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JenniferHill Hudson Frager’s Re-Opens on Alternate Capitol Siteand Rel 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
sport-utility vehicle sought in 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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A dancer performs during the festival Photos by Jason Taylor
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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.
Black Music Month Continued from A1
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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Brothers Quintet: Tribute to Dave Brubeck June 14 and the Brass-A-Holics Go Go Brass Funk Band on June 15. Go to dcjazzfest.org for additional information.
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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. It’s “This our time to celebrate.” is testimony to the work forms to get paid for work they Tonidone Clark Landover with 16 didn’t do,her notpartner to stuff of ballot we’ve andof success we’veattended years, LonnieHurd, Fowler. With of them was Clark’s daughter, Kiana boxes.” ACORN, she said, is the had,” Maude president victim not the perpetraACORN, said an interview Kirkland, 23.inClark, who is engaged to of befraud, married to Fowler tor matter of it. what color you are, with the AFRO.2014, said: “It doesn’t in September Hurd theeach only other thingsand “When this attack started, we what age you are, what nationality. We all said enjoy bogus are the charges themhad just announced that we had we have a good time. This is, to me, what America should be. selves. And factcheck. org registered 1.3 million new votagrees. ers,” she said. “That’s just to say It concluded, “Neither that someone’s running scared ACORN nor its employees have because of ACORN’s success.” been found guilty of, or even McCain, who is running for president on the Republican tick- charged with, casting fraudulent votes.” et, lashed out at ACORN in the The problem came about prifinal debate against Barack Obama, contending the group “is marily because of the way ACORN operates. Rather than on the verge of maybe perpetratrely on volunteers, it pays peoing one of the greatest frauds in ple, many of them poor or unemvoter history in this country, ployed, to sign up new voters. maybe destroying the fabric of The idea was to help both those democracy.” being registered and those doing Factcheck.org, a non-partisan the registration. 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. With the presidential election Intimidation tactics. Disruption less than two weeks away, of business. ACORN forced ACORN’s detractors allege the organization has engaged in mas- banks to issue risky home loans. The same types of loans that sive voter registration fraud after caused the financial crisis we’re the reported discovery of bogus in today. names, such as Mickey Mouse
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