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Blacks, Latinos Make Health Care Gains Report Reveals Fewer Minorities are Uninsured

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Recent health care reports show declines in the uninsured rates for both African-Americans and other minorities nationally, while highlighting that Washington continues to be among cities where blacks and

Latinos have benefited greatly from the Affordable Care Act. Among ethnic groups, Latinos and African-Americans saw the biggest declines in uninsured rates, with drops of 8.3 percent and 7.3 percent respectively since late 2013, according to a report released on April 14 by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Be-

ing Index.

In an earlier, separate study released by DC Health Link, researchers concluded that the number of uninsured individuals in the District dropped as much as 43 percent as a result of those previously uninsured signing up for coverage through DC Health Link.

“This new report continues to highlight the success of the Affordable Care Act – showing that more than 16 million uninsured Americans have been able to obtain quality, affordable coverage since the Affordable Care Act became law nearly five years ago on March 23, 2010,” said Texas Democratic Congress-

woman Eddie Bernice Johnson, a ranking member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, regarding the national report.

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index study shows that the percentage of adults

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Women Break the Cycle of Barry Optimistic in Race for City Council Domestic Violence

By Shannen Hill Howard University News Service

By Tia Carol Jones WI Staff Writer

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Roy Lewis,CIRCULATION Travis Riddick , Nancy Shia Paul Trantham Barry said he is providing jobs in the ward with the highest unemployINTERNS ment.

Glynn Hill, Marc Rivers, Sarafina Wright “I am the only candidate that has built schools and rec centers in this 4 / May 15 - 21, 2008 The Washington Informer / www.washingtoninformer.com area,” Barry said. “Ward 8 residents need opportunity and jobs, and I am

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

“She's using her own personal story, her own personal pain to push forward,” Davis-Nickens said about Marlow.

Davis-Nickens said anyone who reads Marlow's book will “get it.”C.She said she “puts the Marion Barry case in such a way, the average person can get it.” She said at the endonly of one the who day,has thedirectly bookgiven will the help people begin to have a diaresidents jobs and built in this comlogue about domestic violence. munity.”

Also present at the event was In conversations with voters Mildred Muhammad, the and expolitical pundits during candidate wife of John Allen Muhammad, forums andsentenced debates, the of who was to criticism six consecBarry summed in the refrain utive islife terms up without parole “He’s just not ready.” by a Maryland jury for his role in Barry’s foiblesSniper have been docuthe Beltway attacks in mented, run-ins with police foris 2002. from Mildred Muhammad the founder ofand After the Trauma, drug allegations driving offenses antemper organization that helps the to flare-ups, including a clash survivors of that domestic violence with his father led to his being and their barred fromchildren. a local hospital.

“I his lived in recent fear forincident, six years.

Six In most Barry, yearsisincurrently fear is aonlong time. Itforis who probation notearlier an easy thing to come an offense, allegedly threwout a of,” she said. trash can at a bank teller window.

Mildred Muhammad said “I’m going wait-a people whoto have wantsomeone to help ing for you when you get off, you domestic violence victim must bitch,” he is alleged have go toldinto the be careful of howtothey clerk. the victim's life, and understand Thisshe makes his be critics that may in concerned “survival about whether he has the maturity mode”. to work withyou other the “Before getmembers to 'I'm of going to kill you,' it startedsaid as aBarry verbal Council.

His campaign is at an unfair disadvantage, because the media and his critics don’t pay attention to the good that he does.

“He’s never been in the media for anything positive that he’s done,” said Carl Thomas, director of field operations for Barry’s campaign.

“They always want to catch him in those ‘gotcha’ moments, when in between those ‘gotcha’ moments he’s been doing things that really are extraordinary and should be highlighted as well.”

“But I think that the people of Ward 8 really understand who he is, what he is, where he comes from, what his understanding is and his level of expertise as it relates to following this process, you know, because he’s been around this his whole life.”

Barry said that, yes, he has had some bumps along the way, but he feels that he is the best to represent the ward given his background.

He said he plans to improve the school systems by investing more money into the extracurricular activities of school. It would also lower the crime rate among youth, and

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threat,” she said.

Among the programs Marlow wants to see implemented are stricter restraining order policies, more rights for victim's families to intervene on behalf of a victim, a domestic violence assessment unit coupled with further training for law enforcement agencies, a Child's Life Protection Act and mandatory counseling for batterers.

“If we are ever going to eradicate domestic violence, we must look would at both the coin. they havesides the of resources to We need to address both the vicspend their the time batterer,” on more productive tim and Marlow activities, he said. said.

Marlow see “I want towould makealso surelike thattothey programs designed to raise have a full school experience instead awareness among children in of just their card,” he said.She “I public andreport private schools. feels to children needmoney to be into educatwant put more the ed about domestic violence. band, athletic equipment, ROTC “We have to stop being pasexchange programs, that when sive-aggressive withso poor children about violence,” the child wantsdomestic to go to college, they Marlowhave said. actually a resume.”

Marlow has worked to break said also has a particular theBarry cycle ofhe abuse in her family, interest in public housing, a hot she isand is confident the policies is pushing for will start that sue in Ward 8 with the imminent deprocess. struction Barry Farms public “I planoftothe take these policies to housing.

Its and demolition willthem displace Congress implore to change our laws,” Marlow said.

400 residents.

“I will not stop until these poliBarry said he wants to create cies are passed.” more opportunities resTiajob Carol Jones can for be the reached at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net idents.

“This is where former slaves and WI the children of slaves established their first homes and businesses,” he said. “I would like to see Ward 8 stay predominantly black and at the same time develop a strong middle class with black-owned businesses.”

Some who have been longtime observers of Ward 8 politics said Barry’s campaign is “a joke.”

“You know it’s bad when the people who changed your diapers won’t vote for you,” said an attorney who has worked in the community.

Barry counters that he has a unique experience, having seen the issues of the ward and how they are dealt with since he was child.

“I have love for this city, and I understand the importance of mainL.Y. Marlow taining this community and developing a strong middle class,” he said.

There will be early voting on April 21 at Malcolm X Elementary School. General voting is on April 28.WI

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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candidates talk about their vision of what’s coming. That vision has to match a plan. I want to hear their vision of what’s to come and how ward residents will benefit. What is it that we can take advantage of? What are the opportunities and what can we be a part of?”

The businesswoman said she will be at Malcolm X Elementary School early on the morning of April 28 to do what she considers her sacred duty.

“I’m not an early voter. I will vote on Election Day,” she said. “I’m going to look at what I know. I will make a decision between candidates who have reached out to me. I think there are still choices. We have candidates – some great ones – but it will be my choice and not someone else’s.”

Since early in the race, LaRuby May has been the front-runner in terms of money raised, leaving all of the other candidates scrambling. She has an efficient machine, the support of Mayor Muriel Bowser and big money from a range of groups and individuals inside and outside of the ward. Meanwhile, several of her opponents continue to argue that a viable plan, a vision and deeply rooted community connections will trump money 99 percent of the time.

The businesswoman is one of a handful of residents who said her qualms about May have subsided.

“Initially, I was concerned. The mayor said LaRuby was the best candidate for Ward 8. She selected someone, and I had some concern about that. If LaRuby’s support translates to support for the ward, that can’t be a bad thing. The mayor is proving thus far to be a good choice for the city. If she sends someone who puts Ward 8 first and if LaRuby reflects what’s important to the ward, that can only be a good thing. If Bowser’s decisions are good for the ward, then it will be a viable option. We’re going on faith.

That’s the case for everyone.”

Eugene Puryear, a 28-year-old Congress Heights resident, said the

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“I would say I’m still looking at it.

My process is trying to observe who has been present at the Barry Farm protests, who’s come to DC Ferguson marches,” said Puryear, an organizer of the DC Ferguson movement. “It comes down not just to say what you’re going to do. There are those of us in the community who are proactive, people here who are trying to make a better life. We challenge politicians and big donors.

Those who I haven’t seen aren’t in the picture.

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Puryear said White, May and Eugene D. Kinlow signed the group’s “jump-out” petition early on.

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One week before what many acknowledge is a critical election for Ward 8 and after months of campaigning, knocking on doors, chasing votes and getting out in front of prospective voters, there is still a chunk of Ward 8 residents who’re unsure which candidate they’ll vote for.

The reasons vary. Some say it comes down to the sheer number of people seeking to fill the seat of the late former Mayor Marion S. Barry, some are turned off by the clutter of messages, other residents are looking for something different, and some assert that the candidates have not excited them.

The Rev. Anthony Motley said a significant number of residents he’s talked to haven’t put their support hind any of the 11 candidates left in the race.

“I have encountered that. I’ve spoken to a number of people who say they are not impressed with any of the candidates,” said Motley, a social justice activist and champion of Ward 8. “The majority have come to do what they’re doing since Marion Barry passed. They don’t have a significant track record, and a lot of people look for your presence in the community and not just around election time.

“They are asking where these people have been.”

Motley, a Bellevue resident and senior adviser to the pastor of the Cathedral of Christ Baptist Church in Maryland, said he anticipates that some will make the decision to stay home and not vote while others will likely vote for candidates they know little about.

Motley said there have been candidates who, for the most part, have engaged in substantial outreach, such as Natalie Williams, LaRuby May and Trayon White.

As someone who’s fought doggedly for black people’s right to vote, Motley said, he will cast his vote on April 28. But even he is still weighing his choices.

“I kind of have made a decision, you know. I’m at the point where I want to see something new, something different,” he said.

A local businesswoman, who has lived and worked in Ward 8 for 30 years, echoed a sentiment often expressed by a number of Ward 8 residents: This election comes as the ward stands at a crossroads.

“The ward is really in transition.

It’s the last frontier, and we’re in the midst of great change,” said the entrepreneur, who declined to give her name. “A lot of candidates talk about Ward 8, but I haven’t heard

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Black Facts April 23 1856 – One of the greatest inventors in American history, Granville T. Woods, is born in Columbus, Ohio. During his life he received 65 patents for electrical, mechanical and communications devices. Among his inventions was an advanced telephone transmitter, later purchased by Alexander Graham Bell Company.

1872 – Charlotte E. Ray becomes the first black female lawyer in American history. Born in New York City to a journalist father and a politically active mother, by age 22, Ray had earned a law degree and was admitted to the D.C. bar.

1971 – Liberian President William Tubman dies. Tubman and his strong-man rule had kept the West African nation founded by freed American slaves relatively stable but not necessarily democratic. His death laid the foundation for the anarchy and civil wars that would grip the nation for the next 30 years.

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April 24 1944 – Legendary black cowboy Bill Pickett dies at the age of 72 after being kicked while roping a bronco.

A star of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show, Pickett invented the rodeo event bulldogging, an event in which the contestant must wrestle a longhorn steer to the ground with his bare hands.

1950 – On April 24, the United Negro College Fund was founded.

April 25 711 AD – Tarik the Moor invades Spain with force of 7,000 troops, routs the Visigoths and establishes Moor domination of Spain. While there remains some dispute over Tarik’s race, the weight of the evidence is strong that he was a black man.

He was described in accounts of the time as having “brown skin and wooly hair.” His full name was Tarik al Gibral. The famed Rock of Gibraltar is named in his honor.

1828 – Shaka, the great Zulu king and military leader, is killed. His innovative military strategies kept European imperialism at bay for years as he established Zulu dominance in large parts of Southern Africa. The Zulu nation grew to at least 250,000, with an army of over 40,000.

1943 – Tuskegee Institute President Frederick Patterson writes his

famous letter (published in the Pittsburgh Courier) urging the presidents of the nation’s predominantly black colleges and universities to “pool their small resources and make an appeal to the national conscience” in order to produce more scholarship funds for the education of black students. One year later, on April 25, 1944, the United Negro College Fund is incorporated with 27 member colleges.

comes the first black woman to head a bank in America. In fact, she was the first woman of any color to head a bank when she was named president of the St. Luke Bank and Trust Company in Richmond, Virginia. Walker was an outstanding business woman who took over Richmond’s Order of St. Luke when it was nearly broke and rapidly losing membership.

April 26 1886 – The “mother of the Blues” Gertrude “Ma” Rainey is born Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia.

She began her career touring with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. She was the first person to sing the blues in minstrel shows. Rainey died Dec. 22, 1939.

1958 – Actor Giancarlo Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Esposito would go on to become a celebrated American actor, appearing in a series of Spike Lee films including “Do The Right Thing” as Buggin’ Out and most recently in the two breakout series “Breaking Bad” and “Revolution.”

1994 – The first all-race elections take place in white-ruled South Africa. The elections would bring an end to 300 years of white minority rule known as apartheid.

April 28 1967 – The World Boxing Association and the New York State Athletic Commission withdraw recognition of Muhammad Ali as world heavyweight boxing champion because of his opposition to the war in Vietnam and his resulting refusal to serve in the U.S. military.

April 27 1903 – Maggie Lena Walker be-

April 29 1992 – This was the first day of the Los Angeles riots, which were sparked when a nearly all-white jury acquitted four white cops in the brutal beating of black motorist Rodney King even though the beating had been caught on tape. Two of the cops were later convicted on federal civil rights charges. The riots left at least 50 people dead and caused nearly 1,000 injuries and an estimated $1 billion in property damage.

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VIEWP INT Elanna Haywood Takoma Park, Maryland I would like to see evidence that police training was ever optimal, compared to the police training that is given today.

What we are seeing now are just the results of more cellphone camera footage.

That’s not to say that the camera footage will stop these incidents; I just think that we are going to keep seeing this happen for a long time.

Frank Mitchell Washington, D.C. I think, rather than a lack of training, it’s because of a lack of sensitivity toward lower-income minorities that has been happening for the past 20-odd years.

The technology has now caught up, and police departments around the country, unfortunately, are being caught up in it. If it weren’t for the technology advances, it would still happen, and people wouldn’t know about it. I just hope that the police departments will take heed to the calls and train their personnel better and be more sensitive toward minorities.

IN THE WAKE OF THE NUMEROUS POLICE SHOOTINGS OF UNARMED INDIVIDUALS, SOME HAVE BLAMED THE LACK OF PROPER POLICE TRAINING, WHILE OTHERS HAVE SAID THESE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED FOR A WHILE AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF CAMERA CELLPHONES ARE SHOWING WHAT HAS OCCURRED FOR YEARS. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Carmen Shamwell Washington, D.C. Not all minority communities are dangerous, and maybe they’re imagining a problem that is not there – especially with the unarmed shootings. I think it’s systematic on one hand. Technology is allowing us to see what has probably been occurring for the past 50, 60 years. Now that they’ve been caught on camera, the statements some of the police officers have given to their departments are being called into question.

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Marvin Sloan Washington, D.C. I think it’s always been going on, but people now have the means to take videos and share them. It happened to me in the 1980s – a police officer jumped out and pulled a gun on me – and I’ve talked to other people that it has happened to, as well. It’s nothing new. It’s been going on for a while, and I don’t think it will end any time soon, even with all of the scrutiny police forces are now under.

Merial Jones Washington, D.C. This is not new – it’s always happened. But people now have camera phones and video cameras and can take videos for everyone to see that certain police officers are in the wrong, and they can’t get away with it. People pull out their cameras for everything these days.

I don’t think police training standards have gone down; in fact, they’ve probably gotten better over the years. But you’re going to have prejudiced people in every profession who will act on their views.

Cameras on cellphones will make it harder for them to get away with it.

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Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson applauds gains in health care coverage by African-Americans and Latinos. /Courtesy photo.

HEALTH CARE from Page 1 who lack health coverage plunged to a record low in the first quarter. A total of 11.9 percent of adults didn’t have any kind of health insurance in the first quarter of 2015.

As first reported by CNBC, that rate – the lowest since the index began tracking health insurance statuses in 2008 – is one percentage point less than the prior quarter.

And it is 6.1 percentage points lower than the record high hit in the third quarter of 2013, which was right before the Affordable Care Act exchanges began selling private health plans and directing eligible people to government-run Medicaid programs.

President Barack Obama’s requirement that nearly all Americans have some kind of health coverage or be subject to a tax penalty began in 2014.

In the District, the number of uninsured has steadily declined.

Former Mayor Vincent Gray cited the Affordable Care Act as a priority during his tenure, and by the end of December 2014, 18,399 previously uninsured District residents gained health coverage through DC Health Link’s individual and family marketplace.

“This shows that our efforts to cover uninsured people are working well.” said Dr. Leighton Ku, chair of the Research Committee of the Executive Board of DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority and professor of health policy at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University.

“The District has had one of the lowest uninsured rates in the nation, and we continue to be a leader to achieve near universal coverage for all District residents,” Ku said.

Among age groups, adults ages 26 to 34 saw the largest decrease in their uninsured rate since late 2013, a 7.4 percentage-point plunge, according to the Gallup survey.

And among economic groups, people who earned less than $36,000 annually saw a much bigger drop in their uninsured rate when compared with other groups.

CNBC reported that since 2013, that rate fell by 8.7 percentage points to 22 percent last quarter.

Summarizing the latest findings, researchers at Gallup.com noted that “an improving economy and a falling unemployment rate may also have accelerated the steep drop in the percentage of uninsured over the past year.

“However, the uninsured rate is significantly lower than it was in early 2008, before the depths of the economic recession, suggesting that the recent decline is due to more than just an improving economy,” researchers posted on Gallup.com.

Of the 16.4 million who have gained coverage since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, 14.1 million are adults, and 2.3 million are young people who can now remain on their parents’ plans until age 26.

Among Latinos, the uninsured rate has dropped by 12.3 percentage points, which means 4.2 million individuals gained health coverage; and among African-Americans, the uninsured rate dropped by 9.2 percentage points, which means 2.3 million people have obtained coverage.

“When it comes to the key measures of affordability, access, and quality, evidence shows that the Affordable Care Act is working, and families, businesses, and taxpayers are better off as a result,” Johnson said. WI

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First Lady Hosts 7th Annual Garden Planting

By Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer First lady Michelle Obama, joined by students and community leaders from the District, Prince George’s County, and several states across the country took advantage of the pleasant spring temperatures on Wednesday, April 15 to plant the 7th annual White House Kitchen Garden.

The planting of radishes, bok choy (Chinese cabbage), broccoli, spinach, and lettuce which took place on the South Lawn, ties in with Obama’s five-yearold “Let’s Move!’ initiative that promotes healthier eating and lifestyles among the nation’s youth.

“I’ve got notes today because we’re covering a lot,” said Obama, clad in attire fit to jumpstart the spring planting season.

“This is the fifth birthday of ‘Let’s Move!’ and we’re celebrating by having representatives [with us] from all of the ‘Let’s Move!’ initiatives throughout the

country – which is a real reflection of how many kids and families are being impacted,” she said in brief comments prior to the planting.

According to a 2014 report by the National Gardening Association, 35 percent of the nation’s households grow food at home or in a community garden, and two million more have engaged in community gardening.

The White House garden, which was first planted in 2009 as a way to begin nationwide conversations on healthy eating, also raises awareness of environmental threats faced by pollinators all over the nation.

For instance, with nearly twothirds of the foods often consumed pollinated by bees, it’s become important to have plants in gardens – such as those planted at the White House for use in its kitchen – that support pollination.

Meanwhile, students from Alice Deal Middle School and CentroNia Daycare Center, both in D.C., participated in last week’s

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In addition, students from Bancroft and Harriet Tubman elementary schools – also in Northwest – who’ve previously participated in the White House plantings, also attended this year.

The students listened patiently as Obama further encouraged them to take the “#GimmeFive” garden challenge, by creating a garden at their schools with the starter kit of seeds for the five vegetables they helped her plant.

Obama also took the opportunity to announce an interactive map that will be available online to the public.

“For people who want to know how to get involved in some of these sub-initiatives, what’s going on in your communities, this map is an active way to check that out,” she said.

“And I think most people here were shown a little taste of that map, so I encourage people to go check it out if they want to get involved in ‘Let’s Move!’ and see what’s going on in their communities.”WI The Washington Informer

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Scholar, Theologian Stirs Howard University Crowd

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Managing Editor Howard University has gained a reputation of bringing some of the country’s foremost public intellectuals to its hallowed halls of learning.

And continuing in that tradition, educator and philosopher Dr. Cornel West, known throughout the world for his insightful assessment of race and justice, recently spoke at the University’s Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel bringing his unique perspective on the problems that continue to plague black Americans.

“I love coming to Washington, D.C., but I can’t help but notice that due to gentrification, it’s no longer ‘chocolate city’ – now it really is ‘quasi-chocolate city,’” West said with a chuckle.

Before launching into his sermon, West paid homage to the late Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, the highly-respected black preacher who died earlier this month at the age of 98.

“Dr. Taylor opened his heart, mind and soul to the divine revelation. That’s why he was so profound and prophetic,” West said. “He was the John Coltrane of the pulpit – the Sarah Vaughn in the art of homiletics. But he stood rooted in the blood and at the cross. Taylor illustrated what it means to put on the whole armor of God. There’s a war going on today, our youth are the targets and if we are to be ready for The Washington Informer

battle, we’ve got to begin with ourselves,” West noted.

West delivered his message on Sunday, April 12 in Northwest.

“We need to reclaim those standards and traditions that helped our ancestors, and yes, including men like Gardner C. Taylor, survive and who were serious about their calling – the role that they knew they were destined to play as soldiers in the movement. We have to know our roots so our routes can expand.”

“That’s why we’ve lost so many of our young black men and women – they don’t know their roots. Meanwhile, they’re being shot like dogs in our streets. For the past seven years, every 28 hours a black or brown person has been killed, even with a black president and black attorney general leading the country.

But if these were white children from Newtown . . . “ West then turned his attention keenly on black children and what the future holds for them.

“There’s a spiritual war going on against our children – a people traumatized and stigmatized for 400 years. In America, the truth is rich kids get taught and poor kids get tested. The poor are treated as if they were superfluous humans instead of precious images of God. We need, as Dr. King said, ‘that marvelous militancy of youth but it must be filtered through love.’”

“I’m convinced we need a spiritual awakening especially our youth. Too many have be-

come appendages to the status quo and taken on what I refer to as ‘gangster proclivities.’ You can’t talk about black lives matter but act like lives in Somalia or Pakistan don’t matter. Despite what society says, blacks in particular must give up popularity in the name of integrity.”

“We must stir the souls and empower people to do things they never thought possible and for me there are four key things that must occur: breaking the back of fear remains the lynchpin – then it’s a new day; youth must have a memory, their ‘sankofa,’ that inspires them to go back for that which they have forgotten and then to mobilize as others have before them; the younger generation must produce a soundtrack for their revolution because the one they have, unlike those that fueled the movement a generation ago, is so thin; and then we must all hit the stage together.”

“The world wants our youth to be hard and mechanical, like narcissistic zombies. To bring about justice in this world, they must be willing to take a leap of faith. But I’m not if they have the kind of courage that it’s going to take to claim our rightful place in this country. I just don’t know.” WI

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Information on summer programs can now be obtained on the Prince George’s County Public Schools website.

The programs offer eligible students in all grades the opportunity for acceleration, enrichment, credit recovery, and original credit.

Elementary and early childhood students can benefit from enriching summer experiences through the Head Start Extended-Year Program, the Judy Center Extended-Year Program or Special Education Extended School-Year Program.

While middle school students will have opportunities to participate in class Credit Recovery, five bridge programs available to rising 9th-grade students include Aerospace Engineering

and Aviation Technology, Algebra I, AVID Math and Science, Biology, and Science and Technology.

To register, students must get a registration form from their school counselor.

Early Childhood Program Registrations

Registration for the 201516 Early Childhood Program, which includes Pre-kindergarten and Head Start classes, has begun.

The program, which provides early learning opportunities within multiple settings, works in collaboration with parents and community partners to facilitate increased school readiness and community access.

The early learning initiative also provides a variety of services to families and children,

Early childhood learning programs provide opportunities within multiple settings, while working in collaboration with parents and community partners to facilitate increased school readiness./ Photo courtesy PGCPS

including pre-school learning opportunity for 2- and 3-yearold children.

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This year, the honorees will be feted at the annual Recognition Dinner to be held Thursday, May 28 at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland.

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Public Schools’ “2015 Healthy Youth Conference,” themed “Do You Believe in Me?” provides high school students, health educators, school nurses and counselors, parents, and community members with information and screenings that support schools CEO Kevin Maxwell’s latest Strategic Plan.

This free event, which will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 25 at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland, will include remarks by Maxwell; Pam Creekmur, schools health officer; Board of Education members Curtis Valentine and Edward Burroughs and Student Board member Jeffery Taylor.

The conference will feature a youth panel in partnership with the Milken Institute School of Public Health, and a plenary session featuring Tray Chaney, HIV Prevention activist, Hip-Hop artist, and actor from the HBO Series “The Wire.”

Friday, April 17 marks the registration deadline.

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Baker Delivers ‘State of Economy’ Address Shares Message with Business Leaders Upper Marlboro, MD – Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III delivered his 5th “State of the Economy” address entitled “Investing in Education: The Time is Now!” to business leaders during a breakfast hosted by the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation and the Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable held at the Colony South Hotel & Convention Center in Clinton, Maryland.

“Investing in the Prince George’s County Public Schools is what we must do to change our trajectory,” Baker said during his Thursday, April 16 address. “If we don’t take ownership for investing in our children’s success, who will? If we want to improve property values and bring more businesses here, this is what we must do. If we want to grow and expand our commercial tax base, this is what we must do. If we want to be the new economic engine of the State, this is what we must do. And if we want the best for our children and the families of Prince George’s County, this is what we must do. Our County is moving in the right direction.

But we must embrace this challenge and lay the foundation for your children and this County for generations to come.”

The following day, Friday, Baker participated in the groundbreaking for a new Dave and Buster’s Restaurant moving to Prince George’s County which will be located at Ritchie Station Marketplace in Capitol Heights, Maryland and then visited Eleanor Roosevelt High School for the 31st Annual Science Fair and Research Practicum Symposium for STEM students.

“Today we can boast of having 2 of the 3 sites the GSA is considering for the new FBI headquarters,” he said. “Last year we broke ground on the new Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. Next month we will be cutting the ribbon to celebrate the opening of the first state government agency in Prince George’s County. A project that is jumpstarting development in New Carrollton.”

“We have turned around crime and brought in major economic development, but the one area

that continues to be our Achilles heel is the perceived quality of our public school system.

While we have made some important changes that have led to improvements both in how our schools are run and how our children perform, I am not satisfied with where we are at this point. Without a strong school system, our property values will continue to lag which will handicap our ability to attract more business and commerce to the County.”

“It is why we must do what our neighbors have done – the District, Arlington, Fairfax, and Montgomery counties – to attract people and businesses. They demonstrated their commitment to education by investing in their schools and their students.

These are our competitors! This is a very wealthy region. Seven of the nation’s top 13 richest counties are all around us and we are competing with them for residents, businesses and retail.

We cannot lose sight of the fact that elevating our schools is paramount to our future success – it is an economic necessity.

Baker continued on with more about the County’s children and schools and their relationship to a thriving economy.

“When your businesses are looking for strong candidates to fill jobs, you should not have to look any further than Prince George’s County because they are college and career ready. A strong school system will create greater demand for office space and homes. But to really move the needle and position us among the top ten school districts in the state, I knew it would require us to make a significant investment.

In the first year, this plan will require an investment of $133 million. An investment that will impact all schools across the County. This is a significant increase, but it is an investment we must make to secure our future.

It is the level of investment that our neighbors have been making for decades.”

“For 15 cents more we can dramatically change our schools. For businesses, we are asking you to make a significant investment as well. You too will contribute to this investment through property, personal

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Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, III delivers his State of the Economy address in Clinton, Maryland on Thurs., April 16. /Courtesy of Prince George’s County Government

property and telecommunication taxes. Look, I understand that no one wants to pay more in taxes. I don’t either. But this is what we must do to change our trajectory.”

“This is our moment. Now is the time. Will it be easy? Absolutely not. But I am confident we can, through sacrifice, be successful. This investment is about change – dramatic change. It is

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For those who like a good tussle, the Ward 8 election campaign has morphed in its final round into the type of rough-and-tumble affair some observers relish.

The field has fallen to 11 after two candidates dropped out on April 9 to derail LaRuby May, the top fundraiser. May, a former campaign staffer for Mayor Muriel Bowser and a community activist, has benefited greatly from Bowser’s ward organization.

Sniping has ensued between former candidates Stuart Anderson and Jauhar Abraham, and Anthony Muhammad and Eugene D. Kinlow released an eight-point manifesto skewering May, offering reasons residents shouldn’t vote for her.

Natalie Williams, Ward 8 Democrats president and spokeswoman for the late Mayor S. Barry, has never been far from the front of the pack, and Kinlow, scion of a prominent Ward 8 family, is bragging about outdoing his competitors by raising more than $100,000 over the last three financial reporting cycles.

As many as 10 of the candidates are so concerned about May and Bowser’s ties and alleged mayoral overreach that they planned to hold a news conference April 22 on the steps of the John A. Wilson Building.

However, canvassing, reaching the undecided, and locking up the estimated 4,000 votes needed for victory in the April 28 special election is foremost on candidates’ minds.

Trayon “WardEight” White exuded confidence in a recent interview.

“We’re in a good place, picking up steam,” he said. “The Washington Teachers’ Union and Jews for Justice endorsed me. And I’ve also been endorsed by Jauhar (Abraham), Stuart (Anderson) and Nate Bennett-Fleming. We just felt like we needed to consolidate money and resources. We’re going against a money machine, one not seen very often in Ward 8. We’re going to show that the people are stronger than money.”

White said securing jobs, public safety, quality education and seniors’ needs are immediate priorities.

“They are afraid that they won’t have a voice since Marion Barry died,” said White, 30.

A homegrown Ward 8 native son and a protégé of both former Mayor Marion S. Barry and school board member William Lockridge, White said he brings the intangibles and practical skills he acquired while learning from both men. He served on the school board, founded a nonprofit to teach young people leadership skills, and coaches a little league baseball team.

In Leonard Watson’s mind, youth has it benefits but not in this situation.

“Our ward has been neglected for the past 20 years. As long as Marion Barry was running, no one would win,” said Watson, who worked for Barry and former council member Sandy Allen as a legislative aide and director of constituent services, respectively. “We have no time for youngsters, no varsity or on-the-job training. This is a great responsibility and entails management over money. Displacement is the number-one issue.

“No one else stood up for Barry Farm but me. We have to stand up for our residents in a ward where 75 percent are renters. I support economic development but not for a few. There are some people in Ward 8 are greasing their palms. I won’t stand for it.”

Watson reiterated that he’s the only candidate with “the spurs” to hit the ground running.

“I’ve been living in Ward 8 for 40 years,” said Watson, a father and grandfather who lives in the Randle Highlands community. I’ve lived in public housing, so I know the concerns. Now is not the time for voter apathy. This is a most critical time for us.”

Keita Vanterpool’s campaign is propelled by anger at the state of a community she loves, as she desires to bring it onto par with the other wards in the city.

The chiropractor and health consultant said she knows many of the experiences Ward 8 residents are

dealing with, having lost everything, been unemployed, lacked health insurance, struggled with lupus and fought an unresponsive bureaucracy.

On a recent night, while out in her community at 12:30 a.m., Vanterpool said, she spoke to a bricklayer who said he lost his job for coming to work five minutes late. She said she also met a hardworking single mother who needed emergency food stamps.

“And they laughed in her face,” said Vanterpool, seething. “But there are people who sit there expecting something. They game the system for five years and sit on their (expletive). Society is set up to perpetuate the same negative behaviors.

There are some very intelligent, very astute people living here. I consider everyone a jewel, but we lack opportunity and fairness.”

Vanterpool said that as council member, she’d concentrate on housing, health care and job opportunities. When she talks to residents, she said, they’re very responsive.

“I’m having conversations with people, showing them my plan and listening to what they want,” said Vanterpool, who has lived in Ward 8 for 10 years after practicing in Atlanta for a decade. “It’s not what I can do, but what we can do together. I need their buy-in. They want someone with a strong voice.

“People are undecided because a lot of them are stuck in the olden days and have distrust.”

Vanterpool said her desire to do more for her community has led her to spearhead programs for seniors focusing on good health and nutrition and improving their quality of life. She believes in holistic living and uses a number of vehicles to spread the message.

“I’ve always been a public servant,” she said. “I am chair of the Board of Chiropractic, and I find policy and legislation intriguing. The council job is not for life. If you’re not doing your job, it’s time to go.

We need integrity and honesty. We have some personalities on the council, and the voices of the people aren’t being heard.”WI

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The Racial Wealth Gap

By Aimee D. Griffin, Esq.

The Pew Research Center produced a report December 12, 2014 entitled Wealth inequality has widened along racial, ethnic lines since end of Great Recession. In this article there is a statistical analysis that reports that the wealth inequality by race has grown since 2007. The wealth of white households was 13 times the median wealth of black households in 2013 compared with eight times the wealth in 2010.

The contributors that impact these outcomes includes home ownership which fell 6.5% for minorities compared to 2% for white households and within the minority households the median income fell 9% compared to 1% for non-Hispanic white households.

The economic recovery has evidenced that financial assets have recovered in a greater way that real property has not. Typically, African Americans are not as willing to invest in the financial securities markets. And, in many African American communities the real property values have not recovered in the housing market at the same level as many of the white communities.

The approach to bridge this gap has to be multilevel. The economic development has to be multiprong. There should be a strategic approach and a commitment to things in a different way. The desire to close the gap must be a unified effort and handled on diverse fronts.

Real Property is an asset that is often lost through the generational transfer in the black community. While there has been a reduction in the value of the property within the black communities, the increase in the acquisition of property through inheritance has been neglected.

Many properties have been lost to families due to reverse mortgage foreclosures and inadequate tax planning. As real property typically increases in value over time with regular maintenance, planning for the inherited property with a goal to increase generational wealth can be a family commitment.

Income disparities can be countered through .entrepreneurship and small business development in the black community. Statistics show that there is a very clear earning gap.

Black men have been cited to make 72 cents to the compared to white counter parts and black women, it is cited, make 85 cents to the dollar compared to their white counter parts. There are many reasons that have been cited for this disparity. Entrepreneurship and small business development has been one answer to the pursuit of job creation that honors the work that is being performed. This does not take into consideration the limitations that an institutionally racist process will impact on the ability to access capital and contracting opportunities. Yet, within the company or organization a black employer can employ black staff and will not typically diminish his or her value simply by the color of his or her skin.

Diversified financial investments should be incorporated in the overall strategic financial plan. Many black families that are working to gain economic strength don’t feel as if they are in position to risk the loss of investments in the stock market or other financial opportunities.

This limitation that is based upon fear or lack of education has limited the capacity of the great reward. The lack of a safety net of financial savings that may have been acquired through the employment or inheritance creates a limitation. Without great risk there often cannot be great reward.

There needs to be education to create develop calculated risks that will support the propelling of the financial growth to begin to bridge the wealth gap. The racial wealth gap is not of one person or one family. It is the limitation of the community that collectively impacts the property values and the overall wealth. It cannot be transformed as individuals but as a community.

Collectively we can do much better than any of us can do individually.

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The Solution for Blacks What’s wrong with Black Americans is our lack of accomplishments and understanding of collective capitalism. Blacks here bill themselves as “the richest in the world.” But, our status may be comparable to that of being the “brightest kids in the dumb row.” Whites’ median household worth is 12.9 times that of Black households - $141,900 to $11,000. It’s become commonplace that the annual state of Black America is always “bad” or worse. The solution for the plight of Blacks in America will not come from Whites, but from within. The key for Blacks is for us to become “successful American capitalists.”

No question that the descendants of American slaves continue to be oppressed and discriminated against. America’s perennial “victims,” Blacks remain likelier than Whites to lack jobs, be poor, get arrested and serve time in prison. Perhaps no statistic better illustrates our country’s shameful history of treating Blacks unequal than the wealth gap. Today, the richest 1 percent of the US population owns close to 40 percent of the wealth. The wealth of America is accumulated through the practice of successful capitalism. The top 25 percent of US households own 87 percent of its wealth.

Rather than their typical “wringing of hands” Blacks need to cease “I Can’t Breathe” demonstrations and move in mass to embrace and employ a well-coordinated political, cultural and economic movement.

This includes: wealth creation, financial literacy and community development. Blacks building wealth is simple and doesn’t require luck, genius or special connections. Just make more than you spend and invest the difference wisely. Develop simple daily habits that result in wealth accumulation.

Blacks must develop habits to “Buy Black” “Bank Black” and use political power collectively to promote Black-based-and-oriented issues and legislation. First and foremost, Blacks’ habits and mindsets must change. According to a 2007 study performed by the Selig Center for Economic Growth, African American

By William Reed buying power totals $1.1 trillion.

Factor in our income, and American Blacks are the 20th” richest nation” on the planet. So, why doesn’t each of us make a resolution to “Buy Black? Each Black household should make, at least, a monthly commitment to make a $100 or more purchase of gasoline, groceries, liquor, clothing, dry-cleaning, furniture, recreation, dining, etc. from a Black merchant.

Step two is to “Bank Black.”

America has 40 million African-Americans, but less than 1 percent of federally chartered banks are Black-owned. The number of Black-owned banks also lags behind the number of financial institutions owned by Asian-Americans, who made up 5.1 percent of the population.

Asian-Americans own 40 banks nationwide and do well in the American system of capitalism.

History shows that American Blacks have always been in competition with one another. Blacks were divided by skin complexion as house and field slaves. Through hundreds of generations, Blacks still illustrate tendencies to compete with each other and tear one another down. Other ethnic groups continuously support their own; but Blacks constantly separate within their race. The most dysfunctional of Blacks’ lives is that our consumers spend just 3 percent of their incomes with Black businesses.

Too often, Blacks want to be part and parcel of where Whites are, and what they are doing. Independent economic development is the key to community revitalization and political success in a capitalist society. To be more a part of America’s capitalistic society, more Blacks need to gain a sense of community. A sense of community is a feeling that members have of belong-

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Reparations Study Group The next Reparations Study Group session will be Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Southeast Public Library, 403 7th Street, Southeast, 20003.

The series features discussion sessions and research on “The Debt America Owes Black Descendants of Slaves.”

This session’s meeting topics will include: Emancipation Day Celebrations on the 4th of July Group Organization Status of H.R. 40 RSVP (202) 547-4125 The Southeast Library is located on Capitol Hill across from the Eastern Market subway stop.

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D.C. Offers Free Alarms Following Fatality

By Sarafina Wright WI Intern The District of Columbia Fire Department and Emergency Medical Service offered to install fire alarms in the homes of Colombia Heights and Parkview residents for free after an 81-year-old woman died and an unknown man was injured in a blaze and in the Northwest Washington neighborhoods.

The fatal fire occurred earlier this month in the 1000 block of Kenyon Street.

Alysia Taylor, chief of staff for the DCFD and EMS, made the offer recently during an Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting for the Northwest Washington neighborhoods. The free alarms are part of the A’Sia Sutton Smoke Alarm Giveaway and Installation Program.

“The program allows all residents in the District to receive a free fire alarm and installation,” Taylor told those gathered at the meeting. “It was important for us to come out to this community and offer residents help with fire prevention.”

It is standard practice for the Fire

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Too many Blacks attribute limited access to capital as re-

Department and EMS to visit communities that have been affected by fires, Taylor said.

Inspector Thomas Burr, a 23-year veteran, gave residents fundamental tips on fire safety.

“A lot of fire code violations,” Burr said, “are behavioral, things like unmanageable storage, faulty electrical appliances, extension cords without surge protectors and so on. We try to be proactive so that loss of life and property will be minimized.”

Burr also encouraged residents to monitor their smoke alarms. It remains imperative to have a dual smoke/carbon monoxide alarm on each floor of a home, he said. Families should also have an escape plan as well as a designated meeting place, he added.

“We only install fire alarms through the program; however, we encourage residents, if they can, to purchase the dual alarms, and we will install those free of charge,” he said.

Burr warned the residents not to make the same mistake as Rodney Todd, a single father who was found dead with his seven children of carbon monoxide poisoning in their Princess Anne, Maryland, home. Todd was

using a generator to heat the home after the electrical power in the hoe was shut off, police said.

“That is why it is important to get the dual fire alarms,” Burr said. “These alarms work even if the home has no power, because it is battery operated.”

We’re all about prevention. We want to arrive on the scene before the fire.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that between 1999 and 2010, there were an average of 430 deaths each year due to carbon monoxide poisoning, and the National Fire Protection Association reports that between 2007 and 2011, home fires caused an average of 2,570 deaths annually.

Johnny Williams, 64, does not have a need for a free smoke detector, but as president of a seniors’ apartment building, he has concerns for his residents who are hearing-impaired.

“My concerns are about the elderly and seniors who suffer from loss of hearing – and who won’t be able to hear the beeping,” Williams said. “I would like for the fire alarm program to include LED fire alarms that flash when it is going off.” WI

sulting from racism. The real reason Blacks have limited access to capital is that the whole of us send our capital out as fast as we get it. It’s important that Black youth grow up patronizing Black-owned businesses. Parents must emphasize to children the importance of supporting their community by purchasing

products and services from people who look like them.

What’s wrong with the Black culture these days is that we don’t try to help each other.

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District Honors Legendary Educator

By Jacquelyn Johnson Howard University News Service Floretta Dukes McKenzie’s legacy as an educator is more than just impressive.

The lifelong educator served as superintendent and chief state school officer for Washington, D.C., public schools, deputy commissioner in the U.S. Office of Education, deputy superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, and assistant deputy superintendent for the Maryland State Department of Education.

Her accomplishments as an entrepreneur were as impressive.

She was founder and chairwoman for the McKenzie Group, an educational consulting firm with special emphasis on urban

education. She was chairwoman emerita for Howard University, having served on its board from 1993 to 2014.

She also served on the boards of Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the National Geographic Society Education Foundation and the White House Historical Association.

Her admirers, including Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, came to Cramton Auditorium at Howard University on Saturday, April 18, to honor that legacy and tell stories about her impact.

McKenzie died March 23. She was 79.

As a mentor, McKenzie touched the lives of many, including friend and former colleague Linda W. Cropp, chair-

woman at Care First Inc. “Have you ever been in a situation where you are around people that are considered equal; however, there may be one individual who commands a little more respect,” Cropp asked the crowd.

“You listen to them a bit more carefully, and you’re lifted by their ability to express a point in a way that they have you buying into their ideas with a sense of your own ownership? Well, that was Dr. Floretta Dukes McKenzie.”

President and CEO of Ameritas Investment Corporation Salene Hitchcock-Gear shared some of her thoughts on the late educator.

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Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick announced that in honor of McKenzie’s dedication to the university and to education, “Every District of Columbia public school student who attends Howard University, that qualifies for a tuition scholarship, will receive that scholarship out of the Dr. Floretta Dukes McKenzie Scholarship Fund.”

Bowser offered praise for McKenzie, who earned a bachelor’s degree from D. C. Teachers College and master’s degree from Howard, and admiration for McKenzie’s work for the city.

“We look to the life of Dr. McKenzie, because she dedicated herself, her learning, her great talents to this community, this city, spending her career al-

most entirely advancing innovation, education, and challenging young people to live up to their greatest aspirations,” Bowser said.”

“She will be remembered for her very high standards and always supporting the District of Columbia. Dr. McKenzie was a graduate of D.C. public schools, and she became its leader. She would be so, I have no doubt, happy by Dr. Frederick’s announcement that D.C. public school students can attend Howard University in her name,” said Bowser.

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Veteran Moves Battlefield to Ice Rink

By Jacquelyn Johnson Howard University News Service Nearly five years after losing his left leg, index finger and thumb in combat, retired Army Sgt. Kevin Gatson is still a warrior, but his field of battle has changed.

It once was Afghanistan. Now it is a hockey rink.

Gatson, a member of the Army for over 17 years, is a member of USA Warriors, an ice hockey team made up of disabled veterans. Gaston and his teammates play a game called sled hockey, in which players sit on a sled instead of skating.

Like regular hockey players, they wear shoulder pads, helmets and face masks. But instead of a long hockey stick, each carried two shorter versions, one in each hand. At one end of each stick is a version of a regular ice hockey blade.

At the other are metal “picks” that bite into the ice and allow players to propel themselves across the ice with surprising speed.

The team has been around for six years and offers players a chance to forget about their wounds and injuries for a while.

The team is funded by donations, and it travels the Northeast, playing other teams of players with various disabilities.

There are several adaptive sports teams designed to help disabled veterans with coping and recovery. The teams provide an outlet and an environment that helps veterans make a smooth transition into life outside of the warzone.

“I personally did not need the team for coping purposes,” said Gatson, who lives in Bethesda, Maryland. “My injuries never really bothered me. I came from a good family, and I have faith in God. I knew that I was still alive, and that’s all that really mattered to me.

“But I can definitely see how it can be that for others.” Many disabled, returning veterans are not as fortunate.

Many struggle with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and adapting to society anew.

Sports programs for disabled veterans include basketball, baseball, skiing, sailing and golf. One private program, Warfighters Sports, said it has enrolled 8,200 veterans.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has a broad array of winter and spring programs for veterans.

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Gatson was on patrol with his unit in Afghanistan in 2010 when a bomb the military calls an improvised explosive device exploded, severely injuring him and other members of his team.

Doctors amputated his left leg, and his right was also in jeopardy.

“They wanted to amputate my right leg, too, but I told them I was keeping it. And I still have it,” Gatson said.

After several surgeries, a framelike device known as an external fixator was placed on his right leg to stabilize the bones, thus allowing Gatson to retain his leg.

Although he was able to keep his leg, he lost his ability to play sports because, doctors said, the risk of further injury to his leg was too high.

“There were several sports teams I wanted to try, but I kept getting told no because of the frame,” he explained.

After a year with the frame, Gatson was told about a hockey clinic where other disabled veterans learned to play hockey. That brought Gatson to the ice hockey program.

Hockey was the first team to allow Gatson to participate, but it was far from the Mississippi native’s go-to sport.

“When I first heard about the clinic, it wasn’t something I was into,” he said. “But I thought I’d give it a shot. Once I tried it, I found it to be something I liked.” he said.

Many like Gatson, crave a team environment. Gatson joined the hockey team because, to him, it provided an environment similar to that of a military unit.

“You’re a part of a team when you’re in the military, and in the rink it’s the same thing. There’s a mission, and you need a team to accomplish that mission, or else you probably won’t succeed.” WI

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5th Annual Emancipate Yourself from Medical Mental Slavery Day Cell-a-bration When it comes to innovation, Dr. Karen Khadijah Davis-Foulks is at the top of her game. This year’s Emancipate Yourself from Medical Mental Slavery Day Conscious Self-Healthcare Awards Program will be recorded live on Internet Radio at www.innerlightradio.com on Thursday April 30, 2015 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm EST. The awards program, held yearly since 2011, will take on a new program format as it will not take place at a physical venue, but shared online with the international listening audience of Inner Light Radio and simultaneously broadcasted live on other joining stations.

The Awards program honors those who’ve shown their recognition, promotion and commitment towards the self-care healthcare and consciously taking responsibility for their state of health. “As more and more people begin to take better care of themselves by becoming more knowledgeable about their health and the wellness healthcare services offered, disease care will cease to exist. The selfcare revolution is happening now and more and more people are becoming aware of the damages of pharmaceutical drugs and the systemic challenges Big Pharma presents to allopathic physicians to make a false diagnosis to earn more money,” says founder Dr. Karen Khadijah Davis-Foulks. “You may wait in a doctor’s office for two hours and the physician will have less than 15 minutes to spend with you for an accurate assessment of your health.

A pioneer of the self-care revolution, Dr. Foulks has earned a solid reputation in her field of Quantum Health and Healing as a pioneering NES practitioner and lymphologist. Last year, Dr. Foulks experienced first-hand how the medical system can cause detrimental harm to families which propelled her to broadcast the awards ceremony worldwide through online radio. “I wanted to recognize the efforts of inner Light Radio as well as distribute this information to a mass audience. “ This year’s recipient of the prestigious Community Visionary Award of the Year is Bro. Jamaal Goree, president and founder of Inner Light Radio. Goree is a former host of Talking Drum Community Forum on KJLH-FM and the owner of African Renaissance Productions.

The recipient of the Dr. Nathaniel Caine Self-Healthcare Award of the Year is Dr. Karen Khadijah Davis-Foulks, founder of The Ark of Self-Healing and Self-H.E.L.P. (Health Education for Longevity & Peace) and host of Heart2Heart Healthy Living with Dr. K. The recipient of the Shirley R. Hardy Senior Wellology Award of the Year is dedicated to the awards namesake, the mother of Dr. Karen Khadijah Davis-Foulks, Shirley R. Hardy. Foulks shares what she learned from her mother’s journey to emancipate from medical mental slavery over the past 9 years as a senior seeking wellness, her transition on August 25, 2014 and how she faced libel from family members.

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The accolades keep pouring in, from colleagues, friends and individuals who were touched in many ways by him.

Each has a similar story – including how Dr. Levi Watkins, a giant on the medical scene in Baltimore and throughout the country, gave close attention to each patient, showed genuine interest in friends and families and wasn’t beyond heaping praise upon his colleagues.

Dr. Watkins died on Friday, April 10, at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 71.

“Levi died at his beloved Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he saved thousands of patients as a world-renowned heart surgeon,” Watkins’ brother Donald Watkins said in a statement.

“His spirit lives on in the 3 million patients worldwide whose hearts beat in a normal rhythm because of the implantable defibrillator he invented,” Donald Watkins said.

Dr. Watkins’ death came only days after his longtime friend, colleague and another famous Maryland doctor, Eli Saunders, died at the age of 80.

An award given by the American Heart Association was named after Watkins and Saunders. It honors the groundbreaking clinical, medical and community work of the two medical pioneers, and it recognizes individuals whose work exemplifies excellence in their endeavors to diminish health care disparities in Maryland.

Coincidentally, Watkins died after preparing to deliver remarks at Saunders’ funeral.

“Levi was a mentor to me as well as a personal friend. I’ve known him for over 40 years from the time we started working together at Johns Hopkins,” Baltimore City Council President Bernard Jack Young said in a statement delivered through his deputy chief of staff, Lester Davis.

“His dapper outfits caught my attention, and his wonderful personality made me his friend.

He was a civil rights leader who kept the past in front of us so we wouldn’t make the same mistakes in the future,” Young said. “He’s been an inspiring giant in Baltimore and around the world. Hopkins is a better place because of Levi. My condolences go out to his family.”

Watkins was the first African-American to hold the title of chief resident of cardiac surgery at Johns Hopkins University.

Thirty-five years ago, he performed the first implantation of an automatic defibrillator into a human heart, a procedure that’s now credited with saving the lives of more than 100,000 patients.

Watkins received honorary degrees from Morgan State University, Spelman College, Meharry Medical College, and Sojourner-Douglass College, and his career and life were featured on a 1993 Public Television Systems’ “The New Explorers” program episode called “A Dream Fulfilled.”

The program later aired on Maryland Public Television.

Lauded as a renowned cardiac surgeon and a champion of racial equality and diversity, Watkins became the first African-American to be admitted to Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine in Tennessee in 1966.

Four years later, he became the first black individual to graduate.

While at Vanderbilt, Watkins won election into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and has been credited with helping the university become nationally recognized for admitting students who are considered underrepresented in medicine.

He interned at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in 1978 and also conducted research at Harvard Medical School.

Before retiring in 2013, Watkins also helped develop the cardiac arrhythmia service at Johns Hopkins.

“Levi Watkins changed the way medical centers think, act and feel as he guided us with a firm hand to implant principles of equality in medical training,” said friend and former colleague Dr. Jeff Balser, who’s vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine at Vanderbilt.

“Dr. Watkins accomplished this through courage and tenacity, charting frontiers early in his career at Vanderbilt and later at Johns Hopkins through a tireless devotion to mentoring students, residents and young faculty now working all over the

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DCPS BRIEFS Howard U to Offer Free Courses to Some Students As the result of a new dual enrollment program, some of the District’s public high school students will be able to take classes for free at Howard University.

University officials recently announced that beginning with the 2015-16 term, seniors at Banneker and McKinley Technology high schools can spend part of their school days at Howard earning both high school and college credits at the same time.

Meanwhile Dual-enrollment programs – which help to transition students to higher by providing them with college experience – are on the rise at school districts across the country. Students enrolled in the programs can not only build confidence, but also save money by earning credits for use toward a college diploma.

Inclement Weather Make-Up Days Monday, May 18 Thursday, June 18 Friday, June 19 In addition, half-days are now full instructional days.

Remembering Floretta McKenzie The DCPS family, its supporters and community recently paid tribute to former superintendent Floretta McKenzie, Ph.D., who died last month at age 79.

The career educator, who led the District of Columbia Public Schools system in the 1980s, suffered from Parkinson’s Disease.

A celebration of Dr. McKenzie’s life will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 18 at Cramton Auditorium in the campus of Howard University.

“Dr. Flo was a mentor, a friend and a legend. She took me, and so many others, under her wing and into her heart,” Chancellor Kaya Henderson said in a statement.

“Over our many meals and conversations, we shared stories, and she shared lessons I hold dearly and turn to often,” she said. “Today, I remember the greatest of those lessons from Dr. Flo – that we should never forget to reach back and bring others along. I am very proud to count myself as one she brought

along. Rest in peace, my friend, and know your legacy lives on in all of us.”

Increased Graduation Rates The percentage of high school students who graduated on time from the District public schools has increased from 56 percent to 58 percent, according to newly-released data from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

While nearly all of the city’s high schools saw incremental growth, Banneker High School in Northwest boasts a 100 percent rate, Columbia Heights Education Campus, Roosevelt and Woodson high schools list among those that have made double-digit increases.

“We have seen steady and incremental progress and I am pleased about this upward trajectory, but in order to meet the aggressive but achievable goals that we expect around graduation, we are making investments in our high schools for the upcoming school year that will accelerate the good working already happening, ” said Chancellor Kaya Henderson. “Schools are raising expectations, stepping up, and showing all of us what their students can do with the right focus.”

Improving Middle Schools When Mayor Bowser stopped by the new Brookland Middle School in Northwest in late March for a tour, she also made a special announcement regarding her commitment to improving the city’s middle schools.

To that end, school officials will uphold a $17 million investment to ensure that art, music, physical education, and world languages classes – along with expanded summer learning programs -- are available to every middle-grade student.

In addition, while each middle school will receive $10,000 to upgrade athletic equipment and facilities, the DC Public Education Fund has launched a multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign to give every 8th-grader a chance to travel abroad.WI “Johns Hopkins was a great

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institution then, but it is a far,

In a message to the Johns Hopkins community, Paul B. Rothman, the dean of the medical facility, and Ronald R. Peterson, the president of the Hopkins Hospital and Health System, thanked Watkins for transforming the hospital.

far better place now,” the men said. “[There’s] more diversity, more innovative, more connected to the community that surrounds us, and more welcoming.

We have Levi Watkins to thank for a lot of those changes.”WI

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Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Beta Mu Boule Chapter Inducts New Members

Sire Archon Reginald Felton and Immediate Past Sire Archon Donald Thigpen, Membership Chair, presided over the induction of twenty new members into the Beta Mu Chapter of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. Among their many activities, the boulé is an organization of accomplished men who support programs aimed at increasing education and other opportunities to benefit minority youth. The Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity was founded in 1904 - The Beta Mu Boule Chapter was chartered in 1981.

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Layoffs Roil Howard University Staff

By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer @bsalmondc After announcing 200 cuts to its staff last year, Howard University officials slashed an additional 84 staff positions recently.

As it has in the past, the university leadership said the firings are a necessary step and part of a university-wide restructuring plan implemented to ensure the longterm stability of the 148-year-old university. University leadership said it carefully evaluated a variety of options before concluding that eliminating these positions was necessary to ensure long-term financial stability for the university.

One of the casualties of this latest round of cuts is celebrated poet and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller. His firing has created a furor among students, colleagues, protégés and across the far-flung

literary community in the U.S. and abroad.

During a recent interview, Miller, 64, said that for days after university President Wayne A.I. Frederick announced the cuts, neither his department chair nor others with knowledge of his situation informed him that he had been terminated.

On Friday, April 17, Miller said he cleared out his office.

“I’ve had my boxes packed for a couple of years,” said Miller with a chuckle. “The reasons for cuts are vague,” said Miller. “I want to see what the ages (of those let go) are, where they were (in the system).

This could be harming the infrastructure of the university. They have consultants just looking at numbers. I understand if you’re the president this is a tough part of the job.”

Miller – who served as director

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of the Afro-American Studies Resource Center at Howard University – said he’s aware the university has been struggling. While he’s not angry at his dismissal, the Brooklyn, New York, native said he’s offended at the severance offer after giving 40 years to the university community.

“The university doesn’t want to be honest with itself,” he said. “I’ve seen the corruption and mismanagement. This is a sacred trust, not a job. I looked at the thousands of hours of sick leave. I lost that.

They’re giving you one week for every year that you work. This is the chicken coming home to roost.

Time for me to retire, and there are no eggs for Bert. They want me to go quietly. I’m not angry; I know my worth.”

For years, Howard University, like a number of other historically black colleges and universities, has been

bedeviled by formidable economic challenges. These include increased competitiveness from rival institutions, shifting demographics, financial pressures from a years-long recession, cuts to Howard’s federal allocation, cuts to Pell Grants, and a turbulent and constantly changing economic landscape that has seen black wealth drop by 30 percent between 2010 and 2013.

Then there have been cushy compensation packages for administrators in the past and assorted perks, even as university leaders and members of the Board of Trustees tightened budgets, triggered layoffs and slashed budgets. According to the Washington Business Journal, Howard suffered a $44 million shortfall for fiscal year 2014.

Miller said his ouster may seem like a setback, but said he’s in his ascendancy.

“I don’t want my job back. I’m

reaching my peak right now. I’m not looking at my career in terms of what I’ve done,” he explained.

“What I’m looking at is I’ve been here for 40 years. There are people here who did less work, made more money, and they left with wonderful severance packages. I was willing to compromise.

“They want to give you a chicken and one day off for Xmas. People love the institution, but they want love in return. They broke 80 peoples’ heart. I’m a writer; this is what (we) do. We have to testify. They let go 80 people go and released no names. It’s like a plane went down, and we only hear about the Americans on the flight. Don’t call me to honor me and give me a certificate or an honorary degree. I’m not going for that.”WI

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EDITORIAL We Still Need to Bring Back Our Girls

It has been more than a year since the militant jihadist group Boko Haram stormed an all-girls secondary school and kidnapped about 300 girls in Chibok, northern Nigeria.

That act, even against the backdrop of a litany of atrocities, caused furor in Nigeria and international outrage. When news of the kidnappings spread, Nigerians created the #BringBackOurGirls campaign on Twitter. Soon, social media lit up with similar hashtags, discussions and condemnation of the kidnappers and for a while, there were feverish efforts to try to rescue the girls and return them to their parents.

But like everything else in a hyped up media environment and 24-hour news cycle, the story faded out of view and one year later, the fate of the majority of girls remains unknown. In Nigeria, activists have not stopped working to keep the case on people’s minds while working to find the girls. According to National Public Radio reports, #BringBackOurGirls campaigners, wearing red, gather at Unity Fountain in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city every day.

They say they will not rest until the girls are returned.

Much of the blame for the fact that the girls are still being held lies with out-going President Goodluck Jonathan, whose behavior in this whole affair has been shameful and irresponsible. For months after the kidnapping, he said and did nothing.

He refused to negotiate with Boko Haram for the girls’ return and only stirred to confront the Islamists when national elections neared.

Jonathan’s nonchalance is indicative of the view a lot of men hold of women. It’s as if women aren’t important, have little value and are easily disposable. The same attitude is prevalent in the U.S. and elsewhere. It is an ongoing battle women and their supporters wage for respect, dignity and a place at the table.

Jonathan was soundly beaten in his bid for re-election and owes his loss in large part to his non-response to the kidnappings and his failure to address many of his people’s most basic needs.

Now, with former Gen. Muhammadu Buhari set to take office on May 29, Nigerians and other observers will be watching closely to see if he fulfills his promise to defeat Boko Haram and bring back the girls.

Another Questionable Death in Fairfax County Custody

The Fairfax County Police Department is facing additional scrutiny with the death Sunday of a 37-year-old woman who was hit at least four times with a stun gun.

From what little the public has been able to glean so far, Natasha McKenna tussled with deputies who were trying remove her from a cell and transfer her to Alexandria.

The deputies are said to have entered the cell armed with batons and wearing helmets in an effort to subdue McKenna, a 5-foot, 3-inch, 130-pound woman known to have had mental problems. The deputies say she failed to comply with their commands and resisted.

McKenna, who had been on life support since the Feb. 3 incident, was taken off life support and died on April 19.

A spokesman for the Fairfax County Sheriff ’s Office said deputies had a medic check her and McKenna was cleared and moved to another area of the jail. There, she’s alleged to have had a medical emergency.

While the guards and the incident are under investigation by the police, no one so far has been disciplined. What happens next is anyone’s guess. With this particular police department, the way officials have handled incidents of this nature in the past is to stonewall.

When a county police officer fatally shot John B. Geer, an unarmed resident in August 2013, it took more than a year for Fairfax County officials to release the name of the officer and some details in the case. Accountability has often been absent, as evidenced with the fact that no one has been arrested or charged in the Geer case. www.washingtoninformer.com

Enjoying Your ‘Invaluable Information’

I can see why your newspaper is an “Award Winning” African American publication. This week’s edition is simply amazing. Where do you find all of the wonderful stories you write about? I am saying this because if you only read the other newspaper in the area you only see negative news about the community in which we live. Plus your articles are so informative, like the one by Sam Collins, “Community Discusses Strategies for Education of Black Boys,” that should be a top priority for everyone. And then there is the article by Freddie Allen, “Blacks Missing Out on Obamacare Savings.” How important is that for our community?

These are the types of articles we need to read all of the time. Now I don’t know if you planned this (but you probably did), the article by Stacy Brown, “Nile Project Arrives to Educate, Entertain,” about 27 musicians from 11 countries performing to bring attention to the sustainability issues facing the Nile River basin and the “2015 Sustainability Supplement in honor of Earth Day” -- now that is what I call on-time planning.

You and your staff do such a great job bringing us all of what I like to call “invaluable information.” Please keep up the good work, because if

you don’t bring it to us, no one else will.

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Hardball Politics Needed in Ward 8

After reading your article, “Candidates Converge to Halt May’s Momentum,” by Barrington M. Salmon in the April 16, 2015 edition, it got me to thinking about a lot of things. First, let me get something off my chest. As a resident of Ward 8, I think Marion Barry was a great man and politician. He did a lot of good things for our city as mayor, but I have to say respectfully, as the councilmember representing Ward 8 things didn’t change a whole lot while he was in office. Our ward still has the highest crime rate in the city, the highest unemployment rate in the city and the highest dropout rate in the city.

Secondly, let’s be real about some things. Gentrification is coming to Ward 8 and unless something is done to protect low-income homeowners and renters in our ward they will face the same issue as those in other parts of the city: the inability to afford housing.

In the article it states that the other candidates who have dropped

out of the race are now supporting Trayon White over Laruby May for the vacant Ward 8 council seat. Their reasoning, they say, is because Laruby May is backed by Mayor Bowser, who they say is trying to consolidate her power on the council, and that May, if elected, will serve the mayor and not Ward 8. They are backing Trayon White because he is a protégé of the late Marion Barry and they say he has the community at heart.

Well let me just say, “Politics make strange bed fellows.” If you have the ear of the mayor and you want to get something done, you might just be able to get it done, whereas if you want to get something done and you don’t have the ear of the mayor, it might not happen.

The residents of Ward 8 need to understand how important it is to play hardball politics. We need to elect politicians on what they say they are going to do and if they don’t deliver they need to know they will not be elected again. Our ward needs a lot of services, and we need them now. We need someone who will get the job done, not one with a great personality.

Leon Battle Washington, DC

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By Marc H. Morial

To Be Equal: The State of On-Screen Diversity “She was never able, after her education in the movies, to look at a face and not assign it some category in the scale of absolute beauty, and the scale was one she absorbed in full from the silver screen.” – Toni Morrison, “The Bluest Eye,” 1970 From our television sets in our living rooms to our local movie theaters, diversity appears to be the new black.

Fresh off the success of small-

screen hits such as Fox’s musical drama “Empire,” CW’s telenovela-inspired “Jane the Virgin,” and ABC’s family-centric “Blackish,” television has emerged as a powerful front-runner in the race to broader inclusion on our nation’s shared media landscape – even outpacing Hollywood.

According to the “2015 Hollywood Diversity Report: Flipping the Script,” which was published by the Ralph Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, people of color are gaining ground and more movie

leads in Hollywood films, overall cast diversity is increasing and directors of color are a more frequent phenomena on movie sets than in the past.

But these hard-fought strides are oftentimes undermined by harsh realities, like the total lack of nominations for black actors, directors, cinematographers or female screenwriters at this year’s Oscars. And these accomplishments are also tempered by the numbers.

While people of color make up about 40 percent of the U.S.

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population, those numbers are neither reflected in front of the cameras nor behind the scenes of our film and broadcast industry complex, which shines a glaring spotlight on another reality: While the push to diversify casts and crews on television and in film is clearly having a moment right now, the work to remedy the underrepresentation of people of color and women is far from over and requires a dedication far more sustained than a brief, moment-in-time uptick in casting.

Diversity is more than a discussion about a studio’s payroll; it is a much-needed conversation about perspective and pride.

Debra Martin Chase, the founder of Martin Chase Productions, credits a desire to create positive images of African-Americans in film and television as the catalyst that drove her into the entertainment business. Chase shared her views about the importance of diversity on our small and big screens in an essay titled “Cre-

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By Julianne Malveaux

A Young Sister ‘Hashtagged’ Me Out of My Silo When a colleague dropped the line “You can’t hashtag your way to freedom,” I loved it! I laughed out loud and promised that I’d not borrow the line but steal it because I was so enamored of it. I’ve used it quite a few times since then and gotten my share of grins and guffaws. So I used it again and again, always getting the same reaction.

Imagine my surprise, then, when Frenchie Davis, 35, the

Howard University alumna who burst onto the music scene with her 2003 turn on “American Idol,” took me to school by telling me she thought my remark was “condescending.” I didn’t mean to be condescending – just to make the point that there is a difference between tweeting and fighting for change. Hashtags are not votes. Even if a million people hashtagged “#bringbackourgirls,” the hundreds of Nigerian young women abducted by Boko Haram are still missing.

Frenchie Davis thought my glib remark dismissed a form of communication that young people find effective, a form of communication that raises their awareness. She is right to point out that electronic and social media are far more consequential today than just a decade ago and that her generation relies on social media more heavily than it does traditional media. While many people of my baby boomer generation use electronic media, we are not as immersed in it

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as younger folks are.

Reality check. The median age of the African-American recorded in the 2000 Census was 30.4, compared with the national mean of 34.4. As of 2013, the mean age of U.S.-born Blacks was 29, compared with a national mean of 37. That means the average African-American is closer in age to Davis than to me.

Members of that generation – too often disdained by their elders for their work ethic, commitment to civil rights, or style

of dress – are the ones who will propel the civil rights movement into the future. So Sister Frenchie was right to call me on my snarly/funny remark about hashtagging to freedom. If the hashtag takes you to a conversation and that takes you to action, then the hashtag may be a step in the right direction.

My conversation with Davis took place when I moderated a panel on “Race, Justice, and

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By Charlene Crowell

Corinthian Colleges Fined $30 Million Financially troubled Corinthian Colleges, once one of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges, has a new financial hurdle: a $30 million fine.

An April 14 order by the U.S. Department of Education followed its finding 947 documented incidents of misrepresentations on job placement rates made to both current and former students. Enrollment at Corinthian’s California Heald

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College is banned. Current students must either be helped to complete their education or continue it elsewhere.

At the heart of the department’s actions, related and continuing litigation and other activism is a basic public policy question: Should students repay billions of dollars in federal student loans for an education that failed to provide what it promised?

Education Secretary Arne Duncan doesn’t think so.

“This should be a wake-up call

for consumers across the country about the abuses that can exist within the for-profit college sector,” he said. “We will continue to hold the career college industry accountable and demand reform for the good of students and taxpayers. This is unacceptable, and we are holding them accountable.”

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ployment either began before enrollment at Heald or preceded their graduation as job “placement,” • Counting job placements that were outside of the study’s field of study as an in-field placement, and • Paying temporary agencies to hire its graduates to work at temporary jobs on its own campuses.

The department’s actions came on the heels of mounting concerns from former students and elected officials sustained

over several months.

On April 9, in a joint appeal to Duncan, nine state attorneys general called for the department to “relieve borrowers of the obligation to repay federal student loans that were incurred as a result of violations of state law by Corinthian Colleges, Inc.” State attorneys general signing the letter represented California, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Washington state.

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By George E. Curry

Proof that the Supreme Court Got it Wrong in Shelby When the Supreme Court gutted a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act nearly two years ago in Shelby County v. Holder, many of us suspected that Chief Justice John Roberts in particular was distorting the severity of voting violations in jurisdictions covered by the act.

As a popular GEICO commercial says, “Now we know.”

We now know because of extensive research conducted by

William R. Kenan Jr., a professor at the California Institute of Technology, titled “Do the Facts of Voting Rights Support Chief Justice Roberts’ Opinion in Shelby County?”

By a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional Section 4 of the law that requires certain jurisdictions with a proven history of racial discrimination to pre-clear any changes in their elections – such as redistricting, annexations and switching to at-large elections – with either the Justice De-

partment or the federal District Court in Washington, D.C. Despite renewals of the Voting Rights Act by Congress in 1970, 1975, 1982 and a 25-year extension in 2006, Roberts contended that the preclearance provision was no longer needed.

Writing for the majority, Roberts said, “But history did not end in 1965. By the time the Act was reauthorized in 2006, there had been 40 more years of it.

In assessing the ‘current need’ for a preclearance system that treats States differently from

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one another today, that history cannot be ignored. During that time, largely because of the Voting Rights Act, voting tests were abolished, disparities in voter registration and turnout due to race were erased, and African-Americans attained political office in record numbers.

And yet the coverage formula that Congress reauthorized in 2006 ignores these developments, keeping the focus on decades-old data relevant to decades-old problems, rather than current data reflecting current

needs.”

However, as Kenan points out in his research, “Neither the Chief Justice nor any scholars or civil rights proponents or opponents have systematically examined the evidence on the entire pattern of proven voting rights violations over time and space.”

Kenan examined the issue by compiling what he called the largest such database in existence, including numerous maps to make his point.

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By Nicol E. Turner-Lee, Ph.D.

Changes Coming to Internet Sooner Than You Think Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the U.S. independent agency responsible for the oversight of the nation’s media and telecommunications industries, rendered new rules to regulate the Internet. Responding to calls from President Obama to protect and promote an open Internet, or establish “net neutrality” protections against corporate gatekeepers, the FCC’s decision

will be felt by consumers, probably much sooner rather than later.

Detailed in more than 300 pages, the new FCC rules apply old regulations designed for antiquated rotary telephone service to an emerging Internet that extends beyond traditional talk and listen functions to tools that allow users to see, connect and, in some cases, experience information – whether through video, images and social media.

Such actions by the FCC have resulted in the reclassification of

broadband as a common carrier service, regularly referred to as Title II. How the FCC proposes to move forward with the application of archaic telephone regulations to a radically different communications system remains to be seen.

There has already been talk of new telecom fees and taxes being passed onto consumers as a result of these new rules. Wall Street analysts have issued their projections of decreased longterm investment in high-speed

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broadband networks in new and next generation systems by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that include Comcast, Verizon and AT&T. Immediate and longterm job loss will most likely follow from declining capital investments and upgrades. Finally, one can only imagine what becomes of all of those creative, wireless retail products like prepaid mobile and sponsored data plans that have, in some cases, accelerated Internet access for people with limited means.

Don’t get me wrong, the de-

bate on the future of the Internet started in the right place.

The concept of “net neutrality” transitioned from just that into principles focused on the protection of free speech by Internet users, and the right for consumers and businesses – regardless of size – to have any and all content flow over the Internet without preferential treatment, blocking or the slowing down of content by ISPs. Yet, despite overwhelming agreement from

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By Askia Muhammad

The Late, Great African Myth, Resurrected in America I’m old enough to remember when calling someone a “black African” in the United States was a major insult. Former athletes portrayed noble savages in films and television shows, wearing loin cloths and little other clothing, dancing to savage beats around pots in which civilized white people they addressed as “B’wana” were to be cooked before they were to be cannibalized.

Then came a period of enlightenment, when an African consciousness swept over us along with our heightened yearning for freedom, justice and equality expressed during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. We began to learn the truth about Africa’s noble past glory. We were proud.

We wanted out of the names we inherited from the brutish white masters who enslaved us.

Those monikers – Bill, Toby, Peaches, and the family names we wore which belonged to

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beasts of the wild – wolf, bear, and fox – which did not reflect attributes of a Supreme Creator – became undesirable. We raced to take on proud Nubian “handles.”

We invented Kwanzaa, an African-rooted holiday to celebrate at Christmas time. We adorned ourselves with African fabrics, and fezzes, and crowns and head-wraps. We were on our way to freedom. We were on our way home. Or so it seemed.

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ironically revel in down-home, antebellum, Southern cuisines (soaked in every imaginable construction in bacon), once gave us faux-African-looking fabric designs on the mangy uniforms some of their woefully underpaid employees wore. A beer company gave us magnificent posters of great African kings and queens telling us stories of their great non-alcoholic conquests.

And then, as e’eryone seemed to get into the act, our naming process morphed into just

pretty-sounding words with no meanings at all. We went from “Ashanti” and “Fulani” to “LaQuanda” and “Marshawnda,” and kept right on stepping.

Now, we’ve come full circle.

African expatriates are flooding this country’s shores (as well as European destinations), fleeing conflicts, bad governance, corruption, disease and sheer insanity that is disguised in the name of “revolutions” against colonial oppression and western cultural

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On Sat., April 18, thousands gathered on the National Mall in celebration of Global Citizen Earth for a concert featuring Usher, Common, Mary J. Blige, Don Cheadle and many other celebrities. /Photos by Travis Riddick

Thousands Flood National Mall for Earth Day

By Jacquelyn Johnson Howard University News Service Great music, great weather and the best ticket price in town – free – brought thousands of people from across the region and even across the Atlantic Ocean to the National Mall to celebrate Earth Day as they listened to messages of hope and had fun in the sun.

The message was about climate change, protecting the environment and ending global poverty. The sun brought 80-degree temperatures, and the tunes were provided Saturday, April 18, by some of the biggest names in the music industry: Usher, No Doubt, Fall Out Boy, Mary J. Blige, Common and others.

The crowd included visitors from as far away as the United Kingdom, like Kristina Norman.

“I am visiting here from the U.K.,” Norman said. “We were just trying to walk around and see everything, and then someone told us about it. It’s such a gorgeous day.

Everyone should be here.”

The event, which was streamed live with solar energy, was a joint initiative with the Global Poverty Project, an organization whose goal is to end extreme poverty, and other groups.

Several speakers also took the stage to share some of their

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thoughts on the importance of Earth Day, including United Nations Secretary General Ban Kimoon; the president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim; actor Don Cheadle; and the rock group Coldplay’s Chris Martin.

A crippled Usher hopped on the stage with golden crutch in tow and performed for the crowd despite having just had surgery on his leg a few weeks ago. He told the crowd how important it is for people to educate themselves on the important issues affecting society.

“To end poverty, it starts, in my opinion, with an education about it,’’ he said.

Attendees were also asked to sign petitions going around for a scheduled December United Nations conference on climate change in Paris.

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music and the climate.

“I think this concert came right on time, and the weather was in accordance, perfect weather for a perfect cause,” Erica Watson said. “It can’t really get any better,” Watson said.

Brittany Highland traveled from Manassas, Virginia, with her three small children to enjoy the concert but also, she said, to teach her children about making a difference.

“My babies are so little, but I want to teach them that you have to make a difference in the world if you want to see change,” Highland

said. “This was a perfect blend of fun and education for us all.”

The rally also looked to help bring awareness to the U.N.’s sustainable development goal of eliminating poverty by 2030.

“Climate change is something that affects us all,” Highland said.

“Even those of us who are older cannot deny how the weather has been changing. If you care anything about the generations to follow, you’d pick up a book and learn how to make a difference.” WI

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Reality Show About History Shoots Season 9

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer He’s big and scruffy, but many who’ve watched his television show, “American Ride,” will attest that the charismatic Stan Ellsworth is a brawn with Ivy League intellect.

The Harley Davidson-riding Ellsworth, a former high school history teacher and the cast and crew of the BYUtv reality show just wrapped up a week of filming in the District, and he called the experience one of the best in the show’s nine-year run.

“D.C. is the number-one city you can visit to uncover our country’s history. Whether you’re talking about the founding fathers, the Revolutionary War, the presidents and everything in between,” Ellsworth said. “In season nine, we are specifically talking about presidents and patriots, so what better place to visit than the cradle of democracy?”

In “American Ride,” Ellsworth rides his Harley Davidson Motorcycle, and he said he uses the open road as a metaphor for freedom, traveling numerous cities and narrating what he calls the story of America.

While in the District, Ellsworth relived history, speaking about John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and others as he discussed the War of 1812.

He visited the Jefferson Memorial, the Merchant Marine Memorial, Union Station and Lower Senate Park.

“We’ve been to D.C. so many times now, it almost starts to feel like home. There are great restaurants, world-class museums, lots to do, and the people are always so warm and welcoming,” Ellsworth said. “This is the place we most often run into fans of the show and history

Stan Ellsworth and his “American Ride” television show just wrapped up a week of filming in the District. /Photo courtesy of American Ride

lovers from all over the country.

We’ve interviewed lots of locals and tourists, and they’re always happy to engage and have something interesting to say.”

For the current season, producers said they decided to go back to the beginning of the roots of America and relay stories of individuals they didn’t previously cover.

“We start the season with Richard Henry Lee and Patrick Henry, names you may have heard before but don’t know much about,” Ellsworth said.

“We expand on the ‘Sons of Liberty’ and show you who George Washington really was.

Where did he come from? What motivated him? Before he was a legend, he was a man. We touch on all the presidents of the Revolutionary War era and Benjamin Franklin, the president who never was, and end the season with a really special episode devoted to women patriots of the era and our very first first ladies.”

The weekly half-hour program debuted on the country’s only

nationwide affiliated university-owned TV network in 2011 and was inspired by Ellsworth’s own teaching experiences. Operated by Brigham Young University, BYUtv reaches more than 53 million households and is broadcast nationally through cable, satellite and live streaming.

Regardless of where an individual watches, viewers can expect to be taken on a journey, Ellsworth said. “We hope to remind you of things you’ve forgotten from your high school history class but also uncover new interesting things that you may not have heard before,” he said.

“We don’t have time to tell all our stories in half-hour episodes, so we hope to get our viewers excited enough to get off their couches and go explore for themselves. This country has so much to offer, and you don’t have to go too far from home to find a great adventure and learn something new.”WI

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By Eve M. Ferguson W.I. Contributing Writer The list of the 2015 DC Hall of Fame Legacy Award inductees reads like a who’s who of the District of Columbia.

Among the many honorees were E. Ethelbert Miller, poet and former director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University; Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health; former Councilwoman Charlene Drew Jarvis; broadcaster Robyn Holden; Marie Johns, former president of Verizon DC and deputy administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration under President Barack Obama; Beverly L. Perry, civic and community activist; and Donald L. Hense, founder of Friendship Edison Charter Schools.

Hosted by former Mayor Sharon Pratt, the annual DC Hall of Fame Legacy Award ceremony,

held at Washington’s posh Liaison Hotel on Capitol Hill, honored eleven new inductees and bestowed two regional development awards on McDonald’s franchise owner Craig T. Welburn and Earl Stafford, founder of the Stafford Foundation, a faith-based nonprofit organization.

“I want to thank the society for this single honor tonight and to recognize and honor all these persons on this platform,” said the Rev. Willie Wilson of Union Temple Baptist Church in Anacostia, who was the recipient of the Legacy Award for Religion.

“I want to say a word about former councilmember Charlene Drew Jarvis. It was she who, when I was nominated for the Board of Trustees for the University of the District of Columbia, defended me when another council person labeled me as a racist,” Wilson said in his signature firebrand manner.

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“I am a student of Dr. Howard Thurman,” Wilson proclaimed to applause from the audience, which numbered well over 100 people. “He was one of the greatest speakers that our race ever produced,” Wilson continued. “Dr. Howard Thurman raised two critical questions. ‘Is there some inherent weakness in this religion called Christianity as it relates to the disposed or the disinherited, or has there been a betrayal of the genius of Jesus?’ He opted for the latter, and with the Rev. Dr. Mordecai Johnson and others, developed the Rankin School of Thought, worked with Dr. King and encouraged Dr. King to go to Ghana and to India to sit at the feet of Gandhi. And it was me who he mentored in his late years. Any and every thing that I have done has been shaped by that school of thought. Today I started my 42nd year as the pastor of Union Temple.”

Lawyer Donald Temple, who served as a subcommittee counsel for Congressman Romano Mazzoli, chairman of the House District of Columbia Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education and was appointed in 1990 as chairman of the Civilian Complaint Review Board by the late Mayor Marion Barry, was the recipient of the Legacy Award for Law. “I thank God to be here with these incredible people,” Temple said. “When I came here from North Philly, my father gave me $100 and a trunk and said, ‘See you later.’ He had never gone to high school or college. I was the first in my family to go to college. I have to thank Ethelbert Miller for helping me with college at Howard University. So these [people] are my family.”

“I came from a generation where service was expected,” said Charlene Drew Jarvis, daughter of famed medical doctor Charles Drew. “My father said to me and his students that ‘excellence of performance will overcome any obstacles.’ That was his mantra.”

Mayor Muriel Bowser attended the dinner and later spoke to the audience.

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historian is doing a magnificent job. Dr. [Janette] Hoston-Harris is always reminding us to remember out city’s history.”

Hoston-Harris founded the DC Hall of Fame in 1998 and since has inducted 206 people.

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ARIES Beware of financial pitfalls that you’ve set for yourself. Strengthen all your relationships by understanding motivations of others. Spend time at home. Enjoy what you already have. Soul Affirmation: Often it’s not what I say but the way I say it that gets the message across. Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 47

“One Night” Would you look at that.

Probably, you have. You’re one of the most observant people you know, never missing a thing, always noticing. You make a great witness because you see everything.

And in the new book “One Night” by Eric Jerome Dickey, you see two people about to make a mistake.

It was pouring rain that evening and it perfectly matched her mood.

Once she’d been a comedian and an actress. She’d been someone’s mother but now she was dressed in a pilfered shirt from an electronics store, driving a stolen truck and trying to con somebody into paying for a box of rocks because the rent was due and she didn’t have it. The man putting gas in his expensive car looked like an easy mark.

He had a bruise over his eye, which was fine: she had a bruised heart. She offered the box for sale and he handed her the money, knowing full well that it was a con. He also handed her a business card with an Orange County number before he drove off. She knew he wouldn’t get far; L.A. traffic was backed up, police were everywhere, sirens blasting. Her boyfriend wasn’t answering his phone, so she dialed the man’s number to explain that conning really wasn’t what she was all about.

He was skeptical. She challenged him to meet her at a diner.

Dinner was strained but pleasant, a getto-know-you where very little information was exchanged. She didn’t want to be alone; he didn’t want to go home to a wife he no longer loved, so they went to a movie before he kissed her in a way she’d never been kissed. She was the first to mention a hotel.

He paid for the luxury room.

She thought she’d been in love before: with the father of her daughter, certainly with her daughter but she’d never been with a man who did to her what the man from Orange County did. He made her moan and call out things that she didn’t know she had a voice for calling.

It was only supposed to be a one-night stand. But she wasn’t being entirely truthful with him. And he definitely wasn’t telling her everything, either…

Let’s start here: “One Night” is steamy.

Like, burn-your-mind, hott-with-two-Ts steamy.

But it’s not just that. Author Eric Jerome Dickey ekes this novel out slowly, minute-by-minute, like a slow dance between two people who aren’t forthcoming with facts to one another – or to readers. That can be snail-like, but it’s also fascinating:

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GEMINI Possibilities of hearing good news about home are greatly expanded. Savor the news rather than thinking about other annoyances.

Travel is on the horizon. Plan the trip this week. Soul Affirmation: Jewelry reflects the beauty of my feelings about myself. Lucky Numbers: 26, 44, 52 CANCER Feather the nest. Stock up on stuff for the long haul. Cement relationships. A friend needs your support. Enjoy giving it. You will receive good news about a pal. Soul Affirmation: Cheerfully handling what comes at me is the test of who I am. Lucky Numbers: 13, 22, 31 LEO Be cautious and conservative with money. You are extremely witty this week. Allow others to enjoy your good humor. Your leadership skills are very high, and others will follow. Soul Affirmation: Luck is my best friend this week. Lucky Numbers: 14, 20, 44 VIRGO This is a good time for you to seek agreement on a plan that involves a relative. Take the time to remind your lover how much you care.

Get a little sentimental if you have to. Don’t be too critical of that softer side of your personality. Soul Affirmation: Self-confidence is the key to my success this week. Lucky Numbers: 2, 9, 19 LIBRA You’ve made your point. Now wait. Wait for the feedback about the impact it had on the people around you. Be careful of those who don’t celebrate with you. They feel the impact and are resisting the positive effects. Soul Affirmation: Before goodness can come, I must expect goodness.

Lucky Numbers: 5, 16, 23 SCORPIO Be sharp! All of your needs will be met in indirect ways. Gifts will come from unexpected sources. They will be carefully packaged to go unnoticed. Unwrap everything and look inside. There will be empty boxes, but there will also be a prize in an unanticipated situation. Soul Affirmation: I look for the good in all that comes to me this week. Lucky Numbers: 3, 10, 41 SAGITTARIUS Now is a good time to push. Your energy is higher than ever. Someone might get offended, but you can’t please everyone. Hire a pro for something that you planned to do yourself, especially if expertise is involved. Soul Affirmation: Success is mine because I feel successful.

Lucky Numbers: 5, 7, 12 CAPRICORN Review your “to do” list again. You may need to slow down to discover something that you didn’t realize while you were in the flow of events. Your lover is going to be a little difficult to understand.

Soul Affirmation: To live is to love. Lucky Numbers: 5, 16, 23

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we know there’s something we’re not quite seeing, but we’re too distracted by the tryst to figure it out – that is, until Dickey repeatedly interrupts the action with smartly-timed shocks that reset everything.

There are a few moments of silliness in this book but overall, I couldn’t let it go and if you can handle the lengthy bedroom scenes, you won’t be able to, either. For readers who crave a boatload of spice with their novels, “One Night” is worth two looks.WI

AQUARIUS Back off if an argument arises. You’re probably the one who is too busy. Forgiving yourself is often harder than getting someone else to forgive you. Go easy on yourself. Soul Affirmation: Two hats fit well on my big head. Lucky Numbers: 3, 20, 32 PISCES Make a special effort to spend all week with your lover, husband or wife. Your sense of the importance of relationships is keen, and this is a good time to strengthen your passionate partnership. Take your lover to a party. Devote attention. Soul Affirmation: Change is my middle name.

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Another page has been added to the illustrious history of the Washington Informer, bringing with it a broadened awareness of the Black press.

Amid the cheers of more than 100 well-wishers, on Thursday, April 16 the Informer in partnership with Crews Enterprises of Los Angeles, California, celebrated the grand opening of its news and concessions store at Dulles International Airport.

“I am totally, totally excited and I want to thank Crews Enterprises for coming and talking to me and telling me what this is going to be, and how it’s going to work,” said Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes, whose father, the late Dr. Calvin Rolark, founded the newspaper in 1964.

“One thing we talked about is diversity and this is what diversity looks like,” Rolark Barnes said of her meetings with Crews Enterprises. “It’s when you have an opportunity, and take it and share and expand it for other diverse communities.”

The store, which has been in business since December boasting the Informer’s logo, offers the free weekly publication while selling a variety of other newspapers and magazines, as well as food and drinks.

Located near Baggage Claim No. 6, the Washington Informer store lists among six stores the Crews family operates at Dulles, and counts among 57 stores they manage at 19 airports nationwide, including in Los Angeles and Atlanta, Georgia.

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which included a ribbon-cutting, also coincides with the ongoing celebration of The Informer’s 50th anniversary.

Robbie Crews described his family’s corporation, which launched 43 years ago, as a disadvantaged business enterprise.

“Meaning we’re a minority-owned business operating under a certain income threshold,” said Crews, who went on to share how his father started the business in 1972 in airport bookstores.

“My father was one of the original airport concessionaires among black entrepreneurs in the industry,” Crews said, adding that the company has a similar partnership in Georgia with the black-owned, Atlanta Daily World newspaper.

“We always like to keep community ties in any city we’re in, so when we were bidding on the stores in D.C., we reached out to the Washington Informer to be a part of our bid as well,” said Crews. “Our partnership also calls for a portion of our pro-

ceeds to go to the Informer’s scholarship fund.”

In jump-starting that commitment, the six Crews officials who were on hand for the grand opening posed for a photo with Rolark Barnes, to whom they presented a $10,000 check.

Ben Chavis, president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association [NNPA], said the new store serves as an historic event, not only for the Washington Informer, “the leading African-American news publication in the nation’s capital,” but for the Black community as well.

“I see the Washington Informer emerging as a major national black-owned newspaper,” said Chavis, “and I think it’s fitting that we’re opening this store at Dulles, which is one of the major airports in the world,” he said.

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer How does a lighting quick centerfielder with the second most runs batted in on the team who’s off to a solid .271 average and a .500 slugging percentage get demoted to Triple A? For the Washington Nationals, the consensus pick to not only win the NL East but many predict them to be a team that should win the World Series, only two words can justify the demotion of 24-year-old sensation Michael A. Taylor: Denard Span.

The Nationals spark plug and holder of the team’s single season hits record has returned from the disabled list and, with all of the talent the team has at the major league level, there simply wasn’t enough room to keep Taylor aboard.

It also gives the Nationals much-needed depth should the injury bug bite again.

“I didn’t think it would be this soon,” said Span, 31, who returned Sunday, April 19 to thunderous applause from the big crowd at Nationals Park.

“It’s been a tough road, but I’m happy to be able to get on the field and just get back to what I love,” he told reporters.

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Ian Desmond’s double, sparking a two-out rally against Phillies started David Buchanan (0-3).

“I was out of breath,” joked Span of the sprint, “but it felt good to just get on my horses like that.”

In December, the District native and career .286 hitter underwent surgery on a left core muscle. After attempting to play through pain that started on his right side, Span faced the knife a second time in March and the Nationals placed him on the disabled list, allowing Taylor to fill in.

Not yet the defensive force Span has been over his career, Taylor struggled a bit in centerfield and his 19 strikeouts lead the league so far.

“I think I had some good atbats,” Taylor said. “I struggled at times, but I think I did pretty well for the most part.”

The rookie admitted that there were times when things “kind of got away from me,” but he vowed to continue to work hard at Triple A Syracuse where team officials will work with him to improve.

Taylor even received an endorsement from general manager Mike Rizzo.

“I thought he played brilliantly with some youthful mistakes.

The ability level is there,” Rizzo said.

One of only a few Afri-

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He batted .302 with 31 stolen bases and a team record 184 hits.

With experts predicting post-season glory for Washington, mostly because of its formidable pitching staff and strong offense led by Span, the team’s 6-7 record as of Monday, April 20, has disappointed many in the early going.

The return of span and slugging outfielder Jayson Werth, activated April 20, should serve to ignite the Nationals.

“It was great having Denard back out there in center,” Stephen Strasburg told reporters after Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. “I think the clubhouse, just having a guy like that and to have his presence here, I think it lifted everybody up.”

Shortstop Ian Desmond also expressed relief that Span has returned.

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Do you often feel like you’re stuck in an almost life? You think to yourself, you’re a ‘mighty’ person in the making? No truer words have been spoken. I heard these words during an interview recently and they sounded familiar to me, too. Tim Storey, acclaimed author, motivational speaker and life adviser, who appeared on Super Soul Sunday, April 5, with Oprah Winfrey, said, “We go through recovery and discovery” at least we should; as we get over the things that happen in our lives. Then we recover when we figure out the lesson in how and why this thing happened to us.

How many of us go through things and never learn anything?

Whether these things you do are good or bad, it’s your choice; but please remember; ‘Today’s Decisions Are Your Realities for Your Tomorrow!”

No one else is in charge of you; you were born with free will.

You are your own boss, always.

Even on your job, you think your supervisor is in charge of your decisions, but quantity and quality of the work you produce is entirely up to you.

Perform just enough to get by and receive a paycheck, you’ll never get considered for anything more. But keep coming to work, day-after-day, and always get more done than required by going the extra mile; it will truly pay off. Stay positive and motivated, even when your boss isn’t!

Find peace in the midst of your storm. Supervisors won’t get joy out of bothering you when your attitude changes and you get your work done the way

they want, plus you do even more; all of a sudden, you stand out from the crowd!

That’s your private space; it belongs to you and God. And when something happens in your life, whether it’s good or bad, look for the lesson in it.

Repeat this scripture often, as I do, you’ve seen it in this column many times, and you will certainly see it again, it is Romans 8:28 “And I know that all things work together for good to them who love God and who are called according to His purpose.”

Do not waste your failures, learn from them. Back in the 1980’s, when my sisters and I were partners in a small family business called Critique Special Events, on Georgia Avenue, NW; we were the coordinators of the annual Georgia Avenue Day Festival and Parade, which also included a gala black-tie dinner. We were experts in planning dinners, but we had never coordinated a parade or festival. D.C. Councilmember Charlene Drew Jarvis saw our work on a previous occasion, and she had other ideas about us. We submitted a proposal to her office to coordinate the gala dinner; but when we left out, we had the entire parade, festival and gala dinner. Not one day of experience in parades and festivals, but look at God; all because we went the extra mile in another event she attended. I thank God for the opportunity to fall forward; we failed our way to success; worked together until we had more than 100,000 people attending each year, according to the Washington Post.

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with Lyndia Grant not anxious. Galatians 6:9 reads: “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Each of us is born an original. We are not a copy; we’re made in His image. When you are going through your life feeling as if you really don’t know why you’re here, it is time for you to stop, look around, pay close attention and listen to what the Almighty is saying to you. Then and only then, will you begin to make tremendous progress.WI Lyndia Grant is an author, inspirational and motivational speaker, radio talk show host and columnist; visit her new website at www.lyndiagrant.com, email lyndiagrant@ gmail.com and, call 202-263-4621.

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Pilgrim Baptist Church

Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Pilgrim Baptist Church

The Reverend Lyndon Shakespeare Interim Priest Foggy Bottom • Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW • Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 • Fax : 202-338-4958 Worship Services Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org

Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

Schedule of Services: Sunday School – 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 AM Communion Service – First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study – Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org e-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org

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

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

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

Reverend Daryl K. Kearney, Pastor

5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Sunday Early Morning Worship - 7:45 a.m.

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.

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

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

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

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

2498 Alabama Ave., SE • Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 • www.acamec.org 2008: The Year of New Beginnings “Expect the Extraordinary”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

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

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

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

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

“God is Love”

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

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

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

Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.”

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

Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE Washington, DC 20020

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Mt. Zion 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

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

TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm gsccm.administration@verizon.net

Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Bishop

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

Crusader Baptist Church

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

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

Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7;00pm

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Twelfth Street Christian Church

Campbell AME Church

Sunday Worship Service 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School 9:15am

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor

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

All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.

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

Church of Living Waters

Sunday Church School : 9: 30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10: 45am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10: 45am themcbc.org

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RELIGION BAPTIST

Shabbath Commandment Church 7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471 Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor 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

All Nations Baptist Church

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

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Israel Baptist Church

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

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

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

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

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

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074 Order of Services 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)

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor, Pastor 1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 lpumconthegrow@gmail.com

Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:00 A.M. Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

www.lpumcdc.org Sunday worship 10: am Holy Communion first Sunday 10: am Sunday school 9: am Bible Study each Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: “A CHURCH ON THE GROW”.

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St. Matthews Baptist Church

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

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

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

St. Luke Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

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

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

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

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

Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

Christ Embassy DC

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

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

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

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

New Members Class 9:30a.m.

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

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

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

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 A.M.

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

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

Peace Baptist Church

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

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

1864-2014

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working....

And We Are Working With GOD

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

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

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

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

Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m.

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

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

150 Years of Service

Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church” Matthew 6:33 and Mathew 28:18-20, KJV

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

Email: stmatthewsbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 P.M. Friday Evening Service 7:00 P.M. ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com

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

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

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

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

Prayer Services: Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

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

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Nathaniel E. Franklin

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Deborah D. Boddie, Esq.

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Administration No. 2015 ADM 358 Richard F. Dicks aka Richard F. Dicks, Sr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

c/o Robinson Kirlew & Associates, PC

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

7731 Belle Point Dr. Greenbelt, MD 20770

Richard F. Dicks, Jr., whose address is 13007 Firestone Court, Silver Spring, MD 20904, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Richard F. Dicks aka Richard F. Dicks, Sr., who died on July 26, 2014 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.

Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Wesley Ferrell, whose address is 2307 Kirby Drive, Temple Hills, MD 20748, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Charles Lee Ferrell, who

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of

died on February 21, 2015 without a Will, and will

decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and

D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 23, 2015. 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 October 23, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 23, 2015. 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

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

undersigned, on or before October 23, 2015, or be

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

relationship.

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forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Probate Division

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2015 ADM 333

Administration No. 2015 ADM 332

Administration No. 2015 ADM 55

John Q. Burnett aka John Quincy Burnett

Keith Poe Staples

McKinley Womack aka McKinley Steven Womack

Decedent

Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Cynthia Gross Frost, whose address is 455 15th Street,

Keith P. Staples, whose address is 110 E. Oxford

Administration No. 2015 ADM 114 James Lee McCullers aka James L. McCullers Decedent

aka James L. McCullers, who died on August 8, 2014 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building

of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy

the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with

to the undersigned, on or before May 9, 2015, 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: April 9, 2015

April 9, 2015 Eugene McCullers Personal Representative

Personal Representative

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of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to

decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a

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20001, on or before October 9, 2015. Claims against

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inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register

on or before October 23, 2015. Claims against the

Register of Wills

presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register

Register of Wills

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

October 16, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be

N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001,

Anne Meister

Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C.

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of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before

be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street,

Register of Wills

May 9, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be

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forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall

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shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th

Joanne G. Duncan

undersigned, on or before October 23, 2015, or be

to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the

Register of Wills

A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before

Date of first publication:

or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or

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in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment

name, address and relationship.

to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills

with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

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Representative of the estate of James Lee McCullers

publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including

2015 . Claims against the decedent shall be presented

died on May 12, 2008 without a Will, and will serve

Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

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AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 23,

Representative of the estate of Aster T. Richardson, who

on January 17, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without

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Road, Raleigh, NC, 27610, was appointed Personal

to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive

D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

# 205, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal

Personal Representative

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

October 9, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed

appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

Tadesse Haileyessus, whose address is 6445 Luzon NW,

Personal Representative

Eugene McCullers, whose address is 5012 Rock Quarry

of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before

appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

Representative of the estate of Paul Elliott Sikora, who died

Personal Representative

Attorney

a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register

heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their

Drive, Portland, OR 97205, was appointed Personal

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Tadesse Haileyessus

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and

Catherine Darby, whose address is 3021 SW Champlain NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Donald Franklin

Washington, DC 20036

Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

who died on March 5, 2015 without a Will, and will

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Attorney

Wesley Ferrell

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

on July 16, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without

Representative of the estate of Nathaniel E. Franklin,

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

April 23, 2015

1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600

Representative of the estate of Cleovus Duncan, who died

NE, Washington, DC 20017, was appointed Personal

Decedent

Washington, DC 20036

April 23, 2015

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

NE, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal

Donald Franklin, whose address is 4812 7th Street,

Paul Elliott Sikora

1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1045

April 23, 2015

Probate Division

Joanne G. Duncan, whose address is 50 Allison Street,

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Date of first publication:

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Peter D. Antonoplos, Esq.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Date of first publication:

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Decedent

Attorney

relationship.

Probate Division

Cleovus Duncan

Washington, DC 20001

relationship.

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Administration No. 2015 ADM 360

1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300

Administration No. 2015 ADM 363

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NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of John Q. Burnett aka John Quincy Burnett, who died on February 7, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision.

All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 9, 2015.

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 October 9, 2015, 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: April 9, 2015

Anne Meister Register of Wills

Decedent

Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Keith Poe Staples, who died on September 14, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Rosemary Womack, whose address is 10502 Westwood Place, Cheltenham, MD 20623, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of McKinley Womack aka McKinley Steven Womack, who died on December 30, 2014 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or

appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the

D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 9, 2015.

A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the

October 16, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be

undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed

presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register

with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned,

of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to

on or before October 9, 2015, or be forever barred.

the undersigned, on or before October 16, 2015, or be

Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: April 9, 2015

Cynthia Gross Frost

Keith P. Staples

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

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Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Washington Informer

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inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: April 16, 2015 Rosemary Womack Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills

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LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Probate Division

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2015 ADM 396

Administration No. 2015 ADM 387

Administration No. 2015 ADM 341

Eric A. Cameron

James Dewitt aka James P. Dewitt, Jr.

Pauline A. Macon

Decedent

Decedent

Decedent

Rande K. Joiner, Joiner & Green, LLC

Larry C. Williams

Deborah D. Boddie, Esq.

8804 Hidden Hill Lane

7600 Georgia Ave., NW, Suite 405

1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300

Potomac, MD 20854

Washington, DC 20012

Washington, DC 20001

Attorney

Attorney

Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Sarah Murdock, whose address is 4353 Westover Place,

Yvonne R. Burnette, whose address is 8865 Mullen

Shirley Macon-Wilson, whose address is12604 King

NW, Washington, DC 20016, was appointed Personal

Road, King George, VA 22485, was appointed Personal

Arthur Court, Glenn Dale, MD 20769, was appointed

Representative of the estate of Eric A. Cameron, who died

Representative of the estate of James Dewitt aka James

Personal Representative of the estate of Pauline A.

on February 19, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without

P. Dewitt, Jr., who died on July 30, 2014 without a Will,

Macon, who died on October 16, 2005 without a Will,

Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown

and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall

and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or

enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections

their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the

to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of

appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building

Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 16,

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 16,

October 16, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be

2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented

2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented

presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register

to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills

to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills

of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to

or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the

or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the

the undersigned, on or before October 16, 2015, or be

undersigned, on or before October 16, 2015, or be

undersigned, on or before October 16, 2015, or be

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

relationship.

relationship.

relationship.

Date of first publication:

Date of first publication:

Date of first publication:

April 16, 2015

April 16, 2015

April 16, 2015

Sarah Murdock

Yvonne R. Burnette

Shirley Macon-Wilson

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

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Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2015 ADM 125

Administration No. 2015 ADM 369

Mildred S. Moseley aka Mildred Simmons Moseley

Harold Horatio Reid

Decedent

Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Vivian Marcena Beatty, whose address is 4522 15th

Megan Reid, whose address is 4527 Illinois Ave.,

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mildred S. Moseley aka Mildred Simmons Moseley, who died on December 15, 2014 with a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 16, 2015. 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 October 16, 2015, 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:

NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Harold Horatio Reid,

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Date of first publication:

April 16, 2015

April 16, 2015

Vivian Marcena Beatty

Megan Reid

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

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MORIAL from Page 26 ating the Change the World Needs to See” in the 2015 State of Black America report – “Save our Cities: Education, Jobs + Justice.”

“I grew up watching television and going to the movies. While I was conscious of the fact that I seldom saw myself in the images that were projected on screen, it wasn’t until I was older that I understood what that really meant.

Those images did not just dictate how I viewed myself, I eventually learned that they very clearly influenced how the outside world viewed me and others like me.”

Diversity benefits us all. When we see our communities fairly

MALVEAUX from Page 26 Change” as part of the Washington, D.C. Emancipation Day commemoration. By way of background, the Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862 paid the owners of 3,100 slaves $300 each to emancipate them; for the past decade, D.C. has commemorated this day with an official holiday.

The other panelists, Malik Yoba, Doug E. Fresh, and Mali Music, are, like Davis, socially and politically active artists who are also concerned with ways to increase involvement in civil rights matters. Mali Music, 27, was the youngest member of the panel.

His comments about young black male alienation offered an important perspective in a conversation structured to address voting, policing and organizing. I’d not heard of the Grammy Award nominee before, which perhaps reveals the generational silo I occupy.

I’m uncomfortable in my silo – uncomfortable with how easy it is

CROWELL from Page 26 “Through their predatory practices, these unscrupulous for-profit schools have co-opted a public loan program intended to increase access to higher education and left hundreds of thousands of students in financial ruin. Students and families should not be left to bear the costs,” wrote the state officials.

Days earlier, before the attorneys general’s correspondence, a delegation of indebted former students known as the Corinthian 100 met with the Department of Education to explain why they were withholding payments of their student loans and further asked for the department’s support. Organized by the

represented in our movies and television shows, we are given the opportunity to see ourselves, each other, and hopefully learn about one another — what makes us unique, as well as what we share in common. This is not merely a call for greater numbers, because reducing communities to racial or ethnic stereotypes does our nation of viewers as much of a disservice as ignoring the existence of groups outside the borders of the typical Hollywood model.

Evidence from the Hollywood diversity report also points to another emerging truth about diversity: It sells. The data shows that our nation’s increasingly diverse audiences are buying movie tickets for and tuning into televi-

sion shows that have “relatively diverse casts.” Diverse audiences want to see their multifaceted lives reflected in the media they enjoy.

If ignoring the lives and experiences of so many Americans once came without a price, today’s audiences are making their voices and preferences heard with their dollars and Nielsen ratings influence, and they are sending a loud and clear message to television and film’s decision makers: They are no longer willing to have their American experience ignored.WI

to join a conversation about generational differences without embracing generational similarities.

“Back in the day,” a phrase I probably should use much less, many of our radio shows or stations were called “The Drum,” after the drumbeat form of communication. Hashtag can rightly be seen as another word for drum. And, getting out of my silo, it’s important that drummers (or hashtaggers) both teach and learn.

How do we get young people involved in the civil rights movement? Many already are involved – check them out at #Blacklivesmatter. More than conversation, this communication has galvanized tens of thousands to stay focused on continued police violence and the attacks on black life.

The hashtag has connected people planning marches and protests.

That’s involvement.

Are we insisting that young people be involved in the movement as we know it? New organizations and movements are emerging, and

some younger folks won’t embrace or engage in organizations they consider irrelevant. Has anyone marketed the contemporary civil rights movement to younger African-Americans? Do we feel that we need to? Do we expect people to show up (where?) and roll their sleeves up, task undefined?

How do we get young people involved? Ask them. Sit back and listen; really listen to their reply.

And understand that there are some not so young who may also need a nudge to get involved.

I am energized, enlightened, and privileged when I am pushed out of my silo. I am grateful to Frenchie Davis, Malik Yoba, Mali Music and Doug E. Fresh for helping me connect the drums with the hashtags. The generational conversation is engaging, frustrating and effervescent. It is an essential part of our movement for social and economic justices and its many definitions WI

Debt Collective, an advocacy group, the students wanted to know why the education officials would allow Corinthian Colleges access to federal student aid while the school was under investigation for fraudulent practices and activities.

In February, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau secured private loan forgiveness of $480 million for current and former Corinthian students enrolled at one of 52 campuses in 17 states. These terms were an important condition to CFPB agreeing to allow the sale of these campuses to Zenith Education, a subsidiary of Educational Credit Management Corporation, and longtime federal loan guarantor.

According to CFPB, Corinthian deliberately raised prices on tuition

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in order to create a “funding gap” beyond federal grants and loans that students were pressed to close with private loans. Corinthian needed the additional private revenue because of a federal law limiting for-profit schools from receiving no more than 90 percent of their income from federal sources.

And in December 2014, 13 U.S. senators signed a letter to Duncan that expressed shared concerns about Corinthian students’ federal student loan debts.

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For several years, Corinthian Colleges was among the nation’s largest for-profit schools, operating under several brands — WyoTech, Heald College and Everest College. After maximizing its reliance on federal loans and Pell Grants, Corinthian’s private student loans, with higher interest rates than federal ones, were used to fill funding gaps.

Corinthian’s private “Genesis” loans, unlike other student loans, required repayment to begin while students were enrolled in classes.

Last fall the Center for Responsible Lending released research that found how high-cost, for-profit colleges make millions each year by targeting students of color. Although

for-profit colleges actually enroll only 13 percent of all college students, they account for nearly half of all student loan defaults.

“For profit colleges have positioned themselves as a means for traditionally underserved students of color to achieve educational success and thus to increase their ability to earn higher incomes, and build wealth,” states the report. “If these schools do not engender better outcomes for their students and instead merely saddle students with debt, then the access these schools provide could prove to widen existing income and wealth gaps, rather than to narrow them.” WI Apr 23 - Apr 29, 2015

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CURRY from Page 27 “Congress in 2006 was not presented with maps or other documents that laid out the pattern of proven voting rights infractions so starkly, but it received plentiful evidence in the form of lists and discussions of cases that showed that the problems were still overwhelmingly

concentrated in the South and that discrimination continued to be widespread,” he wrote.

“And the map would have shown that the number of voting rights infractions had increased, not decreased, compared to the earlier period.”

Kenan explained, “An objective observer in 2006 comparing the number and location of all

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successful voting rights events in the period since the last renewal in 1982 with the events of the years from 1957 to 1981 would conclude that Section 5 needed to be renewed, and that the coverage scheme still fit the problem remarkably well, hitting the target about 94% of the time. Even among Section 2 cases, which could be filed anywhere in the country, 83.2% of the successful cases from 1982 through 2005 originated in covered jurisdictions.”

Roberts was joined by the court’s conservative majority, including Justice Clarence Thomas. As usual, Thomas asked no questions during the proceedings. In his concurring opinion, he stated, “I join the Court’s

opinion in full but write separately to explain that I would find Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional as well.”

That comes as no surprise.

But what did come as a surprise, as I have written here, was that the National Black Chamber of Commerce (not to be confused with the U.S. Black Chambers Inc.), established by Harry C. Alford and his wife, Kay, filed a brief in support of Shelby County mirroring the objections raised by Roberts.

In its shameful friend-of-the court brief, it claimed, “Section 5 is no longer necessary to combat widespread and persistent discrimination in voting and now, perversely serves as an impediment to racial neutrality in vot-

ing and to the empowerment of state and local officials who represent minority constituencies.”

The research undercuts the premise advanced by Roberts and Alford’s group and notes the role courts play in undermining access to the ballot box.

Kenan wrote, “[B]y rendering decisions that make it easier or harder to bring and win voting rights cases or make objections, the Supreme Court can, in effect, manipulate the evidence of discrimination, which it can then use, in a second stage, to justify a decision to further weaken or strengthen the tools. It can create the reality that it subsequently reacts to. The Rehnquist and Roberts Courts have done exactly that.”WI

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tle II (Netflix has since retracted that statement). Some members of Congress have also introduced a legislative solution to enforce the original net neutrality principles with statutory authority absent of Title II. Consumers, even those who fought to keep the Internet open, will ultimately be sacrificed in this debate, especially since many of us know very little about this issue or have no idea of how we’ll be affected in the long run.

If you’re daily online routine involves checking your email, calling friends and family, engaging your social media accounts and somewhere in the day, ordering a ride through Uber on your mobile device, these new FCC rules will impact you. If you’re less connected, and not already online, these new rules are not going to change your situation.

Moreover, the decrease in national network investment and product innovation will undoubtedly affect

communities that are disproportionately comprised of people of color and the poor and live in rural areas.

Individuals currently disenfranchised due to the lack of online access and engagement will remain as such because certain programs that have encouraged broadband adoption over the years may be deemed impermissible under the new rules.

The ambiguity of the rules alone and the idea of not knowing what will and will not be allowed could become the root of consumer discontent.

These circumstances can potentially alter our daily routines with our mobile and smart devices, and change how we interact with technology overall.

Right now, the FCC rules have been introduced, but there is still a window of time for further debate on how to clear up the ambiguity and get Congress actively involved to ensure that the net neutrality debate gets resolved once and for all. WI

cult to identify a lot of folks until they open their mouths to speak.

So the question begs to be asked, “Who is following whom?” Are Africans coming to America to the proverbial land of milk and honey, in order to live the “good life” which African Americans say has for the most part eluded them? Are African Americans looking to Africa for cultural guidance from people who are running away from or destroying their cultural past?

It’s funny to me – those in the west and South Africans (along with folks in India) have become the world’s largest consumers of skin bleaching creams.

And then there’s the treatment of women. In this country, the networks which have been built by Black women are supreme. Without the strength and often unheralded strength of African-American women, we would have not seen half the progress we’ve attained. When we look at the treatment of women and girls on the African continent, and in the Afro-Islamic world, too often we see feudalism, as

bad as or worse than Europe in the Dark Ages.

As a result, what we see is that all over the Earth, women are rising against their mistreatment by men who do not understand the nature and value of a woman.

And so it is. The “babies” of the African Diaspora are now becoming the leaders of the revival of spirit and culture worldwide. The children, who were cutoff from their Motherland, gave the world Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker, and Mahalia Jackson, and Duke Ellington, and Aretha Franklin, and Dorothy Height, and W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey, and George Washington Carver and Martin Luther King, Jr. There is a great lesson to be learned here. As boats full of desperate Africans trying to steal away to Europe capsize and sink every week, killing hundreds at a time, it seems clear that the African sun is rising in the West, not the East – the African son is rising. WI

the Administration to industry to public interest and civil rights organizations on these principles, the FCC took it a step further and retrofitted the Internet under rules intended for waning telephone service.

In public meetings, FCC Chair Tom Wheeler has stated that consumers will probably not feel the impact of these new rules on the Internet, assuring us that he will not be imposing old-style monopoly regulation. In the midst of his claims, however, the US Telecom Association that represents some of the nation’s largest ISPs and Alamo Broadband, a small Texan-based ISP, have responded through separately filed lawsuits, and even Netflix, one of the big online content providers, shared quickly after the FCC decision that the rules probably went a bit too far with Ti-

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Willis Johnson Pastor, Wellspring Church, Ferguson

Ferguson & Faith in the 21st Century The past, present, future role of faith organizations as advocates for social change.

Lerone A. Martin Asst. Prof. of Religion and Politics, John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics

Mobilization & Expressive Culture The response of the creative community to excessive police violence.

Mark Bolden Co-moderator, psychologist Jasiri X Rapper, community activist Jamila Lemieux Senior editor, digital, Ebony

Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou Pastor, author, organizer Stephanie Wolfe John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics

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