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By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer Race. Gentrification. Economic inequities. Failing schools.

Cronyism. An absence of leadership.

These are some of the issues D.C. mayoral candidate Anas “Andy” Shallal says stand in the

way of the nation’s capital being a truly great city. And thus far, the entrepreneur said, the city’s political leaders have either been unwilling or unable to handle these problems in ways that bring the most benefit to the greatest number of D.C. residents.

It is his love for this city, Shal-

lal said, that has propelled him to enter the mayor’s race.

“It’s my first time running for elective office,” said Shallal, an Iraqi-American businessman, restaurateur and activist during a recent interview. “I think I really have a great deal of affection for this city. And I’m seeing it become more divided.”

“We have a city with such enormous disparities even though it’s one of the wealthiest.

Sixty-two percent of kids who live east of the (Anacostia) River are dropping out. It’s 45 percent citywide. Homelessness is at an all-time high and 50 percent of the city’s residents are illiterate.

If you care about the city and

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Shallal, a 58-year-old father of four and founder of four Busboys and Poets restaurants and another named Eatonville, said unlike the other candidates in this year’s mayor’s race, he is an outsider who has not chosen to

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Jan DuofPlain, Dorothy McSweeney, Debbie Jarvis accepted the “Corporate the Year” Award for Pepco. Monica Jones-Martinez received the “I Love Life” award. James Neil Wright, Dereka Cisco Judy Taffty & Mrs. Williams and Jamal Randolph were the “2012 United Black Fund Virginia Scholarship Winners”. Ward 8 Council Member Marion Barry, Dick Gregory and Former Council Member Sandy Allen all attended the luncheon. This event was sponsored by Pepco, the United Way,The Jack Olender Law Firm, Coca Cola, the Washington Informer Newspaperand Social Sightings-The MagaZine. For more information about the United BlackFund go to www.ubfinc.org

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When L.Y. Marlow's 23-yearold daughter told her the father of her daughter threatened her life, and the life of their child, she knew something had to be done. Out of her frustration with law enforcement's handling Email comments to: of the situation, she decided to rburke@ start the Saving Promise campaign. washingtoninformer.com “It seems to be a vicious cycle that won't turn my family loose,” Marlow said. Marlow shared her story with the audience at the District Heights Domestic Violence Symposium on May 7 at the District Heights Municipal Center. The symposium was sponsored by the Family and Youth Services Center of the city of District Heights and the National HookUp ofCapital Black Women.

The Kidds Take the Marlow has written a book, “Color Butterfly,” By SamMe P.K. Collinswhich is a storyContributing about four generations WI Writer of domestic violence. The book is @sampkcollins inspired by her own experiences, and those of her grandmother, Parents, educators, and public her mother and her daughter. haveevery long rallied overt officials She said timeagainst she reads messages of violence, drug use, excerpts from her book, she and still In Memoriam sexual promiscuity in today’s Dr. Calvin W. Rolark, Sr. can not believe the wordspopular came Wilhelmina J. Rolark music, it has negatively impactfrom saying her. “Color Me Butterfly” The Washington Informer Newspaper ed an entire Few, however, won the generation.

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NEWSPAPER (ISSN#0741-9414)Dr.isCalvin Denise Rolark Sr. Barnes W. Rolark, “I was just 16-years-old The Capital Kidds, a localwhen chilpublished weekly on each Thursday.

Wilhelmina J. Rolark my eye first blackened and my STAFF dren’s music group, has set out to Periodicals postage paid at WashingWASHINGTON INFORMER (ISSN#0741-9414) is published lips bled,” Marlow said. ton,THE D.C. and additional mailing of- NEWSPAPER challenge the status quo with its brand Denise W. Barnes, Editor weekly Thursday.

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Their catchy nouncements must be received two of Black Women, said there is no RonPOST Burke,MASTER: Advertising/ Marketing Director Washington Informer. All rights reserved.

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All No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permisviolence dealt withhave by rights POSTMASTER: sionreserved. from the publisher. TheSend Informer Newspaper cannotStaff guarantee the return of intrigued media moguls, captivated Khalid Naji-Allah, Photographer change of addresses to The rates Washphotographs.

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King, Jr. Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. Dorothy Rowley, Online Editor THE WASHINGTON INFORMER “This is a good use for music 20032. No part of this publication may Young, Design & Layout 3117 Martin Luther King, Jr.Brian Ave., S.E. • Washington, D.C. 20032 be reproduced without written permisthat you don’t see today,” said James Phone: 202 561-4100 • Fax: 202 574-3785 sion from the publisher. The Informer Mable Neville, Bookkeeper McGee, 13, the group’s rapper, also E-mail: news@washingtoninformer.com Newspaper cannot guarantee the return www.washingtoninformer.com known as Lil’ J. “Our songs don’t have Mickey Thompson, Social Sightings columnist of photographs. Subscription rates are any [profanity]. Parents can get in the $45 per year, two years $60. Papers will Stacey Palmer, Social Media Specialist PUBLISHER car with their children and listen to it. be received not more than a week after Angie Denise RolarkJohnson, Barnes Circulation publication. Make checks payable to: You can’t do that with some artists.

STAFF REPORTERS We’re helping everyone by setting a THE WASHINGTON Brooke N. Garner INFORMER Managing REPORTERS Editor Tia C. Jones, Ed Laiscell, good example for others,” said James Carla Peay Assistant Managing Editor Odell B. Ruffin, Larry Saxton, 3117 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., S.E Ron BurkeD.C. 20032 Advertising and Marketing MarySam Wells, Joseph YoungMichelle Stacy Brown, P.K. Collins, who lives in Southeast.

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The Capital Kidds (left to right: Tatianna Heridia, Alicia Heridia, Anyia Ward, Thomas Rogers, and James McGee), have turned heads with their threat,” she said. catchy tunes about exercising Among the programs Marlow and treating others with respect. wants to see implemented are The group, whose ages range stricter restraining order policies, from nine to 13, will launch a more rights for victim's families web series later this year. /Photo to intervene on behalf of a vicby Mark Mahoney

law enforcement. She said they had come together to bring a sense of uniformity in the way domestic violence victims and survivors are treated.

“She's using her own personal story, 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 Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence.

2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasthe founder After the Trauma, with poor chilIndustry by of Storm with Catchy,sive-aggressive Positive Tunes an organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” Essence, garnered from national or- Rare survivorssupport of domestic violence Marlow said.who lives in Southeast. ganic food children. retailer Sweet Green and and their Marlow worked Rico to break Garris andhas co-manager An“I lived in fear for six ayears.

Six derson FRESHFARM Markets, Norththe cycle of abuse her in family, formed CapitalinKidds 2010 years in fear is a long time. It is while and isleading confident policiesclass she west-based provider of locally-grown a musictheeducation not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that produce.

Walker-Jones Music Academy in of,” said. has shared the stage atprocess.

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Thetake pairthese led more than 70 Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to policies to with high-profile acts such as J. Cole people who want to help a Congress and implore them to students in creative writing exercises and Mindless Behavior and attracted domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. that focused on the importance of hundreds of children to their shows be careful of how they goregion. into proper “I will decision not stopmaking. until these Garrispoliand around the D.C. metropolitan the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.”

Past tours include the D.C. Depart- Anderson eventually handpicked the that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached ment of Parks and Recreation Fitness members of the group with talents mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net and“Before Nutritionyou Tour well they thought could flourish in the getinto2010 'I'masgoing asto the Schools BulkillD.C. you,'Public it started as No a verbal WIindustry. Recording sessions at music ly and the Capital Kidds Fitness and Nutrition Tours in 2011. They also R.A. Studios in Northeast often inshowcased their unique skills on Fox cluded impromptu lessons about pro5 Morning News in 2011 and before duction and instrumentation.

First lady Michelle Obama on the NaAnyia Ward, a member of The tional Mall at an event sponsored by Capital Kidds, recounted past expethe Let’s Move Campaign last year. riences of bullying and said that adThe Capital Kidds recently show- vocating for peace has allowed her to cased the first episode of a web sespeak for those who often feel helpries set to launch this year during a Jan.11 gathering in a recording studio less against their aggressors. She wants at Deanwood Recreation Center in to continue what she describes as a Northeast. Charles “Shorty” Garris, rewarding start to a music career and co-manager of the group, likened it to follow in the footsteps of her step-faa hybrid of Mickey Mouse Club, Soul ther, a local producer.

Train, and 106 & Park.

“When I first learned about this op“I wanted to challenge the [chil- portunity, I was nervous,” said Anyia, dren] as well as myself to cover top11. “Our song is not only a message ics that teachers, administrators, and parents [cover] in the same frequency for bullies, but for those who often as their favorite artist or singer,” said face situations with bullies. This is Garris, founder of the Innovative a way for me to show my talent and School of Performing Arts, a Waldorf, tell people that they’reL.Y. not alone.

Our Marlow Md.-based nonprofit that offers mo- group is able to spread a positive bile music education services. “[Our message for everyone who hears our team of producers] clearly understood music. We know that we will go very what we could do by using titles like far in helping people understand our ‘Nutrition’ and ‘No Bully’ to educate and entertain at the same time. The re- message of being [children] and staysults have been incredible,” said Gar- ing in school,” said Anyia who lives in ris, lead vocalist for local go-go band Southeast.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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A New Year, aSubmitted New Start

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New Year’s resolutions seem like a great idea in January, but what about in February, March, and beyond? Here’s how to stick with your plan.

Your Resolution: Lose weight.

Keep It Up: Write down in a food diary what you eat, how much, where, when, with whom, and your mood at the time. In one large study, the more often overweight people wrote in a food diary, the more weight they lost.

Your Resolution: Reduce stress.

Keep It Up: Recharge with 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night. This improves mood and helps you think clearly and creatively. Go to bed and get up at the same time every day, even on weekends.

Healthier Options:

One easy way to shape up your diet and make sure it includes a variety of healthy foods is to Rate Your Plate.

Bake, broil or steam your foods rather than frying.

If frying, use a spray like PAM® cooking spray or oil instead of butter or margarine.

This is what you do: 1/4 Carbohydrates

About one-fourth of your plate should be filled with grains or starchy foods (carbohydrates) such as rice, pasta, potatoes, corn, or peas.

1/4 Protein

Another fourth should be protein - food like meat, fish, poultry, or tofu.

Your Resolution: Manage time.

Keep It Up: Make to-do lists and rank items in order of importance. Tackle high-priority items first. Don’t cut back on exercise; write it on your calendar like any other appointment.

Source: “Weight Loss During the Intensive Intervention Phase of the Weight-Loss Maintenance Trial.” J.F. Hollis et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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1/2 Vegetables

For the last half of your plate, you can fill it with non-starchy vegetables like broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, salad, tomatoes, or cauliflower.

Then add a glass of nonfat milk and a small roll or piece of fruit, and you are ready to eat!

Choosing a Doctor

Submitted by AmeriHealth District of Columbia You and your doctor (primary care provider) share an important relationship. It is focused on your health. So, you need to choose a doctor you’re comfortable with.

The doctor should also fit your needs. Where do you begin?

List Your Priorities Before you start your search, think about what’s important to you in a doctor. Be sure to consider the doctor’s office, too. Then, write down some questions. For example: • What type of doctor is he or she? What is his or her focus?

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• What are the office hours?

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Tap Friends and Neighbors One of the best ways to find a good doctor is by talking to people you trust. Ask your family and friends which doctor they see. Find out what they like about their doctor. If you are new to an area, you can call a hospital or medical school for referrals. Make a list of the doctors you would like to see.

Ask Lots of Questions Call the doctor’s office first on your list. Ask to speak with •

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a nurse or the office manager. Find out if the doctor meets your needs. Then see if he or she is accepting new patients.

It’s always wise to call your insurance company directly to verify coverage for a particular doctor.

Meet Face-to-Face Schedule an initial visit with the doctor. Then, ask yourself the following questions. Did the doctor: • Spend enough time with me?

• Make me feel comfortable?

• Answer my questions?

• Explain things so I could understand?

Remember, you and your doctor are a team. Take the time to make sure you have the right partner.

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Black Facts January 30 1797 – Sojourner Truth is born Isabella Baumfree in Ulster County, New York. She becomes the most influential and powerfully spoken Black female abolitionists of the 1800’s.

1797 – The first multi-state organization of Blacks in America is formed when Black Masons in Boston, Massachusetts, led by Prince Hall, create African American Masonic lodges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Providence, Rhode Island.

1956 – The Montgomery, Alabama home of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. is bombed by racists apparently angered by his leadership of the Montgomery bus boycott.

BUYING RECORDS

January 31 1865 – Congress passes the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which upon ratification, abolished slavery in America. The vote was 121 to 24. Ratification was not completed until December 1865.

1919 – Baseball great Jackie Robinson in born in Cairo, Georgia. He became the first Black to play in the white major league baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

1963 – James Baldwin’s influential collection of essays “The Fire Next Time” is published.

2006 –Coretta Scott King, widow of civil right icon, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., died at the age of 78 on this day in 2006.

February 1 1902 – Langston Hughes, one of Black America’s greatest poets, is born in Joplin, Missouri.

1926 – The first “Negro History Week” is celebrated. Founded by Black historian Carter G. Woodson, the “week” became Black History Month in 1976.

1960 – The “sit-in” movement as a protest method for civil rights

Bob Marley

is born on this day in Greensboro, North Carolina when four North Carolina A&T students sit down at a “whites only” lunch counter and refuse to move until served or arrested. Within two weeks the tactic had spread to 15 cities in 5 Southern states. The original four students were Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair, Franklin McCain and David Richmond.

February 2 1839 – Black inventor Edmond Berger develops one of the first spark plugs made in America.

February 3 1908 – Jack Johnson becomes the first Black heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Tommy Burns in Australia, although he was not officially given the title until 1910 after he defeated the American Jim Jeffries in Las Vegas.

February 4 1913 - Civil rights heroine Rosa Parks is born on this day in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was her refusal in December 1955 to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus that sparked the modern Civil Rights Movement. For refusing to obey the laws of segregation she was arrested and convicted. Montgomery Blacks responded with

a boycott of city buses. A young minister named Martin Luther King, Jr. was called upon to lead the boycott which would last for nearly 13 months. The drama and accompanying legal challenge all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court captivated the nation and propelled Dr. King into the national international spotlight as the nation’s premier civil rights leader. Mrs. Parks died in 2005 at 92.

February 5 1934 – Henry “Hammerin Hank” Aaron was born on this day in Mobile, Alabama. The baseball great and eventual home run king (until Barry Bond) began his career with the old Negro Baseball League playing for the Indianapolis Clowns before joining the Atlanta Braves in 1954.

1945 – Jamaican Reggae legend Bob Marley is born on this day Robert Nesta Marley in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica. He used his music not only to entertain but to tirelessly spread Reggae and the Rastafarian religion from Africa to Europe and the U.S. Much of his music deals with the struggles of the impoverished and the oppressed. Marley died from complications due to cancer in Miami in May 1981.

Buying Vinyl Records from 1950 to 1986, Jazz, Rock-n-Roll, R&B, Disco, Soul, Reggae, Blues, Gospel, and record format 33 1/3, 45s, and some of the older 78s.

Prefer larger collections of at least 100.

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Viewp int Gina Fredette Washington, D.C. I think local officials made the correct call with the cancellations.

With winter storms of that nature, you never know what you will deal with in terms of road conditions. It was a pretty nasty snowstorm, and the roads would not have been safe for travel by commuters travelling to and from work, and for school children on school buses. I think it was a good call.

Arnetta Scales Washington, D.C. I think it was a good call. If not, there would have been a bunch of cars slipping and sliding on the roads. Parents at work would have to worry about the safety of their children on school buses, which would have presented even more headaches. If children had to be home because school was cancelled, it makes sense to allow their parents the opportunity to stay home and watch them. I don’t think local government officials overreacted at all.

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LAST WEEK’S SNOWSTORM FORCED WIDESPREAD CLOSURES THROUGHOUT THE D.C. AREA. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CLOSED FOR ONE DAY, WHILE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS CLOSED FOR THREE. DID LOCAL OFFICIALS MAKE THE CORRECT CALL IN THE CANCELLATIONS?

David Hamilton Washington, D.C. I think the right call was made.

D.C. is a transient area that has people from all over the world, and many of them have different driving habits and aren’t used to driving in icy conditions. Unlike upstate New York where people are accustomed to driving in inclement weather, a lot of people in this area lose civility when there’s a little bit of ice on the roads. I think local government officials have learned to just close schools and the federal government, rather than deal with the traffic and safety issues that come with driving in poor weather conditions.

Brenda Ngwa Washington, D.C. I think local officials were correct in closing schools and the federal government. A lot of the roads are still icy. I’m a nurse and am an advocate for promoting the safety of commuters in the local community. I don’t think officials overreacted, and feel they did a great job of preventing accidents that would have been a result of poor road conditions.

Derrick Graves Washington, D.C. I think the right call was made.

There would have been large problems with people scrambling to get home on congested, icy roads.

It would have been a huge mess. It was good that local officials decided to err on the side of caution. I also think the school districts did the best thing by cancelling school for several days.

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“We in this city have failed to harness people power. If (a person) can get elected without people power, (the person elected) will ignore them. It’s possible to get people excited about this campaign. Just because people don’t vote doesn’t mean they’re C O M M U N I C AT I O N S not interested or don’t care.”

301.292.9141/FAX 301.292.9142/Mobile 703.819.0920 On the afternoon that Mayor doris@mcmilloncommunications.com/www.mcmilloncommunications.com Vincent C. Gray kicked off his bid for a second term, Shallal hosted a fundraiser at his Adams Morgan home with actor Danny Glover, and later that night, the pair attended a Ward 8 Townhall at Union Baptist Church in Southeast. Glover promised to return to campaign for Shallal.

Shallal is attempting to become mayor in a city that since Home Rule in 1975 has always had a black person leading the city. As an Iraqi, he falls squarely in the middle, neither black nor white, which may confound Denise Rolark Barnes those whose political calculus is Independent Beauty Consultant only able to quantify candidates www.marykay/drolark-barnes.com who are either one race or the 202-236-8831 other.

“You have two choices. On one side, there is a group looking to make a career out of politics. On the other side, you have me, totally committed to social justice. I don’t need the money. I already have a job,” he said.

Shallal has an uphill battle if a recent Washington Post poll is any indication. In a public opinion survey of Democratic voters, he garnered nine percent.

Gray tallied 24 percent, which isn’t great but that stems from public misgivings about the 2010 campaign scandal and issues of trustworthiness, residents said.

Yet, as Gray Campaign Chairman Chuck Thies sees it, Gray, 71, will carry the day. Thies, 47, declined to comment on specific candidates but offered his assessment of the race.

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of the candidates want to smear the mayor. They have collectively spent $1.5 million and they’re polling in the single digits.”

“If I had been running a campaign and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars. I would have to look in the mirror and say I need to do something different. If you talk about the issues, you’ll see that Vincent Gray is doing a great job. All they do is sling mud and hope that will result in chaos and that someone will emerge from that chaos. But the voters are smarter than that.”

Noted child psychiatrist and author Dr. Frances Cress Welsing said she was struck by Shallal’s honesty about race and confronting it. She said she was so surprised and decided on the spot that she would vote for him.

“He spoke about his interest in dealing with racism,” said Welsing, 78, who has lived in the District for 43 years. “None of the other candidates are willing to deal with race. My focus as a psychiatrist has been on the critical importance of racism in dealing with our problems as black people. Early in his tenure, Attorney General Eric Holder asked if we’re a nation of cowards. Our nation’s afraid to deal with this issue.”

Gray, Welsing said, has overseen an accelerated increase in gentrification that has proved to have had deeply destructive consequences for the city’s black, middle class and low-income residents.

“Gentrification is racism.

They are moving blacks out of the city and moving white people in,” Welsing said. “It’s no different from South Africa. Andy Shallal has had the courage to state his interest in this problem and put it on the table.”

Shallal followed his father into the restaurant business when he

worked and then later managed his father’s carry-out in Annadale, Va. He opened several restaurants, including Skewers, Café Luna and Mimi’s American Bistro. He opened Busboys and Poets in 2005, naming it in honor of Langston Hughes, who worked as a busboy at the Wardman Park Hotel as he emerged as a poet.

“I don’t speak Council-ese. I bring substance. I’m very knowledgeable about the city and how it runs,” said Shallal. “I sat down with (former Mayor) Anthony Williams for a couple of hours.

I also sat with (Councilmember) Marion Barry, different councilmembers and I’ve had contact with many, many activists, ANCs and the community.”

“I’ve talked to people inside and out of the system and of course, ordinary people. We’re a city rich with resources and poor with vision. With the tax debacle (of homeowners losing their homes because they owed property taxes), if the focus was about people, it would never happen. Someone would have pulled the alarm. Habits and culture starts at the top.”

Shallal criticized the type of gentrification that has spread across the city.

“I don’t want every corner to look like Georgetown,” he said.

“Someone thought up this idea that expensive condos and retail stores are the way to go. That is boring. Excitement is small, unique stores, and living space that we make and stay affordable. We need to reinstate the idea of public housing, housing that is sustainable, clean, safe and attractive.”

Shallal said city leaders must properly address the two fundamental problems of poverty and

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“I can imagine the anxiety people feel in Ward 8,” he said.

“If they’re not included, we have to incentivize, make them feel involved.”

Bringing the Department of Homeland Security may, on its face, seem like a good thing but the dividends to Ward 8 residents will likely be marginal, Shallal said.

“Fourteen thousand jobs have been projected but only 340 of those don’t require a college education, according to the Small Business Development Center.

That’s pure gentrification. Prices will be going up for homes and people will be pushed out toward Ward 9. I want to make sure we have small businesses, incubator spaces, and help create a synergy that can enhance growth and development.”wi

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King Considers Supporting Bowser, But Picks Gray Robert King, the influential advisory neighborhood commissioner of single-member district 5C03 and the longest-serving elected official in the District, once considered supporting D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) as the next mayor of the District. King, 68, attended Bowser’s announcement in Northeast on March 23, 2013 and while he did not make a commitment to her, he considered her bid seriously.

However, on Jan. 18 at Turner Elementary School in Southeast, at the Ward 8 Democrats mayoral forum, King urged Ward 8 residents to vote to re-elect D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D).

When asked why the change, he said that Gray is the best of all of the candidates running.

“It was very simple to me,” King said. “Vincent Gray has a record to run on. Also, the other candidates who are on the city council, with the exception of [D.C. Council member] Tommy Wells have nothing to lose by running because they will still have their council seats.”

If Wells loses the Tuesday, April 1 Democratic mayoral primary, he will be out of politics in 2015.

Meanwhile, Bowser, D.C. Council members Vincent Orange (D-At Large) and Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) will not have run for re-election until 2016.

King is considered to be a force in Ward 5 politics. He played a significant role in the development of The Villages at Dakota Crossing in Northeast that includes upscale townhomes and the District’s first Costco.

He’s also viewed as a leader in the District’s senior population because of his advocacy and persistent outreach on their behalf. He said that he has worked on issues regarding seniors since the mayoral administration of Walter Washington.

King said that he knows Bowser and her parents, who live in Ward 5, well and did make overtures to her campaign. Things did not work out with Bowser’s campaign, he said, and he jumped on Gray’s bandwagon when the mayor announced that he is running for re-election late last year.

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development and public safety. It is the mayor that does those things and it generally takes eight votes to do anything on the council.”

King said that Gray will win the Democratic primary in April and the general election in November because he will rally the seniors to vote for the mayor.

“There are over 100,000 seniors in the District and they have the highest vot- Robert King is the longest-serving elected official in the District. /Photo by Roy Lewis ing percentages of any age group in the city and in the nation,” he said. “Everyone knows that in this city you cannot win an election without the support of the seniors. They are the most stable voting bloc and I will make sure that they support Vincent Gray.”

Bonds Wants to Continue to Serve D.C. Council member Anita Bonds (D-At Large) faces a long list of challengers for the Democratic at-large D.C. Council seat on Tuesday, April Anita Bonds is running for her first full term on 1 but she is not the D.C. Council. /Photo by Roy Lewis discouraged. In the April 2013 special election, Bonds defeated a num- ecutive at Fort Myer Construcber of credible challengers to se- tion Corporation in Northeast.

On the D.C. Council, she is cure the at-large seat on the D.C. noted for pushing property tax Council and she said she is ready relief for seniors and affordable to win again this April.

“I have worked hard for the housing for District residents. residents of the District,” said She lacks the seniority on the Bonds, 68. “I will work to con- D.C. Council to serve as chairtinue to reduce poverty, the dis- man of a committee at this point.

Bonds said that she will conparity between the haves and the tinue to represent all District have nots and for sustainable results for all of the citizens of the residents.

“Everyday I represent our District.”

Bonds also works as the chair- hometown – its seniors, youth, man of the D.C. Democratic families, the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and State Committee.

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Alexandria Ends Street-Naming Requirement

By Margaret Summers WI Contributing Writer @ margaretsumm10 Civil War and American history buffs may have felt a twinge of sadness on Saturday, January 25, 2014 when the Alexandria, Va. City Council voted to end a decades-long street-naming practice outlined in its more than half century-old City Code.

During its public meeting, the council voted to eliminate a portion of the City Code requiring that new streets in Alexandria be named after Confederate military leaders or American history figures and places.

“These are among the portions of the City Code which are obsolete,” said City Councilman Justin M. Wilson, 34. Wilson introduced the ordinance to amend the Code during a city council hearing on January 14. During the first reading of the measure on that date, it passed the seven-member council unanimously, 7-0. Wilson explained at the time that the ordinance is part of a comprehensive effort to update the Code.

Other sections of the Code which the council deleted during its January 25 meeting included one which created the Alexandria Transportation Safety Commission, an entity which no longer exists, and a section that prohibits bootblack stands on the streets and sidewalks of the city.

The street-naming ordinance was the 15th legislative matter under consideration during the January 25 seven-and-a-half-hour meeting, which also included public discussion about bike lanes in Alexandria, the construction of a new hotel, and the adoption of Alexandria’s Civic En-

gagement Principles and Handbook as city policy.

Wilson had said there was no opposition to his street-naming ordinance.

Only two individuals spoke about the measure during the public discussion period, and neither was representative of such organizations as Sons of Confederate Veterans, or others which work to preserve Confederate or American history.

“The definition of what is or is not ‘obsolete’ is very subjective,” said Dino Drudi, 56, an Alexandria resident. He suggested that new Alexandria streets be named after military figures on both sides of the Civil War. “You could name a new street for Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth,” said Drudi. “He was the first Union military officer to be killed in Virginia at the start of the Civil War.” Ellsworth, reportedly a close friend of President Abraham Lincoln, was staying in The Marshall House hotel on the corner of King and South Pitt Streets. Ellsworth was shot and killed by Marshall House proprietor James W. Jackson on May 24, 1861, the day after a referendum in Virginia confirmed the Commonwealth’s secession from the Union. Ellsworth had removed a Confederate flag from the hotel’s roof, and Jackson shot and killed Ellsworth afterwards as he was coming down the stairs from the roof. Jackson was immediately shot dead by one of Ellsworth’s corporals.

Drudi said streets named for famous or historic figures have sometimes helped him find his way around in unfamiliar communities or cities.

“The problem with naming streets for people who were prominent 50 or more years ago, is that after they

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die, people won’t know or remember who they were,” he said. Drudi added he is against naming streets after present-day politicians as a reward or favor after they complete their terms.

Sam Smith, 23, of Southwest Washington, D.C., testified that although he supported ending the street-naming practice, he wondered how ending it would affect tourism in Alexandria.

Last summer the city launched a new branding effort that promotes Alexandria’s historical background and landmarks, along with its restaurants, arts and shopping opportunities, to attract more national and international tourists to the city.

“Heritage tourism can make a lot of money for [Alexandria],” said Smith, a Civil War historian who is originally from Tennessee. “It might be worth [continuing to name new streets for Confederate officers and American history figures] to determine how much money is generated through heritage tourism.” Smith joked that he was glad the council was eliminating the portion of the Code which banned bootblack stands. “Considering how they look, my boots could use some polishing right now,” he said.

After the brief discussion, the Alexandria City Council voted 6-0 to discontinue the street-naming practice and other portions of the City Code which, as Wilson said “are clearly anachronistic in our city in 2014.” Vice Mayor Allison Silberberg was absent and did not vote on any of the day’s agenda items. The vote does not affect Alexandria’s streets which are already named for Confederate military officers or American historical figures. wi The Washington Informer

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By Joshua Garner WI Staff Writer @JoshuaGarnerDC Officials in Prince George’s County government are hoping to diversify their ranks with the formation of a special task force aimed at outreach to immigrant communities.

The New Americans Task Force held its second meeting on Jan. 11 in Lanham to discuss and recommend best practices for recruiting residents from underrepresented ethnic groups including those who have immigrated to the United States and are pursuing work in the county government.

“There are different challenges for [new Americans],” said Barry Hudson, a county spokesman. The task force hopes to address the unique challenges of the immigrant community with targeted initiatives, he said.

The county is in the midst of a demographic shift as immigrant communities continue to grow throughout the region.

County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) decided to form the nine-person task force at the urging of Sen. Victor Ramirez (D-Dist. 47) of Cheverly and Prince George’s Councilman Will Campos (D-Dist. 2) of Hyattsville, both of whom immigrated to the U.S. from El Salvador.

Prince George’s County is the second most populated jurisdiction in the state with more than 863,000 residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Latino residents make up the largest percentage of the immigrant community, roughly 15.7 percent of the county’s population, according to 2012 data. The Latino population has more than doubled in the county since 2000.

“The Latino community is probably the fastest growing community,” Hudson said.

Still, there are other immigrant communities growing in the county including Africans, Caribbeans, and Asians. During the meeting, task force members pushed representatives from the county government to supply more comprehensive and inclusive data on which countries

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immigrants migrated from and where immigrant communities are in the county.

“We’re just trying to get an idea of what the population looks like in Prince George’s County,” said Ramirez, chair of the task force. “We don’t want to overcomplicate it.”

But tracking data for immigrant communities has its challenges, said Philip Taylor, a senior planner for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, who presented population data to the task force.

Taylor said there is difficulty tracking immigrants and how they classify themselves because of incomplete responses to questionnaires from the U.S. Census Bureau.

“In some areas, we have a very high non-response rate,” he said.

Taylor said that tracking certain demographics is also difficult because some are folded into larger groups. For example, Latinos can be included in population counts for Caucasians or blacks; a person from the West Indies or from sub-Saharan Africa is likely to be counted as an African-American without their country of origin being reported.

“Some Hispanics look white, some look African-American,” said Joe Perez, a member of the task force.

The task force has an April

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deadline to make recommendations to Baker on how to go about diversifying the county government.

Officials working with the county’s Office of Human Resources Management said the county has been making progress in efforts to make sure its workforce reflects the community.

“Our goal is to identify and look for qualified [candidates] that reflects the diversity in our area,” said Stephanye Maxwell, director of the Office of Human Resources Management, a department that is responsible for 6,263 employees that work in the county.

African-Americans make up the largest percentage of the county’s workforce with 56 percent followed by Caucasians.

Latinos and Asians make up 5 percent and 3 percent of the county’s workforce respectively, according to the Office of Human Resources Management.

Maxwell said her department has hired bilingual translators in addition to employees of Latino descent as inroads to ensure that the county government continues to diversify.

“Change is great … but change is slow,” she said. “The trend is slow but they’re moving.

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Rhodes Scholar Joshua Aiken Leaves WUSTL to Study Refugees in England WI Staff Report Joshua Aiken, a senior at Washington University, grew up all over the country. His family moved from New Mexico to Tennessee, California, Texas, Iowa and Arizona.

“It made me really conscious of what identity meant in different places,” Aiken said.

He often found himself being the only Black student in his class – and he noticed how only some of his teachers were sensitive to this.

“For example, reading Huckleberry Finn,” he said, “Some teachers took into consideration how a person of color would take that experience.” A main character in the novel is referred to throughout using the N-word.

Others did not.

Since high school, Aiken has been on a journey to study more inclusive policies and practices around the world.

“I have always wanted to give voice to marginalized communities, whether they have been communities of color or LGBT communities,” Aiken said. “I have had the experience of being able to live openly and freely and to be who I am. Knowing that so many people can’t do that motivates me.”

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one of 32 Americans chosen as a Rhodes Scholar. Considered among the world’s most prestigious academic awards, Rhodes Scholarships provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England. He and the other winners were selected from 857 applicants, and the scholarship equates to about $50,000 per year.

At Oxford, Aiken plans to earn two master’s degrees – one in U.S. history and another in refugee and forced migration studies, studying the experience of refugees and asylum seekers.

Currently Aiken, 21, is majoring in American culture studies and political science, with a minor in psychology. His undergraduate career has allowed him to explore his passion for both domestic civil liberties and international human rights, he said.

This year, Aiken has served as Humanity in Action American fellow, and in 2012 he was a U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission Summer Institute participant and a U.S. House of Representatives legislative intern.

“Josh is such an extraordinary gift to our community, and the Rhodes Scholarship is fitting recognition of his unlimited potential to be a force of positive

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SCHOLAR continued from Page 14 change in our world,” said Joy Zalis Kiefer, associate Dean of Arts & Sciences and director of undergraduate research at WUSTL. Aiken has been highly involved in various diversity initiatives on campus as the undergraduate representative to the WUSTL Board of Trustees. He also serves as co-chair of the Mosaic Project, a new program devoted to strengthening inclusion on campus.

However, his interest in inclusion on a global scale solidified after he spent last summer working at a refugee camp in Berlin with a human rights program. Most of the people he met were coming from the Middle East and Africa, “where they have very different backgrounds from the people they were living with,” he said.

“My interest is really in working with persecuted individuals in whatever identity they may have been persecuted for,” he said.

On campus, Aiken performs with WU-SLam, Washington University’s award-winning spoken-word poetry team. He is also a member of the John B. Ervin Scholars Program, which provides a four-year scholarship to students who have demonstrat-

ed both exceptional academic and leadership skills, and is part of the Gephardt Institute for Public Service Civic Scholars Program. Both of the programs had a profound impact on him, he said.

Aiken feels the Rhodes Scholarship is a reflection of his supportive network at the university, especially the Ervin Scholars program.

“I am definitely a compilation of all the influential people I’ve met,” he said. “I am a people-oriented person, and the honor speaks to the people who I’ve benefitted spending time with.”

Growing up, he said, his parents urged them to explore – and they had plenty of opportunities to encounter new things with his family constantly moving “My parents were always so invested in giving us opportunities to learn,” Aiken said. “A lot of that came through with my dad’s role as a coach. One thing that makes me proud of my dad as a coach is that he has always believed in student athletes. He cared about them as students and people first.”

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For borrowers with existing mortgages, as well as future borrowers, other rules will now affect mortgage servicing, i.e. how house payments are collected and managed. Loan servicers must now provide borrowers with a monthly statement that shows the interest rate, loan balance, escrow account balance and how payments are applied.

Servicers cannot begin foreclosure proceedings until after 120 days of delinquency, giving borrowers time to apply for loan modifications before initiating a foreclosure process.

In response to critics of these mortgage servicing reforms, Director Cordray said, “Our rule means simply that mortgage servicers must now do their jobs . . . Over the past year, we have heard plenty from realtors around the country who are just as frustrated as consumers at poor mortgage servicing practices.”

A new web-based resource by the Center for Responsible Lending brings together fact sheets on the new rules, related analysis and testimony. For more information on these new rules visit: http://rspnsb.li/KxNeFa. As CRL President Mike Calhoun has said, “Families across the country need an opportunity to rebuild their household balance sheets after the worst financial crisis in decades. . . .The CFPB is setting the course for a financial marketplace with greater transparency and accountability. Consumers, responsible lenders and out nation’s economy all benefit from the improved markets that result from this work.”

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By William Reed

Everybody knows that there’s no such a thing as a “free lunch.”

Now, let’s see how good the Black Press is explaining to audiences about Morocco and the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The Kingdom of Morocco continues to control most of the Western Sahara, and when King Mohammed VI met with President Barack Obama during his U.S. visit in November 2013, the monarch sought greater U.S. support in his kingdom’s feud with regional rival Algeria. The King opposes independence for Western Sahara, and says Morocco will never agree to one: “We shall not give up one inch of our beloved Sahara, not a grain of its sand.”

The people who oppose the king and support the separatist movement called members of America’s Black Press who took an expenses-paid trip to Morocco “pawns” of the Moroccan government. So, why is the Kingdom of Morocco trying to connect with Blacks in America? Morocco is in the Maghreb region of North Africa characterized by rugged mountainous interior and large portions of desert. Morocco’s population exceeds 33 million. Its political capital is Rabat, although the largest city is Casablanca.

Morocco’s culture is a blend of Arab, indigenous Berber, African, and European influences.

Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara as the “Southern Provinces.” The territory has been disputed between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polis-

ario Front since it was annexed

by Morocco in 1975, leading to a guerrilla war with indigenous forces that were brought to a cease-fire in 1991.

The Black Press’ trip to Morocco was an outgrowth of a trip Jesse Jackson took there during which he urged Moroccan leaders to reach out to Black organizations so that they can gain a better understanding of the country and its challenges. A 14-person delegation from the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) spent a week in the country as “part of series of no-strings attached government-sponsored trips” by African-American organizations to Morocco to give them firsthand looks at the country.

The Western Sahara dispute is a decades-long dispute between Morocco and the Saharawi Polisario Front. Algeria’s government sides with the Polisario. The United Nations’ Secretary General recently named Christopher Ross as his personal envoy for Western Sahara, to work on the dispute.

So far the Jackson/Moroccan strategy to influence Black Americans’ opinions on the issue has worked. The nation’s oldest and largest association of African-American lawyers and judges, the National Bar Association (NBA) held its Judicial Council Mid Winter Conference in January 2014 in Rabat, Morocco at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.

Officials of the NBA say they paid their own way there as about 130 members staged their

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The conflict on this matter has been between the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and NNPA. The difference between the two groups is primarily one of employers, who can come and go as they wish, and “employees” who must follow “company rules.” Leading mainstream news organizations prohibit employees from accepting trips from governments or other sources.

Rather than helping Black audiences relate to Morocco and common interests, the NABJ adopted a “holier than thou” posture. But, in reality, the NABJ had struck a deal with Morocco for $35,000 in sponsorships for their January Hall of Fame Induction ceremony at the Newseum in Washington. Of the “sponsorship package” $10,000 was to be in cash and $25,000 in travel vouchers good for any of the cities where the national airline carrier of Morocco, flies.

Royal Air Maroc is based in Casablanca and flies to 78 cities across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

This hardly is the first time The Black Press has taken a different path and posture in Africa than mainstream media. These international activities illustrate that Jesse is still relevant in Black life on the planet, as is America’s Black press. For the strategy to be considered successful, reports with context and insight on the situation will be needed.

Gary L. Flowers, an NNPA contributor and long-time Jackson associate urges more Blacks “go to Morocco.” wi William Reed is publisher of “Who’s Who in Black Corporate America” and available for projects via the BaileyGroup.org

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And Justice for All …

For more than eight months, food service, janitorial and other staff employed by the federal government at the Smithsonian museums, Union Station, the Ronald Reagan Building and other federal installations, have been protesting and holding a series of one-day strikes.

Why? To coax President Barack Obama to force their employers to pay them a living wage. At federally owned facilities across this city, these employees routinely make less than $10 an hour and in some cases, much less. The workers are hired by companies such as Taco Bell and Dunkin Donuts and other fast food outlets to work on federal property. And while one would assume that these employees are earning a living wage, the majority is not. At the same time, according to a story on the Moyers & Company website, the bosses of the companies with federal contracts to provide food and other services at federal buildings make more than $24 billion in salaries each year.

Last June, more than 100 employees assembled in front of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum one morning to protest working conditions and low pay. Protest organizers as well as employees say some of them make $10,000 a year without benefits, while those who work in food courts made less. Providing all workers in the District of Columbia with a living wage would translate into a minimum wage of $8.25 per hour.

Just last Wednesday, the Pentagon’s janitorial and food service and janitorial staff went on strike as well.

Protestors are seeking at least $13.68 an hour for workers with no children, or at least $26.37 an hour if the employee has one child.

A group of about 200 federal contract employees trekked to the gates of the White House last year with signs, bullhorns and a fierce desire to seek the president’s help to correct their plight and the grave injustice. Men and women talked about long hours, poor wages and having to choose between taking the bus or Metro train to work or feeding their children. Others spoke of not having money to buy lunch and of working overtime but not being compensated. After some protests, some company managers fired protestors or sought to intimidate them into not walking a picket line.

But the workers are undaunted.

Throughout all the demonstrations, protests and appeals to the president’s sense of fairness, Obama – who once promised to walk the picket lines with the workers – has been strangely silent and above the fray.

Time and again, Obama has described inequality as the “defining issue of our times.” And on Dec. 4 last year at THEARC in Southeast, he had this to say during a well-received speech about economic mobility: “But we know that people’s frustrations run deeper than these most recent political battles. Their frustration is rooted in their own daily battles – to make ends meet, to pay for college, buy a home, save for retirement. It’s rooted in the nagging sense that no matter how hard they work, the deck is stacked against them. And it’s rooted in the fear that their kids won’t be better off than they were...”

Also, during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, the president spoke further about what he plans to do to help people move into the middle class.

If Obama is true to his word, then he needs look no further than at these long-suffering employees.

And since he has already indicated a willingness, as expressed

by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, to bypass Congress where necessary, correcting this situation is simple.

President Obama has in his power the ability to reverse this shameful situation with the stroke of his pen. Fairness and justice demand it.

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Well Done!

Your Martin Luther King, Jr. supplement, “The Blueprint,” is truly a winner. The introduction written by Special Editions Editor, Shantella Y. Sherman, was extremely thought provoking, and set the stage for what I think was the best collection of articles, interviews, photographs and commentary about Dr. King and his legacy I’ve seen in one publication in some time.

I have to say I even enjoyed reading the advertisements. It must take a lot of hard work putting together such an inspiring piece of work, and you and your whole staff should be congratulated. I know you probably feel that it’s your job, but as a member of the community I would like to say “thank you” for bringing to us such wonderful work to educate us, inspire us and, first and foremost, for our reading enjoyment.

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An Inspirational Testimonial

What a wonderful story written

by Dorothy Rowley, “Obamas Support Expanded College Opportunities,” in the January 23rd edition of The Informer. The educational struggles and eventual triumphs of the young man, Troy Simon, highlighted in the article are both heartwarming, inspirational and a fantastic example for all of us to follow in many ways.

Unfortunately though, our community has far too many young people who face similar problems as Mr. Simon, but don’t have the same dedication or fortitude to make changes in their lives.

The president’s effort to increase opportunities for low-income students to attend and graduate from college is very honorable, but if they are not prepared to do college level work, what good does it do? Students who are not prepared usually fail or get frustrated and leave school without graduating, with nothing

to show but the burden of repaying student loans.

There should be more of an effort to increase the support for parents and teachers in our elementary, middle and secondary schools to ensure that they have the tools necessary for preparing students for the challenges of higher education. That’s the best way to ensure more young people attend college.

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By Marian Wright Edelman

Steps Forward on School Discipline In many American schools, the holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday is used as an opportunity to teach children about his life and legacy.

But in too many of those same schools, Black and other nonWhite and poor children’s extraordinary talents are still being wasted today. Nearly three-quarters of Black and Latino fourth and eighth grade public school students cannot read or compute

at grade level.

Long after legal segregation has ended, Black students are still most likely to be excluded from the classroom: Black students made up only 18 percent of students in public schools in 2009-2010 but were 40 percent of students who received one or more out-of-school suspensions.

A Black public school student is suspended every four seconds.

When Black students are so often left behind and pushed out it should not surprise us that Black students are more than twice as

likely to drop out of school as White students; each school day 763 Black high school students drop out.

So I applaud the U.S. departments of Education and Justice for their recent action to address harmful school discipline policies that push so many thousands of the most vulnerable children out of school each year and into the juvenile justice and adult prison pipeline. If the education system is to do its part in dismantling the Cradle to Prison Pipeline™ and in replacing it

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with a cradle to college, career and success pipeline, we must end the current practice where children in the greatest need are suspended and expelled from school mostly for nonviolent offenses, including tardiness and truancy. I have never understood why you put a child out of school for not coming to school rather than determining why they are absent.

While the guidance does not prohibit schools or districts from using any particular nondiscriminatory policy, it does call into

question some policies that have historically excluded Black and Latino students disproportionately and are of questionable educational value—including “zero tolerance” discipline policies which require mandatory consequences for certain infractions, and policies that prevent students from returning to school after completion of a court sentence, which compound the often discriminatory effects of the juvenile and criminal justice sys-

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By James Clingman

The Revolution Must be Financed When it comes to gaining true freedom, the words and actions of our most revered Black authentic leaders emphasized economic empowerment. Unfortunately, many of those who spoke the truth and tried to establish an economic foundation for Black people were ostracized, caricatured, vilified, and even assassinated. Despite their sacrifices and refusals to back down from fighting for the most important

collective aspect of true freedom, economic empowerment, the vast majority of Black folks either ignored them or chose to follow Black “misleaders” who took our people down the wrong road.

Now in 2014, Black folks are still suffering from and languishing in the results of having put all our eggs in the political basket, instead of holding on to what we had built and owned prior to the 1960s. Today, we are still caught up in the same nonsensical ap-

proach to true freedom that got us into our dire situation in the first place. So, what do we do at this point?

We know two things for sure: Most of us Black nationalists are often long on rhetoric and short on cash. And everything that happens in this country begins and/or ends with somebody writing a check. Therefore, as one of our most respected leaders, Marcus Garvey, showed us back in the 1920s, we must have businesses and we must

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have money, collectively and individually, in order to be truly free. Thus, any “revolution” we talk about must be financed, just as Garvey’s revolution had to be. He raised millions from Black people, encouraged entrepreneurship, and started several businesses himself. As a nationalist, Garvey knew that without an economic foundation Black people would be lost, so he led the way to get likeminded Blacks to put their money where their mouths were.

Our current need for capital must be satisfied if we are going to build on Garvey’s vision, and if we are going to build collective economic empowerment.

How do we do that? Three ways: real estate (when the market is right), investments (stocks, etc.) and business ownership. My emphasis is on business ownership, which does not always mean having a storefront. It could mean working from home

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By Bill Fletcher, Jr.

African ‘Ghettos’ in Israel It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The streets of South Tel Aviv were teeming with people. We first saw a very large wedding party heading towards a park. We then saw hundreds of young men hanging out, socializing, walking, and sometimes just looking for something to do. The shops were closed on this Jewish Sabbath and this multitude had time on their hands.

You would not have believed

that this was Tel Aviv, Israel: it looked more like a neighborhood from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia or the Sudan. Yet, here it was, in a city on the Mediterranean, a city that reminded many of my delegation of Miami Beach and Los Angeles.

What my delegation saw was only the tip of a very strange and under-addressed iceberg: significant African migration to Israel.

Africans, particularly from the Horn of Africa, have been seeking asylum in Israel as they have attempted to escape wars and

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definite periods of time. The migrants find themselves, much like migrants in other parts of the world, in a twilight zone existence, living underground in order to avoid arrest, but sought after by Israeli employers who, like so many other employers in other countries – including but not limited to the U.S. – seek low-waged, vulnerable workers.

The African migrants in Israel have been demonized in both the mainstream but most especially by leaders of hard, right-wing organizations, who see them as

The Washington Informer January crushing poverty. The Israeli establishment, sitting on top of the country that likes to describe itself as the only democracy in the Middle East, has been less than sanguine about the appearance of these migrants. In fact, the migrants are frequently described as “infiltrators,” a term that suggests a military operation rather than individuals seeking asylum.

Israel has been locking up African migrants. It has refused to grant asylum to most migrants, instead interning them for in-

a threat to the demographics of Israel. With 20 percent of Israel being Palestinian (and growing), the presence of the African migrants both scares and infuriates that segment of Israel that believes that their country must be ethnically pure in order to survive.

Over the last few weeks, African migrants have been engaging in organizing and mobilizing to insist upon their human rights.

If the Israeli establishment is

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By Julianne Malveaux

Is Secretary Gates Disloyal to Obama?

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates isn’t the first political appointee to analyze the work of an administration he served, even if that administration remains in power. In 1999, while President Bill Clinton was still in office, longtime staffer and confidant, George Stephanopoulos wrote of his disenchantment with his political mentor after the Monica Lewinsky story broke.

Stephanopoulos’ memoir was achingly personal because even as it offered a look at the way the Clinton White House worked and a bird’s eye view of the 1992 campaign, it also offered a look at a man’s inner life, and the emotional turmoil he experienced as he struggled to reconcile the Bill Clinton he admired with a Clinton he, perhaps, reviled. At the time, many marveled at the perceived disloyalty of Stephanopoulos. Shouldn’t he have waited until the Clintons had left the White House? What

did the Clintons think? How would this frank disloyalty play out? Fifteen years later, President Clinton is sitting on top of the world with his Global Initiative, Hillary Rodham Clinton is the leading contender for the 2016 presidential nomination, and George Stephanopoulos is front and center at ABC News.

Now Robert Gates has written a tell-all about his time as Secretary of Defense, titled Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War. Many hoped that he would write something as personally search-

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ing as George Stephanopoulos did. Instead, he’s got fingers to point, axes to grind, bridges to burn, even as the Obama administration continues to deal with issues that Gates had the opportunity to weigh in on while he served as Secretary of Defense. Duty is pointedly critical of nearly everyone – Congress, Vice President Biden, President Obama, the National Security Council staff, the White House staff, you name it. People have focused on the hits the Obama administration took from Gates’

poison pen, and many have raised the question about his lack of loyalty to the Obama administration. From my perspective, Gates was disloyal to himself and to our nation, not to president Obama personally.

If he felt as strongly as he says he did, that the Obama administration should have made different defense decisions, why didn’t he say so? He talks about biting his tongue while in the White House. Why? So

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By Lee A. Daniels

The GOP’s Curse of the ‘Golden Boys’ Isn’t it time to think of the Republican Party’s quest for the presidency as haunted? That’d be a good question to put to Chris Christie, the latest GOP “golden boy” trying to get his feet out of the political clay.

Two months ago, the robust New Jersey governor, having forged a landslide re-election in one of the most solidly Democratic states in the nation, was being widely celebrated in the

media as the odds-on favorite, at least for the moment, for the GOP 2016 presidential nomination. Now, however, the media – except for the conservative echo chamber – is busy pulling at the threads of Christie’s entire political career to see what falls out in the unraveling.

The reason for the stark reversal, of course, is “Bridge-gate” – the caper of last September in which, e-mails shows, several of Christie’s closest aides and political appointees engineered for four consecutive days a mas-

sive rush-hour traffic jam at the Fort Lee, N.J. entrance to the mammoth George Washington Bridge.

That action, apparently intended as political revenge against one or more Democratic officeholders, now threatens not just Christie’s chances of gaining the 2016 presidential nod but his retaining his governorship as well.

It’s too early to plan Chris Christie’s political obituary, of course. But it’s not too early to consider a stark fact about Re-

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publican Party politics of recent years his sudden troubles underscore.

That is that Chris Christie is just the latest of a select group of Republican elected officials who were briefly widely celebrated as possessing presidential star power – before being quickly damaged by a controversy almost completely of their own making.

For example, consider that in 2006 Virginia Senator George F. Allen’s re-election campaign was seen as an easy stepping-stone

to the 2008 GOP presidential nomination – until Allen at a campaign rally tried to humiliate a young Indian-American Democratic campaign worker filming him with a video camera by calling him “macaca.”

In the ensuing controversy Allen could never adequately explain why that strange word wasn’t meant as an ethnic slur, or explain away his long history of privately expressing support for the Confederacy that the media

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By Askia Muhammad

Amiri Baraka and a Woman Named ‘Cookie’ at the Whisky a Go Go I don’t know if the dearly departed Poet Laureate and Black literary genius Amiri Baraka would have ever even gone to the world famous Whisky a Go Go on Sunset Strip in Hollywood.

He was always such a literary savant, Beat Poet, and coffeehouse-trend-setter, the idea of him in a discothèque, especially one where scantily clad women danced in cages, just does not compute.

While I grew up in Los Angeles, I probably would never have gone there myself, except that in 1968 after the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I was offered an internship at Newsweek magazine. I worked that summer in the Los Angeles bureau, and since I was working for one of the news industry’s famous “Seven Sisters – ABC, CBS, NBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, and Newsweek,” I viewed myself as much more cosmopolitan than the kid who left L.A. two years earlier

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to study journalism at San Jose State University. So I figured I owed it to myself to visit, at least one time, the famous birthplace of the disco movement.

Everything was different in 1968. We were still called Negroes. I was still C.K. Moreland Jr., Kwame Ture was still Stokely Carmichael, and Amiri Baraka was still LeRoi Jones. While at NW I met poet Quincy Troupe, and contributed two poems to his first anthology: Watts Writers and Poets. I joined a writers’ workshop led by Louise MerriweathThe Washington Informer

er. I interviewed Jose Feliciano.

When I called the vice presidents of Fortune 500 corporations, they called me back. I was calling from Newsweek; I never had to stoop to do my thing. I was, as we say, “picking in high cotton.”

When I went to the disco that Sunday evening, I met a woman there whose name was “Cookie.” For the rest of the summer, I kept company with Cookie.

Cookie introduced me to many new things. She also took me to the home of a man I had known 12-13 years earlier, when

we were both playing Little League baseball at Ross Snyder Park. His name was Paul Mossett. By the summer 1968 when I was a budding reporter, Paul was a lieutenant in the Black Panther Party.

Because I first came to his house at 111th and Grape Streets in Watts with Cookie, and because he remembered me from Ross Snyder playground, I was permitted to come around often.

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By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer @bsalmondc As Virginia Congressman Jim Moran walked out of the Jan. 16 performance of The Tallest Tree in the Forest, a range of expressions crossed his face.

“It was a breathtakingly beautiful performance,” said Moran, 68, as he shook his head and smiled. “It is the best performance I’ve seen, man or woman, in 40 years. I was stunned by the artistry of Daniel Beaty. I’m just stunned ... speechless.”

“The story is compelling, and the artistry peerless. (Congresswoman) Marcia Fudge told me that this was the best night she’s had since she came to D.C. We’re going to encourage all of our colleagues to come and see it.”

The play, which runs at the Arena Stage on the Waterfront in Southwest until Sunday, Feb. 16, recounts the uncommon life of Paul Robeson. Beaty, an award-winning actor, singer, writer and motivational speaker, tells Robeson’s story in his one-person play through 40 characters and 14 songs. The play’s name comes from a description given to Robeson by educator Mary McLeod Bethune.

Robeson died in 1976 at age

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He graduated from Columbia University Law School, but decided to cut his law career short because of the racism he faced.

With his wife Essie’s encouragement, he embarked on a career that encompassed acting, music and activism. Robeson thrived during the Harlem Renaissance and at the height of his fame,

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moved from singing, the stage and silver screen to focus his energy on activism. In the late 1940s, he ran afoul of J. Edgar Hoover, President Harry Truman and Congressman Joe McCarthy because of his strident support of the Soviet Union and his unwillingness to bow to the racism and segregation African Americans had faced since the

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Daniel Beaty as Paul Robeson in The Tallest Tree in the Forest runs through January 10-February 16, 2014 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. /Photo by Don Ipock

TALLEST TREE continued from Page 23 first Africans were brought to America’s shores.

Hoover and the federal government destroyed Robeson’s name and reputation, demonized him and seized his passport in 1950, not allowing him to travel or make a living for eight years. He never recovered professionally, suffered physically, including a debilitating stroke, and was gradually erased from the public consciousness.

The stage was sparsely furnished with a table and several chairs at the Mead Center for American Theater, while two bookshelves stacked with books and papers were further back. A single naked lamp and several old-style microphones formed a semi-circle in front of the stage.

Beaty, nattily attired in brown dress pants, and waistcoat, a white dress shirt and a brown tie, owned the stage, striding, walking, gliding almost, as he assumed the voices and mannerisms of Robeson, his wife, Truman, McCarthy, and others whose paths crossed Robeson’s.

Musicians playing an oboe, cello and piano accompanied Beaty, whose rich, vibrant voice soared into every corner of the theater.

Throughout the play, Beaty spoke directly to the audience and soon had them following his every word. His empathic rendering of Robeson – who is revealed as a man with all the foibles, faults and fissures of ordinary people – helped Beaty The Washington Informer

guide the audience through the long and difficult years of Robeson’s struggle for manhood and justice.

“I was just blown away by the performance. It was a physically demanding role and I didn’t see him drink any water,” joked Edmund Fleet, executive director of the THEARC in Southeast.

“It was outstanding. And such a monumental figure was brought to life.”

Beaty said he first learned about Robeson while he was a student of classical voice at Yale.

“I became curious about the man behind the voice,” said Beaty, a 38-year-old Dayton, Ohio native. “Robeson is an extremely complex figure, his accomplishments were so vast, and he had so many big moments. At the height of his fame, issues of race and the struggle were more important than his own success.”

While in London performing in All God’s Chillun Got Wings and Emperor Jones, Robeson gained international fame. He encountered Welsh coal miners who’d walked to London to demand decent wages and better work conditions and after marching with the protestors, one of the leaders invited Robeson to sing.

He embraced the miners’ cause and for the next 40 years, became the vanguard for racial equality, justice and economic parity for all races and classes.

Robeson’s desire to change America’s economic system made him a dangerous man in Hoover’s eyes, and sowed the seeds for his demise.

“I had a few thoughts and I was curious about why there was such a campaign to erase Robeson. I consciously explored that,” said Beaty. “What was it about the character of Robeson that made him choose activism vs. art? I think I figured it out.

After a couple years, I think I do understand. The truth is he was the most famous black figure in the world at that time. He was a celebrated artist who also sat at the table of the leaders of many nations. His height allowed him to see things other people couldn’t. The uniqueness of that lens and view gave him an advantage.”

“He felt a real call and urgency.”

Beaty said he wrote the play then worked on it over the course of two years, shaping and honing it in a developmental workshop and two prior productions.

“It was a very rich and intense process with lots of rehearsals,” he explained. “We developed it in New York City and with the initial production in Kansas City and LaJolle, California. One of my goals with this work is to help put Robeson back in the social discourse and illustrate what roles artists can play in society.

His (belief) was that all people should have the right to have freedom. I was inspired to learn more and more about Robeson.

There’s a line in the play that says ‘the artist cannot hold himself away from the world.’”wi

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ARIES At work, some matters have been on hold but now you will get the green light. Continue to work as diligently as you have been in the pass to ensure success. Have faith that your plans are on target. Soul Affirmation: Anticipation of a beautiful immediate future lights up my week. Lucky Numbers: 18, 53, 54 TAURUS A message this week may necessitate travel on your part, and you may feel obligated to do something you don’t want to. Let the energy flow past you and do what you think is best. Who you are is who you are—be glad about it! Soul Affirmation: People love me when I love them. Lucky Numbers: 9, 22, 41 GEMINI Use better judgment with regard to financial matters. Stop rationalizing. Money is important. Do something about the fact that you might find yourself broke more often than you wish. Continuing to deny it will delay doing something about it. Soul Affirmation: I find comfort in the familiar. Lucky Numbers: 1, 22, 51 CANCER This week make your spiritual interest pay off in cash. Enough of goodness, for goodness sake. You’ve got bills to pay. People expect generosity from a big hearted person like you. Ask them for something in return or they’ll drain you. Soul Affirmation: I call on my creative talents to pay my bills. Lucky Numbers: 1, 3, 8 LEO Compromise to get what you want this week. You’ll want to meet others half-way, and in the long run, you’ll get what you want anyway. You can afford to be gracious and giving.

Do it with all your heart and soul. Soul Affirmation: My emotions provide me a pathway into the sunshine of my being. Lucky Numbers: 6, 17, 43 VIRGO Money matters may seem a little unstable this week; postpone a shopping trip. On the plus side, however, your friends are unusually supportive and wonderful. You’ll enjoy conversations and being with another, especially after dark! Soul Affirmation: I enjoy working with others this week. Lucky Numbers: 19, 30, 50 LIBRA Personal goals are important to you this week, and you’ll want to budget some time to spend on formulating plans for your brilliant future. Something that happens without your knowledge is going to prove to be a huge benefit.

Enjoy your lucky streak! Soul Affirmation: My life itself is my greatest creation.

Lucky Numbers: 7, 40, 43 SCORPIO Your straight-up attitude is going to come in handy this week. Plain talk is favored; keep it simple so others will understand where youre coming from. You’ll get a lot done if you stick to a plan this week. Soul Affirmation: I forgive, forget and keep on moving towards my good fortune. Lucky Numbers: 1, 29, 31 SAGITTARIUS This is a good week to think about long-term plans. Your mind is clear and your vision of things to come will be lighted by your razor-sharp instincts. All week long be careful not to sound too sarcastic when you tell people stuff that you know and they don’t. Soul Affirmation: I keep my eyes open for the love that is everywhere. Lucky Numbers: 17, 18, 20 CAPRICORN The clever way you think could expose you to an experience for you unlike any you’ve had recently. Move forward. Get into it. Don’t doubt your ability to handle it.

Don’t let your mind get crowded with too much useless information.

Love is simpler than you think. Soul Affirmation: I allow good feelings to flow into my life with ease. Lucky Numbers: 6, 21, 34 AQUARIUS If someone has told you that you are more mental than emotional, believe them. This week especially your mind will be working a mile a minute to make sure that what you feel is good for you to feel. Cover the mental processes with an emotional facade, but keep thinking about what is best. Soul Affirmation: I give special attention to special friends Lucky Numbers: 3, 45, 51 PISCES Usually you’re not much for gambling. You like to investigate and make sure before you make your move. This week you are lucky. Move on impulse. Follow your heart. Pay close attention to the love needs of your mate this week. The needs of children call. Soul Affirmation: I can be whoever I am conscious of being. Lucky Numbers: 12, 32, 53

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Magic Johnson ‘Aspires’ to TV Greatness Former Lakers Stars’ New Network Doing Well

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Nearly two decades after he starred on the hardwood, Earvin “Magic” Johnson has proven to be a force to reckon with inside the board room.

As a youth, the legendary Los Angeles Laker said he’s always aspired to the same greatness off the court that he achieved while playing basketball.

That aspiration counts as no easy task.

The Magic Man, as he’s affectionately known, proved to be a standout high school basketball player who went on to become a first-team All-American at Michigan State University where he helped the Spartans win a national championship.

Johnson’s Hall of Fame pro career remains among the most mesmerizing ever.

He led the Lakers to five world championships and he earned three regular season Most Valuable Player awards, three playoffs Most Valuable Player awards and he won an Olympic gold medal as part of the original “Dream Team” in 1992.

Now, the basketball great with the effervescent smile, has expanded his vast business portfolio with the launching two years ago of ASPiRE, a television network geared toward bringing positive programming to audiences in the African-American community.

“When I was growing up, there was a lot of family programming and we used to sit and watch television together whether it was ‘The Flip Wilson Show,’ ‘Good Times,’ or ‘The Jeffersons,’” said Johnson, 54.

“We had lots of shows with family-oriented content and for African Americans today, when we did our homework and our research, we found that African Americans wanted more family-driven content, so I got involved and created ASPiRE.” The new network, which regularly airs re-runs of the “Flip Wilson Show,” and other programs, broadcasts in the Washington Metropolitan Area on Comcast channel 120.

With ASPiRE, Johnson adds to a business portfolio that stands out as one of the most stunning in the country, if not the entire world.

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Earvin “Magic” Johnson. /Courtesy Photo

a baseball team that’s valued at more than $1.6 billion.

The former 12-time AllStar also has a stake in Canyon Johnson, a $1 billion real estate fund; Yucaipa Johnson, a $500 million private equity fund; SodexoMAGIC, Magic Airport Holdings, Best Buy, T.G.I.F. Friday’s Restaurant, Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, Detroit Venture Partners, and Vibe Holdings, LLC. Also, he’s chairman of the multi-cultural media company that houses Vibe, Uptown, and Soul Train brands.

Most noted for his Magic Johnson movie theaters and his unprecedented Starbucks partnership, which served as a catalyst for redevelopment in many urban communities, in 2010 Johnson divested his Starbucks and Lakers’ shares, for more than $100 million.

While he continues to assist Starbucks with the company’s community development initiatives, Johnson’s ASPiRE television network counts as a launching pad to another one of the superstar’s goals.

He said he’s chasing Robert Johnson, the legendary founder of Black Entertainment Television, who also once owned an NBA franchise.

“I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be on those lists of best businessmen like Bob

Johnson,” Magic Johnson said.

“With ASPiRE, the Magic Johnson brand goes from 30 states and 120 cities and becomes a national brand. This is a way to get a whole lot of eyeballs.”

Near the end of Johnson’s playing career in 1991, he announced that he had contracted the HIV virus, which causes AIDS. Johnson said that he’s fortunate that more than two decades later, he’s healthy, feeling good, and continues to help spread the word about the disease, particularly in the African-American community.

The Magic Johnson Foundation began in 1991, shortly after Johnson’s stunning announcement that he had the virus.

Foundation officials, led by the basketball star, have continually provided resources and grants to help fight HIV/AIDS. Johnson has helped to provide more than 350 youth with resources and support through a scholarship program and Johnson said his community empowerment centers that are located in various areas throughout the country have served over 245,000 disadvantaged youth.

The empowerment centers also have awarded over $3 million in hardware and software

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JOHNSON continued from Page 26 grants, $250,000 in online learning scholarships, and, through its “I Stand with Magic,” campaign, the foundation has signed up more than 90,000 individuals in the fight against HIV/AIDS. “First of all, God has blessed me,” said Johnson. “I have leaned on my faith and a lot of the medications are great and I adhere to that and I have also leaned on the love of my parents, my beautiful wife and our three children.”

Johnson said he works out five days a week, maintains a positive attitude and, with advancements made in medicine, he’s been able to remain healthy.

“We have so many minorities coming down with HIV and we’ve got to do a better job of educating our community and getting tested,” he said.

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“I was also fortunate that my illness was detected early and of course you wonder why something like this has to happen to you, but I got out of thinking that way early and I said I wanted to live for a long time. Now, I have grandchildren and I want to see them grow up.”

As for his business ventures, Johnson said he’s as competitive in the corporate world as he had been in sports.

He said he has grand plans for his new network and viewers should stay tuned.

“I see ASPiRE still being on the air years from now and I see, in probably three or four years, us having all original content,” Johnson said.

“We will still be providing family driven content and we will expand and grow which has been my strategy. I love where the network is right now and we will continue to build on that.” wi

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The 2012 U.S. Olympian Jamel Herring walks away from Antonio Sanchez after Sanchez falls. The referee ruled that Sanchez slipped, and the bout continued with Herring winning a six-round split decision on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the D.C. Armory in Southeast. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo, of Houston, Texas, hits Gabriel “King” Rosado of Philadelphia, Pa., with a body shot during their 10-round bout. Charlo remained undefeated with a unanimous decision, and successfully defended his WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight title on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the D.C. Armory in Southeast. /Photo

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This is Your Season!

As this year moves along just as it should, and with an unusually cold winter; I join you in looking forward to spring; only a few short weeks away. We can count on nature to stick with the schedule. Like each season which has come and gone for millions of years, let us learn to be just as on point, executing plans the Lord has placed in our destinies.

Stop wasting precious time watching TV; or sitting on the couch as if these hours and minutes are spare. We can’t get one minute of time back. Once it is gone, that’s it. It becomes history. How many of you reading this column regret how you wasted time dealing with negative situations, only to learn many years later you should have gotten out of that situation; maybe by staying involved in a relationship that wasn’t going anywhere, you didn’t move on signals, hunches or nudges as the Lord tried to warn you.

That quick thought could have been just the Word you needed to change your life, or you might have been warned to please let that woman or man go. Yet you wouldn’t listen until that day finally came when you realized for yourself how that one was a waste of valuable time?

Here is when praying without ceasing, and keeping your hand in the hands of the Lord comes in handy; when we stay connected to His Word, reading the Bible daily and praying without ceasing you will always hear the message. You surely will not

miss it, for the Lord says in His Holy Word, Hebrews 13:5, He says “. . . I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.� Stay in the Word, and stop trying to make things happen.

Ever noticed how one man gets so much done in a lifetime, and may even be much younger than we are? Do you wonder “How did they do that?� Well one thing for sure, they didn’t get one extra minute in the day; we all get the exact same time. Each of us will get 24 hours each day, or 1,440 minutes. You can do anything you want with most of those hours and minutes. However, you need at least 8 hours for sleep. Look at the rest of the time we have. None of us gets any more or less than the other. It’s simply what we choose to do with the time that makes the difference.

In the Scriptures, according to Ecclesiastes 3:1, it says “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:�

Look at your work as a result of useful service, and not what you can get out of it; especially not for money. Go the extra mile so you can help somebody along the way.

Faith is the best medicine you can have when you set out on this journey to find your goals.

When those negative thoughts come into your mind, always remember you may fix the pattern of your thought habits through repeatedly thinking of your goals in a positive manner. Change the way you look at things, then the things

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african methodist episcopal

Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The Reverend Lyndon Shakespeare Interim 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

Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

Church of Living Waters

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745

700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849

301-894-6464

Worship Sundays @ 7:30 & 11:00 A.M. 5th Sundays @ 9:30 A.M. 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30 P.M.

Schedule of Service Sunday Service: 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org

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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

St. Stephen Baptist Church Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Bishop 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

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”

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

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.

Third Street Church of God

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

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

We are proud to provide the trophies for the Washington Informer Spelling Bee

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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202-561-4100 or email rburke@washingtoninformer.com Zion Baptist Church

All Nations Baptist Church 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

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

Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 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. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

St. Luke Baptist Church

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

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

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

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 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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

Salem Baptist Church

Emmanuel Baptist Church

Florida Avenue 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

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

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith 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

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”

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

Peace Baptist Church

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836

13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560

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

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”

“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address pbcexec@verizon.net

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

1864-2014 150 Years of Service

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 Motto: God First

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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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2013 ADM 1273

Administration No. 2013 ADM 1312

Administration No. 2013 ADM 1107

Constance Mair Decedent

Gabriel Benjamin, Jr. Decedent

James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney

Jennifer E. Loud, Esquire The Loud Law Firm 7826 Eastern Avenue, NW. Suite 410 Washington, DC 20012 Attorney

Margaret Davidson aka Margaret Gretchen Davidson Decedent

Administration No. 2013 ADM 1278 Virginia W. Love Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Maxine Love Lowey, whose address is 6411 Country Club Court, Landover, MD 20785, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Virginia W. Love, who died on September 15, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 16, 2014. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 16, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: January 16, 2014

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Steven D. Mair, whose address is 8630 Gilroy Road, Nanjemoy, MD 20662, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Constance Mair, who died on November 1, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 16, 2014. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 16, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Regina D. Benjamin, whose address is 5228 4th Street, NW, #302, Washington, DC 200116369, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Gabriel Benjamin, Jr., who died on June 1, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 16, 2014. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 16, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joseph Davidson, whose address is 6630 13th Place, NW, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Margaret Davidson aka Margaret Gretchen Davidson, who died on August 7, 2001 with a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 30, 2014. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 30, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: January 30, 2014

Date of first publication: January 16, 2014

Date of first publication: January 16, 2014

Steven D. Mair Personal Representative

Regina D. Benjamin Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA

COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration Number 2014 ADM 9

Administration Number 2013 ADM 1288

Estate of

Estate of

Maxine Love Lowey Personal Representative

Foreign No. 2013 FEP 76 September 28, 2012 Date of Death Karen Matryce Minor Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Frank D. Dixon IV whose address is 2045 Rosewood Drive, Waldorf, MD 20601 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Karen Matryce Minor, deceased, by the Register of Wills Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland, on November 26, 2012.

Service of process may be made upon Registered Agents Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Ste., 900, Washington, DC 20036, whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real property: 1646 40th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020.

Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.

Date of first publication: January 16, 2014 Frank D. Dixon IV Personal Representative Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

Ronald Copeland

Sadie Williams

Deceased

Deceased

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

Notice is hereby given that a petition has

Notice is hereby given that a petition has been

been filed in this Court by Brian L. Copeland and Larnette D. Culver for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth.

In the absence of a Will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative.

filed in this Court by Debra A. Garner for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a responsive pleading in the form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth (i) order witnesses to the alleged will dated April 25, 1987, Jacquelyn Tillman and Rita Miller, to appear and give testimony regarding its execution, (ii) in the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate and appoint an unsupervised personal representative.

Date of first publication: January 23, 2014

Date of first publication: January 23, 2014

Personal Representative: Brian L. Copeland Larnette D. Culver

Colline Silvera Personal Representative:

Administration No. 2013 ADM 1309 James Jeffries Dixon, Sr. Decedent Dalton Howard, Esq. 6701 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS James T. Dixon, Sr., whose address is 8516 River Park Road, Bowie, MD 20715, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James Jeffries Dixon, Sr., who died on March 4, 2009 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 30, 2014. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 30, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: January 30, 2014 James T. Dixon, Sr. Personal Representative

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The new guidance recommendations are valuable to everyone concerned about success for all of the nation’s children—including students, parents, educators, and community members. Information is available at this government website for almost every school and district in the country showing how many students were suspended or expelled, whether Black or Latino students or students with disabilities were suspended at higher rates than other students, and how individual schools and districts compare.

clingman continued from Page 21 on the Internet. It could mean getting involved in money-making efforts that require very little work at all, via MLM (Multi-level Marketing) companies, but please do your due diligence and be careful.

Those who remember the MATAH Network know that it was a modified MLM, and worked quite well for those who participated. There are a few that I would recommend today, especially the one I am involved with, but whatever you feel about any of the three ways to create wealth, and whichever you choose, follow through and stay the course; we need capital and we need it now, because the revolution must be financed.

It would be very disingenuous of me to have written so much about this subject and not have

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Check too your own school or district’s code of conduct to see whether the discipline policy is focused on creating a positive school climate and preventing misbehavior, whether consequences are clear, appropriate, and consistent, and whether there is a commitment to fairness in the application of discipline. Then, follow up.

The new guidance reiterates the longstanding right of parents to seek federal intervention on behalf of their children’s civil rights. If you are a parent and believe that your child has been discriminated against on the basis of his or her race, color, national origin, sex, or disability, file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) through the online form here. Go to school board meetings and ask questions. Meet

with your neighbors to learn about the experience of students in your community’s schools. Use the additional resources provided by the government’s school discipline website.

With all of this information—what Dr. King called “collection of the facts to determine whether injustices are alive”—you can make your case in the media, organize around school board elections, reach out to local and state elected officials, and come together with others to demand change.wi Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org.

participated in the solutions I have offered over the years. As a reflection of my commitment to Black economic empowerment, I have supported Black businesses, taught entrepreneurship and business planning, advocated for Black businesses, started a Black chambers of commerce, established an entrepreneurship high school, founded the charitable Internet entity called the Blackonomics Million Dollar Club (BMDC), and I have enrolled and participated in MLM efforts at the request of friends and associates. I continue that commitment today because we will never have what we say we need until we are willing to sacrifice and put forth the appropriate effort.

So, the message here is something we have been saying for a long time, “To have economic empowerment, we must have consciousness and capital.”

Currently, we are financing our own oppression. We must start financing our own freedom by moving beyond the empty rhetoric, the futile marches, and the useless anger offered as solutions by a few of our “leaders.” Black folks need real power, and being financially independent is all the power necessary to be free. Yes, our revolution must be financed and we must work to become individually empowered to achieve that goal. We like to quote, “Freedom ain’t free” and “Nobody frees a slave; a slave must free himself.” It’s way past time we put some action behind those quotes.wi Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation’s most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati and can be reached through his Web site, blackonomics.com.

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fletcher continued from Page 21 going to ignore them, then the migrants are prepared to take their case to the United Nations.

Nevertheless, someone needs to quickly address the ghetto-ization of the migrants and the desperate poverty that they are facing. As a friend of mine on our trip noted, this situation is explosive and all that needs to happen for a disaster is one problematic step by the authorities and the lid

could come off of Tel Aviv.

Both the presence of the African migrants and the unresolved situation of the Palestinians (who remain oppressed by the Israeli system) challenge Israel in its fundamentals. They challenge those who suggest that a democracy can exist in an environment where efforts are being undertaken to remove an entire population, and in the meantime subject them to apartheid conditions, and where those who migrate to Israel in search of safety

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are met with a characterization most appropriate to alien invaders.

Truth be told, it sounds a lot less like democracy and more like ancient Greece or Rome.wi Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies and the immediate past president of TransAfrica Forum. He recently visited Israel and Palestine as part of a delegation of African Americans there on a fact-finding visit. Follow him on Facebook and at www.billfletcherjr. com.

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MALVEAUX continued from Page 22 he could loosen it up when he got out. Had Gates been loyal to those who he pledged to serve, he would have immersed himself in the work of being Defense Secretary instead of describing himself as both contemptuous and bored.

It’s that question of loyalty that plagues me with Gates, more so

than Stephanopoulos. Does truth trump loyalty? When?

One cannot help note that Stephanopoulos and Gates have been criticized for being disloyal to presidents. What about principle?

There is such a thing as misplaced loyalty, as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s aide Bridget Ann Kelly is about to find out.

Kelly is said to have been the

mastermind behind the several-day shut down of lanes on the George Washington Bridge during peak traffic hours to cause a little retaliatory confusion for Fort Lee, N.J., whose mayor did not support Christie’s re-election. Christie says he doesn’t know anything about the bridge scandal, but that his loyal (and now resigned) aide did this

on her own. Really? Not without a nudge from above? Kelly may value loyalty to one man over her commitment to serve the people of New Jersey (or just Chris Christie), which is not unusual. Just disappointing.

Both Kelly and Gates should ponder Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the aftermath of the King holiday. King talked about what

it meant to be unpopular because of political decision, and declared himself a drum major for justice. Bridget Kelly, Robert Gates, George Stephanopoulos, what are you drum majors for?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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unqualified nominee on any national ticket in the history of the Republic.

The only comparable “golden-boy” phenomenon at the top of the Democratic Party was the tawdry adultery scandal that enveloped former North Carolina Senator John Edwards. But that came to light after Edward’s once-blazing political prospects had already dimmed considerably in the 2008 presidential primary.

Further, this “flawed golden boy” dynamic at the top of the GOP has been mirrored during the last four years among nearly half a dozen Tea Party insurgents who defeated establishment Republican officeholders in primary battles but whose political extremism ultimately cost the GOP seats in the House and Senate.

What this series of a self-inflicted sabotaging of the Party’s prospects suggests, as does other evidence, is that as the GOP has become more and more extreme, it’s lost more and more of the organizational discipline of a traditional American political party. Those – for example, today’s Democratic Party—have always been coalitions of significantly

diverse political interest groups that by the very nature of party politics accepted the necessity of compromise.

But a substantial segment of conservative extremists within today’s GOP – the Tea Party faction – rejects the idea of compromise, even with their less ideological GOP confederates. The result, as the respected political scientists Thomas E. Mann and Norman Ornstein have written, is that “the Republican Party … has become an insurgent outlier – ideologically extreme; contemptuous of the inherited social and economic policy regime; scornful of compromise; unpersuaded by conventional understanding of facts, evidence and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition.”

The last two presidential elections have shown that’s not a road leading to the White House.

Which strongly suggests that the GOP itself does not have a golden future.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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Roi Jones. I was transfixed! The first track on side one was called “Beautiful Black Women.” It was recited by LeRoi Jones (later and forever known as Amiri Baraka) as members of his poetry ensemble sang doo-wop-style, the background vocals to the song “Ooh Baby, Baby,” by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles. It is an immortal performance!

You must find it on YouTube, I even composed a photo essay of Beautiful Black Women I had taken pictures of over the years, in order to accompany that wonderful sound track.

I was out of the country when I learned of Brother Baraka’s departure from this life, and was recalling for some of my male traveling companions this story. A female colleague walked up just as I was saying the part about “I was at the Whisky a Go Go once where I met this woman named Cookie.” My friend said: “I don’t

know if I want to hear the rest of this story.” I smiled, she listened, I finished my story and found the poem on YouTube.

You can even watch and listen yourself. < http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=bcIrPNNi3Ok&list=UU0hWG-Y99487xl0weTVn4Hw&feature=c4-overview> That’s how I came to know the genius Amiri Baraka. May he rest in peace. And I am forever grateful to a woman named Cookie, whom I met one Sunday night at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, and who made me come to know how very beautiful Black women really can be.

That entire album was released in 2012 on a CD called “Black & Beautiful Soul & Madness” on the Son Boy record label.wi

then discovered. His campaign rapidly sank.

And consider the stunning fall of Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, who took office four years ago marked as one of the GOP’s brightest national prospects, only to have blatant ethical improprieties soon muddy his “Mr. Clean” image. As he left office this month, many expect a federal corruption indictment to soon follow.

There are several others I’d also include in this group: Texas Gov. Rick Perry, supposedly destined for a prominent role in the 2012 presidential sweepstakes until his laughable performance in a primary debate marked him as not ready for prime time. The Romney-Ryan 2012 ticket itself, which, starting with the Republican National Convention, did its “best” to destroy its seeming advantages over President Obama.

And, yes, I’d also include the McCain-Palin ticket of 2008. She was supposed to be the “golden one” in that duo – until she quickly proved herself the most

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