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In June, Rev. Jimmie Hawkins and eight other clergymen spent more than a day in D.C. Central Cell Block after police arrested them on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, where they rallied after the courts upheld Ohio voter-roll purges. During their 28-hour stay, the group mediated a disagreement between two detainees and led a prayer. As often becomes the case during a stint in lockup, Hawkins and his colleagues also became accustomed to what he described as inhumane treatment. “It was horrible. We had shackles on our hands, feet and around our waists,” said Hawkins, an official in the National Presbyterian Church in Northwest leading responses to social justice issues. On Monday afternoon, he and
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learn about the decision by Providence to further eliminate inpatient services,” said Ward 7 Councilman Vincent Gray. “Providence was a hospital of choice for many residents in Ward 7. The closure puts further strain on Washington Hospital Center’s emergency room services and continues a disturbing trend over the last year, in which hospital services in the eastern quadrants of the District have continued to be scaled back.
Teens spending a Sunday afternoon playing basketball in the gym at Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest isn’t that unusual in the summer. But this time was different. The game was a brief respite from a grueling travel schedule for young people on the “March for Our Lives: Road to Change” tour, which advocates for passage of legislation that will effectively address gun violence. The February killing of 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., sparked the movement, which started with a national rally in Washington a month later and the creation of local chapters of March for Our Lives. The 60-day tour began June 15 in Chicago and ends on Aug. 12 in Newtown, Conn., the site of a 2012 massacre in which 20 children were killed. The two-day stop in the D.C. area included a rally on Saturday at the National Rifle Association in Virginia to remember victims of gun violence. Before coming to Shiloh Baptist Church on Sunday, students went to Dunbar High School to pack school supplies for local students. Community service and peer-to-peer support from youth organizers is part of the game
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5 William Lamar IV, pastor of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Northwest, uses a bullhorn to address supporters gathered at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Department on Monday, August 6 to protest conditions at D.C. Jail. /Photo by Roy Lewis
Officials Lambaste Providence Hospital’s Latest Closure By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
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District officials, including two prominent members of the city council, are blasting Providence Hospital’s decision to close its acute care services by the end of the year. Officials at the embattled 408-bed Northeast hospital said they’ve decided to concentrate on ambulatory and outpatient services in a health village model. “While not entirely unexpected, I am deeply troubled to
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AROUND THE REGION James Butler Touted as Viable Alternative to Bowser By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins
In the wake of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s 70-point primary victory in June, smartphone footage capturing an allegedly illegal stop-and-frisk incident in Ward 7 made the rounds online. Residents across the city continued to bury loved ones, young and old, who succumbed to bullets. Most recently, K2 overdoses have overwhelmed first responders, government officials and activists frustrated by unrepentant corner store vendors. All the while, James Butler, a distant runner-up to Bowser, continued speaking with voters at candlelight vigils, sites of heavy K2 activity, charity 5K races, and wherever else he could learn more about local concerns. Gun violence and what’s perceived as a lack of concern from the mayor’s office dominated many of the conversations, Butler told The Informer. “Despite what the current administration tells us, we know crime is not down,” Butler said. “Homicides are not only up, but we’ve seen this uptick of gun violence where people come into areas and kill little girls. To be silent is to be complicit. That’s why I’ve been so visible and vocal regarding this uptick.” Butler, a Democrat now running as an independent, has launched a write-in campaign for the Nov. 6 election, setting his sights on the more than 80 percent of voters who stayed home on June 19, due to what he described as a false narrative that Bowser ran unopposed. His current plans revolve around voter registration via the VOTE4DC mobile app and touting absentee voting as effective form of civic engagement that suits those with demanding schedules who need a little more encouragement. “A combination of things led to Mayor Bowser’s win; the primary date change and voters being unenthusiastic about her. That’s why we had the lowest turnout ever in a primary race. Those low numbers hurt me and her but helped her win.” Bowser’s office didn’t return The Informer’s request for comment about the Nov. 6 election, or Butler’s assertions. In the weeks before the Democratic primary, fewer than 3 percent of registered voters submitted early ballots. The D.C. Board of Elections reported that, overall, fewer than 20 percent of registered voters made their voices heard on June 19. Ward 8 had the lowest turnout of less than 8 percent, while Ward 3, at 22 percent,
represented the highest. All Democratic incumbents running, including Bowser, successfully defended their seats in primary matches that often determine who, in a sense, automatically wins the general election in an overwhelmingly blue city. This puts her in a position to become D.C.’s first two-term mayor since Anthony Williams’ 2002 electoral victory, despite waning popularity east of the Anacostia River. Butler said a Bowser victory wouldn’t reflect the vision of D.C. residents, just that of corporate interests and mainstream media outlets. “People on the street are telling me they’re happy that I’m out and vocal,” Butler said. “They’re excited there’s a possibility of a mayor that will focus on reducing crime. “The large media suppressed [us] and said there were no challengers despite the fact I announced [my candidacy] before the mayor,” he said. “We have quite a robust campaign with signage all around the city and papers continued to sell that narrative.” Butler, currently ANC commissioner for single-district 5D03, an area that includes the Trinidad neighborhood, has a “People First” campaign platform centered on affordable housing, community policing, and diverse educational options for at-risk youth. He said his “Stop-and-Shake-aHand” program would increase beat patrolling throughout the District and encourage officers to form bonds with residents before the occurrence of crime. For affordable housing, Butler said he wants to implement rent-control laws and provide contracts with socially conscious developers. As mayor, Butler said he would relinquish control of D.C. schools to an independent body. Wrap-around services and college-prep programs would also tackle homelessness and connect parents with the tools needed for their college-bound children, he added. Most, if not all of Butler’s policy goals address areas of criticism for the Bowser Administration. However, any attempt to differentiate himself from what’s been perceived as mayoral indifference could be thwarted by concerns about his 2009 disbarment. Butler, a former attorney and owner of a law practice, faced more than a hundred complaints of malpractice, D.C. Court of Appeal documents show, that led to a payout of more than $650,000 to former clients. On many occasions throughout his campaign, Butler candidly addressed that situation, saying that af-
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ter firing the employee at the center of all the unscrupulous activity, he contacted the FBI, inciting a series of events that caused him to leave the legal industry. That blemish hasn’t discouraged some residents, including community activist and children’s advocate C. DeShola Dawkins, from considering Butler as a candidate. “James Butler is doing good things now — I like his platform,” Dawkins, a Southeast resident and onetime member of Ward 8 Council
member Trayon White’s successful campaign team, told The Informer last week during a short break from a bike ride around Malcolm X Park in Northwest. Though she admits to never hearing Butler publicly speak, Dawkins, an ardent supporter of gun control legislation, said his presence in grieving communities, and transparency poses a challenge to Bowser, who she said often demeans residents questioning public safety. “Mr. Butler cares about children,”
Dawkins, 58, added. “I lost my son and I have children and grandchildren living in Ward 8 who I don’t want to see anything happen to. Butler believes that people come first, not corporations like our current mayor. I don’t find her to be a very approachable person.” D.C. resident Michael Clark echoed those sentiments, taking his support of Butler to the next level by acting as his strategist and social media coordinator, a position that he held since his primary loss. Clark said that since late June, he has connected with voters online and in the streets to articulate Butler’s vision. “I felt there was a need for an alternative voice in politics that represents the people of D.C.,” said Clark, brother of the late Tim Clark, a millennial political operative who helped deliver Ward 5 to Bowser in 2014. “The current mayor has not shown a clear vision for where she wants to take us to make the lives of everyday residents better. She’s pushing a narrative that there’s no real alternative to her. What she would tell someone is ‘What do you have to lose? There’s no one else running.’” WI
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Over the past weekend, I found myself hiding out in a quaint bed and breakfast in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware – sorely in need of some me time – time away from the haters, the demons, the naysayers and those who traverse the world, wolves in sheep’s’ clothing. People, some family, some not, who, as The O’Jays so succinctly and accurately warned us, “Smile in your face . . . the backstabbers.” One morning during breakfast, I encountered a mother and her daughter and we decided to enjoy our meal together. Our conversation, however, was something that I could have never imagined. And it was, without a doubt, a message from the Master – “the Great I Am.” As we talked about our lives, it became clear that the little girl, weeks away from entering the sixth grade, is a child who while born as a girl, feels that she was destined to be a little boy. Now, before the so-called lovers of everything Jesus raise their voices
in dismay and call for their fellow Christians to join hands in order to exorcise the demons that have this little girl so confused, let me share what I observed. The little girl, articulate, joyous, engaging and just a real delight, according to both her own words and those of her mother, realized when she was 3, that she preferred blue jeans, short hair, contact sports and things that were routinely connected with little boys. She detests dolls, dresses, long hair and things that are soft, sweet or feminine. Still, she enjoys life. Still, she wants to please her parents, her siblings and her friends. Still, she’s just a kid. In fact, she’s working on a book to share with other children, younger children who are more like her, about what she feels is the most important message she could ever share: a kid is a kid. It struck me that in this age when America is fighting over whether transgender men and women should be allowed to join the military, when we’re in constant verbal battle over whether public facilities should be more accommodating for transgender youth and adults, when we seem salivate whenever we can point our fingers at those who are “different,” that this little girl has the right answer. I couldn’t help but wonder how
she’s been pushed and pushed, attacked and mocked, “buked and scorned” as the song goes because she doesn’t fit society’s acceptable gender delineations. But with the love and support of her siblings, her parents, her grandparents and a few teachers whom I’m told also identify in similar fashion, she’s been able to carve out a save niche for herself. As a reporter, I have written stories about children who have committed suicide because of internal struggles over the sexuality and gender identity. I’ve shared the tales of those who have been thrown out into the streets by their families – parents who say they cannot except nor condone such a lifestyle, often adding that they threw their child out because it was “the will of God.” Certainly, I am not attempting to lay down the law or interpret the ultimate will of God. But I’d like to think that if any of my children or my grandchildren came to me with similar issues, that I would love them just the same. I believe that, while it might be difficult, that I would seek to better understand their struggle and gain greater knowledge as to how I could best help them navigate life. And I’d let anyone who cared to listen know that he or she is kid and that no matter how “different or special” they may be. That’s what love is all about, right? WI
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AROUND THE REGION Trump’s Racial Rhetoric Could Hurt Him, NAACP Poll Says By Hamil Harris WI Contributing Writer An overwhelming number of African Americans believe that President Donald Trump is set on turning the clock back on race relations, according to a recent poll, but a third of the respondents don’t believe that the Democratic party cares about their needs. The poll, conducted for NAACP by the African American Research Collaborative and Latino Decisions, surveyed people in 61 of the nation’s most competitive midterm races to examine the views of African-American, White, Latino, Asian American and Native American voters. “The vote is under attack,” said NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson, who took part in a teleconference Tuesday to announce the poll results with Jamal R. Watkins, NAACP vice president of civic engagement; Henry Fernandez, principal for the African American Research Collaborative, and Ray Block Jr., a professor at the University of Kentucky who helped conduct the survey. According to the poll, 78 percent of the African Americans questioned believe that Trump has caused a setback in race relations and even though some Kanye West, Jim Brown and a few African Americans publicly support or have meet with Trump polls show those efforts have not won the president additional support. While the NAACP is a nonpartisan group and doesn’t endorse, Watkins said the goal of the NAACP this year is to register new voters in a critical way. “Our ultimate goal is for to people have their voices heard at the ballot box,” he said. “It is about us taking action.” While Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has been endorsed by a number of African Americans and Democrats and has been leading in the polls, Watkins said Maryland needs to focus on the issues and what has Hogan done in terms of his record. In recent weeks, some prominent African Americans in Prince George’s County have endorsed Hogan, Trump’s daughter Ivanka has visited Prince George’s Community College and first lady Melania Trump has spoken up to support a school program ran by NBA star LeBron James after her husband took to Twitter to insult
James. But Fernandez said, “When celebrities do this, it is largely perceived as manipulation.” Watkins concurred and lambasted the recent meeting Trump had with a handful of African-American pastors. “The NAACP and faith leaders are crystal-clear that we will not be divided or diverted by the false appearance of engagement,” he said. “The other side can appear to engage our community, but [if ] the track record and history is not there, then people have to vote for the candidates who will make life better” for themselves. During the White House meeting, Mike Freeman, pastor of Spirit of Faith Christian Center, invited Trump to visit his church and Trump said he would come, according to a White House transcript of the meeting between the president and about a dozen ministers including gospel artist Marvin Winans. The group also included pastors loyal to Trump such as Bishop Harry Jackson of Hope Christian Church in Beltsville and Alveeda King, niece of Martin Luther King Jr. “It’s my great honor to be here today with some of the leading pastors and faith leaders from across our nation,” Trump said during the meeting. “These are great people, most of whom I know. And my administration is open, 100 percent, and we have been. We’ve had tremendous support, and I appreciate that.” During the meeting, Trump touted his accomplishments and was praised for his efforts to reopen steel mills in Birmingham, create programs for ex-offenders and improve the economy. At one point, Pastor Darrell Scott said, “And people ask me why do I defend [Trump] so vociferously. And I say it’s easy for me to do it because I know him, and he’s shown me his heart, and I know he has a heart for all Americans.” But Watkins said the electorate will not be persuaded by “validators” sent into the community to sell Trump’s agenda. And even though Trump said that he planned to visit the Spirit of Faith Christian Center, which has several locations in Prince George’s County, Watkins said when it comes to politicians gleaning for votes in the pews, “we won’t be fooled.” WI
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“Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. . . The thing to do is to get organized; keep separated and you will be exploited, you will be robbed, you will be killed. Get organized and you will compel the world to respect you.”
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AROUND THE REGION Theater Giants Look Back on DC Black Repertory Company By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins
When Robert Hooks announced plans for an all-Black theater company in the District in 1970, he had already launched the Group Theater Workshop and Negro Ensemble Company in New York City, both of which provided tuition-free classes for students and produced critically acclaimed stage productions about African-American life. Those endeavors, the Negro Ensemble Company especially, also quelled community tensions, an outcome Hooks, a native Washingtonian and veteran actor, sought to duplicate for Black people in the District reeling from Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and subsequent mass riots in 1968 and the widespread dysfunction that followed. “I insisted on including 15 of the most professional actors to do the plays,” Hooks said as he explained the inner workings of the DC Black Repertory Company under which he and others produced more than 20 productions. “I worked with my artistic director. He and I would select the plays that we would do on our four- or five-play seasons. The plays would go into rehearsals for four weeks. We would have tech rehearsals with the best technical people training our youngsters.” Hooks received his vision for the DC Black Repertory Company after a meeting with radio host and activist Petey Greene and then-city administrator Walter E. Washington in the wake of the 1968 riots. Months later, he called a meeting of D.C.-area Black theater professionals and students at Howard University to bring his plans into fruition. From its inception in 1971, the DC Black Repertory Company, later known as The Rep, Inc., produced numerous African-American stage plays and provided free theater instruction. Former members such as Kene Holliday of “Matlock” fame and Lynn Whitfield, currently a star on OWN’s “Greenleaf,” took parts in company productions that charted them on a path to stardom. In 1976, the DC Black Repertory Company dissolved, and a group of students, including Dyson, formed The Rep, Inc.
That organization thrived well into the early 1990s, surviving Reagan-era cuts to the National Endowment of the Arts. Founding company members Bernice Reagon and Mike Malone would go on to help start female African-American a capella group Sweet Honey in the Rock and co-found the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, respectively. “All of the work we did stemmed from the fact that that we had Black stories to tell and no one told them,” Hooks said of his experiences in the DC Black Repertory Company. “There were other theater companies that we started up because of this. It was always about telling our stories. [D.C.] was my hometown. We had to be responsible.”
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our mentors,” said Dyson, 65, veteran stage actor, onetime student in the DC Black Repertory Company and founder of the Multi-Media Training Institute. “Those of us who are part of the company went on to do great things.” To attract people of various ages, Dyson said he plans to work to the DC Office on Aging and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation to transport guests, noting the need for an exchange in the era of the “Black Panther” film and a yearning for a strong Black media presence. “There’s a thirst for Black culture,” he said. “The seeds for a Black cultural movement are still there. We have to reach out and help [the next generation].” For the full version of this story, go to washingtoninformer.com. WI
5 Founding members of the DC Black Repertory Company. /Courtesy photo
Next month, DC Black Repertory Company’s founding members, alumni and fans will go down memory lane and expose youth to the history of those who blazed a path for today’s stars during an awards ceremony at the Lincoln Theatre and photo exhibit at Busboys & Poets, both on the U Street corridor in Northwest. The photo exhibit will feature work from Roy Lewis, David Ogburn, and Debbie “Ayo” Chavis that documents nearly 20 years of DC Black Repertory Company and The Rep Inc. It eventually will be housed in the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall, Hooks said. The 47th anniversary celebration, hosted by the DC Black Repertory Alumni Association and Multi-Media Training Institute, will recognize Hooks and other founding members during a ceremony. Guests include Holliday and former “Live at the Apollo” host Kiki Shepard. On the night of Sept. 15, Captain Fly of WPFW FM will serve as the emcee. Those to be recognized include Reagan, Eric Hughes and Carolyne Jones-Barnes, all founding staff. Vantile “Motojicho” Whitfield, Malone, Ed Murphy, and Greene will also receive posthumous honors. “This is not driven [solely] by performances — we’re honoring
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Group Provides Outlet for Disabled Black Women
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After Donna Walton’s left leg was amputated at age 18 more than 40 years ago, she wanted to consult with a Black woman with a similar experience of living with a disability. Walton said doctors and social workers showed her pictures of Edward M. Kennedy Jr., son of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, skiing after part of his right leg was amputated.
“That was the person I was supposed to emulate,” Walton said during an interview last month. “Well, there was no way I could emulate that for various reasons.” For the next four decades, Walton used her personal and professional experiences as a counselor, motivational speaker and amputee to establish “Divas with Disabilities,” the social network she created through Facebook in 2012 that connects women of color who have various disabilities. Today, the network has more
than 1,000 followers and members. Walton, who received a doctorate in counseling from George Washington University in Northwest, moderated a panel July 30 at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill as part of an all-day discussion titled “From Washington to Hollywood and Beyond: The Future of Americans with Disabilities.” RespectAbility, a Rockville, Md.-nonprofit organization led by advocates and those with disabilities, organized the session. Walton, who published a book last year called “Shattered Dreams, Broken Promises,” serves on the board of advisers. The Hollywood discussion is one part of the Divas’ platforms to force the movie industry to hire people of color. The group’s vision statement: “To see more women of color with disabilities reflected in mass media.” As it stands, Darryl “Chill” Mitchell, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a 2001 motorcycle crash, is the only prominent Black actor with a disability that consistently gets roles. Before the crash, he worked as an able-bodied actor, starring in movies such as “House Party,” “House Party 2” and “Black Knight.”
5 Donna R. Walton, founder of Divas with Disabilities /Courtesy photo
“The actors and actresses are not advocating for and hiring people with disabilities to play those parts,” said Tracee Garner, a member of the Divas with muscular dystrophy from Loudon County, Virginia. “It is easy if you are already an actor and am able to stay in the industry. [Mitchell] already has his career established.” Garner mentioned how Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently received some flak for
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5 From left: Peggy Brookins, CEO and president of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, moderates a panel on a national teacher survey released Aug. 1 at The National Press Club in Northwest. Three of the educators who helped create the survey — Nivia Vizurraga, an elementary special-education teacher in Reseda, California; Cameron Maxwell, a seventh- and eighth-grade English teacher in New York City; and Christina Kim, an elementary school instructional coach in Los Angeles — sat on the panel. /Photo by William J. Ford
By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill The best way for officials in public schools to recruit new teachers is provide financial incentives for those who work in low-income and rural areas, a nationwide survey of schoolteachers found. The recommendation was one of dozens offered in the survey produced by Educators for Excellence, a New York City-based nonprofit that received responses from 1,000 full-time public schoolteachers nationwide. Also recommended in the survey results released Aug. 1: Access aca-
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demic growth over time to evaluate teacher and student effectiveness, versus standardized test scores. The teachers who helped create the survey spoke about portions of the 115-page document at the National Press Club in Northwest. “As teachers, we know the challenges affecting our students and our schools,” said Isaiah Sago, a high school teacher from Los Angeles. “We hope administrators and policy makers are listening to what we have to say and will [turn words] into action.” Sago and his colleagues volunteered to conduct the survey, titled
“Voices in the Classroom: A Survey of America’s Educators,” delving into topics such as equity, teacher retention and school safety. Teachers who participated in the survey between April 14 and May 6 answered questions based on six trends: economic security; leading from the classroom; heard beyond the classroom; school safety and discipline; accountability; and school choice. The one question with almost-unanimous agreement at 96 percent came from this statement: “I wish there were more opportunities as a teacher to influence education policy that impacts my profession and students.” Even though the majority of educators believe unions are essential in and out the classroom, only 15 percent believe “a great deal” of state and federal lawmakers relate to a teacher’s perspective. Only 16 percent consider district or charter school officials understand a teacher’s viewpoint. “We [must] keep having conversations,” said Christina Kim, who finished her first year as an elementary school instructional coach in Los Angeles and helped establish the survey. “We might not agree and sometimes we may not like you, but … we must keep engaging and keep talking and that’s the best we can do.”
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When a question touched on support for school choice by race, 51 percent of the 208 minority teachers who participated in the survey want to provide “completely free educational options for low-income families.” About 35 percent of their 792 White counterparts agreed. The survey, which had a margin of error of plus/minus 3.1 percentage points, also noted teachers of color believe a greater sense of appreciation for their craft within their state and the nation as a whole. However, 12 percent feel “not very valued” or “not valued at all” by their own colleagues, compared to 6 percent of White teachers. The percentage increase for teachers of color to 22 percent among their principals; 17 percent for Whites. Tracy Michelle Netter, an elementary school teacher in Chicago, said the survey served as one of the most unique projects in her career. “I am really hoping this survey can be in every single school in Chicago just so that teachers can understand some of their same concerns have been heard nationally,” she said after the 90-minute discussion. “Just get that information out there for teachers, administrators, students and parents to show this is what’s going on.” View the full survey at https://bit. ly/2n2RFgQ. WI
his portrayal of an amputee in the movie “Skyscraper.” Former Paralympian and actress Katy Sullivan wrote a letter published July 16 to NBC’s “Dateline” on how “able-bodied” actors portraying those with disabilities can affect a project’s authenticity. Six days earlier, Johnson posted a picture on Instagram with the movie’s writer/director, Rawson Thurber, and real-life amputee Jeff Glasbrenner. As for the Divas, monthly conference calls are held with guest speakers to discuss intersectionality of Black women who are disabled, self-care and other topics. Anyone in need of employment can view a few jobs posted weekly on the Facebook page. Zazel O’Garra of New York City’s Queens borough heard about the Divas through a friend from Berlin. O’Garra, who had a tumor removed from her brain in 2003 that left her partially paralyzed, works as a counselor, serves on the Screen Actors Guild and manages her own dance company, ZCO Dance Project, to teach dance throughout New York City for those with disabilities. “I took a train to Washington, D.C., and we just hit it off immediately,” O’Garra said about meeting Walton. “It just grew from there and I wanted to be a part of the [Divas] organization.” Future plans are in the works to arrange a national conference next year to bring all the Divas together in person. A possible name: “Divas and Allies.” “I don’t want to exclude [anyone],” Walton said. There are individuals who have family members with disabilities. I look at them as our allies. They can’t relate to being a Diva, per se, but they can certainly be supportive.” For more information, go to http://www.divaswithdisabilities. com. WI
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BUSINESS 3 Student organizers and supporters for the “March for Our Lives: Road to Change” tour stand in front of a mural that was created during the stopover at Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest on Aug. 5. From left: Ahnna Smith, D.C. interim deputy mayor of education; Bria Smith, a high school senior from Milwaukee and a student organizer; Rev. Thomas Bowen, director of the Mayor’s Office of Religious Affairs and associate minister for social justice at Shiloh Baptist Church; Kyrah Simon, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and a student organizer; and Michelle Minguez, co-founder and partner of The Soze Agency, a consulting firm supporting March for Our Lives. /Photo by Brenda C. Siler
TOUR from Page 1 plan for the March for Our Lives movement. The “Road to Change” tour aims to stimulate realistic conversations about gun violence in America. With mass killings becoming so rampant, there is a concern that the country has become numb to gun violence. “It took the shooting at our school for people to look at how many mass shootings were going on in our country,” said Kyrah Simon, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School and tour organizer. “So many people across the country have terrible stories about gun violence, but don’t have a chance to share their voices. Open dialog was not going on at the level it is now.” Shiloh Baptist Church, which has taken on a leadership role in gun violence prevention, gladly opened its doors to the “Road to Change” tour. “Shiloh Church is in lockstep with March for our Lives,” said Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith, Shiloh’s senior minister. “We want to spread that support around to
5 David Hogg, one of the survivors of the shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and an organizer of the March for our Lives movement, poses with Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith, senior minister of Shiloh Baptist Church, at the Northwest church on Aug. 5. /Photo by Brenda C. Siler
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other churches in D.C.” Rev. Thomas Bowen, director of the Mayor’s Office of Religious Affairs, said a call came in earlier in the week indicating that the tour was looking for a church for engaging in community service. “What I like about the young people from Parkland and the March for Our Lives movement is they felt privileged to have the mic, but they are linking with kids from inner cities who have been crying for someone to help them protect their communities,” said Bowen, who also is an associate minister for social justice at Shiloh. In addition to the tour break of playing basketball, students from Dunbar High School and the “Road to Change” students created greeting cards with encouragement messages to be delivered to kids at DC Scholars and Thurgood Marshall Academy, two charter schools in the District. “I was at Thurgood Marshall Academy in March when students from Parkland came,” said Ahanna Smith, the District’s interim deputy director of education. “I watched the sharing of experiences about what gun violence meant to them. No child should fear getting to and from school every day.” Bria Smith, 17, a high school senior from Milwaukee and another youth organizer, is clear about what is required to sustain the March for Our Lives movement. “We use the phrase ‘inter-sectionality,’” Bria said. “If you are not promoting diversity in your movement, you will not progress forward. If you are talking about a human issue, you need every type of human in this movement.” WI
5 From left: Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith, senior minister at Shiloh Baptist Church, Emma González, Parkland, Fla. student and co-founder of the “March for Our Lives” movement, and The Washington Informer’s Brenda C. Siler at the Northwest church on Aug. 5. /Photo courtesy Rev. Thomas Bowen, Shiloh Baptist
Emma González, 18, is a survivor of the February shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. She also is one of the founders of the “March for Our Lives” movement and its “Road to Change” bus tour. González, who was in D.C. last weekend with other youths for a rally in support of those who have been killed by gun violence, gave an exclusive interview to Washington Informer contributing writer Brenda C. Siler: Washington Informer: What has been the impact of the “March for Our Lives: Road to Change” tour? Emma González: We have created a network. The sibling marches that arose became local “March for Our Lives” chapters. We’ve been able to visit those chapters to help them raise their voices. It has been a couple of months since the national march took place here in Washington, DC and we do not want anybody to feel that what they have been doing should stop. WI: What accomplishments have you seen? EG: [Everywhere] we go, we find that communities have been doing things that have been incredibly inspirational. I met somebody, 15 or 16 years old, who got a law passed because they wrote to legislators and made it happen. That’s what people need to be doing. I’ve had people say to me, “I’m running because of you.” They are running for political office because they heard me. A lot of people come up to us at restaurants who thank us for what we are doing. WI: How have you seen adults affected by this youth-led movement? EG: Many adults come up to us and say they are sorry because say they are the generation that failed us. We tell them they do not need to apologize. We want to hear how we have inspired adults. There should be no self-pity here. Everybody can do something. This is not just a youth movement. It is a people’s movement.
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BUSINESS Joint Center Concerned About Black Employment By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer America’s hiring practices are as racist as ever, says a team of researchers at Northwestern University, Harvard, and the Institute for Social Research in Norway. In their findings released in June, the researchers said they made the determination after looking at every available field experiment on hiring discrimination from 1989 through 2015. Now, the White House has announced an executive order establishing a National Council for the American Worker, which will develop a strategy for training and retraining workers by gathering input from a variety of stakeholders, both public and private.
While that announcement has been met with skepticism, particularly in the African-American community, the D.C.-based Joint Center for Political and Economy Studies is pushing for dialogue. Founded in 1970, the think tank produces data, analysis, and ideas to solve challenges that confront the Black community. Currently, officials said, the center’s focus is the future of work in African-American communities and congressional staff diversity. “At the Joint Center, we are deeply committed to workforce development in Black communities in the changing economy,” said Spencer Overton, the president of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. “We welcome any and all con-
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[President] Trump does not have a history of appointing folks who are advocates for and have knowledge of the issues that face Blacks and the working poor,” Wallace-Gobern said. “It is a common practice for businesses to receive incentives to open shop in cities across America. Real investment in the American workforce must include incentives for workers such as free training, priority hiring status given to those who complete training, inclusion of the formerly incarcerated, and accountability measures to ensure equal opportunity in admittance to the trainings and to ensure quality wages are paid.” Too many Black workers remain disconnected from the labor force, and many who are participating are in occupations at high risk of automation, Overton said.
versations to move toward an inclusive system of training, particularly building off the major reforms and funding efforts from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which was signed by President Obama in 2014,” Overton said. “We hope the new Council will give special attention to communities that have not enjoyed all of the benefits of this economy. We also hope that the President reconsiders previous proposals to cut state job training grants by up to 40 percent, which will disproportionately affect Black communities.” Tanya Wallace-Gobern, executive director of the National Black Worker Center Project, said she’s also concerned with the White House’s order. “Who gets appointed to this board is key and is concerning, as
The Joint Center conducted a study that found that 27 percent of Black workers are concentrated in just 30 jobs at high-risk to automation, such as cashiers, drivers and security guards. Upskilling is key to help prepare the community for emerging jobs and occupations that pay higher wages, according to the study. It’s also critical for employers and government to address other well-documented barriers to employment in transitioning labor markets, such as implicit bias in recruitment and evaluation. “The Joint Center welcomes proposals and conversations that are local, placed-based, community-oriented and tailored to specific communities to reduce barriers to employment,” Overton said. WI
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BUSINESS Friends Create High-Quality Black-Owned Cigar Line By Curtis Bunn Urban News Service
As a young man, Greg Willis bonded with his father by sitting on the front porch with him and smoking a cigar. He cherished that time, and, over the years, gained an affinity for robustos. Those intimate father-son moments have come full circle for Willis, a Cox Automotive Media Solutions expert in Atlanta. He and his four business partners spent the past year developing a new high-quality cigar which they predict will turn heads. The result is Emperors Cut, a company that produces a medium- to full-bodied cigar that the group plans unveil in July. They have test marketed their product to cigar smokers of various tastes to resounding praise that has fortified their efforts to push forward. For Willis, it is an ode to his dad, Robert, who died in 1996. “For sure, my dad would be proud of what we have created — and he would enjoy it,” Willis, 54, said. Each of his four partners, also professional men in their 50s, took different paths to become cigar aficionados. Maurice Holland, who lives in Suffolk, Virginia, enjoyed his first cigar on vacation in Jamaica 20 years ago, he said. Since then, he has traveled extensively, always enjoying a variety of sticks along the way. Darnell Streat met Willis while they were students at Norfolk State University. He started smoking cigars about 15 years ago. Greg Hurt said he has been into cigars since the 1990s and enjoys them as an opportunity to escape the rigors of everyday life. Robert Howard, a lawyer in D.C., discovered cigars last year, believed in the product and joined the group as an investor. Streat, who connected the partners, had contemplated developing a line for years. Finally, he called Willis: “He believed we could make it happen.” And so, they have. They spent considerable time researching the industry and domestic and international markets — the U.S. is responsible for little than half of the $20 billion global cigar market. They also learned about the handful of African-American-produced cigars in the market — including El Primer Mundo, Trilogy and Tres Lindas Cubanas. But the friends are confident their product can find its place, among African-Americans and cigar lovers in general. They hired a veteran cigar roller in Miami and went through several incarnations of the product, “The beauty of having so many experienced palates is that we could
articulate clearly what we wanted to accomplish in a stick and got it right with a few iterations,” Holland said. Their first release is called Natural Pleasure, a puros, meaning the wrapper, binder and filler—the three leaves that make up a premium cigar — are all made from the same country of origin, in this case, Nicaraguan. “It starts with pepper notes and evolves into a very smooth smoke with hints of coffee, cocoa and pepper,” Holland said. “It will to appeal to the most experienced cigar smokers while its flavor profile appeals to less experienced and new smokers [and] women smokers.” The $10 price was intentional; they wanted a high-quality but affordable cigar — well, affordable by cigar standards. But getting where they are has been a journey that tried their patience and resilience, particularly as African-American proprietors. “Imagine the skepticism of Westerners teaching kung fu! Given the art was created by Asians, the perception is they are best suited to advance the art,” Holland said. “Apply that [thinking] to cigars and Latin America. We know our product has to be on point to get over the frame of reference hurdle.” Then there were the endless machinations to get licensed. Holland: “The U.S. government does not make it easy for new players in the tobacco space. (It also was challenging) getting a seat at the table with smokers. You have smokers who . . . are not open to cigars outside their knowledge zone. We want mind share (to influence experienced, knowledgeable smokers) and that remains our challenge in a mature market.” They were surprised to find that one of the most significant barriers was erected by the Food & Drug Administration. Starting this August, it will begin applying a regulation designed to make sure drugs are safe - called “substantial equivalence,” to new tobacco products. This means they cannot market their stogies until the FDA issues an order permitting their sale. Given the backlog in applications, the FDA’s permission is not likely to come soon. This process pushed the partners to the brink of giving up, it was so arduous, Willis said. “The cigar industry is extremely insular; they keep proprietary information close to their vest and are hesitant to new entrants,” he added. “We experienced this but found a strategic partner that helped us navigate the complexity of Substantial Equivalence and other nuanced matters. “We understood substantial equivalence was a major hurdle but not insurmountable short-term,” Willis
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said. “We did the due diligence by way of research to stay within the scope of Substantial Equivalence. Our blend does not fall outside the scope of the existing blends of our strategic partner. Yet, our blend remains true to what we intended it to be.” Howard, the lawyer, oversees “compliance with the myriad of laws governing the marketing and sales of cigars.” Willis and Streat are hybrids, serving in various capacities of the business. The friends invested “significant” funds to launch the company, Willis said, and will invest more capital into their marketing campaign, which includes distinctive packaging and distribution through their Nicaraguan partner.
5 Partners Greg Hurt, Darryl Redmond (friend), Greg Willis, Darnell Streat and Maurice Holland worked together to create a quality cigar line. (Not pictured: Robert Howard) /Photo courtesy of Urban News Service
They plan to produce 10,000 cigars to start and will market them through their website, emperors-cut. com. “Emperors Cut is a lifestyle brand,”
Holland said, “synonymous with good times. The smoker defines the good time; we just want to be their stick they know augments their fun.” WI
Decency and In Order By Aimee D. Griffin, Esq
The Griffin Firm enjoys giving presentations in churches regularly. In that forum we share that one of the scriptures that we stand on is 1 Corinthians 14:40, “Let all things be done decently and in order. (KJV) This is a strong statement that we have a responsibility to be thoughtful in what we do and how we do it. The standard of all things is pretty profound. People often reference estate planning as “getting their affairs in order”. As an estate planning and probate attorney, we have the opportunity to see the impact on families after the passing of a loved one. Truly when a loved one passes there is grief. Grief is an incredibly strong emotion. Grief can immobilize a person. One of the stages of grief is anger. Anger can be directed in many different ways that may not be anticipated, especially depending on the cause of death. This emotion to can impact our behavior. We know that there is no way to avoid the emotional pain of losing a loved one. We know that as long as we are loved there will be an emotional distress. To transition in Decency and In Order we must create the plan that includes directions for distributions of assets and the appointment of those people who will manage the process. As a society where there are many blended or estranged family members, it is vital for us to outline the plan that builds up the family. Unfortunately, I have experienced ugly circumstances where a second wife denies the children resulting in litigation. I have experienced where a parent had secured 3 homes during her life time intending to give each child one, but she passed away prior to completing the transfer of the two final homes. The child who had received his home demanded a third of each of the other two homes. I have had the burden of trying to locate extended members of a family to distribute assets although they never knew the family member who passed away because there were no children to inherit. I have seen children in blended families become, in essence, disinherited because of the order of death of the married couple. People call our office to give information to siblings because they refuse to speak to one another. This is not decency or order. We encourage people to seek to be peacemakers. Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God. (Matthew 5:9). I encourage each of us to be peacemakers when leaving their loved ones with this gift of decency and order. We have also had the opportunity to sit with families after the passing of a loved one and they report on the peaceful transition of wealth. We are thankful to facilitate this transition. In estate planning it is vital to be honest about the capacity and the character of the people in your circle. Most of us seek for our legacy to be that our family, community and the world is better because we were here. All of that can be diminished because we didn’t get our affairs in order. We remember Prince as an amazing artist. We also remember the debacle that ensued after he passed away. Let’s do everything in decency and good order to build a legacy that strengthens. Aimee D. Griffin, Esq., The Griffin Firm, PLLC 5335 Wisconsin Ave NW Suite 440 Washington DC 20015 www.thegriffinfirm-PLLC.com 202-379-4738
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NATIONAL Lawyers Blast Cosby Conviction as form of ‘Backwoods Justice’
By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
Many in the legal profession are now making their voices heard in opposition of the sexual assault conviction of comedian Bill Cosby.
While many observers, particularly those who relied on reporting by mainstream media, wrote off the trial and verdict in April as a win for the #MeToo movement, several lawyers and legal experts said Cosby was a victim
of a flawed and prejudiced legal system. John Davis, an international lawyer who lives in the south of France and writes about gender issues, called the trial a case of “sleazy backwoods justice.” “The Cosby jury verdict is being heralded as a great milestone in justice for women accusers ... but the problem is that the judge in the case rigged the trial to ensure that Cosby would be convicted,” Davis said. “Hundreds of times during the Jim Crow era, judges rigged trials in rape cases so that they could be hanged even though they were innocent.” Cosby, 81, will be sentenced in September. He faces up to 10 years in prison for each of the three guilty verdicts. Davis cited the Scottsboro Boys trial of the 1930s, in which nine young Black boys were convicted of raping two White women and sentenced to death. The judges
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rigged those trials to keep out evidence that the boys were innocent and allowed evidence that suggested they were guilty even after knowing the evidence was based on fraudulent accounts, Davis said. Eighty years later, an Alabama court pardoned the Scottsboro Boys. Others said Black America is missing the bigger picture with Cosby. “The trial was a terrific example of the travesty of justice in the American courtroom for sex assault trials,” said Paul Saputo of the Dallas-based Saputo Law Firm. “As has happened throughout American history, popular culture weighs heavily on criminal justice and I obviously don’t know whether or not Cosby is guilty of what he’s accused of, but when the justice system sacrifices fairness in procedure to tilt the scales, we have a major problem.” Not only did Cosby’s accuser receive a large amount of support from the government and media, Cosby became a victim of the mass media and popular culture who won’t give him a second thought, Saputo said. Marcellus Lattimore, a New York-based defense lawyer, said that before Cosby is sent to prison, everyone — particularly African Americans — should pause to examine his case. “We need to take a step back because I know a lot of us are angry with Bill Cosby because some of us believed he aired our dirty laundry with his ‘pound cake’ speech and some of us believe that he even looked down or talked down to us,” Lattimore said. “Then we have people like D.L. Hughley speaking against Cosby, but it was the same as back in slavery, same as back in Jim Crow and the civil rights [movement]. But … Cosby has done much for Blacks, giving $200 million to HBCUs and when you want to make a difference, you look at education and that’s what he did — he didn’t give it to White schools or White people.” Lawrence Black, a lawyer in Atlanta, said it was obvious that Cosby was “railroaded” by an “overanxious DA and prejudiced judge,” but African Americans should pay close attention to mainstream media. “The shenanigans that went on with that case is beyond comprehension when you take into account that these reporters and their editors conspired with their competition to write essentially what was false and Black people bought it and Cosby is paying for that,” Black said. “It’s hard to read
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White-owned newspapers now, especially after the Cosby case. It’s just as hard to take CNN and MSNBC serious, too, because they let it happen and when you stand by and do nothing, it’s almost as if you are an accessory to the crime so I hold that any reporter worth the ink used in newspapers or the airtime used on television or radio, should tell the real story of what happened to a Black American icon.” CNN legal analyst and longtime lawyer Joey Jackson called the trial “a miscarriage of justice” and said it never should have been brought. Renowned mathematician and social commentator Jonathan David Farley said the so-called “smoking gun” deposition also wasn’t as explosive as mainstream media had readers and viewers believe “The alleged deposition transcript does not show that Cosby drugged women without their knowledge in order to incapacitate them so that he could rape them,” Farley said. “But a juror admitted that he voted to convict Cosby based on this false belief.” Meanwhile, Davis also cited the $3.4 million settlement Cosby reached in 2006 with accuser Andrea Constand as another reason the case against Cosby was fixed. “If the prosecutor hadn’t promised they would not prosecute [after the civil settlement], Cosby could, and would, have exercised his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent,” Davis said. “Seven years later, a new trophy-hunting prosecutor decided to violate the promises of the prosecutor’s office and filed charges against Cosby.” Former District Attorney Bruce Castor said he did indeed promise Cosby that if the comedian sat for a deposition in the Constand civil case, that testimony could never be used against him. For the full version of this story, go to washingtoninformer.com. WI
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Obama Announces First Wave of Midterm Endorsements By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Barack and Michelle Obama were recently videoed dancing at a Beyoncé and Jay-Z concert, enjoying their post-White House life. But the former president has gotten back to business, announcing endorsements of dozens of candidates in advance of November’s all-important midterm elections. This large, diverse contingent comprises 81 candidates from across the country in federal, state and down-ballot races. “I’m proud to endorse such a wide and impressive array of Democratic candidates — leaders as diverse, patriotic and big-hearted as the America they’re running to represent,” Obama said in a statement. “I’m confident that, together, they’ll strengthen this country we love by restoring opportunity that’s broadly shared, repairing our alliances and standing in the world, and upholding our fundamental commitment to justice, fairness, responsibility and the rule of law. “But first, they need our votes — and I’m eager to make the case for why Democratic candidates deserve our votes this fall,” the former president said. Obama said he and his wife believe the country’s long-term challenges can be addressed best when all take a more active role in democracy. That’s why he is dedicating his post-presidency efforts to identifying and elevating the next generation of leaders, he said. In issuing this first round of endorsements, Obama said he also
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5 Former President Barack Obama has issued a wave of endorsements ahead of the midterm elections. /Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
hopes to help current and aspiring Democratic leaders establish themselves, build their profiles and lead their communities. This fall, Obama promises to prioritize supporting redistricting targets recommended by the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) in order to retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives and grow the U.S. Senate Democratic Caucus. The round of endorsements also include several promising Obama administration and campaign alumni who heeded the former president’s call in his farewell speech to “grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run for office yourself,” Obama said. Both Barack and Michelle Obama said they expect to campaign in several states this fall and to issue a second round of endorsements in advance of Nov. 6. Here’s a list of endorsements issued by the Obamas: California Gavin Newsom (Governor) Eleni Kounalakis (Lt. Governor) Josh Harder (U.S. House, CA-10) TJ Cox (U.S. House, CA-21) Katie Hill (U.S. House, CA-25) Katie Porter (U.S. House, CA-45) Harley Rouda (U.S. House, CA-48) Mike Levin (U.S. House, CA-49) Ammar Campa-Najjar (U.S. House, CA-50) Buffy Wicks (State Assembly, District 15) For a complete list of Obama’s endorsements, go to washingtoninformer.com. WI
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Mnangagwa Pledges to Serve All Zimbabweans
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to serve all its citizens regardless of political affiliation following his election to the presidency in the harmonized elections. He also promised to set up a team to probe violence instigated by MDC-Alliance, culminating in the recent deaths of six people in Harare, The Herald reported. The president-elect, speaking during a press conference at State House in Harare on Friday, said that no democratic process was flawless. “I pledge to be the president of all Zimbabweans,” he said during the press conference, his first since he was officially declared the winner of the elections on July 30. “A president of those that voted for me and those who did not. For both must be made to belong and to participate in national processes.” He said his main rival in the presidential election, MDC-Alliance’s Nelson Chamisa, would also be integral going forward. “To Nelson Chamisa, I want to say: You have a crucial role to play in Zimbabwe’s present and its unfolding future,” the president said. “Let us both call for peace and unity in our land, call for both, should be louder than ever. That is the role of leaders. That is our joint responsibility even though discharged and fulfilled differently.” Mnangagwa urged Zimbabweans to unite despite political differences: “To all Zimbabweans, let me say that although we were divided at the polls, we are now united in the aftermath of the democratic process, indeed in our dreams and in our aspirations. “Though some will inevitably be disappointed with the outcome, I urge everyone to be calm and peaceful and to look forward. To remember that we are all brothers and sisters and that this land is all we have. Now is the time for us to come together as one, to work as one people. Sharing one dream, one destiny.”
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Three former National Party ministers, including Magnus Malan, have been identified as central figures in a pedophilia ring that operated during apartheid. News24 reported Sunday that investigations into Malan, a former defense minister who died in 2011, John Wiley, former apartheid minister of environmental affairs, and a third person who is still alive were halted by the police and the investigating officer hounded from service in the 1980s. The explosive allegations are contained in “The Lost Boys of Bird Island,” a new book by former policeman Mark Minnie and ex-journalist Chris Steyn. The three were allegedly involved along with the late Port Elizabeth businessman John Allen in ferrying colored minors to Bird Island in Algoa Bay near Port Elizabeth. The book claims the children were molested and forced to satisfy the older men’s sexual fantasies. Malan died in 2011 while Wiley and Allen both allegedly committed suicide in 1987. The third minister’s identity was withheld by the publishers based on legal advice. One child was maimed when a gun was allegedly thrust into his anus and the trigger pulled. He was transported by helicopter to a local hospital.
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Jamaican Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw said he has given instruction for the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) to put in place a licensing regime that caters specifically to small ganja farmers. Speaking at the 66th annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industry and Food Show in Clarendon, Shaw told small farmers that they would not be left behind in the thrust to develop Jamaica’s medical ganja industry, the Jamaica Gleaner reported. He said he had instructed the CLA to develop a licensing system that would be less stringent in terms of the capital that investors in the fledgling medical ganja industry are required to put up in order to qualify for licences. He said this system to be developed by the CLA would enable small farmers to apply for licences to grow and sell the weed to processors and exporters. “We cannot allow the ganja train to leave the station without Jamaica,” the agriculture minister told the gathering to loud cheers. “We have got to sort out the arrangements in Jamaica.” Stressing the need to shift the focus from the negativity surrounding ganja, he said those arguing against it should instead look at the revolution that is taking place with the product. WI
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HEALTH District’s Homicide Rate Rising, No End in Sight Many Fear Police Alone Cannot Stem the Tide By Tatyana Hopkins WI Contributing Writer Several weeks ago, a disturbing rumor began to circulate on social media after an unidentified man turned to Facebook Live, warning District residents that a serial rapist had been
targeting Black women in Southeast, pointing to the discovery of the remains of two women near 16th and Minnesota Avenues as proof. And while law enforcement officials quickly refuted the claim as “completely false,” the post continued to effectively fuel growing
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concerns over an unprecedented escalation in homicide rates in D.C. unseen in years. Tens of thousands shared the post and many expressed outrage with the disproportionate increase of violent crime taking place in Black neighborhoods – some even
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asserting that both city officials and members of the mainstream media appeared to have little concern, providing a miniscule amount of potential solutions. Consider that while violent and overall crime have decreased by 7 and 5 percent, respectively, compared to the same period last year, police data indicated that homicide rate has surged by 40 percent. “Many communities have had enough of senseless violence and the use of illegal guns on our streets that’s destroying families,” Mayor Muriel Bowser recently said during a press conference regarding the murder of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson – shot and killed when a gunman opened fire in her Northeast D.C. police neighborhood. Bowser announced that the city would increase the award for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the youth’s death from $25,000 to $45,000. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Peter Newsham, also present at the press conference, added that his officers were working toward decreasing the number of homicides, focusing on repeat violent offenders and removing illegal guns from the streets citing that more than 1,000 illegal firearms have already been recovered in D.C. this year. “Although violent crime is down 7 percent we’re very concerned about the increase in homicides,” Newsham said. “In addition to traditional law enforcement efforts, the mayor has tasked every agency in the District government with the task of preventing these senseless killings.” An MPD spokesperson said D.C.’s close proximity to places with more flexible gun policies like Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia make illegal guns more available and accessible in the District, adding that MPD has teamed up with others within the criminal justice system in order to better ensure that offenders
be held accountable for actions that promote or lead to violent conclusions. Del McFadden, executive director of the D.C. Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) whose doors opened last fall, said violent crime creates additional trauma to disadvantaged neighborhoods. “We understand that law enforcement can’t do this alone and that it’s vital that we have buy-in from the community,” McFadden said. Created through the Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results Act, the office operates three programs to mitigate violent crime by offering services, approaching violence prevention with a public health approach. Still, McFadden says the surge of violence cannot solely be attributed to tensions within rival, area gangs but also to interpersonal conflicts from chance encounters that often get out of hand. ONSE’s Pathways program, which began in June, currently provides wraparound services for 25 of D.C.’s most vulnerable residents, including victims and perpetrators of violent crimes,” he said. “It takes strong partnership and cross-sector expertise to get this work done and to more effectively attain buy-in from the community and time and trust in these communities,” McFadden said. Councilmember Trayon White (D-Ward 8), who spoke at Makiyah’s funeral last month, also met with the participants of the Pathways program last week. “Every year we are growing as a city and part of my job is to make sure that we’re not just talking about equality anymore, but we are talking about equity,” White said to the participants, whose ages range from 18 to 35. “We have to engage young [people] to figure out what we can do to serve them and the rest of the community.” WI
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DC JAIL from Page 1 dozens of others again gathered in front of Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, which houses the D.C. Central Cell Block, in protest of the mouse and roach infestation, shackling, and verbal mistreatment Hawkins said he witnessed while in police custody. A particular point of contention for Hawkins concerned what he called the need to arrest people for minor offenses. a situation not endemic to him as he came to find out in conversations with cellmates. He spoke about meeting a man caught driving with a learner’s permit, and another fellow who returned a rental car two weeks late. “There were about 40 men — three White, three Hispanic, and the rest Black — in a cell that was 5 feet by 5 feet by 7 feet,” Hawkins said. “There’s no bedding or pillows. There was no food and you felt the inhumanity of how they treated people. I see how people come out worse. Police bark at you and have a desire to control people.” Hawkins’ allegations echo that of a 2015 report from the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Public Affairs that described “poor housekeeping and sanitation practices” in D.C. Central Cell Block. A public affairs specialist in MPD’s office of communications declined The Informer’s request to comment on the aforementioned conditions. The D.C. Department of Corrections didn’t reply to a similar inquiry. Monday’s protest followed another gathering that took place in front of MPD headquarters days following the clergymen’s June arrest. In response to the fervor surrounding the issue, members of the D.C. Council’s Judiciary Committee visited D.C. Central Cell Block this summer. Councilman Charles Allen (D-Ward 6), the committee chair, wrote in a Monday evening email that he prioritized central lockup matters during a hearing with the D.C. Department of Corrections in which agency leaders committed to regularly cleaning the cell block. Such action hasn’t sufficed for protesters. As the afternoon sun beamed down on them, Black, white, and Latino women and men chanted loudly and waved colorful signs that criticized conditions inside D.C. Central Cell Block and demanded its closure. Police officers and passersby listened as Hawkins, Rev. Graylan Hagler, pastor of Plymouth Congregational United Church of
HEALTH Christ in Northwest, and Rev. William H. Lamar IV of Metropolitan AME Church, also in Northwest, addressed fellow protesters on a bullhorn. At one point, activist and singer Luci Murphy led nearly 30 people in song while members of the media and onlookers recorded the events on DSLRs and smartphones. Supporters included representatives of SEIU Local 32BJ. Returning citizens advocate Elwood “Yango” Sawyer and Al-Malik Farrakhan, founder of Cease Fire Don’t Smoke the Brothers, also counted among those who weighed in on the state of central lockup. “You have thousands of women and men who are waiting for arraignment and you put them in conditions that folks would be locked up for if they put animals in it,” said Hagler, a key organizer of the Aug. 6 protest. Hagler outlined future plans, including a follow-up meeting with Allen and Mayor Muriel Bowser, even if it meant disrupting press conferences. He said prior actions taken against him and others for speaking up about injustice has warranted such a response. “They’re transporting people in these facilities [like] they’re less than animals,” Hagler said as he recounted the events of June 14. “We were arrested for praying in front of the Supreme Court on the day the courts ruled that Ohio could purge its voter rolls. [For that], you should’ve just gotten a ticket. We got 28 hours in central lock up. It was to teach us a lesson to keep our mouths shut and be quiet about voter suppression.” Three years prior to the religious group’s ordeal, a judge convicted a former jail employee after he assaulted a female detainee as an officer processed the woman in central booking. D.C. Jail, where people awaiting trial or serving months-long sentences stay, entered the spotlight in 2016 when the Washington Lawyers’ Committee reported rat infestations, sewage leaks, and unbearable heat within the facility. In his comments to protestors, Sawyer, a returning citizen himself, spoke to the familiarity of what D.C. residents often experience upon entering D.C. Central Cell Block. “The conditions have not changed in the last 40 years. It hasn’t changed because folks believe that the alleged criminals are not people,” Sawyer, sporting a dark blue bucket hat, told the group under the sweltering heat. “We have some people out here
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5 Citizens protest unsafe living conditions in DC Central Cell Block. /Courtesy photo
who have experienced what I and Al-Malik [Farrakhan] have experienced for many years. The reason why they have so many rodents and roaches down there is because the building is old. If that’s the case, shut it down and give people [who get arrested for minor offenses] early release,” Sawyer added Feelings about D.C. Central Cell Block hint at a greater conflict between some residents and elect-
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ed officials. Despite her 70-point blowout of her lesser-known challengers in D.C.’s mayoral primary, Bowser’s popularity has waned amid tense community-police relations, controversy surrounding D.C. Public Schools, and the high cost of living that has marginalized longtime Washingtonians. While Farrakhan, an avowed supporter of Bowser, didn’t express plans of letting up on the city exec-
utive, he suggested how she could improve her standing among who’s considered the least among D.C. residents. “When [going] against injustice, I don’t care who’s the mayor,” Farrakhan said Monday. “I stand up against it. I had [Bowser’s] back for 10 years. I think she could be one of the best Black mayors if she had the right people around her.” WI
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HOSPITAL from Page 1 Gray said the decision by Providence to eliminate those services “exacerbates the maldistribution of beds and will further disadvantage people on the east end of the District.” Ward 5 Councilman Kenyan McDuffie said the impending closure further underscores how important it is for District officials to understand and provide for the health needs of its residents. “I am deeply alarmed by Providence Hospital’s recent announcement to cease all of its acute care services by the end of this year,” McDuffie said. “Many Ward 5 residents rely on Providence Hospital for medical services.” The hospital received funding in the fiscal 2019 budget, which called for a study of OB/GYN services for residents in Wards 5, 7 and 8 and the greater portion of the District to help identify and analyze the racial and ethnic disparities that affect women’s obstetrics and gynecological outcomes. “Access to quality health care is critical for the residents of Ward 5,” McDuffie said. “I will be requesting that the study of OBGYN services expand to include acute care services and working with the executive and my colleagues to ensure that all residents in the District have accessible, quality
5 Ward 5 Councilman Kenyan McDuffie /Courtesy photo
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health care services.” Officials at Providence did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick said despite Providence’s announcement, Howard University Hospital remains committed to bridging any resulting services gap and providing care to serve the D.C. community. “In 2017, when Providence Hospital closed its maternity ward, Howard University Hospital answered the call to lend support to displaced patients and entered a partnership with Unity Health Care to expand obstetrics
access to underserved areas across the District,” Frederick said in a news release. “We are prepared to respond similarly to support underserved communities and patients who will now seek a different provider for acute care services. Following the ongoing revitalization of our health care enterprise, HUH continues to see steady improvements in our caregiving metrics.” Howard University Hospital stepped up its role with women’s and psychiatric health and has witnessed quantifiable growth in patient base and emergency health, according to Frederick. Notably, the hospital ended fiscal year 2018 with a bottom line of approximately $20.4 million, which marked the third consecutive year of positive results for Howard University Hospital. “Howard University Hospital has been successful in widening its reach to care for some of the city’s most vulnerable patients in Wards 7 and 8,” Frederick said. “As a D.C. Level 1 Trauma Center, we look forward to expanding our relationship with D.C. residents to meet the needs of the region. Gray indicated he will schedule a Committee on Health performance oversight hearing of the Department of Health in the fall to examine the executive’s strategy for health systems planning to ensure health care services are adequate and conveniently available to residents in all wards of the city. “This closure creates additional urgency for the executive to quickly select a permanent operator for the new hospital to be constructed on the St. Elizabeth’s campus,” Gray said. “I have said publicly on many occasions that we need to have the new hospital opened by no later than December 31, 2021, and perhaps that timeline should be further accelerated after Providence’s announcement.” WI
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August Greetings From DC Office on Aging Laura Newland DC Office on Aging Executive Director
Last month, I got a chance to read some incredible stories. Tales of love, loss, finding purpose, and overcoming in the face of adversity. These were the stories of our older Washingtonians. In July, members of the Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center launched their “Stories into Books” project, a collection of memoirs from 15 District seniors, compiled into two books. It was a privilege for me to learn more about the personal life stories, amazing journeys, triumphs, and disappointments of some of the seniors, whom I’ve known for years. It got me thinking about my own parents and the stories they’ve kept filed away in their memory bank. Like many of us, the realization that my parents actually had a life that went beyond raising me and my siblings was unfathomable throughout my childhood—and
admittedly into adulthood. It occurred to me that I’ve only ever known one version of my parents—the version seen through my own experiences. My dad turns 70 this month and I hadn’t quite figured out what to do for him for his birthday. After reading theses memoirs, I’ve decided that I’d like to help my dad write his own memoir—the way he wants it to be told, and in his own words. The older I get, the more important it has become for me to get to know the version of my dad that didn’t revolve around me and my siblings. There’s more to his story. And I know there’s more to your story. How do you want your story to be told? Is it the story of your family? Is it a reflection of your life and the choices you’ve had to make? No matter who you are, you have a story to tell, and you may be surprised that those closest to you are interested in knowing your story, in your own words. Now I know there are a lot of great story tellers out there—my dad is no excep-
tion—but I encourage you to really look at how you can reconstruct your experiences into written words. Memoirs are not just for the famous. It’s about inviting others to understand your perspective, and that’s just as important. Part of being a community is remembering together and understanding each other. If you’re interested in learning more about memoir writing, or if you’re interested in working with someone who can help put your story to words, reach out to us at 202724-5626 or askthedirector. dcoa@dc.gov. Tell us your story. DCOA—with you.
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EDUCATION Tim Reid Talks African Diaspora’s Impact on World Culture
New Series to Broadcast on D.C. Cable By Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer Tim Reid is on a mission. The actor, director and producer has been a longtime advocate for telling stories about the worldwide contributions of Black people throughout history. He also preaches that Black people should control their narrative.
In a new cable series, “Legacy of a People,” Reid will share those stories of power and accomplishment on DKN, one of three local cable channels owned by the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment (OCTFME). “One of the things I learned from my folks is about ‘living in the spirit,’” Reid said when describing how his global travels motivate his
5 Actor, producer and director Tim Reid (left) with his daughter Tori talks to the Washington Informer about his cable television project that will showcase the worldwide accomplishments of Black people. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter
work. “My mission at this point in my life is to become more involved in chronicling the history and culture of the African diaspora.” Reid said he constantly bumps into Black history wherever he travels. “Wherever I am, these stories pop up about a person of African descent who has had a major impact on culture or are connected
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to an incident that had a startling impact on history,” he said. “Our story is hidden in plain sight, but we don’t have the passion to seek it. There are only a few who seek it.” It is through Reid’s worldwide travels in the entertainment industry that he has gathered content for “Legacy of a People,” and the new series has become a family affair with Tim’s daughter Tori on board as a co-producer. The two have set out to dispel the notion that history coming out of the African diaspora is unimportant. The series is created from the premise of Africans being brought to America by force. With emancipation, Reid said Africans were drawn to America by the force of opportunity. Migrating to the US through in Europe, a highly educated group of Africans came to America to start businesses and schools. Beginning in the fall, “Legacy of a People” viewers will see what Reid has learned about the impact African people around the world by looking at places like Cuba, Cape Verde and Italy. “We’ve been taught the falsehoods of history, because the facts have been hidden from us,” said Tim. “Our curiosity has been anesthetized.” Reid chose DKN for the series after meeting Angie Gates, director of OCTFME. He felt the production facilities and management were a good fit for the series.
“I wanted to do an Anthony Bourdain-ish type of show about the culture of the African diaspora. That’s been my dream,” Reid said. “I’m doing it here at DKN, because the system exists in the District, then I hope to take it international.” Tori was drawn to working with her father on “Legacy of a People” on a visit with her parents. Though her dad said she has always been a producer, she shies away from the producer credit for the project, preferring to label herself a “utility player” inside her father’s production company. “I fill in where he needs me to be,” said the Hampton University graduate, who got her first Hollywood job as a production assistant on her father’s television series “Sister, Sister” before going on to work at cable channel Turner Classic Movies and on other productions. Reid’s passion for enlightening others about global Black culture is an extension of the other hat he wears as artist-in-residence at Morgan State University in Baltimore. He said he’s determined to spread truth about the African diaspora, whether in a classroom or on the set of a production. “It’s there and it’s fascinating,” he said. “But when you have been told that your history has no value, you have to seek it out.” wi
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EDUCATION Kamp Kappa: 25 Years of Exposing Youth to the Outdoors The Alexandria- Fairfax (VA) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi recently marked its 25th anniversary of exposing city youth to a unique, outdoor experience taking young men from the area to Kamp Kappa at the Kappa Multipurpose Facility (6343 South Kings Highway) in Alexandria. Attendees included former campers, corporate donors and other supporters of the one-week outdoor overnight camp that provides 50 young men (10 to 16) with an authentic camping experience. During the week, campers slept in tents, rose each morning at 6 a.m. and refrained from using cell phones, tablets or other electronic devices. Instead, they focused on outdoor activities such as hiking, canoeing and fishing. Amir Williams, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi and a former camper for two years, said, “It taught me a lot about time management and surviving in the outdoors. I was accustomed to sleeping in my bed under the air conditioner and those tents only had a breeze late at night. It really humbled me and taught me a lot.” WI Photos by Rob Roberts
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5 The men of Kappa Alpha Psi with area youth who learn the intricacies of camping each summer at Kamp Kappa in Alexandria.
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A curious thing happened a few months ago while brainstorming ideas for health stories and investigative projects with a group of student interns. As we began to ponder the extent to which obstetrics and gynecology had grown as specialized fields in the U.S., it was noted that there appeared no corresponding specialty to address the overall sexual and reproductive health of males. Except where incidents of injury to the groin, infertility or sexually transmitted infections occurred, few males – particularly Black males – sought the advice of physicians. And while this may seem an unnecessary field of inquiry, only recently have doctors made steadfast headway in linking health conditions such as high blood pressure, hypertension, diabetes, and even insomnia, to impaired sexual performance and infertility. Additionally, many medications used to treat chronic conditions cite potentially negative impacts on sexual function. To be clear: In the same manner that regular OB / GYN and related examinations are important to young girls and women, so too, are those that impact the overall sexual health and well-being of men and boys. Further, recent data collected through an informal survey of 100 Black men (17-70) in the D.C. metropolitan area by The Washington Informer showed roughly 82 percent would consult a close male friend about a sexual or reproductive issue they experienced, rather than discussing it with a spouse (girlfriend or partner) or physician. Another 12 percent would go first to their spouse (girlfriend or partner), only 5 percent opted to visit a doctor with their concerns; and the remaining 1 percent said they would keep schtum and hope the condition healed on its own. The over-riding sentiment was that a friend may have had similar experiences and can point to a cure-all that keeps the spouse from being alarmed and avoids a doctor’s visit. “The last thing you want to do is tell your girlfriend that you have problems down there,” one respondent told the Informer. “She will either think you’ve been cheating or that it’s time for her to dump you because you can no longer perform sexually.” Keeping quiet has fostered a pandemic rise in sexually-transmitted infections across the region and among all ages and sexual orientations. In addition to increases in syphilis and chlamydia cases, sexual health advocates continue to aggressively canvass Black neighborhoods after the spread of the sexually transmitted bacteria, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, also known as Super Gonorrhea, surfaced. Super Gonorrhea resists antibiotics enlisted to treat typical strains. The lack of awareness and professional care not only influence the spread of sexually-transmitted infections, but also impacts fertility. “The big lie is that when a woman cannot get pregnant, it is because of her body. Conception is; however, a shared process and men tend to bear as much of the burden as women – only no one talks about it,” Joachim Mills who underwent treatment for tes“In the same manner ticular torsion (twisting of spermatic cord), told the Informer. “There was a lot of embarrassment I felt that regular OB/GYN initially, but it was worth it to become a father.” Equally important to the discussion of Black male and related sexual and reproductive health is the accessibility, examinations are awareness, and care provided to the transgender community, members of which face hurdles of disimportant to young crimination and abuse that keep them away from needed services. girls and women, so With Black men reporting a particular aversion to visiting doctor’s offices, prevention and access remain too, are those that keys to a happy and productive sex life. The Washimpact the overall ington Informer invites you to set aside bashfulness, hang-ups, and fears in this edition. Now is the time sexual health and to advocate and advance Black men’s sexual and reproductive health. It is, quite literally, a matter of well-being of life.
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Fertility 101: Seeking Solutions to Ensure Healthy Outcomes By Lee Ross, Special to the WI Shantella Y. Sherman, WI Special Editions Editor To gain a better understanding of men’s sexual and reproductive health, the Washington Informer enlisted the help of Dr. Paul R. Shin, Director of Reproductive Urology at Shady Grove Fertility’s Center for Male Fertility. Male factor is the cause of infertility in 40 to 50 percent of couples yet is rarely discussed. WI: It is estimated that between 40 and 50 percent of fertility-related challenges facing a couple are due to men's sexual health, yet little note is taken of men's reproductive health, until issues arise with their fecundity. Do you believe the overall health of men would benefit from a reproductive platform that begins with puberty, similar to those provided for females through gynecology? DR. SHIN:Its mind-blowing if you look at the raw numbers. The majority of referrals of sperm test are initiated by female partners whose gynecologists ask for it. It makes sense. Women have more moving parts than men and have more things that can go wrong, but nothing could be further from the truth that infertility is a women’s issue. No one thinks in terms of having trouble having a baby. You find someone you like, get married (or not), and have a baby. The minute you stop using contraceptives, the belief is that you are going to get someone pregnant. It’s easy to get pregnant so why can’t it happen to me? Women engage in the medical system and routine medical care at much earlier rates than men. Adolescent boys have a physical once every year or every few years for cursory assessments. The girls have a level of engagement that makes them much more comfortable seeking advice and treatment. Some men also see going to a physician about their genitalia as a sign of weakness. It is a popular perception that is not rooted in fact. If boys’ exams included more than a cursory look, physicians could chart some potential issues and head them off. For instance, a doctor would note if development seems delayed in the testicles which could be a sign of Klinefelter syndrome (where boys are born with an extra copy of the X chromosome) or Hypogonadal syndrome (which impacts levels of testosterone or estrogen during puberty). WI: Are there healthy lifestyle choices that ward off erectile dysfunction and enhance male fecundity? DR. SHIN:Causes are multifactorial, as there may be mental and emo-
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tional causes as well. Classic things that cause vascular conditions, like hypertension, do have a hand in things when the person is in their 50s or 60s and that makes sense. When a person is in their 20s and 30s, those physical things that create a pattern of regular erectile dysfunction signal a harbinger of later in life problems. Don’t smoke, eat a reasonable diet, rest, seem like common sense; only some people don’t have access to healthy foods, live in food deserts and are hit with social hot button issues. There are couples and lifestyle choices for your broader lifestyle that will help with fertility and sexual health. Between 60 and 70 percent of the population experience some issues with sexual health and fertility, whether it is delayed ejaculation, premature ejaculation, sperm count, or injuries. When they come to us, we tease out those issues with patients – which may be physical, but also complicated by anxiety and a loss of confidence.
unique problem faced by generally older women who put off having babies for pursue education or because they had not found the right person. They feel they are behind the 8-ball. Then, you have to throw in male factors and the discussion of fertility rates and things become clearer. We start with a basic understanding that even in two healthy, young people, only 15 to 20 percent are the best odds for getting pregnant. Factor in low sperm counts, irregular menstrual cycles, and we know what is reasonable. And when it comes to sperm count, think of sperm like the American ninja warriors. Is it better to start with one or two runners or 40 to 50? The Center for Male Fertility at Shady Grove Fertility offers a range of services including basic evaluation and testing to state-of-the-art microsurgical techniques including varicocele repair, vasectomy reversal, and vasectomy, or percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA) and tes-
ticular sperm extraction (TESE) in the in vitro fertilization (IVF) setting. The program is led by Paul R. Shin, M.D. and Cori Tanrikut, M.D., board certified reproductive urologists who care for patients in our D.C. metro and Baltimore metro locations, respectively. SGF is a leading fertility and IVF center of excellence with more than 50,000 babies born and counting. With 32 locations throughout MD, PA, VA, D.C., GA, and FL, we offer patients individualized care, accept most insurance plans, and make treatment affordable through innovative financial options, including treatment guarantees. More physicians refer their patients to SGF than any other center. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, call 1-888761-1967 or visit ShadyGroveFertility.com HS
WI: What are the most common causes of infertility in men and can you debunk the myth that treatments for infertility for men are painful? DR. SHIN: Causes and conditions vary, but many have to do with dilated varicose veins that can cause testicular warming. The only treatment is surgical repair of the veins and while it does hurt, patients are given pain meds. They may miss a few days of work, but I often tell men that whatever discomfort they go through, is nothing compared to pregnancy and having a baby. The concept is that of a “man cold” where men sometimes have a hypersensitivity to pain. Some discomfort is the nature of treatment. WI: What protocol does your practice have for alleviating the anxieties many men face when seeking help for sexual or reproductive concerns? DR. SHIN: We stress that they are not alone because with infertility, the perception is that they are alone. Everyone on social media and their mother who has a baby put it up on Facebook. Men are reminded what others have and they don’t. We talk to couples so that they understand that infertility is common and we’re in the process of figuring it out. We go through demystifying basic anatomy – discussing how babies are made and what we’re trying to improve upon. Most couples never had to talk about intercourse and are less comfortable admitting they don’t know these things. We talk about reproductive concepts and work to build up their knowledge. Also, there is the
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Providence Health System to Realign Services for Optimum Preventative Patient Care opportunity to make meaningful change lies, and we must put our focus and energy on advancing a model of transformation that will In a move that repositions paserve the District in new and lasttient care from acute to prevening ways.” tative and community-based, The new Providence will look Providence Health System anto transform the way care is denounced today a transformation livered in the District with a new community-focused perspective that provides other types of needed services, such as care coordination, telehealth/virtual care, primary and urgent care, home care, community-based behav- Providence Hospital is slated for a transition in services from acute to preventative care at the end of 2018. /Courtesy picture ioral healthcare, and senior care. In addition, Providence will look residents] in a collaborative way, Agencies that represent senior at non-healthcare-related services and to shift – keeping health at populations, which include the that impact an individual’s well- our center, but also addressing D.C. Office on Aging, would being. This new approach will those factors that keep people help us provide the services our allow Providence to take a leader- healthy and out of episodic vis- seniors need to be healthier – ship role in transforming health- its to the hospital,” Ruth Pollard, whether that is staying in their Ruth Pollard, Vice President Vice President & Chief Strategy homes, or offering outpatient care delivery. & Chief Strategy Officer at Providence Hospital “We are committed to our mis- Officer at Providence Hospital therapy.” Director of the D.C. Depart(Providence sion that we serve all – especially (Providence Health System) told Health System) the most vulnerable. Our shift to the Informer. “We are looking to ment of Health LaQuandra Nes/Courtesy focus on community health will create collaborative solutions, us- bitt, said the shift would work picture allow us to engage community ing a holistic approach that does towards larger goals for the city’s health. and civic leaders, look at the data not duplicate services.” Providence Health & Services “DC Health’s vision is for [detailing the needs of District rests on a 160-year tradition of the District to be the healthicaring for the city’s most vulner- est city in America,” said Dr. able, often disenfranchised resi- LaQuandra Nesbitt, Director of dents. That care, established by the DC Department of Health. the Sisters of Providence (Sacred “Providence’s new approach is a Heart nuns) in 1856, champi- positive step towards creating a oned a ministry for a continuum comprehensive, accessible, equiof medical care that spanned the table healthcare system capable lifetime of the patient – from of providing the highest quality birth to end of life, and result- services in a cost-effective maned in the erection of Providence ner to those who live and work hospital in 1861. Pollard be- in D.C.” lieves that mission will be further Providence’s transition also enhanced by the transformation. touts the increased utilization In 22 states and the District of Columbia, Ascension teams work Providence and Ascension will of technological innovation and together to provide care to all, especially those who are struggling. remain in the District and con- digital, personalized care – necestinue to provide care for the com- sary tools in the future of expeWe are committed to connecting the many aspects of health to munity through this transforma- dited and efficient care delivery. make it easier for all to access the care they need for life’s journey. tion, according to Pollard. The “Digital, personalized heath plan will utlize task forces, repre- and care coordination ensures senting associates and physicians that as our patients and consumthroughout Providence, who will ers navigate through systems of have a voice in defining targeted health and even social services, transition plans for the future there will be better communiof Providence. While acute care cation and sharing of respective services will close, these bodies data. This allows all service prowill also review plans for all other viders -- health and non-health services, such as Carroll Manor, providers – to contribute to the Providence’s skilled nursing facil- wellness in the patients,” Polity, which will continue to oper- lard told the Informer. “The ate uninterrupted as part of As- needs-assessment data we’ve colcension Living, the senior living lected over a decade shows that and care division of Ascension. barriers to healthy living like “It is important, and we are affordable housing, transportacommitted to making sure we tion, and employment, can be ascension.org continue to engage our consum- addressed in the District as we ers and civic leaders in meeting all come together to engage and the needs of seniors, for instance. collaborate.” What does that future look like? HS By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the Informer
of services believed best-suited to the needs of residents. While maintaining traditional engagements with the District’s care populations, Providence will begin focusing on collaborative work that effectively removes barriers to healthy lifestyles at the close of 2018. “We know that 15 percent of a person’s life is spent in actual healthcare, which means the remaining 85 percent is spent in other areas that either positively or negatively impact their overall wellbeing,” said Keith Vander Kolk, Health System President and CEO in a prepared statement. “That is where the greatest
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Recommended Books on Black Male Sexual Health
By Lee Ross Special to the Informer
The consensus among many American men shows they would rather confide in an older, trusted male – whether a family member or close friend – than to speak with a health professional or even their spouses about any concerns they have with their sexual health. While this trend manages to alleviate some stressors and hang-ups, side-stepping the physician’s office tends to make minor issues major and force men to worry over normal occurrences. The books below give insight into just how prevalent some health concerns are, while pushing readers to take their annual exams as seriously as women, and to consider their sexual habits in the context of their overall mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
BIOENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING MEN'S REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH Suresh C Sikka, Wayne J.G. Hellstrom
Bioenvironmental Issues Affecting Men's Reproductive and Sexual Health is structured into two parts related to men’s reproductive and sexual health with eight sections designed to enable a logical flow of such knowledge. The book is focused on the biology of key organs involved in male reproduction and the environmental influences affecting their functions with particular emphasis on clinical aspects. This is an essential reference for those working and learning in the field of human reproduction, reproductive toxicology and environmental influences on reproductive and sexual health. Brings together the leading authorities working in the field of male reproduction and sexual health and how the environment affects these issues.
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MEN'S SEXUAL HEALTH: FITNESS FOR SATISFYING SEX Barry W. McCarthy, Michael E. Metz
Men's Sexual Health is a breakthrough book about vital and satisfying male sexuality. It presents a new model of male and couple sexuality, which establishes positive, realistic expectations of pleasure and satisfaction, as opposed to the self-defeating traditional demand for perfect intercourse performance. Men and couples who adopt this approach will enjoy sexuality throughout the lifespan. The authors introduce the new “smart thinking,” focused on an integration of mind and body, which confronts the myths and misunderstandings which limit male sexual growth. The book will help men and women understand how to pursue sexual and relational health, overcome sexual problems, with the goal of greater acceptance and satisfaction.
THE BLACK WOMAN'S GUIDE TO BLACK MEN'S HEALTH Andrea King Collier, Willarda V. Edwards
This is a comprehensive medical guide for black women to help them improve the health of the black men they love. It is packed with valuable information, advice and personal stories from celebrity and non-celebrity women about their men's health issues. Sex and sexuality are a normal and healthy part of a man’s life. His sexual health and well-being are probably very important, yet, when he goes into a doctor’s office to discuss problems in the bedroom – whether it’s a lack of desire, or other issues – he tends to shy away from the real issues. This book offers the women who love Black men a guide to helping men open up about their fears, challenges, and sexual health needs in order to better advocate for their overall good health.
EXPLORING BLACK SEXUALITY Robert Staples
In this pioneering study, a distinguished Black sexologist tackles one of the most controversial aspects of American race relations. The subject of Black sexuality has been widely discussed in every possible popular format for the past four hundred years, yet serious scholarship in the area is lacking. While Black sexuality has been a pervasive force in American life, it has been too sensitive a topic for Black or white authors to write about in a serious, non-polemical format. Robert Staples explores same-sex attitudes and behavior, interracial sexual relations, rape, prostitution, pornography, and the stereotypes of Black sexual superiority in this scholarly yet accessible collection. This groundbreaking study concludes with a speculation on the future of Black sexuality in the 21st century based on our knowledge of current demographic and economic forces. HS
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Battles in Meeting the Sexual & Reproductive Needs of the Transgender Community By Anthony Bridgman Special to the WI Far more U.S. teens than previously thought are transgender or identify themselves using other nontraditional gender terms, with many rejecting the idea that girl and boy are the only options, new research finds. While the ability to self-identify may seem liberating, it also awakens questions and concerns around sexual and reproductive health. Transgender people have a high prevalence of HIV/ STDs, violence victimization, mental health issues, and suicide when single, and according to the Williams Institute, African-American same-sex couples are less likely than their different-sex counterparts to have health insurance coverage for both partners (63 percent versus 79 percent), making sexual health concerns costly or difficult to manage. Northwest resident Dalia Minx, 24, says that even with health care provided by the city, she feels uncomfortable discussing her lifestyle and desire for gender reassignment with a medical profession she believes judges her with a glance. Born a male, Minx told the Informer that she ran away from home, couch surfed with friends, and eventually became homeless. Resorting to “treating,” – exchanging sexual interaction for shelter, clothing, and food, Minx believes she sidestepped potential infections and poor health outcomes by prayer alone. “That song, Somebody Prayed for Me, is nothing but the truth. I was out there in the streets and when you are like that, you’re vulnerable. The last thing you want to do is face judgment from people who are supposed to help you,” said Minx, who returned to her family home in Columbia, S.C., and reconciled with her parents. “I’m back in D.C. going to school, but I can understand the hesitation among ‘the girls’ about exposing their lifestyles to doctors. That’s not a queer thing, that’s an anyone who’s been living rough-thing. At some point, though, you have to make sure you’re healthy.” Minx’s grandmother insisted she get tested for “all-manner of disease” before leaving Columbia and she was happy to report a clean bill of health. Minx was fortunate. Complicating the outreach from organizations specializing in transgender health since 2017 are several policies enacted under Donald Trump’s adminis-
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tration that attempt to make null the Affordable Care Act’s non-discrimination portion. Known as Section 1557, the legislation initially kept federally funded programs that provide health care, coverage or related services from discriminating against patients based on sex. The provision has been in effect since the law’s enactment and helped fuel a federal push to protect transgender people from discrimination in receiving health care services. Philadelphia resident Solorah Singleton, 36, was first featured in a Kaiser Medical News feature and like Minx was born male but identifies as female. That’s where the similarities end. Singleton, according to KMN has been waiting for a breast augmentation and spent years taking hormone therapy, never seeing surgery as an option. Having been approved for the gender transitioning process, which will include surgery, Singleton now faces several unexpected loopholes created by the pushback against Section 1557. “Transgender patients seeking sexual and reproductive health care often fear that they will be treated in ways that are disrespectful or judgmental because of their gender identities or sexual choices, or because aspects of their bodies may not conform to gender norms,” one report concluded. “Too often those fears are justified. Many providers assume that transgender patients do not need services such as pelvic exams or contraception, or that treating transgender patients is too complex for their practice. These dynamics contribute to significant disparities in sexual and reproductive health for transgender people.” The National Center for Transgender Equality offered recommendations to improving transgender sexual and reproductive healthcare that include: Follow accepted medical guidelines. Sexual and reproductive health providers should become familiar with clinical guidelines and recommendations for transgender people. Adopt policies of respect and nondiscrimination. Providers should also adopt a formal policy of nondiscrimination and respect for each patient’s gender identity. Train staff on cultural competence and nondiscrimination. Clinics should train providers and staff on transgender-appropriate care, nondiscrimination, and inclusivity.
Incorporate transgender inclusion in grant guidelines. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services should revise program guidelines for Title X family planning grants to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation and to address the cultural and clinical needs of transgender patients. Report discrimination. Federal law prohibits gender-based discrimination by health care providers that accept any form of federal funding. Eliminate public policies that require sterilizing procedures for trans people. Policies requiring transgender people to undergo sex reassignment surgery before changing their gender marker on government documents violates their reproductive rights and frequently amounts to forced sterilization. Federal, state, and local agencies should update policies to permit gender marker changes without requiring proof of surgery or other invasive medical procedures. HS
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Preventing Testicular Injuries By Lee Ross Special to the Informer In men and boys, the testicles hang outside the body in a pouch of skin called the scrotum. Because of their location, many types of accidents can cause testicular injuries, including blunt trauma (a hit or kick – 85 percent of the cases), motorcycle or bicycle accidents, cuts or piercings, animal bites, bullet wounds, and accidents with machinery. In an increased number of cases among teens and college-aged males, not an accident, but a game of “Sack Tapping,” (also called Roshambo and Nut Tag), where guys punch or kick each other in the groin to determine who can withstand the most pain, is a popular cause of penile and testicular trauma. Bruises, blood clots, testicular torsion — in which the organ twists up to 360 degrees — and, more rarely, testicular rupture, are consequences of the game. Some events are unavoidable, though there are some preven-
tion measures that will help protect men and boys from serious injuries. Wear a jockstrap when you're playing sports. If you're doing an activity that could lead to a hard strike -- such as baseball or martial arts -- also wear a protective cup. Be sure the cup fits well and is properly placed over your penis and testicles. Wear your seat belt while in a vehicle. Use caution when riding motorcycles and bicycles. Take care near machinery that could snag your clothing or skin. Avoid loose clothing and belts.
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Lay Down. Lying down flat on your back can reestablish proper blood flow to the brain, relieving headache and nausea. This position can also help relax the groin ligaments and other muscles that seize up. Hydrate and Cool Off. Moving to a cool place and hydrating as tearing, sweating, vomiting, and the increase in body temperature can leave the injured low on fluids. Over-the-counter pain relievers, particularly those that can help reduce inflammation, like acetaminophen may also be helpful.
See a Doctor If the Pain Persists. If the pain resulting from a groin injury is persistent, if there was serious nausea, vomiting, or fever, or if there are obvious signs of trauma – like bruising or swelling – seek medical treatment immediately. In serious cases, groin hits can cause testicular torsion (a twisting of the testicle), rupture, and can even threaten fertility. HS
Follow all safety rules while using machinery. Do NOT engage in and warn young males around you of the dangers of playing Sack Tapping, Nut Tag or Roshambo games.
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Re-Used Condoms & STIs By Andrea Currie Special to the WI The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned about the dangers of reusing condoms in a tweet, August 2, designed to encourage Americans to use fresh condoms with each act and partner. The trend of using, washing, and reusing condoms grew popular in 2015 among young adults who claimed the practice helped the environment. Instead, researchers believe it may be the leading culprit in the rise of sexually transmitted diseases and the spread of Super Gonorrhea, an antibiotic-resistant strain of the sexually transmitted infection. ‘We say it because people do it: Don't wash or reuse #condoms! Use a fresh one for each #sex act," the tweeted said. The CDC also released several statements warning against the reuse of condoms saying the product’s usefulness diminishes by such practices. “Incorrect use, such as reusing a condom or using more than one at a time, diminishes the protective effect of condoms by leading to condom breakage, slippage, or leakage,” Dr. Elizabeth Torrone, an epidemiologist at the CDC's Division of STD Prevention, said in a statement. More than 78 million people contract gonorrhea each year, according to the World Health Organization, with more than 800,000 of those cases reported in the United States. The sexually transmitted disease has traditionally been treated with antibiotics, but the rise of drug-resistant gonorrhea has prompted the CDC to label it an “urgent threat.” The CDC estimates that 246,000 gonorrhea infections in the U.S. each year are resistant to at least one antibiotic. That’s an alarming figure, considering gonorrhea can lead to blindness, infertility and serious infections in the heart and nervous system, possibly even resulting in death. “Every time we think we understand how gonorrhea bacteria manage to survive and cause disease in people, we learn something new,”
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said lead researcher Alison K. Criss of UVA’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology. “Our discovery is especially exciting because it opens up new ways to tackle the growing threat of untreatable gonorrhea.” Exciting for researchers; not so much for patients. Additionally, 1.6 million cases of chlamydia, and 28,000 cases of syphilis were reported to CDC last year, though the numbers could be still higher with undiagnosed cases. The CDC advises several tactics to ensure condom safety and fewer STIs: • Do NOT use a condom more than once. • Check the expiration date, as condoms do expire.
...researchers believe it may be the leading culprit in the rise of sexually transmitted diseases and the spread of Super Gonorrhea, an antibiotic-resistant strain of the sexually transmitted infection.
• Make sure the latex has zero tears in it or risk leakage (that means checking the package to see if it has any holes in it, too). • Be sure the condom fits properly. There's a risk of tears (if too tight) and slippage (if too loose). • Leave room at the tip of the condom for ejaculation to prevent broken condoms. • Make sure to use a condom throughout intercourse. • Avoid sharing towels or underclothing. • Wash before and after intercourse. • Get tested for HIV and other STIs. • If you have a problem with drug or alcohol abuse, get help. People who are drunk or on drugs often fail to have safe sex. • If you believe you have an STI, STOP having sexual contact, VISIT A PHYSICIAN, and complete all necessary TREATMENT. • Follow your doctor's instructions for treatment. • Don't resume having sex unless your doctor says it's okay. • Return to your doctor to get rechecked. • Be sure your sex partner or partners also are treated. HS
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EDITORIAL Unite the Right 2 is Persona Non Grata
Pardon the language, but the message is clear. Unite the Right, the alleged white-supremacist, white nationalist, right-wing, paramilitary hate group is persona non grata – not welcome – to the nation’s capital anytime, and especially this weekend, but they are coming – approximately 400 or more. The group, led by Jason Kessler, often referred to as the face of Unite the Right, plans to meet up with fellow white nationalists at the Vienna Metro station and travel to the Foggy Bottom Station on Saturday where they will march to Lafayette Square for a two-hour demonstration. They’re coming to D.C. because the City of Charlottesville denied Kessler a permit to hold an anniversary rally following last year’s violent melee during which one woman was killed and hundreds were injured. It was the controversial moment that President Trump blamed both sides for the violence. Kessler is calling the August 11 anniversary march a White Civil Rights Rally. He says he doesn’t support violence or hatred against other people and he is now attempting to separate himself from the alt-right and like-minded hate groups that promote violence that he has now publicly disinvited from the march. He says he voted for Obama and volunteered for him. And he has apologized for his insensitive response to the death of a female protestor killed by a car that ran through a crowd in Charlottesville, saying she deserved it, then blaming his statement on “stress.” Still, Kessler, like Trump, has opened the lid on racist attitudes and actions that promote violence and the history of white supremacy that affirms the belief that violence is the key to asserting superiority. Kessler points to the death of those who speak out for their rights and the deaths of Black lives proves that the First Amendment, which he wants upheld for whites, or the U.S. Constitution as originally written, was never meant to protect the rights or lives of Black people. Yet, Kessler’s right to to assemble and advocate for the rights of white people is protected and he is hoping that our police force, paid for by both Black and white District residents’ tax dollars, will protect he and his group from the kind of violence he predicted would occur in Charlottesville. Well, we hope so, too, but we know Kessler and others will not be met by a welcoming committee when they arrive in D.C. Unite the Right, a movement described by Kessler as dismantling, is not welcome in D.C. WI
Marching Only Matters When Grounded by a Message During the heyday of the Civil Rights Movement, brave warriors like Dr. M.L. King, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Julian Bond and Bayard Rustin clearly understood that in order for a protest march to really matter, it was essential to have a solid list of beliefs, standards and, in some cases, demands which collectively grounded the reasons why people were marching in the first place. So, when folks like the Ku Klux Klan or other hatemongers attempted to deny Blacks their rights as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, marching came with a visible, viable set of ultimatums. Those marching, whether in the front or in the rea, knew what they wanted and why they were willingly placing their very lives on the battlefield. They had a cause. They had a purpose. And they were willing to continue until they had achieved a modicum of success. Unfortunately, in this new age of instant gratification and microwave movements, we tend to see a plethora of marchers and marches that lack any real foundation. Perhaps that’s why these events make for quick headlines, short-lived tweets and momentary selfies that come and then quickly go via Instagram or Facebook. The movement may have come and gone while historians salute the efforts of Dr. King and Company, but in many respects, little has changed for African Americans since the 1960s. We still own homes at a clip of 46 percent, approximately – far less than white homeowners in the U.S. whose average is about 76 percent. The difference between the two races remains WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
TO THE EDITOR Ron Dellums Leaves Indelible Mark
Shining Light on Ethiopia Day
I was saddened to hear of the passing of former Oakland Mayor and Congressman Ron Dellums. I remember seeing him a few years back at a Congressional Black Caucus event and, although he was reserved, his presence was larger than life. I know that his people and the Father upstairs is proud of his work here on earth. If you don’t know about what he’s done, please research his history and legacy. Well done, Mr. Dellums!
How awesome is it that July 28 is declared “Ethiopia Day” by Mayor Muriel Bowser. I am not Ethiopian, but living in this area for the past 30 years, I have amassed plenty of Ethiopian friends, doctors, church members and associates and I am happy that they are being acknowledged for their contributions. Furthermore, how neat is it that the Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed will be traveling to our great city. I haven’t seen any other D.C. outlets really giving this coverage, but I knew I could count on The Informer.
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about the same as it was more than two decades ago. We are still the last hired and first fired, we are still hovering near the bottom when it comes to educational achievement, levels of income, the amount of savings and the like. On the other hand, we bear the highest, disproportionate numbers of those living with HIV/ AIDS, cancer, heart disease, obesity and other life-threating illnesses that reduce our years and negatively impact the quality of our lives.
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With the ridiculous goings on in The White House that vary from one day to another and the fracas caused by our elected leaders who hold membership in a dysfunctional, two-party form of government, the writing on the wall suggests that Blacks should not waste their time hoping for the right thing to be done on our behalf. That said, it’s time that we once again pick up our signs, put on our walking shoes and make a beeline for Pennsylvania and Connecticut Avenues – armed with
a definite purpose, an irrefutable list of what we want, when we want it and why we feel that the realization of those requests and needs are long overdue. If we want anything for ourselves and the generations to come – if we have truly grown “sick and tired of being sick and tired” – we can ill-afford to remain ensconced in our rocking chairs grumbling about the headlines and the headliners. Time is marching on. What are we going to do about it? WI
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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist
By Kay Coles James
The Constitution is a Shield for Civil and Human Rights
It’s shaping up to be a hot summer in D.C. — and for reasons having nothing to do with the weather. In a few weeks, the Senate will decide whether a D.C. Circuit Court judge named Brett Kavanaugh should be the nation’s next Supreme Court justice. And from my office window, I can already hear the battle cries. Kavanaugh’s opponents describe him as a “threat to our democracy.”
They are shouting that “the future of America is at stake.” And they warn his confirmation will “turn the clock back on our rights.” Having been around politics for decades, I tend to ignore a lot of this type of stuff. But when someone says the clock may be turned back on our rights, it gets my attention. I’ve been involved in the battle for civil rights most of my life. As a 12-year-old student back in 1961, I helped integrate a Whites-only school in Richmond, Va. As a college student at Hampton Institute (now University), I protested for student rights. As a young mom, I volunteered with Housing Oppor-
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tunities Made Equal to fight racism and achieve equal access. And as Virginia’s Secretary for Health and Human Resources, I fought for empowerment reform that helped low-income men and women achieve the pride and dignity of employment. So I took the ‘rollback of civil rights’ line seriously and looked into it. And what I found out just might surprise you. Judge Kavanaugh has been a steadfast supporter of civil rights, because he has been consistently faithful to the Constitution. For example, during his 2006 Senate confirmation for the D.C. Circuit
Court, he said: “…some of the worst moments in the Supreme Court’s history have been moments of judicial activism, like the Dred Scott case… where the Court went outside its proper bounds, in my judgment, in interpreting clauses of the Constitution to impose its own policy views.” That means that, when questions have come before him, he hasn’t answered them with a “here’s what I personally think” type of answer. Instead, he’s addressed them with a “here’s what the Constitution has to say” ruling. And that speaks volumes about
the type of justice he will be. You see, the U.S. Constitution is the very reason we even have a thing called ‘civil rights.’ Before America was born, the world was a very different place. How a person lived depended on where they were born, who their parents and grandparents were, how rich they were, and so on. If you were born poor, you were likely to stay poor. And if you were a minority in your country, you were unlikely to ever have equal treatment under their laws. America was created to be an exception to the global norm that
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By Raynard Jackson
The Racial Optics of the Opioid Epidemic
Please excuse me for not welling up with empathy for those who are addicted to opioids. Yeah, I know drug addiction is a bad thing, but people make choices and have to live with the consequences. I am old enough to have lived through the crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s, which found little to no empathy from
the public, especially politicians, because crack fell disproportionately hard on the Black community. As a matter of fact, Blacks were told it was a moral failing by the user and the seller, thus they deserved what they got. The public demanded legal action be taken against those caught up in the crack epidemic. “Lock ‘em up and throw away the key” was the political sentiment in D.C. during the ‘90s when it came to crack dealers and users. This view led to the mass incarceration of low-level drug
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dealers and users, culminating with people like Hillary Clinton labeling young, Blacks who were caught up in the drug trade as “superpredators.” According to the U.S. News and World Report, 79 percent of 5,669 sentenced crack offenders in 2009 were Black, compared 10 percent who were White and 10 percent who were Hispanic. Juxtapose that with what the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found about the opioid problem. In 2016, according to the foundation, White victims
made up almost 80 percent of the deaths from opioid overdoses, with Black victims comprising only 10 percent of deaths and Hispanic victims 8 percent. Opioid addiction is being treated as a medical condition with hundreds of millions of dollars being allocated to various forms of treatment and prevention, whereas crack addiction was labeled a moral failing and a law enforcement issue. Basically, the crack epidemic disproportionately affected Blacks and the current opioid
epidemic disproportionately affects Whites. A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that cocaine-related overdose deaths among Blacks were on par with heroin- and opioid-related deaths among Whites between 2000 and 2015. Now lawmakers, Black and White, are calling for humane solutions to the scourge of opioid addiction. There are all kinds of reasons for this and I get it.
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By Marc H. Morial
Facebook’s Sandberg Launches 2018 NUL Conference with Partnership Announcements
“The average Black woman in the United States has to work all of 2017 until August 7 of 2018 to make what the average White man makes in 2017 alone. To say this is a problem is kind of the understatement of the year.” — Sheryl Sandberg, Aug. 1, 2018, National Urban League Conference. With the 2018 National Urban League Conference focused on the theme of “Save Our Cit-
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ies: Powering the Digital Revolution,” we could not have chosen a more appropriate guest to kick off the event than Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. Even better, we were proud to use the occasion to announce two important new initiatives. New research conducted by LeanIn.Org and SurveyMonkey in partnership with the National Urban League shows that there remains a striking lack of awareness around the pay gap Black women face. On average, Black women are paid 38 percent less
than White men and 21 percent less than White women — amounting to almost $879,000 lost over the course of a typical career. LeanIn is an initiative of the Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation, dedicated to empowering women in the workplace. Our plan is that bringing awareness to this injustice will lead to concrete action. Not only would fair pay for Black women drastically narrow the racial economic gap, but it would go a long way toward stabilizing
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our national economy. Because Black women disproportionately are heads of households, fair pay would create a ripple effect that could lift entire communities. Some of the key findings of the research: - More than 30 percent of Americans are not aware that, on average, Black women are paid less than White men. - Even when people know there’s a pay gap, it’s bigger than they realize. On average, Black women are paid 38 percent less than White men, which amounts to almost $870,000 lost over the
course of a typical career. 40 percent of people who are aware of this gap underestimate its size. - About half of White men think obstacles to advancement for Black women are gone, but only 14 percent of Black women agree. - Nearly 70 percent of people who are not Black think that racism, sexism or both are uncommon in their company — yet 64 percent of Black women say they’ve experienced discrimination at work.
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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnists
By Julianne Malveaux
Ron Dellums a Fierce, Focused Fighter
hope there will be a tribute to one of its founders, Congressman Ron Dellums, who made his transition on July 30. Dellums was a fierce, focused fighter for justice, an anti-war activist who served in the military, authored several CBC Alternative Budgets — budgets that focused on human needs rather than military buildup — and was an indefatigable fighter for South African freedom. He is the epitome of congressional activism,
progressive leadership, and stellar integrity. After 27 years in Congress and a term as Oakland mayor, he had a much lower profile in recent years. Still, his name remains synonymous with principled leadership, and he will be sincerely missed! Dellums blazed on the national political scene, decried by then-Vice President Spiro Agnew as a “radical” from “Ber-zerkely.” Dellums had the right response, telling The Washington Post, “If being an advocate of peace, justice, and humanity toward all human beings is radical, then I’m glad to be called radical. And if it is radical to oppose the use of 70 per-
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cent of federal monies for destruction and war, then I am a radical.” With this as a definition of “radical,” the question, really, is: why aren’t there more radicals in our nation? I’m not sure what Congressman Dellums would think of the organization he co-founded. While he became somewhat less confrontational the longer he served in Congress, the fight never left him. He didn’t mind calling Presidents or his colleagues out, though he did it in a way that even conservative House Speaker Tom Delay (R-Texas) described as gentlemanly. Upon Dellums’ retirement from the House of Representatives in the
middle of his term in 1998, Delay said, “We are losing one of its finest members, a member that I have great respect for because he always did his homework, was so articulate and eloquent on this floor. He always got my attention when he stood up and took the microphone. He would stop every Member in their tracks to hear what he had to say, and there are very few members that have served in this body that can claim the respect that both sides of the aisle had for the gentleman from California. And the incredible reputation that the gentleman from California has brought to this House; he has elevated this House. He has elevated the distinc-
tion of this House by serving here, and this House will greatly miss him when he leaves.” Though Dellums ran for Congress as a Democrat and caucused with the Democrats, he did not register to vote as a Democrat until he ran for mayor of Oakland. Indeed, he was one of the vice chairs of the Democratic Socialists of America. His alternative budgets reflected socialistic principles, elevating human needs over military needs, embracing pacifism instead of war and military intervention. He had a master’s degree in social work, and it showed, both in his
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By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
Attack on LeBron Shows Trump Wants to Use Fear, Divisiveness to Win Elections
The run-up to the 2018 congressional elections has begun. With 40 Republican representatives deciding not to run again, the party’s majority in the House is at risk. President Donald Trump has announced he plans to stump for Republicans across the country, seeking to make the election a referendum on him. Characteristically, a centerpiece of his approach is to use race as a weapon to divide and
distract us. Once more, he’s gone after NFL players — largely African Americans — for their dignified, nonviolent protests against black lives lost to police violence. The president has portrayed them as unpatriotic and ungrateful. He’ll escalate those insults this fall. Once more, he’s slurred immigrants as violent, using the MS-13 gang to rouse fears. He says he will close down the government this fall if he doesn’t get full funding for his wall, raising the heat on an issue used to divide us. Days after LeBron James opened
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his I Promise school in Akron, Ohio, where his foundation is providing everything from school lunches to guaranteed tuitions for those who go to college, Trump questioned James’ intelligence and that of his CNN interviewer, Don Lemon (also an African American): “LeBron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made LeBron look smart, which isn’t easy to do.” Trump’s also libeled Rep. Maxine Waters as a “very low IQ individual.” This isn’t accidental or coincidental; it is intentional and instrumental. Trump has a long, ugly history
of preying on racial fears for his own political benefit. He rose to national attention by trafficking the lie about Obama’s birth, arguing that he was an illegitimate president, born in Kenya. He launched his presidential campaign with a blast at Mexican immigrants as murderers and “rapists.” He reveled in assailing the Gold Star Muslim parents of a U.S. Army officer who died serving his country in the Iraq War. During the Republican presidential primary campaign, Trump for a time declined to disavow the support of David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan,
saying that he hadn’t done “research” on the group. (He later disavowed Duke and the Klan as a result of public outcry.) As president, Trump scorned immigrants from what he called “s— hole countries” — Haiti, El Salvador and countries in Africa — while saying the U.S. needed more immigrants from countries like Norway. Trump claims he is the “least racist person that you have ever met.” His record suggests otherwise. The Justice Department sued the Trump organi-
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By Askia Muhammad
Trump Disrespects His Own Black Supporters
The vaudeville burlesque, disguised as a minstrel show and otherwise described as the Trump White House’s meeting with “inner city pastors,” on Aug. 1 was surreal. First, that creepy description of The Donald holding court with some Black people the White House Press Office called “inner city pastors.” I saw the event coming up on Dude’s schedule and recognized the code for Black folks. Had there been any Whites invited, they would have been
labeled “gentrifying inner city pastors” or “millennial inner city pastors.” So, one of the pastors in attendance — the Rev. Darrell Scott, founder and pastor of the New Spirit Revival Church in Cleveland — started right off during the pool spray of the meeting, licking Donald J. Trump’s boots! (Not literally, the man’s feet were under the table…) “To be honest, this is probably going to be — and I’m going to say this is the most pro-Black president that we’ve had in our lifetime,” said Scott, who is also CEO of the National Diversity Coalition for Trump. “This president actually wants to
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prove something to our community. Our faith-based community and our ethnic community. The last president didn’t feel like he had to. He feels like he didn’t have to. He got a pass. “This president, this administration is probably going to be more proactive. We got urban revitalization and prison reform more than any president in your lifetime,” the good reverend continued, sticking closely to the White House talking points, himself never once saying the word “black.” A Trump triumph! So how did The Donald reward the Rev. Scott, his loyal lapdog from Cleveland? By trashing Cleveland’s
greatest athlete of all time (including Jim Brown), none other than basketball superstar LeBron James, that’s how. Maybe Scott’s not a LeBron fan, but Trump’s gutterball attack was certainly offensive and follows Trump’s style: insulting the intelligence of any and all Black folks, calling Latinos “rapists.” It’s classic. “Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!” 45 tweeted after King James said he would never sit down with Trump (The “Mike” refers to NBA legend Michael Jordan, who,
coincidentally issued a statement in response, standing with LeBron!). Despite Trump’s Twitter attack, his wife, Melania Trump, praised the NBA superstar’s charity work less than a day later. Meanwhile, the “inner-city pastors,” including the Rev. John Gray, head of the Relentless Church in Greeneville, S.C., got kicked in the shins. “My wife told me ‘If you go, no one will hear what you say. They won’t understand why you’re there. And any good that could come out of it will get
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LIFESTYLE D.C. Council to Exhibit Work of Cool ‘Disco’ Dan
By Tatyana Hopkins WI Contributing Writer
One year after the death of renowned local graffiti legend Cool “Disco” Dan, the D.C. Council plans to exhibit his works at the John A. Wilson Building. In the 1980s and ‘90s, his
ubiquitous block-letter signature “Cool Disco Dan” tags once could be found on buses, storefronts, bridges and roofs throughout the city, particularly along the Red Line. Though few knew him very well until a 1991 Washington Post profile, which he is said to have later regretted, his tags around the
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city made him a heroic figure to many in the District. The work of the city’s most legendary artist is becoming much harder to find these days. But the Council will make a new home for two of Disco
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Dan’s works, with plans to install the works at the Wilson building in September. “Anyone who lived in the District in the 1980s will recall how omnipresent Dan’s famous tag was D.C.-wide, but especially in one of his most famous haunts, along Metro’s Red Line,” the council wrote in a statement announcing the project. “Cool ‘Disco’ Dan and his tag were woven into the District’s visual tapestry in a way that few iconic images have been, before or since.” The local tag artist, who died last year at the age of 47 of complications from diabetes, was born Danny Hogg Hogg began tagging at the age of 16. He got his nickname from going to go-go shows and spent his teen years spraying it across the District. Though known to be shy, he became one of the most celebrated graffiti taggers in the city because his tag seemed to be everywhere. “Dan — he’s on a white wall at Fifth and F NW, next to Engine Co. No. 2. … he’s on an orange door below ground at d.c. space … he’s on girders holding up the Sousa Bridge,” Paul Hendrickson wrote in the Post article. “The name’s on bridges, buses, transformer
boxes, subway underpasses, liquor store walls. There are no official tabulations, but his tag must now exist on several thousand D.C. surfaces.” He stopped tagging in the early 2000s and in his later years, he struggled with homelessness and mental illness. Joesph Pattisall and Roger Gastman’s documentary “The Legend of Cool ‘Disco’ Dan,” released in 2013, celebrated his legacy and used his life as a window into the District’s turbulent streets in the ‘80s. It also helped to create a nostalgia for the city’s culture, which was slowly giving way to gentrification. Hogg’s works then were memorialized in places such as the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran and in the book “The History of American Graffiti.” Last year, Mayor Muriel Bowser publicly proclaimed Aug. 19, 2017, as “Cool ‘Disco’ Dan Day” in D.C. In a 2013 Washington Post story, Clinton Yates wrote that Hogg was “a personal testament to the struggles of the city and the people who lived here, and his staggering visibility, even if illegal, was a steadying hand for many when we had few others.” WI
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Spike Lee Takes on the Ku Klux Klan Legendary Director Engages Help of Howard Graduate
By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Critics and jurors at the Cannes Film Festival all agree that filmmaker Spike Lee has scored another hit with his new film, “”BlacKkKlansman”,” based on the true story of Ron Stallworth, the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. “We were just trying to tell truth to power,” said Lee, the always socially-conscious and legendary director of such films as “She’s Gotta Have it,” “Do the Right Thing” and “Malcolm X.” “This had to be a period piece that also comments on what is happening today with this guy in the White House. The whole thing with the anthem, building the wall, ‘Mexicans are rapists’ … it’s just crazy.” The film, which opens nationwide Friday, Aug. 10, stars John David Washington, son of Denzel. Behind the scenes, it also contains the touch of District native and Howard University alumna Marci Rodgers, who served as costume designer. “Spike Lee does bring out the best in people and he’s an institution in selecting who he works with, and what I’ve noticed about him, since he’s a professor at New York University, is that how he shows how he cares and the way he gives instruction carries into his directing,” Rodgers said. “To have him mentor and push me more is the greatest gift that I could have ever gotten.” Rodgers, who used the Moorland Spingarn archives to study the era that “BlacKkKlansman” takes place, said some days the set were intense. “Most people may have an idea of what the movie is about, so there are moments when the energy changes and so will the wardrobe to channel it,” she said. In May, the film won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, where Lee publicly called out President Trump for his refusal to condemn White supremacists after a violence-marred rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year. While “BlacKkKlansman”
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goes inside the notorious hate group, Lee couldn’t help but to repeatedly express concern about the world today. “We’re living in pure, undiluted insanity,” he said. “Families are being stripped apart, kids put in cages, that’s going back to our ancestors being broken up and sold. That’s the world we live in.” Jordan Peele and his co-producers approached Lee with the script for “BlacKkKlansman.” “They acquired Ron Stallworth’s book and felt it needed more flavor,” Lee told Rolling Stone. “And that’s what I brought. I was grateful for the opportunity because I had never heard of Stallworth. I didn’t know his story. People say, ‘That is too unbelievable to be true.’ And that’s what makes it such a
great story.” When asked where’s the urgency to confront race with the honesty seen in films made by Black directors, Lee suggested that the desire isn’t there. “I mean, my days of telling people what they should do are over. People are on their own paths and they’re either on the right side of the street, or the wrong side and that’s what it comes down to,” he said. “I’m going to go back to ‘Wake up.’ That’s been in almost all my films. Wake up. Be alert. Don’t fall asleep. Don’t go for the okeydoke. Don’t go for the shenanigans, subterfuge and skullduggery. Don’t go for it. Let’s make the best of the time we have on this earth, and not get into this hate.” WI
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LIFESTYLE Annual ‘Night Out’ Returns to Prince George’s County On Tuesday, August 7, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III attended four of the 60 National Night Out events taking place around the county, also participating in events in the City of New Carrollton, in Glenarden with the Police Department, in Kettering with the Kettering, Largo and Lake Arbor Civic Associations
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and with members of the Prince George’s County Police Department. National Night Out serves an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie in efforts to make neighborhoods both safer and more caring places in which to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship
between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. In addition, it provides greater opportunities to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances. Millions of neighbors worldwide take part in National Night Out in thousands of communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories and mili-
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‘The Color Purple:’ Joyful Reminder of the Power of Love By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor I suppose I’m a bit spoiled when it comes to my recollections associated with the Tony Award-winning musical “The Color Purple,” after hitting the Broadway scene and being mesmerized on several occasions by an unbelievably talented cadre of often rotating performers that included Jennifer Hudson, Danielle Brooks, Heather Headley and Cynthia Erivo who walked away with the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical as Celie in the 2015-2017 revival. So, as the first downbeat sounded in the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater a few nights ago here in the District, I found myself less than enthusiastic and jaded – hoping for the best but anticipating that I’d be seeing a production that, upon its conclusion, would reiterate my belief that second place is never good enough. I guess I wasn’t expecting a whole lot. But, I was willing to give it a try – albeit subjectively. Wow! Was I wrong in my premature conclusions. In fact, this new revival, with several cast members returning in roles previously performed during the 2016 touring company, captured my attention from the word go – and left me wanting more when the final curtain fell while the sounds of the orchestra echoed in my mind. Adrianna Hicks in the demanding role of Celie, seemed to be toying with her audience in the early part of the play. Then,
she suddenly thrust her head back and belted out notes that belied her more petite frame. What’s more, her voice soared throughout the theater like a bird in flight, leaving me in tears well before the end of the first half of the show. Meanwhile, her fellow cast members, Carla Stewart (Shug Avery), Carrie Compere (Sofia), Jay Donnell (Harpo), N’Jameh Camara (Nettie) and an actor of whom I must see a lot more, Gavin Gregory who brings new flavor and swag in his portrayal of Mister, each take on their roles with similar aplomb, adding their unique personalities and talents as they stir the pot until it’s transformed into a seven-course meal fit for royalty. Tony Award-winner John Doyle, the director of the play, armed with an iconic, soul-raising score replete with jazz, blues, ragtime and gospel, and standing on the solid ground of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning story, makes good of his plentiful arsenal of weapons. And the result is more than I could have imagined. You owe it to yourself, to your friends, family and especially your children to see this delightful show that takes us along the road of a broken, abused Black woman in the South who holds on fiercely to love – the strength it yields and the joy that it can provide – until, at long last, she triumphs. “The Color Purple” continues through Aug. 26. Visit www.kennedy-center.org for tickets or more information. WI
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Peabo Bryson ‘Stands for Love’ on New Album By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
Peabo Bryson sat on the front porch of his Buckhead, Georgia, home, watching a family of deer roam by as the southern sky above turned dark because of an impending storm. Having recently completed his 21st studio album with the legendary production duo of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Bryson lit up about his career and said he was as excited as ever for his new music and accompanying tour that will have him travel all over the United States and to Japan. First, however, he wanted to talk about his son. “I have such a beautiful family and my little man, … I can tell you it’s like watching a mini ver-
sion of myself,” the proud father said. “Almost every single aspect of him reminds me of me.” One of the premier vocalists in music over the past 40 years, Bryson has earned two Grammy Awards and two Academy Awards. He’s also responsible for a memorable 1992 Oscar night performance with Angela Lansbury and Celine Dion of the title track from the movie “Beauty and the Beast,” which won Best Original Song. With hits that include duets with Natalie Cole, Roberta Flack and Regina Belle, Bryson has the distinction of being the first artist in music history to have separate records topping four different charts. He believes his new album, “Stand for Love,” has even more
hits, particularly because of the added touch of Jam and Lewis. “Excited doesn’t begin to describe what it’s like working with them. The first thing you notice is the absence of ego and self-importance,” Bryson said of the producers who have worked with Prince, Michael Jackson and many others. Together, Jam and Lewis made Janet Jackson an international icon. “My challenge to them was, ‘Can you make me current without destroying what has taken me a lifetime to accomplish?’” Bryson said. “I asked them if they could put me in today’s conversation about music, to make me valid to be in a conversation. I couldn’t think of anyone else.” Even prior to its release, the
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new album has caught on. The lead single, “Love Like Yours and Mine,” has rocketed to No. 3 on Billboard’s Adult R&B list and the second single, “All She Wants to Do is Me,” has already been featured on the Showtime hit series “The Chi.” Part of Bryson’s success can be credited to his being able to say no in a world where everybody is accustomed to hearing the opposite, he said. “I was saying no to drugs long ago,” Bryson said. “Some might have called me a ‘goodytwo-shoes’ and a bunch of other things, but I tend to look at it as being young and pragmatic as opposed to young and restless.” The singer, who’s career has yielded such hits as “Feel the Fire,” “Tonight I Celebrate My Love,” and “Can You Stop the Rain,” also has kept the proper perspective on celebrity and real life. “There are two things you have to understand about celebrity and success,” Bryson said. “One is, fame is not real. You have to accept that. Fame really for an artist is everybody else’s percep-
tion of you, but you. Everybody else’s perception is valid except for yours if you adapt that. In terms of success, everything that you have can be taken a way from you in the next five seconds. “[Celebrities] become invulnerable and that’s what they think success is but the hardest thing to navigate for a human being is not adversity, it’s success itself,” he said. “Every single virtue you’ve ever had or everything you’ve ever hoped to achieve. Look, I treat every human being that I come in contact with the way I want to be treated and look, I buy my own toilet paper.” For Bryson, the new album is just one more thing he’s grateful for. “At this stage of my life, I appreciate things more completely and it’s not just regular gratitude,” he said. “I’m starting to appreciate the concept of secondhand grace and I’m not sitting around waiting for that big grace. To have this kind of success and a 7-month-old to carry my name and to marry my best friend … yes, I’m grateful.” WI
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Josephine Baker Doc Headlines African Diaspora Film Festival By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
“Streetlight Harmonies,” by Brent Wilson and the documentary, “Josephine Baker: Black Diva in a White Man’s World,” count among the highlights of the 12th annual African Diaspora International Film Festival which opens Friday, Aug. 17 at the George Washington University Marvin Center in Northwest. The three-day festival, which presents films to diverse audiences and redesigns the Black cinema experience by strengthening the role of African and African-descent directors in contemporary world cinema, will feature 16 films that will take audiences in and out of the United States, including eight that will have their premieres in the nation’s capital. “There’s a lot new this year,” said Reinaldo Barroso-Spech, an educator in foreign languages and Black literature who created the festival with his wife, Diarah N’Daw-Spech, a financial consultant and university budget manager. The opening night film, “Timeless,” by Ed LaBorde, is a love story that transcends time from 19th-century Ghana to the modern-day Caribbean. Some of the social issues explored in the film are the human trafficking of the slave trade
in the past and the present day human trafficking in the Virgin Islands, as well as political corruption and immigration. The opening night event will start with a VIP catered reception at 8 p.m. LaBorde will participate in a question-and-answer session at 9 p.m. Festival organizers also plan to present the premiere screening of award-winning drama “The Citizen,” a narrative about a middle-aged African political refugee seeking Hungarian citizenship. The film has already garnered acclaim from critics at the New York Times and other publications. Organizers have also expressed excitement about “Streetlight Harmonies,” a film about doowop featuring a who’s who of musicians that trace the evolution of pop music from doo-wop and Phil Spector’s legendary “Wall of Sound” through Motown, surf music and the British Invasion. The festival also includes a special program where films depict the lives of a native of one country who moves to another nation, such as “African-Americans in Europe,” which features a Josephine Baker documentary by Annette von Wangenheim. Two other films directed by women explore issues of identity in diaspora communities in the United States. “La Belle Vie: The Good Life,”
by Rachelle Salnave, reflects on the cultural crossfire she experienced as a Haitian-American growing up in Harlem, juxtaposing her parents’ memories of noble family histories with a humble working-class reality. “Life Is Fare,” by Sephora Woldu, is a cross-cultural film that challenges how patriotism and nationalism are practiced by people of a country, and is inspired by current Eritrean and Ethiopian migration experiences in the United States. “From its inception, the festival has always showcased great films that explore the black British experience,” Barroso-Spech said. For tickets and other information, go to www.nyadiff.org. WI
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‘The Giz’ Brings Go-Go to Yellow Brick Road By Shevry Lassiter WI Contributing Writer “The Wiz,” a Black musical adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz,” added soul to the classic tale and starts with a dream and ends with the premise that there’s “no place like home.” Playwrights Lovail Long, Salahuddin Mahdi, and Vernon O. Williams IV have adopted that theme in their version — but with a twist of go-go flavor. “The Giz” will be the first play to take place on stage at the National Harbor’s MGM Theater on Aug. 19. “I want [people] to walk away
with pride in their city and be excited about their culture and gogo, reintroducing the children to their culture,” Long said. Gentrification in D.C. is one of the issues raised in the play. Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tinman, and the Wiz were main characters in the original play, the Giz has switched it up with Dorothy’s companion being a chaperone and instead of the Tin Man, there will be the Tin Ma. The playwrights said the production will feature some classic go-go music as well as original pieces. The cast will feature some fa-
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ARIES With a powerful focus on your sector of creativity and romance, the coming week can bring opportunities to improve your chances of success. This is very much the time to be seen showcasing your skills and abilities at craft fairs, exhibitions, or anywhere else you can display your talents. With a powerful solar eclipse in this zone building during the week and occurring over the weekend, it would be no surprise if someone noticed you and was very impressed. Lucky Numbers: 1, 19, 30
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TAURUS Luscious Venus, your personal planet, moves into Libra and your wellness zone on Monday, encouraging you to find greater balance in your life. In addition, electric Uranus in your sign enters its retrograde phase on Tuesday, remaining so until January 2019. This phase could see you becoming more daring and possibly unpredictable, which others may find surprising. Nevertheless, this can do you much good if it allows you to move out of any ruts and explore new opportunities. Lucky Numbers: 8, 9, 16
Better Late Than Never By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer
Life has handed you a lot of chances. You’ve taken some, for good or not. Others, you’ve passed up, and regretted it. Maybe you’d be richer today. Maybe you’d be poorer. For sure, you’d have an existence unlike what you have now and, as in the new novel “Better Late Than Never” by Kimberla Lawson Roby, you wonder what might’ve been… First Lady Charlotte Black was tired. Every Sunday for 19 years, she’d gotten up, put on her finest clothes and her best face, and gone to church with her husband, Rev. Curtis Black, leader of Deliverance Outreach. That’s a lot of Sundays, a lot of dressing up, of pretending to be nice to people Charlotte really didn’t want anything to do with. She was going to tell Curtis soon that she was taking a sabbatical, but she had to wait because of drama: their daughter, Curtina, was having some sort of preteen phase and Curtis’s sister, Trina, was sick. In the meantime, Charlotte coped by drinking vodka. Twelve-year-old Curtina’s parents were always treating her like an infant. They never let her leave the house whenever she wanted and she had strict bedtimes, even on weekends. As for hanging out with her friends, forget it. Her parents even took her phone away! It was so unfair and it would be much worse, had Curtina not caught her mother drinking. Blackmail was a good thing. Secrets were even better. The phone call that Curtis Black received from his brother-in-law was one he never thought he’d get. It had been decades since Curtis had seen his sister, Trina. At 18, he’d left home, escaping an abusive father, abandoning Trina and their mother with an angry, bullying alcoholic. Leaving had been self-preservation; Curtis had been planning an escape for years by then and he hadn’t seen Trina but a handful of times since. Now her husband had called to tell Curtis that she was dying. That brought back every bad memory Curtis had. Was it too late to replace them with answers and better kinds of memories? All good things, as they say, must come to an end and, alas, that includes characters and book series. In “Better Late Than Never,” it also goes for the Curtis Black family. But fear not — author Kimberla Lawson Roby doesn’t send readers away with a whimper in this book. No, this novel goes out with a gentle bang that includes the scandals you need but excludes the profanity you don’t. That gives this novel — the entire series, in fact — a curious soap-opera feel, but churchy: everybody in the Curtis Black series has some sort of mess attached to their lives at some point or another and it’s oh-no delicious but God forgives and so, eventually, does everybody else. If you’re not familiar with Curtis Black, don’t start here; go back to Book One and dive in. You’ll be happier that way. If you’re a fan, though, “Better Late Than Never” is the end of the line, and how could you miss your chance? WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
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GEMINI As the sun and chatty Mercury angle toward jovial Jupiter this week, you may have plenty to say and could be very articulate. However, try not to promise more than you can deliver. It could be very easy to do so. At the same time, delightful Venus moves into your leisure sector, and her presence here could stimulate your creative side and enhance romantic possibilities. The coming weeks could see you out and about, indulging your favorite hobbies or spending time with a significant other. Lucky Numbers: 12, 18, 31 CANCER This week’s focus on your personal financial sector could see changes on the way as the week builds up to a solar eclipse in this zone on Saturday. You may be offered a way to earn extra income or discover it yourself. And if you play your cards right, the coming weeks and months could see you building on this to increase your financial situation even further. Lucky Numbers: 4, 25, 32 LEO You could feel the tension building as the week gathers pace, and this can be due to the solar eclipse in your sign over the weekend. This could be a time of change for you. You might decide to take a bold step forward, or someone may offer you an opportunity that changes your life. Lucky Numbers: 7, 8, 49 VIRGO A desire to indulge could grow stronger this week as lovely Venus enters your money zone. She will remain here for the whole month, so you could find yourself indulging more than usual. At the same time, with the celestial body Chiron in your zone of shared assets, you could become aware of deep-seated emotions that may be blocking the financial flow. As sweet Venus opposes this point this week, you could be inspired to get to the heart of such issues and create greater abundance for yourself. Lucky Numbers: 21, 32, 40 LIBRA Good news this week as delightful Venus, your guide planet, moves into your sign on Monday. Because she will be here for the whole month, you can relax and be totally yourself. People will love you for being caring, tolerant, diplomatic, and welcoming. You might also feel moved to alter your image to affirm any change of identity. Some new clothes or a new hairstyle could be a great start. Lucky Numbers: 10, 16, 24 SCORPIO There’s a lot of action in your career sector, which could see you looking out for new opportunities and thinking about your future. With a solar eclipse developing in this zone over the coming week and taking place on Saturday, you might have a decision to make. You could be offered a new position that’s better than your current job and be very tempted to take it. However, it might be just as well to research your options before you agree. Lucky Numbers: 1, 23, 36 SAGITTARIUS The desire to travel could be high on your list of priorities over the week ahead. However, you might get the chance to go farther than planned as a solar eclipse in your travel sector encourages you to take a bold step forward. This eclipse occurs over the weekend, but you could feel its influence much sooner. A chance to seize an opportunity that takes you to another country or perhaps encourages you to study can be yours. Lucky Numbers: 33, 36, 58 CAPRICORN Your charm could escalate over the coming weeks after desirable Venus moves into your career sector on Monday. If there is something you want, you only need to impress the right person and you could get it. However, you could also use this influence to enhance your reputation as a peacemaker and great negotiator. If called to this role, you could be very impressive. Lucky Numbers: 7, 15, 58 AQUARIUS Electric Uranus, your guide planet, turns retrograde this week in your home zone and will remain so until January 2019. This influence could bring an element of unpredictability to home and family life, which could be a tad disruptive. However, innovative Uranus is also very much linked to change and releasing yourself from overly limiting situations or influences. Whatever happens in the coming months can help you understand your deeper needs and inspire you to do something about them. Lucky Numbers: 11, 17, 23 PISCES As lively Uranus turns retrograde in your communication zone early this week, it might bring disruptions to computers and other office equipment. This is even more likely because chatty Mercury continues retrograde in your work and lifestyle zone. Considering these two together, it would pay to back up those important files and check that your antivirus software is up to date. Where your gadgets are concerned, it’s wise to take extra care. Lucky Numbers: 10, 14, 27
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Erykah Badu surprised concert goers by showing up only a few minutes late wearing ghoulish make-up and a matted locs wig, singing to the high heavens to the crowds’ delight at the 2018 Summer Spirit Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md. on Saturday, August 4. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter
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SPORTS Streetball League Holds Annual Championship Games 4The Metro Celtics (in green) take on the DC All Stars during the elementary school division of the 18th annual MetroBall New York Avenue Classic Streetball League championships at MetroBall Court in Northwest on Saturday, Aug. 4. The All Stars defeated the Celtics 24-14. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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5The Metro Celtics take on the DC All Stars during the elementary school division of the 18th annual MetroBall New York Avenue Classic Streetball League championships at MetroBall Court in Northwest on Saturday, Aug. 4. The All Stars defeated the Celtics 24-14. /Photo by John E. De Freitas 4DC All Stars coach Anthony Higginbotham helps distribute championship medals to his players after their 24-14 win over the Metro Celtics in the elementary school division of the 18th annual MetroBall New York Avenue Classic Streetball League championships at MetroBall Court in Northwest on Saturday, Aug. 4. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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SPORTS Nationals Edge Reds at Home 3Cincinnati Reds right fielder Mason Williams gets back to first base successfully as Washington Nationals first baseman Matt Adams awaits a pickoff attempt during the Nationals’ 2-1 win at Nationals Park in Southeast on Sunday, Aug. 5. /Photo by John E. De Freitas 6Washington Nationals right fielder Adam Eaton beats out a throw for an infield single as Cincinnati Reds first baseman Brandon Dixon stretches out to make the catch during the Nationals’ 2-1 win at Nationals Park in Southeast on Sunday, Aug. 5. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
5Cincinnati Reds left fielder Phillip Ervin slides back to first base ahead of a pickoff attempt as Washington Nationals first baseman Matt Adams awaits the throw during the Nationals’ 2-1 win at Nationals Park in Southeast on Sunday, Aug. 5. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
5Washington Nationals catcher Matt Wieters is congratulated by his teammates after his solo home run in the second inning of the Nationals’ 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park in Southeast on Sunday, Aug. 5. /Photo by John E. De Freitas 3Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto watches as a foul ball ends up in the stands during the Nationals’ 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park in Southeast on Sunday, Aug. 5. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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Faith-based leaders, activists, clergy and educators from across the country recently gathered in D.C. for the Reimagine Interfaith Cooperation Convention. During the convention, which ran from July 29-Aug. 1, participants discussed racial diversity in interfaith spaces and challenges faced by individuals who identify with more than one religion. “The vision of the conference was to addresses the elephants in the room that come with doing interfaith work locally and around the world,” said Tahil Sharma, spokesperson for the conference and an interfaith minister in residence for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Participants found out about the conference through social media, announcements by co-sponsors, newsletters, bulletins, and word of mouth. On July 31, over 50 participants and organizers from the convention held a rally at Lafayette Square to call on elected officials to refrain from partisanship and support communities in need and to erase stigmas associated with religious and secular groups. The rally began with an indigenous blessing performed by Hope Butler, a member of the Piscataway tribe and past president of the American Indian Society of Washington, D.C. Rev. Grayland Hagler, senior pastor of Plymouth United Church of Christ and one of the rally’s speakers, facilitated a workshop on faith-based community organizing at the con-
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5Rev. Grayland Hagler speaks during the Interfaith Public Action rally at Lafayette Square on July 31. /Photo by Tahil Sharma
ference. Hagler use his speech to extol the value of diversity and getting to know different people. “People are afraid of things they don’t know,” he said. “They think somehow it’s going to hurt them.” The speakers at the rally spoke on issues dealing with immigration policy, gun violence, religious discrimination, White privilege and the environment. “Every issue is of its own value and importance for its
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impact on our world,” Sharma said. “If it could be summed up together, it would be that each issue recalls the dignity and justice we must strive to achieve for one another. Bigotry, climate change and separation of families affect us all in negative ways and it becomes our individual and collective responsibility to support each other through these tough times. “So many things can be done to improve diversity at such gatherings, but probably the most important thing is to be mindful of your intentions in inviting such communities,” Sharma said. “If you’re trying to fulfill a checklist of folks that make your conference look diverse, you’ve taken away from creating intentional spaces for dialogue and improvement in interfaith work. If you plan on inviting folks so they have room at the table to speak, then you must be ready to get uncomfortable and real with what they’re about to tell you. Because in that discomfort of difficult conversations comes a transformation of understanding.” WI
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Dousing the Flames of the Diabetes Epidemic, Pt. 4
with Lyndia Grant What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — 1st Corinthians 6:19 KJ Last week, you read part three of “Dousing the Flames of the Diabetes Epidemic.” This is a repeat opening statement for new readers. My mother, Fannie Estelle Hill Grant, only lived 12 years after her diagnosis. Here is the continuation of her story. Mother lost both of her legs, had kidney dialysis, high blood pressure and seven strokes in 12 years. She was only 61 when she had her first major stroke, which resulted in paralysis. Last week, we explained about what diabetes is and how we get this rampant disease. According to NIH, heart disease is the leading cause of death in people with Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is curable with a proper change in diet and adding regular, physical exercise, daily! There are a few exceptions to this rule. Some have contracted Type 2 diabetes despite not having weight issues, but those cases are often genetic, and lack of exercise is still a factor. Hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, heart disease, ampuMt. Zion Baptist Church Reverend John W. Davis Pastor 5101 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m. “A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold”
tations, strokes, blindness/eye problems and kidney disease are complications associated with Type 2 diabetes. The National Institute of Health says Type 2 diabetes mellitus statistics illustrates the magnitude of this disease, especially among African-Americans adults, who are 50 to 100 percent more likely to have Type 2 diabetes than are Whites. NIH further found reasons for racial disparities in diabetes prevalence are not clear, but behavioral (how we live our lives with regard to our diets), environmental, socioeconomic, physiological (do we exercise or not), and genetic contributors (we were born this way) all seem to be reasons why. Today, 4.9 million African Americans have Type 2 diabetes, according to NIH, and are twice as likely to have diabetes as White Americans of similar age. African Americans with diabetes are more likely to have complications and experience greater disability from the complications than white Americans with diabetes. Why, lack of knowledge, and refusal to change diets and add exercise! Death rates for people with diabetes are 27 percent higher for African Americans compared with Whites, and steadily rising. Once Whites discover they have the disease, many begin to eat more green leafy vegetables and less carbohydrates. NIH also cited Whites had Type 2 diabetes much more often than African Americans
through the first half of the 20th century (1901-1951). Slavery had ended, yet many Blacks still worked as sharecroppers for the most part, so they were exercising by working in the fields, remaining healthy and strong. Diet and lack of exercise factors may have had a greater effect on Whites during those early years. White didn’t work in fields; therefore, Type 2 diabetes seemed only to be the White man’s disease, until Blacks began to live our lives as equal Americans, with office jobs and much less farmwork. Whites, on the other hand, began to go to the gym, take more daily walks, change their lifestyles. Regular physical activity will protect you from getting Type 2 diabetes; inversely, lack of physical activity will help you get this disease. Researchers suspect a lack of exercise is one factor contributing to the high rates of Type 2 diabetes in African Americans, especially with many still choosing “soul food” diets! According to this research, 50 percent of African-American men and 67 percent of African-American women reported they participated in little or no leisure time physical activity. As NIH Director-General Margaret Chan said, “Even in the poorest settings, governments must ensure that people are able to make these healthy choices and that health systems are able to diagnose and treat people with diabetes.” WI
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John F. Johnson Reverend Dr. 1306 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 Service and Times Divine Worship, Sunday 10:00 a.m. Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday “Friendliest Church in the City” Website: mountolivetdc.org Email: mtolivedc@gmail.com
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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 Fax: 301-499-8724
Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 a.m. 7 10:00 a.m. Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”
Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor 700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849 Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00am 5th Sundays: 9:30am 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30pm www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org
Church of Living Waters
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., Pastor
Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor
Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor
Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor
2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org
800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703
4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30am 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00am Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30pm Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00am “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment
1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661
Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00am Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30pm Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org
Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Third Street Church of God
Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors
Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors
Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor
4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax
3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax)
5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555
1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office 202-638-1803 fax
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00am Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30pm
Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30pm (dinner @ 5:30pm) Sunday School: 9:00am – Hour of Power
Blessed Word of Life Church
www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org
Campbell AME Church Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org 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” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020
Turning Hearts Church Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher 4275 4th Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20034 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445 Service and Times Sunday School 8 – 9 AM Worship Service 9 – 11 AM Tuesday Night Bible Study 6:30 – 8:00 PM Wednesday Daytime Bible Study 11 AM – 12:30 PM Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: faithdefender@verizon.net
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“An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org
Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45am Church School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45am Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 pm Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30am “We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org E-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net
Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 11:00am Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 am “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org
Crusader Baptist Church
E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org “God is Love”
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax
Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45am Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45am; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45am; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6am & 6:30pm Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org emailus@gmchc.org
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m. Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net
St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us... Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00am Worship Service: 10:00am Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45pm Thur. Bible Study: 7:15pm
Twelfth Street Christian Church 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 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Communion every Sunday: 11:00 am Sunday School: 10:00 am Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 pm Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com
Mount Carmel Baptist Church Reverend Gerald H. Hesson Interim Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10am themcbc.org
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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church
All Nations Baptist Church
King Emmanuel Baptist Church
Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor
Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor
Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor
7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471
2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591
2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730
Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com
Zion Baptist Church Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15AM Sunday School: 9:00am Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org
St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 pm Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon
Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards
Israel Baptist Church
Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor
2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office • (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!
623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 Fax (202) 483-4009
4504 Gault Place, N.E. Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 8:00am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org
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Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith
Rev. Richard B. Black Pastor
Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor
1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288
1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lincolnpark@lpumcdc.org www.lpumcdc.org
5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:00 A.M. Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10: am Holy Communion: First Sunday 10: am Sunday School: 9: am Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: "Faith On The Hill"
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Eastern Community Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42
New Commandment Baptist Church
Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor
Damion M. Briggs Pastor
Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor
1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964
8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240
13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am & 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 pm Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm
Service and Times Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday School: 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM
Rehoboth Baptist Church
“Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org
Salem Baptist Church
Holy Trinity United Baptist Church
Florida Avenue Baptist Church
Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Pastor
Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor
Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org
St. Matthews Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 pm
Emmanuel Baptist Church
“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 p.m. Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 p.m. Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m. Noonday Prayer Every Thursday
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Rev. Joan E. Buchanan Executive Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 7:30am Worship Service: 11:00am New Member’s Class: 9:45am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00am Church School: 9:45am Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00pm Saturday Bible Study: 11:00am Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00am
Service and Times 9:30AM. Sunday Church School 11:00 Am. Sunday Worship Service The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Wednesday 7:00pm Prayer & Praise Services 7:30pm. Bible Study Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries 10:30am A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net
Christ Embassy DC
Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Friday Evening Service: 7:00 P.M. ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com
“Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”
Peace Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Early Morning Prayer & Bible Study Class 8:00 am Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:00 am Wednesday Service 12:00 pm
Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 A.M. Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 P.M. Prayer Service Bible Study
“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address: admin@pbc712.org
Shiloh Baptist Church
First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Mt. Horeb Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor
Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor
Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor
Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor
Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor
Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor
Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074
621 Alabama Ave., S.E.- Washington, D.C. 20032 P: (202) 561-1111 - F: (202) 561-1112
917 N St. NW - Washington, DC 20001 (202) 232-4294
9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288
Service and Times Sunday Service: 10 am Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 am 1st Sunday Baptism: 10: am 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10 am Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 pm Prayer Meeting: 7:45 pm
Service and Times Sunday Morning Prayer Service: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m. Third Sunday Baptismal & Holy Communion:10:30 a.m. Tuesday Church At Study Prayer & Praise: 6:30 p.m.
Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 a.m. Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 p.m.
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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 School for All Ages: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 a.m. Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30 a.m. Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 p.m. Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “
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Administration No. 2018 ADM 000424
Administration No. 2016 ADM 974
Administration No. 2018 ADM 000759
Administration No. 2017 ADM 001192
Administration No. 2018 ADM 000764
W. Louise Henderson Decedent
Margaret Allen Decedent
Fannie Williams Decedent
Cheryl Chapman Henderson, Esq. 4920 Niagara Road, Suite 200 College Park, MD 20740 Attorney
Aimee D. Griffin 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney
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Tina Smith Nelson Legal Counsel for the Elderly 601 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20049 Attorney
Amani Morgan Miles, whose address is 6904 Knightwood Lane, Columbia, MD 21045, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of W. Louise Henderson who died on March 16, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/26/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/26/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Kenneth L. Allen, whose address is 2207 Evarts Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Margaret Allen who died on October 18, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/26/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/26/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Theresa B. Watts Decedent
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Wendell Barnes and Carlton Barnes, whose addresses are 9210 Pineview Lane, Clinton, MD 20735 & 2506 Timbercrest Dr., Forestville, MD 20747, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Theresa B. Watts who died on June 3, 2017 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/26/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/26/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/26/2018
Sallie R. Luther Decedent
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Derrek Reese, whose address is 532 4th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Sallie R. Luther who died on April 3, 2011 with a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/26/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/26/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/26/2018
Date of first publication: 7/26/2018
Kenneth L. Allen Personal Representative
Donzell Brown-Williams Personal Representative
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Administration No. 2018 ADM 000774
Administration No. 2018 ADM 000624
Administration Number 2018 ADM 000172
Administration No. 2018 ADM 000816
Charles H. Hairston Decedent
William Ross Long, Sr. Decedent
Estate of Naomi C. Millet
Raymond Spears Decedent
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Jeffrey K. Gordon, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 700 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney
Derrek Reese Personal Representative
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Administration No. 2018 ADM 000770 Ronald Lee Williams Decedent
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Barbara Pauline Minnis, whose address is 1444 T Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ronald Lee Williams who died on April 19, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/26/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/26/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/26/2018 Barbara Pauline Minnis Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
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Donzell Brown-Williams, whose address is 728 Underwood Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Fannie Williams who died on July 20, 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/26/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/26/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 7/26/2018
Date of first publication: 7/26/2018
Wendell Barnes Carlton Barnes Personal Representative
Attorney Ethel Mitchell 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney
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Gregory A. Hairston Sr., whose address is 17136 Fairwayview Lane, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Charles H. Hairston who died on May 24, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/26/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/26/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/26/2018 Gregory A. Hairston Sr. Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Britt Anne Baughman, whose address is 9118 E. Columbia Drive, Apt. G404, Spokane Valley, WA 99212, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of William Ross Long, Sr. who died on April 19, 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., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/2/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 2/2/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 8/2/2018 Britt Anne Baughman Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills
NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Philip A. Millet for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representatives. Unless a responsive pleading in the form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. Admit to probate the will dated June 27, 1996 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses or otherwise Date of first publication: 8/2/2018 Philip A. Millet 9803 Angora Drive Cheltenham, MD 20623 Personal Representative: TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
Joan M. Wilbon & Associates 1120 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Kenneth P. Spears, whose address is 12304 Loch Carron Cir., FT. Washington, MD 20744, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Raymond Spears who died on February 6, 2003 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/2/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 2/2/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 8/2/2018 Kenneth P. Spears Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
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Administration No. 2018 ADM 000790
Administration No. 2018 ADM 000075
Administration No. 2018 ADM 000814
Administration No. 2018 ADM 000599
Administration No. 2018 ADM 000822
Evelyne Cox Stewart Decedent
Aubrey Wharton, Jr. Decedent
Anna N. Pratt aka Anna Newkirk Pratt Decedent
William F. Gilliard Decedent
Lila M. Jackson Decedent
Deborah D. Boddie, Esquire 1308 Ninth Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney
Kisha L. Woolen, Esquire 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW #700 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney
James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney
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Deborah D. Boddie, Esq., whose address is 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Aubrey Wharton, Jr. who died on September 2, 2017 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/2/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 2/2/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Joy K. Whren, whose address is 8109 Button Bush Court, Clinton, MD 20735, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Anna N. Pratt aka Anna Newkirk Pratt who died on March 7, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/2/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 2/2/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Harold J. Gilliard, whose address is 11104 Inverrary Court, Mitchellville, MD 20721, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of William F. Gilliard who died on September 10, 2017 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/9/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 2/9/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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Joy K. Whren Personal Representative
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Administration No. 2018 ADM 000848
Foreign No. 2018 FEP 000100
Administration No. 2018 ADM 000813
Administration No. 2018 ADM 000820
Glenda Moore Decedent
August 29, 2011 Date of Death
Sharon L. Thomas Decedent
Shaneka Latrice Walters Decedent
Ozelle J. Meade Hinton aka Ozelle Josephine Meade Hinton aka Ozelle M. Hinton Name of Decedent
James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney
Dawn Jackson, Esq. 1300 Caraway Court, Suite 100 Largo, Maryland 20774 Attorney
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Gyda D. Hinton, whose address is 9300 Dubarry Avenue, Lanham, MD 20706 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Ozelle J. Meade Hinton aka Ozelle Josephine Meade Hinton aka Ozelle M. Hinton, deceased, by the Register of Wills, Orphans Court for Philadelphia County, State of Pennsylvania, on May 11, 2017. Service of process may be made upon Arion Jon Wells, 1319 Park Road, NW #102, Washington, DC 20010 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real estate. 309 U Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.
Pamela Duell, whose address is 1404 Staples St., NE #3, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Shaneka Latrice Walters who died on November 13, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/9/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 2/9/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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Barbara Davis and Larry Thomas, whose addresses are 8216 Steve Dr., District Heights, MD 20747 & 1609 30th St., SE, Washington, DC 20020, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Sharon L. Thomas who died on December 10, 2017 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/9/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 2/9/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Frances P. Harrington and Brenda L. Walker, whose addresses are 4209 22nd Ave., Temple Hills, MD 20748 & 2522 Afton St., Temple Hills, MD 20748, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Evelyne Cox Stewart who died on March 22, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/2/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 2/2/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 8/2/2018 Frances P. Harrington Brenda L. Walker Personal Representative
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Derek Hall, whose address is 45-01 25th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11103, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Glenda Moore who died on June 15, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/9/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 2/9/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Nellie L. Mason, whose address is 409 Hobart Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lila M. Jackson who died on September 21, 2017 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 2/9/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 2/9/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 8/9/2018 Nellie L. Mason Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
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I asked her what she was like growing up and she said she was the “bossy girl.” She asked the men in the audience to reside their hands if they’d ever been called bossy. Few raised their hands. Then she asked the women. We know it’s not that women act in more aggressive ways than men — it’s just our expectations. For every little girl who’s ever been called bossy. Next time you hear some little girl called bossy, you walk right up to whoever called her that and say, “She’s not bossy. She has executive leadership skills.” WI
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tions for the opioid drug problem compared to how the War on Drugs was handled. I am really struggling with my inability to muster up any empathy for the victims of this latest drug scourge that is moving across our country. So, to those who are reading this column who think I am cold, heartless and hateful, please spare me your unrighteous indignation. WI
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ern-day version of the drug dealer, except they are not working on the street corner, but rather in the cozy confines of their medical offices. Where is the lock-’em-up-andthrow-away-the-key sentiment towards opioid users that politicians showed towards crack dealers? One would have to be totally blind not to see the racial optics being played out in this whole debate about the humane solu-
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law, they pick favorite issues and sides, and they invent new reasons to rule the way they want. Bad judges denied Blacks equal rights in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857 I mentioned above. They banned interracial marriage in the 1883 case Pace v. Alabama. And they institutionalized segregation with the “separate but equal” doctrine in 1896 with Plessy v. Ferguson. In each of those cases, bad judges put their own racist views ahead of the Constitution’s protections. They were wrong — and that’s why, in each case, they were overruled by later Supreme Court justices who were faithful to the Constitution. And it’s because Judge Kavanaugh has proven throughout his career to be 100 percent faithful to the Constitution that he has my total support. Not for his sake, but for ours. WI
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limited freedom, curtailed liberties, denied due process, and caused poverty to persist across generations. We had to overcome huge obstacles, of course, but the extraordinary achievements we’ve realized would not have been possible without our Constitution. Instead of being a sword against freedom and rights, the Constitution has been the shield that’s made them possible. Whenever obstacles stood in the way — including segregation and other evil Jim Crow laws — it was the Constitution that cast them aside. Liberty? The Constitution grants it in its very first sentence. Slavery? It was abolished by the Constitution in its 13th Amendment Citizenship? You can find that in the Constitution, too — it’s right there in the 14th Amendment. So is our right to
vote, which is made clear for all to see in the Constitution’s 15th Amendment. That’s why it’s absolutely crucial that Judge Kavanaugh — like all who do or may serve on the Supreme Court — is faithful to the Constitution. Simply put, being true to the Constitution is the key to our democracy. It’s more important than any single issue, any political party, or any partisan interest. Indeed, there’s nothing more important than upholding the document that established and secures our rights. That’s why the Constitution grants judges the power to determine whether a law is constitutional — not the power to make or change it. Good judges know this. They know they have to fulfill their awesome duty without ever overstepping it. Bad judges don’t. They inject their own preferences into the
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zation — including Trump’s father, Fred, the company chair and founder, and Trump himself, who was then serving as president — for systematic discrimination in refusing to rent to African-Americans. After a protracted legal battle, the Trumps agreed to a consent decree that required them to take concrete steps to end discrimination, including providing the New York Urban League with weekly listings of vacancies, allowing them to supply qualified applicants. Later Trump gained notoriety for taking out full-page ads championing the death penalty for the Central Park Five, five young American Americans accused of raping and murdering a jogger in Manhattan’s Central Park. They were convicted in a wave of hysteria only to be released after years in prison when DNA evidence proved they were innocent of the crime. There is no indication that Trump
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interactions with people and in the alternative budgets he worked on. When I was a professor at UC Berkeley, I brought a group of students (I called them “Be-Be’s kids” because some of them were so wild) to DC to soak up some public policy knowledge. Congressman Dellums’ team told us he had 30 minutes for us, but when he met the group, got engaged with them and began to answer their questions, he took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves, pulled out a flip chart and broke down the CBC Alternative Budget. We were there for almost two hours, far more than the allotted time. He acknowledged that the Alternative Budget had no chance of passing, but said that he worked so hard on it because it was “a possibility.” He persistently fought for the right thing, even if the right thing was a long shot. His tenacity was responsible for the passage of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, legislation that imposed sanctions, urged U.S.
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lost in translation,’” Gray wrote on Facebook. “I had not one thing to gain by being there. Not. One. I have everything to lose. Credibility. Reputation. Every natural inclination says stay home. Don’t get played.” But he did attend. And he and the others did get played. There was, is, no redemption for Black people consorting with Trump, no matter what the opinion polls might say about Trump’s popularity. Gray said he was grateful for the opportunity and told The Prez, “The very best principles of scripture call us to fight for the poor, for the oppressed, for those who have made
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companies to stop doing business with South Africa, and set conditions, including the release of political prisoners, before sanctions could be lifted. Ronald Reagan vetoed the legislation, preferring “constructive engagement,” but Congress overrode the veto, something that rarely happens in foreign policy matter. It is a tribute to Dellums’ political skills that a man who was ridiculed as a radical upon entering Congress had developed the kinds of bipartisan relationships that would override a presidential veto. Dellums got much criticism for his time as Oakland mayor, but it is essential to note that not many, after serving 27 years in Congress, would have signed up to run a troubled city. He was drafted by the people of Oakland, who urged him to serve, and he defiantly told people that if they weren’t satisfied with his leadership, they could recall him! Ron Dellums used his national notoriety to lobby for his city, getting more recovery aid from the Obama administration than any other city except Chicago. He saw Oakland as a “Model City”
and encouraged citizen participation, convening several task forces to help shape the direction of the city. The best thing that Ron Dellums ever did was succession planning. He surrounded himself with younger, bright leaders and encouraged them in their aspirations. One of his protégés, Keith Carson, serves on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Another, Sandre’ Swanson, served in the California State Assembly. And Congresswoman Barbara Lee, as fierce a fighter as Dellums, was his hand-picked successor. The Congressional Black Caucus today needs more Dellums energy. Oh, the Alternative Budget’s still annually prepared, but it doesn’t get the visibility that it should. Fierce fighters like Barbara Lee and Maxine Waters are often threatened and ridiculed, and not enough of their colleagues have their backs. And too many African-American politicians are pragmatic instead of being principled. May the spirit of Ron Dellums always live among African-American and progressive leaders! WI
ever apologized. But the question really isn’t whether Trump is a racist or not. What is undeniable is that he purposefully plays on racial fears for his own political purposes, seeking to rouse “his base” and divide and distract working people. Trump clearly enjoys scorning convention and violating norms. During the campaign, he boasted that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and still keep the support of his voters. But we ought not adjust or accommodate to a president using his White House pulpit to spread fear, fan hatred and divide us. LeBron James understands how destructive this behavior can be, noting about Trump: “He doesn’t understand the power that he has for being the leader of this beautiful country. He doesn’t understand how many kids, no matter the race, look up to the president of the United States for guidance, for leadership, for words of encouragement …. “
Later, James reflected: “When I was growing up, there [were] like three jobs that you looked for inspiration. … It was the president of the United States, it was whoever was best in sports and it was the greatest musician at the time. You never thought you could be them, but you can grab inspiration from them. … “And this time, right now, with the president of the United States, it’s at a bad time. While we cannot change what comes out of that man’s mouth, we can continue to alert the people that watch us, that listen to us, [that] this is not the way.” Trump will make this election a test of what kind of country we are and what kind of country we want to live in. He believes that by spreading division and fears he will gain politically. We have to demonstrate that we are a better people than that. The provocations, the outrages, the slanders will continue. The only question is how we will respond to them. WI
mistakes,” according to White House transcripts. His cause: prison reform. Lots of luck with that cause, with this crowd, Rev … unless, that is, it’s “more better, for you.” Surreal. Of course I agree with King James, and I’m not even rich. I would also find it difficult to have to be in Trump’s presence, except in an auditorium. I can’t fathom sitting down with him. I, for one, took a photograph, an immortal portrait of Count Basie and his Orchestra on Jan. 14, 1981, the first ever, national observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (five years before President Reagan signed it into law), at the Old Post Of-
fice Pavilion, which is now the Trump International Hotel. It was Basie’s last appearance in D.C. A print of it could be worth a fortune. But I resolved that I would never sell that print to that company, so long as Trump’s name is on the place. But that’s just me. But from Ben Carson, on down the very brief list of Trump’s black loyalists, there is painful little reward for being that new, Black Klansman. Don’t believe me? Just ask those recently shamed “inner city pastors,” and new BBFs (Best Black Friends) of @realDonaldTrump. They know. Only regret can come from being Black and being associated with that Dude in the White House. WI
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