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By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer Bill Lucy wasn’t among the more than 250,000 people who took part in the 1963 March on Washington, but on the 50th anniversary of the seminal civil rights event, he said organized labor would be well represented.

Lucy, a respected labor organizer and activist, said the steady assault on unions by the Republican right wing, state legislators and other elements like the Tea Party, has convinced labor leaders that they must form and deepen coalitions with other groups and interests to fend off the attempts to neuter or destroy

organized labor.

“Eliminate the unions’ ability to fight back, bargain and raise a challenge to all these laws taking place across the country, and you stall the movement,” said Lucy who’s been a part of the labor movement for 57 years.

“The right wing is protecting its status. The role that labor histor-

ically plays they see as a threat to their continued privileged status.

And all of a sudden, labor realizes that it’s in the bulls-eye with people of color. It took a long time for labor to see that its salvation laid in recruiting women, immigrants and young people.”

Lucy, 79, retired as secretary-treasurer of the American

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NEWSPAPER (ISSN#0741-9414) is InDenise Rolark Barnes Dr. Calvin W. Rolark, Sr. an“Iopportunity to perform when for a published weekly on each Thursday. was just 16-years-old Wilhelmina STAFFJ. Rolark Periodicals postage paid at Washingmy eyethat firstspanned blackened andgenmy crowd several ton,THE D.C. and additional mailing of- NEWSPAPER WASHINGTON INFORMER (ISSN#0741-9414) is published lips bled,” Marlow said.

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had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vicstory, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assesspush forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further said about Marlow. training for law enforcement Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life Protecwho reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counsel“get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradiperson can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the viclogue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow Also present at the event was said.

Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatthe Black Beltway attacks in during ed about domestic The Alley Sniper Band rocks the house “Go-Go Swing: violence.

Washington, 2002. Unstoppable Mildred Muhammad is arts exhibit “We have stop beingGalpasD.C.’s Beat” multimedia at theto200 I Street the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chillery in Southeast on Friday, Aug. 16. /Photo by Roy Lewis an organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. and their children.

Marlow has worked to break “I lived in fear for six years.

Six the of abuse in herthat family, “You will see how the exhibit city cycle honoring the music our years in fear is a long time.

It is and is confident the policies she honors the pioneers of the go- pioneers worked so hard to crenot an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that go genre and celebrates this art.” ate. We won’t let go-go die. We of,” she said. process.

Go-go is aMuhammad subgenre of funk nothing butpolicies go-go,” Mildred said have “I plan to takeelse these to that became popular Glover, who lives inthem Columpeople who widely want to help ina said Congress and implore to the D.C. violence metropolitan in bia domestic victimarea must change our in laws,” Marlow said.

Heights Northwest. the careful 1970s. of Its how namethey stems be go from into “I Guests will notdonned stop until these poliall-white outthe victim's word given to understand local Afri- cies are passed.” the life, and fits and spent much of the evecan-American 1960s. that she mayclubs be in the “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached looking at photographs of mode”.

Although Brown is known as ning at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net you get 'I'm going the“Before “Godfather of to Go-Go,” the prominent figures, places and to kill you,' started verbal events WI in go-go history, as well as genre’s originitcould notasbea traced back to one person or group. listening to recordings of popuInstruments typically used in go- lar songs while feasting on hors go performances include drums, d’œuvres. keyboards, timbales, and bass Items on display included one guitar, which when combined, of Brown’s Gibson guitars, a colcreate a laid-back, heavy bass lection of cassette tapes from PA rhythm that’s the backdrop to Palace, the Temple Hills, Md.an array of songs that play non- based retailer that was the first stop during a performance. to distribute go-go music, and a Go-go gained some national recognition with Experience vintage Rare Essence poster that Unlimited’s1988 hit, “Da Butt,” was suspended over the speaker’s which was featured in Spike podium.

Victoria Hamilton, an adLee’s movie, “School Daze.” But go-go never left the D.C. region, missions representative at the due in part to unsuccessful at- Newseum in Northwest and tempts by record executives to aspiring curator, said she apreplicate the effects of live per- preciated the District’s effort to formances in recording studios. preserve what she considered a Anwan “Big G” Glover, who unique art form. is best known for his role as gang “There are factors that are member Slim Charles in HBO’s threatening the survival of these L.Y. Marlow critically-acclaimed TV drama, vestiges of cultural authentici“The Wire,” attended the exhibition and reflected on go-go’s ty that make D.C. unique,” said Hamilton, 28. “[Go-go music] is place in the District’s history.

“To see what we came from something the city wants to [preas a genre [warmed] my heart serve] as much as [possible]. This and swept me off my feet,” said is the way to [leave a mark],” said Glover, 35. “It’s good to see our the Northwest resident.wi

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We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these policies to Congress and implore them to change our laws. I will not stop until these policies are passed.

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Grosso Presses for PubliclyFinanced Campaigns D.C. Council member David Grosso (I-At Large) is the chief author of a bill that would allow candidates to publicly finance their campaigns for elected offices in the District.

Grosso is lobbying his colleagues on the D.C. Council to support the “Public Financing of Political Campaigns Amendment Act of 2013”, a bill that would allow candidates in the District to run for political office with small contributions from individuals and limited public funding. Grosso, 43, said that corporate contributions to District elected officials have prevented the average citizen from having a meaningful impact on the political process.

“We have faced this issue here in the District where corporate money has tainted our election process,” the council member said. “On both the national and local level we must empower citizens and engage them in the government. Corporate dollars often corrupt politicians and drown out the electorate.”

The bill states that candidates would qualify for public financing by raising contributions of $100 or less from individuals.

The candidates would then receive a grant for the primary and general elections and could continue raising funds.

Each additional $100 raised would be matched by $400 of public money, with the intent of ensuring that candidates who use the system can compete with well-financed opponents. States such as Arizona, Connecticut, Maine and North Carolina use a similar citizen-funded system.

D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) has signed on to the bill. On July 11, the Committee on Government Operations, which is led by McDuffie, 37, held a public roundtable on the bill at the John A.Wilson Building in Northwest.

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President Markus Batchelor announced the plans for the convention on Saturday, Aug. 17 at the organization’s monthly meeting that took place at the Brighter Day Ministries Church in Southeast.

The election of a new president, first and second vice president, treasurer and recording and corresponding secretaries will be one of the most important matters to deal with during the upcoming convention. Derrick Colbert, an advisory neighborhood commissioner for single-member district 8C04 is a candidate for the Ward 8 Democrats’ presidency.

“I want to bring more Ward 8 residents who are ages 18-40 into the organization,” said Colbert, 36. “I also want to restore seniors as important members of the organization. My work as a community advocate and grassroots organizer qualifies me to lead this organization.”

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Natalie Williams, an advisory neighborhood commissioner for single-member district 8A07, and political activist Ronald Williams plan to compete with Colbert for the presidency.

Former D.C. Council member Sandy Allen and Mary Cuthbert, a longtime advisory neighborhood commissioner for single-member district 8C03, will serve as the convention’s co-chairs. Allen, 69, said that in addition to organizational activities, people who attend the convention will be able to participate in a mini-health fair.

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August 22 1791 – The Haitian Revolution begins. It was the most successful Black slave revolt in world history. Led by Toussaint L’Ouverture, a trusted house slave who initially opposed the rebellion, the slaves defeated the mighty French army led by Napoleon.

1843 – A National Convention of Black Men takes place in Buffalo, New York. The militant abolitionist Henry Highland Garnett called for a slave revolt and for free Blacks to launch a nationwide strike in support of the revolt.

August 23 1826 – This is generally recognized as the day that the first Black person in America graduated from college. His name was Edward Jones and he received his BA degree from Amherst College in Massachusetts. Despite the general recognition, however, there is some evidence that the honor actually belongs to Alexander Lucius Twilight who appears to have graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1823. Nevertheless, Jones would eventually leave America and help establish the African nation of Sierra Leone.

August 24 1854 – Dr. John V. DeGrasse, perhaps the most prominent Black person in New England during the pre-Civil War period, is admitted to the Massachusetts Medical Society. DeGrasse was born in New York City in 1825 and graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine.

1950 – Chicago attorney Edith Spurlock Sampson is named by President Harry S. Truman as the first African American representative in the U.S. delegation to the United Nations.

Franklin. At the time Black nurses were not welcomed in the all-white American Nurses Association.

1927 – The first Black person to win the Wimbledon Singles Tennis Championship, Althea Gibson, is born on this day in Silver, South Carolina. Gibson won Wimbledon on July 6, 1957.

The all-around athlete died on September 23, 2003.

August 26 1943 – In a primarily token gesture Black Chicago Congressman William L. Dawson is recommended to be the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate. For several years, Dawson was the only African American in the United States Congress.

He would later be joined by New York’s Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Dawson served in Congress for 27 years from January 1943 to the time he died in November 1970.

August 27 1963 – African American activist and intellectual giant W.E.B. DuBois dies in Accra, Ghana at the age of 95. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, DuBois was one of the most dominant figures in the Af-

rican American struggle against racial oppression for nearly 40 years.

1975 – Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie dies at the age of 83. He had worked to modernize the East African nation and rescue his land from foreign white control.

August 28 1955 – The body of Emmett Till is recovered from the Tallahatchie River near Money, Mississippi. The 14-year-old Chicago native had been kidnapped, tortured and murdered the previous day for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Till’s savage death became a rallying cry for the early Civil Rights Movement 1963 – The historic March on Washington for Black rights takes place. It was the largest civil rights demonstration in American history drawing people from throughout the nation to Washington, D.C. It was at this march that Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

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Viewp int Ryan Butler Washington, D.C. I’m pretty much expecting the same as last year: an explosive offense that can put a lot of points on the board. But the success of this season hinges on the team’s defense, particularly the secondary.

The coaches brought some new defensive pieces in, so if everyone can stay healthy, the team will do really well. Expectations are high, which isn’t unusual, but the NFC East looks to be the same as last year which bodes well for the Redskins.

Glandus Thorne Mount Rainier, Md. I think the Redskins have the best team in the NFL and they’ll go far this season. [The Redskins] have a lot of offensive firepower and a lot of playmakers on defense. I think they’ll go out there each week and challenge teams. Everyone on the [Redskins] seems to be working together as a unit, and morale is as high as it’s been in a while. The D.C. [metropolitan] area is behind the team and I’m expecting big things this year.

THE 2013 NFL SEASON IS SET TO BEGIN, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THIS YEAR’S WASHINGTON REDSKINS TEAM? WILL THE TEAM BE ABLE TO BULID OFF OF LAST SEASON’S 10 WINS AND FIRST-PLACE NFL EAST FINISH?

Chyla Graham Beltsville, Md. With the injuries [quarterback] Robert Griffin III suffered last season, this year could be a very risky one. Despite how successful [the surgery] to one’s injured body part [may appear], it’s never as good as it was prior to the injury. The team needs to build an alternate plan around Griffin III if they want to make the playoffs. The coaches [advised against him from playing during] preseason games, [so] it’s difficult to judge how effective [Griffin III] really will be once the season begins.

Trey Douglas Hyattsville, Md. As with any team in the NFC East, success is based on which team is more consistent. The Redskins ended last season on a high note, and if they’re able to pick up from where they left off last season, they’ll be a scary team.

I think Robert Griffin III will be as effective as he was last year, but he could lose the added advantage of running the football if the coaches scale back his role. Injuries can always leave someone tentative, but I believe he worked very hard in the offseason to overcome those worries.

David Bennett Washington, D.C. I’m optimistic that the Redskins will do well. If the defense improves, then the team should be able to make the playoffs again.

Even if Robert Griffin III is unable to play a full season, [backup quarterback] Kirk Cousins is a capable backup and could lead the team. If the offensive line is able to stay healthy and nothing bad happens to [running back] Alfred Morris, the team should be able to at least go 10-6, win the NFC East and make the playoffs.

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Bayard Rustin, often called the architect of the Historic March on Washington, walks alongside Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. /Courtesy Photo

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continued from Page 1 He said organized labor played a crucial role in providing support and money for the 1963 march.

While the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and other civil rights organizations fought against Jim Crow and segregation, up North, the focus was on employment and housing discrimination and inequalities in the school system, unions were on the frontlines fighting for fair pay and wages and equality in the workforce.

Lucy recalled union activity surrounding the march 50 years ago. United Auto Workers paid for the majority of the event, while Asa Philip Randolph’s Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) provided transportation for many of the quarter-million people who converged upon Washington, D.C., he said. Union members also helped with grassroots organization.

But the march began with Randolph, BSCP founder and

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president, who, along with activist Bayard Rustin, organized the March on Washington Movement in 1941 and who proposed a march on Washington to demand jobs and freedom as a way to protest against the federal government’s hiring practices that excluded blacks from federal contracts and employment. Alarmed at the prospect of 100,000 people marching on Washington, President Franklin D. Roosevelt responded by signing Executive Order 8802 which banned discrimination in the federal government and defense industries.

Rustin, a pacifist, seemed to be everywhere in the civil rights sphere as organizer, advisor, strategist, visionary and coalition builder. He was the central organizer of the 1963 March on Washington; assisted in developing a Freedom Ride in 1947; used civil disobedience to combat racial discrimination on interstate busing; and was instrumental in helping organize the SCLC and CORE. Randolph, then president of the Negro American Labor Council, also served as one of the primary march organizers.

Both he and King planned sepa-

rate marches, in August and October 1963 but King convinced him to join forces.

“The UAW, steelworkers, public employee unions, as well as wholesale and retailer unions were involved,” said Lucy. “The theme of the march was jobs and freedom and the relationship of those struggles. The theme captured everything people involved sought to achieve. I don’t know if we got what we wanted, but we’ve obviously made a lot of progress since that time. They wanted equal opportunity, collective bargaining, and recognition that people needed a voice on the job.”

Judith Browne Dianis, co-director of the Advancement Project in Northwest, said the commemoration will help civil rights organizations and progressive groups to get back to basics.

“We’re one of the newer civil rights organizations,” said Dianis of her group, which was established in 1999. “The idea was to get back to what was best about the movement, support grassroots organizations and use the tools we have to effect change.”

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Bill Lucy, a longtime trade unionist and civil rights activist, said organized labor, as it did in 1963, will be out in large numbers for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. /Courtesy Photo

LABOR continued from Page 8 Dianis said the civil rights landscape is markedly different from 1963.

“Our issues have changed dramatically,” she explained. “We’ve seen the death of Jim Crow but this is a new era of civil rights.

We’re moving with the times, dealing with social media, the death penalty, racial profiling and other issues. This is a different time which means different tactics.”

She said her organization is doing all it can to get as many people out on the National Mall as possible on Saturday, Aug. 24 and Wednesday, Aug. 28.

“For us, it means that we’re going to work to get people, that we’re supportive and working in solidarity of the civil rights movement and issues around it,” Dianis said. “I think the Supreme Court decision and the Trayvon Martin verdict has shown us that we can’t afford to be complacent.”

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in public schools, shows that we have a lot more to do.”

Black people cannot be fooled that having an African American in the White House means all their problems are behind them, she said.

“Our community is devastated by recession, incarceration and dropout factories,” Dianis said.

“While we have the trappings of success, the issues and challenges we face are real.”

Lucy said the level of animus and steady assaults against unions is striking.

“I’ve never seen this at a national level,” he said. “We have a political situation where folks are being attacked for the right to bargain. At the end of the day, the right wing attack on organized labor seeks to push back gains unions have made. We have incredible numbers of low-wage workers and jobs. Labor has historically been on the frontlines of civil rights and it knows that we can’t live on $7.25 an hour.”

“The foundation of the right wing is a change in America.

They are protecting the rights the rich and powerful have enjoyed all these years.”

For years, Lucy said, those seeking to maintain the status quo convinced poor whites and others that women, African

Americans and immigrants had taken away their privilege of color. At the same time, he said, more and more wealth has become more concentrated in fewer and fewer hands.

“In the past, they were able to use color and race to prevent equal opportunity,” he said. “The struggle of the ’60s provided an avenue for blacks to find a way to a middle-class lifestyle. This battle [for equality] is something organized labor has to carry out. Organized labor is the only group powerful enough to fight this.”

Dianis said the march needs to do more than mobilize people for rallies.

“It’s about including them in every decision, being politically educated and bringing them into the movement,” she said. “We have to get individuals to have ownership over the movement.

Reimagining civil rights means we should be multiracial in our approach. There is so much collective power having African Americans, Latinos, and others; (we must) be more inclusive because we also know that these communities face the same type of issues. What we cannot get away from, is organization.”wi The Washington Informer

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College Retention: Keeping Students Engaged and Enrolled

By Deborah D. Grison WI Contributing Writer In the world of academia, the terms freshmen retention and student retention are often referred to when there’s an overall disruption in student enrollment. However, the Office of Retention on many college campuses remains extremely active in supporting a student’s college career from the moment they sign on the dotted line. These offices ensure that students have the resources needed for a successful matriculation and continue to be full-time businesses for institutions of higher learning.

Such is the case at The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), a major research university offering cultural, business and entertainment opportunities with the bustling city as its backdrop. Boasting nearly 2,574 instructional faculty members, with a “one-faculty-member-to-every-11students ratio,” the university offers a more personal learning experience. Allen J. Bryson, the director

of Graduate Programs said, while UIC has a great track record for retention, there are many reasons that students leave school.

“There is a myriad of reasons why students do not return or complete their undergraduate programs.

These range from poor advisement on the creation of class schedules leading to overload and the student becomes overwhelmed, to financial aid issues and also the student’s adjustment to a large campus and student population,” Bryson said.

In an effort to maintain such impressive student enrollment numbers, Bryson’s department developed the Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP), a project geared toward students of African American, Latino and Native American cultures. The program provides a number of support services such as advising, workshops, seminars, counseling, and a crisis center; as well as dormitory programs that cater specifically to freshmen.

Bryson said that SROP not only

University of Illinois – Chicago Summer Research Opportunities Program participants with Allen J. Bryson, director of Graduate Studies. /Courtesy Photo

supports students from their acceptance into UIC through graduation but, also helps students navigate graduate school.

“It is our charge as educators and administrators to go beyond a job description on paper and be the example in real life situations and see our students beyond the finish line of undergraduate graduation and

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into their rightful place as productive, world class, global citizens,” said Bryson.

With 85 percent of all SROP graduates going on to the graduate schools of their choice and 90 percent completing those degrees, the SROP model has proven beneficial.

Sasha McFadden, a recent graduate of Duke University, said had retention programs such as SROP been in place several years ago, it would not have taken her six years to complete her undergraduate program. McFadden moved from D.C. to the Midwest to attend a Big 10 university, but found she could not get her academic or social footing.

“I had roommates who had never seen a black person in person before and I did not make friends easily. I also missed my family.

No one ever tells you how much going away from home magnifies the need for familial connections.

I ended up changing schools three times before successfully completing my degree,” said McFadden, 29.

“I had relatives in North Carolina and that helped heal that loneliness, though it never went away.

One of my uncles told me that I needed to look upon college as an adventure the way he had the Navy.

It may not all be easy or comfortable, but it will be rewarding in the end. I couldn’t reach my goals and nurse the people back at home at the same time,” she said.

Retention programs and support services are often incorporated into Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including Jackson State University, located in Jackson, Miss.

As a diverse, technologically-advanced four-year university, Jackson State offers a retention program based on its commitment to prepare students for global leadership.

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But how does a school challenge the mind of young people who may be homesick or having trouble assimilating into a new environment?

By offering an amazing First Year Experience, said Sonya D. Webster, retention coordinator of Undergraduate Studies. The First Year Experience (FYE) begins as soon as a student is accepted into the university and is designed to help students meet their expectations, conquer challenges and achieve their academic goals. The First Year Experience includes both curricular and co-curricular components to help students make a smooth transition to university life and enhance their college experience in and out of the classroom.

“The reasons why students do not return after their freshman year are vast, with the primary one being financial. From there the reasons range from medical to family issues; however, the mission of the FYE is to increase freshman to sophomore retention by providing an exceptional educational experience common to all freshmen.

Throughout the year, FYE students are provided opportunities for creating academic, social, service, leadership, and co-curricular activities,” she said.

Additionally, Webster noted the use of an Academic Alert System by instructors to monitor the progress of students by charting class attendance and academic performance.

“Students have so many ways of keeping in contact with family from a distance these days, that between the programs the schools offer and technology like Skype and Twitter, retention should be far less a concern than years ago,” McFadden said.wi www.washingtoninformer.com

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By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells said he regrets his colleagues’ decision to vote for what they call the “Living Wage” bill last month.

Eight members of the D.C. Council joined together to put their support behind a bill that would require businesses that make more than $1 billion annually or which operate in spaces 75,000-square-feet or larger, to pay their employees $12.50 an hour.

The 8-5 measure incensed WalMart officials who accused the legislative body of targeting them and pulling a bait-and-switch.

Wells said the legislation will definitely hurt the prospects of new businesses coming to D.C. and those who’re already here from expanding.

“This is against Wal-Mart,” said Wells of the bill during a recent interview. “When the city negotiates deals and we have anchor tenants, for us to change the rules on them is not a good idea.

It undercuts Washington’s image as one who wants to do serious business.”

Wells, who is serving his second term, has his own minimum wage bill that he said he’ll present to the council for consideration when it reconvenes.

“The president proposed $9.25 and I think that sounds right to me,” he said. “We may want to go higher in the next few years.

My bill helps all the residents. It’s a guarantee of a higher minimum wage.”

Wells, 56, said employees can itemize their deductions and keep more money in their pockets. And taxpayers won’t be on the hook because of the increased income taxes the city would receive from people who’ll be working. In addition, Wells said, he proposes creating what he calls a “Healthy D.C. Fund” that District employers would have to pay into if they use part-time employees.

“This solves the problem for more residents than the ‘Living Wage’ bill,” he asserted.

Mayor Vincent C. Gray still has to decide whether he’ll veto the “Large Retailer Accountability Act” or not. Gray said recently that he had not received the bill from Council Chairman Phil Mendelson but when he does, he’ll have 10 days to sign or veto it.

There’s a lot at stake.

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D.C. Council member Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6). /Courtesy Photo

Wal-Mart officials like Alex Barron, a regional general manager for Wal-Mart U.S., describes the legislation as “arbitrary and discriminatory” that “discourages investment in Washington.” As a consequence, he said, Wal-Mart will not build proposed stores at Skyland, Capitol Gateway or New York Avenue. And since the council passed the bill, he and other Wal-Mart officials say, whether or not they finish the three stores already under construction, will depend on a thorough review.

In an earlier interview, local labor leader Joslyn Williams said he’s unimpressed with Wal-Mart’s threats.

“They’ve made this a fight about Wal-Mart. We didn’t,” said Williams, president of the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the AFL-CIO. “Wal-Mart took offense to it. If the shoe fits, wear it. They got uptight, came in with guns blazing, made it about them when it isn’t.”

Williams, who has headed the union for 30 years, said the bill applies to businesses across the board including some like Costco, Home Depot and Macy’s and they have not threatened to leave.

The law, as conceived, was meant to be applied to big-box stores, he said, it is a way to enable residents who are struggling to make a way in a city which is prohibitively expensive and which has rents that are the highest in the country.

“Costco pays their workers more than this … the only one who went high profile was WalMart,” said Williams. “Our position is that we’re going to call your bluff. D.C. has been making it without Wal-Mart for so many years. Wal-Mart has made this a

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Mason Makes AARP’s List of Best Employers for Workers over 50 George Mason University has been ranked 13th out of 50 employers by AARP and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as one of the 2013 Best Employers for Workers Over 50.

George Mason is one of four employers named in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Virginia employers also listed include Bon Secours Virginia Health System (8th) based in Richmond, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (9th) in Arlington, and Virginia Commonwealth University (17th) in Richmond.

“AARP improves opportunities for older workers by spotlighting employers that have implemented programs that help retain, retrain, engage and recruit mature workers,” says AARP Virginia State President Bob Blancato. “Virginia’s four award winners know that recruiting and retaining 50-plus workers is smart business.”

George Mason’s Retirement Connection program is one program that helped the university obtain its ranking of 13th in the nation for the Best Employers honor. Retirees are given a myriad of gifts upon retirement, including complimentary tickets to the Center for the Arts and to a university basketball game, a 30-day pass to the university fitness facility, and complimentary parking for one year. (Those with 15 years of service can continue their Mason parking after their first

wage continued from Page 12 personal campaign and those of us on this side say it’s about equity.”

Wells said Wal-Mart doesn’t have a good record as international citizens but he wouldn’t allow his personal political views to stop him from doing what’s best for his constituents. Yet Wells said he didn’t vote for what he termed, “the anti-Wal-Mart” bill because there are more negatives than positives and it prevents large retailers from coming into the city.

He said seniors and some ministers want Wal-Mart to put down roots for a couple of important reasons.

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complimentary year for just the cost of a hangtag.)

Retirees with 30 or more years of service receive a free lifetime membership to the fitness facility. Employees with 15 or more years of creditable service at retirement are eligible for a health insurance credit to assist with insurance premium costs.

Mason’s Life Planning/Eldercare Services is another noted program. By offering free semimonthly seminars on personal, professional and family wellness, providing eldercare consultation services, and being available for resource and referral assistance, Mason is able to support its faculty and staff in their pursuits of living healthy, happier lives on campus and at home.

“We are so proud to be listed on this year’s AARP top employers for workers over 50 list,” says Linda Harber, associate vice president of Human Resources and Payroll at Mason. “Thanks to all of the Mason community who contribute to helping to make Mason the very special place it is today.

It’s great that our caring work environment has been recognized once again.”

Any U.S.-based employer with at least 50 employees is eligible to apply for the Best Employers award. Candidates are vetted to ensure that practices meet the needs of mature workers. Key areas of consideration include: recruiting practices; opportunities for training, education and career develop-

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The top Best Employers this year will be profiled in the August-September issue of AARP The Magazine. Accompanying that salute will be a feature article that explores the strengths of older workers.

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on a bus once or twice a month and go to Waldorf to the Walmart there,” said Wells. “A senior told me God answered their prayers by bringing Wal-Mart. We’re one of the [most expensive] cities to live in. I asked Pastor L. B. West of Mt. Airy Baptist Church and he said young people don’t have jobs and no hope. We need a place for them to start.”

“I went to religious leaders and they asked me to not oppose Wal-Mart. My concern is that we have many young people who will not start at a living wage. We have a lot of unemployed people here. If we keep companies out of the District, no one will have jobs. I think I’ll get support from my colleagues. Marion Barry has reached out to me and we’re working on this.”wi

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Urban League Hosts Health and Employment Fair

By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer Children jumped up and down and tumbled around in a tall orange and black moon bounce, others looked on wideeyed at clutches of multi-colored balloons tied together with ribbons, and watched a female clown fashion animals and other objects out of balloons. Close by, more children and their parents stood patiently waiting to get bags of popcorn delivered hot from a popcorn maker.

Minutes before the Community Health and Wellness Back to School Festival and Hiring Fair opened

on Saturday, Aug. 16, a throng of people, primarily women and children, pressed forward waiting for security officers to let them into the courtyard of the Greater Washington Urban League (GWUL) in Northwest.

Around the corner, dozens of people seeking a job with CVS stood in a line that stretched from the Urban League’s front door, around the corner and down the block.

“It’s a big deal. It means that we’re doing a good job in the community,” said Janice E. Smith, the organization’s chief operating officer of the turnout. “Our longevity is a testa-

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Greater Washington Urban League Chief Operating Officer Janice Smith, receives a proclamation from D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, declaring August 17, 2013 Greater Washington Urban League Day during a Health and Job Fair held outside of the organization’s headquarters in the bustling Northwest neighborhood of Columbia Heights. /Photo by Corey Parish

ment to the work we do in the Washington, D.C. area. It’s really important because we have to introduce ourselves to new groups, to a new generation.”

“A lot of young people don’t have close-up experience with us. Here, they get to see us and what we do.”

The Greater Washington Urban League, one of the area’s most active social service and civil rights organizations, is celebrating its 75th anniversary and more than seven decades of service to the community.

GWUL provides assistance to more than 65,000 clients every year, including the working poor, individuals, families, children and those in need. It also offers scholarships to area students, summer enrichment programs and operates the Home Purchase Assistance Program for first-time home buyers.

Maudine Cooper, has served as president of the organization for almost 25 years and Smith, Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) and others pointed to her stewardship for the agency’s success.

“I have so many friends who’re involved with the Greater Washington Urban League,” said Gray during brief remarks and the presentation of a proclamation honoring the organization’s 75th anniversary.

“Maudine is like a rock. [Staff] is here every day because they believe in the mission of the Urban League.”

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including AmeriHealth and MedStar Family Choice offered free health screenings to the several hundred people who came by. Visitors lined up to receive book bags, pens, pencils and other school items; vendors sold soap, jewelry and other arts and crafts; and those who participated in the free health screenings for blood pressure, body mass index and other health indicators, received bags of fruits and vegetables.

Hope Tucker strolled around and stopped at the AmeriHealth tent where medical and other personnel checked people’s blood pressure, body mass index and other health indicators.

“I wanted to see what was going on. I live on Irving Street taking care of my 88-year-old father, and I wanted some information, get my mind moving,” said Tucker.

She said she appreciated the opportunity to learn about healthy habits and lifestyles and she gathered pamphlets and brochures, declining to take one about prostate cancer because the only man in her life at the moment, she told the AmeriHealth employee, is her father.

Thirty-five year old Southeast resident Joe Campbell stood in line for several hours in the heat and humidity waiting for an opportunity to apply for a job with CVS. After more than three hours, about 35 people stood between him and the GWUL front door.

“It’s been hard looking for a job,” he said. “I’ve been look-

ing on the Internet, telephone, walking around, emails, Monster, everything. I’m soldiering on.”

Campbell said he hoped to be hired as a pharmacy technician and according to Charnetia Young, CVS’s manager of Workforce Development, the retail chain officials were seeking to fill more than 200 positions in the District, Virginia and Maryland.

“We’re looking for people to fill all positions and we’re looking for pharmacy technicians and supervisors,” she said. “We have many available positions in the market for the right people at the right place at the right time.”

Young said while CVS holds job fairs all the time, she was surprised at the number of prospective employees who showed up.

“The lines show you the need for jobs,” Smith said.

“People want to have money to live, rent an apartment, take care of their needs. This shows that people are willing to work.

People have been here since 8 a.m. – they want an opportunity to work.”

Audrey Epperson agreed.

“A lot of people are unemployed or underemployed,” said Epperson, GWUL’s director of education, employment and training. “I’m not really surprised by the number of people outside, judging from the number of telephone calls we received.”wi www.washingtoninformer.com

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New Schools Chief Makes Rounds on First Day On the first day at a new school, Kevin Maxwell raised his hand, answered a teacher’s question and tried to make friends with the boys and girls.

Maxwell happens to be Kevin Maxwell, Ph.D., the new chief executive officer for Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) and on Monday, Aug. 19, the first day of school in the county, he visited five schools with Bladensburg Elementary School being the first.

“I am real excited,” said Maxwell as he stood in front of the elementary school shortly before 8 a.m. “The promise, the potential, the opportunity of the first day. I never sleep well before the first day.”

During the day, Maxwell, County Executive Rushern L. Baker III and an entourage of school board members, other school officials, Bladensburg’s mayor and media visited Central High School in Capitol Heights, Andrew Jackson Academy in Forestville as well as Barnaby Manor Elementary and Oxon Hill High School, both in Oxon Hill.

Maxwell, who graduated from Bladensburg High School, talked about his commitment to visiting all 204 schools in the county during the school year.

“I like to see for myself the conditions, the class size, the curriculum being taught, the ways it’s being taught,” he said.

Raised in Prince George’s County, Maxwell spent 22 years as a teacher, principal and administrator in the PGCPS. He served as superintendent in Anne Arundel County prior to Baker luring him back to the county this summer after a highly contested shake-up of the schools’ administration system.

At Baker’s request the state legislature changed the structure of the school system with an expanded school board and the school chief now reporting to the county executive.

Maxwell shook hands with parents and welcomed students.

PGCPS Board Chair Segun Eubanks, Ed.D., also greeted students and parents outside the school as they arrived.

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he asked one little boy.

“Clearly we are excited,” Eubanks told a reporter. “It’s Day One, the beginning of a new era in Prince George’s County Public Schools. I believe we are now committed to excellence in a way that’s serious with the county executive being all in, a reconfigured board … to move us to a level of achievement that we know our school and students can reach.”

Bladenburg’s principal Judith Haughton-Williams expressed her joy as well.

“I’m always excited to receive my students,” said Haughton-Williams, adding that safety and an orderly environment are top priorities for the school’s 730 students and staff.

Asked about the changes at the top of the school system, the principal said, “I perceive positive change will occur.”

Parents and students arriving at the elementary school loaded down with school supplies and bulky book bags seemed far less concerned about the presence of officials and media.

Marquita Queen escorted her 4-year-old daughter Makhia Williams to school with her two other children in tow – a 3-year-old and a 2-week-old.

Queen said she was “excited and nervous” about her child starting pre-kindergarten.

Makhia said she looked forward to playing with toys and drawing.

Alan Vargas, 9, was returning to Bladensburg Elementary School accompanied by his mother Doris and a sister who’s beginning kindergarten and his brother who’s starting first grade.

Asked how he felt about going back to school, Alan, who’s in the fourth grade said “It’s good because this is a new year.”

Inside Bladensburg Elementary School, new teachers and veteran teaching staff hugged students,wiped away tears, launched into the curriculum and established rules of the classroom.

“We don’t play basketball with the trash can,” admonished fifthgrade teacher Karen Card to a boy who shot his milk container into the can. “Look at me. I don’t want to talk to you again.”

Card described the first day of school as New Year’s Day. “The kids come with brand-new

Nakita Kenley, center, is alert and prepared for the first day of classes at Bladensburg Elementary School in Bladensburg, Md., on Monday, August 19. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah

attitudes,” she said of her 26 students.

Maxwell welcomed students via the school’s television system. “Nothing is more important in this world than getting a good education,” he said.

He then spent about 45 min-

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At one point Maxwell and Baker even sat cross-legged with a class of first-graders and raised their hands when the teacher asked “What do you love to do at school?”

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“I came to your school because I used to be a teacher,” said Maxwell. “I’m used to being with children on the first day of school.”wi

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a photo of former Negro League star Mamie Johnson on the mound has got to be worth at least a million.

Johnson and more than a dozen other stars of a bygone era of baseball where blacks starred in a league of their own, visited the White House earlier this month and received praise from President Barack Obama, who lauded them for their courage in participating and excelling in a sport that didn’t always welcome them.

“They may not have wanted us to play, but when Jackie Robinson opened those doors and when the Negro League All-Stars would play against the Major League Baseball All-Stars, our guys would whoop them every time,” said Johnson, 77.

The petite former fireballer still laughs about the way in which she received the nickname, “Peanut.” Standing all of 5-foot-3 and weighing 120 pounds, some say soaking wet, Johnson counted as one of three women to play in the male-dominated Negro Leagues in the 1950s. She pitched for the In-

dianapolis Clowns and the first batter to face her, Hank Baylis of the Kansas City Monarchs, openly questioned the tiny hurler’s ability.

“He said I wasn’t any bigger than a peanut and there was no way that I could strike out a man,” Johnson said.

After the surly slugger whiffed on three pitches, Johnson’s teammates and opponents recognized that her game was much bigger than her frame. With a fastball that matched any the majors or anyone else had to offer, Johnson recalled that many people wondered aloud where she got

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Mamie “Peanut” Johnson. /Courtesy Photo: The Baseball Hall of Fame

her strength. The answer, she said, remains quite simple. “I didn’t grow up eating just sandwiches,” she said. “I ate greens and cornbread and buttermilk.”

Johnson, who lives in Northeast, pitched three seasons with the Clowns and won 33 games – considered outstanding by baseball standards.

“That was a great experience because, back then, our league had the finest baseball players in the world and it was just an honor to know that I was good enough to play with them,” she said.

Earlier this year, Mayor Vincent Gray and several District of Columbia officials dedicated, Mamie “Peanut” Johnson Field, at the Rosedale Recreation Center in Northeast in her honor.

Prior to that, officials in her home state of South Carolina, named a street in her honor and on numerous occasions, Johnson has been asked to throw out ceremonial first pitches at ballgames throughout the country.

“Individuals who devote their time and talent to enhance the quality of life for others are worthy of praise and public recognition,” said Gray, 70, who noted that the field is the first in the District to be named in honor of a woman.

Others agreed.

“Johnson is an amazing person and athlete as well as an example to all,” said the District’s Department of Parks and Recreation Director Jesus Aguirre.

“She shows that with perseverance and discipline, you can achieve your dreams,” he said.

Born in Ridgeway, S.C., in 1935, Johnson moved in with her grandmother after her moth-

er migrated to Washington, D.C., to secure employment. Johnson started playing baseball at the age of seven after being taught how to pitch by an uncle.

“Back then, we would use a bucket as home plate and the balls were rocks that we wrapped in tape,” she said, adding that she and her friends also created bats out of sturdy tree limbs. Soon after her mother moved to the Nation’s Capital, Johnson joined her and began looking for an opportunity to play baseball.

“One of the things I knew I had going for me if I were ever going to be successful was that I could outsmart a batter,” Johnson said. After Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, Johnson and a friend attempted to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which later was immortalized in the 1992 movie, “A League of Their Own,” starring Madonna.

“They looked at us like we were crazy, as if to say, ‘What do you want here?’” Johnson said. “We stood there for a long time and we didn’t say anything and neither did they. So we left,” she said. However, six years after Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, Johnson was hired by the Clowns. Many thought it was a publicity stunt because the Negro Leagues were on the decline and many African Americans started to play in the majors.

Johnson said that talk didn’t bother her and neither did the rejection by the other league.

“The fact that the All-American Girls Professional Baseball

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League turned me down became such a blessing,” Johnson said.

“It led me to the Negro Leagues and to know that I was good enough to be with these great gentlemen made me the proudest lady in the world.” It also gave Johnson the right to say that she

did something in baseball that no other woman had achieved.

“I got a chance to play with people like Satchel Paige,” she said. Johnson eventually left baseball and went to college. She started a second career as a nurse and, after 30 years, she retired.

Still, baseball has continued to embrace her.

Every major league baseball team symbolically drafted a surviving member of the Negro Leagues on June 5, 2008. The hometown Washington Nationals drafted Johnson, making her an honorary member of the team.

“They told me I was now part of the Nationals’ family,” Johnson said. “I’m still thrilled, although I don’t get to the park as often as I’d like.” Going into the 2013 season, Johnson said she planned to attend some Nats games because she was optimistic about their chances of winning a championship. Today, Johnson remains busy making the rounds as a motivational speaker, advising young people not to give up on their dreams.

“If there’s anything you want to do, do it, especially the young ladies. You can do anything you want to do if you put your mind to it and work hard,” she said. “I played when they said I couldn’t.

No, it wasn’t the major leagues, but it was the black major leagues and I can say, ‘I made it.’”wi

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The March on Washington at 50 Fifty years to the day that Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, President Barack Obama will take to the same steps to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

The march is one of Black American’s greatest achievements. Tourism officials in the Nation’s Capital are hoping that a quarter-million people will assemble in Washington, August 21-28, 2013, for events hosted by the King children, the remaining four of the original “Big Six” organizations and the march’s last living organizer, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), and other organizations such as the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network.

The main events will include a commemorative march and rally along the historic 1963 route and a “Global Freedom Festival.” The rally will be held at the Lincoln Memorial and the festival on the National Mall. Among the featured speakers and groups are: Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, the families of Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till; Lewis, and a host of Democratic officeholders and union officials.

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 50 years ago remains one of the most successful mobilizations ever created by the American Left. Organized by a coalition of trade unionists,

By William Reed civil rights activists, and feminists of the day, most of them African American and nearly all of them Socialists – the protest drew nearly a quarter-million people to the Nation’s Capital. It was the largest such demonstration in the history of the United States and set the stage for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Unfortunately, many of the issues that gave rise to the March on Washington 50 years ago remain unfulfilled or under siege today. African Americans are still nearly twice as likely to be unemployed as Whites, a rate unchanged in the past 50 years. Actually, “March 2013” serves as bitter reminders of not only how far we still are from realizing “the vision for jobs and freedom”, it also underscores how ephemeral the gains made by the civil rights movement currently are in today’s society.

As Black Americans assemble in Washington D.C. again, it’s important that Blacks remember the role the late Bayard Rustin played in the march and subsequent movements. A proud Black gay man, Rustin served as an indispensable architect of the civil rights movement. His most noteworthy achievements include serving as chief organizer of the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, mentoring Dr. Martin Lu-

ther King, Jr., helping to form the Southern Christian Leadership Conference along with the A. Philip Randolph Institute.

Quiet and dignified throughout his career, Rustin probably would view with disdain the drama that D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities wrought when they allowed local gay activists to summarily dismiss gospel singer and Pastor Donnie McClurkin from performing at a concert, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

A spokesperson for Gray said that: “The Arts and Humanities Commission and Donnie McClurkin’s management decided that it would be best for him to withdraw because the purpose of the event is to bring people together,” said Doxie McCoy. “Mayor Gray said the purpose of the event is to promote peace and harmony. That is what King was all about.”

Whether MLK “was all about” deference to gay lifestyles is questionable. However, McClurkin said he was “asked not to attend,” and cites the article he penned on a Christian website in 2002 that said that he struggled with homosexuality. “I’ve been through this and have experienced God’s power to change my lifestyle,” McClurkin wrote. “I am delivered and I know God can deliver others, too.” A longtime gay rights activist, Phil Pannell, raised objections with the mayor’s office because he said McClurkin’s comments on homosexuality were not in keeping with the spirit of the “beloved community” about which King spoke.

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District Residents Considered Physically Fit Obesity Rate Second Lowest in the Country

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer For Karen Banks, the decision wasn’t easy.

Doctors advised the Northeast resident to strongly consider dieting, because she suffered with cardiovascular problems.

“I love to eat and that in itself isn’t a real problem,” said Banks, a clinical psychologist who treats patients for anxiety, depression, and other mental-health related illnesses. “I have told many a client that we should not let anything control us, that we must take control. Yet, I found myself not being able to give up pork chops, steak and certain things that were necessary for me to [stay] healthy until the doctors finally said, ‘You are at-risk for a major heart attack,’” said Banks, who lives in Northwest.

At more than 250 pounds and standing 5-feet-8 inches tall, Banks said she needed to lose 100 pounds to reach her appropriate body mass index (BMI).

Losing the weight required 11 months of gym workouts, resisting fast foods and those with high salt content. It also required a lot of self-discipline, she said.

“But, I made it and I feel so much better.”

Now, like so many other adults in Washington, D.C., Banks frequents local gyms and often bikes, jogs or walks to her destinations throughout the District.

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obesity rates in Washington, D.C., registered at 21.9 percent.

Only the state of Colorado enjoyed a better percentage, at 20.5 percent.

Louisiana weighed in at 34.7 percent; Mississippi hit the scales at 34.6 percent; and Arkansas rated a bulky 34.5 percent, and counted as the worst in terms of obesity. Maryland at 27.6 percent; and Virginia at 27.4 percent ranked 26th and 27th respectively out of the 50 U.S. states and territories included in the report.

Overall, one in every three adults and one in every six children in America are obese. The statistics are based on data collected in 2009 and 2010. The numbers also revealed increases in certain demographics, including the African-American community.

“There has been an increase [in weight] in males overall, especially adult males,” said Dr. Cynthia Ogden, an epidemiologist and branch chief at the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Md. “It’s important to track obesity, because we know that it’s related to certain types of cancer, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. It really is linked to many chronic health conditions in adults,” Ogden said.

Monitoring children remains important because “obese children often track to be obese adults,” she said.

The average BMI for men and women in the U.S., currently checks in at 28.7. A BMI of 25 or greater constitutes an individual as being overweight, while a

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health OBESITY continued from Page 19 BMI of 30 or greater, means that a person is considered obese.

In the District, the average BMI is less than 25, CDC officials said.

The prevalence of persons classified as overweight or obese stands at 68.8 percent of the overall population – 73.9 percent of men are obese, while 63.7 percent of women are considered to be overweight.

The prevalence of obesity in children stands at approximately 17 percent, nationwide.

Obesity rates vary based on income, said officials at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in Princeton, N.J. More than 31 percent of adults ages 18 and older who earn less than $25,000 per year are obese, compared with 25.4 percent of those who earn at least $50,000 per year.

In addition to the latest data that indicates a stable rate of adult obesity, CDC statistics show, 18 states and one U.S. territory experienced a decline in

obesity rates among preschool children from low-income families.

“After decades of unrelenting bad news, we’re finally seeing signs of progress. In addition to today’s news about the steady rates for adults, we’ve seen childhood obesity rates declining in cities and states that were among the first to adopt a comprehensive approach to obesity prevention,” said Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, RWJF’s president and CEO. “But, no one should believe the nation’s work is done. We’ve learned a lot in the last decade about how to prevent obesity. Now, it’s time to take that knowledge to scale,” said Lavizzo-Mourey, 59.

Khadija Tribble, a Southeast Washington, D.C., resident recently featured in the Huffington Post’s report, “State of Black America,” said she had planned to go sky diving, but her plans were derailed because she was overweight, and cautioned by the flight crew not to take the plunge. Tribble has since be-

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come an advocate for healthy living. Currently, she’s the director of operations for the Center of Excellence at United Medical Center in Southeast.

Approximately 42 million African Americans live in the United States and, 14.2 percent, or 558,600, are obese, CDC officials said. Of the approximately 248 million white Americans, liv-

ing in the U.S., nearly 25 percent or 62 million are obese.

However, CDC officials noted that the District as a whole counts as mostly non-obese.

Also, African Americans living in poorer neighborhoods continue to face numerous challenges in maintaining a healthy weight.

“Where I live, there is not a gym within two miles; there is

one grocery store that serves 73,000 folks; there is high crime, which is a big deterrent for me being outside; and five recreation centers, which are subpar at best,” said Tribble, 43. “In terms of restaurants … there is an IHOP, a McDonald’s, a Popeye’s, about six or seven Subways, a 7-Eleven, and maybe 10to-15 carryout’s.” wi

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NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Observing the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the 150th anniversary of the emancipation Proclamation, the symposium will be both commemorative and forward-looking. Hosted by the Clarice Smith Center, in partnership with the UMD School of Public Policy and the UMD School of Public Health, the symposium is the launch of e National Civil War Project at the Center. With the Civil War as the genesis of the Civil Rights Movement in this country, scholarly presentations and stimulating artistic experiences will examine issues of the Civil War through the lens of our nation’s civil rights struggles. It will place the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in its historic context, both as the culmination of the struggle since the emancipation Proclamation and as the stage-setting for a new generation of civil rights issues that reveal the important — but often hidden — inequalities of our time.

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The digital revolution in the U.S. was growing 38 years ago.

Corporations were replacing electric typewriters with desktop computers. Consumers started purchasing computers for home use. Schools placed computers in classrooms. But in Philadelphia, Pa., Earl Pace and the late David Wimberly, both African Americans, worried that African Americans and other people of color would be left out of the IT (Information Technology) industry.

They founded the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA), which currently has 45 chapters, including the District’s, and more than 2,000 members. Its ethnically diverse membership includes IT professionals and college students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

“The ‘digital divide’ has become wider” despite BDPA’s efforts, Monique F. Berry, BDPA’s national president said. “It starts in elementary school, where our children are discouraged from taking the harder sciences. In colleges, our students don’t have mentors in the sciences and IT. BDPA mentors and encourages college students to enter IT.” Recently, BDPA held its 35th annual conference at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Northwest. The event, sponsored by corporations that include Johnson & Johnson and Hewlett-Packard, attracted more than 500 to the career fair and technology expo at the bustling downtown locale.

“We don’t have enough decision makers and check writers in IT,” said Berry. “At our conference, there are chief information officers and chief executive officers who look like us.”

A 2010 Pew study revealed that more African Americans and Latinos than whites access the Internet through cell phones, primarily for entertainment.

Berry said the skills many African American children and teens develop in playing computer games will not help them in IT. “Playing computer games is a consumer skill,” she said. “We teach young people advanced computer programming.”

One hundred thirty college and high school students attended this year’s conference, Berry said.

Twenty students hailed from the greater Washington metropolitan area. The conference’s three-day Youth Technology Camp, which

focused on such topics as women in IT, developing android applications, and animation using Adobe Flash, served as an additional means for reaching young people.

The conference includes a national High School Computer Competition, established in 1986

by Jesse L. Bemley, director of the Southeast-based Joint Educational Facilities, Inc. “It marked the first time high school students participated in the conference,” he said. Bemley’s organization teaches young people advanced computer programming, contemporary mathematics and robotics.

The High School Computer Competition consists of oral and computerized examinations and a programming component.

“In the programming component, students have seven to eight hours to create a website which can perform transactions that day,” explained Berry. Seventeen teams competed this year, including those from the District and Northern Virginia.

Students enjoy networking with conference participants from around the country.

“I learn about new concepts at the conference,” said Michael Bijou, 23, a Bowie State University senior from Southeast. “I hear about the hottest new technologies, and talk to people who understand what I’m talking about.”

Bijou hopes to earn a Ph.D. in computer science and work for the Federal Communications Commission in communications technology and mobile networking.

Bijou’s mother taught him how to use a computer when he was four. Bryan Bemley’s father tried to teach him how to use one when he was three.

“I grew up with the conference, which I’ve attended since 1996,” said Bryan Bemley, 25, also a Bowie State University senior from Southeast. “It has been a mentoring and molding experience.”

Bryan Bemley hopes to earn a Ph.D. in computer science or network security. “I also want to start my own 3D animation studio and produce games and movies,” he said. “That way I will always have work.” wi To read this story in its entirety, go to www.washingtoninformer.com www.washingtoninformer.com

Back to School Preparations Critical to Student Success So it’s time to start preparing for school after the summer break.

For those going into 10th and 11th grades, this is all about preparing for college admission. At SisterMentors, the nonprofit program that I run, we have been preparing girls for college since middle school. But if you are only now starting to prepare as a 10th or 11th grader, it is not too late. As one college admission staff told our girls recently, “It’s not about how you start, but about how you finish.”

So let’s begin with some tips gained from SisterMentors’ annual college visits, primarily from admission staff at the University of Maryland and the University of Virginia.

Academics, academics, academics. Yes, I said it three times because it is so important. Admission staff emphasize that academics play a major role in their decision to admit you to their university. And when it comes to more selective universities like the University of Maryland and the University of Virginia, academics is the deciding factor.

However, it’s not just about getting good grades in regular classes but about getting good grades in the most challenging classes your school offers in “foundation” classes.

The most challenging classes your school may offer are Advanced Placement (APs), International Baccalaureate (IBs), or Honors classes. Foundation classes are not electives but are Math, Science, English and Social Studies. If you have two years of a foreign language or speak a language other than English, that will also boost your application. The bottom line is this: take the most challenging classes your school offers in foundation classes and get As and Bs. As one admission staff told the girls in SisterMentors, “You can’t get ‘C’ grades and expect ‘A’ opportunities.” Most 10th and 11th graders can push themselves and do better in academics. You are one of them.

Guidance Counselor. Introduce yourself to your guidance counselor and visit him or her regularly. I hope you are not asking yourself “who is my guidance counselor?” or saying “my guidance counselor is always busy and I don’t want to bother her.”

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around the education region story. Talk about your family, your upbringing, your struggles and challenges, your hopes and fears for the future, who you are and who you would like to become.

Uncloak yourself and be real.

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cation. Remember, academics should be your focus and once you get that down, you can then start going beyond academics.

Personal Statement/Essay. One last thing I would like to mention is the importance of your personal statement or essay. The sooner you start drafting this, the better.

In essence, this reveals to the admission staff the person behind the grades, classes and SAT scores.

This is your moment to tell your

organization based in Washington, DC. She is the founder of EduSeed’s SisterMentors program which mentors girls of color from low income families in elementary, middle and high school inspiring girls to stay in school, do well and go to college. The girls are mentored by women of color who SisterMentors helps to complete their dissertations and earn their doctorates. The program has helped 20 young women to go to college and 44 women to earn doctorates.

By Shireen K. Lewis your parents involved here and ask them to keep in touch with your guidance counselor to get regular updates.

Guidance counselors are important because they will write you a recommendation for colleges you are applying to and will have college information that will help you. Their recommendation letter will be stellar if they know you well and can talk about your hopes, dreams and challenges. I tell high school girls in SisterMentors to go see their guidance counselor at least every two weeks.

Make an appointment, or go stand at the door and wait.

PSATs and SATs. You may be saying, “I don’t do well on standardized tests.” That’s okay. I don’t do well on them either but that doesn’t prevent us from having a strategy to get a good score.

Take a preparatory (prep) course.

Yes, I know they can cost a lot, but they are worth it, especially those courses that have a track record of success. These tests are really not about how knowledgeable you are, but about how well you can take tests. PSATs and SATs are important because they may not only help get you admitted to the college of your choice, but also make you eligible for scholarships and grants. In other words --- you get free money.

Extracurricular Activities and Volunteering. Beyond academics – are extracurricular activities and volunteering determining factors in college admission? Maybe.

Maybe not. One admission staff person told SisterMentors girls that they should do community service because they want to, not because it looks good on their college application. Do it because it’s the right thing to do and you are passionate about it. Or, play a sport because you enjoy it and it helps boost your self-esteem.

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Booker Appears Headed to U.S. Senate Newark Mayor Cory Booker easily won the Democratic primary last week and the expectation is that he’ll be easily elected to the U.S. Senate to complete the 15-month term of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

Booker, 44, has benefitted from widespread name recognition and high poll numbers. A rising star in the Democratic Party, he’s expected to one day run for president. There have been the inevitable comparisons to President Barack Obama but Booker is a man who brings his own sense of style, political acumen and acuity to his job.

While Democrats and their Republican colleagues carry water for the corporate elite to the detriment of the poor and the middle class, Booker’s prospective elevation comes at a time when Democrats must hold onto the 56 seats they already have. With the 2014 midterm elections looming, prognosticators like Nate Silver are gazing into their crystal balls and calling the Senate a toss-up.

Nothing happens in a vacuum, so the Supreme Court’s decision to gut the Voting Rights Act and the rush by several states to quickly implement restrictive voting laws aids the cause of Republicans seeking to block non-whites from voting and thereby increasing their chances of holding or gaining seats in Congress.

Republicans will need to win six seats to wrest control of the Senate from their rivals. Silver believes Republicans could end up with 50 or 51 seats. If Republicans become the majority, the prospects for Obama’s agenda and legacy, and for policies and programs that most black people embrace would be dim.

The Supreme Court’s recent rulings on Affirmative Action, the Voting Rights Act as well as the Trayvon Martin verdict have energized people of color. This is also reflected in the sentiments expressed by those planning to participate in the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Black people, people of color, the poor, students and the elderly are under siege.

Voting for Booker is step one in ensuring that Democrats hold onto the Senate.

The next step is to make sure that we come out to vote in numbers that rival or exceed that of the 2012 general election so that we can decisively beat back the forces of ignorance, intolerance and bigotry.

Back to School Next week, District students will be heading back to school for the 2013-14 academic year. In just about every jurisdiction, but particularly in Washington, the new school year will resurrect a variety of challenges that will test administrators, teachers and students alike.

D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson is expected to continue her push to close what she describes as under-performing schools and to continue a reform effort that has alienated swathes of parents and disrupted the lives of young people primarily being schooled east of the Anacostia River.

At recent public events, Mayor Vincent C. Gray has gushed about test scores which show that traditional public school students have produced scores in reading and math that are the highest in the District’s history. In addition, the test scores indicate the largest single-year gain since 2008. We congratulate those children for their success.

These test results, not withstanding, no one can overlook the turmoil, anguish and concern Henderson’s reforms have had on students, parents and communities at schools targeted for closure.

All have paid a high price.

Yet we wish all our children in the Washington Metropolitan area well, and we continue to push for adults involved in developing and implementing public and charter school policy to put the children first, ahead of egos, politics and all the other issues that blur our ability to provide all of our children a quality education.

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The Spingarn I Knew I am a proud 1966 graduate of Joel Elias Spingarn High School.

I was saddened to read about the closing of Spingarn High School.

The Spingarn that closed was not the Spingarn I knew. The Spingarn I knew was considered one of the top high schools in the city. We held thespian plays with talented student actors. We read Beowulf in Old English, Shakespeare, the Iliad, the Odyssey and many more classics. We had an outstanding choir, we had a Latin club, and we had an honor society and many more student organizations. Our teachers were excellent and could have worked anywhere outside of education for a lot more money, but they were dedicated to their students and saw to it that we had an excellent education.

Our principal, Purvis J. Williams, was a scholar and a gentleman. He was always immaculately attired in suits and vests. He had old school values and held us to them. When there was an assembly program students came in orderly and quietly; any deviation to this rule and

the entire assembly was sent out and required to return correctly.

There were many rules at Spingarn that were enforced. One which I remember involved the coveted grass. No one was allowed to walk on the front lawn; any infraction merited a suspension; there were consequences in those days. Today, there is an ugly black walkway on that coveted lawn. Annie Dunn, the assistant principal for girls, roamed the halls with a ruler checking to see that girl’s skirts and dresses were not too short.

The Spingarn that I knew held high expectations for the academic success of all its students regardless of the academic track they were in. Parents reinforced those expectations; there was no acting out in class during those days. Parents told their children that if they were called about any misbehavior, there would be serious consequences. Spingarn was known not only for its academic excellence but also for its talented athletes. Elgin Baylor and David Bing were two of many Green Wave champions. Most of my classmates were expected to go to college and many did on academic scholarships. My graduating class

of over 300 was as large as if not larger than the total current enrollment. I wish this was an anomaly but today’s Spingarn is a reflection of many of our elementary and secondary schools.

Something tragic happened during the years that followed my graduating class. Drugs devastated our neighborhoods and all norms, values and morals that were once so important to our people vanished. Rules deemed too demoralizing to students self esteem were dropped without alternatives to govern student behavior. Consequently, a few unruly students could thwart the education of entire classes, intimidate teachers, administratively handcuff the school administration and ultimately contribute to the exodus of middle class families. I wish this closing of Spingarn would be one of the last school closings in our city.

Unfortunately, I believe that our public schools are past the point of no return and the future will belong to the public charter and private schools.

Laura Gardner Washington, D.C.

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By Jineea Butler

Hip Hop Artists Miss a Beat by Avoiding D.C. March Beginning this weekend, there will be two celebrations of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom – one on Saturday, Aug. 24 and another one on Aug. 28, the actual anniversary of the march. Yet, I haven’t heard or seen much enthusiasm from the Hip Hop community and began to wonder what it is going to take to bridge the gap between these two generations.

While no one can argue the im-

portance and significance of the original March, we may have to pull teeth to get this generation to participate wholeheartedly.

Let’s examine why.

If you analyze many Hip Hop songs, the content contains much of what each individual sees or interprets during their life experience. Many even fabricate or over exaggerate their experiences to emphasize their point. Listeners respond because they can relate to or vividly visualize the subject matter.

When it comes to the Civil

Rights Movement, young people simply don’t see the benefit. Hip Hop has a ‘prove it to me’ mentality. It is also suffers from an instant gratification syndrome.

If we want to successfully connect the generations we have to present a transparent agenda that leads to direct and tangible results for everyone. The Hip Hop community analyzes through sharp lenses and is slow to trust anything that is presented by people who are considered outsiders. That is also why anyone who poses as Hip Hop’s ally

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gets away like a fat rat.

Tyrone Price, a loyal follower of Hip Hop and the 5% Nation, says he is sick of the illusions.

He reasons, “You only have one time to convince me that the apple is green, before I look at it and see that its red and after that I will never trust you again.

I feel that way about civil rights leaders. I am tired of hearing that things are going to change if I go out an March for their agenda. Things haven’t changed.”

I also reached out to 24 Hours of Peace founder and Hip Hop

artist Hakim Green from Channel Live weighs in with his perspective, “Considering it’s the 50th anniversary of the March, it’s a shame that we aren’t more focused on it and haven’t risen to the level that inspired the original March. I don’t understand why our elders haven’t been galvanizing people to honor the 50th anniversary as soon as President Obama started his second term in office. The Million Man March for me was the commem-

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By George E. Curry

Why We’re Still Marching For a while, it looked like the 50th anniversary observance of the March on Washington would expose a sharp split in the Civil Rights Movement. Al Sharpton jumped ahead of his colleagues by cornering Martin Luther King III and the two of them announced a March on Washington for Saturday, August 24.

Other civil rights leaders were planning events around that time and complained privately

that Sharpton and Martin III had locked up key funding from major labor groups, a primary source of funding for the movement.

A series of high-profile events – the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v.

Holder gutting the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, remanding a University of Texas affirmative action case back to the appellate level for stricter scrutiny and George Zimmerman being found not guilty of

second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old unarmed Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. – left African-Americans and their supporters clamoring for an outlet to express their disgust.

Suddenly, the march organized by Sharpton became the focal point. With Sharpton still working on other leaders in the background, urging them to come aboard, the pieces began to quickly fall in place. At this point, it looks like all of

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the major civil rights leaders – including Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National League; Charles Steele, CEO of Dr. King’s old organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); Jesse Jackson, founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition; Ben Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, among others – will join Sharpton and King as headliners of the Aug. 24 march.

Of course, there are the usual detractors who argue, as conser-

vative talk show host Armstrong Williams does, that we’ve been marching so long that we should have reached wherever we were marching to by now.

The reality is that we haven’t reached our destination. Black unemployment has been twice that of Whites for the past five decades. The progress made by expanding the Black middle class has been eroded by the Great Recession and Blacks are pro-

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By Lee A. Daniels

Celebrating the “Masses” of the Mass Movement Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wasn’t there by himself.

On that sweltering sunlit day of August 28, 1963, King and the other leaders of the national civil rights organizations didn’t stand at the Lincoln Memorial and speak their powerful words to an empty outdoor auditorium of the National Mall.

They spoke to the masses of the movement – a quarter-million strong in Washington that

day, and millions more glued to television sets and radios around the country. And they spoke to White America for the masses of the movement.

But it’s critically important to understand that their speaking for the masses was, in significant measure, just a matter of convenience.

It in no way diminishes the oratorical, intellectual and tactical brilliance of King; Whitney M. Young, Jr. of the National Urban League; Roy Wilkins of the NAACP; A. Philip Ran-

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dolph of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the famous Black union of Pullman railroad porters; Dorothy I. Height of the National Council of Negro Women; John Lewis of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; and James Farmer of the Congress of Racial Equality; or the organizational genius of Bayard Rustin to say they didn’t build the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s by themselves.

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other Americans – those who stood on the front lines and those who worked behind the scenes – did. They did so by their work, largely out of the somewhat protective spotlight of the national media, in scores of Southern cities, towns and hamlets. And they did so at a great cost.

The sugary sentimentality that often obscures the reality of the civil rights movement era glosses over the fact that the March itself was bracketed by two terrible acts of racial violence. It

occurred just two months after Medgar Evers, the NAACP’s fearless Mississippi field secretary, was assassinated as he stood in the driveway of his home, and two weeks before Klan extremists in Birmingham, Ala. dynamited the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church during its Sunday School hour, killing four young Black girls.

That those evil acts did not provoke the Black masses to break their commitment to non-

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By Julianne Malveaux

Russell Simmons Violates Harriet Tubman everybody could watch a socalled parody of “Harriet Tubman” having sex with her White slave master with the intent of filming it and blackmailing him?

How could he, this forward-focused man, decide to demean an emancipation heroine? Choose to demean her by making her a sexual object? Even as he took the offensive tape off his website, please tell me, somebody, what Simmons was thinking? (In my first draft of this column, I called this man a “brother,” but really I mean the brother from

Every time I hear the voice of Russell Simmons, I hear a cool, clean, clear meditative voice, especially on Twitter where he drops his yoga knowledge in a reflective way. I guess he wasn’t folding his legs and saying a centered “Om” when he decided to ridicule an African woman. How did his voice distort itself to decide that he would post a YouTube video on a space where

another mindset.)

Harriet Tubman is credited for freeing more than 400 enslaved people. She is credited for pulling a gun on some who ambivantly embarked on the Under Ground Railroad, then wanted to turn back to massa.

It’s complicated, but no matter how complicated it was, the depiction of Harriet Tubman a sex object is not only disparaging to a freedom fighter, but to every Black woman who stands on her shoulders Nearly 20 years ago, Professor

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Anita Hill stared down a Senate Committee and spoke of the sexual harassment she experienced from now Associate “Justice” Clarence Thomas. The judiciary committee dismissed her claims as “erotomania;” interestingly, others who had similar claims were not allowed to testify. Despite the best legal representation out there, Hill was excoriated in the media. From my perspective, her best statement was “they don’t know me” in response to those who used minutia to claim special knowledge of

her life and daily living.

When you don’t know African American women it is easy and lazy to reduce us into stereotypes. Does Russell Simmons know Harriett Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells, Anna Julia Cooper, Sadie TM Alexander, and Mary McLeod Bethune? Does he know Coretta Scott King, Myrlie Evers, Betty Shabazz, C. Delores Tucker.

Does he know us, or does he simply see us as the fodder for

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By Marc H. Morial

National Urban League to Mark 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington movement leaders known as the “Big Six” – James Farmer of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); John Lewis of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC); A. Philip Randolph of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; Roy Wilkins of the NAACP; and our own Whitney M. Young, Jr. as president of the National Urban League.

While that day is most remem-

“The hour is late. The gap is widening. The rumbles of the drums of discontent resounding throughout this land are heard in all parts of the world.” - Whitney M. Young, Jr. at the 1963 March on Washington Fifty years ago, on August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered for the historic March on Washington to demand jobs and freedom. The March was organized by a coalition of civil rights, social justice and labor

bered for Dr. King’s landmark “I Have a Dream” speech, Whitney Young and a host of other speakers took the podium to call for the passage of long overdue civil rights legislation and to demand jobs, a living wage, decent housing and quality education for all. As America prepares to mark the anniversary of this watershed moment and in the same spirit of unity and collaboration that Whitney Young brought to the 1963 March, the National Urban League will again join with other leading civil rights

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organizations to mobilize citizens across the nation to gather in Washington, D.C. to continue to press for economic empowerment and justice.

While much progress has been made in the last 50 years, in re-reading Whitney Young’s insightful 1963 speech, I was disappointed by the fact that many of the problems he so passionately challenged us to face back then, continue to plague us today – growing income inequality, high unemployment, urban and rural poverty, separate and un-

equal schools, health and criminal justice disparities, even racebased barriers to the right to vote. That is why this is not simply a time of commemoration, but more importantly, a time of continuation. The National Urban League was there in 1963, and we are still there in 2013. We are still determined to continue America’s unfinished march to freedom and to bring jobs, dignity, economic empowerment and justice to communities most

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By Askia Muhammad

Black August: Time to Celebrate Nat Turner, Marcus Garvey, George Jackson In addition to the great March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom which took place on Aug. 28, 1963 there are a number of other important milestones in August which have prompted some to refer to the month as “Black August.”

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While still a young child, Turner was overheard describing events that had happened before he was born. This, along with his keen intelligence, and other signs marked him in the eyes of his people as a prophet “intended for some great purpose.”

On May 12, 1828, Turner had a vision: “I heard a loud noise in the heavens, and the Spirit instantly appeared to me and said the Serpent was loosened, and Christ had laid down the yoke he had borne for the sins of men, and that I should take it on and

fight against the Serpent, for the time was fast approaching when the first should be last and the last should be first...

“And by signs in the heavens that it would make known to me when I should commence the great work, and until the first sign appeared I should conceal it from the knowledge of men; and on the appearance of the sign... I should arise and prepare myself and slay my enemies with their own weapons,” Turner said.

August 13, 1831 there was an atmospheric disturbance in

which the sun appeared bluish-green. This was the final sign, and a week later, on August 21, Turner and six of his men met in the woods to eat dinner and make their plans. At 2 a.m., that morning, they set out. His rebellion killed at least 55 White people who had profited from or had their lives made easier by slavery. But when the White militia crushed the rebellion, they killed up to 200 Black folks and after a trial, hanged Turner and desecrated his body.

By contrast, during the Civ-

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il War, Confederate rebels were never hanged or even prosecuted for their treason. Yet, the Confederate rebellion (of which many Whites today are proud, proclaiming it their southern “heritage”) killed about 250,000 soldiers, and another 400,000 soldiers died from disease, starvation, and imprisonment.

In 2007 Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) sponsored a resolution in Congress “that the President should grant a pardon to Mar-

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Lennie James is no stranger to American audiences. Though the Nottingham-born actor got his start at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, in London, and he occasionally slips into his British mother-tongue, James is best known for performances in such American productions as the CBS drama “Jericho,” and the AMC series “The Walking Dead.”

At his best James embodies criminals and cops – and of late, criminal cops. In fact, his finest hour may have been as the troubled Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates in the BBC drama “Line of Duty,” in which he portrayed a Cop of the Year involved in an adulterous affair with a murderer. James’ delivery proved haunting, provocative, and even loveable among audiences, who watched him pit his ego and sexual desires against his marriage and career.

“I like to play guys with a slightly ambiguous moral center, and what’s going on in their heads is as important as what’s coming out of their mouths,” James said.

With the premiere of the new AMC drama “Low Winter Sun,” James sits poised to recreate the same dynamic intensity with the character Joe Geddes.

Lennie James Straddles Fence between Cop and Perp in AMC’s

“Low Winter Sun” Shantella Y. Sherman WI Assistant Editor Described as “part cop, part perp,” Geddes is a clever veteran homicide detective, who along with a colleague, Frank Agnew, commits murder. As the two grow increasingly suspicious of each other’s motives, the stage is set for an awesome series.

When asked about his approach to becoming Geddes, James said, “I really liked the character. He’s really the type I like to play in that he has a very

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present, internal dialogue going on. He’s at war with himself as much as he is with other people, and what he doesn’t say is as important as what he does say.”

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“Breaking Bad,” and “Hell on Wheels,” have raised the bar of television dramas to a surprisingly wonderful new level.

James previously noted that the formulaic run of British programs allows networks to air an entire season (or series) of shows in a single week, or as few as three days. The benefit in his estimation was that there was no real level “of pressures that American television has with sustaining characters over long periods of time, and you can make brazen, bold, and surprising decisions about the characters, and also blur the lines,” James said.

But will James’ culture shift prove a cultural shock? Not if his compatriots Eammon Walker, Idris Elba, and Aml Ameen

are any indication.

James, 47, said that the transition from London to Detroit has proven less a theatrical culture shock than a chance to shift his skills dialectically.

“I came into it thinking not only about the city that my character lives in, but the job that my character does. To a certain extent, if you’re playing a police officer in homicide, in the course of your job you’re going to meet people from all different strata of life. You’re going to have to be understood by all those different types of people. Your way of speaking adjusts,” James said.

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Facilitator Levita Mongie displays a collage of photos on cardboard and explains to participants who attended the workshop on Sunday, Aug. 18 about the positive effects of “Vision Boarding.” By using various photographs, words and images, the technique can assist a person in achieving specific goals. The workshop took place during “The Arts & Humanities Festival,” on the lush grounds of St. Elizabeths East, in Ward 8. /Photo by Roy Lewis

Plans to punctuate the Arts & Humanities Festival at St. Elizabeths East with a gospel music extravaganza may have been halted by the rain, but it didn’t put a damper on the spirit of the weekend celebration.

With large white canopies providing cover for the various workshops and displays at the Southeast event, those who braved the elements still enjoyed a fun-filled day that included an inspiring Step Show, an uptempo call and response African drum session and a little hip hop with the human beat-box, Christylez Bacon, who hails from Southeast.

“I wish there were more people here because, despite the rain and everything else, this was inspiring,” said Monique Hill, a Southeast resident who attended the event with her three daughters and two of her neighbor’s children.

“Mr. Bacon is pretty amazing, the kids loved him doing the beat-box,” said Hill, 36.

Timo Bettis, a student at Howard University in Northwest, said he’s particularly smitten with African dances and he thoroughly enjoyed a special performance by the Taratibu Youth Association, which treated the main stage audience to rhythmic drumming that featured a call and response segment which drew wild applause from spectators.

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer African drummers and the dances that come along with the beat. Today, I loved it. They were the best.”

Organizers of the festival had planned to feature a host of gospel music entertainers, such as Sean Tillery and several area choirs during the Sunday, Aug. 18 event. However, that part of the festival failed to materialize because of the wet weather, officials said.

Also, festival plans for Saturday, Aug. 24 and Sunday, Aug. 25 have been cancelled due to activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

The summer festival celebrates the history, culture and community of Ward 8 in Washington, D.C. It offers activities for young people and

adults with a wide array of local musicians, performances and speakers.

Made possible through a grant awarded by the Office of the Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development, the festival attracted visitors from around the District and admission wasn’t charged.

“The overwhelming support from the community and our partners is paralleled by our ongoing commitment to create platforms to experience the best of Ward 8 and engage its residents to help shape that vision,” said Catherine Buell, executive director of St. Elizabeths East.

The heart of the festival takes place in the center of one of the District’s most prized historic campuses, St. Elizabeths East, in the 1100 block

The spry and fit Iverson Mall Walkers perform a dance known as the Wobble during a fun-filled day at “The Arts & Humanities Festival” on the grounds of St. Elizabeths East, located in Ward 8, in Southeast on Sunday, Aug. 18. /Photo by Roy Lewis

of Alabama Ave., in Southeast.

Plans for the East campus include making it the home of a Gateway Pavilion currently under construction and slated to open in September. The pavilion will serve as an entrance to the St. Elizabeths East Innovation Hub and will usher in a new wave of visitors to the campus, including local residents and the 3,700 U.S. Coast Guard employees scheduled to begin arriving soon on the nearby West campus.

Organizers said the festival, which opened July 27, counts as the perfect platform to embrace the changes to the historic campus, while celebrating the District’s and Ward 8’s rich heritage, culture and creativity.

The daylong event included performances by the go-go band, Fay-

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cez U Know, harpist Rashida Tulani Jolley, and spoken word artist, Liberated Muse.

Bacon and hip hop artist, Tabi Bonnery, closed the festival in grand style, bringing the crowd to its feet with high-energy performances.

“I hope they keep this festival going every year,” said Lisa Saunders, of Southeast. “I thought we’d hear a lot of gospel today, but I heard people say that’s been cancelled,” said Saunders, 33, who already started inquiring about who may perform next year. “It doesn’t matter,” she said. “I’ll be here …

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ARIES Relax the grip you have on your attitudes this week, and just go with the flow. Ease up in full knowledge that goodness is being perfectly fulfilled. Let go of any feelings of insecurity or loss and bless the perfect moment. Soul Affirmation: I quiet all confusion. Lucky Numbers: 1, 5, 24 TAURUS Exhilaration is high and your mental abilities are amazing. Use your intuition to brainstorm your way to a highly creative idea that could change the way you make your living. Soul Affirmation: I give thanks for the chance to give. Lucky Numbers: 23, 46, 49 GEMINI What you say and what you do are in harmony this week. The importance of your idea(s) comes through very clearly to others. They can see that you walk what you talk. Communicate your ideas through your values. Soul Affirmation: I give thanks for the goodness in people. Lucky Numbers: 6, 11, 18 CANCER You are the best person that you can be. Evaluate your strengths and celebrate them this week. So often when self-evaluating we concentrate on weaknesses well this week weaknesses don’t count. You are wonderful and you are becoming better every day.

Nobody is perfect and if we all were our journey would be boring at best.

Soul Affirmation: I am patient with all that comes my way this week. Lucky Numbers: 9, 13, 45 LEO Lots of communicating going on early in the week. You may even hear from someone you haven’t seen in ages. The long-distance will certainly make your heart grow fonder. You’ll want to catch up with someone you haven’t heard from, and will probably seek this person out via email. There’s a general feeling of catching up, from correspondence to current fashion. Soul Affirmation: Anticipation of a beautiful night will light up my week. Lucky Numbers: 31, 46, 55 VIRGO Confusion exists over some question, and every time you think you’ve got the answer, circumstances will change and new information will come to your attention. Don’t worry, things are going to clear up and work out. Take it easy. Worry will create the exact problem that you’re worrying about how to avoid. Soul Affirmation: I remain conscious of other people’s feelings all week long. Lucky Numbers: 42, 45, 46 LIBRA Cool jazz! Fly dark glasses! Give yourself a chance to show off. It’s good. Let others know how much you like yourself, and how many ways you can present yourself. All the ways are real. Start fixing the fantasy in your mind and make preparations so you can make the fantasy true just by stepping into it. Soul Affirmation: Seeing my past clearly this week gives me a clear vision of my future. Lucky Numbers: 10, 20, 45 SCORPIO Surprises are in order this week. Keep yourself open and alert for the unexpected. Put yourself in the presence of people whose spirits are akin to yours. The surprise is likely to be a spiritual one, an awakening, a realization. Soul Affirmation: I stay calm when all about me is in an uproar. Lucky Numbers: 14, 19, 20 SAGITTARIUS You need to be with someone this week who does not place too many demands on you, and who is creative, intelligent, a good conversationalist, and highly spiritual. Perhaps you should be out looking for that person now with eyes wide open! You know what you need. Soul Affirmation: My mood is enhanced by the company I keep.

Lucky Numbers: 8, 23, 26 CAPRICORN Work calls and you’re not completely happy with current divisions of labor. Do more than your part as a member of the team and you’ll be glad that you did. Your reward will come from someone who also did more than their part. Soul Affirmation: Generosity of spirit brings generosity to me. Lucky Numbers: 4, 19, 20 AQUARIUS Business looks good this week as you discover a new way of increasing exposure to your product. Even if the product is you. Let hope and optimism lead you into new beginnings and fresh starts. All vibes are good, Go! Soul Affirmation: When I feel good about myself, the world feels good to me. Lucky Numbers: 6, 15, 22

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You may be asked to change your opinion about something you believe in. Make the change. It will enhance your spiritual growth. Soul Affirmation: Clinging to the old will inhibit my growth this week. Lucky Numbers: 9, 23, 37

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By Njuguna Kabugi WI Contributing Writer For many Americans, recharging energy thirsty smart phones is a common place daily routine. Re-charging our iPad tablet computers, electric shavers or the little car vacuum cleaners we rely on to eliminate crumbs and dust from vehicle interiors has become second nature by now. Re-charging cars, however, will strike many as odd.

But we had better get used to the idea because plugging in cars is the wave of the future.

According to the Department of Energy, at least a half a dozen carmakers have or are planning to introduce just this year alone, vehicles that can be plugged into the electric grid.

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) are hybrids with high capacity batteries that can be charged by plugging them into an electrical outlet or charging station. PHEVs can store enough electricity from the power grid to significantly reduce their petroleum consumption under typical driving conditions.

The most popular PHEVs include the Toyota Prius Hybrid Plug-In, the Chevy Volt by GM, the Ford C-Max Energi. For each of these cars, you charge their battery before driving, and then travel a meaningful distance as an electric car before their batteries are spent. After that, their gas engines seamlessly start, and www.washingtoninformer.com

they carry on like familiar hybrids.

I recently drove a 2013 Toyota Prius Hybrid Plug-In which is essentially just a Prius whose nickel-metal hydride battery pack has been swapped for a far more potent lithium-ion pack.

The Plug-in Hybrid comes with an easy-to-use external charging cable and the car’s batteries can be fully charged in three hours from a simple household 110volt outlet or an hour and a half from a 220-volt plug.

The Prius Plug-in Hybrid will allow true electric-vehicle, or EV, operation for up to 15 miles at speeds up to 62 mph. Operating in EV mode, I found the Prius Plug-in Hybrid to be extremely quiet, especially in neighborhood streets where it’s impossible to drive above 25 mph.

During my daily commutes along I-395, a full charge was often sufficient for the 12 mile trip first leg to work, as long as I was judicious with my right foot.

Like in a regular Prius, though, if I applied anything more than genteel pressure on the accelerator – say, as might be required to enter the freeway or accelerate up a slight hill, the car would fire up its internal-combustion engine with a groan.

The Prius PHV doesn’t differ much from the regular Prius from a passenger standpoint – it is a spacious, practical mid-size hatchback that will hold five people and their gear, while retaining the highest-mileage.

CHRISTIAN McBRIDE BIG BAND HERITAGE SIGNATURE CHORALE THE MOVEMENT REVISITED Friday, September 6 . 8PM . $40 The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s changed America. Since that time, the movement has inspired millions of people to work for human rights causes. In 1988, jazz bassist Christian McBride composed The Movement Revisited, a four-part suite dedicated to four major figures of the Civil Rights Movement: Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. McBride will kick off the Center’s 2013–2014 season with a new incarnation of The Movement Revisited performed by his Big Band and Washington DC’s Heritage Signature Chorale with spoken word selections by special guests, including civil rights activist and artist Harry Belafonte.

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Adrianna Freeman Visits Sasha Bruce House Black Country Singer Performs Hit Single

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Adrianna Freeman has been called a sharecropper’s daughter and the new face of country, but the budding superstar’s passion goes beyond either of those descriptions.

Freeman’s adamant about young people having a safe place to live, surrounded by those who love them.

“It’s an amazing experience,” Freeman said, shortly after spending Friday, Aug. 16, performing for youth at the Sasha Bruce House in Southeast, a safe haven for homeless, abandoned, abused, neglected, and runaway children.

“When I heard about these children, tears fell from my eyes. I had been praying that I could do something in my life to make a difference in at least one child’s life. I got a call to come to Washington and I wanted to give something very special,” she said.

Helping to break down the racial stereotypes of Country Music,

most often associated with white artists and fans, Freeman, 35, longed to achieve success within the popular genre. She grew up in Tallahassee, Fla., listening to country music primarily due to her father, Ed Freeman, who listened to Country Music on the radio and played songs on the jukebox in their home which included “Crazy,” “Sweet Dreams of You,” and “Lonely Street,” by the late Patsy Cline, one of Country Music’s most beloved singers.

The up-and-coming singer hopes to emulate superstar Dolly Parton, and her idol, Loretta Lynn, she said.

Discovered in 2009 by Teddy Gentry, the bass player and co-founder of the country legends, Alabama, a group that holds the record for the most consecutive No. 1 singles, Freeman’s debut CD, “Either You Do or You Don’t,” hit stores in 2012 and led to the starry-eyed singer’s dream come true when she received an invite to perform at Lynn’s ranch in Tennessee, last year.

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L-R, Adrianna Freeman, Mark Hawkins and Tyler Reese at the Sasha Bruce House in Southeast on Friday, Aug. 16. Freeman penned the song “Just a Girl,” which addresses the many challenges that children who grow up in dysfunctional families face. /Photo courtesy of Andy Reese

acts such as Shooter Jennings, whose 2005 CD, “Put the ‘O’ Back in Country,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Music Charts and Bo Bice, the runner-up to Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of American Idol, presented her hit song, “Just a Girl,” to the National Network for Youth (NN4Y), and the Southeast-based organization adopted the single as its theme song.

The tear-jerker, “Just a Girl,” paints a cautionary portrait of a neglected child whose father abandoned her, and currently being reared by a mother who abuses drugs and alcohol. It’s just one example of the kind of dysfunctional family environment that can cause children to run away, NN4Y officials said.

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they do not feel valued; not because they are bad kids or want to party with their friends. We believe the song offers a powerful message about the importance of love and safety in every child’s life,” said Bardine, 33.

NN4Y has served young people for three decades by championing the needs of runaway, homeless and other disconnected youth. Officials at NN4Y encourage community-based services to assist displaced children and promote federal policy advocacy.

Freeman said children are products of their environment.

“Hopefully, the song will bring awareness to how parents’ decisions can have long-term effects on children’s emotional health,” she said.

The accompanying music video to the song depicts a troubled home life in which a young girl’s mother has passed out with a bottle of liquor lying next to her head.

The mother often brings home different boyfriends, hoping that

one of them will fall in love with her, but the men never stay.

Throughout the video, Freeman is pictured as a guardian angel, dressed in white, protecting the child from the various shortcomings of her mother and the dangers of bringing strange men into the home.

Freeman’s song and video, which airs on CMT, resonated with one youth at the Sasha Bruce House. She said her mother struggled with addiction and consequently, at 13, the teenager, found herself caring for her three younger siblings. Three years later, she gave birth to her own son, and her stepfather began to sexually abuse her. Eventually, she and her son landed in the foster care system.

At 18, with her child in tow, she set out on her own.

“This has given me the opportunity to help. To reach out,” Freeman said. “Maybe it’ll help thousands of people, maybe more.”wi www.washingtoninformer.com

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Larry Graham to Perform at Birchmere

Legendary Sly & Family Stone Guitarist Brings Band to Area

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Larry Graham has little need to demonstrate his funk prowess.

His impressive resume speaks for itself.

The former Sly & the Family Stone bass player, who invented the “slapping technique,” which radically changed the range and variety of his favorite instrument, leads the Larry Graham and Graham Central Station into the Birchmere in Alexandria, Va., for a performance on Thursday, Aug. 29.

The 7:30 p.m., show promises a slew of Graham and the band’s

biggest hits, including, “One in a Million You,” “Your Love,” “The Jam,” and “It’s Alright.”

Graham is also expected to cut loose with hits such as, “Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again,” “Everyday People,” and “I Want to Take You Higher,” all of which served to indelibly etch the name Family Stone into the annals of popular culture and funk music.

“Whether you’ve been a friend for decades or a more recent friend, it is my great pleasure to bring you joy by means of my music,” said Graham, 66.

Born in Beaumont, Texas on Aug. 14, 1946, Graham began preparing for life as a performer

at age 5 when he learned how to tap dance.

A short time later, the musically-inclined youngster learned to play the piano and joined his high school band. Instead of the piano, however, he opted to play drums.

At 15, Graham joined his mother’s band, “The Dell Graham Trio,” playing guitar while his mom played piano. It wasn’t long after that, Graham’s mother decided to change the trio into a duo with just a bass guitar and a piano player.

“I compensated for not having a bass drum by thumping the strings, and I made up for not having a snare drum by pluck-

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ing them,” he said of the unique “slapping technique,” he made famous.

Graham joined Sly & the Family Stone in 1967 and help the band record its first album, “A Whole New Thing.” Their sophomore release in 1968, “Dance to the Music,” produced several top hits, including the title track and, “Everybody Is a Star.”

Graham left the group in 1973 to form Graham Central Station.

The band’s origins date back to when guitarist Neal Schon of Santana formed the band, Azteca, along with Graham and Gregg Errico, also of the Family Stone, and Pete Sears of Jefferson Starship. While Schon ultimately formed the group, Journey, Graham and the others counted as Graham Central Station.

In 1979, Graham launched a solo career and became known for his soulful ballads. He released one of his signature hits, “One in a Million You,” in 1980, earning him a Grammy nomina-

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In the 1980s, Graham scored hits with Aretha Franklin and comedian Eddie Murphy.

In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Sly & the Family Stone.

“There’s nothing he can do wrong with that guitar,” said Eddie Lett, of Southeast, as he took in a local festival earlier this week. “I hope I can still get a ticket because I don’t know if I’ll get the chance to see Larry Graham again,” said Lett, 47.

Lett’s fiancée, Marissa Blackman, said she’s hoping her sweetheart surprises her with a date to see the legendary bassist. “I only wish that Sly would perform with him,” said Blackman, 49. “Now, there’s a real good show. But, I’ll gladly spend a night listening to Larry and his crew,” she said.wi Tickets are $69.50. For more information or to make reservations, call 703-549-7500 or visit, www.birchmere.com.

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Redskins Defeat Pittsburgh 24-13 The Washington Redskins played their first of two preseason games against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday, Aug. 19 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The Redskins defeated the Steelers 24-13 and will host Buffalo on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 4:30 p.m. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

Robert Griffin III, along with his fellow teammates, congratulate wide receiver Leonard Hankerson after his touchdown on Monday, Aug. 19 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The Redskins defeated the Steelers 24-13. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

Some of the new Redskins cheerleaders meet the fans on Monday, Aug. 19 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The Redskins defeated the Steelers 24-13 and will host Buffalo on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 4:30 p.m. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

Pittsburgh wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders is pushed out of bounds by Redskins defender Nick Barnett on Monday, Aug. 19 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The Redskins defeated the Steelers 24-13. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Redskins Pummel Pittsburgh 24-13 Redskins backup quarterback Kirk Cousins is tackled by Pittsburgh defender Lawrence Timmons on Monday, Aug. 19 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The Redskins defeated the Steelers 24-13. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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John Riggins rushed for a then-Super Bowl record 166 yards in 1983 leading the Washington Redskins to their first championship in 40 years.

Elvin Hayes, named one of basketball’s 50 greatest players, teamed with Wes Unseld to lead the Bullets, who later were renamed the Wizards, to three NBA Finals appearances and a world championship in 1978.

Despite the outstanding accomplishments of each of those Washington, D.C., superstars, they must take a back seat to Capitals star, Alex Ovechkin.

The hockey sensation has been named the greatest athlete in D.C. sports history in a poll taken earlier this month by Yahoo! Sports.

“With many triumphant and forgettable seasons surely ahead, this list is a quick look back at some of the greatest and most beloved athletes in Washington history,” said John Cannon, a Virginia native who lives in Northeast.

Cannon, a lawyer who regularly contributes sports columns about the Nationals to Yahoo!, compiled the Top 10 list of the greatest area athletes earlier this month with the help of nearly 7,000 District residents who responded to the web poll.

“When you’re talking about D.C. sports, you can’t have a conversation without including people like John Riggins, Art Monk, and Walter Johnson,” said James Patterson, a Southeast resident and self-described avid Redskins and Wizards fan.

“Number 1 on my list would be Art Monk with John Riggins not far behind,” said Patterson, 49.

Riggins remains a favorite of Redskins fans and, his game-changing touchdown run in Super Bowl XVII led the faithful to vote the play as the greatest moment in the team’s history.

With blazing speed and soft hands, Monk’s 14 seasons in Washington were highlighted by the team’s three Super Bowl victories. The dynamic wide receiver also caught 50 or more passes and exceeded 1,000 yards, nine times.

The Top 10 also includes the late Johnson, who pitched and later managed the Washington Senators. Considered among the most dominating players in baseball history, Johnson established a number of pitching records, including registering an all-time high of 110 shutouts. Additionally, Johnson The Washington Informer

Darrell Green, the standout former Redskin, counts as one of the 10 greatest athletes in D.C. history.

won an astounding 417 games over the course of his career.

Many fans agreed with most names on the Top 10 list, but lamented that others had been omitted.

“No one talks about Doug Williams, the first black quarterback to win the Super Bowl,” said Clarice Anderson, a sports fan who lives in Southeast.

“There is no way the Redskins would have won without Doug Williams and he was smooth and graceful,” said Anderson, 55.

Facing legendary Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway in Super Bowl XXII, Williams guided the Redskins to a 42-10 victory and set a record by scoring five touchdowns in the second quarter alone.

He threw for 340 yards in the big game and earned MVP honors.

The poll lists, in order from one to 10, Ovechkin, Johnson, Riggins, Darrell Green, Sammy Baugh, Hayes, Monk, Unseld, Sonny Jurgensen, and Sam Rice.

Selected first in the 2004 draft by the Capitals, Ovechkin won Rookie of the Year honors after his first season.

The dynamic Russian winger has captured three Most Outstanding Player Awards, two Player of the Year trophies, and, going into the 2013-2014 season, Ovechkin will seek to repeat as

hockey’s Most Valuable Player.

“Undoubtedly the least-known player on the list is Rice, who was quietly the most prolific offensive player in the history of Washington baseball,” Cannon said.

Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1963, Rice amassed 2,889 hits and a .323 batting average over 19 seasons with the Senators and, along with Johnson, he proved to be a key component of the 1924 World Championship team.

Although a strong case can be made for Joe Theismann, who guided the Redskins to consecutive Super Bowl appearances and one championship, Jurgensen is widely regarded as one of the franchise’s greatest players, Cannon said.

“The five-time Pro Bowler led the league in passing yards three times and touchdown passes once while he was with the Redskins,” he said.

Jurgensen earned induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983. Still, some fans voiced concern that Monk didn’t rate higher in the unscientific poll.

“If Washington fans still don’t appreciate Art Monk, then we have a problem here in D.C.,” Patterson said.wi Who comprises your Top 10? Let us know, visit www.washingtoninformer. com. www.washingtoninformer.com

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Mayor Gray Hosts DC Statehood Rally at March on Washington Residents, Civil Rights Groups, Labor Unions and Churches

RFK Stadium for this weekend. You don’t want to miss out on this, especially for those of you who weren’t even born 50 years ago, this is your chance to make history and create stories you can tell for the next 50 years!

At the kick-off press conference held at the African American Civil War Museum in Northwest a few weeks ago, Mayor Gray said, “We are expecting tens of thousands of people to join us at the D.C. War Memorial on the Mall at 9:00 a.m.�

Preliminary activities have included press briefings from the mayor, we’ve heard from the faith community, and two distinguished ministers have led the charge: Freedom Rider and pastor, The Rev. Reginald Green, and The Rev. Dr. James Coleman, pastor, All Nations Baptist Church; more than 40 members of the clergy recently announced that they will join the march along with members of their respective congregations.

This week, Chairman Smith held his final press briefing, and heard from 25 labor union leaders including William “Bill� Lucy and Josh Williams, Fred Allen and other members. We heard plans from nationally known civil rights groups such as SCLC; SNCC; NAACP; ASALH; the A Philip Randolph Institute; the National Congress of Black Women; sororities, fraternities and other civic organizations, and the list continues to increase.

Former D.C. Council Chair, Linda Cropp serves as vice-chair, along with a panel of distinguished, individuals who have been appointed by

“On behalf of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, Honorable Vincent Gray, and the 50th Anniversary March on Washington Commemorative Committee, and as a veteran Civil Rights activist who worked alongside and marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1963, I extend a special Welcome to Washington, to each and every one of you,â€? those are the endearing words of Dr. Frank Smith, former Ward 1 D.C. Council member, who eagerly anticipates the upcoming march on Saturday, Aug. 24. “I am pleased to host this committee; and I thank Mayor Gray for appointing me to serve as chairman; but saddened because some of the elements of the 1963 March on Washington platform remain unfinished and incomplete. The residents of the Nation’s Capital do not have statehood.â€? â€œâ€Ś Marching made a difference in 1963, knocking down those signs of segregation and ushering in the Voting Rights Bill, [made] it possible for the election of President Barack Obama. We hope you enjoy your stay here in the District of Columbia, come back and see us again soon!â€?

The 50th anniversary of the March on Washington Commemorative Committee has worked diligently to ensure that this historic anniversary march, which will take place Saturday, attracts hundreds of thousands, as it did decades ago.

According to organizers of the anniversary march, National Action Network has confirmed more than 1,000 reservations for bus parking at

with Lyndia Grant the mayor to serve on the commission, and it’s my pleasure to serve as the administrative assistant to Dr. Smith during this event and his appointment.

Confirmed speakers for the DC Statehood Rally at the D.C. War Memorial at 9:00 a.m., include the following speakers: Mayor Gray; D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton; D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson; March on Washington Chairman, Dr. Smith; CNN correspondent Rowland Martin and a host of Statehood advocates. Participants will join the main march immediately afterward.

Be a part of history; but be mindful of the senior citizens, consider the distance, especially the amount of walking and standing. See you at the National Mall on Saturday, Aug. 24 beginning at 8:00 a.m., at the D.C. War Memorial located at 17th Street, between the World War II Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial. It’s also directly across from the new King Memorial.

Afterward, come by the African American Civil War Museum for a celebration, with food, plays and music, from 4-7 p.m.wi Lyndia Grant is a radio talk show host with WYCB 1340 A.M., a Radio One Station located in Silver Spring, Md.; she is a public speaker, and community organizer; send emails to lyndiagrant@gmail. com or call 202-518-3192.

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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Rev. James Manion Supply Priest Foggy Bottom • Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW • Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 • Fax : 202-338-4958 Worship Services Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.

Blessed Word of Life Church Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors 4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax Schedule of Services: Sunday School – 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 AM Communion Service – First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study – Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org e-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org

Campbell AME Church Reverend Daryl K. Kearney, Pastor 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., S E Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email:Campbell@mycame.org Sunday Worship Service 10: am Sunday Church School 8: 45 am Bible Study Wednesday 12:00 Noon Wednesday 7:00 pm Thursday 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE Washington, DC 20020

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Rev. John W. Davis, Pastor 5101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089 Sunday Worship Service 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School 9:15am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7;00pm TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm gsccm.administration@verizon.net

Pilgrim Baptist Church

700 I. Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20002 Pastor Louis B. Jones, II and Pilgrim invite you to join us during our July and August Summer schedule! Attire is Christian casual.

Worship: Sundays@ 7:30 A.M. & 10:00 A.M. 3rd Sunday Holy Communion/Baptism/Consecration Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @12:00 Noon @ 6:30 P.M. – One Hour of Power!

(202) 547-8849 www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ Drs. Dennis W. and Christine Y. Wiley, Pastors 3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax) SERVICES AND TIMES: SUNDAYS: 10:00 am AM Worship Services BIBLE STUDY: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30 PM (dinner @ 5:30 PM) SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:00 AM – Hour of Power “An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org

Twelfth Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340

Church of Living Waters

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464 Schedule of Service Sunday Service: 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org

St. Stephen Baptist Church Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. State Overseer 5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Sunday Early Morning Worship - 7:45 a.m.

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.

Tuesday – Thursday - Kingdom Building Bible Institute – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday – Prayer/Praise/Bible Study – 7:30 p.m.

Baptism & Communion Service- 4th Sunday – 10:30am Radio Broadcast WYCB -1340 AM-Sunday -6:00pm T.V. Broadcast - Channel 190 – Sunday -4:00pm/Tuesday 7:00am

“We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org e-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., • Pastor 2498 Alabama Ave., SE • Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 • www.acamec.org 2008: The Year of New Beginnings “Expect the Extraordinary”

Crusader Baptist Church

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews • Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 Fax: (202) 526-1661

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan, Pastor 800 I Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 Fax No. 202-548-0703

Sunday Worship Services: 8:00a.m. and 11:00a.m.

Sunday Church School - 9:15a.m. & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30a.m.

2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study - 10:00a.m.

Tuesday Topical Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

Wednesday Children’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service - 6:30p.m.

Saturday Adult Bible Study - 10:00a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 11:00am Holy Communion – 1st Sunday Sunday School-9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study – 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study – 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes- Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org

“The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”

“God is Love”

Third Street Church of God Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor 1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.5889 office 202.638.1803 fax Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30 p.m.

“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org

Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!”

Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org emailus@gmchc.org

ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Dr. Raymond T. Matthews, Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews Sunday School 9:am Worship Service 10:am Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service 6:45 pm Thur. Bible Study 7:15 pm

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Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor Service and Times Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Bible Study Tuesday 12Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday 6:30 p.m.

Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.”

Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

52 Years of Expert Engraving Services

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Sunday Church School : 9: 30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10: 45am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10: 45am themcbc.org

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All Nations Baptist Church

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202-561-4100 or email rburke@washingtoninformer.com

Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor 2001 North Capitol St, N.E. • Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591

Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards

“Where Jesus is the King”

Israel Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

4850 Blagdon Ave, NW • Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 • Fax (202) 291-3773

1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288 Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:00 A.M. Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

St. Luke Baptist Church

1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Study: Monday - 7:00 p.m.

Prayer Meeting: Thursday - 7:00 p.m.

2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730 Sunday School – 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 am Baptismal Service – 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion – 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study – Wednesday -7:30 pm

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration

Zion Baptist Church

Sunday Worship Service 10:15AM- Praise and Worship Services Sunday School 9:00am Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor 1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 Fax: 202-544-2964 Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am and 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon and 6:30 pm Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm

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Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org

Rehoboth Baptist Church

St. Matthews Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor 1105 New Jersey Ave, S.E • Washington, DC 20003 202 488-7298 Order of Services Sunday Worship Services: 9:05 A.M. Sunday School: 8:00 A.M. Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting: 7:00 P.M. (Tuesday) Bible Study: 7:30 P.M. (Tuesday) Theme: “Striving to be more like Jesus “Stewardship”.

Philippians 3:12-14; Malachi 3:8-10 and 2 Corinthians 9:7 Email: stmatthewbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.com

Salem Baptist Church

Emmanuel Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor 2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Come Grow With Us and Establish a Blessed Family” Sunday Worship 7:30am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service Tuesdays – 8:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Florida Avenue Baptist Church Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

623 Florida Ave.. NW • WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 • Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 • Fax (202) 483-4009

4504 Gault Place, N.E. Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184

Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 a.m.

Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 p.m.

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

9:30AM. Sunday Church School 11:00 Am. Sunday Worship Service The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Wednesday 7:00pm Prayer & Praise Services 7:30pm. Bible Study Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries 10:30am A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

2616 MLK Ave., SE • Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 • Fax 202-678-3304

Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged.

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor 13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560 Services: Sunday Worship 11 AM Sunday School 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study - Wed. 7 PM “A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”

Shiloh Baptist Church

Early Worship Service 7:30a.m Worship Service 10:45a.m.

New Members Class 9:30a.m.

Holy Communion : 1st Sunday -10:45a.m Church School 9:30a.m.

Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: Wednesday 7p.m Bible Study : Saturday: 11a.m.

Baptism: 4th Sunday – 10:45a.m “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”

Peace Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Sunday Morning Worship Service 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:50am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm “The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address pbcexec@verizon.net

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Rev. R. Vincent Palmer Pastor

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Reginald M. Green, Sr., Interim Pastor

621 Alabama Avenue, S.E. • Washington, D.C. 20032 P: (202) 561-1111 F: (202) 561-1112

917 N St. NW • Washington, DC 20001 (202) 232-4294

9th & P Street, N.W. • W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4200

602 N Street NW • Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595

The Church Where GOD Is Working....

And We Are Working With GOD

Sunrise Prayer Services - Sunday 7:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Prayer Service: 8:00 a.m.

Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

Third Sunday Baptismal & Holy Communion:10:30 a.m.

Tuesday Church At Study Prayer & Praise: 6:30 p.m.

Morning Worship: 8:00 a.m Church School : 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m.

Bible Study, Thursday: 6:30 p.m.

Prayer Meeting,Thursday : 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Service: 10 am Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 am 1st Sunday Baptism: 10: am 2nd Sunday Holy Communion: 10 am Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 pm Prayer Meeting: 7:45 pm

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Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Sunday Worship Services: 7:45am & 11:00am Sunday school For All Ages 9:30am Prayer Services Wednesday 11:30am & 6:45pm Bible Institute Wednesday at Noon & 7:45pm “Changing Lives On Purpose “ Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org

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Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Sunday Church School: 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 A.M. Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 P.M. Prayer Service Bible Study

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor 2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 Fax: (202) 529-7738 Order of Services Worship Service: 7:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m.

Prayer Services: Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday 12 Noon Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.

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“We had 400-500 years of physical oppression and 100 years of institutionalized racism and that can’t be eradicated with

a Civil Rights Movement or affirmative action. A portion of the Hip Hop community will attend, but we must remember that in the Hip Hop community, there is a large gap between the haves and the have-nots and the havenots don’t consider marching as a viable answer. I don’t either.”

It seems like we still have some convincing to do.wi Jineea Butler, founder of the Social Services of Hip Hop and the Hip Hop Union is a Hip Hop Analyst who investigates the trends and behaviors of the community and delivers programming that solves the Hip Hop Dilemma. She can be reached at jineea@gmail.com or Tweet her at @ flygirlladyjay

ly jealous of Dr. King – and many people did not jump on the King bandwagon until after he was assassinated in Memphis and lived thereafter through his “I Have a Dream” speech and on U.S. postage stamps.

Unfortunately, there will be two observations of the 1963 March.

One on Aug. 24 co-chaired by Sharpton and Martin, III and another one, more of a celebration of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, on Aug. 28, the actual date of the original March. President Obama, who has had difficulty in the past uttering Dr. King’s name in public, will speak at the second event organized by Bernice King, the sole surviving daughter of the slain civil rights leader.

To those who question the need for another march, they should examine a graphic created by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) that compares goals of the 1963 March with today’s reality: Goal: We Demand an end to ghettos. Reality: We still live in ghettos. Forty-five percent of poor Black children but only 12 percent of poor White children live in neighborhoods of concen-

trated poverty.

Goal: We Demand an End to School Segregation. Reality: Seventy-four percent of Black children attend schools that are 50-100 percent non-White, resulting in fewer resources than majority White schools.

Goal: We March for Jobs for All. Reality: In 2012, the Black unemployment rate –14 percent – was 2.1 times the White unemployment rate (6.6 percent).

Goal: We March for a Living Wage. Reality: The minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, well below the $11.06 an hour a full-time worker needed in 2011 to keep a family of four out of poverty (36 percent of Black workers make poverty-level wages).wi That’s why we’re still marching.

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ple undertook at considerable peril to their always-precarious economic livelihoods.

The second: the courageous decision by ordinary Black parents and their children to directly challenge a state’s segregationist political and civic leadership – despite the threat of violence always lurking in the background.

The third: a band of nonviolent demonstrators who, facing a murderous posse of Alabama state police, showed anew that the masses’ commitment to nonviolence could defeat the Southern power structure’s continued commitment to evil.

In all these actions, it was the masses who gave certain individ-

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butler continued from Page 26 orative event that carried the spirit of the March on Washington. Even though I can’t make it, I hope the outcome is quality over quantity, and the right people show up to Washington.

When asked about the lack of interest in the Hip Hop community, Hakim further emphasized that the Rap community, (not to be confused with the Hip Hop community) is not in tune.

Hakim’s 3nd annual 24 Hours of Peace Event in Newark, N.J., sponsored by Councilman Ras Baraka, will provide a local forum for those unable to attend

curry continued from Page 26 filed while walking the streets of New York City or Sanford, Fla. At a panel at the recent National Urban League convention assessing the progress made since the original March on Washington, Al Sharpton said, “You say why march about voting? Well, that’s how we got it the first time. We did not get voting rights at a cocktail sip, trying to have racial harmony sessions. We got it by organizing and galvanizing and the only way we are going to make changes is by organizing and galvanizing.”

Let’s not forget that Trayvon Martin’s name became a household word only after marches led

by Sharpton, college students and activists around the nation, insisting that George Zimmerman be brought to trial for murder.

It’s the combination of marching and a specific agenda that leads to change. And while we’re on the subject of marches, not everyone marched in the demonstrations of the 1960s. There was not unity among civil rights leaders – Roy Wilkins, for example, was intense-

Daniels continued from Page 26 violence underscores their profound discipline – and patience with White America – during those years.

I’ve always considered the three most metaphorical events of the Movement to have been the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955; the Little Rock (Ark.) school desegregation effort of 1957; and the first attempt by civil rights activists in Selma, Ala. to march from Selma to Montgomery to demand the right to vote: The one: a citywide protest that ordinary Black working peowww.washingtoninformer.com

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So, as America marks the hallowed moment of the 1963 March on Washington, let us remember not only who was on the podium but also who made up the vast throng surrounding the Lincoln Memorial – the ones who in equal measure made it an event for the ages.wi Lee A. Daniels is a longtime journalist based in New York City. His latest book is Last Chance: The Political Threat to Black America.

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being an academic was a tireless civil rights worker? Do you know Alice Walker, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Maxine Waters.? Or a bit younger, do you know Congresswomen Yvette Clark, or Donna Edwards? The work these women have done and continue to do is possible because they stand on the shoulders of Harriett Tubman and our other ancestors.

Your apology doesn’t address the mindset that allowed this parody in the first place, the dozens of editors, producers, and assistants who saw nothing wrong with this, and the many Simmons “fans” who laughed at the depiction of a historical figure such as Harriet Tubman as a sexual object who used her vagina for “freedom.” It is as if you are laughing at every Black woman who was enslaved and had no choice when “massa” decided to rape her repeatedly. It is as if you do not recognize the painful history of every Black woman who was raped, not only during slavery, but thereafter, when the goal was to keep Black men “in line” by violating Black women.

It is as if you put myopic blinder around your eyes, and chose to ignore history and its resultant pain. Can you imagine (often happened) the violation of a child, a violation so intense that baby girls who dreamed of being mothers were told they could not have children?

Russell Simmons, once upon a time, you were the ambassador of a generation. Even now, people are mesmerized by your gentle manner, your quest for peace and spirituality and your practice of yoga and Pilates. Wrap your spirituality around your video and tell us where the two intersect. How could you? Why would you? How dare you?

When you diminish our legacy for entertainment purposes, “pulling” the video is not enough. You need to work at eliminating a mindset that makes you and others think that the denigration of African American women is okay.wi Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer.

She is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C.

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A comprehensive schedule of activities, looking back and looking forward, has been planned by the National Urban League, Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network, Benjamin Jealous of the NAACP, Melanie Campbell of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and others leading up to the August 24th 50th Anniversary March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial. Most notably, together with the Memorial Foundation, led by Harry E. Johnson, we are hosting the Drum Majors

for Justice Celebration on August 23, followed by an Urban League pre-March rally on August 24.

Our activities will kick-off on August 23 at 8:30 am with a “Redeem the Dream Summit” at the Washington Grand Hyatt Hotel, featuring civil rights legends, contemporary leaders and members of the public in dialogues about the legacy of the March on Washington in the new era of civil rights and how to chart the way forward.

A “Drum Majors for Justice Future Leaders Celebration” will follow from 2-4 pm at Washington’s Freedom Plaza. On August 24th, Urban League leaders and

supporters will gather at the Grand Hyatt at 5:30 am for a brief program and rally before parading together to the Lincoln Memorial for the 50th anniversary March on Washington.

We urge you to join us for this historic weekend of commemoration and continuation. As Whitney Young reminded us 50 years ago, “We must support the strong. We must give courage to the timid. We must remind the indifferent, and we must warn the opposed. Civil rights which are God given. WI Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Orleans, is president and CEO of the National Urban League.

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Black August. On August 13, 1965 in South Central Los Angeles, the Watts Riot – the most spectacular urban uprising in the 1960s erupted. I was there in Watts, and even in my unsophisticated, un-politicized mind, I recognized it as a rebellion against unjust police brutality – Old School “racial profiling” if you will.

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Jackson’s continued denial of parole was nothing more than punishment for his political beliefs.

Black August. On Aug. 7, 1970 George Jackson’s 17-year-

old younger brother Jonathan attempted to win the elder’s freedom, by taking a judge hostage. Jonathan was killed in a shootout. One year and two weeks later (Aug. 21, 1971), George Jackson was killed by San Quentin prison guards who said he was trying to smuggle a gun into his cell from the visiting room concealed in his Afro.

Impossible. You try concealing a gun in your Afro. George Jackson was assassinated, pure and simple, during what’s now called: “Black August.”WI

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During Garvey’s time, pervasive discrimination and subjugation of African Americans in the United States created a climate of intolerance toward

Black social activists, and a determination by the United States government to undermine and destroy the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).

Garvey was arrested numerous times, with charges being dropped on each occasion, thus indicating that the arrests were solely for the purpose of harassing him and disrupting the UNIA. In 1926, after his unjust conviction, nine members of the jury that convicted Garvey

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The Simmons drama is especially offensive because when we have African American people lifted up, the lifting is mostly about men. Still, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would not have made it without the enthusiasm of Coretta Scott King.

Harriett Tubman saved hundreds of enslaved people, yet her name is rarely lifted when we speak of emancipation. African American women’s role in our history is neither admired nor appreciated. When our brothers call the roll, she is given no credence, unless it is an afterthought. Brother Simmons if you just picked up a history book, you’d find African American women who have made a major difference in our lives and in our movement.

Russell, do you know Ella Baker, the stalwart sister who stood beside and behind Dr. King and others to do organizing work? Do you know Professor Joyce Lander who before

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