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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Of all the places to follow up a historic national convention, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her running mate Tim Kaine chose Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Less than a two-hour drive from the bustle of Philadelphia where the convention was held and where Clinton became the first woman ever nominated for president by a major party, Harrisburg sits as the state capital. It's also a city where many residents' hopes have been dashed by the Great Recession and a local government struggling to solve the myriad of financial problems and high crime.

"It is so exciting to be here," Clinton said Friday, July 29 as she took the stage in front of the Broad Street Market in the heart of the

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Sanders Supporter Stresses Unity

During the first day of the recent DNC Convention, the buzz in the Wells Fargo Arena increased from a dull roar to thunderous applause when the Senator from Vermont and former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders donned the stage.

However, the person introducing him has an equally fascinating history and perspective that have particular relevance in a presidential race that has been all but typical.

Congressman Keith Ellison (DMN), a five-term member of the House of Representatives, hails from Detroit, has lived in Minnesota the majority of his adult life and has been an ardent, faithful Muslim well over 30 years.

When Black political and religious leaders were deciding who they would support among the

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LULAC Underscores Importance of Minority-Owned Press

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Perhaps it was fitting that the nation's capital played host to the 87th convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) last month.

Fitting because it was the coming together of political heavyweights such as Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and a slew of administrators from President Barack Obama's cabinet who mingled with some of the finest Latino actors to grace a Hollywood screen in Edward

James Olmos and Rosie Perez.

The annual soirée, which was held July 12-16 in D.C., featured luncheons, dinners, awards ceremonies, and pledges and speeches that resonated — if only for the moment — with Hispanics everywhere.

It also provided a glimpse into how the powerful can reach the community if they engage the minority press — particularly Hispanic newspapers where more and more residents respect, honor and trust what's on the printed page in those publications.

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by October 1st.

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 Vincent Orange, thejury D.C. whochildren lost his primary for reelection Family and Youth Services byB. a Maryland forCouncil his rolemember in feels need torace be educatlast June,the has accepted private-sector job that council members say is tantamount Center of the city of District Beltway a Sniper attacks in fellow ed about domestic violence.

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Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasUp of Black Women.

They further say thatofOrange, who has five months remaining on his at-large seat, canthe founder After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilMarlow has written a book, that helpsofthe dren about domestic violence,” not bothan chairorganization the council’s Committee Business, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and “Color Me Butterfly,” whichserve is a as the survivors domestic violence Marlow–said. presidentof of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce the new position that he begins story about four generations of and their children.

Marlow has worked to break next month. domestic violence. The book Council is “I lived incan fear forjobs six years. cycleposts, of abuse inwhen her family, members hold outsideSix of theirthe elected but not it appears to inspired by her own experiences, years in fear is a long time. It is and is confident the policies she be such an apparent conflict in interest, say some District lawmakers. and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that Orange saysher he spoke with the city’s ethics commission and the council’s attorney and is sure “I am in compliance.” her But mother and daughter. of,” she said. process.

Five of the seven council members Orange should either stepdown or assume a reduced role.

She said every time she reads believe Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to “Ourfrom job is her to dobook, the best can topeople representwho the interest the help peoplea– that’s hard to do when you arethem being to paid to excerpts shewestill wantofto Congress and implore represent a specialthe interest.”

Council member Elissa Silvermann (I-At Large). can not believe wordsSaid 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 rights activists achieved victory in several important presiden“IVoting was just 16-years-old when a vital mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net tialeye election with the that down rules my first states blackened andrulings my in separate “Before courts you get to strike 'I'm going lips thatbled,” judgesMarlow deemedsaid. targeted African to Americans. kill you,' it started as a verbal WI Elaine Davis-Nickens, presiOn July 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled that Texas’s dent of the National Hook-Up voter-ID discriminated against minority voters and must be fixed before the ofNovember Black Women, said there is no elections. consistency in the way domestic Meanwhile, District judges in separate rulings on July 19 and 20 struck violence issues are dealt with by restrictions. A state court halted an attempt down parts of Wisconsin’s voting in Kansas to require proof of citizenship to register to vote. Finally, in a unanimous decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, they determined that new voting restrictions enacted in 2013 by North Carolina’s Republican-dominated legislature, intentionally sought to limit the growing power of African-American voters.

Appeals to the decisions, which are effective immediately, are expected. However, even if appeals are successful, they will not override the decisions of the court in all of the cases cited above.

“The new provisions target African Americans with almost surgical precision and impose cures for problems that did not exist,” wrote Judge Diana Gribbon Motz, a member of the 4th Circuit panel that considered the voter-ID requirements in North Carolina.

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Metro's SafeTrack Project Moves to the Red Line

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Metro began work Monday, Aug. 1 on its busiest passageway, resulting in continuous single-tracking on the Red Line between the Takoma and Silver Spring stations.

Officials said ridership reduced by at least 30 percent Monday morning during the transit agency's sixth SafeTrack maintenance project, or surge, which it attributes to riders using other means of travel such as bus and carpool, or telecommuting instead.

"Thanks to everyone on the Red Line who adjusted their schedule or their commute to avoid surge number six," said Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld. "Now we need everyone to keep this up for the rest of the week."

One rider, Velita Francis of northeast D.C., said she mainly travels via Metrorail but didn't know about Monday's track work until she arrived at the Silver Spring station in Montgomery County and read a sign alerting riders of the project.

"This is the day the Lord has made, let me rejoice and be glad in it," she said. "I pray this work makes the trains run better. I will try not to go out a lot, or try to take the bus."

Meanwhile, Metro released preliminary findings regarding a train derailment Friday morning between the West Falls Church and Ballston stations in Northern Virginia. Service was suspended on the Orange and Silver lines at those stations for the weekend to investigate the cause. Roughly 60 people were aboard the train, but no injuries were reported.

Preliminary findings show no evidence of train operator error, but one factor was a track condition where the two rails on which trains run were too wide as a result of deteriorated rail ties, Metro offi-

cials said. Other possible contributing factors, include car equipment, weather and temperature.

The incident came just a day after completion of the fifth SafeTrack project, which included a section of track in the vicinity of the derailment.

"While Metro and the outside experts continue their review, we are requiring supervisors to conduct a specialized track inspection to look for any other similar conditions that must be immediately addressed," said Wiedefeld, who scheduled an Aug. 3 meeting at Verizon Center with various managers to discuss safety.

Wiedefeld held a similar meeting in May with 650 agency managers.

Nearly two weeks later, 20 employees were fired, including seven senior managers.

The agency will complete the SafeTrack project's sixth phase Sunday. The seventh project, which begins Tuesday, will bring single-tracking on the Red Line between the Shady Grove and Twinbrook stations in Rockville. That work will last until Aug. 18.

Montgomery County's Ride On bus service will provide additional buses and free shuttles between affected Metro stations. The shuttles will run every 10 minutes during the sixth and seventh surges at peak times.

Metro also suggested Red Line riders going to downtown D.C. transfer at Fort Totten to the Green Line as an alternative.

Shimelis Gessese of Silver Spring said the SafeTrack project hasn't affected him much since he lives within walking distance of a Metro station, though he anticipates problems in October when portions of the Red Line shut down for three weeks.

"Later it will be very difficult because everything will be shut down," Gessese said. "For now, it is easy for me. No problem." WI

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1810 – Abolitionist Robert Purvis, who co-founded local and national anti-slavery groups, is born in Charleston, South Carolina.

1901 – Louis Armstrong, iconic jazz trumpeter and singer, is born in New Orleans.

1931 – Daniel Hale Williams, pioneering African-American surgeon, dies in Idlewild, Michigan, at 75.

1961 – Barack Obama, the first African-American president in United States history, is born in Honolulu.

1963 – Keith Ellison, the first Muslim to be elected to U.S. Congress, is born in Detroit.

1964 – The bodies of three civil rights workers discovered on farm near Philadelphia, Mississippi.

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1953 – The beginning of integration in Chicago's Trumbull Park Homes housing project, located in an all-white neighborhood, triggers yearslong violence and racial tension.

1960 – African nation Burkina Faso gains independence from France.

1962 – Nelson Mandela is arrested in South Africa for inciting a workers' strike. He was later sentenced to life imprisonment for sabatoging the nation's government.

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1962 – Jamaica gains independence from the United Kingdom.

1965 – President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act into law amid the height of the civil rights movement.

2007 – Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run, breaking Hank Aaron's major-league record.

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1866 – Explorer Matthew Henson, widely credited with being the first to reach the North Pole, is born in Nanjemoy, Maryland.

1907 – Famed jazz musician Benny Carter is born in Harlem.

1975 – Jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley dies in Gary, Indiana, at 46.

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1936 – Track and field athlete Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the Games also known for Adolf Hitler's claims of "Aryan racial superiority."

1961 – James B. Parsons is nominated by President John F. Kennedy as the first black federal judge.

1963 – Pop icon and actress Whitney Houston is born in East Orange, New Jersey.

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1858 – Anna J. Cooper, distinguished author and scholar who was a prominent figure in D.C.'s African-American community, is born in Raleigh, North Carolina.

1989 – President George H.W. Bush nominates Colin Powell as the first African-American chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.

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1904 – Ralph Bunche, the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize, is born in Detroit.

1930 – James Cameron, civil rights activist and founder of America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee, survives a mob's lynching attempt after he is arrested for a fatal robbery in Indiana — a crime for which he is eventually pardoned.

1894 – Black inventor Joseph Lee patents dough-kneading machine.

1948 – High jumper Alice Coachman became the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal at the 1948 Games.

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How can Blacks be persuaded to vote in the November general election?

Does the Black vote matter?

MESHACH SARKORH / MONROVIA, LIBERIA

Any politician who wants to win Black votes has to get behind Black Lives Matter. Their African-American campaign leaders have to get out in the community on their behalf. They have to stand up for the people. They have to reach out to the people who don't watch news that often and get those people involved. Speak with their constituents, and do what they say they're going to do.

TAYLOR LLOYD /

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA

People with platforms who have the ability to reach the masses must step up and use their voices. Black entertainers and athletes have so much power and influence on our communities that if they voiced their opinion or got more involved with politics, I strongly believe we would be bigger in numbers.

BRANDON BLAKE /

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

I think there's no persuasion possible to make Blacks vote. They have to gather in their minds if they want equality or if they want separation. Every vote counts, including Blacks. One is not more important than the other.

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FINAL PITCH

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SPEAK UP… SPEAK OUT As women we hesitate when it comes time to blowing our own horn. It’s difficult to shower ourselves with well deserved accolades or sing our own praises. Yes we are nurturers and care takers, making booboos better and healing all things broken hearted. But when it comes to advocating for ourselves we find ourselves navigating a narrow path.

This was never as apparent as watching the speech given at the DNC about the 2016 Democratic Nominee, Hillary Clinton by her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Though you may have heard the story, from their meeting, dating, marriage and subsequently becoming parents to the multiple organizations championed, when has this story been chronicled from the perspective of ‘HER’.

Most Americans are unfamiliar with her extensive resume of service. Just how many young women have benefited from her years of advocating for health and early childhood learning are now able to articulate their disdain for her policies.

With all of the strides and accomplishments women have made, many continue to feel uncomfortable when speaking of themselves. What’s more is the higher the achievements the more ‘un-feminine’ or arrogant she appears. While at the same time a lack of self professional awareness makes her appear incompetent as a leader.

‘Misattribution source’ a label given to the modesty and anxiety that makes women less likely than men to boast about their accomplishments. Not speaking up has its price. Being looked over or even worst not seen can further contribute to the insecurities of being a woman in a man’s world.

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ANDRE GRANT /

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

This year it seems anyone with a conscious would act based on the threatening possibilities we're up against. And if there is a boost in the Black vote, I salute the Black Lives Matter movement.

It's more than just extrajudicial killings of Blacks. The movement is now becoming economical and more political. That would be important when trying to win the Black vote.

PHIL MACKEY /

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

The way to get Blacks persuaded to vote is to find a viewpoint from both political parties where they can weigh in on Black issues. We as minorities feel as if we don't matter because the platforms the politicians speak on are mainly about immigration reform. As a voter, I feel my vote counts. This is a right we fought for and we should exercise it. I may not like either side, but my vote makes a difference.

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AROUND THE REGION UNITY from Page 1 Democratic hopefuls, Ellison came out early in his endorsement of Sanders.

Now he says that he’s thrown his support to the party’s nominee, Clinton, because he’s seen firsthand how she and Sanders have worked together, merging their platforms while moving the Democratic Party forward.

“In my introduction of Bernie, I wanted to remind everyone that the real basis for unity is shared values,” said Ellison, 53. “The two candidates have written the most progressive platform in our Party’s history: increasing the minimum wage to $15/hour; banning the death penalty; fighting for tax brackets for multi-millionaires; and requiring body cameras for police officers. There’s a lot of good stuff in that platform.”

“There’s even language that is critical of TPP. So, what we see is Clinton and Sanders sitting down, hashing it out and presenting a platform that reflects our shared values. This is not about either Hillary or Bernie or even me – it’s about what we all believe in,” Ellison added. “It’s about what’s good for America.”

He said he also wanted to reach out to all of the “Sanders folks” and say thank you for a job well done.

“We expanded the electorate, increased youth participation, pushed key issues to the forefront of the campaign and showed that you can finance a campaign on $27 donations,” he said.

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When asked about the recent

5A mother daughter moment. / Photo by Shevry Lassiter backlash Donald Trump has received after many negative and insulting comments about the Khan family who spoke on the final night of the DNC Convention and who lost one of their sons in combat, Ellison got right to the point.

“If the Republican nominee will disparage a family who lost a son in battle on behalf of his fellow Americans simply because they are Muslims, then he doesn’t respect anything.”

“The danger – when people like him get up and spout certain things, it serves as a green light for other bigots. Even his ‘law and order statements’ seem to just be code for ‘black people.’ It’s the old Willie Horton notion.”

“Trump has disparaged women, Muslims, gays, you name it. And in doing so, he’s kicked the door open for those who hold similar views,” Ellison said.

“I believe when you have a pulpit

for saying hateful things, you get others to respond who feel the same way. You get more Black churches burned and mosques desecrated.

He has created a very dangerous environment and I’m fearful that someone will soon get hurt.”

THE LAST 100 DAYS

Ellison said in these last 100 days before voters go to the poll and choose the next president of the United States, Democrats must continue to fight against Republican efforts to suppress the vote.

“We have to sprint right up to Election Day and register every voter we can. Our priority must be the expansion of the vote. We’ve got to knock on doors and mobilize a massive army of volunteers that will go into every community, every trailer park, every barrio, every ‘hood.’ All Americans have the right to participate in their own governing,” Ellison said. WI

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Politics Matter, So Register and Definitely Vote Now that the two conventions for the Republican and Democratic parties have come and gone – it’s time for the real battle to begin. And the gloves have already come off.

The two candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, have already begun to crisscross the country, shaking hands, kissing babies, sharing more about their platforms – even criticizing their opponent at every possible turn while pumping up themselves.

Each will make a few foibles along the way – like Trump’s uncomplimentary and condescending statements about the Khan family – Muslim-Americans whose son gave his life in order to keep his fellow soldiers safe – that have gone viral and made even fellow Republicans wonder if the billionaire businessman has the temperament and wherewithal to serve as our president.

Meanwhile, Hillary has her own challenges, most notably whether she can truly be trusted and if she’s too closely aligned to Wall Street’s financial tycoons and organizations and the status quo in general So, some are saying they may just stay home, throw caution to the wind and forget about voting this time around. But that’s something we can ill-afford to do. Every vote matters. What’s more, to abstain and decline from participating in the process allows others to vote for you – therefore deciding your destiny.

Is that really what we want to do? I don’t think so.

It’s imperative that every Black-owned business, every Black church, every Black family, every Black nonprofit and politically-based group, and anyone who cares about those individuals or organizations, make sure

"But someone will be moving into the White House.

The question is whether they’ll have our interests on their agenda or not." everyone in their circle is registered to vote.

Then, when Election Day comes in November, Blacks have to show up in force. If you have to carry someone on your back, do it. If you have to pick up folks who need a ride, do it. If you have to bribe your adult children or your baby’s daddy or momma to get out of bed, throw on some clothes and get to the poll, do it.

There’s so much at stake, from school board and city council members to judges, members of Congress and of course, the presidency. And don’t forget whoever emerges victorious in the race for the White House may appoint up to three jurists on the Supreme Court.

We have the ability to decide what kind of country America will be in this next four-year span – one with a man like Trump or one with a woman like Hillary Clinton.

But someone will be moving into the White House. The question is whether they’ll have our interests on their agenda or not.

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AROUND THE REGION CLINTON from Page 1 torn city.

The Democrat, who was introduced to the bulging crowd by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, said her focus was to create the largest number of jobs since World War II. She said that would be her mission over her first 100 days in office.

"Good-paying jobs that support middle-class life," Clinton said.

"Like a lot of you, I'm not satisfied with the status quo and I believe we can do better."

Convincing residents of the state capitol won't be easy. Home to approximately 47,000 people and what has been described by many as a majestic capitol building and dozens of state offices, Harrisburg is far from a wealthy city. It filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors in 2011, after a faction of the city council repeatedly rejected a state-backed plan that called for selling or leasing assets to pay down debt.

Workers in the city often live elsewhere. The state-backed plan to address the city's financial mess doesn't include a bailout. A retrofit-

5Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, her running mate Tim

Kaine, and former President Bill Clinton appear at a campaign rally on July 29 in Philadelphia. / Photo courtesy of Politico-Brooks Kraft ting project for the city's trash-burning incinerator has hemorrhaged hundreds of millions in taxpayer money. Under a state-proposed takeover after its 2011 bankruptcy filing, city council members would keep their positions but couldn't contradict a governor-appointed

receiver's recovery plan.

The city still has yet to bounce back.

Clinton said the outcome of November's election would depend "in large measure" on what she and Republican counterpart Donald Trump say they can do "to

get the economy moving."

For her part, she reiterated her desire to raise the federal minimum wage. Pennsylvania is one of 21 states that has not seen a minimum wage hike since 2008, the last time the federal minimum wage rose.

Clinton took Trump to task for outsourcing jobs for his businesses to overseas locations, calling him out for being a hypocrite.

"He doesn't make a single thing in America," she said.

She also blasted her opponent's frequent rants that he will return traditional manufacturing and industrial jobs back to the country.

In one visit to Scranton, Pennsylvania, Trump said he'd bring back coal mining.

"Those days are over," Clinton said. "We need to prepare people for the jobs that will be here."

While Clinton spoke of her track record in the Keystone State, her husband expressed gratitude for the support the couple has received in the state.

"Pennsylvania has been very good to our family, and as you know, Hillary has roots here," the former president said.

The candidate also played up the family's appearance in Pennsylvania during her husband's 1992 presidential campaign and spoke fondly of her father's time as a football player at Penn State University.

Clinton said her job-creation strategies would include investing in infrastructure improvement and clean energy technology, as well as in expanding the networks necessary to bring high-speed Internet service to more Americans, schoolchildren in particular.

She reiterated her call to give women equal pay for equal work, as well as to "double down" on education and training — a message advocates of American manufacturing, such as those in the reshoring movement, also have been making, calling for more apprenticeship and technical training programs.

Prior to her Broad Street appearance, Clinton visited a toy company in a neighboring township and spoke of the need to find skilled workers.

"Getting a four-year degree is not the only way get a job and earn a living," she said.

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Rushern Baker Stresses Importance of Voting at DNC

By Rushawn Walters WI Intern Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker was on a mission this week at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where he and other state delegates converged to support presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

His mission: encourage people to vote in "the most important election." ​Of the six party conventions Baker has attended, this year's has the highest stakes, he said. ​"My first time attending was back in 1992 when i was fresh out of law school," he said. "I'm in a leadership role now, so it's been exciting to get people to understand how important these issues are. But ultimately, we need everybody to go out and vote in November.

"In these four days, I've been trying to get people motivated and excited so they understand the weight this election holds," said Baker, a longtime Clinton supporter. "We want people to get familiar with Hillary Clinton's record and some of the things she can do. She's the most qualified person to be president since John Quincy Adams."

Clinton strongly focuses on education and health care, the same county departments to which Baker dedicates much of his time. ​The county has one of the nation's 25 largest school districts and the second-largest school system in Maryland, as well as its second-busiest trauma center.

Prince George's has an estimated 80,000 adult residents that are uninsured, more than twice as many as neighboring Howard County and roughly one-third more than Montgomery County.

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​"We want to make sure there's access to quality health care," he said.​ Clinton, an advocate for affordable health care since her time as first lady, said in January, "As president, I'll defend the Affordable Care Act, build on its successes, and go even further to reduce costs. My plan will crack down on drug companies charging excessive prices, slow the growth of out-of-pocket costs, and provide a new credit to those facing high health expenses."

The county is in the process of building a new regional medical center, one of several major projects Baker is overseeing.

In recent months, he's ​ launched an initiative to rede-

5Rushern Baker / Courtesy Photo velop Suitland to make it more enticing for possible investors.

He also moved his office from Upper Marlboro to Largo, in order to be more accessible to residents. ​"Prince George's County is in demand, because we laid a foundation that we can now build upon," Baker said at the annual State of the Economy address in April. "I'm not saying we have

arrived. Oh no, we still have a lot of work to do. We can't slow down or let up, because there are so many opportunities ahead of us that we must prepare for so that we don't miss out or get overlooked. But in order for us to remain competitive, we have to step up our game and focus on making ourselves attractive to potential investors, whether they be businesses or families. WI

"In these four days, I've been trying to get people motivated and excited so they understand the weight this election holds."

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Md. Interns Get Political, Professional Experience at DNC

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill

5From left: The Maryland Democratic Party interns Jimmy Koch, Samay Kindra, Jack Sheehy, Ariel Hill, Anna

Primosch, Meghan Lynch and Mikel Wildasin pose for a photo at the Inn at Penn in Philadelphia on July 28, the final day of the Democratic National Convention. / Photo by William J. Ford

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They folded more than 700 programs, organized credentials in alphabetical order and greeted guests at breakfast meetings.

These are some of the duties eight high school and college students conducted last week for the Maryland delegation at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

The group of students also got to witness history at the event, where Hillary Clinton become the first woman ever nominated by a major party for president of the United States.

"The experience has been overwhelming, but it's been rewarding nonetheless," Ariel Hill, 19, who majors in government and politics

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INTERNS from Page 1 and a minor in Middle East studies at the University of Maryland in College Park, said Thursday, July 28. "How many people our age can say they went to the convention?"

The unpaid interns stood out each day with polo shirts representing the state colors. On Monday, July 26, they sported white with the Maryland emblem while holding the doors for officials such as state Delegate Cheryl Glenn (D-45th District) of Baltimore to enter the ballroom for a breakfast meeting at the Inn at Penn, a Hilton hotel where most of the delegation resided.

They donned red polos the next day to welcome more than 700 people, which included four buses of Prince George's County residents, for a "Maryland Day" celebration.

The interns wore black Thursday, when they got to take a quick break and pose for a picture with the retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland).

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100 delegates in boarding a shuttle bus from the hotel to attend caucuses at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and the convention at the Wells Fargo Center.

The young Maryland natives got the opportunity to not only tour Philadelphia, but to also hear speeches from President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, and former President Bill Clinton.

"It was one of the first times from start to finish I … didn't wander off in my mind and lose track of anything," Jimmy Koch, 21, who studies political science with a minor in Italian at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, said of Bill Clinton's speech. "He's just an amazing storyteller."

The interns were selected from a total of 30 applicants for the summer internship program, which usually has students working in Annapolis managing data lists, providing office support and occasionally attending events throughout the state.

They said one person gets credit for their internship: Tyler Carr, voter file manager with the state's

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He oversees the internship program and interviewed each intern.

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Although each intern was required to have an interest in politics, not everyone agreed on their choice for president.

Hill and Meghan Lynch, 19, supported Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). But unlike some of the diehard Sanders fans who showcased "Bernie or Bust" T-shirts, Hill and Lynch will choose party loyalty in the November general election.

"I initially chose Bernie Sanders because I thought his message was

slightly stronger than Hillary's," said Lynch, who studies political science and global studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. "I'm a Democrat and will always support a Democrat because that is the party that will get things done. I will support Hillary Clinton."

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BUSINESS Henderson Tours Guide Travelers to African Roots

By Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service Gaynelle Henderson is the second-generation owner of Henderson Tours, a trailblazer among African-Americans in the travel industry. Her late parents, Jacob and Freddye Henderson, were visionaries who founded the agency in Atlanta in 1955. Rosa Parks was arrested that year for refusing to move to the back of a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.

Freddye Henderson wanted to create a cultural and business niche overseas, even as Jim Crow blocked many Blacks from the polls, barred them from many restaurants and hindered their

travel in the Deep South.

Freddye felt that Africa would embrace African-Americans. She believed that blacks here could experience freedom, education and entertainment in Africa, rather than endure pervasive racism at home.

Henderson Tours pioneered African tourism, Gaynelle Henderson said. It was the first travel agency to offer large, multi-group tours to West Africa. Freddye and Jacob led their first group of clients to Africa in 1957, when Ghana celebrated its formal independence.

"My parents were taking clients to Africa before Pan Am was flying to Africa," Henderson said. "It was known as the 'Dark Continent' back then."

5Gaynelle Henderson and friends from Africa. / Photo Urban Media Gaynelle, her sisters and her brother, grew up in their parents' office.

"Mom and Dad would give us paper tickets to write out by hand with dates, departure times and destinations for up to 100 people," Henderson said.

Henderson Tours' clients have included Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens, author James Baldwin and Fela Kuti, the popular Nigerian musician and activist.

Henderson Tours made history in 1964: Freddye and Jacob arranged a high-profile trip for Martin Luther King Jr. and his entourage

to Oslo so that the civil rights icon could accept the Nobel Peace Prize, the world's highest honor.

Andrew Young, America's former United Nations ambassador, recalls the voyage as if it just happened.

"I went with them to Norway when Dr. King received the Noble Peace Prize," Young, 84, told Urban News Service. "Freddye Henderson arranged that trip. She understood first-class, sophisticated travel overseas. It was a wonderful experience."

Young said that Henderson Tours introduced him to Africa.

"They were the first black-owned travel agency that I know of to focus

on Africa and the Caribbean," he said. "They were well-established in Africa, they arranged for the best hotels, and they made personal contacts in Africa and all over the world."

Travel to Africa has blossomed for black Americans ever since. Gaynelle Henderson said demand surged in travel to South Africa in 1994.

"After Nelson Mandela was elected president, there was immediate and tremendous interest in South Africa," Henderson said.

"For our travel agency, South Africa is still the most popular destination

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Is the First Lady Right About Who Built the White House?

by William Reed 14 AUGUST 4 - 10, 2016

Where do you come down on the issue of slavery? In her address to the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama created a firestorm across America by saying, "I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves."

The FLOTUS' statement was met with derision and disbelief by some who questioned its validity and asserted that Mrs. Obama's choice to mention it amounted to an attempt "to divide the country along racial lines."

Many on social media argued that the White House was built with the assistance of White people too. Mainstream media mavens called Obama's comment "race baiting." White conservatives and liberals recoiled, calling her "unpatriotic."

Our nation's first lady, like a

majority of African-Americans, has enslaved ancestors in her family tree. Instead of strongly voicing "They owe our family for my ancestors' uncompensated work," some blacks have enjoined rhetoric with the "fact-checkers" as to whether slaves did build the White House.

Our nation's White House was built on Native American land,"donated" by two slave states, Maryland and Virginia, to become a district and capital in which slavery was the law. Between 1790 and 1863, black artisans comprised half the District's workforce. America's capitol city was built on the backs of slaves.

Washington, D.C., was built on landed ceded to the federal government by Virginia and

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Maryland, and at the time the Potomac region was home to almost half of the country's 750,000 slaves. Slaves cleared the trees and brush for the Mall and Washington boulevards.

Captured Africans were "likely involved in all aspects of construction, including carpentry, masonry, carting, rafting, plastering, glazing and painting and the bulk of the grueling work of sawing logs and stones," PolitiFact reported.

A 1790s U.S. Treasury Department note shows the situation at the time Washington was being built: "Pay to John Hurie the balance due for the hire of Negro Emanuel for the year 1794." Note that payee Hurie was being compensated for labor of his hired slave. Enslavers such as Hurie received

$5 a week for each of his slave's labors — do his descendants owe descendants of Hurie's slaves any of their inheritances from his estate?

Government's debt to blacks has been pending a long time.

Enslavement of blacks lasted 246 years, followed by a century of legal racial segregation and discrimination. The periods constitute the world's longest-running crime against humanity. Who among us can say that the U.S. government doesn't need to compensate African-Americans for slavery and its continuing legacy? America's blacks have been consigned to the economic bottom. A static economic gap has existed for blacks since the Emancipation

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HENDERSON from Page 14 in all of Africa."

Henderson said the family enterprise was created because many blacks wanted to visit Africa to learn more about their heritage. So, her parents coined their agency motto: "Education through Exposure."

"We were pioneers in African-American tourism," Henderson said in her Silver Spring, Maryland, office. "Today, we offer customized and tailored trips to Africa."

What difficulties confronted an African-focused travel agency early on? Henderson said that her parents had to charter planes from Paris to Africa. U.S. airlines had yet to fly there.

Henderson said that, even today, some black Americans are skeptical about traveling to Africa and wonder if it offers first-class hotels and high-end accommodations.

The Internet is another major challenge, Henderson said. It em-

powers consumers to bypass travel agents and book flights and hotels directly.

"The trade-off is that we offer personalized and customized trips to Africa," Henderson said.

Harold Cook, the agency's director of tours, joined in 1989 and

has traveled to 47 of Africa's 54 nations.

"We offer clients Africa from a unique perspective," Cook said.

"We interact with African people, and we offer welcome dinners in the homes of Senegalese families in Dakar. Clients get home-cooked

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meals and warm hospitality."

Henderson arranged an African excursion in March for a special group of African-Americans: Her own family and friends.

Thirty-two people journeyed to South Africa, including couples, singles, 13 children and five grand-

mothers.

"To see all of this experienced by three generations of the same family is a wonderful experience," Henderson said. "And that motivates me to encourage more of our people to travel to Africa."

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Why is it that blacks don't demand slavery compensation?

The idea of a primal debt "for the crimes of slavery and all the forms of racism that succeeded it" was patently obvious to Martin Luther King Jr. With the Obamas having just six months left in the White House, people who feel America still owes them a debt should press their case for black reparations with the first family.

The United Nations says America perpetuated "a crime against humanity" and owes uncompensated blacks. Before she leaves 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the lady of that house should pay special tribute to the blacks who constructed it.

Blacks are having too fun playing mainstream politics in America to address the centuries-old debt owed them once and for all. President Barack Obama needs to issue an executive order that establishes a "reparatory justice" commission. Black families could reap a million dollars from just reparations.

To get past "second-class" status in America, blacks should demand more from Obama and people they've put into office. Obama could implement blacks' compensation through executive order. Then the Congress could pass H.R. 40, the bill that studies the effects of slavery on the nation and blacks. WI

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NATIONAL Baptists to Focus on Voting Rights

Progressive Nationals Celebrate Emerald Anniversary

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor A group of Black Baptist preachers who trace the origins of their organization back to 1961 and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will convene in New Orleans for their annual gathering where voting rights will dominate the agenda.

The Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. [PNBC], under the leadership of its president, Dr. James C. Perkins, will celebrate its 55th annual session from Aug. 7 – 14. Considered the Emerald Anniversary, clergy and lay members from over 2,000 churches, totaling an estimated 5,000 attendees, are expected

to participate in the weeklong event.

Perkins said with the upcoming presidential election less than 100 days away, one of the primary topics for discussion will be the importance of the vote.

“We want our members to understand how vitally important it is for them to participate in the elections because of what’s at stake. And with more than 30 states having recently changed their voting laws, we’re urging our members to familiarize themselves with the voting laws in their respective states. We don’t want any votes to be kicked out on a technicality,” said Perkins, 65, who has served as the pastor of Greater Christ Baptist Church in Detroit for the

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past 35 years.

“We’re targeting not only our members but we’re also advising them to make sure people in their circle are registered to vote as well.

Then we need to get our people to the polls. We’ve been emphasizing these themes for the last two years,” Perkins added.

The internationally recognized minister who became the 20th president of the PNBC in August 2014, said his denomination adopted a strategy, the Progressive Factor, last year which encourages partnering with organizations like the SCLC, the NAACP and local ministerial groups in order to get more people to the polls.

“Our goal is to register one million people – with that we’re confident that we can help decide the

outcome of the election,” he said.

He also said that working with youth and teaching them Black history remain two of the fundamental goals of his denomination.

“Youth don’t view voting as important because they’re so removed, several generations, from the era in which Dr. King lived,” Perkins said.

“They think of Dr. King as an historical figure – a person in a book.

They don’t understand that we’ve come full circle with low wages, police brutality and voter suppression.

Even some of our seasoned ministers believed that we had arrived. It’s clear that we haven’t.”

“As for our denomination, which was the organizational and spiritual home of Dr. King and other Baptist pastors who supported him and the civil rights movement, we have

always emphasized spiritual justice and the prophetic ministry.”

“We can learn from our youth particularly given their familiarity with today’s technology. At the same time it’s the job of the elders to teach youth that we all have certain duties and responsibilities as Christians. Voting is one of those duties,” said Perkins, whose vision of ministry has led him to focus on economic development, community growth, housing for lowand middle-income families and the establishment of a K-6th grade, allboys Christian school.

During the annual session, the PNBC will distribute kits to all of their ministers that provide tips for organizing a voter’s registration committee in their churches along with other information on voter registration. WI

U.S. Laws Too Restrictive Against Protesters: U.N. Expert

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

5 Maina Kiai of Kenya, United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, speaks July 27 at U.N. headquarters in New York on how the U.S. upholds its citizens' rights of assembly and association. / Leo Murray

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The process of issuing permits for demonstrations should be changed because it could easily lead to discrimination against certain groups, according to a United Nations human rights expert who's extensively examined protests and how they're handled in America and elsewhere.

"The United States has these time, place and manner restrictions that have been authorized by courts and authorities and these will not necessarily conform with international law," said Maina Kiai, a United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association.

Speaking Wednesday, July 27 at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Kiai said his findings were preliminary after visiting the Republican National Convention in Cleveland and the Democratic National Convention in Philadel-

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phia this month.

His full report should be completed and published next year, he said.

In addition to the political conventions, Kiai also visited Baltimore; Ferguson, Missouri; Jackson, Mississippi; New Orleans and Phoenix.

He also gathered with Baton Rouge, Louisiana, residents and members of several advocacy groups who protested the fatal shooting by police of Alton Sterling.

Kiai, who heard complaints from as many as 50 individuals, briefly told reporters that he had not scheduled a visit to Baton Rouge but was spurred by protests over Sterling's death.

At the U.N., Kai talked of permits and other requirements that are needed in order to stage a protest.

He said international law recommends a system in which citizens notify the authorities when they

will assemble, rather than the government having to grant permission.

"When you require permits, when you require permission, then you turn the right into a privilege," Kiai said. "Rights do not need permission from anyone to be exercised."

During his U.N. address, Kiai said he was concerned about the interaction between law enforcement officers and protesters. The U.S. was in danger of militarizing its police forces and law enforcement should restrict arrests and punishment only to those who break the law, he said.

Kiai thanked U.S. officials for their corporation in organizing his mission, which he said was extremely fruitful, illuminating and timely.

He enjoyed productive exchanges with numerous officials at the

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Beyond the DNC: Philly's Black People Speak combination of white flight, the shuttering of factory jobs, the flow of drugs, and overzealous drug laws that punish those do what they feel they have to do to overcome these conditions.

"We don't have friends in politics.

They give us nothing for our votes and support," said Brother June, an employee at Black & Nobel and

journalism student at Temple. June, a returning citizen who found a love for reading while incarcerated, said his experiences in the criminal justice system showed him how attorneys, judges, and politicians prey on the ignorant.

"Anytime we start to think critically, they call us conspiracy theorists,"

he said. "Hillary Clinton's husband signed the unjust laws that incarcerated Black men for a long time. She used the word 'super predators' and supported the law to further perpetuate slavery."

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By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins "The elections are a distraction. I'm personally not into it because I don't know these people. I invest my time and energy into people who love and know me," Hakeem Hawkins, owner of Black and Nobel Bookstore in North Philadelphia said in response to an inquiry about the Democratic National Convention taking place a couple miles south from where he spent most of the day selling cold bottles of water to passersby.

"I don't want to invest my time if these politicians won't come into my community," he added, alluding to the conspicuous divide between convention goers ripping and running throughout downtown Philadelphia and the natives who experience the hardships of daily life at the intersection of Broad and Erie streets and other enclaves in the historic American city.

Through Black and Nobel, Hawkins has fed his fellow Philadelphians knowledge and provided a platform for hip-hop artists and conscious scholars, including Dr. Umar Johnson, for the last 15 years, a feat that has made him a neighborhood star of sorts. During a visit to the bookstore, located an earshot away from Temple University, one could watch Phil Valentine lectures on a big screen television, order a shipment of books for incarcerated loved ones, and glean a cornucopia of books, pamphlets, and DVDs. This historic meeting place has also served as a de facto drug detox center and meeting place for those wanting to turn around their tumultuous lives.

For Hawkins, directly tending to the community in this manner proves sufficient enough in making a change.

So much so, he said, he had no plans to participate in convention activities beyond moving his water operation near the Pennsylvania Convention and Wells Fargo centers and catching a DJ Khaled performance.

Anything else would be feeding into political theatrics that he says does nothing but boost the egos of its actors.

"I don't spend time following a person. I'm an entrepreneur," Hawkins, sporting a white cap peppered with green marijuana leaf imprints and a neon yellow tank top, said while sitting under a tent strategically placed next to the entranceway to SEPTA, Philadelphia's metro rail system. "Once you do that, it's f--- the system and I'm pretty sure the politicians who are entrepreneurs do their business stuff first. They're all full of s---. With the little they do, they want to be rewarded."

Under the leadership of the Democratic Party, black people in Philadelphia haven't fared well. After all, this is the city where the MOVE bombing -- the 1985 incident that killed nearly a dozen black people and set ablaze blocks of a middle-class community -- happened at the urging of then-Mayor W. Wilson Goode, a Democrat, and the city's police chief.

More recently, the Philadelphia Police Department, with the support of a powerful union, has been cited for using controversial "stop and frisk" tactics against black residents.

Other signs of systemic inequality, including disparities in health care access, quality education and income, count as parts of a legacy of racial tension that goes back to American Independence, characterized by black Philadelphians' struggle to create their communities peacefully. Majority-black cities and communities across the country have encountered eerily similar situations, brought on by a

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H E A LT H AIDS Activists Wonder If Black Gay Lives Matter

By Olivia Ford BAI Daily Contributing Writer "When we say 'Black Lives Matter,'" said Michael Ighodaro, "Where are ‘Black Gay Lives’ in that?" A young, gay Nigerian refugee living with HIV in New York City, Ighodaro posed this question during a talk leading up to the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016). Now a program and policy

assistant for AVAC, Ighodaro is far from alone in using the "hashtag that became a movement" as a lens to view his own community, and to push boundaries in advocacy.

From Baton Rouge, La., in the United States to Durban, South Africa, Black Lives Matter has become shorthand for a networked, intersectional movement for civil rights and racial justice, and has inspired activists in a wide range

5 Michael Ighodaro, a Nigerian activist that works for the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, listens to a speaker during the morning plenary session at AIDS 2016 in Durban, South Africa on July 20, 2016. / Photo by Freddie Allen/BAI

of sectors. As the movement approached its third anniversary in mid-July, still reeling from the murders of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota, it also experienced a surge of international solidarity, inspiring marches for Black lives in at least five countries outside the US, including here in South Africa.

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Keletso Makofane, a Johannesburg-based senior program associate and researcher at the Global Forum on MSM and HIV (MSMGF), has observed movements on the continent like Rhodes Must Fall, which critiques the colonial influence in South African education, adopt an intersectional approach to organizing that he sees as being rooted in the U.S. And while Black Lives Matter by no means invented intersectionality, the Black Lives Matter network unapologetically affirms and centers the experiences, and leadership, of Black LGBTQ individuals and other marginalized groups within the Black community.

"We must have some way of talking with these movements seriously," Makofane said, following a panel discussion at MSMGF's AIDS 2016 pre-conference, where he asked attendees to reflect on the relationship of the global MSM community's HIV response to social justice movements like Black Lives Matter. "We must be in service to these movements in terms of the information and analysis they need to speak about the issues that we're working on."

He also named barriers to this kind of engagement from the perspective of HIV agencies working with Black MSM. "The professionalization of this field has also tricked us into thinking there are technical [rather than structural] solutions for problems that we work on," he explained. "We don't explicitly have radical activism in our frameworks for change and how we imagine change … I don't know if the Civil Rights Movement happened because there were large NGOs implementing antiracist work."

For Kwaku Adomako, managing director of the African and Black Diaspora Global Network, addressing racial justice in HIV organizations will mean stepping out of comfort zones. In considering wheth-

er oft-cited statistics about Black MSM -- such as the recent revelation that 1 in 2 Black gay men is projected to become HIV positive in his lifetime, and CDC's assertion that HIV rates among young Black MSM are on the rise—reflect that the racialized nature of the epidemic is being adequately addressed, he said: "[In HIV], there are certain 'safe' ways to talk about Black people. Young Black MSM, because of the high rates and the high prevalence and the high vulnerabilities, are an easy group to talk about, but not really in the context of how [being Black] impacts those rates."

Adomako sees promise in what he calls Black Lives Matter's "determinants-of-health approach to community activism," and believes this influence is already subtly changing the way race is addressed in the context of HIV among MSM. For Ighodaro, these statistics are rooted in the stories and on-theground experiences of him and his friends. His reference to Black Lives Matter points to the structural factors that the movement brings to light—such as economic vulnerability, violence, and homophobia—which persist largely unaddressed in the response to HIV among Black gay men. To move toward tackling these factors, Adomako cites the importance of holding global HIV advocacy networks accountable to a racial justice approach—and acknowledging Black people as a key population in the global HIV response.

"What a difference it would make if Black people were one of the key populations who were mentioned every single time key populations were mentioned," he said; "Imagine what that would be like for funders, for governments, for multilateral agencies, to constantly be confronted with the reality that these are Black people we're talking about." WI

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Young African Leaders Speak on the Africa They Want Security, Child Terrorism and Women's Issues Examined

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Some of Africa’s youngest and most dynamic leaders led a forum to discuss various issues and solutions facing the continent.

The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders held “The Africa We Want” conference on Thursday, July 28 at Howard University’s School of Medicine in Northwest. The symposium consisted of several panels including free trade, economic development, generation now, security and child terrorism.

“Today at this very moment there are hundreds of children who died in Sudan because of internal conflict,” Maryse Djimase, a fellow from Central Africa Republic said. “Security is a big problem for Africa.

Without security there is no education.”

Djimase asserted that a mother will not send her child to school when war is happening in the streets. This conflict im-

pedes the education process for young children and some have taken extreme measures against it.

“A lot of our brothers and sisters are willing to risk their lives going across the Mediterranean Ocean in search of a better life,” she said.

She made the point that many who are wreaking havoc want to be heard.

“In Central Africa where I am from guns mean power. In these countries terrorism brings an opportunity to have a voice and yes that means even being president.”

Olufunto Akinterinwa, one of the fellows from Nigeria and a practicing lawyer claims that children are being exploited by terrorist groups which adds to the destruction.

“Child terrorism is the use of children for terrorist activities,” she said. “Boko Haram has turned children into suicide bombers. Young boys are forced to kill their own families to show their loyalty to Boko Haram.”

Akinterinwa contends that children are being used because they are easy to control and indoctrinate with hate.

“The root cause of it all is poverty. These groups feed, clothe and put guns into the hands of our children,” she said. “If we can feed our children, educate and clothe them before terrorists do we will help our security.”

Henrietta Redd, an educator in Liberia who works with women and children believes that their struggles on the continent have been completely looked over.

“When you look at Africa women and children don't have voices,” she said. “I don't understand why education means everyone but me?”

Redd claimed that other than silencing the most pressing issue facing women is healthcare.

“The lack of healthcare and proper facilities for pregnant women are making children sick before they are even born,” she said. “Mothers face domestic violence and abuse. A mother will

tell you if I leave my husband where will I go to feed my children.”

“Girls face cultural barriers like not going to school because families need help. It is not the girls’ responsibility to take care of the home.”

Redd believes change can come with more women as

teachers and in leadership roles.

Fellow Chikondi Mandala of Malawi said that the voice of Africa’s womb has long been silent.

“We look forward to an Africa where women will be safe, children will have healthcare and resources for education.”

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NNPA Fellows Report On the Challenges and Aspirations of Black America NNPA President Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) commends the dedication, vigilance and vitality of our eight “Discover the Unexpected” NNPA Journalism Fellows: Brandi Montgomery, Brelaun Douglas, Briahnna Brown, McKenzie Marshall, Victoria Jones, Rushawn Walters, Tatyana Hopkins and Sidnee King.

Over this summer, the NNPA Fellows were in the streets in Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Atlanta, Washington, DC, Houston, Cleveland and Philadelphia reporting on the news that will impact the quality of life of African Americans.

Thanks to the academic and professional guidance of the Howard University School of Communications, the NNPA benefited strategically from having this group of talented mil-

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lennials as the first group of undergraduate student fellows in 2016.

This unique fellowship program was made possible by the generous support of Chevrolet.

I witnessed firsthand the diligence of some of the NNPA Fellows at the NNPA National Convention in Houston in June and at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last week. During both events, I observed the fellows’ thirst and passion for gathering the news and for reporting their insights and perspectives to Black America.

Today we are challenged by numerous issues on voting rights, politics, education, healthcare, employment, housing, economic development and criminal justice reform.

Yet, the aspirations of Black America to push for more progress, justice and equality have not been diminished or reduced. In fact In Cleveland at the Republican National Convention, as well as at the DNC in Philadelphia, the demands of Black America for fairness,

respect, justice, and equal opportunity were well articulated and reported in the Black Press across America. It was inspiring to see young activist journalists, videographers, podcasters, bloggers, and photographers do their work with enthusiasm and zeal.

“This new partnership represents the next phase in the relationship between Chevrolet and the NNPA, allowing our Chevrolet brand to help shape and support the next generation of black journalists and publishers,” said Michelle Alexander, General Motor’s Diversity Marketing Manager. “These young, aspiring journalists had the opportunity to get hands-on experience and guidance from the leading publishers in our communities.”

Briahnna Brown affirmed, “I am grateful to both Chevrolet and the NNPA for my opportunity with DTU, which has enabled me to take lessons from the experience and professionalism of the top minority publishers in the country to tell stories that are often overlooked in the

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communities I represent.”

Recently in Washington, DC, NNPA Fellow Victoria Jones reported on the importance of African America iconic leaders to share their success stories and journeys with young emerging activists and leaders in our communities throughout the country. Jones’s news feature title was “Icon Talks’ Event Celebrates African American Success.”

Media mogul Cathy Hughes, civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson and actor Omari Hardwick were honored and saluted at the Icon Talks’ event at the Mead Center for American Theater. Jones explained,

“The performances and conversations….. explored paths to success and provided a platform to engage, entertain, and inspire.”

We look forward to the next phase of the Discover the Unexpected (DTU) Fellowship Program with the NNPA. As we face the future, we are more determined and confident that we will continue to advance the cause of freedom, justice and equality.

The Black Press of America will remain at the vanguard of the global movement to change the nation and world into a better place for all.

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EDUCATION DCPS

BRIEFS Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer

BACK TO SCHOOL

Aug. 8 is the first day of school for extended-year schools.

Aug. 22 is the first day of school for traditional schools.

STUDENTS BUILD GAME APP

About 500 students are participating this summer in a high-tech, high-wage internship program with Microsoft, in which some of them have been designing a mobile game app that Microsoft will soon start selling.

"This is a tremendous opportunity," Erik Latimer, a senior at Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest, told WRC-TV (Channel 4) about the program.

While the program provides hands-on experience with high-tech, Erik said that, "it kind of opens me up to certain careers I didn't think were possible."

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4DCPS recommends the book "All American Boys" for student summer reading. / Courtesy of Simon & Schuster

RECOMMENDED SUMMER READING Through her paid internship

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with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield this summer, McKinley Technology High School student Deja Parker has developed her communication skills and learned about the medical industry.

"Once I graduate college, I’m looking to be a doctor, so I'm going to need those communication skills," she said.

Meanwhile, Deja enjoys helping CareFirst customers navigate their insurance policies. The highlight of her day, she said, is when she can answer all of a customer's questions.

DCPS encourages students to read "All American Boys" byJason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely.

Synopsis: A desire for a bag of chips from the corner store is all it takes for 16-year-old Rashad to be mistakenly labeled a shoplifter and land in the hospital after a police beating. Quinn, a peer and accidental witness to this violent act, also grapples with the consequences.

Quinn and Rashad's story gives the reader a chance to consider violence, justice, and the abuse of power while growing up in society where privilege and racism cannot be ignored.

The book is recommended for 9th- and 10th-graders and available in multiple formats (book, eBook, eAudio) at D.C. public libraries.

'GIRLS WHO CODE'

5The "Girls Who Code" program inspires high school students to develop

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In the STEM workforce, women and minorities are significantly underrepresented — African-Americans make up 8.6 percent of the computer and mathematical occupation workforce — but programs such as "Girls Who Code" are looking to change these statistics by working to inspire the next generation of diverse technology leaders.

AT&T and Girls Who Code announced earlier this month the first seven-week computer science summer immersion program in D.C. for female high school students.

Through the inaugural pro-

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gram, local high school students learn the fundamentals of computer science while gaining exposure to female technology leaders, allowing them to develop critical STEM skills and network with industry innovators.

Sophomore students from KIPP DC: College Preparatory School in Northeast who are participating in the program include:

KALA YOUNG

• Kala hopes to improve her coding skills and expand her understanding of innovative technology. She also looks forward to meeting girls who share her interests and mentors to help her in her future.

She is most interested in web design because it allows her to design something that is her own and challenges her at the same time.

JAQUAI HAM

• JaQuai hopes to learn new coding languages such as Python and Ruby and would enjoy working in a group to hear all the different opinions.

JaQuai, who recently won a scholarship, said she is most interested in web design and mobile apps.

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• Cassandra hopes to learn more about coding and make connections for future job opportunities. She is most interested in mobile apps. Cassandra is proud of her improving grades this year, which she hopes lead to achieving her dream of attending an Ivy League college. WI

federal, state and local levels, he said.

"I was struck by the vast and largely unchecked discretion that government authorities enjoy to arrest, to formulate often petty charges, to prosecute, to invite or deflect external scrutiny and support from the Department of Justice, and to organize internal complaints-handling," Kiai said. "This leads to an inconsistent picture of policing throughout the nation. Different authorities within a jurisdiction or in neighboring jurisdictions do not share a common view or policy about policing — a lot ends up depending upon personalities."

The Jackson police chief was widely lauded by the city's African-American community for his community-centered approach, but city authorities allegedly require protest organizers to pay considerable fees for permits and insurance, a practice that discourages marginalized communities assembling, Kiai said.

And in the neighboring county, arrests and harassment of African-Americans are a daily occurrence, he said.

The introduction of vaguely-defined crimes allows for even more discretion, he said. Legislation defining battery of a law enforcement officer as a hate crime was recently passed in Louisiana, raising particular concerns. Philadelphia has drafted similar legislation, with potential for disastrous effects, Kiai said.

"For example, unintentional or accidental touching which may easily occur in a context of an assembly could be elevated to a hate crime," he said. "Again, such crime conceptions have chilling effects on the exercise of assemblies."

Kiai noted that the Justice Department's civil rights division has provided oversight and recommendations for improvement of police services in a number of cities with consent decrees.

This, he said, is one of the most effective ways to reduce discrimination in law enforcement and it needs to be beefed up and increased to cover as many of the 18,000-plus local law enforcement jurisdictions.

"The outcry for accountability for police shootings is deafening," Kiai said. "Given the attention to this issue and its importance, it is incomprehensible that a modern society such as the United States lacks official records that accurately document the number of victims of such shootings, the precise circumstances and the followup actions taken.

"Such information would enable a deeper understanding of the situations in which lethal force is used and support adequate adjustments if proven necessary," he said. WI

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End of the Summer Slide

For students at 10 D.C. public elementary schools, the summer has come to an abrupt and unusually early end. Classes will begin Monday, Aug. 8, adding four more weeks onto their regular school schedule and offering them 200 days of classroom instruction, instead of the 180 days school systems minimally require.

The District joins school systems across the nation that are incorporating extra days and hours of instruction, particularly in areas where student performance is low. Advocates of the extended school year initiative believe this additional classroom time provides students a longer time to focus on their studies and to make them more competitive. They argue that students who are not afforded the opportunity to attend camps or other summer enrichment programs may be spending time at home alone watching television or playing video games, and much of what they have learned over the previous school year is forgotten. The opponents argue that school systems should be focusing on improving the quality of education during the normal school year, rather than on the quantity of days spent in a classroom.

D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson said at a press conference last spring when she announced DCPS's extended year and other 2017 DCPS budget initiatives, "Students, especially our students in struggling schools, deserve the opportunity both to excel in core subjects like reading and math, and to explore a wide range of interests including art, music, PE, advanced courses, library and foreign language."

"By extending the school year, students will get the equivalent of an extra year of learning by the 8th grade," she added.

The schools that will open Monday are Garfield Elementary School (Ward 8), H.D. Cooke Elementary School (Ward 1), Hart Middle School (Ward 8), Hendley Elementary School (Ward 8), Johnson Middle School (Ward 8), Kelly Miller Middle School (Ward 7), King Elementary School (Ward 8), Randle Highlands Elementary School (Ward 7), Thomas Elementary School (Ward 7) and Turner Elementary School (Ward 8).

We wholeheartedly agree that most of these students will do well by getting back into the classroom now, so long as they are met by enthusiastic educators that are ready and prepared to deliver quality instruction with the resources they need. And the guardians of these students have to see it as more than getting kids out of the house — they have to realize the value in this added academic opportunity and support it early on and throughout the entire school year.

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To Protect Voting Rights, Vote!

Last week’s decision by a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down provisions of North Carolina’s voting rights law, is a victory worth celebrating. Granted, one would believe that 51 years after the Voting Rights Act (VRA) was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965, that the marches, demonstrations, legal actions and even death which occurred to those who fought to protect the VRA would no longer be necessary. But clearly that is not the case.

Over the past three years, since the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby vs.

Holder, which declared unconstitutional the federal mandate requiring preapproval by the Justice Department of local voting laws, dozens of states have introduced voting restrictions, including voter ID and proof of citizenship laws, allegedly to prevent voter fraud.

Federal judges in five states including Texas, Kansas, Wisconsin, North Dakota and North Carolina have struck down those laws finding that they were specifically aimed at restricting minorities and poor people’s right to vote. They further determined that voter fraud was merely an excuse and not a legitimate reason to change the laws.

It concerns us deeply to hear those who say they will not vote in the upcoming general election in November due to their dissatisfaction with the candidates.

We agree, without a doubt, that this is an important election, and that the outcome will have a significant impact on the future direction of this country and the American people, non-voters included. It is even more disturbing to hear African Americans argue that because “folks died for the right to vote” does not resonate with them and therefore has no impact on their decision to vote in November, or at all.

The battle to protect all Americans’ right to vote is far from over. It’s a costly one, as well. Support the efforts of those civil rights activists and lawyers at the forefront of the battle by exercising your right to vote in November. Don’t allow their struggle to be in vain. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor,

Dear Editor,

After reading both front-page articles in the July 28, 2016 edition of The Washington Informer, one by William J. Ford, “Blacks Urged to Vote, Work Against Trump,” and the other by DR Barnes, “Top Priority: Mobilizing the African-American Vote,” as an African-American I want my vote to mean something. African-Americans came out in record numbers to help elect President Barack Obama to two consecutive terms, but unfortunately all we got was the first Black President, that’s all. African-Americans still have the highest rate of unemployment; our students still attend some of the worst rated schools; and for those of us lucky enough to have jobs, we can barely make ends meet.

Don’t get me wrong, I love President Obama, but what has he done for us? I want my vote to mean something, so I say let’s start making sure those who receive our votes give us something, and I mean something of substance!

I just love your insert, “The Washington Informer Bridge.” It’s so informative and it gives me a lot of insight into how our young people are thinking and feeling. I have to admit that I frequently get caught up into thinking that our young people are not involved with social issues, and are only thinking of themselves.

But this issue, “The Fight Must Continue,” especially, shows just how active our young folks are. It had such great articles with a lot of meaningful content and the photographs were superb.

Evan Perk Washington, DC

Jonathan Duley Alexandria, VA

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By James Clingman

At the Bottom of Politics Lies Economics Booker T. Washington spoke those words in his best effort to show us what is really happening in this country; he tried to convince us to stay focused on the money side of things, and he admonished us not to immerse ourselves in the political whirlpool and abandon our economic resources. As I look at the upcoming election, and as I have written during the sixteen years since the Florida election debacle in 2000, all I can sadly say is, "sorry, Brother

Booker, we did not listen to you."

Once again, this is the "most important election of our time" and we are gearing up for the fight. We must register to vote, once again, because our people "died for the right" to do so. We must come out as we have never come out before. You know, like we did in 2000, because 2016 is the "most critical election of our lifetime" — again. Black folks are so hyped about this election, irrespective of not hearing very much about how black people specifically will be positively affected by the outcome.

Our leaders tell us — again —

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Faith Is a Verb Scripture says you should live your life in such a way that those around you can see the Jesus in you: "In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven." (Matthew 5:16) I know that sounds good. But what does it really mean? The only explanation that works for me is the one that talks about service, i.e. doing something in the name of the

Lord. I still believe faith is a verb.

We all know no one can live a perfect life. But it shouldn't take a district attorney's cross-examination to figure out where a person is coming from. The man who professes to love Jesus shouldn't be OK with cheating on his wife, be content with a life of crime or rationalize illicit sex, drugs and satanic rock and roll. If so, then the Lord cannot be your leader, nor Christ your example. We've all done it to some degree, but at some point in your supposed walk with God, your behavior,

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that black folks have the "power" to sway the election in either direction.

The question is: If we have that kind of power, why aren't we using it to get a few concessions for ourselves?

Why aren't we forming an independent political party and leveraging our "power" for a quid pro quo? We may have the power to swing the vote, but it doesn't seem to matter. I suppose a better way to say it is that Democrats need the power of the black vote to win, but Republicans only needed one black vote in 2000 to win: Clarence Thomas' vote.

This political game, at least the

way we are playing it, is one that keeps our attention on the symbolism rather than the substance beneath it all. We have had decades to get our act together. Didn't we see what happened in 2000? Why did our political leaders go back to sleep after they yelled, screamed and ranted about the Presidential Selection?

What were the brothers and sisters doing in Florida after their rights were destroyed by Hurricane Katherine (Harris)? Oh yeah, they sent her to Congress.

What have we been doing to avoid a repeat of what we so vehe-

mently complained about? Most would say, "We have been registering new voters." Well, here is what the other folks have been doing. They have been making money. Private companies and lobbyists have used their time to figure out how to make more money from the political chicanery that takes place in this country. Private companies and lobbyists have been wooing our secretaries of defense, commerce and state, hawking their wares across this nation, and licking their chops at the thought of

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your obedience, your principles and integrity must shine through.

Perfection may be impossible, but serious effort is not only possible, it's mandatory. You've got to give it your best shot each and every day. You can and will fall short, but it shouldn't be for lack of effort. I forget who said it, but remember this: "if you try, you might fail. But if you don't try, you're guaranteed to fail." Please note that God requires effort.

Allow me to testify about what I know to be true. My Bible says, the closer we come to Jesus, the

more we experience the blessings of God. And why wouldn't we?

After all, those are Jesus' footprints in the snow. The path to righteousness is clear. The goal is simple. Be in right relationship with God. "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all things will be given you as well." (Matthew 6:33) This "seeking" to me has always meant working in some capacity. Jesus said, "As long as it is day, we must do the work of Him who sent me." (John 9:4) Now none of us has Jesus' pedigree, but I am not

opposed to working for what I want. I've done it all my life. You probably have too. So the important question is, how hard are you willing to work knowing that your very soul is at stake? Just what are you willing to do to let the world know who you are and whose you are?

The good news of the gospel makes it clear that this is easy, if not ridiculously easy. Love God and love your neighbor. In this context love is a verb. Do enough

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By Marian Wright Edelman

Do Black Children's Lives Matter?

Four little girls were changing into choir robes and chatting in a church restroom preparing for the Youth Sunday services at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama on Sept. 15, 1963.

At 10:22 a.m. a bomb previously hidden under the church steps with its timer deliberately set to go off during Sunday morning services exploded. Three 14-yearolds — Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley

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— and 11-year-old Denise McNair were killed on that Sunday morning.

Addie loved softball and drawing. Carole was a straight-A student, a member of the science club and the Girl Scouts, and played clarinet in the school band. Cynthia played clarinet too, along with piano, and dreamed of being a teacher. Denise, the youngest, was excited about singing in the youth chorus. Addie's younger sister Sarah, also in the restroom, lost an eye in the bombing. She remembered Denise had just asked Addie to

help her tie the sash on the back of her dress when the bomb went off.

Fifty years later, a reporter found many of the surviving children in church that morning had never gotten over the trauma. Addie's older sister Junie Collins Williams said the two of them had gotten into an argument that day because she'd lost one of Addie's rings. The next time she saw Addie was when she was asked to identify her sister in the morgue. Her body was so unrecognizable Junie only knew her by her shoes. Barbara Cross, whose father was the church's pas-

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tor, was hit in the head with a light fixture and suffered tremors and fear of loud noises for years afterwards. She said, "I still cry sometimes. … We didn't know we were victims of terrorism back then. For years, we tucked it away, and tried to be strong."

For 14 long years, there was absolutely no justice. A 1965 FBI investigation confirmed White supremacists and Ku Klux Klan members Robert Chambliss, Bobby Frank Cherry, Herman Frank Cash and Thomas E. Blanton, Jr. as the suspects, but it was not un-

til 1977 that Chambliss was tried and convicted of the first-degree murder of Denise McNair. The girls' families suffered still another quarter century of injustice. Herman Cash was never tried for the murders and died in 1994. Finally the families' agonizing wait was over when Thomas Blanton in 2001 and Bobby Cherry in 2002 were finally convicted of four counts of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Blanton and Cherry had walked free for 39 and

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By Charlene Crowell

Consumers Want Action on Illegal Debt-Collection If you are one of the 77 million Americans who are hounded each year by debt collectors, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking on this $13 billion industry.

At a July 28 field hearing in Sacramento, Richard Cordray, CFPB director, announced the Bureau's intent to rein in illegal practices that harass and rob consumers.

"Today we are considering proposals that would drastically over-

haul the debt collection market," Cordray said. "Our rules would apply to third-party debt collectors and to others covered by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, including many debt buyers. The basic principles of the proposals we are considering are grounded in common sense.

Companies should not collect debt that is not owed. They should have more reliable information about the debt before they try to collect.

"In the debt collection market, notably, consumers do not have the crucial power of choice over those

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who do business with them when creditors turn their debts over to third-party collectors," he said. "They cannot vote with their feet. They have no say over who collects their debts, and they likely know next to nothing about the collector until they receive a call or a letter. This can quickly lead to a barrage of communications, which in some cases are designed to be harassing or intimidating."

Reactions to CFPB's proposals were as swift as they were direct.

Consumer advocates such as People's Action Institute, a national or-

ganization working in 30 states for economic, environmental, racial and gender justice weighed in.

"We're encouraged to see the CFPB take steps to end aggressive and abusive debt collection practices and protect consumers from the often illegal activities of debt collectors," said LeeAnn Hall, co-executive director of People's Action Institute.

Graciela Aponte-Diaz, the Center for Responsible Lending's California policy director, testified at the hearing and was even more direct.

"We know from research and en-

forcement actions in the states that over the past decade that debt buyers and other debt collectors have extracted millions of dollars in payments and court judgments from U.S. households for debts that are too old to be sued on, can't be back up with basic documentation like a contract or other proof the consumer actually owes a debt, or where the debt buyers or their attorneys filed false documents in court," Aponte-Diaz said.

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By Rev. Jesse Jackson Jr.

Clinton Is the Clear Choice in November This has been a negative political season. It's time to stop the insults. Let's stop the negative branding. Let's stop the negativity and name-calling and get on with a real debate about the real issues facing the American people and our future.

The stakes are high. People are looking for answers, not insults. They face real challenges.

They want someone who will fight for them, someone who

can show them that they both know what needs to be done and that they are committed to getting it done.

Hillary Clinton is the clear choice in November.

She fares better as the moral compass of the nation — telling hard truths and offering not conversation but correction. Donald Trump says he will build a wall. Clinton says we need to build bridges, and tear down walls of separation, fear and hatred. She offers a clear eye and a bold alternative to Trump.

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Clinton can electrify her voters by laying out a bold agenda to rebuild our cities. Anger and violence is rising. Poverty is more deeply entrenched.

Drugs and guns are too readily available. Schools are being closed; children are being lost.

Jobs are scarce, particularly for the young.

Why not call for ending the deferral of taxes for global corporations, making them pay what is owed for the profits they report as stashed abroad?

Use that money to rebuild neighborhoods in need. Pro-

vide jobs retrofitting buildings, renovating a decrepit infrastructure from safe water systems to mass transit. Invest in community public schools, with wrap-around services.

Provide child nutrition, health care, pre-k and the basics in education. It is always easier to nurture a strong child than to rescue a broken adult.

The theme "Rebuild America, and put America back to work" rings true today.

A bold program to rebuild our cities, to move them to renewable energy and energy

efficiency, to build affordable housing, guarantee access to high-quality health care, prepare great public schools, crack down on drugs and guns and reform our criminal injustice system would create jobs and accelerate growth. It would move us toward a full-employment economy in which wages would rise on the bottom, not merely at the top.

Hillary offers a bold agenda that will electrify voters. Defending it against inevitable

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By Askia Muhammad

Plenty of Hillary-Bashing Going On I detect a careless feeling in the air that a lot of folks think they can just viciously attack Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for all manner of sins, both real and imagined.

Of course there is plenty for which she should be condemned, but she seems to receive extra portions of scorn and derision.

"Hillary for Prison" was a popular T-shirt at the Republican National Convention in

Cleveland. "Lock her up" is a popular chant at rallies for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Some folks nickname her "Killery."

Some of the insults border on obscene. What's worse, a lot of folks feel it's appropriate to bash Hillary.

I get it. Anything I say here short of "lock her up" will be taken as an endorsement of the Clinton campaign so, let me renounce in no uncertain terms her exalted role in the American decision to destroy the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,

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led by Col. Muammar Gaddafi. That choice is beyond immoral. That is a classic example of paternalistic, U.S. group-think run amok — it's referred to as nation-building, and is considered to be legitimate U.S. statecraft.

It's what American voters like their leaders to do: swing the U.S. muscle around, meddle and interfere in the internal affairs of other countries — unless your name is Hillary, that is.

Folks say they're tired of having to choose the lesser of

two evils. Right. But who in their right mind would choose the greater of two evils?

Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee held a lackluster, mistake-filled convention from start to finish in Cleveland, and the conventional wisdom was that as long as Trump did not commit a gross blunder, his would be a good week.

The Democrats, on the other hand, executed a picture-perfect convention, complete with noisy, boisterous protest demonstrations and

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walkouts, with hardly any arrests, yet the betting line is still even-money that Trump could be elected in November despite his multiple, visible flaws. If Trump is chosen, the voters will deserve what they get.

"Why can't Hillary Clinton stop lying?" demands one headline. She's a "big fat hypocrite on women's rights," declares another. What is it about her that causes so many people to absolutely flip out

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5Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth walks from the podium after giving an inspiring speech of commitment and dedication.

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4 Sen. Cory Booker address the Florida Delegate Breakfast at the DNC Convention.

5 Bernie Sanders supporters protested in the streets prior to the delegate count.

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MLK Memorial Foundation to Host Summer Film Series

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"This important film series is the only summer series hosted by a memorial foundation on the National Mall," said Chris Dodd, chairman and CEO of Motion Pictures of America. "The Memorial works to provide a place of remembrance and honor of Dr. King's life and beliefs.

The Foundation is doing fantastic work in this regard, and the MPAA will continue to support their efforts moving forward."

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The foundation that spearheaded the effort to place a memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall will host this summer its fifth annual film series in line with the civil rights icon's principles.

The Memorial Foundation, Inc. and The Motion Picture Association of America joined to present "Films at the Stone" a sequence intended to promote democracy, justice, hope and love.

"When the memorial was dedicated in 2011, we envisioned it to be a place where people would be inspired to live out the legacy of its namesake," said Harry E. Johnson Sr., president and CEO of the foundation. "This annual summer film series focuses on films that display the best of human strength, love and courage while inspiring filmgoers to live out the legacy of [King]."

The organization said the films selected for the series were chosen to provide the greater D.C. community with love and hope at a troubled time. Each film reflects on human experiences and challenges the viewers to respond with the tenets of the memorial during troublesome situations.

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Maryland Students Attend Film Seminar in Texas

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

Dayla Williams believes strongly in the Black Lives Matter movement and embracing her heritage. Kenya Cummings has faith that allows her to believe

that good things will happen.

And while Dayla, 17, attends the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women and Kenya, 18, plans to attend Hampton University this fall, the two Baltimore students are now inextricably linked.

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They were among the select group of young people chosen to participate in the first annual Nate Parker Summer Film Institute earlier this month.

The 10-day seminar took place on the campus of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, a historically black college. Hosted by acclaimed director and actor Nate Parker, the seminar was launched with the goal of promoting African-American representation in the film industry, officials said.

"My college counselor emailed me the application and told me to take a chance, basically," Dayla said. "She knew that I was a huge supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement and embracing black culture, and believed that I could benefit from the experience.

"I got the email in the middle of the night so I was just about to go to sleep when I found out," she said. "There was a lot of screaming and crying, and I didn't go to sleep at all."

Kenya found out about the summer seminar on Twitter, she said.

"I follow Nate Parker and came across a post about the application extension as I was scrolling through my feed," she said. "I was the only one home and as soon as I saw it, I started jumping up and down in excitement."

Following a competitive application process, 31 black rising high school seniors and college students from across the country were chosen to attend.

The mission of the institute is to transform the film industry by increasing representation of minority filmmakers through education, hands-on training, and leadership skills.

The industry's lack of diversity is well-documented with a report issued this year by UCLA finding that minorities are underrepresented by nearly every metric ex-

5Dayla Williams and Kenya Cummings participate in a landmark film seminar at Wiley College in Texas. / Courtesy photo

amined, including in the number of film leads, directors and writers.

"We need more people of color working in film today — in front of and behind the camera," Parker said in a release.

The students, chosen based on essays and short stories they submitted addressing the lack of diversity in film, are poets, photographers, writers, directors and actors. During the seminar, they attended courses in screenwriting, acting, and editing, as well as the history of minority filmmaking.

"Of course meeting Nate Parker was something I was looking forward to because I have been a fan of his for a long time," Dayla said. "But, mostly having the chance to be in an environment where I didn't have to censor myself. I would be around like-minded, young black people who were fighting for the same things I'm fighting for."

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"When I realized that I was going to attend it was an overwhelming feeling because I knew that the program would change my life forever," Kenya said. "I couldn't stop smiling. I knew God was answering my prayer and I felt prepared for this journey."

Kenya's dream is to eventually own and operate a film production studio where she can direct, write and even star in movies she creates.

"This is definitely a huge step toward achieving my goals," she said. "I couldn't have imagined a more perfect way to jumpstart my film career."

Dayla said her ultimate goal is to have her stories heard and to show others that black does not mean inferior.

"We are powerful beings who need to be heard," she said. "This program is a big part of me achieving my goals because it is showing me how to use one of the most influential forms of media — film — to make myself heard. Being a person of color and constantly having to see people that look like me left out of TV shows and movies makes me feel like we aren't good enough to be seen."

Kenya agreed, adding that representation matters.

"All of us deserve the opportunity to see positive representations of our people in film," she said.

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LIFESTYLE Nation’s Black, Hispanic Journalists Convene in District of Columbia

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NBC Anchor Lester Holt to be Recognized as Journalist of the Year

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WI Staff Report The National Association of Black Journalists will celebrate 40 years Aug. 3-7 during its annual convention at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Northwest.

The organization will co-host this year’s event with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists with the theme, “One Mission, Driving Innovation.”

One session will feature a chat Thursday, Aug. 4 with David Plouffe, who successfully orchestrated two presidential campaigns for President Obama. NBC Nightly News Anchor Lester Holt will receive NABJ’s 2016 Journalist of the Year Award. He led the network’s coverage last year in Baltimore on the death of Freddie Gray and in Paris after a series of terrorist attacks that killed 135 people.

In late-breaking news, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will address the joint convention of Black and Latino journalists in an event accessible only to registered attendees on Friday, Aug. 5.

NABJ President Sarah Glover, social media editor for NBC, described Clinton’s appearance as “notable.”

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GOP presidential nominee, Donald Trump, while extended

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Mandela Poster Exhibit to Tour Water Parks Civil Rights Icon's Final Months Depicted

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer When Kalahari Resorts and Conventions opened its third location in Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania, two years ago, its owners spoke of creating an aqua amusement mecca.

Very few — if any — would have thought of the water-resort chain in the same vein as, say, the Smithsonian, but it is currently hosting "The Mandela Poster Project," a collection of photographs of late South African leader Nelson Mandela.

The project is a collection of paintings of the civil rights icon in the months leading up to his death in 2013. It will be on display at Kalahari all summer after making its U.S. debut in Brooklyn, New York, in June, officials said.

The collection already has been exhibited in South Africa and

many other destinations around the world, including Melbourne, Australia; Barcelona; Vienna, Austria; Tokyo; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Thessaloniki, Greece; Zagreb, Croatia; Salvador, Brazil, according to a news release.

"It's amazing to be able to partner with the Mandela Poster Project Collective to spread the spirit of Mandela through this one-ofa-kind collection," said Todd Nelson, the founder and owner of Kalahari Resorts and Conventions. "Mandela has an unmatchable impact on the world, and this collection captures his significance beautifully. We look forward to touring the project throughout the country and continuing work with the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund in the future."

Nelson, his family and Ithateng Mokgoro, a member of the Mandela Poster Project Collective, debuted the project at the Brooklyn Museum and more than 700

artists contributed to the project, which consists of 95 posters chronicling the life and impact of Mandela.

The project will be touring the United States throughout the summer through displays at the various Kalahari Resorts properties. Officials said it may even have a run in D.C. at a location that would be determined later.

Reportedly, two months before his 95th birthday and seven months before he died, Mandela was honored by a group of South African designers that came together to celebrate his legacy.

Designers from around the world submitted nearly 1,000 unique artworks for consideration, which have been distilled to 95 posters.

The designers chose posters as their medium because they're easily shareable, ideal for their goal to curate an artwork for each of Mandela's 95 living years, accord-

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5Members of the Nelson family, which owns Kalahari Resorts and Conventions, pose

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ing to a notice accompanying the exhibit.

"It turned into something much bigger than any one of us envisioned," said Mokgoro, co-curator of the project. "Todd Nelson and his family's dedication to bringing the project to the U.S., and their passion for Africa, will help educate a new generation about Nelson Mandela's place in history."

The collection includes Mandela as a boxer, a sport he participated in as a youth. There are also portraits of Mandela depicted by the many names he's known — "Madiba" (his clan name) and "Tata" (Father) — and those depicting what the artists said were his values.

The project will serve to remind people of yet another valuable lesson to draw from Mandela's life, specifically that self-organizing, decentralized, and collective action is a powerful way to effect change, Mokgoro said.

The Nelson family has been working to bring the Mandela Poster Project to the United States for the past few years — especially as their connection to Africa has continued to grow, Kalahari spokeswoman Samantha Colla said.

Today, the African spirit of Ubuntu, or "togetherness" — the philosophy that encompasses a belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all of humanity — is reflected throughout every aspect of the company, she said.

The Mandela Poster Project is endorsed by the International Council of Design and is an of-

ficially recognized World Design Capital Cape Town 2014 project. The organizers, known as the Mandela Poster Project Collective, work for no personal gain and give freely of their time, expertise and resources, Colla said.

In December 2013, within a month of Mandela's death, the collection was sold to the Design Institute, South Africa's national design promotion body.

This apt and pivotal acquisition successfully achieved the aim of raising $100,000 in American currency toward Mandela's final legacy wish for a much-needed state-of-the-art health facility for the children of Southern Africa, Mokgoro said.

That wish, in the form of the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital, is now a brick-and-mortar reality and is expected to open sometime before the end of 2016, he said.

"For us, this proves that creativity, and design especially, can play an important role in easing solutions to many of the challenges that elude us," Mokgoro said.

"And we don't even need to stop doing cool stuff to make that happen."

Next up for the Nelson family is a return to Africa in October 2016 for what they call a "Kalahari One World Tour" — an expansive set of adventures spanning 24,000 miles inspired by the spirit, humanity and culture of Africa.

"We just wanted to celebrate the man's life," Nelson said. "As designers, we wanted to give something back. We wanted to get the posters into America." WI

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LIFESTYLE Summer Spirit Festival Returns with Superstar Lineup

Two-Day Family Event to Feature Local, Award-winning Entertainers

5Kindred the Family Soul / Courtesy Photo

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor A diverse and exciting lineup of musical artists have been slated to perform at the always-anticipated Summer Spirit Festival, now celebrating its 11th season with a weekend full of fun and entertainment.

Faithful fans had their wishes granted with the event now expanded from one day to two. What remains the same, however, is a lineup of neo soul, soul, R&B, jazz, hip-hop and go-go artists who will party like it’s 1999.”

The Summer Spirit Festival, one of the signature events annually produced by D.C.’s own Darryll Brooks and his staff at C D Enterprises, Inc., combines family-friendly outdoor music and an eclectic arts festival and will again be held at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.

Brooks, who splits his residency in both Maryland and New York City, said he and his team are proud of the combination of artistry they’ve assembled.

“The DMV will be well-represented as will entertainers from Philadelphia and Atlanta,” he said. “The mesh of those metropolitan areas is quite strong when it comes to Black culture. We’ve spoken to the majority of the artists and they say they can’t wait to get here.”

With a monster lineup of wellknown and celebrated musicians, as well as up-and-coming talent and regional favorites, Brooks promises that there will be something for everyone.

“The entertainment will be incredible: The Chuck Brown Band; The Crossrhodes with Raheem DeVaughn and Wes Felton; Be’La

Dona with DJ Kool & Sugar Bear; and Wisdom Speeks – all artists from the DMV who have a real following of fans. It’s going to be like a family reunion and homecoming all rolled up into one,” Brooks said.

Headliners for the two-day event include: Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, both on Saturday evening and Jill Scott, The Roots and Kindred the Family Soul, all on Sunday.

The park and BZB Spirit Festival Marketplace open at 1 p.m. with entertainers taking the stage at 2 p.m. on both days.

Philadelphia natives Kindred the Family Soul, the dynamic, neo soul duo consisting of married couple Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon, emerged from the same group of talented artists who were also developed and mentored in the City of Brotherly Love and include another neo soul superstar, Jill Scott.

The two said they promise to bring “energy, passion, heart, soul and a lot of enthusiasm” when they take to the stage.

“Our family remains our number one priority – everything else follow suit. After all these years our grandest memory is when we released our first album. That was the beginning of an amazing career,” they said, referring to “Surrender to Love,” their debut album released in February 2003.

As for the artists who have influenced the award-winning Kindred, they cited Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston – “legendary inspirations who even in death continue to inspire the world immensely.”

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LIFESTYLE Summer Olympics Begin Friday with Opening Ceremony

Doping, Safety and the Zika Virus Top List of Concerns

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor Many predict that Usain Bolt, the Jamaican runner who broke world records and racked up plenty of medals in Beijing and London, will dominate track and field events particularly in his favorite, the 100-meters, when the Summer Olympics begin Friday, Aug. 5 in Rio de Janeiro. But he’ll have plenty of competition including a strong cast of characters from the U.S. But issues of security, safety and the possible contraction of the Zika virus either have some participants and their families fearful and worried or even unwilling to attend.

After Friday’s Opening Ceremony, the games get underway in earnest with athletes from around the world hoping to earn a gold, silver or bronze medal and secure their place in history.

Among those American athletes expected to swim, run, box or tumble into this year’s highlight films include and a small number of elite athletes with Olympic medals: swimming sensation Michael Phelps; female swimmers Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel; the gymnastics team featuring two Black

superstars, gold medalist Gabby Douglas and the recently dubbed “world’s best female gymnast” Simone Biles; Bronx native John Orozco in men’s gymnastics; wrestler Jordan Burroughs; a star-studded and talented women’s track and field team; master of the hurdles, Aries Merritt; Pensacola, Florida’s super sprinter Justin Gatlin; the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, on the tennis court; female boxer

Claressa Shields who hails from Flint, Michigan; Daryl Homer, another Bronx native who represents America on the fencing team; and basketball teams, male and female, both laden with star potential and unbelievable abilities, many of whom are current members of the WNBA or NBA. It’s going to be a great two weeks. WI

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ARIES This week heralds a new beginning that may be much needed and very welcome. The New Moon in your creative sector on Tuesday suggests this is the time to act on an entrepreneurial idea you've been nurturing and take it further. You could feel lighter and brighter all around. Lucky Numbers: 4, 11, 29

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TAURUS Things begin snapping into place this month, starting this week. The New Moon brightens up your family zone and encourages you to get moving on any homebased plans. Finances look livelier, too, as Mars zips into your zone of shared assets and gives you the confidence to tackle matters that may have been on hold. And your love life sparkles. Lucky Numbers: 10, 16, 41 GEMINI You may feel as though you're on the verge of a new dawn. This week's New Moon in your communication sector suggests it's time to explore new opportunities for interaction, network, and make valuable connections. And with Mars entering your relationship sector, you'll be doubly inspired to explore ways to partner with others for business and pleasure. Lucky Numbers: 15, 19, 26

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CANCER Starting this week, things can begin to perk up, leaving you feeling more

confident about your overall prospects. The New Moon in your financial sector could be the best time to start any new initiatives you've been considering. In addition, with Mars entering your work zone, you'll be ready to tackle any challenges and get things moving in the direction of your dreams. Lucky Numbers: 21, 27, 37

By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer You were surprised, but not surprised. Hopeful that it might be different, but only barely. You know that these days, the idea of justice can be a slippery issue that's sometimes based on all the wrong things, and in the new book "Nobody" by Marc Lamont Hill, you'll see how we've come to this.

On the afternoon of May 1, 2015, when Baltimore's chief prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, said she was bringing 5Marc Lamont Hill charges "on six‌ police officers involved in the arrest and detention of Freddie Gray," her pronouncement was met with "cheers." Gray's case then was the latest in a long line nationwide, but it wouldn't be the last of its kind.

Gray, says Hill, was Nobody.

"To be Nobody is to be vulnerable," he says in his preface. It's being "poor, black, Brown, immigrant, queer, or trans" and living in an atmosphere that's "more rather than less unsafe." Nobody is "considered disposable."

Take, for instance, Michael Brown.

By all indications, Brown was a normal guy who acted spontaneously: he stole cigarillos from a c-store and shoved the shopkeeper, who called authorities and the rest is history.

The way it happened, though, the dehumanization, and the aftermath of Brown's "random encounter" with police will be talked about for generations, says Hill.

How did we get here? The answer is found in crowded, ill-maintained, depressing neighborhoods where schools are subpar and few in charge care. It's in the way the justice system operates for those who are too poor to hire a lawyer or afford their bail. Also to blame: so-called "quotas" within police departments, a lack of differentiation between serious infraction and minor annoyance, and the relative ease of targeting minorities in all of the above.

And yet, says Hill, we cannot "individualize this crisis." We must fix housing, schools, the justice system, and the economy overall, in all corners of the country.

"We must reinvest in communities," he says. "We must imagine the world that is not yet."

You brace yourself, take a deep breath, unfold the newspaper at the corner and quickly peek at the headline to see if it's about yet another shooting of a young person. So begins your day. Shoulda read "Nobody" first.

Before you do, though, let's get the elephant out of the room: author Marc Lamont Hill isn't anti-cop in this book. Instead, I saw a thoughtful, balanced, thought-provoking look at how today's authorities, police departments, and government entities have evolved to be what they are, and how that can be turned around. In his examination of the past, in fact, Hill paints real solutions to the problems that put vulnerable citizens in harm's way. I also saw that those solutions don't lie one-hundred-percent with those in blue.

This is not an easy book to read. It's not fun, either, and it demands that you think about what's said. Still, if you only read one book with the intention of making change, then this is what you want. Start "Nobody" today, and there'll be no dropping this one. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

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LEO The Leo New Moon gets this month and the rest of the year off to an upbeat

start. You'll begin to feel in your element as Mars dances into your creative sector, sparking inspired ideas and encouraging you to act on them. If there is a plan that has been on the back burner for some time, starting this week could ensure swift progress.

Friday, you may find yourself tempted by life's luxuries. Lucky Numbers: 10, 38, 47

VIRGO Tuesday's New Moon in your spiritual sector encourages you to think about your inner game. In fact, this can be an opportunity to get into the regular habit of visualizing your goals, getting inspiration from your dreams, and paying attention to creative ideas that seem to come out of nowhere. Lucky Numbers: 3, 9, 31 LIBRA There's plenty going on in your social zone this week, especially early on when you'll have a chance to organize events and do it fabulously well. On Tuesday, the New Moon in this sector encourages you to subscribe to new activities, move in new circles, and network as much as possible. Lucky Numbers: 14, 30, 44 SCORPIO Mars moves back into Sagittarius and your money sector this week, which could encourage you to be more proactive about earning extra cash or sorting out financial matters. The New Moon at the top of your chart can be perfect for taking the next step in a career plan or starting a job. Lucky Numbers: 15, 29, 36 SAGITTARIUS You'll feel more in your element as Mars moves back into your sign

on Tuesday. You'll have to energy to tackle any challenges and likely feel more confident about the outcome. A New Moon in your sector of adventure could be a call to try your hand at something different or perhaps to take a course that teaches you new skills. Lucky Numbers: 8, 15, 23

CAPRICORN A New Moon in your sector of shared assets could be a call to sort out any issues in this area, whether business matters or financial snafus. Taking action now can enable you to resolve any difficulties before you get started on more ambitious projects. Resolve more personal matters, particularly if they're draining your energy.

Lucky Numbers: 15, 19, 35 AQUARIUS Things are looking upbeat in your relationship sector early in the week as the New Moon paves the way for a fresh start. This might be an opportunity to take a business or romantic relationship to the next level or form a partnership or collaboration. Lucky Numbers: 6, 26, 39

PISCES The New Moon on Tuesday could be a call to reorganize certain key habits.

If you've been considering starting a diet or exercise routine, this is the time to go ahead.

Plus, with Mars heading back into your career sector, you'll be eager to play a big part in your community's affairs, or you might feel enthused about a goal that you had put on the back burner. Lucky Numbers: 7, 14, 27

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SPORTS Redskins Lose Great Fan in 'Chief Zee'

5 Zema "Chief Zee" Williams, the Washington Redskins' unofficial mascot, died late last month at the age of 75. Williams, who lived in an Oxon Hill, Maryland, apartment full of Redskins memorabilia, had recently been getting around while recovering from a leg injury in a motorized scooter that team owner Dan Snyder purchased for him. In a team-issued statement, the Redskins lauded Williams' "unique passion and dedication to our football team and his fellow Washington Redskins fans."

Redskins' Gruden Talks Cousins, Leadership at Training Camp 5 Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden addresses reporters at the Bon

Secours Washington Redskins Training Center in Richmond, Virginia, on Friday, July 29, the second day of the team's 2016 training camp. The third-year coach said starting quarterback Kirk Cousins is "not so much a vocal leader right now" but is progressing as he gets more comfortable with a veteran corps of receivers.

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SPORTS United, Impact Play to 1-1 Tie 4 D.C. United midfielder Marcelo Sarvas takes on Montreal Impact midfielder Marco Donadel in the first half of the Sunday, July 31 contest, which ended in a 1-1 tie, at RFK Stadium in southeast D.C. / Photo by John E. De Freitas 6 D.C. United midfielder Patrick Nyarko and Montreal Impact

defender Hassoun Camara fight for possession in the first half of the Sunday, July 31 contest, which ended in a 1-1 tie, at RFK Stadium in southeast D.C. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

5 Montreal Impact midfielder Ignacio

Piatti and D.C. United defender Sean Franklin fight for possession in the first half of the Sunday, July 31 contest, which ended in a 1-1 tie, at RFK Stadium in southeast D.C. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

3 D.C. United defender Taylor Kemp takes on Montreal Impact defender Hassoun Camara in the first half of the Sunday, July 31 contest, which ended in a 1-1 tie, at RFK Stadium in southeast D.C. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Housing Secretary Julián Castro helped to underscore the importance of reaching out to Hispanic residents. He told the audience at the convention that the most common age among non-Hispanic whites is 56, but that among Latinos it is 9.

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Wal-Mart officials said its support of LULAC has brought health resources to thousands of Latinos nationwide through the Latinos Living Healthy initiative and has provided critical support to thousands of new immigrants through the Hispanic Immigrant Integration Project.

"We are grateful for our strong relationship with LULAC," said Lance de la Rosa, the company's senior vice president. "We are committed to having a diverse workforce which includes the 200,000 Latino associates who work for our company and to help strengthen the communities where we live and work."

While many didn't directly address the importance of the Hispanic press, speaker after speaker reminded the audience of how vital it is to reach the community — something that leaders of both the National Alliance of Hispanic Press and the National Newspaper Publishers Association has fought together to remind government agencies of as they battle together for advertising revenue.

Earlier this year, the two organizations went to Washington to highlight the oversight among federal agencies who skip over them when advertising in newspapers.

"This historic media alliance is a gigantic step for our two organizations," said NNPA President and CEO Benjamin Chavis. "We believe our working together has tremendous potential mutual benefits in today's marketplace."

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) pledged to press the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate advertising by federal agencies in black- and Hispanic-owned publications.

"I'm requesting a report from an objective arm of the federal government, the GAO," Norton said.

"We're asking them to conduct a study of the federal agencies whose outreach is to people of color. We don't want our federal agencies to forgo their mandate and responsibilities."

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Vince Stehle of Media Impact Funders noted that speculation about the future of newspapers has grown fatalistic amid declining advertising revenue and stock values in the face of competition from Google and Craigslist and countless news blogs. In newsrooms across the country, thousands of journalists have been laid off as publishers attempt to cut costs and retain profits.

"A more radical reinvention of the newspaper may be needed," Stehle said. "The answer for some newspapers may be to adopt a nonprofit ownership structure that will enable them to seek philanthropic contributions and benefit from tax exemptions."

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Earlier this year, the owner of Philadelphia's two legacy daily newspapers announced he was donating the company to the nonprofit The Philadelphia Foundation.

The Philadelphia Media Network, which includes the Philadelphia Inquirer, tabloid Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com, became part of the brand-new nonprofit Institute for Journalism in New Media, which was created to house the publications within the foundation.

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Hold On, However Dark the Night!

Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

— 1 Thessalonian 5:5 In the movie "Idolmaker," there is a song at the end of the movie that stirred my soul, titled "However Dark the Night." The words: "It's one of those nights, another one of those nights/ You can't keep from crying and you're dying for someone/But you got to hold on; hold on 'til the dawn/Then there will come the morning light/no matter how dark the night, however dark the night."

This portion of the lyrics is my point, why you are having a roller-coaster of emotions. There are so many people who feel that life has forsaken them; they are not sure what to do next, are the point of no return and wish for peace of mind. Some are lost after the passing of a loved one who ran the show, now you feel unsure of what to do next. Others were laid off, and despite sending out resumes, the phone simply is not ringing. Then there are those of you who are sad in your marriage — over the years, you've learned just how unequally yoked you really are, and there doesn't seem to be a midway point. You find yourself doing all of the giving. Your spouse is a taker. Trust me, it happens!

Finally, what about those of you who can hardly make ends meet? No matter how you try, that paycheck from your job simply won't pay the bills. You have Turning Hearts Church

to rob Peter to pay Paul each time, never having enough.

Here is where the title of this article comes in. You go to bed every night, feeling darkness hovering like a gloomy cloud in the sky. You'd rather remain asleep, awakening feels so bad. You've got to hold on, hold on 'til the dawn, no matter how dark the night. There will definitely come the morning light.

Scripture reminds us, if we are children of light, and the children of the day, we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

Let's take a look at John 8:12: "Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, 'I am the Light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.'"

Here is another metaphor that Jesus used to talk about himself.

He calls himself "the light of the world." In The Bible, light refers to salvation, and darkness refers to sinfulness.

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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”

Crusader Baptist Church

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

www.livingwatersmd.org

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

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Third Street Church of God

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

Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

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

Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor

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

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

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

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

610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax

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

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

“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”

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

Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 11:00am Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30pm

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

www.thirdstreet.org

“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital”

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church

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

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

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

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

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

Allen Chapel A.M.E. 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

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

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

Rev. John W. Davis Pastor

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor

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

901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School: 9:15am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7:00pm TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm

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 “Come Grow With Us and Establish a Blessed Family”

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: 7:30am & 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. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor 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 - lpumconthegrow@gmail.com 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: “A CHURCH ON THE GROW”.

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

Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin 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 Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 7:30a.m Worship Service: 10:45a.m.

New Members Class: 9:30a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Reginald M. Green, Sr. Interim 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) 232-4200

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

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

Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m.

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

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

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

2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

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

Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday 12 Noon

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working....

And We Are Working With GOD

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

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Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45am & 11:00am Sunday School For All Ages: 9:30am Prayer Services: Wednesday 11:30am & 6:45pm Bible Institute: Wednesday at Noon & 7:45pm 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 Administration No. 2016 ADM 756 Sheridan Benet Easterling Decedent Jacqueline Jones Moore 7605 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sharon Leigh Easterling, whose address is 2737 Knox Terrace SE, Washington, DC 20020 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Sheridan Benet Easterling who died on November 23, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 21, 2017. 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 January 21, 2017, 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: July 21, 2016 Sharon Leigh Easterling Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 469

Administration No. 2015 ADM 00906

Administration No. 2016 ADM 749

Fabian H. Barnes Decedent

Shirley Romaine Taylor Decedent

Adina Johnella Green Decedent

Bonita Thompson Name of Decedent

Gretchyn G. Meinken 616 North Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

Johnny M. Howard Houston & Howard 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney

Rachelle H. Raphael Bluestone Law, Ltd. 4800 Hampden Lane, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814 Attorney

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

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Katina Barham, whose address is 3903 23rd Place, Temple Hills, MD 20748, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Shirley Romaine Taylor who died on June 24, 2015 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 28, 2017. 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 January 28, 2017, 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.

Mabel H.P. Middleton, whose address is 726 Woodacre Rd., Jackson, MS 39206, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Adina Johnella Green who died on March 10, 2009 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 28, 2017. 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 January 28, 2017, 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.

Foreign No. 2016 FEP 72 December 5, 2012 Date of Death

Gary Thompson whose address is 4041 Caribon St., Bowie, MD 20721 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Bonita Thompson, deceased, by the Orphans Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland, on December 2, 2013.

Service of process may be made upon Chaundra Jordan, 1312 Franklin St., NE, Washington, DC 20017 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 property; 5236 Central Ave., SE. Washington, DC 20019.

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

Franks D. Barnes, whose address is 540 NE 102nd Street, Seattle, WA 98125, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Fabian H. Barnes who died on April 8, 2016 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 28, 2017. 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 January 28, 2017, 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: July 28, 2016

Date of first publication: July 28, 2016

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Gary Thompson Personal Representative

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Date of first publication: July 28, 2016 Katina Barham Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 757

Administration No. 2016 ADM 762

Administration No. 2016 ADM 744

Administration No. 2016 ADM 751

Administration No. 2016 ADM 767

Josephine Louise Stuart Decedent

Charles M. Waespy Decedent

Frances Branen aka Frances Arlene Branen Decedent

Andrellos Mitchell 717 D Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney

William H. Roberge, Jr. 15204 Omega Drive, Suite 210 Rockville, MD 20850 Attorney

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

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

Carlton W. Stuart, Sr., whose address is 14204 Derby Ridge Rd. Mitchellville, MD. 20721 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Josephine Louise Stuart who died on June 4, 2012 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 21, 2017. 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 January 21, 2017, 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.

Tina Latter, whose address is 14701 Botany Way, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Charles M. Waespy who died on May 5, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 21, 2017. 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 January 21, 2017, 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: July 21, 2016

Date of first publication: July 21, 2016

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Tina Latter Personal Representative

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Bernice Smith Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Michael L. Cobb, whose address is 1175 Morse Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Bernice Smith who died on March 14, 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 (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 21, 2017. 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 January 21, 2017, 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: July 21, 2016 Michael L. Cobb Personal Representative

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Thomas Francis Branen, whose address is 33 Quincy Place NE, Washington, DC 20002 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Frances Branen aka Frances Arlene Frances who died on May 10, 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 (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 21, 2017. 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 January 21, 2017, 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: July 21, 2016 Thomas Francis Branen Personal Representative

Pearl McSene Jones Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Terese McSene Jones, whose address is 4407 Banks Place NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Pearl McSene Jones who died on June 9, 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 21, 2017. 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 January 21, 2017, 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: July 21, 2016 Terese McSene Jones Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Civil Division SERENO GRASSI, Plaintiff, v.

DAVID E. TWOMBLY, Defendant.

Civil Action No.: 2016 CA 5112 R(RP) Judge Jeanette J. Clark Calendar 7 Next Event: Initial Scheduling Conference October 28, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION In accordance with D.C. Code § 13-336, et seq., and SCR Civil Rule 4-I, the object of this proceeding is to quiet title to one parcel of real property located in the District of Columbia, described for tax assessment purposes as Square 3095, Lot 0034, known as 310 T Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Plaintiff, co-owner of the Property, filed a Complaint alleging among other things, that Plaintiff and Defendant jointly purchased the property on March 30, 1989. Compl. at 2.1 “Plaintiff, for a period of twenty-three (23) years, has treated the Property as [Plaintiff’s] own and has assumed all financial obligations regarding the Property, and has taken active steps to oust Defendant from the Property. . . ” Id. Plaintiff last spoke with Defendant in 1993. Id. A people search identified two addresses for Defendant in Texas, but Plaintiff was not able to locate Defendant. Mot. Mem. at 4. Plaintiff “hired a process server to perform a skip trace and postal trace of the Defendant. The server’s trace revealed the same two Texas addresses for Defendant.” Id. Lastly, Plaintiff attached an Experteer Services LLC’s Investigative Report showing Plaintiff’s efforts to locate Defendant in Dallas Texas. Id. at Ex. 1.

Therefore, Plaintiff has shown the Defendant’s location is unknown.

WHEREFORE, it is this 19th day of July 2016, hereby, ORDERED, that notice shall be given by insertion of a copy of this order in The Daily Washington Law Reporter, a legal newspaper or periodical of daily circulation and The Washington Informer, a newspaper or periodical specifically designated by the Court twice a month for three months. Super Ct. Civ. R. 4-I; D.C. Code §13-3412. “For purposes of this rule, a legal newspaper or periodical of daily circulation shall mean a publication designed by the Court that is (1) devoted primarily to publication of opinions, notices and other information from the courts of the District of Columbia, (2) circulated generally to the legal community, and published at least on each weekday that the Superior Court is in session.” Super. Ct. Civ. R. 4-I. Notice is given to any and all persons interested in the above-described real property to cause their appearance to be entered herein on or before October 28, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. Otherwise, the cause will be proceeded with as in cause of default.

SO ORDERED. Judge Jeanette J. Clark D.C. Superior Court Copies e-filed, e-served, and docketed on this 19th day of July 2016: Brian L. Kass, Esq. 1050 17th Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036 Counsel for Plaintiff Copy mailed: David E. Twombly Address Unknown Defendant

1 Plaintiff filed a Verified Complaint to Quiet Title by Adverse Possession on July 14, 2016 which contained to two counts: Count I (Adverse Possession) and Count II (Partition).

2 D.C. Code § 13-341, states, in relevant part:

(a) When a person would be a proper party to a judicial proceeding if living, and upon allegation under oath and proof satisfactory to the court that it is unknown whether he is living or dead, he may be proceeded against as if he were living, and with like effect, if a representative of or claimant under him does not intervene in the action before final determination thereof, after notice by publication as in the case of nonresident parties. (b) When a person who would have been a proper party to a judicial proceeding is dead, and it is unknown whether he died testate or left heirs, or his heirs and devisees are unknown, the unknown persons may be described as the heirs or devisees of the person who, if living, would be the proper party. Notice shall be given by publication to them according to that description, and the same proceedings shall be had against them as are had against nonresident defendants, except that: (1) the notice shall be published at least twice a month for such period, not less than three months without good cause shown, as the court orders, and the notice shall require the parties to appear on or before the day fixed in the notice to appear; and (2) an order, judgment or decree may not be entered against the parties unless the court is satisfied that due diligence has been used to ascertain the unknown heirs.

LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration Number 2016 ADM 859 Estate of

LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 606 Ruth E. Harris Decedent

Marie Jean-Pois Alphonse

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NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

August 4, 2016

Cynthia Andrea Green, whose address is 2804 Brentwood Road, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ruth E. Harris who died on January 21, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 4, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before February 4, 2017, 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.

Myrna Alphonse Newman

Date of first publication: August 4, 2016

Deceased

Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Myrna Alphonse Newman

for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless 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.

In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory

to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate

appoint a supervised personal representative.

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Cynthia Andrea Green Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2015 ADM 1247

Administration No. 2016 ADM 812

Thelma E. Evans Decedent

Arthur H. Looper, Jr. Decedent

Gemma Antoine-Belton, Esq. 1101 L St., NW, Suite 806 Washington, DC 20005 Attorney

Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gemma Antoine-Belton, Esquire, whose address is 1101 L Street, NW, Suite 806, Washington, DC 20005, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Thelma E. Evans who died on February 28, 2013 with a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 28, 2017. 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 January 28, 2017, 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: July 28, 2016

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Barbara Looper, whose address is 2404 Perry Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Arthur H. Looper, Jr. who died on April 5, 2009 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 28, 2017. 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 January 28, 2017, 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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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 824 Gregory Carl Smith Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Valerie Smith, whose address is 1509 Benning Road, NE, Apt. K-33, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Gregory Carl Smith who died on May 11, 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 4, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before February 4, 2017, 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: August 4, 2016 Valerie Smith Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 803 James T. Green aka James Tiller Green Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Arletha C. Green, whose address is 4504 20th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James T. Green aka James Tiller Green who died on April 28, 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 28, 2017. 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 January 28, 2017, 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: July 28, 2016 Arletha C. Green Personal Representative

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 819 Allen Wilson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jumar Wilson, whose address is 669 Raven Spring Trail, Stone Mountain, GA 30087, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Allen Wilson who died on June 19, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 4, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before February 4, 2017, 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: August 4, 2016 Jumar Wilson Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 827 Wilburn L. Boddie aka Wilburn Dorothy Lowe Wright Boddie Decedent Attorney Ethel Mitchell 8403 Colesville Road, Suite #1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Billie Boddie Wilson, whose address is 3600 Asher Street, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Wilburn L. Boddie aka Wilburn Dorothy Lowe Wright Boddie who died on June 15, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 4, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before February 4, 2017, 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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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 772 Tessa Zajac-Fine Decedent Gretchyn G. Meinken 616 North Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Maciej R. Zajac, whose address is 7214 Regent Drive, Alexandria, VA 22307, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Tessa Zajac-Fine who died on May 11, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 4, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before February 4, 2017, 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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Before his very suspicious death in Nashville, Tennessee, in March 2004, Athan traipsed across this country trying to get his system endorsed and ultimately utilized in the national election. His system was successfully tested by organizations and other verifiable sources, but other than Cynthia McKinney, black political leaders by and large did not support a black man's invention that would prevent what they constantly complained about: the disenfranchisement of black voters.

Registering and voting were not the biggest problems in 2000, it was votes not being counted, votes being thrown out and eligible voters being denied the right to vote.

I had many conversations with Athan and worked to get Ohio to purchase his TruVote by introducing him to then-Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, but to no avail. Athan was killed, and one headline read, "Athan Gibbs dead, Diebold lives."

We failed to listen to Booker T., and we failed to listen to Athan Gibbs when he told us how to overcome the voting shenanigans of 2000. Moreover, had we supported TruVote, millions of dollars would have flowed into a black-owned company.

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do know it's triggered by the recognition that somebody needs to hear, in my case read, a word from God. You should know that at that particular moment, God has chosen you to deliver His Word. So open your mouth and speak. This work that I am trying to focus on is recognizing that I must let go and let God use me to uplift another human being. For

those of you who are used to this, you know this is a very humbling experience. But, "…If a man will not work, he shall not eat. …And as for you brothers, never tire of doing what is right…" (Thessalonians 3:10-13) In the vernacular of the day, get up. It's time to get busy. May God bless and keep you forever.

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roles demanding minimal justice for these child lives snuffed out so maliciously, and that parole for this "unrepentant racist" and "vicious mass murderer" be denied.

Rev. Carolyn McKinstry, another child survivor of the bombing, says today: "This season of justice in America is becoming frighteningly reminiscent of the season in which Addie, Carol, Cynthia, and Denise were murdered. Our country is in a war for its soul.

America still has an opportunity to get it right and save itself. We need that arc not just to bend to-

wards justice, but complete the evolution."

I strongly oppose capital punishment which Blanton and his evil co-conspirators so viciously inflicted on Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley because they were black. But I do support punishment which at least tries to proximate his heinous crime. This unremorseful prisoner snuffed out four sacred child lives and escaped punishment for decades. He should die in prison for his inhumane atrocious crime. WI

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A recent national consumer poll that was jointly commissioned by CRL and Americans for Financial Reform found broad and bipartisan concerns regarding debt collectors that sue without evidence. Overall 84 percent of respondents expressed concerns about a million consumers being sued each year without evidence to prove their cases in court.

When partisan preferences were factored into responses, 9 out of 10 Independents and Democrats were concerned, as were 78 percent of Republicans.

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ASKIA from Page 27 at the very mention of her name?

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Donald J. Trump's tendency to reveal himself over and over again as a narcissistic psychopath never seem to harm his standing in public opinion polls, while the Clinton campaign is portrayed as standing on slippery banana peels.

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