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Students Integrated Central High School Sixty Years Ago

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference began last week at a time when the topics of racial tension, voting and overall civil rights for people of color continue to spark outrage and national debate. One main reason for the inflamed tensions, say activists, politicians and even celebrities, is President Donald Trump. But the thousands who attended the four-day conference at the Walter E. Convention Center in Northwest exuded faith through this year's theme, "And Still I Rise." Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) told a story at a session when he embraced the son and his father, a former member of the Ku Klux Klan, at Lewis' office on Capitol Hill. The father wanted to apology for beating Lewis in 1961 during the Freedom Rides, which sought to protest the segregation of transportation facilities that included bus terminals. After Lewis accepted the former Klansman's apology, all three cried and hugged. "I think we have a capacity to change people," Lewis said to about 100 people at a discussion he led on how to sustain hope during turbulent time. "I believe that. I've seen people change. I have this philosophy: We have to be hopeful. We have to be opti-

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5 Redskins Senior Vice President of Player Personnel Doug Williams links arms with linebacker Will Compton and safety Deshazor Everett (left), and safety Montae Nicholson (right) during the national anthem Sunday night. /Photo courtesy of Abdulla Yousuf

The National Museum of African American History and Culture [NMAAHC] closed out the celebration of its one-year anniversary with surviving members of the Little Rock Nine who courageously integrated a high school 60 years ago despite harassment and threats of violence. The ‘Reflections of the Little Rock Nine’ took place on Tuesday, Sept. 26, one day after the 60th anniversary, where a group of Black teenagers broke

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It’s Official: Muriel Bowser Will Seek a Second Term

D.C. Mayor Says She ‘Will Not Take Voters for Granted’ By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor Muriel E. Bowser spoke to the citizens of D.C. on Friday, Sept. 22 during the highly-popular radio program The Kojo Nnamdi Show and cast all doubts aside saying she will run for a second term for the office of mayor of the District of Columbia. Later that day she spoke with the Washington Informer for an exclusive interview where she assessed her accomplishments garnered during her first term in office and outlined some of the plans she has for the next four

years should voters lean in her favor. If victorious, Bowser, 45, will become only the third two-term mayor in District history, following Marion Barry and Anthony A. Williams, since 1975 when D.C. moved to electing both its mayor and city council members based on the outcome of the popular vote. On her way to victory in 2014, Bowser defeated incumbent Mayor Vincent C. Gray in the Democratic primary and then won the general election against three Independent and two mi-

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had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow George’s Councilwoman Andrea Harrison sense of Prince uniformity in theCounty way wants to see implemented are (D-District of Springdale will invite supporters to celebrate When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence 5)victims and stricter restraining order policies, old daughter told her the father survivors her are birthday to join herforas victim's she announces treated.(Sept. 20) andmore rights families her of her daughter threatened her “She's using to intervene on 2018 behalf primary of a vic-elecplans to her runown for personal state delegate in the June life, and the life of their child, story, tion. her own pain her to candidacy tim, a domestic violence Shepersonal will declare Thursday, Sept. assess28 at the she knew something had to be push Glenn forward,” ment unit coupled with further DaleDavis-Nickens Golf Club in Glenn Dale. The lawmaker, whose done. 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B. Howard, who may loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the vic-retire next year. The district shared her story with(D-District the audi- 5) logue about 5 Andrea Harrison domestic violence.includes tim Capitol and theHeights, batterer,”Landover Marlow and ence at the AlsoSuitland. present at the event was said. /Courtesy photoDistrict Heights Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see on May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise Municipal Center. The sympo- who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in sium was sponsored by the utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She Maryland LarryServices Hogan announced Thursday, Sept. Family and Gov. Youth by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatCenter the city of relief District 21 a $9ofbillion traffic plan that would expand the Beltway Sniperthree attacks in ed about domestic violence. Heights and the busiest National Hook- Interstate 2002. Mildred is of the region’s highways: 270, theMuhammad Capital “We have to stop being pasUp of Black theBaltimore-Washington founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilBeltway, orWomen. Interstate 495 and the Marlow (MD has written a plan book,includes an organization thatlanes helps the dren about domestic violence,” Parkway 295). The four additional “Color Mehighway. Butterfly,” which isproposal a survivors on each Hogan’s calls forofa domestic public-pri-violence Marlow said. story about four generations of to and their children. Marlow has worked to break vate-partnership, known as “P3,” seek private developers domestic violence. The book is “I lived in fear for six years. 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Around 8:23 a.m., police said the resource officer saw a former student meet with a current student at the school. Video showed the former student leave the school grounds. The student was taken into custody for questioning, police said. No injuries reported to students and staff at the school. The lockdown was lifted just before noon.

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AROUND THE REGION Comey Heckled, Then Applauded at Howard University By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

Tracey Venable had her say. And so did Harold Curtis and hundreds of others at Howard University during a convocation address by former FBI Director James Comey on Friday. "We had to let him know that he's responsible for the mess we're in with President Donald Trump," said Venable, a sophomore. "What he did to Hillary Clinton was wrong, illegal, and that's a primary reason Trump was able to steal the election." Fellow sophomore Curtis agreed. "No one should let Comey forget, least of all our community," Curtis said. As Comey began his speech welcoming new students at Howard University, protesters could be heard from the back of the room, raising their fists and shouting. Some of the slogans shouted were "No justice, no peace," "We shall not be moved" and "white supremacy is not a debate." Standing before a packed auditorium, Comey stood silently for over 15 minutes as the students yelled, "I love being Black," and "Get out James Comey — you're not our homie," CNN reported. "I love the enthusiasm of young folks, but I wish they understood what a conversation is," Comey said as the students continued to chant, sing and clap throughout his entire speech. He said that he had received a number of invitations to speak over the past several months, but "chose to come here." "I look forward to adult conversations about what is right and what is true," Comey concluded, as he ended to a standing ovation. As holder of the school's Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King endowed chair in public policy, Comey is slated to give a number of speeches during the following year, CNN reported. His role at Howard will include engaging the Howard community through a lecture series "designed to foster fruitful discussion and spur meaningful interaction," according to a university press release. Howard freshman Nayla Hale, a member of HU Resist, said that students were specifically troubled by Comey's views on the so-called "Ferguson effect," which suggests police officers

use restraint out of concern over being videotaped during violent confrontations. "James Comey represents an institution diametrically opposed to the interests of Black people," Hale said. "The 'Ferguson Effect,' for example, is an outright racist lie designed to undermine Black Liberation Movement." But other students told CNN the protesters went about it the wrong way. "What just happened is not the Howard way at all," said freshman Brittiany Royster. "I wanted to hear him out. I love being Black, but I also love being Black and educated. And in order to do that, is to choose intellect over ignorance — you have to keep an open mind and hear all parties out." Trump's name was not mentioned by any speakers Friday, though the political climate during his administration was a theme in others' remarks. "There's great crisis our nation," said Rev. Dr. Bernard L. Richardson, as Comey bowed his head during the opening prayer. "Truth is being rendered irrelevant," Richardson said, sparking a church-like call-and-response from the audience, which said, "That's right." The former FBI head has mostly stayed out of the spotlight since his dramatic testimony before the Senate intelligence committee in June — one of the more significant moments in the ongoing saga over Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election. CNN reported earlier that Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller has requested the White House turn over any documents related to Comey's dismissal, as well as information connected to an Oval Office meeting in which Trump told Russian officials that firing Comey eased pressure on his White House. WI

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1868 – The Opelousas Massacre, in which an estimated hundreds of blacks were killed by armed white militias in an ethnic war, occurs in Louisiana. 1991 – Iconic jazz trumpeter Miles Davis dies in Santa Monica, California, of complications from a stroke at age 65.

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1933 – Gospel singer Cissy Houston, mother of late superstar Whitney Houston, is born in Newark, New Jersey. 1935 – Famed singer Johnny Mathis is born. 1966 – African nation Botswana gains independence from the United Kingdom.

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1937 – Famed lawyer Johnnie Cochran is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. 1967 – Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court justice. 2005 – August Wilson, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, dies of cancer at 60 in Seattle.

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1904 – Mary McLeod Bethune opens the Daytona Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls, which eventually became Bethune-Cookman University. 1941 – Singer Chubby Checker of "The Twist" fame is born in Spring Gully, South Carolina. 1949 – WERD, the first radio station owned and programmed by African-Americans, is established in Atlanta. 1954 – The Rev. Al Sharpton is born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. 1974 – Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson is named manager of the Cleveland Indians, becoming the major leagues' first black manager.

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1943 – Social activist H. 1960 – African nation Nigeria gains independence Rap Brown is born in Baton from the United Kingdom. 1962 – James Meredith becomes the first Afri- Rouge, Louican-American student to enroll at the University of siana. WI Mississippi.

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At a rally in Alabama last week, President Donald Trump referred to NFL players who protest the national anthem as "SOBs" who should be fired, sparking a backlash from league players its and owners. What are your thoughts? LILLY ANA /

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Trump is a disgrace. Sure he can have his opinion, but as POTUS it's not appropriate for him to express himself that way. Completely unacceptable. I watched most of his speech … and he just sounded like a fool the whole time. Talking about the crowd size, calling out CNN as fake news again, explaining to the crowd why he's not going to build the wall after all and taking a shot at [Colin] Kaepernick. That's our president!

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I would think that he would have more important things to do being as though he carries the title of president! His mouth is ruthless as well as his Twitter fingers! He seems to always have time to address issues except the ones that he should be addressing He's an orange cheetoh who should have a job in social media and blogging rather being called the president.

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When O.J. is Released from Prison This Weekend Should I Really Care? O.J. Simpson, 70, the former NFL star and Hall of Fame running back – and the man who became famous for “running through airports” – will be released from a Nevada prison this weekend after serving nine years of a nine-to-33-year sentence for his role in an armed robbery and kidnapping caper. Strange enough, his recent appearance before the parole board elicited wall-to-wall coverage from cable news shows during which he stated that he’s been a model prisoner and apologized for his actions. But the “Juice’s” most memorable TV appearance occurred more than 20 years ago when he was acquitted of murder in the slayings of his exwife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Those old enough to remember that day and the many months leading up to the trial, will recall how the entire nation became mesmerized by the tragic tale – one that included themes like domestic violence, the criminal justice system, race in America, the trustworthiness (or lack thereof) of police and the benefits that often come with being a celebrity. I guess we’ve never been able to get enough of O.J.

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Simpson, says when he and another associate entered a Las Vegas casino in 2007 in order to reclaim several pieces from his sports memorabilia collection that he claimed had been taken from him, he did not know his friend was armed. He says he never intended to hurt anyone. He just wanted his things. Now, as he prepares to walk out of prison and move to Florida where it’s said he will reside with his oldest daughter, it’s unclear what the future will hold for him. Perhaps he’ll make a few dollars telling colorful stories about his career, the murder trial and other tonguein-cheek anecdotes. Maybe, with the generous pension that he’ll receive from the NFL, he will simply fade quietly into the sunset. Some folks are even betting on his future plans as if they were predicting the winner in a Vegas boxing match. As for me, O.J.’s release and what he does with the rest of his life is of little or no consequence. After all, O.J. was never one to do much with or for the Black community. He never made any efforts to become a Black role model for little Black boys like me during his NFL heyday. And ac-

cording to one of my colleagues, also a journalist, the only reason that he even began to frequent restaurants and waterholes popular with Blacks in L.A. in the months prior and during his trial, was to gain the support and sympathy of the black community – people on whom he had, for the most part, turned his back years before. Johnnie Cochran, Simpson’s high-powered and highly-capable defense attorney, who made the phrase “if it [the glove] doesn’t’ fit, you must acquit,” one of the most memorable phrases of the 90s, allegedly came up with the strategy to take O.J. to some of the more frequented haunts of “Black L.A.” And while it proved effective, it was little more than like just a show. O.J. could have really made a difference in the lives of thousands of Black boys and girls, once upon a time. He chose not to. That was his right. So, when he’s released this weekend, I won’t waste my time thinking about him – not on that day or in the future. I just don’t care – not even if I happen to catch a glimpse of him running through an airport. WI

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WI Staff Report Morgan State University has honored Philadelphia journalist and native Washingtonian for his reporting on an African-American inmate who spent 37 years in solitary confinement. Mensah M. Dean, a reporter for the Philadelphia Media Network whose articles appear in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and on Philly.com, was awarded the Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence on Thursday, Sept. 21, at the National Press Club in Washington. The historically Black school in Baltimore said in a statement that Dean humanized convicted killer Arthur Johnson while exposing injustices in the prison system. "I am honored to be the recipient of the 2017 Vernon Jarret Medal for Journalistic Excellence," said Dean, also received a check for $10,000. "I am humbled that this award is being bestowed by Morgan State University, a fellow Maryland HBCU." Dean, a 20-year journalism veteran and Bowie State University graduate, serves as part of the Justice and Injustice team that focuses on corruption and wrongdoing in the public and private sectors. In putting a media spotlight on the nearly four decades that Arthur Johnson was held in soli-

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“When I walked on the campus of the University of Georgia and they were saying, ‘Nigger, go home!’ I was looking around for the nigger. I mean I knew who I was. I was a queen.”

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LITTLE ROCK from Page 1 the color wall at a hostile, all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. “It’s wonderful that we end this celebration of the first-year anniversary of the museum with this program because one of the most important goals of the museum is to help America remember,” Lonnie Bunch, founding director, NMAAHC said. “We remember not out of nostalgia, but to provide our audiences with useful tools and contextualize current issues.” “The integration of Central High School was an event that transfixed and transformed the nation. It reminds us of the collective courage it takes to change the nation. That moment was a clarion moment that demanded that America live up to its ideals and its laws.” Melba Patillo Beals, 75, asserted that the courage to integrate Central High School started at the age of four when she realized the conditions of African Americans in Little Rock. “At four years of age I was waiting for the stork to come get me because that’s just how much I disliked Little Rock,” Beals said. “I watched my parents go from proud, really strong people inside the house and at church, but when we went to the local grocery store or anywhere outside of our tiny Black vineyard they became humbled, frightened, really sad people.” “’Yes, ma’am we know our place’ were the answers they gave white people. If we stood in line to buy groceries and a white lady came up, we had to step aside. So, the basics of my early life were a prelude of why I wanted to leave,” she said. “I saw and understood by the time I was 14 that education was my only way out. It was the only train smoking for me to get out of there.” Civil Rights Takes a Front Seat Ernest Green said that his motivation came from a more provocative place. He wanted in on the burgeoning civil rights movement growing in the country. “I was excited about the things going on around us,” he said. “Little Rock was after the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Dr. King hadn't ascended yet, but his work was beginning to be seen and this was also not too long after Jackie Robinson's breakthrough into baseball.” “More importantly for me I was motivated by the pictures in JET of Emmett Till’s murder. That made a real impression on me.” Green felt that change was indeed on its way especially after the landmark decision of Brown vs. the Board of Education that declared ‘Separate but Equal’ unconstitutional. “When the ’54 decision was hand-

AROUND THE REGION ed down, I’ll never forget that the next day the local paper said the decision was going to change the face of the south and I said good!” “For me the face of the south ought to be changed and I wasn't sure what role I was going to play, but we all found ourselves taking part in a piece of history,” he said. “I never thought 60 years later I’d still be talking about getting out of high school.” Green the first Black graduate of Central High School, also dubbed the leader of the Little Rock Nine, had a special guest at his graduation in 1958. “It turned out unbeknownst to me that Dr. King had been speaking in Pine Bluff, not far from Little Rock and he was close to Reverend Ogden and Mrs. Bates the president of the Arkansas NAACP,” he said. “At the end of the ceremony I walked up and Dr. King was sitting with my family and my mother.” Green doesn't remember what they talked about claiming that at 16 you don't want to have conversation with an adult. “However, my mother kept a diary of the gifts that I got,” he said. “And in that diary, it’s a notation that said M.L. King, from Montgomery, Alabama, and a $15 check. I’m one of the few living Americans who can say Martin Luther King attended his high school graduation.” Kinshasha Holman Conwill, deputy director of NMAAHC, reviewed the sequence of events that led to Black teenaged students taking on the Arkansas white power structure. “Before the fateful day of September 25, Governor Orval Faubus ordered the Arkansas National Guard to halt the efforts of these nine students from entering Central High,” she said. “Members of the Little Rock Nine attempted twice to gain entrance and were blocked each time by state guards and a bigoted and intolerant community that taunted them with racist epithets and viciousness.” “Yet and still they rose. They entered on Sept. after President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered 1,200 paratroopers to escort them.” Beals contended that none of the nine members foresaw the mobs that would await them as they tried to enter their new school. “None of us expected the mobs or the calling of the National Guard. You can’t prepare for something when you're the first,” she said. “I was chased down the street with ropes and I’m thinking to myself for the first time in my life about death. Our parents weren’t there and the police weren’t going to help us.”

5 Surviving members of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. 60 years ago, reflect on their courageous act on Tues., Sept. 26 at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. /Photo by Roy Lewis.

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY JREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) SOLICITATION NO.: 0018-2017 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM SOLUTION The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) requires a turnkey solution for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and related services. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS will be available at the Issuing Office at 1133 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 300, Office of Administrative Services/Contracts and Procurement, Washington, DC 200027599, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning Monday, September 25, 2017 and on DCHA’s website at www.dchousing.org. SEALED PROPOSAL RESPONSES ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE Monday, October 30, 2017 at 11:00 PM. Contact Kimberly Allen, Procurement Manager at (202) 535-1212 or by email at kallen@dchousing. org with copy to business@dchousing.org for additional information.

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Black Homeownership in Lurch, Report Says By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Black homeownership significantly lags behind Whites despite a 1 percent uptick in the past year, and housing advocates, realtors and lenders stressed Thursday the future looks bleak unless Blacks demand change in the housing structure. The statistics from the National Association of Real Estate Brokers' fourth annual "State of Housing in Black America" report released this month offered a

glimmer of hope, but panelists at a discussion at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislation Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in northwest D.C. said the numbers are both a sign of unfair lending practices and a harbinger of things to come. "We have moved from a system where White folks got mortgages without credit reviews. It was based on their character in the community," said Nikita Bailey, executive vice president of the Center for Responsible

5 Rep. Gregory Meeks (far right) addresses the state of housing among Blacks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference in Northwest on Sept. 21. /Photo by William Ford

Lending in Durham, North Carolina. "Now that [Blacks] are in the mortgage system, we're using these scores and sophisticated technology to make determinations about whose eligible and who has access. We've got to stop letting the rules change when we show up." The Lanham, Maryland-based real estate association presented the discussion with some figures from the report to illustrate its point: • Black homeownership increased from 41.3 percent in the third quarter of 2016 to 42.3 percent in the first two quarters of this year; the White homeownership rate stands at 72.2

percent; • Nearly 30 percent of Blacks have been denied loans due to credit history; and • In 2015, Black applicants were denied at a 17 percent rate for home-purchase loans, compared to 8 percent for Whites. Panelists echoed the need for policy changes, such as a requirement for lenders to use up-todate and accurate credit ratings, eliminate predatory lending and enhance education on homeownership. The report said that 10 cities with the largest Black populations remain segregated that includes Detroit with the highest at 79 percent and D.C. ranked

Prince George's Makes Pitch for Amazon Headquarters By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III made a pitch last week for online retail giant Amazon to

build a second headquarters in his jurisdiction. Several reasons for the majority-Black jurisdiction of more than 900,000: three sites are close to major highways and Metro stations; an educated workforce; and major col-

leges such as the University of Maryland in College Park and Bowie State University. "We think that Prince George's County has the best opportunity to [bring] exactly what Amazon wants," he said at the county's Economic Development Corp. office in Largo on Sept. 19. One of the sites in College Park which would construct eight million square feet on nearly 129 acres near the University of Maryland. According to a proposed map, the Amazon headquarters could be built in College Park and land further north in Greenbelt, the same property county pushed to construct a 3 Prince George's County Exec-

utive Rushern L. Baker III and David Iannucci, head of economic development for the county, make a pitch for Amazon to build a second headquarters in his jurisdiction on Sept. 19. /Photo courtesy of the Maryland Daily Record

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new FBI headquarters. Both parcels adjoin the Green Line Metro tracks. The final tract in New Carrollton would accommodate 10 million square feet on at least 300 acres near the New Carrollton Metro station. Officials also boasted about the sites connections to the Purple Line light-rail project, which officially began construction last month. Approximately 21 stations are slated to run east-west between New Carrollton in Prince George's to Bethesda in Montgomery County. The Purple Line will connect to the Metro system, but will be overseen by the Maryland Department of Transportation. Amazon, based in Seattle, labeled the project "Amazon HQ2." According to a brief description on its website, the operation would bring up to 50,000 jobs and invest $5 mil-

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fourth at 47 percent. The room gasped when James Carr, an urban affairs professor at Wayne State University in Detroit and co-author of the report, said the District's wealth disparity ratio between Blacks and Whites is 80 to one. "[In] one of the highest educated Black populations in America, for every dollar a Black person has, a white family has 80 of them," he said. "Just think about that." Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-New York), who hosted the housing dialogue, said he's a co-sponsor on legislation to ensure financiers thoroughly evaluate and fairly rate a person's credit. Housing advocates said some of the benefits in homeownership include tax credits, building equity and forces a person to save money. Meeks simplified the message: "Own the home, rent the car." Besides the minor increase in Black homeowners, the report also notes some improvements such as a Fannie Mae "HomeReady Mortgage" program. For instance, borrowers only need a down payment of up to 3 percent for a home purchase and other financial transactions and required homeownership education. The report states one in four Blacks live in impoverished neighborhoods. So NAREB offers a prelude to next year's study to assess as a policy agenda on these two topics: "the overwhelming lack of access to affordable credit and the need to more effectively manage the large stock of distressed assets in a manner promoting homeownership, particularly in communities historically lacking adequate ownership opportunities." To view the full report, go to http://www.nareb.com/site-files/ uploads/2017/09/SHIBA2017final-for-web-0918.pdf. WI

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Airbnb Opens Doors in Anacostia Community By Tatyana Hopkins WI Staff Writer Not many hotels lie east of the Anacostia River, and though accommodations are scarce, Airbnb helps people explore every corner of the District as residents of Anacostia open their homes to guests from all over the globe. Airbnb hosts in the Southeast neighborhood of Anacostia joined a panel at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference to speak about how the home-sharing website was helping them "build community." Christina Washington, an Airbnb host in Ward 7, said she meets people from all over the world and she gets to change the narrative of her neighborhood, one guest at a time. "One thing I love about Airbnb that I've always loved, is that I meet people from all over the world," Washington said. "[People from] every continent in the world have

stayed in my home, talked with me and my husband and played with my kids." She said her guests often tell her that they heard bad things about her Anacostia neighborhood and are often deterred from staying in the area. "They say their Uber drivers tell them [Anacostia] is not a place you want to be," Washington said. Located east of the river, Anacostia has long been physically and economically cut off from the city's growing prosperity. In one of the city's poorest wards, the neighborhood often carries the label of being unsafe. But Washington says by the time her guests leave, they find that their assumptions about Anacostia are dramatically offbase. Synta Keeling, another Ward 7 Airbnb host, said when a group of young Black men approached her guests, a white British couple, at night, they were initially nervous, but were soon relieved to see that the group assumed they were Irish and wanted their

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input on the recent Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight. "They said, 'Hey do you think McGregor is going to win that fight?'" Keeling said. "All throughout their stay [in my neighborhood], people had been guiding them and noticing them in an effort to make they were going in the right way." She said the couple enjoyed their stay and would have nice things to say about the neighborhood when they returned home. "They had this warm feeling [about their stay] and they

said when they went back, [they] would tell people about how wonderful Washington was … particularly east of the river and that's their narrative when they go back home and tell people about Washington, D.C. and I can't tell you what that means to me as someone who is a resident here," Keeling said. Kadija Bangura, a communications and business support coordinator at Arch Development Corporation, a neighborhood-based nonprofit organization that focuses on the economic regeneration of

the Anacostia neighborhood, said more people should "look across the river." She said aside from making friends with some of her guests, Airbnb has had economic benefits for herself as a host and surrounding businesses in her neighborhood. Bangura said attractions such as the Anacostia Arts Center and its amenities, as well as other local businesses, help Anacostia residents build a neighborhood and participate in the massive economy generated by tourists each year in the city. WI

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BUSINESS The Undeniable Spending Power of Black Women By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer A new report detailing the record-setting spending power of African-American women has further buoyed the confidence of Black female entrepreneurs who said the information proves their undeniable value to the U.S. and global economy. The report, released by Nielsen during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference, revealed that African-American women's consumer preferences and brand affinities are resonating across the U.S. mainstream, driving total Black spending power toward a record $1.5 trillion by 2021. The Nielsen report — "African-American Women: Our Science, Her Magic" — noted that young, independent and 24.3 million strong, Black women comprise 14 percent of all U.S. females and 52 percent of all African-Americans. With an average age of 35.1 years (versus 42.8 for non-Hispanic White women and 39.4 for all women), Black women have enjoyed steady growth in population, incomes and educational attainment. Sixty-four percent currently enroll in college right out of high school and 23 percent over the age of 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher, up from 18 percent in 2005. Further, the report noted, the number of businesses majority-owned by Black women grew 67 percent between 2007 and 2012, more than all women combined. The latest U.S. Census figures show African-American women have majority ownership in more than 1.5 million businesses with over $42 billion in sales. "This report is helpful to show banks and brands that black women are highly qualified to be recipients of fair lending and be fairly represented

in advertising campaigns," said Samantha Gregory, founder of the website richsinglemomma.com, which seeks to assist single mothers earn extra cash. "As a black woman in technology and personal finance who is also a business owner, those statistics are useful when I am making a case for working with brands for my blog and business," Gregory said. "However, if the powers that be are not educated about these statistics, it is still challenging to get a seat at the table where all the prime contracts are being handed out." Briana Santirosa, founder and CEO of online retailer Casa de Reinas, said after working in retail for four years, she made the decision to start her own business. "African-American women have always spent trillions of dollars in the fashion and beauty industries even though these industries have often chosen to ignore us," Santirosa said. "I do see the market beginning to recognize Black women more and cater to our spending preferences." In Nielsen's new Diverse Intelligence Series report, the global researcher paints a portrait of Black women as trendsetters, brand loyalists and early adopters who care about projecting a positive self-image. And as they wield that #BlackGirlMagic, they're playing an increasingly vital role in how all women see themselves and influencing mainstream culture across a number of areas, including fashion, beauty, television and music, the report's authors said. "Black women have strong life-affirming values that spill over into everything they do," said Cheryl Grace, Nielsen's senior vice president of U.S. community strategic alliances and consumer engagement. "The celebration of

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5 The total spending power of Black women is expected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2021. /Courtesy of Hype Hair

"African-American women have always spent trillions of dollars in the fashion and beauty industries even though these industries have often chosen to ignore us." BRIANA SANTIROSA / FOUNDER & CEO, CASA DE REINAS their power and beauty is reflected in what they buy, watch and listen to, and people outside their communities find it inspiring. "Understanding how Black women's values affect their buying decisions has long been a marketing necessity," Grace said. "Now, marketers must also recognize the intercultural influence of Black women on the general market as an increasingly vital part of how all women see themselves, their families and the rest of the world." The African-American woman's independent mindset is present in her growing confidence, self-awareness and rising income, according to the report. Black women are not only redefining what it means to be a woman for themselves, but are at the vanguard of changing gender roles and unlimited possibilities for American women of all ages and races. The report noted that 64 percent of Black women agree their goal is to make it to the top of their profession — 95 percent higher than non-Hispanic White women; 58 percent agree that they don't mind giving up their personal time for work — 20

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percent higher than non-Hispanic White women. Further, 14 percent of Black women have annual incomes of $50,000 or higher with ages 35-49 enjoying the highest income among the segment. For millennial women, 81 percent have never been married, up from 71 percent in 2005 and, with an average household size of 2.47, 29 percent of total Black American households contain a married couple. Black women also have embraced the social media movement #BlackGirlMagic, a term that describes a cross-platform gathering of empowered Black women who uplift each other and shine a light on the impressive accomplishments of Black women throughout the country. Especially adept at using technology and social media to trade opinions and offer recommendations, Black women 18 and older, more than any other demographic group, have taken social media and adopted it for higher purposes, the report found. Whether they are buying cars, jewelry, smartphones or beauty

products, the advice, referrals and feedback they receive from friends and community play an important role in Black women's purchases. Forty-three percent of Black women say they like to share their opinions about products and services by posting reviews and ratings online and 47 percent agree that people often come to them for advice before making a purchase. Black women over-index by 29 percent for spending three to four hours each day on social networking sites and by 86 percent for spending five or more hours each day on social networking sites. Projecting a positive image is a sign of Black women's aspirations and growing empowerment, report authors said. Part of what makes them trendsetters is their desire for change with 62 percent agreeing that they enjoy wandering a store looking for new, interesting products — 10 percent higher than non-Hispanic White women. Further, 68 percent agree they seek out variety in their everyday life, a figure 27 percent higher than non-Hispanic White women. "The trend of Black women becoming increasingly educated and driving the buying power of Black households mean that they are making purchase decisions that historically they didn't make," said Bianca Blake, a marketing specialist. "Couple that with trends of the millennial generation marrying and starting families later, the Black women becomes an independent decision-maker for much more of her journey through life as opposed to say abiding by decisions made by her parents, husband or heavily influenced by her children." WI

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by William Reed The face of money has furthered racial divisions in America. When will the Trump administration make some positive overture toward Blacks? President Trump could make a lot of Black friends by replacing Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the face of the $20 bill. America's seventh President, Andrew Jackson has been featured on the front side of $20 since 1928. Harriet Tubman and President Andrew Jackson lived on opposite sides of the American experience. Tubman, a Black woman, escaped slavery to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad, risking her life to lead slaves to freedom. Jackson was the son of Scot-Irish immigrants and owner of slaves at The Hermitage plantation. He was elected president as a war hero, but became known for policies that led to the deaths of Native Americans. "Dead presidents" is what some Blacks call America's currency. Some say putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill is a disgrace to what she fought for as the ultimate "co-opt" of the Black struggle. Tubman didn't fight against that system of capitalism to be put on that same system's $20 bill, they argue. Others find it insulting to Tubman's legacy and ironic the abolitionist icon that

fought the oppressive American system economy would want to become a symbol of it. Jackson's face on the $20 is a monument to "white supremacy." The seventh president engineered genocide and should be vilified, not honored. Jackson led to the death of 4,000 Indians when he ordered their "relocation" in "The Trail of Tears." Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act forced 50,000 Cherokees, Choctaws, Muscogee-Creeks, Chickasaws and Seminoles off their ancestral lands. Tubman's contributions were great in the struggle to abolish slavery. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland in 1820; her birth name was Araminta Harriet Ross. As a child, she was "hired out" to do domestic work. While working in her early teens, Tubman defied an overseer's order to restrain another field hand, and blocked a doorway so the man could escape. When the overseer threw a two-pound iron weight at her, it broke her skull and left her with a lifetime of seizures and narcolepsy. Tubman fled plantation bondage and arrived in Philadelphia in 1849. A well-organized Underground Railroad had been functioning for 50 years when Tubman joined. She became a "conductor" and went on 19 missions to the South. So determined was she that she threatened to shoot anyone who tried to turn back. Tubman was so successful that the Southern slavers offered a $40,000 bounty for her capture. Frederick Douglass had enormous respect for Tubman. Another ally was white abolitionist John Brown, who advocated armed struggle to destroy slavery. Tubman helped him recruit supporters. Brown found Tubman's

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knowledge of support networks and resources to be important contributions to his 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry. This is an opportunity for the Trump administration to show leadership toward overcoming racial inequities and understanding of racial/cultural sensibilities. Currently, it's unclear if Trump plans to reverse the Obama administration's currency decision. During his campaign,

Trump said replacing Jackson with Tubman is "pure political correctness" and that Tubman should be featured on the $2 bill. Most Blacks say Harriet Tubman deserves to be on the $20 bill more than does Jackson since he became president, Trump has not addressed the issue since taking office, but he did put a portrait of Jackson in the Oval Office. The policy on the issue will be made by Steven Mnuchin, the

current Treasury Secretary. To date, Mnuchin has failed to endorse plans to redesign the $20. Ms. Harriet's face on American money won't change Blacks' condition in this country. Nevertheless, Black advocates can lobby the Trump Treasury people by calling them at the Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20220 - (202) 622-2000. WI

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NATIONAL CBCF Forum Focuses on Black Women's Pipeline to Prison By Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer Much light has been shed on the quandary of incarcerated Black men, but when it comes to the sobering plight of Black women caught up in the criminal justice system, the conversations are largely muted. Such was among sentiments shared during a two-hour townhall style forum during opening activities of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference. The Sept. 20 forum — titled "Black Women and Girls in the Criminal Justice System (from

School to the Prison Pipeline)" — was moderated by veteran journalist April Ryan and presented by the Sojourner Truth Legacy Project. The panel included Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Jamilia Blake, associate professor of educational psychology at Texas A&M University, Terri Adams-Fuller, associate professor of criminology at Howard University, and Gilda Daniels, associate professor of at the University of Baltimore. "Black girls are suspended from school 12 percent more than any other ethnicity," Ryan said in her opening comments to the panel. "When Black girls are treated as little women, they don't always get the

5 Veteran journalist April Ryan moderates a panel discussion on Black women and the criminal justice system during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference in D.C. on Sept. 20. /Photo by Mark Mahoney

leeway to explain their aggressive behavior. Since the 1980s, there's been a 50 percent increase in the number of Black women inmates. And, with 80 percent of incarcerated Black women having experienced some form of trauma or abuse, this has become a national problem." Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who opened the standing-room-only forum, said "personal commitment" can drive Black women to be part of the ongoing discussion about the school-to-prison pipeline and the childhood traumas, stigmas and lack of resources

#BringBackOurGirls: Three Years Later By Tatyana Hopkins WI Staff Writer Every Wednesday, under the directive of Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.), members of the U.S. Congress wear red to remember the 276 girls kidnapped on April 14, 2014, from their school in Chibok, Ni-

geria, by the terrorist organization Boko Haram. Wilson, a former school principal, said she strictly enforces the dress code through constant reminders to her peers in an attempt to keep the tragedy relevant until all the Chibok girls are home. In the immediate months that

followed the abductions, 57 of the Chibok girls escaped, and a series of negotiations between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram have since led to the release of an addition 106 girls. But 113 girls currently remain in Boko Haram's custody. "We will fight until every single girl is released," Wilson said

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that help result in prison time. "Strength, power and inspiration are inherent in all Black women," she said. Kelly noted that in addition to the stigma of incarceration, former female inmates like their male counterparts, are often hard-pressed for gainful employment. "We have to give these women the opportunity to do better and find preventive ways to keep them out of prison," said Kelly, who pointed to a 30 percent recidivism rate among Black women. "It's easier for women than men to re-enter Friday during a panel session at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference. During the session, Wilson recounted her struggle to draw attention from fellow lawmakers to the matter. "It was quiet in the United States Congress," she said. "No one was saying anything about it. So I said 'I've got to call attention to this.'" Through persistent speeches on the House floor about the cause and legislation, Wilson helped lead the charge in Congress's condemnation of Boko Haram's actions. She introduced a resolution, which passed, directing the State and Defense departments to develop a joint five-year strategy to help combat Boko Haram. By May, the story eventually gained international attention and sparked outrage, with even then-first lady Michelle Obama tweeting a picture of herself holding a note card that read "#BringBackOurGirls," the hashtag that represented the movement on

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the workforce after jail. But if they have a job they can't always be involved as a school parent. "When men come out of jail, they have unrealistic training opportunities and the same goes for women, although they tend to have it a little better," she said. "But while women can get jobs in housekeeping, they still can't be teachers or work in other environments where there are children." With statistics showing that incarcerated women are 62 percent more likely to have children left at home than their male counterparts, Adams-Fuller stressed that means large segments of children in the African-American population — as well as their immediate and extended families — are being affected. She said that while Black women generally represent less than 10 percent of the incarceration rate, such growth is exponential for women. "If you take a man out of the household, it impacts the family," Adams-Fuller said. "But if you take a woman out of the house you're talking about the primary caregivers — which results in both short- and long-term effects. We're seeing a trend that when parents get caught up in the criminal justice system, there's a tendency for many of their children to follow that same path. So, it's also very generational when it comes to the mother." Noting that 80 percent of incarcerated women encountered a traumatic experience as children, Blake said the notion of Black girls having been over-suspended in many school districts simply doesn't "jibe" with previous narratives that have implied them as being "protected" and well-behaved. "Black girls have been suffering for a long time and we are just really becoming aware," Blake said. WI

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T.I. Challenges Youth at ALC to Find Their Purpose By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Hip hop and politics biggest stars came together to deliver a message to the youth about the importance of service, maximizing opportunity and finding their identity. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) moderated the "Young, Gifted and Black - Reclaiming Our Time" panel during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference on Friday, Sept. 22 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest, where rap star T.I. challenged the audience to find their calling. "I would like for everybody in here to find their true purpose, and live that to the fullest," T.I. told the hundreds in the audience. "You know we as Black people, we are talented and we can sing, dance, rap, do all of that, but everybody in here has something inside of them, a fortune in their mind already and all you got to do is get it out." T.I. told the youths in the crowd that everyone's gift isn't going to come out through dancing, sing-

GIRLS from Page 16 social media calling for the girls' return. Obiageli Ezekwesili, co-founder of Bring Back Our Girls, an advocacy group calling for the girls' safe return, said she is appreciative of Wilson's effort to keep the story alive, but ultimately holds the Nigerian government accountable for the girls' recovery. "The Nigerian government must fight back vigorously to show that our humanity will not be assaulted," Ezekwesili said. She said she stayed silent when Boko Haram killed at least 29 students by torching several buildings at a Nigerian college just weeks before the Chibok kidnappings. But she says this time she will not be quiet and will persist in getting justice for the girls. "I will persist calling out the government until the actions necessary to find the girls, get them justice [and] send them back to school are taken," Ezekwesili said. Ifunanya Maduka, director of the "Waiting for Hassana," a short documentary about the Chibok girls' story, said Nigerian-Americans can help support the girls by

ing or rapping and that they must think bigger. "That's the thing that each and every last one of us has to do, so we can apply our gifts and strengths and be the most effective that we can for the generation, for the culture and humanity. That is each of our task," he said. The rapper, actor and humanitarian said he does so many things because he's on a search for his own inner truth. "I don't know rapping may not be my true purpose. It's what I love, it's what introduced me to you, but if telling stories through film, finding ways to get more people registered to vote, developing real estate programs and finding ways to get Black businesses open in our communities happens to be my true purpose than great," he said. The superstar panel included CNN political analyst Angela Rye, singer Tweet, producer Malik Yusef and rappers RAtheMC, Vic Mensa and David Banner whose sentiments T.I. reverberated. "To echo what my brother Banner said, success is when preparation meets opportunity. Just as he said when you have prepared

5 Rapper T.I. speaks to youth at the "Young, Gifted and Black - Reclaiming Our Time" panel during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest on Sept. 22. /Photo by Roy Lewis

yourself tirelessly, continuously, educated yourself, perfected your craft, when the opportunity presents itself than success is inevitable." T.I. asserted that the young ones shouldn't be offended by criticism they receive about their dreams. "You're going to shine, one, when you find your true purpose

and two when you are prepared for the opportunity and not before," he said. "Don't be frustrated, don't think everyone around you is hating because they keep telling you, 'man, that ain't it.' That is the universe's way of telling you [that] you might be passionate about this, but it's not your true purpose."

T.I. reiterated his point to many of the young hopefuls who one day aspire to his success. "When you go head up against the universe, you're fighting a losing battle," he said. "You can fight a lot of things, but you can't fight the universe. It was here before you, and it's going to be here after you." WI

keeping their narrative alive. "The 'bring back our girls' hashtag had over 2.5 million retweets â€” it was one of the highest retweeted hashtags of 2014 â€” but just like that the world pretty much moved on," said Maduka, a Nigerian immigrant raised in Columbia, Maryland. Maduka, a former educator and founding member of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, said that over her year of filming, she noticed the rescued were not given much support through their rehabilitation and had to assist in buying books, bedsheets, toiletries and transportation. "Nigerian-Americans should show up should show up to speeches of Nigerian officials" in the United States," Maduka said. "In every room that they walk into, they should know [Nigerians globally] will show up in those rooms and keep [them] accountable." Boko Haram has reportedly killed more than 20,000 people, including at least 470 this year, forced 1.5 million people from their homes and abducted more than 2,000 people. WI 295359_6_x_6.5.indd 1

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Liberian President Delivers Final Remarks on Capitol Hill

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Outgoing Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, recently gave a hearty speech on Capitol Hill, urging the U.S. to continue its support for democracy, human rights and good governance in Africa and around the world. Though Sirleaf is under much pressure surrounding her country's upcoming presidential election, she still managed to push forward on U.S. support for the African country under her administration, particularly regarding civil war and the 2014 Ebola epidemic. "I came here, to Capitol Hill, to the Peoples' House of the United States, to say thank you for helping us to secure Liberia's peace and democracy after nearly 30 years of sustained conflict," she said during the Sept. 25 address. Liberia is scheduled to hold elections on Oct. 10. Sirleaf will step down in January after serving two six-year terms.

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Cape Town recently opened The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art (MOCAA), Africa's first modern art museum. The $38 million project, which opened over the weekend, provides a platform for the works of Black South Africans, who as recently as two decades ago were not allowed into art galleries. "There is that memory when it comes to architecture and public spaces in South Africa," artist Athi-Patra Ruga, who has never had his work displayed in a museum before, told CBS News. "There is an invisible 'for whites only' sign. So I feel that a new building which is literally carved from the past somehow has a democracy in it." The museum is located on the V&A Waterfront, a popular cultural hub that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. Many of the museum's works were drawn from the private holdings of German collector Jochen Zeitz, former CEO of PUMA and the building's namesake.

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'Divine Nine' Raises Funds for St. Jude Hospital By Jade James-Gist WI Contributing Writer

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“ I truly believe I am alive today because of the care I received from my physician at United Medical Center.” Eddie Powell, Heart Patient

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“He had the typical symptoms of chest pain, and the EKG clearly indicated he was having a heart attack. It’s extremely important that he came in early.”

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital recently held its fifth annual National Call to Service fundraiser reception to recognize the charitable efforts of the Pan-Hellenic Council of African-American fraternities and sororities, known as "The Divine Nine." The partnership with the National Pan-Hellenic Council and St. Jude has resulted in over $3 million raised for the hospital this year. St. Jude, widely known for providing full treatment to children with cancer and life-threatening disease without sending a single bill to families, has partnered with the Black Pan-Hellenic Council since 2013. "The partnerhsip is a perfect fit," said Thomas L. Battles, national president of Kappa Alpha Psi. "It allowed the brothers to partner with an organization that wants to find a cure for cancer and sickle cell. As one of the leading partners of all the chapters with St. Jude, Kappa has raised over $500,000 since 2015 and we're still climbing. "I want Kappa to reach $1 million before my tenure as [president] is up," Battles said. Organizations honored at the St. Jude reception include Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. All nine organization presidents were also honored at the Thursday, Sept. 21 event.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was the first fully integrated hospital in the South when it first opened in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1962. Treatments culled at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to more than 80 percent. The hospital is also renowned for its pioneering research of sickle cell disease, a chronic genetic disorder which predominately afflicts African-Americans. It currently serves as one of the largest programs in the country for sickle cell disease. "St. Jude Hospital supports people in the African-American community who are, let's face it, more likely to not able to afford the care they need," said former Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. Today, St. Jude continues to provide care for over 40 percent of young African-American cancer and sickle cell patients — a staggering statistic that raises a bigger question about environmental and health conditions in Black communities. "The sad part is, we are a community that does not usually get health help early on," said Beverly E. Smith, national president of Delta Sigma Theta. "Because of the socioeconomic status of our community, it's even more important that St. Jude serves us. "When you look at our future and the continuation of our legacy, our children are everything," Smith said. "And obviously the Black community is what's most important to us, but St. Jude serves everybody. And its important to us that St. Jude serves communities indiscriminate of who they are." WI

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EDUCATION Civic Engagement Must Start at Early Age, CBCF Panel Urges By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill A panel at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference strongly recommended Friday that Blacks collaborate to help bring about a less conservative agenda in next year's midterm elections. The nine-member panel, made up of voting rights advocates, lawyers and activists, met on the third day of the conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in northwest D.C. to discuss voting rights and activism

AMAZON from Page 12 lion in construction. David Iannucci, the county's Amazon project leader, said the most important factor for Amazon's decision to choose a site would stem on finding quality workers. A document from the county's Workforce Development Board (https://www.dllr. state.md.us/wdplan/wioaprincegeorgesplan.pdf ) shows the annual salary for workers employed in the county is $57,044, nearly $7,000 more than the state average. "The message that we are sending is Prince George's County can compete for Amazon," said Iannucci, a senior economic development advisor for Baker, who added the county may contend with 500 other proposals due next month. The county's plan comes four days after Gov. Larry Hogan publicly spoke Sept. 15 in

beyond the ballot box. The Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the NAACP's Detroit chapter and one of the panelists, spoke even more bluntly. "If you ain't willing to join nothing and to start your own, [then] you need shut your mouth and sit down," he said. "We fight until we win." Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan) hosted the dialogue as part of the conference's judiciary brain trust. The panel emphasized how schools must incorporate more civics lessons so students can understand the government structure and local politics. favor of bringing Amazon to Port Covington in Baltimore. "This could be transformative," Hogan said in a Facebook post. "Not just for Baltimore City but the whole state of Maryland." Former NAACP CEO and President Ben Jealous, who's running for governor in the Democratic primary, said Hogan has slowed down the Purple Line light-rail project in Prince George's and Montgomery counties and cancelled the Red Line rail project in Baltimore. "While he talks a good game now on Amazon, his policies have put Maryland at a disadvantage," Jealous said in a statement. "The truth is Maryland would have a stronger chance at securing the Amazon project if Larry Hogan had the courage to make smart investments in every region of our state." Baker, who's also running for governor, said he doesn't mind

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5 A nine-member panel convenes to discuss voting rights and activism beyond the ballot box during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference in Northwest on Sept. 22.. /Photo by William J. Ford

The Education Commission of the States and the National Center for Learning and Civic Engagement published a report in December to outline how all 50 states and the District capture civics. According to the document, only 17 states that include Maryland and Virginia provided specifics details and examples on history and civics lessons incorporated within the curriculum. For instance, the Maryland standards for an eighth-grade social studies curriculum presents a subject titled "Peoples of the Nation and World" with this objec-

tive: "student(s) will understand the diversity and commonality, human interdependence, and global cooperation of the people of Maryland, the United States and the world through a multicultural and a historic perspective." A student from Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in Northeast asked the panel how he and friends can engage his peers in conversations about the criminal justice system. Symone Sanders, 27, a CNN political commentator and Democratic strategist, said critical topics must be explained in a real-life, daily perspective.

the Amazon competition. "We know there are a number of sites in Maryland that are going to compete for this," he said. "We think that is good and that is healthy. What we say for our sites is we are in the Washington region. We think it offers the best chance." WI

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"You have to go to the grocery and get lettuce that's not brown, that's politics," she said. "If you want to be able to play basketball in your neighborhood, that's politics. Politics governs every single part of our lives." When the talk focused on why some Blacks didn't vote in last year's election, several panelists said those who didn't vote can't get upset with proposals the Trump administration presented this year, such as a commission to target alleged voter fraud and compel states to provide access to voter data, or a strict voter ID law in Texas that a federal judge ruled last month discriminates against minorities. Michele Jawando, an attorney and vice president of Legal Progress for the Center of American Progress, a liberal think tank in D.C., expressed both frustration and hope. "I have three little girls who now have to look at this president [Donald Trump], who every single day has an administration that is devoted to keeping them from the ballot box," Jawando said. "When we marshal our resources and we see our power in the possibilities that lie in our communities, there is very little that will ever stop us." Tanya Clay House, a former U.S. Department of Education official, said people must be reminded about the importance of civics locally, regionally and natio "We have selective memory in this country â€” we forget how we felt and we forget [what] happened," said House, who owns a consulting firm. "We all have a role to play. Believe me, that one vote does matter." WI

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to actually giving and receiving that, which is far too few and far between for young men of their age," Principal Benjamin Williams said of the school, where his students come sharply dressed each day in the prep-school classics of khaki pants, ties and navy blue blazers.

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RON BROWN COLLEGE PREP SHOUT-OUT

Ron Brown College Preparatory High School, the all-boys academy whose inaugural freshman class became sophomores when school reopened Aug. 21, lists as the most visible and controversial part of the $20 million initiative to support young men of color launched by DCPS 2015. "We want our young men to have a space where they can actually respect each other and provide positive feedback to each other and receive praise from their peers, receive praise from adults, to get used

Ward 8 State Office of Education member Markus Batchelor recently stopped by Charles Hart Middle School for the opening of their outdoor classroom. Batchelor, who thanked Ward 8 Council member Trayon White for supporting the project, described the school as a "beautiful new learning hub for our Ward 8 scholars."

DCPS INVADES EMMYS

D.C. Public Schools became one of the more unlikely topics trending on Twitter during this month's Emmy Awards. After comedian and D.C. native Dave Chappelle — a Duke Ellington School of the Arts alumnus — gave the schools system an impromptu shoutout during the live telecast, fellow comedian John Oliver decided to keep the fun going.

"I would like to unexpectedly thank D.C. Public Schools because I think it would be great if it started trending on Twitter for no reason tonight whatsoever," Oliver said while accepting the award for Best Writing for a Variety Series. "So, if you are tweeting about the Emmys, please use the hashtag #DCPublicSchools." DCPS cheekily took its newfound fame in stride. "What an unexpected honor! We'd like to thank our educators, our families, and of course, our amazing students #emmys #dcpublicschools," the schools system tweeted in response.

WILSON SETS THE BAR HIGH

Chancellor Antwan Wilson has set some lofty academic goals for DCPS over the next five years as part of the newly released Strategic Plan through 2022. Looking back on the plan initiated in 2012 by his predecessor, five years from now Wilson wants all kindergarten through second graders reading on or above grade level, he told wamu.org. He also wants to increase the system's graduation rate by about 15

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5 The all-male student body at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in Northeast come to classes each day sharply dressed in the prep-school classics: khaki pants, purple- and yellow-striped ties and navy blue blazers. / Courtesy of Ron Brown Prep

percentage points, to 85 percent, and have more high school graduates college-ready. In addition, the chancellor aims to raise the rate of students graduating in four years to 85 percent.

DCPS REMEMBERS STUDENTS, TEACHERS ON 9/11

DCPS this month remembered six members of its family lost 16 years ago in the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Three students and three teachers had been chosen to participate in a trip to study ecology in California alongside National Geographic Society researchers. However, less than 35 minutes into the trip, their flight was hijacked. At 9:37 a.m., the plane crashed into the Pentagon, killing everyone aboard, including students Asia Cottom, Bernard Brown and Rodney Dickens and teachers Hilda Taylor, James Debeuneure and Sarah Clark. WI

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Black Women Break into Athleisure Fashion with ‘Glamourina’

A model sports the Kente collection from the Athleisure line ‘Glamourina' at a fashion show on Monday, Sept. 4 at Decades Nightclub in Northwest. /Photo by Jade James - Gist.

A model showcases the Kente collection from the Athleisure line Glamourina at a fashion show on Monday, Sept. 4 at Decades Nightclub in Northwest. /Photo by Jade James - Gist.

A model rocks the Kente collection from the Athleisure line Glamourina at a fashion show on Monday, Sept. 4 at Decades Nightclub in Northwest. /Photo by Jade James - Gist.

At their standing room only fashion show on Monday, Sept. 4, at Decades nightclub WI Bridge Contributor in Northwest, Glamourina showed off its Glamourina, the self-proclaimed go-to versatility debuting their 2017 Kente Athleisure athleisure brand for women of color, wants Collection. to make it easier - and cuter - to be healthy. Models were styled for the Fall fashion season Owners and designers Kia Renee and Nekol with boots, jackets, jeans and heels to show just Choo believes their clothes will give women, how easy it could be to jump from shopping, to who look like them, one more reason to live brunch with friends and ultimately, to the gym. healthy, active lifestyles. Although the duo has experience in the “Wearing these pieces, you might be at the modeling industry and online marketing, neither grocery store and think ‘hey, I'm already of them comes from a true fashion or fitness dressed, I might as well run to the gym background. or get a little workout in, in the midst of everything else I need to get done during “We both like to work out, so we brainstormed this idea together and decided to do it,” Renee the day,” Renee said. recalls on starting their business this past April. For those out of the know, athleisure is the “It just goes to show you that if you have a comfort-conscious, multipurpose clothing passion for something, just do your research.” trend best known for replacing jeans with “You may think you need a certain background leggings. or degree to do whatever your dream is, but that “You can look cute and you can do whatever might not necessarily be true.” you need to do – hop right into the gym, a “If you think that this is your calling and this is run or go for a walk,” Choo said. “You’re something you really want to do, my advice is freer to get some movement in your day just to go for it,” Renee said. when you’re already in our clothes.”

A sneak peak of the 2018 collection showcases heavier doses of bright colors along with new bottom options, like short, and more styles for workout bras and tops.

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Along with creating clothes that encourage a healthy lifestyle, Renee and Choo hope to break Black women into a fashion realm that isn’t known for showing much diversity. “A lot of times when you see athleisure advertised, it’s done with an upper middle class looking white woman with a Starbucks cup,” Renee said. “You don't often see a Black woman with her natural hair in these ads. We do yoga, we work out and we just wanted to introduce that and represent that.” “At Glamourina, we want our models to be the majority, not the minority,” Nekol said. To shop the current Kente Collection, visit www.Glamourina.com or their Instagram @ShopGlamourina.

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Street Style - Seen

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Mike; @itsmsanii

Felecia, a fashion blogger and stylist; @felecia_monique

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Messiah, student; @haisiah

Around the City

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On the left: Chinenye and friends, makeup artist; @melanated_martian

Blair Imani, a model and activist; @blairimani

A vibrant woman

Reggie, a student; @max_payne1120

On the right: Darrick, a bowtie designer; @deeworldsbest

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Maggy Francois - A DC STYLE MAVEN

Maggy Francois at Fiola Mare in Georgetown

Maggy Francois at the Starz Network Power premiere this past summer at the Newseum.

fashion bug bit her

By Sarafina Wright

Conference on Thursday, Sept. 21 at the When the WI Bridge Editor Walter E. Washington Convention Center Fashion did not start at home for me. People think because I’m from New York Recently named a “Woman of Style” by to find out how she does it all. DC Magazine, Maggy Francois turns On being named a Woman of Style that it would have, but no fashion started heads wherever she goes simply because It felt great. It was an honor, because it’s so for me in college. I went to Wesley College then transferred to Delaware State and both of her impeccable style. many fashionable people in D.C. People think Seen on the scene everywhere from premieres like Starz’s Power, TV One’s When Love Kills or the chicest events the District has to offer, Francois showcases her inside-out knowledge of fashion with the threads she rocks. The Brooklyn native began her career in the industry 20 years ago and since has branched out to public relations, producing events and teaching fashion design.

that D.C. isn’t a fashion community and a lot of people here don't know how to dress, but they do. I’ve been in the fashion industry for 20 years, so I guess it was a little refreshing to hear somebody recognizes you for what you do. I’m not really the person in front of the scene, I’m more behind the scenes and it just felt great.

How she feels about style in the District

I would say people here are very very corporate. You have to be because it’s D.C. and politics, so people dress safe here. They don't try to take a chance and break barriers. A lot of people We caught up with the very busy Francois here don't wear color. I wear color and I love at the Congressional Black Caucus color. But, I’ve seen a difference in the fashion Foundation 47th Annual Legislative community. People are starting to branch out. WI BRIDGE | 6

schools taught me about fashion. I learned about the fashion industry from school and just building relationships with people and getting internships. All of those experiences helped me grow and build when I moved to Maryland. Then people started asking me to plan events, that’s how I really started with a lot of fashion industry events. One of my biggest events, was a fashion show here at CBC. This like full circle.

On her personal

style

I don’t know if I have a personal style, but I do like classic pieces, like the dress I have on today. I can wear this 20 years from now. I tend to shop looking for pieces where I can use it 10-20 years from now.

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Maggy’s Style Tips: On Starting a Wardrobe:

Classic pieces of course a button down, pencil skirt, wide leg pants, sheath dress, start off with that. You can always accessorize with different blazers, jackets and accessories.

Affordable, Quality Shoes:

I shop online, outlets, I shop everywhere because I love deals. Always a great neutral shoe, because I want to rock them with everything. Wear them with different pieces and I don't want to be too trendy where I cant use the show anymore.

Favorite Fall/Winter piece:

Coats, colored, jeweled toned coats. Maggy Francois at the 2017 Essence Festival in New Orleans.

Style Trend She Hates:

Trying to love the glitterati boots. I’m trying, but…

Trend She’s Loving:

Actually the chokers, they’re cute and they’ve been around for years. But I love the way women are wearing them now with blazers.

Favorite Designer:

Diane von Furstenberg, Self Portrait and Tracy Reese

Favorite Shoes Ever:

Aquazzura, they are high as heck, but so comfortable.

Life advice she lives by:

Positive vibes only, positive people, positive energy. If you look good you feel good and you do good. Check her on Instagram @FancyFrancois.

Maggy Francois and team after producing an event in Washington, DC.

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EDITORIAL Football Players Should Not Be Our President’s Focus President Donald Trump has tweeted 24 times, so far, about NFL players and his apparent anger over their decision to join former San Francisco 49er Colin Kapernick, the once sole poster child for silently protesting the increased awareness of racial inequalities in the U.S. and the slayings of unarmed Blacks, by locking arms, remaining off the field or kneeling during the national anthem. In fact, has even used expletives to describe protesting players, also urging owners to fire the players while telling fans to boycott the league. Meanwhile, those who live on America’s hurricane-ravaged island commonwealth of Puerto Rico continue to try to pick up the pieces of their lives without electricity, many without homes and even their leaders wondering if they’ll ever be able to resume a normal way of life. Trump has tweeted about Puerto Rico four times, we’re told and has promised, counter to the advice given by those responsible for leading recovery efforts, to visit the island next week. It’s just another example of our country’s leader failing to stay in his lane and concentrate on more serious issues – health care, global warming, North Korea and transgender children and trans men and women currently members of the armed forces. And so, Mr. Trump has taken an issue that many NFL players and owners had basically ignored into a rallying cry for solidarity. They’ve given the president “the finger,” gaining more and more supporters including NBA star LeBron James who says he’s unhappy about the divide among fans that Trump has caused, particularly given his view that sports “bring people together like none other.” Trump may think he’s right to chastise grown men who play professional football but it’s apparent that #45 has bitten off a lot more than he can chew. But back to the more pressing matter at hand, Puerto Rico, whose governor has expressed his fear that those of us who live on the mainland have no clue as to the amount of the destruction that continues to keep the island of U.S. citizens who like the District, do not have a voting delegate in Congress and who seem to have already been forgotten by FEMA and the Trump administration. Puerto Ricans are begging for help, pleading for essentials and apparently fearful that it may take years before they see any significant rebuilding efforts begin and then be completed. But when it comes to the leader of the U.S. it looks like, at least for the moment, protesting pro football players “trump” the island’s recovery. WI

DOH Should Focus in Healthy Moms and Babies In August, the D.C. Department of Health issued a restriction to United Medical Center’s license ending its obstetrics care for mothers and infants in the poorest section of the city in Wards 7 and 8. The obstetrics ward remains closed and nearly 40 hospital staff were let go. Officials warned that it is uncertain if the unit will reopen in 90 days until November 1 or some extended period after. The problems with patient care in the OB unit reportedly rose to a state of emergency for DOH Director LeQuandra Nesbitt who warned the hospital board, health officials and staff earlier this year of her concerns about the quality of patient care and that she would take action if the standard of care did not improve. Neither Dr. Nesbitt nor UMC medical officials would offer the exact circumstances leading to the issuance of the restriction using HIPPA law reasons which frustrated Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray, chair of the Health Committee, at a recent public hearing. However, Gray was told by UMC’s chief medical director and others that the hospital has taken steps to transfer patients to maternity wards at other hospitals across the city, redirected mothers who present at UMC’s emergency room to other hospitals and establishing a corrective action plan leading to the reopening of the OB unit at UMC. UMC delivers an average of 350 babies per year, and reportedly delivered about 170 babies before the department was shuttered last month. Other hospitals across the city, deliver approximately 2,000-plus babies per year, including Providence Hospital in Northeast, which in August announced its obstetrics unit is slated to close any day now. Most disconcerting is the fact that nearly 60 percent of the pregnant mothers treated at UMC show up with little or no prenatal care – a trend that appears WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

TO THE EDITOR Metro Doesn't Deserve More Money I read the article by William J. Ford in the September 21, 2017, edition, "Metro GM Beats Drum for Increased Funding." In my opinion, giving Metro more money is a joke. Metro shouldn't get another dime until it starts to give better service. All we hear is that they need money for this and money for that; well, what about giving some good service? They say they need to close early for maintenance, but they still do single tracking during the hours that they are open, every night. Why can't they wait until they close to do the maintenance? The metro workers in the station even shut off the escalators early, I mean almost an hour before closing! Now does that make any sense? I ride the train every night and I might see a police officer once a week on my train. All the time they want to increase fares. If I had a vote I would vote no, no money until you can give better service. Charlotte Watson Suitland, Md.

Don't Make Columbus a Scapegoat Ending Columbus Day, does that give back the land stolen from the Native Americans? I'm referring to the article by Stacy M. Brown, to be increasing in Wards 7 and 8. In fact, according to DC Health Matters, Wards 7 and 8 have the highest number of mothers who do not receive prenatal, without which their babies are three times more likely to

"Columbus Day Ends in Los Angeles — D.C. Next?" Instead of ending the celebration of an idea, we should be educating our young people about what really happened. There is nothing wrong with celebrating an explorer; the crime is celebrating him or her for the wrong reason. Columbus didn't commit the crime; it was the Europeans, then the historians, that committed the crime. Explorers discover, and in the time of Columbus, discovering lands outside of Europe was a discovery to them. America is an idea and we should be putting our energy into getting this idea right. Ken Logan Washington, D.C.

Great Things Happening at Masjid Muhammad What a pleasure to open my e-mail and find the article from The Informer. So pleased that The Informer reported on the outreach event that Ibrahim Mumin held at Masjid Muhammad. What a wonderful resource Denise continues to provide with that wonderful community resource. Ibrahim, thanks for doing the hard work to bring people together to develop stronger lines of communication and understanding. Next time you have an open house please let me know. I’d love to attend. Andy Litsky Chairman, ANC-6D

have a low birth weight and five times more likely to die than those born to mothers who do get care. The message from the District espousing the importance of prenatal care is not getting out. The problem is much

greater than UMC. Mothers of all income levels need to know how to take care of themselves in order to deliver a healthy baby. We’ve seen the worst of times and indicators suggest that we are heading back there again. WI

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By Julianne Malveaux

Black Women and Democrats — the Thrill Is Gone! The Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Forum is always an exciting combination of a policy wonk reunion, a series of issues forums, and the ever-present parties, receptions, and celebrations. Some enjoy deriding the gathering as "nothing but a party," but in fact it's an opportunity for networking, information gathering, strategizing and more. This year, there were several sessions focused on issues concerning

African-American women and girls. There were posters in the Washington Convention Center that lifted up some of the women who have been killed by socalled law enforcement officers, women whose names have been swallowed by the attention focused on the horrible murders of young African-American men. Some of their names — Kendra James, Shelly Frey, Yvette Smith, Sandra Bland, Natasha McKenna and too many others, need to be invoked as often as we invoke the names of Michael Brown, Philando Castile and Laquan

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McDonald. The Black Women's Roundtable has worked with Essence magazine for the past three years to survey Black women at the Essence Music Festival and through other sources about our political concerns. This year's survey shows that the Democratic thrill is gone for many African-American women. In 2016, "Black women overwhelmingly (85%) felt that the Democratic Party best represented their interests." This year, that number dropped to 74 percent, a drop of 11 percent. Some will say that

Democrats aren't in such bad shape — three-quarters of African-American women still think the Democratic Party represents their interests. But I don't think the Democratic Party can afford to experience an 11 percent drop among their most loyal voters. Republicans should not be licking their chops at the drop in Black women's support for Democrats, since they didn't pick up support. In the Essence survey, only 1 percent of Black women felt the Republican Party had their best interests. Instead, the percentage of women who felt

that neither party represented Black women grew to 21 percent. One in five black women simply trust neither party. All but two percent of the women surveyed were voters. Seventy percent were active in their communities, with more than half active in their churches and in other organizations. Most gave 45 a failing grade for his performance in office. Only 3 percent gave him either a C or a B grade — he did not receive any A grades from the

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By Dr. Ramona Edelin

Union Contract Gives Charter Students More

Now that the District of Columbia and the Washington Teachers' Union have a new teachers' contract, attention has been given to the benefits that will accrue to the approximately 4,000 teachers employed at 115 schools in D.C. Public Schools. The package for the traditional public school system, which has the highest first-year teacher salary in the nation at $53,000, includes a four percent retroactive salary increase this fiscal

year, a three percent increase in 2018 and a two percent increase in 2019. Pay raises for the school system will cost the government $61.6 million, but what has been less noticed is the $51.2 million that will accrue to the District's public charter schools, also partially retroactively, for this year and going forward. Public charter schools educate nearly half of all District school children enrolled in public school. These unique public schools are tuition-free and open to D.C.-resident students

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on a non-selective basis, but are free to determine their own educational programs while being held accountable for improved student performance by the D.C. Public Charter School Board. District law requires that funds for public school operational costs are distributed according to a Uniform Per-Student Funding Formula, which is designed to ensure that students receive equal public funding at each grade and level of special education. The District government has not always fulfilled its legal re-

quirements in this regard — one study found that the city illegally funded DCPS by between $72 million and $127 million annually outside the formula, over a period of five years. But this appropriation, which results from the new union contract for city-run schools, will benefit every public school student, including those enrolled at charters. As such, the additional funds are a welcome investment in our city's future — its children — and represent a significant acknowledgement of the importance of fair funding for

students attending both types of public school, charter and traditional. Equity matters, because the District's public educational institutions serve a student population which requires that the government take meaningful steps to ameliorate poverty and its devastating effects on children and families. This is more true of public charter schools than it is for DCPS. Half of District public school children, in both charter schools and DCPS, are "at risk." This is

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By Johnny C. Taylor Jr.

College Affordability Is a Family Affair Do you have $100,000 saved for your child to earn a four-year public college degree or as much as $200,000 for that same student to attend a private university? Paying for the high cost of college is a major burden facing many families across the country. In fact, according to a recent study by the Institute for Higher Education Policy, for families from low-income communities, the financial burden can seem daunting and even insurmount-

able. The cost to earn a college degree can sometimes eliminate higher education options for many deserving and qualified students. Fortunately, across government, corporate and philanthropic circles, millions of people are dedicated to addressing this issue by providing much-needed resources. As we work toward equalizing college access and affordability, it is up to families to take specific action in identifying the elements that can make for the best collegiate experience as shaped by costs, training, and student

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culture. As a parent myself, and leader in the historically Black college and university (HBCU) space, the issue of college affordability is one that I confront regularly. The good news is that there are things we can do to make sure every student with the grades, desire and work ethic to go to college can do so without finances being the barrier to their success. Even if a child is poised to be the first in his or her family to attend college, which should be applauded, it is up to the parents to know key details about apply-

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ing, enrolling and paying tuition along the way. High school students usually consider which colleges they want to attend for a myriad of reasons outside of their career interests and what they can afford. Parents, so excited their child has decided to go to college, then begin the process of figuring out how they will meld savings, get loans and apply for scholarships to cover the cost, sadly on a semester-by-semester basis. This is before figuring out if the school of choice is a good fit for their child's aptitude and outlook on

education and professional development. Parents should have honest conversations with their children beginning as early as the sixth grade about how much personal money may be available for college. There are a lot of hidden college-related costs outside of just tuition. Remember, there are application fees, medical examinations and vaccinations, travel costs, payments for housing, food, books, supplies, and computers.

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By James Clingman

The Last Dance Those of you who are my age will remember the house parties in our parents' basements with the blue and red lights. Whether boy or girl, although you were reluctant to ask or too shy to accept that slow dance with someone you considered special, when the moment finally came and the two of you embraced each other, that dance was the most you could ask for in your teen aged years. Unfortunately, that dance

was usually at the bewitching hour when your parents said everyone had to go home. You finally got the nerve to do it, and then it had to end—you had to let go. That's what I feel as I work my way through this final Blackonomics article. Since the age of 24 or so, after I visited the Topographical Center in Chicago during the late 1960s, I finally found the consciousness I needed to do something in response to what was happening in this nation vis-à-vis Black people. I began to speak out and do whatever I could to ameliorate

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our problems on a local level. From 1972 until 2012, I earned my living by working for Black administrators and business owners, on behalf of Black people, in the public and private sectors. My much-anticipated dance began 45 years ago, and I have embraced my dance partner, the uplift of Black people, ever since. In 1993, after writing a letter to the Editor of the Cincinnati Herald, I started this particular dance by embracing the opportunity to write on a weekly basis. Now, nearly 25 years later, the

houselights have been turned on, drowning out the blue lights, and it's time to let go of my dance partner. But she was never mine to keep anyway; someone danced with her before me and someone will dance with her after me. Yes, after authoring some 1500 articles, editorials, and essays, and writing nine books, five of which on economic empowerment, giving hundreds of speeches and teaching numerous classes across this country, there is probably not much more I can say on empowerment. Moreover, as I suggested, the message was never

my own — it was just in a different form, relative to my time and experiences. The economic empowerment message belongs to no one person; it is not new and it certainly is not unique or proprietary to any one of us who chose to spread that particular "gospel." It was touted by the likes of Maria Stewart and Frederick Douglass, Mary McLeod Bethune and Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells and Marcus Garvey, Maggie Lena Walker and Malcolm X, Amos

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By Thaddeus James and Kim Edwards

Moving Forward Together to Redevelop Brookland Manor

Brookland Manor is our home. It's where we have lived our lives with our friends and families. It's where many of our children grew up and come back to visit us. But at 80 years old, our home is in need of some TLC and our community needs a boost. That's why we're supporting the redevelopment of Brookland Manor into RIA.

When we first heard about RIA, we had a lot of questions about the redevelopment and our future. But throughout this process, the company redeveloping Brookland Manor — Mid-City — has gone above and beyond to ensure that those of us living here are involved and informed every step of the way. Mid-City even organized resident committees that give input on the design and amenities in the new development. As Chairs of these commit-

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tees, we're excited to have a voice not only in how our new homes will look, but in the features we will enjoy while living there. The cornerstone of Mid-City's commitment is the pledge to house all 373 of the project-based Section 8 existing residents of Brookland Manor and cover any onsite relocation costs. Mid-City has set aside more than one in five homes for low-income families, which is more than double what the District requires. Those of us who have lived

here know Mid-City as a responsible and compassionate landlord invested in this community. Right now at Brookland Manor, Mid-City provides residents many support services like a food pantry, health and job fairs, after-school tutoring and a summer camp for our children. These services will only expand at RIA, including the construction of health exam rooms to bring critical medical care to folks in our community who need it most. At RIA, we won't just be get-

ting a new home — we'll be gaining enhanced services that will make our lives and our children's lives better. This commitment to affordable housing and social support services helps us and the District as a whole. As longtime residents, we don't just want a nicer place to live, we want our community to grow — like the rest of the District. RIA will help make that happen by providing spaces for new local

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By Askia Muhammad

I'd Like to 'Take a Knee' — and Place It… Considering that a cop's knee in Freddie Gray's back in Baltimore two years ago was likely a contributing factor in his death — and considering the utterly disgusting, profane insults from the mouth of this person we call POTUS 45 toward the mothers of the Black professional athletes who have taken a knee during the playing of the national anthem before sporting events — I could tell you a place I'd like to place a knee, but I won't … Suffice it for me to repeat the words of basketball superstar and champion LeBron James:

"U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!" James tweeted that in response to Donald Trump's remarks about a declined White House visit by fellow NBA superstar Stephen Curry and his champion Golden State Warriors. Before an audience of elderly whites in Alabama on Sept. 23, The Donald angrily unloaded a profane verbal assault against NFL players, 70 percent of whom are Black. "Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when

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somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out. He's fired. He's fired!' Wouldn't you love it?" Trump said. The audience chanted in response: "USA! USA! USA! USA!" A posse of volunteer night riders will form immediately after we adjourn. The current president of the United States is beneath contempt. What's worse is we're learning there's an entire cadre of creepy people just like him who are in positions of authority, all over the government and in corporations.

If an owner were to fire a player for protesting during the Star Spangled Banner, he'd "be the most popular person in this country, because that's a total disrespect of our heritage," Trump boasted. "That's a total disrespect of everything that we stand for, OK?" While there is merit in denouncing the pro-slavery third stanza of Francis Scott Key's anthem, the "take a knee" protest started by Colin Kaepernick, who won two division championships and appeared in one Super Bowl in his career, is not about "the troops." For one thing, the flag belongs to all

Americans, not just to the military. The protest is not about the flag. But 45 and those who think like him have a "Massa" mentality, that sees themselves and all white people as superior, and all other racial identities as inferior beings who should be so tickled to live in a world with such wondrous gifts from the good hearts and good nature of white people, that we ought to be willing to do anything and everything said, wonderful white people want them to do — in perpetuity. Those days are long gone, and

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CAPTURE THE MOMENT CBC PHOENIX AWARDS

1. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA 13th District), Sen. Corey Booker (D-NJ), Barbara Skinner of the Skinner Leadership Institute, and Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio-3rd District) at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.’s 2017 Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards on Sat., Sept. 23. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter 2. Hip hop artist Common and political commentator Angela Rye at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.’s 2017 Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards on Sat., Sept. 23. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter 3. Andres Hayes ushers awards gala host Anthony Anderson at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.’s 2017 Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards on Sat., Sept.23. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter 4. Actress Victoria Rowell escorted by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA – 3rd District) at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.’s 2017 Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards on Sat., Sept. 23. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter 5.Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) is surrounded by supporters who want to meet her and take selfies during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.’s 2017 Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards on Sat., Sept. 23. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

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LIFESTYLE James Butler Throws His Hat in the Ring

ANC Member Seeks Mayor's Office

The District's first 2018 Democratic mayoral candidate wants to "put people first." James Butler, who won the 5D03 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner seat about a year ago, now has his eye on a much higher throne. The 15-year D.C. resident and former lawyer this month became the first Democrat to announce his candidacy for the city's upcoming 2018 mayoral election. He will run on the slogan "people first," vowing to put resident's priorities over developers, corporations and other special interests. "To the millennial that believes he might never be able to stay in the city, works for a nonprofit, has four roommates, we hear you and this administration will work tirelessly for you," Butler said at his Sept. 15 campaign launch party at a Northeast hardware store. "To the senior who is in her house and occasionally hears the gunshots and sees the drug deals, we hear you and will work tirelessly for you." Public safety, education and housing top Butler's platforms. Among his proposals: community-style beat policing throughout the city rather than continuously shifting posts, a "stop and shake a hand" program for police to introduce themselves to residents and business owners, vocational programs for at-risk youth, and college prep program for parents of upcoming first-generation college students, increased services to end homelessness and advocating to hold developers responsible for creating more affordable housing. Butler also said he wants to

provide reprieves to senior citizens when they fall behind on parking violations or property taxes. "I see some very vibrant growth [in the District] and I really want to focus on making sure that everyone can enjoy that vibrant growth," he said. "We can appreciate that the city is advancing, but one thing that we do know is that some people are getting left behind." He said that though he does not intend to "ignore anyone," addressing basic humanitarian needs will be highest on his agenda. "Everyone needs in some sense, but we know some needs are a matter of life and death — a roof over your head, whether you eat, whether your kids graduate from high school, those are needs we are going to immediately focus on," he said. Butler said his position as a commissioner in the Carver Langston neighborhood, where there are "persistent issues of crime … and public safety," prepared and inspired him to run for mayor. "I don't believe everybody is getting the proper apparatus of safety in this city," he said. "As mayor, the broad issues will come at you, but I truly believe unless you truly understand those small issues, you can't truly lead people. Being an ANC commissioner allows you to see problems the ground floor. It allows you to see, from almost a microscopic level, the real issues." Butler said he wants to make sure no one gets left behind as the city advances. "It's about time public servants realize that they're public servants," he said. "[I] will heal the city where it is broken." WI

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Barton Helps Ex-Inmates Return to Life Black Women and the Criminal Justice System Examined By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Susan Burton, a woman described as the Harriet Tubman of her time, wants the fight to end the disproportionate amount of Black women in the criminal justice system to start with housing. The founder of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project [ANWOL] Barton gave her expert opinion as a formerly incarcerated woman at the Sojourner Truth Legacy Project Town Hall: Black Women & Girls in the U.S. Criminal Justice System: School to Prison Pipeline on Wednesday, Sept. 20 during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 47th Annual Legislative Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest.

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“I was in and out of prison for 20 years before I found help. When I was released the last time, the guard said ‘you’ll be back, we’ll have a bed waiting for you’ and I said no, I won’t come back,” Barton recalled. “But deep down inside I prayed that I wouldn't spend all my life caged and chained up,” she said. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Barton had a stable life with her son K.K., until one day at the age of five, while playing outside K.K. was hit by a car and ultimately died. Barton’s son’s death sparked the chain of events that led her to spending nearly two decades in prison. “After his death I just unraveled and crumbled. I began to drink and that escalated to using illegal drugs.” Upon being released for the last time Barton told the audience about her will to get on her feet and how the community made it possible. “After I found help in the community, I was able to get on my feet,” she said. “I got a job, worked, saved money and I got a house.” Barton would often go down to a familiar bus station in Skid Row and wait for women who carried the signs of being incarcerated like manilla envelopes, plain clothes and prison jeans. “I’d say to them, ‘hey girl I have a house if you need to come.”

“I knew hundreds of women who just needed the support to get on their feet and not return to prison. Since I opened the doors at A New Way of Life we’ve gone from one house to five houses, and we’ve helped over a thousand women come back into the community.” Barton stressed at the conference the importance of the incarceration crisis in America and how she’s doing her part to help end it. “The recidivism rate in California is about 75 percent. Last year at A New Way of Life we flipped that number. Our recidivism rate is 13 percent,” she said. With the number of Black women is the U.S. prison population rising everyday, Barton believes the work that she does with providing shelter has to continue no matter what. “When I see a woman getting the support she needs to make her life better thereby making her child’s life better it’s helping the entire community,” she said. “You think about the generations to come and how we are changing that. It’s a vicious cycle to return to an environment that led to your incarceration and that’s the cycle I'm trying to break, that we must break.” WI

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cause they thought for a better vision for the future,” Green said. “They suffered, they lost jobs and I know they lost sleep.” Beals said that the segregationists in the city tried to economically choke the Black community in retribution for the nine attending Central High School. “There was an enormous impact on the entire community,” she said. “Many Black people suffered – many lost their jobs.” Ironically, some Black families survived due to the donations of wealthy whites Beals noted. Sixty years later, the remaining Little Rock Nine still desire to be on the front lines of the right side of history. “Keep going. Why would you stop? You think you home now? When you stop, you slide backwards like we’re doing today,” Beals told the audience. “How do I feel about the KKK marching? How do I feel about white supremacy taking center stage once again? I feel like I got to get up again at 75 years of age and get rolling. Find a motorcycle, find a walker, whatever, but we can’t sit down, we can’t let go. Not now.” WI

But things inside the school didn’t get much better for the Little Rock Nine. “The white students were running all over the place, they broke glass and put it in the shower in the gym, they kicked people down the stairs, they stepped on the back of our heels,” Elizabeth Eckford said. Beals echoed her statement recalling the times she found herself cornered in the bathroom. “Even though we had bodyguards for a time they could not follow us into the girls’ bathroom,” she said. “They would light notebook paper on fire and throw it over the stall.” Economics Used to Stall the Movement According to the accounts of the surviving members of the nine including Minnijean Brown Trickery, Gloria Karlmark, Carlotta Walls Lanier, Terrence Roberts, Thelma Mothershed Wair and the deceased Jefferson Thomas, not only did they suffer, but the entire Black community in Little Rock did too. “Our parents put house notes, car payments all of that on the line be-

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Ted Winn Displays Aerobic Vocal Ability on New CD, ‘Stand in Awe’ By Eunice Moseley WI Contributing Writer I always say artists should know the music business. Ted Winn, the artist, knows the music business. Winn owns a successful song writing and publishing company and his aerobic style vocals on his new solo release “Stand in Awe” (Shanachie) and his two Stellar Award wins show he also knows how to sing. The Memphis native enlisted the help of Grammy winner Hezekiah Walker and Lisa Knowles on “Stand in Awe.” “I intended for it to be inspiring and motivating,” said Ted about the new project. “I’ve been working on it for the last four years…really slow.” Winn took his time because he had a business to run. “I have 30 songwriters and producers. I’ve been building my company,” Winn pointed out. “Most writers come to me, referred to me.” Ted Winn said it was his business skills’ reputation that attracted clientele for his company Veracity Entertainment, such as Ciara, Marques Houston, Toni Braxton, T-Pain, Vashawn Mitchell, Trey Songz and Lil’ Wayne. Ted use to be in a duo Ted and Sherri (Sherri Jones-Moffet) that was formed

in 1995. In 2009, he branched off for a solo career via his label Teddy’s Jamz and immediately secured three Billboard Chart Toppers. Eight years later and he is releasing his sophomore solo project. “Performing as a duo is not so taxing. As a soloist, it’s very different. You make all the decisions…it’s on you - good or bad,” he said about the difference between singing as a duo and a soloist. “It’s a different experience. Everything is discussed…you develop a partnership.” As a songwriter/producer, Ted’s songs have been recorded by Tamela Mann, Marvin Sapp and Bishop Paul S. Morton. “I had a different title, ‘Perspective’,” Ted told me about the new project. “I even had songs for it, but towards the end I felt that the songs didn’t fit the recorded body of work.” I can see what he means because the title track, “Stand in Awe,” is one of my favorite songs on the album because it is a sweet plea of love for God – vocally. Other favorites include “Grateful” featuring vocal assistance from Maranda Curtis because it’s a beautiful, yet powerful, slow Praise & Worship song about God’s work – I also love the chimes, “More” because Ted Winn does outstanding vocal

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aerobics and “Fill Me Up” because, being a former Navy girl, I love the military drum beats matching the powerful vocal build up of the song. In addition, I am totally “standing in awe” of the vocal harmony supporting Winn’s project.

You can learn more about Ted Winn and his new album “Stand in Awe” by logging onto www. Shanachie.com or www.TedWinn.com. WI Eunice Moseley, has an esti-

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BOWSER from Page 1 nor party candidates with 54.53 percent of the vote, becoming the second woman to be elected mayor after Sharon Pratt Kelly. Bowser, who grew up along with five other siblings in Northeast, once remarked that she saw herself more as an agency administrator than as a politician. However, since being elected to the D.C. city council in 2007 after Adrian M. Fenty became mayor and endorsed her to succeed him as the member from Ward 4, many of her colleagues and supporters have described her as an astute lawmaker that employs both caution and collaboration while seeking solutions to substantive issues. When asked how confident she feels in her bid to secure the 2018 mayoral election, Bowser, who, also once served as an ANC commissioner before being elected mayor in 2014, says she plans to campaign vigorously and will “not take D.C.’s voters for granted.” During our interview, she responded to questions focusing on topics that included: affordable housing and gentrification; public school education and career readiness; her several economic development missions to international countries including China and most recently Canada, aimed at shoring up business relationships and investment opportunities; specific strategies targeting inequities faced by residents East of the River, particularly Ward 8; challenges faced by the District’s transgender community; the quest for D.C. statehood; and messaging and outreach efforts pertaining

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to millennials, both those already living in the District as well as those who may be attracted to making this their new home. “When I consider what’s most important for D.C. residents as we look to the future and the issues we must address both as my campaign for the office of mayor proceeds and in the next four years, I must point to greater mobility for our citizens, increasing African-American prosperity, ensuring that our city is climate ready and our remaining focused on continuing to build a tech culture,” she said. “We’ve done a lot in my first term, from finally establishing our street car system and increasing affordable housing to seeing our public schools outpace the District’s public charter schools and resolving the challenges faced by those who once had to temporarily live at D.C. General, offering short term solutions for those individuals and families while working toward long term remedies for homelessness,” Bowser said. “D.C. is a special city and a stellar representative of American life. So, we should take advantage of that fact and sell that uniqueness on others – opening more pathways to success.” “In terms of the sense of isolation felt by many Ward 8 residents, it became clear to me during my first term that even with collaborative public/private ventures, sometimes government must make the first step. One example would be the St. Elizabeths Campus in Anacostia where we invested $60 million to kick-start development.” When asked if the long push for D.C. statehood could better be described as a realistic goal or

simply as a provocative soundbite, Bowser asserted, “It’s an eventual reality.” “We’ve been able to advance our cause and continue to add new ideas in its support,” she said. “Last year, 80 percent of the voters said they were in favor of statehood. One thing’s for sure – D.C. pride stands at an all-time high – that’s what the voters confirmed. We need to become a city that has a vote in Congress. Without a voting State Senator, we have no voice in determining the future of essential legislation like the Affordable Care Act and any proposed changes to it. That’s particularly problematic for our citizens.” “As for millennials, we don’t really need to craft a message tailored specifically for them – they’re already finding us and moving here in record numbers. The challenge they often face is being able to stay – being able to secure well-paying jobs. That’s why we’re working on our pitch to companies like Amazon who want to establish a second U.S. headquarters that would bring at least 50,000 more jobs for the city that they eventually chose.” Bowser added that the District will make their official presentation to Amazon later this fall. She then returned to her campaign and the pace which will soon pickup as Election Day approaches. “My message to our residents will continue to highlight the tremendous progress we’ve made during my first term, celebrating our city’s growth while keeping the focus on bringing more jobs that offer substantive salaries,” she added. “At the same time, it’s imperative that we make the kinds of investments that will yield sig-

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ARIES The week ahead could be a revelation if it encourages you to take action and free

yourself from a situation that has held you back. This could relate to a relationship that would benefit from a change. As the focus on your sector of relating increases over this week, you now have a chance to take stock and gain a fresh perspective on an important bond. Lucky Numbers: 9, 28, 29

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TAURUS If you feel a sense of excitement in the days ahead, it could be due to a key aspect that is encouraging you to take a leap of faith. Still, there comes a point when it's easier to jump than to remain in the same circumstances. This week could see you deciding to be bold. Lucky Numbers: 35, 43, 59 GEMINI This week, you may feel moved to beautify your place and find ways to brighten it up in general. In fact, this could coincide with a decision to make a fresh start, perhaps by introducing a pet or moving to a new home. As of Friday, leisure and pleasure options are firmly on the agenda. Lucky Numbers: 13, 18, 19 CANCER You may feel moved to explore an entrepreneurial idea. This might encour-

age you to start a small home-based business that could lead to bigger things in the future. Finding ways to address this issue can lead to a newfound freedom that allows you to enjoy the comfort of home while still doing a job you enjoy. You'll also have a chance to kick back and unwind. Lucky Numbers: 7, 16, 23

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LEO An unexpected encounter could pave the way for an unforgettable conversation. Someone may have information that gives you hope for the future, which might entice you to find out more. If you've felt trapped in a situation or set of circumstances that has become too limiting, this influence can be like a breath of fresh air. Even going away on vacation could prove memorable. Lucky Numbers: 31, 47, 58

By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer It struck in a second. If you'd have blinked, you would have missed the flash but you would've known it was there by the rumble that followed. There's nothing like the power and beauty of a summer thunderstorm to put respect into you — except, as in the new novel "Lightning Men" by Thomas Mullen, maybe the crack of a gun. Even from the front of the truck, Officers Lucian Boggs and Tommy Smith could see that this was trouble. They'd known for a time that if anyone was going to stop illegal substances from flowing into the part of Atlanta known as "Darktown," it would have to be them. White police officers wouldn't bother arresting "Lightning Men" who brought drugs and moonshine in — they didn't care — but Boggs and Smith knew what those things were doing to the people of their community. And so, there they were, approaching a delivery truck in a narrow alley one night, guns in hand. The subsequent lack of support from fellow officers came as no surprise, nor did the release of the men Boggs and Smith had arrested. That was the latest in a long line of slights from White Atlanta, which was busy being outraged that Black families were moving into formerly White neighborhoods. One of those neighborhoods was where Officer Dennis Rakestraw lived. Rake really had no issue with "Negroes" moving into his neighborhood, but he knew his brother-in-law, Dale, did. Dale was an idiot, that was sure, and Rake was dismayed to know that he was also Klan. It was that part that got Dale into trouble before — but never as much trouble as Dale was in now, and he'd pulled Rake straight in the middle of the storm. As tension heated up over neighborhood segregation, a similar tension simmered within the APD over "the colored experiment" within the department, a White banker assaulted by Klansmen, shootouts, beatings, and the return of someone who should've stayed away. Trust in Atlanta that summer was a rare commodity — between man and woman, between relatives-by-marriage, and even between two APD partners. There's a lot going on inside "Lightning Men" — which is good, and it's not. Rich in detail and flavored by the presence of real-life people, this novel, set in 1950, also contains snippets of authentic racism, Jim Crow laws, and social mores of the post-War American South. This offers readers a fine tale with an atmosphere of confusion, beauty and horror, in which author Thomas Mullen inserts two officers, both of whom are likable characters and fit perfectly into this story. But oh, it's a long story. Too long, in fact: plot lines stretch forever before tying up; dead characters strut on the sidelines; and a rotating cast numbers in the dozens, which can make a reader disoriented. A too-convenient ending is no fun, either. And yet, readers of noir crime dramas might relish tackling this book and its meticulously written lushness. If that's you, this is your kind o' book. For lighter readers or cozy-mystery fans, though, "Lightning Men" probably won't strike you. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

VIRGO Be prepared for ideas or opportunities that take your earnings to the next level. This blend of energies could also encourage you to take a risk or gamble, and here you need to be much more careful. While you could get a good return, it's also possible that you could lose out. Think very carefully before going down this route. Slow and steady is the better way to wealth and abundance. Lucky Numbers: 28, 45, 56 LIBRA An encounter this week could change your life in unexpected ways. This person could have romantic designs on you, or it could be someone you casually meet as you go about your daily business. There's no doubt that this person could have a powerful impact on you. He or she may enable you to see things in a way that encourages you to be bold and take on a challenge that's very good for you. Lucky Numbers: 19, 22, 24 SCORPIO New ideas could encourage you to change your daily routine to make way for new practices or habits that will improve your quality of life. This is one time when you might take on board new beliefs or perhaps connect with a teacher or guru who can encourage you to live to your fullest potential. Lucky Numbers: 22, 23, 45 SAGITTARIUS Romance might hit you out of the blue, but this time it could be

something special. Perhaps what you find so appealing is the way they openly do their own thing with no fear of what others might think. It's possible this connection could have soul-mate potential. Lucky Numbers: 1, 24, 54

CAPRICORN You may feel like breaking free from family interference, particularly if someone seems to be keeping you from achieving a dream or ambition. If the people you're closest to seem to be against your following a course of action or accomplishing a goal that's dear to your heart, the days ahead might encourage you to do something about it. If it's important, you might decide to go for it anyway. You'll likely find a way to talk family members around over the weeks ahead. Lucky Numbers: 2, 14, 31 AQUARIUS This week, you could be the revolutionary who introduces someone to an idea or concept that changes their life in some way. You may also find yourself drawn to information that is way ahead of its time. Sharing some of this with a key person in your life could help them embrace an idea or exciting opportunity. Lucky Numbers: 6, 15, 40 PISCES An expansive blend of energies this week suggests that taking a small risk that you can easily afford could result in a modest windfall. However, you might be tempted to go for something bigger, and this is where you need to be more careful. While a gamble could pay off, the present energies suggest it might be too risky to attempt. Lucky Numbers: 25, 38, 51

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1. At the invitation of Congressional Rep. G. K. Butterfield, the Salvation & Deliverance Church Choir of Tarboro, NC, perform at the 2017 CBCF Gospel Extravaganza, Sept. 21 in Northwest. /Photo by E Watson/EDI Photo 2. U.S. Congressman Bobby L. Rush (L-R) and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee respond to the keynote message delivered by Bishop Charles E. Black, Sr., at the CBCF’s annual prayer breakfast, Sept. 23 in Northwest. /Photo by E Watson/ EDI Photo 3. Current editor of the Washington Informer D. Kevin McNeir with former editor Oswald Brown meet at the Washington Informer exhibit during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.’s 2017 Annual Legislative Conference. /Photo by Shevry Lassiterter 4. Brittany Lewis 2017 Miss Black America with Washington Informer social media specialist Tatiana Moton meet at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.’s 2017 Annual Legislative Conference. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

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Raiders cornerback David Amerson during the Redskins' 27-10 win at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 24. /Photo by John E. De Freitas 6 Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis beats Oakland Raiders corner-

back Sean Smith to make a reception during the Redskins' 27-10 win at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 24. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

6 Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins congratulates running back Chris Thompson after his touchdown in the first quarter of the Redskins' 27-10 win over the Oakland Raiders at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 24. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

3 Washington Redskins wide receiver Jamison Crowder attempts to juke Oakland Raiders cornerback David Amerson during the Redskins' 27-10 win at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 24. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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HU Tops BethuneCookman in Home Opener 3 Howard linebacker Marcellos Allison tackles

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THE WASHINGTON INFORMER TOP FIVE â€“ HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL By Martell Pegues, WI Contributing Writer

Each week and for the duration of the season, The Washington Informer will feature our choices for the top five high school football programs in the Greater Washington Area, specifically the DCSAA (District of Columbia State Athletic Association) and WCAC (Washington Catholic Athletic Conference), for their efforts based upon win/loss record, strength of schedule and winning streak.

1. DEMATHA (4-1) (WCAC) 5 Bethune-Cookman cornerback Jamaal Burgess breaks up a pass intended

for Howard fullback Da'Vaun Johnson early in the first quarter of Howard's 26-24 win at Greene Stadium in Northwest on Saturday, Sept. 23. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

DeMatha squared off against Friendship Collegiate for DMV supremacy and routed them 42-18 following a slow start. After trailing 18-14 at intermission, the Stags, led by Tyler Lenhart and a strong running game, propelled them to victory, earning them the top spot in this week's rankings. Next week they start conference play against Gonzaga College High School.

2. FRIENDSHIP COLLEGIATE (3-1) (DCIAA)

Losing to DeMatha doesn't hurt Friendship that much. Dyson Smith has proven to be a valuable option at quarterback for the Knights and they should rebound nicely in New Jersey against The Hun School.

3. GONZAGA (4-1) (WCAC)

Gonzaga is looking to make a statement Friday against DeMatha after pummeling a solid Avalon team, 40-16, last week. Surely this will be a game on everyone's radar.

4. H.D. WOODSON (2-2) (DCIAA)

Woodson bounces back into the top five after an impressive win against Roosevelt, 30-6. Mychale Salahuddin led the way with 204 yards rushing and four touchdowns. Woodson matches up with Ballou on Friday in the city.

5.ST. JOHN'S (2-2) (WCAC)

It's been a tough road for St. John's and that's partly due to their strength of schedule. Against nationally ranked St. John Bosco of California on Saturday, they couldn't seal the deal and fell 21-17 after leading 17-7. They'll face another tough test on the road against WCAC rival Good Counsel on Oct. 6. 5 Bethune-Cookman defensive back Kennedy Ndukwe zeroes in on Howard

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The Washington Informer Top 5 is strictly based upon the opinions of The Washington Informer sports division and will run throughout the duration of the DCSAA and WCAC football seasons, concluding in late November.

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than six decades ago are reasons why Blacks achieved success today. "It's true that none of our movements have been perfect, but at this moment in the Black community we are still taking advantage of the opportunities that have been created out of the '50s and '60s," he said. "Many voices are moving into all kinds of positions. More than I have ever seen in my lifetime. "We must have mass movements of nonviolent action," he added. "I will guarantee to you, the face of the United States will [make] another 100 percent change." Some of today's movements filter on social media and attach various hashtags to spread the word. Linda Sarsour, co-chair of the Women's March, said high-profile cases such as Trayvon Martin in Florida, Laquan McDonald of Chicago and Freddie Gray in Baltimore received more attention thanks to social media. "Oftentimes mainstream media is not representing our perspectives, social media has been able to force the conversation," she said. "If you do not have an open internet, then we're not going to be able to use the internet to do the mobilizing that we are … doing right now." Minutes before the session ended, Lewis subtly forecast a gloomy future for the Trump administration. "Let's continue to work, not long, and see what comes out of the [Russia] investigation," he said. "Just [have] to be patient sometimes, but the truth will come out. That's all I'm going to say." WI

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That 'Little Voice' Guiding You is the Holy Spirit! "In order to be someone you've never been, you got to do something you've never done," says motivational speaker Les Brown. This principle teaches us exactly how to be that someone you've always wanted to be. Controlling your subconscious mind through auto-suggestion and positive thinking is where it all begins. The subconscious mind works day and night even while we are asleep, it will guide you safely to your destination, like a lighthouse guides ships to shore! Research which described a success formula during a 20-year period discovered by author Napoleon Hill teaches how one person can achieve success and another not. In his study, he researched the formula whereby anyone who applies his principles for success can achieve beyond their wildest expectations. In his chapter on the subconscious mind, Hill reminds us, get his book's first 10 principles down to a science first. We must begin utilizing every principle successfully before this principle will kick in. Hill talks about using your mind to visualize your future as you want it to be. And, he talked about following your hunches — the messages that you get from your subconscious mind. The best way I can describe this chapter is to remind you of how the Holy Spirit works. It is also a reminder of how important it is for us to have faith. You will not visualize your future with confidence if you do not have faith. The subconscious can be conMt. Zion Baptist Church

sciously programmed and controlled by the conscious mind. The subconscious mind is the source of insight, intuition, imagination and creativity. Garbage in, garbage out; positive affirmations in, you will begin to see your future through faith. The subconscious mind is also your direct link to universal consciousness, which is the source of all power and creativity. Amen, it is where the Holy Spirit operates! Your subconscious mind is accessible only when you learn how to still the hyper activity of the conscious mind and hear the voice of the Lord speak to you. Meditation is an excellent technique to accomplish this control. God works in different ways with different people. He spoke to Adam, Abraham, Moses, Deborah, Samuel, Elijah, Mary and Paul, and he speaks to us today too. Just as the Holy Spirit decides to give different abilities to different people (1 Corinthians 12:11), he works with us in different ways, because he has different jobs for each person. For s, he speaks subtly, in general principles; for others, he must speak with unmistakable detail. Each of us though, must listen in the way that God has made us, the way He chooses to deal with us. The important thing is that we listen, and we are ready and willing to hear what he says. We must be listening for his leadership rather than ignoring it. Speak those things that be not, as though they were! Do you really

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Reverend John W. Davis Pastor

The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest

5101 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089

Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958 Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org

“A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold”

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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. Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”

Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor 700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849 Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00am 5th Sundays: 9:30am 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30pm www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

Church of Living Waters

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Crusader Baptist Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., Pastor

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor

Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor

2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org

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

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

Turning Hearts Church Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher 4275 4th Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20034 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445 Service and Times Sunday School 8 – 9 AM Worship Service 9 – 11 AM Tuesday Night Bible Study 6:30 – 8:00 PM Wednesday Daytime Bible Study 11 AM – 12:30 PM Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: faithdefender@verizon.net

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

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

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

Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 11:00am Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 am “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org

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 emailus@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 Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 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

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

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 Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Interim Pastor

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 “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!

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: 8:00am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00pm

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

www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org

“Where Jesus is the King”

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of " Joy Apostolic Faith

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Matthews

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

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Richard B. Black 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 - lincolnpark@lpumcdc.org 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: "Faith On The Hill"

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

MemorialRev. Joan E. Buchanan

Executive Pastor

Baptist Church

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

Rev. Joan E. Buchanan Service and Times Executive Early PastorWorship Service:

7:30am Worship Service: 11:00am New Member’s Class: 9:45am 1st Sunday, 11:00am ServiceHoly andCommunion: Times Church School: 9:45am Early Worship Service: 7:30am Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer,11:00am Praise and Bible Study: 7:00pm Worship Service: Saturday Bible Study: 11:00am Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, New Member’s Class: 9:45am Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00am Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. 1st Sunday, 11:00am The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42Holy Communion: “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a 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.

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

Church School: Multitude 9:45am of Souls to Christ”

Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study

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

Mount Moriah 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

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church

New Commandment Baptist Church

Rehoboth Baptist Church

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

Salem Baptist Church

Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00pm Saturday Bible Study: 11:00am

Peace Baptist Church

Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00am

“Empowered to Love and Challenged

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell

to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”

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

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

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. Oran W. Young 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) 232-4288

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 First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 a.m. Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 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 School for All Ages: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 a.m. Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30 a.m. Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 p.m. Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “

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Cecilia Delgado, whose address is 613 Roxboro Pl., NW, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Maria Celia Mina who died on November 8, 2013 without a Will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 14, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 14, 2108, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Maxine Robinson and Emily Frazier, whose addresses are 3829 Shenandoah Drive, Beltsville, MD 20705 and 410 Zelma Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD 20743 were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Isaiah Robinson, Jr. who died on June 24, 2017 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 14, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 14, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Jacqueline W. Poole, whose address is 9203 New Hampshire Ave., 307, Silver Spring, MD 20903 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Emily C. Poole who died on July 17, 2017 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 14, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 14, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Greta Wallace, whose address is 146 Spruce Circle North, Barnegate, NJ 08005 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Celia Denise Hightower who died on January 11, 2017 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 14, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 14, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joseph B. Covington, II, whose address is, 6013 New Hampshire Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Frank Shepard who died on March 30, 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 14, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 14, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 14, 2017

Date of first publication: September 14, 2017

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

Administration No. 2017 ADM 174

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001030

Administration No. 2007 ADM 222

Administration No. 2017 ADM 09023

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001042

Muriel Williams Decedent

Adolph Goodson Decedent

Johnnie Mae Gardner Decedent

Laureta B. Butler aka Laureta Beatrice Butler Decedent

John L. Cooper Decedent

Stephanie K. Rones, Esq. 2218 Randolph Street, NE Washington, DC 20018

Cheryl Chapman Henderson, Esq. 4920 Niagara Road, Suite 200 College Park, MD 20740

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Jodi Williams Fitzgerald, whose address is 5515 5th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Muriel Williams who died on June 10, 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 shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 14, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 14, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Annie J. Goodson, whose address is 7914 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Adolph Goodson who died on April 24, 2017 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 14, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 14, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Mary Gardner-Jenkins, whose address is 3374 Highwood Drive, SE, Washington, DC was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Johnnie Mae Gardner who died on May 18, 1998 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 14, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 14, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Andrea D. Hawkins, whose address is 14209 Kenlon Lane, Accokeek, MD 20607 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Laureta B. Butler aka Laureta Beatrice Butler who died on December 26, 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 14, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 14, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Janice H. Cager, whose address is 12014 Twin Cedar Lane, Bowie, MD 20715, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of John L. Cooper who died on March 29, 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 shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 21, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 21, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: September 14, 2017

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017 ADM 000792 Roland Gardner Decedent Deborah D. Boddie 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Deborah D. Boddie, whose address is 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Roland Gardner who died on December 12, 2014 without a Will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 21, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 21, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 21, 2017 Deborah D. Boddie Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPPY

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Matikia Johnson Urquhart, whose address is 242 Madison St., NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Oscar Johnson who died on November 16, 1991 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 shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 21, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 21, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 21, 2017

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Administration No. 2017 ADM 001028

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001070

Administration No. 2017 ADM 000318

Tanya A. Harvey, Loeb & Loeb LLP 901 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 300 East Washington, DC 20001 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jane Norman, whose address is 15001 Reserve Road, Accokeek, MD 20607 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mary Slusser who died on August 14, 2017 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 21, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 21, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 21, 2017

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Philomena Ann Young Decedent Attorney Ethel Mitchell, Wills and Trusts, LLC 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Melva Michele Bennett, whose address is 4624 Clay Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Philomena Ann Young who died on November 22, 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 March 28, 2018. 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 March 28, 2018, 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: September 28, 2017 Melva Michele Bennett Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2017 ADM 001037

Administration No. 2017 ADM 1055

Administration No. 2017 ADM 001027

Douglas McArthur Penamon Decedent

Inez J. Patterson aka Inez Juanita Patterson Decedent

Avon Mosley Decedent

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

Debbie Marie Penamon, whose address is 405 Ridge Road SE, Apt. 1, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Douglas McArthur Penamon who died on April 8, 2017 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 21, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 21, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Patricia Hall, whose address is 2600 Queens Chapel Rd., Apt.# 105, Hyattsville, MD 20782, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Inez J. Patterson aka Inez Juanita Patterson who died on July 19, 2017 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 28, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 28, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Loretta Mosley Taylor, whose address is 1232 Rhode Island Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Avon Mosley who died on December 28, 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 28, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 28, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: September 21, 2017

Date of first publication: September 28, 2017

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Leora S. Clark Decedent Michelle Lanchester, Esq. 601 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 900-South Building Washington, DC 20004 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Janet L. Johnson, whose address is, 4708 Fifth St., NW, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Leora S. Clark who died on March 2, 2006 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 shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 14, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 14, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 14, 2017 Janet L. Johnson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPPY

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Stephen Pridgen Decedent Deborah Cason Daniel, Esq. 503 D Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20001 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Deborah Cason Daniel, Esq., whose address is 503 D Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Stephen Pridgen who died on March 30, 2009 without a Will. 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 28, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 28, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 28, 2017 Jane Norman Personal Representative

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Oscar Johnson Decedent

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017 ADM 001064 Estelle Chambliss Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Alice G. F. Hodges, whose address is 120 Crestview Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27801, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Estelle Chambliss who died on March 9, 2017 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 28, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 28, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 28, 2017 Alice G. F. Hodges Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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who believe that by talking about our problems they have actually 'done' something to solve them?" Based on our errant history since 1964, I pray we will act appropriately by using the knowledge left to us by our progenitors. Here are a few ways to do that: Raise our consciousness to a level of "unconscious competency"; Leverage our dollars and our votes against injustice and inequity by withdrawing them; Use our consumer dollars to create conscious Black millionaires; Establish more viable, professional, well-managed businesses, and support them; Establish trusts, equity funds, revolving loan programs, and endowments; Form strategic business alliances and partnerships that can take on larger projects; Scale up our businesses to provide more jobs for Black people;

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