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Returning Citizens Hear from Mayoral Candidates

By James Wright WI Staff Writer

While there are 60,000 returning citizens in the District who have pressing concerns and are politically motivated, only three of the eight District mayoral candidates showed up at a recent candidates’ forum to hear and address their concerns.

D.C. Council members Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) and Vincent Orange (D-At Large) joined District entrepreneur Andy Shallal as the Democratic Party mayoral candidates who participated in the Returning Citizens United forum that took place Feb. 21 at the Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church in Northeast.

Naaman Williams, a returning citizen mentored by well-known Southeast activist Yango Sawyer, expressed interest in the candidates’ forum.

“Hopefully, they will say something beneficial to those of us who are in the streets,” said Williams, 19. “Those of us who are returning citizens want to have better outcomes in our lives and I hope they talk about that.”

The District’s returning citizens population is 10 percent of the city overall. These residents

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(L-R) D.C. Council members Tommy Wells and Vincent Orange along with entrepreneur Andy Shallah share a light moment at the Returning Citizens United Mayoral Candidates Forum on Feb. 21 at the Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church in Northeast. /Photo by Nancy Shia

Obama to Launch Initiative for Minorities

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer With a flood of recent criticism about what he’s failed to do for African Americans, President Barack Obama plans to answer his critics in a profound way.

White House officials said Obama will use his presidential powers to

make sure that every young person of color who’s willing to work hard and lift themselves up has an opportunity to get ahead and reach their full potential.

“We’re going to pull together private philanthropists, foundations, work with governors and mayors and churches and non-profits and we’re just going to focus on young men of color and find ways in which we

can create more pathways to success for them,” Obama said earlier this month.

At a media event in the East Room at the White House scheduled for Thursday, February 27, the president will officially unveil his new initiative, which he’s named, “My Brother’s Keeper.”

During his State of the Union Address in January, Obama said as part

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AROUND THEBreak REGION the Cycle of Women Domestic Violence

By Tia Carol Jones

law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said. had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, old daughter told her the father survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families of her daughter threatened her “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a viclife, and the life of their child, story, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assessshe knew something had to be push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further done. Out of her frustration said about Marlow. training for law enforcement with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life Protecof the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counselstart the Saving Promise cam- “get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. paign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradi“It seems to be a vicious cycle person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must that won't turn my family end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the vicshared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow ence at the District Heights Also present at the event was said.

Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see on MayOnibon-Oje, 7 at the District Heights Abosede 14 (left) and Eartha West, 13 (right), a light moment in their classroom at Howard wife of John Allenshare Muhammad, programs designed to raise MunicipalMiddle Center.

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Heights and the National Hook- 2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasUp of Black Women. the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilMarlow has written a book, an organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. story about four generations of and their children.

Marlow has worked to break domestic violence. The book is “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, inspired her Collins own experiences, within schools in policies the District Middle years inHoward fear is University a long time.

It is recent By Sam by P.K. and isyears, confident the she and Contributing those of her grandmother, not anofeasy thing toand come out and School Mathematics Science. is pushing will have start startthat across thefor country WI Writer @ her mother and her daughter. When of,” shethesaid. process.

Verizon Foundation, a ed STEM enrichment programs in sampkcollins She said every time she reads nonprofit MildredthatMuhammad said an “Ieffort plan to to take thesehigh-quality policies to focuses on educaprovide excerpts from her book, she still tion, people who want to help a Congress and implore to health care, and energy issues, mathematics and science them instrucA group of District students can not believe the words came launched domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. the contest in September, moved one step closer to winning tion for students from low-income from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be quintet careful submitted of how they go into “I will not stop until these polia three-min$20,000 in grants and Samsung the communities. Since winning Bestwon the 2007 National “Best ute thevideo victim's life,essay andthat understand cies are passed.” and an outlined in-State, tablets a national competition someJones members of the Books”inAward. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol can be reached Build Central’s functions. last“Imonth. team have expressed a desire was just 16-years-old when mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net to Other submissions in the app further teamfirst comprised of five explore the STEM field and myA eye blackened andgirls my “Before you get to 'I'm going challenge included inventions that from Howard University break into industries that lack a lips bled,” Marlow said. Middle to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI connect fitness enthusiasts through School of Mathematics and Science Elaine Davis-Nickens, presistrong minority presence. in Northwest counted among 81 dent of the National Hook-Up social media, collect data about in“We recently went on NPR Best-in-State winners the isVerof Black Women, saidinthere no dividual energy consumption, and and talked about [the need] to exizon Innovative Appway Challenge, a provide assistance to the disabled consistency in the domestic pose black children in D.C. to the competition that allows students violence issues are dealt with by during natural disasters. Patrick technology industry,” said Nkozia to develop mobile technology that Gusman, co-founder of the Startup addresses problems in their schools Middle School and the team’s fac- Knight, 13. “There are not a lot and communities. Their app, Build ulty advisor, said that the project of African Americans in the STEM Central, helps inventors create provided the students with some field. The people who are in it treat three-dimensional models of their insight into the value of a solid it like a fraternity. That is someproducts, share ideas with col- mathematics and science education thing they should change,” said leagues, and solicit financial sup- in an increasingly technological Nkozia who lives in Northwest. world.

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“We want to provide practical Challenge, now in its second year, “We [sketched] the [different windows on the smartphone training in this program so that attracted 1,300 submissions from screen] that people saw [when they our students can [be of value] in middle school and high school used the app], starting from the the economy,” said Gusman, 52. teams across the country. Judgpoint [that] it loads, to when they “That has become a part of our es announced eight groups that log in and [view different profiles],” philosophy of being well-rounded would go on to the Best-in-Nasaid LeNia Samuels, 13, a member and presenting them with these tion stage of the competition on of the team. “We then designed the opportunities. They’re [becoming] Wednesday, Feb, 26. Those who app using different websites,” said players in the technology [field] and did not move on will receive tools not waiting until college to learn LeNia who lives in Southeast. from MassachusettsL.Y. Institute of Marlow The eighth-graders conceived the vocabulary,” said Gusman who Technology Media Lab, a research the award-winning idea last year lives in Northwest. during sessions at the Startup Advocates for STEM education facility based in Cambridge, Mass., Middle School, a program that have long attributed the more to help them move further along in provides a combination of STEM than two million vacancies in the the production and marketing of (Science, Technology, Engineering, technology field to the dearth of their apps. / www.washingtoninformer.com To read this story in its entirety, and Mathematics) instruction and qualified candidates, calling the go to www.washingtoninformer. opportunities for real-world ap- issue a matter of global competiplication. Instructors hold classes tiveness and national security. In com. WI WI Staff Writer

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Individuals passing the aging and empty Victorian-style brick row house at 1538 9th Street Northwest between P and Q Streets might not think about its famous occupant, renowned educator and historian Carter G. Woodson. From 1922 to 1950, “The Father of Black History” lived and worked there, researching and documenting African-Americans’ historic achievements and contributions.

“The National Park Service designated the house a national landmark in 1976,” said Sylvia Cyrus, executive director of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) which was founded by Woodson. “They acquired the home from ASALH in 2005.”

The park service also acquired two buildings adjacent to the home at 1540 and 1542 9th Street Northwest. It plans to make the Woodson home a visitors’ center, with the adjacent buildings housing interactive videos, exhibits and other materials. But as of this February – the 88th anniversary of Black History Month (formerly Negro History Week which Woodson originated) – the restoration remains unfinished.

“The efforts have been hampered partly by the impact of the (August 2012) earthquake in the District, and the (2012 derecho) storm,” said Cyrus. “They severely damaged the back of the house.”

“It was always the Association’s plan to have the National Park Service renovate the Woodson home,” she said. “Bob Stanton, the first and only African-American National Park Service director, who served under President Clinton, increased the agency’s acquisition of African-American historical sites [including Dr. Woodson’s house].” Cyrus said District of Columbia Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced the legislation in 2000, which was signed into law in 2003, authorizing the National Park Service to acquire the home and adjacent houses.

Cyrus said more funds are needed for the restoration and to accelerate its pace. “We have tremendous support from across the nation, which is very encouraging,” she said. “We also have support from the NAACP, Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest D.C., members of Dr. Woodson’s

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family, the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and other partners. We at the Association are working on pulling all of these entities together to create new funds.”

She said that given the amount of funding available, even if the home is restored and opened to the public by September 2015 – the ASALH’s centennial – visitors will only see empty rooms, with a few posters on the walls and other art to illustrate Woodson’s groundbreaking work. In addition to founding the ASALH in his home, Woodson’s Negro History Bulletin and the Journal of Negro History were published there. The house headquartered his publishing company, Associated Publishers. Woodson also trained educators and researchers in his home.

Paul Wells, a great-great-nephew of Woodson’s, is happy the project is underway but expressed reservations about the time involved. “I think restoration has been relatively slow,” he said. “I understand the project is taking place in phases. Phases one and two consist of shoring up the structures of the house and adjacent homes.”

Wells, a Maryland resident who owns a cyber security company, said fundraising to complete the project, part of phase three, has been difficult. “I think the National Park Service only had $3.2 million in its budget for this project, but I believe it should cost between $9 and $12 million,” Wells

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said. In 2013, the National Park Service won a $75,000 grant for the project from Partners in Preservation, a contest sponsored by a charitable foundation of American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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Repeated attempts to obtain comments for this article from National Park Service spokespersons were unsuccessful. The agency’s website regarding the restoration says that structural stabilization work on 1538 and 1540 9th Street Northwest began in January and will continue through June. It says that between this fall and fall 2015 the National Park Service will conduct additional reconstruction.

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Black Facts February 27

1869 – Congress adopts the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution making it illegal for the U.S. government or any state to “deny or abridge” the right to vote “on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.” This was one of the so-called “Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th & 15th) that ended slavery made Blacks full U.S. citizens and guaranteed the right to vote.

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1879 – A date considered by many to mark the beginning of the great “Exodus of 1879” when thousands of blacks begin fleeing racism, violence and economic exploitation in the South for new lives in the Midwest, especially Kansas. One of the most prominent organizers of the exodus was former Tennessee slave Benjamin “Pap” Singleton. An estimated 20,000 blacks take part in the exodus.

They were driven in part by the Homestead Act, which promised free land. But by 1880, efforts had already begun to curtail the movement of blacks to the Midwest. In 1881, Pap Singleton was hauled before a Senate investigative committee looking into his role in the exodus.

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1739 – The British government is forced to sign a peace treaty with the Jamaican Maroons. The Maroons were escaped slaves or put another way Africans who refused to be slaves. When the Spanish lost Jamaica to the British in 1665, they freed many of their slaves and called them Maroons or “wild.”

The Maroons set up villages, were frequently joined by other escaped slaves and eventually began to wage a highly successful guerrilla war against the British.

Under the terms of the peace treaty, the Maroons were designated a free people and given 1,500 acres of land.

March 2

1896 – Ethiopia defeats Italy at the battle of Adowa (also called Adwa). It was one of the few successful military victories of Africans over Europeans as the latter attempted to colonize and economically exploit the African continent. Lead by general was Ras Makonnen – father of the man who would become next Emperor Haile Selassie, the left 6,000 Italians and 10,000 Ethiopians dead. But the victory forced Europe to recognize Ethiopia as an independent and sovereign nation.

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1968 – The infamous COINTELPRO memorandum is sent to FBI field offices around the country. COINTELPRO was a government counter intelligence program aimed at disrupting and destroying black, peace and anti-war groups. The March 3rd memorandum specifically called on FBI agents to infiltrate militant black organizations and employ various tactics to prevent them from growing individually or uniting with one another.

March 4

1922 – Comedic great Bert Williams dies of pneumonia in New York City at the age of 46. What Jackie Robinson did for blacks by breaking the

color bar in major league baseball, Bert Williams did on the American stage. He was a comic, singer, writer and producer who spent10 of his 25 years in show business performing with the famous Ziegfield Follies. W.C. Fields once referred to him as “the funniest man I ever saw.”

Williams was born Egbert Austin Williams in the Bahamas.

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1770 - Crispus Attucks, an escaped slave became the first man killed in the cause of America’s freedom. This event is better known as the ‘Boston Massacre’.

1897 - American Negro Academy founded.

1920 - Leontine T.C. Kelly, the first African-American woman to become a bishop within the Methodist denomination.

1939 - Playwright Charles Fuller was born in Philadelphia March 5, 1939. Fuller co-founded the Afro-American Arts Theatre in Philadelphia, his hometown, in 1967. The Perfect Party (1969) was the first of Fuller’s plays to receive critical acclaim.

1985 - The Mary McLeod Bethune commemorative stamp is issued by the U.S. Postal Service as the eighth stamp in its Black Heritage USA series.

1997 - Desi Giles, a black man, receives death threats after portraying Jesus in the annual Passion play in Union City, N.J.

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VIEWP INT Audrey Doman

Washington, D.C. I initially thought that too many were running, but the list has been whittled down as time has progressed. I think current mayor [Vincent] Gray has done an OK job – I can’t complain about some of the good things he has done for the city.

I live in Ward 4, and Muriel Bowser is the current council member.

She’s done an excellent job in Ward 4. I could see her making positive contributions as a mayor. I’m relatively pleased with the direction and growth of the city under Mayor Gray.

Bonita Bolden

Washington, D.C. I think there’s a very interesting mix of people running for mayor.

I’m familiar with all of them, and have had dealings with most of the candidates who are running.

I do have my preference and he is Andy Shallal. He is who I will be voting for. For one, I’m looking for fresh, new ideas and approaches to government. Right now, many of the people who are running are people who have been around for a while.

I think Shallal offers a fresh, new alternative.

THE DISTRICT’S MAYORAL PRIMARY WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 1. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE CURRENT CROP OF CANDIDATES?

Saundra Lamb

Washington, D.C. I think Mayor Gray has done a good job. I am a bit concerned about the way his campaign was run last time. Andy Shallal intrigues me because of his interest in dealing with the poverty issues in the city and the imbalances in business, wealth and opportunities for the city’s residents. I’m concerned about housing in the District. I think the city can win if the proper candidate can do something about education and the balancing of jobs for those who have been disenfranchised.

That, to me, needs to be a focus.

Andrea Carroll McNeil

Washington, D.C. I think District residents have a lot of work to do when researching and selecting the proper candidate.

Name recognition alone shouldn’t matter. A lot of people go to the polls and vote for the incumbent, and I urge them to dig deeper. I don’t think we should elect an official who currently has a cloud hanging over his head, and we should move on to bigger and better things. I don’t know who that candidate is, but I will be looking into that as time goes along.

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CITIZENS continued from Page 1 often have trouble finding employment and housing due to their criminal backgrounds.

Unlike Virginia and some Southern and border states, returning citizens in the District can vote in local and national elections. District law allows returning citizens who have completed their sentences and, in most cases, those on parole or probation, to cast a ballot.

Denise Rolark Barnes, the publisher of the Washington Informer Newspaper, served as the moderator. Barnes said that D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) wanted to attend the event but had another commitment and D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) told event organizers that he would attend the forum if possible.

D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) didn’t respond to an invitation to participate. Former State Department official Reta Jo Lewis could not attend due to a death in her family.

It’s unclear as to why candidate Carlos Allen did not participate.

Wells, 56, talked about his years as a social worker and his advocacy of decriminalizing marijuana.

“We know that 90 percent of the people in this city who are locked up for possession of marijuana are African American,” he said. “Yet, we have six universities in this city and you can’t tell me that African Americans are the only ones smoking marijuana.”

Wells said that he remembers the 1980s when Washington had a reputation as the murder capital of the United States and crack cocaine had reached epidemic proThe Washington Informer

portions in some District neighbors. The streets had become “mean” and “difficult,” he said.

“We had a federal government who, instead of helping people, was trying to find ways to lock people up.”

Wells also talked about his bill to “ban the box” or take the question of criminal history off of employment applications.

“We have been trying to pass this type of bill for 10 years and we are going to do it this year,” he said.

Orange, 56, talked about his youth and his work in securing economic development for Ward 5. He represented the ward from 1999-2007 on the D.C. Council and stressed his success in raising the city’s minimum wage and his efforts to force the Gray administration to enforce a living wage for some government workers and contractors.

“What I want for District residents are good paying jobs, affordable housing and health care and a good education from preschool to the University of the District of Columbia,” he told the audience.

Shallal, 58, discussed the problem of race and poverty in the city, saying that black children are falling further behind whites in education. He chastised city leaders for not using the city’s recent surplus properly.

“We have a $1.8 billion surplus in this city but we put it in a rainy day fund,” he said. “You can’t tell me that it is not raining on some people in this city. Our city leaders are rich in resources but poor in vision.”

Shallal pointed out that there aren’t any charters schools in Ward 3 and the inequality in education, as well as job opportunities is wrong.

“We want a city that is for everyone,” he said. “That is why you need an outsider to come and change things for the better.”

Ward 7 political activist Kemry Hughes, who spoke on behalf of Lewis, encouraged the audience to give his candidate a fair shake.

“She’s one dynamic sister,” said Hughes, 51.

Questions from the audience ran the gamut and one female resident asked for a job.

“We’re hiring at Busboys and Poets,” Shallal said to rousing applause.

Kevin Mayfield, who served a prison sentence from 1987-2007 for a murder charge and is now considered a success story, said that he’s impressed with Shallal.

“I agree with him that we need to change a lot of things in this city,” said Mayfield, 51. “Wells and Orange did not address anything that returning citizens have to deal with.”

Mayfield said that he recognizes that returning citizens need political education.

“There are some of us who don’t know that we can vote,” he said.

“Many of us think that just because we’ve been locked up and served our time, we cannot be politically involved and that is just not true. Returning citizens need programs and we have to advocate for those [programs].”

When asked about the candidates who did not attend the forum, Mayfield shrugged his shoulders.

“I hope they had a good reason for not being here,” he said. “They missed a lot and they should have heard what people had to say.”WI

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Some parts of the new initiative will involve identifying and changing government policies that create undue barriers to opportunity, a White House official said.

Much of the initiative will focus on private-sector opportunities and, the president has invited several prominent black men to Thursday’s event.

At the event, they are expected to discuss how corporations and foundations can work together on community-centered activities to help children come to school prepared to learn and to stay away from criminal activity.

Mostly, Obama’s initiative seeks to create programs that will assist with literacy and early learning and help young men to find jobs and career opportunities, White House officials said.

“I think I have already received so much training that I can be a supervisor at a technology company,” said Quentin Bramble, 39, a Northeast resident who said he and his brother Andrew Bramble have each been unemployed for more than two years.

Bramble said the siblings regularly comb the Department of Employment Services website and sometimes they visit its Minnesota Avenue offices in Northeast, looking for job leads.

“Before Obama became president, jobs were pretty scarce and they remain that way,” said Andrew Bramble, 36. “So, when Obama talks about doing something for young black men, the first thing that I’m hoping is that I’m still considered young and the second thing is that whatever he’s going to do will give us a legitimate shot at not just a job, but something that’ll last and something we can take care of our families with.”

Obama’s announcement came as criticism has grown regarding his lack

of action in the black community.

Critics have pointed to declining college enrollment and graduation rates that are plaguing the African-American community and, the most recent jobs report showed that the unemployment rate for black men over the age of 20 remains at 12 percent, compared with 5.4 percent for white men.

Shaun Harper, a professor in the graduate school of education at the University of Pennsylvania who has researched the effectiveness of educational programs focused on young men of color, told NBC News that there’s been little strategic planning to help blacks.

“Given that there has been so much activity, why has the outcome not changed? Why have the numbers of black men in college, in terms of enrollment and academic performance and graduation rates pretty much remained the same as they were 15 years prior?” Harper said.

In preparing for Thursday’s un-

veiling of his, “Brother’s Keeper,” initiative, Obama met with several prominent black officials to discuss raising the minimum wage, the black unemployment rate, health care, voting rights and education.

“We talked extensively about the challenges of unemployment, the challenges of under-employment, the challenges of black and urban and brown unemployment in this nation,” said Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League.

“This president’s ear, this president’s concern for our community is as strong as ever,” said Morial, 56.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, who also attended the meeting with Obama on Feb. 20, said everyone should embrace the president’s new initiatives.

“It was one of the most substantive meetings I have had with any president,” said Sharpton, 59. “We are firmly convinced the president will fight for jobs, training, minimum wage and voting rights as well as explore the other areas of concern that we raised.”

Whether or not it’s a result of the president’s commitment toward African Americans, Wal-Mart officials announced on Monday, Feb. 24, that the big box chain would provide $1.75 million in grants to three of the nation’s largest civil rights organizations, the National Association for

the Advancement of Colored People, the National Urban League and United Negro College Fund.

The funds are earmarked to help 16 historically black colleges and universities gain financial stability to ensure their continued mission of providing black students with a higher education.

Wal-Mart officials said the money will also be used to help individuals secure and build successful careers through training and placement assistance. Additionally, it will allow businesses to create more job opportunities.

“With today’s economic climate there is a growing need to empower individuals in communities nationwide with access to opportunities that will help them live better. Part of this work will come from helping businesses understand and unlock the powerful results that a more diverse workforce has to offer,” said Wal-Mart Senior Director of Corporate Affairs, Tony Waller.

“By helping one individual at a time build a successful career, we are growing a more competitive work environment,” Waller said. “A competitive environment ignites innovation, which helps build stronger communities and, ultimately, a stronger America.”WI

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Shallah Explains Voting Record District entrepreneur and mayoral candidate Andy Shallal has come under fire recently for his inconsistent record of voting in elections.

Shallal has noted that he has not voted in some elections, but not six as journalist Mark Plotkin alleged at a Ward 3 Democratic mayoral forum on Feb. 11.

“I did vote in the November 2010 general election,” said Shallal, 58. “We have not had that many elections since then.”

Shallal hopes to be the Democratic Party nominee for mayor on Tuesday, April 1 and he, along with fellow candidates Reta Jo Lewis and Carlos Allen, have yet to serve in public office.

However, he has been active in District politics for years, serving as the campaign chairman of former D.C. Council member Michael Brown in his re-election effort, working to pass referendums and supporting better benefits for workers in the restaurant industry.

Shallal owns the highly profitable Busboys and Poets restaurant chain with locations in the District, Prince George’s County and Northern Virginia. He also sits on various boards of progressive organizations.

Shallal said that there are solid reasons why he has not voted consistently.

“Like many District residents I am not satisfied with some of the candidates [who] are running for office,” he said. “When I do not vote, I am sending a message that I am not pleased with what is being offered to the voters.”

Shallal said that there’s more to participating in politics than casting a ballot.

“Voting is the very lowest form of democracy,” he said. “I should not be forced to vote.”

Shallal said that one problem many District residents have is that they vote – and do nothing else.

“People think that by just pulling a lever democracy is behind them,” he said. “Not so. People need to vote, get educated about the issues and get involved in the political process.”

As far as the quality of the candidates, Shallal would like to see a change in the District’s election process.

“We should look at having a run-off system, where the top two candidates compete for a party’s nomination,” he said. “That is The Washington Informer

Andy Shallal is a candidate for District mayor. /Courtesy Photo

Jill Homan is the District’s Republican National Committeewoman. /Courtesy Photo

a good way to bring more people into the process and make it more interesting to the average District resident.”

Homan Working to Build GOP Support in Cities Jill Homan, the District’s Republican National Committeewoman, recently launched an effort on behalf of her party to reach out to voters in urban areas.

The effort, known as City GOP, will seek to connect Republican Parties in cities and their candidates with volunteers, voters and donors.

It will offer policy solutions and winning campaign strategies in cities and seek out leaders who will focus on conservative solutions to urban problems.

“In 1999, half of America’s dozen largest cities by population had Republican mayors,” said Homan, 38. “These highly-populated urban areas are now growing more rapidly than their non-urban counterparts and that presents Republicans with a long-term structural problem.”

The Republican Party has long since been portrayed by some political scientists and Democrats as a suburban, exurban and rural party that have little interest in urban issues. Leaders of the party are seeking to change that image because in the 2012 presidential cycle,

President Obama won re-election and the U.S. Senate remained under Democratic control with strong support in the cities.

The rollout for City GOP includes a website, CityGOP.org, where visitors can search for local races and Republican Parties in cities. It will also feature a Republican candidate of the week and articles on the latest developments on urban Republicans.

“By bringing attention to the problem and offering solutions, the City GOP project hopes to bring a new day to America’s cities,” Homan said.

Former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, who led his state from 2003-2007, supports Homan’s project.

“Reinvesting in cities is critical to growing a strong Republican Party,” Ehrlich said. “We have seen the effectiveness of conservative policy solutions like school vouchers and enterprise zones, which have improved low-income children’s education and spurred economic growth. With increased manpower and resources, Republicans can take our message and track record into urban communities, and thereby create more competition in traditionally blue states.” WI

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Watkins Award Finalists Visit the District Rick “Doc” Walker Serves as Keynote for National Ceremony

By Elton Hayes WI Contributing Writer To call Bobby Okereke’s route to a college football scholarship unconventional would be an understatement. The current high school senior never played in community youth leagues as a youngster, or donned football pads in junior high school.

His initiation into the sport came just three years ago as a freshman at Santa Ana, Calif.’s Foothill High School.

A lot has changed in three years.

Bobby Okereke is headed to Stanford University this fall on a football scholarship.

“I personally found Stanford to offer the best combination of academics and athletics,” Okereke, 17, who carries a 4.4 GPA, said. “My ultimate goal is to become accepted into Stanford’s business graduate school. I’m also interested in humanities, philosophy and political science. I either see myself going into the business world or becoming involved in politics.”

Five of the country’s most-decorated high school football players converged on the nation’s capital the evening of Saturday, Feb. 22 to be honored by the National Alliance of African-American Athletes for their athletic and academic achievements.

Bobby Okereke walked away as the winner of the 2014 Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Award.

The five finalists – Okereke, Tony Brown (Beaumont, Texas), Zavier Carmichael (Mobile, Ala.), Christopher Register (Greensboro, N.C.) and Richard Yeargin III (Ft. Lauderdale,

Fla.) – were considered for the award once they completed a rigorous application process that included providing three letters of recommendation, a pristine academic record and a 500-1,000-word essay. “[We’re] trying to break the mold and change the stereotypes that say African-American teens are just good athletes and not good, cerebral students,” Bobby Okereke said. “The five of us here today are here to show the generation of kids who are coming after us that there are others who look like them, and who care about their academics just as much as they care about athletics.”

Capitol Hill’s Hyatt Regency, in Northwest, opened its doors to accommodate the more than 300 guests for the event, complete with a red carpet. Finalists, family, friends and coaches donned tuxedos and gowns for the elegant evening ceremony.

The event, now in its 23rd year, is usually held in Los Angeles, Calif. But one local celebrity said he was excited to see his city take center stage for the evening.

“I’m proud of the District of Columbia. I’ve been here longer than anywhere on earth, so I consider this to be an honor. We should have the ceremony here,” Watkins Award banquet keynote speaker and former Washington Redskins tight end Rick “Doc” Walker, 58, said. “This is the greatest city on earth and we should represent it that way.”

Other Watkins Award alumni traveled to Washington to congratulate this year’s finalists.

“It means a lot to be able to come

AROUND THE REGION back and stay connected with Watkins guys. I still stay in touch with the finalists who were in my class,” Olney, Md., native and current Miami Dolphins linebacker Jelani Jenkins, 21, said. “What the Watkins Award means for African-American youth and the community, is just amazing to me. I try to make it back each year.

D.C. is home to me, so this is neat.

I’m glad to see these guys following in our footsteps. We’re just trying to be role models to others.”

Carmichael is headed to Duke University this fall and hopes to one day have a career in orthopedic surgery. He said the fraternal feel of the

group is humbling.

“One of the things that surprised me [since I arrived in Washington] is the brotherhood,” Carmichael, who carries a 4.2 GPA and is president of St. Paul’s Episcopal School’s National Honor Society, said. “Just to have all the former finalists here with us, who we can call and go to for help … to know that there is someone out there, who is looking out for you, means a lot to me.”

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“Our focus has always been on academics – do your homework and get good grades, and maybe you can go to a school like Stanford,” the elder Okereke, 55, said. “Football was something [Bobby] picked up as a freshman; it wasn’t something we focused on. It just happened,” he said with a smile.WI

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Arthritis Proves Debilitating for African Americans

Nearly 100,000 in D.C. Suffer from Joint Pain

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer On a frosty and bone-chilling morning in March 2013, Camille Church battled the usual aches and pains of arthritis and climbed out of her bed, got dressed and began a 676mile trip from her Merrillville, Ind., home to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Church counts among the 4.6 million African Americans living with arthritis in the United States.

She said she has suffered with

rheumatoid arthritis for five years and decided to join other advocates to push Congress to support those with the illness through polices that would ensure more research, better treatments and greater access to care.

Along with the Arthritis Foundation, Church has urged support for a bill that would make medications more affordable for patients with arthritis; fund a pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program to address the critical shortage of pediatric rheumatologists; and include post traumatic osteoarthritis and rheuma-

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“Insurance is supposed to spread the risk in an equitable fashion among everyone who is insured,” Church said. “Yet, specialty tiers don’t do this.

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ing when you wake up in the morning and your body tells you that you can’t move,” said Lynette Harris, an arthritis sufferer who lives in Landover, Md. Harris, 53, was diagnosed 22 years ago and she’s tried various medications but none have seemed to work.

“Each time [doctors] change the medication, the cost goes up exponentially, and the results are still the same. I hurt,” she said.

CDC officials also noted that arthritis causes a surprisingly disproportionate amount of pain and limitations for African Americans. /Courtesy Photo When compared to whites, blacks with arthritis are 26 percent more likely to report activity limitations; 43 because my illness requires me to take percent more likely to report work limitations; and 60 percent more likemore expensive drugs.”

Arthritis, which means joint in- ly to report severe joint pain.

“Many people are finding themflammation, can be used to describe more than 100 rheumatic diseases selves facing a huge financial burden and conditions that affect joints, the simply to get the drugs their doctors tissues which surround the joints and have prescribed because of discrimiother connective tissue, health offi- natory insurance practices and others are being forced to travel hundreds cials said.

The pattern, severity and location of miles just to see the closest docof symptoms can vary depending on tor,” said Michele Gradalupe, vice the specific form of the disease. president of advocacy for the ArthriTypically, rheumatic conditions are tis Foundation in Harrisburg, Pa. characterized by pain and stiffness in “These are reasons why the Arand around one or more joints. The thritis Foundation is so committed symptoms can develop gradually or to educating our lawmakers on the suddenly. Certain rheumatic condi- devastating toll arthritis takes on our tions can also involve the immune nation’s health and economy.” system and various internal organs While studies, such as the CDC reof the body. port, highlight disparities, it’s importNearly 26 percent of women and ant to note that there are resources 18.3 percent of men report that for people living with arthritis. they’ve been diagnosed with arthritis The CDC recommends self-manwhile approximately 300,000 children agement techniques be added to the under the age of 18 are diagnosed daily routine of anyone living with with juvenile arthritis, officials at the arthritis.

Arthritis Foundation reported.

Some lifestyle changes that may Approximately 50 percent of help African Americans ease joint adults 65 years or older reported an pain include interactive workshops arthritis diagnosis and the number of such as the arthritis self-management affected individuals in that age group program and the chronic disease are expected to double by 2030. self-management program, which “It’s getting worse and there’s no cure or prevention,” said Northwest are low-cost and available in hospitals resident Stephanie Black. “For Afri- and health centers across the country, can Americans and other minorities, officials said.

Further, 30 minutes of moderate insurance doesn’t necessary do much to low-impact physical activity at least because the medication is expensive five days per week helps to reduce and insurance companies only pay pain and improve function, mood, a small portion, if any, of the cost and quality of life for adults with arfor prescriptions for arthritis,” said thritis, CDC officials said.

Black, 47.

“The number of U.S. adults with On Feb. 12, the Centers for Disarthritis is increasing,” said Dr. Wayne ease Control and Prevention (CDC) H. Giles, Director of the Division of released a study that shows arthritis to be the most common cause of dis- Population Health at the CDC. “Because arthritis occurs so often ability in the United States.

In Washington, D.C., the CDC re- with other conditions like diabetes ported that more than 95,500 adults and heart disease, arthritis limitations are living with arthritis and half of may be interfering with the recomthem are severely limited by the ill- mended management of those conness. ditions, especially in regards to physi“There’s no more painful a feel- cal activity.”WI www.washingtoninformer.com

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Carmen Johnson (right) of the Prince George’s County NAACP joined Del. Aisha Braveboy at the state capital in Annapolis Feb. 24 to rally for a moratorium on foreclosures in Maryland. /Photo by Joshua Garner

Calls for Foreclosure Moratorium Intensify

By Joshua Garner WI Staff Writer @JoshuaGarnerDC A consortium of community and civil rights groups are pressuring Maryland legislators to commit to a six month moratorium on foreclosures in the state amid concerns of irregularities in the proceedings.

Members of the Maryland NAACP, CASA de Maryland, and the Maryland Black Caucus joined other community groups on the steps of the state capital in Annapolis to rally for housing and wage issues while calling on legislators to pass laws regulating foreclosure proceedings.

“We are united here today. We are fighting together,” Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA de Maryland, belted out from the podium to a crowd of more than 200 people. “Yes, we can!”

The NAACP, including the Prince George’s County Branch, has been pressing elected leaders and the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to intervene in the increased number of foreclosures occurring in the state over the last year.

The foreclosure rate in Maryland has steadily risen in recent months. According to the DHCD, the state has the second highest foreclosure rate in the nation at the close of 2013, which is an increase from the third quarter of the same year. Within the state, Prince George’s County and Baltimore City have the high-

est foreclosure rates, according to the DHCD. “We are in [a] crisis,” said Carmen Johnson, housing chair of the Prince George’s County Branch of the NAACP. “We have been bamboozled. We must save our families ... our homes.”

Community leaders said foreclosures in the state overwhelming affect minority communities, sapping property values and wealth from families who have built equity in their homes.

“It becomes a huge problem for communities,” said Del. Aisha Braveboy (D-Dist. 25), who spoke at the rally.

Braveboy joined state Sen. C. Anthony Muse (D-Dist. 24) of Fort Washington in introducing legislation in the General Assembly that would put more restrictions on banks during the foreclosure process and on how banks maintain foreclosed properties.

“The [legislation] will hold the banks accountable and prevent the artificial depreciations of home values in our state,” she said.

Braveboy said oftentimes, banks purchase mortgages from other lenders without acquiring proper paperwork or verification.

Some banks start the foreclosure process without verifying that it owns a property’s mortgage “There have been some concerns that banks purchase mortgage documents … they may not have the original [mortgage note],” Braveboy said.

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month moratorium on foreclosures – a measure that NAACP officials said is long overdue.

Johnson said that foreclosures are impacting middle-class families who could afford their homes when they were purchased. She said the NAACP has seen an uptick in calls from homeowners from all races who are trying to stop their homes being foreclosed.

“These are middle-class or even upper-middle-class people,” she said. “We’ve been brainwashed into thinking it was blacks and Hispanics running out buying homes they couldn’t afford.”

Johnson said that the NAACP is asking the state to have an independent organization audit foreclosure proceedings to ensure fairness during the process.

“Even Stevie Wonder can see we have a problem with foreclosures in this state,” she said.

But state officials said they may have their hands tied in intervening between the rights of private banks and their ability to govern contracts related to foreclosures – even if the state legislature passes a law allowing a moratorium.

“The state doesn’t have any authority to stop private banks from enforcing their contracts,” said Allen Brody, spokesman for the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. “We’re all interested in protecting the rights of the people … the right to own property and maintain their homes.”WI The Washington Informer

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Perhaps it’s a good thing that Mayor Vincent C. Gray operates effectively on a limited sleep schedule. These days, he juggles his mayoral duties with the pressing demands of a re-election campaign.

An admitted workaholic, Gray is up in the wee hours, and more often than not, after grueling days of policy meetings, a busy public schedule and the unexpected, he can be found burning the midnight oil in the John A. Wilson Building in Northwest.

“I admit it. I’m a workaholic.

I have an incredible amount of energy,” said Gray during an exclusive Informer interview. “My work ethic is carried from my parents. A lot of times, I don’t leave the office until 12, 1 a.m.”

A part of the reason Gray decided to run is rooted in a decision he made earlier in his life and informs almost all his choices now.

“I play baseball once a week – first base – been playing most of my life,” he said. “I got as close as two trials with a couple of Major League Baseball teams. I might have bounced around in the minor leagues though, and so I walked away because of the possibility of not making it. I always regret that.”

“It made me decide not to walk away from something I could do but which could be hugely challenging.”

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bers of the D.C. Council, vying for his job that’s challenge enough. His opponents contend that Gray hasn’t done enough to merit a second term and he has heard as much in different candidate forums.

Gray, 71, chides the others, saying they prefer chat over substance.

“The candidate forums are a joke,” he said. “I sit there and listen to the most ridiculous things.

It’s all political points, slogans, cheap shots and catch-phrases like one candidate saying, ‘You have to learn to read to read to learn.’ I don’t need someone with catch-phrases. What are you going to do? Tell me what your plan is.”

Gray is unapologetic about waiting so long to jump into the race.

“I had to make a decision on whether I wanted to do this,” he said. “I felt we had a track record we could run on. I did the same thing I did the last time (in terms of the decision I made). Another term would put us where we need to be.”

“There’s no need to start over.

I think the city deserves continuity, to continue moving in the direction in which we’re going.”

The mayor hasn’t been shy about touting the raft of changes in the city bearing his fingerprints. Explosive growth; 1,100 new residents trooping in each month; a skyline dotted with scores of cranes, transforming the District’s landscape at an unprecedented rate; and development of the city as one of the

fastest-growing technology hubs in the country. There’s also $187 million his administration has allocated to develop and maintain affordable housing; reforming D.C. schools; the plan to house homeless men and women displaced from the Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV); working with Microsoft and a consortium of companies and area universities to develop a medical campus, new business and incubators in Southeast; renovating Ballou Senior High School; creating jobs, particularly in the construction, information technology, culinary and hospitality industries; continuing to wean residents off Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); and strengthening the University of the District of Columbia.

But in spite of the veneer of an economic renaissance, beneath the surface, there are issues that paint an entirely different picture.

There is the human toll of a break-neck gentrification, that while resulting in thousands of new apartments, homes and retail establishments, has resulted in 40,000 D.C. residents leaving the city because it has gotten too expensive to live here; draconian policies of the property tax office that has snatched homes away from residents – particularly the elderly – who owe taxes and sold them to speculators and developers for ridiculously small amounts of money; a mid-

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D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser. /Courtesy Photo

“We have to make sure that African Americans have the wherewithal to succeed in this city.”

D.C. resident Shireen Lewis said Gray is to be commended for what he’s done but expressed deep concern about the homeless.

“This man has done some great things but there are some things he hasn’t done so great on, and the homeless issue is one,” said Lewis, who said she’s drawn to the messages and platforms of Andy Shallal and Reta Jo Lewis (no relation). “The most vulnerable in our city is

who we should take care of. I say, ‘My God, if he’s not taking care of homeless who is?’”

“Where is the affordable housing (for) the 1,000 people being left homeless? That should be the mayor and the council’s role. I don’t want to hear what the council didn’t do.

You are the mayor. You should get the front page of the Washington Post and shout to the hills.”

Thies, 47, says the primary race is Gray’s to lose.

“Every candidate except the mayor is a longshot,” he asserted. “It depends on who you talk

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to but people want the candidates to focus on issues and explain their vision for the next four years, but unfortunately, most of the candidates want to smear the mayor. They have collectively spent $1.5 million and they’re polling in the single digits.”

“If you talk about the issues, you’ll see that Vince Gray is doing a great job. All they do is sling mud and hope that will result in chaos and that someone will emerge from that chaos.

But the voters are smarter than that.” WI

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GRAY continued from Page 14 dle- and working-class squeezed by some of the highest rents in the country and expensive houses they can’t afford; the shortage of affordable housing; illiteracy; crime; and a troubling high school dropout rate.

Meanwhile, hanging over Gray like the sword of Damocles, is the ongoing federal investigation headed by U.S. Attorney of the District of Columbia Ron Machen, Jr. For three years, Machen has been trying to follow the money trail while unearthing details of clandestine deals that financed a shadow campaign ran by Gray associates in 2010. So far, three campaign aides have pled guilty and a fourth recently made a plea deal, and Machen has said Gray has not been forthcoming.

Gray has offered several mea culpas.

“I tried to address it from the very beginning,” he said. “I apologized and took responsibility. I don’t know what else to do … I did nothing wrong. I’m not concerned about (an) indictment.”

In a recent Washington Post poll of prospective Democratic

voters, Gray captured 27 percent support. Some spoke of their unease and distrust of Gray because of the allegations.

But Gray polls considerably better than his challengers. So far, he’s picked up endorsements from five labor unions but just last week, the Post endorsed Ward 4 Council member Muriel Bowser.

Chuck Thies, Gray’s campaign manager, said the Post and others are on a witch hunt and he said he’s 100 percent confident that Gray did nothing wrong.

With the primary election looming April 1, Gray and Thies have been coy about how much the campaign has raised, with Thies saying there’s enough in the coffers to mount an effective campaign.

Gray remains bullish on the record forged during his first term.

“I want to continue the investment, but primarily help people in the shadows, get their lives in a better place, but there are market forces at work too,” he said.

“Our focus is so much on getting people to work. Housing, jobs and education are my top three (issues). I don’t feel that it is lost for the (vulnerable) D.C. residents.”

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BUSINESS EXCHANGE Why You Should Question Minimum Wage Bills Black Americans should be dubious of the latest public policy snake oil that Democratic politicians and union leaders are promoting. Minimum wage laws sound good, but are an important public policy issue that should be scrutinized closely, not only for the damage they do to individuals and the economy, but as an illustration of the profound difference between liberal and conservative approaches to problem solving.

Given that the wage floor has far reaching effects on the economy, meaningful consideration of its impact on workers, consumer spending, income inequality and other issues is needed.

Saying “reversing the growing gap between rich and poor is the defining challenge of our time,” President Barack Obama has called to raise the federal minimum wage and to automatically adjust it with inflation, a move, Obama says, “is aimed at increasing the earnings of millions of cooks, janitors, aides to the elderly and other low-wage workers.” The president’s plan hardly helps the gap between the nations’ rich and poor. Four million Americans earn wages at or below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, which yields an annual income of $15,080 that minimum wage proponents say “is below the federal poverty line for families of two or more.”

What Americans still need to grasp is that low-wage jobs are fast replacing middle-class ones. Sixty percent of the jobs lost in the last recession were middle income, while 59 percent of the new positions were in low-wage industries that continue to expand such as retail, food services, cleaning and health care support. By 2020, 48 percent of jobs will be in those service sectors.

These days, minimum wage laws are a popular and ingrained public policy. But in reality, such laws do significant and lasting damage. The “Liberal Story” is that something needs to be done for low-wage retail and restaurant and fast food workers who earn so little they must rely on public assistance to supplement their wages. Nowadays, bodies from Congress to city and county councils are passing legislation to raise minimum wages to $10, or more, per hour.

Most free-market economists oppose raising the minimum wage and call its rationale into question.

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By William Reed If eliminating poverty is as easy as passing such legislation, why not go all the way and make the minimum hourly wage $20, or $30? It’s not your money you’re spending. Minimum wage laws do major damage to the economy. Minimum wage proponents call it a “living wage,” and argue that the minimum wage is the absolute least a person can survive on. But why settle for mere survival? Why not set it at $30 per hour which would give a family of four an annual income of $60,000?

The gross national product (GNP) is the market value of all the products and services produced in one year by labor and property supplied by the residents of a country.

How realistic is the GNP derived from workers with inflated wage scales? From a “free-market” point of view, minimum wage legislation is but a ploy to make it appear as if the Democrats are protecting low-income workers. Politicians promise low-skilled workers a higher wage, but that promise cannot be kept if employers cannot profit from retaining those workers or hiring similar workers.

Jobs could be lost, not created; and unemployment will rise as more workers search for jobs they can’t find at the above-market wage.

The belief that increasing the minimum wage is socially beneficial is a delusion that is short sighted and ignores reality. The concept involving “minimum wage laws” is an easy and alluring fix for politicians, but is hardly the fix for what ails America.

Going forth, we must recognize that across the American economy, the private sector is based on voluntary exchange. No matter what politicians say, employers can’t be forced to hire and pay people. If a worker adds less value than the minimum wage, an employer would lose money by hiring him. Firms should only invest in human capital if they expect to receive a proper return on their investment.WI William Reed is publisher of “Who’s Who in Black Corporate America” and available for projects via the BaileyGroup.org.

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Rebuilding Wealth Lost During Great Recession February, Black History Month, is usually a time when communities and organizations honor the achievements of our forefathers. But this year, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and key allies chose February to convene a symposium that addressed communities of color and consumer financial services. Co-convening organizations with CRL were the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and the National Consumers League.

Held February 6 at the Washington-D.C. offices of the Joint Center, the day-long event brought together policymakers, lawmakers, civil rights leaders and consumer advocates to address predatory lending practices in mortgages, auto finance and more. Participants included U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), U.S. Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, and FTC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn.

“The wealth losses caused by the Great Recession will likely persist for years if not decades for many families,” observed Julia Gordon, a symposium presenter and Director of Housing Finance and Policy for the Center for American Progress.

“For consumers of color, the road to recovery will be even steeper and harder due to a range of bad practices that targeted these consumers and continued discrimination in the lending context,” continued Gordon.

“To enable families and communities of color to rebuild wealth, it’s essential to offer equitable

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By Charlene Crowell access to safe and sustainable credit, while also remaining vigilant against any form of predatory lending.”

Another symposium speaker, Dedrick Muhammad, Senior Director of the NAACP Economic Department, recently wrote about the civil rights organization’s concerns about wealth inequality in its January newsletter.

“Closing this wealth and income gap is as much a practical issue as it is a moral one: the U.S. economy can’t thrive when it lacks a solid middle class”, wrote Muhammad in the January 2014 edition of The Angle, the NAACP newsletter.

“Americans have begun engaging in economic justice fights at both state and local levels, some which successfully lead to 13 states raising their minimum wage this year.”

Independent research by CRL determined that the typical household has just $100 left each month after paying for basic expenses and debt payments.

After controlling for inflation, the typical household had less annual income at the end of 2010 than it did at the beginning of 2000. Moreover, as worker productivity increased, the workplace has seldom rewarded them with higher pay.

More recently, new research from the Standard Center on

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Poverty and Inequality similarly found that between 1982 and 2006, the average real income for Black households rose by only 28 percent, while the same measure for White households grew 42 percent. Additional findings revealed that: The Great Recession hit Black households more severely because a higher share of assets were invested in their homes and the nation’s middle class of all races lost more net worth from the decline in home prices than the top 20 percent of income earners lost from the stock market plunge.

The mortgage panel discussion included the National Council of La Raza, the National Urban League, National Community Reinvestment Coalition and the Center for American Progress. A second panel, dedicated to auto finances abuses, added voices from the League of United Latin American Citizens and a discussion of a new CRL report that found consumers of color still report paying higher interest rates on dealer-financed car loans than other consumers.

“Considering growing racial disparities in employment, homeownership and wealth, CRL and its partners strongly believed the event was necessary to draw attention to the disturbing economic trends that are causing harm in communities”, said Ken Edwards, CRL’s Vice President for Federal Affairs.

“We convened the symposium; now we must utilize that insightful dialogue to push for progressive changes going forward.”WI Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

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HEALTH

The D Factor: How Respect for Dignity Can Make Care Better

By Paula Spencer Scott Special to the Informer from New America Media Dignity is one of those things we don’t think much about until it’s gone.

In the hospital, for instance: Ever hear the saying about hospitalizations, “Check your dignity at the door”? It refers to those gowns that barely cover your tush. The abrupt 3 a.m. wakeups to take vital signs. Strangers’ group discussions of your most intimate bodily functions.

Being able to hang onto your sense of dignity directly affects quality of life, researchers say.

And this is especially true in care settings of all types, including at home.

What is Dignity, Anyway?

Dignity is defined in different ways. Mainly, it refers to the state or quality of being worthy of

honor and respect.

“Dignity is a basic human right,” says Qiaohong Guo, a PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, who opened a panel of experts discussing dignity at the Geronological Society of America’s annual meeting last fall. “You have dignity by virtue of being human.” (This is sometimes called “intrinsic dignity.”)

In terms of care, researchers focus on what’s called “attributed dignity.” This measure, developed by Cynthia Jacelon, PhD, RN, refers to how much value people perceive that they have and how much respect and worth they feel that others show them. Dignity is deeper than self-esteem or feeling good about yourself; it’s self-value, she says, valuing yourself and feeling valued by others.

“Dignity is like the air — as long as it’s good quality and available, you don’t notice it. It’s

only when there’s not enough air or a bad smell in the air that you notice it and it becomes important,” explains Jacelon, also of UMass Amherst.

How Dignity Affects Care Over the past decade or so, there’s been growing interest in the role of dignity in care settings, Jacelon says. Of special interest to researchers: Dignity in health care, in end-of-life care, and in the care of people with impaired mental capacity, such as Alzheimer’s or coma.

Jacelon’s research has shown that some kinds of function are improved when people feel they are being treated respectfully and in ways that maintain their dignity. “It’s a powerful idea,” she says.

People who feel disrespected can react in a variety of ways that makes care more difficult.

They may become depressed or

Research shows that patients who feel disrespected by medical personnel tend to compromise their health by not fully opening up to discuss symptoms and proposed treatment. / Courtesy photo

anxious, or may respond with aggression or resistance.

A 2013 study in Nursing Ethics defined one of the foundations of dignity-preserving dementia care as “advocating the person’s autonomy and integrity.” This means having compassion for the person, confirming

his or her worthiness and sense of self, and creating a “humane and purposeful environment.”

At the end of life, people deserve to have a peaceful environment, relief from symptoms, dignified treatment and care, privacy, and autonomy, among

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If Your Ad Were Here Someone Would Be Reading It! Contact me, Ron Burke, at 202-561-4100 or rburke@washingtoninformer.com Bedside manner sets the tone to the doctor-patient relationship; however with increased demands and a shifting demographic, some physicians have set aside the culture of common courtesy for expedience. / Courtesy photo

D FACTOR continued from Page 18 other factors, says Guo, who is studying how family caregivers maintain dignity during the dying process. The Five Wishes living will program is one of many efforts to encourage advance conversations about one’s preferences for these aspects of care, among others.

What “Dignified Care” Looks Like “Dignified care,” Guo says, “is care that respects, maintains, promotes and recovers a patient’s dignity.”

For you as a caregiver, this might mean the following: Provide privacy. Everyone needs their own time and space, whether for being alone with one’s thoughts or toileting. Although people are especially vulnerable to a loss of dignity during personal care, caregivers’ careful responses can instead promote dignity, reported Lesley Baillie, PhD, who is the Florence Nightingale Foundation chair of clinical practice at London South Bank University, in a 2007 study done on nursing in hospital settings. When help is necessary for personal needs, look for ways to give it respectfully, such as using a towel to cover private parts during bathing of someone who is distressed. And remember to knock before entering a room.

Respond promptly to basic needs. A classic example, says Jacelon, is the person who needs assistance to use the bathroom, but is left to wait until he or she becomes incontinent.

Offer choices. Aging can bring necessary losses (driving, sports activity, cooking up a storm). But people deserve to have a say over the elements in life they can still control. Try not to dictate what’s for lunch, what to do today or what to wear. Even people with Alzheimer’s feel validated by be-

ing given simple choices, if you can see this isn’t stress-making.

Another way to do this is to involve a person who’s capable in medical decision-making, by keeping him or her in the information loop. Ask, “What do you think?”

Listen. Being heard, really heard, is key to feeling respected.

Reassure. In Baillie’s study, people of all ages and genders counted reassurance and friendliness as interactions that promoted dignity.

Don’t rush. Words and feelings can take a long time for some people to express. One patient told Jacelon that her caregiver was always repeating her questions if she didn’t get an answer right away. “I’m not stupid, I just need more time to get my thoughts together,” she explained.

Keep up basic courtesy. Say “good morning!” Make eye contact. Use please and thank you.”

No baby talk! Just because someone is old or dependent doesn’t mean they’re less deserving of common courtesies.

Look for the good and praise it, reinforce it. Think about the things the person still can do.

Reframe negatives that you see as positives. Yes, Dad wanders, but at least he can still walk.

Your wife complains more than she used to, but she still knits a beautiful afghan. Find activities that are truly engaging, yet not frustrating.

“Dignified care,” Guo said, “becomes important to maintaining dignity.” Remember, though the body and brain may change, but the essence of the person is still there inside.WI Paula Spencer Scott is the “Surviving Caregiving” columnist for Caring. com. she wrote this article as a Met Life Foundation Journalists in Aging fellow, a program of the Gerontological Society of America and New America Media.

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Mistaken Identity Metro Transit Police Chief Ron Pavlik has some explaining to do.

Last week, Dunbar High School teacher Brandi Byrd and 15 students were on their way back to school after a field trip to the National Holocaust Museum when she was accosted by a police officer.

The plainclothes officer handcuffed Byrd at the Mt. Vernon Square station and is shown in a video shoving her up against a wall. The officer held Byrd for 20 minutes before releasing her.

The explanation offered is that Metro police were investigating reports of an assault involving young people.

If that was the case, why was Byrd – an adult – handcuffed and manhandled? Did the officer assume that the 5-foot 2-inch teacher was a student? Byrd encouraged her students to capture the events and several of them recorded her brief detention on their cell phones.

One student told an NBC4 reporter that he asked the officer why he was being so aggressive to a woman. Metro Police officials told the reporter that Byrd was agitated and disorderly. So what? If you are unlawfully detained and know you’ve done nothing wrong, don’t you have the right to be agitated?

We now understand from Metro police officials that the incident was one of mistaken identity so what Pavlik should have done was to offer Byrd a public apology. We hope that’s forthcoming.

What should be of concern and what the Byrd case illustrates is the thin line between security, aggression and the abuse of power.

Some police do their job with a soft touch, others embrace the more macho, brutish approach.

The rights citizens in this country and this city enjoy is enshrined in the Constitution, but it’s clear that Americans have unwittingly ceded too much of their freedom to the powers-that-be. We have witnessed the ratcheting up of progressively aggressive policing and the increased militarization of police forces nationally in the name of security, particularly since 9/11.

These developments demand constant public vigilance.

Author and Attorney Chase Madar aptly captures this troubling trend in a TomDispatch article, “How Every Part of American Life Became a Police Matter.” “… American over-policing involves far more than the widely reported up-armoring of your local precinct. It’s also the way police power has entered the DNA of social policy, turning just about every sphere of American life into a police matter,” Madar said. “Even as simple a matter as getting yourself from point A to point B can quickly become a law enforcement matter as travel and public space are ever more aggressively policed. Waiting for a bus? Such loitering just got three Rochester youths arrested. Driving without a seat belt can easily escalate into an arrest, even if the driver is a state judge.

(Notably, all four of these men were black.) If the police think you might be carrying drugs, warrantless body cavity searches at the nearest hospital may be in the offing – you will be sent the bill later.”

While there’s no telling if race was a factor in Byrd’s detention, there’s ample evidence which indicates Americans are treated differently by police.

As Madar explains, “It will surprise no one that Americans are not all treated equally by the police. Law enforcement picks on kids more than adults, the queer more than straight, Muslims more than Methodists – Muslims a lot more than Methodists – antiwar activists more than the apolitical. Above all, our punitive state targets the poor more than the wealthy and Blacks and Latinos more than white people.”

We must speak out, express outrage, demand accountability or we will continue to hear about cases like Byrd’s. Today it was her, tomorrow it could be you.

Justice for Blacks

We are writing this brief letter to thank you for publishing Mr. Barrington Salmon’s series of articles on racial discrimination at the World Bank. The articles were very informative and were successful in addressing a very complex issue. The first series (Black Staffers Battle Racism and Discrimination at World Bank, February 5, 2014) was widely read as the 320 plus Facebook likes indicate. It was also picked up by Los Angeles Sentinel and Black Voice News.

In general, all three articles were informative and well written. Most importantly, they proved to be helpful in bringing together civil rights organizations to form a coalition to tackle the problem head on. Several civil rights organizations met in Washington yesterday including NAACP, Rainbow/Push Coalition, the Urban League and National Action Network. Several of the attendants mentioned Mr. Salmon’s articles. One of them said it is hard for us to ignore the problem having read what was

published in the Washington Informer.

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Let’s Talk – Honestly!

I would like to know more about what Black Republicans have to say regarding the state of blacks in America. We always hear them talk about why more blacks should vote for Republicans in elections, and how Republicans want to lower taxes and lower the national debt.

I read the article by Stacy Brown in the February 20, 2014 edition, “Republicans Aggressively Recruit Black,” but I didn’t get anything from that story other than they want to parade names of people who were Re-

publicans at a different time and era and those who are currently Republicans who don’t relate to poor Blacks.

If those in the Republican Party can honestly show that cutting programs for the poor will translate into more jobs for the poor, I believe they could attract more of the votes they are looking for. That’s what they need to do, but let’s see real examples. This whole idea of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps sounds good, but what if you don’t have any boots or even shoes? What are you going to pull on then?

I am sure there are plenty of blacks, like myself, who would listen, but only if it’s straight talk and not some pie-in-the-sky stuff.

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By Raynard Jackson

Free Press Freely Distorts Black TV Ownership Over the past few months there have been several news stories about no Blacks owning major broadcast TV stations anymore. The cries have bordered on mass hysteria. It turns out that the story is not true.

Most of this hysteria in the media has been created by a Free Press, a White, liberal advocacy group. According to their website, “Free Press advocates for universal and affordable Internet

access, diverse media ownership, vibrant public media and quality journalism.”

They released their first report on the state of TV ownership in 2006, and found that there were only 18 Black-owned and operated full-power commercial TV stations, representing just 1.3 percent of all such stations. By December 2012, those 18 had shrunk to just five. And now, according to Free Press, they’re all gone.

This report is false in many ways. First, there is the issue of

context. For example, what happens when Blacks decide to sell their stations like Bob Johnson did with BET or Mike and Steve Roberts from St. Louis (friends of mine) who were forced to sell their stations last year after they filed for bankruptcy?

The problem is that Free Press, while deploring the state of Black ownership, does not factor in situations where Black owners voluntarily or involuntarily sell their properties. Therefore, reduced Black representation in the industry is not solely attrib-

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utable to slamming the door in the face of Black investors.

As they say, figures can lie and liars can figure.

Again, taking a look at Free Press, they claim there are no Black-owned TV stations and consequently favor some type of government action to swell the ranks of Black ownership. Well, it turns out that there is at least one Black, Armstrong Williams, who owns not one, but several TV stations.

Last November 28, Williams won approval from the Federal

Communications Commission (FCC) to buy WEYI-TV, an NBC affiliate in the Flint/Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, Mich., WWMB-TV, a CW affiliate in the Myrtle Beach/Florence, S.C, and WMMP in Charleston, S.C. He obtained a $50 million loan from JP Morgan.

Williams acquired the stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., the nation’s largest independent owner of broadcast TV stations. They own and operate

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By Julianne Malveaux

Blacks Have More Reasons to be Fearful than Whites In the years after enslavement, Southern Whites did all they could to return to a manner of slavery. No White “owned” a Black person, but many Whites behaved as if they did. Theoretically, Blacks were free to come and go as they pleased, but if they went to the wrong store, sat in the wrong part of the bus, or failed to yield narrow sidewalks to Whites, they could expect a physical confrontation. All a

White woman had to do was cry “rape” for a Black man (and usually the wrong man) was beaten or lynched. Whites expected deference from Black people, and when they didn’t get it, they demanded it with physical threats or worse.

In the months after World War II, 12 million soldiers returned home. Seven percent of them – nearly 800,000 Black soldiers – got something less than a hero’s welcome. Indeed, thousands of Black World II veterans were

beaten, often because these men wanted the same rights at home that they fought for abroad.

Their sense of dignity and equality seemed to embolden the Ku Klux Klan, which was responsible for soldiers in uniform being pulled off busses, beaten and shot. In some cases, these soldiers had their eyes gouged out; in some cases they were castrated, tortured and lynched.

Whites engaged in the writing of Jim Crow laws that were imposed on Blacks such as vagran-

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cy laws that made it possible to jail a Black man because he had no money. These unequal laws made it as easy to find a nearly free labor market as it had in slavery. There was no relief from this unfairness until the late 1960s and early 1970s. And Whites attempting to reinforce the myth of White superiority by reinstituting the practice of deference found a Black population less ready to defer, more willing to engage the courts (and in some cases the streets) in a quest

for equality.

When the myth of White superiority does not work, too many Whites hide behind their so-called fear as a way force deference or provide penalties for those who will not engage in White people’s fantasies. If Michael Dunn were so afraid of Jordan Davis and his friends, why did he get out of his car and confront them about their loud music?

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By Lee A. Daniels

Betrayed by the Criminal Injustice System it?

It all seems so familiar, doesn’t

A Black man, or woman, or child is murdered by a White person – and America’s criminal justice system compounds the tragedy.

How deep is that particular well of American racial injustice now? How many names of innocents are on that list of sorrow? How many more times will we have to look at the faces

of the survivors and see that the pain of the loss of a loved one taken by criminal violence has been etched more deeply by the betrayal of a system that – supposedly – exists to protect them?

In fact, until the civil rights victories of the mid-1960s, being betrayed by the nation’s White majority was the only thing Blacks could count on getting from the nation they helped build and support. Today’s “stand your ground” laws more than 20 states have enacted continue the cloaked-purpose dynamic of the

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post-1960s get-tough-on-crime and crack-cocaine-versus-powder-cocaine laws—and the 19th century vagrancy laws southern legislatures passed after destroying Reconstruction. They look “race-neutral” on the books but their origins and applications were and are shadowed by racial fear, anxiety, and hatred of Black people. Their goal is not justice but injustice.

But there can be no peace if there is no justice. Isn’t that one of the central lessons of the history of African Americans in The Washington Informer

America? Of course, it’s an exaggeration to say the incomplete verdict proves there’s no justice today for Black Americans in America.

For one thing, as other cases in Florida, Arkansas and elsewhere have shown, the trigger-happy response to being angered – not physically threatened – by the words and actions of others sometimes reflects not racism but rather the pathological need of millions of Americans to consider guns a security blanket and problem-solver.

For another, hope remains that the murderer of Jordan Davis, now convicted of attempting to murder three of his companions who were in the SUV with him that night, will face justice for that crime as well. Prosecutor Angela Corey has been emphatic in stating she will retry Michael Dunn for first-degree murder.

Certainly, his actions after the shooting and his whining letters from jail show a deep hatred of young Black people, especially

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Killed by a Gun The headlines in the case were sadly familiar. An angry adult armed with a gun used it to shoot and kill an unarmed Black teenager he thought seemed “bad.” This time because the teenager and his friends were sitting in a car listening to loud music the grownup didn’t like.

In this outrageous Florida case a middle-aged White man, Michael Dunn, was convicted of three counts of attempted mur-

der and one count of shooting a gun into an occupied car. Jurors agreed he faced no threat after he was annoyed by loud music— coming from a car he had deliberately chosen to park next to— and then started an argument, pulled a gun on the car’s Black teens, and fired three shots at the young men inside the car as they tried to drive away.

But the jury could not agree on the most serious charge of first-degree murder for shooting the first seven bullets at the stationary car and hitting 17-year-

old Jordan Davis in his lung, liver, and aorta. Florida’s notorious “Stand Your Ground” law which gives gun owners a license to kill if they feel threatened was reportedly enough for three jurors to vote against conviction. At least one juror said she believed Michael Dunn did get away with murder.

In an interview with Good Morning America, Jordan’s mother, Lucia McBath, said: “Justice for Jordan will be, ultimately, really when we change the laws. Because that will be not

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just justice for Jordan, and justice for Trayvon, and justice for all the children at Sandy Hook, and justice for Aurora, and justice for Virginia Tech, and the Navy Yard—it will be justice for everyone that has suffered because of these laws, and will continue to suffer. So once the laws are changed, that’s the ultimate justice for all.”

Researchers at Texas A&M University studied the impact of Stand Your Ground laws, such as the one enacted in Florida in 2005, and found “the laws do not

deter burglary, robbery, or aggravated assault” but do “lead to a statistically significant 8 percent net increase in the number of reported murders and non-negligent manslaughter.” Researchers from the Urban Institute found that when White shooters kill Black victims, 34 percent of the homicides are deemed justifiable, while only 3.3 percent are ruled justifiable when the situation is reversed.

Now researchers from the

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By Bill Fletcher, Jr.

U.S. Seeks to Destabilize Venezuela Whether under Bush or Obama the U.S. appears determined to destabilize the Bolivarian government of Venezuela.

The U.S. political establishment, including these two administrations, regularly provoke the Venezuelan government, make false allegations, and demonstrate their support for the opposition forces in Venezuela irrespective of the strategies and tactics which the opposition pursues.

Enough! This must end.

The current clashes in Venezuela between pro-government and anti-government forces should be an internal matter of the Venezuelan people. The U.S. political establishment, including but not limited to the Obama administration, insists on caricaturing the administration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, portraying it as authoritarian. Yet this was a democratically-elected government in a bitterly divided country. The Obama administration should

know a bit about bitterly divided countries and about those who insist on the illegitimacy of a democratically elected president.

The Obama administration continues to fish in troubled waters when it comes to Latin America. In 2009, while at first orally opposing the coup in Honduras, the Obama administration undermined all efforts to return the legitimate president to office. With regard to Venezuela, despite the late President Hugo Chavez’s interests in a better relationship between Vene-

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zuela and the U.S.A,, the Obama administration has seemed to be more concerned with projecting its aggressive face. Rhetorical provocations, as well as U.S. hostility toward several of Venezuela’s chief allies in the region, have led to Obama successfully seizing defeat from the jaws of victory in Latin America.

This brings us to today. The opposition, once again, seems intent on provoking the Maduro government into an action that will make the opposition appear to be victims. The mainstream

U.S. media and political establishment are cooperating in this effort. Despite the fact that the Maduro government has popular support, U.S. politicians are laying the public relations foundation for regime change. All those concerned about peace and justice should simply not let this happen.

The first step is to refuse to be silent. This means that we need to take concrete steps, including writing to the White House and

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By Askia Muhammad

Muslim Scholars Should Unite In the late 1960s when I came up in the Nation of Islam (NOI), a large number of college students were attracted into the ranks. There was the militant NOI rhetoric which had fueled the national prominence of Brother Malcolm X. Despite the unsettling circumstances of Brother Malcolm’s departure and the false allegations that The Honorable Elijah Muhammad was responsible for,

or somehow involved in Brother Malcolm’s assassination, young people on college campuses were still attracted to the NOI, especially as Brother Malcolm’s successor – Minister Louis Farrakhan – gained prominence, both as leader of the Harlem Mosque, and as Mr. Muhammad’s National spokesman.

And then there was the plight of that brash young boxer – the Heavyweight Champion of the World – Brother Muhammad Ali, and his epic struggle against being drafted into the U.S. Army

in order to not be cannon fodder for the United States in her unjust war in Vietnam that was also spreading like wildfire among college men.

Ironically, none of those four, enduring, larger-than-life-symbols of the Nation of Islam’s popularity on college campuses during the Civil Rights-era uprising among Black youth had a college degree, and yet their wisdom confounded the reigning scholars and intellectuals of their day.

Mr. Muhammad completed

only the third grade in a segregated school in Georgia, yet he defined the message which was taken up by his prized pupils, and which stands 60 years later as a foundation for academic confirmation in every field of study. Brother Malcolm is still today, the valedictorian and most prominent alumnus of America’s School of Hard Knocks – the criminal justice system which seems to have been built not for “justice,” but rather for “just us.”

For more than a decade, high school graduate Muhammad Ali

never met his match either inside of it, or most especially outside of the boxing ring. Minister Farrakhan did attend college for a couple of years before he dropped out in order to provide for a wife and baby girl before his NOI career began.

But the atmosphere inside the Nation was not at all conducive to collegiate achievement at that time. Students were expected to attend all meetings four days a week and none were exempted

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Keynote speaker Freeman A. Hrabowski, III addresses the audience at the 88th Annual Black History Luncheon at the Marriott Wardman Hotel in Northwest on Saturday, Feb. 22. /Photo by Roy Lewis

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There is a Zimbabwean proverb which says that “Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”

Members of The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) have taken that adage to heart and for the past 99 years, the organization has been on the forefront of the study, research and the dissemination of information about black people in this country.

“If we don’t tell, the world won’t know,” said Janet SimsWood, ASALH vice president for membership. “It’s important for us to celebrate our history every day and every month. Remember, if we don’t tell them, the world will never know.”

Keynote speaker Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, told an audience of more than 1,000 guests at the 88th Annual Black History Luncheon at the Marriott Wardman Hotel in Northwest of the importance of studying black history, securing a quality education and honoring the sacrifices of our forebears.

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everyone needs to study black history because it is important,” said Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County since 1992. “ … The way we think about ourselves, the language we use, the values we hold will, indeed, shape who we are.”

Hrabowski, 63, recalled being one of an estimated 1,000 children who took part in the Children’s Crusade on May 2-5, 1963. He, along with hundreds of other children, skipped classes and were arrested when they marched in downtown Birmingham, Ala., to protest segregation and the inferior education they were receiving.

On the second day, although the children were non-violent, Police Commissioner Eugene “Bull” Connor fire hosed the children, set police dogs on them and arrested many of them before they could meet with the city’s mayor.

“I was a 12-year-old in 1963 sitting in the church in the middle of the week which children loved because we weren’t in school,” said Hrabowski. “I was always in love with mathematics and food. I was young, fat and smart. Dr. King said the child marchers will know the difference between right and wrong.

Parents didn’t trust the people

at the jail and soon hundreds of children were looking out through the bars because we wanted an education. For that, they put babies and children in jail.”

“Dr. King said what we do today will have an impact on children not yet born. I didn’t understand the impact, the profundity. We never know the unspoken impact on children.”

King said participating allowed children to develop “a sense of their own stake in freedom,” and he later wrote, “Looking back, it is clear that the introduction of Birmingham’s children into the campaign was one of the wisest moves we made. It brought a new impact to the crusade, and the impetus that we needed to win the struggle.”

Hrabowski said the civil rights struggle of today is “to create a culture where it’s cool to be smart.”

Only 30 percent of all Americans have a college degree, he said at the February 22 event.

Eighteen percent of blacks, 14 percent of Latinos, 55 percent of Asians have a college degree and two-thirds of Americans over the age of 25 do not have a college degree.

“Today, to get a good job,

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(L-R) Sylvia Cyrus, executive director of ASALH, Daryl Michael Scott, chair of the Howard University History Department, Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman and ASALH keynote speaker Freeman Hrabowski, III. The group flank the U.S. Post Office’s new Shirley Chisholm stamp during the 88th Annual Black History Luncheon on Feb. 22. /Photo by Roy Lewis

ASALH continued from Page 24 you need a post graduate education,” he said. “The vision for every child is to think well and compute well. I want you African Americans to watch your thoughts because they become your words, words become actions, actions become habits and habits become character.

And character becomes your destiny, dreams and values.”

Hrabowski spoke glowingly of his grandmother who although she had a limited education, defied the voting restrictions imposed by whites in requiring prospective black voters to answer questions about the Constitution.

“My grandmother studied the Constitution to pass the test she needed to be a voter,” he said.

“Every time she took it, they flunked her. They provided three questions. She collected them and had people research the answers. She passed the third time.

She is to be celebrated today. I stand on her shoulders.”

“When students ask me why they should vote, I say, ‘How dare you!’”

A video entitled, “We are Philanthropy: African-American Voices in Giving,” framed the issue of generosity in a compelling manner. Guests heard from men and women like noted art collectors Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, Maureen and Roy Roberts, Glenda Price, Deborah Santana, Brickson Diamond, Dr. Bob Ross and Virgil Roberts who give their “time, talent and treasure” to worthy causes.

Sometimes, giving could be as simple as helping a young person pay for college, mentoring a child or in the case of Dr. Ross, leveraging his philanthropy by encouraging donors to build a

Boys & Girls’ Club in an impoverished community.

George Cooper, executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, presented a White House proclamation to ASALH Executive Director Sylvia Cyrus.

In a letter to ASAHL, President Barack Obama lauded ASALH’s work. “ … We must (remember) that while many came to our shores to pursue their own measure of freedom, hundreds of thousands arrived against their will.

Through centuries of struggle and through the toil of generations, African Americans have claimed rights long denied.”

“This year’s theme, ‘Civil Rights in America,’ invites us to reflect on the integral role civil rights – and the struggles to achieve them – have played in shaping our country’s history.

As we mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, let us be reminded of the magnitude of hard-won progress, of the link between racial equality and equality for all, and of the work still before us to right the wrongs of history and make our world anew.”

ASALH officials used the occasion to unveil the U.S. Post Office’s new Shirley Chisholm stamp. Deputy Postmaster General Ronald A. Stroman unveiled the replica of the stamp.

“She was un-bossed and unbowed and joins an illustrious group. Few of us will ever have the opportunity to run for president and serve in Congress but we can fight for the issues she fought for and is still present,” said one speaker of the late Congresswoman.

Author and Journalist A’lelia Bundles, who served as mistress of ceremonies, agreed.

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“Stamps are necessary. I encourage you to all go buy the stamp,” she said.

In introducing Hrabowski,

Bundles described him as living a life chosen versus a life assigned.

“The most important message is that African-American youth must believe that they can determine their futures,” said Bundles.

And they also raised funds by coaxing guests to open their wallets and groups like Omega Phi Psi presented checks totaling of $20,000 and individuals passed envelopes with their contributions up front to ASALH officials.

“Last year was so nice we had to do it twice,” said Grand Basileus Dr. Andrew Ray as he presented a second $10,000 check.

“We’re honored to be here on behalf of our brother Carter G. Woodson.”

A special moment encompassed the introduction and presentation of the 2014 Liv-

ing Legacy honorees. This year’s awardees were: Hrabowski, Dr. Charlene Dukes and The Hon. Patsy Jo Hilliard; author and activist bell hooks; Velma Jo Jones; Wyman O. Jones, Sr.; civil rights activist Joyce Ladner; surgeon and oncologist Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr.; Reginald L. Weaver, immediate past president of the National Education Association; and Raymond A. Winbush.

Renowned artist and educator Prof. David C. Driskell received the Council Award for Special Recognition for his noteworthy accomplishments or contributions to the documentation, preservation and accurate dissemination of the black experience through teaching, service, research scholarship and publishing.WI

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The Suit

Based on The Suit by Can Themba, Mothobi Mutloatse, and Barney Simon Direction, adaptation, and musical direction by Peter Brook, Marie-Hélène Estienne, and Franck Krawczyk

“Witty inventiveness… a world that brims with juicy, appetizing life.

Everyone on stage is pretty close to perfect.”

—The New York Times

When Philomen, a middle-class lawyer, catches his wife Matilda having an affair, he forces her to treat her lover’s left-behind suit as an honored guest—feeding it, entertaining it, and taking it for walks as a constant reminder of her adultery. But the setting of Sophiatown, a teeming South African township that was erased under apartheid soon after Can Themba wrote his classic short story The Suit, is as much a character in the story as his unfortunate couple. Renowned director Peter Brook’s French stage adaptation is now given new life by returning to the source language of English. Working with his long-time collaborator Marie-Hélène Estienne and composer Franck Krawczyk, they have adapted the play and set it to music from sources as diverse as Franz Schubert and Miriam Makeba.

Brook and Estienne’s work was last seen at the Kennedy Center in Samuel Beckett’s Fragments in 2011.

Free Explore the Arts Post-Performance Discussion: March 11 In English. Recommended for mature audiences.

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Solomon and Marion

Written and directed by Lara Foot with Dame Janet Suzman and Khayalethu Anthony

“Janet Suzman is quietly moving…Khayalethu Anthony is hugely engaging.”

—The Guardian (UK)

Featuring Dame Janet Suzman, one of the world’s most revered actresses of stage and screen (famed for her work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, a two-time Olivier Award nominee, and an Academy Award® nominee for Nicholas and Alexandra), Solomon and Marion is the story of two injured souls searching for redemption in the fragile, post-apartheid South Africa. Marion has watched her life drain away. Children and husband gone, she ekes out an existence in a country utterly transformed.

But it’s the only home she has. As the new South Africa prepares for the World Cup finals, old divisions and suspicions seem as deep as ever, and the intruder she has been expecting, dreading, and needing arrives.

Free Explore the Arts Post-Performance Discussion: March 28 In English. Recommended for mature audiences.

March 28 & 29 at 7:30 p.m. | Mar. 30 at 2 p.m.

Terrace Theater Presenting Underwriter HRH Foundation Major support is provided by David and Alice Rubenstein.

Additional support is provided by A. Huda and Samia Farouki, The Florence Gould Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Amalia Perea Mahoney and William Mahoney, The Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater, and the State Plaza Hotel.

International government support is provided by the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States, the Embassy of Israel in the United States, the Canada Council for the Arts, The National Theatre of Iceland, and the Japan Foundation.

Major support for education and related artistic programming is provided by David and Alice Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, the National Committee for the Performing Arts, and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

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ARIES Allow yourself to live your dream this week. Don’t second guess your instincts or desires and you will find you are already the person who you always knew you could be. Be courageous as you set forth to fulfill your goals. If doubt knocks, lock the doors and windows of your heart. Soul Affirmation: I make sure people understand that I am on their side this week. Lucky Numbers: 2, 12, 14 TAURUS Trust your special knowledge of yourself and the universe and use that knowledge as a guide this week. Not everyone will trust in you know to be true. Do not let their lack of faith shake your belief in yourself. Knowledge of external processes is not nearly so important as knowledge of yourself this week. Soul Affirmation: Doing good this week is the key to feeling good. Lucky Numbers: 9, 19, 20 GEMINI It’s not always what you know, or even who you know that paves the road to success. Sometimes it’s just being in the right place at the right time that counts. Be prepared to answer when opportunity knocks this week. Accept your good fortune graciously, and share it with others. Soul Affirmation: I go within myself to find a place of calm where I can rest. Lucky Numbers: 17, 24, 51 CANCER In our society looks sometimes matter more than they should, but that is not to say looks don’t matter at all. Presentation is important, keep that in mind as you walk through life. This week take a few extra moments to make sure that your physical self is as attractive as it can be. You will see a bigger than usual change not only in the way others feel about you but in the way you feel about yourself. Soul Affirmation: When things get strange I find peace in the ordinary. Lucky Numbers: 1, 3, 45 LEO A family treat is in store for you if you play your cards right. Family members are ready to praise you for your accomplishments if you approach them with modesty. Give yourself time for romantic encounters. The romantic vibe is high. Soul Affirmation: I keep my true purpose ever before my eyes. Lucky Numbers: 23, 46, 51 VIRGO Ask the friend who comes calling to tell you about the moneymaking idea that is on his or her mind. The two of you would be good together. Have a private chat with a family member. Make keeping secrets your specialty. Events bring stress but you’re cool. Soul Affirmation: I find joy in the simple pleasures of the week. Lucky Numbers: 21, 39, 55 LIBRA Responsibilities at home keep you from traveling. It’s all for the best. Outside ambitions can wait. Keep your spirit light!

Look for love in the right places. Possibilities for love increase at home. The tendency to overreact at school or work is strong. Guard against it. Soul Affirmation: My creative ideas are my greatest treasures. Lucky Numbers: 32, 40, 54 SCORPIO Flexibility and cooperation are the words for this week. Driving a hard bargain will create an impossible barrier.

It’s a great week for fun! Give in to it. Flow. Give in to the party mood but don’t forget school or work. Remembering to forgive and forget is especially important this week. Soul Affirmation: Moving slowly might be the fastest way for me to get there. Lucky Numbers: 5, 46, 49 SAGITTARIUS There is a lot on your plate. Be methodical about taking care of it. Get kids involved in something fun and educational. It’s a good time for it. Save time for romance. Visit a favorite restaurant. Appetites must be fed in a healthy way. Soul Affirmation: I seek the lighthearted flavor of love. Lucky Numbers: 14, 52, 53 CAPRICORN Make some plans regarding long-range financial security. Your present frame of mind is good for that. Someone you flirted with wants to be your companion. Give the universe a chance to bring love into your life by being a welcoming soul. Soul Affirmation: I give and the universe gives back to me. Lucky Numbers: 23, 41, 49 AQUARIUS A practical solution is at hand to one of your inventions. Give yourself some space to allow the answer to come to you. Any repetitive task, such as weeding the garden or washing the dishes or car, will be conducive to your receiving the solution. Soul Affirmation: Things are working together for my good. Lucky Numbers: 16, 32, 35 PISCES You may feel an internal pressure towards responsibility this week. Go with the flow and this week will be like a gift. Judging others will bring harsh judgments on you. Let your words assist others in becoming more self-responsible. You are a good teacher of right actions. Soul Affirmation: I slow down and find the success that has been following me. Lucky Numbers: 19, 23, 46

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by Jacinda Townsend c.2014, W.W. Norton $24.95 / $26.50 Canada 352 pages

By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer The first time you saw her, it was all you could do to resist touching her curls. They were perfect, just like her fingers and her apple-dumpling cheeks. Her eyes drew you in, begging you to love her – and you did. She was the most beautiful doll you’d ever seen. And she was property of your best friend, who wouldn’t let you touch her.

Do we ever outgrow wanting what someone else has? Or, as in the new novel “Saint Monkey”

by Jacinda Townsend, do we instead learn that those things are as tarnished as our own?

Fourteen-year-old Pookie never did like Audrey much.

They were only friends because Pookie’s bad teeth and Audrey’s braininess meant that nobody else would play with them.

Eventually, they just had one another, their friendship sealed over baptism in front of God and old ladies who “got happy.”

At fourteen years old, Audrey liked to read. She also liked to sit on her porch swing on Queen Street and watch Pookie’s daddy come home every night. Three years before, Audrey’s father went to Korea and never came back. She sometimes pretended that Sonnyboy was really her daddy.

Or, she did – until Sonnyboy murdered Pookie’s Mama.

And that right there, it changed a lot of things. Pookie started using her given name – Caroline – and she started messing with boys. She’d always said she was going to Hollywood, and Audrey believed her. The funny thing was that Audrey was the first to leave Mt. Sterling, when a man heard her playing piano for a funeral and offered her a job in Harlem.

Leaving her Mama and Grandpap was hard, but Harlem was a dream come true for Audrey.

She missed Caroline, too, but they’d had disagreements before she left, and Audrey was sure the friendship was too damaged to continue.

Still, Audrey wrote letters back home, telling Caroline about life in New York, meeting a special man, fame, and about Harlem through the eyes of a country girl. But to Caroline, it all seemed to be bragging. She always knew that Audrey thought she was better than everybody else.

What did she ever see in that girl, anyhow?

Reading “Saint Monkey” is as painful and irresistible as the friendship that forms this novels’ core.

Written in two distinct voices, this is the story of a love-hate relationship between two friends who grow together and grow apart, but can’t seem to let go of either. It’s the story of moving on, while aching for your roots; and of treading water while wondering what’s beyond the boundaries of your town. And for those reasons, sticking with the theme of this novel, it’s easy to both love and hate author Jacinda Townsend’s utterly compelling characters: Audrey, for her preoccupied properness, and Caroline for hiding her hurt behind sarcastic sass.

This is not a whip-throughit-quick novel. No, this one demands that you sink into the pages and take some time. And if you’ve got that, then “Saint Monkey” is surely a book to curl up with. WI

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Fear is Faith in Reverse But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” – Luke 2:10-11.

What great things could happen in our lives if we would continue to stand on these promises today? What was the first thing the angel told the shepherd? “Do not be afraid.”

This command is still valid today. We are charged to not be afraid. Fear is faith in reverse.

Fear opens the door to our enemy.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. – 2 Timothy 1:7.

God didn’t create us with a “fear gene.” Fear didn’t enter into the garden until sin entered. Fear is from the enemy, pure and simple. The first time we find fear in the Bible is after Adam and Eve ate the fruit they had been commanded not to eat. Suddenly, when they heard God walking through the garden, the God who they had communed with daily before, they hid themselves because they were ashamed and afraid.

When fear is in action, one has decided that you cannot have whatever it is you want; you see the goal going in the other direction. Your goal moves away from you when you have fear. Fear and faith cannot and will not operate simultaneously. The minute you begin to feel fear, your goal moves backward. That’s your

non-belief at work.

When you say “you can’t believe you got this job” you are offering up some negativity, and you may forfeit it.

We must practice speaking in the positive rather than the negative. Another example is when someone is planning an event, and as you’re planning you say something like “we can’t have an empty room, we’ve really got to get some people out to this event.” Death and life are in the power of the tongue: Proverbs 18:21.

Well the “empty room” part of your comment will attract exactly what it is you’re saying.

If instead you would say “the room will be filled for this event” and begin to be thankful for a filled room; then you’re speaking life into your event. You will be speaking for a point of faith rather than fear.

When you examine your level of faith, all you need to do is look at your crop, what is it that you’ve been able to produce. “Makes you look at who planted the crop” doesn’t it?

All you need to do is look in the mirror. It was you. This is telling it like it is. It’s called “Straight talk.”

It’s the truth that tells the mind what is really wrong. It’s not the economy; it’s not the elected officials; it’s not the government … It’s me!

Like the old Negro spiritual ‘It’s me, it’s me, oh Lord. Standing in the need of prayer; It’s me, it’s me, oh Lord. Standing in the need of prayer; Not my mother, not my father; But it’s me, oh Lord; Stand-

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with Lyndia Grant ing in the need of prayer.”

It’s not what’s going on, on the outside that’s the problem, it’s what’s going on within. This is dealing in straight talk. There will be a time when each of you must press toward the mark, but as you do so, keep your eyes toward your future; faith is the unseen. Scripture says “faith is the substance of things hoped for, and it is the evidence of things not seen.” Don’t put your faith in reverse! WI

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Lyndia Grant is an author, inspirational and motivational speaker, radio talk show host and columnist; visit her new website at www.lyndiagrant.com and, call 202-5183192. Tune in Fridays at 6 p.m., to the radio talk show, 1340 AM, WYCB, a Radio One Station.

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AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL

Pilgrim Baptist Church

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

Blessed Word of Life Church Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors 4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax Schedule of Services: Sunday School – 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 AM Communion Service – First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study – Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org e-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org

Campbell AME Church Reverend Daryl K. Kearney, Pastor 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., S E Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email:Campbell@mycame.org Sunday Worship Service 10: am Sunday Church School 8: 45 am Bible Study Wednesday 12:00 Noon Wednesday 7:00 pm Thursday 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE Washington, DC 20020

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Rev. John W. Davis, Pastor 5101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089 Sunday Worship Service 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School 9:15am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7;00pm TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm gsccm.administration@verizon.net

Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

Church of Living Waters

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745

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

301-894-6464

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

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

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

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

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

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

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Crusader Baptist Church

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

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

“God is Love”

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

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

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

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

Third Street Church of God

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

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

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

Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

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

Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.”

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

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

52 Years of Expert Engraving Services

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

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202-561-4100 or email rburke@washingtoninformer.com Zion Baptist Church

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Israel Baptist Church

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

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

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

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

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

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

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

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

St. Luke Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

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

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

St. Matthews Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor 1105 New Jersey Ave, S.E • Washington, DC 20003 202 488-7298 Order of Services Sunday Worship Services: 9:05 A.M. Sunday School: 8:00 A.M. Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting: 7:00 P.M. (Tuesday) Bible Study: 7:30 P.M. (Tuesday) Theme: “Striving to be more like Jesus “Stewardship”.

Philippians 3:12-14; Malachi 3:8-10 and 2 Corinthians 9:7 Email: stmatthewbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.com

Salem Baptist Church

Emmanuel Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

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

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

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

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

Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith 5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

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

Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M

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

New Members Class 9:30a.m.

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

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

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

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

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

Peace Baptist Church

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

1864-2014

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working....

And We Are Working With GOD

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

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

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

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

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTTICT OF COLUMBIA CIVIL DIVISION Case No. 2013 CA 1603 B Calendar 12 Judge Brian F. Holeman

Administration No. 2014 ADM 93

Administration No. 2014 ADM 76

Administration No. 14 ADM 113

Sandra Seegars, Plaintiff, v. Joshua Johnson, Defendant,

Stanley Howard, Jr. Decedent

ORDER OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION AMENDED ORDER

This matter comes before the Court upon consideration of Plaintiff’s Motion to Request a Modification to the Order of Service of Publication, filed on November 27, 2013.

On September 13, 2013, at a Status Hearing, Plaintiff presented documentation of her attempt to serve Defendant by certified mail. The Court reviewed documents as to two separate addresses: (1) 1905 Savannah Street SE #102, Washington, DC 20020; and (2) 1729 Alabama Avenue, SE, #304, Washington, DC, 20020. The Court observed that an individual at the United States Post Office had checked a box on the document stating that there is no such street in Washington, DC. Plaintiff averred that she served the Defendant at the first address when Defendant attended an Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) meeting and that she obtained the second address via Defendant’s parole office. Plaintiff averred that she has tried to serve Defendant by private process server and certified mail.

On September 13, 2013, Plaintiff’s oral motion to serve Defendant by publication was granted and the deadline to effectuate service was extended to November 24, 2013. The prior unsuccessful efforts demonstrated diligence and that further efforts to serve personally or by mail would be futile. Therefore, service by publication is appropriate.

WHEREFORE, it is this 17th day of January 2014, hereby

ORDERED, that Plaintiff’s Motion to Request a Modification to the Order of Service of Publication is GRANTED; and it is further

ORDERED, that notice be given, by the insertion of a copy of the Order of Service

by Publication issued concurrently herewith, in a newspaper having general circulation in the District of Columbia, twice per month for two (2) successive months, notifying Joshua Johnson to appear in this Court by the 14th day of February, 2014, by properly filing a response to the Complaint; and it is further

ORDERED, that the deadline to effectuate service is extended to February 14, 2014; and it is further

ORDERED, that this Court receive no timely response as required, this Court shall issue a final judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant; and it is further

ORDERED, that the parties shall appear for a Status Hearing on February 21, 201, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 214.

Malinda Johnson aka Malinda G. Johnson Decedent Colline Silvera c/o Robinson Kirlew & Associates, PC 7731 Belle Point Dr. Greenbelt, MD 20770 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Karen Grant-Acquah, whose address is 8907 Crandall Rd., Lanham, MD 20706, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Malinda Johnson aka Malinda G. Johnson, who died on August 7, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 20, 2014. 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 August 20, 2014, 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: February 20, 2014 Karen Grant-Acquah Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

Gradie D. McCray Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Tiajuanna M. McCray, whose address is 5009 Sargent Road, NE, Washington, DC 20017, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Gradie D. McCray, who died on November 29, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 20, 2014. 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 August 20, 2014, 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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Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Anita Butler, whose address is 2631 Otis Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Stanley Howard, Jr., who died on February 20, 2013 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 20, 2014. 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 August 20, 2014, 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: February 20, 2014 Anita Butler Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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Brian F. Holeman Judge

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

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

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Administration No. 2014 ADM 81

Administration No. 2013 ADM 1061

Administration No. 2013 ADM 1267

Eulis Theodore Saunders, Jr. Decedent

Barbara Ann Nettles Decedent

Hugh B. McNeil Decedent

Attorney Ethel Mitchell/Wills and Trusts LLC 1050 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1045 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney

Attorney Ethel Mitchell, Wills and Trusts, LLC 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1045 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney

Ruth Ann Miller – Personal Representative 57 Quincy Place, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney

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

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

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

Dora Waters Saunders, whose address is 1446 Tuckerman St., NW, #108, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Eulis Theodore Saunders, Jr., who died on December 15, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision.

All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 13, 2014. 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 August 13, 2014, 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.

Wanda Denise Nettles, whose address is 1604 Fort Place NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Barbara Ann Nettles, who died on September 11, 2013 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 20, 2014. 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 August 20, 2014, 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.

Ruth Ann Miller, whose address is 57 Quincy Place, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Hugh B. McNeil, who died on September 2, 2013 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 20, 2014. 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 August 20, 2014, 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: February 13, 2014

Date of first publication: February 20, 2014

Dora Waters Saunders Personal Representative

Wanda Denise Nettles Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

TRUE TEST COPY

Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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gument, say they had some legitimate concerns about Williams’ management arrangement with Sinclair. Still, that wouldn’t warrant trying to prevent the sale of the television stations to an African American.

Given these strange set of events, the only conclusion I can reach is that the liberal advocacy group that claims to seek “diverse media ownership” does not want politically diverse Black ownership. There is no other way to explain it. There is no question that Williams is the certified owner of the aforementioned stations, the TV stations’ licenses are in his name and the loan from JP Morgan is in his name.

That was enough to satisfy the FCC and should be enough to satisfy any reasonable person.

Free Press has proven itself to be anything but reasonable.

Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC., a Washington, D.C.-based public relations/ government affairs firm. He can be reached through his Web site, www.raynardjackson. com. You can also follow him on Twitter at raynard1223.

itation supervisor in Louisville, Kentucky because he says he had a nervous breakdown, which he attributed to having to work with Black people.

A psychiatrist testified that Pearl was suffered from paranoid schizophrenia; judge ordered that he be paid $231 per week. The state appealed the award, it was eventually overturned, and Gary Pearl returned to the obscurity he had before the “fear” defense.

What would happen if every Black person fearing White people got to file for unemployment compensation, or carry a gun around to assuage himself of his safety? Would a jury be as lenient toward that Black man as they were with Michael Dunn? Would they acquit just like the jury acquitted the men who killed Medgar Evers (it took decades for a jury to finally do the right thing). A hard read of history suggests that Blacks have more to

fear from Whites than the other way around, but it is Whites, rationalizing their fear, who get to shoot without justification.

A thorough read of history, however, would remind us of the Dred Scott case where the Supreme Court ruled that Black people have no rights that Whites are bound to respect. Clearly, Michael Dunn, George Zimmerman and the others who have Klan sensibilities and invisible hoods, believe a 19th century Supreme Court ruling instead of 21st century realities. For folks like Dunn and Zimmerman, however, the 19th century is not very different than the 21st. WI Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer. She is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C.

Grant and Jonathan Ferrell and Trayvon Martin, and, now, Jordan Davis: To demand that justice be done. That has always been the responsibility of Black Americans (and their allies among other Americans) – to redeem the humanity of those whose murders were ordered by the state or condoned by the state or ignored by the state.

For all the spectacular progress made since the 1960s, it’s no less urgent that Blacks today continue to bear witness to that responsibility.

Why? Because it is part of Black Americans’ legacy of struggle. Because Blacks owe it to the innocent to rescue them from the well of lost souls. And because of what another truth of Black history makes clear: The spasm of furious racist violence against the Civil Rights Movement in the South in the early to mid-1960s was actually a harbinger of the movement’s successful completion of that

stage of the Black freedom struggle.

So, today, the violence – of language and of murderous action – against Black Americans exemplified by the Michael Dunns of the nation in fact signals that the retrograde force of White supremacy is still losing ground.

That isn’t a “happy” thought when measured against the tragedy that ended the life of a youth who had his whole life ahead of him. The only consolation available to those who seek to fully right that terrible wrong is to remember the most powerful answer to the question of what becomes a tragedy most and stand their ground on the fundamental lesson of Black History – enunciated first by the 19th-century White abolitionist Theodore Parker, and given fresh energy

by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” WI

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But Free Press does not count Williams as a true owner because Sinclair will provide some of the programing and sales support to his newly-acquired stations, which not an unusual arrangement, especially with a new owner.

Williams, a well-known Black Republican media personality, is the owner and CEO of Howard Stirk Holdings, Inc. a Washington, D.C. media company.

A native of Myrtle Beach, S.C., he has extensive industry experience. For more than 30 years, Williams has been a leader in media and content production. He has developed and produced high quality television programs, including primetime specials with heads of state and key political figures. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Chief Op-

erating Officer of the Renaissance CableTV Network with responsibility for all programming, advertising and content development.

Williams’ new relationship with Sinclair is akin to owning rental property or office buildings. It’s not uncommon to hire a property manager to handle the day-to-day business operations while all major decisions will be made by the owner. In most cases, the owner is either too busy running other business ventures or is more comfortable with bringing in management with more specialized knowledge of the particular business.

In this case, Williams has the knowledge to oversee these stations himself. What is amazing is that Free Press tried to get the FCC to block approval of Williams’ purchase. But wait a minute, they stated: “Free Press advocates for universal and affordable Internet access, diverse media ownership, vibrant public media and quality journalism.”

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None of us of a certain age loves loud music, but most of us know how to close a window and tolerate it for a moment or two. Dunn says he was afraid of teens playing “thug” music.

Those teens might well have been afraid of him, just as the World War II veterans had been afraid of the KKK. Jordan Davis and his friends might have been as frightened as formers slaves were, when they refused to cross the sidewalk into the streets so that Whites could go first. Some of these Black folks ignored their fear and attempted to exercise their citizenship rights. Some were lynched because they would not defer to outmoded customs.

Gary Pearl could be Michael Dunn’s evil twin, with a pecuniary twist. In 1983, Pearl left his job as a city san-

DANIELS continued from Page 22 males, and the profound callousness required to twist hatred into murderous action.

In that sense, no matter the injustice legislated into Florida law that protects the “shoot-first” response of even ordinary citizens to even oral disputes, Michael Dunn has himself rendered the ultimate verdict on his crime. We know what he is and we know what he did.

However, the sense of tragedy and justified anger at the trial’s incomplete verdict underscores another truth of Black Americans’ history. That is that all through the centuries they’ve always had to forge a response to a terrible question: What becomes a tragedy most?

The answer to that question has been exemplified in our present by the conduct of the survivors of Oscar

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EDELMAN continued from Page 23 Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research have released the results of a new study on the effectiveness of another crucial segment of our nation’s gun laws: those requiring background checks before purchasing a gun. For this study the scholars took a close look at the state of Missouri’s 2007 repeal of its permit-to-purchase law. Before it was repealed this law required all handgun purchasers in Missouri to obtain a license verifying that they had passed a background check.

The researchers wanted to know what happened when this requirement was taken away—and they learned that

repealing that law has led to a 16 percent increase in Missouri’s murder rate. The study showed between 2008 and 2012 there were an additional 55 to 63 murders in Missouri each year associated with the law’s repeal. During those same years, the national murder rate dropped by over 5 percent.

Co-author Jon Vernick, JD, MPH, deputy director for the Center for Gun Policy and Research, added: “Because many perpetrators of homicide have backgrounds that would prohibit them from possessing firearms under federal law, they seek out private sellers to acquire their weapons. Requiring a background check on all gun sales is a commonsense

approach to reducing gun violence that does not infringe upon the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners.”

Requiring a background check seems like common sense to most Americans— and yet some lawmakers refuse to make it happen. Others, like those in Missouri, are actually moving backwards.

The same press release noted: “Only fifteen states require individuals purchasing handguns from unlicensed sellers to pass background checks, with ten of these states requiring all purchasers to acquire a permit-to-purchase license.

A 2013 public opinion survey from Johns Hopkins found the majority of Americans (89

percent) and gun owners (84 percent) support requiring a background check system for all gun sales. The majority of Americans (77 percent) and gun owners (59 percent) also reported supporting requiring people to obtain a license from a local law-enforcement agency before buying a gun to verify their identity and ensure that they are not legally prohibited from having a gun.”

This latest Johns Hopkins study is another key step in finding out what works to reduce gun violence. The available evidence is clear: Stand Your Ground laws do not reduce gun violence. Background checks do—just one part of a network of solutions that can help.

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We do not need any more suffering families. Jordan Davis’s father Ron said: “All the other 17-year-olds out there— they shouldn’t have to fear the adults with the guns that are running around here shooting them at will. If you throw popcorn in someone’s face, they want to shoot you because you threw popcorn in their face.

That’s what we’ve come to. But we have to stop.” WI Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org.

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MUHAMMAD continued from Page 23 from the expectation that they would sell hundreds of copies of the Muhammad Speaks newspaper each week. Many college students complained that the Nation was “anti-intellectual.” Many abandoned the ranks. Others simply abandoned their college studies.

And the academy was clearly hostile at every turn to the Nation of Islam, suppressing scholarship sympathetic to the cause, and often cruel to Muslim students on campuses. So virtually all of the respected academic research about the NOI up to this very minute, has been conducted by scholars who were loathe not only to Islam itself, but by those who held the unorthodox (to say the least) views and the outspoken leaders of the Nation itself up for special contempt.

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belong to pass resolutions that are sent to the White House expressing their displeasure with the manner in which this administration is carrying out its relationship with Venezuela.

The bottom line is that silence and passivity in the face of U.S. provocations can simply not be

options. WI Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a racial justice, labor and global justice writer and activist. He is a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies and the author of “They’re Bankrupting Us” – And Twenty Other Myths about Unions. Follow him on Facebook and atwww.billfletcherjr.com.

grandson of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, and son of Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times photographer Ozier Muhammad who sought to become director of the prestigious Schomburg Library in New York. When Dr. Muhammad emerged as a leading contender the academic knives came out, unsuccessfully, I can report, but many opposed him despite his qualifications, simply because of his great-grandfather’s identity. I hope he goes on to become one of the Schomburg’s greatest director/curators, ever.

But in the last five years or so, that landscape has begun to change as more, and more, and more, and more Nation of Islam members have earned and are earning PhDs in various fields of study. So many of these “Black Muslim” believers in the teachings of Mr. Elijah Muhammad have emerged until I have suggested to some of them and to some of the candidates who will be receiving these “terminal degrees” this year, that it is time that these NOI scholars convene themselves and form their own academic council.

Such a group would not be able

to themselves confer degrees, but they can provide critical, academically sound “peer review” and mentorship to other young scholars coming along who encounter an academic environment which is hostile to their own personal spiritual beliefs.

All of those with whom I have spoken have been receptive to the idea of forming a body of scholars, all of whom are believers in Mr. Muhammad’s core teaching about Islam and the origin of human life.

Personally, I have nothing to possibly gain from such a council, except the joy at seeing people who believe as I believe having an incontrovertible academic review system, since I myself, like the intellectual geniuses – the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad; Brother Malcolm X; Muhammad Ali “The Greatest” Heavyweight Champion; and the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan; like those intellectual giants, I have “NoD.” at all after my name. WI

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