Issuu

www.afro.com

Volume 122 No. 1

$1.00

The AFRO Celebrates 121 Years

AUGUST 10, 2013 - AUGUST 16, 2013

Texas Leads U.S. in Execution of African Americans By Yanick Rice Lamb Special to the AFRO Texas isn’t just big in size and population. It’s also big on the death penalty. When it comes to executions, Texas is the battleground state and has been No. 1 since 1976. The Lone Star State reached a milestone this

INSIDE A3

Washington View Alexandria’s Mandela

Jazz Keyboardist George Duke Dies at 67

afro.com

Your History • Your Community • Your News

Hear the AFRO on The Daily Drum, Wednesday at 7 p.m.

After recording its lowest number of homicides in five decades in 2012, the District of Columbia will never return to the record-setting levels of violence that wracked the city from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, Mayor Vincent C. Gray said Aug. 6. “I don’t think we’ll ever go back to those days of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s,” Gray said during an interview on a Northwest Washington street corner, where the mayor joined police officials and about 200 community members for an anti-crime rally as part of National Night Out. The annual event, which takes place the first Tuesday of every August, is

sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. Gray, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier, and officials from other law enforcement and city agencies kicked off the National Night Out on a cordoned-off street adjacent to the Walker Jones Education Campus on New Jersey Avenue NW. Gray and Lanier planned to appear at many of the approximately 35 rallies held throughout the city. During a brief speech, Gray touted the city’s 2012 homicide total of 88. “Last year, we had the lowest number of homicides in 51 years in the District of Columbia,” Gray said as many in the crowd cheered. Recording fewer than 100 homicides was an important milestone, some 20 years after the city was known as the Continued on A3

Black Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 2009

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The unemployment rate for Blacks fell from 13.7 percent in June to 12.6 percent in July, the lowest jobless rate for Blacks since January 2009, according to the latest jobs report from the Labor Department. Although economists warn against being too optimistic about one month’s jobs numbers, some economists found it unusual for the Black unemployment rate to fall more than a percentage point from June to July, as the jobless rate for Whites remained stagnant at 6.6 percent. The The unemployment rate for unemployment Blacks fell from 13.7 percent in rate for Black June to 12.6 percent in July. Continued on A4

The Bowen YMCA during construction and at night.

Facebook

An Abolitionist’s Legacy Showcased

Bowen YMCA Makeover to Be Unveiled in September By Terry Ashford Special to the AFRO The multi-million dollar renovation of the Anthony Bowen YMCA has been completed and set for reopening Sept. 9 after five years of overhauling.

“The grand opening is set in stone,” said Jackie Dilworth, Director of Communications. In observance of 160 years of service as the first African American YMCA in the nation, the renovation of the Anthony Bowen YMCA has resulted in a state-of-the-art

facility showcasing mixeduse development at 14th and W Streets, NW, in the city’s historic U Street corridor. “The point of the renovation is to have a place where everyone in the community can gather, belong Continued on A3

Sister Constance Murphy, Legendary Nun, Dies at 109 By Alexis Taylor AFRO Staff Writer

47105 21847

By Ruben Castaneda Special to the AFRO

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent

INSERTS • Walmart

summer when Kimberly McCarthy became the 500th person executed in Texas since the death penalty was reinstated there in 1974 and modern-day executions resumed in 1982 with the nation’s first lethal injection. The problem, death penalty opponents say, is that eight of the last 11 people executed in Texas have been African Americans, who also account for 40 percent of those on the state’s death row, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. “The racism and the imposition of death sentences almost universally affect people who are poor or people of color,” said Maurie A. Continued on A5

D.C. Mayor, Police Chief Hail Drop in Murders on National Night Out

Join the AFRO on Twitter and Facebook

Nine years into her life as a centenarian, Sister Constance Murphy took her last breath at peace, though a long way from her Baltimore roots. An acclaimed author, the former Canadian headmistress and life-long student would have been 110 years old on Feb. 2, 2014. She was the longest surviving nun of the Toronto, Ont.-based St. John the Divine convent. And while she spent her last years visiting homes for the elderly, using every bit of the masters in gerontology she earned at age 73 from the University of Michigan, the well-respected nun remained humble and true until the end, according to friends and family. “Savera, my wife, and I had visited Sister Constance last Saturday on the advice of the sisters,” said nephew Carlo Dade in an email sent out to family members on Aug. 5. “She had been bed ridden for the past two years

Degree Completion and Transfer

and in and out of consciousness.” Before she took to her bed, his email said, “She was sitting up in a chair next to the bed and was able to carry on an extended conversation and attend prayer services with the sisters.” Born in Baltimore in 1904, the University of Pennsylvania graduate made an art of teaching and guiding others. She was a young woman when a stay in Europe exposed her to a theatrical performance detailing the crucifixion of Christ. This would further solidify her eventual calling. She joined the St. John the Divine convent. According to longtime friend, Sister Elizabeth Ann Eckert, Sister Constance’s work with girls will impact many generations to come. “She was a teacher at the Qu’Appelle Diocesan School in Regina, a province of Saskatchewan, and then Continued on A5

Prince George’s Community College’s top priority is ensuring that students begin their higher education journey and complete a degree. Through flexible and convenient learning options, students earn degrees, transfer to four-year institutions, and prepare for rewarding careers. We are transforming lives.

Continued on A4

Sister Constance Murphy AFRO File Photo

14017

• Envision success • Take the journey • Complete your degree

Apply online at www.pgcc.edu or call 301-336-6000

Transforming Lives

The Afro-American, August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013

NATION & WORLD

Fla. Cops Shoot Man in Driveway of His Home after Report of Car Thief

Roy Middleton was looking for a cigarette in a car, parked on his own property, in the early morning hours of July 27, when the 60-year-old found himself injured by a hail of bullets, courtesy of the Escambia County, Fla. Sheriff’s Office. According to 911 calls released by the Sheriff’s Office, a neighbor called police at 2:38 a.m. to report a car thief. “Somebody is trying to steal my neighbor’s car,” a caller in Warrington, Fla. told police. “They’re actually already in the car, trying to hotwire it. He keeps ducking down underneath the dashboard, trying to reach for something.” The concerned citizen told dispatchers that a “Black male” wearing “dark colored” tank top was rifling through his neighbor’s white 4-door Cadillac in a manner so casually that he was unaware he was even being watched, much less reported to authorities. Moments later the only thing hard to miss in the residential neighborhood was the sound of bullets flying. Two of them pierced Middleton’s lower body; according to CNN, he was in good condition at a local hospital with a metal rod placed in his left leg. “What is critical in this is getting out the information as to the actions of the victim,” Escambia Sheriff David Morgan said at a July 29 press conference. Morgan said that even with training in active-shooter

MAKE SOME STUDENTS AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

situations and Critical Intervention Training, deputies are not in control of the real-life situations they are placed into daily. Morgan alleged that when Deputies Jeremiah Meeks and Matthew White directed Middleton to show his hands and exit the vehicle, he put one hand outside of the car window before pulling it back inside. “When again the verbal commands were given to exit the vehicle and ‘let us see your hands,’ he opened the car door and initially made a movement to exit the car,” Morgan said. “Then he made a lunging motion back into the car in the area of the console.” Morgan said that when Middleton did exit the vehicle, “he did it in a lunging motion and very quickly and spun towards officers.” Middleton raised one hand, which Morgan said had a “metallic object in it” and “at that point, the officers, fearing for their safety, fired upon Mr. Middleton.” Morguefile.com Middleton, a father of two, told The Pensacola News Journal that all he had in his hand were keys “with a metal flashlight attached.” Public information officers for the sheriff’s office declined requests to speak with Morgan, telling the AFRO “more information would be released once the investigation is complete.” Both officers are on paid administrative leave; further questions were referred to the agency’s July 27 press release. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the State Attorney’s Office have opened investigations into the incident.

“…We Didn’t Have Enough Dark Ones…” President of Mich. Hillsdale College

The president of a small Michigan college faces criticism for a racial slur he used during a legislative hearing on July 31. A video posted on The Detroit Free Press web site showed Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn referencing a letter he received from the Hillsdale.Edu Also see 1963: Civil Rights at 50, highlighting news Department of Education. coverage of key civil rights events from 1963. Larry Arnn “They said we violated the standards for diversity Washington, D.C. • newseum.org because we didn’t have enough dark ones, I guess, that’s what they meant,” Arnn said during the hearing. Arnn was one of several panelists who attended the hearing to discuss the adoption of Common Core State Standards, an attempt to focus the efforts to standardize education. The common core has already been adopted in more than 40 states. During the hearing Arnn was immediately criticized for his offensive remarks, however he didn’t apologize, according to The Huffington Post. “The state of Michigan sent a group of people down to my campus, with clipboards...to look at the colors of people’s faces and write down what they saw. We don’t keep records of that information. What were they looking for besides dark ones,” Arnn said in a statement. Following Arnn’s statement,, Hillsdale College issued a letter of apology stating, “No offense was intended by the use of that term except to the offending Now that we’re right here in Georgetown, we hope you’ll bureaucrats.” stop in and experience the personal service and attention we The apology letter also have reserved just for you! stated that, “Arnn was sorry if offense was taken.” 1825 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

Baltimore Grandmother Arrested for Poisoning Grandchildren with Methadone, Killing One

A Baltimore woman was charged Aug. 2 for poisoning her two grandchildren, a 5-month-old girl and 1-year-old boy, by rubbing methadone on their gums. The male toddler was killed by “methadone intoxication” according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Towanda Reaves, 50, has been charged with second degree murder, child abuse resulting in death, two charges of first degree assault, two charges of second degree assault, first degree child abuse resulting in a serious injury and reckless endangerment. According on police, on July 5 around 4:16 a.m., district police responded to a 911 call from a house in the 1600 block of North Forrest Park Avenue stating the 1-year-old boy was not breathing. Police said they arrived on the scene and performed CPR on the boy, who was later taken to Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead. Reaves said she put her Baltimore Police Department three grandchildren to bed Towanda Reaves around 8 p.m. and checked on them around 2 a.m. according to police. The grandmother said when she went to turn off the air conditioner around 4 a.m. she discovered the boy was not breathing. Reaves told police she brought the boy to the living room, where his father was sleeping on the couch, and called 911. The operator then walked her through the steps to perform CPR when medics and police arrived on the scene and transported the boy to the hospital. Reaves stayed behind to watch her other two grandchildren. Later that day, around 2 p.m., the 5-month-old granddaughter was taken to a local hospital with symptoms of being less than responsive according to police records. Hospital staff called district police. The infant was given a toxicology report revealing she had been poisoned by methadone. Hospital personnel told investigators Reaves turned over a bottle of methadone to staff. She was then transported from the hospital to homicide for questioning where police said she confessed to rubbing methadone on the gum line of both children. On July 31 the medical examiner’s office released the cause of death for the 1-year-old boy and investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Reaves. She was arrested at a house in the 600 block of Reservoir St. on Aug. 1.

NOW OPEN!

NEW BANKING OFFICE WE’VE JUST OPENED A

IN GEORGETOWN Monday – Thursday: 8:30am – 5:00pm Friday: 8:30am – 6:00pm Saturday: 9:00am – 2:00pm Sunday: 11:00am – 2:00pm Member FDIC

NOW OPEN

Your History • Your Community • Your News

The Afro-American Newspapers

Baltimore Office • Corporate Headquarters 2519 N. Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4602 410-554-8200 • Fax: 1-877-570-9297 www.afro.com Founded by John Henry Murphy Sr., August 13, 1892 Washington Publisher Emerita - Frances L. Murphy II Chairman of the Board/Publisher - John J. Oliver, Jr. Executive Assistant - Takiea Hinton - 410-554-8222 Receptionist - Wanda Pearson - 410-554-8200 Director of Advertising Lenora Howze - 410-554-8271 - lhowze@afro.com Baltimore Advertising Manager Robert Blount - 410-554-8246 - rblount@afro.com Director of Finance - Jack Leister - 410-554-8242 Archivist - Ja-Zette Marshburn - 410-554-8265 Director, Community & Public Relations Diane W. Hocker - 410-554-8243 Editorial Executive Editor - Avis Thomas-Lester Editor - Dorothy Boulware News Editor - Gregory Dale Production Department - 410-554-8288 Global Markets Director - Benjamin M. Phillips IV - 410-554-8220 - bphillips@afro.com Baltimore Circulation/Distribution Manager Sammy Graham - 410-554-8266

Washington Office 1917 Benning Road, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002-4723 202-332-0080 • Fax: 1-877-570-9297 General Manager Washington Circulation/Distribution Manager Edgar Brookins - 202-332-0080, ext. 106 Director of Advertising Lenora Howze - ext. 119 - lhowze@afro.com Business Solutions Consultant Elaine Fuller - ext. 115 - efuller@afro.com Office Administrator - Mia Hayes-Hawkins - ext. 100

202.204.0046

www.cardinalbank.com

Customer Service, Home Delivery and Subscriptions: 410-554-8234 • Customer Service@afro.com Billing Inquiries: 410-554-8226 Nights and Weekends: 410-554-8282

August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013, The Afro-American

Washington View

Alexandria’s Mandela

Jennifer Hudson and Rela By Alan King AFRO Staff Writer

sport-utility vehicle sought in connection with the murder of Hudson’s mother and brother. The white, 1994 in Chevrolet Jennifer Hudson other his bachelor’s Whatever you do, scholarly and non-violent natures. Both would rather build back,” he said. Afterand receiving degree IllinoisDay license relativesand positively identified “don’t even think about coalitions to solve problems than stage street confrontation. history geography from MinerSuburban Teacher’swith College, going down that road of “Ferdinand Day is Alexandria’s Mandela,” said former said, “I was gung-ho about teaching in Alexandria but they comparing me to Nelson City Council member Joyce Woodson after he was inducted, wouldn’t let me because they said I was a radical.” Mandela,” says a humble among others, into the Alexandria African American Hall of After his comment about inequality and hand-meFerdinand T. Day, a lifelong Fame last month. down textbooks was repeated to then-Alexandria School civil rights advocate, “No, no; don’t put me up there with him, this man Superintendent T.C. Williams, a known segregationist after even if they are “men of [Mandela] was a giant and he changed the whole world,” said whom the nationally recognized high school of Remember the a certain generation.” He Day. Titans fame is named. Day had to move to North Carolina to actually chuckles at the very When Day was a young teenager and wanted to continue get a job. suggestion. his education in his hometown of Alexandria, Va., he could Former City Manager Vola Lawson recalled, “Fred Day spoke to the AFRO not. “The typical southern port city,” he said, only provided Day provided the moral leadership that helped Alexandria on the eve of his 95th reconcile its segregated past of racial injustice by appealing to birthday, which was Aug. the city’s conscience and hopes for a better future.” Adrienne 7, and reflected on his civil Day stresses that it was people working together, Blacks Washington rights experiences just and Whites, Democrats and Republicans, and Christians and AFRO Columnist two weeks after proudly Jews which created change in the once “typical southern port attending the July 18 city.” “I tried to use what was up here to work with others,” Courtesy Photos Congressional celebration he said, pointing to his brain. Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donerson who of Mandela’s 95th birthday in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Though Day is still much sought after was killed,wheelchair-bound, as well as her brother, Jason. Capitol. as a confidant by local officials, including Rep. James Moran It was “a great moment” in his life, Day said. “I was so (D) and Mayor William Euille (D). X584859 was found on the Day’s body ofwork her 7-year-old proud to be there because he’s a person of my generation in Alexandria has plate not gone unrecorded Chicago’s West honors Side after nephew Monday, He justishours and I thought about what he stood for and what sacrifices he schooling for Blacks through the eighth grade. “So, I had to or unrecognized. the recipient of numerous police received a 7 a.m. call after his body was found in a made, and it made me feel good inside.” beg for pennies,” he said of the three-cent bus fare he needed and awards. In Alexandria there is a Ferdinand Day Drive, Indeed, Day and Mandela are both distinguished Black to travel to D.C. each day to Armstrong Technical High a Ferdinand Day wing in T.C. Williams High School, men of an earlier generation when what you did for others School where he graduated in 1935. and there’s been a recent proposal to name a new STEM was more important that what you did for yourself; just being Yet, Day eventually became the first Black chairman of elementary school in his honor. you and showing up in public did not constitute charity work a public school board in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He But whatever you do, don’t even compare Ferdinand Day in their 20th Century era of respect for your elders and selfwent on to become vice-chairman of the Northern Virginia to Nelson Mandela. “The only thing I can say is that we were sacrifice for the greater good. (Take note, Jay-Z). and Virginia state boards of community colleges and was born in the same month.” and Dallas Cowboys players By Alan King Day and Mandela are both revered men. Both were appointed by the state secretary of education to a special Tony Romo and Terrell Owens, AFRO Staff Writer labeled “radicals” for their refusal to kowtow to the white commission to implement further desegregation in the Old Veteran journalist Adrienne Washington forto among the writes names weekly submitted establishment. Dominion’s higher education system. the AFRO about relevant issues in the District, Maryland and election officials. Presidential candidate John Both tall, elder statesmen with a shock of white hair, “I just love Alexandria and the people of Alexandria have Northern Send correspondence herthose at editor@ Hurdtosaid workers, who McCain’sVirginia. attack on ACORN – became known not for fiery personas, but for dignified, been so good to me that I just wanted to give something afro.com. were doing those things without Associated Community ACORN’s knowledge or permisOrganization for Reform Now – sion, were fired. confirms the success of the “The evidence that has surorganization, the head of the faced so far shows they faked group says. “This is testimony to the work forms to get paid for work they “A gun in the home makes the likelihood account for only 15 percent of to allstuff children By Freddie Allen nearly three times more likely to be killed in a car didn’t do, not ballotand we’ve done and success we’ve she said, is the livingofin theboxes.” UnitedACORN, States. Nearly 2,700 NNPA Washington Correspondent accident than by a gun. In stark contrast, “Black of homicide three times higher, suicide had,”three Maude Hurd,teens president of fraud, not perpetrasaid in an interview children died fromvictim gun violence thatthe year. children and teens were twice as likely to be to five times higher, and accidentalACORN, death four toralso of it.challenged the The CDF report WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Gun violence killed by a gun than to be killed in a car accident.” times higher,” stated the report. with the AFRO. Hurd said theRifle only things “When started, power we of the perceived National is the leading cause of death among Black Examining the most recent data available, the CDF The CDF report continued: “More than halfthis of attack bogus are the in charges announcedAssociation, that we had a group gunjust obtained founded 1871 themthat children and teens, according to a new report by study reported that 18,270 children and teens were youth who committed suicide with ahad selves. And factcheck. organd registered 1.3 million new votkilled or injured by guns in 2010. the gun from their home, usually a parent’s gun.” promotes gun ownership, marksmanship the Children’s Defense Fund, a nonprofit, child agrees. ers,”and she said. “That’s just to saytraining “Children and teens in America are 17 times In the last 50 years, White children self-defense in the United States. advocacy group. It concluded, “Neither that someone’s running scared teenagers accounted for 53 percent of the According to the report, the NRA represents a The report titled, “Protect Children, Not more likely to die from gun violence than their ACORN nor its employees have because of ACORN’s success.” small segment of been all gun owners, may Guns 2013,” painted grim picture of the national peers in other high-income countries,” stated the gun deaths, and Black children and teenagers found guiltywhich of, or even McCain, who is running for accounted for 36 percent. show why the National Rifle Association’s gun violence epidemic that is the second-leading CDF report. president on the Republican tick- charged with, casting fraudulent Yet, looking at the gun deaths inet,2010 alone, hard-line stance on gun control policies often cause of death among all children ages 1-19. Despite the claims of pro-gun advocates, votes.” lashed out at ACORN in the owners. Only car accidents claim the lives of more having a gun in the home does not make kids 45 percent of gun deaths and 46 percent of againstcontradicts Thegun problem came about prifinal debate Barack that of most and children and teenagers than guns. safer. In some cases, those homes are even more gun injuries were among Black children Obama, contending the group “is marily because of the way According to the report, White children were dangerous, because guns are present. teens, according to the report, evenon though theyof maybeSee more on afro.com. ACORN operates. Rather than the verge perpetratrely on volunteers, it pays peoing one of the greatest frauds in ple, many of them poor or unemvoter history in this country, ployed, to sign up new voters. maybe destroying the fabric of Continued from A1 The idea was to help both those democracy.” being registered and those doing Factcheck.org, a non-partisan nation’s “murder capitol.” In the early 1980s, the city averaged police officials on a listserv, theregistration. chief said. “We are decline, in D.C. and throughout the country. Violence in the city other the Web site, found those claims to close to 200 homicides a year. Drug markets, primarily for virtually present in 19,000 homes,” she said. and throughout the country plunged. In 1998, D.C. recorded Maud explained, “We have a be “exaggerated,” with “no evithe selling of heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamines, were Other factors have played a role. In the 1980s andfor 1990s, 260 homicides, the first time the total was below 300 since zero tolerance policy deliberdence of any such democracyfalsification of registration.” well-defined and stable. much of the violence occurred in ate or near huge public housing 1987. Violent crime in the city has continued to decline. destroying fraud.” MostMany newsof account to Hurd believes the McCain The violence flared when crack cocaine reached the city complexes in different parts of the city. those neglect housing During the most violent years, police often had difficulty point out that with ACORN is houses, charges werehave politically motivat- and in the mid-1980s. The highly addictive drug brought in huge been bulldozed replaced town persuading witnesses to come forward. In many neighborhoods, complexes required by law to turn in all reged. apartment buildings and in some profits, and a younger generation of drug dealers, mostly new cases, office buildings. witnesses feared deadly retaliation. As the violence has istration forms. And they She said, “Because it’s lowyoung men in their 20s and teenagers. Fights over drug turf led The brazen drug dealing that was common during thatalso fail declined, so has the culture of retaliation and intimidation, to note that it was the organizaand moderate-income people, to an even bigger surge in violence. Neighborhood gangs or era, in places such as Barry Farm, a sprawling public housing police said. and people of color, I believe the tion, in many instances, that first crews formed and armed themselves to fight their enemies. A complex in Southeast the 600 the block of Sregistrations Street NW, Increased cooperation from the community is a key reason phony McCain campaign thinksD.C., thoseor in brought three blocks south of Howard University Medical Center, no culture of violence evolved, in which many shootings inspired for the decline in violent crime, Lanier said in an interview. to the attention of authorities. voters are going to vote exists. Physically, Barry Farm has not changed much, retaliatory violence. “The community working with us is the only reason we’ve been longer The McCain camp apparently Democratic, which is not necesable to achieve this,” the chief said. “They trust us, they provide but dealers no longer controlisn’t the interested streets. in those fine In 1988, the homicide total shot up to 369. For the next sarilydrug true.” points, preferring air misleadOn S Street, dealers congregate in to front of a five years, D.C. recorded more than 400 homicides annually, us with information.” ACORN is nodrug stranger to used to ing ads thatmid-1980s. seek to linkIn Obama controversy. huge brick building which shut down in the 2012, peaking at 482 killings in 1991. Violence remained rare in the Community policing, in which officers are assigned to to ACORN,on thereby undercutting 38 years, non-partisan theFor owner of thethe building began renovations the structure, a wealthy, predominantly White neighborhoods west of 16th Street specific neighborhoods and are directed to get to know the his political organization haswhich foughtisfor socialcomplete. almost The support. four floors of the Northwest, which roughly divides the western and eastern halves people who live and work there, rather than just respond to calls refurbishment McCain: Johnspace. McCain and economic forused low-for retail stores former bakeryjustice will be andI’m office of the city. In the eastern half of the city, drug crews controlled for service, is an important factor, Lanier said. and I approve this message. and moderate-income There are 300 officers on foot patrol assignments, Lanier As of Aug. 6, the city had recorded 54 homicides, and was corners and entire blocks in dozens of neighborhoods. Announcer: Who is Barack Americans. With 400,000 memsaid. In addition, 19,000 residents communicate with her and on pace to record fewer it didAin 2012. By the mid-1990s, crack cocaine use began a precipitous Obama? man with “a political ber families organized intokillings more than baptism performed at warp than 1,200 neighborhood chapspeed.” Vast ambition. After colters in 110 cities nationwide, lege, he moved to Chicago. ACORN has over the years seen its share of criticism while advo- Became a community organizer. Continued from A1 There, Obama met Madeleine cating for affordable housing, Talbot, part of the Chicago living wages, healthcare for the throughout the gym, and “this will make every workout an and connect to each other,” according Dilworth. Anthony Bowen, he said. branch of ACORN. He was so underserved— and while organeducational experience.” Included in the 44,000 square-foot facility are a six-lane “His impact is felt throughout the bigger Y(MCA) impressive that he was asked to izing voter registration drives. Billhas Kuster, director, thethe swimming program is indoor pool, three group exercise studios, a Wi-Fi café, a movement.” train ACORN staff. ButTo none been asaquatics withering about more than just recreation. “Swimming is a life rooftop terrace, a youth development center, a demonstration Bowen was an abolitionist who harbored runaway slaves What did ACORN lesson. in Chicago and baseless as this one. WeWith wantthe to presidential teach as many people engage as possible. Swimming kitchen and space for other wellness programs. Many who at his home on the 900 block of E Street SW, a stop on in? Bullying banks.is election Intimidation one of the few exercises have an tactics. impactDisruption on your have toured the makeover of what used to be called the Twelfth the Underground Railroad (the site is now covered by the less than two weeks away, that doesn’t of business. ACORN forced ACORN’s allege the on your joints. Youdetractors have less impact joints but you get a full Street Y called it the foundation for the community’s future. Southeast-Southwest Freeway). to issue risky home loans. organization engaged in maswork out. I has think it’s a life lessonbanks because it (learning to swim) On the first floor, visitors are greeted by a redesigned lobby, Bowen assisted in founding the St. Paul AME Church and same types of loans that sive voter after could saveregistration your life.fraud It’s all about The survival.” bathed in orange and green paint, and rooms housing scores a Sunday Evening School in 1856, allowing both groups to caused the financial crisis we’re the reported discovery of bogus of treadmills and other high-tech cardiovascular exercise meet in his home. During the Civil War, Bowen encouraged in today. names, such as Mickey Mouse machines, all equipped with flat-screen TV monitors, a President Abraham Lincoln to enlist African-American soldiers. hardware item that is placed strategically through the facility. Bowen was born a slave in Prince George’s County, Md., Directly behind the stairwell on the first floor is access to the aquatics area where the six-lane swimming pool is to be the site and was a resident of Washington, D.C. from 1826 until his death. After earning his freedom in 1830, Bowen became the of swimming lessons for both children and adults. first African-American employee of the U.S. Patent Office. On the lower level are a free-weights exercise area, a fourIdentification Statements In 1853, Anthony Bowen founded the first YMCA chapter room nursery and a full kitchen to be used as a teaching area Baltimore Afro-American — (USPS 040-800) is published weekly by The Afro-American Newspapers, 2519 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-4602. Subscription Rate: for African-Americans. Soon thereafter, the Twelfth Street for culinary lessons. Baltimore - 1 Year - $40.00 (Price includes tax.) Checks for subscriptions should be made YMCA was built in 1908, and was later renamed the Anthony Also at the lower level is access to a two-story rock payable to: The Afro-American Newspaper Company, 2519 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-4602. Periodicals postage paid at Baltimore, MD. Bowen YMCA. In 1994, it was declared a National Historic climbing wall. POSTMASTER: Send addresses changes to: The Afro-American Newspaper Company, 2519 Landmark. The third floor includes the patio area, conference rooms N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-4602. Jones saw the overhaul as more than just a renovation and more meeting space. The Washington Afro-American & Washington Tribune — (0276-6523) is published project. “To see the rebirth of the actual facility, the programs, The new facility will have everything a person will need in weekly by the Afro-American Newspapers at 1917 Benning Road, N.E., Washington, D.C. the outreach and all of it, is inspiring,” the vice president of order to maintain a healthy lifestyle, Dilworth said. 20002-4723. Subscription Rate: Washington - 1 Year - $40.00. Periodical Postage paid at Washington, D.C. operations said. “The historical nature of Anthony Bowen is what really POSTMASTER: Send addresses changes to: The Washington Afro-American Associate director of aquatics for the YMCA Region, moved me,” said Gene Jones, Vice President of Operations for & Washington Tribune, 2519 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-4602. YMCA Region. The facility is special because of the Legacy of Bill Kuster, says that historical paraphinia will be sparced

“…Day and Mandela are both distinguished Black men of an earlier generation when what you did for others was more important that what you did for yourself…”

from a cious v the veh dog. A Tribun multip of the tered t brothe boy’s b proces cians a was la the Co Exami Hud memb Exami noon t Given ing dir viewin

“She

video s the latt Tribun that’s h

ACORN Fights Back

Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charge

Gun Violence Leading Cause of Death of Black Children

National Night Out

Bowen YMCA

No won trying t group, Never But Ob long an for AC him for But no Rep 11 inve country potenti forms. Ann fraud. paid m ACOR efforts. Pressu loans. Barack Blind a Americ

Sinc ACOR bomba racist m The debate, organiz offices After a appear sent to “is goin A work receive ing, “W at 9” an Ac messag machin calling Barack hung. H nigger, (explet fraudul hell. A They’r eys, the nated, Ano liberal deleted guys ju come t every n and ma all you up the one els bills fo your ki move. Forget bills fo it. You hope y Hur cease s “In attacks will be name b becaus the last But deterre “We long tim the righ income country going t econom nities.”

The Afro-American, August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013

Clergy, Civil Rights Leaders Meet For Talks On 50th Anniversary of March On Washington By Ariel Medley Special to the AFRO Civil rights leaders, activists and clergy members gathered Aug. 1 inside the historic Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church (Metropolitan) on M Street in northwest Washington, D.C. to discuss a plan of action for the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. Hosted by the National Action Network, the meeting served as both a briefing on the schedule of events for the August 24 remembrance of the march, and a preliminary discussion on how best to spread word of the march throughout communities nationwide. Janaye Ingram, D.C. bureau chief of the National Action Network, answered questions and provided details about what participants could expect on the day of the march. Marchers will arrive and gather around the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial at 8 a.m. Musical selections, prayers, and speeches will take place at 9 a.m., and the main program will begin at 10 a.m. The march will begin promptly at 1 p.m. with the procession leading down Independence Avenue and ending at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. Following the procession will be a Global Freedom Festival held between 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the National Mall. “There is still a lot to fight for, focus on and change,” said Ingram. She emphasized the need for volunteers, calling on her audience to recruit members in their communities to fill volunteer positions on the day of the march. “We need volunteers for hospitality, for EMS, for transportation and for public relations. We especially need able-bodied men and women to help maintain order.” With the march only three weeks away, the challenges now at hand are how best to spread the word about the march. Many communities nationwide still do not know about it. “The key is collaboration, collaboration, collaboration”, Bob Ross, president of the Prince George’s County branch of the NAACP, told the audience. He encouraged all to pass out flyers, talk to people in their communities and congregations, and to use social media sites to promote the event. Civil justice supporter and native Washingtonian Phillip Brown, 30, spoke eloquently to audiences about the importance of reaching out to youth and including them in these discussions and events. “The youth out here want to be involved. They want to help but they don’t feel connected. They need guidance and leadership from their elders. We need to not be afraid to talk to them,” Brown said.

A second planning meeting at Metropolitan will be held Aug. 8 at 6:30 p.m., followed by a press conference on the steps of Metropolitan on Aug. 13 at 11 a.m. For more information on the 50th Anniversary for the March on Washington, visit http://nationalactionnetwork.net/ mow/.

President Barack Obama meets with former Negro League baseball players and their family members in the Cross Hall of the White House, Aug. 5 to honor their contributions to our nation’s history, civil rights, and professional baseball.

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Black Unemployment Rate Continued from A1

men over 20 was 13 percent in June and 12.5 percent in July. The jobless rate for White men over 20 was 6.2

[heer-oh] 1. an individual admired for their brave deeds and noble qualities. 2. a person who has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a role model. 3. organ, eye and tissue donors.

Become someone’s hero today by registering as an organ, eye and tissue donor when you renew your license at the MVA or visit:

DonateLifeMaryland.org

percent in June and rose slightly to 6.3 percent in July. The unemployment rate for Black women over 20 plummeted from 12 percent in June to 10.5 percent in July. The jobless rate for White women over 20 dipped from 6 percent to 5.8 percent over the same time period. The national unemployment rate fell from 7.6 percent in June to 7.4 percent in July and the economy added 162,000 jobs. Analysts at the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank focused on the needs of low- and middle-income workers, estimate that it will take at least six years to reach full employment at this rate of job creation. Despite falling more than a percentage point, the jobless rate for Blacks is still nearly double the unemployment rate for Whites, a troubling statistic that has persisted for 50 years. According to EPI,

“The average unemployment rate for blacks over the past 50 years, at 11.6 percent, is considerably higher than the average rate during recessions of 6.7 percent. In only one year (1969), did the black unemployment rate dip slightly below the recession average to 6.4 percent. Thus, over the last 50 years, the black unemployment rate has been at a level typical for a recession or higher.” William Darity, a professor of economics and African and African American studies at Duke University in Durham, N.C. said, “The racial unemployment gap is a direct index of discrimination.” In an effort to combat the inherent discrimination that exists in hiring and employment practices in the job market, Darity has long advocated for a federallyfunded program called the “National Investment Employment Corps,” that

guarantees a job for every American 18 years or older. Darity said that the federal job guarantee proposal doesn’t presume that the reason why so many Black people are out of work is because there is something wrong with them. “The major reason that people are out of work is because there is not enough jobs out there,” said Darity. “If one group has the capacity to get privileged access to the available jobs, they will do it and that’s what is happening.” Funding the job guarantee program would require shifting resources from other anti-poverty programs, programs that Darity and others believe won’t be as necessary as people start earning living wages on jobs that would address the “nation’s physical and human infrastructure, from building roads, bridges, dams and schools, to staffing high quality day care.” Darity said that supporters for the National Investment Employment Corps drawing inspiration from American history. The Works Progress Administration, introduced during the Great Depression, provided more than 8 million jobs from 1935 to 1943, building bridges, parks, and schools across the nation. “We know how to do this, we’ve done it before in the U.S.,” said Darity. The WPA program even funded jobs for music, media and literacy projects for artists. “Under circumstances where people are disturbed about the idea of paying people not to work, why don’t we introduce a program that pays people to work?” According to Darity, the federally-funded job guarantee program has received support from both ends of the political spectrum and Rep. Jon Conyers (D-Mich.) introduced a bill that could jumpstart talks about the program in March 2013. Darity said: “There is a potential appeal of this kind of policy that bridges the political divide, but people simply are not talking about it very much.”

August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013, The Afro-American

Gone Fishin’

Blood Donation Drive for Children with Sickle Cell Slated for Aug. 17 in Northeast

Davon Williams, of Southeast Washington, is 9. He is a vital young man with a bright future. And he is fighting bravely against the ravages of sickle cell disease. In an effort to save his life, Williams’ mother, Shameka Jones-Williams, and medical care providers at Children’s National Medical Center, are holding a blood and bone marrow drive. Davon, and others being treated at Children’s, have developed antibodies that make it difficult for them to match with most donated blood. Doctors hope that the blood drive will donate

significant amounts of rarer blood to allow such children to receive the treatment they need. The Donate for Davon Sickle Cell Blood and Bone Marrow Donor Drive is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, at the Cricket Wireless store at 626 Rhode Island Avenue NE, Washington, D.C. 20002. Cricket Wireless, Waste Entertainment and the Eddie Kayne Show on Listen Vision are co-sponsoring the event. For more information, contact Shameka Jones-Williams at 202-455-1545 or via email at sjones@hypedyouthdc.org

Sister Constance

James W. Tinner and his daughter, India Alicia Tinner, enjoy a day of fishing at the Washington Channel on a recent Sunday afternoon.

Texas

Continued from A1 she became head mistress,” she said. “She also worked with the elderly at homes for the aged at a number of different facilities that the sister’s ran. She worked both in them and lead them as administrator.” Eckert said she will forever remember Sister Constance’s ability to “learn all about something and then take complete responsibility.” Though Sister Constance achieved significant success in several endeavors, Eckert said she stayed humble and never lost the ability to make even strangers feel welcome. “My first meeting with her that I remember was in a small sharing circle and she told me that her middle name was ‘Elizabeth,’” said Eckert, of a 1987 encounter. “It gave

us that bond of a shared name and it was lovely for her, trying to find something like that, to reach out to a new member of a community. You can feel kind of awkward when you’re new and she was an older sister that reached out to me.” And her touch extended well past the convent without regard to age. “At 100, she was still going out and visiting the old,” said Eckert. “We insisted that someone drive her and that she not take the subway and bus anymore, but she was still ministering to other people.” For her service, when she turned 105, dignitaries from both Canada and the United States recognized her. “President Obama and Prime Minister Harper both

sent official congratulations for her 105th birthday,” said Dade. “I told the embassy about her and the U.S. ambassador paid her a visit and he said repeatedly that meeting her was one of the highlights of his tour in Canada.” The ambassador left the nun a passport, according to Dade, which she insisted on using in her own “never take no for an answer” way. She was known for that, her fellow sister nuns said. Sister Constance will continue to give back, even in death. “According to her wishes Sister Constance is donating her brain to Johns Hopkins,” said Dade. “She has been part of a study on aging, but her body will be kept in Canada.”

black. Buck was convicted in 1997 of killing two people near Houston. He also wounded his half-sister,

who now forgives him and is fighting for his life as supporters near and far push for a fair sentencing hearing.

“The death penalty too often is a rush to judgment when it comes to African Americans,” Shelton said.

Continued from A1 Levin, McCarthy’s attorney and co-director of the Capital Punishment Clinic at the University of Texas in Austin. This is also true nationally. Although African Americans make up 13.6 percent of the U.S. population, they account for 42 percent of the inmates on death row and 35 percent of those executed since 1976, the Death Penalty Information Center reports. “The NAACP is strongly opposed to the death penalty and has been since the very beginning, going back to lynchings and unfair trials,” said Hilary O. Shelton, director of the NAACP’s Washington bureau and senior vice president for advocacy and policy. “It carries all the disparities that it carried in the days of lynching.” Texas is one of three states, along with California and Florida, with the largest death row populations. In Texas alone, at least a dozen people on death row were found to be innocent before they were executed. “If you look at the work of the Innocence Project, hundreds of people have been exonerated after the fact,” said Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League. DNA evidence has saved 18 people from execution and cleared about 300 others of lesser crimes — two-thirds of them African Americans. “These are only a very small percentage of cases,” said Paul Cates, communications director of the Innocence Project, a non-profit organization based in New York. Morial and other opponents say that the large margin of error, racial disparities and high costs are just a few reasons that the death penalty should be abolished and replaced with life sentences without the possibility of parole. However, Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who ran for president in the last election, is unapologetically pro-life while also being prodeath penalty.

“Like the vast majority of Texans, I believe the death penalty is an appropriate response for the most violent of crimes against our fellow human beings,” Perry said in a speech to the Texas Broadcasters Association in 2001. “In fact, I believe capital punishment affirms the high value we place on innocent life because it tells those who would prey on our citizens that you will pay the ultimate price for their unthinkable acts of violence.” Shelton said that states like Texas are just stubborn and wrong. “Sometimes states confuse legacy with bad ideas,” he said. “They want to be tough on crime. They’re not willing to be open-minded and take a fresh look at the death penalty.” Morial and Shelton said that the death penalty has not proven to be the deterrent to crime that supporters claim. “The states that have the highest homicide rates are the states with the death penalty,” Shelton added. The murder rate in those states averaged 4.7 out of 100,000 people in 2011, compared to 3.1 for states without the death penalty, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Texas, which accounts for more than half of executions nationwide, had an average murder rate of 4.4. Stanford Fraser, a Harvard University law student from Bowie, finds a measure of satisfaction in helping to turn back the death penalty in Maryland. “America is the only Westernized democracy that still has the death penalty,” Fraser said. “It’s an outmoded form of justice.” The 22-year-old was part of rallies outside the statehouse in Annapolis that fueled the repeal of Maryland’s death penalty, effective Oct. 1. “We were delighted to see Maryland eliminate the death penalty,” Shelton said. ”We’re slowly seeing states reconsider and even change their policy.” Levin welcomes such activism, but says that more

still needs to be done. “The ongoing executions are something that everyone in the country bears responsibility for,” Levin says. “Even if someone lives in a state where there’s no death penalty, we are a country of united states.” Levin tried to block Kimberly McCarthy’s execution, because 11 of her 12 jurors were white, as was the victim of her alleged crime. Her client, a former crack addict, is accused of killing and robbing her neighbor in 1997. “The heart of the litigation was the discrimination in the jury selection, which wasn’t considered by the merits in any court,” Levin said. McCarthy was one of 51 people from Dallas County executed in Texas, second only to Harris County, which leads the nation as the source of 116 executions and nearly 300 death sentences since 1982, the Death Penalty Information Center reports. In another Texas case, jurors were told that Duane Buck posed a danger to society simply because he’s

a Healthy Female Volunteers Needed

Stress and Anxiety Research Study

The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting a clinical research study with an experimental drug to determine if this drug may reduce stress and anxiety. The effects of the drug will be compared to an approved anti-anxiety drug and to a placebo, an inactive pill. You may be eligible if you are: ▪ A healthy woman between 21-50 years of age ▪ Willing to follow certain diet restrictions ▪ Willing to use birth control You may not be eligible if you: ▪ Are Pregnant or nursing ▪ Have heart or liver disease, peptic ulcer, or seizures ▪ Have depression, anorexia, bulimia or anxiety The study involves: ▪ 6 outpatient visits to the NIH Clinical Center over a period of 8-9 weeks ▪ There is no charge for study-related procedures. Compensation is provided. Location: The NIH Clinical Center, America’s research hospital, is located on the Metro red line (Medical Center stop) in Bethesda, Maryland. Parking is provided at no cost. For more information call: 1-800-411-1222

National Institute of Mental Health

NIH... Turning Discovery Into Health ®

TTY-1-866-411-1010 ~ Se habla español online, clinicaltrials.gov ~ Refer to study # 10-M-0049

The Afro-American, August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013

HEALTH Medical Advances, Evolution, Enhance African American Use of Bone Marrow University Bone Marrow Transplant Program. According to information released by the National Marrow Donor Program, the term “matching” refers to the process of linking together a donor and a recipient with the same tissue type, “specifically their human leukocyte antigen (HLA) tissue type.” “HLAs are proteins — or markers — found on most cells in your body. Your immune system uses these markers to recognize which cells belong in your body and which do not,”

By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO

Fred Craig was 50 when members of his Washington, D.C. church convinced him to become a bone marrow donor. The year was 2000 when a spring bone marrow drive at the Dupont Park Seventh Day Adventist Church added his name to the only donor registry in the country, the Be the Match registry, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program. Less than six months later, he got the call. The make-up of his body tissue matched another American with one of the many cancers or blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, that required a bone marrow transplant. “There was a need, and it was as simple as that,” Craig told the AFRO, when asked what made him sign up. “The drive was in response to a church member who had some form of a blood disease. They passed away from it and that could have been prevented.” Leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and immune deficiency disorders are all conditions that could require a transplant. Craig said the National Institutes of Health (NIH) carried out thorough testing and a physical exam before clearing him as a donor healthy enough to give bone marrow. The tissue was taken from his pelvic area and Craig said he could have gone home the same day, but chose to stay overnight for observation. And though others might disagree, Craig said the process “wasn’t painful at all.” “They gave me some medicine for the pain, but I never had to take it because I didn’t have any.” The 64-year-old says if he could do it again

Fred Craig, now 64, became a bone marrow donor after his church held a registration drive. he would, but medical issues now prevent a return to the donor list. Fast forward thirteen years, and a lot has changed in the business of getting bone marrow to those in need. Today, more than four decades after the first bone marrow grafts, there is a robust registry of donors and, thanks to medical advances, African Americans are benefitting more than ever. “In the past, bone marrow transplants could only be done between people who were completely matched,” said Dr. Richard J. Jones, director of the Johns Hopkins

says the NMDP. Jones told the AFRO that HLA proteins are the same markers that that tell doctors whether or not a person will be able to accept a kidney or liver from another body. Hopkins researchers have overcome biochemical mismatches and now can use any first degree relative as bone marrow source. “The people we want to donate the most are Americans between the ages of 18 and 44 because we’ve found through clinical trials that younger donors give patients a better transplant and they’re much more robust, Nadya Dutchin , national representative for Be The Match registry, said donors should be in good general health, and be committed to donating when they are called. “About 50 percent of the people are unavailable when we call them- either we can’t find them, they don’t want to donate anymore, or their health has deteriorated to the point that they can’t.” Autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, people with fibromyalgia, or communicable blood conditions cannot donate. However, Americans with controlled type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol or blood pressure issues can still make the cut. Becoming a donor is simple. “You can fill out the consent form online and someone will mail a cheek swab to them at home.” For more information on how to become a donor, please Craig (left), with son Jason Craig, his wife, Lulamea visit http://bethematch.org Craig, and daughter, Iris Craig.

fashion & home

clearance! % %

5O -8O

off

orig.* prices

We’ve marked down millions of items, including summer’s best styles. Get here early for the best selections. selections for her:

tops, pants & skirts for misses, petites, women & juniors • handbags • shoes • sleepwear • more

selections for him:

polos • sportshirts • more

selections for kids:

sets • dresses • tees • tops • shorts • more

selections for home:

bed & bath • housewares • tabletop electrics • luggage • more Free online shipping at macys.com Free shipping with $99 purchase. No promo code needed. Exclusions apply.

*Intermediate price reductions may have been taken. Clearance items are available while supplies last. Advertised merchandise may not be carried at your local Macy’s & selection may vary by store. Prices & merchandise may differ on macys.com. N3070201. OPEN A MACY’S ACCOUNT FOR EXTRA 15% SAVINGS THE FIRST 2 DAYS, UP TO $100, WITH MORE REWARDS TO COME. Macy’s credit card is available subject to credit approval; new account savings valid the day your account is opened and the next day; excludes services, selected licensed departments, gift cards, restaurants, gourmet food & wine. The new account savings are limited to a total of $100; application must qualify for immediate approval to receive extra savings; employees not eligible. N3070201A.indd 1

7/29/13 10:35 AM

August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013, The Afro-American

OPINION

How Deep is Corruption? I have seen examples of corruption throughout my NNPA Columnist life. Some have been petty and some had potentially serious implications and outcomes. I have avoided or turned down 96 percent of the attempts made on me but I am sure there are many who haven’t. How do you avoid it? It is easy, according to then-Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano: “Don’t pay any bribes; there won’t be any bribery.” In other words the offers will be made to us all and the key to avoiding it is to just turn them down and walk away. I have taken his advice to heart. A great spawning grounds for corruption are the minority business programs throughout our nation. City, county, state and federal governments-- and corporations-- have some form of outreach and technical assistance for businesses owned by racial/socio economic disadvantaged groups. Most require participants to be “certified” as a minority, female, etc. type of business ownership. There is so much fraud involved in many of these applications that we can’t count them all. Cheating applicant, cheating employee overseeing the program and usually a cheating White- owned seasoned business conspiring with the others. Every one of these programs has some form of corruption in their daily process. Some do it for quick bucks and some do it to prolong their racist attitudes and/or greed. I have had experience with mayoral offices during my travels. The Thomas Barnes administration in Gary, Ind. was a trip. They would demand my members who had won contracts competitively to pay a “fee” before they received payment. One protesting member was told by an employee in the deputy mayor’s office, “What? Do you think we just give these contracts away?” He finally got his money after filing a claim in court. They gave him a check for the money due as he walked up the court house steps. My experience with Mayor Willie Brown’s office of San Francisco was quite interesting. We set up an introductory meeting with the mayor. While I was waiting in the mayor’s office, a unscrupulous guy comes up to me and said, “I’m Charlie, best friend and adviser of the mayor, you need to meet with me outside before your meeting.” As we went outside the building I stated, “I know what you are trying to do. So, just go to hell and I am out of here.” (I don’t know for a fact that

Harry C. Alford

Mayor Brown was aware of what Charlie was doing.) There was a similar experience with Mayor Marc Morial’s office in New Orleans. We called for a meeting and they said to wait for a formal response. A couple of days later, I received a phone call from this private attorney. He said that the mayor would like me to see him first. So, I went to his office and we had a discussion. What it amounted to was that the NBCC must hire him and use him as the communicator with the mayor. Paying legal fees in order to speak to an elected official? I don’t think so! A few years later this attorney was indicted for his shenanigans and spent some good time in prison. (Again, I can’t say the mayor knew that he was soliciting work from us.) There is much corruption going on with the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This is similar to a free trade treaty. AGOA-certified nations in Africa may export goods to America without paying any duties. There are two big abuses going on. 1. German auto manufacturer BMW has built a plant in South Africa for the sole purpose of shipping the product to the United States duty free. In essence, a European firm is benefitting from a program meant for African firms. India has jumped into this AGOA action. The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius has been given “nominal status” as an African nation. India ships tons of raw products to this island of mainly Indian expatriates. The finished products are shipped to the U.S. under AGOA benefits.

Double Standard on Using the N-Word

I typically don’t write about professional athletes doing stupid things because I have absolutely no interest and it serves no purpose. But Riley Cooper’s actions from last month can be very instructive and deserves my attention. Riley Cooper is about to begin his fourth season as a wide receiver with Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. The 25-year-old was Raynard Jackson born in Oklahoma City and NNPA Columnist raised in Clearwater, Fla. He played football for the University of Florida. By all accounts, he is a very good receiver and has been a model teammate during his years in the league. Last month, he attended a Kenny Chesney concert in Philadelphia. He was denied backstage access before the concert and became visibly angry based on the video that has gone viral. In the video, Riley can be seen and heard telling security (who cannot be seen in the video and is said to be Black), “I will jump that fence and fight every n-word here, bro.” After the video went viral, Riley issued a series of tweets apologizing for his actions and words, “I am so ashamed

and disgusted with myself. I want to apologize. I have been offensive. I have apologized to my coach, Jeffrey Lurie, and Howie Roseman and to my teammates. I owe an apology to the fans and to this community. I am so ashamed, but there are no excuses. What I did…was wrong and I will accept the consequences.” The chairman and CEO of the team, Jeffrey Lurie issued this statement on behalf of the team: “We are shocked and appalled by Riley Cooper’s words. This sort of behavior or attitude from anyone has no role in a civil society. He has accepted responsibility for his words and his actions. He has been fined for this incident.” The team then posted a statement on their website: “In meeting with Riley yesterday, we decided together that his next step will be to seek outside assistance to help him fully understand the impact of his words and actions. He needs to reflect. As an organization, we will provide the resources he needs to do so.” What Cooper said was stupid. But, what I am having a problem reconciling is the reaction of the public in general and the team and NFL in particular. I have had many professional athletes as clients and friends and spend a considerable amount of time with them both in public and in private. I am appalled at how freely the n-word is used by these athletes in mixed crowds. Riley is White, but I can assure you that his Black teammates use the n-word around him—on the field, in the locker room, and when they are together privately.

How many trillions of dollars are taken out of our general economy because of corruption? How many good decisions and acts of leadership are lost to bribery, kickbacks and many other forms of corruption? It is an attitude that focuses on greed, quick money and a life style of cheating. You can’t get to Heaven living that way. Sooner or later most of the corrupt operators will get their justice. Too bad, most will be replaced with others of the same ilk. Just how deep is corruption? Too deep! Harry Alford is the co-founderpresident/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce.

I am not making a judgment as to whether it is right or wrong; I am simply sharing my personal interactions with professional athletes in various settings. This is the dilemma the Black community has created for the broader public. We give rappers, entertainers, and other Blacks a pass when they use the n-word, but then want to hold a White person to a different standard. There must be one standard when it comes to the usage of this word – it is not acceptable for anyone, under any circumstance to use it. Period. Team management and NFL officials hear the word used on the sidelines every Sunday during the games and every now and then league microphones picks up the word being used on the field during live games. Coarse language is part and parcel of the NFL, but is not for public consumption. So, why is there no outrage by team and league officials when they hear these words on the sideline? Oh, I forgot, this feigned outrage over Cooper’s comments were caught on camera and the outrage is more of a public relations response— to protect their sport’s brand. My point is very simple: If we in the Black community didn’t use the n-word, then others wouldn’t feel comfortable using it, either. Cooper is totally responsible for what came out of his mouth; but the Black community is responsible for making him feel comfortable saying it. Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC., a Washington, D.C.-based public relations/ government affairs firm.

Labor Unions at Another Crossroad Next month, the AFLCIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the U.S., will hold its convention in Los Angeles. Breaking with tradition, the AFLCIO will be opening its doors to community-based organizations, limiting the number of plenary speakers, and seeking to focus its resolutions on “action items” such as proposals that aim to produce a specific Bill Fletcher Jr. outcome rather than general NNPA Columnist statements. In preparation for the convention, “listening” meetings have been held around the country in order to seek greater input from labor activists regarding the future of the union movement. The September convention arrives at a critical moment for labor unions specifically and workers generally. The attacks on unions, orchestrated by the political right and their corporate allies, have been intense in the extreme. Restrictions on the

right to organize; restrictions on, if not the outright elimination of, the right to public sector collective bargaining; the expansion of so-called “right to work” laws (actually right to be greedy); along with the reorganization of global capitalism, have heightened the wealth and income gaps in the U.S. and in much of the capitalist world, and driven the living standard of the average worker back to a late 1960s level (after factoring in inflation). Labor unions, while resisting these attacks, have had great difficulty accepting the extent to which they must undergo change in order to address the crisis they face. While more than half of non-union workers would like to join labor unions or employee associations, they frequently do not think of the labor union movement as being a movement for anyone other than those already in unions. What the unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO will have to grasp is that if they are to re-emerge as a vital force, millions of workers will need to see in them a vehicle in the fight for economic justice. If they are simply viewed as a lobby they are toast. The challenge for the union movement is daunting, but not insurmountable. They must engage their own members in a broad discussion about what is happening in the economy, not only in the U.S.A. but globally. They must tackle the manner in which race, ethnic and gender prejudices/discrimination,

have torn workers apart to the benefit of the employer class. And more than anything else, they must be perceived as being organizations that are fighting on behalf of workers, whether those workers happen to be in unions or not. This includes, but is not limited to, working to create a voice and vehicle for the unemployed, that segment of the population which is being cast aside by corporate America. While the AFL-CIO’s pre-convention efforts are noteworthy, they will be meaningless without results. Exiting the convention, there will not only need to be powerful resolutions, but there will need to be a commitment to substantive change in the manner in which unions operate. This is not a time for great rhetoric but timid action. This is a moment for audacity in the face of the arrogance of the rich. Unions risk little in forging audacious change. Their very existence has been called into question as a result of the offensive that they have experienced at the hands of corporate America. Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies, the immediate past president of TransAfrica Forum, and the author of ‘“They’re Bankrupting Us” – And Twenty Other Myths about Unions.’

The Afro-American, August 10, 2013 - August 10, 2013

017350

WA AA

ll page 11x20

5 bleed 4c

“We couldn’t do this without each other.” — George Rothman President, Manna Washington, D.C.

When the people of Washington, D.C., faced the challenge of a high cost of living coupled with a shortage of affordable housing, Manna answered the call. For 30 years, Manna has developed and built affordable homes while training members of the community in homeownership. Manna’s longstanding relationship with Wells Fargo has helped keep this mission on track through collaboration on homebuyer education resources and programs. Working together with Wells Fargo, they were recently able to offer $7 million in grants that helped more than 350 families achieve homeownership. Because when people talk, great things happen. To find out how Wells Fargo can help in your local community, visit wellsfargo.com/commitment.

1017350 Reputation ad-Manna WA AA FIN.indd 1

7/26/13 11:47 AM

August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013, The Afro-American

The winners: fourth princess, Souadou Drame, Miss Guinea; first princess, Alice Gyamfi, Miss Ghana; Miss Africa USA pageant winner, Kathy Onwu, Miss Nigeria; second princess; Lischen Peso Reeves, Miss Liberia and third princess, Jeneba Wanjah, Miss Sierra Leone

athy Onwu, a registered nurse who is studying for a master’s degree to pursue a career as a family nurse practitioner, was crowned Miss Africa USA 2013 on July 13. The Miss Africa USA Pageant, featuring 21 U.S. residents from 21 African countries, was held at the Fillmore Theater in Silver Spring, Md. Onwu, who currently lives in Nashville, Tenn. and is the reigning Miss Nigeria, is an Enugu State native. Special honorees included Obioma Liyel-Imoke, first lady of Cross River State, Nigeria; Leila Lopes, Miss Universe, 2011-2012 and Gina Paige, co- founder of African Ancestry. com. Photo by Rob Roberts

Community Empowerment Award being presented by Lady Kate (far left)

Gina Paige, Co-Founder of African Ancestry.com being presented the Spirit of Africa Award by Lady Kate

King Peggy, Africa’s first female leader, from Ghana

Contestant showcasing African glamour fashion

Hope Sullivan Masters (left), honorary chair of the pageant

Sophie Dijey (left), the reigning Calabar Carnival Queen from Cross River State Nigeria and Genet Tsegay, The reigning Miss World Ethiopia is from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Farai Gundan, one of the judges (left) and Lady Kate Njeuma, the founder of the Miss Africa USA Pageant

Winner of the Miss Africa USA Pageant, 2012-2013, Kathy Onwu, Miss Nigeria

Blue, Red, Yellow...the colors of pageantry African Chiefs from Cameroon

Miss Africa USA 2011-2012 from the Republic of Cameroon, Ghyslaine Tchouaga

Three of the 2013 pageant judges

Unity Dance being performed by contestants Edgar Brookins, Lady Kate Atabong Njeuma , CEO/Founder, Miss Africa USA Pageant, Avis Thomas Lester and John Lester

Traditional African Dance

The five Miss Africa USA finalists

Dr. Kimberly Brown, former Miss Black Alabama, MC Commentator speaking with the audience

Over $80,000 was awarded to students pictured here who participated in this year’s scholarship program

D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe was the keynote speaker at the Prince Hall Freemason and Eastern Star Charitable Foundation’s 2013 Jurisdictional Scholarship Awards program at the Masonic Temple. This year, over $80,000

Grand Worthy Patron Thomas L. Coleman, Grand Worthy Matron Barbara E. Murray, Fidelity Chapter #10’s Worthy Patron H. LaRay Evans, II, Fidelity Chapter #10’s Worthy Matron Shirley Evans Cooley, Most Worshipful Grand Master John T. Doles, Sr., Foundation President George C. Lacy, and Foundation Vice President Kelli J. McCoy-Burkett. Worthy Matron Cooley and Worthy Patron Evans are pictured here awarding Fidelity Chapter #10’s scholarship to Ronald Scott, Jr.

John T. Doles, Sr., Most Worshipful Grand Master, congratulated the scholarship winners

was awarded to graduating seniors or continuing college students in the D.C. area in the program, which is conducted by the Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and the Georgiana Thomas Grand Chapter of the Order

Grand Worthy Patron Thomas L. Coleman, Grand Worthy Matron Barbara E. Murray, Scholarship Recipient Mariame Diallo, Electa Chapter #6’s Worthy Matron Shari L. McCoy, Most Worshipful Grand Master John T. Doles, Sr., Foundation President George C. Lacy, and Foundation Vice President Kelli J. McCoy-Burkett. Mariame is the recipient of Electa Chapter #6’s Henrine K. Gillis Scholarship

The Sons of the Spirit Youth Band provided music for the scholarship program

Courtesy photos

of the Eastern Star. Ellerbe is a 33rd degree Mason. Since its inception in 1957, the local Masonic organization has awarded more than $50 million in college scholarships.

Grand Worthy Patron Thomas L. Coleman, Grand Worthy Matron Barbara E. Murray, Scholarship Recipient Kayla Williams, Most Worshipful Past Grand Master J. Raymond Murray, Most Worshipful Grand Master John T. Doles, Sr., Foundation President George C. Lacy, and Foundation Vice President Kelli J. McCoyBurkett. Kayla, the granddaughter of J. Raymond and Barbara E. Murray, will attend Allegheny College

Phyllis S. Byrd Youth Fraternity Director Annette Scarboro, Princess Matron Jordan Jones and Prince Patron Arndre T.J. Hudson congratulate scholarship recipient Past Princess Matron Kayla Williams. The Phyllis S. Byrd Youth Fraternity is the youth outreach group of The Georgiana Thomas Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, PHA

Fire Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe, a 33rd degree Mason, was the keynote speaker for the 2013 Jurisdictional Scholarship Program

The Afro-American, August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013

HBCU NEWS Bowie State University Student Awarded National Scholarship

Iyabode Sodipo

A Bowie State University undergraduate with dreams of becoming an immigration lawyer will travel to her childhood home of Nigeria in the fall to study the Yoruba language, as a recipient of the institution’s Boren Scholarship. Iyabode Sodipo, 20, a junior criminal justice major from Baltimore, was selected among hundreds of applicants around the nation as one of 160 students to receive the scholarship. Funded by the National Security Education Program, the award promotes international study in areas critical to U.S. interests. After completing the program, she must work for one year in a national security role with the federal government within three years of graduation. This summer, Sodipo is enrolled in eight weeks of Yoruba Courtesy Photo

classes at the University of Florida to prepare for international study. In Nigeria, she will immerse herself in the culture by living with a host family and studying the language at the University of Ibadan in the western part of the country. Yoruba is spoken by more than 28 million native speakers worldwide. An international relations class at Bowie State University exposed her to differences between the U.S. government and laws around the world, but Sodipo has always wanted to work in immigration law and study the traditions of her home country. “Growing up in a household where my parents and my brother spoke the language made me interested in learning about the language and the culture,” she said in a statement. “I know what it feels like to enter a new world and be unfamiliar with the culture or practice. That’s why one of

my desires is to help those are unable to help themselves due to language barriers. I also believe that the law has the ability to transform societies and strengthen relationships among nations, thus creating a safer world.” Sodipo grew up in Nigeria and attended school there until she was 7, when her family moved to the United States. While in Nigeria, she could only speak French or the official language of English in class. Her formal education rarely included information about native Nigerian cultures, making her participation in the Boren program deeply meaningful. “Honestly, with my family, I think it will strengthen our relationship. Since the majority of my family still lives in Nigeria, I will be able to connect with them more on a personal level,” she said.

Hampton University Receives $13 Million Grant to Combat Health Disparities in Minority Men Hampton University recently received $13.5 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to combat and reduce selective health disparities in minority men. Hampton University will serve as the lead institution on the initiative and has asked several other historically black colleges and universities to partner in the implementation and advancement of innovative transdisciplinary research to effectively reduce health disparities in minority men. The other universities involved are Jackson State, Clark Atlanta; Howard, North Carolina A&T and St. Augustine. Hampton University Men’s Health Initiative is focused on reducing health disparities, however, the ultimate goal is to improve the health of all Americans. For example, according to

the American Cancer Society African-American men have a 59 percent higher incident rate of prostate cancer than white men. The Hampton University leadership believes that ones health and longevity should not be dependent on where you live, socioeconomic status, gender or race and ethnicity. This Initiative has identified six areas to receive a comprehensive approach to narrowing the gender gap of health disparities. These areas are prostate cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, melanoma in Hispanics and violence prevention. The researchers will implement a sustainable and transferrable collaborative research model in all of the six areas to positively influence the healthy outcomes of minority men. “African-American men are disproportionately affected by major health issues,” Harvey said. “This important initiative will focus on research, education, training, and intervention outreach.” Harvey praised the Hampton Team for their hard work and said, “this could not have been done without the leadership of Dr. Pamela V. Hammond and the Hampton team of Drs. JoAnn W. Haysbert, Charrita D. Danley, Elnora D. Daniel, Raymond Samuel, Nicholas Kenney, Linda Malone-Colon, Bertha Davis, Patricia Sloan and Ms. Alisa Rodgers. “ Samuel, will serve as the principal investigator and Kenney, the co-principal investigator. “Health disparities among African-American men are striking and apparent in longevity and death rates,” said Samuel. “We are very pleased that this initiative was funded by the NIH and we are ready to go to work.”

Lincoln University Appoints New Director of Libraries

Promotion is valid for both mid-day and evening drawings on Wednesdays. All prizes will be increased by 20% (includes Plus or Minus)

PROMOTION BEGINS AUGUST 7, 2013

This promotion applies to DC-4 only. 6000 to 1 payout is applicable to STRAIGHT bets only.

dclottery.com

Lincoln University recently named Clevell S. Roseboro as Director of Libraries for the Langston Hughes Memorial Library. He assumed the position earlier this month. Previously, he served as the Dean of Library Services & University Archives at Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, N.C. and was the first IMLS Diversity Scholar of Library Science in North Carolina history. “Neither service nor librarianship is invisibility,” Roseboro said in a statement. “Library relevance relies heavily on concentrated effort and political acuteness. It is my uttermost desire to lead the library staff in a way that will enable us to supersede expectations and strengthen our potency as key Clevell S. Roseboro stakeholders in sustaining the evolutional growth of Lincoln University.” A Winston State University alumnus, he also holds a MLS degree from North Carolina Central University’s Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences and will graduate with a Ph.D. in Library Science soon, from Dominican University located in River Forest, IL. Roseboro has also served as a college budget officer, a professor of International Relations & Diplomacy, an elementary school teacher and a non-commissioned officer of the U.S. Army. An active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., his professional interests ranged from coaching collegiate academic debate teams, advocating for equal rights opportunities for minority librarians, developing recruitment strategies for minorities in LIS, as well as researching library management and assessment models to better improve library operations and services on HBCU campuses.

afro.com

August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013, The Afro-American

ARTS & CULTURE

Two-Time Oscar Nominee Lee Daniels Talks About His Latest Offering By Kam Williams Lee Daniels is best known for directing and producing the Academy Award-winning film Precious which was nominated for a half-dozen Oscars in 2010, including his two for Best Picture and Best Director. Mo’Nique won for Best Supporting Actress while scriptwriter Geoffrey Fletcher landed another for Best Adapted Screenplay. Lee’s production company, Lee Daniels Entertainment, made its feature film debut in 2001 with Monster’s Ball, the dysfunctional family drama for which Halle Berry would earn her historic, Best Actress Oscar. Last year, he wrote, produced and directed The Paperboy, an adaptation of the Pete Dexter novel starring Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, John Cusack, and Nicole Kidman.

it?

Lee Daniels: Did you like KW: I loved it! LD: Thanks, Kam.

All images: rottentomatoes.com

Lee Daniels Here, he talks about his new picture, The Butler, a civil rights epic recounting the real-life story of an AfricanAmerican who served in the White House at the pleasure of eight presidents, from 1952 to 1986. Kam Williams: Hey Lee, what a phenomenal film!

KW: I was born in the Fifties so all of the ground you cover in terms of the father-son relationship and the Civil Rights Movement resonated with me and touched me very deeply. LD: That makes me feel good. Thank you very much. KW: So, what inspired you to make the movie? LD: What attracted me to the project was the fatherson story which I looked at as a love story with the Civil Rights Movement as a backdrop. That was intriguing to me both because I’d had issues with my own dad, and because I have issues with my teenage son. I think the father-

Snoop as Smoove Snail By Kam Williams

Calvin Cordozar Broadus was born on Oct. 20, 1971 in Long Beach, Calif. where he was nicknamed Snoopy by his parents because of a striking resemblance to the Peanuts cartoon character. A promising rapper from an early age, he began performing in the sixth grade but was waylaid by brushes with the law in high school. After a stint behind bars for drug possession, he took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg and launched his recording career with the help of hip-hop producer Dr. Dre. His 1993 debut album, Doggystyle, featuring his trademark, laidback vocal phrasings, was well-received and quickly went quadruple platinum. Over the course of an enduring showbiz career, Snoop has released a dozen solo CDs and sold more than 30 million records. Last year, he tweaked his alias to Snoop Lion when he recorded a reggae album in Jamaica called Reincarnated. A talented thespian, he’s also acted in a score of movies, most notably, Training Day, Baby Boy, Old School, Starsky & Hutch and, most recently, Scary Movie 5. Here, he talks about his latest screen outing as Smooth Move in Turbo, an animated adventure about a snail who dreams of entering the Indianapolis 500. Kam Williams: Hi Snoop, thanks for the interview. Snoop Dogg: My pleasure, Kam.

son love story is a universal one which transcends color. That’s what was sort of there on the page, but it wasn’t until I started shooting that we began getting into the Woolworth’s sit-ins and the Freedom Riders with the Molotov cocktails that I asked myself, “What have I stumbled upon?” It was then that I realized the film was much bigger than just the father-son story.

throwing out a net, and fishing. [LOL] This one was easy because the material was so good. The actors I approached took the bait because they wanted to serve the material. We really didn’t have any money to pay them, so most of them lost money in relation to

KW: You did a masterful job of portraying the tensions and differences between the Civil Rights and Black Power Generations. LD: There was no right and wrong. Cecil [played by Forest Whitaker] was right and so was his son [played by David Oyelowo]. You’ve got a problem when neither is wrong, yet you have a conflict. KW: I also appreciated the evenhanded way in which you approached each of the presidents Cecil served under, like how Reagan could give his African-American help a raise to make their pay equal to that of whites, while hypocritically still supporting Apartheid in South Africa. LD: Ain’t that interesting? We don’t make Kennedy out to be a Goody Two-Shoes either.

KW: Did you decide to tackle the civil rights material because of the Trayvon Martin shooting? LD: No, it hadn’t happened when Danny Strong wrote the script, including the line “Any white man can kill any of us at any time and get away with it.”

what their normal acting fee would be.

KW: You got Oscarwinners in Forest Whitaker, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Robin Williams and Melissa Leo, and Oscar-nominees in Terrence Howard and Oprah Winfrey to come aboard. How were you able to assemble such an outstanding cast? LD: My usual way…

KW: My eyes must have welled up at least a halfdozen times while watching the film. As the director, you must be too close to the film for it to have that sort of emotional effect on you. LD: No, when I actually sat down all alone to watch the final cut just for pleasure, I broke down in tears.

KW: Editor/Legist Patricia Turnier was wondering whether you’ve seen the TV miniseries “Backstairs at the White House?” LD: I did. I think it was a great movie for its time, but I wanted to avoid the episodic feeling of that film. KW: Thanks again for the time, Lee, and best of luck with the film. LD: Thanks, Kam.

Snoop Dogg

KW: What interested you in “Turbo”? SD: Well I’ve wanted to do a family movie for a while now. Being able to watch a movie with my family and some of the kids from my Snoop Youth Football League has always been a goal of mine, so when [director] David Soren reached out to me about “Turbo” I was all for it. And my character is a smooth little snail…I thought it was a cool concept. KW: How would you describe Smoove Move? SD: He’s a slick little guy. He’s calm and cool just like me. KW: Did you base your approach to the character on anybody? SD: I based him on myself because the character was written for me. KW: How would you compare doing voice work for an animated film to appearing onscreen in a live action adventure? SD: The process for doing voice work goes by much quicker as opposed to shooting a feature. You can pretty much go in and knock it out in a day or two. It feels very natural for me to express myself using only my voice, so it wasn’t too difficult. KW: What message do you think people will take away from “Turbo”? SD: I think they will be inspired and in a good mood. It’s a fun, family movie. KW: Why did you change your name to Snoop Lion? SD: My name was given to me. I didn’t just decide to change it one day. But I ran with it to reflect a more peaceful and positive attitude for my new Reincarnated project. The Snoop Dogg name is so connected to hip-hop, and I didn’t want to change that. Hip-hop raised me, and I would never turn my back on it. KW: Thanks again for the time, Snoop, and good luck with “Turbo.” SD: Thanks, Kam.

UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND EMMETT/FURLA FILMS PRESENT A MARC PLATT PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH OASIS VENTURES ENTERTAINMENT LTD/ENVISION ENTERTAINMENT/HERRICK ENTERTAI NMENT/ ´ FILM DENZEL WASHINGTONMARK WAHLBERG“2 GUNS” PAULA PATTONBILL PAXTON BOOM! STUDIOS A BALTASAR KORMAKUR AND EDWARD JAMES OLMOS MUSICBY CLINTON SHORTER PRODUCERSCO- BRANDON GRIMES JEFF RICE JAMES MARSDEN F R ED WARD EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS BRANDT ANDERSEN JEFFREY STOTT MOTAZ M. NABULSI JOSHUA SKURLA MARK DAMON PRODUCED BY MARC PLATT RANDALL EMMETT NORTON HERRICK ADAM SIEGEL GEORGE FURLA ROSS RICHIE ANDREW COSBY ´ BASED GRAPHIC SCREENPLAY DIRECTED ON THE BOOM! STUDIOS NOVELS BY STEVEN GRANT BY BLAKE MASTERS BY BALTASAR KORMAKUR A UNIVERSAL RELEASE © 2013 GEORGIA FILM FUND FIFTEEN, LLC AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR THEATERS AND SHOWTIMES BALTIMORE-AFRO AMERICAN

The Afro-American, August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013

Jazz Keyboardist George Duke Dies at 67 The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — George Duke, the Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist and producer whose sound infused acoustic jazz, electronic jazz, funk, R&B and soul in a 40-year-plus career, has died. He was 67. A representative for Duke said the performer died Monday night in Los Angeles. Duke was being treated for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Duke’s son, Rashid, thanked his father’s fans in a statement Tuesday. “The outpouring of love and support that we have received from my father’s friends, fans and the entire music community has been overwhelming,” he said. “Thank you all for your concern, prayers and support.” Duke was born in San Rafael, Calif. He appeared on a number of Frank Zappa albums and played in the Don Ellis Orchestra, Cannonball Adderley’s band and with jazz musician Stanley Clarke. Duke also played keyboard on Michael Jackson’s multiplatinum 1979 album, “Off the Wall.” His wife, Corine, died from cancer last year. He was unable to make music for months, but he overcame his grief to create the album “DreamWeaver,” released last month. It features a fusion of sounds and a touching tribute to his late wife on the romantic piano-driven ballad “Missing You.” He began taking piano lessons when he was 4 years old, after seeing Duke Ellington perform. “I don’t remember it too well ... but my mother told me I went crazy,” Duke said on his website. “I ran around saying, ‘Get me a piano, get me a piano!’” Duke said he learned a lot about music from going to church, which helped him add a funk style to his sound. He played in high-school jazz groups and was heavily influenced by Miles Davis. He earned degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and San Francisco State University. On tour as part of the George Duke Trio, he performed in Los Angeles at a show where Adderley, Zappa and Quincy Jones were in attendance. Duke soon joined Zappa on a tour for a year in 1969. He joined Adderley’s band in 1971. He met Clarke through Adderley, and they formed the Clarke/Duke Project. Their song “Sweet Baby” was a Top 20 hit on the

AP Photo

Billboard pop charts. “George Duke’s life is to be celebrated because his life is about achievement, discipline, structure, love, focus, and extreme ability,” Clarke said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press. “He lived the life of 30 musicians. He attacked life as much as life attacked him. He was a true soldier of music. He could very possibly be the nicest man I’ve ever

met.” Duke became a solo artist in 1976 and released more than 30 solo albums. He also produced for Miles Davis, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Natalie Cole. He worked as musical director for the Soul Train Music Awards and other special events. He also scored songs on soundtracks for “The Five Heartbeats” and “Karate Kid III.”

Denzel Co-Stars in Implausible Crime Caper 2 Guns

Film Review By Kam Williams

DEA Agent Robert Trench (Denzel Washington) and Naval Intelligence Officer Michael Stigman (Mark Wahlberg) have both infiltrated a drug syndicate run by Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos), a creep who carries the head of a decapitated adversary around in a bowling bag. Therefore, the imbedded lawmen are careful to make sure their cover isn’t blown while bringing down the ruthless kingpin. However, neither of the narcs is at all aware of other’s true identity, which means they aren’t prepared to serve as backup in a sticky situation. Worse, when an operation does go bad, they are initially suspicious of each other. But once they clear up the mutual case of mistaken identity, they conspire not only to crack the cartel but to relieve it of $43 million in ill-gotten gains sitting in a bank vault. This development doesn’t sit well with Earl (Bill Paxton), Papi’s accomplice holding the key to the emptied safe deposit box. Directed by Iceland’s Baltasar Kormakur (Contraband), 2 Guns is basically an adrenaline-fueled buddy flick featuring a high body-count designed to satiate the bloodlust of the lovers of gratuitous gore. Here a body, there a body, everywhere a body-body. The picture has its share of titillation, too, most of it coming courtesy of an inscrutable moll played by pretty Paula Patton, real-wife of crooner Robin Thicke. The problem is that the preposterous plot never pretends to be plausible, a failing perhaps forgiven by diehard Denzel Washington fans eager to see him trading quips with Mark Wahlberg or cavorting carnally opposite a topless Ms. Patton. As for standouts in the supporting cast, Edward James Olmos and Bill Paxton do great jobs of portraying a couple of readily-detestable villains. But their never-developed characters are so simplistically drawn that the audience’s job is just to sit back and wait for these bad guys’ inevitable demise. A remarkably unengaging adventure, given its incessant attempt at overstimulation.

Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg star in 2 Guns

rottentomatoes.com

Fair H Rated R for profanity, brief nudity and pervasive violence Running Time: 109 minutes Distributor: Universal Pictures

Rap Group Reunites on 2008 Election Day in Dream Deferred Drama Big Words Film Review by Kam Williams It’s November 4, 2008, and Brooklyn is bristling with anticipation about the impending election returns to see whether or not Barack Obama will be the nation’s first AfricanAmerican president. But the magic of the moment is pretty much lost on John aka MC Wordsmith (Dorian Missick), James aka Jay-V (Gbenga Akinnagbe) and Terry aka DJ Malik (Darien Sills-Evans), despite the fact that they’re black and hail from the ‘hood. Back in the early Nineties, the three shared a brief promising career as the Down Low Poets, a fledgling hip-hop group which produced a video, two singles and an unreleased album before disappearing from the record-biz radar. The band disbanded, went their separate ways and lost touch entirely. Today, with Obama poised to make history, we find each consumed by a personal crisis. John has just been laid off from his job as an IT technician. James is now a book publicist in a stagnant relationship and considering seducing his handsome, young intern (Zachary Booth). Only Terry is still an aspiring rap star, and stubbornly refuses to see the handwriting on the wall after a couple of decades squandered desperately trying to

make it in the music business. By a twist of fate, their paths cross at an election night party where Obama’s achievement only serves as a distracting backdrop. Proving far more compelling are the personal questions being raised. What are John’s chances with the stripper (Yaya Alafia) he just picked up at a go-go bar? Will out-of-the-closet James’ once-hidden homosexuality remain a block to repairing relationships with his former pals, especially his cousin, John? Will Terry drop the hip-hop moniker, pull up his pants, and get a real job? Written and directed by Neil Drumming, Big Words is a perfectly plausible, character-driven drama with only one glaring flaw. Why bother to set an African-American tale on Election Night 2008, if you plan to give Obama’s triumph such short shrift? A poignant portrait of a very eventful day in the lives of a trio too self-absorbed to care about who was about to win the White House. Very Good HHH Unrated Running time: 94 minutes Distributor: AFFRM / Twice Told Films

CLASSIFIED

Payment Policy for legal notice advertisements. Effective immediately, The Afro American Newspapers will require prepayment for publication of all legal notices. Payment will be accepted in the form of checks, credit card or money order. Any returned checks will be subject to a $25.00 processing fee and may result in the suspension of any future advertising at our discretion.

AD NETWORK Ad Network Classifieds are published in 65 newspapers. 25 words $175 (For more than 25 words there is an additional charge of $7 per word.) Call (410) 554-8200 All ads must be

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES Wanted To Purchase Antiques & Fine Art, 1 item Or Entire Estate Or Collection, Gold, Silver, Coins, Jewelry, Toys, Oriental Glass, China, Lamps, Books, Textiles, Paintings, Prints almost anything old Evergreen Auctions 973-818-1100. Email evergreenauction@ hotmail.com

AUCTIONS Virginia Auction - 5 Foreclosures #1: 12,183± SF Shopping Ctr, Strasburg #2: Gas-N-Go Conv. Store, 2,975± SF, Winchester #3&4: (2) Self-Storage Facilities, Front Royal #5: Residential Lot, 3.0± AC, Woodstock Tuesday, Aug 20 Motleys.com o 877-6685397 VA16

AUTOMOBILE DONATIONS DONATE AUTOS, TRUCKS, RV’S. LUTHERAN MISSION SOCIETY. Your donation helps local families with food, clothing, shelter. Tax deductible. MVA licensed. LutheranMissionSociety. org 410-636-0123 or toll-free 1-877-7378567.

BUSINESS SERVICES Want to drive traffic to your business and reach 4.1 million readers with just one phone call & one bill. See your business ad in 104 newspapers in Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia for just $495.00 per ad placement. The value of newspapers advertising HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER....call 1-855-721-6332 x 6 today to place your ad before 4.1 million readers. Email Wanda Smith @ wsmith@mddcpress. com or visit our website at www.mddcpress.com.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Place your ad today in both The Baltimore Sun and The Washington Post newspapers, along with 10 other daily newspapers five days per week. Reach 2.5 million readers with your ad placement in every daily newspaper in Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia. For just pennies on the dollar reach 2.5 million readers through the Daily Classified Connection Network. Maximize your advertising dollars and reach the strongest demographics in the region. Take advantage of this opportunity TODAY CALL; SPACE

AD NETWORK is VERY LIMITED; CALL 1-855-721-6332 x 6 or email wsmith@ mddcpress.com or visit our website at www. mddcpress.com

HELP WANTED: DRIVERS ATTENTION REGIONAL DRIVERS! Averitt Offers Excellent Benefits & Hometime. CDL-A req. 888-3628608. Recent Grads w/a CDL-A, 1/5 wks Paid Training. Apply online at AverittCareers. com Equal Opportunity Employer. Jobs based in Roanoke, VA or Harrisburg, PA. Regional Company Drivers Now hiring experienced company drivers. Sign-on bonus. Competitive pay package. Regional - home weekly. Paid loaded & empty miles. Also hiring OTR & team drivers. Call 888-705-3217 or apply online at www. drivenctrans.com

HELP WANTED: SALES WANTED LIFE AGENTS, Earn $500 a Day, Great Agent Benefits. Commissions Paid Daily; Liberal Underwriting; Leads, Leads, Leads LIFE INSURANCE, LICENCE REQUIRED. Call 1-888-713-6020

LAND FOR SALE OWNER MUST SELL! Beautifully wooded homesite located next to crystal clear mountain lake, WISP Ski area and .brand new golf Courseonly $79,900. Adjoining lot sold for $249,900. Bank will finance. Call 301-387-8100, x 92 LAND BARGAIN! VOTED BEST TOWN 2.1 ACRES $59,900. EASY DRIVE DC. Enjoy this beautiful large acreage. Ready to enjoy with everything complete! Just 2 miles to University, River, fine dining & more. Rated Top 15 Small Town in USA. Buy now before interest rates climb. Call now 1-800888-1262

LOTS & ACREAGE LAND BARGAIN! VOTED BEST TOWN 2.1 ACRES $59,900. EASY DRIVE DC. Enjoy this beautiful large acreage. Ready to enjoy with everything complete! Just 2 miles to University, River, fine dining & more. Rated Top 15 Small Town in USA. Buy now before interest rates climb. Call now 1-800888-1262

SERVS./ MISC.

Want a larger footprint in the marketplace consider advertising in the MDDC Display 2x2 or 2x4 Advertising Network. Reach 3.6 million readers every week by placing your ad in 82 newspapers in Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia. With just one phone call, your business and/ or product will be seen by 3.6 million readers HURRY....space is lim-

LEGAL NOTICES

ited, CALL TODAY!! Call 1-855-721-6332 x 6 or email wsmith@ mddcpress.com or visit our website at www. mddcpress.com

LEGAL NOTICES

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM745 Irene V. Blake Decedent REAL ESTATE W. Alton Lewis 1450 Mercantile Lane #155 Discover Delaware’s Largo Maryland, 20774 Resort Living without Attorney Resort pricing! Low NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, Taxes! Gated ComNOTICE TO munity, amazing CREDITORS amenities, equestrian AND NOTICE TO facility, Olympic Pool. UNKNOWN HEIRS Anne Marie E. Blake New Homes mid $40’s. whose address is 5443 Brochures available 16th Avenue, Unit #203, 1-866-629-0770 or Hyattsville, Maryland www.coolbranch.com 20782 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Irene V. VACATION Blake, who died on November 30, 2010 with RENTALS a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs OCEAN CITY, MARYwhereabouts are LAND. Best selection of whose unknown shall enter their affordable rentals. appearance in this Full/ partial weeks. Call proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or for FREE brochure. to the probate of deOpen daily. cedent´s will) shall be Holiday Real Estate. filed with the Register of 1-800-638-2102. Online Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor reservations: Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . www.holidayoc.com 20001, on or before February 9th, 2014. Claims TYPESET: Tue Aug 06 15:31:06 2013 against EDT the decedent LEGAL NOTICES shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy Superior Court of to the Register of Wills or the District of filed with the Register of Columbia Wills with a copy to the Civil Division undersigned, on or beCase No. 113CA5328 fore February 9th, 2014 , IN RE: or be forever barred. PerKenneth sons believed to be heirs Nwabuzzz Okwodu or legatees of the deApplicant cedent who do not reORDER OF ceive a copy of this notice PUBLICATION by mail within 25 days of CHANGE OF NAME its first publication shall Kenneth Nwabuzzz having so inform the Register of filed an applicantion for judgWills, including name, ment changing the name address and relationfrom Kenneth Nwabuzzz ship. Okwodu to Nwabuzzz Date of Publication: Kenneth Okwodu and having applied to the court for an OrAugust 9th, 2013 der of Publication of the noName of newspaper: tice required by law in such Afro-American cases; it is by the Court this Newspaper 5th day of August 2013, Washington hereby Law Reporter ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once Anne Marie E. Blake a week for three (3) consecuPersonal tive weeks, in The AfroRepresentative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM728 Royce R. Robinson, Jr. Decedent Kenneth A. Vogel 1642 R Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Rose Marie Harrod, whose address is 6100 Sargent Rd #301 Hyattsville, MD 20782 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Royce R. Robinson, Jr., who died on January 17th, 2012 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 January 26, 2014. 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 January 26, 2014, 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: July 26, 2013 Name of newspaper: Washington Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Rose Marie Harrod TRUE TEST COPY Personal REGISTER OF WILLS Representative TRUE TEST COPY TYPESET: Tue Aug 06 15:24:55 EDT 2013 8/9, 8/16, 8/23/13 REGISTER OF WILLS

American , a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that the publication must began no later than two weeks after the filing of the application; and is further ORDERED, that the FINAL Superior Court of HEARING on this application the District of to change name will be held District of Columbia in Judge-in-Chambers, PROBATE DIVISION Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Washington, D.C. Avenue NW Washington DC 20001-2131 20001, on the 24th day of Administration No. September, 2013 at 2:30 pm. 2013ADM800 If any person desires to opCarl J. Tanner pose this application, that Decedent person or his or her attorney must be present at the hearJames Larry Frazier ing or file written detailed 918 Maryland Ave, NE objections five (5) business Washington, DC 20002 days in advance of the hearAttorney ing with Judge-in-Chambers NOTICE OF and mail a copy of the apAPPOINTMENT, plicant or applicant’s counNOTICE TO sel; and it is further that notice be sent to the apCREDITORS plicant’s creditors personally AND NOTICE TO or by registered or certified UNKNOWN HEIRS mail and that proof of service C h a r l e s G . Ta n n e r, be made by filing the whose address is 1550 affidavit/declaration of serSwan Valley Court Lawvice in name change cases. SO ORDERED renceville, GA 30043 JUDGE was, appointed personal TYPESET: Tue Jul 8/23 23 17:28:09 EDT 2013 8/9, 8/16, representative of the

Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0004646 IN RE: Mateo A. Graham Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME

Mateo Alexander Graham having filed a complaint for judgment changing the name from Mateo Alexander Graham to Mateo Alexander Graham Andrews and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 9th day of July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The AfroAmerican , a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that the publication must began no later than two weeks after the filing of the application; and is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name will be held in Judge-in-Chambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue NW Washington DC 20001, on the 27th day of August, 2013 at 2:30 pm.If any person desires to oppose this application, that person or his or her attorney must be present at the hearing or file written detailed objections five (5) days in advance of the hearing with Judge-inChambers and mail a copy of the applicant or applicant’s counsel; and it is further SO ORDERED JUDGE 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13

estate of Carl J. Tanner, who died on July 1, 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 February 9th, 2014. 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 February 9th, 2014, 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: August 9th, 2013 Name of newspaper: Washington Law Reporter The Washington Afro American Charles G. Tanner Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 8/9, 9/16, 9/23/13

SUBSCRIBE TODAY

Sma

410-554-8200

AFRO Classified minimum ad rate is $26.54 per col. inch (an inch consists of up to 20 words). Mail in your ad on form below along with CHECK or MONEY ORDER to: WASHINGTON AFRO-AMERICAN CO. 1917 Benning Road, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002-4723 Attn: Clsf. Adv. Dept.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

NAME: ________________________________________________ ADDRESS: _____________________________________________ PHONE NO.:____________________________________________ CLASSIFICATION: ______________________________________ (Room, Apt., House, etc.) INSERTION DATE:_________________

WASHINGTON AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER Legal Advertising Rates Effective October 1, 2008 PROBATE DIVISION (Estates) 202-332-0080 PROBATE NOTICES a. Order Nisi $ 60 per insertion b. Small Estates (single publication $ 60 per insertion c. Notice to Creditors 1. Domestic $ 60 per insertion 2. Foreign $ 60 per insertion d. Escheated Estates $ 60 per insertion e. Standard Probates

CIVIL NOTICES a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 b. Real Property

7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13

7/26, 8/2, 8/9/2013

Buy it • Sell it Swap it • Lease it Rent it • Hire it

1 Col. Inch Up to 20 Words

TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:20:06 EDT 2013 Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM715 Jasper Wade Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sharon W. Roach whose address is 5204 Kenstan Dr. Temple Hill Maryland 20748 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Jasper Wade, who died on June 19th, 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 January 26, 2014. 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 Januery 26, 2014, 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: July 26, 2013 Name of newspaper: Washington Law Reporter African American Newspaper Sharon W. Roach Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

l ad

results

TYPESET: Tue2013 Jul 23 17:19:41 EDT 2013 TYPESET: Tue Aug 06 15:23:54 EDT

AD NETWORK

SAMPLE

A F R O

August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013, The Afro-American

$180.00 per 3 weeks $180.00 per 3 weeks $180.00 per 3 weeks $360.00 per 6 weeks $125.00

$ 80.00 $ 200.00

FAMILY COURT 202-879-1212 DOMESTIC RELATIONS 202-879-0157

a. Absent Defendant b. Absolute Divorce c. Custody Divorce

$ 150.00 $ 150.00 $150.00

To place your ad, call 1-800-237-6692, ext. 262, Public Notices $50.00 & up depending on size, Baltimore Legal Notices are $24.84 per inch. 1-800 (AFRO) 892 For Proof of Publication, please call 1-800-237-8892, ext. 244 TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:27:20 EDT 2013

TYPESET: Jul 23 17:20:59 EDT 2013 TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:20:33 EDTTue 2013 LEGAL NOTICES Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM712 Jean Mae Beverly Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Roger O. Bundy, whose address is 1412 Webster Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Jean Mae Beverly, who died on April 6, 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 January 26, 2014. 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 January 26, 2014, 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: July 26, 2013 Name of newspaper: Daily Washington Law Reporter Afro-American Newspapers Roger O. Bundy Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM717 Anita M. Johnson-Dennis Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ronell Johnson, whose address is 516 Shepherd St NW Washington DC 20011 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Anita M. Johnson-Dennis, who died on October 31st, 2004 without a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 26, 2014. 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 January 26 2014, 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: July 26, 2013 Name of newspaper: Washington Law Reporter Afro American Ronell Johnson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 7/26, 8/2/, 8/9/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM547 Marie M. Thompson Decedent W. Alton Lewis 1450 Mercantile Lane Suite 155 Largo, MD 20774 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Floyd H. Thompson Sr., whose address is 3099 Brinkley Road, T-2 Temple Hills MD 20748, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Marie M. Thompson, who died on December 8, 1990 without a Will. 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 December 21, 2013. 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 December 21, 2013, 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: June 21, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Floyd H. Thompson Sr. Personal Representatives 301-503-9375 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 6/21, 6/28, 7/5

TYPESET: Tue Aug 06 15:29:13 Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0005309

IN RE: Lewis Jarmal Simmons Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME Lewis Jarmal Simmons having filed an apllication for judgment changing the name from Lewis Jarmel Simmons to Lew Is Ckool and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 2nd day of August 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, to be completed within 30 days of filing of the aplplication in the Afro-American Newspaper,a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED that publication must begin no later than two weeks after the filing of the application; and it is further ORDERED, that the final hearing on this application to change name will be held in Judge-InChambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20001,on the 20th day of September, 2013 at 3:15 p.m. If any person desires to oppose this application, that person or his attorney must be present at the hearing or file written detailed objections five (5)business days in advance of the hearing with JudgeIn-Chambers and mail a copy to the applicant or applicant’s cousel. SO ORDERED JUDGE A TRUE COPY TEST: 8/9/2013

The Afro-American, August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013

LEGAL NOTICES Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No.13-0005030

IN RE: Elizabeth Russell Crosbie Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME Elizabeth Russell Crosbie having filed an application for judgment changing the name from Elizabeth Russell Crosbie to E. Russell Crosbie and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 23rd day of July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in Afro American, a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it if further ORDERED, that publication must begin no later than 12 days after the filing of the application; and it is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name of an adult will be held in Judge-InChambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001, on the 11th day of September, 2013 at 2:30.,p.m. If any person desires to oppose this application, that person or his attorney must be present at the hearing or file written detailed objections five (5) business days in advance of the hearing with JudgeIn-Chambers and mail a copy to the application or applicant’s counsel; and it is further ORDERED, that: the applicant must send the application for change of name of an adult and notice of final hearing to the applicant’s creditors personally or by registered or certified mail and show proof of service by filing the affidavit/declaration of service.SO ORDERED JUDGE TYPESET: Tue Aug 06 08/2, 8/9, 8/16/13 Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM794 Milton Jeter Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Patricia Commer, whose address is 4539 Eads Place NE, Washington, DC 20019 was, appointed personal representative of the estate of Milton Jeter, who died on June 11th, 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 February 9th, 2014. 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 February 9th, 2014, 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: August 9th, 2013 Name of newspaper: Washington Law Reporter Afro American Newspaper Patricia Commer Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER Tue OF WILLS TYPESET: Aug 06 8/9, 8/16, 8/23/13 Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM770 Regina Tolson Rutledge Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Derrick E. Rutledge, whose address is 4323 Anacostia Avenue, NE Washington,DC 20019 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Regina Tolson Rutledge, who died on October 17th, 2012 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 February 9th, 2014. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of

TRUE TEST COPY TYPESET: OF TueWILLS Jul 23 REGISTER 8/9, 8/16, 8/23/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM692 Valija S. Bilzens AKA Valija Skairdrite Bilzens AKA Valija Vanders Bilzens AKA Val Bilzens Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS. J.Lawrence Kent, whose address 6259 Executive Blvd. Rockville, MD 20852 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Valija S. B i l z e n s A K A Va l i j a Skaidrite Bilzens AKA Valija Vanders AKA Val Bilzens, who died on November 9, 2011 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown EDT shall enter 15:26:36 2013their 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 January 26, 2014. 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 January 26, 2014, 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: July 26, 2013 Name of newspaper Daliy Washington Law Reporter Afro American J. Laurence Kent Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

TYPESET: Tue Jul 30 7/26, 8/02, 8/09/13 Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM755 Naomi R. Williams Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Diane Jackson whose address is 4920 Blaine Street, NE, washington, D.C. 20019 was, appointed personal representative of the estate of Naomi R. Williams, who died on May 30th, 2013 with a will, and will serve 15:25:46 EDT 2013 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 February 2, 2014. 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 February 2, 2014, 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: August 2, 2013 Name of newspaper: Daily Washington Law Reporter Afro-American Diane Jackson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/13

TYPESET: EDTTue 2013 TYPESET: Tue Aug 06 15:27:27 EDT TYPESET: Tue2013 Aug 06 15:30:09 EDT 2013 TYPESET: Jul 23 17:16:49 EDTTue 2013Jul 23 17:17:14 TYPESET: Jul 23 17:17:52 EDT 2013Jul 23 17:25:13 E TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:24:45 EDTTue 2013 TYPESET: Tue LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0005353 IN RE: Antoine Curtis Dutch Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME

Antoine Curtis Dutch having filed an appication for judgment changing the name from Antoine Curtis Dutch to Lya Kashawna Dammons and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 5th day of Agust 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The AfroAmerican , a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that the publication must began no later than 12 days after the filing of the application; and 2013 is further 17:16:29 EDT ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name of an adult will be held in Judge-inChambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Ind i a n a Av e n u e N . W. , Washington, DC 20001, on the 23rd day of September, 2013 at 3:15 pm.If any person desires to oppose this application, that person or his or her attorney must be present at the hearing or file written detailed objections five (5) business days in advance of the hearing with Judge-inChambers and mail a copy of the applicant or applicant’s counsel; and it is further the applicant must send the application for change of name of an adult and notice of final hearing to the D.C. Chief of Police, 300 Indiana Avenue, N.W. Room 5080, Washington, D.C. 20001, the Department of Corrections and the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency personally or by registered or certified mail and show proof of service by filing the affidavit/declaration of service the applicant must send te application for change of name of an adult and notice of final hearing to the currrent probation, parole or supervisory release officer personally or by registered or certified mail and show proof of service by filing the affidavit/ declaration of service SO ORDERED JUDGE TYPESET: Tue Aug 06 8/9, 8/16, 8/23/13

Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0005202 IN RE: Nathan David Bradley II Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME

Nathan David Bradley II having filed an application for judgment changing the name from Nathan David Bradley II to Dye-Mon Daykclah Bradley and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 30th day of July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The AfroAmerican , a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that the publication must began no later than two weeks after the filing of the application; and is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name will be held in Judge-in-Chambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue NW Washington DC 20001, on the 12th day of September, 2013 at 3:15 pm. 15:31:24 EDTdesires 2013 to opIf any person pose this application, that person or his or her attorney must be present at the hearing or file written detailed objections five (5) business days in advance of the hearing with Judge-in-Chambers and mail a copy of the applicant or applicant’s counsel; and it is further the applicant must send the application for change of name of an adult and notice of hearing of final earing to the D.C. Chief of Police, 300 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Room 5080, Washington, D.C. 20001, the Department of Corrections and the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency personally or by registered or certified mail and show proof of service by filing the affidavit/ declaration of service the applicant must send the application for change of name of an adult and notice of final hearing to the current probation, parole or supervisory release officer personally or by registered or certified mail and show proof of service by filing the affidavit/ declaration of service SO ORDERED JUDGE 8/9, 8/16, 8/23/13

LEGAL NOTICES

Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0005344

Superior Court of SUPERIOR COURT OF the District of THE DISTRICT OF District of Columbia COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 20001-2131 IN RE: Administration No. Foreign No. Jonathan 2013ADM694 2013FEP77 Demetrius Bradley Durand Adrian Date of Death Applicant Ford, Sr. June 17, 2004 ORDER OF Decedent Napoleon Turner, Jr. PUBLICATION Danielle P. Turnipseed Decedent CHANGE OF NAME 8710 Cameron Street NOTICE OF Jonathan Demetrius #1513 APPOINTMENT Bradley having filed an Silver Spring, MD OF FOREIGN application for judgment 20910 PERSONAL changing the name from Attorney REPRESENTATIVE Jonathan Demetrius NOTICE OF AND Bradley to Zamarianne APPOINTMENT, NOTICE Raine Bradley and havNOTICE TO TO CREDITORS ing applied to the court Gloria Turner whose adCREDITORS for an Order of Publica- dress is 11018 Forest AND NOTICE TO tion of the notice required Way, Fort Washington, UNKNOWN HEIRS by law in such cases; it is MD 20744 was apChristine Obsborne, by the Court this 5th day pointed personal repre- whose address is 1444 of August 2013, hereby sentative of the estate of Potomac Heights Drive, ORDERED, that a copy Napoleon Turner, Jr., de- Fort Washington,MD of this order be published ceased, by the Probate was appointed personal once a week for three (3) Court by the Court for representative of the consecutive weeks, in Prince George’s County, estate of Durand Adrian Afro American, a news- State of Maryland, on Ford, Sr., who died on paper of general circula- June 29, 2004. January 1st, 2013 withtion of the District of Service of process may out a will and will serve Columbia; and it is fur- be made upon Brenda C. without Court supervither Wagner, Esq., 1425 K sion. All unknown heirs ORDERED, that the FI- Street, N.W. Washing- a n d h e i r s w h o s e NAL HEARING on this ton, DC 20005 whose whereabouts are unapplication to change designation as District of known shall enter their name of an adult will be Columbia agent has a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s held in Judge-Inbeen filed with the Regis- proceeding. Objections Chambers, Room 4220 ter of Wills, D.C. to such appointment in the District of Colum- The decedent owned the shall be filed with the bia at 500 Indiana Ave- f o l l o w i n g D i s t r i c t o f Register of Wills, D.C., nue N.W., Washington, 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Columbia real property: DC 20001, on the 23rd 1513-28th Place, S.E., Floor Washington, D.C. day of September, 2013 Washington, DC 20020. 20001, on or before at 2:30p.m. If any person The decedent owned J a n u a r y 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 . desires to oppose this District of Columbia per- Claims against the deapplication, that person sonal property. Claims cedent shall be preor his or her attorney against the decedent sented to the undermust be present at the may be presented to the signed with a copy to the hearing or file written de- undersigned and filed Register of Wills or filed tailed objections five (5) with the Register of Wills with the Register of Wills business days in ad- for the District of Colum- with a copy to the undervance of the hearing with bia, Building A, 515 5th signed, on or before Judge-In-Chambers and Street, N.W. 3rd Floor, January 26, 2014, or be mail a copy to the ap- Washington, D.C. 20001 forever barred. Persons plicant or applicant’s within 6 months from the believed to be heirs or counsel. date of first publication of legatees of the decedent SO ORDERED who do not receive a this notice JUDGE Gloria Turner copy of this notice by mail TYPESET: Tue Aug 06 15:32:19 EDT 2013 A TRUE COPY TEST: Personal within 25 days of its first Representative publication shall so in8/9, 8/16, 8/23/2013 TRUE TEST COPY form the Register of Superior Court of Wills, including name, REGISTER OF WILLS the District of address and relationDate of first publication: Columbia ship. July 26, 2013 Civil Division Name of newspapers Date of Publication: Case No. 13-0005228 July 26. 2013 and/or periodical: IN RE: Name of newspaper: The Daily Kevin Gerrod Graham Afro-American Washington Applicant Washington, DC Law Reporter ORDER OF Daily Washington The Afro-American PUBLICATION TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:23:04 EDT 2013 Law Reporter 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13 CHANGE OF NAME Christine Osborne Kevin Gerrod Graham havPersonal ing filed an application 15:28:05 EDT 2013 for Superior Court of Representative judgment changing the name from Kevin Gerrod Graham to Kyana Maddison Monae Graham and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 31st day of July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The AfroAmerican , a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that the publication must began no later than 12 days after the filing of the application; and is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name will be held in Judge-in-Chambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue NW Washington DC 20001, on the 18th day of September, 2013 at 2:30 pm. If any person desires to oppose this application, that person or his or her attorney must be present at the hearing or file written detailed objections five (5) business days in advance of the hearing with Judge-in-Chambers and mail a copy of the applicant or applicant’s counsel; and it is further SO ORDERED JUDGE TYPESET: Tue Jul 30 8/9, 8/16 8/23/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM744 Martha Reed Harris Decedent 3421 25th Street,SE Washington, DC 20020 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Darcel Harris, whose address is 66 Pennsylvania Ave. Westmister, MD 21157 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Martha Reed Harris who died on April 30th, 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 February 2, 2014. 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 February 2, 2014, 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: August 2, 2013 Name of newspaper: The Daily Washington Law Reporter Afro American Darcel Harris Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 8/2/, 8/9, 8/16/13

the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM714 Barbara N. Legerwood Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Roger B. Legerwood whose address is 265 Missouri Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20011 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Barbara M. Legerwood, who died on May 2, 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 January 26, 2014. 15:29:55 2013 Claims EDT 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 January 26, 2014, 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: July 26, 2013 Name of newspaper: Washington Afro Newspaper Washington Law Reporter Roger B. Legerwood Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13

TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/2013 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 1994FEP155 Date of Death July 2, 1994 Decedent Donna Moultrie NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Charles Moultrie whose address is 13005 Cannon Place, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Donna Moultrie, deceased, by the Register of Wills, Orphans’s Court for Prince George’s County, State of Maryland, on July 2, 1994. Service of process may be made upon Earl Thomas Moultrie, 2816 Q Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real property: 1446 Howard Rd, SE, Lot 131. SQ 5809. The decedent owned District of Columbia personal property. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, N.W. 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Charles Moultrie Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Date of first publication: July 26, 2013 Name of newspapers and/or periodical: Washington Law Reporter Afro-American 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13

SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS

TYPESET: Wed Jul 31

SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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, 10:35:37 EDT 2013 D.C. LEGAL NOTICES 20001, on or before February 9th, 2014. 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 February 9th, 2014 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: August 9th, 2013 Name of newspaper: Washington Law Reporter The Afro-American Newspaper Derrick E. Rutledge Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM400 Sterling Jackson Decedent James C.Beadles, Esq. PO Box 6368 Silver Spring, MD 20916 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Nelson C. Johnson, whose address is 651 33rd Street, Newsport News, VA 23607, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Sterling Jackson who died on July 24th, 2011 without a will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before Febrauary 2, 2014. 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 February 2, 2014, 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: August 2, 2013 Name of newspaper: Daily Washington Law Reporter Washington Afro-American

Superior Court of Superior Court of the District of the District of District of Columbia District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 20001-2131 Administration No. Administration No. 2013ADM725 2013ADM679 Sarah F. White Decedent Decedent John Powell NOTICE OF Darryl F. White APPOINTMENT, P.O. Box 5201 NOTICE TO Tokoma Park, MD CREDITORS 20913 AND NOTICE TO Attorney UNKNOWN HEIRS NOTICE OF Cassandra White, whose APPOINTMENT, address is 4221 Gorman Street, was appointed NOTICE TO personal representative CREDITORS of the estate of Sarah F. AND NOTICE TO White, who died on May UNKNOWN HEIRS Carlos Powell, whose 9th, 2012 without a will address is 1323 Monroe and will serve without Street, NE, Washington, Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs D.C. 20017 was appointed personal repre- whose whereabouts are shall enter their sentative of the estate of unknown appearance in this John Powell, who died on proceeding. Objections April 13th, 2013 without a to such appointment will, and will serve with- shall be filed with the out Court supervision. All Register of Wills, D.C., unknown heirs and heirs 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd whose whereabouts are Floor Washington, D.C. unknown shall enter their 20001, on or before appearance in this January 26, 2014. proceeding. Objections Claims against the deto such appointment cedent shall be preshall be filed with the sented to the underRegister of Wills, D.C., signed with a copy to the 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Register of Wills or filed Floor Washington, D.C. with the Register of Wills 20001, on or before with a copy to the underJ a n u a r y 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 . signed, on or before Claims against the de- January 26, 2014, or be cedent shall be pre- forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or sented to the under- legatees of the decedent signed with a copy to the who do not receive a Register of Wills or filed copy of this notice by mail with the Register of Wills within 25 days of its first with a copy to the under- publication shall so insigned, on or before form the Register of January 26, 2014, or be Wills, including name, forever barred. Persons address and relationbelieved to be heirs or ship. legatees of the decedent Date of Publication: who do not receive a July 26, 2013 copy of this notice by mail Name of newspaper: within 25 days of its first Washington publication shall so in- Law Reporter Afro-American form the Register of Wills, including name, Newspaper Cassandra White address and relationPersonal ship. Representative Date of Publication: July 26, 2013 TRUE TEST COPY Name of newspaper: REGISTER OF TYPESET: TueWILLS Jul 23 Daily Washington Law Reporter 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13 Afro-American Nelson C. Johnson Newspaper Superior Court of Personal Carlos Powell the District of Representative Personal Columbia Representative Civil Division TRUE TEST COPY (301)686-3980 Case No. 13-0004677 REGISTER OF WILLS TRUE TEST COPY IN RE: REGISTER WILLS TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:24:20 EDTOF2013 7/26, 8/2/, 8/9/2013 Debra Christiana TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:18:49 EDT 2013 17:23:29 EDT 2013 7/26, 8/2. 8/9/13 Holmes Applicant Superior Court of the District of Superior Court of ORDER OF District of Columbia the District of PUBLICATION PROBATE DIVISION District of Columbia CHANGE OF NAME Washington,D.C. PROBATE DIVISION Debra Christiana Holmes 20001-2131 Washington,D.C. having filed an application for Administration No. 20001-2131 judgment changing the name 2013ADM683 Administration No. from Debra Christiana Robert James Goglia 2013ADM735 Holmes to Debra Christina Decedent Shirley E. Byrd Holmes Taylor and having NOTICE OF Decedent applied to the court for an OrAPPOINTMENT, Bert W. Kapinus, Esq. der of Publication of the noNOTICE TO tice required by law in such 5503 44th Avenue CREDITORS cases; it is by the Court this Hyattsville, MD 20781 AND NOTIICE TO 10th day of July 2013, hereby Attorney UNKNOWN HEIRS ORDERED, that a copy of NOTICE OF Jeannette Goglia whose this Order be published once APPOINTMENT, address is 3036 Park a week for three (3) consecuNOTICE TO Place NW Washington tive weeks, in The AfroCREDITORS DC 20001 was appointed American , a newspaper of AND NOTICE TO personal representative general circulation of the DisUNKNOWN HEIRS of the estate of Robert B r e n d a B i l l i n g s l e y, trict of Columbia; and it is furJames Goglia, who died whose address is 240 ther on May 1st, 2013 without J e f f r e s o n S t r e e t ORDERED, that the publicaa will and will serve withtion must began no later than N.W.Washington , D.C. two weeks after the filing of out Court supervision. All 20011-6630 was apthe application; and is further unknown heirs and heirs pointed personal repre- ORDERED, that the FINAL whose whereabouts are sentative of the estate of HEARING on this application unknown shall enter their Shirley E. Byrd, who died to change name will be held appearance in this proceeding. Objections on July 19th, 2012 within Judge-in-Chambers, to such appointment out a will and will serve Room 4220 in the District of shall be filed with the without Court supervi- Columbia at 500 Indiana Register of Wills, D.C., sion. All unknown heirs Avenue NW Washington DC 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd a n d h e i r s w h o s e 20001, on the 28th day of Floor Washington, D.C. whereabouts are un- January, 2013 at 3:15 pm.If 20001, on or before known shall enter their any person desires to oppose this application, that J a n u a r y 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 . appearance in this Claims against the de- proceeding. Objections person or his or her attorney cedent shall be pre- to such appointment must be present at the hearsented to the under- shall be filed with the ing or file written detailed signed with a copy to the Register of Wills, D.C., objections five (5) days in adRegister of Wills or filed 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd vance of the hearing with with the Register of Wills Floor Washington, D.C. Judge-in-Chambers and mail with a copy to the under- 20001, on or before a copy of the applicant or apsigned, on or before J a n u a r y 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 . plicant’s counsel; and it is furJanuary 26, 2014, or be Claims against the de- ther forever barred. Persons cedent shall be pre- Ordered, that: believed to be heirs or sented to the under- the applicant must send the legatees of the decedent signed with a copy to the aplication for change of who do not receive a Register of Wills or filed name of an adult and notice copy of this notice by mail with the Register of Wills of final hearing to the apwithin 25 days of its first with a copy to the under- plicant’s creditors personally publication shall so insigned, on or before or by registered or certified January 26, 2014, or be mail and show proof of serform the Register of vice by filing the affidavit/ Wills, including name, forever barred. Persons declaratiof of service. address and relationbelieved to be heirs or SO ORDERED ship. legatees of the decedent JUDGE Date of Publication: who do not receive a 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13 July 26, 2013 copy of this notice by mail Name of newspaper: within 25 days of its first Daily Washington publication shall so inLaw Reporter form the Register of Afro-American Wills, including name, Newspaper address and relationJeannette Goglia ship. Personal Date of Publication: Representative July 26, 2013 TRUE TEST COPY Name of newspaper: REGISTER OF WILLS Washington Law Reporter 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13 Afro-American Brenda Billingsley Personal Representative 202-829-2467 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13

afro.com

YOU KNOW YOU’RE IN THE KNOW... • Your Community WHEN YOU • Your News READ THE AFRO • Your History

18:10:37 E

TYPESET: Jul 30 TYPESET: Tue Jul 30 15:30:25 EDTTue 2013

LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Family Court Domestic Relations Branch Docket No. 2012 DRB 4047 Judge Judith A. Smith KIROS KIDANE Plaintiff, v. ABRAHALE AYELE Defendant, ORDER OF PUBLICATION This matter comes before the Court on the plaintiff’s Motion to Serve by Publication, filed April 25, 2013, and the plaintiff’s Supplement to Her Motion to Serve by Publication, filed on June 13, 2013. The plaintiff filed a Complaint for Absolute Divorce on December 11, 2012, but has been unable to serve the defendant. Accordingly, on the 24th day of July, 2013, this court granted Her Motion to Serve by Publication. The Court will grant her request for the defendant to be constructively served by publication once a week for three consecutive weeks pursuant to D.C. Code 13-340. WHEREFORE, it is the 24th day of July, 2013, hereby ORDERED that the plaintiff shall publish this Order at least once a week for three successive weeks. Plaintiff shall complete publication by August 30, 2013. It is FURTHER ORDERED that if the defendant does not file an answer by September 23, 2013, the clerks’ office shall enter default against him. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the scheduled August 15, 2013 hearing is CONTINUED to September 26, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 102. Failure of a party to file a copy of the marriage certificate in advance or bring one to the hearing may result in a delay of the issuance of the judgment of absolute divorce. SO ORDERED. Judith N. Macaluso Associate Judge

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM761 Rhoda Ann Veney Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS George W. Veney whose address is 17051 Antares Circle Ninilchik, AR 99639, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Rhoda Ann Veney, who died on July 5th, 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 February 2, 2014. 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 February 2, 2014, 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: August 2, 2013 Name of newspaper: Daily Washington Law Reporter Afro-American Newspaper George W. Veney Personal Representative

man Place NW Washington, DC 20005 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia Property: 811 15:31:04 EDTWashington, 2013 46th Street LEGAL NOTICES D.C. 20010. The decendent owned District of Columbia personal property. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia,Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Adebimpe Bamiduro Personal Representative(s) TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Date of first publication: August 2, 2013 Name of newspapers and/or periodical: The Daily Washington Law Reporter The AfroAmerican Newspaper TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 18:11:07 EDT 2013 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/13

afro.com

TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 08/2/, 8/9, 8/16/13

SPORTS

After Widely Publicized Racial Slur, Will Eagles’ Riley Cooper Ever Return to the NFL?

Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-00004910 IN RE: CeTenia Elizabeth Howard Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME

Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME

To advertise in the AFRO Call 202-332-0080

Idris Addis having filed an application for judgment changing the name from Idris Addis to Idris Addis Mesfine and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 23rd day of July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The AfroAmerican a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that the publication must began no later than two weeks after the filing of the application; and is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name will be held in Judge-in-Chambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue NW Washington DC 20001, on the 10th day of September, 2013 at 2:30 pm. If any person desires to oppose this application, that person or his or her attorney must be present at the hearing or file written detailed objections five (5) days in advance of the hearing with Judge-in-Chambers and mail a copy of the applicant or applicant’s counsel; and it is further SO ORDERED that notice be sent to the applicant’s creditors personally or by registered or certified mail and that proof of service be made by filing the affidavit/declaration of service in name changes cases; and it is further SO ORDERED that notice be sent to the Immigration and Customs E n f o r c e m e n t A g e n c y, Washington Field Office, District 7, MS 2480, 2675 Prosperity Avenue, Fairfax, Virginia 20598-2480 personally or by registered or certified mail and that proof of service be made by filing the affidavit/declaration of service in name changes cases. SO ORDERED JUDGE TYPESET: Tue Jul 30 15:30:45 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/13

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2010FEP7 Date of Death September 9th, 2008 Decedent Alafe Adeyemi NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Adebimpe Bamiduro whose address is 10903 Sunflower Court, Bowie, MD 20721 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Alafe Adeyemi, deceased,by the Orphan Court for Prince Georges C o u n t y, S t a t e o f Maryland, on October 13th, 2009. Service of process may be made upon L’Wanda Rosemond 1527 KIngman Place NW Washington, DC 20005 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia Property: 811 46th Street Washington, D.C. 20010. The decendent owned District of Columbia personal property. Claims against the decedent may be pre-

AFRO Sports Desk Faceoff

CeTenia Elizabeth Howard having filed an application for judgment changing the name from CeTenia Elizabeth Howard to Achim Jeremiah Howard and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 18th day of July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The AfroAmerican, a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that the publication must began no later than two weeks after the filing of the application; and is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name will be held in Judge-in-Chambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue NW Washington DC 20001, on the 5th day of September, 2013 at 2:45 pm. TRUE TEST COPY If any person desires to opTYPESET: Tue Jul 30 15:29:08 EDT 2013 pose this application, that 08/02, 08/09, 08/16/13 REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET: Jul 30 15:31:47 person orEDT his or 2013 her attorney 8/2, Tue 8/9, 8/16/13 must be present at the hearing or file written detailed Superior Court of objections five (5) days in adthe District of Superior Court of vance of the hearing with District of Columbia the District of Judge-in-Chambers and mail PROBATE DIVISION Columbia a copy of the applicant or apWashington,D.C. Civil Division plicant’s counsel; and it is fur20001-2131 ther Case No. 13-0005047 SO ORDERED Administration No. IN RE: JUDGE 2013ADM691 Idris Addis 7/26, 8/2, 8/9 Walter J. Malone

Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Neal G. Malone, whose address is 1606 A Street, SE, Washington, D.C. 20003, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Walter J. Malone, who died on December 30, 2012 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 February 2, 2014. 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 February 2, 2014, 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: August 2, 2013 Name of newspaper: Daily Washington Law Reporter Afro-American Neal G. Malone Personal Representative

August 10, 2013 - August 16, 2013, The Afro-American

By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley AFRO Sports Desk When a White male speaks the “N-word,” several emotions often follow—whether it’s anger, frustration or insult, the word runs deep through the Black community. So when Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper was captured on video in late July spouting the word while drunk at a Kenny Chesney concert (http://www.youtube.

Riley Cooper com/0watch?v=Kv1b1FV9T0g), the same feelings were likely be felt by the Black players who make up 65 percent of the NFL. Cooper, who appeared to use the word while making a general statement, has apologized and even hurled insults at himself for using the slur, and said he will seek treatment for his issues. Cooper has been excused from all team activities as he seeks “counseling” for poor choice of words, but will Cooper’s dismissal from the NFL be permanent? Stephen D. Riley and Perry Green of the AFRO Sports Desk debate the question. Riley: It’s hard to imagine that Cooper will find another spot in the NFL. Professional sports teams are the ultimate marketing

companies, and putting a player on the field with that type of situation attached to him is pretty tough. Cooper’s words obviously hit home with many African-American fans of the NFL and of course his own teammates. The issue is maybe not so much with the word itself, but how he said it, which regurgitated a lot of the feelings that comes with the term. I can’t see how another team would sign him when most teams are predominantly comprised of Black players. We’ve seen the last of Riley Cooper. Green: Agreeing with you just doesn’t feel right, Riley, but I have to concur. Cooper is now a marked man in the NFL; and no matter what he does to try to correct the mistake, the NFL is always going to have a number of players who won’t forgive him. Other teams may try to put the “hit” out on him and refuse to sign him, and how could an owner or general manager expect a predominantly Black team to accept him? Cooper just ruined his future in the NFL. Riley: It might be unfair for fans, critics and the NFL to crack down on Cooper for being caught using a word I’m sure several Caucasian NFL players use on a daily or weekly basis. Using Cooper as the poster boy is totally unfair, but he still said it. It’s not about the phrasing or the situation, it’s about the fact that Cooper won’t be able to be around players without someone thinking about what he said. It’s unfortunate that a second chance would be next to impossible for the young wideout, but it’s a situation he put himself in. With so many African Americans playing the sport, how could he ever regain their respect? Green: He won’t, and that’s obvious. If he or anyone else thinks that he’ll be accepted into another locker room, they’re fooling themselves. Football and basketball represent the two most popular sports amongst African Americans and Cooper just shot himself in the foot. Any general manager who signs him will only paint themselves as feeling sympathetic to Cooper. I’m sure he was intoxicated and probably let a few rounds of drinks get the best of him. The problem is that an owner won’t be able sign him without being questioned about his own racial bias. Because no owner is going to risk their public image over a third-string wide receiver, the NFL door is closed for Cooper.

Friday Night Boxing Makes History ‘Inside da Gates’ at Barry Farms By Perry Green AFRO Sports Editor Barry Farms Dwellings court has long been known as the home of the George C. Goodman League, one of the hottest summer basketball leagues in the country. But the legendary Southeast D.C. playground recently made history as host to another great sport. “Da Farms’” neighborhood basketball court was transformed into a boxing arena as the Woodland Tigers Sports and Learning Complex teamed up with Goodman League commissioner Miles Rawls to present the Friday Night Boxing “Inside da Gates” on July 26. It was the first time in recent history that an outdoor boxing event was held in D.C., and after a successful night, there’s a strong chance that it won’t be the last. More than 2,000 people crowded into what Rawls has affectionately nicknamed “the BF Coliseum” to watch 15 different bouts featuring amateur boxers from D.C. and Maryland, ranging from 8-year-old youths to 22-year-old adults. Those in attendance didn’t hesitatae to post pictures and comments about the fights on their social media accounts. One attendee in particular said Barry Farms had turned into the Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Arena for the evening. “It was a gorgeous event,” said legendary boxing trainer Ham Johnson, father of Hall of Fame boxer Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson. Ham, recognized as one of the greatest trainers in boxing history, now trains youths for Woodland’s boxing program. He told the AFRO he was glad to be a part of the historic event. “It’s never been an outdoor boxing event of that magnitude in D.C.,” Ham said.

CAREER CORNER EDT 2013

EXPERIENCE is PRICELESS! The AFRO AMERICAN Newspaper is seeking a college student with an interest in journalism, graphic design or marketing to serve in a non-paid intern position in the AFRO’s Washington, D.C., office on Benning Road. Flexible weekday hours to accommodate class schedule. • Enhance your resume with an internship at the longest running African-American family-owned newspaper in the nation. • Learn first hand, on-the-job training & transferrable career skills Call 202 332 0800 x1115 or email efuller@afro.com to learn more about an experience that can make the difference in your future job search. Like education, EXPERIENCE is PRICELESS! AFRO READERS, please pass along this unique opportunity to college students in your network.

“Inside Da Gates” at Barry Farms “With that many people in one place to watch boxing, with no crimes, no nonsense, and for free. I’ve won national titles and world championships and I can honestly say being apart of this felt just as good. And I owe it to the fans that came out, the fighters and coaches for doing a great job, and most importantly, we owe it to Ricky Womack.” Womack, who serves as the secretary of the Potomac Valley Boxing Association, was the lead organizer of the event. He told the AFRO that it all came from an epiphany he had while attending one of the Goodman League basketball games this summer. “I’m what you call a ‘season ticket holder’ for the Goodman League games; I’m there every day, every summer,” said Womack, explaining that during one of those games, he had a vision of seeing the District’s fighters in a boxing ring in the middle of the court as the crowd cheered them on. “So I took the idea to Miles [Rawls] and Miles, being such the cool guy he is, didn’t hesitate. He said ‘pick any Friday you want, we’ll call it Boxing Night ‘Inside da Gates.’ But wow, man, I never imagined that so many people would come. It was amazing.” Womack said Miles also served as the announcer/live commentator of the fights, entertaining the crowd with his signature sense of humor that’s he’s been known for during the basketball games. They even had a “hee-haw” dance contest in between fights. “It was a real live ‘Southeast event,’” he said, “and the people love it.” Womack told the AFRO he met a few challenges trying to turn the dream into reality, but with the support of so many key figures, they were able to pull it off.

See more at afro.com

The Afro-American, August 10, 2013 - August 10, 2013

Turn scratch-offs into rewards.

Turn eligible, non-winning scratch-offs into points that add up to great stuff with My Lottery Rewards. Exclusive member benefits include the Points for Prizes online store, promotions, second chance opportunities, special offers, free FUNPLAY interactive games and more. Sign up, collect points and choose your rewards at mdlottery.com/rewards. TM

The Maryland Lottery encourages responsible play. For confidential help or information at any time about gambling problems, please visit mdgamblinghelp.org or call 1-800-522-4700.