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icans Against Terrorism, Hate and Gun Violence.” This includes divisive language targeted at Latinos, Africans, Middle Eastern people and LBGT Americans.

The organizers believe there is a connection between hate speech and the increase of gun violence.

“American Muslims and their interfaith partners have long and

As an African-American girl living in a predominately white community, Pauline Sow often found it difficult to feel comfortable in her identity and bridge a cultural divide.

However, the knowledge she has gained in recent months about African-American and Jewish activism in the Civil Rights era has opened up new opportunities to affect change.

Earlier this week, Pauline, one of nearly two dozen local African-American and Jewish students, embarked on a 25-day Civil Rights journey through New York, New Jersey and much of the American South. Along the way, they will meet past and present activists and see sites that are forever etched in Civil Rights history.

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5A coalition of more than 20 interfaith, ethnic and social organizations on June 30 announced plans for the Rally Against Terrorism, Hate and Gun Violence, which will be held at the Washington Monument on July 23. /Courtesy photo

Muslim Leaders Counter Hate Speech with Rally African-American Muslims Refuse to be Complacent

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Several interfaith organizations will hold a rally in D.C. this month to call for inclusiveness in response to a spate of terrorist acts, hate speech in the American political discourse and gun-related violence.

Imam Muhammad Musri of American Islam, one of the organizers for the Rally Against Hate on Saturday, July 23 at the Washington Monument from 2 p.m.-8 p.m., said he wants all people to come together.

“Thousands of Americans will join together in national securi-

ty and peace to demonstrate that America is stronger together and that we stand united for the security of our nation and in countering terrorism – and that when one person, one religion, one race is discriminated against, we are all discriminated against,” he said.

The event’s theme will be “Amer-

Second Leg of Metro SafeTrack Project Ends Phase 3 Begins July 5th

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Round two of Metro's Safetrack plan came to an end Sunday, July 3, and Erica McMillan could hardly wait.

Since the transit agency began the second project, or surge, of the massive maintenance overhaul on

June 18, the pre-K teacher from northeast D.C. had been waking up at 3:30 a.m. to catch four buses to her job in Bowie. Prior to the maintenance project, she only rode one bus to make the commute.

"Getting up extra early has been something us," she said Sunday while waiting with her two nieces at the Benning Road station to

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5Riders stand outside of the Eastern Market Metro station in southeast D.C. on July 3, which marked the end of the second leg of the transit agency's SafeTrack maintenance project. / Photo by William J. Ford

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Obama: Inaction Could Lead to ‘Zika Tragedies’ President Barack Obama met with a group of public health advisers last week and concluded that without Congress approving funding to fight the Zika virus, some Americans could face “tragedies that can last a lifetime.”

Obama said it’s believed that a vaccine for Zika can be developed — which would allow health officials to address the problem before the virus gains a foothold in the continental U.S. — but “money is stuck in Congress.”

“We have not seen the House and the Senate come together in a sensible way to put forward the dollars that we have requested, that have been budgeted to get the job done,” he said.

So far, the House has passed a funding bill described by the administration as “inadequate,” while the Senate Democrats recently blocked a $1.1 billion package because it included “objectionable measures.”

Obama said it’s been politics as usual, rather than responding smartly to a very serious public health request.

AG Lynch Accepts FBI’s Clearance of Clinton True to her word, Attorney General Loretta Lynch has accepted recommendations from the FBI and career prosecutors regarding the probe into the use of a private email server by Hillary Clinton during her tenure as secretary of state.

Lynch’s announcement was an attempt to end criticism that she, in her role as the head of the Justice Department in a Democratic administration, could not be trusted to lead a probe of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

Lynch did not agree to completely recusing herself; however, she agreed to adhere to whatever was proposed to her by those investigating the case. Investigators have determined that while Clinton and her staff did not make the best decisions, they did not do anything that would require criminal prosecution.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has taken to various forms of social media, criticizing the decision and claiming that Clinton cannot be trusted to lead the country or its highly sensitive and powerful committees.

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Virginia’s Gloucester County Public School District has filed a motion asking the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to stay a ruling that Gloucester High could not bar transgender senior Gavin Grimm from using the boys’ bathroom.

The court’s order pertained only to Grimm, not to any other transgender students. The case adds to the nationwide debate over transgender students’ access to school bathrooms.

The school system says it intends to take the issue to the Supreme Court and ask the justices to resolves questions of whether Title IX protects transgender students’ right to use bathrooms that match their gender identity.

Pepco Requests Rate Increase for D.C. Customers The Office of the People’s Counsel for the District of Columbia (OPC) promised a vigorous analysis of a case filed Thursday, June 30 by Pepco in its request for an $85.47 million rate increase for D.C. customers.

People’s Counsel‘s Sandra Mattavous-Frye says it’s the largest rate case Pepco has ever filed during her decades-long tenure with the OPC. If the rate increase is approved by the D.C. Public Service Commission, the average residential bill would rise by $4.36, or 5.25 percent per month. D.C. Council member Mary Cheh, chair of the council’s committee on transportation and the environment, is critical of the merger between Pepco and Exelon and the rate increase, saying that “any offers of offsets will be eliminated by an increase in rates.”

She criticized Mayor Muriel Bowser and other District officials who opened the door for additional negotiations after the Public Service Commission initially voted against it.

In a brief statement, Bowser said the PSC should “limit the Pepco/Exelon request to the mere requirements of the law … applying the $25.4 million that the Mayor negotiated and they redirected toward shielding D.C. residential ratepayers from any increase for three years. To do otherwise would be to the detriment of D.C. residents.”

Pepco insists the rate increase would have been requested whether the merger had been approved or not and that it’s necessary in order to recover significant costs already incurred for maintenance and improvement of service.

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Howard Grad: ‘Building Steps,’ Helping Others

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Anthony Watters considers himself a revolutionary.

The Howard University graduate who now lives in Baltimore has started his own nonprofit, It Takes One, Inc., as he continues to pursue a master’s degree at McDaniel College in Westminster.

“It’s our responsibility, the responsibility the next generation to make a better future,” Watters said during a recent event held by Building STEPS, a local nonprofit launched 16 years ago and built on the principle that a college education changes an individual’s life.

The multiyear program supplements students’ classroom learning and exposes underserved high school students to science and technology-based careers while helping them excel in fields where minorities are overwhelmingly underrepresented.

Watters began participating in the Building STEPS program as “a shy 15-year-old” at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School.

“I was very ambitious,” he said.

“I knew I was smart and could achieve success but I was unaware

of what success really meant.”

Program officials work with students from seven public high schools. Students are accepted through an application process and those with a minimum 3.0 GPA, strong attendance and interest in science and technology are encouraged to apply during the spring of their sophomore year, said Debra Hettleman, the program’s executive director.

Programming begins in August of the student’s junior year. This year, Building STEPS anticipates serving 80 to 100 incoming juniors and 65 returning seniors in addition to more than 200 college students.

The program helps students apply for college and fill out financial aid forms. Advisers are employed to help students find jobs after graduation.

“More than 80 percent of Building STEPS program graduates earn a college degree compared to the 11 percent national average for low-income, first generation college students,” Hettleman said.

“Building STEPS students are bright, however they attend under resourced schools and lack the exposure and support critical to aca-

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demic and career success. Through comprehensive and progressive programming, Building STEPS provides the exposure and tools critical to college access and completion and career success.”

There’s no admission charges and the program relies entirely on philanthropic support, Hettleman said.

Annually, Building STEPS provide each student an education in workplace dynamics and counseling in college and career choices.

Programming is regularly evaluated and modified to meet students’ growing needs.

A prep portion of the program engages sophomores in hands-on science oriented activities while a Junior Seminar Series exposes students to careers that rely on science and technology through interactive seminars hosted by local businesses and institutions.

A summer experience includes a paid internship and weekly professional and academic programming.

There are also college workshops, college connect, alumni services and other programs.

For Watters, Building STEPS has helped him to already reach some of his life’s goals and it has instilled in him the will to give back to his community.

His It Takes One company seeks to provide scholarships and educational resources to selected high school seniors. The nonprofit works daily to create a platform that allows the community to come together and create change, Watters said.

“Our inaugural effort was to give a $1,000 scholarship to selected Baltimore City Public High School seniors, for use toward tuition, books and/or educational supplies at the college of his or her choice,” he said. “We were able to raise enough money to give away another scholarship of $500 to another student as well.”

If each of Baltimore’s 620,000 residents gave just gave one dollar,

620 students could be sent to school with $1,000 scholarships, Watters noted, adding in his bio that it only takes one person to change the world, one person to spark the mind of another.

“When we come together as one, we are powerful beyond measure,” he said.

Watters credits Building STEPS with helping him to have the resolve to achieve. And for students currently in the program or for those who might consider it, Hettleman said the organization is strengthening for the future.

“Building STEPS is positioned to grow, enabling more Baltimore City public high school students to achieve college and career success,” she said. “We are always looking to expand partnerships and engage volunteers.”

For more information, visit www.buildingsteps.org.

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1913 – Negro leagues baseball legend Leroy "Satchel" Paige is born in Mobile, Alabama.

1913 – Blues pianist Pinetop Perkins is born in Belzoni, Mississippi.

1915 – American poet and writer Margaret Walker, author of "Jubilee," is born in Birmingham, Alabama.

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1914 – Famed jazz singer Billy Eckstine is born in Pittsburgh.

2000 – Tennis legend Venus Williams defeats Lindsay Davenport to win the Wimbledon women's singles championship, the first black woman to do so since Althea Gibson in 1958. Exactly a year later, Williams successfully defended her title, knocking off Justine Henin in the finals.

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1875 – Civil rights luminary Mary McLeod Bethune is born in Mayesville, South Carolina.

1893 – Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the world's first open-heart surgery at Provident Hospital in Chicago on a man stabbed in the chest.

1941 – Iconic ragtime and jazz pianist Jelly Roll Morton dies in Los Angeles at the age of 50.

1943 – Tennis great Arthur Ashe is born in Richmond, Virginia.

1973 – The Bahamas is declared a fully independent nation.

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1920 – Emmy-winning actress Beah Richards is born in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

1936 – Rose McClendon, founder of the Negro People's Theatre and a leading black Broadway actress in the 1920s, dies in New York City at the age of 51.

1937 – Famed actor and comedian Bill Cosby is born in Philadelphia.

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The Reality PITCH Competition WILL THE BLACK VOTE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE 2016 RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE? CARLETTE OKUMBO / WASHINGTON, D.C.

Black votes matter because we have a say in what's going on in the world. Most people are afraid to speak because of what has been going on but everyone should know they shouldn't be afraid and we should all come as one for a brighter future.

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The Black vote is extremely powerful during elections. If a candidate can win their trust and maintain it, they’ll be a force to be reckoned with. You can even tell candidates recognize the Black vote has so much weight because most of their platforms are geared towards minorities.

TIFFANY GRIFFIN / WASHINGTON, DC

This is something that we fought for. It wasn’t given to us. We have a voice and we want to be heard. We want see if these candidates truly care about us. If the Black vote didn’t matter, then we wouldn’t see Trump meeting with Black ministers or Hillary telling hosts of the Breakfast Club she has hot sauce in her bag.

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The reality is that women are the fastest growing segment in the start-up boom and black women even more so. BFFs account for the more than 1.5 million businesses and generate nearly 44 billion a year. These founders are largely overlooked and underrepresented in the venture capital sectors.

Investors seeking the oversized start-ups for the huge return on investment over look the smaller yet steady growth of the lifestyle start-up. Not to mention the opportunity to marry technology to these businesses continue to transform the industry of entrepreneurship. By introducing founders to technology and the impact it has on the growth potential of one’s business it allows for even greater possibilities.

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The Black vote is important because we are a large demographic in the country and our voting power holds a lot of say in the elections. To win our vote, candidates should get in touch with issues that African Americans are facing, develop a plan of action on how to resolve those problems and follow through with them when they get into the White House.

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Dressing from Hollywood’s Closet D.C. Stylist to Stars Gives Back to Women in Need

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

Los Angeles resident Christine Pechera and Angela Williams, a 40-year-old single mother of four living in Detroit, are separated by a couple of thousand miles and two times zones, but the pair were recently the mutual beneficiaries of the largesse of a Hollywood celebrity stylist.

A fortuitous twist of fate brought these ladies the surprise of a lifetime: $10,000 worth of designer clothes each, courtesy of celebrity stylist and D.C. resident Sam Russell and his Giving Closet.

Both faced life-threatening illnesses and survived. When they were finally deemed healthy enough by their doctors to rejoin the workforce, however, all they had to wear were the old, ratty clothes they’d worn at the hospital. Neither of them had the financial means to shop for professional clothes to wear on their interviews — until Russell stepped in.

To Russell, the Giving Closet is a labor of love.

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“I didn’t really have a game plan. It’s all been organic and I never set out to be a household name,” Russell said.

“This just felt right and I had the resources and I knew how to do it. I was being hounded by celebrities and girlfriends of celebrities for free stuff, free shoes, free whatever and I thought, ‘What would that do for a single mom in Detroit or a single mom in Atlanta fighting cancer.’”

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Mostly, Russell’s break came after suffering domestic abuse at the hands of his own father.

“My father was plotting to kill me and my brothers and my mother,” he said. “But, he had a heart attack and died when he was 33. If that would not have happened, me and my family wouldn’t be here today.”

Russell was also abused by an uncle as a child and, in his own words, dealt with a battered self-esteem because of the trauma he endured.

“I try to share some of my good luck. If I can share that with anyone else who’s come from a place that’s dark, then I have a reason to live,” Russell said.

A former model, Russell calls his Giving Closet his passion project.

“I try to celebrate every day women as much as we celebrate those celebrities in Hollywood,” he said. “That single mom with four kids in Detroit who are all on the honor roll and are ages 8 to 17, that’s who I celebrate.

We put our celebrities on pedestals, but the woman around the corner, the woman in the church, those are the people who are really doing the amazing things.”

Each year, Russell works with about three to four women, taking about one month of preparation time with each. He does as much work as he can afford, noting that the expenditures are entirely out of pocket.

“I will get a picture of what the individual looks like and then I will use my experience as a stylist and then I’ll go to a publicist and tell them that I have a mother who has an amazing story and this is her size and I can use your help,” he said.

Russell’s first recipient was chronicled at the herreport.org. Christina, a two-time cancer survivor from San

Diego, was involved in an abusive relationship. Now, she works a second job and has become a homeowner, in no small part thanks to Russell’s Giving Closet.

“It gave me my confidence back.

I could leave the house feeling good about myself…I felt like I was me again,” said Christina, whose cancer is now in remission. “I know it sounds silly. It’s just clothes. But, when a girl puts on the dress that just fits right, or that just makes you feel good about yourself, it just affects your whole being.”

Angela, another recipient of Russell’s philanthropic efforts, modeled her new outfits for her youngest daughter, 8-year-old Jade, her “little ladybug” who told The Huffington Post that her mom looked like a queen.

“You won the clothing lottery!” she squealed, putting on her mother’s new heels as they took a lap around the room together.

Angela is currently pursuing her dream of becoming a culinary chef, and The Professional Careers Academy has promised her a job once she graduates. Fortunately, she says, she’s got presentable clothes to wear.

“If I didn’t have to wear uniforms to class Monday through Friday, I would already be dressed up every day,” she said. “When I can finally go back to work, I’ll be ready for the world. Yes, I’ll be ready for them.”

Russell said none of this is about ego.

“The universe has come along and helped me for so long so I have to share that and pass it along,” he said. “Giving heals. That dark place that could be in my heart because of all my dark experiences are overwhelmed when I get to see how this benefits these women and when I watch them nail their next job interview it fills my spirit.

“When you give to someone who was once hungry, it fills you up,” he said.

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“The World According to Dominic – Winning is Everything, Right?”

Before moving to D.C., I lived in Miami, where the sun never stops shining and holidays like Christmas and New Year’s Day are typically celebrated on the white, pristine sands of South Beach.

During my four years of occasional over indulgence and daily sun worshipping, I had the opportunity to spend time with a few of the players on the roster of the Miami Heat in my stead as the senior editor of The Miami Times – one of the oldest Blackowned newspapers in the country.

Among my favorites during the Heat’s successful bids for the NBA Championship were Juwan Howard, a fellow alum from the University of Michigan, and Miami natives Udonis Haslem and James Jones.

Jones would visit me often in my office where we talked about faith, family and the business of being a player in the NBA. And while he said he enjoyed winning, he indicated that preparing for life after the game was more important to him. He enjoyed talking his children to school. He enjoyed spending time with little Black and brown children in communities where South Beach was more of a dream than a reality. He was a proud Miamian.

As for players like LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, unfortunately, they had little to say to the Black Press or the Black community. Interviews were declined. Appearances rarely occurred in places like Little Haiti or the Pork-N-Beans (another name for the public housing unit where Blacks were herded together like cattle and left to fend for themselves). But few people seemed to mind since the Heat were the perennial champions – or at least vying for bragging rights as the champs.

Clearly we were all shocked when LeBron decided to break up the “Holy Trinity” of Bosch, Wade and James in order to return home to Cleveland where he promised to bring a championship. To his credit, and with some savvy trading by the owners of the Cavaliers, he finally succeeded this year.

So, I’m wondering why folks are so angry and surprised that Kevin Durant has done the same thing – abandoning the Oklahoma City Thunder for greener pastures with the Golden State Warriors.

I’m happy for Kevin whose mother recently spoke to the editorial board here at the Washington Informer about her outreach work with single mothers, a recently-aired film about their lives and the love she has for her sons.

Durant had the right to find a situation that suited him best.

And I’m sure we won’t see a pre-celebration announcing his arrival, like we did when “King James” left his cigar-smoking Cuban buddies for the much grayer shores of Cleveland, wildly pumping his fists and promising a string of NBA Championships.

That’s because Durant is a more reserved, humble kind of individual. He tends to just show up and do his best to get the job done.

Okay, maybe I have some latent anger over how I felt James, and even Wade, snubbed Black folk who didn’t live in certain zip codes during my years in Miami.

I’ll admit that. But as for Kevin Durant, he deserves a chance to be part of a championship team.

By moving to Golden State, a team already laden with talent and a title under their belt, he has a real chance.

So, way to go Kevin. And I hope you beat the pants off the Cavaliers next year. WI

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AROUND THE REGION METRO from Page 1 board a Blue Line train to Largo.

McMillan and thousands of other travelers in the D.C. area not only started their days earlier, but also experienced delays and were forced to use alternative travel options as track work on sections of the Blue, Silver and Orange lines shut down some stations for more than two weeks.

The second phase wrapped Sunday night, but the region's reprieve was short-lived as the third project got underway at 8 p.m.

Tuesday on the Blue and Yellow lines, halting service between the Reagan National Airport and Braddock Road stations in Arlington, Virginia, until July 11.

Work along those same lines will run from July 12-18 and close stations between the airport and Pentagon City.

According to a flier Metro workers distributed to riders, suggested travel options for those who can't telecommute include: • the Virginia Railway Express for those coming from Alexandria and Fairfax County; • free shuttle bus service between Braddock Road and Pentagon City stations; and • car pooling.

The second surge had closed down the Stadium-Armory and Potomac Avenue stations in Southeast for more than two weeks, forcing Metrorail riders east of Stadium-Armory on the Blue and Silver lines to get off at the Benning Road station and catch a free shuttle bus. Those coming on the Orange Line starting from New Carrollton in Prince George's County got off at Minnesota Avenue in Northeast and also rode a shuttle bus.

All buses took riders to Eastern Market in Southeast, where they resumed their journey on the trains.

5A sign alerts travelers at Largo

Town Center Metro station of the third and fourth phases of the transit agency's SafeTrack maintenance project along the Blue and Yellow lines, scheduled to start July 5 and 12, respectively. / Photo by William J. Ford

"Everybody doesn't ride the train. I know there are a lot of people who catch the train, but we still need our regular buses to come through on time."

Maria Banks / Suitland

"Just to avoid all the confusion, I arrive a little bit early," said LaShawn Cole of Northeast, who works with newborns at Kids Come First in D.C. "I'm not sure about the buses being too crowded, or running behind schedule. I just make sure I'm early to arrive to my destination."

Maria Banks of Suitland, Maryland, stood at a bus depot Sunday at Eastern Market in Southeast, amazed at the number of shuttle buses constantly dropping off and picking up Metrorail customers. Since the second surge started, Metro buses she usually relies upon to get to her job and visit her mother near Eastern Market have arrived at least 15 minutes late several times.

"It just seems [Metro] is regulating the shuttle buses more than the regular buses," Banks said. "Everybody doesn't ride the train. I know there are a lot of people who catch the train, but we still need our regular buses to come through on time."

Metro didn't conduct any rail work on the July 4 holiday, when trains ran from 7 a.m. until midnight for various fireworks events and the Washington Nationals' game against the Milwaukee Brewers. In addition, riders parked for free at Metro-operated stations with off-peak fares all day.

The agency also offered somewhat of an olive branch to riders last week, announcing a new 15-minute grace period for customers who enter and exit all Metrorail stations. Previously, travelers exiting a station would be charged the base fare of $2.15 even if they didn't board a train.

"This is all about refocusing on our customers," said Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld. "If I'm in line at the coffee shop and I decide I want to leave, I don't expect to be charged." WI

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Maryland State Health Commission: Modify Hospital Project

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Prince George’s County officials say the plan to build a $651 million regional medical center in Largo doesn’t need any changes.

However, the Maryland Healthcare Commission requests the application from Dimensions Healthcare and the University of Maryland Medical systems, which would oversee the hospital, reduce the number of beds and cut the project by $100 million.

“We worked on this for five years,” Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III said June 23. “This is not just a hospital.

It’s a regional health care facility for the southern part of Maryland. To unilaterally cut $100 million right off the top … will not [be] quite the

facility to attract doctors, medical students, surgeons into the area. We said to [state commission] that’s unacceptable.”

The application needs a “certificate of need” approval from the commission to prove a new regional hospital would be applicable in the county, which has been on the docket since October 2013. Officials have said the location near the Largo Town Center Metro station would bring in millions of dollars in tax revenue and thousands of jobs with a mixed-used development slated to have 4,340 residential units, a 653room hotel and businesses.

In addition, the regional hospital proposes to serve residents in Southern Maryland that includes neighboring Charles County.

“It will serve as a teaching hospital. It’s going to employ thousands of people,” said Maryland Senate

5A proposed drawing of the Prince George’s Medical Center in Largo / Courtesy of Dimensions Healthcare President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-District 27), whose district include Prince George’s, Charles and Calvert counties. “This is going to be the year where everything comes together in Prince George’s County. The hospital is a key component. We can’t wait any further on.”

Because an agreement still hasn’t been reached, the hospital opening could be pushed back to 2020.

Robert Moffit, a reviewer for the commission, recommended Dimen-

sions reduce the bed count to 217 from the previously proposed 231.

Dimensions responded in a June 2 letter that it will modify the application, but wanted clarification on the purpose of reducing the beds and project costs.

Moffit, a senior fellow with the Heritage Foundation in northeast D.C., provided a data analysis table in a June 17 letter to decrease the current square footage to 747,000 and cap the project at $543 million.

“This hospital project at the cur-

rent square footage proposed…is too large (and thus costly) and is a project that I cannot find financially viable,” Moffit wrote. “I anticipate that the new hospital, working closely with the Prince George’s County Health Department and the University of Maryland Medical System, will improve the health status of the people of the county.”

The modified application from Dimensions must be filed to the commission by Aug. 31.

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Former Elementary School Employee Indicted in Child Porn Case

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill

5Deonte Carraway / Courtesy photo 12 JULY 7 - 13, 2016

A grand jury indicted a former Prince George's County teacher's aide Wednesday on 270 counts including child abuse, sex offenses and child pornography.

Deonte Carraway, 22, of Glenarden, committed the alleged offenses for almost a half-year between August and February, according to the 116-page indictment.

The charges filed in the county’s Circuit Court are separate from federal charges Carraway also faces for producing child pornography at several places including his previous job at Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary in Glendarden.

Prince George's State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said during a press conference Wednesday, June 29 outside the courthouse she is

hopeful none of the 23 accusers, whose ages range from 9 to 13, are forced to testify in court.

"This particular indictment has been crafted in such a way we are hoping to minimize the impact on the children," she said. "If he is found guilty on these charges, [Carraway should] be removed from our community permanently."

Alsobrooks said the indictment is the largest her office has prosecuted since she became state's attorney in 2011.

"It speaks to how horrible this case is," she said.

Her office will also investigate whether any adults were complicit in the abuse.

Carraway worked at Judge Sylvania Woods from November 2014 to September and then later as a volunteer.

Police said he abused children not only at the school, but also a church in Bowie, the Glenarden Municipal

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Center, Theresa Banks Aquatic Center in Glenarden and various homes.

Several lawsuits have been filed against the county’s board of education, the principal and fourth-grade teachers at Judge Sylvania Woods, the city of Glenarden and its mayor.

The suits allege that the principal chose not to take immediate action against Carraway, the board of education did nothing to remove him from the school, the teacher ignored a fourth-grade student who told the teacher about the abuse and that the city of Glenarden allowed Carraway to utilize the municipal center unsupervised as a youth choir director.

“How did this occur? Who, if anyone, knew about it? Are there additional individuals who should be held accountable?” Alsobrooks said.

She admitted the laws aren’t strong to prosecute others, so discussion to strengthen them would need to be taken to Annapolis when the legisla-

ture meets again in January.

Alsobrooks said her office continues to work with the county school system, which created a student safety task force to improve current policies, procedures and practices to protect students.

School officials released in May recommendations made by the task force that include schools CEO Kevin Maxwell publically report each year on systemwide efforts to student safety and ensure all principals conduct safety assessments.

School board Chairman Segun Eubanks said his colleagues may hold summer sessions to review and possible approve any policies recommended by the task force.

Alsobrooks said additional victims should call her office at 301952-3500.

The county police department's Child and Vulnerable Abuse Unit can be reached at 301-772-4930. WI

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3Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia speaks during a June 27 forum at Bowie City Hall in Maryland to discuss the Democrats' "Working Families Agenda." / Photo by William J. Ford

Reps. Hoyer, Scott Push for Workplace Fairness at Forum

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Democratic Reps. Steny Hoyer of Maryland and Bobby Scott of Virginia held a forum Monday, June 27 at Bowie City Hall on prohibiting workplace discrimination.

House Democrats are pushing the “Working Families Agenda,” seeking to pass several pieces of legislation that includes paid family and sick leave, equal pay and an increase of the federal minimum wage.

Hoyer, the House minority whip, said if Republican leadership would allow a vote on items such as raising the minimum wage above $7.25 per hour, it would pass.

“The last time we raised the minimum wage was in 2007,” he said. “That’s nine years that people earning the minimum wage haven’t gotten a raise, and that’s over 2.5 million to 3 million people. If consumers have no money, it goes to reason that the economy is not going to do very well.”

Heidi Shierholz, chief economist with the federal Department of Labor, said 90 percent of workers who benefit from the minimum wage increase are those 20 years of age and older.

She also said it’s a myth that employers would lose money

to increase wages because it cost more to fire, rehire and retrain people.

“When wages are decent, workers are more committed to their jobs and turnover goes down,” she said. “Increase the minimum wage, you pull people out of poverty.”

Those in attendance received documents with facts and figures stressing how the United States is the richest country in the world, but still faces challenges when it comes to the office dichotomy.

According to the Working Families Agenda documents, the legislation House Democrats want to pass includes: • the Healthy Families Act, which allows workers to earn up to seven paid sick days to care for themselves or a loved one, and addresses domestic violence; • the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which ensures expectant mothers receive reasonable accommodations while working; and • the Raise the Wage Act, which increases the federal minimum wage to $12 by 2020.

“We needed an agenda to show that there’s a stark contrast to what is going on with the leadership of the House and what Democrats would do if we were in the lead,” said Scott, the ranking Democrat on the education committee.

“These are things that we can do.”

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how some states and local jurisdictions didn’t wait for Congress to approve various pieces of legislation: • Four states, the District and 18 other localities have earned pack sick days; • California, New Jersey and Rhode Island offer paid family leave; and • Vermont passed a law in 2014 for workers to request flexible schedules; workers in large chain stores and restaurants are permitted the same treatment in San Francisco.

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One statistic Peña-Melnyk presented at the forum: 185 countries offer nationwide pay family leave, but not the U.S. “Shame on us,” she said. “We could do a lot better.”

That’s why Scott, the ranking Democrat on the education committee in Congress, said legislation must be passed immediately.

“We needed an agenda to show that there’s a stark contrast to what is going on with the leadership of the House and what Democrats would do if we were in the lead,” he said. “These are things that we can do.”

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Montgomery County Council passed a sick paid leave bill last year. Prince George’s lawmakers tabled its own version, but endorsed a statewide measure.

The state House approved it this year, but not in the Senate.

“There’s still a lot of education to be done. I think this is a great opportunity…for other stakeholders that are here to work together,” said state Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-District 21) of College Park, who approved the House bill and also celebrated her birthday Monday.

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The Washington metropolitan area has one of the nation's highest concentration of Black-owned businesses. Over the years, numerous area businesses have made it onto the Black Enterprise 100 through contracting with local and federal governments and utility operations.

The Washington area is arguably the "best place in America" to do business with government and the ProBiz Entrepreneurial Conference is the place to forge relationships with captains in these industries.

The 11th annual ProBiz conference convenes in D.C. on July 20 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Washington Plaza Ho-

tel at 10 Thomas Circle NW. The event aims to provide $10 billion in entrepreneurial opportunities to individuals and small businesses seeking connections with local communities, government agencies and major contractors. Individual entrepreneurs or business startups providing professional and technical services, equipment, information technology, supplies and communications will want to participate to discuss available contracts in the area.

According to Malcolm Beech, coordinator of this year's ProBiz conference and past president of the DC Chamber of

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Commerce, "scores of Blacks from this area have become millionaires by doing business with local and federal governments."

"This conference is a great opportunity for people in our community to build relationships that will strengthen their entrepreneurial capacities contacts and capabilities," Beech said. "ProBiz 11 can help Blacks evolve a sustainable capitalistic culture."

Beech points out that in past decades, enlightened government and corporate leaders have channeled billions of dollars in contracts to small- and minority-business operators.

Among successful business owners who have participated in ProBiz seminars over the years is Pedro Alfonso, president and CEO of Dynamic Concepts Inc., project management and infrastructure and utility construction enterprise $50 million. Over 35 years, Alfonso's businesses have gained success and recognition as an area top-ten Black business.

People such as Alfonso have used ProBiz platforms to give back through matchmaking sessions in which business owners share strategies for success.

The conference will present opportunities to team to win contracts with experienced and established contractors. It will provide help participants to access up-to-date D.C.-area construction project forecasts as well sessions in which officials in Prince George's and Montgomery counties and Northern Virginia officials share upcoming procurements.

ProBiz provides a valuable forum on practicing capitalism, putting business owners faceto-face with a variety of potential buyers, contractors, agency officials, bankers and technical assistance providers.

Beech asserts ProBiz "can help you increase your entrepreneurial skill set and provide a purposeful and comprehensive system to help you to reconnect with support services toward your growth path into the future."

ProBiz is a contemporary

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NATIONAL A Sustainable Environment for Youth in District of Columbia

By Franklyn M. Malone CEO, The 100 Fathers, Inc. There is much concern in the Washington, D.C. area by community leaders about the lack of options presented to our youth in the area of sustainable community programs.

After attending a recent community meeting in the Mayfair community with Charles Eaves of the Ward 7 Drug Free Community, it became clear that in order for our community and

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our youth to co-exist peacefully, there must be many more “sustainable” community supports in place.

The community-to-prison pipeline only gives us more incarceration. Over the years, it has created an unsustainable alternative that now has hundreds — maybe thousands — of returning citizens to a city that must be prepared to offer jobs, counseling, fatherhood support groups, flexible and accessible social support ser-

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vices, long-term connection services, family re-building services, housing and character enhancement, just to name some of what is needed.

Youth Advocate magazine estimates that we still spend approximately $240 per youth per day to incarcerate youth and about $75 per youth per day to sustain them in the community, according to the latest statistics on cost per youth in the community. This has to change drastically. We

must focus on the strengths and interest of our youth and families in the context of our homes, communities and neighborhoods.

What is done in an institution can be done better in the community through those who are dedicated to rebuilding lives and focused on longterm sustainable improvements that show promise and success with a strength-based approach, cultural competence and individualized services, such as Rites of Passage programs for boys and girls and the Boyhood to Manhood and Girlhood to Womanhood training programs.

To accomplish a safe and sane community, the community leaders must reach out to our city council and mayor and ask them to legislate a way through this dilemma with open access to funding for evidence-based, experienced and successful endeavors that create supports and services that are accessible, available and flexible. If we look at where we are headed, we will find a way to improve the limited-at-best resources that require financial support and long-term accountability to the community. This community must face the fact that sustained community enhancement requires three main principles: prevention, intervention and innovation.

We need to dedicate funding to prevent our youth from going into the pipeline to prison. We must fund programs that teach our young boys to read well, shepherd them from boyhood to manhood, mentor them for success, and engage their parents. We must create programs designed to intervene

in those problems that require professional services such as drug addiction, violence prevention, gang warfare and reactionary masculinity syndrome so that we can change the paradigm for our young men of color. Finally, we must implement new and exciting out-of- the-box ideas, such as an all-boys schools dedicated to breaking the pipeline to prison, provision of more paid D.C. government internships for our youth year-round, and requiring all construction in D.C. to be accountable to our needs while we enforce that accountability vociferously.

We must put people to work. When a man has a job and can support his family, he can be an asset to his community. There should never be legislation that pays anyone not to commit a crime; rather, we need legislation on how we can put folk to work at all levels and take advantage of a $13 billion D.C. economy.

Franklyn M. Malone is a founding member of the mayor’s new DC Commission on Fathers, Men and Boys and the CEO of the 100 Fathers, Inc. He is an author, fatherhood expert and award-winning community activist who in 2012 was called personally by President Barack Obama and heralded for his work with fatherhood and mentoring. Malone is the 2015 Cafritz Award Finalist and received a Lifetime Achievement Award at The NVCC. The 100 Fathers, Inc. works closely with 15 other community organizations through the DC Fatherhood Coalition, which sustains families, fathers and children of D.C. through their programs and advocacy. WI

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BLACK MUSLIMS from Page 1 consistently denounced any terrorist acts and have promoted national security for all Americans by vigorously working to protect this nation in cooperation with law enforcement,” said Imam Mohamed Magid of All Dulles Area Muslim Society. “Too often these efforts are overlooked and even blamed for these acts, or questioned on ‘where are the moderate Muslim voices?’ This rally will rebut all such uninformed allegations.”

Walter Ruby of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding emphasized that the rally will show America that Muslims are indeed speaking out against extremism, and that Americans of all faith traditions are coming together to fight bigotry against Muslims and other communities.

“Muslims, Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Bahais, humanists and others will show that we are all committed to building ties of friendship and cooperation with each other; thereby contributing together to the strength, unity and well-being of our nation,” Ruby said.

Christian leaders like Pastor Joan Bell-Haynes of United Christian Parish want to put an end to the “xenophobic, bigoted and incendiary language that undermines American values and gives rise to extremist actions.”

Ibrahim Mumin of The Na-

tions Mosque in northwest D.C. said the hate towards Muslims and others comes from a lack of knowledge and understanding.

“They don't know about Islam and, consequently, their opinions are formed by TV and sensationalism from places like Fox News and others that try to demonize Muslims,” he said. “We have Muslims who are police officers, firefighters, doctors and lawyers. These are people who are involved in every sector of society. We have a lot of correcting to do.”

Mumin discounts the idea that African-American Muslims are immune to stereotypes such as “violent” and “terrorist.”

“The system responds to everybody,” he said. “We are all affected.

When I go to the airport, I am almost always pulled aside. It’s supposed to be random, so it shouldn't happen every time. The system does things to focus on people with Muslim or Arabic names.”

He believes that through civic engagement, the connotation of Muslims will change.

“I attend the Bates Street civic association meetings to stay engaged in what’s going on in the broader community,” he said. “I am involved in the anti-violence campaign here in Shaw, where we fight against guns and gun violence.

“The best way to counter these ideas about Muslims being terrorist is to show them who we are, which is peaceful, law-abiding citizens,” he said.

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H E A LT H Biotech Pioneer Hopes to Heal with Honey

By Luis Vasquez-Ajmac Urban News Service Show Kayla Rodriguez a jar of honey, and she will tell you it’s medicine.

Rodriguez, a 28-year-old of Puerto Rican descent, co-founded SweetBio, a startup biotech company that uses honey to heal the body.

Rodriguez started the Mem-

phis-based company with her brother Isaac, 31, who holds a doctorate and is CEO and chief scientific officer. Marsalas Whitaker, 25, another co-founder, is chief marketing officer. Together, they are pioneers in adapting an ancient remedy into an oral-medicine treatment.

Honey has been used for thousands of years because of

4 Kayla Rodriguez, a 28-year-old of Puerto Rican descent, co-founded SweetBio, a startup biotech company that uses honey to heal the body. / Courtesy photo

its wound-healing and antibacterial properties. Medical patients already enjoy the benefits of manuka honey, which hospitals use to treat burns, cuts and ulcers. Manuka honey even may be effective against MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus), an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection that sometimes plagues hospitals and kills patients.

SweetBio, which launched in 2015, is the first company to introduce honey into the practice of dental surgery. The epiphany came to Isaac, who knew that skin cells are similar to gum cells and surmised that if honey can work on skin, why not on the mouth? SweetBio soon was born.

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“I want everyone to know this is a natural remedy.”

Dr. Martin Green, director of the University of Tennessee’s graduate periodontal program, agrees.

“This will help grow back jaw bone structure, help people live a more fulfilled life, smile and eat better,” he said.

SweetBio’s product is designed to be easy to use and pain-free. The SweetBio membrane device is like a Listerine strip, placed in the mouth after oral surgery. The device, which dissolves on its own, can also be used after a tooth has been pulled.

The Food and Drug Administration has yet to greenlight SweetBio. The government-approval process can take months to years, and related FDA fees can cost from a few thousand to a quarter-million dollars. Still, SweetBio hopes to be on the market next year.

Against the odds is one way to describe the young Latina entrepreneur’s battle in the predominantly white, male-dominated, global biotech industry.

“Our community has helped to open doors for SweetBio,” Kayla said. “Unfortunately, because we are young, we get the door shut on us a little sooner than I like. … Just because we are incredibly positive, that does not mean we are not aware of the prejudice, and we don’t feel these rejections. We live them and use them to empower us. I want young Latinas to know they can do this and not have to settle for less.”

Rodriguez said her entrepreneurial spirit was inspired by her grandmother, Lluminda, whose Puerto Rico-based chain of bridal stores is one of the largest in the Caribbean.

“She left her kids in Puerto Rico to start a better life in New York,” Kayla Rodriguez said of her grandmother. “She worked hard at a sewing factory. At a young age, she embodied the entrepreneur spirit of passion, persistence and self-awareness by making smart decisions to turn your life around.

“If you are thinking about starting a business, do it now,” she said. “You will never be ready, and there will never be a perfect time in your life. If you have a good idea, go talk to 10 people and see if there is a mar-

"This technology will help fight infections. It will decrease your chances of getting heart or lung disease." ket. You need to see if someone else wants your product or service. If you find the interest of 100 people, you have something going.”

Katie Milligan, director of small business and entrepreneurship with the Delta Regional Authority, said Rodriguez’s authenticity is what draws investors to her and SweetBio. “In any pitch or any conversation, she loves her company, her team and she is always engaged in her community and wants to support other entrepreneurs,” Milligan said.

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FSC First selected to serve as State of Maryland Video Lottery Terminal Fund Manager Organization will take the lead on investing $2 million into eligible targeted businesses in the Prince George’s County The Prince George’s Financial Services Corporation, trading as “FSC First”, has been awarded a $2.0 Million allocation and contract by the Maryland Department of Commerce to serve as one of eight Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) Fund Managers in the State of Maryland.

The contract will be for a fiveyear term, with one optional subsequent five-year renewal period. The State of Maryland allocates 1.5% from the revenue proceeds of video lottery terminals at each of the video lottery facilities in the State of Maryland to provide investment capital or loans to eligible targeted businesses. FSC First was selected through a very competitive bid process to make investments and/or loans to eligible targeted businesses.

“This is a significant achievement for our organization and we are elated that the Department of Commerce deemed our proposal to be the most advantageous to the State,” said Shelly M. Gross Wade, President & CEO of FSC First. “The $2.0 Million allocation supports the FSC First corporate vision to diversify and expand the flexible funding options it provides to local, small, minority, and veteran-owned businesses with direct access to loans, investments and guarantees that support the start-up and growth of their successful ventures.”

According to President GrossWade, the FSC First program will be marketed as the Small Business FLEX Fund – denoting the organization’s emphasis on providing flexible funds to local entrepreneurs who will have special consideration and flexible payment terms. There are also companies in the local market who cannot qualify for any of the FSC First existing programs, but are worth the risk because of their sound business plan, proven operating principles and realistic growth

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“I want to congratulate Prince George’s County’s own FSC First for this well-deserved contract award to manage the State of Maryland’s VLT revenues,” said Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III. “Through the work we did in Prince George’s County to expand and enhance gaming in the State of Maryland, the citizens of the State will see more revenues and resources from the five gaming facilities, and even more additional revenues when MGM National Harbor comes on line soon. It is critical that these funds are well monitored and invested with complete transparency. I am confident that FSC First is the best firm in the state to conduct this business.”

The Fund Manager must allocate at least 50% of the Grant Funds it receives for use in the jurisdictions and communities surrounding the video lottery facilities. The Fiscal Year 2017 allocation is projected to be $24.2 Million. FSC First participation as a Fund Manager further illustrates the State’s commitment to insure that the funds are accessible for those businesses located in close proximity to the gaming facilities. With the anticipated opening of the MGM Resort, FSC First is strategically located to provide access to businesses that may benefit from or be impacted by that facility. Of the eight Fund Managers authorized by the Board of Public Works, FSC First and the Meridian Management Group are the only two minority Fund Managers.

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A mix of entrepreneurs, social activists and actors came together late last month for an evening of empowerment with intimate discussions, insight and performances with icons from various walks of life.

The “Icon Talks” event on June 30 at the Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in southwest Washington honored media mogul Cathy Hughes, civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, with the main spotlight on actor Omari Hardwick.

The performances and conversations at Icon Talks explored paths to success and provided a platform to engage, entertain and inspire. Icon Talks was founded by four black men — John Burns, John Hartsfield, Dr. Rudyard Hilliard and Mike Burns — to honor those who inspire others with their talents and manifest their purpose and passion in how they live their life and touch the lives of others.

“Our goal is to empower young men, women and children and to use this platform to support a nonprofit that we have called ICON to ICAN,” Hilliard said. “The focus is to provide a means for folks to overcome their challenges.”

The event is in conjunction with their ICON to ICAN Foundation, which provides disadvantaged and disabled children with the chance to meet and spend time with their icon and provide mentorship and empowerment programs for disadvantaged and disabled youth in order to overcome physical, social and economic barriers.

The icon of the moment was Hardwick, an actor known for his roles as Andre in BET’s “Being Mary Jane” and James “Ghost” St. Patrick in Starz’s “Power.” The previous icon at Icon Talks was Chaka Khan, who spoke in January in San Antonio, Texas.

“We are excited to have a talent of Omari’s caliber to join us for this event,” Burns said. “His story is incredibly amazing and he will definitely impact and inspire the audience.”

During the event, Hardwick had a one-on-one conversation with Burns on his experience, inspiration and words of wisdom. After the conversation, Hardwick preformed two original spoken word pieces, which was met with resounding applause.

The founders and attendees concurred that Icon Talks not only helps provide insight from various icons but also helps show and celebrate the success of African-Americans in various fields.

Hilliard said Icon Talks shows a different side of African-Americans that isn’t frequently shown in the media.

“There aren’t many of us doing this,” he said. “You look around in the world there aren’t many black people who are in our different levels who are doing well. We don’t see that in the media. All we see is crime and poverty. The narrative isn’t there about us who are succeeding. It’s not newsworthy.”

Noted black author Zane said Icon Talks is important for recognizing and lauding others in the black community.

“I think it’s important to celebrate and discuss our success in the African-American community, and I think it’s wonderful to see people celebrating it,” she said.

Jesse Parker, a member of the 100 Black Men of Greater Washington DC, of which co-founder Burns is also a member, said Icon Talks not only celebrates icons in the black community but shows that African-Americans can be versatile and have different roles outside of what the media portrays.

“This event is important because it salutes a very credible and talented young man. [The 100 Black Men of Greater Washington DC] have young people coming in to actually do the presentations,” Parker said. “It brings a level of class, and I think that’s important. It demonstrates that we can be in all quarters, not just basketball and football. We can be cultural things as well. Everybody knows that but sometimes it’s just good to show it.”

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EDUCATION Black Community Marks Kwame Ture’s 75th Birthday

By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins By the end of his life, Kwame Ture cemented a legacy as a master organizer and staunch Pan-Africanist. As a leader of the All African People’s Revolutionary Party (A-APRP), he helped internationalize the Black freedom struggle and inspired countless young people in the process.

On what would’ve been his 75th birthday, a cadre of former colleagues and mentees gathered at Sankofa Video Books & Cafe on Georgia Avenue in northwest D.C. to remember Ture and ensure that today’s grass-roots activists keep his memory alive in the ongoing fight for African liberation.

“Kwame had been a catalyst and game changer in my life. It was great

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being involved in political work and organizing African people for a common movement and action,” said Jendayi Exum, an educator and lifelong D.C. resident who attended the Wednesday, June 29 event.

In 1976, Exum, then a student at American University in Northwest, met Ture during his visit to the campus. Within a year, she joined A-APRP and accompanied Ture on trips around the country.

“He wanted us to have a united Black front, so he pushed for organizations to come together,” said Exum, also an organizer of African Liberation Day, an annual event A-APRP hosted in Malcolm X Park throughout the 1970s. “He gave us an international perspective and helped us understand that all oppressed people must come into the struggle.

“Around that time, that’s when

5Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) / Photo courtesy of blackpast.org I first read ‘Destruction of Black Civilization’ and ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’ and saw how much I didn’t know,” she added.

Ture, born Stokely Carmichael, made his start as an organizer in the civil rights movement as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) where he brought the mantra “Black Power” to the national spotlight. After stepping down from the helm of SNCC in 1967, he traveled the world as the Black Panther Party’s honorary prime minister, outlining his vision for Black Power before audiences in Guinea, North Vietnam, China,

things that stand out for me most are not our remarkable statistical accomplishments or our rising test scores,” Henderson said. “The memories that I hold dear are of the people I have met and the experiences that I have had during my time with DCPS.”

6Brookland Middle School 8th-grader Eliska Peacock is in China as part of a DCPS program to have its pupils study abroad. / Courtesy of DCPS

STUDYING ABROAD

Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer

CHANCELLOR TO STEP DOWN

Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced in a June 29 statement that she will leave the DCPS system at the end of September.

“Simply put, I am ready to take on new challenges, and I have complete confidence that the team we have built at DCPS is prepared to drive our work forward under new leadership,” Henderson said. “The past nine years have been a true gift. Since I began my work at DCPS, first as deputy chancellor and then as chancellor, I have had opportunities that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

“Just as it is for our students, the

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DCPS is sending nearly 400 students from every ward on 18 trips to study abroad this summer for immersion, culture, and service learning.

The locations include Costa Rica, France and China.

DCPS is the only school district sending students abroad on this scale.

Its staff and officials will be sharing the students’ stories all summer long.

KUDOS TO THE CLASS OF 2016

Congratulations to members of the DCPS Class of 2016. Best wishes on your future endeavors.

LEAD EXPOSURE POLICY

The DC Department of General Services will incorporate an action level for lead tests on drinking water sources in District of Columbia Public Schools and Department of Parks and Recreation centers.

The effort comes on the heels of a mid-June report from the American

Cuba and other countries.

During the last 30 years of his life, a period largely overlooked by the mainstream media, Ture organized globally and spread his message of Pan-African unification and anti-imperialism. Inspired by his mentors, Guinean political leader Sekou Toure and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, whose names he took on in his new moniker, Ture helped strengthened ties between Black and African liberation groups as a central committee member of A-APRP. As with other leaders of his caliber, Ture became an enemy of the state, unable to return to the U.S. or his

5Members of the DCPS Class of 2016 / Courtesy of DCPS

Academy of Pediatrics that states lead testing resulting in a reading of more than 1 part per billion should be immediately remediated.

“Lead exposure in children is preventable, and we will be working diligently to set policy at our facilities that goes far beyond EPA standards,” said Kevin Donahue, deputy city administrator. “By investing the time, training, and resources to follow the new recommendations outlined by the American Academy of Pediatrics, we will ensure that the District continues to do everything it can to protect our children, and limit students’ exposure to lead.”

Under the current operating policy, drinking water sources in District public schools and recreation centers testing at or above 15 PPB are fitted

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The sources are returned to operation once follow-up testing yields a clean reading. Following recent findings of lead in water at a small number of schools, District officials completed testing of all water sources at all public schools and recreation centers, per the direction of Mayor Muriel Bowser.

The newly-implemented policy will bring a more rigorous approach to the testing. WI

native home of Trinidad. In 1998, he died in Guinea of prostate cancer, an ailment he said was brought on by the U.S. government.

“Kwame Ture was the epitome of the new thinking and it had been a departure from what had been the call. The boldness attracted me,” said Hasinatu Camara, a key organizer of the event and someone who knew Ture closely.

On Wednesday evening, Camara passed around a microphone and allowed guests to reflect on his legacy.

Later, she told told personal stories, including one in which Ture got her a custom-made birthday cake during their group’s stay in Guinea.

“He had philosophy we could use. We grew as comrades in our commitment to African people,” said Camara, a former educator at the shuttered Booker T. Washington Institute. “We would organize for African Liberation Day. We would propagandize. We led anti-Zionist campaigns. I want the young people to be vigilant and uphold their principles using the principles the ancestors left us as a guide.”

Camara’s words didn’t fall on deaf ears.

Rasheed Van Putten, a local organizer and self-proclaimed student of Ture, said the birthday celebration reaffirmed the importance of educating young people about a man who was able to bridge divides and unite people under a common goal.

“It’s the job of the conscious to make the unconscious conscious,” said Van Putten, producer of Real Black & Gifted Live, a weekly radio show on Howard University’s Glasshouse Radio. “Kwame Ture often talked about serving the people and how he didn’t like the first person singular. Very seldom did he say ‘I.’ He always said ‘we.’ When people introduce him, he said, ‘we thank you.’ His perspective was very forward-thinking.”

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IMMUNIZATION CAMPAIGN

The PGCPS Immunization Countdown campaign is underway, and to help school official reach their goal, all students in all schools must have the immunizations they need by Aug. 23, the first day of the 2016-17 school year.

Students who don't have all the immunizations required by the state will be not be allowed to attend on the first day of school.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in June for the Prince George’s Community College Hub School at Oxon Hill High School.

The PGCPS Department of College & Career Readiness and Innovative programs hosted the ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new school, which opens in the fall.

The school will increase access to college courses for students in the Prince George's County Public Schools' Dual Enrollment Program, as well as the greater PGCC community in the southern area of the county.

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School officials joined students

TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS

The independent Student Safety Task Force released its recommendations for current policies, procedures and practices of Prince George’s County Public Schools during a late spring news conference at the Sasscer Administration Building.

Chaired by Prince George’s Community College President Charlene Dukes, the task force’s report outlined five major recommendations for immediate consideration along with 61 specific considerations related to the four key areas of review, and 28 suggestions where the task force determined that administrative procedures can be updated, clarified, or enhanced.

Established earlier this year by Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell, the task force was charged with conducting a thorough and comprehensive review of the school system’s existing policies, administrative procedures, protocols, practices, and curriculum.

“When the task force was commissioned, Dr. Maxwell set no boundaries or limits on what and where we could examine and the recommendations we could ultimately put forward,” Dukes said.

“He was clear in his expectations that the task force could and would have access to whom and what was necessary to complete the charge.”

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and staff in early June to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the French Immersion program.

Students at all three French Immersion sites — Dora Kennedy, Central High and Maya Angelou — showcased their study and knowledge of the French language through special exhibits and performances.

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Students East of the River Deserve a Chance Too

D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, who took over the reins of a troubled school system after her predecessor and mentor, Michelle Rhee, resigned when Adrian Fenty lost his reelection bid for mayor, made a surprise announcement last week that she’s stepping down from her post in the fall.

Mayor Muriel Bowser, who says she did not ask the chancellor to resign, has called on John Davis, the current chief of schools, to take over as interim chancellor starting Oct. 1. A nationwide search for Henderson’s replacement has yet to begin but it’s unlikely that a new chancellor will be chosen and subsequently take over before the upcoming school year ends.

And while Rhee and Henderson were both able to invoke sweeping reform measures, changing the once beleaguered school system’s reputation from dysfunctional to one of “promising reform,” improving test scores and ramping up academic and extracurricular options, some students have not reaped the benefits.

Just consider the state of affairs for students in Wards 7 and 8 – those who live in the area commonly referred to as “East of the River.” For the majority of those students, test scores have not improved nor have more opportunities fallen into their laps. New school buildings are not enough to change mindsets, expectations, problems in the home or financial shortfalls.

Many are still living examples of the achievement gap which continues to plague Black and poor students while white and youth from more affluent families find themselves firmly entrenched on the path for academic, financial and personal success.

It’s doubtful that Davis, who was also part of the team that, like Henderson, joined Rhee in 2007 and probably supported her aggressive approach to reform, will do anything significantly different. One has to therefore wonder what hope students in Wards 7 and 8 have for real, lasting improvement – changes that will help them reduce the gap – at least for another year or two.

We realize that Henderson advocated for an all-male academy and initiated a program similar to President Obama’s highly-touted “Brother’s Keeper” plan.

But the proposed school has faced opposition from Councilmembers and citizens alike and could be blocked before its doors even open.

As the for Henderson’s program targeting Black and Hispanic males, its director, as the saying goes, “has left the building.” To date, there has not been a replacement – that is as far as we know.

It’s time to refocus, rededicate and review what we’re doing for those who need our help the most. Maybe it’s time for a new team of administrators at the top with a different philosophy.

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Roscoe Brown, Jr., Gets His Real Wings One of only three Black airman credited with successful, direct air-to-air combat with German pilots died on Saturday, July 2 in a New York City hospital at the age of 94.

Brown, a D.C native, served with the all-Black Tuskegee Airmen during World War II and held the distinction of being the first U.S. pilot to shoot down an advanced German military jet.

Close to 1,000 fighter pilots trained as part of the experimental, segregated Army Air Corps unit in Tuskegee but they were not allowed to practice or fight with whites. However, despite prejudice and bigotry, they believed in themselves, challenged the system and were crucial to the survival of their fellow pilots in their attacks against the German.

Brown served as the commander of the 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group and would go on to earn a doctorate from New York University, president of the Bronx Community College and director of the Institute of Afro-American Affairs at New York University.

But it was his determination to engage with youth, always encouraging them to keep on working, pushing, getting better, remaining disciplined and believing in themselves, that became his lifelong message.

“If you believe, you can overcome,” became one of his most quoted phrases.

We can never fully understand the challenges that the Tuskegee Airmen bravely faced. Nor can citizens of America fully express our gratitude for the sacrifices made by those pilots. But we can continue to share their story and attempt to make the world a better place – the kind of place and world which men like Roscoe Brown, Jr. envisioned – and for which some even died.

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TO THE EDITOR Another Black Politician Bites the Dust

Great Coverage of the NNPA Annual Convention

What’s up with our Black politicians? Time and time again all we read about is how some of them are caught doing something that’s illegal. Your story on the front-page of the June 30, 2016 edition, “Fattah Resigns amid Racketeering Conviction,” by Stacy Brown is the latest example of a Black politician facing jail time for committing a crime. I used to think when our Black politicians were caught doing these types of things they were just being set-up to discredit Black political power.

Now I is see it as just plain old greed and hunger for more power. It used to be only white politicians who would be caught up in these kinds of crimes, but now I see it’s not limited to any race, it’s just politicians, and they are all criminals. Seems like if you look hard enough at any politician you can find something that they are doing that’s illegal, and that’s a sad commentary on American politics.

I thought your coverage of the NNPA Annual Convention in Houston, in the June 30, 2016 edition was phenomenal. I would like to congratulate you on winning second place for your paper’s layout and design, and especially for the second place award for best sports section. Winning second place is not all that bad when you are going up against the type of competition your paper has to face, but I know if you are in a competition the ultimate goal is to win. I have a suggestion that I think will make your sports section better: Have a monthly section on area high school athletes. The Washington D.C. area has some of the most talented high school athletes, and it would be great if your sports section could give updates on their progress through high school and on into college. I think it would be great for the community to know what, where and how our young athletes are doing. It is just my suggestion. Again, congratulations on winning your awards. Here’s to more victories in the future.

Charles Gill Alexandria, VA

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By James Clingman

Turning a Shining Moment Into Lasting Action More than a couple of million folks have responded to the words spoken by Jesse Williams, which points out the fact that many Black people are mesmerized by words that excite us and stimulate our emotions. Rather than initiating practical and appropriate actions as a result of words that make us feel good, we usually end up celebrating, espousing, regurgitating and discussing — ad nauseam — those words instead of implementing strategies that make

us "do good."

The speech by Williams was important and relevant, especially to Black people. I appreciate his words and his willingness to make his statements on such a widely viewed stage.

He used his fame and the very popular BET Awards show to put forth a message that has been spoken and written by others before him, but also one that we need to hear over and over. Seems to me that when someone famous says the same things other non-famous folks have said, it takes hold quicker and our light bulbs come on faster. Question

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is, how long will the message last, and will we act upon it?

Jesse Williams' background, political affiliations and motivations notwithstanding, his message was more important than the messenger. But since we are so attuned with what our celebrities say, he had instant credibility with many young and older folks alike. This is not to suggest that we discriminate against a message because of its messenger.

A moron can bring a valid message.

Suppose Clarence Thomas had said the same thing Williams said. Would we reject that message?

My point is that Black folks should be able to discern a positive message that comes from any messenger, so that we can know "why" the message is being promulgated and be able to respond appropriately to that message. Emotional catchwords and phrases are fleeting and seldom cause any improvement in our wellbeing. Remember "I have a dream," "Down with dope, up with hope," "No justice, no peace," "Yes we can" and all the other words we have heard and chanted millions of times?

I'd rather we follow words from

Richard Allen ("To Seek for Ourselves"), Marcus Garvey, ("One God, One Aim, One Destiny!") and Elijah Muhammad ("Do for Self"). I chose to hear some of those words in Williams' speech, and I give him credit for speaking on the subject. It's on Mr. Williams now to show us what he meant by putting his words into action, and it's up to the rest of us to develop strategies and initiatives that will move our people forward.

Jesse Williams spoke on issues that I have written articles on as far back as 1994, more specifically, one titled,

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By Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.

What Hillary Clinton Better Learn from Brexit Vote Brexit — the stunning British vote to leave the European Union — is a clear and dramatic rebuke of the country's political and economic elites. A majority voted to leave even though the heads of the United Kingdom's two major parties, more than a thousand corporate and bank CEOs, legions of economists, the leaders of Europe and the United States, and the heads of the international financial organizations all warned of dire consequences if they

did not vote to remain.

For Americans, one question is whether this result has implications for the 2016 presidential campaign.

Political sea changes tend to cross national boundaries. Ronald Reagan's election in 1980 tracked the rise of Margaret Thatcher to power in Great Britain. Bill Clinton's New Democrats were mirrored by Tony Blair's New Labour Party. So does Brexit presage the rise of Donald Trump in the United States?

The Leave campaign slogan — "Take back control" — is mirrored

by Trump's "Make America great

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again." The same economic insecurities, the sense of the system being rigged, the racial fears and the anger at immigrants that fueled the Leave campaign have elevated Trump's candidacy. Like Trump, the Leave campaign expressed its scorn for experts and politicians. Like Trump, the campaign told a clear story to voters about how they got in the fix they are in, and who is to blame.

In Britain, the vote divided along the lines of education, class and age.

The better educated, more affluent and younger voted to stay. The less educated, less affluent and older

voted to get out. Those campaigning to leave made appeals based on sovereignty, race and nativism. They campaigned against unaccountable bureaucrats and disdainful elites who rigged the system against working people. What surprised pollsters was the strong turnout by non-college educated, older working people, who lined up to register their discontent.

There is a clear warning here for Hillary Clinton. She is the quintessential establishment candidate, having been in Washington for the past 25 years. She has presented herself as a continuation of the Obama years.

Her experience and expertise are universally acknowledged. But she is the candidate of the status quo at a time when people are looking for change.

Our political and economic elites tend to be in denial. They profit from globalization, take pride in the exercise of American power abroad, live in affluent communities, and often are closer to their international peers than to their poorer neighbors.

They don't see the America that has been ravaged by our ruinous trade policies. They avoid the killing streets

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Ignorance Isn't Bliss for Brexit Voters, Trump Supporters The day after 52 percent of the people who voted that Britain should leave the European Union, Google was deluged with questions. The most common: What is the European Union?

That suggests that the people who voted to leave the European Union didn't even know what it was. They didn't know that financial institutions, headquartered in London, might shut down their offices because they

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would lose the advantage they had by considering London a European banking center. They didn't know that thousands of jobs now based in London might migrate to Paris or Brussels because international banks wanted European centers of commerce, not simply British centers. They didn't expect that the value of the pound would plummet. They didn't know.

Instead, they responded emotionally to those who encouraged them to vote to leave the EU. They responded to the notion

that immigration was their enemy, and that people were "taking their jobs." They responded to an ugly divisiveness, and they voted to protect themselves. They didn't know that their protectionism might leave them more vulnerable than ever. Now they know.

The European Union has asked the U.K. to speed up the inevitable separation, even as more than two million Brits are, by petition, asking for a "do-over," a second referendum. Few have patience for the remorseful second-guessing after the unnecessary Brexit

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vote. Prime Minister Cameron, after all, chose to sell a bunch of wolf tickets when he called for the referendum. His egotism has had an ugly outcome, and an unnecessary one. The vote need not have taken place.

Brexit has implication in the United States. The callous excoriation of immigrants made it possible for too many Brits to vote against their own self-interest. Now, we see too many in the USA leaning toward Donald Trump because he says he will make America great again. Great

for whom? Great how? In going back to the past, is Mr. Trump harking to the "Leave It to Beaver"-esque 1950s days when independent women were invisible, and people of color hardly showed up? I'd love someone to remind me of any episode where "Leave it to Beaver" had a black actor. Ha! When we go back to our nation's "old greatness," we go back times when women and people of color were, at best, invisible.

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By Charlene Crowell

Rising Car Costs Are No Reason to Take Predatory Car Loan It's that time of year again when days are longer, temperatures are higher and auto dealers advertise some of the most tempting deals. And while there's nothing new about new car fever or the annual ad blitz, there's a good deal of news on how consumers are choosing and paying for their cars.

For example, new car sales increased more than 5 percent from a year ago. At the same

time, the average credit score for a new car loan dropped to 710 and even lower to 645 for a used vehicle.

These data points provided

by Experian, a major market intelligence firm, also recently reported that average monthly car payments are at an all-time high: $503 for a new car and $376 for a used one. Car loan terms are also longer and the amounts financed are both larger, too. On average, both new and used car loans are, respectively, 68 and

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66 months. The average new car loan is now at an all-time high of $30,032.

"The continued rise in new vehicle costs have kept many consumers exploring options to keep their monthly payments affordable," said Melinda Zabritski, Experian's senior director of automotive finance. "As long as vehicle prices continue to rise, we can expect leasing rates to grow along with them. … The record highs we have seen in vehicle prices also have had a

significant impact on the loan market."

Consumers short on savings for a down payment but anxious for a new or nearly-new car may opt for a lease rather than a purchase — a very complex transaction with pitfalls of its own. During the first quarter of 2016, nearly a third of all new car transactions were leases.

For consumers, the really "good deal" is tied to not just the cost of the car, but the terms of the sale as well. Sale or lease

prices, interest rates, length and other items are also important to the art of "the deal."

Unfortunately, all too often consumers of color — especially Blacks and Latinos — consistently try to negotiate a "good car deal" but often wind up paying more than others. The practice of car dealers adding extra interest to a car loan has a long history of discrimination that has led to a series of

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Getting to the Root of Violence in the District An argument over cell phone charges. A bag brushed against a shoulder. An insult made on Twitter or Instagram.

These are just three examples of what prompted a murder in the District of Columbia in the past year.

Each of these victims was more than a statistic. They had family that loved them. They were someone’s son, sister, father, brother. Each lost their life to pointless violence — mostly

from guns.

Violence is always tragic, but it is especially tragic when the incident that causes the violence is such a minor thing that most of us just brush off.

Crime — particularly violent crime — can shatter lives, but also tears apart a community’s trust and sense of safety. This is especially true of residents in our targeted Police Service Areas, who for decades have experienced far too much fear and trauma as a result of crime.

Our holistic approach to preventing violence both responds

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to crime when it happens and addresses its underlying causes. Our strategy is to have fair and effective enforcement, treat trauma when it happens, and increase economic opportunities.

First, we are working to increase the size of our police force by focusing on recruitment and the retention of our veteran officers. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the District hired a very large number of new officers, many of whom are now eligible to retire.

To counter this “retirement

bubble” of experienced officers, the Bowser administration has simplified the process for hiring experienced police officers from other jurisdictions, created college tuition reimbursement programs, and introduced legislation to create financial incentives for officers to remain with MPD after attaining eligibility to retire.

Because we want to ensure our police department looks like the community that it serves, we have created a Public Safety Academy at Anacostia High School, where our stu-

dents can pursue careers in law enforcement. We are also increasing the age of eligibility for our police cadet program to expand the opportunity for those up to age 25 to join MPD. But we know that stopping violence requires more than simply a larger police force. It requires treating trauma so that it doesn’t spread and infect the entire community. We are creating a health-based approach to violence that provides residents with access to social services,

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Bill Clinton as Disgusting as Donald Trump No matter who wins the presidential election this November, a loathsome man will be moving into the White House.

Donald J. Trump, the presumed GOP nominee, is "an ignorant, dishonest, misogynistic, philandering, isolationist blowhard," according to a prominent Republican donor who pledged he won't give his party's nominee any contributions.

And Bill Clinton is a dishonest, philandering, self-important blowhard, according to someone

who defended his presidency in its darkest hours and watched his family leave the White House after his shame was made known and only the family dog would walk with him — yours truly.

I can characterize them both as simian species. Trump resembles a big orange orangutan, — only orangutans are playful, fun-loving critters. The Donald is simply a stomach-churning beast. Bill Clinton is like a rare silverback gorilla, only it's the hair on his head that's silver.

Sadly, the spouses of those two sinister men are no prizes either.

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Nude photographs have been published of Trump's current companion, Melania, his third wife. Bill Clinton's wife — the likely Democratic candidate — is a prevaricating war hawk who never met a military conflict she didn't like, but she's better than that wretched Trump.

Folks talk bad about President Barack Obama, but he and his scandal-free administration and picture-perfect family will be sorely missed when he leaves office and we get a good look at the family of his successor. I will certainly miss the breath of fresh air the Obamas

were for the White House.

All the disgusting things I've heard about Trump appear to be true, but all the corporate-owned media pundits talk as though he has a chance to win the presidency. None of the disgusting things he does and are reported at least several times each day seem to matter to his core supporters, and apparently not to other voters who think he will bring change to the government in Washington.

Bankruptcies, Nazi comparisons, Ku Klux Klan associations, total ignorance of policies and how the world operates — Trump

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almost embraces these things, rather than being made to denounce them.

Back when the Egyptian-Israeli peace accord was signed, several Arab countries denounced it as a bad deal for the Arabs, and a terrible deal for the Palestinians.

With each passing day, with more and more and more illegal Israeli settlements being built on Palestinian land, and with Israel's constant bullying of her neighbors in the name of "defense," those characterizations appear to be correct.

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Buffalo Soldiers: 150 Years Young

National Museum in Houston Prepares for Celebration

By Marilyn Marshall Houston Defender The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum has reason to celebrate.

A century and a half ago, Black soldiers — called Buffalo Soldiers — first served in the American military.

Beginning Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30, the museum will be the site of activities celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Buffalo Soldiers, as part of the 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association Annual Reunion.

In addition, the Houston museum has been chosen as national headquarters of the association, the umbrella organization of more than 40 Buffalo Soldiers chapters across the country.

Founded in 2001 by Capt.

Paul J. Matthews, an Army Vietnam veteran and African-American military historian, the muse-

um is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Buffalo Soldiers. The exhibits cover seven wars, along with women in the military, chaplains in the military and astronauts.

For more than 35 years, Matthews has collected military artifacts and has the largest collection of African-American military memorabilia in the world.

The museum offers programs and projects that reach out to community members of all ages.

Matthews said the upcoming anniversary marks a milestone in American history.

“In 1866, the U.S. Army reorganized and established the first peacetime Army,” he said.

“As a part of the reorganization they created six Black units. This July 28 will be the 150th anniversary of the formation of those segregated units. We’re very excited about that. We will have our headquarters at the Houston

5Buffalo Soldiers proudly served in the American military.

Through an act of Congress, six units (the 9th and 10th calvary and the 38th-41st infantry regiments) were made up of African Americans. / Photo courtesy of the National Buffalo Soldier Museum

Westchase Marriott and related activities at the museum.”

In a one-on-one interview, Matthews discussed the reunion celebration, the museum and the Buffalo Soldiers, brave African-American men who served in a variety of posts in the 1800s: Defender: What sparked your interest in the Buffalo Soldiers?

Matthews: While I was an ROTC cadet at Prairie View A&M University I read two paragraphs in a military book about the Buffalo Soldiers and became intrigued by the Black men in blue uniforms. … It was a story that needed to be told.

Why is it important for African-Americans to learn about the Buffalo Soldiers and Blacks in the military?

I take them back to Frederick Douglass, who said at the start of the Civil War, “Give the colored

man a uniform, a buckle with the U.S. on it, a button with the eagle on it and a musket and you’ll make him a citizen but you’ll also make him a man.” He wanted to make sure the Civil War was being fought for freedom and not just to save the Union.

The same thing occurred in World War I. W.E.B. DuBois said, “Put aside your differences, go overseas, come back and be first-class citizens.” The military has always been a very important component of the Black community. When I was growing up in La Marque, Texas, and we would go to church, World War II soldiers would come in and people would stand up. In the ‘60s when you graduated from high school it was either the Army or college. That’s the way it was. The military, other than the Vietnam era, was always extremely popular in the Black community.

How would you describe the museum’s success?

We started out in my garage and on January 5, 2001 we moved to a building on Southmore Blvd. In November of 2012 we moved to a 35,000 sq ft historic building that goes back to 1925. That’s a tribute to the board of directors, volunteers and troopers who helped us become who we are. We are the

5Buffalo Soldier Museum in Houston. / Courtesy photo

mothership of Buffalo Soldier museums. I don’t know of any other military museum that can compare to us and what we do.

What are some of the activities planned for the celebration?

One of the highlights will be a parade that’s going to start at Emancipation Park and end up at the museum [located at 3816 Caroline].

We have 150 riders on horses that are going to come in. One group is coming from New Orleans, where the 9th Cavalry was formed. The other group is coming from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where the 10th Cavalry was formed.

Events include a ceremonial ride-in on that Thursday, a session on the history of the Buffalo Soldiers on Friday and a parade on Saturday. We are expecting over 2,000 people from all over the U.S. The Houston chapter is the host chapter, along with the museum, and I am the national chair for the reunion.

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3National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President Benjamin Chavis

and NNPA Chair Denise Rolark Barnes ring the bell at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston before entering the museum with several publishers in town for the NNPA's annual convention on June 22. / Photo by Shevry Lassiter

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Patti LaBelle: Still the ‘Godmother of Soul’

Five Decades on Stage Can’t Stop Iconic Entertainer

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor Patti LaBelle took to the stage at the Music Center at Strathmore last weekend and illustrated why she remains one of the most respected entertainers in the business.

Dressed in an all-black dress with fringes and glitter, and of course, a pair of eye-catching stacked heels, Patti, 72, sashayed her way into our hearts singing the songs that have long endured her to fans around the world.

Throughout her almost twohour performance, members of the audience yelled out “I love you Patti,” standing to shower her with applaud to which she simply smiled and bowed her head in acknowledgement.

Her hits have been recorded and revised by a plethora of other singers and musicians in numerous musical genres but no one does it better than the “Godmother of Soul” herself – from “On My Own” and “New Attitude” to “If You Asked Me To.” From her early years in the 1960s as the lead singer of the Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles, to the group’s name change in the early 70s where they scored big with “Lady Marmalade,” Patti has been in charge or her music and her brand within the world of R&B. She began her solo career in 1976 after LaBelle split up, quickly racking up number one hits and several Grammy Awards. In a career that has spanned over 50 years, she’s sold more than 50 million records worldwide, has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and listed in “Rolling Stone” on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers.

In recent years, she’s even hosted a TV show, participated in the dance competition “Dancing with the Stars,” guest starring on the hit TV show “Empire” and made good on her homemade sauces, marinades and sweet potato pie in new business ventures. In addition, she’s devoted countless hours to missions that include adoption advocacy, foster care, Big Sisters, the United Negro College Fund and the American Diabetes Association.

Aspiring entertainers could learn a lot from LaBelle, who utilized a skillful band, musical director and three talented backup singers in order to give her a few moments

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5Patti LaBelle sings one of her hit tunes during a two-night performance at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda on Friday, July 1. / Photo by D. Kevin McNeir of rest periodically throughout her show. With her a soprano voice and vocal embellishments, she soared to amazing heights as she serenaded her fans with lyrical messages of beauty – “You Are My Friend” and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” being two of her most beloved signature tunes.

Ever the entertainer, Patti invited several men to the stage at one point in her performance, allowing them to sing and dance in an entertaining duet. Later, she kicked off her heels, remaining barefoot for a while before transitioning into more comfortable purple slippers.

Later, she swing her diamond-encrusted microphone around in 360-degree motion before tossing the base of the mic across the stage while keeping the microphone securely in her hand.

Patti has had her battles, her disappointments and has undergone the death of her parents, her three sisters and a very public and heated divorce. But it hasn’t stopped her from using her God-given talent to talk about the joy of life, love, freedom and family.

Nobody does it better than Patti LaBelle. Believe that! WI

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Art Exhibit Captures Experience of Being Black in White America

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer A new exhibit at the Galerie Myrtis Fine Art Gallery in Baltimore explores the politicization of Black identity in the United States.

The exhibit, “To Be Black in White America,” began simply, said Aden Weisel, the gallery director and curator for the display.

“One of the artists that we represent, Larry Cook, became a semifinalist – and now he’s a finalist – for the 11th annual Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize,” Weisel said. “We decided that Cook’s work should be the starting point for our summer exhibition, which coincides with Artscape. Cook focuses on race, politics and history. I chose the other artists that round out the dozen in the show based on how they complemented, explored, focused or broadened those themes.”

From legalized slavery to recent racially-tinged quips by presumptive Republican presidential nomi-

nee Donald Trump, a minority of Americans have been desperately and diligently fighting against a White power structure for equality throughout the nation’s relatively short history, gallery officials said.

As social media swells with users wondering if the country has reverted to the 1950s or 1960s, Weisel said the truth is that the country has never left the civil rights era completely. Institutional racism and personal vitriol have always been present, cropping up when vile words provoke violence or when an act of violence incites protests, he said.

While the subject matter surrounding White power structures is as vast as the Middle Crossing, the artists featured in the exhibit are able to identify and clearly express difficult but highly-specific aspects of the struggle, Weisel said.

“Cook’s featured videos at Galerie Myrtis question the progress made for and by African-Americans since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech,” he

said. “This established a link between history and today that allowed a flexible chronology for the other artists to explore the politics of being Black in the United States.”

In the back gallery, Susan Goldman’s series of prints of Saartjie Baartman, known as the “Hottentot Venus,” induces the viewer to think both about the history of “human zoos” and the contemporary exploitation of Black female bodies. The woman in Jamea Richmond-Edwards’ drawing “Guns, Bubbles and Black Power” evokes the principles, pride and community care of the Black Panthers, Weisel said.

Meanwhile, the front gallery features work with contemporary themes and images. Stephen Towns’ painting “I Wish It Were That Easy” is about African-Americans having the right to vote but the difficulties of exercising that right and having one’s vote counted.

That exhibit is juxtaposed with Wayson R. Jones’ highly textur-

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‘Kinky Boots’ – More than Just a Drag Show Tony Award-winning Musical Takes D.C. by Storm

SUMMER 2016 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 5The cast of 'Kinky Boots.' / Photo courtesy of Matthew Murphy

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor The Tony Award-winning musical “Kinky Boots” continues its amazing run at The Kennedy Center through Sunday, July 10. And if you haven’t seen it yet, you’d better grab some tickets, kick up your heels and get ready for a raucously delightful evening featuring a stellar cast and inspirational music penned by pop icon Cyndi Lauper.

Lauper took the lead as one of only a handful of Grammy-winning singers/songwriters who decided to use her talents in putting together the lyrics and music for a Broadway show. Collaborating with Tony-winner Harvey Fierstein who wrote the book for the play and the choreography of Jerry Mitchell, not to mention the acting skills of Stark Sands and Billy Porter in the lead roles of Charlie and Lola, respectively, Lauper’s decision paid off in spades.

The production won six Tony Awards in 2013 including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Choreography. Based on a 2005 film inspired by true events, the musical tells the story of Charlie Price, who forms an unlikely partnership with a cabaret performer and drag queen, Lola, by producing a line of high-heeled boots in order to save the Northampton, England-based shoe factory that Charlie has inherited from his father.

The beauty of the play remains the ballads that deal with the weight children feel, here Charlie and Lola, because of parental expectations. And while they’re from two very different worlds, the two young men eventually discover that they are not so different from one another after all.

And while the magical illusion of drag stands as an essential element

in the play, it’s not the main focus.

For characters like Lola and his many friends, drag, in a uniquely rebranded form, serves as a form of self-help on the road to accepting themselves for who they are.

And acceptance confronts youth no matter what their sexual orientation.

North Carolina native J. Harrison Ghee takes on the challenging role made famous by Porter and makes it his own – with flair and elegance. Much like an actor attempting to follow in the shoes of an icon like Jennifer Holliday in her performance as Effie in “Dreamgirls,” McGhee realized that he had to bring his “A-game” to the stage.

And that he certainly does, In fact, he shines gloriously, taking the audience with him as he struts his lanky 6’4” frame decked out in high-heeled boots that would make most young women swoon, if not falter.

He says he understands the challenges facing his character, growing up in a highly-religious Southern family where he sang in the choir as a means of escape from the constant bullying he was forced to endure because of his feminine mannerisms. Now 25, living in New York and an established drag star in his own right, McGhee, who left home at 18, describes Lola as the “woman in my life.”

He’s also used his platform as a star in the national touring company to participate in conversations with LGBT youth around the U.S. Their stories, he notes, could serve as the basis of even more emotionally charged plays and books about the hurdles they’ve faced in order to gain acceptance and love from family, friends and the world.

Bravo to the cast and crew of “Kinky Boots.”

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Also, Wesley Clark’s series of small targets, “Open Season @103,” follows his research and documentation of African-Americans killed by police and civilian authorities since the murder of Trayvon Martin.

Though many of the targets are brightly colored to evoke the person and their spirit that has been lost, the gallery strays from the morbid to focus on family and community.

“This exhibit is extremely important and timely,” Weisel said. “The history of the United States has been White history since before this country was formed and formalized. This is generally true of world history, but I’m narrowing the subject.”

The show’s earliest historical reference is Oletha DeVane’s installation titled “Henry Box Brown,” named for the man who escaped from slavery in antebellum Virginia by mailing himself to abolitionists in the free state of Pennsylvania.

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5Linda Day Clark’s “North Avenue No. 24,” 1993, Color digital print, 1/1, 43”x43” (framed) /C ourtesy photo

cus on are about identity, personal safety, family, community, school, police, prison, government and, unfortunately, violence and death,” Weisel said. “The issues confronted in ‘To Be Black in White America’ demand answers not hopes and prayers. Some people take to the streets to confront these issues, but artists take to their studios.

“What you see at Galerie Myrtis is the processing of events past, the expression of frustration with the way things are and a search for answers,” he said.

The exhibit, which began June 25, runs until July 30. It will include some extended hours and artists’ talks. For more information, visit www.galeriemyrtis.net. WI

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By Victoria Jones WI Intern A horde of revelers converged on the National Mall on Saturday, July 3 for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival as they enjoyed a music concert in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) and the festival’s founder.

The festival features music, dance, crafts and food is free to the public with dates from June 29-July 4 and July 7-10. Some of the featured acts are Mexican-American conjunto musician Flaco Jiménez with Los Texmaniacs, Klezmer musician Andy Statman and the Andy Statman Trio and the famous go-go mainstay Chuck Brown Band.

The crowd danced the evening away as they shuffled across the Mall to Tex-Mex music and cut loose during the go-go-filled closing with the Chuck Brown Band, with calls for an encore from the local band and sustained applause.

Despite the great music that filled the evening, learning different culture’s music and seeing local bands was the real highlight of audience members’ night.

Jada Clarke, an attendee at the festival, said experiencing different music and cultures was one of the advantages of the festival. She also appreciated seeing local groups such as the Chuck Brown Band, which she said added some D.C. flair to the lineup.

“I decided to come down here to see the local bands and the talent, especially the Chuck Brown Band,” Clarke said. “It’s a wonderful experience. I think this is a learning experience too. [People can] learn about different music and different nationalities of the world.”

Seeing local bands being celebrated at the festival is also what brought Carla Brooks to the Mall for the event.

“I love the music, it’s in our city, and it’s a special holiday so I came down here to see [the Chuck Brown Band],” Brooks said. “I have been enjoying it, but I’ve been waiting for [the Chuck Brown Band] specifically, so I’m pretty excited.”

Ken Mifflin came to the festival as a guest of a friend but found himself enthralled by the different types of cultural music.

“I came to the concert because I was invited by my friend Robert,” he said. “I enjoyed all of the music.

They had some Tex-Mex, a little bit of Klezmer, some go-go and some Middle Eastern music. It was all good. I loved it.”

The Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert is an annual event that honors the legacy of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival co-founder Ralph Rinzler. Rinzler supported “citizen artists,” who are people whose creativity and art-making summon public engagement, foster social awareness and build bridges and connections among communities.

This year’s concert featured musicians from across the country who have received the NEA National Heritage Fellowship, the nation’s highest awards for excellence in the folk and traditional arts. Since 1982, the NEA has awarded National Heritage Fellowships to a large range of traditional artists who have made significant contributions to the cultural heritage in their communities and represent the diversity of cultures within the nation.

Last year, the concert paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Delano Grape Strike and the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The 2015 concert, which was co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Latino Center and curated by the Alliance for California Traditional Arts, featured artists such as Agustín Lira & Alma and Cumbia trio Viento Callejero.

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ARIES The week ahead brings an opportunity for a new start on the home front.

If you've had a vision of how you want a room, garden, or the whole property to look, the week ahead could spur you on to make it happen. And with a positive link between Venus and Mars, it seems that the funds will be available for you to go ahead. Lucky Numbers: 16, 23, 45 TAURUS Get ready for an interesting week in which you'll be eager to broaden

your horizons. The only thing that might stop you is any doubt you may harbor.

Someone could step in as a mentor, encouraging you to relax your comfort zone and try. Monday is the perfect time to write down your goals and reach for them. Lucky Numbers: 15, 27, 39

GEMINI Monday's New Moon could start a revolution in your financial sector, encouraging you to manage your money more efficiently. Over the rest of the week, conversations and opportunities that come your way could open doors that help you earn more. The potential for increasing your income is certainly there. Lucky Numbers: 14, 25, 30 CANCER Monday's Cancer New Moon is the best of the year for you, as it allows you a platform to make a fresh start. This New Moon is like having another birthday — there's the possibility of your wishes being granted. Spend time thinking about what things you want to achieve. Lucky Numbers: 21, 28, 40

LEO With a lineup in your sector of spirituality and reflection, Monday's New

Moon could encourage greater focus on the subtler aspects of life. This might mean taking up a practice like meditation or yoga that can help you expand your awareness and understand yourself a little better. Lucky Numbers: 13, 29, 37

VIRGO Your social scene sparkles this week, with plenty of encouragement from the cosmos to network on plans and projects. Monday's New Moon might be the jumping-off point for a collaboration that proves very fruitful. However, the week isn't without its difficulties. Lucky Numbers: 5, 12, 26 LIBRA It seems you're in the limelight, which is probably one of the best places to be this week. With a New Moon in your sector of career and ambition, you will be well placed to make a start on a goal that could have the potential to change your life.

There may be others who disagree with you, and you might need to have a heart-toheart talk with some. Lucky Numbers: 3, 10, 18 SCORPIO Far horizons beckon, with a wonderful New Moon early in the week calling you to go on new adventures. This could be a time when you choose to take a class, travel, or even work or retire abroad. What could stop you from taking that first step is a desire to hang on to the past. Lucky Numbers: 29, 39, 46 SAGITTARIUS In what do you most want to invest? Whatever it is, Monday's

New Moon encourages you to move in a direction that brings the best possible outcome. You could have more resources at your disposal than you realize, and they include faith in yourself. Lucky Numbers: 11, 27, 42

CAPRICORN Relationships could be very rewarding this week, particularly with a New Moon in your sector of connections and companionship bringing new possibilities your way. This is certainly a time to negotiate as opposed to trying to force the pace or bend a situation to meet your needs. Gaining the cooperation of others might mean that you can achieve a lot more than you could alone. Lucky Numbers: 5, 19, 20 AQUARIUS With a focus on your lifestyle sector, this is an opportunity to reorganize your routines so that you can achieve more even as you have more fun. You should avoid days that are completely devoid of relaxation. Lucky Numbers: 8, 29, 35 PISCES This is your time to strut into the limelight and showcase your skills and talents. With a focus on a dynamic sector of your chart, this isn't the time to hide your light under a barrel. Shine brightly so that everyone can see. Monday's New Moon is the best time to set your intention to get your creative ideas out to the world. Lucky Numbers: 6, 11, 16 34 JULY 7 - 13, 2016

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wi book reviewA “We Are Charleston”

by Herb Frazier, Bernard Edward Powers Jr., PhD and Marjory Wentworth c.2016, Thomas Nelson $24.99 / $31.00 Canada 256 pages

The Word is What You Crave

By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer It’s where you find your comfort, strength, the peace you need to get through the day. Reading it is like hearing God’s voice; studying it is feeling His power, and in the new book “We Are Charleston” by Herb Frazier, Bernard Edward Powers Jr., PhD, and Marjory Wentworth, knowing it could mean offering forgiveness.

There are, say the authors, two Charlestons in South Carolina.

Tourists see lovely horse-drawn carriages, fine dining, and historic homes but there’s a flip-side Charleston, too: it’s where slavery began, where Jim Crow laws once ruled, and where racism is still an issue. That’s where Mother Emanuel AME Church has stood for generations, welcoming people of faith.

Wednesdays are Bible study nights at Mother Emanuel, although on June 17, 2015, that was pushed back a bit for a business meeting. By 8 o’clock, however, “a dozen of the most devout parishioners” were ready for the Word of God. Exactly sixteen minutes later, “a skinny young white man” entered the door and joined the group, sitting next to the church’s pastor; the young man was a stranger there, but they welcomed him just the same. And after prayerful fellowship and Bible study, “as eyes were closed and heads were bowed” for a final benediction, he took out a gun and started shooting.

But why did Dylann Roof scream racial sentiments, reload his gun five times, and kill nine strangers in a house of God? The answer, say the authors, lies in the past, aboard slave ships, on wharfs where people were once sold, and on a flag. It goes back some 200 years, to another time when that church was a “target of hate.” And yes, it lies in the story of a “young man who purchased a weapon to kill human beings.”

But surprisingly, what resulted from that night more than a year ago wasn’t just a history lesson. It wasn’t merely grief, either. What happened in the days after that night was forgiveness, over and over and over…

There is, of course, more to this story than just what happened in June 2015 in South Carolina – and that’s where I struggled with “We Are Charleston.” There’s too much inside this book, and it veers too much off-course.

I see where the authors are trying to take readers: the book’s open and ending are about the shooting and aftermath, while the middle part consists of African American history and that of the AME church, with an attempt to tie them together. These subjects are very interesting, but the tie here is too broad and too deep; I’d have been happier with two different books.

And yet, it’s easy to brush aside book-gripes when presented with a powerful message like the one you’ll see; specifically, one of forgiveness, strength, and forward-movement. That alone left me satisfied after all.

And so, cautiously, with caveats, I say read this book. Skim some parts if you must, but savor its end: “We Are Charleston” could be the words to remember.

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SPORTS Nats Rout Reds 12-1 in Strasburg's Return 4 Washington Nationals 6 Washington Nationals shortstop Danny

Espinosa is greeted by teammates after one of his two home runs during the Nats' 12-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park in southeast D.C. on Sunday, July 3. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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5 Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg struck out five batters in 6â…” innings

against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, July 3, but was removed from the game amid a no-hit bid in his first start since a 15-stint on the disabled list for an upper back strain. The Nats defeated the Reds 12-1 at Nationals Park in southeast D.C. / Photo by John E. De Freitas.

3 Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper is congratulated by teammates after a

fifth-inning home run during the Nats' 12-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park in southeast D.C. on Sunday, July 3. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Mets first baseman James Loney stretches for the ball as Washington Nationals left fielder Jayson Werth reaches base safely during during the Nats' 4-2 win at Nationals Park in southeast D.C. on Wednesday, June 29. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

Four Washington Nationals players were named 2016 Major League All-Stars earlier this week during the “Esurance All-Star Selection Show” on ESPN, with outfielder Bryce Harper, second baseman Daniel Murphy, catcher Wilson Ramos and right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg all awarded the annual mid-season honor.

It marks only the second time in Nationals history (2005-present) that the club will send as many as four representatives to the Midsummer Classic. Washington also had four All-Star players in 2012. Harper, 23, and the 2015 NL MVP, will start in the NL outfield for the third time in his career and earned his fourth career All-Star selection by garnering 2,865,095 fan votes, the highest vote total among all NL outfielders. He joins Hall of Famers Gary Carter (4) and Andre Dawson (3) as the only players in franchise history (Nationals/Expos) to earn at least three fan elections to the All-Star Game.

For second baseman Murphy,

who signed a three-year contract with Washington this past offseason and leads the NL in batting average (.347) and hits (108), this is the second All-Star selection of his career (also 2014).

It’s the first All-Star nod for Ramos, 28, who currently leads all qualified Major League catchers in several categories including batting average (.340), RBI (46), home runs (T1st, 13) and fewest strikeouts (34). Ramos was elected via player vote.

Finally, for Strasburg, the only remaining qualified starting pitcher in MLB not to suffer a losing decision, the All-Star nod is the second of his career (also 2012). At 11-0 with a 2.71 ERA, Strasburg is the first NL starter to begin a season 11-0 since San Diego right-hander Andy Hawkins went 11-0 in 1985. He was selected to the 2016 All-Star team by National League manager Terry Collins.

Editor’s Note: The 2016 Major League All-Star Game will take place at Petco Park in San Diego, on Tuesday, July 12.

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Nats Stronger Than Last Year as Break Nears

By Brian Bradford WI Contributing Writer At the midpoint of the 2016 season, the Washington Nationals sit atop the National League East and possess one of the best records in baseball.

The team is on pace to win 100 games and the division, but are they any better than last year's version?

Usually a fan base following a team this good would begin to expect a championship. But after three consecutive disappointing ends to promising seasons, the Nats faithful are cautious. The Nationals (50-34 as of July 5) have won only four games more than at this point last year, with an NL East lead of just a few games over the Mets as the AllStar break approaches.

So should the Nats be excited about this season? Absolutely. This year's team is considerably better than last year's. Here's why: Offseason Moves Yield Dividends Daniel Murphy may be the best offseason acquisition of any MLB team last winter. The second baseman was named NL Player of the Month in May after hitting an ex-

traordinary .416 with two doubles, seven home runs and 23 RBI. He has emerged as a clubhouse leader, a spiritual leader and a mentor to younger players such as Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg. Murphy may win MVP this season when it's all said and done.

Players have also gone out of their way to praise new manager Dusty Baker while unapologetically critiquing his predecessor, Matt Williams, who was fired by General Manager Mike Rizzo after two seasons. Pitcher Gio Gonzalez has publicly credited Baker's belief in him for his newfound confidence and improved play this season.

Returns were initially slow for Rizzo's trade of reliever Drew Storen to the Toronto Blue Jays for CF Ben Revere, who spent the first few weeks of the season on the disabled list after a spring training injury and struggled to find his rhythm early. He's been on a tear since then, though, becoming a reliable leadoff hitter and dangerous base runner.

Last week he hit a walk-off double in the 14th inning against the Reds and stole four bases in one game against the Mets.

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In May, Rizzo made a commitment to the team's ace, signing Strasburg to a seven-year contract extension worth $175 million. The 27-year-old has rewarded the Nats by going 11-0 so far this season.

BETTER PITCHING

The Nats have what is widely considered the best starting rotation in baseball. The team leads the majors in strikeouts with 780 and is ranked third in ERA and walks allowed. Strasburg and Max Scherzer both average more than 10 strikeouts a game, the only teammates in the majors to do so. Following them are Tanner Roark and Gonzales, two pitchers who have improved drastically this season. Roark struck out 15 Minnesota Twins in one game, only to be out done by Scherzer's 20-strikeout performance against Detroit. Joe Ross also has been productive.

Last year, even when the offense was scoring, some big leads were lost by an unreliable bullpen. This season, the bullpen has been much more dependable. Closer Jonathan Papelbon has only blown two saves in 18 opportunities.

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“The part I’m most excited about is seeing how religion plays a role in the search for acceptance. I find it fascinating,” said Pauline, a rising senior at Washington International School in Northwest and member of Operation Understanding DC, the nonprofit that’s organized the trip.

Since January, Pauline has engaged in dialogue with her young Black and Jewish colleagues while participating in workshops about both group’s history, culture and struggles against discrimination.

“I like learning about African-American and Jewish history through books and speeches. This year, we’ve also learned about past and current issues facing Africans and

Israelis. We’ve come so far but we’re still experiencing this issue of constant discrimination,” Pauline, 17, added.

After boarding a bus at the Maret School in Northwest last Tuesday morning, the group of youngsters, along with Operation Understanding DC’s program director and two chaperones, started their trek through nine states in an effort to contextualize what they have learned in their social justice workshops.

Stops on the trip include the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. where Bloody Sunday 1965 took place, the International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, N.C. and the Lorraine Motel balcony in Memphis where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. The young-

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While much of America’s youth have grown more socially conscious and committed to eradicating racism, members of different communities have a ways to go in fostering healthy, productive discussions about inequality, especially in an era where vitriol can be disseminated online within seconds.

Avi Edelman, Operation Understanding DC’s program director, said the Civil Rights journey bridges that gap by raising awareness about Black-Jewish alliances in the fight for equality.

“There’s a long and storied relationship between Blacks and Jews.

It’s been inspiring but not rosy, especially after the Civil Rights era,” said Edelman, who’s also a 2006 alumnus of the program. “That alliance can be rebuilt. It has been rewarding to build relationships with houses of worship and organizers. We know these students will [make change] wherever they go. Our alumni have committed themselves to bringing social justice to nonprofit, business, law and other spaces.”

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Negative Thoughts Grow Quickly, Like Weeds When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

Albert Einstein once said, "Do I live in a friendly environment or a hostile universe? Do people hate each other, or do they love each other?" Life for you will be exactly the way you see it. It is all in how you see the world.

It is scientific, and has been proven. Let's look at this example: Say you've dropped your car keys in your house, but the lights are off inside.

You can't see a thing, so you decide to go outside and look for your keys under the light.

Someone comes along to help, asking where you dropped the keys. And your response, that you dropped them inside the house — that's crazy. If you dropped the keys in the house, why would you look for them outside?

It's the same thing we would do when our solution to life's problems is on the inside of us, yet we look for our solution from outside sources, such as co-workers, friends, family, etc. Romans 10:17 says "faith comes by hearing the word of God." The subconscious mind resembles a fertile garden spot, in which weeds will grow in abundance if the seeds of more desirable crops are not sown.

Self-suggestion is the way in which we can control our subconscious mind concerning thoughts of a creative nature or, by neglect, allow thoughts of a destructive nature to find their way into this rich garden of the mind. Begin to take some steps. Now that you understand how weeds will grow in abundance in your mind if the seeds of more desirable crops are not sown, keep reading Turning Hearts Church

this article to learn how to increase your faith. I promise you, it works!

Corinthians 5:7 says, "for we walk by faith, not by sight." Faith cannot be reasoned out or understood without our spiritual senses. When we rely on our five senses to make sense of faith, we will be misled because the five senses are in the natural realm, not the spiritual. It is all in how we look at things!

Mark 11:23 says, "for verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." Weeds cannot and will not grow, when we say what we need to say to ourselves, and in a deliberate fashion. Go back and read this paragraph again and again so that you can understand this point clearly.

From this verse it is seen that not only is faith a product of the heart, but it is released by speaking it forth with the mouth. All of these scriptures reminds us that the weeds of negativity will grow in abundance, if the seeds of more desirable crops are not sown. Instead of seeing the glass half-empty, just begin to say it is half-full. You then begin a more positive and favorable line of positive thinking.

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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 Fax: 301-499-8724

Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 a.m. 7 10:00 a.m.

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800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703

4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30am 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00am Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30pm Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00am “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”

Service and Times 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

1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661

www.livingwatersmd.org

E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org “God is Love”

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Third Street Church of God

Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors

Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor

Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor

4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax

3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax)

5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555

1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office 202-638-1803 fax

610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax

Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00am Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30pm

Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30pm (dinner @ 5:30pm) Sunday School: 9:00am – Hour of Power

Blessed Word of Life Church

www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org

Campbell AME Church Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 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

“An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org

Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45am Church School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45am Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 pm Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30am

Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 11:00am Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30pm

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

www.thirdstreet.org

“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital”

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church

Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45am Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45am; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45am; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6am & 6:30pm Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org

Service and Times 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

St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00am Worship Service: 10:00am Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45pm Thur. Bible Study: 7:15pm

Twelfth Street Christian Church Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Communion every Sunday: 11:00 am Sunday School: 10:00 am Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 pm Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Rev. John W. Davis Pastor

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor

5101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089

901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423

Service and Times 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

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00am Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30pm Communion Service: First Sunday

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10am themcbc.org

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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church

All Nations Baptist Church

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471

2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591

2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730

Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.”

Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com

Zion Baptist Church Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15AM 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

St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 pm Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon

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

Israel Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office - (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Come Grow With Us and Establish a Blessed Family”

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

Service and Times 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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor

1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288

1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lpumconthegrow@gmail.com www.lpumcdc.org

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

Service and Times 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.

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10: am Holy Communion: First Sunday 10: am Sunday School: 9: am Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: “A CHURCH ON THE GROW”.

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church

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

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964

8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am & 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 pm Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm

Service and Times Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday School: 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM

Rehoboth Baptist Church

“Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org

Salem Baptist Church

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

Service and Times 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

Emmanuel Baptist Church

“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”

Service and Times 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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 7:30a.m Worship Service: 10:45a.m.

New Members Class: 9:30a.m.

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

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

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

Peace Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship Service: 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School: 9:30am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service: 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible: 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Service and Times 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

Christ Embassy DC

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Friday Evening Service: 7:00 P.M. ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com

Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times 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

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Reginald M. Green, Sr. Interim Pastor

Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor

Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074

621 Alabama Ave., 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

Service and Times 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

Service and Times 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.

Service and Times Sunrise Prayer Services - Sunday 7:00 a.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.

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

2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times 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

Motto: “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship”

The Church Where GOD Is Working....

And We Are Working With GOD

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 am Sunday School: 9:00 am Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer / Bible Study: 6:15 pm - 7:20 pm (Tuesday) Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church” Matthew 6:33 and Mathew 28:18-20, KJV Email: stmatthewsbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org

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Service and Times 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 Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “

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

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LEGAL NOTICES

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. 2016 ADM 622

Administration No. 2016 ADM 644

Jeanette V. Taylor aka Jeanette Victoria Taylor Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jovona Victoria Taylor, whose address is 4921 Brooks Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jeanette V. Taylor aka Jeanette Victoria Taylor who died on December 29, 2015 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 December 23, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 23, 2016, 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: June 23, 2016 Jovona Victoria Taylor Personal Representative

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Paul Leake Robinson, Jr. aka Paul L. Robinson, Jr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Melanie B. Johnson, whose address is 3618 Shenandoah Drive, Beltsville, MD 20705, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Paul Leake Robinson, Jr. aka Paul L. Robinson, Jr. who died on February 8, 2015 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 December 23, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 23, 2016, 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: June 23, 2016

Brenda T. Johnson Personal Representative

Gemma Antoine-Belton, Esq. 1101 L St., NW, Suite 806 Washington, DC 20005 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gemma Antoine-Belton, Esquire, whose address is 1101 L Street, NW, Suite 806, Washington, DC 20005 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Leroy Daniels who died on December 1, 2010 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (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 December 30, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 30, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Date of first publication: June 23, 2016

Leroy Daniels Decedent

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 679

Brenda T. Johnson, whose address is 1315 C St., NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Annie G. Lawrence who died on April 11, 2016 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 December 23, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 23, 2016, 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.

Administration No. 2015 ADM 1531

Gemma Antoine-Belton Personal Representative

Melanie B. Johnson Personal Representative

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

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

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

Date of first publication: June 30, 2016

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Annie G. Lawrence Decedent

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Harry Joseph Neal Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Irene Neal, whose address is 1520 Olive Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Harry Joseph Neal who died on September 10, 1989 without a Will. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 23, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 23, 2016, 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: June 23, 2016 Irene Neal Personal Representative

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 635 Eddie Clarence Edwards Decedent Cherly Chapman Henderson, Esq. 4920 Niagara Road, Suite 200 College Park, MD 20740 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sherryl L. Edwards and Donna L. Edwards, whose addresses are 9808 Lakepointe Ct., Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 & 121 Manor Ter., Landover, MD 20785, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Eddie Clarence Edwards who died on February 8, 2016 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 December 23, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 23, 2016, 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: June 23, 2016 Sherryl L. Edwards Donna L. Edwards Personal Representatives

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 692

Administration No. 2016 ADM 656

Maggie Ruth Bowers aka Maggie R. Bowers Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Brenda Ann Driver & Lillian Rouse-Thomas, whose addresses are 515 Celey Street, Hampton, VA 23661 & 506 Celey Street, Hampton, VA 23661 were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Maggie Ruth Bowers aka Maggie R. Bowers who died on April 5, 2015 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 December 30, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 30, 2016, 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: June 30, 2016 Brenda Ann Driver Lillian Rouse-Thomas Personal Representatives

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2016 FEP 56 September 7, 2015 Date of Death Marvin L. Sugar Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Carolyn S. Bohmiller whose address is 205 Jordan Road, Franklin, MA 02038 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Marvin L. Sugar, deceased, by the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, State of Florida, on May 19, 2016.

Service of process may be made upon Aimee D. Griffin, Esq., The Griffin Firm, PLLC, 5335 Wisconsin, Ave., NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20015 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; 1514 30th St, NW, Washington, DC 20007.

The decedent owned District of Columbia personal property. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills 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: June 30, 2016 Carolyn S. Bohmiller Personal Representative

Arnold Edwards Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Robert L. Edwards, whose address is 9410 Atleigh Lane, Clinton, MD 20735, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Arnold Edwards who died on January 28, 2016 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 December 30, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 30, 2016, 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: June 30, 2016 Robert L. Edwards Personal Representative

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Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration Number 2016 ADM 570 Estate of

Harold L. Sanders Deceased

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Nichelle C. Sanders 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.

Admit to probate the will date September 13, 1989 exhibited with the petition upon proof

satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses or otherwise

Date of first publication: June 30, 2016

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 675 Paul A. Quander, Jr. Decedent Johnny M. Howard Houston & Howard 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Charlene Quander, whose address is 3621 Suitland Road, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Paul A. Quander, Jr. who died on March 23, 2016 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 December 30, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 30, 2016, 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: June 30, 2016 Charlene Quander Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 720 George Newman Sr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Tina Newman, whose address is 311 Todd Place, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of George Newman Sr. who died on March 1, 2016 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.

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While it is impossible to predict the outcomes of the Brexit vote, it is surely possible to speak to the financial instability that is a byproduct of the Brexit vote. The short-term implications don't specifically affect United States shareholders (although those invested in the U.K. will see more immediate losses). In the longer run, the fracturing of the EU collective has financial implications for all world stakeholders.

There is a parallel between that which has happened in the U.K. and that which has happened in the U.S. Voters in the U.K. were

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"The Young and the Relentless," in which I described how many young Blacks were becoming entrepreneurs. Rather than falling for the okey-doke of buying and wearing someone else's brand, they were developing, marketing and selling their own brands. Unfortunately, as the article also cited, many of our young entertainers had succumbed to the lure of "OPS" (Other People's Stuff) e.g. Adidas, Nike, Hilfiger, etc. rather than "OPM" (Other People's Money).

It is ironic that in April 1997 Forbes Magazine featured a front page article titled, "Badass Sells," by Joshua Levine, which aptly illustrated much of the tremendous economic potential within the younger

segment of Black America. It also described how the hip-hop culture had been co-opted by designers such as Hilfiger and manufacturing giants like Nike. Now in 2016, Alicia Keys is featured in a commercial for Levis jeans, in which she says all women are "badass," so I guess it still sells.

But I digress. Will Jesse Williams' comments simply become last month's shining moment for Black folks, or will his message finally be transformed into real economic progress for our people? Will his two minutes of enlightenment and in-your-face rejoinder to our plight make their way into the pantheon of speeches by our learned elders, or will they drift off into oblivion never having gained traction or made a significant difference in our lives?

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Fortunately, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently developed a series of consumer resources that can better inform those making decisions. Topics included in the series cover: planning for a purchase, loan options and how to better negotiate a car loan.

A consumer guide available for download can also serve as a handy reference, providing greater detail on the process from determining how much to borrow to closing the sale.

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DONOHUE from Page 27 workforce training, educational opportunities and mental health treatments. As an example of this effort, we began having social workers and advocates initiate their work with gunshot and stabbing victims at Washington Hospital Center’s trauma unit to treat the whole individual, not just their physical wound.

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Those recalcitrant Arab countries — Iran, Iraq, Libya and Syria — were known as "the steadfastness and rejection front."

Today, only Iran remains a viable state. All of them, with Afghanistan thrown in to boot, have been destroyed by U.S. military intervention, all with the support of Hillary Clinton.

We see the consequences of those wrongheaded decisions to illegally insert U.S. military power into the internal affairs of those countries, each and every day.

Just last week, more than 200 innocent people were murdered in Turkey, Bangladesh and Iraq by so-called "Islamic State" madmen and women whose only aim in life now seem to be to kill and maim the weak and the vulnerable, hoping to incite a religious "holy war."

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sumer debt, surpassed only by mortgages and student loans; and • Although borrowers of color report trying to negotiate loan terms more than other consumers, they wind up paying more for financing.

• At more than $1 trillion, outstanding car loans are the third-highest amount of con-

A fact sheet on how to avoid a predatory car loan is available on CRL's website.

"Car prices are rising faster than incomes, so consumers are faced with taking on longer loans," said Chris Kukla, CRL executive vice president. "The CFPB's new guide rightly puts the focus on the overall cost of the car. Lenders are taking big chances when making loans for seven or eight years — borrowers should think long and hard before taking one." WI

physically harmed by it.

Ultimately, people need more opportunities and help removing the barriers to education, job training and employment.

By expanding the summer youth employment program to young adults up to the age of 24, we seek to provide meaningful jobs to our residents and put them on a path to financial stability and career development.

We also started a program called Career Connections, which seeks to place some of our most hard-to-place residents — often those involved in the justice system — with employment opportunities that give them a fair chance of personal success.

Over the past year, I have sat in the living rooms of families, grieving the loss of their loved ones and sharing their anguish.

Questions I have heard repeatedly: Why did this happen?

How do we stop it?

There is no easy answer and I know that doesn’t comfort the soul. What I can tell you is what Mayor Bowser and our team is doing about it; that’s why we have launched mayor. dc.gov/saferstronger.

But as a city, we must put aside the political rhetoric and work as a unit to continue to develop solutions that bring closure and also prevent other families from experiencing another senseless tragedy. WI

port the invasion of Iraq when she was a senator, and she singlehandedly drove Obama to help overthrow Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, and she supported a more robust U.S. role in Syria than the president has delivered.

Now look at the pure mayhem those conflicts have caused.

Weapons and disgruntled trained fighters from those places are everywhere, creating chaos and bloodshed.

Republicans in national office really hate Clinton so much that they have spent millions of dollars on seven separate investigations into the deaths of four diplomats in Benghazi, Libya, trying to tie a noose around her presidential campaign, to no avail.

They are trying to paint her conduct with regard to some emails as illegal. There was no harm to national security or any other U.S. interests from the darn

emails. What was/is gross about U.S. policy in Libya is not Benghazi, it's U.S. policy in Libya.

Just like this country did to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein — who did the U.S. bidding in the region for decades, waging war against Iran and providing Arab muscle in behalf of U.S. interests — they did to Qaddafi. Based on fake, trumped-up charges, this country betrayed Libya, with whom the U.S. had never broken diplomatic relations, even as Libya voluntarily gave up its chemical weapons and sought friendly relations with the West. Thanks, pal.

Starting Jan. 20, 2017, this country is in for an ugly next four years, no matter which flawed candidate takes his or her flawed spouse to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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