only are Continued on A4

“I’m looking at the NAACP to… reflect the oneness of the African American experience.”

– Cornell William Brooks

By James Wright Special to the AFRO D.C. council member David Catania’s quest to become the next mayor of the District means that he will have to campaign and post respectable numbers in the city’s African-American precincts and he is working hard to win their support. As an at-large member of the council since winning a special election in 1997 against former D.C. Council Chairman Arrington Dixon, Catania has, in theory, represented Black neighborhoods as well as those who are predominantly White. facebook.com However, Catania has made it clear David Catania wants to help African Americans that if elected mayor on Nov. 4, he will prosper in the District. pay attention to the concerns of Black residents, particularly those who reside east of the Anacostia River. The most important issue facing the city, Catania said, is education.

“I have been the chairman of the education committee on the council and I have visited all of the schools, especially those in east Washington,” Catania said to 35 citizens in the backyard of Antonio and Tymrika Johnson in the Benning neighborhood of Northeast D.C. “I have worked

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claiming that federal restrictions which limit the company from revealing government requests for user data are a violation of Twitter’s First Amendment rights.

The company said it seeks to detail the type of data the government requests on national security grounds “by providing information about the scope of U.S. government surveillance,� Twitter’s vice-president, Ben Lee, said.

In its Oct. 6 suit, Twitter described itself as a “global information sharing and distribution network serving over 271 million monthly active users around the world.� Though the social media network only allows short messages or tweets of no more than 140 characters, it boasts a global audience.

The social media giant seeks permission to publish the full version of its transparency report, which includes details on the number of national security letters and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court orders the company has received from the government, “even if the number is zero.�

In a blog post, Lee explained that the company has tried to reach a level of transparency with its users to no success due to these restrictions. “We’ve tried to achieve the level of transparency our users deserve without litigation, but to no avail,� Lee wrote. “In April, we provided a draft Transparency Report addendum to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a report which we hoped would provide meaningful transparency for our users. After many months of discussions, we were unable to convince them to allow us to publish even a redacted version of the report.�

According to the Los Angeles Times, much of the company’s drive to provide more candid transparency to its users derives from Edward Snowden’s disclosure on the amount of data the National Security Agency collects on American citizens. Twitter, as well as Microsoft Corp., Google and other technology conglomerates are working to regain public’s trust that the companies are protecting their private information.

Department of Justice spokesperson Emily Pierce told The (U.K.) Daily Mail that though similar complaints have been raised by other tech companies, an agreement between these companies and the government allows them to disclose only a broad number of court orders they receive for the sake of protecting the national security.

Video Captures Police Breaking Car Window & Tasering Man For Failure to Wear Seatbelt

A video showing an altercation between Indiana law enforcement and a family has gone viral after depicting police breaking through a car window and Tasering a man for failing to wear his seatbelt.

Lisa Mahone and her boyfriend Jamal Jones, with Mahone’s two children in the backseat, were pulled over by Hammond, Ind. police on Sept. 24 due to the Mahone and Jones not wearing their seatbelts at the time.

According to NBC News, the video, which was captured

by Mahone’s 14-year-old son, documents the majority of the traffic stop and shows police demanding Jones’ ID. When he fails to produce his driver’s license, officers draw their guns and order him from the car. As Mahone calls 911, an officer shatters the passenger window and uses a stun gun on Jones.

In a lawsuit filed by Mahone and Jones against the police and city of Hammond, the pair claim that they were on their way to visit Mahone’s dying mother and that Jones had turned over his license for an unrelated citation, CNN reported.

However, a Hammond police spokesman said the officers were suspicious after Jones rolled his window

down only a few inches and feared that he had a weapon.

Mahone was eventually cited for failing to wear a seatbelt, while Jones was arrested for failure to aid an officer and resisting arrest. “Police officers who make legal traffic stops are allowed to ask passengers inside of a stopped vehicle for identification and to request that they exit a stopped vehicle for the officer’s safety without a requirement of reasonable suspicion,�

Hammond police spokesman Lt. Richard Hoyda said, according to CNN. The lawsuit accuses the officers of use of excessive force, false arrest and imprisonment, assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Cornel West, Baltimore’s Rev. Jamal Bryant Arrested in Monday Ferguson Protest Chana Brittmon Please be aware you all...protesting for our justice, respect, etc., this is what it takes...Really.

Thank you to all who will stand in and stand up for the rights of our sons, brothers and fathers.

Frances Frazier Thank you gentlemen for your time. We’re proud.

Tillery Thomas There should be some degree of protest everywhere. A Ferguson could very well happen in your or my town tomorrow. Unfortunately at some point, it will. Unity and respect among us Black folks needs a complete turnaround. Protest everywhere.

Health Worker Second in U.S. to Test Positive for Ebola

Argirtha T. Dillard We’ll see. We know the results already. If he or she is White, they will live. And if that person is a person of color, they will die. I feel that this story is just the media taking the real focus off of murdering our brother from Africa!

Celia K. Dale If the issue is coming contact with bodily fluid only, how in the world could she have contracted it in full protective gear?

Kevin Martin What a bigoted bunch of commenters. Race has nothing to do with the contraction or the treatment of this virus.

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Asbury UM Church to Fight Streetcar Line

By James Wright Special to the AFRO One of the District’s oldest Black churches is challenging a proposed streetcar line that will cut into its property and significantly damage its century-old infrastructure.

Asbury United Methodist Church is located at the corner of 11th and K Streets., N.W., and has been there since its founding in 1836. However, one of the District Department of

tree. Additionally, during construction the church’s stain-glass windows and bell tower could be damaged.

The other plan will leave the front lawn intact but eliminate parking on K Street.

Floyd Robinson, a member of the church with a family lineage that goes back as far as the Civil War era, is not happy with any of the plans.

“We’ve been at that spot for 178 years and now they want to do this,” Floyd Robinson, 85, said.

Prominent Asburyans include the late civil rights activist and educator Mary McLeod Bethune, former District administrators Carol Thompson Cole and Robert Mallett, and Dr. Clive Callendar, world-renowned surgeon and advocate for African-American organ donations.

The plans for the 3.3 mile streetcar line start at 3rd Street., N.E. and will proceed west to 34th Street., N.W. It will primarily go

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The Asbury United Methodist Church was founded in 1836.

Transportation’s (DDOT) tentative streetcar plans includes building a Union Station-Georgetown streetcar.

This has upset members of the predominantly Black church because it will cut 12 feet into its front lawn, destroying its marquee, retaining wall, sidewalk, and an 80-year-old Dutch Elm

Asbury is the oldest Black church in the District that remains on its original site and it is listed on the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites and on the National Register of Historic Places.

The church played a role in the Underground Railroad and in the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

through the K Street corridor, internationally known as the location of prominent legal and lobbying firms, trade associations and political organizations.

What really bothers church leaders is that the plans were formulated without their consultation.

“We do not believe that

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An early learner participates in the cone hurdle exercise during the second annual Let’s Move! D.C. Children and Families Health Expo at the Deanwood Recreation Center.

The full article is available on Afro.com DDOT has given proper deference to Asbury’s designation as a significant historic site, and it has not engaged in the kind of robust consultation and citizen engagement process we should expect of public agencies when an action it seeks to undertake is so consequential,” said a letter co-authored by the Rev. Lanther Mills and Board of Trustees Chairman James Nero and sent to DDOT officials. “We respectfully request DDOT to reconsider its proposal as designed to eliminate its deleterious impacts on one of the oldest and most historic AfricanAmerican churches in the city of Washington.”

Forty church members attended a public hearing on the matter on Oct. 2 at the Carnegie Library in downtown. Three large tables had maps of the streetcar line area and there were posters on the project around the room.

DDOT officials also were on

hand to answer questions.

Tawanna Jackson, a church member, viewed the displays and said she supports progress but is wary of the city’s plans.

“Streetcars are so large,” she

do what is in the best interest of the church and the city.”

The next public hearing on the streetcar line is in November and the public engagement process will

“We’ve been at that spot for 178 years and now they want to do this.”

– Floyd Robinson said, voicing concern about church damage and parking.

“Church members will have to park somewhere else and that will affect other cars and public transit.”

Lezlie Rupert, the streetcar line’s project manager, talked with church members at the hearing and said that she is listening. “This process today is not the end of the story,” Rupert said. “I am happy to see the church members here and they are speaking up. We will work with the church and

continue until late 2015, when a final decision on the project will be made by the DDOT. Mills said church members will not sit idly by and let the church be negatively impacted by the streetcar line.

“We will connect with our council member, Jack Evans, and Mayor Vincent Gray and [mayoral candidates] Muriel Bowser and David Catania,” the minister said. “We have not made a decision on whether we will take to the streets on this. Not yet.”

Black Lawmakers

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Love said that she wants The new Black female representatives to come to Capitol Hill to see expected to be on their way to Washington are that the country gets on the New Jersey Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson right course for prosperity.

Coleman (D), replacing U.S. Rep. Rush Holt “What we need right now (D-N.J.); North Carolina Assemblywoman in Washington are tough, Alma Adams (D) taking the seat of former consistent, tested leaders representative Mel Watt (D); and former Sarasota who put the American people Spring, Utah Mayor Mia Love, who could be the first,” Love said. “For too long first Black female Republican in Congress, would Congress has run up trillion take Jim Matheson’s (D) seat. Stacey Plaskett, dollar deficits, made promises an attorney in the Virgin Islands will replace it cannot keep, and failed to Del. Donna Christensen (D) as her islands’ new balance the budget. A change delegate, and Southfield, Mich. Mayor Brenda is needed, and that’s why I am Lawrence (D) will take a new seat for the 14th running to represent Utah’s District in Detroit.

4th congressional district in Watson, who would be the second Black Congress.” representing New Jersey in the U.S. House, Love doesn’t have said she is ready to take on national issues. “If Williams’ support. “Ms. Love elected, I don’t intend to go to Congress simply seems to have forgotten those AFRO File Photo to fight, I intend to go and be the best possible who created the path that she U.S. Rep. John Conyers is set to representative I can be for the entirety of the 12th be the dean of the U.S. House of is on now,” she said. “She congressional district,” Watson said. “I will fight embarrasses us.”

Representatives. for our shared values and on behalf of middle The 46 Black Democrats class families throughout the district, just as I did will comprise 25 percent of the in Trenton. I will work with anyone who will help us realize House Democratic Caucus. While it is expected Republicans those goals.” will maintain control of the House, African-American members E.Faye Williams, the national chair of the National will be ranking members, or leading Democrats, of committees Congress of Black Women, said she is proud of the progress such as oversight and government reform, science, space and that Black women are making in Congress. “We were founded technology, and judiciary. to get Black women in the Congress because we know that The ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary, Black women will make a difference [in] matters pertaining U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), will make history on Nov. to the Black community,” Williams said. “In the 2012 election, Black women voted at a higher proportion than any other group. We are proud of all the Democratic women running this year.”

Love is running the second time for the U.S. House and was recently endorsed by Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee for president. She and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) would be the first Black Republican duo in two chambers ever.

4 if he wins re-election. Conyers will become the first Black member of Congress to have the most seniority of all members, with his first election to the House in 1964.

He would be known informally as the dean of the House.

Conyers is already considered the dean of the Congressional Black Caucus, which he helped to co-found.

Conyers said being the first Black dean of the House is not just symbolic. “It means more political clout for Michigan,” Conyers, 85, said. “It’s more than honorary for me and I think for the people that I’m working for.”

Michael Fauntroy, a Howard University political scientist, said that more Blacks in the House will not make a big difference for African Americans. “The Democrats will likely be in the minority in January and there will be little that they can do to move legislation,” he said. “While Conyers has a long tenure and he will be recognized for it, with the Republicans in control, he will have no real power.”

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Women’s Hackathon

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coding, their lack of exposure to coding and programing hinders their exploration the field. “Women historically are not well represented in this group. AT&T and a lot of their partners have programs geared to bringing women and people of color into coding application space.

she could integrate her entrepreneurship venture by learning how to create a mobile app. One of her group partners, Ranjay Salmon, a senior majoring in systems and computer science, said he registered because he has always been a coding enthusiast. Salmon’s

“Lots of times the demographic of IT coders and programmers does not look like Howard University demographic.”

– Micah Crump The hackathon event also introduced students interested in marketing, sales or advertising to the vast opportunities in the technology field.

Students registered for the hackathon were given the option to pair themselves or work on their entrepreneurship idea independently.

Andre’a Taylor, a 22-year-old Howard graduate, said that though she has no prior experience in coding, she registered for the competition because she believes

responsibility in the group was making sure the coding for their app, called Doughflow came to fruition. The app allows roommates to share common area expenses. It works as a communication medium where if they were to decide on buying a couch, each roommate would drop their part of the payment through the app.

Technical experts from AT&T and mentors were also in the building to assist students with coding their apps.

Jazelle Merrit, a 22-year-old Howard graduate, was a solo participant. Her entrepreneurship venture called Vibes connects social media users through its application. “Now that everything is in the smart world, you kind of have to start thinking about how your ideas can be converted into apps that you can get paid off [from].”

“The social network aspect of Vibes is that while it’s changing your mood, you are also able to see how your friends are feeling,” Merrit explained.

AT&T Director of Public Affair Yvette Pugh said that in the technology field, there are now a number of things women can do. “It’s not just a male’s field anymore, and that is what AT&T is trying to show with this event.”

The competition prizes includes: a $1500 gift card to be split within the team for first place or Best App from a Women Led Team; $1000 gift card cards for Best App from an All-Women Team; $1000 cash as well $500 cash that will be donated to a local women’s organization of the team or individual who wins Best use of IBM Technologies; and $500 gift card for Best Tutorial App using AT&T APIs.

Catania Seeks Black Vote

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to end social promotion in the schools where you move to the is 83 percent and that is why education is the key to economic next grade based on age and not academic skills, and I worked development.” to secure $80 million for schools, mostly in east Washington, As mayor, Catania will set up re-engagement centers that have not received the funding that they need.” for returning citizens and expand the offerings of the city’s Catania said that he does not believe that students learn best community college and online offerings. To help returning by “teaching to the test” but by giving them incentives to learn. citizens, he would look into hiring private contractors who will “When I became chairman, I learned that the arts were being work with that population to get them re-employed. squeezed out and I didn’t support that,” he said. Catania said Catania wants the city to have a comprehensive housing he didn’t go to school just for academics but plan and to leverage its resources to create more extracurricular activities that made going to affordable housing. He would create a lowschool interesting. income housing tax credit and support mixedCatania noted that many schools in income developments.

African-American neighborhoods were The mayoral prospect wants every dilapidated and said that if elected mayor, he neighborhood to be safe and would push the would continue to modernize the buildings. city to recruit, develop, and retain high-quality As mayor, he said he will work on building police officers. The D.C. Police Union has a fund that will help District graduating endorsed Catania’s mayoral bid. seniors get money to attend college or trade, Catania’s work as the chairman of the Health technical school.

Committee has made him a national figure. He -Antonio Johnson is credited for revitalizing the United Medical While the District’s economy is considered one of the best in the country, Center in Ward 8 and for leading the effort to Catania noted that its growth is slowing control the spread of HIV/AIDS in the city. He and that affects middle and low-income is particularly proud of his effort to introduce District residents the most. He pointed to the almost all Black comprehensive health insurance for all District residents.

Ward 8, located in Southeast D.C. and has been historically “Before the Affordable Care Act was passed, the District the poorest section of the city, as an example of what lies was one of the few jurisdictions that made health insurance ahead for the city regarding economic development. “When I available to all residents,” he said. attended the opening of a tech charter school in Ward 8 with Antonio Johnson said that Catania’s platform is what attracted Council member Marion Barry, I did a comparison of Ward 8 him to the council member’s bid for mayor. “We need different to Ward 3,” Catania said. “The average household income in results in this city,” Johnson said. “If one side of town gets Ward 8 is $25,000 while in Ward 3 it is $204,000. In Ward 8, economic benefits, so should the other side of town. I will vote for 12 percent of residents have college degrees while in Ward 3 it David because I think he will be fair to everyone in the city.”

“I will vote for David because I think he will be fair to everyone in the city.”

NAACP

Continued from A1 we well positioned to well represent the actualizations of the association, but more importantly we are well positioned to grow the NAACP into a 21st century civil rights advocacy organization that is multiracial, multiethnic, multigenerational – one million members strong.”

Brooks said the organization can stay true to its African-American roots and also reflect the experiences of other communities of color. “I’m looking at the NAACP to reflect the manyness of a pluralistic America and nevertheless reflect the oneness of the AfricanAmerican experience,” he said.

Brooks said he was influenced by the first generation of civil rights protestors during his studies at Jackson State University in Mississippi, Boston University School of Theology in Massachusetts, and Yale Law School in New Haven, Conn. He said many people, whether African American, Hispanic, gay or lesbian, experience civil rights violations, and we need to come together because we are fighting against similar types of injustices.

“We’re not talking about diversity in a superficial

way, we’re talking about the real ways in which people experience bigotry and biasness in similar ways, not all the same way, but in similar ways,” Brooks said.

The NAACP has a hand in combating several contemporary issues on racial profiling, the right to vote, and economic improvement for low-income Americans.

The organization released a report, “Born Suspect: Stop-and-Frisk Abuses & the Continued Fight to End Racial Profiling in America” in September. The report analyzes racial profiling as it plays out in Black and Brown communities, as well as racial profiling as it affects gays and lesbians.

“We talk about these issues simultaneously, diversely, concurrently, empirically and with a low voice,” Brooks said.

The NAACP is encouraging people to get out to vote and to protect the right to vote by reaching out to voters and would be voters, across the country, as the midterm elections approach. The organization is also pushing for a fix to the Voting Rights Act. “For the folks on main street who believe that voting is a civic sacrament, you would assume that the right to vote

is your right, unchecked, uninfringed, unimpaired and we need to make sure that the Voting Rights Act that we have fought for over literally a generation continues to do what it has done, which is providing the means to ensure that your right to vote is unimpaired,” Brooks said.

Growing the NAACP to reflect several different American communities is

a way the organization will fight for equality. “What I would say to Black folks who are struggling in this dysfunctional economy, is that we are not the only ones who are struggling and we need to link arms, link shoulders, with people who are struggling similarly,” he said.

To accomplish these goals, the NAACP is currently lobbying to Congress,

Carpenter, the Youngest Ad. Neighborhood Commissioner

By Daniel White Howard University News Service In the sixth grade, Allyson Carpenter, then 10 and the youngest student in her middle school, rallied her classmates to sign a petition to get their teacher fired for what Carpenter deemed mistreatment of students.

Courtesy Photo By the time the principal called Carpenter’s mother in to discuss her daughter’s activity, Carpenter won election as the Advisory young Allyson had collected 800 signatures from the entire Neighborhood middle school’s student body, Commissioner for the community surrounding not just the 300 sixth graders Howard University. in her class.

“I’ve always assumed the role of advocate,” recalled Carpenter, now a second-year student at Howard University. “When I realized that my classmates were suffering at the hands of an incompetent teacher, I began circulating a petition calling for the teacher to be removed.”

With that same fearlessness and passion, Carpenter this summer won election as the Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for the community surrounding Howard University, and thus, at 18, became the youngest person ever to be elected to a position in the District of Columbia.

Carpenter’s mother, Alaina Carpenter, said she is really not that surprised with her daughter’s new position.

“She was always fighting for the cause when people couldn’t stick up for themselves,” her mother said.

Carpenter, a Cleveland native, is many things -- deputy chief of staff to Howard’s student body president, former intern to Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown in his Cleveland and Washington offices and currently an intern with Washington’s Office of the City Administrator Yet, none of these roles, Carpenter said, defines her.

Carpenter said she is of her own making, constantly molding herself into different forms, all with a single core -- she wants to help others.

Carpenter represents Ward 1B10, which stretches from Hobart Place N.W. to Bryant Street N.W. on the north and south and from 6th St N.W. to 1st St N.W. on the east and west. It includes most of Howard University’s s main campus.

Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners (ANC) are elected positions created in 1974 to represent residents’ concerns and wishes on a more local level. ANCs consider a wide range of policies and programs affecting their neighborhoods, including traffic, parking, recreation, street improvements, liquor licenses, zoning, economic development, police protection, sanitation and trash collection. They communicate those concerns to City Council members and other city officials.

Commissioners like Carpenter serve two-year terms and receive no salary, but do receive grant money for the general purpose of improving their area and hiring staff.

“If you think about the ANC, it’s different from any other elected office in the District, because it really is completely a service position,” said Carpenter, who is one of more than 200 ANC commissioners.

“We don’t get paid. We don’t get to make laws. Our power is very limited. My job duties completely require me to work with my constituents. They vote for me so I can work for them.”

Carpenter said she wants to bridge the gap between the needs and concerns of students at Howard and the surrounding community.

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educating the public, and encouraging voters to vote for representatives, senators, and office holders who support their right to vote. “We are an organization that’s well represented all across the country,” Brooks said of

the NAACP. “But as big as we are, as widespread as we are, we’re looking to be even bigger . . . because, in effect, our country and our communities need us, and we will be true to our history and true to our future.”

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the terminology that may be unique to African-American women, the researchers said.

Co-author Kim Barnett, an assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral Science and Human Services at Bowie State University and a breast cancer survivor, said she could “definitely relate” to the language used by the women in their descriptions of fatigue.

“It is an experience way beyond being tired. It is as if your spirit has been assaulted,” she said. “I can recall sometimes sleeping for 22 hours and not being able to find enough rest.”

Barnett said she gave in to her body’s demand for rest, but several of the women expressed guilt.

“They felt guilty about sleeping so much because they had other roles and responsibilities they had to take care of,” Morgan said. “Typically, for African-American women part of the culture is you don’t whine or complain; you just do what you have to do. For them, life goes on.”

Several of the women talked about being “too tired to rest” or becoming depressed and the feeling of falling into a “big, dark hole.”

But, all the participants affirmed that prayer and the support of their church and natural families played an important role in helping them deal with the depression and other effects of their treatment.

“To have to wrap your mind around a cancer diagnosis is

overwhelming, but to have a belief that there is something even greater than medicine gives you a different kind of strength,” Barnett said.

Participants also discussed how exercise, alternative medicine (such as vitamins, herbal remedies and natural teas) and other approaches helped them combat their fatigue.

All of the women also emphasized the importance of open communication with their health care providers as part of their coping strategies.

Barnett recalled the impact of dealing with a medical oncologist who simply dumped a barrage of literature on her without attempting to make any personal connection, and the difference of dealing with another doctor who spoke with her and inquired about her life even before beginning treatment.

“Sometimes it’s just about talking with your physician,” Barnett recalled of her experience. “I wanted to know that the person who is treating me cares about my life and not just about saving my life. Just to know my oncologist hears me is healing.”

That is why identifying some of the terminology used by Black women is so important, as it can help the communication between patients, nurses and doctors, Morgan said.

“We want health care providers to understand that if an African-American woman [patient] says this, then that is what she means. The goal is to promote culturally appropriate care for African-American women.”

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On Being a Raccoon: The day when looking good made a difference

By MarshaRose Joyner Special to the AFRO “You have the big C,” Dr. Akino said, “let me get my appointment book.” He turned and walked out of the room . . . leaving me utterly alone. My heart sank.

The big C? Could he not have said more? Could he have touched my hand?

The big C. Damn I thought as I pulled myself from the tiny gurney - taking two steps to the huge glass windows, the only light in this tiny hospital room.

The sun rose slowly from behind Diamond Head turning the mountains from black to green, stretching its warm rays across the ocean. Honolulu in September 1982 was dressed for autumn.

Located in Waikiki adjacent to the Ala Wai Boat Harbor, Kaiser Permanente Hospital’s patients awoke to beautiful tropical sunrises and drifted off to dramatic sunsets. Only today all I could see in the glass was me. My first thought was to cry. The big C . . . ran through my mind. Was this really me?

Why am I standing here?

I have to go to work. For more than 27 years, my husband, Kenneth and I had two beauty salons in the heart of Waikiki and one in the Reef Tower Hotel and one in the Edgewater Hotel. That was the time when snowbirds (tourists) came to Waikiki for the season - the Canadians and Europeans in the winter and the Aussies in the summer. Waikiki was magic. One could hear the rolling surf calling, beckoning, summoning . . . “join me”! Along the shore the gentle tradewinds kiss the lacy bamboo fronds. The aroma of the fresh cut plumeria from lei stands on the every corner filled the air. A stroll in the evening afforded one a bevy of entertainment as each hotel’s showrooms open onto the beach.

Fighting back the tears, my mind was racing. Yes, I have to go to work. I cannot cry. No tears. I sucked in my gut and leaned into the window, and there before me was a carefully made up woman, complete with black mascara and big, big eye lashes. No tears. NO! If I cry the mascara will run, the eyelashes will come loose and I would look like a raccoon. With smudged black circles under my eyes, tears streaking the blush and the brown paper bag color complexion peeping out from under the carefully applied suntan foundation.

No I cannot cry. After all we sell looking good. Whatever color nail polish I wear we sell lots of.

When I change my hair color we sell! We sell, we sell, that is the beauty business, we sell, I cannot cry.

Raccoons don’t sell. Raccoons are not allowed.

When Dr. Akino returned to the tiny hospital room, I asked if we could wait until Kenneth returned from the mainland. He agreed that was a good idea. So we made the schedule for the big C surgery. And began what was to be a long term relationship.

The years faded into each other, I don’t remember how many or the number of cancers and surgeries and I did not cry. No raccoons.

It was clear; I could not have an affair because I looked like the loser in a hatch fight. And I did not cry.

The years went by and snip, snip, chop chop, cut cut and so did my breast. Four years later the medical staff surmised, because I was so young that I should have breast implants. Ok, why not. Will

they make me look sexy? They pulled out these funny looking gel things that were to be a substitute for Mother Nature. I would even get to choose the size. Having never had sexy breasts, this was to be a new adventure, and another surgery.

Days, week and months went by with these things. I must admit I looked great and I did not like them.

I could not sleep on these hard things sticking straight up in the middle of my chest. Then one morning before dawn I was in the shower and felt something strange under my make believe breasts. I woke Kenneth and asked him what did he see? His eyes opened wide. He turned a pale shade of gray. My body was expelling these implants.

Since it was Labor Day weekend, neither my doctor nor any other surgeon was available. Even the hospital was gone. Everyone on the emergency staff wanted to look but no one wanted to touch them.

Finally a male nurse fresh from Vietnam said he knew what to do. He wrapped me from head to toe in ace bandages holding the implants in place until my doctor returned. Labor Day weekend and everyone is at the beach and I’m wrapped like an antique mummy. It was more than Kenneth could stomach. At no time did I see him cry and I believe he did.

Finally, the day came to remove the implants. After the surgery I was in the recovery room dazed out of my mind, I tried to sit up only to see Elvis in the next bed. Falling back deep into the pillow, I knew I had died and gone to Graceland. Enough!

I asked the nurse if I could see my husband. She allowed as how no one but medical staff could come into the recovery room. Feeling as if she was doing the right thing, she summoned the doctor.

He gently whispered my name and put out his hand. I felt his arm, immediately I knew it was not Kenneth. The flood gates opened up. I cried and cried and cried. The poor doctor was terrified he did not know what he had done to me. How could I tell him? After years of not crying, of not being a raccoon, I began to cry and cry and cry some more. The nurse gave me a box of tissues and slipped a drug into my mouth. The tears stopped.

Now thirty+ years later: The cancer detection process is much better.

In the early days I was asked to have my husband sign a consent form for me to have a breast biopsy.

“What if I don’t have a husband, I asked? Dr. Akino was completely taken aback having met Kenneth. “If he had had a testicular biopsy, I would not have been asked to sign a consent form, right?” Needless to say Dr. Akino was not sure how to answer. However, over the years we became great friends.

A mammogram -the x-ray picture of the breast has greatly improved.

And no, the surgeries have not ended.

My body just keeps producing tumors.

I’ve learned how to detect the signs at its earliest stages.

And no, there is not much point to crying. And no, raccoons are not allowed.

MarshaRose Joyner is a resident of, and an activist in many civil rights causes in, the Hawaiian Islands. She is a native Baltimorean, one of the first Black graduates of Baltimore’s Western High School, and the daughter of the late Elizabeth M. Oliver, a nationally recognized AFRO journalist. Joyner is also the great-granddaughter of AFRO founder, John H. Murphy Sr.

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COMMENTARY

Republicans Still Earn ‘F’ on Civil Rights

The Leadership Conference of Civil Rights (LCCR), a coalition of more than 200 human rights groups, has issued a new congressional report card that reaches the same conclusion that similar analyses by the NAACP has reached in recent years: When it comes to issues important to the civil rights community, every Republican in the House and Senate gets an ‘F.’ George E. Curry The LCCR graded each NNPA Columnist federal lawmaker on a points system and no Republican supported key civil rights measures more than 45 percent of the time. Even grading on a generous academic curve that translates to a clear F. The bills members of Congress were graded on included a Fair Housing Amendment, workforce reinvestment, financial reform, gender equality, child tax credit extension.

House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky). and the lone Black senator, Tim Scott (R-S.C.) each earned a zero. Presumptive GOP presidential candidates Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) scored zero and 5 percent, respectively.

In a warm up to his presidential run, Rand Paul has been criticizing his own party for not making overtures to Black voters. In an interview with CNN last week, he said, “I think in the Republican Party, the biggest mistake we’ve made in the last several decades is we haven’t gone into the AfricanAmerican community, into the NAACP and say you know what, we are concerned about what’s going on in your cities and we have plans. They may be different than the Democrats, but we do have plans and we do want to help.”

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has also said the GOP plans to actively compete for the Black vote.

Speaking to the National Association of Black Journalists’ national convention in Boston last summer, he said: “We have become a national party that has decided it is okay to show up every four years, about five months before an election,” he said. “We’ve become a national party that’s really just a U-Haul trailer of cash for a presidential nominee.”

He said that had changed under his watch, noting that he had launched a “full-time engagement program” to attract African Americans, Latino and Asian voters. Priebus said he was also bringing more people of color into the party.

He proclaimed, “”We’re in this for the long haul. We’ve got

to get this right.”

But getting it right involves more than invoking new language while continuing the same old patterns. And that’s exactly what Republicans are doing with the votes in Congress and their constant attacks on President Obama.

Their best performers on civil rights voted wrong more than half of the time, according to the LCCR report card. Rep. Christopher Gibson (R-N.Y.) was the top rated Republican at 45 percent, followed by Senator Susan Collins of Maine with 43 percent.

Most Republicans in Congress did far worse.

In the Senate, 18 Republican scored zero: Sessions (Ala.); Boozman (Ark.); Rische (Idaho); Grassley (Iowa); Roberts (Kan.); McConnell and Paul (Kentucky); Blunt (Mo.); Johanns (Neb.); Inhofe (Okla.); Cornyn and Cruz (Texas); Scott, the only African American senator, (S.C.); Thune (S.D.); Cornyn and Cruz (Texas); Lee (Utah); Johnson (Wis.) and Barrasso and Enzi (Wyoming). The only Democrat graded an F was John Kerry, who didn’t complete his term

“Even grading on a generous academic curve that translates to a clear F.” because he resigned Jan. 13 to join the Obama administration as Secretary of State.

In the House, 119 of 233 Republicans earned zeros. Another 57 earned only 5 points, meaning 176 of 233 Republicans scored 5 percent or lower. Still others, such as John McCain earned only 20 percent By contrast, the entire congressional delegations of Obama’s native Hawaii, Vermont, Massachusetts (excluding John Kerry, who resigned), and Rhode Island each earned 100. Nine of Maryland’s 10-member delegation earned 100.

Though GOP leaders are using, in the words of George W.

NUL Backs “Put Our Children 1st” “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.”

—George Washington Carver In recent weeks, the latest major steps towards realizing the Brown v. Board of Education guarantee that education “is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms” have been taken. First, on September 22, the National Urban League Marc H. Morial launched the second phase NNPA Columnist of our Put Our Children 1st campaign, which includes a series of television and radio public service announcements (PSAs) airing on TV One and Comcast, Radio One and Reach Media, including Tom Joyner, Rickey Smiley, Yolanda Adams and Russ Parr. These PSAs stress the importance of the equitable implementation of Common Core State Standards in helping to ensure that all children – no matter their race, where they live or their parents’ income – receive a high-quality education.

Two weeks ago, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights released updated guidelines to ensure that students have equal access to educational resources, such as academic and extracurricular programs, effective teaching, high quality technology and instructional materials and safe school facilities, “regardless of race, color, national origin or zip code.”

Despite its call for equity in education 60 years ago, full compliance with the letter and the law of the Brown decision remains a promise unkept. To fulfill that promise, more must be done to ensure that all districts are held to high standards, that those standards are consistent across the country, and that

schools, teachers and students in all schools and neighborhoods have the necessary resources to succeed. That is a primary goal of Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

Common Core establishes clear, consistent guidelines for what every student should know and be able to do in math and English from kindergarten through the 12th grade. It does not dictate curriculum – or how to teach. School districts and teachers still have complete authority to create their own curricula. CCSS also empowers students by placing a greater emphasis on critical thinking, problem solving and expository writing that focus more on a child’s understanding of a subject rather than memorization or repetition.

“Despite its call for equity in education 60 years ago, full compliance with the letter and the law of the Brown decision remains a promise unkept.”

The National Urban League firmly believes that with equitable implementation, Common Core State Standards offer an unprecedented opportunity to help meet our national goal of preparing America’s children for the 21st Century. By raising standards for everyone, Common Core can help bridge the education achievement gap and create a new reality in which all students are adequately prepared to excel. But equitable implementation – high-quality resources, teacher training and support in every school – is essential for its success.

That is why we have launched this second phase of our Put Our Children 1st campaign with a national media, digital and thought leadership effort in partnership with One Solution, the

Bush, kinder, gentler language, they remain downright hostile to civil rights.

It hasn’t always been this way. In the 1960s, for example, civil rights was a bipartisan issue. In fact, if you look at the proportion of each major party voting for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a larger percentage of Republicans voted for the landmark measure than Democrats. Unlike today, Black Republicans, including Secretary of Transportation Bill Coleman and Assistant Secretary of Labor Arthur Fletcher, championed civil rights. Today, however, Blacks like Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas stand against everything Bill Coleman and Art Fletcher stood for.

Also, White moderates have been chased out of the party in deference to right-wing Tea Party zealots. Consequently, at a time the GOP was poised to become the dominant party, its move to the far right has made it impossible for them to reach that goal in an increasingly diverse America.

Republicans can run for the White House in 2016, but they can’t run away from the Republican record on civil rights.

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of ‘Emerge’ magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and can be reached through georgecurry.com; at twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook.

creative and branded entertainment arm of Radio One, Inc., touching more than 80 percent of African Americans through Radio One, TV One, Interactive One and Reach Media. All four PSAs included in the campaign demonstrate how young people can reach their goals and fulfill their potential when we put our children first with equal access to a high-quality education and resources.

Launched in April, Put Our Children 1st: Common Core for Common Goals is a multi-state parent education campaign developed by the National Urban League and implemented locally through the Urban League affiliate network. The purpose of the campaign is to ensure that parents are fully aware of and understand the Common Core State Standards and what they mean for their children. Parent Circles have been convened by Urban League affiliates in Cleveland, Los Angeles, Nashville and Pittsburgh, and Citywide Parent Summits have been held by the Urban League of Greater Cleveland and the Urban League of Middle Tennessee, with upcoming events in Pittsburgh (Oct. 17) and Los Angeles (Nov. 1).

Achieving true equity and excellence in education involves all aspects of a child’s education, from resources and teachers as called for by the Department of Education in its racial disparity guidance, to consistent educational standards as provided by the Common Core State Standards, which have currently been adopted by 43 states. The mission of Put Our Children 1st is to responsibly inform and educate parents about these standards and the potential they have to better prepare our children for college and jobs. No large-scale change is ever easy, but missteps and underinvestment in implementation cannot be used to attack the merits of the standards and what they are meant to accomplish.

It’s time to put down the politics and Put Our Children 1st.

Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Orleans, is president and CEO of the National Urban League.

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Coming Together to Reduce Calories 2014 COMMITMENT to ACTION

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, the Clinton Foundation and America’s leading beverage companies have come together to announce a landmark Clinton Global Initiative commitment to help fight obesity by reducing beverage calories consumed per person by 20 percent by 2025.

The initiative will leverage the beverage companies’ marketing, innovation and distribution strengths to: • Increase consumer interest in and access to beverage options that can help them reduce calories, such as smaller portion sizes, water and other no- or lower-calorie options.

• Provide calorie counts and promote calorie awareness and balance on all company-controlled equipment nationwide, this includes more than three million vending machines, self-serve fountain dispensers and retail coolers, within two years.

• Focus on communities where the effort can have the greatest impact: where there is less interest in and/or access to beverage options that can help consumers reduce their calories.

This commitment builds upon the beverage companies’ existing efforts to help address obesity including its partnership with the Alliance, which led to the Alliance School Beverage Guidelines and a 90 percent reduction of beverage calories in schools nationwide. The initiative will continue to help transform the beverage landscape in America and further our commitment to consumers, bringing meaningful solutions to families and communities nationwide.

Go to www.healthiergeneration.org or www.deliveringchoices.org for more information.

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Actress Debbi Morgan (center) with some fans

D.C. native, Raheem DeVaughn performs

Rapper T.I.

R & B singer, Syleena Johnson

Rapper Diggy Simmons performs, surrounded by fans

Torrei Hart of VH1’s ‘Atlanta Exes’

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D.C. Councilwoman and Mayoral WPGC 95.5 FM hosted it’s 15th candidate Muriel Bowser (far left) Annual For Sisters Only Expo Oct. joins the wave with local queens.

4 at the Washington Convention Center in N.W. D.C. where ladies were treated to a day of beauty, pampering, shopping, panel discussions, music and entertainment. On the main stage, performances by nationally known musical guests included Tamar Braxton, Rapper Diggy Simmons, the soulful Syleena Johnson, D.C.’s own Raheem R & B singer DeVaughn, the ever Tank popular Chuck Brown Band, R&B singer Tank Michelle Lewis, Janet and internationally-known Jackson and Traci rapper T.I. Special celebrity Baily guests who participated on various panel discussions were: Boris Kodjoe, Debbi Morgan, Torrei Hart, Monifah, Jeff Johnson, Lil Mo and Dre Kelly. The crowd engaged with panel discussions that were moderated by Fox 5’s Micheline Bowman and Alison Seymour.

Actor Boris Kodjoe with fans; Kodjoe stars in the new Zane movie, Addicted.

Hats and ties for everyone…

Maisie Dunbar, Queen Aishah and Temika Moore

A packed crowd enjoyed the FSO Expo.

Rapper Lil’ Mo autographing her new tell-all book

Tamar Braxton (far left) with her backup singers

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Erika Murray, Kevin Garner and Pastor Ralph Marcus Michelle Wright, MAJIC 102.3 noon day radio personality Radio personalities Huggy Lowdown, J. Anthony Brown and Chris Paul

Tom Joyner and the crew from his nationally syndicated morning show met with sponsors and Radio One staff Oct. 7 at the Radio One headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. during the 6-10 a.m. live broadcast on MAJIC 102.3 FM. Larraine Taylor, WMATA Metro The meet and greet was part of his East Coast manager, corporate sales; tour, deemed “The Tom Joyner Experience” and Jawauna Green, director of allowed the radio jock to personally meet those advertising, WMATA Metro who have contributed to the success of the show.

Joyner was accompanied by cohosts J. Anthony Brown and Sybil Wilkes and comedians Huggy Lowdown and Chris Paul. The crew also ate lunch at Carolina Kitchen in N.E. D.C. with listeners and other guests later that day. During the third week of the tour, the crew travelled along the East Coast, visiting places such as D.C., Richmond, Va., and Baltimore, Md. among other cities.

Radio One staff members David Howard and Bob Hill of Radio One

Michelle Vessels of Radio One

J. Anthony Brown, Sybil Wilkes, Melanes Woodland, Industrial Bank, Tom Joyner and Hermond E. Palmer, vice president of marketing, Industrial Bank

Tom Joyner

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ARTS & CULTURE

‘Dear White People’ Film Review

‘Culture Worrier’ Book Review

Social Satire Takes Sophisticated Look at Race Relations in the Ivy League

Reflections on Race, Politics and Social Change

By Kam Williams Special to the AFRO

By Kam Williams Special to the AFRO The academics are tough enough at Winchester University, a mythical Ivy League institution. It’s too bad that black students there also have to worry about making themselves comfortable socially.

That’s precisely the predicament we find a quartet of African-American undergrads facing at the point of departure of Dear White People, a sophisticated social satire marking the directorial

“It’s too bad that black students there also have to worry about making themselves comfortable socially.�

throw a Halloween party with an “unleash your inner-Negro� theme.

Now they share the prospect of being stereotyped by white classmates cavorting around in blackface dressed as pimps and gangstas, and as icons like President Obama and Aunt Jemima. En route to a surprising resolution, director Simien pulls a couple of rabbits out of his hat while lacing his dialogue with pithy lines (“Learn to modulate your blackness up or down depending on the crowd and what you want from them.�)

and touching on a litany of hot button issues ranging from Affirmative Action to Tyler Perry.

A delightful dissection of the Ivy League that stirs the pot in the way most folks mean when they a call for a national discussion of race.

Excellent (HHHH) Rated R for profanity, ethnic and sexual preference slurs, sexuality and drug use Running time: 106 minutes Distributor: Roadside Attractions

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and scriptwriting debut of Justin Simien. Earlier this year, the thought-provoking dramedy won the Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the Sundance Film Festival.

The picture’s protagonists are as different from each other as night and day.

Lionel Higgins (Tyler James Williams) is gay and uncomfortable around his own people because blacks teased him the most about his sexuality back in high school. So, he lives in a predominately-white dorm where he’s ended up being bullied anyway.

Then there’s Troy Fairbanks (Brandon P. Bell), a legacy admission to Winchester courtesy of his father (Dennis Haysbert), an alumnus and the current Dean of Students.

Troy’s dating an equally-well connected white girl, Sofia Fletcher (Brittany Curran), the daughter of the school’s President (Peter Syvertsen).

Political activist Samantha White (Tessa Thompson) sits at the other extreme, being a militant sister who lives in the all-black dorm ostensibly serving as a refuge for the “hopelessly Afro-centric.� She also hosts a talk show on the college’s radio school’s station, “Dear White People� where she indicts Caucasians about everything from their racism to their sense of entitlement.

Finally, we have Coco Conners (Teyonah Parris) who just wants to assimilate into mainstream American culture. In fact, she’s more concerned with whether she might make the cut for the reality-TV show conducting auditions on campus than with challenging the status quo, ala rabble rouser Samantha.

So, the premise is set by establishing that the four lead characters have little in common besides their skin color. And the plot subsequently thickens when Pastiche, a student-run humor publication, decides to

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Tyler James Williams (center) co-stars in Dear White People.

Fans of Sunday morning TV talk shows undoubtedly recognize Clarence Page as a regular on The McLaughlin Group where he participates in the program’s spirited banter about the prevailing political issues of the day. But he is also a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist in his own right who has been on the staff of the Chicago Tribune since 1969.

Over the years, Clarence has opined on everything from Thurgood Marshall to Clarence Thomas; from the use of the N-word to political correctness; and from Dr. Martin Luther King to President Barack Obama. Now, he has compiled an opus containing selected opinion pieces published over the past three decades.

Clarence takes pride in the fact that his articles enjoy a broad appeal, a reflection of his sterling reputation as Clarence Page has compiled an opus an impartial pundit willing to criticize containing selected opinion pieces folks on either side of the aisle as he published over the past three decades. sees fit. On the one hand, he might indict Ronald Reagan for playing the race card by invoking the image of “welfare queens� to curry the favor of rednecks during the 1980 presidential campaign. On the other, he’ll point out how, during the 2008 campaign, Obama declared, “Race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore,� only to proceed to do just that once he got into office.

Again and again, the insightful author weighs-in in a pleasant fashion reflective of an introspective, enlightened than one with an ax to grind. A refreshingly-mellow, measured and moderate voice of reason all too rare in these divisive days of snarky, gotcha political rhetoric.

October 29–30 | Terrace Theater In this intimate multimedia portrait, legendary artist Carmen de Lavallade weaves together dance, personal writings, projections of her younger self, and films featuring some of her significant collaborators to trace a career that spans seven decades.

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Will the Long-Awaited Mayweather/Pacquiao Fight Happen in 2015?

By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley AFRO Sports Writers

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Riley: The older the two get, the less fizzle this fight has. The appeal was there three or four years ago, but with Mayweather at age 37 and Pacquiao at age 35 entering the twilight of their careers, a fight in 2015— when both fighters would be a year older—would be

his record intact and still be considered one of the best fighters to ever box, without the risk of losing some of his luster as he heads into retirement. If Mayweather wasn’t willing to enter into such a fight in his prime, then I can’t see why he would now at a point in his career where he has clearly lost some of his

“That fight’s gonna happen.

Trust me.”

–Mayweather Sr. more sizzle than substance at that point. Mayweather’s a business man and with an undefeated record on the line, he could easily go out with

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Green: The bout wasn’t there at first due to Pacquiao’s reluctance to submit to the

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testing Mayweather wanted, and I would assume talks won’t progress now if he doesn’t consent. Mayweather has been willing to engage in the fight since the idea first arose, but he’s not going to do so if Pacquiao is cheating— and I can’t blame him. Plus, Floyd didn’t want to give any money to Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum. But I think Arum won’t be in the way this time and the fight will occur. Floyd’s father obviously has more insight to his son’s plans than anybody else, so if he says the fight will happen then I tend to side with him, regardless of whatever obstacles are in place.

Riley: I’m sorry, but I just can’t see it. I can’t see

Mayweather putting his unblemished record on the line at the tail end of his career and risking a crushing defeat. Although most would favor Mayweather greatly if the fight was to go down, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if Pacquiao came away the victor. Pacquiao definitely has more to gain after suffering a pair of embarrassing defeats over the last few years. But when you look at Mayweather and everything he stands for, he has a whole lot more to lose than he does to gain should things go awry. We’ll see what 2015 holds but I wouldn’t hold my breath on a possible fight between the two fighters especially if Mayweather wins his next bout in May and remains undefeated.

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Green: It’s going to happen. There’s way too much money at stake for the fight to not go down. One last payday and a crucial win over a fighter who most perceive as his biggest rival would be ideal for Mayweather. If he can keep his undefeated record intact until the two would meet, the stage would be set for Mayweather to go out with a bang. The two have been boring fight fans over the last few years with bouts against lesser names, but a fight of this magnitude would definitely be the highlight of their respective careers. Floyd has two fights left on his contract with Showtime—I can almost guarantee he’ll fight Manny in both fights and cash out into retirement, possibly as a billionaire.

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A potential bout between Mayweather Jr. and Pacquiao fell apart a few years ago after Mayweather requested that the two use Olympic testing standards during their training to confirm that Pacquiao’s climb to the top ranks wasn’t due in part to sports enhancing drugs. After Mayweather announced late this year that he intends to retire in 2015, the idea of Mayweather/Pacquiao was virtually left for dead. But with the current champ’s father saying that the idea is very much on the table, will we finally see the two most popular boxers square off in 2015? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate the question.

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n early October, Floyd Mayweather Sr. reignited speculation over a possible fight between his son and Manny Pacquiao, a fantasy bout that’s been teasing boxing fans for the last few years.

“That fight’s gonna happen. Trust me,” Mayweather Sr. told fighthype.com. “It’s a fight for the world, man, right there. It’s the biggest fight that has ever been in life, so like I said, man, that fight’s gonna happen.”

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LeBron James Disney TV Show Debut Set for Oct. 26

By Jonathan Hunter Special to the AFRO LeBron James made headlines this summer for his decision to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but now he is in the spotlight for his new upcoming TV show “Becoming,” which showcases his childhood and his remarkable rise to fame.

James’ production company, Springhill Productions, has teamed with ESPN and Disney on a TV pilot to showcase the childhood stories of James and other athletes. The show was filmed in Akron and includes interviews from James’ former teammates and coaches, and has rare footage of James playing at St Vincent St. Mary High School, according to The New York Post.

“Becoming” will air at 8 p.m. on Oct. 26 on Disney Channel. The goal of the show—and a possible ongoing series which could spring from it—Is to inspire children through telling the athletes’ stories, James said.

“It was the stories about Michael Jordan, Deion Sanders and Allen Iverson that kept me dreaming,” James said in a release.

“What I learned was that they had some of the same struggles and challenges I did, [and] it made everything seem possible.”

James and business partner, Maverick Carter, will both serve as executive producers on the show.

Also, notable names such as Libby Geist, John Dahl, and Connor Schell from ESPN’s “30 for 30” documentary series will work on

“Becoming,” according to The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

“The show is meant to be aspirational and illustrate how much support and hard work goes into LeBron becoming who he is today,” Schell said.

The Cleveland star will be in front of the camera for the first show, and may help with the creative aspects for future episodes if the pilot turns into a series, according to the Post. jhunter@afro.com • Twitter:@hunter_jonathan

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM593 Judy E. Martin Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Kisha Martin Riley & Nikita Petties, whose addresses are 20301 Mill Pond Terr, Germantown, MD 20876 and 419 Newton Pl, NW, Washington, DC were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Judy E. Martin, who died on April 18, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before April 3, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 3, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM1017 David Lee Plummer Decedent Jamison B. Taylor 1218 11th St. NW Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS William H. Plummer Jr., whose address is 2827 Rolling Oaks, San Marcos, TX 78666, was appointed personal representative of the estate of David Lee Plummer, who died on August 27, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before April 17, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 17, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM331 Bryant Fletcher Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joel R. Davidson, whose address is 611 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, No 288, Washington,DC 20003 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Bryant Fletcher, who died on January 26, 2010 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before April 17, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 17, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: October 17, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Joel R. Davidson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 10/17, 10/24, 10/31/14

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM1038 Lettie Anne Hackley Decedent Mack C. Allen, Esq 3300 Wheeler Road SE Washington, DC 20032 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Janet Elaine Simpson, whose address is 15646 Oakland Road, Reva, Virginia, 22735 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Lettie Anne Hackley, who died on January 16, 2013 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before April 17, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 17, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: October 17, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Lettie Anne Hackley Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 10/17, 10/24, 10/31/14

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM539 Rosetta Toatley AKA Rosetta H. Toatley Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Peter Toatley, whose address is 1614 Thomas Road,Ft. Washington, MD 20744 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Rosetta Toatley AKA Rosetta H. Toatley, who died on April 30, 2014 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before April 3, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 3, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: October 3, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Peter Toatley Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM1068 Estate of Tawanna A Cole Deceased NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by David N Stanton for standard probate, including the appoint-ment of one or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth.

In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate

or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Tue Sep 30 Court may take the ac- TYPESET: 14:48:15 EDT 2014 LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES tion hereinafter set forth.

In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Superior Court of Court of due execution, the District of enter an order determinDistrict of Columbia ing that the decedent PROBATE DIVISION died intestate Washington, D.C. *Appoint an unsu20001-2131 pervised personal repreAdministration No. sentative 2014ADM991 Register of Wills Irene M. Haas Clerk of the Decedent Probate Division James C. Beadles, Esq Date of First Publication 2341 Massanutten October 17, 2014 Drive Names of Newspapers: Silver Spring, MD Washington 20906 Law Reporter Attorney Washington NOTICE OF AFRO-AMERICAN APPOINTMENT, David N. Stanton NOTICE TO 1425 K Street, NW #350 CREDITORS Washington, DC 20005 AND NOTICE TO Signature of UNKNOWN HEIRS Petitioners/Attorney J a m e s EDT C . B2014 eadles, TYPESET: Tue Oct 14 14:47:57 10/17, 10/24/14 whose address is 2341 Massanutten Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20906 Superior Court of was appointed personal the District of representative of the District of Columbia estate of Irene M. Haas, PROBATE DIVISION who died on July 8, 2014 Washington, D.C. with a Will, and will serve 20001-2131 without Court superviAdministration No. sion. All unknown heirs 2014ADM1026 and heirs whose Barbara J. Drakeford whereabouts are unDecedent Johnny M. Riddick Esq known shall enter their appearance in this 505 Capitol Court, NE proceeding. Objections Suite 100 to such appointment (or Washington, DC 20002 to the probate of deAttorney cedent´s will) shall be NOTICE OF filed with the Register of APPOINTMENT, Wills, D.C., 515 5th NOTICE TO Street, N.W., 3rd Floor CREDITORS Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

AND NOTICE TO 20001, on or before April UNKNOWN HEIRS Major Drakeford, whose 3, 2015. Claims against address is 603 49th St the decedent shall be presented to the underNE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed signed with a copy to the personal representative Register of Wills or filed of the estate of Barbara with the Register of Wills J. Drakeford, who died with a copy to the underon July 9, 2014 without a signed, on or before April will, and will serve with- 3, 2015, or be forever out Court supervision. All barred. Persons believed unknown heirs and heirs to be heirs or legatees of whose whereabouts are the decedent who do not unknown shall enter their receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 appearance in this proceeding. Objections days of its first publicato such appointment tion shall so inform the shall be filed with the Register of Wills, includRegister of Wills, D.C., ing name, address and 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd relationship.

Floor Washington, D.C. Date of Publication: 20001, on or before April October 3, 2014 17, 2015. Claims against Name of newspaper: the decedent shall be Afro-American presented to the under- Washington signed with a copy to the Law Reporter James C. Beadles Register of Wills or filed Personal with the Register of Wills Representative with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 13:19:20 EDT 2014 17, 2015, or be forever TRUE TEST COPY barred. Persons believed REGISTER OF WILLS to be heirs or legatees of Sep 30 10/03, 10/10,Tue 10/17/14 the decedent who do not TYPESET: receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 Superior Court of days of its first publicathe District of tion shall so inform the District of Columbia Register of Wills, includPROBATE DIVISION ing name, address and Washington, D.C. relationship.

20001-2131 Date of Publication: Administration No. October 17, 2014 2014ADM59 Name of newspaper: Lola Moss Lewis Afro-American Decedent Washington NOTICE OF Law Reporter APPOINTMENT, Major Drakeford NOTICE TO Personal CREDITORS Representative AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS TRUE TEST COPY Floyd Hilton Lewis, Jr. REGISTER OF WILLS whose address is 252 MarylandEDT Avenue, 10/17, 10/24,Tue 10/31/14 TYPESET: Sep 30 13:18:02 2014 NE #B, Washington, DC 20002 was appointed personal representative Superior Court of of the estate of Lola Moss the District of Lewis, who died on OctoDistrict of Columbia ber 10, 2013 without a PROBATE DIVISION will, and will serve withWashington, D.C. out Court supervision. All 20001-2131 unknown heirs and heirs Administration No. whose whereabouts are 2014ADM974 unknown shall enter their David Nelson appearance in this Decedent proceeding. Objections Seann P. Malloy, Esq to such appointment 7910 Woodmont Ave. shall be filed with the Suite 1440 Register of Wills, D.C., Bethesda, MD 20814 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Attorney Floor Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF 20001, on or before April APPOINTMENT, 3, 2015. Claims against NOTICE TO the decedent shall be CREDITORS presented to the underAND NOTICE TO signed with a copy to the UNKNOWN HEIRS Register of Wills or filed Calvin Nelson, whose with the Register of Wills address is 4425 Falls with a copy to the underTerrace, Apt 1, Washing- signed, on or before April ton, DC 20019 was ap- 3, 2015, or be forever pointed personal repre- barred. Persons believed sentative(s) of the estate to be heirs or legatees of of David Nelson, who the decedent who do not died on March 26, 2014 receive a copy of this nowithouta will, and will tice by mail within 25 serve without Court su- days of its first publicapervision. All unknown tion shall so inform the heirs and heirs whose Register of Wills, includwhereabouts are un- ing name, address and known shall enter their relationship. a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Date of Publication: proceeding. Objections October 3, 2014 to such appointment Name of newspaper: shall be filed with the Afro-American Register of Wills, D.C., Washington 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Law Reporter Floor Washington, D.C. Floyd Hilton Lewis, Jr. 20001, on or before April Personal 3, 2015. Claims against Representative the decedent shall be presented to the under- TRUE TEST COPY signed with a copy to the REGISTER OF WILLS Register of Wills or filed TYPESET: Tue Sep 30 with the Register of Wills 10/03, 10/10, 10/17/14 with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 3, 2015, or be forever Superior Court of barred. Persons believed the District of 15:53:47 EDT 2014 to be heirs or legatees of District of Columbia the decedent who do not PROBATE DIVISION receive a copy of this noWashington, D.C. tice by mail within 25 20001-2131 days of its first publicaAdministration No. tion shall so inform the 2014ADM984 Register of Wills, includ- John Thomas Ligon ing name, address and Decedent relationship.

NOTICE OF Date of Publication: APPOINTMENT, October 3, 2014 NOTICE TO Name of newspaper: CREDITORS Afro-American AND NOTICE TO Washington UNKNOWN HEIRS Law Reporter John Thomas Ligon, Jr. Calvin Nelson a n d B r e n d a L i g o n Personal Bundy whose addresses Representative are 6157 64th Ave. #5, Riverdale, MD 20737 TRUE TEST COPY 4021 23rd Pkwy, #21, REGISTER OF WILLS Temple Hills, MD, 20748 were appointed personal 10/03, 10/10, 10/17/14 representatives of the estate of John Thomas Ligon, who died on August 17, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor

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20001, on or before April 3, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 3, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Superior Court of the District of DistrictEDT of Columbia 14:23:31 2014 PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM1008 James Otis Brodie AKA James Brodie Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Eric Maurice Brodie, whose address is 714 Chesapeake Street, SE, Washington, DC 20032 was appointed personal representative of the estate of James Otis Brodie, AKA James Brodie who died on January 26, 2003 without a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before April 17, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 17, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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the District of District of Columbia within the meaning of D.C. PROBATE DIVISION Code § 20-101(d).

Washington, D.C. Date of First Publication: 20001-2131 October 10, 2014 Jack Administration No. Olender.

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Volina Name Major of Newspapers: DWLR, Decedent AFRO-AMERICAN. NOTICE OF PubAPPOINTMENT, Dates: NOTICE TO 10/10,CREDITORS 10/17, 10/24/14 AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Melva M Meade, whose address is 1726 L Street NE, Washington DC 20002 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Volina M Major AKA Volina Major, who died on April 3, 2013 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before April 10, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 10,2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Superior Court of the District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Trust No. 2014NRT31 Lovell R. Olender Deceased Notice of Existence of RevocablE Trust Lovell R. Olender (name of deceased settlor) whose address was 2500 Vi rg i ni a Av e . , NW Washington, Dc 20037 created a revocable trust on October 27, 2010 which remained in existence on the date of his/ her death on July 21, 2014 and Jack H. Olender whose address is 2500 V i r g i n i a A v e . , N W, Washington, DC 20037 is/ are the currently acting trustee(s), hereinafter the Trustee. Communications to the Trust should be mailed or directed to Charles F. Gormly at 5101 Wisconsin Ave., NW, TRUE TEST COPY #210 , Washington, DC REGISTER OF WILLS 20016 The Trust is subject TYPESET: Tue Sep 30 13:17:07 to claims EDT of the 2014 deceased 10/03, 10/10, 10/17/14 settlor’s creditors, costs of administration of the settlor’s estate, the expenses Superior Court of of the deceased settlor’s the District of funeral and disposal of reDistrict of Columbia mains, and statutory PROBATE DIVISION allowances to a surviving Washington, D.C. spouse and children to the 20001-2131 extent the deceased setAdministration No. tlor’s residuary probate 2014ADM576 estate is inadequate to Blanche L. Jackson satisfy those claims, Decedent costs, expenses, and Law office of Kathy allowances.Claims of the Brissette-Minus, LLC deceased settlors 9701 Apollo Dr, creditors are barred as Suite 230 against the Trustee and Largo, MD 20774 the trust property unless Attorney presented to the Trustee NOTICE OF at the address provided APPOINTMENT, herein on or before April NOTICE TO 10, 2015 (6 months after CREDITORS the date of first publication of this notice). An action to AND NOTICE TO contest the validity of this UNKNOWN HEIRS Cynthia S. Dearing, trust must be commenced whose address is 4604 by the earliest of (1) July Eaton Drive, Suitland, 21, 2015(one year from the death of the deceased MD 20746 was appointed personal repre- Settlor). (2) April 10, 2015 sentative of the estate of (6 months from the date of Blanche L. Jackson, who first publication of this nodied on September 6, tice) or (3) ninety days 2008 with a will, and will after the Trustee sends serve with Court supervi- the person a copy of the trust instrument and a nosion. All unknown heirs tice informing the person TYPESET: Oct 14 14:46:50 10/17, 10/24,Tue 10/31/14 TRUE TEST COPY a n d h e i r s w h o s e of the trusts existence, of REGISTER OF WILLS whereabouts are unthe Trustee’s name and 13:20:18 EDT 2014 known shall enter their address, and of the time TYPESET: Tue Oct 14 14:47:19 EDTCourt 2014of Superior 10/10, 10/17, 10/24/14 appearance in this allowed for commencing a the District of proceeding. Objections proceeding.The Trustee District of Columbia to such appointment (or may proceed to distribute PROBATE DIVISION Superior Court of to the probate of de- the trust property in accorWashington, D.C. the District of cedent´s will) shall be dance with the terms of 20001-2131 District of Columbia filed with the Register of trust before the expiration Administration No. PROBATE DIVISION Wills, D.C., 515 5th of the time within which an 2014ADM1015 Washington, D.C. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor action must be comBeulah Lax 20001-2131 menced unless the Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

AKA Administration No. 20001, on or before April Trustee knows of a pendBeulah P. Lax 2014ADM1044 3, 2015. Claims against ing judicial proceeding Decedent the decedent shall be contesting the validity of Gerard E Phillips William R. Voltz presented to the under- the trust or the Trustee AKA 2120 L Street NW signed with a copy to the has received notice from a Jerry Phillips Suite 700 Register of Wills or filed potential contestant who Decedent Washington, DC 20037 with the Register of Wills thereafter commences a Darrel S. Parker Esq Attorney with a copy to the under- judicial proceeding within 1822 11th Street, NW NOTICE OF signed, on or before April s i x t y d a y s a f t e r Washington, DC 20001 APPOINTMENT, 3, 2015, or be forever notification.This notice Attorney NOTICE TO must be mailed postNOTICE OF barred. Persons believed marked within 15 days of CREDITORS APPOINTMENT, to be heirs or legatees of its first publication to each AND NOTICE TO NOTICE TO the decedent who do not heir and qualified benefiUNKNOWN HEIRS CREDITORS receive a copy of this no- ciary of the trust and any Angela Moore, whose AND NOTICE TO tice by mail 25 14:22:54 TYPESET: Tuewithin Oct 07 EDT 2014 other person who would address is 304 Bonhill UNKNOWN HEIRS days of its first publica- be an interested person Diane L. Johnson, whose Drive, Fort Washington, tion shall so inform the within the meaning of D.C. address is 5516 Thor- MD, 20744 was apRegister of Wills, Code § 20-101(d).

Superior Court includof nbush Court, Bethesda, pointed personal repreing name, address the District of and Date of First Publication: sentative of the estate of MD 20814 was apOctober 10, 2014 Jack relationship.

Columbia pointed personal repre- Beulah Lax AKA Beulah Olender.

Date of Publication: PROBATE DIVISION sentative of the estate of P. Lax, who died on April TRUE TEST COPY /s/ October 3,2014NRT31 2014 Trust No. Gerard E. Phillips AKA 17, 2013 with a will, and ANNE MEISTER, Lovell NameR. of Olender newspaper: Jerry Phillips, who died will serve without Court Register of Wills.

Deceased Afro-American on August 29, 2014 with supervision. All unknown Name of Newspapers: Notice of Washington a will and will serve with- heirs and heirs whose DWLR, Existence of Law Reporter out Court supervision. All whereabouts are unRevocablE Trust Cynthia S. Dearing AFRO-AMERICAN. unknown heirs and heirs known shall enter their Pub Dates: Lovell R. OlenderPersonal (name TYPESET: Tue Oct 07 14:23:15 EDT 2014 are a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s whose whereabouts o f d e c e aRepresentative sed settlor) 10/10, 10/17, 10/24/14 unknown shall enter their proceeding. Objections whose address was 2500 to such appointment (or appearance in this Virginia Av eCOPY . , NW TRUE TEST proceeding. Objections to the probate of deWashington, DcWILLS 20037 Superior Court of REGISTER OF to such appointment (or cedent´s will) shall be created a revocable trust the District of TYPESET: Tue Oct 07 14:23:50 2014 on October 2010 to the probate of de- filed with the Register of DistrictEDT of Columbia 10/03, 10/10, 27, 10/17/14 which remained in exiscedent´s will) shall be Wills, D.C., 515 5th PROBATE DIVISION tence on the date of his/ filed with the Register of Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . her death on July 21, 2014 Wills, D.C., 515 5th Superior Court of 20001-2131 and Jack H. Olender Street, N.W., 3rd Floor 20001, on or before April the District of Administration No. whose address is 2500 17, 2015. Claims against Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

District of Columbia 2014ADM971 V i rPROBATE g i n i a A vDIVISION e . , N W, 20001, on or before April the decedent shall be Barbara Carroll Washington, DC 20037 17, 2015. Claims against presented to the underWashington, D.C.is/ AKA are the20001-2131 currently acting the decedent shall be signed with a copy to the Barbara Marie Carroll trustee(s), hereinafter the presented to the under- Register of Wills or filed Administration No. Decedent Trustee.

Communications signed with a copy to the with the Register of Wills NOTICE OF to the2014ADM996 Trust should be Register of Wills or filed with a copy to the underStanley L. Poindexter APPOINTMENT, mailed or directed to with the Register of Wills signed, on or before April Decedent NOTICE TO Charles F. Gormly at 5101 with a copy to the under- 17, 2015, or be forever NOTICE OF NW, CREDITORS Wisconsin Ave., signed, on or before April barred. Persons believed AND NOTICE TO #210 APPOINTMENT, , Washington, DC 17, 2015, or be forever to be heirs or legatees of NOTICE UNKNOWN HEIRS 20016 The Trust isTO subject CREDITORS Claudine Head, whose barred. Persons believed the decedent who do not to claims of the deceased AND NOTICE TO of a d d r e s s i s 3 6 1 4 S t to be heirs or legatees of receive a copy of this nosettlor’s creditors, costs UNKNOWN John’s Place, Spring- the decedent who do not tice by mail within 25 administration ofHEIRS the setRobert Eugene Pointlor’s estate, the expenses dale, MD 20743 was ap- receive a copy of this no- days of its first publicawhose address ofdexter, the deceased settlor’sis pointed personal repre- tice by mail within 25 tion shall so inform the funeral disposal of re153-27and 120 Avenue, Ja- sentative of the estate of days of its first publica- Register of Wills, includmains, and York statutory maica, New 11434 Barbara Carroll AKA Bar- tion shall so inform the ing name, address and allowances to a surviving was appointed personal bara Marie Carroll, who Register of Wills, includ- relationship. spouse and childrenof to the representative the died on September 6, ing name, address and Date of Publication: October 17, 2014 extent theofdeceased estate Stanleyset-L. 2014 with a will, and will relationship.

Name of newspaper: tlor’s residuary Poindexter, whoprobate died on serve with Court supervi- Date of Publication: estate is inadequate to Afro-American February 16, 2014 withsion. All unknown heirs October 17, 2014 satisfy those claims, Washington out a will, and will serve a n d h e i r s w h o s e Name of newspaper: costs, expenses, and Law Reporter without EDT Court2014 supervi- whereabouts are un- Afro-American 13:39:40 allowances.Claims the Angela Moore Washington sion. All unknownof heirs known shall enter their daenc de a hs e Personal Law Reporter e di r ss ewt thl oo rsse a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s creditors are barred as Representative Diane L. Johnson whereabouts are and un- proceeding. Objections against the Trustee Personal known enter their to such appointment (or the trust shall property unless Representative TRUE TEST COPY a p p e a r ato n cthe e iTrustee n this to the probate of depresented REGISTER OF WILLS cedent´s will) shall be atproceeding. the addressObjections provided to such (or filed with the Register of TRUE TEST COPY herein on appointment or before April 10/17, 10/24, 10/31/14 REGISTER OF WILLS to 2015 the probate de- Wills, D.C., 515 5th 10, (6 monthsofafter cedent´s will) shall be Street, N.W., 3rd Floor the date of first publication 10/17, 10/24, 10/31/14 theAn Register offiled this with notice). action toof W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

Wills, the D.C., 515 5th 20001, on or before April contest validity of this Street, 3rd Floor 10, 2015. Claims against trust mustN.W., be commenced Wthe a s hearliest i n g t o nof, (1) D .July C. by the decedent shall be 20001, on or before April presented to the under21, 2015(one year from the the deceased 10,death 2015.ofClaims against signed with a copy to the Settlor).

(2) April 10, 2015 the decedent shall be Register of Wills or filed (6presented months from of to the thedate underwith the Register of Wills first publication of this nosigned with a copy to the with a copy to the undertice) or (3) Register of ninety Wills ordays filed signed, on or before April after the Register Trustee of sends with the Wills 10, 2015, or be forever the person copy the with a copya to the of underbarred. Persons believed trust instrument and a nosigned, on or before April to be heirs or legatees of tice informing the person 10, 2015 or be forever the decedent who do not ofbarred. the trusts existence, of Persons believed receive a copy of this nothe Trustee’s andof to be heirs or name legatees tice by mail within 25 address, and ofwho thedo time the decedent not days of its first publicaallowed for commencing a receive a copy ofTrustee this no- tion shall so inform the proceeding.The tice proceed by mailto within 25 Register of Wills, includmay distribute days its firstinpublicaing name, address and the trustofproperty accortion shall so inform the relationship. dance with the terms of Register of Wills, includDate of Publication: trust before the expiration ing name, address and October 10, 2014 of the time within which an relationship.

Name of newspaper: action must be comAfro-American mDate e n c of e dPublication: unless the October 10, 2014 Washington Trustee knows of a pendName of newspaper: ing judicial proceeding Law Reporter Afro-American contesting the validity of Claudine Head the trust or the Trustee Washington Personal has received notice from a Law Reporter Representative potential contestant who Robert E. Poindexter thereafter commences a Personal TRUE TEST COPY judicial proceeding within Representative REGISTER OF WILLS sixty days after notification.This notice TRUE TEST COPY 10/10, 10/17, 10/24/14

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