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D.C. Students Kick Off New School Year

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Community members, public figures and affiliates of the D.C. Public Schools system started the first day of the 2018-19 academic year this week by celebrating new beginnings,

specifically those concerning personnel, renovated school buildings and a commitment to boosting student attendance. On Monday morning, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and members of her administration waved large signs at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and Howard Road in Southeast, advising drivers to slow

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer A celebration of the life of Aretha Franklin promises to draw the ultimate A-list guests and a crowd that will swarm Detroit. The Queen of Soul, who died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday, Aug. 16 at her home in the Motor City, will lie in state at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28 and Wednesday, Aug. 29. A private funeral for family and friends is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 31 at Greater Grace Temple. The “Respect” singer and civil rights icon, who became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, will be buried near Rosa Parks at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit. “The NNPA profoundly mourns the passing of our beloved Sister Leader Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin,” said NNPA President and CEO Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. “Her creative genius was matched by her steadfast courage as a freedom-fighting singer and leader for civil rights. Black America and all people of goodwill throughout the world will miss her

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By D. Kevin McNeir, WI Editor @dkevinmcneir Sarafina Wright, WI Contributing Writer With the sounding of school bells announcing the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year just days away, parents in one Southeast-based public charter school received news that there would be a changing of the guard – a change that would impact an approximate 600 students and their families.

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had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow The Prince George’s County school board held its annual swearsense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are Whenceremony L.Y. Marlow's 23-yearing-in Thursday, Aug. 16domestic to honorviolence its student member, victims and stricter restraining order policies, old daughter told herboard the father Amanya Paige. The made history as Paige, a highly-acclaimed more rights for victim's families survivors are treated. ofrising her senior daughter threatened herSchool, at Parkdale High became theher school system’s to intervene on behalf of a vic“She's using own personal life, thestudent life of re-elected their child,to thestory, personalRegionpain to tim, a domestic violence assessfirstand female boardherbyown the county’s she knew something had Governments. to be push She’s forward,” Davis-Nickens al Association of Student also the first student ment unit coupled with further done. 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Marlow havethey’re a dia- We need to address both the vicin Prince George’s County,” Paigehelp said.people “I willbegin maketosure Amanya Paige being sworn-in as her parents shared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. 5tim and the batterer,” Marlow represented.” (right) look on. /Photo courtesy PGCPS ence at the District Heights Also present at the event was said. Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see on May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise Municipal Center. The sympo- who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in sium was sponsored by the utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She Prince George’s County public school system will host its 8th annual Family and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatBack-to-School block party Saturday, Aug. 25 at Prince George’s StadiCenter of the city of District the Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. um – the home field for minor league baseball team Bowie Baysox. OfHeights and the National Hook- 2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasficials expect to distribute 15,000 backpacks filled with essential school Up of Black Women. the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilRequested crayons, glue sticks, wide-ruled Marlow has written a book, ansupplies. organization that supplies helps theinclude: dren about domestic violence,” composition books and No. 2 pencils elementary students; and “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence Marlowforsaid. college-ruled notebook paper, blue Marlow and black highlighters story about four generations of and their children. haspens, worked to break and pocket folders for middle and high school students. Youth grades six domestic violence. The book is “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in herinfamily, through 12 can also receive service-learning hours. A ribbon-cutting inspired by her own experiences, years in fear is a long time. 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She said every time she reads Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to excerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to can not believe the words came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliwon the 2007 National “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” Books” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached from within the Greater Washington Area’s go-go community, along with their fans, friends and “ILeading was justartists 16-years-old when mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net others togetherand to help the medical an ardent my eyehave firstcome blackened my defray“Before you costs get toof 'I'm goingcolleague, Cara Mia, who remains hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a major stoke on Aug. 1. continues to slowlyWI recover from the results of a sudden lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal stroke. Cara, a fixture at Salon Couture often referred to as “the nail Picasso,” has supported go-go bands and other Elaine Davis-Nickens, presilocal business initiatives for a number of years. Now, her friends want to return that support via financial means. dent of the National Hook-Up A fundraiser was held Aug.is 15 of Black Women, said there no at the Paradigm Lounge in Upper Marlboro, featuring DJ Big John, DJ Frisco, DJ Chuck Binand Dynamic Duo, Frank Sirius and Ms. Kim, along with several special guests. In other efforts to consistency thethe way domestic raise needed dollars, a go fund violence issues are dealt with me by campaign has achieved $23,656 toward a goal of $35,000 in just over two weeks. “We’re all we’ve got,” said Buggs, Junkyard Band (JYB). “Cara has supported everyone so to see the support she’s gained speaks to the person she’s been to our entire community.”

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Bowser Scuttles Trump’s Military Parade Plans By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

If President Donald Trump is the bully many have opined, that status didn’t sway D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who has shot down the president’s plans for a dictator-like military parade. “Yup, I’m Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington DC, the local politician who finally got through to the reality star in the White House with the realities of parades, events, demonstrations in Trump America — sad,” Bowser tweeted after Trump announced plans for his military parade in the District have been postponed at least until next year. The Pentagon had placed the cost at nearly $100 million and many had criticized the president for what they said was his desire to hold the kind of parade the world normally witnesses from dictators like Kim Jong Un of North Korea and the late Saddam Hussein of Iraq. Trump, of course, lashed out at Bowser, who estimated the cost to be closer to $21.6 million but said it still carried a heavy burden for taxpayers. “The local politicians who run Washington, D.C. — poorly — know a windfall when they see it,” Trump tweeted. “When asked to give us a price for holding a great celebratory military parade, they wanted a number so ridiculously high that I cancelled it. Never let someone hold you up.” Trump also announced he would attend a smaller parade already scheduled for Joint Base Andrews, as well as a Nov. 11 parade in Paris to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. “Maybe we will do something next year in D.C. when the cost comes way down,” Trump tweeted. “Now, we can buy some more jet fighters.” Bowser’s staff and other DC officials took issue with Trump’s choice of words and his characterization of why the planned event was canceled. “Poorly run? Fake news,” said John Falcicchio, Bowser’s chief of staff. “When they go low, we go high … like our bond rating.” In a statement, the Pentagon said “the Department of De-

fense and White House have been planning a parade to honor America’s military veterans and commemorate the centennial of World War I. We originally targeted November 10, 2018 for this event but have now agreed to explore opportunities in 2019.” Some military groups welcomed the decision. “The parade money would be better spent fully funding the Department of Veterans Affairs and giving our troops and their families the best care possible,” the American Legion said, USA Today reported. Bowser said in a later interview that she found the accusation that D.C. officials were trying to exaggerate the city’s security costs galling, especially since the city had been working to plan the event with little lead time. “The notion that we would overstate what it takes to properly have a parade or demonstration, especially on this short notice, for some benefit to the city — it was just outrageous,” Bowser said. “It’s pretty clear that the president is upset about the parade, and it appears that he didn’t want to take on his own agencies ... or the Pentagon, so he decided that we were a good target.” Although the president has long discussed a potential military parade, it was only on Aug. 8 that Bowser reportedly received a letter from U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen saying the event would take place “on or about Nov. 10, 2018” and discussing the need for planning and coordination with city agencies. The White House Office of Management and Budget did not approach D.C. city officials until Tuesday, Aug. 14 to discuss logistical costs, a Bowser administration official told reporters. The White House reportedly had scant details about the event, said the official, who requested anonymity. There was no indication of how long the parade would last — including whether it would span multiple days — nor confirmation of the Nov. 10 date, the official said, according to published reports. There also was no precise route specified nor estimates for the number of people and military equipment

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AUG. 29 1920 – Jazz saxophone virtuoso Charlie “Bird” Parker is born in Kansas City, Kansas. 1958 – Michael Jackson, the legendary “King of Pop,” is born in Gary, Indiana. 1962 – Malvin Goode becomes the first African-American television news commentator when he begins broadcasting on ABC as a United Nations correspondent.WI

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2008 – Barack Obama officially receives the Democratic presidential nomination at the DNC convention, becoming the party’s first African-American nominee.

1949 – A concert by famed singer and civil rights activist Paul Robeson in Peekskill, New York, is called off when concertgoers are attacked by locals screaming racist and anti-Semitic slurs. Robeson is lynched in effigy and a cross is set ablaze during the riot, which resulted in more than a dozen people being seriously injured. 1963 – Famed author, scholar and NAACP co-founder W. E. B. Du Bois dies in Accra, Ghana, at 95. 1975 – Haile Selassie, former emperor of Ethiopia, dies in Addis Ababa at 83.

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and daughters: The Four Tops, Ronnie White in particular, Marvin Gaye, Barry Gordy, the Jackson Five, Kim Weston and Gladys Knight are those who I remember most. To me, they were just like my parents, aunts, uncles or cousins – really and truly. I would play in their backyards, go to their concerts that were kid friendly, ride in their sleek Lincoln Continental and Silver Shadow Rolls Royce automobiles, be chastised when I was wandered outside the lines then held firmly for children and I’d hear how they were managing their lives with advice which stemmed from surviving a world where Black had not been so beautiful. As the world mourns the death of Aretha Franklin and remembers her regal style, her passionate, gospel-influenced vocals and her commitment to the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Church and to the African-American community, I cannot help but reflect on my first encounter with “The Queen of Soul.” Unfortunately, I never met the Queen and never attended any of her concerts. And while I did worship on a few occasions in the church where her father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin, once served as pastor and where Aretha established her foundations as a musician and vocalist, Rev. Franklin had been long dead and Aretha had moved on to a much larger stage.

But I remember the house in which her father lived for many years in Detroit on West Grand Boulevard just one block away from the home in which my then future wife was born and raised. Aretha lived in the impressive, opulent westside “mansion” too – at least when she was not on the road. When the Franklin family sold the house, it remained empty for a long time before a family friend who had the skills to renovate homes purchased it. By that time, the vultures had broken in and stolen every item that wasn’t bolted down – sometimes selling things outright – other times, holding onto light fixtures, copper railing, even light bulbs as souvenirs. When my friend had his house warming, I stopped down and sat on the back, enclosed patio for lunch. He walked me through the home, showing me how he had, as much as was possible, returned the home to its former glory when Aretha and the rest were residents. As we walked and talked, I couldn’t help but hear the voices, the conversations of the ancestors, the sounds of a piano playing, trios or soloists lifting voices in praise. And I listened as the house “whispered” to me. I never wanted to leave. It was a day I will cherish forever. Farewell Aretha. You will always have my R-E-S-P-E-C-T. WI

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The sounds of steel pan drums can be heard upon entering the Episcopal Church of the Atonement on East Capitol Street in Ward 7. The room is filled with the tropical sounds of the East of the River Steelband, a crew of young city children who are rhythmically in sync and attentive to the direction they are given. The music program is open to youths ages 9 to 18. There are currently 11 young folks in the program from Wards 6, 7 and 8 who come to the church twice a week for practice. Leading a recent practice session was volunteer John Barnes, a Prince George’s County schoolteacher and Steelband alumnus who joined the band in seventh grade and stayed through high school. Barnes said he has seen how being in the band has contributed to the participants’ growth, something he believes is important for young Black boys and girls. “It’s not as many programs and outlets for kids,” said Barnes, who graduated from the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore and is currently in a graduate program at Trinity Washington University. “It’s important for me to reach back and volunteer with a program that I know helped me. I want to see the kids stay on a positive path.” The musical group was the vision of the late Gladys Whitworth Bray, who was a science teacher and substance abuse prevention coordinator at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts (formerly Western High School) for more than 30 years. Bray was inspired to start a steel

band in the District after visiting Trinidad and Tobago. Since its founding in 1993, the East of the River Steelband has been a place where exploration of other cultures, music and life skills development has opened the eyes of young people to many possibilities in life. The current East of the River Steelband is an offshoot of a steel band program at a Boys and Girls Club that was started by Bray in 1992 and other cultural arts programs she created for area youth. Bray died in 2017, but her vision continues through current Executive Director Linda Fisher, who became a volunteer when one of her sons joined the band. After Bray’s death, Fisher who is retired, assumed control and wrote grant proposals for the band. “I felt a calling because I knew how valuable the program was for children in our community,” Fisher said. “I talked to the board. With their support and work, we wanted to ensure we keep the organization going.” The Episcopal Church of the Atonement also wanted to support Bray’s vision, so after her death, the church offered free practice space to the band at the church. The band eagerly shows their appreciation through community service projects at the church, including a recent Saturday when band members dusted pews, cleaned the sanctuary and tidied up their practice room, which is also used by other groups at the church. Members of the band’s board of directors and parents are required to make a financial contribution. There is 100 percent participation from

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Community Rallies to Preserve Historic Eastern Shore Church By John Muller Special to The Informer

BUCKTOWN, Maryland — Long before visitors — from around the corner and world — began descending in early 2017 on the new Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, activists and African-American parishioners of Bazzel United Methodist Church in Dorchester County’s Bucktown community first recognized the significance of Harriet Tubman with an annual celebration that started in the early 1960s. Built in 1911, replacing an earlier wood frame church on the same property, Bazzel is partly secluded on three sides by trees in a quarter-acre lot with a grass driveway less than a mile down the road from the restored Bucktown Village Store. It was here Tubman visited as a child and suffered lifelong complications after being struck in the head. In recent weeks a film crew touring Dorchester County to develop an updated promotional video for the visitor center contacted Jay Meredith, a respected community leader and proprietor of the Bucktown Store, to arrange a site visit to Bazzel. Meredith’s ancestors have been on the Eastern Shore since the 17th century. In the 1800s his family gave land which Bazzel is on, bordering the Brodess farm where Tubman was born as Araminta Ross around 1822, to faith leaders within the local African-American community. Meredith, along with Tyrone Pinder, whose grandfather helped build the extant church, discovered a structure in dire need of preservation and quickly secured permission to cover the west roof with a tarp to prevent rainwater from seeping inside. Upon the invitation of Morgan State University professor Dale Glenwood Green, chairman of the Maryland Commission on African-American History and Culture, Meredith, accompanied by noted Tubman scholar Pat Lewis, presented on the immediate need to stabilize Bazzel United Methodist Church earlier this month on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. “The condition of Bazzel church in historic Bucktown, Maryland, is an emergency on many levels,” said Green, a descendant of Alexander Wayman, 7th bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. “The

historic African-American church is where the first cultural institutions of African-American peoples on the Eastern Shore emerge and begin to flourish. We cannot begin to trace their existence, contributions and significance without examining the historic churches which are at the root of communal and organized life.”

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Stewardship of Bazzel falls under the Peninsula-Delaware Conference of the United Methodist Church, according to Rev. Keith Cornish, who grew up attending camp meetings and special services at Bazzel and served as pastor for nearly two decades until three years ago when his sister, Rev. Roslyn Watts, assumed leadership of the “charge.” Within rural communities, pastors have “charges,” which may include as many as a half-dozen small churches. As Bazzel’s parishioners aged, the congregation began to shift to nearby churches. Bazzel was subsequently granted “limited service” status, according to Rev. Cornish, requiring two services to be held each year. Outside of funerals, an annual Harriet Tubman celebration and reunions, the church became inactive and fell into disuse. In recent years trustees have used a nearby church to raise funds to support the landscape maintenance. Pinder, whose family is well-known in the community and namesake for “Pindertown,” has informally served as caretaker of the grounds of Bazzel, as well as maintaining the African-American cemetery at Scott’s Chapel down the road. “Bazzel church is a witness of our faith,” Rev. Roslyn Watts said. “Bazzel connects our voice across the ages and our goal is to preserve the church.”

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Preservation of Bazzel would have been a top priority for legendary Tubman researcher and local history activist John Creighton, confirmed members of the Dorchester County Historical Society and Salisbury-based local historian and

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author Linda Duyer. Creighton’s death in 2015 has been felt deeply throughout Eastern Shore communities, Duyer said. Creighton was widely known on the shore and throughout the country for his self-taught expertise on Tubman and for empowering African-American communities to retain ownership in recognition of their indigenous history. Tubman-Ross family representative Patricia Ross Hawkins told the Star Democrat, a local newspaper, in 2016, “He showed everyone how important our family legacy is.” “Bucktown, the surrounding region, and more importantly, community members, are the seeds of the Tubman heritage celebrated nationally today,” Duyer said. “In these rural areas, communities and families are intimately interconnected. Tubman sprang from this area, her view of the world was shaped by the ancestors of the people here.

Descendants think of Tubman as a treasured family member, honoring her in the tradition of a rural homecoming. I cannot think of a better way to honor Tubman than to protect the heritage of the community that was once her home.” Green, a preservationist widely known for his advocacy and public research of “The Hill” community in Frederick Douglass’ native Talbot County, said the importance of stabilizing Bazzel is larger than symbolism. “So many churches on the Shore, and specifically in Dorchester County, have been lost to time or face that threat now,” Green said. “These sacred buildings and their grounds are irreplaceable and yet they are also the most vulnerable.” Green expressed confidence coordination between and within local heritage groups and church trustees along with Meredith, Pinder and residents of the Bucktown community will save the church. “Stabilization, preservation and restoration of Bazzel Church is integral to uplifting the larger and more complete history of self-preservation

of the African-American community in Dorchester County,” Green said. “But is also a leading example of the cooperation and reconciliation happening between families who have lived side by side for more than three centuries.”

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The historic Bucktown General Store at 4303 Bucktown Road in Cambridge, Maryland is open by reservation. Call (410) 901-9255 or go to https://bucktownstore.com. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center at 4068 Golden Hill Road in Church Creek, Maryland, is a 10-minute drive from the Bucktown Store. The visitor center is open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (410) 221-2290 or go to https://www. nps.gov/hatu/index.htm. Dorchester County Maryland is roughly an hour and 45-minute drive in non-rush hour traffic from downtown Washington. WI

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Democrat Ballot Quandary to Go Unresolved a Bit Longer By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill A decision on proposed resolution to ensure Democrats in Prince George’s County are only endorsed in the general election will wait at least another month. The county’s Democratic Central Committee discussed the topic for nearly two hours Tuesday, Aug. 21 at the FOP Lodge in Upper Marlboro. According to the one-page docu-

ment, any sample ballots available to voters even marked “official Democratic ballot are not issued, approved or endorsed by” the central committee. However, the nearly 40 people who spoke said the one-page declaration doesn’t go far enough. “I see there is a lot of crookedness going on with the system and it’s kind of disturbing to me,” said Joseph Tolbert III of Capitol Heights, a returning citizen who volunteered at the polls during June 26 primary.

5 Prince George’s County voters show they’re concern about the future. /Photo by William J. Ford

“At one time, I broke the law. Now I’m trying to do the right thing. I really need you all to do the right thing.” The meeting slightly resembled two sessions that last more than three hours at the lodge last month filled with some tension and disagreement on how Democrats should handle primary elections. Wala Blegay, a lawyer who ran unsuccessfully for state delegate in the 25th legislative district, led a pe-

tition to request the county’s committee outlaw candidates from using the word “official” on campaign literature in primary elections. In addition, opponents of the legislation say novice candidates received an unfair advantage against incumbents who coincide with state and county leaders to utilize their name on various paraphernalia. The main official ballot voters receive come from the county’s Board of Elections.

During the June 26 primary, some voters saw Faye Martin Howell, treasure for the central committee, distribute literature to voters on behalf of candidates. Howell acknowledged the error in judgment and apologized at last month’s meeting. As of Tuesday, more than 700 signatures have been collected along with correspondence sent to state Democratic Party Chairwoman

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Nonprofit Launches App for Domestic Violence Survivors By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill A nonprofit organization in Largo has launched what it calls a quiet, quick and safe method to help domestic violence victims. Community Advocates for Family and Youth (CAFY) launched an app called “SafeNight,” which allows anyone to anonymously donate money to help a person involved in a domestic situation a safe haven. Arleen Joell, founder and executive director of CAFY, said anyone can download the app on their cell phones with an alert immediately posted if one of the group’s clients would need assistance. A donor can give any amount of money and contributions are tax-deductible. However, the funds would be only used if shelters in Prince George’s County and neighborhood jurisdictions are completely occupied. This app would also serve as the only one utilized in the D.C. area. “It’s a resource for us because it prevents us from running out of funds for emergency stay to get people out of harm’s way,” Joell said. “No matter when that is and

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when a shelter is full, it can be reduced to minutes.” So far, CAFY has about 52 supporters with a goal to reach 300 to ensure no request is denied. In addition, Joell said it allows the organization to use its fund for legal, financial and other resources and programs. She said the organization serves more than 1,600 clients with about 50 percent involved in domestic violence. According to National Network to End Domestic Violence’s 12th annual census count in September 2017, advocates and officials answered slightly more than 19,100 hotline calls. The report noted Maryland ranked 24th in the nation to serve 926 people with legal, transportation and services. The state did place 13th in answering 466 domestic violence hotline calls. Prince George’s continues to rank number one in the state in domestic-related homicides — one reason Joell believes the SafeNight app will not only help more people, but also allow CAFY to connect with other organizations. Caravan Studios, established five years ago and a division of

TechSoup based in San Francisco, created the app to help those victims of human trafficking and domestic violence. Not every nonprofit can receive the app, however. There are two main stipulations for a company to receive the app: It must be a 501(c)3, or tribal organization, and must provide sheltering services for survivors. Marnie Webb, CEO of Caravan Studios, said about 80 organizations in 12 states use the SafeNight app. Through the app, a “Safe Shelter Collaborative” allow groups to combine resources and technology currently active in the Fort Worth-Dallas region in Texas; Northern California; Colorado; and New Jersey. The best part of the joint venture: it’s free. “This why we built this app, so survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking … can get a safe place and start to pull their resources together and get out of this abuse,” Webb said. “We hope by opening up the possibility of using hotels as temporary replacement to get more people into support faster.” For more information, go to www.safenightapp.org. WI

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY Metro Workers Entitled to Increase Wages, Panel Rules By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill A three-member arbitration board ruled Metro must pay $82 million in wage increases to union workers. The decision announced last week by Metro came after the transit agency and its largest union, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, couldn’t agree to renew a contract that expired in July 2016. According to the 28-page ruling, both sides resolved “more than 50 outstanding issues” but remained apart on financial matters such as compensation and pension. Even some public board of directors meetings became contentious including one last year when union members dressed in black and the message “Baring in good faith” on the back of their T-shirts. Union President Jackie Jeter said an interview Thursday, Aug. 17 its economist determined workers could’ve received additional earnings. “We’re entitled to more, but the fact that we didn’t get it and we might be disappointed, we accept [the decision],” Jeter said outside Metro Center station in Northwest. “In our contract, it is binding arbitration and we abide by that. Since [Metro General Manager] Paul Wiedefeld has been here, he’s taking us to court five times. [Metro] refuses to go by the arbitrator’s rule.”

BALLOT from Page 12 Kathleen Matthews to remove the word “official” from campaign documents. Blegay and community activists formed “Our Prince George’s” to push for democracy and increase transparency. It presented a list of recommendations to the committee to incorporate into its bylaws, including: • Enforcing punitive measures against candidates who issue misleading ballots with possible legal action. • Moving committee meetings to a location near public transportation such as Metro station. • Hosting town halls to educate voters about the difference between a primary and general election. Cheryl Landis, the committee chairwoman, said she didn’t receive the information until Tuesday, an-

Metro must pay an average of 1.6 percent over a four-year fiscal period until July 2020. The panel ruled the award begins retroactively from July 1, 2016. Metro expressed “disappointment” with the decision in a statement, but allows the agency to save $21 million for employees to contribute more in health care costs from 17 percent to 20 percent beginning in January. Workers with the agency will now be required to double its copay from $5 to $10 for retail generic drugs. “This award puts employees represented by Local 689 a step closer to a more equal footing with employees represented by other unions, supervisors and staff with respect to health care cost-sharing,” Wiedefeld said in a statement. “The award also provides modest, well-earned wage increases for our workforce.” The panel, which voted 2-1 on the wage increase award, didn’t address to place a cap on overtime toward pension calculations. Metro claims it remains the only large transit agency in the nation without the ability to do so. The agency wants all future Local 689 employees to enroll in a 401(k) retirement plan, but the panel chose to make no changes. The panel attempted to offer compromise while also highlighting the requests from both sides, according to the decision. For instance, the union’s plead for wage increases “are unsupported” due to Metro’s financial

hardship. Metro management “seeks to dig too deeply from both a financial and contractual standpoint.” Jonathan C. Fritts, who dissented against the panel’s decision and a Metro arbitrator, wrote the panel failed to address the most pressing matter: retirement benefits. In order to pay for these additional wages, Fritts suggested in a letter the money come from D.C., Maryland and Virginia because Metro “does not have the money to pay for it.” Officials from those jurisdictions approved this year to provide Metro a total of $500 million in annual, dedicated funding for capital improvements. This marked the first time ever since the transit agency served the region more than 40 years ago. Meanwhile, Local 689 will continue to push for support from officials, community leaders and residents in the region to have Wiedelfeld step down. Union members rallied outside Metro Center station last week several days after a small group

5 Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 President Jackie Jeter rallies union workers gathered at Metro Center in Northwest on August 16 to protest the actions of Washington Area Metro Transit Authority when the white nationalists came to Lafayette Park in Northwest. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

of white nationalists held its own gathering at Lafayette Square Park in Northwest. Pictures and video showed police escorting them on and off the train. Wiedefeld has said police ensured “to protect the safety of everyone.” Jeter said the costs so far from that Aug. 12 event total more than $2.6 million. “There’s been some really vio-

lent clashes between these fascists and anti-fascists … but [Metro] providing private transportation really sent the wrong message,” said Ann Wilcox, a Green Party candidate in the D.C. mayor’s race who stopped by the rally and supports the workers. “[White nationalists] could’ve paid for their own bus without using public transportation.” WI

other reason for the committee to review those recommendations and conduct more research to discuss to the topic at 7 p.m. Sept. 19. “This is a sensitive subject with a lot of moving pieces,” she said. “It’s important that as we begin to move forward … but it’s important to work with our community members.” Some longtime Democrats such as County Executive Rushern L. Baker III has said if a person registers as a Democrat, then he or she “is an official Democrat.” Residents who spoke Tuesday disagree and said “official” on campaign literature deceives voters. “As a candidate, I was robbed,” said LaTasha Ward, who lost in a crowded 24th legislative district race for state delegate. “People were counting on me. If I’m going to be a lawmaker, I can’t be a lawbreaker.” WI

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BUSINESS DC Commission Teaches the Art of Negotiation By Odell B. Ruffin WI Contributing Writer @Ruffinent Over 30 artists and entrepreneurs filled the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ multipurpose room this month for an opportunity to gain understanding of how strategic measure helps develop better business practices. The Aug. 13 workshop — titled “Business of Arts Profession-

al Development Series; Negotiations 101” — was billed as a chance for artists and professionals to “enhance their negotiation skills and work more productively with customers, partners, vendors and others.” “I believe preparation and understanding the value of what you bring to the table in business, helps create powerful conversation giving way to better negotiation stance,” said event coordinator Shermica Farquhar, founder and

5 Logo for the Business of the Arts Professional Development Series. /Courtesy photo

chief growth adviser of Solutions by SF, a D.C.-based consulting firm, and Soka Tribe, which specializes in teaching Caribbean-infused dance fitness. The workshop series aims to provide grantees knowledge and skills that will increase capabilities for successful grant writing, networking, advancing cultural democracy and improving operation sustainability. Each participant was placed into separate groups with the task of dividing $2, with the knowledge that whatever one person would gain, another would lose. Each member was assigned a role and obstacle, with the goal of teaching

every person the measure of negotiations. The example offer of just $2 was to maintain simplicity. The goal was to encompass all elements of the bargain and comprise the basis for a contract that formalizes the agreement. If participants made an offer without nailing down all of the specifics, they risked finding out later that there was no meeting of the minds with the other party. Trading one element for another — such as a lower price for a more relaxed schedule — is a common tactic, the organizers said. These bargaining chips should be kept under wraps until needed to close the deal and get the desired price, they said While the primary focus is normally on price, participants were

advised to always keep all the other components of the deal in mind. “This help me determined specific areas I need to work on while presenting myself for potential business ventures,” said Roxana Carter, business owner and art curator. “I discovered the value that I really have to offer.” To avoid misunderstandings, offers should be presented in writing and include all elements of the bargain, the organizers advised, adding that it’s a good idea to keep notes containing the rationale for each offer. “I learned a lot about contracts and how to develop them and also the ability to build a team in order to be successful in public arts,” said Southeast resident and workshop participant Kufi Tyus, an animation artist with 50 years of experience. Throughout the mock negotiations, each participant attempted to determine what to be an acceptable outcome for the other party. “Through negotiations, you are building [a]relationship, with goal of reaching a higher level of authority in the future,” Farquhar said. “Negotiations is a mode of operation that help build your brand continuously.” WI

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Mixed Martial Arts Playoffs Coming to Southeast Arena By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Events DC, the District’s official convention and sports authority, and the Professional Fighters League (PFL) will partner to host the playoff semifinal matches at the new Entertainment and Sports Arena in Congress Heights on Saturday, Oct. 20. The PFL is the first organization to present mixed martial arts in a regular season, playoffs and championship format. “With the District’s rich history in boxing and mixed martial arts, Events DC is excited to partner with the Pro Fighters League to host the league’s highly-anticipated semifinal matches, as one of the first events at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Congress Heights this fall,” said Gregory O’Dell, president and chief executive officer of Events DC. “We appreciate the PFL’s commitment to Washington, D.C., and look forward to an ongoing partnership that provides

new entertainment offerings for D.C. residents to experience and enjoy.” Events DC said the District has a steep history in boxing and mixed martial arts and that it plans to keep the tradition alive and vibrant. The 120,000-square-foot Congress Heights facility will be home court for the WNBA’s Washington Mystics and the city’s G League team, Capital City Go-Go. The arena will also host additional sporting and entertainment events, including boxing and mixed martial arts cards, musical concerts and more. Additionally, the venue will serve as the official state-of-the art training facility for the NBA Washington Wizards. “We are excited to be bringing our unique brand of MMA back to the Washington, D.C., area,” said PFL CEO Peter Murray. The league’s regular season will conclude Aug. 30. The top eight in each weight-class will then face off in single-elimi-

nation playoff fights on three consecutive weekends in October. The season will conclude on New Year’s Eve with six championship bouts, with each winner earning a $1,000,000 prize and the title of PFL champion. “It has been a monumental first regular season for the PFL and we are intent on continuing to elevate our brand through strong partners like Events DC,” Murray said. “It is truly an honor to be able to bring a global property like the PFL to a beautiful new venue like the Entertainment and Sports Arena.” WI

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NNPA EXCLUSIVE: While there’s at least a perceived growing number of Democrats who say they want to replace Nancy Pelosi as speaker, Rep. Jim Clyburn has emerged as a favorite among his peers to become the first African-American to hold that role. However, the 25-year congressman told NNPA Newswire in an exclusive interview that while he’s ready for the challenge, Democrats currently have much bigger fish to fry.

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“The first order of business is to win the election on Nov. 6, the midterms,” the South Carolina congressman said. “That’s what I’ve been concentrating on.” Clyburn and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Cedric Richmond both told NNPA Newswire thatWashington they’ve identifiedInformer 37 districts across the country they believe can be won by Democrats this year, which would wrest control of the House from Republicans. “We feel with the right kind of 5.65” effort, we can win,” Clyburn said. The congressman listed three

keys to success this November. The first, he said, is not to take the African-American vote for granted. The second is not to rely on an anti-President Donald Trump wave while the third is that candidates must advertise in the Black Press. “We are also talking about districts where Barack Obama won twice and where Hillary Clinton also won but these voters don’t turn out for the so-called off year elections,” Clyburn said. “We can’t let these voters feel like we’re taking them for granted.” Clyburn, 78, said he was recently taken aback by one candidates’ approach in which the unnamed individual said he could win the Black vote by running on an anti-Trump platform. “Wait one second,” Clyburn said he told the individual. “We can’t just go around being Republican-lite, we have to be out there and putting forth an alternative message for our base and we have to reach out to Black voters and let them know we’re not taking them or any of our base for granted.” To that end, Clyburn said advertising campaigns must largely include the Black Press. “It’s very, very important and

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Chairman Richmond and I have had candidates in and we’ve been telling them that one of the best ways to demonstrate that you’re not taking the Black vote for granted is to advertise in the Black Press,” Clyburn said. The NNPA is the trade organization that’s comprised of 220 African-American owned newspapers around the country. “I’ve been in [the Black Press],” Clyburn said. “My daughter and I ran a newspaper down South so I know that candidates tend to take Black media for granted. They tend to judge Black media the same way they do other media and you just can’t do that because the business model is totally different.” Each Sunday after attending Morris Brown A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C., Clyburn said he and other churchgoers habitually pick up the local Black-owned newspaper. “People tend to pay attention to the headlines, the stories and the ads in the Black Press so it’s vitally important that candidates know this,” he said. A former history teacher, Clyburn said Trump’s obsession with dismantling Obama’s legacy is reminiscent of tactics employed by Andrew Johnson 6.5” to demean his predecessor, Abraham Lincoln. “If you remember, it’s the same kind of reaction Johnson had to Lincoln and I remember sitting alone once in the Oval Office with Obama and I told him this would be the kind of reaction he could expect,” Clyburn said. Johnson, who was impeached by House, had a vision of America as a White man’s government, according to historians. His idea was that the South had never really seceded because it was illegal – secession was illegal – and so they had never really left the United States which meant, to Johnson, that once the hostilities ended, the country would go back to how it was before the Civil War, only without slavery, one historian,

Annette Gordon-Reed, told NPR. “[Obama] was never going to get the kind of respect for his presidency that was shown to presidents before him,” Clyburn said. “The narrative that exists in this country is that certain things Black folks are not supposed to do and one of those is being the president of the United States and this man, his administration, feel they have to do whatever they can to wipe out any semblance that Barack Obama was ever president of the United States. “This man has a deep-seated hatred for people of color and it manifests itself every day,” he said of the current president. Though he doesn’t support or agree politically with former Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman, Clyburn said he was deeply troubled when Trump referred to her as a “lowlife,” and a “dog.” “I’m the father of three daughters and I’m deeply insulted by the president of the United States referring to an African-American woman the way he referred to her,” he said. “Politics aside, I’m insulted greatly so by any person, irrespective of their station in life, to do this, but to have the president of the United States denigrate the office in this way? The president asked an important question when he was running, ‘What do we have to lose?’ We have lost dignity and the respect of the presidency because of his coarseness in the office. When you lose respect, you’ve lost about everything there is to lose.” While he still supports Pelosi, Clyburn said he’s up for the job as speaker. “I have always supported her, but I have always remembered a sermon I heard my father give a number of times,” Clyburn said. “That sermon stayed with me and he said keep your lamps trimmed and burning so as to be ready when the bridegroom comes. My point is, I’ve never forgotten that sermon so I keep my lamp burning so as to be ready.” WI

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Women’s March Hits Back at Trump’s ‘Dog’ Attack on Omarosa

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer D.C.-based Women’s March is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s attacks on former administration aide Omarosa Manigault Newman, calling out what they said is the president’s toxic targeting of Black women. The Women’s March counts as a women-led movement which provides intersectional education on a diverse range of issues and creating entry points for new grass-roots activists and organizers to engage in their local communities through trainings, outreach programs and events. Officials said they are committed to dismantling systems of oppression through nonviolent resistance and building inclusive structures guided by self-determination, dignity and respect. They said Trump’s reference to Manigault Newman as a “lowlife” and a “dog,” again crossed the line and revealed Trump’s bullying and racism. “It’s something we have seen far too often since he announced his run for the presidency, and even more so since he took the oath of office,” organization officials said in a statement. On Tuesday, Aug. 14, Trump referred to Manigault Newman, the only African American to have served in a senior role in the White House, as a “dog.” “When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a job at the White House, I guess it just didn’t work out. Good work by General Kelly for quickly firing that dog!” Trump tweeted. Referring to an African-American woman as an animal is at best a sharp departure from the language typically employed by presidents and

at worst a reference that traffics in sexual and racial imagery, according to CNN. The cable news network reported that Trump has long denied being racist and has dismissed a claim made by Manigault Newman that he used a racial slur on the set of “The Apprentice.” He’s also used “dog” to insult others who aren’t African American, including Mitt Romney and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. As president, however, Trump has stoked racial tensions in the U.S., blaming “both sides” for deadly violence between White supremacists and counterprotesters during a 2017 neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. He also privately referred some African nations as “s---hole countries” and lambasted the protests led overwhelmingly by Black NFL players. In a separate tweet, Trump referred to a crash outside the UK’s Houses of Parliament as a “terrorist attack” committed by “animals,” though the incident was still being investigated and the identity of the driver had not been publicly released. Trump also has been accused of calling some women “fat pigs” and “dogs,” though Trump has defended his treatment of women and denied multiple sexual misconduct claims against him. Manigault Newman was fired from her job as director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison by Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly in December. Trump’s attacks on Manigault Newman come as her tell-all book, “Unhinged: An Insider Account of the Trump White House,” became public and contains several unflattering claims against the president and his staff. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the book is “riddled with lies and false accusations.” Tamika D. Mallory, the co-president of the Women’s March, and others in the organization remained livid with the president’s words. “Once again, Donald Trump is showing the world that he is an abuser, levying more racist and sexist attacks on Black women,” Mallory said. “Women are not dogs. We are not bitches. We are people.” Whether it’s questioning Democratic Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson’s honesty, insulting the IQ of Rep. Maxine Waters or his attack on ESPN’s Jemele Hill, Trump usually saves his most vicious attacks for women and Black folks, Mallory

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said. “This sort of verbal abuse against Black women who raise their voices, and far too often for Trump, show up at the polls to roundly reject him, lies at the heart of his White supremacist agenda,” she said. “It’s not OK,

and we will continue to call him out for it.” The Women’s March has called on more of its male and male-identified allies to call this behavior out, reject toxic masculinity, and begin to redefine what manhood looks like in

nonviolent terms, Mallory said. “Women’s March has opposed and resisted patriarchy from our movement’s inception,” she said. “We will not stop until our society dismantles systems of patriarchy once and for all.” WI

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Lekan Alli Declares Bid for Governor

Alhaji Olalekan Alli, (left) the secretary to the government in Nigeria’s Oyo State, has declared his intention to run for governor of the state in 2019 Alli made the declaration last week at the All Progressives Congress (APC) party secretariat in Ibadan, where he submitted his official letter of intent to the party hierarchy, the Daily Times reported. “I am proud to note that the APC ideology provides the most proficient platform that is capable of transforming our dear nation,” he wrote in the letter. “Together we will continue to see that Nigeria attains the required global recognition and relevance that is befitting of our size and diversity. This desire cuts across all levels — from national to sub-national administration, even down to the individual. “It is therefore with great pride that I proclaim my conviction in the party as the panacea for national and community development,” Alli said. “More importantly, it is with great delight and humility that I like to recognize and celebrate our leader, the architect-builder of modern Oyo State, the indisputable visionary and game changer, astute administrator, firm and unrepentant believer in the emancipation of modern Oyo State, the Governor of our State, His Excellency Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the Aare of Ibadan land. “His Excellency’s passionate implementation of his vision, couched in the restoration, transformation and repositioning agenda, remains the fundamental signposts and pillars of the developmental strides in Oyo State,” he said. “The unprecedented two-term tenure of his administration has raised the bar of governance, thereby attracting a huge number of investors. These legacies must be sustained and taken to the next level.”

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There’s room for more Barbadians to study in Beijing, says Chinese Ambassador to Barbados Yan Xiusheng, who revealed that his country had seen an increase in the number of international students undertaking graduate and undergraduate studies there and he did not want Barbados to be left out. “Chinese universities are ranking top in the world. China is vastly becoming an attractive destination for international students and every year more than 500,000 students from some 200 countries will choose China for studies,” Xiusheng told attendees Friday at the orientation and delivery ceremony, of admission letters to the 2018/2019 Chinese Government Scholarship winners, at the Chinese Embassy, the Barbados Today reported. “Being the Chinese Ambassador to Barbados, I warmly welcome more Barbadian students to study in China as well as to experience China and understand China. The embassy will continue to offer quality service and assistance in this regard,” he added, as he wished the students success in their studies. Ambassador Xiusheng also revealed that some 3,500 Barbadians have benefitted from learning the Chinese language since the establishment of the Confucius Institute at the University of the West Indies (UWI). He further pointed to millions of dollars in teaching aid that have been donated, by the government of China to Barbados, for improvement in several areas including agriculture. The diplomat added that relations between the two countries have been very rewarding. WI

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HEALTH Fatal Liver Disease Hits African Americans Hardest By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer The number of deaths from liver disease has risen, and young people have been hit the hardest — particularly African Americans. A recent study examined the number of deaths resulting from cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver, as well as liver cancer. The data for the study originated from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and covered the period from 1999 to 2016. The analysis revealed that deaths from liver-related illnesses have increased dramatically, and mortality in young people rose the fastest.

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Although these illnesses can be caused by several things including obesity and hepatitis C infection, the rise among young Americans was caused by alcohol consumption, according to the study. The number of 25- to 34-yearolds who died annually from alcohol-related liver disease nearly tripled between 1999 and 2016, from 259 in 1999 to 767 in 2016, an average annual increase of about 10 percent. “What’s happening to young people is dismaying, to say the least,” Dr. Elliot Tapper, a liver specialist, told NPR. What’s happening among African Americans and liver disease can

be characterized as most startling. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health in Rockville, Maryland, reported that among African Americans, chronic liver disease is a leading cause of death. While the cause is not always known, some cases can be initiated by conditions such as chronic alcoholism, obesity and exposure to Hepatitis B and C viruses. In 2015, chronic liver disease was the eighth-leading cause of death for non-Hispanic Blacks ages 45-64. Further, health officials said African-American men are 60 percent more likely to have liver and irritable bowel disease (IBD) cancer than non-Hispanic white men. African American women are 1.4 times more likely to die from liver and IBD cancer than non-Hispanic White women. Dr. Patricia Jones of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and her colleagues studied nearly 1,000 patients diagnosed with the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). “When we looked at a diverse sample of patients being diagnosed with HCC, race was the strongest

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predictor of survival,” Jones told NBC News. Black patients usually had bigger tumors, indicating they were being diagnosed later, Jones said. And that makes them less eligible for a liver transplant, which often can cure liver cancer. Jones and her colleagues found that liver transplants reduced death by 66 percent, but only 12 percent of Black patients received a transplant. They also reported the average survival after diagnosis was 301 days for Black patients, compared to 534 days for white patients and 437 days for Hispanics. According to Jones, possible causes for these differences include less access to care, lower rates of health insurance and higher rates of hepatitis B, a virus that is a leading cause of liver cancer. Jones and her team did not find any evidence that the racial dispar-

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ities could be attributed to racial bias — for instance no patients were treated differently in terms of their care based on race. Because there are often no early symptoms of liver disease that raises the risk for cancer, Dr. Gia Tyson, a liver specialist at the Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute in New Orleans, said there are four questions every person should ask themselves to determine their risk. “Was I born between 1945 and 1965 — because the CDC recommends anyone born during this time period be tested for hepatitis? Do I have hepatitis? Am I obese? And do I drink heavily, or have I ever been IV drug user?” she said. If the answer is yes to any of these questions, Tyson recommends talking to a doctor about the next steps which may include blood tests, ultrasounds and regular screenings. “It’s vital,” she said. WI

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Residents, Public Officials Demand Answers about Hospital

By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins

Earlier this month, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser revealed plans to construct a new health care facility that would replace United Medical Center (UMC) in Southeast. The new 125-bed hospital, to be operated by The George Washington University in Northwest, would open in 2023 on St. Elizabeths East Campus. While the Friday morning announcement sparked interest among residents living east of the Anacostia River who had long demanded an upgrade to and expansion of health care amenities, it also elicited concerns about the construction timeline, service capacity, and access to quality care for low-income residents. “Will this hospital be sustainable and why will it take five years, especially when you can build schools within a year?” Lorenzo Anthony Green, an ANC commissioner representing the Deanwood neighborhood in Northeast, said as he recounted a conversation with a family member who, during a medical emergency, bemoaned what she described as a lack of viable choices. Though Green expressed some relief that D.C. officials brought forth a plan for a new health care facility in Southeast, he said his gripes revolve around the ease with which patients, particularly those with Medicaid, can receive adequate emergency care and other services. The current revenue model, Green said, doesn’t incentivize that population’s care, as seen in the budget troubles facing hospitals in the eastern part of the city, where a large concentration of low-income residents lives. Citywide, more than 75 percent of Medicaid patients visit emergency rooms instead of a primary care provider, which places a strain on the city’s highly frequented facilities. In response to this dilemma, Green said he unsuccessfully fought for the opening of urgent care centers on Sheriff Road and Hunt Place, both in Northeast. “The standard hospital model has changed,” Green said as he expressed his demand for transparency from the mayor’s office around the proposed timeline for the new hospital. “Hospitals aren’t affordable in certain areas where

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people are Medicaid recipients and don’t have income. “I don’t want the city to put itself in a position to kick this can down the road,” he said. “There should be more details about the project. We don’t want to see a UMC, part two.” For decades, UMC, a publicly funded institution serving the city’s poorest and most marginalized communities, has endured controversy concerning the quality of its services and the pandemonium that often unfolds in tightly packed emergency rooms. The debate over UMC reached its turning point last year when nursing home and obstetric patients died under mysterious circumstances, events prompting an investigation into Veritas, the board-appointed hospital operator. In January, UMC board of directors replaced Veritas with Mazars USA, but not before the D.C. Department of Health closed UMC’s obstetrics unit. In April, Bowser released a proposal to replace UMC with a new hospital on St. Elizabeths campus, less than 10 minutes away, that would close the recent gap in obstetric-related services. The District has set aside $300 million for the project that’s expected to cost between $240 to $255 million, according to recent estimates. GW will also contribute $75 million, most of which will cover hospital equipment and infrastructure. Bowser’s letter of intent mentioned that the D.C. government and GW will develop a partnership agreement that will go before the D.C. Council at the end of

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this year or early next year. City Administrator Rashad Young told reporters earlier this month that UMC would remain open until the new hospital’s 2023 launch date. He also said that the D.C. government would own the new building. In a press statement last week, D.C. Councilman Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7) pushed back against that assertion, saying that Bowser’s letter of intent didn’t specify whether the building and surrounding land would, in fact, be in the D.C. government’s name. In reference to the partnership agreement, he suggested that discussions include representatives from the D.C. Council, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and Office of the Attorney General. Gray, chair of the Council Committee on Health who spearheaded the investigation into Veritas, also proposed the creation of performance standards which GW would have to maintain to keep its status as a private operator. In his written statement, Gray also decried the number of beds, saying they fell below the amount recommended by a Los Angeles-based community hospital. As he had reportedly done in the wake of Bowser’s announcement, Gray, like Green and some D.C. residents, also criticized the hospital’s 2023 completion date. Given recent service changes at UMC and Providence, Gray suggested opening the new hospital no later than 2021. For the full version of this story, go to washingtoninformer.com. WI

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EDUCATION Homeless Families Receive Hope Through Southeast Nonprofit By Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the District has more than 2,700 homeless children younger than 6. Delivering early childhood education and helping families transition out of homelessness or deal with other monumental challenges are some of the goals of Bright Beginnings, Inc. (BBI), a nonprofit with two locations in Ward 8. The locations are inside Church of the Holy Communion on 3640 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, where the pre-K program is located, and the newly opened spot at 3418

4th Street SE that houses BBI’s infant and toddler program. “We want to provide a safe, nurturing environment ensuring that children are kindergarten ready and beyond,” said Marla Dean, BBI’s executive director. “We then want to support families as they move from crisis to self-sufficiency.” Between its two locations in Ward 8, BBI has 84 paid staff, 45 of whom are teachers. There are a range of certifications and licensures that staff are required to have for working with children and adult clients at the nonprofit. As an organization located in Ward 8, BBI has actively recruited staff who live east of the Anacostia River.

“It has been important for us to hire Ward 8 residents, including a lot of our male staff,” Dean said. There are quite a few fathers who are BBI clients, which is not often considered when thinking about homeless parents with children. Many fathers are marginalized due to illness, personal injuries, immigration status and criminal record. A recent weeklong, in-service staff training included one day focused on trauma-informed care. That training was designed to help BBI staff know how to be more aware of trauma and to sharpen skills that recognize the need for self-care. “We know that for children who experience homelessness, that trauma impacts the brain,” Dean said. “This is an important time for brain development. The brain is literally wiring itself and trauma can stunt growth causing cognitive delays.” Families are referred to BBI from homeless shelters, Child Protective Services, the District’s Virginia Williams Family Resource Center, and other agencies and churches. Though BBI itself is not a homeless shelter, if a homeless family comes to BBI, they will assist in conB:10” necting the family to proper housing resources. T:9.5” When a family S:9”comes to BBI, assessments are conducted and a care team assigned. The team, which in-

cludes a home visitor, a workforce development specialist and a family advocate, monitors 13 areas to ensure clients are connected to resources and are moving toward self-sufficiency. Another service BBI provides, when necessary, is helping a parent earn their high school diploma through the National External Diploma Program. While parents are at work or are in training to become workforce-ready, their pre-K child is at BBI in early childhood development activities at one of their locations that are open from 7 a.m. 11:30 p.m. With a strong board of directors and a clear strategic focus, BBI has been able to attract quite a bit of donor support for its $10 million capital campaign. One of the biggest supporter is Washington Wizards superstar John Wall. Through his John Wall Family Foundation, he contributed to the building of BBI’s new location on 4th Street in Southeast. “It’s great they opened up a new facility,” Wall said. “To have the opportunity to help those less fortunate and to give kids the opportunity for preschool, I’m just happy to do it.” BBI is the only program in the District that is working with homeless pre-K children. The work performed by the nonprofit undergo

numerous evaluations conducted by local and national agencies. “We are consistently rated as a highly successful, credentialed center,” Dean said. “That shows our children are learning and achieving at a high level.” For more information, go to www. bbidc.org. WI

5 Bright Beginnings will soon open a second location for homeless infants and toddlers at 3418 4th Street SE, supported by the Wall Family Foundation. Washington Wizards star John Wall visited the new location on Aug. 7 to see the “John Wall of Achievement” created in his honor. Seen here are (from left) Darin Allen, Bright Beginnings’ director of development, Wall and Marla Dean, Bright Beginnings executive director. / Courtesy of Bright Beginnings

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Young People Carry on Marcus Garvey’s Legacy By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins

In 1925, an incarcerated Marcus Mosiah Garvey penned “First Message to the Negroes of the World from Atlanta Penitentiary,” in which he told followers and foes alike to find him “in the whirlwind of the storm [where] I shall come and bring with me countless millions of Black slaves who died in America and West Indies, and the millions in Africa to aid you in the fight for freedom, liberty and life.” Nearly a century after writing those famous words, Garvey’s messages of Black pride, self-determination, and African unity, continue to resonate with many young adults, including Crystal Jackson, who count him as an important 20th century historical figure, as he encouraged Black people to build a society where they and their children can flourish independently. “Within the last few years, I thought about my legacy and who I am as a Black woman,” said Jackson, 39, a member of Woodson-Banneker-Jackson Bey Division 330 of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), the organization Garvey founded in the early 20th century to uplift Black people and secure their rights. Jackson’s uncle, the late William Jackson-Bey served as Division 330’s president-general for 20 years. Memories of her uncle’s activism, and an eventual study of Garvey’s perspectives, as expressed in “The Philosophies & Opinions of Marcus Garvey,” and other works compiled by his wife and UNIA member Amy Jacques Garvey, greatly influenced Jackson’s decision to join the ranks. “When you go into his philosophies and opinions, you find that Garvey was well read, and admonished activities and lifestyles that benefited our people,” Jackson, a finance professional of more than 20 years, said. “You see the proof in the pudding [in the way] he made that reach and built his organization within that short period of time. It shows his determination and support of the ancestors,” the P.G. County resident added. Garvey, born in St. Ann’s, Jamaica, in 1887, founded the UNIA on the Caribbean island in 1914 after witnessing the suffering of Black African people in his travels. Three years later, the first U.S.-based division in Harlem, New York opened. By 1920, when the UNIA’s first international convention at Madison

Square Garden in New York City took place, 1,900 divisions existed in more than 40 countries. At the mass gathering of 20,000 Black African people from around the world, UNIA members adopted the colors of Red, Black, and Green for the Pan-African flag. They also, by majority vote, designated Garvey as the provisional president of Africa. For years, in public speeches and essays in the Negro World newspaper, Garvey touted the need for industry and commerce, political acumen, pride in African liberation heroes, and an eventual return to Africa. The Black Star Line, the shipping company Garvey and others founded, would have become the means of travel for repatriates to Liberia in West Africa, had the U.S. government not charged and convicted Garvey of mail fraud in 1925. After serving 18 months, President Calvin Coolidge commuted Garvey’s sentence, and shortly after he was deported. From 1927 until his death in 1940, Garvey continued to organize and speak for and about Black people in Jamaica and London. “Without Garvey, there wouldn’t be a Malcolm, or even a Martin,” Moluba Manning, a hip-hop artist from Silver Spring, Maryland, said as he reflected on Garvey’s influence in his life. “I don’t think he gets enough credit. Garvey made a whole Black pride movement, where we were kings and queens.” Manning, 28, said he first heard about Garvey, briefly, in the eighth grade during a conversation about Black historical figures. Later, Black Star, the hip-hop duo Talib Kweli and Mos Def formed and named after Garvey’s shipping company, compelled Manning to study Garvey’s story more deeply. Subsequent meetings with a mentor and expo-

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sure to other streams of Black consciousness awakened Manning to the dire situation of African people globally. Following in the tradition of his musical muses, Manning’s music these days contains messages of African pride. He said this trend started in his early 20s, when he referenced a star in his song about liberation. “It came from reading about Garvey,” Manning said. “The idea of always being able to find home was powerful to me as someone who was born in the Diaspora. Garvey gave me that. Today, I might not be saying go back to Africa, but I know that Africa is always inside of us,” he added. On the evening of Sunday, Aug. 26, community members will attend an annual Marcus Garvey celebration at the Thurgood Marshall Center in Northwest, during which historian C.R. Gibbs and psychologist Dr. Jeff Menzise will speak, and songstress Foluke will serenade the audience. Last week, after choosing to ignore the counterprotest activities near the White House, many Pan-Africanists celebrated Pan-African Flag Day and Garvey’s 131st birth anniversary. On the global front, the UNIA recently held its annual convention in Jamaica where attendees voted to host next year’s gathering in Liberia, the West African country formed by African-American repatriates in the decades before Garvey’s birth, and a place of great significance to many Pan-Africanists, including Atlanta-based artist hip-hop Putu. Putu, a Black man of Liberian descent whose catalog spans various genres of hip-hop, said people often overlook Liberia as a viable example of Pan-Africanism, in part because of Garvey’s failed efforts to set up a community there and longtime

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schisms between repatriates and indigenous Liberians. That’s why he has dedicated efforts to educating people around diaspora about Liberia’s Pan-African history and showcasing it as a microcosm of global African unification. “When I really started studying Pan-Africanism and Liberian history, I wondered why Liberia wasn’t more known,” said Putu, 31, adding that he first learned about Garvey while reading one of his father’s books and later understanding what he described as an attempt by those with

anti-Black interests to obscure his contributions. “I came to find out that Marcus Garvey identified Liberia as a headquarters in Africa, [and realized] there was an intentional effort to hide that information,” Putu said. “Black people need a nation of their own that works in their best interests and not seek the approval of others. Repatriation is about that in a sense. Not everyone has to repatriate, but there’s value in having a nation in the Diaspora that has your back.” WI

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Back To School!

Thousands of area school children are now or will soon be back in the classroom to begin a productive year of learning. The school year starts as most remember it with the purchase of school supplies and uniforms, immunizations and physical exams. Teachers have been in place for weeks, getting to know their schools, catching up with colleagues and in many cases, meeting newly-appointed principals. Classrooms are tidy and clean and security teams are in place along with metal detectors to ensure the safety of their students. But sending children back to school is a double-edged sword for many parents who are relieved to return to a regular routine but anxious about the challenges their children may face this year. New DCPS policies appear more lenient as it relates to absenteeism and tardiness. School officials recognize that some students travel farther, and others face family obligations that impact their ability to be in school on time, every day. Those students’ educational needs will be met, DCPS promises, rather than face punitive action impacting their ability to make it through to graduation. Still, it has been reported that many D.C. teachers remain uncertified and some parents are still in the dark over charges that they did not pay hefty in-state tuition fees for their out-of-state children that attend DCPS. There will undoubtedly be those parents who will still test the system while DCPS struggles to make sure it gets the system right. Safe passage is also a serious concern for those school administrators who don’t want to see a repeat of any year when a student was injured or killed on the way to or from school. Community organizations, parents and nearby neighbors who lined the sidewalks and entryways to welcome students on their first day will need to remain visible to ensure continuous safe passages. While DC schools rank among the lowest in the nation, they are also, reportedly, among the fastest improving, as well. This positive momentum must continue. We all have a role to play to ensure every student’s success. Let’s make this 2018-19 school year the very best.

College Students Needed to Maintain America’s Democracy

On college campuses across the U.S., students are moving into dormitories, fraternity or sorority houses, saying farewell to their parents and eagerly moving ever closer to their lives as independent, hard-working adults. And while their first priority remains studying with diligence as they seek to master the fundamentals of their courses and to matriculate through graduation, today’s students have been challenged to become more civically active. Decades ago, most public middle school students were required to take a course entitled “civics” in which they learned about the nuances between America’s three forms of government, their roles, their histories and how democracy works in the U.S. Those students in the past also received lessons about the importance of voting and how it orders our electoral system. Now, as the midterm elections approach, college students are being provided with information about absentee ballots, websites and apps – revised if not new ways to help students find a streamlines route to registering to vote and then doing so – not only this November but in each and every election. Senior politicians often give short shrift to America’s college students, perhaps because of the small percentage of these young adults who actually vote. But when young adults put their mind to something, they can make a real difference. Just look at the actions this summer of students from Parkland, Florida, bound and determined to persuade legislators to enact gun reform. Or, consider the youth who were willing to walk, sit-in, go to jail, face water hoses, attack dogs and the batons of police officers during the Civil Rights Movement – because they agreed with Dr. King and others and refused to continue being treated as second-class citizens. Even if youth have yet to reach the age to legally vote, they can still volunteer in a myriad of ways. Student governments on campuses, from Howard to Hampton, or Tuskegee to Spelman are getting their fellow students excited, we hear, about becoming more politically aware and active. And the first step is voting. There’s no time like the present. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

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Cheers to Ben’s on 60th

I’m so glad that the “White Supremacists Buckle Under Counter Pressure” happened. This is what America is all about. Standing against hatred, bigots and White supremacy as a whole. One day they will realize that their hate is what keeps them alive, and without it they will realize they have nothing to live for. I think that’s why they cling to their hate so much. Bye, hatemongers, and don’t come back to our great city.

Congrats to Virginia Ali for 60 years of Ben’s Chili Bowl! It’s awesome to see that they have survived in D.C. through the years better than most in the food business. I’ll say that I haven’t been to Ben’s in years because I’m not a tourist, but I recognize that this establishment has done the city well and, most importantly, has kept our Black history on display for all to see.

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By Austin R. Cooper Jr.

Three Giants Called Home

In a span of just 19 days, the world lost three giants: former Congressman and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin and former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. While there had been news reports in recent months that Franklin was gravely ill, the deaths of Dellums and Annan were as unexpected as they were shocking. I had the pleasure of first

meeting Dellums, co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), while employed by the late Rep. Louis Stokes. As members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, we immediately established a lasting friendship. First elected to Congress as an anti-Vietnam War candidate, he later led a 15-year effort to enact U.S. sanctions against South Africa’s apartheid government. During his first campaign for Congress, Vice President Spiro Agnew labeled Dellums “an out and out radical,” which he accepted as a badge of honor. “If it’s radical to oppose the

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cruelty of the Vietnam War, if it’s radical to oppose racism and sexism and all other forms of oppression, if it’s radical to want to alleviate poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness and other forms of human misery, then I am proud to be a radical,” said Dellums, who became the first African-American chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services. I was blessed to briefly meet the legendary and undisputed “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, at a Capitol Hill reception in 1984 and again during the 1992 National Democratic Conven-

tion in New York. Both encounters, despite their brevity, were nonetheless memorable. As many who actually knew Franklin have stated since her passing, if you ever found yourself in the same room with her, you immediately felt you were in the presence of royalty. I felt it. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin, was minister. She learned to play the piano by ear at a very young age and upon the sudden death of her mother, Barbara, when she was 10, was raised

by her grandmother Rachel and others, including singer Mahalia Jackson. The Rev. Franklin was not only a well-known preacher, but also active in the cvil rights movement. Her neighbor and childhood friends included Smokey Robinson, who would also go on to become an internationally acclaimed recording artist. As a result, she was exposed at a very young age to the likes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a frequent visitor to her home. Later Franklin frequently traveled with

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By Sean C. Bowers

Without Heart, America is Heartless HEART (Humanity Equality Acceptance Responsiveness Thankfulness) is an acronym for the type of heart protections America professes to have in abundance, grandfathered in from our Founding Fathers’ principles, constitutionalized and “Bill-of-Righted” into our nation’s permanent future, to prevent corporate corruption of her heart health. America, the patient, is approaching the point of no return where companies vote, rig and buy elections wholesale

through unlimited funding, lobbying, and a general ransacking of public elections, the Republic, and our governmental system. The safeguards were put in place to prevent such unfettered greed and gross mismanagement, that could reduce America’s heart to a bottomless, line-itemized deduction. Are we the nation, that will be forever known as the worldwide leader in military bases that we’ve built, and countless number of victims along the way we’ve enslaved and “kill’t”?

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Another HEART is “Humility Equitably Attracting Respectful Trustworthiness.” That’s where the American country club-wannabe leadership loses the masses, becoming the endless pursuit of ever over-reaching, too-far reaching, then preaching down at the common man, without the “common sense” about which Thomas Paine wrote. America’s “vitals,” for far too long, have been perverted to only profitability from providence by charlatans disguised

and dressed up as cardiologists. These are witch doctors, fake news, wannabe cardiologists who can barely pull their own (hair) plugs. Our Mother Earth is not America’s oyster; America is supposed to be the world’s “oyster of opportunity,” taking in the people who are the salt of the earth. Through the “culturing process,” America helps to heal humanity’s imperfections turning them into spiritual rewards and enhancing the lives of millions.

This is the American HEART that the rest of the world can unite with; unfortunately, America’s current foreign policy makes the country look like we’re “only out for No. 1.” The American HEART I was raised to believe in, strive for and ultimately deliver, is supposed to be the most honorable, elegant, accommodating respectable truth that can be defended from a moral high ground from on heaven’s high-

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By Eric Chinje

Extractive Industries and the African Development Challenge

The challenge of Africa’s development in this century will have to be met through effective mobilization of its resources, bringing goods and ideas to a global market that needs them, and defining policies that support the processes of creating and fairly distributing wealth locally. The resources for Africa’s development aspirations will not come from foreign aid, grants and loans. After all, Africa alone is home to

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about 30 percent of the world’s mineral reserves, 10 percent of the world’s oil, and 8 percent of the world’s natural gas. The assets needed are mostly available in Africa’s soil. Its human capacity will have to be developed to produce the goods and ideas that sustain its development, and the government, private sector and civil society will have to be primed to meet the ultimate challenge of wealth creation and equitable distribution. A meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 22 and 23 discussed the first of these challenges: the effective and sustainable management

of Africa’s natural resources, with a focus on East Africa. The continent is believed to be the most well-endowed region on planet earth, with an abundance of all that has enriched peoples and nations across the globe: oil, gold, diamond, coltan, platinum and so on. The challenge for a continent that continues to be the world’s poorest is simply how to ensure that below-ground riches become the above-ground wealth that can propel poor people to become the architects of their destiny, with more food, better jobs and improved education and health for

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the benefit of all Africans. Albert Einstein once said that “the problems that we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.” Centuries of exploitation of Africa’s resources have generated massive wealth for those that developed the know-how to find and bring them to the market. That they continue to do so in an age when the technology for achieving desired outcomes has become ubiquitous and available to all should give us pause, and compel every African to question current development thinking on the pros and cons of

resource extraction on the continent. Out of the Nairobi meeting should come some new ideas and new models of resource governance on how to create real wealth from the natural resources of the region and to use that wealth to develop East Africa. Research by Mark Curtis for the War on Want organization found that companies listed on the London Stock Exchange control over a trillion dollars worth of African gold, diamond, oil and gas re-

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By Julianne Malveaux

Omarosa is Not Your ‘Dog,’ Trump

I am no fan of Omarosa Manigault Newman, the mononymous diva who dominates the airwaves whenever she wants to. Her new book, “Unhinged,” which I won’t read, is billed as a tell-all on “45’s” White House and its shenanigans. In making the rounds, “Omierosie” (my nickname for her) has played tapes that seem to corroborate at least some of her allegations about “45.” More impor-

tantly, her tapes are evidence that the game captured the hunter. In other words, Omierosie took a page from 45’s book and trusted fewer people than even 45 did. Now, the 45 defense machine, led by Sarah Huckabee Sanders, has gone out of its way to paint her as all kinds of liars. Surprise, surprise. And folks have run to the airwaves to suggest that the People’s House on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is inhabited entirely by liars. If you elect a clown, expect a circus. But this is more than a spectacle now — it is the systematic denigration of Black people and Black women that

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must be repudiated and rejected. The dehumanization of Black people allowed whites to enslave us and then justify enslavement. The defeminization of Black women allowed White men to use us sexually, and shielded them, after enslavement, from any consequences. Legally, it was almost impossible, until recently, to convict a White man of raping a Black woman. Recy Taylor’s rapists got away with it, and White women stood by them. Omierosie may be an integrity-challenged lowlife (that didn’t start with this book), but she is not a dog. Calling Omarosa a dog

is a sly way of 45 trying to call her a b---h, or a female dog. She is, as we all are, a terribly flawed human being. Naming her a dog is casting aspersion on all Black women, as is calling Congresswoman Maxine Waters “low IQ.” Civil rights activist Ruby Sales addressed this on a Facebook post that bears sharing: “Trump called Omarosa a dog. For younger folk let me break it down. His slander is laden with White Supremacist historical slander of Black women in a culture of White male rape and a reign of terror. Their assault against Black women extends back to captivity

and enslavement in sites of terror in a strange land where we were hostages to the sexual whims of White men. Moreover, these men were also pedophiles who raped young Black girls. “To justify their perverse behavior, desires and the colonization and invasion of the lives and body territory of Black girls and women, they slandered us as whores and immoral sexual predators whose sexual appetites know no limits. So when you sit quietly and allow Trump — no matter what you think about Omarosa

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By Elizabeth Primas

America’s Teachers Need More Community, Parental Support

The latest data from the Center for American Progress shows that the average salary for an attorney is more than two times that of elementary and middle school educators. The Washington Post reported last week that nearly 1 in 10 hosts who rent out their apartments, homes and spaces on Airbnb are teachers. Low salaries, compared with other college grad-

uates, may inhibit highly-effective professionals from pursuing a career in education; specifically for people of color who currently make up just seven percent of public school teachers. I come from a family of educators. My mother, both of my grandmothers, and one of my sisters were teachers. However, the family tradition of educating children ended after me. None of my daughters, nieces, or nephews decided to pursue a career in education. Data comprised from surveys completed during

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the NNPA’s National Black Parents’ Town Hall Meeting echoed this sentiment. When asked what they believed is needed to close the academic achievement gap, respondents selected community participation and funding over the acquisition of highly-effective teachers. Many reasons have led to frustrations with teaching in the United States. Work-to-pay ratio, a lack of resources and an increased focus on standardized testing have made it increasingly difficult for teachers to be highly effective.

This year, teacher strikes broke out in several states concerning school funding and teacher pay. Teachers in Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and West Virginia left the classroom for the statehouse to protest the lack of resources in the profession. NPR reported in April that teachers have begun to seek support outside of the educational bureaucracy; forming “supply shops” where teachers can swap educational materials for free or at a dramatically reduced cost. A first-year teacher who attend-

ed the National Black Parents’ town hall meeting in Norfolk, VA, said that she stepped into the role of teaching, initially excited, but found by the end of the year she was extremely drained physically and emotionally. “I stepped into the role, mid-year, with no lesson plan. What can be done to keep teachers teaching and encourage new teachers coming into the program? I really want to teach, but there is very little support.” Highly-effective teachers re-

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By Askia Muhammad

Omarosa Gets Her Pass Revoked

Omarosa Manigault Newman has to be the most unpopular Black woman since Izola Curry. In 1958, Curry stabbed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a book signing in Harlem. The few brownie points Omarosa received for feuding with President Donald Trump recently maybe elevated her to the level of Rachel Dolezal, the woman who’s not even Black, but who masqueraded as a Black wom-

an, even leading a chapter of the NAACP. Omarosa’s sins are much more enduring, and without a major, public mea culpa and period when she’s seen wandering the streets in sackcloth and ashes, she will never get back her mythical “Black Card.” She maybe deserves some sympathy, but she gets very little. After all, she attended and earned a degree from Howard University, a preeminent HBCU, before she sold her soul on “The Apprentice” TV show, and later in service to the Trump 2016 campaign and

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in the White House. Before her White House firing last December, she had been the highest ranking (and only) Black person on Trump’s West Wing staff. She supported and defended him during some of his most bitter racial episodes—Trump’s racist “birtherism” campaign against former President Barack Obama; his description of some African nations as “shithole” countries; his insults to prominent blacks like Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). She once even told PBS’ “Frontline,” “Every critic, every detractor will have to bow down

under President Trump.” Now however, she says The Donald “used” her, calling him a “con” who “has been masquerading as someone who is actually open to engaging with diverse communities” but is “truly a racist.” This should be evident since “you see at every single opportunity, he insults African-Americans,” she told interviewer Trevor Noah. Trump’s response to Manigault-Newman has been brutal. “When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a

job at the White House, I guess it just didn’t work out,” Trump said via Twitter. “Good work by [White House chief of staff John] Kelly for quickly firing that dog!” Julianne Malveaux, former president of Bennett College for Women, excoriated the president for his comments. “That man does not have the right to call her a dog,” Malveaux said. “That goes beyond the pale. It is consistent with the historical dehumanization of Black people, which allowed us to be enslaved,

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Robert Townsend, After Long Last, to Release ‘Five Heartbeats’ Tell All New Documentary Set for One-NightOnly Nationwide Premier Aug. 27 By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir Evoking highly-treasured, beautiful memories from his childhood on Chicago’s westside sums up how comedian, writer, director and producer Robert Townsend says he feels about “The Five Heartbeats” – his highly-acclaimed, fan-favorite film that focuses on 1960s male groups ups and the up-down world of the music industry in which they so desperately seek to belong. Townsend, who co-wrote the movie with Keenen Ivory Wayans,

also starred in and directed the cult classic which took off in meteoric proportion upon its 1991 release. Now, after decades-long, incessant requests by fervent fans, Townsend has answered their pleas with a new documentary that will take fans along the journey he took to make the film. “Making The Five Heartbeats” premiers exclusively for one night in 500 theaters across the U.S., Monday, Aug. 27, adding yet another jewel in Townsend’s formidable crown. However, the man often hailed as one of the “Godfathers of

the Independent Film World” admits he continues to look for higher mountains to climb because while he’s grateful for his successful career, now spanning more than 30 years, he’s never completely satisfied. He says he celebrates the chance to now shed even greater light on “The Five Heartbeats” and its origins – a project made possible due to a partnership forged with Fathom Events – the nation’s leading cinema distributor recognized for offering a variety of unique entertainment events in movie theaters. “If you want to dive deeper into this movie’s creation, this documen-

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As for those who ask why he waited so long before writing, completing, directing and releasing a follow-up documentary about how he made “The Five Heartbeats,” he says he never felt concerned about meeting any particular schedule. “About 10 years ago I began to get bombarded with the question of ‘when’ almost every time I would encounter a fan or supporter of my work,” he said. “But there was nothing I could do until the pieces came together. Most important, I needed the story. Just in the last few years have things finally clicked and the stars aligned.” Townsend says one lesson he has learned along the way is that we often cannot achieve success before we have first faced failure. “Many youth have shared how they became inspired about being a filmmaker after seeing ‘The Five Heartbeats’ and that truly means a lot to me,” he said. “But I’d prefer they become inspired after learning that I never attended film school. I didn’t have one ounce of formal training and I had to use my own credit cards to finance ‘Heartbeats’ because no one would fund it.” “I had achieved some success in front of the camera and things were really looking good, for a while. Then I became one of so many other Black actors in Hollywood who had real difficulty getting good work. Suddenly I had time on my hands – more than I wanted. I began to wonder what it’d be like to be behind the camera instead. I decided to go for it.” “It took hard work, there were no shortcuts and I had to always believe in myself.” “And I guess it’s not all that bad if some only know me because of ‘The Five Heartbeats.’ Of course, I’d rather be recognized because of the many canvases on which I have painted throughout my career. Still, as an artist, if you can paint just one Mona Lisa, that’s pretty impressive.” WI

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By Sarafina Wright WI Contributing Writer Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the first Black African to serve in the role, died Saturday in Switzerland after battling a brief illness. He was 80. As the head of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006, Annan left an indelible impression receiving the co-award for the Nobel Peace Prize alongside the U.N. in 2001. Born on April 8, 1938, in Kumasi, Ghana, known then as the Gold Coast, Annan’s family held regal positions in the Kofandros section of the country with both of his grandfathers holding chief titles in the Ashanti and Fante tribe. In 1958, Annan began studying economics at the Kumasi College of Science and Technology, now the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology of Ghana. In 1961 he came to the United States to attend Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. According to his biography, he went on to study international relations at the Graduate Institute Geneva and management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 1962, he began work at

the United Nations in Geneva. Throughout his career he held several roles at the U.N. headquarters, including serving as the third-highest ranking official as under-secretary-general for peacekeeping between 1992 and 1996. In 1996, Annan was appointed secretary-general by the UN’s Security Council, making him the first officeholder to be elected from the U.N.’s staff and the first Black African to do so. Annan went on to serve two terms, focusing on HIV/AIDS and corruption. He also launched the U.N. Global Compact, an initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation. In 2007, he founded the Kofi Annan Foundation in Switzerland, which works to promote better global governance and strengthen the capacities of people and countries to achieve a fairer, more peaceful world. In 2012, Annan with Nader Mousavizadeh wrote a memoir, “Interventions: A Life in War and Peace,” which has been described as a “personal biography of global statecraft.” He is survived by wife Nane and their children Ama, Kojo and Nina. WI

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Illustrating why they continue to pack concert halls with fans who refuse to take their seats, veteran entertainers the O’Jays and Gladys Knight recently took their audience at Wolf Trap on a delightful journey down memory lane with an array of hits that never seemed to end. Perhaps the trio of Eddie Levert, Walter Williams and Eric Nolan Grant, collectively known as the O’Jays, along with the former lead vocalist for Gladys Knight and the Pips, (Gladys, of course), have somehow discovered a magical elixir that enables them to defy the impact of time. Actually, such a notion may just be with the realm of possibility, given the quality of their memorable performances which garnered numerous standing ovations and shouts of “We Love You” from fans who sang along with exuberance to

each and every hit tune, boogied down with dance steps learned long ago and who refused to leave until the very last chord rang out in the evening sky. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just one year apart, 1995 for the O’Jays and in 1996 for Gladys, before deciding to leave the Pips family in order to embark upon a solo career, the superstars of soul serenaded the audience with songs that have defined the lives of musical lovers, both in the U.S. and abroad and which still remain to be sung, even by fans too young to have seen the entertainers decades ago while in the prime of their lives. Show opener Gladys Knight, armed with tunes like “Love Overboard,” “The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” and her incredible, vocally-supreme interpretation of Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were, even invited her brother and former Pip Bubba Knight to the stage – then later took a

few moments to call for prayers for her longtime “sister” Aretha Franklin who would die one day later. As for the O’Jays, whose first number, “Ship Ahoy,” took full advantage of multi-media that illustrated the long road walked by African Americans from the days of slavery to the election of the country’s first Black president, could not have been more forcefully performed that some fans may never forget. But they didn’t stop there, cranking things into high gear by belting out intricate, vocal harmonies in songs that included “Back Stabbers, “Stairway to Heaven” and “Living for the Weekend” and caused some fans to leave their seats and take to the aisles where they could more easily “get their dance” on. I’ve seen both the O’Jays and Gladys Knight more times than I can remember. Yet somehow, they just get better and better whenever I have the chance to see them onstage. WI

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Even though “BlacKkKlansman” is set in the 1970s, the themes in the film are just as relevant today as they were back then, said Anita Bennett, managing editor and creator of Urban Hollywood 411. “We have a president who constantly attacks Black athletes, newscasters and politicians, and white nationalists marching in the streets,” Bennett said. “The racial climate in this country is toxic [so] if Spike Lee can open just one person’s eyes to the systematic racism that African Americans face every day, then he accomplished what he set out to do.” The longtime entertainment journalist joined a chorus of other experts who noted that Lee’s latest film continues to receive positive reviews with critics and fans alike celebrating it for sparking a much-needed conversation about the current political climate and the complex relationship between law enforcement and the Black community. Several critics and actors told The Washington Informer that Lee has deftly used his platform to expose

systemic injustice while advocating for African-Americans and other minorities. Bennett said it’s important that the Black Press continues to spotlight films such as “BlacKkKlansman,” “Sorry to Bother You” and “Blindspotting.” “The Black Press champions and helps spread the word about films from African-American directors and writers, as well as movies that focus on issues important to the black community,” Bennett said. “The Black Press – and I’m not talking about gossip websites – but industry-focused outlets like EUR Web, Blackfilm.com and Urban Hollywood 411 write stories about these films and post interviews with the people behind him. We talk about the movies on social media and encourage Black audiences to go see them.” Actor, director and film producer Shiek Mahmud-Bey said the Black Press enables filmmakers such as himself, Tyler Perry and Spike Lee to remain relevant and provides a platform to tell the untold stories that are meaningful to African Americans. “It’s a one-hand-washes-the-other

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ARETHA from Page 1 but never forgotten. Long live the spirit and legacy of Queen Aretha Franklin.” NNPA Chairman Dorothy Leavell added, “As chairman of NNPA, I send a message of sadness and respect for our beloved Queen whose music genius permeated and resounded around the world.” America has no royalty but the nation does have a chance to earn something more enduring, former President Barack Obama said. “For more than six decades since, every time she sang, we were all graced with a glimpse of the divine,” Obama said. “Through her compositions and unmatched musicianship, Aretha helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade — our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect. She helped us feel more connected to each other, more hopeful, more human. And sometimes she helped us just forget about everything else and dance. “Aretha may have passed on to a better place, but the gift of her music remains to inspire us all,” he said. “May the Queen of Soul rest in eternal peace. Michelle and I send our prayers and warmest sympathies to her family and all those moved by her song.” Fellow music legend Stevie Wonder and the Rev. Jesse Jackson were among those who visited Franklin in the hours before her death. Wonder, whose spokesperson had previously denied an interview request from The Washington Informer, saying the singer wasn’t doing media, appeared on “CBS This Morning” and broke down when talking about his longtime friend. “I thought I had cried my last cry,” said Wonder, who will appear in concert at MGM National Harbor for two nights beginning Wednesday, Aug. 29. The outpouring of love for Franklin included tributes from such stars as John Legend, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, Beyoncé, Barbara Streisand and many others. The fourth of five children, Aretha Louise Franklin was born on March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Baptist preacher Rev. Clarence La Vaughan “C.L.” Franklin and Barbara Siggers Franklin, a gospel singer, according to her biography. Franklin’s musical gifts became apparent at an early age. Largely self-taught, she was regarded as a

child prodigy. A gifted pianist with a powerful voice, Franklin got her start singing in front of her father’s congregation. By the age of 14, she had recorded some of her earliest tracks at his church, which were released by a small label as the album “Songs of Faith” in 1956. She also performed with C.L.’s traveling revival show and, while on tour, befriended gospel greats such as Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke and Clara Ward. Hitting her stride in 1967 and 1968, Franklin churned out a string of hit singles that would become enduring classics, showcasing Franklin’s powerful voice and gospel roots in a pop framework. In 1967, the album “I Never Loved a Man The Way I Love You” was released, and the first song on the album, “Respect,” an empowered cover of an Otis Redding track, reached No. 1 on both the R&B and pop charts and won Franklin her first two Grammys. She also had Top 10 hits with “Baby I Love You,” “Think,” “Chain of Fools,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.” Franklin’s chart dominance soon earned her the title Queen of Soul, while at the same time she

also became a symbol of black empowerment during the civil rights movement of the time. In 1968, Franklin was enlisted to perform at the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during which she paid tribute to her father’s fallen friend with a heartfelt rendition of “Precious Lord.” Later that year, she was also selected to sing the national anthem to begin the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In 1987, Franklin became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was also awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Detroit. Earlier this year, Franklin gave her blessings for Jennifer Hudson to portray her in an upcoming biopic about the Queen of Soul’s legendary life. An all-star tribute concert to Franklin already had been scheduled for New York’s Madison Square Garden and will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 14. “Her legacy is larger than life,” said longtime friend, journalist and filmmaker Roger Friedman, who operates the website showbiz411.com. “It’s not just that Rolling Stone called her the number 1 singer of all time, or that she’s the Queen of Soul. Long live the queen.” WI

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South African Farmers Roiled by State-Authorized Expropriation By Oswald T. Brown Special to The Informer The South African government has begun unilaterally expropriating farms against which land claims have been lodged and where price negotiations with owners have stalled. Two game farms in Limpopo appear to be the first properties that will be expropriated without following a court process, the City Press reported Aug. 20. The owners, who dispute the validity of the land claims lodged against their property, want R200m for the land, while the government has offered them R20m. A letter written to Akkerland Boerdery, owners of a luxury hunting farm in Makhado in Limpopo, read in part: “Notice is hereby given that a terrain inspection will be held on the farms on April 5, 2018, at 10 a.m. in order to conduct an audit of the assets and a handover of the farm’s keys to the state.” Mashile Mokono, head of the land reform office in the ministry of rural development and land reform, told City Press’ sister newspaper, Rapport, that the minister was committed to speeding up land reform. Mokono said that just this past week, Land Reform Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane signed another two final orders for expropriation in terms of section 42E of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, where negotiations have become deadlocked. While the government is willing to pay for the land, the Akkerland case comes as the ANC’s

top structures have decided over the past weeks that the government must urgently proceed with test cases in order to test the concept of expropriation without compensation. Mokona emphasized that there was no talk of expropriation without compensation, but that the courts would have to give clarity on what constitutes “just and equitable” compensation. A 2006 Government Gazette shows that the Musekwa tribe lodged a claim against the Akkerland Boerdery as far back as 1996. Various legal experts are of the opinion that in certain circumstances, not paying any compensation may be justified and that it is therefore unnecessary to amend the Constitution, but the courts have not yet ruled on this point. Akkerland has obtained an urgent interdict in the Land Claims Court to prevent its owners’ eviction from the farms. The interdict is valid until a court has ruled on the matter. The department is opposing the court application. Annelize Crosby, legal adviser of agricultural body AgriSA, expressed concern about the Akkerland case, saying that the organization was only aware of one other case where a land claim dispute had resulted in expropriation, and that was after the Land Claims Court had ordered it in 1997. “What makes the Akkerland case unique is that they apparently were not given the opportunity to first dispute the claim in court, as the law requires,” she said. WI

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ARIES You might be ready to knuckle down and get to work this week as the sun eases into Virgo and your lifestyle and wellness zone. After a more relaxed and playful approach to life, you might want to get the results you’ve been dreaming of for some time, and this can only be done by getting on with the job. This can also be a good opportunity to tweak your wellness routines and get back on track, especially if you’ve fallen by the wayside lately. Lucky Numbers: 15, 28, 36

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How Not to Get Shot — And Other Advice From White People By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer Stop. Put your hands in the air and don’t move. Keep ‘em where they can be seen. Get down, get down, get down, get on the ground! Those are words that nobody wants to hear but read “How Not to Get Shot” by D.L. Hughley and Doug Moe, and you’ll know exactly how to react. For most of your life — and, for that matter, for most of your mama’s life, your grandad’s life, possibly your great-grandad’s life — White people have been telling Black folks what to do. That’s why you need this book; in fact, it “might be the most important book you buy this year …” because it’s by a Black man who translates the confusing parts of what White people say to Black people. It’s a book for Black people, but Hughley recommends that you pass it around because there’s always gonna be somebody next. The first thing you need to know might be the most important: how not to get shot. To start, learn how to “comply with police orders,” because Black people, says Hughley, are “very target-y-looking.” If you’re a mind-reader, that’s good; that’s what you really need to be. Look online and you’ll see that White people have made it simple: “Don’t break the law and you won’t get shot.” Other things you might want to remember: Don’t use your pockets. Don’t reach for a weapon, a driver’s license, or dreams. Anything can look like a gun, so don’t carry anything, ever, at any time. “Do be an angel,” but understand that things will still get “twisted” to make you look bad if you’re arrested — even when you’re innocent. Don’t drive a car that’s too nice. Never accidentally get lost in unfamiliar neighborhoods. Dress “less threatening” and “don’t match the description.” If you have to have tattoos, “get ones that are butterflies or Smurfs …” Know your history. And if somebody brings up the subject of taking a knee and the NFL, remind them “who brought politics into the sport in the first place.” In a sea of humor books that are not funny at all, “How Not to Get Shot” is refreshing because it’s very funny, in the most sarcastic way possible. And yet, authors D.L. Hughley and Doug Moe have managed to do something unique: they’ll make you snort just before they leap into serious-as-a-judge territory. No, this book isn’t ha-ha-hilarious all the time; it’s stand-up comedy on a page, but it’s also edgy and biting, and it talks to readers about things they’ve already been thinking but perhaps just haven’t said. Hughley and Moe offer humor — but also commentary about events, past and current; real advice, usable and solid; as well as shared outrage. And so. This book is funny, no matter how you cut it. It’ll make you want to read bits of it aloud to your friends — but it’s also sobering and nothing to laugh about. Once you start “How Not to Get Shot,” though, you’ll love it and you’ll never want to stop. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

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CANCER Communication becomes more important from midweek and over the coming four weeks as the sun eases into your sector of talk and thought. You might find yourself handling administrative tasks, catching up on paperwork, and perhaps doing more errands than usual. At the same time, this can be a great time for networking, studying, or teaching a subject that you’re experienced in. Opportunities could come your way that enable you to make progress with your plans. Lucky Numbers: 18, 32, 48 LEO The movement of the sun, your guide planet, into your personal money zone midweek could see you concerned with financial matters and making your money work harder for you. This can be a good time to go over your accounts in some detail and perhaps find ways to save. Cutting back on items you don’t really need could leave you much more to spend on more exciting things. Lucky Numbers: 1, 14, 16 VIRGO The glowing sun moves into your sign midweek for a four-week stay, so you’ll likely be in your element. And you might feel an urgency to do something about the many dreams and ideas that have bubbled up from your creative well in recent weeks. This is a great time to put energy into projects that have deep personal meaning for you. Some of these ideas could be linked to a desire to travel. Lucky Numbers: 3, 7, 26 LIBRA As the sun swings into a more secluded sector of your chart, the coming four weeks are a time of rest and recuperation for you. You’ll still be busy, but making time for yourself can be so important. The cosmos is urging you to relax and recharge. This can be a great opportunity to release certain situations, deep-seated emotions, and perhaps relationships that no longer serve you. Cutting them loose and making space for new things to come into your life could be the best thing you do at this time. Lucky Numbers: 8, 22, 52 SCORPIO Your social life looks set to sparkle over the coming four weeks. After a busy time attending to goals, ambitions, and responsibilities, the cosmos is now encouraging you to get out and mingle. If you’re looking for romance, this can be a great time to start. And you might want to take stock of your present friends and groups you belong to and consider how you can improve on what you have. This might mean being a little adventurous and moving in new circles. Lucky Numbers: 6, 14, 21 SAGITTARIUS If you want to be in the limelight, the coming four weeks could be your chance as the glowing sun moves into conscientious Virgo and a more ambitious sector of your chart. This is the time to embrace bigger responsibilities and put your energy behind your main goals and ambitions. It’s also a chance to showcase your skills and abilities and impress people in all the right places. Lucky Numbers: 11, 45, 46 CAPRICORN After an intense few weeks, the movement of the sun into your sector of travel and adventure can leave you feeling much more upbeat. And while chatty Mercury continues in your sector of emotional bonds, business, and shared finances, its presence here could encourage you to find and implement solutions. The sun in your sector of far horizons is your chance to seek new opportunities that excite you and give you something to look forward to. Whether you want to travel, study, or both, there will be much that is to your advantage. Lucky Numbers: 2, 31, 38 AQUARIUS The coming four weeks could take you into deeper emotional waters, but this might not be such a bad thing. As the sun moves into Virgo and a more intense sector of your chart, this can be a good time to purge those deep-seated feelings and experiences that may have been holding you back for too long. You might not be able to do this overnight, but perhaps connecting with a life coach, counselor, or therapist during this time can start you on a very rewarding journey. Whole areas of your life could open, and things you always dreamed of might become possible. Lucky Numbers: 4, 5, 30 PISCES Your interactions could increase as the sun moves into your sector of relating for a four-week stay. You might be more inclined to work as part of a team rather than strike out on your own during this time. If you do, you’ll likely accomplish much more. Your focus might be on maintaining positive connections, and you could be more willing to compromise rather than stick with your own perspective. Your love life can benefit from this influence, too, because you might spend more time with your partner and feel moved to be more intimate as well. Lucky Numbers: 7, 20, 46

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SPORTS Redskins Top Jets in Preseason Action

5Washington Redskins running back Samaje Perine runs for a first down during the Redskins’ 15-13 win over the New York Jets at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Thursday, Aug. 16. / Photo by John E. De Freitas 3Washington Redskins wide receiver Trey Quinn is tackled by New York Jets cornerback Terrell Sinkfield during the Redskins’ 15-13 win at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Thursday, Aug. 16. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

5Washington Redskins wide receiver Cam Sims is tackled by New York Jets cornerback Morris Claiborne during the Redskins’ 15-13 win at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Thursday, Aug. 16. /Photo by John E. De Freitas 4Washington Redskins kicker Dustin Hopkins attempts a field goal during the Redskins’ 15-13 win over the New York Jets at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Thursday, Aug. 16. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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SPORTS Mystics Edge Sparks in Regular Season Finale 3Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne shoots over Los Angeles Sparks center Candace Parker during the Mystics’ 69-67 win at Capital One Arena in Northwest on Friday, Aug. 17. / Photo by John E. De Freitas 6Washington Mystics forward Monique Currie attempts to keep the ball inbounds as Los Angeles Sparks center Candace Parker looks on during the Mystics’ 69-67 win at Capital One Arena in Northwest on Friday, Aug. 17. /Photo by John E. de Freitas

United Blank Revolution 6New England Revolution midfielder Brandon Bye beats D.C. United midfielder Paul Arriola to the ball during the United’s 2-0 win at Audi Field in Southeast on Sunday, Aug. 19. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

5New England Revolution defender Andrew Farrell and D.C. United midfielder Luciano Acosta jockey for possession during the United’s 2-0 win at Audi Field in Southeast on Sunday, Aug. 19. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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down as the city’s youngest residents, sporting neatly pressed uniform shirts and pants, new backpacks, fresh hairstyles and clean sneakers, made their way to school. An hour later, Bowser counted among the celebrants who welcomed hundreds of young girls into Excel Academy, the formerly shuttered charter school that became D.C.’s first public all-girls institution, during a gathering on the front steps of the Southeast school building. “We demand equity in education in schools across the country,” Tenia Pritchard, principal of Excel Academy, said before an audience of students, parents, community members and public figures Monday morning as Bowser and interim DCPS Chancellor Amanda Alexander stood by her side. In January, Excel Academy, a school that serves girls in pre-kindergarten through the eighth grade, lost its charter due to poor academic performance. As a newly opened public school, it stands as a counterpart of the Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in Southeast that exclusively serves young men. Pritchard’s comments followed that of Bowser and Alexander, both of whom likened school to a job that young people need to attend every day, and noted recent systemwide milestones, including the acceptance of infants at Ketchum Elementary School in Southeast, four modernized school buildings, and selection of who they described as strong educators. In her public remarks, Pritchard gave a history lesson of sorts about the quality of education in the United States for Black people, starting from enslavement and working her way through the civil rights era before exploring present-day conditions. “Our children are victims of institutionalized racism because of implicit and explicit bias,” said Pritchard, an alumna of Eastern Senior High School in Southeast. “They are sent to the office and placed in special education. We fight for social justice in education by opening schools like the Excel Academy. Equality and equity aren’t the same. Our children deserve the same education I got.” As the young female students walked onto the school grounds Monday morning, women from Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta sororities, along with other organizations danced to songs by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and Beyoncé blazing from jumbo speakers and chanted “Black Girl Magic!” Administrators also passed out snacks, water and valuable information about educational resources to students and parents. Tiffany Edwards, the mother of a returning fourth-grader, said she

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5Mayor Bowser, administration officials, and volunteers at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. and Howard Road, SE on Monday, Aug. 20, reminding motorists to slow down and use caution while school is in session, as a part of Mayor Bowser’s Safe Passage/Slow Down Campaign. /Photo by Robert Roberts

dropped off her young scholar confident that she would build healthy relationships with her peers and take advantage of the enrichment programs in the D.C. public school system. “[My daughter] was here when Excel was a charter school,” Edwards, 37, of Southeast, said as she walked out of the gates of the school campus. “I’m expecting to see this school rise from where it was last year and bring the kids where they should be academically. They’ve seemed to have implemented activities and academics that make a total difference.” For Victoria Robles, safety within the school building and its surrounding area remains a top concern as her daughter, an eighth-grader entering her seventh and last year at Excel, continues her journey to high school. “I hope Excel builds up that community feel. It was close-knit, so I’m hoping that it gets back to that now that it’s a public school,” Robles said, a 38-year-old Southeast resident. “My daughter should feel that this is a sisterhood. I just want her to be as comfortable and safe as possible. Last year, she passed with honors and [was named] mathematician and historian of the years. She’s an awesome student.” Monday morning’s activities counted among a bevy of gatherings that occurred across the city within the last week as residents prepared for the impending school year. Last Saturday, the Greater Washington Urban League hosted its sixth annual Health & Wellness Back 2 School Festival at Columbia Heights Community Center in Northwest that attracted hundreds of young people and their parents. For five hours, guests played games, tasted healthy food selections and gathered materials that would ease their transition into the school year. Later that afternoon, residents and public officials in Southeast converged on the grounds of Boone Elementary School, a newly constructed educational facility, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included Mayor Bowser, Interim Chancellor Alexander, Boone Principal Carolyn Jack-

son-King and the family of Lawrence E. Boone, the onetime principal of nearby Orr Elementary School for whom the building is named. When plans coalesced around tearing down Orr Elementary, named after a White segregationist, and replacing it with a new school, five young people who learned about the late Boone sparked a movement to name the state-of-the-art building after the man who became a pillar of the surrounding community during his more than 20-year tenure as principal. “First they wanted to change the name of the school to Barry, but folks said ‘No, this was Mr. Boone’s building.’” Littyce Boone, the historical figure’s only daughter, said as she explained the process to name the new school building after her father and his achievements from the 1960s to the mid-1990s. “[Folks] signed petitions and went downtown to get officials to sign off on it,” Boone added. “My father initiated school uniforms and safety patrols. He worked with other schools in the areas and met with drug dealers to let them know they weren’t allowed on the premises,” she said. Recounting her past experiences with the school formerly known as Orr, Shanetta Brinkley, a Southeast mother of a returning third-grader and preschool student, said she saw the legacy of excellence firsthand when she enrolled her daughter last year. Brinkley, 30, said she looks forward to continuous improvements in her daughter’s learning in the upcoming months. “I wanted a strict teacher who wouldn’t baby her. Some parents thought the teacher was mean, but my daughter loved it,” Brinkley said. “When she transitioned over to Orr, she had trouble reading, but she improved to the point she made honor roll. She’s always participating in special events. I love hearing my daughter telling me things she didn’t know before when she comes home from school.” WI

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Tribute to Aretha Franklin

with Lyndia Grant “A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.” — Proverbs 18:6 No matter your race, color or creed, we will all feel the void of the loss of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Proud to have worked in Motown for more than fifteen years, and having felt close to Aretha, even seeing her home during a tour by my Detroit friend Lavonia Perryman Fairfax. One day, our lives crossed paths, and I’m thrilled to share my story. The year was 1993, and Bill Clinton had just gotten elected as president of the United States. As a known major special events coordinator here in Washington, it was my desire to work on the official inaugural committee. I got my chance via a recommendation from Charlene Drew Jarvis, former D.C. Council member and chair of the Clinton inaugural. I’m thankful to have worked with Jarvis and fellow Council member Frank Smith during my 15 years of serving as director of the annual Mt. Zion Baptist Church Reverend John W. Davis Pastor 5101 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m. “A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold”

Georgia Avenue Day Festival and Parade. Me and two of my sisters served as event chairpersons for the official inaugural headquarters in southwest Washington (all presidential inaugural committees have worked out of that facility). We all had photograph badges and were assigned to official inaugural balls. My assignment was the Washington Convention Center, where three balls were being held — including the biggest of all balls, the Arkansas ball, where the Clintons would be. There were also two others held at the old Convention Center in D.C. — the New England Ball and the MTV Ball. That MTV Ball was how I got to meet Aretha. All event planners were set up in offices inside the Convention Center. I had more than 200 volunteers to coordinate all of the comings and goings of elected officials from around the world, including thenSouth African President Nelson Mandela, and Ron Brown who was appointed as secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Many of my volunteers got photographs with Mandela and other celebrities. I did not get any photographs — I was busy coordinating everything that had to do with transportation at the Convention Center, working in conjunction with the city police and the FBI. Busy handling my business, I got two calls on my walkie-talkie to ask if I would go to escort actor Chevy Chase; then later another call came to ask if I would please go to escort Aretha Franklin to her destination. Ms. Franklin was scheduled to sing for the MTV Ball, and somehow, her limousine driver dropped her

off at the wrong door. She was quite far from her destination. As I approached Ms. Franklin, I felt shy, and though I assisted her, I never asked for her autograph. Back then, we did not have cellphones with cameras, and there was no one from my team around to take a quick picture. However, we walked and walked, and Aretha complained and complained. Because she was so upset by having to walk so far to get to her destination, I definitely would not ask her for an autograph! But what an experience! Never saw Aretha Franklin sing live in a concert, but have enjoyed her music all of these year! It gives me great pleasure to share with the readers, how our lives crossed paths on that day. Aretha’s gift definitely made room for her, starting from the age of only 5 years old! Wow, I don’t have enough space to name all of her accomplishments! Thankful to have met Aretha Franklin, up close and personal! WI Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958 Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.

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Mount Olivet Lutheran Church

John F. Johnson Reverend Dr. 1306 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 Service and Times Divine Worship, Sunday 10:00 a.m. Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday “Friendliest Church in the City” Website: mountolivetdc.org Email: mtolivedc@gmail.com

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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church

Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 Fax: 301-499-8724

700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849 Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00am 5th Sundays: 9:30am 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30pm

Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 a.m. 7 10:00 a.m. Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”

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Church of Living Waters

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

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

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor

Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor

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

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

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment

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

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

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Third Street Church of God

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

Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

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

Campbell AME Church

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am Sunday Church School: 8:45 am Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 pm Thursday: 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out”

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

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

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

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

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m. Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net

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

Twelfth Street Christian Church

Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org

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

Crusader Baptist Church

Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340

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

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

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Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Communion every Sunday: 11:00 am Sunday School: 10:00 am Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 pm Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com

Mount Carmel Baptist Church Reverend Gerald H. Hesson Interim Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10am themcbc.org

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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church

All Nations Baptist Church

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

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

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

Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com

Zion Baptist Church Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15AM Sunday School: 9:00am Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org

St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 pm Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon

Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards

Israel Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office • (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 8:00am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org

“Where Jesus is the King”

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Rev. Richard B. Black Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor

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

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

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10: am Holy Communion: First Sunday 10: am Sunday School: 9: am Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: "Faith On The Hill"

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church

Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

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

Salem Baptist Church

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Pastor

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 pm

Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 p.m. Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 p.m. Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m. Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Rev. Joan E. Buchanan Executive Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 7:30am Worship Service: 11:00am New Member’s Class: 9:45am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00am Church School: 9:45am Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00pm Saturday Bible Study: 11:00am Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00am

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

Christ Embassy DC

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

“Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”

Peace Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Early Morning Prayer & Bible Study Class 8:00 am Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:00 am Wednesday Service 12:00 pm

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

“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address: admin@pbc712.org

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor

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

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

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

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

9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288

Service and Times Sunday Service: 10 am Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 am 1st Sunday Baptism: 10: am 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10 am Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 pm Prayer Meeting: 7:45 pm

Service and Times Sunday Morning Prayer Service: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m. Third Sunday Baptismal & Holy Communion:10:30 a.m. Tuesday Church At Study Prayer & Praise: 6:30 p.m.

Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 a.m. Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 p.m.

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

2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m. Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 12 Noon

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working.... And We Are Working With GOD

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

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Email: sbc@shilohbaptist.org Website: shilohbaptist.org

Service and Times Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 a.m. Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30 a.m. Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 p.m. Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “

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

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LEGAL NOTICES

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

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

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

Administration No. 2018 ADM 000599

Administration No. 2018 ADM 000822

Administration No. 2018 ADM 000848

Foreign No. 2018 FEP 000100

Administration No. 2018 ADM 000813

William F. Gilliard Decedent

Lila M. Jackson Decedent

Glenda Moore Decedent

August 29, 2011 Date of Death

James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Harold J. Gilliard, whose address is 11104 Inverrary Court, Mitchellville, MD 20721, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of William F. Gilliard who died on September 10, 2017 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/9/2019. 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 2/9/2019, 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: 8/9/2018 Harold J. Gilliard Personal Representative

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

Nellie L. Mason, whose address is 409 Hobart Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lila M. Jackson who died on September 21, 2017 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/9/2019. 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 2/9/2019, 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.

Derek Hall, whose address is 45-01 25th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11103, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Glenda Moore who died on June 15, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/9/2019. 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 2/9/2019, 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: 8/9/2018

Nellie L. Mason Personal Representative

Derek Hall Personal Representative

Sharon L. Thomas Decedent

Ozelle J. Meade Hinton aka Ozelle Josephine Meade Hinton aka Ozelle M. Hinton Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Gyda D. Hinton, whose address is 9300 Dubarry Avenue, Lanham, MD 20706 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Ozelle J. Meade Hinton aka Ozelle Josephine Meade Hinton aka Ozelle M. Hinton, deceased, by the Register of Wills, Orphans Court for Philadelphia County, State of Pennsylvania, on May 11, 2017. Service of process may be made upon Arion Jon Wells, 1319 Park Road, NW #102, Washington, DC 20010 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real estate. 309 U Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Date of first publication: 8/9/2018 Gyda D. Hinton Personal Representative

James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Barbara Davis and Larry Thomas, whose addresses are 8216 Steve Dr., District Heights, MD 20747 & 1609 30th St., SE, Washington, DC 20020, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Sharon L. Thomas who died on December 10, 2017 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/9/2019. 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 2/9/2019, 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: 8/9/2018 Barbara Davis Larry Thomas Personal Representative

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

Administration No. 2018 ADM 000820

Administration No. 2018 ADM 000869

Administration No. 2017 ADM 854

Administration No. 2018 ADM 854

Administration Number 2018 ADM 000924

Shaneka Latrice Walters Decedent

Virginia Eunice Teasley Decedent

Nellie W. Abner Decedent

Lewis Jackson Decedent

Estate of Delores Lee Matthews

Jason DeLoach, Esquire 11414 Livingston Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 Attorney

Donnell H. McNeal, Esq. 1300 Mercantile Lane, Suite 136-F Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 Attorney

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

Gina Lewis and Gilbert Teasley, whose addresses are 4003 Kilbourne Drive, Fort Washington, MD 20744 and 3646 Edison Street, Alexandria, VA 22035, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Virginia Eunice Teasley who died on February 16, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/16/2019. 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 2/16/2019, 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.

Latanya Abner, whose address is 15103 Red Cedar Drive, Burtonsville, MD 20866, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Nellie W. Abner who died on June 1, 2012 with a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/16/2019. 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 2/16/2019, 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.

Dawn Jackson, Esq. 1300 Caraway Court, Suite 100 Largo, Maryland 20774 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Pamela Duell, whose address is 1404 Staples St., NE #3, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Shaneka Latrice Walters who died on November 13, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/9/2019. 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 2/9/2019, 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: 8/9/2018 Pamela Duell Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Toni Lewisa Jackson, whose address is 113 Rhode Island Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lewis Jackson who died on July 17, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/16/2019. 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 2/16/2019, 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: 8/16/2018

Date of first publication: 8/16/2018

Toni Lewisa Jackson Personal Representative

Latanya Abner Personal Representative

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NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Katie Bernice Matthews for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representatives. Unless a responsive pleading in the form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. Admit to probate the will dated April 4, 2001 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses or otherwise Date of first publication: 8/16/2018 Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. 1308 Ninth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Personal Representative: TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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Administration No. 2018 ADM 000879

Administration No. 2018 ADM 000897

Administration No. 2018 ADM 000926

Administration No. 2018 ADM 000899

Merchell G. Reedy Decedent

Melvin L. Bryant Decedent

Lauretta Everetta Dillard aka Lauretta E. Dillard Decedent

Shirley M. Spears Hood Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS LaFonda R. Hood Lewis, whose address is 1065 Golden West Way, Lusby, MD 20657, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Shirley M. Spears Hood who died on October 3, 1996 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/23/2019. 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 2/23/2019, 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: 8/23/2018 LaFonda R. Hood Lewis Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

Peggy A. Miller Esq. 5130 7th Street, NE Washington, DC 20011-2625 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Vashtie E. Reedy, whose address is 307 Nicholson Street, NE, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Merchell G. Reedy who died on June 26, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/23/2019. 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 2/23/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.

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Robert D. Bryant, whose address is 8371 Broderick Circle, Gaithersburg MD, 20877, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Melvin L. Bryant who died on June 8, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/23/2019. 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 2/23/2019, 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: 8/23/2018

Date of first publication: 8/23/2018

Robert D. Bryant Personal Representative

Vashtie E. Reedy Personal Representative

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Washington Informer

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

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2018 ADM 000895

Administration No. 2018 ADM 000903

Foreign No. 2018 FEP 107

James Ernest Wigfall aka James E. Wigfall Decedent

Dorothy E. Flamer Decedent

February 19, 2018 Date of Death

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS La Barbara James Wigfall, whose address is 2602 Georgetown Place, Manhattan, Kansas 66502-1751, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James Ernest Wigfall aka James E. Wigfall who died on March 21, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/23/2019. 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 2/23/2019, 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: 8/23/2018 La Barbara James Wigfall Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

Robin Patrese Lewis Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joy Majied, whose address is 705 Oneida Place, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Dorothy E. Flamer who died on June 19, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/23/2019. 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 2/23/2019, 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: 8/23/2018 Joy Majied Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sandra E. Dillard, whose address is 3299 Corcyca Court, Woodbridge, VA 22192, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lauretta Everetta Dillard aka Lauretta E. Dillard who died on December 24, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/23/2019. 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 2/23/2019, 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: 8/23/2018 Sandra E. Dillard Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Kim Thompson, whose address is 3350 Toledo Terr. Apt 224, Hyattsville, MD 20782 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Robin Patrese Lewis, deceased, by the Orphans,/Register of Wills Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland, on July 31, 2018. Service of process may be made upon Tomika Ford, 5542 B Street SE, Washington, DC 20019 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real estate. 4674 A Street SE, Washington, DC 20019, 526 Madison Street NW, Washington, DC 20011 and 4843 Bass Place SE, Washington, DC 20019. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Date of first publication: 8/23/2018 Kim Thompson Personal Representative Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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DEMOCRACY from Page 1 ately begin to identify a new organization to run the campus for the academic year beginning in the fall of 2019. “The news of our departure from Congress Heights has been met with a spectrum of responses, from measured support, to justified anger and frustration. Democracy Prep has designed an educational model that has worked in multiple states . . . At the foundation of our work is a mission-critical commitment to do right by kids. What we have learned from this is that sometimes doing what’s right means having the humility to make space for someone else to come in to do what is best.” And while one representative from the Democracy Prep school board indicated that an October-scheduled board meeting may be able to address at least some of a growing list of concerns and heated inquiries and bring greater clarity as to the future of the school, the future, for now, remains uncertain. For now, parents once optimistic after being given promises by the leaders of the New Yorkbased charter network when it took over Imagine Southeast in 2014 – a school steeped in underperformance, must wait. So, the charter network, considered one of the best in lifting test scores for students from low-income homes will close its only school in the District while close to 20 others across the U.S. remain. However, one parent said he had long seen the writing on the wall and had plans to move his children to other schools even before receiving Duffy’s letter. “I wanted to pull my daughters (9 and 12 years old) out three years

ago but couldn’t do anything until last December when I received full custody at which point I immediately jumped on the lottery,” said Ivan Hall, 30, born and raised in Southeast and who by his own accounts, has both an interest in and propensity for local politics. “Someone needs to fight for ‘us’ more – someone who can better articulate the needs and concerns of those like me and my children who live in Southeast,” he said. “I’ve been to the mayor, to the council and their education committee and addressed my concerns with the school system. Four principals in four years. No running water in the school at the end of the previous school year. No extra-curricular courses offered in the first year. Students forced to attend classes in a dilapidated building. That’s what I’ve seen and what my children had to endure.” “You can imagine why I was against a new facility being built last year when that money could and should have been used to address more immediate needs. But no one from the board wanted to listen to me leading me to believe that folks just didn’t give a damn.” Hall says he’s further troubled that based on the perspective of some media outlets, it appears that the problems facing Democracy Prep stem from the community. “They [Democracy Prep] say (in the letter sent by Duffy to parents) that they cannot understand why things didn’t work here in terms of raising test scores and student performance – I guess because they’d done well in other cities. They make it seem like we didn’t want better for our children and that maybe we ran them out – none of that holds any merit. We may be a low-income community but we want the same thing that all parents want for their children and we’re willing to do what’s necessary to make that happen.” As for the future of his daughters, Hall says he has already enrolled them in another D.C. school in Northwest which requires him to commute twice a day to the other side of town – a price he says he will “gladly pay.” “There just aren’t any good schools in wards 7 or 8 – at least none with which I was pleased. I have heard about a few elementary schools but that wouldn’t work for me because I wanted my children to be in the same school. That’s tragic. There just aren’t any good options. And then, some of the teachers at Democracy Prep spoke to our children with little or no respect.” “So many broken promises. So much repair work needed. Why does this seem to be the norm in ward 8?” he asked. WI

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together with media professionals. A lot will depend on the outcomes — it may well be just another meeting to engage in yet another random intellectual exercise. Or, as I fervently hope, it may result in a new level of thinking on how the extractive industries can better serve Africa’s development needs in the new century. If this elite group cannot do it, one must wonder, who else can? As public sentinels, African media have a critical role in bringing about the transformation where Africa’s resource wealth is deployed for improving the everyday lives of Africans. Is anybody listening? WI

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poster-child of that African conundrum of co-existent wealth and poverty — hinted that he simply could not comprehend why Zaire would not emerge from mass poverty. How do the billions of dollars that come out of the continent’s sub-soil leave Africa with hardly a trace? The experts will speak of poor contractual arrangements, ill-conceived legal, policy and institutional frameworks, absence of transparency in revenue-sharing and disregard for land and community rights. The list could go on. The travails of Nigeria’s Delta region and Ogoniland exist to remind us all of the environmental disasters that come with unrestrained exploitation of natural resources. The huge elephant in every room — unbridled corruption — continues to drive discussions and shape outcomes in the sector, killing every hope that Africa will someday reap any meaningful dividends from the one thing nature endowed it with, for the benefit of its people. The Nairobi meeting is bringing together public sector experts, business leaders and representatives of academia and civil society

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tions) nationwide, while promoting good HEART health (“Honorable Empathy Accessible Righteousness Triumphs”). Do you have the HEART that it takes to love the world? In the 757 area code, the H.E.A.R.T. (Humanity Empowerment And Resources Team) consortium was formed to use a business networking approach to community “give-backtivism.” This model is free and can be exported and replicated nationwide and around the world. WI

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sea level do everything but “see level.” Meanwhile, America’s HEART health is at a “C-level,” nowhere near strong enough to lead the world during tough times. America’s heart health must be higher than C-level. Our current path could lead to a potentially catastrophic heart attack, thereby killing the patient. We must know by now, that it’s time to get to work. That means ending bad HEART health practices (“Hoarding Ego-based Apathy Retards Truthful” solu-

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better world, and made time to inspire and motivate the next generation of leaders.” As I reflect on the lives of these three giants, I am reminded of Henry W. Longfellow’s “A Psalm of Life”: “Lives of great men (and women) all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.” Thank you, Ron Dellums, Aretha Franklin and Kofi Annan. You have each left your “footprints on the sands of time.” Now rest in Heaven knowing you made this world a better place. May each of us not only aspire to, but succeed, in doing the same during our time on earth. WI

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Dr. King across the south, often performing with Harry Belafonte and others, raising money to keep the movement financially afloat, including meeting payroll. I only met Annan once. He was at the Waldorf Astoria in New York and exiting a meeting with Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Our exchange was a very brief handshake and introduction. He was dressed immaculately and carried himself with an air of confidence and determination. Furthermore, upon meeting Annan, it was immediately clear to me that he was comfortably knowledgeable on all of the oft-complex issues of international diplomacy that crossed his desk. He left me with

no doubt whatsoever that he was in charge. Born in Ghana, Annan became one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats as well as a charismatic symbol of the U.N. According to Politico, “His aristocratic style, cool-tempered elegance and political savvy helped guide his ascent to become its seventh secretary-general, and the first hired within.” Annan was the first African-born person to serve in the post and in 2001, he and the UN were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The New York Times, in its obituary, said Annan “redefined the United Nations.” In paying tribute to him, former President Barack Obama stated, “Long after he had broken barriers, Kofi never stopped his pursuit of a

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PRIMAS from Page 27 quire competitive pay, professional support, and access to innovative resources. President Barack Obama signed the current national education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in December 2015 with educators in mind. Title II of ESSA provides program grants to states and districts that can be used for teacher preparation, recruitment, support, and continued learning. ESSA also ends the requirement of states to set up teacher evaluation systems based significantly on students’ test scores which should reduce the pressure teachers feel to teach to the test. The Teacher and School Leader Innovation Program provides grants to districts that want to try out performance pay and other teacher quality improvement measures. ESSA be-

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and de-feminization of Black women, which allowed us to be raped. “White men were never held accountable for our rapes and our sexual violations until the 1950s,” she said. And so for this man, the so-called president of the United States, to call this woman out in this way is repugnant, and needs to be rejected.” Marshawn Evans Daniels, another Black woman who appeared on “The Apprentice” 13 years ago, also condemned Trump, saying that any claim his tirades against prominent Black people aren’t racially charged “is just willful ignorance and putting lipstick on a pig.” “There is a phrase in the Bible, that: ‘Out of the overflow of your heart, your mouth speaks,’ and I can’t judge someone’s heart, but you can tell a tree by its fruit,” Evans-Daniels said on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time” of Trump’s routine condemnation of non-

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It is an interesting time to be an African-American woman. On the one hand, we see Black women gracing the covers of the September edition of 11 magazines, including Beyoncé on the cover of Vogue, Rihanna on the cover of British Vogue, Tracee Ellis Ross on Elle, Zendaya on Marie Claire, Issa Rae on Ebony, Tiffany Haddish on Glamour and Lupita Nyong’o on Porter. The Beyoncé cover is especially impactful because she used her influence and editorial direction to bring in a young Black man as her photographer. It was the first time that an African-American was the cover photographer for Vogue magazine in its history.

On the one hand, we are being celebrated, and on the other hand, we are being slammed. Commercial sensibilities are out of sync with the bigotry of this president, but can these commercial sensibilities be used to topple 45’s bigotry? Beyoncé brought a Black cover photographer to Vogue magazine. Can her “Beyhive” fan base bring change to prevailing racist attitudes? Will the women who pick up these magazines send a strong message to the woman-hating, genital-grabbing president? Omarosa may be a lot of things, Chump, but she is not your dog, and neither are the rest of us! WI

came effective this 2018-2019 school year. With data compiled from 26 school districts, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) found that on average there were small differences in the effectiveness of teachers of high- and low-income students, hiring patterns and teacher transfer patterns were consistent, with only minor differences, between high- and low-income students, and that in 3 of the 26 chosen districts there was meaningful inequity in access to effective teachers in math. Data showed that access to highly-effective teachers was relatively equal across the board. Yet, inequities in educational outcomes between low-income students and students from wealthier families persist throughout the United States. As a new teacher, the constant challenge for me was parental

engagement. A working parent’s schedule often left little time during school hours to participate in their child’s education, and those who were free during school hours failed to realize the importance of their presence and participation. Today, meaningful parental engagement remains a challenge for educators.

Whites around the world, not just in the U.S. Malveaux said that nevertheless doesn’t excuse the years of complicity by Omarosa. “The challenge to Omarosa is, how you can now, after the fact, run on television and say, ‘Oh, I misjudged him’? No. you knew him for 15 years,” Malveaux said. “I will not allow her to be called a dog. But I also will not allow us to give her a pass. “The challenge is [Trump’s] colleagues are so excited about the spoils, that they don’t understand the extent to which the game has basically eroded all of our dignity,” she said. “In other words, Republicans are getting the Supreme Court. That’s what they wanted. That’s what they’re happy about. But at what cost?” Evans Daniels agrees. “Martin Luther King has said that, ‘It’s not the words of our enemies that we will remember, but silence of our friends,’ she said. “And what concerns me are the

people who are remaining silent, particularly evangelical leaders in this country who have chosen to stand very close to him. “I think it creates a challenge, when we begin to believe and showcase that Christianity and racism can co-exist,” she continued. “That’s dangerous. That’s territory that I don’t think the evangelical leadership realizes that we’re crossing into, territory that it may take us decades to get back from. The idea that someone who would call a woman a dog, call Maxine Waters a woman of ‘low intelligence,’ that he would make statements so cavalier, in a sense of arrogance and entitlement, the idea that he wouldn’t is very unlikely. “So the question is not whether he said it,” Evans Daniels said. “It’s not about the polls, it’s about the people. Who are we as a country? Who are we as Americans? Who are we as believers? And what are we going to do about it?” WI

So, this is a call to action for all parents. Let’s listen to teachers. They are calling for more support and increased pay. Let’s attend to school meetings to find out how to provide them additional support. Let’s attend city and the state meetings to advocate for competitive pay. Let’s vote for leaders who support the academic advancement of our children through access to additional resources. We need more teacher support, not new teachers. WI

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