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Pot Cultivation and Dispensary Locations Anger Ward 5 Residents

By Zenitha Prince Special to the AFRO Ward 5 residents have had enough. With five medical marijuana cultivation centers and one dispensary already approved for location in their neighborhoods along the northeast edge of the city, the residents said they have accommodated their fair share.

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Councilwoman Anita Bonds (D-At Large), has introduced legislation to ease the economic lot of seniors in the District.

“In my moving around talking to constituents, particularly aging persons, they pointed out how difficult it was to make ends meet…and how precious their homes are to them. A light bulb went off and I thought that maybe if they didn’t have to pay property taxes, it would help,” the freshman lawmaker said.

The Senior Citizen Real Property Tax Relief Act of 2013 would grant a 100 percent property tax break for lower-income, largely retired seniors in the District.

To qualify, older residents must complete and submit an application, they must be 75 years and older, must have an annual income of $60,000 or less and must have lived in D.C. for at least 25 years.

“It’s really to give recognition to those who have lived here a long time…. They’ve given to the city and the city has been benefitting from the taxes they’ve paid into its coffers,”

the lawmaker said, “and it is only fair that the city should help them in their time of need.”

In 2011, there were 40.3 million seniors (people 65 and older) in the United States, accounting for 13.3 percent of the total population. Almost 81 percent of them owned homes, however, 8.7 percent of them--3.6 million seniors—lived in poverty.

The dire reality, manifested by an increase in the number of retired seniors who go back to work, or those who have to choose between medicine and food and other factors, reflects the 2008 Wall Street meltdown and the crippling of the U.S. economy in the recent —Anita Bonds Great Recession.

“You’re having to pay for things on a fixed income and the cost of living is going up, that’s what many of our seniors are coping with more than other age group,” Bonds said.

The legislator said she believes her measure can help ease some of that financial pain for at least 7,000 older District residents.

The bill has not yet been given a hearing date, though Bonds said she hopes it will happen within the next 10 days. She has high expectations of how it would be received, however.

“People have found this to be very favorable,” she said.

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One year later, on June 7,

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“You’re having to pay for things on a fixed income and the cost of living is going up, that’s what many of our seniors are coping with more than other age group.”

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Get ready to hit the Internet or the local box for show tickets. June is Black Music Month and venues across the nation are presenting shows ranging from blues to gospel to hip hop to jazz to R&B to give aficionados—or those who are just interested in getting their dance on—a place to celebrate.

Formally called African-American Music Appreciation Month, June has existed for more than 30 years as the official time to celebrate Black music. The idea for a month to honor Black music was originally inspired by a Cincinnati radio broadcaster, Ed Wright, and Kenny Gamble, cofounder of the Philadelphia

1979, their vision was realized when President Jimmy Carter declared that June would be the month to honor AfricanAmerican music and Black Music Month was born.

In the years since, several presidential administrations have acknowledged the month by holding formal events at the White House. On June 2, 2009, President Barack Obama decreed that the name be changed to AfricanAmerican Music Appreciation Month, though many still refer to the commemoration by the shorter name.

“The legacy of AfricanAmerican composers, singers, songwriters, and musicians is an indelible piece of our Nation’s culture,” Obama wrote. “Generations of African Americans have carried forward the musical Continued on A3

NAACP President and CEO Benjamin T. Jealous has two little children. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III has a son and two Dr. Alvin Thornton and his daughters daughters. Rev. Derren A. Thompson, a Chesapeake Baycelebration does, none the less, offer families area clergyman, has two sons. a formal opportunity to thank the men whose Each has achieved a high level of success traditional role is to protect and guide us. and each said that being a father has been the “Fatherhood is a series of dynamic icing on the cake. relationships, each one dependent on the other As Father’s Day approaches on June 16, for purpose and strength,” said Dr. Alvin men, women and children across the nation Thornton, associate provost for Academic are contemplating the meaning of fatherhood.

Affairs at Howard University, nationally Though Father’s Day doesn’t create the known for his education reform work in Prince same gift-giving frenzy of Mother’s Day, the Continued on A4

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This Aug. 28, 2012 image provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia shows former District of Columbia Councilmember Michael Brown during an FBI sting operation in Washington allegedly holding a mug full of cash.

By Zachary Lester AFRO Staff Writer Michael A. Brown, a former member of the D.C. Council who was once a rising star in local politics, pleaded guilty to accepting $55,000 from FBI agents posing as business owners seeking a government contracting advantage, authorities said.

The plea allows Brown, son of the late Clinton cabinet member Ron Brown, to avoid the minimum 15-year sentence he would have received if convicted. The plea deal dictates that he spend three years in prison and three years of supervised probation upon his release. He would also pay back the $35,000 he received in bribes, according to a statement from prosecutors in the case.

Sentencing was scheduled for Oct. 3, 2013 by Judge Robert L. Wilkins of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

According to the statement, Brown, 48, met with the undercover FBI agents several times over eight months.

They told Brown they wanted to become a Certified Business Enterprise, which would have afforded their business potential advantages. A source familiar with the CBE application process said other council members have sought to expedite CBE applications, but that Brown’s behavior became criminal when he took money in exchange for his assistance.

The statement also said Brown “admitted to concealing the true source of $20,000 that was secretly contributed” to his failed council bid in 2007, though he will not be prosecuted for that offense under the conditions of his plea arrangement.

Brown made no statements as he left court on June 10. He held his head high as he walked out of the courthouse and was driven away.

But news that he had agreed to plead guilty hit many D.C. residents like a hard punch. His plea was the third one from a member of the D.C. Council—Brown was not sitting at the

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Bernando LaPallo can say, for instance, he saw, from a seat in the bleachers, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson and scores of other baseball legends play.

On June 2, the Yankees recognized their oldest

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living fan in a pre-game ceremony, giving him access to the field and making sure he spent some time with Yankees captain Derek Jeter before the Yankees played the Boston Red Sox. The man who describes himself as a “supercentenarian” told reporters he never though he would live long enough to see the latest baseball venue to be called Yankee Stadium. He said he recalls attending baseball games in the Yankees’ first stadium, which was open in 1923 and known as Hilltop Park.

His passion for baseball was not limited to the Yankees, though.

In a statement to Major League Baseball (MLB), AP Photo LaPallo said “I saw Jackie Bernando LaPallo, right, greets New York Yankees’ Derek Jeter.

Robinson steal home.” He senator. Mrs. Obama met Mandela when she traveled to said, “that was something.”

Also thrilling was when, he said, he “met Babe Ruth.” South Africa on her own in 2011.

He said in a recent statement the secret to his good health and looks came from his father who said “never eat those hotdogs or hamburgers, because if you do, they’ll make you sick.”

The June 2 Yankee Stadium recognition is one day The Associated Press LaPallo says he will never forget. He said, “this day has During two days of questioning, prosecutors and me choked up.”

George Zimmerman’s attorneys have been unable to find potential jurors who hadn’t heard something about the fatal shooting of 17-yearThe Associated Press old Trayvon President Barack Obama is wishing for a “speedy Martin by the recovery” for ailing former South African President neighborhood Nelson Mandela. watch volunteer.

The 94-year-old Mandela is currently in a By mid-day Johannesburg hospital, receiving treatment for a recurring June 11, the lung infection. attorneys had White House spokesman Jay Carney says Obama, the questioned 10 first lady and everyone at the White House are concerned potential jurors about Mandela’s health. Carney says they all wish in person, and Mandela a “speedy recovery.” more than 40 jury Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are scheduled candidates had to depart at the end of June on a three-country trip to been dismissed Africa, including a visit to South Africa. Other stops are after filling out a scheduled for Senegal and Tanzania. questionnaire.

Obama and Mandela met when Obama was a U.S. Zimmerman, who was a neighborhood Wikimedia Commons watch volunteer, is pleading not George Zimmerman guilty to a seconddegree murder charge that could carry a life sentence if convicted. He claims he shot Martin in self-defense.

A 44-day delay in Zimmerman’s arrest led to protests around the United States.

Protesters questioned whether the Sanford Police Department was seriously investigating the case of Martin, a black teen from the Miami area. Zimmerman identifies himself as Hispanic.

Judge Debra Nelson has said she will keep the identities of the selected jurors anonymous but she rejected a defense request to sequester the initial jury pool of 500 residents.

After reciting details about the case she had heard in the news, Juror “B-51,” a white, female retiree, told the attorneys they’re going to have a hard time finding jurors who haven’t heard about the case and can only hope they find residents who can keep an open mind.

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Nelson Mandela In Florida, 12 jurors are required only for criminal trials involving capital cases, when the death penalty is being considered.

Defense attorneys asked potential jurors if being isolated during the trial would be a hardship, indicating they plan to ask Nelson to sequester the jury. Jury candidates who move on from the initial round of questioning about their knowledge of the case, face other rounds of interviews with the attorneys.

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By Ariel Medley Special to the AFRO Four days after a fire devastated Frager’s Hardware, the historic store reopened at a nearby site that served as a temporary location for Eastern Market after that business was devastated by fire.

Frager’s, located at 1115 Pennsylvania Avenue, was feted at a ceremony that included Mayor Vincent Gray and Rep. Eleanor Homes Norton (D-D.C.). A host of Capitol Hill residents and Frager’s customers were on hand June 9 at 306 7th St. SE, where the store began operating again. While most of the inventory was lost in the four-alarm blaze that gutted the store on June 5, plants and outdoor inventory were not damaged.

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Loyal customers snapped up whatever they could to help on June 9. Donations were also reportedly rolling

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By Alan King in. connection with the murder of AFRO Staff Writer Store co-owner JohnHudson’s Weintraub announced at the mother and brother. ceremony that he will rebuild, but while plans for The white, 1994 Chevrolet Jennifer Hudson and other construction remain underway, will remain SuburbanFrager’s with Illinois license relatives positively identified open for business via the Seventh Street SE location.

The temporary store on Seventh Street SE will be open 7 days a week, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

The store reopened as the result of “an expedited agreement” between the store’s owner and the District, according to the D.C. government’s website.

“Frager’s Hardware is one of the most beloved businesses in the District, and none of us can imagine the Capitol Hill community without Frager’s,” said Gray on the website. “We wanted to ensure that the District did everything we could to help this locally owned and operated small business weather the hardship caused by this fire and continue serving its neighborhood and employing District residents as it rebuilds.”

Frager’s employs 65 people, the website said.

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D.C.’s Capital Pride 2013 Draws Thousands

Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donerson who was killed, as well as her brother, Jason.

By Ariel Medley Special to the AFRO Thousands of people flocked to the District June 8-9 to celebrate diversity and victories in the battle against gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual discrimination at the 38th Annual Capital Pride festival.

The celebration kicked off on June 8 at 4:30 p.m. with the Capital Pride Parade, which began at the corner of 22nd and P streets NW in Dupont Circle and traveled 1.5 miles up to 14th and R streets.

More than 170 groups traveled the parade route, some perched on decorated floats, some on foot, dressed or painted head to toe in brilliant colors as they tossed Skittles packets, beads and condoms to people lining the parade route. Some even spritzed watchers with toy water guns. Drag queens waved at crowds from inside convertibles and atop floats; some even walked effortlessly alongside parade vehicles in flowing gowns on 8-inch platform heels.

Mayor Vincent C. Gray and D.C. Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) attended. The parade’s grand marshal was actress Lynda Carter, best known for playing Wonder Woman decades ago in a television show.

The celebration continued June 9 at noon, with the Capital Pride Festival on Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th streets, NW. Hundreds of vendors hocked products and services from booths and stands, including everything from turkey legs and crab cake sandwiches to jewelry, art and clothing. Mobile medical units provided health information and on-site

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time of his plea—in the past 18 months. All three pleaded guilty to felony offenses committed while they held office: Harry L. Thomas Jr. for federal theft and tax charges for stealing more than $350,000 from taxpayers and Kwame R. Brown, no relation to Michael Brown, for bank fraud and a campaign finance violation.

“You just start to think nobody is honest, that no politician is in it for anything other than the money,” said T.R. Johnson of Southeast. “I couldn’t believe it. It’s like a nightmare that you keep having.”

The bribes were paid to Brown by the agents in $100 bills in five meetings at locations in Washington and he was videotaped accepting money, officials said.

The events occurred while Brown chaired the council’s Committee on Economic Development and Housing. He served on the council from January 2009 through January, when he left office after being defeated. He was campaigning for an open at-large council seat this spring until he quit the race on April 2, three weeks before the special election to fill the seat.

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traditions of their forebears, blending old styles with innovative rhythms and sounds. They have enriched American music and captured the diversity of our Nation.

During African-American Music Appreciation Month, we honor this rich heritage.”

For this year’s commemoration, Obama issued another proclamation: “African-Americans have always had a hand in shaping the American sound. From gospel and Motown to bebop and blues, their story is bound up in the music they made— songs of hurt and hardship, yearning and hope, and struggle for a better day,” the President wrote. “Those feelings speak to something common in all of us. With passion and creativity, African-American performers have done more than reinvent the musical styles they helped define; they have channeled their music into making change and advancing justice, from radio booths to the stage to our city streets.”

Several celebrations are held in cities across America in observance of AfricanAmerican Music Appreciation

Month, including the Capital Jazz Festival held June 7-9 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia and the D.C. Jazz Festival June 5-16. The D.C. event will

include shows at the wharf, the Hamilton hotel and the Kennedy Center. The Hamilton shows include the Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio on June 13, the Brubeck

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Hurd said athose workers, who McCain’s attack on ACORN – “I think in the last couple of years in D.C. lot has were doing those things without Associated Community happened around marriage equality,” said Watson. “There is a ACORN’s knowledge or permisOrganization for Reform Now – lot to be prideful for this year, especially here in D.C. We both sion, were fired. confirms the success of the come from cities where it was not as “The popular to bethat out.has This evidence surorganization, the head of the isgroup a weekend in which we can be out and Black and affirming. faced so far shows they faked says.

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Web site, found those claims to Maud explained, “We have a be “exaggerated,” with “no evizero tolerance policy for deliberdence of any such democracyate falsification of registration.” destroying fraud.”

Most news account neglect to Hurd believes the McCain charges were politically motivat- point out that ACORN is required by law to turn in all reged. istration forms. And they also fail She said, “Because it’s lowto note that it was the organizaand moderate-income people, and people of color, I believe the tion, in many instances, that first brought the phony registrations McCain campaign thinks those to the attention of authorities. voters are going to vote The McCain camp apparently Democratic, which is not necesisn’t interested in those fine sarily true.” points, preferring to air misleadACORN is no stranger to ing ads that seek to link Obama controversy.

For 38 years, the non-partisan to ACORN, thereby undercutting organization has fought for social his political support.

McCain: I’m John McCain and economic justice for lowand I approve this message. and moderate-income Announcer: Who is Barack Americans. With 400,000 memObama? A man with “a political ber families organized into more 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.

There, Obama met Madeleine cating for affordable housing, Talbot, part of the Chicago living wages, healthcare for the branch of ACORN. He was so underserved— and while organimpressive that he was asked to izing voter registration drives. train the ACORN staff.

But none has been as withering What did ACORN in Chicago and baseless as this one. engage in? Bullying banks.

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Fathers and Sons Continued from A1

Geoge’s County and Maryland. “Fatherhood must be grounded in respect and love for the extended family unit and the mother of the children.”

Thornton, who has worked for more than 25 years to improve the plight of children and young adults, said fathers should take the role seriously.

“Fatherhood must be child-centered and a source of personal discipline that allows the investment of time and resources in the children,” he said. “Fatherhood must also be a source of awareness among the children of their cultural mandates: their past, current obligations and role in the future.”

Frank Malone, founder of 100 Fathers, Inc., a District of Columbia-based privately-funded non-profit whose mission is to help fathers be effective in parenting their children, said the importance of the role of fathers is often undervalued. He said that is especially true among African American families, where the father is often absent.

“There is a difference between a mother and a father and though the mother has a certain role to play, a mother cannot be a father,” he said.

“They will try to be a father, but they can’t.

Frank Malone and family Men bring a strength that women don’t. Men discipline in a way that is final…Risk-taking behavior and some of the other problems that children face can be controlled when a father is involved.”

He said girls benefit from a positive relationship with a father when they seek to establish their own relationships.

“Girls who don’t have a positive relationship with a father will love the first man who pays her any attention,” he said.

“She needed a male presence to understand what it is to be loved by a man.”

While women raise children alone frequently who grow up to be happy and productive citizens, studies suggest that boys and girls who grow up with a positive father figure may have an advantage.

According to the National Fatherhood Initiative, positive father relationships can influence everything from academic success to health.

“According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 24 million children in America—one out of three—live in biological father-absent homes,” the organization’s website, www.fatherhood.org, said.

“Consequently, there is a ‘father factor’ in nearly all of the social issues facing America today.”

Children raised in homes without fathers, according to fatherhood.org, are more likely to be poor, show aggression, engage in delinquent behavior, face incarceration, become teen parents, suffer abuse and neglect, abuse drugs and alcohol or become obese.

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III, has a portrait of his late father, Rushern Baker, Jr., hanging in his office. It was painted by his son, Rushern IV, a professional artist.

It serves as a reminder of the gifts his father, a retired soldier, gave to him and inspires him to be a good father to his son and daughters, Baker said.

Rushern Baker III and his son, Rushern “I’m doubly IV

blessed to be able to look at a picture of my dad that my son painted,” he said. “I get to be reminded of someone who was a hero to me and believed in me, even during times when he had the right not to…Father’s Day gives me a chance to tell my children stories about the wonderful influence he was on my life…from his work ethic to the way he treated people.”

Fathers speak out about what the role means to them: “When my little girls, Kennedy and Reagan, entered this world, the true meaning of life was defined for me. My decision-making became centered around protecting and ensuring a better future for my children and all children of Baltimore City. “ Cory V. McCray, Baltimore Activist, board chair of the Young Trade Unionists * “My father wasn’t around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, ‘Why me?

Why don’t I have a father?

Why isn’t he around? Why did he leave my mother?’

But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, ‘I Cory McCray and his daughters don’t know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?’”

LeBron James, NBA player On Brainyquote.com * “Every child has a father, and some of those fathers don’t want to live up to the responsibility of being a father. Whether it’s a father in a marriage or a father in a good home, that father…owes that child financial support, owes that child companionship, owes that child an example in life.”

Colin Powell, retired general and former secretary of state On CNN.com, Nov. 2009 * “The best thing about being a father is knowing that when the world kicks my tail, and situations are not kind, I can come home to my two sons and I am the king in their eyes. I am their

Deren Thompson and sons Deren Jr. and Darius

hero, just being Dad. Knowing that makes going through what I need to go through all worth it. I love these two guys, Derren Jr., and Darius.”

Rev. Derren A. Thompson, Edgewood, Md. Pastor of More Than Conquerors Worship Center * “Every day I’m proud to be a dad. When you have kids, there’s no such thing as quality time. There’s just time. There’s no, ‘Ooh, his graduation’s better than going to the mall.’ It’s all kind of equal. Changing her diaper and her winning a contest— it’s all good.”

Chris Rock, comedian ‘Good Housekeeping’ interview * “The other night, I was walking down the stairs behind one of my daughters—I have three, and one son, ages 8 to 16.

I was tired, and she was goofing around, you know, like kids do, doing all this stupid stuff on the stairs. And I was thinking, ‘Please just go down the stairs and let’s get you to bed. It’s after your bedtime. I’ve had enough for one day.’ And then I sort of caught myself. I snapped out of it. I was like, ‘Dude, you should be dancing down the stairs behind her!’”

Forest Whitaker, actor/director ‘Esquire’ in 1997 * “From the first time the doctor placed you in my arms I knew I’d meet death before I’d let you meet harm. Although questions arose in my mind, would I be man enough? Against wrong, choose right and be standing up.”

Will Smith, actor/rapper/director In his song, “Just The Two Of Us” * “The way young people think, you want to think like them so they teach you a lot. Having a child teaches you so much,” Russell Simmons, entertainment mogul In his book “Super Rich: A Guide to Having It All” * “If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a 50 percent chance of being right.”

Bill Cosby, actor/comedian On Elev8.com on June 9, 2011 * “I would say my greatest achievement in life right now— my greatest achievement, period is, and and I’m still trying to achieve it—is to be a wonderful father to my kids.”

Bo Jackson, former NFL player On Brainyquotes.com * “Fatherhood means a great deal to me. I love it. To me, there ain’t nothing better, because your kids keep it real with you.

When you think things are bad, you look at them and they show you how things could be all right, and it’s all worth it.”

Martin Lawrence, actor/comedian On Searchquotes. com * “As fathers, we need to be involved in our children’s lives not just when it’s convenient or easy, and not just when they’re doing well— but when it’s difficult and thankless, and they’re struggling. That is when they need us most.”

President Obama On The Obama family Goodmenproject.com * “Fatherhood is listening, laughing and learning together.”

Ben Jealous, NAACP president and CEO * “When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It’s not enough, but it helps.”

Dick Gregory, activist Ben Jealous and his On Brainyquote.com daughter

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did not pay enough attention to residents’ concerns, said Ward 5 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Jacqueline Manning.

With a new round of applications in the works, she said, “hopefully they hear us loud and clear and don’t bring any more to this ward; we have enough,” she said.

Members of the D.C. Council seem to be listening. They recently approved an emergency bill which temporarily limits the number of cultivation centers and dispensaries that can be established in a ward. The bill’s sponsor, Ward 5 Councilman Kenyan McDuffie said while he is a “strong supporter” of the medical marijuana program, which was passed by referendum in 1998 but held up for 12 years by regulatory delays, he had to respond to his constituents’ understandable fears.

“The oversaturation of cultivation centers

exclusively and inequitably falls upon Ward 5,” McDuffie said. “Ensuring that these facilities are equitably distributed across the city’s wards will facilitate both balance and access.”

The “Medical Marijuana Cultivation Center and Dispensary Location Restriction Temporary Amendment Act of 2013” would, among other things, prohibit more than one dispensary in wards with five or more cultivation sites. The bill expires on Dec. 28 and mirrors a permanent measure, which is awaiting a vote by the full council.

Commissioner Karen Butler, of ANC 5C02, said the issue of overconcentration is particularly acute in her district, which encompasses the Woodridge, Langdon and Woodridge South communities. Four of the five registered cultivation centers in Ward 5 are situated there, within a quarter mile radius

of each other.

“My community is primarily seniors and this does not fit the mold of this community,” Butler said.

Residents are already concerned about the profusion of nightclubs in the area and wish to attract more neighborhood-friendly development, like restaurants.

“Residents are concerned about a potential chilling effect on community-serving amenities locating near these facilities,” McDuffie acknowledged.

But they’re mostly concerned about crime.

“Since we currently have violent crime problems in that area, having that many cultivation centers is a security problem,” Butler said.

According to statistics culled from the Metropolitan Police Department and collated

by Neighborhood Info D.C., the rate of violent

and property crimes in Ward 5 exceeded the city’s average. In 2011, Ward 5 had 13 violent crimes per 1,000 residents compared to an average of 12 violent crimes per 1,000 residents in entire city; and 46 property crimes per 1,000 residents compared to an average 43 property crimes per 1,000 across the city.

The validity of such fears are unknown since they program is so new, McDuffie said. But that’s why his legislation is so important as it gives officials time to assess the program’s impact.

“We don’t yet know the impact of these facilities on surrounding areas and I have consistently advocated for a diversity of businesses in Ward 5,” McDuffie said.

“However, I want to make sure that any effects on nearby residents and businesses are fully known before we continue to cluster these facilities in one location.”

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Apple Revamps Look of iPhone, iPad Software The Associated Press Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green “felt” of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone’s launch in 2007.

The new operating system, called iOS 7, strives for a clean, simple, translucent look. Apple is redesigning all its applications and icons to conform to the new look, driven by long-time hardware design chief Jony Ive. Apple demonstrated the new software at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on Monday. The new design direction was widely expected and will show up on iPhones, iPad and iPod Touches this fall, the company said.

The software strives for a multi-layered look, with translucent panels. On the main screen, the background image moves subtly with the movement of the phone, creating an illusion of depth. Other screens are padded out with plenty of white space.

The software has “a whole new structure that is coherent and is applied across the entire system,” Ive said in a recorded presentation. “The design recedes, and in doing so, elevates your content.”

While design modifications could help Apple distinguish its devices from rival phones and tablets, they risk alienating longtime users.

Microsoft’s radical makeover of the Windows operating system in October was meant to give the company a stronger presence on tablet computers, but it ended up confusing many people who had become accustomed to using the old operating system on traditional desktops and laptops. Research firm IDC blamed Windows 8 for accelerating a decline in PC sales.

Among other changes, Apple’s new iOS system will update apps automatically. It will store Web passwords online in Apple’s syncing service, iCloud, making them available across devices. The AirDrop feature will allow sharing of big files with Apple-equipped people in the same room.

Apple took a jab at its rival, Samsung Electronics Co., which had been touting its Galaxy phones as better than iPhones because they sport near-field communication chips that allow people to share files by bumping phones together.

“No need to wander around the room bumping your phone with others,” said Craig Federighi, senior vice president for software engineering.

The company also stepped up its rivalry with Google, maker of the Android software on Samsung and other phones. Apple said the Siri virtual assistant will use searches from Microsoft’s

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Craig Federighi, senior vice president of Software Engineering at Apple talks about the features of the new iOS 7.

Bing, Google’s rival. Apple also is bringing its mapping service to desktops and laptops to compete with Google Maps and others.

The Cupertino, Calif., company is also launching a Pandoralike Internet radio service, iTunes Radio. It will be built into the Music app and stream music for free.

There will be advertising, except for people who pay $25 a year for the iTunes Match online music storage.

Apple was a pioneer of online music sales and is still a leader in that field, but streaming services such as Pandora and Spotify have emerged as popular alternatives to buying.

Pandora relies on its users being connected to the Internet at all times and plays songs at random within certain genres for free.

Last month, rival Google Inc. started an on-demand subscription music service called All Access that gives subscribers the ability to pick and choose specific songs and albums from a catalog of millions for playback on computers, tablets and smartphones in exchange for a monthly fee.

Apple updates its iOS operating system every year and doesn’t charge for the updates. The new operating system will be available for the iPhone 4 and later models, and on the iPad 2 and later models, including the Mini. The launch of the new software traditionally coincides roughly with the launch of the year’s new iPhone model.

Also at the conference, which runs through Friday, Apple revealed that it’s switching from its more than decade-long practice of naming its Mac operating system updates after big cats. Instead, it’s paying homage to the geography of its home state. Federighi says the next version of Mac OS X will be called Mavericks, after an undersea rock formation that produces big waves near Half Moon Bay, Calif.

The new operating system will extend battery life and shorten boot-up times, Federighi told the audience of software developers. The system improves support for multiple displays and imports the tab concept from Web browsers to the Finder file-organizer.

The software update will include iBooks for the first time, giving people who buy e-books from Apple a way to display them on the computer screen in addition to the iPhone and iPad. Competing e-book vendors such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble have cross-platform applications already.

There have been nine OS X versions named after big cats.

The latest was Mountain Lion, released last year.

“We do not want to be the first software release in history to be delayed by a lack of cats,” Federighi joked.

He said the new software will be out in the fall.

Apple also revealed a complete revamp of the Mac Pro, the boxy desktop model that’s the work horse of graphics and film professionals. The new model is a black cylinder, one eighth the volume of the old box.

The current Mac Pro is the only Mac with internal hardware that can easily be modified and expanded by the user, but that possibility disappears with the new model. The company is adopting the same compact, one-piece design present in the Mac Mini and iMac. The new Mac Pro will be the first Mac to be assembled in the U.S. in many years. CEO Tim Cook promised last year that the company would start a production line in the U.S., but didn’t say where. Apple said the new computer will launch later this year.

New Technology Helps College Grads Get Jobs

(BlackNews.com) -- Employers are doing it. Daters are doing it. Even the government is doing it. So what is the “it” we’re referring to here?

Background checks. With nearly 75 percent of all employers now choosing to conduct background checks on all employees, the popularity of and the technology involved in conducting such searches continues to grow. And with many college graduates preparing to transition from campus to cubicle, it’s important they understand these requirements and prepare for a litany of Kenneth Coats checks during their job hunt.

In response, eKnowID has been created; a proactive tool to conduct a comprehensive and thorough HR self-background check prior to the scrutiny of a prospective employer. With errors plaguing the public record system coupled with the rapidlygrowing crime of criminal identity theft, candidates often lose job opportunities unknowingly during the background check due to misconstrued information retrieved during the hiring process.

Kenneth Coats, the founder of eknowID, explained what happened to a young law school grad in San Diego: “She showed up for her first day of work, was handcuffed and taken to jail. The background check done by her new employer, the San Diego County District Attorney’s office, revealed a warrant for her arrest possession of marijuana, by the person who stole her wallet and assumed her identity.”

“Therefore it is imperative for job seekers to know what they don’t know when it comes to their background check, even if they’ve never had a brush with the law.”

With eKnowID new proactive technology, candidates can confidently and conveniently perform all necessary checks prior to speaking with an employer. This will allow applicants to take back control over their personal information and give them the ability to challenge any inaccuracies that may exist.

“Traditionally, people understand the need to check their credit before making important purchases such as a car or home,” says Coats. “A background check is just as crucial before landing a job.” eKnowID provides fully customizable reports that ranges from past employment, education and criminal checks to driving records and even drug tests. To help job seekers get started, eknowID offers a free automated resume check of the 5 common mistakes found on resumes according to HR professionals.

Users simply upload their resume or confidentially connect using LinkedIn. Users can elect to bundle other checks that start affordably as low as $12.95. A toll free support number is provided for customers to speak with experienced investigators .

“With over two decades of experience working for major background checking companies and my own, and nearly half million searches later, we decided to put this information into one easy to use and convenient portal for consumers to arm themselves with access to this information to get ahead,” says Coats.

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HEALTH

Howard, TNIBioTech Partner to Test Drugs in Africa

By AFRO Staff Howard University and TNI BioTech, a leading immunotherapy medication maker, are working jointly to develop new drugs in Africa.

Under a multi-year agreement between the HBCU and the Bethesda, Md.-based biotechnology company, the effort is designed to develop immunotherapy medications to treat patients with chronic diseases including HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s Disease as well as provide affordable health care in Africa, the university said in a statement.

“We are very excited about the opportunity to collaborate with TNI

BioTech to develop medications that may be effective in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, cancer and other disorders,” College of Pharmacy Dean and Professor Anthony Wutoh said. “We look forward to partnering further to provide our expertise in drug manufacturing, conduct of clinical trials and regulatory training for pharmaceutical development.

“We are especially pleased to provide support to assist nations in Africa and underscore our ongoing commitment to the development of people in Africa and throughout the African Diaspora.”

According to Joseph Fortunak, associate professor of chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences in the Howard University Department

of Chemistry and the College of Pharmacy and leader of the project, the chief target of the research is the development of new and

commercial delivery forms of low dose Naltrexone in the form of oral capsules and tablets and topical creams, along with developing commercial forms of MetEnkephalin (MENK).

Naltrexone is a drug used to help people who have stopped drinking alcohol and using opiates like heroin to continue to avoid drinking or using drugs, the university’s May 22 said.

According to TNI BioTech officials, a low-dose version of Naltrexone applied in combination with MENK could help in treating various diseases, while Naltrexone could be effective in treating HIV/AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease and other

autoimmune diseases.

The college will help conduct clinical trials for the drugs in multiple African nations, too.

The college is already engaged in pharmaceutical research in Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda.

If the trials prove effective, the drugs will be manufactured by College of Pharmacy’s Center for Drug Research and Development after clearing regulatory hurdles.

TNI BioTech will also help the college find money to upgrade its Center for Drug Research. With a new stream of funding, the College of Pharmacy would be able to expand its operations to students worldwide, the university said.

Autism Often Goes Undetected in Black Kids

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Areva Martin watched her youngest child play with growing concern. Marty was almost 18 months old and he didn’t play like other kids his age.

Instead of racing toy cars on a track or across the floor, Marty would organize them in lines. He did the same thing with crayons.

Instead of scribbling on paper or trying to color, he would just line them up. Marty played obsessively with random objects that he would find around the house: a house shoe, a cup, or a spoon would consume hours of playtime. But Martin, a lawyer living in Los Angeles, was most concerned about his speech.

“The first thing that came to my mind was, ‘This kid isn’t speaking, so let’s get him to a speech therapist,’” she said. After several months with a speech therapist, and no signs of improvement, Martin took her son to a developmental pediatrician. That’s when she learned that Marty was autistic.

“I knew very little about autism. I wasn’t even thinking about autism,” said Martin. “It wasn’t even a word in my vocabulary.”

Martin was devastated when she got the news, but then the lawyer in her kicked in.

Martin needed to fix the problem, to get her a cure as soon as possible, but the mother of three quickly learned that there is no cure for autism and researchers are still working on what causes the developmental disorder.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines autism spectral disorders (ASD) as “a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges.”

Children with autism spectral disorders can progress normally, then start losing skills or stop learning new ones. Other signs of ASD include delayed speech and language skills, flapping hands, or spinning in circles.

Some toddlers won’t point at things or respond when their names are called.

The CDC reported that 1 in 88 children were diagnosed with autism in 2008.

According to a CDC study, 1 in 98 Black children were diagnosed with ASD compared to 1 in 83 White children. Between 2002 and 2008, Black children experienced a 91 percent increase in ASD diagnoses, compared to a 70 percent increase in ASD diagnoses for White children.

Researchers have found that minority children are often diagnosed much later.

Marty was diagnosed at 2 years-old, but most Black children lag behind their peers when it comes to early intervention for ASDs. Cultural differences can also have an impact on when and if minorities get the right treatment.

“There’s a hesitation in our community to talk openly about mental health issues and developmental disabilities and autism was no different,” said Martin.

Landa co-authored a 2012 paper, titled “Differences in Autism Symptoms Between Minority and Non-Minority Toddlers,” based on her research. The paper reported that: “When minority children eventually diagnosed with ASD see health-care professionals, they are more likely to receive a diagnosis other than autism.”

Black children who presented with signs of ASD, “were usually diagnosed with ADHD, conduct disorder, or adjustment disorder on their first specialty health-care visit.”

Alycia Halladay, senior director of environmental and clinical sciences for Autism Speaks, an autism science and advocacy group, said that children with autism from minority communities aren’t being recognized quickly enough.

Autism Speaks recently launched an advertising campaign, in an effort to increase awareness of autism in minority communities.

Working with the Ad Council, Autism Speaks

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The CDC reported that 1 in 88 children were diagnosed with autism in 2008. distributed advertising program kits and PSAs to more than 30,000 media outlets. According to the group, a similar campaign geared towards a general audience was successful with increasing awareness about autism.

Martin said that she’s glad to see that Autism Speaks launched the campaign for minorities, but she wonders if the ads will hit their target.

Shortly after her son’s diagnosis, Martin discovered a lack of access to resources and education for children and parents living with autism tailored to fit the needs of low-income and minority communities. In 2005, she founded the Special Needs Network to fill that void.

“What we need to do now is empower parents to be their child’s advocate to let them know where to go for information and how to

find the navigators in their community,” said Landa.

As one of those navigators, Martin knows that autism awareness often competes with myriad issues affecting poor and minority families.

“Autism is only one issue. When you’re serving low-income and underserved communities they’re dealing with transportation, housing, employment so, many other issues,” said Martin. “Autism just becomes one of a lot of issues that a family is dealing with. It has to be a very coordinated strategy to reach that family and get to that child.”

Martin continued: “For many parents, when they get the diagnosis they feel that in some ways it’s a death sentence. It’s not, there’s hope.”

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OPINION

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Obama Must See Africa in a New Light When President Obama and the first lady travel to Africa at the end of this month, they will receive a rapturous greeting.

The president’s deep roots in Kenya, the land of his father, resonate throughout the continent. His success in the United States evokes pride and joy in Africa.

I write this from Nigeria, a country that has just celebrated its 14th year of democracy. President Obama’s election enabled Africans to see America in a new light. I hope his visit will enable Americans to see Africa with new eyes.

We know the problems of Africa: its poverty, corruption and conflict. After 246 years of the slave trade, 100 years of colonialism, African suffering and struggle are known.

But perhaps the president’s visit will enable us to see the possibilities.

Africa is the second-largest continent in the world, larger than China, the United States and Europe combined in land Jesse L. Jackson area.

Its peoples number about one-eighth of the world’s Sr. population. It is a richly endowed continent, providing some 22 percent of the world’s gold, 55 percent of its diamonds, and 12.5 percent of its oil. Seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world are in subSaharan Africa. It is still marked by poverty, but extreme poverty has been declining at about 1 percent a year.

Nigeria has twice the population of any other African country. It is growing at 7 percent a year, and will be Africa’s largest economy within the decade. It is a major supplier of oil to the U.S., and potentially a major trading partner. Nigeria’s GDP is three times that of any other West African country. It is the largest destination for foreign direct investment on the continent.

It sends 7,100 students to the U.S. for university programs. Its democracy is taking root. The sun is rising in this land of potential.

Nigeria still has deep challenges to overcome. Its infrastructure is outmoded; its health care and education systems inadequate; corruption remains a curse, and 60 percent of the population remains below the poverty line. Like many African countries, it struggles with an exodus of professionals.

The president will visit Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa with a large delegation of

business leaders and investors. Tanzania and Senegal are among the fastestgrowing economies on the continent. The U.S. is not the only country interested in these new possibilities.

The president will arrive in Tanzania three months after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit. Americans will get a new understanding of how aggressively China has reached out to Africa, providing aid, investments and securing supplies of oil and other raw materials. For economic, national security and humanitarian concerns, America has every reason to open up closer ties with the nations on that continent.

Independent Africa is still young. It was only 57 years ago when Kwame Nkrumah founded Ghana, its first independent nation. Now there are young, growing democracies, moving from the struggle for independence to the struggle for legitimate governance and economic development. Think of the United States 50 years after its historic revolution. Our institutions were still being formed; we were still trading in slaves, denying women equal rights, headed toward a violent civil war.

Democracy and development are roads with twists and turns. In Africa, as the president’s visit will expose, the turns are now positive. We would be well advised to contribute to the progress, to invest in the promise, and to bolster the push for human rights, development and democracy.

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. is founder and president of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition. You can keep up with his work at www.rainbowpush.org.

Supreme Court Must Keep Affirmative Action Alive “The enduring hope is that race should not matter; the reality is that too often it does.”

- Anthony Kennedy, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

Marc H. Morial

Soon, in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the U.S. Supreme Court may issue a ruling that could seriously limit or altogether eliminate the use of affirmative action in university admissions. While much of the current debate about the continued need for affirmative action has been distorted by the use of coded buzz-words like “preferences,” “entitlements,” and “quotas,” we should remember that the original intent of the policy when it was first introduced in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, was to foster non-discrimination and fairness.

That remains its central goal today. We hope a majority of the justices uphold those core American values in deciding whether race – like legacy, athletic ability and veteran status – can be used to ensure that all students receive the educational

benefits of diversity.

In Fisher v. University of Texas, Abigail Fisher, a White student denied admission to the University of Texas in 2008, has resurrected a specious claim of “reverse discrimination.” This argument has been discredited in similar cases, most recently in the landmark 2003 University of Michigan Gutter v. Bollinger case. There the Supreme Court ruled “student body diversity is a compelling state interest that can justify using race in university admissions.”

It is fairness, not preference, that demands the continued use of affirmative action to level an educational playing field that for centuries excluded Blacks and other minorities from the nation’s mainstream and elite universities. It is equal opportunity, not reverse discrimination, that seeks to offer a way up and out for millions of students relegated to segregated and substandard high schools. It is inclusion, not entitlement, that calls us to recognize that a diverse college experience is good for students of all races, ethnicities and genders, and that diversity is essential to America’s ability to compete and win in the global economy.

The National Urban League is among 70 organizations and individuals to file Supreme Court amicus briefs in support of fairness in the University of Texas case. It should be remembered that until 1950, African Americans were barred from attending the University of Texas Law School. In its 1950 Supreme Court victory, Sweatt v. Painter, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) made it possible for Heman Sweatt to be the Law School’s first Black student.

Despite claims to the contrary, race-neutral solutions are not an adequate answer. In its Fisher v. University of Texas amicus brief, the LDF states, “From 1997 through 2004, UT did not consider race in admissions. The impact was devastating.” Despite the fact that 13% of Texas high school graduates were African American, “at no point between 1997 and 2004 did African American students comprise more than 4.5% of the entering year class, Nearly four out of every five UT undergraduate classes had zero or one African American students.”

A similar “race-neutral” admissions policy at the University of California has also resulted in reducing the number of incoming minority freshmen. Clearly, affirmative action based on the principle of fairness and the undeniable benefits of diversity must be kept alive.

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

USM Report on Coppin State: More Unkept Promises?

The recently released University System of Maryland report on Coppin State University has generated mixed reaction among Coppin supporters and other observers of Historically Black Colleges across the country. The most generous of individuals reacting to the report give the University System of Maryland and the state of Maryland the benefit of the doubt as to their purpose in issuing the document. They simply say “It’s about time,” obviously referring to many years of benign neglect of the North Avenue campus by the state and the University System of Maryland.

Critics who have watched more closely the politics surrounding the Coppin campus are less forgiving and more skeptical.

They question not only the necessity for the report, but also its objectivity, content and timing, They are particularly sensitive to attempts to blame the Coppin administration, faculty and students for the failures of policymakers and others responsible for the A. Dwight Pettit academic program approval, the awarding of operating funds, and the funding of facilities. The USM report on Coppin is, for these critics, a self-serving “report of convenience” designed more to change the narrative on the failures of the University System of Maryland and the state than to demonstrate a genuine interest in Coppin.

There appears to be a good reason for skepticism. Of Coppin’s many needs, it has never suffered from a shortage of reports and studies. Several have been issued over the last three decades with the best examples being a 1981 study on the status of Maryland’s HBCUs; the 2001 Toll Report on the revitalization of Coppin State College; and the 2008 HBI study issued in conjunction with a special state higher education funding commission report. Each of these documents speaks objectively to the critical needs of Coppin and, by implication, to the lack of state investment in the campus. None blamed the administration, the faculty or even the students for any underperformance. Apparently, the authors of these reports realized that even the most skillful president would find it difficult, if not impossible, to effectively and efficiently manage an institution without the required resources. Note that the earlier reports were done under the watchful eye of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights and were developed by independent groups.

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In the last five or six years, Coppin has received three or four new buildings, a few new programs and minimal increases in operating funds; but it will require several more years of investments before the campus overcomes decades of underfunding. Only then, will the North Avenue campus be able to compete successfully with other higher education institutions in attracting a better mix of both first-time and transfer students; and in recruiting and retaining increasing numbers of quality faculty and staff, including a new president.

Reactions to the timing of the USM report on Coppin are also interesting for at least two reasons. Various national publications are focusing increasingly on the institutions like Coppin whose retention and graduation rates are among the lowest of the country. That is a direct reflection on the University System of Maryland since Coppin is one of the 11 campuses for which the system is responsible. It so happens that the Maryland system and the state of Maryland are greatly concerned about the possible outcome of the HBCU lawsuit now pending before the federal court. Attorneys for the HBCUs have presented loads of data to support the claim that the current status of the Black colleges is due to the action and/or inaction of the State.

The University System Board of Regents and the governor are also under tremendous pressure from the Coppin community. Several months ago a faculty group acting out of desperation distributed a scathing letter addressed to Gov. Martin O’Malley criticizing USM Chancellor William Kirwan and the board of regents for neglect of the campus. To the extent that they felt past presidents or the current one may be partly at fault, the group emphasized that the board and the chancellor bear responsibility because they selected those individuals, sometimes over the objections of the faculty.

Finally, the recommendations in the report are not new or novel, except for the ones indicting the campus for its misfortunes. The ideas are no different from those advocated by Coppin, Morgan, UMES and Bowie for many decades, only to have their presidents either coopted or compromised. For the sake of the faculty, students, staff, alumni and other supporters of Coppin University, we want to believe that this time it will be different; but we have our doubts.

A. Dwight Pettit is a Baltimore attorney whose practice has included successful litigation in criminal, personal injury and constitutional law cases.

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Baltimorean Receives Arc’s ‘Foster Parent of the Year’ Award Baltimore resident Jane Lawson was recently honored

by The Arc Baltimore as “Foster Parent of the Year.”

The award is presented annually by The Arc to a foster family that demonstrates an outstanding ability to provide an environment that meets the physical, emotional and developmental needs of a child.

Jane has been a licensed foster parent since 1996.

According to Arc, she has welcomed numerous children in her home since that time and has provided them with love and care.

Together, we will ensure the American Red Cross can carry out its great humanitarian mission and is there for families and individuals across the country and around the world in their hour of greatest need.”

The Red Cross’ Board of Governors is responsible for overseeing the business and affairs of the organization. The new board members were elected for three-year terms by delegates from local Red Cross chapters and blood regions across the country at the annual meeting of the Red Cross held on May 22. The board now has 20 governors.

Prince George’s County Resident Named AT&T’s Mid Atlantic Director of External Affairs

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Joe Madison Elected to American Red Cross’ Board of Governors

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Sirius XM Radio personality Joe Madison was recently elected to the American Red Cross’ Board of Governors.

Additional honorees also elected to the board include Afsaneh M. Beschloss, Jon M. Huntsman Sr. and Tina M. Schiel.

“We welcome these extraordinary individuals to the board of governors,” Red Cross chairman Bonnie McElveen-Hunter said in a statement. “They are talented and respected community and business leaders who are committed to helping others.

“LaTara has the perfect background for her new role – a strong grasp of public policy issues, a history of service to her community, and a great record of building partnerships across the region,” J. Michael Schweder, president, AT&T Mid Atlantic said in a statement.

“We are thrilled to have LaTara on our team.”

“AT&T is a great corporate LaTara Harris citizen that has kept our communities connected for more than 100 years,” Harris said in a statement.

“I’m looking forward to the new challenges on the horizon and to helping AT&T achieve its goals for its customers and employees in the region.”

Harris earned her undergraduate degree from Bowie State University and her MBA from the University of Maryland, University College.

Prince George’s County resident LaTara Harris was named AT&T’s new regional director of external affairs for AT&T in the Mid Atlantic.

She will focus on local legislative and regulatory affairs in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia.

She joins AT&T after more than ten years with the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education, where she held a variety of senior roles including director of partnerships and outreach.

Earlier in her career, she was finance manager for a major management-consulting firm and an accountant for a local nonprofit organization.

Harris also is active in her community.

She serves on the board of The Living Legacy Foundation and is a member of the Prince George’s Public Schools Business Advisory Council. She also serves on the board of visitors of Coppin State University. She is an alumna of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s prestigious Leadership program.

In 2010, Harris was honored for her contributions to her community and for her professional success. She received the Maryland Daily Record’s “2010 VIP Successful by 40” award, the Toastmasters International Communications Achievement Award, and the National Association of Health Services Executive Dexter Brookins taking the Oath of Office at Community Engagement Award. his promotion ceremony.

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Former Black Scholar honoree Tracy King gives the charge to the graduating seniors

Musical performance by Black Scholar Senior, Beatrice Williams

Jasmine Gibson, Herndon High School

Scholars from Manassas Park High School

The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Northern Virginia, chapter presidents and program participants

The academic achievements of more than 200 students from 24 Northern Virginia high schools were recognized May 19 by the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Northern Virginia at its annual Black Scholars Awards Program. The event was held at Mt. Vernon High School in Alexandria, Va.

Deltas Sigma Theta Sorority. members: Jimmi Barnwell, Cristal Brown, Tia James, Dr. Deborah Freeman and Jeryl Payne

2013 Black Scholars graduating seniors

AKA members: Chiquita King, Angela Turner, Michelle Jones, Addie Whitaker, Karen Peters Hughes, and Lisa McCormick

Scholars from Battlefield High School

Scholars from Thomas Edison High School

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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. members: Karlin Triggs, Cassandra Ford, Monica Leak, Anestacia Graham and Santita Glover

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Keynote speaker Donald Jones, Jr. 2012 Black Scholar honoree, currently, a sophomore at James Madison University

Black Scholar receiving her award Georgia Brown with scholarship recipient Jasmine Brown, T.C. Williams

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Scholars from Osbourne Park High School Dominique Burns (center) with family; Jordan, Matthew and Temika Ridley (mother)

The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter celebrated its 20th anniversary May 18 in a Red Shoe Jazz Luncheon at the Hyatt Dulles in Herndon, Va. Margot James Copeland, the guest speaker, a Delta Foundation member and national president of the Links, spoke about community service and sisterhood.

Chapter President Regina Milteer-Rock introduced the young women who received $20,000 in scholarships.

Outstanding Community Service Award being presented to Edgar Brookins (right) by the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Northern Virginia

Scholars from Robert E. Lee High School

Pearlfect Harmony (3rd FCAC Line) L-R: DaShaun Joseph, Delicia Guyton, Gwendolyn King, Candice Reynolds, Volita Russell, Stacey-Ann Simpson, Antwanya Herbert, Cherie Furlow, Latonia Evans, Sharon McCarthy, Brittany Hannah, Latonya PetersonRenfrow, Ahkiyah Davis AARP Sponsorship Award

FCAC Genesis Line (1st FCAC line) L-R: Nina Cotton, Phyllis Moore-Wiley, Jackie McCann, Shirley Bibbs-Nell, Vicki West

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FCAC Public Service Award (LR): Peggie Drain, Delicia Guyton (Awardee), Shelia Edwards

Fifty (50) Year Deltas (L-R): Gwendolyn Patton, Gwendolyn Gillespie, Joyce Green

FCAC Delta of the Year (L-R) Ashley Rock-Smith (Delta of the Year), Regina Milteer-Rock (President, FCAC)

Scholarship Recipients: (L-R) Regina Milteer-Rock (President, FCAC), Hayley Harris (Centreville High School), Kiana Harper (Robert E. Lee High School), Selena Townes (South County Secondary School), Niara Lezama (Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology), Rebecka Haynes (Herndon High School), Gabriela Akinbileje (South Lakes High School), Margot Copeland (Guest Speaker). Not pictured: Rinas Osman (Hayfield Secondary School)

Chapter Presidents (L -R): Regina Milteer-Rock (2011-Present), Princess Powell-McEvilley (2007-2011), Angela Wade (2003-2007), S. Yvonne McCall (1198-2003), Peggy Smoot (1995-1998), Darlene Faltz (1993-1995)

Charter Members (Back Row L – R): Adrienne Moore, Lorene Walton, Princess Powell-McEvilley, Juan Peterson, Benita Toler, Janice Scott, Mary Ann Bosley, Shelia Edwards, Robin Flannagan, Sharon Bundy.

Front Row (L – R): Linda Kemp, Opal Cotton, Darlene Faltz, S. Yvonne McCall, Peggy Smoot, Joyce Green, Gwendolyn Patton, Regina Milteer-Rock

Millennium Pearls (2nd FCAC line) L-R: Angela Jordan, Kelli Boyer, Shirleen Stephens, LaTonia Hall, Yvette Redfearn, Tiaka Thomas, Jennifer Jackson, Nikki Goffigan

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Twenty Feet From Stardom

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic They can sing a joyful noise. In pitch-perfect harmony.

Never missing a beat. Yet they rarely take center stage. Why? Background singers, are the unsung heroes of music. Without them, lead singers sound hollow. Now their voices are heard, in an enlightening documentary that is as illuminating as it is thoroughly entertaining.

Back in the day, backup singers just sang the notes on the page. In the ‘60s, a new breed of singer evolved, and these divas sang from the heart. Hard to say who was the first, but certainly, Darlene Love is one of the godmothers of the genre.

Says Love, “God gave me this talent and I intended to use it.” Love led the background group the Blossoms, who were introduced to the world on the ‘60s musical TV show Shindig.

Darlene Love in the ‘60s.

Love was the one in the center, with the puffy red hair who wailed like a gospel singer but sang rock, pop and soul music. You may not recognize her face, but you know her voice.

She sang lead on the Crystals record “He’s a Rebel.” She never received credit for what she did, but everyone in the music industry knew who she was. Love’s story is one of many backup singers who hid in shadows, recorded in dark studios but nonetheless left indelible impressions in pop culture.

Arguably the best background/duet vocal ever recorded (debate among yourselves) is Merry Clayton on The Rolling Stones’ classic, Gimme Shelter: “Rape. Murder. It’s just a kiss away…” Clayton screamed the lyrics out as if she were warning a town that a rapist/killer was on the loose and they’d better hide. As iconic as that vocal is, Clayton’s career as a solo artist was miniscule. And that is a theme that seems to resonate with nearly all the vocalists on view.

Stellar solo careers seemed ironically evasive, considering the unadulterated talent.

Background singers have the chops. The ear. The voice. The skill. Yet quite often they’re missing that killer instinct, relentless drive or the inate ability to walk in a room and take it over.

That desire to steal the spotlight is an intangible element that can make solo artists with crappy voices (e.g. Madonna) superstars, and skilled musicians with golden throats, enigmas.

Hearing their stories, their successes and failures, is astonishing. Whether you’re a music

My Take

By Edmund Simms We’re Black and AfricanAmericans. We’re Negroes. We are not, and have never been the “n” word. We are not better than

buff or a casual listener of AM radio, their lives are fascinating: Claudia Lennear, background singer for Ike and Tina Turner and girlfriend of Mick Jagger was a Playboy centerfold in her heyday. She is now a conservative, Spanish language schoolteacher. Lisa Fischer, a monster musician who hears notes only dogs can hear, started out as a background singer, and won a Grammy in 1991 for her single “How Can I Ease the Pain.” She never recorded a solo effort again; but is content singing background, “I’m in love with sound vibration and what it does to people.” Each singer has a unique tale.

Two years in the making, this thorough, well-paced, decently shot mélange of archival footage, photos, live heartfelt interviews and singing sessions is pure joy for the eyes, ears and mind.

An obvious exception to the rule about background Darlene Love today./ singers never becoming viable solo artists, was Luther Facebook Vandross, who was most noted for singing backup on David Bowie’s Young Americans, before winning Grammys for his solo career. He left a trail that few can follow. Judith Hill was one of the top 10 competitors on this season’s The Voice TV show. She’s most noted for singing with Michael Jackson on the documentary This Is It, and at his funeral. She is the poster child for skilled background singers finding it difficult to make the transition. She was voted off the program long before other singers with far less talent.

This doc is revealing, ironic, historic and transcendent. As you find out who sang back up on Whitney Houston’s Greatest Love of All (The Waters Family), who became a housekeeper scrubbing other people’s floors when her career collapsed (Darlene Love) and who sang lead on an Oscar-nominated song from the movie The Color Purple (Tata Vega), you will be inspired by their courage, resilience and determination.

As a teenager, Merry Clayton learned to sing back up as one of Ray Charles Raelettes. Now, at age 64, she sings her signature song in small club venues (check her out on YouTube). She will never forget the day she walked into the studio to cut the background vocals for Gimme Shelter. She had one main goal; “I’m going to blow them out of the room!” And she did!

They weren’t superstars, but they were divas!

The ‘N’ Word

any other race, nor is there any race better than us. It was that kind of deluded thinking that gave birth to the “n” word. One race created the belief that they were superior to black people because of our color.

There came a point when the fact that we were being sold into slavery was considered not demeaning enough. It was decided that a special name be given to us to further solidify the belief that we were inferior. We began then to be called the “n” word.

To this day, not only do people

who hate anyone who is Black or but it’s okay then because you’re dark skinned use the “n” word, black. so do some African-Americans.

WHAT?! Baffling.

Baffling. The reasoning for The “n” word was designed to some to use the word is to take break us down further. Many away the negative power it once wonder why some of us continue had by making it mean friend, to use it. If you teach a toddler brother. This is illogical because what we know to be a square some black people use the word is a circle, that child will grow in anger at other black people. to believe a square is a circle.

Apparently, when you’re black, The child knows no better. Our the:”n” word becomes some kind ancestors were called that word of warped homonym. It means by their owners and took it with something positive if you’re them into the fields, into their black, but bad if you’re not. But quarters and into their psyche. can be bad if you’re black and Many began to believe they were mad at someone who is black T:11” that word. To this day, hundreds

of years later, that word remains in our psyche.

If you’re black and use the “n” word, you lose the right to be offended by it. If you’re black and use the “n” word, look down at your wrists and ankles because the chains are still there.

Every time a black person uses the “n” word, a racist get their coned hood.

We need to abolish that word from usage. Black people especially. We diminish our accomplishments and struggles by continuing to use that word even if we redefine it. If I

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Capital Jazz Fest Draws Thousands to Columbia’s Merriweather Post Pavilion The 21st Annual Capital Jazz Fest 2013, featuring a variety of soul and jazz acts powered into Columbia’s Merriweather Post Pavilion June 7-9, drawing thousands of music fans from Photo by Demetrius Robinson across the nation who came to enjoy hours of Chante Moore outdoor musical entertainment.

The event featured more than 30 acts on two large stages: the Pavilion, where contemporary artists and contemporary jazz acts played; and the Soul Stage, also known as the Party Stage, which was the spot to see soul performers.

This year’s lineup included Will Downing, Jeffrey Osborne, Marcus Miller, Eric Benet, Dave Koz, Ledisi and many more.

As usual, music lovers peoplewatched, ate, drank, shopped at local vendors and reveled in the music at one of the area’s most popular annual entertainment Photo by Bernard Flagg events.

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Eric Benet

Ledisi

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Doug E. Fresh

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Jazz in Pink

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Ken Ford

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Lawrence Fishburne Plays Perry White in Latest Superman Reboot

Earth. This development doesn’t sit well with genetic engineer General Zod (Michael Shannon), a megalomaniac in charge of To my generation, Superman deciding which of Krypton’s was just “a strange visitor from bloodlines are allowed to continue, another planet” who was “faster and this renegade’s definitely isn’t than a speeding bullet, more one of them. powerful than a locomotive and The rocket crash lands in the able to leap tall buildings in a cornfields of Jonathan (Kevin single bound“ in “a never-ending Costner) and Martha Kent (Diane battle for truth, justice, and the Lane), a kindly couple who proceed American way.” But in this to raise the baby as their own. Of age of information, audiences course, Clark isn’t like other boys, rottentomatoes.com and he does his best to harness and want to know a lot more about a Laurence Fishburne as Perry White superhero’s backstory. hide his superpowers, although they in Man of Steel Furthermore, what passed for occasionally come in handy like special f/x on the original TV show when he rescues a school bus full of were cheesy flying sequences in which support wires were students that’s sinking in a river. plainly visible to the naked eye. And the underwhelming fight The plot thickens when aliens arrive from Krypton with scenes generally ended when the bumbling villain with little annihilation in mind. Not surprisingly, they’re led by none other imagination ran out of bullets and threw his pistol at the Man of than the diabolical Zod, who commandeers the mass media, Steel’s chest in sheer frustration. spouting typical invasion malarkey warning the “People of Over the intervening years, Superman has been revived twice Earth” that resistance is futile. Not if Superman has something on television (“Lois & Clark” and “Smallville”) and five times to say about it. on the big screen. This sixth film version stars Henry Cavill in At this juncture, the action the kids have been waiting for the title role opposite Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Russell Crowe finally kicks into high gear, with a spectacular battle royal as Jor-El, Laurence Fishburne as a black Perry White, and replete with dizzying technical wizardry and acrobatic dexterity Rebecca Buller as a gender-bent Jenny, not Jimmy, Olsen. mercifully replacing the pretentious dialogue laced with lots of Director Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead) has ostensibly pseudo-scientific babble. Ultimately, good triumphs over evil, envisioned Man of Steel as a reboot of the storied franchise, ala the American way, and Superman survives to defend truth given that plans are already in the works for the character to and justice in upcoming sequels and spinoffs. reappear in an adaptation of DC Comics’ Justice League slated A righteous, riveting relaunch leaving no doubt that, even for 2015. Thus, like a lot of other origins tales, this episode after 80 years, you still don’t tug on Superman’s cape! devotes considerable attention to an explanation of Superman’s roots.

Very Good (HHH) The picture’s point of departure is Krypton where we find Rated PG-13 for profanity, sci-fi violence and intense action the parents (Crowe and Ayelet Zurer) of the planet’s first sequences naturally-conceived child in centuries secretly sending their Running time: 143 minutes newborn on an otherwise unmanned spaceship headed to Distributor: Warner Brothers Man of Steel Film Review

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Jackie Robinson and Alex Rodriguez Comic Books Released

By AFRO Staff Following the release of the film, 42, baseball legend Jackie Robinson’s story comes to life once more, this time in comic book form.

Fame: Jackie Robinson was released earlier this month through Bluewater Productions. The book is a reissue of Personality Comic’s famed ‘90s comic-biography of the baseball legend.

“We are very excited to Courtesy Photos work with Bluewater on this new venture and looking forward to great things with them,” Personality Comics, publisher Adam Post said in a statement.

“The early 90’s were a golden age of biographical comic books. As a rabid fan of both baseball and comics, I couldn’t have asked for a better assignment than to write the life story of Jackie Robinson. It’s great to see this classy illustrated biography of the Dodger legend introduced to a new generation of readers,” writer Robert Schnakenberg said in a statement.

Bluewater also released a comic on baseball great Alex Rodriguez. Fame: Alex Rodriguez takes a look at the athlete’s early days and his rise to fame.

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AFRO Sports Desk Faceoff

SPORTS

Could Today’s Miami Heat Handle Michael Jordan’s Bulls?

By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley Leave it to Dennis Rodman to spark a debate. The former Chicago Bulls power forward recently thought out loud about how LeBron James and his Miami Heat would fare against Rodman’s Chicago teams of the late 90s. “It would be no contest,” Rodman told the “Dan Patrick Show” last week. “The Heat has better talent than we had, but we had smarter players.”

With Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in their primes, would Miami really stand a chance against two of the top 50 players of all time? And is there any truth to the notion that James would just be an average player had he played two decades earlier? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate the question.

Riley: James would have thrashed the competition had he played in the late 80s and 90s. That’s just pure ridiculous for Rodman to even come out and say that. Considering how often James plays power forward, can we really see Rodman hanging out on the wing trying to defend that type of force? There’s no telling how many titles he would’ve won in the Jordan era but would he have been the perennial NBA All-Star and superstar that he is now? Absolutely.

Green: I don’t think Rodman was really trying to say that James would have been an average player but there’s no doubt in my mind he would’ve had less success with all those Hall of Famers floating around. Although he only has one title, James has a host of awards including MVPs, All Star game MVPs, 60-plus wins on different teams and a bunch of other accolades that would’ve likely been nullified had he played consistent competition against the likes of the Jordans, O’Neals, Olajuwons and Barkleys of the Association. And had his Heat team run against the Bulls, we’d still be singing

praise for Jordan’s six titles. We especially have to keep in mind just how tough and how lenient referees were in the NBA during Rodman’s era. LeBron loves to play the paint.

Well during the late ‘80’s and ‘90’s, any player that came in the paint was completely decimated with hard fouls. You could literally close line a player and you probably wouldn’t get called for a personal foul. Nowadays, if you even breathe on a player too hard, you get called for a flagrant foul. I’m not sure LeBron and his current Heat squad would have survived that kind of physicality.

in his prime, seriously limiting James and I can see Jordan’s defense affecting Wade.

Mind you, neither James nor Wade are great shooters so Jordan and Pippen would’ve eaten them alive. Rodman’s prime was during the “bad boy” days when he was a Detroit Piston, winning championships with Isiah Thomas. He was a pure punisher on defense and could’ve handled Chris Bosh easily; Chicago would have run wild against the Heat of today or yesterday. Wade and James are elite defenders, as well, but no defense in the world could stop Jordan. We saw that with our own eyes. Chicago was just so mentally tough back then. It’s hard to find teams like that nowadays because when you watch games all you see are superstars complaining to the referees. James never thinks he commits any fouls and playing against the likes of Jordan and Pippen, mentally, James wouldn’t even be there because he would be exerting so much energy towards the officials.

Riley: If we’re going to play fantasy basketball then we might as well put an in-its-prime Bulls team Wikimedia Commons against an in-his-prime Dwyane Bulls (top to bottom): Michael Jordan, Wade and the rest of the Heat. Had Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen James joined Miami say, four to Riley: A focused James is a dangerous Heat (top to bottom): LeBron James, five years ago, there’s no doubt force.

And while he does spend his share Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh in my mind they’d already have of minutes whining about calls, that’s the at least three titles by now. Since nature of the Association. Jordan had his James has been in South Beach, we haven’t seen the Wade fair share of complaints back then so let’s not leave him out of yesteryear so I’ll say a current James and an in-his-prime of the discussion. That series would go seven games. Miami Wade would definitely be a match for Chicago. The Bulls is basically built in the same mold as the old Bulls team so had superior coaching though and that would be the ultimate why wouldn’t it be competitive? They both play similar styles difference but talent wise, it would’ve been equal. except Miami tends to get out on the fast break more. The Heat would give Chicago all they could handle and vice versa.

Green: No way. I can see Pippen’s defense, especially

Goodman League Basketball: Still D.C.’s Summer Pastime

from work to “the gates” every day to guarantee a good view of the court.

Of course, he changes out of his work Just about anyone of the age 20 and older clothes before he steps near the court. has heard their parents or elders call the sport “I keep a change of clothes,” Johnson of baseball “America’s pastime.” joked, “Miles ain’t ‘frying’ me.”

And if you dig back into history, you may The man Johnson speaks of is Miles Rawls, agree with them. Baseball has always been a commissioner of the Goodman League. popular sport that has no game clock and many And when you bring reason to why no one hours expire by either playing or watching it. starts any trouble during the basketball games, But in the Black community of the it always comes down to the respect everyone Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, you has for Miles. won’t find most folks passing time at the “Miles is the man,” said Khalid Naji-Allah, baseball park. a local photographer who’s done work at many Instead, it’s a events Rawls has far greater chance appeared at. “That of getting caught man knows so many in a Suitland important people, it’s Parkway traffic crazy.” jam as crowds of You tend to gain folks head for the that kind of respect gates of the Barry and admiration Farms community once you’ve spent on a daily basis. more than 30 years That’s where involved with the best self -respect, summer basketball comradery, league in the city, and Facebook.com skilled talent and nearly 17 years as its The Goodman League’s Commissioner Miles commissioner. entertainment Rawls combine to form Yet, those who one traditional know Miles the best and everlasting chain of events: the George would say it’s his down-to-earth personality Goodman Basketball League. and ability to joke around with folks that Sunday through Friday, hundreds of folks makes him so respectable. spend their summer afternoons surrounding the “He’s real and a lot of people just aren’t Barry Farms Dwelling basketball court located real,” said Dedrick Love, who worked closely at Firth Sterling Avenue in Southeast, D.C. with Rawls for five years.

On random nights where NBA stars such “It’s like he uses humor to touch people… as P.G. County Maryland native Kevin Durant He’ll get to ‘joaning’ on you and the next thing may suit up to play, the court becomes so you know, you love the guy.” packed that you have to bring your own lawn Some would think he uses his comedic chair just to ensure you have a place to sit. charm to draw some of the super talent that And although Barry Farms has been comes down to play on any given day. But stereotyped as a “bad neighborhood” in the Miles insists otherwise. past, anyone who attends the Goodman League “I don’t call stars up and ask them to come games on a regular basis will tell you that no down…they come down on their own,” Rawls nonsense is tolerated. said. “Gilbert Arenas, Caron Butler, Shaquille There’s no fighting, robbing or killing O’Neal and all those guys…I never call them, taking place down at “the gates.” The only they call me because they’ve heard how good action you’ll find there is good hoops and good the league was and just want to be apart of it.” conversation.

Miles says the star athletes come out “It’s home for me,” said Tremaine Johnson, because they’re actually interested in a 32-year-old former resident of Southeast entertaining the community.

D.C. Because of them, folks hold lifetime “They say we can’t have nothing on our memories of hometown star Kevin Durant end of town… that we can’t act civilized. But scoring 60 points in a single game or the Andthe best thing that happens in this city every 1 tour team coming to town. summer is the Goodman games and it’s still Miles remembers when the And-1 tour first underground.” visited Barry Farms in 2002 and how special Johnson, who’s been regularly attending the that was to the league.

Goodman League games for nine consecutive “To see the basketball courts packed years, is just one of many who head directly the way they were and how people were

By Perry Green AFRO Sports Editor

Back Down Memory Lane with Deacon Jones In a previous column, I mentioned my association and friendship with former L.A. Rams running back Dick Bass. Living in L.A. during the 60’s was a lot different from the America we know today. Segregation was supposedly just a memory, but the vibe was still in the air.

For those of you who remember the 60’s, you are familiar with names like Rap Brown, Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael and Malcolm X, to name a few.

A block from my place was a Black Panther office, and from time to time I had helicopters buzzing near my apartment. This can come as quite a surprise when at some odd hour in the night your bedroom is lit up with a spotlight.

The Panthers were quite formidable, and for that reason even the run-of-themill brothers gave them a wide berth. And, this is where Dick entered my life. Most of us had our little groups, and depending on what you liked to do you chose your friends accordingly.

My wife was a teacher, and she befriended Fern

Cunningham who, with her husband David, introduced us to Pervis Adkins and Norman Bass. Norm was the brother of L.A. Rams running back Dick Bass, and that as they say in the neighborhood that’s how I got the “hook up.” We would play parlor games at the Cunningham house on weekends, and sounds coming from some of the domino games would lead an outsider to think World War III was about to break out.

During daylight hours when free time allowed, the guys would play golf.

Dick didn’t have much of a game, but he enjoyed coming along to talk smack. On one occasion he brought along a teammate, Rams defensive end Deacon Jones.

From then on, Deacon became a regular. Deacon could hit a golf ball a country mile, but he could turn a 10-foot putt into a 15-foot comeback putt. His driving was impressive, but his total game didn’t leave any PGA pros in danger.

Having the “hook up” had quite a few advantages. On weekends, getting a starting time was harder than getting

climbing on the fence just to get a view, it was amazing,” Rawls said. “It almost brought tears to my eyes to be honest with you.”

Miles also treasures more recent memories like when the Goodman League put together one of its best rosters and took on the legendary Drew League of L.A., California in an epic summer league basketball battle at Trinity College in Washington, D.C. in 2011.

Durant led the Goodman League’s team with 40-plus points in a close victory.

The very next year, the Goodman League’s home in Barry Farms was renovated by Nike with a brand new state-of-the art court equipped with bigger, better stands for the fans to sit in. That summer of 2012, the Goodman League also participated in the Nike World

a milliondollar loan. But, we would just show up at Forest Park and we were next on the tee.

This was a good thing, but one Saturday in my haste to change my shoes and get on the tee, I left my watch and ring on the bench. I never found them, and since they were a gift from my wife, I’ve had to live with it for more than 40 years.

One of the best stories I recall with Deacon took place on that golf course.

We had teed off on a par 5-hole, and found ourselves waiting in a blind spot over a hill. The group behind us was probably still bristling over the fact that we jumped the line so they decided to hit their balls. One ball landed and rolled to the feet of Deacon. He turned around and hit the ball back in the direction from which it had come. A few seconds later, this red faced idiot came running over the hill yelling, “Who hit my ball?” and when this deep voice replied, “I did,” this guy spotted Deacon and said, “I just wanted to make sure I didn’t hurt anybody.”

This is one of the many stories I often share about Deacon. He was a terror on the gridiron, but a gentle man off the field. It saddens me to report that my friend has ridden off into the sunset.

God bless you, Deke.

Basketball Festival Tour which visited the D.C. Armory in Northeast.

“It’s a blessing to see how far we’ve come as a league,” Rawls said.

Besides memories like that, Miles says he’s motivated to keep the league running strong by remembering those who came before him that made it possible to have a positive community event to attend.

“I’m just picking up the torch and keeping the tradition going,” Rawls said.

“Guys before me like Ervin Brady, Carlton Reed and Morty Hammonds…them guys started the league back in the 70’s when I was a teenager. They created something special and I just want to keep it alive.”

“It’s a blessing to see how far we’ve come.”

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Union Bethel AME Celebrates Ownership by Burning Mortgage

By Courtney Jacobs Special to the AFRO Union Bethel AME Church’s 11 a.m. service was more special than usual June 9.

The congregation celebrated 27 years of the Rev. Dr. Harry L. Seawright’s leadership but the highlight of the day was burning the mortgage for the massive church building in Brandywine, Md. and 38 of the 55 acres the church sits on.

Amid dancing and singing, the church recognized seven members of the building committee those 22 years ago who set the church on the path to occupy a $1.6-million property beamed. ”You could see how pleased they were when Pastor Seawright asked them to stand,” Pamela King-Williams, the church’s public relations director, said of the moment during the service when the pastor and congregation reflected on finishing what they started in 1991 when the decision was made to build a new sanctuary connected to their old church building.

Twenty-two years—and countless fund raising events and collections—later to make sure payments were made on time, the congregation is now owner of the building and 38 acres of land.

After realizing that, by the 1980s, Union Bethel AME had outgrown a tiny country church sitting on rolling southern Maryland farmland with steps leading to a center aisle in a crowded sanctuary building, Seawright shut down the church and started holding services in the nearby Gwynn Park High School.

Sooner than they expected the modern structure took shape and they moved into new digs.

They weren’t alone in their celebration. The 11 a.m. service was attended by Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, county councilman Mel Franklin and a representative from the office of Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).

Also attending were the Rev. Dr. Grainger Browning, pastor of Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, and Bishop William P. DeVeaux, presiding prelate of the Second Episcopal District of the AME Church. Both were guest preachers during the 7:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. services.

The visiting clergymen are old friends of Rev. Seawright.

Bishop DeVeaux preached the last sermon Union Bethel had in their old church before the construction started on the new edifice.

And Rev. Browning’s relationship with Rev. Seawright dates back to their days as divinity students at Howard University.

“Not only is he a great friend he was there at the beginning of this journey, as a friend, supporter and colleague,” Rev. Seawright said of Rev. Browning.

But expansion plans aren’t over, church officials said, noting that plans are in the works for a fellowship hall, choir room and a concert amphitheater at Union Bethel AME.

Union Bethel mortgage is burned in June 9 ceremony.

(Union Bethel/Courtesy Photos)

Rev. Seawright celebrates 27 years at the Brandywine church.

Union Bethel’s new building.

Rev. Sherita Seawright and Pam DeVeaux at the celebration

The old sanctuary is attached to the new one.

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Clarissa Clark, whose address is 2072 Chadwick Terrace, Temple Hills MD 20748, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Gertrude O. Skinner, who died on February 27, 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 Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 7, 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 7, 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.

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William Randall, whose address is 442 Sutro Forest Dr. NW. Concord NC 28027, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Ellen L. Yelity, who died on August 13, 2008 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 December 7, 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 7, 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.

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Leslie R. Anderson, whose address is 11208 Riverview Road, Ft Washington MD 20744, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Edgar V Anderson, who died on March 26, 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 Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Leslie R. Anderson Personal Representative 301-292-8900 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 6/7, 6/14, 6/21

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Walter Bell, whose address is 4817 Woodlawn Drive, Landover Hills MD 20784, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Edith W. Bell, who died on January 10, 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 December 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Walter Bell 09:56:03 EDT 2013 Personal Representative 301-341-9012 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OFTue WILLS TYPESET: Jun 04 6/7, 6/14, 6/21

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM457 Lillie H. Martin Decedent Jill Martin 1365 Iris Street, NW Washington DC 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Jill Martin, whose address is 1365 Iris Street NW, Washington DC 20012, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Lillie H. Martin, who died on August 4, 2012 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs a n d h e i r s w h o s e 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 7, 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 7, 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.

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Date of Publication: June 7, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter George Anna Horton Personal Representative 301-869-9328 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 6/7, 6/14, 6/21

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM462 Gerald Clarence Landon Decedent Lynn H. Johnson, Esq Johnson & Pavuk 1413 K Street, NW Suite 1500 Washington DC 20005 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Annice Landon, whose address is 1321 5th Street, NW. Apt 102, Washington DC 20001 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Gerald Clarence Landon, who died on February 20, 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 November 24, 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 November 24, 2013, or be forever barred.

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Robert M. Quilter, whose address is 120 W. Hill Street, Baltimore MD 21230, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Teddy Lovett Houston, who died on May 11, 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 Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 7, 2013.

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Date of Publication: June 7, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Robert M. Quilter Personal Representative 443-812-0554 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 6/7, 6/14, 6/21

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM337 Pearlie Mae Davis Decedent Louise C. Davis 816 Southern Ave Washington DC 20032 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Louise C. Davis, whose address is 816 Southern Ave SE Apt 302, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Pearlie Mae Davis, who died on June 30, 2003 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 December 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Louise C. Davis Personal Representative 202-239-9409 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 6/7, 6/14, 6/21

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TYPESET: Mon Jun 10 17:02:25 TYPESET: Mon Jun 10 17:03:08 2013 Wed2013 May 29 TYPESET: 09:24:40 TYPESET: Mon May 20 TYPESET: 15:40:44 Wed2013 May 29 TYPESET: 09:21:05 Wed2013 May 29 TYPESET: 09:23:07 Mon2013 May 20 TYPESET: 15:41:04 Mon2013 Jun 10 17:02:05 TYPESET: Mon 2013 Jun 10 17:01:35 2013 LEGALEDT NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL EDT NOTICES LEGAL EDT NOTICES LEGAL EDT NOTICES LEGALEDT NOTICES LEGALEDT NOTICES LEGALEDT NOTICES LEGALEDT NOTICES Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM419 Fuji F. Jackson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Denise F. Jackson and Stanley H. Jackson, whose addresses are 735 Congress Street SE, Washington DC 20032 and 4643 Dallas Pl. Temple Hills MD 20748 were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Fuji F. Jackson, who died on November 5, 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 November 24, 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 November 24, 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: May 24, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Denise F. Jackson Stanley H. Jackson Personal Representative 202-271-1525 301-648-0086 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET: 5/24, Mon5/31, May 6/720

Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0003377 IN RE: Howard Keith Williams Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME

Howard Keith Williams having filed a complaint for judgment changing Howard Keith Williams name to Kaprice Williams 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 7th day of May 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The AfroAmerican Newspapers, 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 2nd day of July, 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 0 the applicant must send the application for change of name of an adult and notice of final hearing to the DC Chief of Police, 300 Indiana Ave, NW Room 5080, Washington DC 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 filling the affidavit/ declaration of service.

SO ORDERED JUDGE 5/24, 5/31, 6/7

TYPESET: Tue Jun 04 Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM68 Marguerite Inez Battle Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Mario Marbury, whose address is 1406 Shepherd Street, NW Washington DC 20011, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Marguerite Inez Battle, who died on January 17, 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 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Mario Marbury Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 6/7, 6/14, 6/21

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM93 Mary P. Hudson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM471 ETHEL P. COHEN Decedent David Booth Beers, Eq Goodwin Procter LLP, 901 New York Ave NW 900E Washington DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Fred Hudson Jr., whose address is 1213 Eastwood Drive, Forestville MD 20747 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mary P. Hudson, who died on Emily J. Cohen and Kenneth January 3, 2013 with a Will, A. Cohen, whose addresses and will serve without Court are 140 E. 28th Street, Apt supervision. All unknown 3D, New York, NY 10016 and h e i r s a n d h e i r s w h o s e 170 The Valley Road, Conwhereabouts are unknown cord, MA 01742 were apshall enter their appearance pointed personal representain this proceeding. Objec- tives of the estate of Ethel P. tions to such appointment (or Cohen, who died on January to the probate of decedent’s 16, 2013 with a Will, and will Will) shall be filed with the serve without Court superviRegister of Wills, D.C., 515 sion. All unknown heirs and 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor heirs whose whereabouts Washington, D.C. 20001, on are unknown shall enter their or before November 30, appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such 2013. Claims against the de- appointment (or to the procedent shall be presented to bate of decedent´s will) shall the undersigned with a copy be filed with the Register of to the Register of Wills or filed Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, with the Register of Wills with N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, a copy to the undersigned, on D.C. 20001, on or before or before November 30, November 30, 2013. Claims 2013, or be forever barred. against the decedent shall be Persons believed to be heirs presented to the underor legatees of the decedent signed with a copy to the who do not receive a copy of Register of Wills or filed with this notice by mail within 25 the Register of Wills with a days of its first publication copy to the undersigned, on shall so inform the Register or before November 30, of Wills, including name, ad- 2013, or be forever barred.

Persons believed to be heirs dress and relationship. or legatees of the decedent Date of Publication: who do not receive a copy of May 31, 2013 this notice by mail within 25 Name of newspaper: days of its first publication Afro-American shall so inform the Register Washington of Wills, including name, adLaw Reporter dress and relationship.

Fred Hudson Jr. Date of Publication: Personal May 31, 2013 Representative Name of newspaper: 301-350-6437 Afro-American Washington TRUE TEST COPY Law Reporter REGISTER WILLS 15:41:24 OF EDT 2013 Emily J. Cohen 5/31, 6/8, 6/15 TYPESET: Wed May 29 09:24:05 EDT 2013

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM484 Sharon D. Robinson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Andrea L. Chapman, whose address is 407 Taurus Drive, Ft. Washington MD 20744 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Ora L Morrow, aka Ora Lee Morrow, who died on March 23, 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 Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 30, 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 November 30, 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: May 31, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Andrea L. Chapman Personal Representative 301-292-7025 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 5/31, 6/8, 6/15

Sandra Richardson, whose address is 3436 Dix Street, NE Washington DC 20019 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mitchell Lee Richardson, who died on March 25, 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 November 30, 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 November 30, 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: May 31, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Sandra Richardson Personal Representative 301-322-4209 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER WILLSMay 29 TYPESET:OFWed 5/31, 6/8, 6/15

Superior Court of Kenneth A. Cohen the District of Personal District of Columbia Representative PROBATE DIVISION 212-686-1557 Washington, D.C. 617-570-1270 20001-2131 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OFWed WILLS TYPESET: May 29 09:21:35 EDT 2013 Administration No. 5/31, 6/8, 6/15 2012ADM563 GLADYS SCOTT Decedent Superior Court of NOTICE OF the District of APPOINTMENT, District of Columbia NOTICE TO PROBATE DIVISION CREDITORS Washington, D.C. AND NOTICE TO 20001-2131 UNKNOWN HEIRS Administration No. Stephanie A. Wimbush, 2013ADM508 whose address is 10001 MARGARETHA N. Wamsley Court, White SAWYER Plains, MD 20695 was apDecedent pointed personal representaDavid Booth Beers, Eq tive of the estate of Gladys Scott, who died on February Goodwin Procter LLP, 2, 2012 without a Will, and 901 New York Ave NW will serve without Court su900E pervision. All unknown heirs Washington DC 20001 a n d h e i r s w h o s e Attorney whereabouts are unknown NOTICE OF shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. ObjecAPPOINTMENT, tions to such appointment NOTICE TO shall be filed with the RegisCREDITORS ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5th AND NOTICE TO Street, N.W., 3rd Floor UNKNOWN HEIRS Washington, D.C. 20001, on

Shanti Martin, whose address is 2960 Mills Avenue, NE, Apt #3, Washington DC 20018 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Sharon D. Robinson, who died on April 18, 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 Timothy C. Sawyer, whose be filed with the Register of address is 1812 Billman Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, Lane, Silver Spring, MD N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, 20902 was appointed perD.C. 20001, on or before sonal representative of the November 30, 2013. Claims estate of Margaretha N. Sawagainst the decedent shall be yer, who died on February 1, 2013 with a Will, and will presented to the undersigned with a copy to the serve without Court superviRegister of Wills or filed with sion. All unknown heirs and the Register of Wills with a heirs whose whereabouts copy to the undersigned, on are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceedor before November 30, 2013, or be forever barred. ing. Objections to such Persons believed to be heirs appointment (or to the proor legatees of the decedent bate of decedent´s will) shall who do not receive a copy of be filed with the Register of this notice by mail within 25 Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, days of its first publication N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, shall so inform the Register D.C. 20001, on or before of Wills, including name, ad- November 30, 2013. Claims against the decedent shall be dress and relationship. presented to the underDate of Publication: signed with a copy to the May 31, 2013 Register of Wills or filed with Name of newspaper: the Register of Wills with a Afro-American copy to the undersigned, on Washington or before November 30, Law Reporter Shanti Martin 2013, or be forever barred.

Personal Persons believed to be heirs Representative or legatees of the decedent 202-491-8260 who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 09:53:51 EDT 2013 TRUE TEST COPY days of its first publication REGISTER OF WILLS so inform the 2013 Register 6/1529 shall TYPESET: 5/31, Wed6/8, May 09:25:07 EDT of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: May 31, 2013 Superior Court of Name of newspaper: the District of Afro-American District of Columbia Washington PROBATE DIVISION Law Reporter Timothy C. Sawyer Washington, D.C. Personal 20001-2131 Representative Administration No. 301-270-4118 2013ADM493 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER WILLS Ora L. Morrow TYPESET:OFWed May 29 5/31, 6/8, 6/15 aka

Ora Lee Morrow Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM446 Mitchell Lee Richardson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM466 Herbert Samuel Grooms, Sr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Towarna E. Grooms, whose address is 3223 12th Street, SE Washington DC 20032 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Herbert Samuel Grooms, Sr., who died on March 3, 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 (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 30, 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 November 30, 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: May 31, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Towarna E. Grooms Personal Representative 202-574-4784 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 5/31, 6/8, 6/15

or before November 30, 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 November 30, 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: May 31, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Stephanie A. Wimbush Personal Representative 301-932-9224 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OFWed WILLS TYPESET: May 29 5/31, 6/8, 6/15

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM145 Barbara Brice Ashby Decedent Lynn H. Johnson Esq with law firm of Johnson & Pavuk 1413 K Street, 09:22:38 EDT NW 2013 Penthouse Washington DC 20005 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Terrence Brown, whose address is 121 Adams Street, NW Washington DC 20001 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Barbara Brice Ashby, who died on October 3, 2012 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 Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 30, 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 November 30, 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: May 31, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Terrence Brown Personal Representative 202-607-8888 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 5/31, 6/8, 6/15

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM174 Frances H. Peters aka Frances Pauline Harrington Peters Decedent James E. McCollum, Jr 7309 Baltimore Ave. Suite 117 College Park MD 20740 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM540 Hestlene B. Martin aka Hestlene Brooks Martin Decedent Charles H. Martin 1613 Otis Street NE Washington DC 20018 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Cynthia Johnson and Michael Harrington, whose addresses are 704 James Ridge Rd. Bowie MD 20721, and 13240 Whiteholm Dr. Upper Marlboro MD 20774 were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Frances H. Peters aka Frances Pauline Harrington Peters, who died on December 20, 2012 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 Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 24, 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 November 24, 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 09:23:37 EDT shall so inform the2013 Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: May 24, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Cynthia Johnson Michael Harrington Personal Representatives 301-249-0225 301-249-3619 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET: 5/24, Mon5/31, May6/720

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM440 John Calvin Dupree Jr. Decedent Gilda Sherrod-Ali, Esq 1425 K Street NW Suite 350 Washington DC 20005 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Mary Helen Dupree, whose address is 4323 Ferry Landing Road, Alexandria, VA 22309 was appointed personal representative of the estate of John Calvin Dupree, Jr., who died on April 4, 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 November 24, 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 09:22:09 EDT 2013 November 24, 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: May 24, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Mary Helen Dupree Personal Representative 703-780-4569 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER WILLS TYPESET:OF5/24, Tue Jun 11 5/31, 6/7

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIVIL DIVISION FREDERICK FORD, Plaintiff, v.

WILLA V. FORD, Defendant Case No. 2012 CA 001374 R(RP) Judge Craig Iscoe

TRUSTEE SALE On May 10, 2013, and in compliance with D.C. Superior Court Civil Procedure Rule 308, the Court has Ordered the publication of the sales terms of the property herein identified as 1801 Massachusetts Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20003, further identified as Square 1113, Lot 0053. (Property).

(FREDERICK FORD, Plaintiff, v. WILLA V. FORD, Defendant, Case No. 2012 CA 001374 R(RP), Judge Craig Iscoe presiding.)

WHEREAS, the Trustee intends to conduct a private sale of the Property to Todd & Sheppard Partners. The sales price for the Property is $525,000.00. The terms of the sale are “all cash”. Any persons having any interest, liens or objections to this sale should contact the following attorney within ten (10) days of this publication: Darryl F. White, Trustee The Law Office of Darryl F. White P.O. Box 5201 Takoma Park, Maryland 20913 (301) 943-6858 e-mail: Icemanlawyer1@gmail.com 6/14, 6/21, 6/28

Charles H. Martin and Theresa M. Roberson, whose addresses are 1613 Otis Street NE, Washington DC 20018,, and 1320 Randolph Street, NE Washington DC 20017, was appointed personal representatives of the estate of Hestlene B. Martin aka Hestlene Brooks Martin., who died on August 29, 2012 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 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Charles H. Martin Theresa M. Roberson Personal Representatives TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER WILLS TYPESET:OF Mon Jun 10 6/14, 6/21, 6/28

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PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2012ADM1276 Georgia Tucker Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Marilyn Cain Gordon, whose address is 7603 Georgia Ave NW Ste 304, Washington DC 20012 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Georgia Tucker, who died on September 26, 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 (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 14, 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 14, 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 14, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Marilyn Cain Gordon Personal Representative 202-723-8600 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 6/14, 6/21, 6/28

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2012ADM886 Adelean Morgan Decedent Cynthia Landesberg 7910 Woodmont Ave #1430 Bethesda MD 20814 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Cynthia Landesberg, whose address is 7910 Woodmont Ave, #1430 Bethesda MD 20814, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Adelean Morgan, who died on September 24, 2009 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 December 14, 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 14, 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 14, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Cynthia Landesberg Personal Representative 301-913-0068 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET:6/14, Mon Jun6/28 10 6/21,

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia 17:03:44 EDT 2013 PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM502 Noah R. Calhoun Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

C e c e l i a C a l h o u n - We l l s , whose address is 321 St. Lawrence Drive, Silver Spring MD 20901, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Noah R. Calhoun, who died on February 15, 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 Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 14, 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 14, 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 14, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Cecelia Calhoun-Wells Personal Representative 301-754-1767 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 6/14, 6/21, 6/28

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2011ADM644 Estate of Audrey S. Douglas Deceased NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Kevin W. Douglas for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth.

0 admit to probate the will dated September 29, 1987 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of the witnesses or otherwise, Register of Wills Clerk of the Probate Division Date of First Publication June 14, 2013 Names of Newspapers: Washington Law Reporter Washington AFRO-AMERICAN Bradley A. Thomas 4201 Connecticut Ave NE. Suite 400 Washington DC 20008 Signature of Petitioners/Attorney 202-289-7574 TYPESET: Mon Jun 10 6/14, 6/21

Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13FSP392 IN RE: Pleasha Ethel Malissa Adams Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME Pleasha Ethel 17:07:48 EDTMalissa 2013 Ad-

ams having filed a complaint for judgment changing Alonna Ineenja Adams name to Alonna Ineenja Leech 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 3rd day of June 2013 hereby ORDERED, that all persons concerned show cause, if any there be, on or before the 12th day of July 2013, why the prayers of said complaint should not be granted; provided that a copy of this order be published once a week for three consecutive weeks before said day in the AfroAmerican Newspapers.

JUDGE A TRUE COPY TEST: 6/14, 6/21, 6/28

TYPESET: Tue Jun 11 Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13FSP294 IN RE: Michelle Owens Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME

Michelle Owens having filed a complaint for judgment changing Enya Elaina Smith name to Zendaya Enya Taylor 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 24th day of April 2013 hereby.

ORDERED, that all persons concerned show cause, if any there be, on or before the 30th day of June 2013, why the prayers of said complaint should not be granted; provided that a copy of this order be published once a week for three consecutive weeks before said day in the AfroAmerican newspaper.

JUDGE A TRUE COPY TEST: 6/14, 6/21, 6/28

TYPESET: Mon Jun 10 16:58:44 EDT 2013

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM546 Mary C. Green Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Jan J. Charity, whose address is 1817 8th Street NW, Washington DC 20018, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mary C. Green, who died on March 30, 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 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 2013 17:02:48 EDT 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Jan J. Charity Personal Representative 301-980-3551 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET: 6/14, Mon6/21, Jun6/28 10

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2013FEP63 Date of Death March 14, 2007 Fannie Mae Kemp Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Robert Lee Carroll whose address is 102 Gray Court, Hodges, SC 29653 was appointed personal representa11:46:27 tive of theEDT estate2013 of Fannie Mae Kemp, deceased, by the Probate Court for Greenwood County, State of South Carolina, on June 23, 2011..

Service of process may be made upon Eric Jenkins, JD, 1750 K Street, NW Suite 200, Wa s h i n g t o n D C 2 0 0 0 6 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Colombia real property: 1166 Abbey Pl., NE Washington DC. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, 500 Ind i a n a A v e n u e , N . W. , Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.

Robert Lee Carroll Personal Representative(s) 864-993-1633 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Date of first publication: June 14, 2013 Name of newspapers and/or periodical: The Daily Washington Law Reporter The Afro-American 6/14, 6/21, 6/28

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE WASHINGTON REGION´S PROPOSED 2013 UPDATE TO THE CONSTRAINED LONG-RANGE PLAN (CLRP) AND AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY ANALYSIS The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) will initiate a 30-day public comment period for the proposed 2013 update to the Constrained Long-Range Plan (CLRP) including an air quality conformity analysis, on June 13, 2013 at the TPB Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting. The CAC meets from 6 pm to 8 pm in the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) first floor conference center, 777 N. Capitol St. NE, Washington, DC 20002. These documents are scheduled to be approved at the July 17, 2013 TPB meeting. This public comment period will extend through 6 pm Saturday July 13, 2013. Members of the public are invited to review these draft documents on the COG website, www. mwcog.org/transportation/. These materials may also be reviewed at COG. The CLRP shows the road, bridge, high-occupancy vehicle (HOV), transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects funded through the year 2040. The air quality conformity analysis assesses the plan update with respect to the air quality requirements under the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.

Members of the public are invited to submit comments on the draft documents on-line at www.mwcog.org/tpbpubliccomment/. Written comments can also be mailed to TPB Chairman Scott York, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), 777 N. Capitol St. NE, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20002.

For additional information or for special assistance, please call (202) 962-3311 or (202) 962-3213 (TDD).

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION MD 97 (Montgomery Hills) Project Planning Study Alternatives Public Workshop The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), in coordination with Montgomery County, invites interested persons to attend an Alternatives Public Workshop for the MD 97/Georgia Avenue (Montgomery Hills) Project Planning Study. The study limits extend from Forest Glen Road to 16th Street in Montgomery County. The purpose of the project is to establish a balanced approach to transportation within the MD 97 corridor that addresses existing vehicular, pedestrian, and bicyclist mobility and safety, while accommodating proposed transit enhancements and establishing a sense of place within the corridor.

WHAT: The Alternatives Public Workshop will acquaint attendees with the project alternatives and the progress of the study to date. Displays will provide an explanation of the purpose and need for the project, alternatives being considered, potential environmental impacts, and related projects. Project representatives will be available to discuss project issues, answer questions, and record comments. No formal presentation will be given. Attendees may arrive at any time between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and walk through at their own pace.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 – 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Woodlin Elementary School - Cafeteria 2101 Luzerne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 CONTACT: Mr. Jeremy Beck, Project Manager, Project Management Division, Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering, Maryland State Highway Administration, 707 North Calvert Street, MS C-301, Baltimore MD 21202; call 410-545-8518 (toll-free: 1-800-548-5026); or e-mail jbeck@sha.state.md.us. For more information on this project, visit www.roads.maryland.gov and click on Projects and Studies, SHA Projects Page, Montgomery County.

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: The Maryland Relay Service can assist Teletype users at 711. Persons requiring assistance to participate, such as an interpreter for hearing/speech disabilities or assistance with the English language, should contact Mr. Beck by Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend!

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Melinda B. Peters State Highway Administrator

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LEGAL NOTICES

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM544 Mary L. Hunt Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM520 Dwight W. Garrett aka Dwight Wendell Garrett Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM531 Carl M. Smith Jr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Chiquita Brooks, whose address is 10503 Twin Knoll Way, Upper Marlboro MD 20772, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mary L. Hunt, who died on May 7, 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 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Chiquita Brooks Personal Representative 301-780-5680 301-518-4426 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 6/14, 6/21, 6/28

Loretta Hausey Garrett, whose address is 24 Bryant Street, NW Washington DC 20001, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Dwight W. Garrett aka Dwight Wendell Garrett, who died on March 11, 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 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Loretta Hausey Garrett Personal Representative 202-421-5234 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 6/14, 6/21, 6/28

Lorraine K. Taylor, whose address is 402 Cano Ct. Ft Washington MD 20744, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Carl M. Smith Jr., who died on May 14, 2009 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 December 14, 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 14, 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 14, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Lorraine K. Taylor Personal Representative 301-292-8671 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 6/14, 6/21, 6/28

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM521 Theresa Viola Whitley Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Selena Blackstone and Deborah Whitley, whose addresses are 501 W. 189th Street, #4C NY, NY, and 2295 Village Centre Drive, Loganville GA 30052, was appointed personal representatives of the estate of Theresa Viola Whitley., who died on June 26, 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 December 14, 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 14, 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 14, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Selena Blackstone Deborah Whitley Personal Representative 212-568-8663 678-344-0485 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 6/14, 6/21, 6/28

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OBITUARIES Leona R.L. Overton, 88 Sales Associate

charter member Leona Ruth of the Pinochle Love Overton Group. When was born on Dec. it was her 10, 1924 to the time to host at late Ruth and her home she James Love in was always so Salisbury, Md. She excited. loved school and Leona excelled in math loved traveling and science. Leona the United graduated from States but the Salisbury Colored highlight was High School. Her traveling to dream was to Aruba with become a teacher her daughter and that dream was Felicia for her put aside because 80th birthday. of early marriage All she could and starting a say was, “this is family. the best birthday She was a devoted LEONA R.L. OVERTON I have ever had in wife to the late Herman J. Overton Sr., preceding her in my life.”

Leona, an alumni association death in 2000. Leona and Herman were member, loved going back to the members of R.L. Jones AME Zion Salisbury High School reunion each Church and looked forward each week year. In later years, Leona loved for fellowship with the late Pastor Rev. spending Mothers Day with her sister Paige and Mrs. Paige. She was happy in a serving role where she enlightened Gladys and Aunt Gladys having dinner in Salisbury, Md. overlooking the river. others and made them shine.

To forever cherish the memories of Leona excelled for many years Leona’s life are her children; Shelia as a sales associate in retail (Lord Barckley (John), Felicia Overton, and Taylor, Garfinckel’s and Hecht Philip Overton (Holly), Mark Overton Company). She was one of the Sr., Shirley Cave and Marquita fashion consultants to the late Mamie Caldwell. She is survived by one Eisenhower, wife of the late president niece, Gladys Stewart of Salisbury, Dwight Eisenhower and the late Ethel Md. She leaves grandchildren, Keya, Kennedy, wife of the late Senator Philip, Patrice, Mark, Kara, Myles, Robert F. Kennedy. Leona proudly shared her handwritten notes from both Andre, Stephanie, Tonya, Monique, Felicia and proceeded in death by ladies with her family and friends. She retired from the May Company (former Jennifer Barckley. She also leaves 6 great-grandchildren and a host of other Hecht’s) in 2004. family members and friends.

She was a phenomenal hostess and

Marie L. Harvey, 83

U.S. Patent Office of the Department of Commerce Marie Louise Harvey, also known as “Nikki,” was born to Theodore and Louise Wade on June 23, 1929 in Washington, D.C. She was raised and attended schools in Washington’s LeDroit Park neighborhood. She was the second child, and only girl, in a family of three brothers. Her parents were part of the post-World War I “Great Migration” of African Americans from the rural South to cities in the North in search of a better life. As such, Marie was especially close to family members who had made a similar journey to that MARIE L. of her parents.

Marie Wade married Dempsey Henderson, a decorated veteran of WWII, in 1947. The marriage produced one son, Wade Henderson, but ended in divorce several years later. In 1957, Marie married Allen M. Harvey Sr., a Korean War veteran and an aspiring engineer. This loving relationship produced two children - Angela and Allen M. Harvey Jr. She was a supportive and loving parent to all three children. Marie’s professional career was spent at the U.S. Patent Office of the Department of Commerce. She enjoyed her work and her co-workers, but most of all she enjoyed interacting with the public. She was a “peopleperson” and the opposite of shy. She retired in 1994 with a commendation for meritorious service.

Marie had a zest for living! She was fun and fabulous! She was creative and talented! She was a great cook who enjoyed experimentation in the kitchen, but also the simple pleasures of a wellprepared afternoon picnic with her family. She was an avid reader who enjoyed poetry and fiction.

She was especially fond of Langston Hughes. She introduced her kids to the power of James Baldwin.

Her grandchildren introduced her to the wonders

of Harry Potter. She loved museums, and passed on that love to the next generation. She also loved music.

Later in life, her creativity morphed into something quite special. Marie became a doll house enthusiast who made small dioramas, first for friends and family, but later for commercial sales. Marie was a wonderful mother. She gave each of her children a foundation of self-sufficiency, pride in ourselves and our family, and appreciation of the fact that we held the keys to personal fulfillment. She was an equally wonderful grandmother to Tahira and Anaia Henderson, as she was an aunt to her many nieces and nephews.

HARVEY Marie had a deeply caring soul. She hated injustice; she railed against inequality and poverty. Her way of addressing the problem was to contribute volunteer time on weekends as a cook in area homeless shelters.

Later she devoted time in a similar capacity with the Langley Park Senor Center. She was loved and respected for her work ,but she never sought public recognition for her contribution. In later years, Marie suffered a series of major strokes with severe neurological damage, which incapacitated her. During this period of great difficulty, Marie received loving, life-saving care from her daughter, Angela, who was assisted by her Aunt Jean Goins and caretaker Brenda Matheri. Marie gave her family the gift of dignity and strength in the face of adversity.

Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Harvey. She was loved and admired by her daughter, Angela Harvey; sons Wade Henderson (Marsha) and Allen Harvey Jr.; and two grandchildren, Tahira and Anaia Henderson. In addition to her immediate family, Marie is survived by her brother Theodore Wade (Mary) and sister, Jean Goins and numerous family and friends.