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Statethreat,” Holiday Announces Candidacy for She said they law enforcement. she said. in Maryland had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow Maryland Comptroller sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are
By Tia Carol Jones WI Staff Writer
When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, old daughter told herTim the father survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families Bowie Mayor of her daughter threatened her “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vicAdams announced his life, and the life of their child, story, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assesscandidacy Tuesday to she knew something had to be push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further enter the 2022 race done. Out of her frustration said about Marlow. training for law enforcement to become Maryland’s with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life ProtecBlack comptroloffirst the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counseller. Adams became the camstart the Saving Promise “get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. city’s first Black mayor paign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradiwhen elected “It seems to beina 2019. vicious cycle person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must Adams to debate that won'talsoturnreleased my family end of the day, the book willMaryland look atlawmakers both sides continue of the coin. a video at https://bit. whether to make Juneteenth an official state loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the vicly/3sDzChs holiday.tim Anand estimated 71,000 state employees shared her story entitled with the audi- logue about domestic violence. the batterer,” Marlow “Let’sat Roll” in whichHeights receive paid leave on the bill labeled ence the District 5 Bowie Mayor Adams. AlsoTim present at the event would was said. he talks about growing National Domestic Violence Symposium (Photo courtesy of TimMuhammad, Adams for Mildred the Juneteenth exMarlow wouldFreedom also like Day. to see The bill in New Orleans, hisHeights passed programs 112-24 in designed the Housetoof Delegates on onupMay 7 at the District Comptroller) wife of John Allen Muhammad, raise company,Center. multi-milMarch awareness 22. That day marked crossover Municipal The sympo- who was sentenced to six consecamong children in – the lion-dollar Systemsby the utive life terms without parole deadline to approve legislation so itShe can be resium was sponsored public and private schools. Applications Technologies of UpFamily and & Youth Services Inc.by(SA-TECH) by members in the opposite a Maryland jury for his roleviewed in feels children need to be educat-chamber. Center of the city of District per Marlboro and his accident that himSniper to be-attacksThe currently underviolence. review by the Senate’s the caused Beltway in billedis about domestic Heights and the National Hook- 2002. Mildred MuhammadEducation, come physically disabled. Health Environmental is “We have and to stop being pas- Affairs Up of Women. “I Black may be in a wheelchair butthenobody founderpushes of Afterme the Trauma, Committee. sive-aggressive with poor chilMarlow he hassaid. written a book, that helps theDel. dren around,” “I might not be an ableorganization to walk but that’s about domestic violence,” Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D-District “Color Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence said.who sponsored the bill, said never Me stopped me from running.” 24) of Marlow Springdale, storyAdams about received four generations of in andscience their children. has Juneteenth worked to abreak his bachelor’s from Xavifour statesMarlow have made paid holiday. domestic violence. The bookand is master’s “I lived in fear foradsix years.“While Six the cycle of been abusecelebrations in her family, er University of Louisiana in business there have around the inspired by her from own experiences, in fear is a long is andthey’ve is confident the policies ministration the University years of New Orleans. The time. Itcountry, not always been she welcomed,” and those of her grandmother, not collector an easy thing to come she out said is during pushinga for will committee start that hearing comptroller serves as the state’s tax and also Senate her mother and her daughter.andof,” said. on the process. serves alongside the governor stateshetreasurer Thursday, March 25. “It’s time for us to celeShe said every time she reads Mildred Muhammad said to take thesewhether policies or to not you Maryland Board of Public Works which approves govbrate this“Iasplan a paid holiday excerpts from her book, stillspending. peopleCurrent who want a Congress ernment contracts and she other Comp-to helpidentify as Black.”and implore them to can not believe the words who’s came held domestic violencesince victim mustIf approved change our said. troller Peter Franchot, the position and laws,” signedMarlow by the governor, the from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poli2007, plans to run for governor. Del. Brooke Lierman bill would go into effect June 1. Juneteenth won the 2007 National “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” (D-Baltimore City) became the first person to announce commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. Books” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia CarolonJones her candidacy for comptroller in December. and is celebrated Junecan 19.be reached “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net my eye first blackened and my “Before you get to 'I'm going lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI Elaine Davis-Nickens, president of the National Hook-Up of Black there OnWomen, Saturday,said April 3, is9 no a.m. to 6 p.m., the Southeast Tennis consistency in the way domestic and Learning Center [SETLC], 701 Mississippi Avenue SE, will be violence are dealt with bycommunity and medical partnership the siteissues of a ground-breaking conceived by Cora Masters Barry, founder/CEO, SETLC, “Don’t Miss Your Shot,” a COVID-19 vaccination event. Participants must pre-register by calling the SETLC, (202) 645-6242. “We hope that the model we have created will become one which will be used in other urban and underserved communities” she said. “We have targeted only one ward, Ward 8 and residents are being registered by Community Based Organizations located in the ward and not the traditional way, through the D.C. Department of Health’s online portal.” Educational sessions, onsite childcare, food, music, free Uber rides and security will be provided and a total of 1,000 doses of the J&J vaccine will be administered. Partners include: Jehan El-Bayoumi MD FACP, Professor of Medicine and founding director, the Rodham Institute, George Washington University; Dionne Bussey Reeder, community activist; Howard University, MedSTAR/Georgetown; United Medical Center; Bridgepointe Health; CareFirst; AmeriHealth; MedSTAR Medicaid; Temple of Praise; Martha's Table; Congress Heights Community Training Development Corporation; and Children’s Hospital.
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Day of COVID-19 Vaccinations Coming to Ward 8, April 3
We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these policies to Congress and implore them to change our laws. I will not stop until these policies are passed.
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