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Unrest Roils Ferguson

By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer@bsalmondc More than a week after Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the standoff between protesters and police continues to escalate.

Over the weekend, St. Lou-

is County and Ferguson police renewed their military-type tactics against those who’ve been protesting since the August 9 killing. In an effort to enforce a midnight to 5 a.m. curfew imposed by Gov. Jay Nixon, police protected local businesses from those outliers intent on destruction and theft and also lobbed

tear gas and smoke bombs to break up peaceful groups of demonstrators.

This latest round of civil unrest followed a press conference Friday, August 15 where Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson – after six days of public pressure – revealed Wilson’s name but he further inflamed

residents by releasing a videotape which purports to show Brown taking almost $50 worth of cigars from a convenience store shortly before he was shot.

Residents and critics accuse Jackson of trying to justify Brown’s murder because he was a criminal.

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D.C. Demonstrators Add Voice to Protest Conyers likened what’s been going on in the small Midwest town to the civil rights era.

“A few facts are clear: A young, unarmed man was shot by a police officer. A small town is under what is essentially martial law. Tear gas and rubber bullets are being used against

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In recognition of The Washington Informer’s 50th Anniversary in October 2014, we are looking back at some of the newsworthy moments we covered in D.C. history. The Godfather of Soul James Brown receives a hearty welcome from students at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Northwest (formerly Western High School) at a special program organized by Washington Informer Publisher Dr. Calvin W. Rolark in 1974. /Photo courtesy of Milton Williams. /WI Archives

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Effective August 24, 2014.

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By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer Little girls should have the chance to get a quality education, frolic with friends and dream about becoming doctors, lawyers, teachers or engineers.

But in places of civil unrest, young women face more life-threatening obstacles – holding on to their innocence and not being exploited because of the whims of men.

While leaders from the Motherland painted the town during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in the District a few weeks ago, a group of protesters gathered outside of the Grand Hyatt Washington in Northwest in support of several hundred schoolgirls kidnapped in early April by a terrorist organization in their homeland of Nigeria.

“I asked Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan what he was doing to find the girls and he told me that while he was doing all he could that he didn’t want to rush in because he thought their captors might kill them,” said Rep. Frederica Wilson, who represents Miami and other parts of South Florida. “More troubling is the fact that he waited over three months before meeting with the parents of the abducted girls and still has not visited their school [Government Second School in Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria] to express his solidarity or to share his action plan in securing the safe return of the young girls.”

Wilson, who has traveled to Nigeria and met with some of the girls who managed to escape, marched with close to 60 other protesters on Wednesday, August 6 to express both

outrage and disappointment that more than 200 girls remain missing and presumed forced into marriages by members of Boko Haram, an Islamic Jihadist and terrorist group based in Northeast Nigeria.

Since 2010, Boko Haram has targeted schools, killing hundreds of children under the pretense that they object to education that isn’t Islamic based. On the night of April 14 and 15, the militants broke into the school and kidnapped approximately 276 girls, 53 of whom have since escaped.

One member of a grassroots organization comprised of citizens from the African diaspora said pressure and protests should continue against Nigeria’s leaders until the girls are returned home.

“The Nigerian government claims that they know where the girls are being held which begs the question what are they doing to retrieve them,” said Omolola Adele-Oso, founding member and leader of Act4Accountability, who lives in Bowie, Maryland and partners with groups along the Eastern Seaboard on issues of social justice. “Girls all over the world are undervalued and are most affected by policies impacting access to quality education, reproductive health and the allocation of adequate resources,” said Adelo-Oso, 35.

One supporter from Olney, Maryland said he fears that the girls will eventually be forgotten.

“This incident is not a flashpoint as the abduction and violation of the security of adolescent girls and women in Africa is a long-standing tradition,” said Adom M. Cooper. “Jonathan’s decision not to negotiate has more to do with his desire not to lose his current

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position of power in Nigeria than it does with 276 innocent girls in danger. I think it’s cowardice on his part.

Tragically, the world does not value the lives of those with dark skin,” said Cooper, 27.

An educator from Brooklyn College, CUNY, said she hopes that nations with clout will force Nigeria’s leaders to act.

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Black Facts August 21 1831 – The Nat Turner slave rebellion begins in Southampton, Virginia. It was the most organized and deadly slave revolt in American history. The charismatic Turner brought together between 50 and 70 Blacks (some slave and some free) to launch his revolt prompted by what he saw as a vision from God. As many as 70 white people (men, women, and children) were killed during a twoday period.

1904 – Jazz pianist and bandleader William “Count” Basie is born on this day in Red Bank, New Jersey. He played vaudeville before eventually forming his own big band and helping to define the era of Swing. In 1958, Basie became the first Black male recipient of a Grammy Award. He worked with greats that included Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald. Basie died in Florida on April 26, 1984.

1936 – Basketball legend Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 7’1” phenomenon had an amazing NBA career including being the only player to score 100 points in a single game. Chamberlain died in October 1999.

August 22 1791 – The Haitian Revolution begins. It was the most successful Black slave revolt in world history.

Led by Toussaint L’Ouverture, a trusted house slave who initially opposed the rebellion, the slaves defeated the mighty French army led by Napoleon.

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1843 – A National Convention of Black Men takes place in Buffalo, New York. The militant abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet called for a slave revolt and for free Blacks to launch a nationwide strike in support of the revolt.

August 23 1826 – This is generally recognized as the day that the first Black person in America graduated

from college. His name was Edward Jones and he received his BA degree from Amherst College in Massachusetts.

Despite the general recognition, however, there is some evidence that the honor actually belongs to Alexander Lucius Twilight who appears to have graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1823. Nevertheless, Jones would eventually leave America and help establish the African nation of Sierra Leone.

August 24 1854 – Dr. John V. DeGrasse, perhaps the most prominent Black person in New England during the pre-Civil War period, is admitted to the Massachusetts Medical Society. DeGrasse was born in New York City in 1825 and graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine.

1950 – Chicago attorney Edith Spurlock Sampson is named by President Harry S. Truman as the first African-American representative in the U.S. delegation to the United Nations.

August 25 1908 – The National Association of Colored Nurses is founded by Martha Minerva Franklin.

At the time Black nurses were not welcome in the all-white American Nurses Association.

1925 – Six men led by A. Philip Randolph organize the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters – a union composed of porters and attendants on the nation’s railroad passenger cars. The effort was the most successful Black labor organizing campaign in American history.

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1927 – The first Black person to win the Wimbledon Singles Tennis Championship, Althea Gibson, is born on this day in Silver, South Carolina. Gibson won Wimbledon on July 6, 1957. The all-around athlete died on September 23, 2003.

August 26 1943 – In a primarily token gesture Black Chicago Congressman William L. Dawson is recommended to be the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate.

For several years, Dawson was the only African American in the United States Congress. He would later be joined by New York’s Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Dawson served in Congress for 27 years from January 1943 to the time of his death in November 1970.

August 27 1963 – African American activist and intellectual giant W.E.B. Du Bois dies in Accra, Ghana at the age of 95. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois was one of the most dominant figures in the African American struggle against racial oppression for nearly 40 years.

1975 – Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie dies at the age of 83. He had worked to modernize the East African nation and rescue his land from foreign white control.

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I really think that they initially handled it poorly. The intense show of force was just unnecessary as protesters were upset and needed to vent. I used to be a soldier, and when the police showed up wearing similar type of gear, it looked like they were there to kill a combatant, and not to talk to their neighbors. Someone needs to explain to the local authorities that when something happens, they shouldn’t dress in full combat gear just to talk to people who have justifiable feelings about a young man who was killed for walking in the street.

Yao Tyus Washington, D.C. I think local authorities have been insensitive, and they’ve pretty much functioned like gangsters. It is as if they wanted residents to know that this is how it is, and this is how it is going to be. I don’t think they handled it well at all. But typically, that’s the response. And I don’t think that’s just concentrated in Missouri, but that’s with law enforcement in general, everywhere.

AUTHORITIES IN FERGUSON, MISSOURI, LAST WEEK FACED CRITICISM FOR THEIR RESPONSE TO PROTESTERS REGARDING THE KILLING OF UNARMED, 18-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL BROWN BY A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER. HOW HAVE AUTHORITIES HANDLED THE SITUATION?

Darryl Singletary Sr. Washington, D.C. I think they could have gone about handling it differently. They could have been more accommodating and worked with the protesters. In the beginning, I don’t think local authorities handled the peaceful protesters properly, and they didn’t release the name of the police officer until later. But actions from both sides seem to be getting worse now. I think some of the protestors are now starting to get out of hand and are acting violently. A few bad people are messing it up for everyone else, and they’re giving the whole situation a black eye.

Pamela Spencer Washington, D.C. Irresponsible is the first word that comes to my mind. But as I learn more, I think the [local authorities’ actions] can be attributed to a lack of experience with handling something of this nature, and a lack of training. Apparently, community relations have been pretty poor. For the first four or five days, the authorities’ actions were pretty bad. But I think they have now started to turn the corner.

Edmond Nsheuko Takoma Park, Maryland I think initially there was a harsh, overblown reaction to the protestors.

It seems like those in the Ferguson community don’t feel as if the local police force are standing with them, but rather against them. And when you look at the force’s militarized response to the protests, it really isn’t going to create a good rapport between the police and those in the community. It looks like they are there to intimidate and fight. It’s good that the Missouri governor has brought in the Missouri Highway Patrol to take over and assist. There are definitely some deepseeded issues in that community that need to be addressed in a public forum.

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NATIONAL VIGIL continued from Page 1 everyday citizens. Serious and sweeping civil rights violations may have taken place in Ferguson, Missouri,” he said. “The

tragic killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown and the events that have transpired since the shooting in Ferguson are reminiscent of the violent altercations that took place during the civil rights movement. Countless African

Americans endured unwarranted hostility and excessive force from law enforcement while exercising their right to peaceful assembly and civil resistance.”

“It is a great travesty to find ourselves again witnessing the

Captain Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol, left, and Gov. Jay Nixon at a news conference on Friday, August 15, 2014. /Photo courtesy of The Nation (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

blatant violation of our right to peaceably assemble in Ferguson. As documented by journalists and people on the ground in Ferguson over the last week, state and local law enforcement have grossly mismanaged any attempts to peaceably resolve the situation … removal of the St. Louis County Police Department from any involvement in the policing of Ferguson is an important step toward restoring peace and allowing for an independent, thorough investigation to take place. The people of Ferguson deserve nothing less.”

Across the country, including in Washington, D.C., concern about the extra-judicial killings of black men and women prompted marches and demonstrations in solidarity with Brown and other victims. Last Thursday, about 2,000 people, mobilized by social media and spurred by disgust and anger at yet another shooting death of an unarmed black teen by police, gathered at Malcolm X Park in Northwest.

Organized by Black Youth Project 100 and other activist and social justice groups in the city, the August 14 rally remembered Mike Brown and other victims accosted by police as part of a national moment of silence observed in Baltimore, New York and other cities.

Members of the crowd carried signs and placards, chanted for justice, stood with fists in the air and held their hands up in surrender.

Devin Barrington-Ward, one of the rally’s organizers, said these killings must be the catalyst

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for wide-reaching social change.

“I’m not surprised by Ferguson’s reaction. Unfortunately, the media has chosen to focus on the violence. I don’t want Mike Brown to be lost in this. We have to focus on what caused the riots,” he said. “If the police are so aggressive with journalists, think about what they’re doing to regular people every day.”

“We came here to talk and heal. It will take more than the usual suspects. We have to move out of the silos of traditional civil rights to make this happen.

There are queer, people of color, ‘trans’ folks who have been murdered, disabled and women’s issues that need to be addressed – it touches every facet of American life. That’s when you have to begin to move the meter. It’s a human issue. Often, people are removed from the humanity of these issues and that’s wrong.”

Brown’s death and the circumstances surrounding it have reopened old racial wounds and forced more conversations between black parents and their children about how to survive encounters with the police. The case has also spurred discussions about race, the relationship between police and black men, and racial profiling, while shining a spotlight on the militarization of American police departments.

Gabrielle Seay, 29, admitted that for her, a healthy sense of fear is mixed with rage and anger.

“The biggest thing I fear is for my two nephews who are four and five,” said Seay, a Northwest resident who works for a

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VIGIL continued from Page 8 consulting firm. “They’re just learning about the world they’ll live in. I came here to get organized because the criminality of black and Hispanic people is a concern.”

“We can change the laws so that police aren’t shooting first and asking questions later. I’m collecting contact information which is a step in a larger movement. Movements aren’t made overnight. There was the murder of Emmett Till, the Bus Boycott and other events that produced change. What we have to do is get organized so we’ll have a grassroots response to these types of issues.”

Justin Jackson, 33, echoed Seay’s concerns.

“This provoked in me a certain emotion. Not one of revenge but anger,” said Jackson, an artist and teacher who stood holding a sign painted in the United Parcel Service logo and colors but with UPS revised to say ‘Unjust Police Service. What Did Brown Do to You?’ “That was my son, my brother. I thought retaliation

may not be the best way. Organization is the key.”

“As they did in the ’60s, there has to be sustained action. You can’t just do it for a couple of days. It’s my obligation, my initiative. I have to be proactive.

One of my convictions is to help raise children, help them have opportunities for living and allow them to dream.”

Several speakers representing a broad coalition of activist organizations addressed the crowd, and at one point, they read out the names of men and women of color who’ve died at the hands of the police and white men.

Protesters said black lives have no value in a country steeped in a deep-rooted legacy of racism.

They point to the disturbing number of extra-judicial killings where in the majority of cases the police officers or men who pulled the trigger have not been held accountable. Recent victims include Renisha McBride, Eric Garner, Tarika Wilson, Oscar Grant, seven-year-old Aiyana Jones, Ezell Ford, Miriam Carey, Jordan Baker, Shereese Francis, Trayvon Martin, Tyisha

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The Rev. Lennox Yearwood, president and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, said it’s imperative for all those seeking justice and an end to violent encounters between black people and the men and women in blue to build a movement dedicated to change.

“Urban communities have become Constitution-free zones.

The lives of young black men mean little,” said Yearwood, dressed in a black suit, wearing a minister’s collar and a black baseball cap embroidered in white with Eric Garner’s name. “The community’s response in this is important. There’s no camera footage of what happened. People are resolute in what they’re doing. They’ve had enough.”

“It’s almost this apartheid state: ‘Drinking While Black,’ ‘Walking While Black.’ It has gotten to the state of ‘No More.’ This is where our institutions have to step up.

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By James Wright WI Staff Writer

Ward 8 Democrats Organize GOTV Effort One of the District›s most active Democratic clubs kickedoff its efforts to have a strong voter turnout in the Nov. 4 general election on Saturday, August 16 at the Southeast home of former D.C. Council Chairman and current D.C. Democratic National Committeeman Arrington Dixon.

Dixon hosted the Ward 8 Democrats Get-Out-the-Vote program with a cookout in his backyard.

Dozens of Democrats who live in Ward 8 and several party members from across the city attended the cookout to stress the importance of voter participation.

“We want to increase the number of people in Ward 8 that are voting,” Dixon said. “We want a strong vote to support our Democratic candidates in the fall.”

The D.C. Board of Elections recently released statistics that showed that there are 53, 676 registered voters in Ward 8. However, in the April 1 primary for mayor only 16 percent of the ward voted and in the July 15 special election for the ward’s vacated D.C. State Board of Education seat only three percent participated.

Natalie Williams, the president of the Ward 8 Democrats, said that the organization will spearhead an aggressive push to get ward residents politically engaged.

“The problem in Ward 8 is not voter registration,” said Williams, 43. “The problem is participation and we want to stress to people that they have the right to exercise their vote. Our forefathers went through a lot in order to get African Americans the right to vote and the least we can do to honor them is by participating.”

General election candidates such as at-large council hopeful Michael D. Brown, District attorney general contenders Edward “Smitty” Smith and Lorie Masters, and representatives for D.C. Council member and Democratic Party mayoral nominee Muriel Bowser and at-large council aspirant Khalid Pitts, enjoyed a catered buffet meal of chicken wings, fish filets, coleslaw, baked beans and sipped iced tea and bottled water while talking District politics. Williams said that she has heard that many people don’t vote because of the perceived low quality of the candidates for office. She dismisses some voters’ perception of that belief.

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Arrington Dixon is a former D.C. Council Chairman and the D.C. Democratic National Committeeman. /Photo by Roy Lewis

Natalie Williams is the president of the Ward 8 Democrats. /Courtesy Photo

“I would say to anyone that doesn’t like the people who are in office or running to step up to the plate,” she said. “What are you doing to make things better?”

Dixon, who served on the first District of Columbia Council in 1975 representing Ward 4 and has been working as an elected official or volunteer in politics since that time, agreed with Williams.

“Political participation has been up and down over the years depending on who is running,” he said.

“However, it has not grown as it should have over the years. We are having this Get-Out-the-Vote project to get more Ward 8 residents participating because this is a crucial time in this city and a lot of issues have to be settled.”

GOP’s Hammond Rejects Corporate Funding The D.C. Republican Party’s candidate for council chairman, Kris Hammond, recently announced that he will not accept corporate contributions during this campaign cycle.

“Our elections should not be for sale to the highest bidder,” Hammond said. “Corporate contributions frequently create conflicts of interest and appearance problems.

People begin to wonder who the real

voters are.”

Political observers consider Hammond’s rejection of corporate contributions unusual because Republican candidates tend to rely on the monetary support of business groups and wealthy individuals.

On August 9, Hammond’s campaign reported that he raised $17, 310.18 after four weeks of fundraising. He announced his intention to challenge D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) on July 12.

Hammond has called for Mendelson to make the same pledge.

Mendelson, who faced minimal opposition in the April 1 Democratic primary, has not publicly responded to Hammond’s challenge.

Nevertheless, Hammond’s campaign plans to work to get money and support from District residents.

“The campaign is encouraged by the financial support received thus far given such a narrow time frame,” said Rina Shah, a spokeswoman for the Hammond for Chairman Campaign. “We believe that the financial support will continue as District voters become more aware of the campaign.”WI

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Children enjoy the carousel at Watkins Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. /Courtesy Photo

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Tameka Wright of Upper Marlboro cheered on her fouryear-old cousin, Elijah Scott of Boston, Massachusetts, as he tapped a golf ball in the hole at Watkins Regional Park’s miniature golf course.

Across the street at the playground, about four dozen children that included 20 from Kazoku Martial Arts in Capitol Heights played on the swings, and climbed the monkey bars.

“It’s good for [the Kazoku children] to get outside so they get to release some steam the right way,” Darryl Artis, 25, a martial arts instructor at Kazoku, said. “Plus, Watkins is a cool place. If they decide to enhance the park, [then] that would be even better.”

Officials with the Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation are crafting a proposal to refurbish the park in Upper Marlboro. A park document highlights some ideas that include creating new programs, expanding and upgrading current amenities and looking for

public and private partnerships.

As of July 23, the grills at five pavilions near the playground appeared rusty. Some of the pavilion columns are chipped.

Construction work not affiliated with the proposal that’s been completed, or are underway, include a roundabout on the park’s main road, a clubhouse next to the Watkins Tennis Bubble and a new access road to the park off Landover Road available for visitors to use in the fall.

Through a county parks spokeswoman, director Ronnie Gathers, said the department had no specifics about cost – new programs, or other park improvements which are currently unavailable because the plan’s still in the preliminary stages.

Gathers said residents will be invited to offer input during the planning process.

“Each year we hear from parents and grandparents who went to the park as children and now return for [events such as] Kinderfest… and visit the animals at Old Maryland Farm,” he said. “The park has been wellloved for years.”

Carol Binns, senior planner

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The playground at Watkins Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. /Courtesy Photo

WATKINS continued from Page 12 with the parks department, said this will be the county’s first formal master plan for Watkins.

During a Planning Commission meeting last month, Binns said 1 million people visit the park annually. She said the 15 picnic pavilions are constantly booked between October and May for visitors to use in the spring, summer and fall.

“Watkins is a very busy place,” she said.

According to the park document, a master plan is scheduled to be finalized by July 2015.

The 50-year-old park is named after the late Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Chairman Robert M. Watkins. The commission’s an agency that monitors, administers and creates a regional park system in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties.

Prince George’s has 591 parks, but Watkins is the county’s largest equipped with wetlands, five softball fields and nearly two miles of paved and ground pe-

destrian trails.

Visitors can see an array of insects, reptiles and birds at the Watkins Nature Center. Animal enthusiasts can walk north to look at ponies, llamas and sheep at the Old Maryland Farm.

In the central location of the park near the farm are three of its major attractions: the Chesapeake Carousel, the miniature train and miniature golf course.

The carousel’s home originated in Chesapeake Beach, Calvert County, but shipped to Watkins in 1970 where it still remains.

I.C. Young of Capitol Heights recalled his own history after he biked around a portion of the park eight times on his limegreen bicycle.

“When my boys were young, I took them to the playground,” Young, 51, said while pointing toward the playground area. “I now have to work out to keep up with my boys who are now 16 and 13. Watkins Park allows me to stay in shape and ride my bike around this beautiful land.”

Mary McIntosh and her twoyear-old grandson Anthony Smith smiled and held hands

after riding the miniature train.

They continued to hold hands walking across the street to the playground area where Anthony held McIntosh’s hand as he tiptoed on a balance beam.

McIntosh, a retired conference coordinator from Fort Washington, said a similar park’s needed in the southern portion of the county.

“Tucker Road [Community Center Park in Fort Washington] doesn’t have any shade and no train ride like here,” she said.

“My oldest grandson is 23, so taking care of [Anthony] is no problem. Watkins Park has plenty for him to do and keeps him busy.”

When told about the park’s facelift proposal, Wright, 41, said the work would improve the grounds. “My husband said we should host a family reunion here. There are plenty of pavilions to use,” she said. “It would be a nice place to have one here. Whatever renovations, or upgrades [that are scheduled] should enhance the park. This is a really nice place.”WI

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SCLC Focuses on Ferguson Riots Missouri Shooting Subject of 56th Annual Conference

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer As protests and violence continue to rock Ferguson, Missouri, in the wake of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer, the comparisons to the fight for civil rights and the chaos that served as its backdrop have been almost unmistakable for those who fought

for freedom 50 years ago.

And, those who were there, including members of the Martin Luther King-founded Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), have reaffirmed the message the slain civil rights champion stood for: they’ve stressed nonviolence.

“Fifty years after the signing of the Civil Rights Act and 51 years after Dr. King led protests

SCLC President Dr. Charles Steele led the organization in its annual convention in Birmingham, Alabama earlier this month. Steele said the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri is nearly identical to what peaceful demonstrators faced during the tumultuous battle for civil rights in the 1960s. /Courtesy AJC.com

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“We don’t want to be premature in our judgment, but we must deal with law enforcement and the lack of law enforcement training throughout this country.

It’s a serious issue,” said Steele, 68, who hosted the 56th Annual SCLC Convention in Birmingham, Alabama, from Sunday, August 10 to Wednesday, August 13.

Steele’s guests at the convention included the Rev. Jesse Jackson, activists Dick Gregory and Dr. Bernice King and actress Robin Givens.

The conference featured an interactive business session, global empowerment luncheon, film premiers, book signings and discussions, a celebrity fashion show and a closing commemorative breakfast.

Key sessions of the convention included a civil rights veterans roundtable that featured foot soldiers of the civil rights movement; the luncheon, “Race and Racism in America: Global

Achievement of Women Empowerment,” which honored successful national women; a discussion on the State of Green Energy and the Stand Your Ground Law and a discussion on the state of black males in America.

While Steele’s vision continues to point the SCLC in a global direction and to assist civil rights efforts around the world, much of the focus of the convention proved to be the ongoing unrest in Ferguson, where police used tear gas and smoke bombs to scatter protestors.

Cell phone video that’s been broadcast on television networks around the country showed officers aiming semi-automatic weapons at demonstrators while some in the crowds reportedly threw objects that included Molotov cocktails at officers.

Steele said it’s nearly identical to what peaceful demonstrators faced during the tumultuous battle for equal rights in the 1960s.

“No form of violence will bring about a reasonable solution,” Steele said. “Looting, picking up guns, the destroying of human life is not going to be tolerated.”

However, Steele also quickly noted that those who are truly mourning and individuals who are dismayed because of the perceived injustice are not the ones causing the violence.

“A lot of times the protestors are being infiltrated by adversaries and the violence is being done by adversaries,” he said, before drawing another comparison to the civil rights era.

“Even with the Memphis sanitation workers when King went down there to help them, there were adversaries who infiltrated that march and created violence just to make King look bad.

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Dr. Bernice King attended the recent convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Birmingham, Alabama where the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri became a hot topic. /Courtesy Photo

STEELE continued from Page 14 It’s something that we must be aware of,” Steele said.

Jackson echoed Steele’s comments and also called for a more peaceful protest.

“They should be marching, but for equity in police hiring, marching for equity in firemen hiring, marching for equity in contracts and in education,” said Jackson, 72. “Burning up buildings will not achieve that.”

The unrest in Ferguson began on Saturday, August 9 when a police officer fatally wounded black teenager Michael Brown as he and a friend walked down the street.

While authorities had remained silent on the incident – finally releasing the officer’s name on Friday, August 15 – Brown’s friends and family said the teen complied with police requests to put his hands up. However, they said, it didn’t stop Officer Darren Wilson from shooting the unarmed Brown.

Shortly after publicly releasing the 28-year-old Wilson’s name on August 15, authorities released a

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Brown’s family called those claims false and said the authorities only offered the videotape as a smokescreen and as an effort to smear Brown’s name.

SCLC members also expressed skepticism.

“The young man was unarmed and shot in the back. The police officer shot him in the back,” Steele said. “From the information we received, Brown turned around and said ‘I don’t have a gun’ and he raised his hands.

The last words he said were to his friend, ‘keep running bruh, and keep running bruh.’”

Steele said Brown’s last words have further inspired the SCLC. “We’re going to keep running bruh,” he said. “We’re going to keep running from the racism and the violence that’s aimed at us. We’re going to keep running and we’re going to find shelter in our marching and in our work against this injustice.”WI

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Blacks have been sold a bill of goods by Democrats and engage in political actions that are just plain nonsensical. For instance: Across the country, Blacks treat elected officials more akin to “celebrities” than “public servants.” Blacks and Whites are at opposite spectrums when it comes to economics and elected politicians. Polls show half of Whites saying: “If Blacks tried harder, they would be as well-off as Whites.” Just 18 percent of African Americans agree. Instead of attributing our state of rigor mortis to racism, Blacks need to take note that if they: “Keep doing what they’ve been doing, they will continue to get what they’ve been getting.” As their city crumbled around them, in lemming-like fashion, Detroit-area voters recently re-elected 85-year-old John Conyers to the congressional seat he has held since 1965. Likewise, Black New Yorkers sent censured 13th District Representative Charles Rangel back to Congress. A political kingmaker, Rangel has served continuously since 1971.

The state of the Black race remains inert because we don’t vote with strategic plans or purpose. Black Americans’ economic

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Since the well-intentioned federal programs of the New Deal, Blacks have allowed government dependency to destroy essential elements necessary for success: marriage, family and work. In a misguided ideology, those Blacks put all their eggs in government baskets, while opposing the free- enterprise system and its constructs, in every way possible.

As Americans go forward someone has to be held accountable. The enemy is either ourselves or the officials we keep sending back to public office. Under decades of Democrats’ political rule in Black populations, one in four lives in poverty – three times the rate of Whites. African-American unemployment rates run twice the rate of Whites and Black households have the lowest median income ($30,134) among race groups. Employed Blacks earn 77 percent of Whites’ wages in comparable jobs.

More than half of Americans rely on some form of government assistance – 165 million. Of these, 107 million rely on welfare, 46 million seniors benefit from Medicare and 22 million are federal government employees.

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In just a few days, the debt trap at the core of small-dollar loans that come with triple digit interest rates and debt traps has generated an unprecedented groundswell of national and local attention. From prosecutors filing criminal charges, to grassroots activists gathering support for strong federal rules, and cable television personalities poking fun, the multi-billion dollar payday lending industry is making headlines and more.

On August 10, the barrage of recent attention was heightened when John Oliver, host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, dedicated a segment of his hour-long show to expose the pernicious nature of predatory payday lending. In 16 minutes, Oliver rattled off a string of zinger comments that were as memorable as they were true.

Using many of the industry’s defense lines as lead-ins, Oliver turned them into hearty laugh lines.

After citing store names like Quik Cash and Kwik Kash, Oliver posed the rhetorical question, “What can be more reassuring than a business that can’t correctly spell either their product or the speed in which they get it to you?”

Noting the claim that the payday industry is simply meeting customer demands, Oliver quipped, “It’s also worth pointing out that the customer demand for heroin is overwhelming and that doesn’t mean it’s a product you’d necessarily recommend to your friends to get them out of a jam.”

Oliver also referred to ACE Cash Express as ‘the circle people’ after showing a graphic from the lender’s training manual that illustrated payday lending’s cycle of debt. It was the same graphic that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) used last month when it levied a $10 million fine against ACE for coercive collection tactics. Despite Oliver’s humor, however, the reality is that payday loans are not a joke for the 12 million consumers caught each year in its debt

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credit, work pay tax credit and unemployment benefits total more than 70 percent of federal spending.

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trap of 400 percent interest or more.

The day following the popular HBO program, August 11, state prosecutors in Manhattan filed criminal charges against a dozen online payday lending companies and Tennessee-based owner Carey Vaughn Brown. Also indicted was Ronald Beaver, chief operating officer for several of the companies with names such as MyCashNow.com.

The indictment followed a yearlong investigation and discovered that among the companies, there was a “systematic and pervasive usury scheme.” It also detailed how payday lenders charge up to 500 percent interest. The excessive fees violate state laws that cap interest rates at 25 percent. A conspiracy count was also added to the criminal charges.

“The exploitative practices – including exorbitant interest rates and automatic payments from borrowers’ bank accounts, as charged in the indictment – are sadly typical of this industry as a whole,” said Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., the Manhattan district attorney.

The Manhattan indictment also coincided with a planned week-long grassroots effort known as “Shark Week,” a parody of the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. Individuals in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Idaho in cooperation with National People’s Action are calling for consumer lending justice as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) prepares to issue new rules on payday loans.

As part of Shark Week, people across the country are calling for the CFPB to end the payday lending’s debt trap. lion Black families have annual incomes of $75,000 or more, but as a whole Black Americans have virtually no stake in the nation’s free-market economy and own little of manufacturing, wholesale and retail entities.

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“We need the CFPB to issue strong protections that put an end to debt traps and abusive terms and require basic underwriting of a borrower’s ability to repay the loan,” states the website’s call to action. “And we need rules that are broad enough to head off industry evasion we’ve seen time and time again in many of our states.”

Still more advocacy developments are occurring in municipalities whose states’ have failed to enact meaningful payday lending reform – despite data that verifies its lending ills.

The Iowa Division of Banking found that approximately 53 percent of customers at the state’s payday storefronts averaged 12 or more loans in a year, and 32 received 15 loans or more in a year’s time.

In response, nine Iowa cities have now enacted municipal ordinances aimed at curbing payday. Similarly, in Texas where the state legislature failed to act on payday reform, a total of 18 cities have similar ordinances, including Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin.

Earlier research from the Center for Responsible Lending determined that 76 percent of all payday loans are secured within two weeks of a previous one. Additionally, across the country, the South has the highest concentration of payday loan stores and accounts for 60 percent of total payday lending fees. Missouri is the only state outside of the South with a comparable concentration of payday stores.

In July 29 testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, Bill Bynum, CEO of Hope Federal Credit Union and Hope Enterprise Corporation shared why a strong CFPB rule is especially important for increasing economic opportunity for Black Americans.

“With high rates of under-banked populations, particularly within the African American community, a strong rule is essential to ensuring that individuals and families have the resources to get ahead rather than standing still,” concluded Bynum.WI Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene. crowell@responsiblelending.org. must become more commonplace in Blacks’ vernacular. To fully acquire American capitalistic success, Blacks must expand social and political views beyond liberalism and socialism. WI William Reed is publisher of “Who’s Who in Black Corporate America” and available for projects via the BaileyGroup.org The Washington Informer

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The suicide of Oscar winning actor and comedian Robin Williams has many shining a spotlight on depression, a mental illness that officials said typically had been shrouded in secrecy and shame, particularly in the African-American community.

“A lot of times in the past, African Americans have viewed severe depression and other mental illnesses as indicating a spiritual weakness,” said Tamara Warren Chinyani, an instructor with the Mental Health First Aid program in Northwest. “We’re changing that paradigm around.”

The Religion News Service in Northwest reported that blacks are now receiving more help with depression and other mental health problems from black churches, who are no longer behind the curve in addressing such illnesses with their flock.

“I think there was movement already and then when Robin Williams committed suicide and the world found out why, that he was suffering from depression, it was one of those things that woke everyone up to the seriousness of depression,” said Ricki Blackwood, a registered nurse who lives in Northeast.

“I think, and unfortunately for Robin Williams’ family, that in his death we found a silver lining which is that it’s brought more attention to depression, something nobody ever really wanted to talk openly about,” Blackwood said. “Now, we can’t let his death be in vain and let this opportunity go by without really shining the spotlight on this horrible illness that has affected so many people including so many of us African Americans.”

Statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, revealed that sui-

cide rates increased from 10.4 deaths per 100,000 in the year 2000 to 12.3 deaths per 100,000 in 2011.

Further, 78.5 percent of suicides in America have been committed by men while individuals between the ages of 45 and 64 have the highest rate of suicide.

Williams died at 63. “[Williams’ death] reminds us that many of us are walking a fine line.

Smiling on the outside while slowly dying on the inside,” said Terrie M. Williams, a celebrity publicist and mental health advocate who authored the book, “Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We’re Not Hurting.”

“I didn’t know Robin personally, so I am unable to speak with any certainty as to why he chose to end his life. But, I have experienced that kind of torment and pain. For years, I, too, struggled with depression,” Williams said. “And many days, I still do.” She said those suffering will do just about anything not to feel the pain anymore.

And, in those moments, Williams said their brains become their worst enemies.

“It often takes an outside force to provide light, to make sure those dark thoughts aren’t, as in the case of Robin, our last thoughts,” she said.

In its report released on Thursday, August 14, the Religion News Service noted that African Americans are 20 percent more likely than whites to admit to instances of serious psychological stress and, while more white teenagers commit suicide than their black counterparts, more African-American teens – 8.3 percent – attempted suicide than their white peers – 6.2 percent.WI For additional coverage, go to www.washingtoninformer.com

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Hands Up, Don’t Shoot

The murder of 18-year-old Mike Brown by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson on August 9 has again torn the scab off this country’s festering racial wounds.

Angry residents reacted with protests, looting, burning and unnecessary destruction. Local police responded with substantial force as they fired tear gas, rubber bullets and smoke grenades, pointed automatic weapons at protesters, harassed and arrested journalists, fired tear gas at others and tried to block residents from their constitutional right to free expression.

Out of the conflagration bubbles troubling questions about race, the frazzled relations between police and black residents, the treatment of the less-than-well-off and the militarization of police.

Ferguson residents say they’ve been complaining about police harassment and brutality and other issues for years, to no avail.

Gov. Jay Nixon’s decision to replace the police commander brought one day of calm but Police Chief Thomas Jackson’s determination – over the objections of the Department of Justice – to release videos of someone purported to be Brown robbing a grocery store led to more rioting Friday night and establishment of a curfew Saturday.

Local law enforcement has been roundly criticized for its inept response to the unrest and Jackson’s actions are a naked attempt to distract the public from the fact that one of his officers killed an unarmed black teen for no apparent reason.

Jackson has changed his story several times and is using the character assassination of Brown to justify the shooting. That’s what led to more riots Friday night.

Blacks in Ferguson and elsewhere are tired of constant harassment, tired of being seen as guilty, a thug or a criminal for merely walking down the street. Blacks and other Americans are also incensed as young men and women continue to be murdered by police and few are held accountable.

As Ferguson has shown, what happened there could kick off anytime, anywhere in this country and it won’t take much to light the fuse.

A Sign of the Times When we were young, our parents and grandparents when surprised by tumultuous events, would from time-to-time say, “This is the end of times.”

A story coming out of Virginia made us think of that.

Last Thursday, two 12-year-old budding entrepreneurs were robbed by a teenager who came up acting as if he wanted to buy some lemonade. The pair had set up a lemonade and snack stand in Round Hill, a town in Loudoun County.

Police said the teen robbed the children after asking for change for a $20 bill. As one of the children began to count the bills, the robber offered to help count the money then made off with their earnings.

That story makes us sad. Sad for the victims, sad for the perpetrator and sad for the sorry state of affairs. There’s something very unseemly and disgusting about that teenager’s action. Unfortunately, it’s not an aberration. We live in a world where foolishness and madness seem to prevail. Every day we hear, read and see stories from across the globe about atrocities, vile behavior, murders and the like.

Against the backdrop of all this, the forces of good fight and struggle for supremacy, winning some, losing some.Instances like this remind us that we have a lot of work to do in terms of maintaining and inculcating the values that separate us from the animals.

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All I can say is “Right on Brothers” in reference to your article by Stacy Brown, “CDC Study Shatters Myth about Black Fathers,” which appeared in the August 14 edition.

As a father and one who knows for a fact that I personally played an integral role in raising my children, it’s a myth and nothing more. There will always be absentee fathers; I grew up without a father, but that didn’t mean I was destined to become one. Being an absentee father is a choice made either by force or by a decision. But I don’t want to talk about that; I want to talk about those black fathers who are taking their children to baseball and football practice, music lessons, and attending PTA meetings; those black fathers who have for years taken the necessary steps to ensure that their children learn the values and work ethic needed in order to become productive citizens; those black fathers who have been working for years not to dispel a myth, rather, to provide what they feel is right for their children and at the same time, being accountable for their responsibilities.

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next time someone talks about the myth of black fathers, visit your local church and look at the fathers in the Sunday school classes, or go to the athletic fields and check out the black fathers on the sidelines, or even at the PTA meetings. There may not be a lot of us, but we will be there, and that’s no myth.

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Shining a Light on Mental Illness

The Health, Wellness and Nutrition Supplement inside the August 14th edition has again proven to be quite timely. With all of the national media attention being given to the death of comedian Robin Williams and his struggle with mental illness, your supplement brings these types of issues to the forefront for many of us.

Speaking for myself, I never use the word “depressed” when I am feeling melancholy or lethargic. Years ago, I had a co-worker who used to keep to themselves all of the time. We thought they were just strange, but come to find out, after the individual committed suicide, we learned that the person had been battling depression. It was such a shock for me to see someone so young take their life.

I started reading articles about depression and soon realized that depression is real and not just a word used to describe a feeling you might have on Monday mornings. From that day forward, I never used the word “depressed” to describe my state of mind.

Hopefully, the articles in your supplement will help others to recognize those who might need help and to be understanding of those who may be going though mental health battles that they can’t conquer on their own.

As always, The Washington Informer treats its readers with absolute dignity, providing the type of information that directly affects our community. I’d like to extend a big thank you for all of your hard work.

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Do We Perpetuate Black Stereotypes?

Many African Americans feel like there has been an unofficial war declared on Blacks, especially young Black males. Just in the past month, Eric Garner of Staten Island, New York, Ezell Ford of Los Angeles, California and, most recently, Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri – all unarmed, young, Black and male – lost their lives in police-related murders.

In each instance, there were credible witnesses or video re-

cordings that recounted events very differently from the official police version. Based on what we’ve heard so far, I think all the policemen involved in these unjustified deaths should be convicted of murder and sent to jail.

As abhorrent as these actions were, they should spark a larger, separate conversation about the images that we have created around Black life and Black culture. Let’s be clear, there is no justification for killing those young Black men.

But, let’s be equally clear and

courageous enough to take another look at what we are contributing to the misperceptions and stereotypes of us as a race.

For the past 30 years, we have created images of Blacks in the most negative of lights. For those who say, “It’s just music.” “It’s just a movie.” “It’s just a reality TV show.” I say now there is just another Black body lying in the streets of America.

Before you go to war, the first thing that is needed is to create a psychological operations campaign (PSYOP). This is a tactic

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the military uses to marginalize its targeted population so that when troops are sent in to destroy this group, there is no public outcry.

Just look at how the U.S. military vilified and demonized former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and terrorist Osama Bin Laden before they set out to kill them. Upon their deaths at the hands of the U.S. military, the American people cheered because we had devalued and marginalized them before the American people.

I can’t help but ask the Black

community, have we unleashed a PSYOP campaign on our own people?

In the horror movie series Frankenstein, Dr. Frankenstein did not set out to create a monster; but rather he was a scientist playing around in his laboratory.

As a result of this experimentation, he created a monster that neither he nor society could control.

In a similar manner, one could argue that Blacks, specifically in

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By Marc H. Morial

African Leaders Summit: The Ties that Bind “I stand before you as the president of the United States and a proud American. I also stand before you as the son of a man from Africa. The blood of Africa runs through our family. And so for us, the bonds between our countries, our continents, are deeply personal.” – President Barack Obama At a time when much of the world seems to be tearing apart in

places like Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Syria and Ukraine, President Obama hosted leaders from nearly 50 African nations for a three-day U.S.-Africa Summit, described by the administration as reflecting “the common ambition that the people and government of the United States share with the people and governments of Africa to leave our nations better for future generations by making concrete gains in peace and security, good governance and economic development.” Themed, “Invest-

ment in the Next Generation,” the summit was the largest gathering of African heads of state in our nation’s history.

The president acknowledged the personal aspect of the meeting by referencing his father, Barack Obama, Sr., who was born in Kenya, as well as the painful legacy of the African slave trade. But the primary focus of the meeting was on strengthening economic ties between the United States and Africa in ways that spur African development

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and create tens of thousands of American jobs.

President Obama used the summit to announce a shift in America’s relationship with what he called “the new Africa.”

Where once United States involvement centered on providing humanitarian aid to Africa, it will now concentrate on expanding trade and investments that benefit both America and the African continent. While challenges of health, security and governance remain, the fact is that Africa

has six of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world. Its population is expected to double by 2050, when two-thirds will be young people under the age of 35.

Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes explained, “Insofar as we can promote trade and investment, that is going to create new markets for our goods… and ultimately create jobs in both the United States

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By George E. Curry

White Cops Kill at Least 2 Blacks Each Week Occasionally, police officers behave in such as dastardly manner that it captures international attention. There was the 1997 famous video of four White LAPD officers taking turns clubbing and kicking Rodney King nearly beyond recognition after a high-speed automobile chase. In 1999, on the opposite coast, an unarmed, 23-year-old Amadou Diallo was killed after four policemen fired 41 times

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into his Bronx, N.Y. apartment, striking him 19 times.

In New Orleans, Robert Davis, a retired elementary school teacher, was returning to his hometown after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to inspect the damaged family home. He went to the French Quarters to purchase some cigarettes. Four White officers, who suspected him of public drunkenness, accused Davis of resisting arrest and began beating him. An Associated Press producer filmed a video that showed no indication of re-

sistance.

Timothy Thomas, 19, was shot to death in Cincinnati in 2001 by Patrolman Stephen Roach. The officer said he thought Thomas was armed – he wasn’t. The shooting touched off the largest urban unrest in the U.S. since the L.A. uprising a decade earlier.

And the list doesn’t stop there: Sean Bell, Oscar Grant, Frank Jude, Jonathan Ferrell, Kathryn Johnson, Kendrec McDade, Timothy Standsbury, Jr., Kenneth Chamberlain and so many more.

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Three more names were added to the list in the past month: Eric Garner of Staten Island, N.Y.; Ezell Ford of Los Angeles, and now Michael Brown, the 18-year-old unarmed victim in Ferguson, Mo. Police kill African Americans more frequently than you may realize.

According to stats compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice, an unarmed African American died at the hands of an armed White police officer at the rate of nearly two per week

from 2005 to 2012. Over that 8-year-period, 400 police killings were reported per year. White officers killed a Black person, on average, 96 times per year.

Of those, 18 percent of the African Americans killed were under the age of 21, compared to 8.7 percent of Whites.

As bad as those figures are, they grossly understate the problem. The FBI statistics are based on the voluntary reporting of local law enforcement jurisdic-

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Unjustified Police Murder in Ferguson, Mo. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Once again, there is a Black American family and community in deep sorrow, agony and tears as a result of another racially-motivated police homicide. What happened to young, unarmed 18-year old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. was not an isolated incident. His death is the latest in a series of “systematic” law enforcement killings of young Black men

across the nation.

While watching the evening television news coverage of justified anger and disgust of Black Missourians, the scenes reminded me of the dreadful and violent days of apartheid in South Africa. The sight of columns of riot-geared police officers shooting tear gas canisters and rubber bullets indiscriminately into crowds in Ferguson was a flashback to the pre-Nelson Mandela presidential years in South Africa.

As was the case in South Africa, military armored vehicles

mounted with high caliber lethal weapons were aimed at youth protesting Brown’s murder. This was neither South Africa, Iraq nor Afghanistan. This was the predominantly Black American community of Ferguson, Mo. in St. Louis County. Police units were using armored vehicles like those used in the horrific wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet, these were also the same “Casspirs” military police vehicles that were used to suppress African people by the racist apartheid system of oppression in South Africa.

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Today, there is a brutal system of police brutality at work in America that targets young Black Americans. Keep in mind that the White minority-rule regime that was once in charge of keeping the Black majority in South Africans oppressed drew on the experiences of the Jim Crow South in the United States. Moreover, the militarization of local, civilian police departments amidst a growing racial polarization throughout the U.S. needs to be promptly addressed.

President Barack Obama and

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder were both right to speak out separately about this latest fatal episode of police misconduct.

President Obama stated, “The death of Michael Brown is heartbreaking.”

No one is more heartbroken than Brown’s parents. After speaking with them, Attorney General Holder stated, “I am deeply concerned that the deployment of military equipment and vehicles sends a conflicting

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By Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Tired of Political Pitches, but not the Fight So, the midterm elections are fast approaching and, with every passing day, you are probably receiving an email, a letter or both, suggesting that the world will end if the Republicans take the Senate on November 4. If, like me, you are sick and tired of receiving such communications, you might be tending towards turning off and ignoring everything in connection with the elections.

Don’t!

I am not going to tell you how bad things will get if the Republicans capture the Senate. My guess is that you already know that. You may be denying it. You may say that things cannot get much worse. They actually can.

Let me reassure you. I am not going to try to scare you into voting. I actually do not think that such an approach works. It becomes the equivalent of yelling that the sky is falling. The bottom line is that there is a rabid right-wing, represented by

today’s Republican Party that wants to reverse the victories of the 20th century. You know that already. You know that they have been playing the race card since Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” in 1968, and have gone into overdrive since the election of Obama in 2008.

So, I am going to take a different approach. We should ignore the polls for right now. One thing that is clear in midterm elections is that turnout is generally down, which means that the advantage tends to go towards whoever is

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angrier. That is, most frequently, the party that is out of power.

The second thing that is clear is the margin of victory for any one will be close. In that sense, every vote really does count. The third thing that must be factored in, and relates to the polls, is that with the greater use of cell phones as exclusive phones for individuals, it has become more and more difficult for pollsters to get completely accurate reads of the public.

What does this mean? Simply put, there is nothing inevitable

about Republican victories, despite gerrymandering of election districts and voter suppression campaigns. Everything, and I mean everything, will depend on turnout. Increasing the progressive electorate and ensuring that they get to the polls on November 4 will make a remarkable difference.

In order for this to work, it is not enough to scare people as to the ramifications of Republican victories, e.g., impeachment;

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By Askia Muhammad

Open Season on Black Males … in America?

“Excuse me buddy, but where can I be?”

“You foolin’ ain’t cha? This ain’t America is it? Oh Lord, where can I be?”

“This ain’t America. You cain’t fool me.”

“This here’s the home of the sheriffs, not the land of the Free.”

“In America, folks don’t run through the streets, blood streamin’ from where they been beat.”

“And the cops in the good ole USA don’t think they some kind of gods either.”

“Naw. This ain’t America. You cain’t fool me.”

Those words were written 44 years ago by Melvin Van Peebles for his album, “As Serious as a Heart Attack,” and they sound like they were written last week.

Curiously, life imitates art.

Everywhere we turn, the contradictions concerning the time and space continuum abound. What century is this? Where are we?

It’s as though someone, some-

where, up in the sky maybe, has quietly declared “open season” so it’s now permissible to hunt and kill Black males. No hunting license is required. Maybe it wasn’t so quiet after all. These Dixie legislatures did pass “Stand Your Ground” laws, followed by “Open Carry” laws meaning White guys can carry their gun into a classroom, a church, a restaurant.

A court has even said, right here in the District of Columbia, it’s permissible for White guys to carry their gun outside of their

homes, for “self defense.” Self defense? Are there savage, wild predators prowling the streets outside of Rock Creek Park or Fort DuPont Park?

“Something’s gone rotten.

Smells like justice and liberty,” the song continues as if the author could see decades into the future to the moment when a Staten Island police officer would use a choke hold – a choke hold that was expressly forbidden by his own department – to murder Eric Garner, whom he suspected of selling loose cigarettes. Loose

cigarettes?

“I can’t breathe,” Garner complained to no avail. He laid there dying in the street. Emergency medical technicians watched, but did nothing to assist him.

“This ain’t America. You cain’t fool me.”

Could Van Peebles have foreseen Ferguson, Missouri, where police officer Darren Wilson shot unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown “down like an animal,” according to witnesses who said

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Fashion Student model Jordan Thomas wowed the crowd in a white tulle gown designed by the students of the Jarmal Harris Project. The signature gown featured during the finale at the 2014 Jarmal Harris Project Fashion Show entitled, “Once Upon A Time,” at THEARC in Southeast on August 10 received an enthusiastic response from the audience. /Photo by Bernadette Dare

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reativity, ingenuity and a desire to help others are the foundations on which District fashion designer Jarmal Harris has built his career.

Harris, 28, began working as

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a fashion designer not long after a personal tug-of-war he waged between pursuing life under the bright lights of Broadway or designing women’s gowns and cocktail dresses. Recently, he displayed his deft fashion skills during an August 10 show titled, “Once Upon A Time,” at THEARC in Southeast.

“Basically, the show was about a little girl who has a dream of being a supermodel. A fairy godmother appears and it’s almost like a Cinderella theme,” said Harris, who grew up in Anacostia. “The show is a dream where anything is possible,” he said.

Anything possible has been a theme befitting Harris’ foray into the fashion world.

He attended the famed Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Northwest for one year before transferring to what he called the District’s worst learning institution, Ballou Senior High School in Southeast.

“D.C. may be our nation’s capital, but once you peel away the tourist attractions, there’s a world of the underprivileged, living a life in constant danger,” Harris said.

“Statistics suggest that one in every 13 people who live in Anacostia will experience crime at some point in their lives.”

However, for Harris, he called growing up in such a tough and sometimes unforgiving neighborhood, a golden opportunity for success.

Instead of sulking about having to leave Ellington, Harris became active at his new school where he captained Ballou’s modeling team and, while his love of the theater proved ever present, he seized the opportunity to work with female models and carve out a niche in fashion.

He traveled to New York to intern for fashion mogul, Cesar Galindo, who first achieved fame when supermodel Karen Mulder sported his washed silk kimono dress on the cover of Elle magazine in July 1993.

Galindo, 47, has designed period costumes for the Miami Ballet and the Houston Grand Opera.

He’s created designs for Calvin Klein, Levi Strauss and Dolce & Gabbana, and he’s customized pieces for Madonna, Mary J. Blige and Sara Jessica Parker.

“Jarmal Harris is super talented. His passion, charisma, and style will take him a long way in the fashion industry,” Galindo said. “He has a bright future ahead of him.”

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ARIES You need to drive within the speed limit or you may end up with a costly ticket. This is especially true over the upcoming weekend. Be careful what you commit to in writing because it might create trouble later and your reputation could suffer. You could be very charming in order to get your own way or to get a price break on something you want.

TAURUS Listen carefully to others because someone may come up with a really great idea you can use within the next few weeks. Watch your mail or faxes for new ideas also. For the next year you will have to be frugal and careful with your finances. It could be disastrous if you are careless during this time so you must be cautious and have no loose ends.

GEMINI Problems are lifting. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel by now. Responsibilities are lessened or handed off to someone else. Any “heaviness” of spirit you have felt for the past two years will leave you. For now you have fixed all you can fix and now you must sit back and see what happens.

CANCER For the next year you should be concentrating on building your resources or finances because you are going to need a good base for the year following. That is the time when you will want to expand and when the opportunity arrives for you to do so. Right now money is slipping through your fingers and you are going to have to be more tight-fisted for your future to be secure.

Student model Ahmad Edwards sported designer Andrew Harris’ menswear collection, at the 2014 Jarmal Harris Project Fashion Show entitled, “Once Upon A Time,” at THEARC in Southeast on August 10. /Photo by Bernadette Dare

FASHION continued from Page 22 Those who’ve worn his clothing or attended Harris’ fashion shows agree.

“The ideas he’s shown have been an inspiration because it keeps me honest about my wardrobe, particularly when I’m going out to dinner or a formal event,” said Sheila Tucker, a Southeast resident who said she has three Harris-designed dresses.

For Harris, there’s much more to life than simply designing the hottest trends and becoming a beloved figure in the close-knit industry.

He said despite being raised under difficult circumstances and having to make the most of a negative situation, his goal remains to help others. He said he will continue using his success to achieve that mission.

“What we’ve done is that we’ve teamed up with agencies around the District like the Summer Youth Employment Program where individuals from 14 to 21 can find summer employment and we offer a six-week program in which we hire these young ones and they are paid and they get valuable experience,” Harris said.

Through his nonprofit Jarmal Harris Project, Harris has worked with inner-city high school students in modeling and dance programs, traveling competitions and other initiatives to assist aspiring models, dancers and fashonistas.

“He’s been able to hire about 800 students over the years and this year there were 160 from the Summer Youth Employment Program hired,” said Daria Fennell, Harris’s publicist.

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LEO Some very important decisions are being made this week and you must be extra careful. These decisions could affect your life for a long time. Rely on facts rather than just intuition or emotions. Next weekend could be very confusing so wait until next week to announce your plans. There is a lot going on in the background now that could affect your plans.

Student model Brittany Carethers strutted down the runway in designer Jarmal Harris’ gold sequin gown from his Spring/Summer 2015 collection, during the 2014 Jarmal Harris Project Fashion Show entitled, “Once Upon A Time,” at THEARC in Southeast on August 10. /Photo by Bernadette Dare

VIRGO You should have some great ideas within the next few weeks which should help to expand whatever you have been working on lately.

Success can be achieved now in business, advertising or writing. Your mind should be more focused for the next few weeks so you should be able to accomplish a great deal.

LIBRA If you put some extra effort into whatever you do this month you should be successful. You have some good ideas now and once cleared with the boss they should be put to use. Your success for the next year is portunities for youth living in Wards 1 through going to depend solely on you. This means if you do not try, you cannot succeed.

You will have to make your own chances.

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Harris said the philosophy of his organization continues to be to establish and maintain a caring, learning, and performing environment where young people will ultimately grow into productive adults who lead fulfilling lives. He said he wants to enhance the conditions of the lives of others by making significant contributions to the community.

“High school helped me develop my leadership skills, so knowing I could direct my peers helped me to realize my ability to work with others in my own nonprofit. I love inspiring people. The feeling you get is just priceless,” said Harris, who’s publishing a new book, “The Fashion Show: 10 Steps to Producing a Successful Fashion Show,” which will be available on Amazon.com on September 30.

Harris has produced an annual fashion show in the District for eight years and he’s also assisted Galindo at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York. He’s outfitted Grammy winner Monica, tennis great Venus Williams, and Real Housewife of New York Ramona Jeffries, among others.

“Jarmal Harris is an architect of beauty,” proclaimed the writers of SWERV magazine. “The future holds no limits for this talented young man.”WI

SCORPIO It’s time to get back to business. This means discipline, focus and becoming your own authority when it comes to the affairs of your life. If you’re not working hard for what it is you want, you’ll have no one to blame but yourself for not reaching your goals.

SAGITTARIUS Some really important decisions are being made in the next week or so. Be sure you have thought it all through because your life may be suddenly going in a new direction. However if you decide later you want another change you can do it all over again next February. The weekend is very confusing as people change their minds or plans.

CAPRICORN Your finances have steadied down for now so you do not have the wide swings you usually have. Sudden changes in plans are handled in your usual thorough and practical manner. Any unusual plans you now have to bring to the table can be very successful. Romance is still in the air so put your best foot forward if you expect to get anywhere with this feisty one.

AQUARIUS You need to be alert this week for accidents or fires. You should also hide or lock up your valuables and keep a tight hand on your wallet. Trouble between you and a loved one may be expected. Someone is being very dramatic. More money should be jingling in your pocket starting at the end of this week.

PISCES This is a good time to listen to others as they may have some useful ideas or plans for you. What sounds like criticism may only be helpful information for you to think about.You are becoming lazy and need to give your muscles more of a workout. If you do not, you could run into trouble. You may have to help out a friend or relative this month because you promised.

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Nine Principles for Dynamic Living Principle No. 8: Planning, Measuring and Execution

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This week, we talk about Principle No. 8 from the Les Brown list.

Obviously, planning and measuring are key elements, since you really won’t get anywhere without first having a plan; but the most vital step is execution. Let’s take fishermen for example, they must cast a net first; it doesn’t work until it’s thrown. It wouldn’t make sense to purchase a net for your fishing trip and then leave the net at home, would it? You must know how to turn your measured plans into actions.

Execution is critical for accomplishment. If you don’t execute the plans you have in place, it won’t matter how inspired or meticulously you look for ways to make your plan work. Inspiration without execution will always lead to frustration and defeat.

It always means new relationships will be my bridge to get to the next step. Another excellent example is my radio show. I needed sponsors to help me pay the weekly cost, and Jack H. Olender was first, and then The Washington Informer Newspaper, Law Office of Alton Lewis & Shelore Williams, Capitol Entertainment Services; (some of them hadn’t budgeted for ongoing sponsorship, so they dropped out) AmeriHealth and now Coca-Cola just signed on.

It only took an entire year of writing proposals and calling Coca-Cola repeatedly. We finally met a few days ago, and my representative thanked me for my tenacity, and he said “I look forward to promoting some of

my programs on your radio show!”

What if I had stopped trying, or decided that he wasn’t going to commit because he didn’t write back after so many emails and phone calls. My radio show would not have gotten this new and exciting partnership!

When you work toward your own goals, don’t give up, never quit.

That’s what faith is: “The object of things hoped for and it is the evidence of things not seen.” You’ve got to see, feel and believe that the God you serve will come through for you, in His own time and in His own way. Our job is to be the vehicle he can use for His glory!

In order to yield results from your God-given abilities, execution is a must. You’ve got to ask yourself what needs to happen to make this dream a reality; for me, I know sponsors are a key component, and persistence is a must for those of us trying to get something done.

Integrity also plays a major role. Are you known for having good ideas but not being able to follow through? Do you talk too much and can’t do what you claim you can. Once you learn to listen as Holy Spirit guides you, you’re on your way!

While reading Bishop T.D. Jakes’ best seller “Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive” in preparation for an interview with Cora Jakes Coleman, the first-born child of Bishop Jakes, I came across a chapter entitled “Instinctive Relationships.” It talks about how we are

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social creatures, designed to be in relationships with others. You aren’t meant to live alone. You’re created to be in relationships for your own fulfillment and the enhancement of your ever expanding community.

Scripture reminds us “It is not good for man to be alone!”

Bishop Jakes contends, and I’m paraphrasing, lions are of the field and the eagles are of the air, we were born free, but we let life beat us down. Most animals dwell in groups, whether packs, prides, herds or flocks; but the lions don’t try to fly; and the eagles don’t run through the jungle like lions!”

Planning, measuring and executing are critical tools in the manifestation of our beliefs. Just be true to yourself. Stay true to what comes naturally for you.

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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

Twelfth Street Christian Church

Campbell AME Church Reverend Daryl K. Kearney, Pastor

(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”

Sunday Worship Service 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School 9:15am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7;00pm TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm gsccm.administration@verizon.net

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

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Crusader Baptist Church

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

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

“God is Love”

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

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

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

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

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Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!”

Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net

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

ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

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

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Service and Times Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

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

Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.”

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

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

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

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor

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

Rev. John W. Davis, Pastor

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

52 Years of Expert Engraving Services

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Sunday Church School : 9: 30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10: 45am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10: 45am themcbc.org

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All Nations Baptist Church Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor 2001 North Capitol St, N.E. • Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Israel Baptist Church

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

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

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

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Study: Monday - 7:00 p.m.

Prayer Meeting: Thursday - 7:00 p.m.

2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730 Sunday School – 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 am Baptismal Service – 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion – 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study – Wednesday -7:30 pm

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

St. Luke Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

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

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

Mount Moriah Baptist Church Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor 1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 Fax: 202-544-2964 Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am and 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon and 6:30 pm Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm

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Rehoboth Baptist Church

St. Matthews Baptist Church 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)

Salem Baptist Church

Emmanuel Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

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

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

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

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

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator

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

Peace Baptist Church

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

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

Sunday Morning Worship Service 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:50am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Services: Sunday Worship 11 AM Sunday School 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study - Wed. 7 PM “A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

1864-2014

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”

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

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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.

Aug 21 - Aug 27, 2014

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LEGAL NOTICES

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

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

PROBATE DIVISION

Probate Division

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2014 ADM 779

Foreign No. 2014 FEP 108

Administration No. 14 ADM 701

Administration No. 2014 ADM 827

Curtura Weaver Gaines

June 12, 2014

Carrie B. Morrow

Lydia L. Jones

Decedent

Decedent

Date of Death

Decedent

James Larry Frazier, Esq.

Paule G. Levadas

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Ruth Grady

918 Maryland Avenue, NE

1629 K Street, NW Suite 300

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Name of Decedent

Washington, DC 20002

Washington, DC 20006

Attorney Matthew W. Gaines, Jr., whose address is 435 Ingraham

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL

St., NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed

REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Personal Representative of the estate of Curtura Weaver

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

Gaines, who died on January 30, 2008 without a Will,

and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown

3919 Woodbreed Drive, Brandywine, MD 20613 was

Silver Park Drive, Apt. 302, Suitland, MD 20746,

heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall

appointed personal representative of the estate of Ruth

was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of

enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to

Grady, deceased, by the Orphans Court for Prince

Carrie B. Morrow, who died on November 19, 2006

such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will)

Georges County, State of Maryland, on July 16, 2014.

without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision.

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

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

Johnnie I. Barton, 7600 Georgia Avenue, NW #405,

20001, on or before February 7, 2015. Claims against

Washington, DC 20012 whose designation as District of

the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with

Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills,

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

D.C.

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

February 7, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed

of Columbia real property: 3141 Lyndale Place, SE,

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

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

Washington, DC 20019

the undersigned, on or before February 14, 2015, or be

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

publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including

presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register

name, address and relationship.

of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW,

Charon T. Ellis whose address is

Service of process may be made upon

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

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 14, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be

The decedent owned the following District

Claims against the decedent may be

Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months Date of first publication:

Clifton N. McBrayer, Sr., whose address is 3619

presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register

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

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

Date of first publication: Matthew W. Gaines, Jr.

Estates, Saluda, SC 29138, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lydia L. Jones, who died on May 11, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment 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 February 21, 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 February 21, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons

Personal Representative Charon T. Ellis

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:

Date of first publication:

August 14, 2014

August 21, 2014

Clifton N. McBrayer

James Pope

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

TRUE TEST COPY

TRUE TEST COPY

Personal Representative

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Washington Informer

Washington Informer

Washington Informer

Washington Informer

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2014 ADM 790

Foreign No. 2014 FEP 109

Administration No. 2014 ADM 815

Administration No. 2014 ADM 849

Mary E. Cobb aka Mary Elizabeth Boyd Cobb

May 20, 2014

Lisa Marie Radogno

Rosa K. Williams

Decedent

Decedent

Decedent

Date of Death Attorney Ethel Mitchell. Wills and Trusts LLC

Jennifer E. Loud, Esquire

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Leslie H. Moreno

1050 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1045

The Loud Law Firm

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Name of Decedent

Washington, DC 20036

7826 Eastern Avenue, NW, Suite 410

Attorney

Washington, DC 20012

Donna Patrice Boyd, whose address is 1419 Ames Place

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL

NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal

REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Representative of the estate of Mary E. Cobb aka Mary

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

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

Elizabeth Boyd Cobb, who died on May 12, 2014

with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision.

Featherwood Ct., #32, Silver Spring, MD was appointed

Cambridge Drive, Lemont, IL 60439, was appointed

George Williams, whose address is 3426 Lumar Drive,

personal representative of the estate of Leslie H. Moreno,

Personal Representative of the estate of Lisa Marie

Fort Washington, MD 20744, was appointed Personal

deceased, by the Orphans Court for Montgomery County,

Radogno, who died on June 18, 2014 without a Will,

Representative of the estate of Rosa K. Williams, who died

State of Maryland, on July 22, 2014.

and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown

on May 5, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without

heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall

Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall

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

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

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 14,

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

2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented

on or before February 21, 2015. Claims against the

District of Columbia real property: 5918 4th St., NW,

to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills

decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a

Washington, DC 20011.

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

copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register

undersigned, on or before February 14, 2015, or be

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

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

February 21, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons

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

believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills,

relationship.

including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication:

Date of first publication:

August 14, 2014

August 21, 2014

Nunzio C. Radogno

George Williams

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

TRUE TEST COPY

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 February 7, 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 February 7, 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:

Keisha A. Moreno whose address is 9

Service of process may be made upon

Cynthia Thompson, 3103 Walnut St., NE, Washington, DC 20018 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C.

The decedent owned the following

The decedent owned District of Columbia

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

Date of first publication: Donna Patrice Boyd

Nunzio C. Radogno, whose address is 13559

from the date of first publication of this notice.

August 7, 2014 August 7, 2014

Personal Representative Keisha A. Moreno TRUE TEST COPY

Personal Representative

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Washington Informer

Washington Informer

Washington Informer

Washington Informer

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JACKSON continued from Page 20 Hip-Hop, have experimented in the laboratory called a recording studio; and by exercising their First Amendment Right of freedom of speech and expression through music, they have created their own version of Frankenstein.

In the beginning, like with Frankenstein, people marveled at this new creation and were willing to pay to see and hear the voices of “Rappers Delight,” “The Message,” and “Fight the Power.” Then, the imagery and lyrics took a twisted turn under a perverted interpretation of the First Amendment called “keeping it real.”

Now, the establishment, especially the police, has become the enemy. Hip-Hop became a counter-culture movement that turned into a monster that could

MORIAL continued from Page 20 and Africa. So this is about seizing the opportunity of African growth and development in our mutual interests.”

In his post-summit press conference, the president announced that the three-day gathering had generated some $37 billion for Africa’s progress on top of substantial efforts that have been made in the past. This includes $33 billion by U.S. companies in new trade and investment, a U.S. government investment of $110 million per year for three to five years to help build the peace-keeping capacity of more

no longer be controlled. Women became “bitches and hoes,” men became hyper-sexualized thugs who were only out to force themselves on your daughters and to “get rich or die trying.”

When rap music started, it was a verbal extension of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s in the spirit of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; it was about the uplifting of our community and providing a voice to those often without a voice.

In the 1990s, rap took a more militaristic tone with the creation of “gangsta rap.” This too, was a verbal extension of the Civil Rights movement; but more in the spirit of Malcolm X on steroids.

These artists represented those in the ‘hood who felt trapped and abused by the system. They felt like no one cared about them and that life was about the here and now – immediate gratification; so

than a half-dozen African nations to deal with militant extremists like Boko Haram in Nigeria and al-Shabaab in Somalia, a tripling of the United States’ Power Africa Initiative goal, which now aims to bring electricity to 60 million African homes and businesses, and an increase in efforts by both the Obama administration and American non-governmental organizations to combat HIV/AIDs and improve maternal and child health.

The president made it clear that “Africa’s prosperity ultimately depends on its greatest resource – its people.” None of the investments and trade agreements will matter unless African

screw the future. They wanted to “get theirs now.” They wanted to live fast, even if it meant dying young.

All these factors combined to create a narrative that Black life was worthless and Black youth brought no value to society.

It’s too bad the rap world didn’t heed the words of Chuck D, KRS-One, Doug E. Fresh, Heavy D, MC Lyte, Kool Moe Dee. D-Nice, Daddy-O and others on the all-time classic, “Self Destruction,” which had as its chorus, “Self-Destruction, ya headed for Self-Destruction (repeat).”WI Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC., a Washington, D.C.-based public relations/government affairs firm. He can be reached through his Web site, www.raynardjackson.com.

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countries do more to promote good governance, the rule of law, open and accountable institutions, strong civil societies and the protection of human rights for all citizens.”

Africa, America and President Obama are inextricably bound by the ties of blood and history.

We applaud the president’s commitment to bind our futures with stronger partnerships in economic development and in meeting the health and security challenges that affect America, Africa and the world.WI

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tions. Currently, approximately 750 of 17,000 law enforcement agencies regularly report their figures to the FBI. That means if the ratio holds true for all 17,000 agencies, the annual 96 Black deaths at the hands of White cops could be as high 2,170 a year or almost 42 (41.73) per week – nearly six per day (5.94).

To be conservative, let’s presume that the death rate for the non-reporting law enforcement agencies is only half of those now reporting. That would still be approximately three Blacks killed by a White police officer

every day.

According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, which catalogues the deaths of all law enforcement officials, 416 cops were deliberately killed in the line of duty from 2005 to 2012, an average of 52 a year from 2005 to 2012.

Using the most conservative data, Blacks are almost twice as likely to be killed by police as cops are likely to be murdered in the line of duty.

In most of the high-profile cases of police killing unarmed Blacks, there was no justification for the use of deadly force.

One case, Tennessee v. Garner, grew out of an incident in Memphis

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where a Black 8th grader was shot fleeing from a home burglary after stealing a purse. The judges said cops couldn’t shoot someone simply because they were escaping.

In another case, Graham vs. Connor, the judges said police have the duty to protect the public. Therefore, it’s okay to use force in apprehending violent offenders. But in the Memphis case, police would not be allowed to shoot at a non-violent offender even following the commission of a crime.

Of course, personal prejudice enters the picture long before an officer pulls his or her gun.

“When we ask police officers diThe Washington Informer

rectly, ‘Who looks criminal?’ they choose more Black faces than White faces. The more stereotypically Black a face appears, the more likely officers are to report that the face looks criminal,” according a study in Stanford’s Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

In addition, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights found that, “most white officers (95 percent) do not believe police are more likely to use physical force against blacks and other minorities than against whites in similar situations. The majority of black and other minority officers (69.5 percent) believe persons who look like

them are more likely to receive physical force from police.”

But Blacks are treated differently from Whites – even when they are part of the law enforcement hierarchy.

As Attorney General Eric Holder recounted before the NAACP last year, “I was stopped by a police officer while simply running to catch a movie, at night in Georgetown, in Washington, D.C. I was at the time of that last incident a federal prosecutor.”

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message…… At my direction, Department officials have conveyed these concerns to local authorities.”

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon made the right decision to shift law enforcement control from the Ferguson and St. Louis County police departments to the Missouri State Police and a team led by a Black American state patrol official who lives in the area. Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ronald Johnson’s leadership has already helped the family and the community to be more hopeful that some type of justice and fairness will eventually emerge out of this crisis that has now become a national and international demand for equal justice.

It took almost a week for the local police chief to even announce the name of the police officer who killed Michael Brown, claiming they were

FLETCHER continued from Page 21 cuts; war with Iran. If people get scarred enough they may just go into their cocoons and hope that everything comes out in the wash. No, we actually have to be inspired. Therefore, in addition to making sure that the Caligula wing of the political elite does

afraid of possible retaliation. But they were forced to change their position after Anonymous, the Internet hacking group, broke into the system and publicized the officer’s name. Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson finally announced that Officer Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown.

Though we don’t have all of the facts of this case yet, police usually assert that they were “assaulted” by the person they have killed. According to witnesses, Michael Brown was executed while his hands were up in the air surrendering to police officer Darren Wilson.

In an effort to smear Brown, police are saying Michael Brown may have been involved in a “strong-armed robbery” before his fatal shooting.

That also means he may not have been involved. Even if he had been involved in an earlier robbery, that would not justify the police killing of Michael Brown.

Let’s not wait for the next police murder to occur in our communities

before we all take a public stand for freedom, equality and justice. We also need to be proactive. Yes, first we need to pray. But we also need to organize. We need to strategize. We need to mobilize. We need to vote.

We need to raise the consciousness of our young people about the realities race and injustice deeply embedded in our society.

Every life is precious. The lives of our young women and men should never be devalued.

Now is the time to re-assert the value of all life in our communities. No justice, no peace! Let’s work together for equal justice and empowerment for all. WI

not win total control, we have to be actively supporting candidates who are standing on the side of the regular person. We need to be standing with those who support voting rights; who support tolerance for religion and orientation; who are for racial and gender equality; and those against the USA engaging in one war after another.

The great labor leader Mother Jones coined the phrase: “Don’t Mourn, Organize.” I will borrow from her and suggest: “Don’t panic; vote!” This is not a time to let anyone turn us around. WI

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Brown’s hands were up in surrender?

Even if Brown had done something wrong (who hasn’t) the Ferguson police chief said Wilson only knew the kid was walking in the middle of the street when he approached him.

But even if Brown had done something else wrong, what crime could possibly justify his summary execution in the street, without ever having been accused or tried by a judge and jury of his peers in a court of law?

After that what would make it OK for him to lie for hours unattended in the street in a pool of his own blood?

Then the 95 percent White Ferguson police force used tear gas and rubber bullets to suppress angry, but legal, demonstrations by Brown’s neighbors in the 67 percent Black town, some in their own yards. Then the cops deployed armored military The Washington Informer

vehicles, and imposed a “no fly zone” over the tiny town with only 21,000 residents. “Hands Up. Don’t Shoot,” protestors declared.

No. Melvin Van Peebles isn’t clairvoyant. He had no crystal ball back in 1970.

“Love, that’s America,” is what his song is called, but you couldn’t prove that by the 51-year-old Southern California woman who was beaten senseless by a cop on the side of a highway.

You couldn’t prove that by the dead man who held a toy gun in a Wal-Mart children’s aisle until he was murdered by police.

“Love, that’s America,” Van Peebles declared, but you couldn’t prove that by the 25-year-old mentally challenged man who was shot to death by police as he laid on the ground in Los Angeles.

And so now, the nation seethes, 49-years-to-the-day, after the Watts Riot boiled over in Los Angeles – Au-

gust 13, 1965 – leaving 30 dead and 3,000 arrested, because of this exact kind of police brutality run amok.

And so what’s the response in suburban White America, where Black guys have always been persona-non-grata (unwelcome, especially after sundown), unless they are in uniform, driving a delivery or service truck? The White response is that gun sales (remember Open Carry), are off the charts, up more than 50 percent.

That’s because it’s Open Season on killing Black males. Thanks for your contribution to the world of jurisprudence, George Zimmerman.

What century are we living in?

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Exceptional Care by Exceptional People.

Our Patients Come First...

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Our Emergency Department (or “ER”) is opened 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and is continuously staffed by highly trained physicians who have extensive training and experience in emergency medicine. Our dedicated staff of providers cares for over 53,000 patients annually.

Our ED is divided into two sections The Emergency Department Core and the Fast Track to care for patients with both major and minor medical conditions and emergencies.

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CORE In UMC’s Emergency Department Core, our skillful physicians, nurses, and technicians are trained to care for patients with major medical conditions including cardiac diseases, stroke, respiratory distress, trauma, diabetes and other acute life-threatening illnesses. Should patients require higher levels of care or further trauma care, patients are stabilized first and then transferred to one of our affiliated major medical centers. Our staff will coordinate the transfer with the receiving hospital.

FAST TRACK In Fast Track, emergency medicine providers will treat a patient’s minor illnesses and injuries. Our Fast Track, like our emergency department, is open 24 hours a day, 365 days yearly.

LIST OF HOSPITAL SERVICES » Cancer Screening » Cardiology » Diabetes » Emergency Medicine » Family Practice » GI » Infectious Disease » Intensive Care » Internal Medicine » Interventional Radiology

» Minimally Invasive Vascular Surgery » Neurology » Obstetrics-Gynecology » Orthopedics » Pathology » Plastic Surgery » Psychiatric Services for Adults » Pulmonology

» Radiology » Rehabilitation Services » Renal Dialysis » Rheumatology » Skilled Nursing » Surgery » Telemetry » Urology » Wound Care

PRIMARY CARE CENTER At the UMC Primary Care Center, we want to be your first choice “your lifelong home” for all of your health care. Our staff of board-certified doctors, nurse practitioners, and nurses can take care of all of your medical, prevention, and wellness needs: » Physical exams such as regular check-ups, annual physicals, and sports and camp physicals » Pediatrics and Well-baby » Women’s Health, including Obstetrics/Gynecology (OB/GYN) and breast health » Acute conditions such as flu, strep throat, gastrointestinal upset, sinus conditions, seasonal allergies, etc.. » Asthma, Diabetes, Hypertension or high cholesterol, including diagnosis, treatment and on-going disease management » Laboratory Services and Testing

General Hours of Operation Monday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Tuesday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Friday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Our Location United Medical Center Medical Office Building (next to the hospital) 1328 Southern Ave, SE, Suite 302 Washington, DC 20032 For specific hours of operation for each department or to schedule an appointment, please call (202) 574-6141.

Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation | 1310 Southern Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20032 P 202.574.6000 | www.united-medicalcenter.com

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