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Lists U.S. Pivot from ‘Racial Progress’ to ‘Progressive Racism’ Among Key Concerns By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor Members of the Black press, led by a cadre of dedicated publishers and joined by corporate partners, elected officials and grassroots leaders, recently met in Ft. Lauderdale for a series of meetings and workshops that focused on ways to better utilize the latest technology, promote public policy and increase revenue via digital investments. With the theme “Strengthening Black-Owned Newspapers: Training, Innovation and Technology,” the National Newspaper Publishers Association [NNPA], representing over 200 Black-owned publications from across the nation, held its annual mid-winter session during a time to which one of the organization’s leaders referred as “a propitious moment in history.” “This is a propitious moment in history and the Black Press of America is needed today more than ever, given the current challenges and opportunities that are before Black America,” said Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., president and CEO of the NNPA. “While we’re celebrating and recognizing the 190th anniversary of the Black Press in the U.S., it’s incumbent that we continue to lead
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Thousands Support Muslims' Rights
5 Members of the House and Senate rally at the Supreme Court against President Trump's immigration ban on Monday, Jan. 30. / Photo by Mark Mahoney
Thousands of people gathered at the White House Sunday, Jan. 29, to protest President Trump's executive order denying U.S. entry to people from seven Muslim-majority nations, as well as refugees from around the world. Coordinated through a simple Facebook event page labeled "No Muslim Ban," posting only a time and location, the protest drew a massive crowd. "Our diversity is our strength," Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, the first Latina to be elected to the Senate, told the crowd. "The only problem is we have a president sitting in the White House who thinks it's OK to have hate, discrimination and racism in the White House." California Sen. Kamala Harris has been extremely vocal about her oppo-
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RFK Plans Reflect Practical Realities, City Leaders Say By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer A redevelopment proposal for the RFK Stadium/D.C. Armory site in Southeast includes youth soccer and baseball fields, a farmer's market, a 10,000-square-foot memorial to Robert F. Kennedy, access to the east side of Anacostia and a state-of-the-art complex that provides a mix of amateur sports, fitness and entertainment, along with a picnic area and playground. In the long term, it could also house a new facility for both the
Washington Wizards and Capitals and it could also turn into a modern football stadium to woo back the beloved Redskins. Perhaps most important, and more immediate, it could mean 1,380 construction jobs, $4.5 million in annual tax revenues, 540 permanent jobs and a 30year tax revenue of $112 million. "We had a meeting on Jan. 5 to roll out some of the short-term elements that we've heard feedback from the community and it was very positive," said Greg O'Dell, president and CEO of
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had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow Metro announced an update Friday, 27 to the sense ofJan. uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are ongoing SafeTrack maintenance thatviolence begins Feb. When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- project domestic victims and stricter restraining order policies, 11.daughter The entire Blue will be out of service until Feb. old told herLine the father survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families of28her daughter threatened her between while crews work on repairs theusing Rosslyn and personal to intervene on behalf of a vic“She's her own life, and thestations. life of their child, story, her own personal Pentagon The Arlington Cemetery station, lo- pain to tim, a domestic violence assessshe knew something had will to be push forward,” ment unit coupled with further cated between the two, be closed. The YellowDavis-Nickens Line done. of her line frustration Marlow. training for law enforcement and itsOut rush-hour will run allsaid dayabout between Francowith law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life Protecnia-Springfield and Greenbelt with trains running every ofeight the situation, she decided Marlow's minutes; stations that toservewho bothreads the Yellow andbook will tion Act and mandatory counselstart the Saving Promise cam- “get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. Blue lines will run trains every four minutes. Green Line paign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eraditrains will run eight cycle minutes during rush hour, ver“It seems to beevery a vicious person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must sus the normal six minutes to accommodate additionthat won't turn my family end of thetheday, the book will look at both sides of the coin. al trainsMarlow from thesaid. YellowMarlow Line. With the Blue Line shut leaving Largo Center loose,” help people begin to down, have a commuters dia- We need to from address bothTown the viccoming thewith District the Silver shared herinto story the must audi-use logue aboutLine. 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 May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise Prince awareness George’s County Public Schools Municipal Center. The sympo- who was sentenced toFormer six consecamong children in teacher’sparole aide andpublic volunteer Deonte Carraway pleadsium was sponsored by the utive life terms without and private schools. She 30 inneed a Greenbelt federal Family and Youth Services by a Maryland juryedforguilty his roleMonday, in feelsJan. children to be educatcourtattacks in an inongoing childdomestic pornography case. CarCenter of the city of District the Beltway Sniper ed about violence. Heights and the National Hook- 2002. Mildred Muhammad raway agreedisto a plea agreement 15 being countspasof sex“We have to to stop Up of Black Women. ualthe exploitation a minor to produce child pornogthe founder of After Trauma, ofsive-aggressive with poor chilMarlow has written a book, an organization that dren at about domestic raphyhelps whilethe employed Sylvania Woodsviolence,” Elementary “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence andMarlow in Glenarden varioussaid. homes between October story about four generations of and their children.2015 and February Marlow has worked to break 2016. Court documents indicate domestic violence. The book is “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her he abused one dozen children ages 9 to 13. family, His guilty inspired by her own experiences, years in fear is a long time. It is and is confident the policies she plea ensures children will not have to testify in court. and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that Facing between 60 and 100 years in prison, he’s scheduled to be sentenced June 5. Carraway, who turned her mother and her daughter. of,” she said. process. 23 while in jail, still faces state charges filed last year in Prince George’s County Circuit Court where he She said every time she reads Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to was indicted on 270 of child abuse, childwant pornography sex offenses after he allegedly excerpts from her book,counts she still people who to help and a other Congress and implore them to victimized at least more children. can not believe the nine words came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliwon the 2007 National “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” Books” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net Mayor Bowser recently “Before joined Interim Department of Corrections (DOC) Director my eye first Muriel blackened and my you get DC to 'I'm going Quincy mark the returnto of Correctional lips bled,” Booth Marlowtosaid. killthe you,' it started asTreatment a verbal Facility WI (CTF) to DC Government control recognize 30 presiDOC recruits who were sworn in as correctional officers. For the past 20 years, Elaine and Davis-Nickens, dent of thehas National Hook-Up the CTF been under the management of the Corrections Corporation of America (now CoreCivic), ofthe Black Women, said there is no company in the country. largest and oldest corrections consistency in the way domestichow far we have come as a city and it represents the opportunity ahead of “This transition symbolizes violence dealt by us to doissues even are more forwith our returning citizens,” Bowser said. “In the months and years ahead, we will be able to improve and expand many CTF services and programs and we will position more of our incarcerated residents for success upon return to their communities.” The DOC has spent the past 18 months hiring staff, updating operating policies and procedures, securing contracts and installing the necessary infrastructure to successfully operate the facility. The DC Department of Corrections now operates both the Central Detention and the Correctional Treatment facilities. The DOC’s ongoing mission includes helping inmates prepare for re-entry, providing a behavioral modification program and a pre-release training that connects inmates with community-based organizations who provide support post-release.
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of accepting boys based on the gender listed on a child’s birth cerL.Y. Marlow tificate. Paul Trantham Roy Lewis, Patricia Little, Travis Riddick “Communities and state laws are now interpreting gender identity differently than society did in the past,” Surbaugh said. “And these new laws vary widely from state to state.” The new policy goes into effect immediately, continuing the shift in the organization’s policies including ending a ban on gay 4 / May 15 - 21, 2008 The Washington Informer / www.washingtoninformer.com Scouts in 2013 and the approval of gay Scout leaders in 2015. “Our organization’s local councils will help find units that can provide for the best interest of the child,” he added. John E. DeFreitas, CIRCULATION Shevry Lassiter,
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Animal Protection, Internet, Health Literacy of Concern By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Ward 4 Council member Brandon Todd got off to a fast start at the D.C. Council's first legislative meeting of the new year, introducing a myriad of bills aimed at moving the District forward on a variety of issues, ranging from animal welfare, internet accessibility and health literacy. Todd proposed the Extreme Weather Protection for Animals Act in response to the outpour of concern in his ward for Momma the dog, a pit bull who had been left outside in the cold in the Petworth area. The legislation would amend DC Code 22-1001 by defining instances in which keeping animals outside in certain weather conditions constitutes as cruelty to animals. Todd said the DC Code's lack of clear definitions creates confusion regarding the Humane Rescue Alliance's authority to take action when animals are left outdoors in extreme weather. "It is our government's responsibility to protect our friends who cannot protect themselves. It was truly heartwarming to see how many residents reached out yesterday with concern for Momma's welfare," he said. "I am pleased to start a conversation around better protecting our animals and look forward to discussing improvements to the bill with all stakeholders." The Wi-Fi Task Force Act would create a task force including government, business, and residents to provide comprehensive policy recommendations on how the District can efficiently provide free wireless internet access through the construction and operation of a municipality broadband network. Todd said the legislation would help bridge the digital divide by connecting low-income residents with the vast opportunity the internet provides, and boost the economy through increased tourist and customer spending. "The internet is no longer a luxury, but a necessity that is essential to everyday life," he said. "Communities across the United States are successfully operating municipal broadband networks
as a critical tool for increasing access, encouraging competition, fostering consumer choice and driving local and regional economic development. "It is time for the District to do the same for our communities, residents, and visitors by building on our strong track record of inclusive legislation aimed at reducing income inequality," Todd said. Todd also introduced the Carbon Monoxide Detector Amendment Act that would amend the Smoke Detector Act of 1978 to require the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in dwelling units, hotels, motels, hospitals, nursing homes, prisons and residential-custodial care facilities in the District. "Approximately 50,000 people in the U.S. visit the emergency department each year due to carbon monoxide poisoning," Todd said. "Carbon monoxide poisoning is entirely preventable, and this bill would help keep District residents and workers safe." The bill would also provide regulations for the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide detectors, require tenants to notify owners of an inoperable or deficient device, and prohibit tenants from removing or tampering with an installed detector. Todd's Heavy Backpacks Resolution aims to curb backpack-related injuries. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 7,000 emergency room visits each year
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What is your response to President Trump's executive order temporarily banning people from seven predominately-Muslim countries? ALEC HATHAWAY / WICHITA, KANSAS
The banning of Muslim immigrants is not only a slap in the face to America's identity, it is also one of the worst economic choices that we can make. ‌ Those same immigrants create a vast amount of jobs for not only themselves, but Americans as well, with annual earnings of close to $776 billion. We as a "free nation" are turning away people who help make up these statistics. We are turning away people who have given up their lives, families and friends to come to this nation in hope of seeking safe asylum, not to kill our people. We are turning an entire group of individuals away because of a few bad people, and an inept idea of one group's religion. I can't wrap my mind around the idea of all that, because if America just throws away problematic people, then how do we still have a functioning
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The minute you say, "there is a ban on people coming in from these countries, but we will make a special effort to let Christians in," it's a Muslim ban.
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The thought of "my way of living is the right way of living" is beyond me. No human is born a Christian, Muslim, Jew, Hindi or any other religious belief out there. Instead, you are taught that by your parents and culture. You have free will to believe whatever you want, no matter what country you're in. Recently there has been an executive order to ban immigrants from areas where "terrorists" reside. There are people who believe that this is OK. There are Christian terrorists and there are Jewish terrorists. It just so happened that those terrorists happen to be classified as a white person with mental issues. ‌ Our constitution says religion and the state should not intertwined, yet Christianity is all I hear about.
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This isn't a problem just for them. This is a problem for us. Not just because there are black Muslims. Not just because there are Afro-Latinxs. This is a problem for us because this display of hatred puts everyone in danger, and the dehumanization of all minorities reveals the lack of humanity within each and every one of us. If you think the Muslim ban has nothing to do with you, you're sadly mistaken. WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
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“Five Years Since Trayvon’s Murder, Little Has Changed for Blacks” It’s hard to believe but it’s been five years since Trayvon Martin, a young Black teenager minding his own business in Sanford, Florida, found himself at the end of a gun held by so-called neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. As the lead reporter and editor of The Miami Times at that time, I covered protests, rallies, community meetings and spent many hours with Trayvon’s parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin. As a father of two children, I often found it agonizing to listen to their words, to witness their pain and to eventually hear the “not-guilty” verdict rendered by a jury of Zimmerman’s peers while he claimed throughout his trial that he was merely “standing his ground.” Tragically, or perhaps more accurately predictably, very lit-
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MUSLIM from Page 1 sition to the order, derisively dubbing it a "Muslim ban." "We are here to stand to say, we are always going to fight for this country and our ideals," Harris said. Demonstrations erupted nationwide in cities such as New York, Boston and San Francisco, after Trump signed an executive order Friday, that denied entry to citizens from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Sudan and Somalia for 90 days. The directive also banned refugees from Syria indefinitely, suspended all other refugee resettlement for 120 days, and reduced the number of refugees to be resettled in the United States this year by more than half. Just over an hour into the D.C. protest, the antsy crowd descended on the streets in an impromptu march down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Trump International Hotel. Bayadir Mohamdosman stood alongside her friend and fellow American University student Taylor Dumpson for hours. Both of their phones had died, and they had no idea how long they'd been outside, but neither were in any hurry to leave. "As a Sudanese Muslim refugee, I want to support my communities because I was granted the opportunities that other people I know are never going to get. That's not the America I was promised," said Mohamdosman, who migrated to the U.S. at 5 years old and is now an American citizen. "Immigrants built this nation, slaves built this nation, and refugees are absolutely welcome here, and I think our current president has no idea what's really going on in the hearts and minds of people in America," Dumpson said. Another protest is scheduled at the White House for Saturday. Demonstrations erupted nationwide in cities such as New York, Boston and San Francisco, after Trump signed an executive order Friday, that denied entry to citizens from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Sudan and Somalia for 90 days. The directive also banned refugees from Syria indefinitely, suspended all other refugee resettlement for 120 days, and reduced the number of refugees to be resettled in the United States this year by more than half. Many of the protests are tied together on social media with the hashtag, #NoBanNoWall. "We have no doubt that the motivation behind the executive order was discriminatory. This was a Muslim ban wrapped in a paper-thin national security rationale," the American Civil Liberties Union said in a
blog post. "The executive order went into effect immediately and so did its destructive intent." For two days, the ban also applied to green card holders, who are now being admitted entry on a case-bycase basis. Travelers were left stranded around the world and some detained in airports around the country as a result of the travel ban, leading to protests at major airports in the United States. While a protest was being held at the White House, hundreds of people crowded the international arrivals lounge in Dulles International Airport, many of them immigration lawyers ready to offer legal assistance to detainees. Thousands of people showed up at John F. Kennedy Airport over the weekend to protest the ban. Taxi drivers also refused to give rides from the airport. Los Angeles International Airport saw closures of some of its terminals due to massive protest crowds. About 5,000 protesters gathered at Philadelphia International Airport over the weekend on behalf of detainees causing traffic issues near the airport. New York U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly ruled in favor of a habeas corpus petition filed by the ACLU on behalf of two Iraqi men who were detained at JFK Friday, which put a temporary halt to the deportation of refugees with previously approved applications and those in transit with valid visas and became one of a many legal challenges to the order. Similar rulings were later issued in Virginia, Massachusetts and Washington state. Trump fired Sally Yates, the acting
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5 Hundreds of protesters demonstrate near the White House and Capitol on Sunday, Jan. 29 against President Trump' s Muslim ban. / Photo by Mark Mahoney attorney general, on Monday after she publicly questioned the constitutionality his refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court. Dana Boente, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was immediately announced as Yates' replacement. Amid protests, Trump defended the order. "To be clear, this is not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting," he said in a statement Sunday. "This is not about religion — this is about terror and keeping our country safe." He compared his policy to one
enacted by former president Barack Obama, which suspended visa process for Iraqi refugees for six months. Unlike Obama's order, however, Trump's applies to current visa holders. D.C. resident Harpaul Kholi said he plans to organize a daily protest at the Trump International
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Metro GM: Over Twenty in Track Inspection Dept. Fired for Falsified Records By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabarwill Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld told the board of directors Thursday almost two dozen employees from the transit agency's track inspection department have been fired in connection with a probe of falsified inspection records. Wiedefeld, who said last month that six people had been terminated as result of the investigation, announced Thursday that disciplinary actions have now been taken against a total of 35 employees, 21 of whom were fired. Five of those terminated were supervisors. The investigation was sparked by August's East Falls Church de-
railment in Northern Virginia, but Wiedefeld acknowledged Thursday that the terminations were unconnected to that particular case. However, he maintained the firings were indicative of a systemic problem in the 60-member track inspection department. He declined to comment specifically on how often and to what extent, but said the agency has completed its investigation. "When you look at the action we took, it wore more on the management side than the front-line side," he said. "There's a whole personnel process we go through. That has to play out." One way to improve the department will be instituting a new standard manual and a 10-week training
course for workers this year, Wiedefeld said. Raymond Jackson, second vice president with the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, said there is an ongoing investigation into whether the 16 union workers were justly fired. He said the union has requested information from Metro regarding the terminations, but has yet to receive it. When asked by a reporter outside the board meeting room about track workers being accused for falsifying records, he gave an example of a supervisor who would request a worker to complete an impossible assignment. "You're my manager. Why are you giving me this assignment? Not only did you give it to me once, but you gave it to me twice on separate days," Jackson said. "Once you change the safety culture at this company, you will change the problem." He attributes a presentation made by Lynn Spencer with the Federal Transit Administration regarding the agency's Safety Management Systems plan, which offers a policy and data-driven approach to improving safety at transit agencies nationwide. Spencer, director of safety system at the FTA, said communication between supervisors and employees are vital for a transit company to succeed. She also said employees "are the eyes and ears of the organization" and a rich source of safety management information. She said transit agencies may be required to adopt
5Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld speaks to reporters during a Jan. 26 press briefing at the transit agency's headquarters in northwest D.C. / Photo by William J. Ford this plan in the future. Jackson hopes so, but with union officials being an equal partner to improve Metro. "The front-line employees are the [people] that do the job," he said. "If you are going to get safety done here, you have to bring the union to the table to get these things done. You can no longer discipline your way out of these problems." In other business, the board unanimously approved to keep D.C. Councilman Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) as chairman. Evans, who's been the main Metro cheerleader, said one of the
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at the building known as the Prince George's Regional Medical Center in Largo. "I know there are doctors being trained, but we need to make sure there are enough in place," Sandra Johnson said. "They should have in place that if you get trained by this system here, then they should be willing to give two to five years of service before they go off someplace else." The Johnsons and Edge joined about 200 others at a community meeting
Saturday, Jan. 28 at Prince George's Community College in Largo to receive an update about on the hospital project. The county, state, Dimensions Healthcare Systems of Cheverly and the University of Maryland Medical System will fund the project. When the hospital opens, UMMS will own and operate the hospital to serve residents not only in Prince George's, but also the three counties in Southern Maryland. It will replace the more than 70-year-old Prince George's Hospital Center in Cheverly, which Dimensions plans to keep but hasn't determined a specific use. Although county officials plan to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the hospital later this year, they say a major obstacle stands in the way. When Gov. Larry Hogan released a proposed fiscal 2018 budget, it didn't include $15 million in operating expenses toward the hospital project, which was approved by the state in October. However, $11.3 million was allocated toward construction. Senate Bill 324, also labeled the
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"Prince George's County Regional Medical Center Act of 2016," states $15 million would be included for fiscal 2018 by the governor. Another $15 million would be provided again in two years. Hogan spokesman Doug Mayer said last week that UMMS officials stated the $15 million isn't needed this year. At the community session Saturday, Neil Moore said that isn't the case. "The operating subsidy is to help build programs‌ [such as cardiac surgery]," said Moore, president and CEO of Dimensions. "Once we move toward the regional medical center, we will be a health care system that provides good, quality health care services to the residents of Prince George's County." County Executive Rushern L. Baker III didn't hold back his dissatisfaction with the governor's office and urged residents to demand the money gets placed in the budget. "It's very frustrating because we had a discussion how the funding
issues this year continues to seek more federal dollars. For instance, the agency isn't reimbursed for major events such as last month's presidential inauguration and Women's March. Slightly more than one million Metrorail trips were taken during the march on Jan. 21, the second-highest one-day total in the agency's history. "The federal government is not going to reimburse us and we have to absorb these costs," Evans said. "The federal government has the obligation to fund us. With this new [presidential] administration focused on infrastructure, I'm a little more optimistic and maybe we can get something for our system." WI would roll out," he said. "We made a deal with the state and our partners with the University of Maryland Medical System and Dimensions. You don't hire staff at the last minute. For [the governor's office] to come back with alternative facts is just unacceptable." When a detailed site plan outlined the hospital will erect on a portion of the Capital Centre Boulevard property, some residents gasped. They relaxed when they heard Magic Johnson Theater would remain intact. Some storefronts at the mall are empty. Gold's Gym plans to relocate elsewhere. The businesses aren't as important to Edge, especially when she realized the new hospital will include cancer and trauma centers, behavioral health services, a neonatal intensive care unit and serve to teach those in the medical profession. "I'm glad I came because now I know I have a state-of-the-art medical center in my neighborhood," said Edge, who's used a motorized wheelchair for 20 years. "I get all my health care in the county, but this hospital gives me more options because I'm getting older. I'm happy this will come here." WI
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BUSINESS Business Exchange Sudan Is Open for Business
by William Reed "Go North" is what Sudanese are saying to blacks in America since the United States government reversed its policy on Sudan and lifted trade, commercial and finance sanctions. After nearly 20 years of harassment, intrusion and pariah status, U.S. officials have removed all but Darfur-related sanctions on Sudan's Khartoum government. A generation of African-Americans has to be introduced to Sudan. Sudan is rich in resources but for two decades the US has imposed sanctions against the North African country of 38 million people. Officially North Sudan is the Republic of the Sudan. Sudan, the Land of Black people, is considered by many scholars as the "cradle of civilization." Where the Nile flows up to Egypt is the historical backdrop to Sudan. The place it has etched since ancient
times, bolsters Sudan and its tourism. Sudan Minister Osama Faisal says, "Sudan still needs U.S. investors to come. I am sure that they will have the best opportunities." Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent. Reports show over 160,000 millionaires across Africa. While many of its millionaires are white, business opportunities on this continent are making numbers of blacks millionaires. The "African Renaissance" concept is based on a philosophy that African people and nations shall overcome current challenges to achieve cultural, scientific, and economic renewal. Most of the "new millionaires" have been young entrepreneurs and investors who have invested in Africa and created promising businesses and fast-growing economies. Tourism has become one of the major players in international commerce, and represents at the same time one of the main income sources for many developing countries such as Sudan. One of the major areas Sudan is pursuing is a successful tourism industry. Business commerce accounts for 20 percent of North Sudan's GDP. About 80 percent of the industrial sector is privately owned. The main industries are tannery and leather production, weaving and spinning mills, gum arabic production, paper mills, minerals, ore and raw materials extraction. Agricultural production is important in Sudan because it employs 80
percent of Sudan's work force and contributes a third of GDP. Sudan's agricultural trade includes cotton, peanuts, gum arabic and sesame products and production. Cotton and peanuts are major agricultural exports. The telephone system in Sudan is well-equipped and maintained. As a result of a legacy of bullying and intimidation from Western governments, Sudan seeks to enhance trade and commerce with America's blacks. Full of valuables, Sudan is full of business opportunities. Sudan is the world's biggest producer of gum arabic. The gum is used in foodstuffs, the chemical industry, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and lithography. Sudan produces two tons of paper every year. Because of Sudan's access to all the materials necessary for production (wood, papyrus, and other raw materials), investments in this sector are sound. Foodstuffs production includes sugar, beef, poultry, fish and others. Sugar production is very important to Sudan. Sudan is the third-largest producer of sugar in Africa; the Kenana Sugar Company is an excellent example of how the government wants joint ventures and investments to spur growth. There are large deposits of copper, gold, chrome, iron ore, lead, wolfram, zinc, uranium, diamonds, marble, talc and plaster in Sudan. Gold production is estimated at six tons yearly. Sudan has wealth to produce wealth. Total gold deposits are expected to contain 37 tons.
Tourism has become one of the major players in international commerce, and represents at the same time one of the main income sources for many developing countries such as Sudan. One of the major areas Sudan is pursuing is a successful tourism industry.
This is a great time for blacks with business orientations to go to Africa and Sudan and forge new futures. Across Africa, startup companies are attracting the interest of venture capital, private equity, social impact funds and angel investors looking for high returns on invested capital. Sudanese officials are seeking to couple American black entrepreneurs with their land and
people. Both Sudan and Africa have large and youthful populations, an expanding middle class and increasing urbanization as key economic drivers. If you're endowed with business ideas and looking for interesting investment opportunities, by all means you should explore prospects in the lands of the blacks. WI
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NATIONAL VW Supplier Diversity Works for Everyone By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributor As the supplier diversity manager at the Volkswagen Group of America’s plant in Chattanooga, Supplier Diversity Manager Edkedsha Mathis said she relies on a concept called the three A’s. “Aim High, Apply herself and Achieve her goals.” Mathis, whose supplier diversity position falls under the company’s purchasing department within the Chattanooga Plant location which employs about 2,800 workers, said that her concept is rooted in the philosophy that credibility is built on results and leaders that achieve by doing and not just advising. “As a young adult venturing into the business world, I had a road map and goals. One year, three years, five years and 10 years,” Mathis said. “That’s something you need to stick to. Make two road maps, one for yourself on a personal level and a professional one to present your leadership as the path that you want to follow,” she said. “When you are in your evaluations with leadership you can show them this is where you are and this is where you want to be. Advice your leadership that you need their guidance and support to meet these goals,” Mathis continued. If she sounded like she’s lecturing, then you’re reading her words incorrectly. For Mathis – whom colleagues and family affectionately call, “KeeKee,” – mentoring and offering advice to young women, minorities, and anyone within the diversity community is one of the traits she’s demonstrated as she’s helped Volkswagen’s Supplier Diversity Program remain one of the most successful in the world. Born and raised in Chattanooga, Mathis has been with Volkswagen for 8 years and she has more than 20 years of experience in purchasing; which includes supporting as a regional buyer, service buyer, supply
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chain support, key user for all of the purchasing systems and lean management. Previously, she worked for 13 years as a buyer for the Wrigley company. “There’s nothing to fear, but fear itself,” she said. “The only barrier between yourself and success is you. No one can stop you from what you want to accomplish, but you.” The powerful principles of diversity and inclusion – which promotes superior performance and competitive advantage – has helped Volkswagen Group of America create an environment where everyone can feel respected and appreciated, company officials said. Mathis said much of her job is spent traveling and engaging with minority and diverse suppliers as executive leaders in the company participate each year in a diversity strategy conference to help shape Volkswagen’s diversity initiative. Through Volkswagen’s Diversity Outreach initiative, the company has continuously sought opportunities to partner with community and diversity based organizations like The National Urban League, Out and Equal, NAMAD, TSMSDC (Tri-State Minority Supplier Diversity Council), NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council), and The Chattanooga Chamber all whom they said share their passion in making a difference through inclusion. “I closely coordinate with buyers and purchasing managers to ensure we have inclusion of our diverse suppliers within our purchasing processes. “Diversity represents a different range of categories including minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned and LGBT. And, it’s not only identifying these suppliers, but mentoring and developing them to make sure they have the capabilities needed by Volkswagen,” she said. For instance, the commitment toward supplier diversity is almost like no other company. If Mathis and, or, other Volkswagen officials find
that some don’t have the capability, Mathis helps to develop that minority supplier to gain the experience and ability to become a Volkswagen supplier. “My job is to support them. In most cases [request for quotations] have gone out when we’ve had really small businesses that wanted to participate in the bidding process,” Mathis said. “I may tell them they can go through the process see what the scope of the work entails and they will know in future how they can build up their capacities to submit a proper proposal that meets the requirements,” she said, adding that she believes it is important to provide diverse suppliers the tools and feedback needed to be successful as Volkswagen suppliers and community members. Those tools include mentoring, training, feedback (positive and opportunities for improvement), networking, and oneon-one meetings with responsible buyers and business units. Also participating in the (COE) Center of Excellence through the TSMSDC is which Mathis is participating and has nominated two minority businesses this year. This process helps suppliers to identify their strengths and weaknesses, so they can build upon them. She also coordinates several best practices that include increasing supplier diversity program awareness within the organization, working to keep top leadership committed and informed about the importance of the program, mentoring suppliers, and training new and current suppliers. Additionally, Mathis works to build strategic partnerships and alliances with diverse suppliers. “I can help suppliers even if it means partnering with them with a larger business that’s willing to work with them because a larger business can be used as mentors. We are always looking for partners throughout the year and there’s no cut off on identifying such suppliers, which is why I attend trade shows and trade fairs nationally,” Mathis said. “About 60 percent of my job is travel all over the nation to look for qualified minority and diverse suppliers and to ensure that they are properly certified and registered to do business with Volkswagen Group of America. I follow up with suppliers and transfer information to the responsible buyers and purchasing managers so we are available to them and vice versa,” she said. Volkswagen also has a “Partnering for Success” conference for suppliers that is held annually in Chattanooga and Mathis said she typically invites 100 or more suppliers. The conference includes workshops, panel discussions, and a matchmaker. All to inform suppliers on how to do
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business with Volkswagen Group of America and to discuss possible opportunities that may be approaching for these suppliers. The conference is typically held in November and brings together Volkswagen’s Tier one suppliers with qualified MBE’s and to give suppliers access to minority businesses. “I want suppliers to be able to have business opportunities with other large corporations in our area. As we grow, I want them to grow right alongside of us. In 2016, the Partnering for Success Conference was held at the Volkswagen Conference Center, where a plant tour and academy tour was offered. This allowed the suppliers to see how the plant is operated and giving them insight never disclosed or offered before. This can only assist the suppliers in discussions as to what they can offer to Volkswagen, so we can strategically place them on the proper (RFQ’s) Request for Quotes. “It’s about economic growth and development for the long term,” Mathis said. At Volkswagen, more than 10 percent of production purchasing has been awarded to minority-owned businesses and 10 percent for non-production in 2016. Mathis said there are always opportunities for suppliers; however, they must be properly certified, registered, and be competitive. “Volkswagen has been working hard so that diversity and inclusion is a part of our day to day business,” Mathis said. “At Volkswagen, our goal is to be recognized as a top company for diversity and inclusion practices as part of being a top employer in our city,” she said.
To that end, the company formed the Volkswagen Diversity Advisory Council, which consists of leaders in the community for organizations that champion diversity like the Urban League, La Paz, TSMSDC, The Chattanooga Chamber. Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute and others, Mathis said. They are also active in the community, providing financial support to the Urban League, 100 Black Men, Girls, Inc., Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise and others. “We want our workforce and our supplier base to reflect our customer base, the area in which we live and work. Our outreach is constant, intentional, and growing larger as our young factory matures,” Mathis said. “I’d like to see more women open doors for themselves, because statistics show that there is male dominance in a lot of manufacturing industries, including auto. With that being said, women tend to have the mindset of being “inferior”, because of this” she said. “I’d like to see that mindset switch to “superior” and not limiting. Our women, especially our minority women, need to reach and grab for the stars. I believe Volkswagen Chattanooga is proud of me, as I am a positive product of Chattanooga and Volkswagen and what we have to offer and what has been accomplished. I thank Volkswagen for not only choosing Chattanooga for the plant location, but for also choosing me and providing me the guidance and structure to become the positive influence that I am today within my community and family,” Mathis said. WI
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H E A LT H Racial Gap Widens in Cervical Cancer Deaths By Tatyana Hopkins WI Contributing Writer
the rate was 5.7 for black women and 3.2 for white women.
The mortality rate from cervical cancer is higher than previously estimated and the disparity in death rates between blacks and whites is much wider than previously thought, a recently-published study in the medical journal Cancer revealed. The study showed the mortality rate for black women was 10.1 per 100,000, compared to 4.7 for white women. In previous studies,
The new rates re-examined existing numbers in an adjusted context and do not reflect a rise in the number of deaths. More than 4,000 women die each year from the highly preventable cancer. Death rates for cervical cancer are typically determined by measuring the number of women who die from the disease against the population at risk for it. For this study, women who have had hysterecto-
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mies were excluded from the general population as the cervix is usually removed, eliminating the possibility to develop cervical cancer. "A larger study should be done to make sure there are truly increased incidents in African-American women," said Dr. Angela Marshall, president and CEO of a D.C.-area women's primary care practice. Marshall, who also sits on the
board of Black Women's Health Imperative, an organization dedicated to improving the health and wellness of black women, said black women get hysterectomies at a much higher rate than white women, and removing that population could skew the numbers to result in a higher overall mortality rate. The study did not suggest reasons for the racial disparity, but Marshall said that several factors, including access to preventative care, play a role. A study in the journal Gynecologic Oncology found that more than half of patients with advanced cervical cancer did not receive adequate treatment considered to be standard of care, and they were mostly black and low-income. "It's important to remind people women about the practice of safe sex, especially when you have a cancer caused by a sexually transmitted virus," Marshall said, referring to the human papillomavirus, or HPV. "We need better education about the virus and its transmission."
Alongside education, she said women should get preventative HPV testing, in addition to Pap smears according to American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists standards. Marshall said getting the HPV vaccine, which helps prevent some cases of cervical cancer, is also important, though "it may be less accepted in the African-American community." Marshall said the disparity stands to grow amid efforts to defund organizations such as Planned Parenthood and the attempted repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which mandated at least one form of FDA-approved methods of birth control be covered without cost-sharing. "I think defunding organizations like Planned Parenthood would have a negative impact on lowand moderate-income women," Marshall said. "I think people will literally die because they don't have access to care. I think the repercussions will be severe." WI
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Beauty Box for Women of Color Embraces Health, Challenges Stereotypes By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer Rivaling everyday cosmetic trends solely based off of external beauty, the all new black-owned beauty subscription HUESBOX is storming its way into mainstream markets, providing women of all colors a chance at unique organic wellness, health and beauty products. Selling out of over 300 products from the company's first launch in December, the new wellness bundle created by a mother and her two daughters has already taken off as a leading subscription beauty box, pinpointing interests and health concerns for women of all shades of color. Established by Robin, Jasmine and Jenae Harris out of Minnesota, the trio continue to amaze fans and themselves with their overnight success. "What makes our company so unique is that we are more than just a 'beauty box,'" said Janae Harris, one of the founding daughters. "I know there is already a market for subscription boxes like Ipsy or BirchBox, but unlike most beauty boxes, HUESBOX is comprised of items from small black-owned business vendors, so all of our products are 100 percent one of a kind. Not only do we address cosmetic needs,
but we also look into things like wholeness and health." With boxes that also include items based on ethnic traditions and themes including Native American cleansing teas to help rid women of bodily toxins, a whipped shea butter made by Butters by Jay, a black-owned business based in Brooklyn, New York, and Native American-inspired smudge sticks, women of all descents may have a good chance of finding items that appeal to all of their needs. Harris said her family's product targets concerns such as stress, mental health, pigmentation and detox. "We hand-package all of our items and in these first two months we have already gotten so much positive feedback," Harris said. "We look for unique and healthy items all across the country, and we are doing so well that for the month of February, we are increasing our order to 500 beauty boxes." Each box features four to six sample-sized products between $12 to $108 with the option for customers to pay for full-size products. "In other subscription makeup boxes, the coloring would always be off and shades of lipstick or hair products would never match my skin tone or texture of hair," Harris said. "This is by people of color, for people of color, and is more than just a makeup box." WI
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EDUCATION Rep. Keith Ellison, Teachers, Parents Say No to Betsy DeVos
National Day of Action for Public Schools Brings Out Thousands By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Tens of thousands of parents, teachers, students and community members took action in more than 200 cities and towns across the country the day before Donald Trump's inauguration to protest the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. The Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools with support from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) spearheaded the day of action, tagged "#ReclaimOurSchools," on Thursday, Jan. 19 at Ann Beers
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Although the D.C. high school lottery enrollment process closed on Feb. 1, the word continues to be spread about opportunities students gain by attending one of the city's public high schools. For example, McKinley Technology High School offers an IT Career Academy where students to focus in either interactive media, networking or computer science. Forty-four percent of students who attend McKinley live in Wards 7 and 8, and school officials believe
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Elementary School in Southeast. AFT President Randi Weingarten and U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) joined community members for the event. "This is really a tale of two movements. We are a movement of educators, parents, students and neighbors, standing up to make sure every child has access to a great neighborhood public school — a school that is safe and welcoming, that is focused on the well-being of kids, and where there is powerful learning," Weingarten said. "That's the opposite of the agenda being pushed by Donald Trump and his inexperienced and unqualified education nominee, in the potential to increase those numbers. In addition, there's the Engineering Career Academy at Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School in Northeast, where students learn about engineering design, architecture, aerospace engineering and computer science. Similar to McKinley, Phelps has the potential to increase its 24 percent of enrollment among students who live in Wards 7 and 8, officials said.
BANNEKER PRINCIPAL HONORED
Anita Berger, principal of Benjamin Banneker Acdemic High School in Northwest, has been selected as DCPS' Principal of the Year. Berger, who was honored in a surprise ceremony by new Chancellor Antwan Wilson, was recognized for her work boosting graduation rates and academic achievement at Banneker. Berger, who has been principal at Banneker since 2005, began her career in school leadership by obtaining a master's degree in Administra-
Betsy DeVos, who simply wants to privatize, defund and destabilize public education." The nationwide mobilization took place at more than 2,000 sites from New York City to San Francisco to Cincinnati to Detroit, and included schools, hospitals, college campuses and government buildings. The events included rallies, marches, demonstrations, "walk-ins" and community forums, revolving around three national demands: • That all schools and campuses be named "sanctuary spaces" free from the threat of deportation, racism and bullying; • That the U.S. Senate support public education and reject Betsy DeVos as the Secretary of Education; and • That policymakers invest in high-quality public schools; make billionaires and Wall Street pay their fair share; and protect Title I, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and other federal funds directed to at-risk students. Rep. Ellison, Weingarten and hundreds of supporters held hands around the school, a symbolic action to show the community's commitment to public education and the well-being of District students. AFT claimed that Beers Elementary, a thriving public school with deep community ties has suffered funding cuts due to the unregulated expansion of charters, and a congressionally mandated voucher program that has siphoned off the limited educational resources in the District of tion and Exercise Physiology from Howard University. She remains active in the Howard community through her work with the Teacher Education Advisory Council. Berger's guidance at Banneker not only helped increase the number of students passing Advanced Placement exams by 35 percent, she also boosted her school's math and reading test scores by more than 20 percent in one year and has graduated 100 percent of Banneker's students.
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Implementation of the new Each Student Succeeds Act begins in the 2017-18 school year. Its committee of D.C. State Board of Education members will work diligently with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to continue gathering input from diverse stakeholders on the design and development of the new accountability system for the District. The committee consists of Chair Ruth Wattenberg (Ward 3) and members Jack Jacobson (Ward 2),
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5 AFT President Randi Weingarten and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) joined community members on Thursday, Jan. 19 at Ann Beers Elementary School in Southeast to protest Donald Trump's pick for education secretary. / Photo by Demetrious Kinney
Columbia. The AFT represents 1.6 million pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government employees; nurses and health care workers; and early childhood educators. "Day after day, public schools help educate our children and prepare them for a brighter future. And so, the work that AROS and the AFT
are doing could not be more important," Ellison said. "Through 'walkins' and days of action, they're getting parents, community members and students to voice their support for public schools and a high-quality education. "That's exactly the approach we'll need to fight back against Donald Trump and his Secretary of Education nominee, Betsy DeVos, a notorious anti-public schools crusader," he said. WI
Joe Weedon (Ward 6), Ashley Carter (At-Large), Lannette Woodruff (Ward 4), Markus Batchelor (Ward 8) and Karen Williams. At the Jan. 18 monthly public meeting, the board elected Williams as president and Jacobson as vice president. Both members were recently re-elected to serve a second term on the board.
MLK DAY OF SERVICE VOLUNTEERISM
The recent Martin Luther King Day of Service 5 Anita Berger was honored as DCPS drew more than 1,700 Principal of the Year. / Courtesy of DCPS volunteers who rolled up their sleeves to paint was accompanied by his wife and indoor murals, build classroom fur- daughters, welcomed a packed auniture and play structures, and orga- ditorium of volunteers at Roosevelt. nize learning spaces at four DCPS They joined Mayor Muriel schools: Roosevelt High School, Bowser, Council member Brandon Dorothy I. Height Elementary Todd and Jeff Franco, executive School, Bancroft Elementary School director of City Year DC, who all and Powell Elementary School. also spoke and served as volunteers During the celebration, U.S. Sec- at the event. retary of Education John King, who WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
BLACK HISTORY MONTH Ex-UN Ambassador: Jobs, Not Racism, Is America's Biggest Problem By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer It's forever a burning question, particularly as many African-Americans soul-search, reminisce and speculate during Black History Month. "What would Martin Luther King Jr. say today?" To Andrew Young, one of the few still alive who knew the slain civil rights leader intimately, the question had already been an-
swered by King himself — 60 years ago, and 11 years before his assassination in Memphis. "In 1957, when King was organizing, he said he was doing so to redeem the soul of America from the triple evil of racism, war and poverty," Young said. "The problems I see now are not racism and I think we're getting on top of war. It's not that racism doesn't exist, but what happened in Ferguson, for instance, was not a race problem, it was a job problem. You have
an explosive situation that took on a racial connotation because they're not enough jobs." It is something that the former United Nations Ambassador and Atlanta mayor continues to strive to find solutions for. Through his Andrew Young Foundation, the man who helped draft both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 works to support, promote and develop global institutions and leaders. He then helps to infuse in those institutions and leaders' knowledge to improve and enhance social and economic justice and human rights through nonviolent action, democratic institutions and social responsible for-profit corporations. "We work to one day see a just and prosperous global society made whole through humanitarian service, civic participation, philanthropy and good works," Young said. Currently, Young has two pet projects. One is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of the District of Columbia to develop a program to empower small farmers by providing them technical knowledge on growing duckweed as a cash crop and integrating it with aquaponics farming system by growing shrimp beneath duckweed. His foundation is recruiting, organizing, and training farmers from Georgia, Alabama, Mississip-
pi, Louisiana, South Carolina and Arkansas to grow duckweed that could be used as a fodder for animals and fish, and as a soil builder. The farmers will be able to increase their productivity while reducing their physical labor requirements. "What we're trying to do is continue the work that I was doing," Young said. "Someone asked me back then [if] I have a bucket list. I said, yes I did, and it was right about the time of that the 50th anniversary of the Selma march that we were back in Alabama and realized a lot of those farmers, who really made sacrifices and whose houses got shot up and beat up with us and thrown in jail, were still there. "And while their children profited from integration, they were still there, too old to farm like they had been, so I got involved with trying to find way to help them," he said. A second and most ambitious project revolves around U.S. ports, which are expected to spend $46 billion in improvements by this year but without guarantees that mega-ships will call on these ports. "It's called a Mobile Harbor that we can do right here in Savannah and its equipped with an automatic docking system and a stabilized crane," Young said. "A Mobile Harbor can be built 20 to 30 miles out in the ocean and can attach to any mega container size vessel and offload it onto smaller ships and barges
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or the buffer area. "It can simultaneously call on one to six mega ships and can cater to the existing ports as a hub and spoke assembly thereby creating jobs and keeping the existing U.S ports pertinent," he said. Born in 1932 in New Orleans, Young attended Dillard University and later earned a Bachelor's of Science in Biology from Howard. He also attended the Hartford Theological Seminary. Young began working with voter registration and voter edu-
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Film Connects Civil Rights Heroes to BLM
5 A crowd gathers at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington in "I Am Not Your Negro." / Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures
By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember this House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. At the time of Baldwin's death in 1987, he left behind only 30 completed pages of his manuscript. Now, in his incendiary new documentary, master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Bald-
win never finished, according to accompanying press notes. The result is a radical, up-tothe-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin's original words and a flood of rich archival material. The film, "I Am Not Your Negro," is a journey into black history that connects the civil rights movement to the present Black Lives Matter movement. The film questions black representation in Hollywood and beyond. Ultimately, it confronts the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of the three African-American leaders in a work
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that challenges the definition of what America stands for. "I started reading James Baldwin when I was a 15-year-old boy searching for rational explanations to the contradictions I was confronting in my already nomadic life, which took me from Haiti to Congo to France to Germany and to the United States," Peck said. The director noted that he grew up "in a myth in which I was both enforcer and actor. The myth of a single and unique America. The script was well-written, the soundtrack allowed no ambiguity, the actors of this utopia, black or white, were convincing." With rare episodic setbacks, the myth was strong, better; the myth was life, was reality, he said. "I remember the Kennedys, Bobby and John, Elvis, Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason, Dr. Richard Kimble and Mary Tyler Moore very well," Peck said. "On the other hand, Otis Redding, Paul Robeson and Willie Mays are only vague reminiscences. Faint stories tolerated in my memorial hard disk. "Of course, there was 'Soul Train' on television, but it was much later, and on Saturday morning, where it
wouldn't offend any advertisers," he said. In the course of five years, Evers, Malcolm X and King were assassinated. Peck said each of them are connected, but not just by the color of their skin. They fought on different battlefields, Peck said. "And, quite differently. But in the end, all three were deemed dangerous," he said. "They were unveiling the haze of racial confusion. James Baldwin also saw through the system. And he loved these men. These assassinations broke him down." A Los Angeles Times review of the film notes that it's Baldwin himself we see at the start of the film, a guest on a 1968 episode of "The Dick Cavett Show" being asked by the host, "Why aren't Negroes more optimistic? It's getting so much better." "It's not a question of what happens to the Negro," Baldwin says, a look of inexpressible weariness crossing his face. "The real question is what is going to happen to this country." This is the theme, the idea that what's really at stake in racial matters is America's soul, that Baldwin returns to again and again over the course of the film.
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"The truth is this country does not know what to do with its black population," he says at one point, adding later "Americans can't face the fact that I am flesh of their flesh." Perhaps most movingly, in a televised interview with psychologist Dr. Kenneth Clark, Baldwin says he is "terrified at the moral apathy — the death of the heart which is happening in my country. These people have deluded themselves so long that they really don't think I'm human. And this means that they have become, in themselves, moral monsters." But before it gets to any of that other material, "Negro" cuts immediately from that black-and-white Cavett footage to a sizzling montage of photos from Ferguson and other contemporary scenes of struggle, brilliantly edited to Buddy Guy's high-octane "Damn Right I've Got the Blues." The film is opening for a oneweek Academy-qualifying run and will return Feb. 3 to theaters around the country, including in the District. WI
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH MLK: Fearless and Determined By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer While many celebrated Martin Luther King Day in January, most still honor the civil rights icon throughout Black History Month, recognizing his mission to change the world. The determined leader was fearless and determined to achieve equal rights and justice for all Americans, actor and literary advocate LeVar Burton said. Burton has been a regular presence at events honoring King, such as one he attended in Oakland, California, a year ago in which he encouraged those in attendance to be just
like King and dismiss any fears in pursuing the American dream. Certainly, the late great civil rights icon was a man with a mission. But what emboldened King and made him so determined and fearless? Burton and others said he refused to tremble at any man or challenge. "Fear is in fact an agent of death," Burton said. "We must be fearless, like King, in the pursuit of our dreams," he said. When the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial was unveiled on the National Mall, one television station noted that it was a testament to a visionary man who championed racial liberation before a reluctant nation.
"King's selfless and fearless example derived from a moral and strategic genius built on a foundation of faith and courage that defined the greatness of his leadership. He now joins Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt in a hallowed place set apart from all others," editors at Ohio's WTOP wrote. In a post for hiphopandpolitics.com, hip-hop historian and radio host Davey D said many have failed to talk about how, shortly after King's speech opposing the Vietnam War, major newspapers from around the country vilified the civil rights leader. "They accused him of being unpatriotic," he wrote. "Not
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said. "Toward the end, his agony-etched expression told it all. No, great men and woman are not those to whom fear is nonexistent. Great men and women are made of those who feel the fear and do it anyway." Kyle McMahon, a youth ambassador with the United Nations and an influencer on President Barack Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative, said King's vision for a better world was what drove him forward. "A world where one could make it no matter the color of their skin," McMahon said. "A world where we weren't given merit on the color of our skin but the job we finished well done. "King was fearless because the message was bigger than himself," he said. "It wasn't about him at the end of the day. It was about equality. He knew that he was equipped to deliver the message and if anything were to happen to him the message would blow up even bigger than it had been." WI
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Tales From Slave Journals Featured in Local Play By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Former slave Sarah Gudger recalls when her father's master walked in the fields, confided about his ungrateful children and possibly taken his own life. Gudger, 121, tells another story about a distraught woman whose son got captured by the speculator, a person who sold free and enslaved blacks. These and other stories will be showcased for Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 3 in a play called "Voices in the Dark," which chronicles five of 2,300 narratives of former slaves chronicled as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Works Progress Administration" in the 1930s. The uniqueness of this play at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland in College Park will be most of the cast are officials and
employees with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), which promote recreational and open space programs in Prince George's and Montgomery counties. "I am very familiar with the slave journals. I was always fascinated by what they could remember and how they shared their stories and what really happened because they are the ones who lived it," said Dorothy Bailey, a member of the Prince George's Planning Commission, who portrays Gudger in the play. "To be able to show that especially at this time so that people can see how far we've come. You just begin to appreciate all that some of our ancestors went through. It's a lot of sadness, but also hope in those stories." Bailey and others performed the play last year in Silver Spring, but before fewer than 200 park and planning employees and their family and friends. This year, it's open to the public at the Clarice Smith Center, which holds more than 600 seats.
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5 Dorothy Bailey, left, a member of the Prince George's County Planning Commission, portrays 121-yearold Sarah Gudger in the play, "Voices in the Dark" during a rehearsal Jan. 27 at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland in College Park. The play will feature two shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3 on the campus. / Photo by Mark Mahoney
Another difference for this week's play is that it will feature children of slaves, portrayed by Chloe Catrow, 13, and Joshua Fawole, 10. "I am having so much fun because when they asked me I was little afraid I might mess up, but I said yes anyway," said Joshua, who will perform in his first play. "I am very glad I said yes. I'm learning." That's exactly what the playwright, producer and director Dar-
rell Godfrey hopes to accomplish. Godfrey, who started to work on the play three years ago, has done other theatrical work being part of the commission's Black History Committee for 10 years. "It's a lot of work we're doing," said Godfrey, who works for the Montgomery County Planning Department. "I don't care what race these folks are, they embrace the stories. They saw how important these
stories were. We have coworkers and people who haven't acted since high school. I hope the audience gets to see and learn just a small part of these slave narratives." Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at http://theclarice.umd.edu/ events/2017/voices-in-the-dark or by calling 301-405-2787. There will be two shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. WI
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myth that Korea stole all of the steel industry jobs. However, he said a visit to Korea and the steel industry revealed that very few people work in the industry. "Machines [are] what took the jobs," Young said. He also noted that white men, much more so than blacks, have been the biggest losers in the American economy and Congress bears a lot of the blame. "You have half of the people in Congress bragging that they don't have passports," he said. "How are you going to run the world? The business community is operating in a global economy while Congress is still thinking about a national economy. "Black people are secure enough to hold their own now," Young said. "I was at a football game in Alabama and they don't even let the white players toss the coin anymore. "White leadership hasn't served white men too well," he said. "They've blamed their condition on Obama. He gave them health care
but they wouldn't take it because they wanted guns. Guns aren't helping them with their illnesses." Young praised Carter, Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy as great presidents. He said Carter refused to comprise the lives of Americans to go to war even though it meant losing re-election. Johnson, he said, got what he wanted from King and others in the civil rights movement but gave what black leaders needed, while Kennedy also did his part. As for Barack Obama, the nation's first African-American president, Young said time will eventually place Obama among the greats. "Obama, virtually miraculous, changed the world for everyone," Young said. "The world was really messed up when he took over. We were involved in two or three wars; the economy was crashing and our health situation had totally deteriorated while the
cation projects while working for the National Council of Churches where he worked with King. A former executive director of the SCLC, Young won a seat in Congress in 1972 and, four years later, President Jimmy Carter named him ambassador to the United Nations. In 1981, Young won election as mayor of Atlanta and served two terms. He later spearheaded Atlanta's successful bid for the 1996 Olympics. Young differs with Rep. John Lewis, his civil rights contemporary, on the legitimacy of Donald Trump's presidency. "We lost. it wasn't the Russians," Young said. "I'm not happy about it but Trump understood the needs of the unemployed and the fears of people who blamed all their problems on terrorism and the lack of jobs. People bought into his version because we didn't give them another version." For instance, Young said there's a
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Remembering the First Black Othello
By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
When the United Kingdom celebrated its annual Black History Month in October, it remembered Ira Frederick Aldridge, an 18th century actor who was the first African-American to achieve success on the international stage. This year, as Coventry bids to be the United Kingdom's City of Culture, Aldridge again is thrust into the spotlight. As America observes Black History Month, Aldridge counts as an African-American legend whose life and career proved to be astonishing. Born in New York on July 24, 1807, to two freed blacks — the Rev. Daniel and Lurona Aldridge — Aldridge became to first black actor to star as the lead in William Shakespeare's "Othello" in London. In the book "The Shakespeare Mashup," Ben Arogundade writes about the difficulties and triumphs of Aldridge, noting that 18th century London was the epicenter of
Britain's pro-slavery lobby, and the press conducted a hateful campaign of blatant racism against Aldridge. In one of his two Othello performances at the Covent Garden theatre in 1833, most objected to actress Ellen Tree as Desdemona, being "pawed about on the stage by a black man." The local newspaper had been just as scathing eight years prior when it commented, "Owing to the shape of his lips it is utterly impossible for him to pronounce English." A series of 11 performances at the Surrey Theatre were accompanied by a press report describing Aldridge as an "unseemly N-word." Still, Aldridge excelled and went on to become manager at the Coventry Theatre. "It's an astonishing story. But the fact that at the age of only 20, Ira — young, gifted and black — was handed Coventry's Theatre to run, is truly remarkable," professor Tony Howard, a researcher on Aldridge at the University of Warwick in England, said in a post that explored the relationship between politics and Shakespeare in
modern Britain. "[Aldridge] presented plays that attacked slavery and at the same time he raised the standards of a run-down company in crisis," Howard said. By age 15, Aldridge was associating with professional black actors who encouraged him to join the prestigious African Grove Theatre, an all-black theatre troupe founded by William Henry Brown and James Hewlett in 1821. He apprenticed under Hewlett, the first African-American Shakespearean actor, according to Blackfacts.org. Though Aldridge was gainfully employed as an actor in the 1820s, he felt that the United States was not a hospitable place for theatrical performers, as many whites resented the claim to cultural equality that they saw in black performances of Shakespeare and other white-authored texts. Realizing this, Aldridge emigrated to Europe in 1824 as the valet for British-American actor James William Wallack. He eventually moved to Glasgow, Scotland, and began studies at the University of Glasgow,
where he enhanced his voice and dramatic skills in theatre. After making his debut in London in 1825 as Othello at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, Aldridge slowly forged a remarkable career that spanned throughout the 1850s. According to Blackfacts.org, he performed in London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Bath, and Bristol in "King Lear," "Othello," "Macbeth" and "The Merchant of Venice" and also freely adapted classical plays, changing characters, eliminating scenes and installing new ones, even from other plays. In 1852 he embarked on a series of continental tours that intermittently would last until the end of his life. Some of the honors he received are the Prussian Gold Medal for Arts and Sciences from King Frederick, the Golden Cross of Leopold from the czar of Russia and the Maltese Cross from Berne, Switzerland. Aldridge, who had been married twice, died Aug. 7, 1867, at age 60 while on tour in Lodz, Poland. He left behind several children, including a daughter, Luranah, who
5 Ira Aldrige, an 18th century actor, was the first African American to play the lead role in William Shakespeare's "Othello." / Photo courtesy of BBC
would go on to become a wellknown actress and opera singer. "The story of Ira Aldridge is incredibly moving and is one of which Coventry should be extremely proud," Laura McMillan, the manager of the Coventry City of Culture Trust, said in a statement. WI
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Say Ye Trump on Black History Month? President Donald Trump has suggested he knows what’s going on in Black America. In his campaign speeches he told the world that Black people are, “…living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, and 58 percent of your youth is unemployed….” He also said, “African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape than they've ever been in before, ever, ever, ever.” It is rather unfortunate that Trump cancelled an eye opening and mind expanding opportunity on Dr. King’s birthday to visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, and that he didn’t take up President Barrack Obama’s invitation last September to visit the museum during its opening. It could be that Mr. Trump is more comfortable wanting that Black America’s ‘Hidden Figures’ should remain hidden. At least it seems that way among his appointees and the White House staff which lack any significant diversity but for Omarosa Manigault, his Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison; and Dr. Benjamin Carson, his nominee for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, both of whom are Black. By now, past Administrations would have circulated the President’s Message for African American History Month expressing an acknowledgement of the contributions and achievements of Black people to this nation. As of our deadline this morning, no such message has been received from President Trump. Thanks to Dr. Carter G. Woodson, Negro History Week was expanded to a month long observation. So, Mr. Trump, there is still time. In the meantime, we are reminded and must take heed to Dr. Woodson’s message to Black America: “History shows that it does not matter who is in power or what revolutionary forces take over the government, those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end than they had in the beginning.” WI
Why Won’t Congress Just Leave D.C. Alone? Once again the alleged sage leadership of the House committee which oversees the District has decided to use its authority in more aggressive ways than in the past several decades. They want to take a closer look at our laws and to review our spending decisions – as if our elected officials lacked the intelligence to effectively govern Washington, D.C. They want to stop the legalization of physician-assisted suicide – a law now in on the D.C. books. They have warned our mayor that her plan to use tax dollars to defend illegal immigrants from being deported could violate federal laws. They want to keep Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton in non-voting status. They want to basically tell us what to do and how to do it. At the same time, District residents pay more in taxes than almost any other state’s citizens in the U.S. Oh, we forgot – we are not a state – at least not yet. Mayor Bowser has said the best thing “those folks can do is leave us alone.” And given the years of ineptitude and dysfunction in Congress that have keep any meaningful legislation from being passed – laws that would benefit all of the people – we heartily agree. Congress needs to do their job – and let our mayor and City Council members do theirs. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
TO THE EDITOR Let MGM Foot the Bill for New County Hospital
We Need to Cultivate Youth as Leaders
I recently visited National Harbor, and while there I stepped into the MGM Casino. The first thing that struck me was all the people who seemed to be fixated on those slot machines. They sat there putting money, money and more money into those money-gobbling machines. They saw the big win just around the corner on their next push of the button, but the machine just gobbled their hard-earned money over and over again. With all this money constantly going in and so little actually coming out, why should Prince George's County be desperately trying to fund a new medical center? ["Prince George's Hospital Project Shortchanged in State Budget, Officials Say," by William J. Ford, Jan. 26-Feb.1 edition]. MGM, the owner and operator of the gigantic casino and hotel, should just write a check to give county residents what they need. I'm sure it's a small amount compared to what they are raking in every month at the slot machines alone.
I was so glad when I read "NAACP Alternative Rally Calls for Resistance" by Sarafina Wright in your latest edition of The Washington Informer. With the new administration setting up shop and everybody angry at what they are doing and proposing to do, it gets a little wearying to hear about yet another protest rally every day. This article focused on the young people's component of the NAACP and what they think needs to be done. We cannot overlook the youth population because they will eventually be the policymakers and changers for this country. It's good that they are formulating strategies, as well as deciding what not to do. The recording artist Jidenna showed insight when he said that social media should not be the foundation of any resistance movement. What a breath of fresh air to hear a young person say that! We all should feel grateful to the NAACP for establishing a youth division in which our future leaders can discuss and plan strategies that just might change some things.
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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist
By Lauren Victoria Burke
It's Time for the Democratic Party to Wake Up
Everyone appears to have figured out that a dangerous, stupid fascist with no knowledge of how the federal government works is now the president of the United States. Everyone, that is, except members of the Democratic Party, now serving in the 115th Congress. You have to wonder how many dangerously incompetent, racist and blindly ideological decisions the executive branch have to make before the Democrats in the United States
Congress, who are supposedly in the opposition party, wake up. What is the strategy? What is the plan? Trump's careless staff couldn't even spell the name of the prime minister of the United Kingdom correctly on a press release. What makes anyone think they'll be more detailed on other initiatives they plan such as an "investigation of voting fraud" or the selection of the next United States Supreme Court justice? Be certain to take note of the Democrats who vote in favor of Trump's cabinet nominees for Treasury, Education, Labor and Health and Hu-
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man Services. If Democrats support Steve Mnuchin, Betsy DeVos, Andrew Puzder and Rep. Tom Price, there is no resistance movement in the Democratic Party in Congress. Senate Democrats have unified against exactly zero of Trump's cabinet nominees. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who is allegedly a progressive leader, voted in favor of Dr. Ben Carson to lead a department he has no qualifications to run. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), who has great Instagram posts of food, voted with Republicans to raise prescription drug prices.
Senators who have no re-election fears whatsoever in 2018 are lying down and showing no signs of resisting Trump when the easiest show of resistance is a simple "thumbs down" on the Senate floor. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who took over as Democratic Leader from retired Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), so far, has decided to vote in favor of almost all of Trump's nominees. What makes this even more confusing is that the messaging of Democratic leaders is the opposite of the action. The Democratic Party is at its lowest point in four decades in
terms of seats held in the U.S. House of Representatives, governors' houses and seats in state legislatures. With Trump's arrival and no strategy to be seen, there has never been a better argument for younger and newer leadership. The decision between Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and former Labor Secretary Tom Perez for Democratic National Committee Chair will be a crucial benchmark for the party. Over a million people took to the streets to participate in marches around the world, the day after
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By Austin R. Cooper Jr.
Trump Administration Fatigue Already Donald J. Trump has been the president of the United States for only fourteen days. So why is my head hurting? The transition was a mental political roller coaster, with daily insulting tweets and comments by the president-elect, attacks on the media, continued barbs directed at Hillary Clinton and questions about the desire of former President Barack Obama to ensure a smooth transition between administrations, just to name a few.
On Inauguration Day, I experienced a range of emotions: pride to witness the peaceful transfer of power from one president to another, as well as reflections on the accomplishments, despite unprecedented Republican opposition, of former President Obama. Then, there was "Is Trump actually about to become president or is this just a bad dream? Dear Jesus, let it be a nightmare and please wake me up. Now's fine." It was not a dream. And today I am still left with a pained sense of loss, grief and despair, not only as a lifelong Democrat, but also for the country.
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Each morning, I'm almost afraid to read or listen to the news, for fear of inching closer to a possible ulcer. I have never felt this way before. I voted for Jimmy Carter over Ronald Reagan in 1980. In 1984, I voted for Walter Mondale over President Reagan. I voted for Michael Dukakis over George H. W. Bush in 1988. And for Al Gore over George W. Bush in 2000. In each of these instances, the Republican nominee won the White House. Indeed in 1984, President Reagan defeated Vice President Mondale in one of greatest landslides in
American history, winning 48 of 50 states. So I know what it's like to be on the losing end of a presidential election. Nonetheless Mr. Reagan, in addition to Presidents Bush 41 and 43 were my presidents, despite not getting my votes. Similarly, Mr. Trump is my president. And yes, I want him to succeed, unlike many Republicans who did not want Mr. Obama to be a successful president. However, I still doubt whether President Trump has the right temperament for the office. Here's what I do not want my President, regardless of party affiliation, to be:
• Unprepared — No more extemporaneous political remarks at the CIA in front of the Memorial Wall or in a White House East Room press conference with a foreign Head of State; • Immature — Kindly cease attacking Hillary Clinton. Look around you. She lost, you won; • Mean-spirited — No more making fun of anyone disabled. And would an apology to the reporter you mocked, albeit late, make you less of a man?
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By Barbara Reynolds
Coretta Scott King Would Keep Moving Us Forward
Coretta Scott King died on Jan. 30, 2006. Yet her legacy is very much alive as a coalition builder, a strategist and a moral voice that confronted detractors but insisted upon nonviolent approaches, such as dialogue, protests and economic boycotts with the end goal of peaceful reconciliation. In their own analysis, '60s-era civil rights leaders used to refer to a zeitgeist, or the spirit of the times, in which a divine dimension summons leaders exactly when needed most.
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That certainly describes the timing of human rights activist Coretta Scott King, who is experiencing a resurgence as people take a fresh look at those who successfully moved themselves and others forward through the heavy thicket of discrimination, such as the leading ladies in the wonderful new film "Hidden Figures." A second look at King's legacy shouldn't be limited to her decades-long lobbying to make Martin Luther King's birthday a national holiday or building the Dr. Martin Luther King Center for Social Change in Atlanta, which is visited by tourists
from around the world. It is appropriate that we remember her appeal to women and her global human rights efforts, which was the capstone of her 38-year mission. Coretta King certainly should come to mind as millions gathered in Washington and around the world last week to mount an overwhelming rebuke to President Donald Trump's anti-human rights campaign and his denigration of women, minorities, immigrants and the physically challenged. Her name was scrawled on homemade signs scattered throughout. As she shifted from civil rights to a
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more global inclusive human rights agenda after the assassination of her husband in 1968, a favorite slogan of hers was: "Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul." In 1977, President Jimmy Carter appointed her a nonvoting delegate to the 32nd General Assembly of the United Nations, where she advocated for more international focus on the human rights of women. That same year in Houston, she served as Commissioner on the International Women's Year Conference where she created quite a stir over her support for gay
rights, an unpopular issue at the time. In her memoir, she tells how she opposed the various women's groups at the Conference who were advocating a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage: "I feel that gay and lesbian people have families and their families should have legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union. I believe unequivocally that discrimination because of sexual orientation is wrong and unacceptable in a democracy that protects the human rights of all its citizens." In the historic 1963 March on
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Trump Doesn't Need Mainstream Media
As I reflected on President Trump's inauguration, I can't help but think upon one of my favorite quotes by former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill: "To every man there comes a time in his life when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a great and mighty thing; unique to him and fitted to his talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or
unqualified for the moment that could be his finest hour." On June 16, 2015, Trump was tapped on the shoulder, and he declared his candidacy for the presidency of the United States. The God I serve must have preordained this event from Trump's mother's womb. Trump's declaration to seek the presidency provided him an opportunity to do a great and mighty thing. To seek and to become the president of the United States would be anyone's crowning achievement of their life.
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Trump's candidacy and his campaign style were without a question unique to him and fitted to his talents. There is no other human on Earth that could have campaigned as Trump did and still won. Trump is a once-in-a-lifetime candidate. He defied all conventional approaches to politics and campaigning. Trump has an innate ability to tap into the concerns that the voters most care about, without having a pollster telling him what the people think. The liberal media has already declared that this moment, Trump
being president, has found him unprepared or unqualified for the moment that could be his finest hour. What the media refuses to accept is that Trump has changed the whole approach to the presidency. Trump doesn't need to adjust to the media, the media must adjust to him. The media is no longer the fourth estate, they are merely fleas that need to be swatted away. Trump need not be beholden to the dishonest media when he can go directly to the people, unfiltered and uncensored. Never has a U.S.
president frequently and accurately labeled the media for what they are — dishonest! In a way, Trump is the Johnny Gill of politics. The R&B legend was signed to his first recording contract at the ripe old age of 16. Gill had such a booming, thunderous, mature voice for a 16-year-old and the music industry didn't know what to do with his untapped potential. His first album and label deal didn't do too well. Instead of try-
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By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
Trump Shows He Revels in Dangerous Chaos
President Donald Trump's most recent provocation — suddenly issuing an order banning the admission into the United States of refugees and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries — created chaos and fury that had to be expected. Airports across the world were engulfed with demonstrators. Judges issued emergency orders staying enforcement of parts of the order. Families found their children study-
ing abroad unable to return home, or their loved ones attending a funeral stranded in an airport. Translators who had risked their lives for American soldiers in Iraq suddenly found their green cards useless and their lives at great risk. Both intelligence professionals and State Department diplomats have protested the order. Trump clearly revels in this chaos. He proves to his voters that he'll fulfill his campaign promises, despite opposition. He shows them that he's getting things done. He postures strong on securing Americans against foreign terrorists. He defines
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his opponents as bleeding-heart liberals, more concerned about rights than security, more internationalist than nationalist. He views this all as a win. Trump's act is based on a lie: that America is not careful in vetting those refugees from battle zones that seek refuge in our country from violence or persecution. In fact, our vetting is already among the most stringent in the world. Trump told the Christian Broadcasting Network that Christians would be given preference over other religious groups, asserting falsely that under Obama, "If you were a Muslim
you could come in, but if you were a Christian, it was almost impossible." In fact, last year we admitted virtually as many Christian refugees as Muslims, despite the fact that far more Muslims are at risk and seeking refuge. But this president has shown that he's prepared to act on the basis of "alternative facts" when he so chooses. The real problem is that the unintended consequences are likely to be far more dangerous than doing nothing. For ISIS and al-Qaida, the order is gift. It feeds their argument that the Muslim world is facing a war on Islam led by the Great Sa-
tan (the U.S.) intent on persecuting Muslims. The anger and hatred generated will make it more difficult for moderate Muslim leaders to cooperate with the U.S. At home, a Muslim community under siege — and faced with rising hate crimes — is likely to become more closed, not less, and less cooperative, not more. If we will not respect their rights and security, they will be less likely to be concerned for ours. Across the world, the order reveals an America that is frightened, not
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Trump's Humiliating First Week In his first week in office, Donald J. Trump managed to embarrass the United States by virtually slamming shut the immigration process so that residents from majority-Muslim countries could not enter this country, even those from Afghanistan and Iraq who may have even betrayed their own countries in order to help this country wage its immoral and illegal wars in those places. Trump also managed to demonstrate himself, and his press secretary Sean Spicer to be bald-faced liars.
Now we know government officials lie to the public all the time, but rarely are we able to look them in the eye and point out to them that the statements they are making are "at variance with the truth." "I looked out, the field was — it looked like a million, million and a half people," The Donald said of his inauguration. Trump was lying about the size of his Inauguration Day audience. There were 250,000, maybe 400,000 there that day. Then, he ordered his press spokesman to call the White House press corps together to tell them a point-
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blank lie: "This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period — both in person and around the globe." That is a pure falsehood and Spicer knew it. He lied. And to add insult to injury, Trump literally telephoned the head of the National Park Service on Inauguration Day to order him to provide the White House with alternative photos from the ones it shared from the top of the Washington Monument, on Jan 20, 2009 and again this year, revealing many, many, many spaces where there were no people this year, but where people were clearly standing for Barack Obama's
swearing-in. There were actually more people protesting Trump at the Women's March on Jan. 21, than there were at the inauguration. Metro says eight times more people rode the subway on the day of the protest than on Inauguration Day, and police said there were only 200 requests for bus parking for Trump's day, while there were 1,200 requests for the protest. Enter White House Senior Adviser Kellyanne Conway. When confronted about the true facts contradicting the Trump White House version of what happened that day on The Mall, she defended her team saying Spicer
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had simply presented "alternative facts." NBC's "Meet The Press" moderator Chuck Todd told Conway that "alternative facts" are nothing more than untruths. Conway's comment had the Oprah effect on the sales of at least one book. George Orwell's dystopian novel about mind control, "1984," saw a 9,500 percent sales increase on Amazon after Conway's comment. The book rocketed to No. 1 in one week. Another humiliation: although he won the electoral contest and is now
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LIFESTYLE Local Video Earns Grammy Nomination By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer A music video shot in Baltimore has earned a Grammy nomination for an up-and-coming R&B artist who has been compared to greats like Sam Cooke. Leon Bridges' "River," which has been described by MTV and others as healing and hopeful, has been nominated for Best Video for the upcoming awards ceremony, which airs live Sunday, Feb. 12 on CBS. "Getting the Grammy nomination was exciting and a bit unexpected as historically the category tends to favor more pop-driven videos and videos with bigger budgets and productions like Beyonce's 'Lemon-
ade,'" Bridges said. The singer's competitors for the award include "Formation" by BeyoncĂŠ; "Up & Up" by Coldplay. "The nomination was shocking too because we're at the end of my album cycle and I was sleep when I got the text message, it was something I didn't expect," Bridges said. The video for the song, which is on Bridges' album "Coming Home," was set in Baltimore after the riots that followed the death of Freddie Gray. It takes viewers to Sandtown-Winchester, PennNorth and other inner city locations. In the video, Bridges sits in a motel room playing a guitar as footage from the city's Gray-related uprising plays on the television set. The clip also depicts a baptism, a man with a bloody shirt leaving a
crime scene and a mother and son who lost a loved one. Bridges and video director Miles Jay said they wanted to capture the real and raw story. "I wanted to showcase that, through all of the injustice, there's real hope in the world, and what better place to show that than in Baltimore?" Bridges said. "We could have gone in many different directions with the video, because when I wrote the song four or five years ago, I wasn't thinking about Baltimore, but the honest story of the black community in Baltimore struck me, and Miles also knew some folks personally." Jay discovered that Baltimore would serve as the perfect location for the video when he was researching a feature film project. "Baltimore is a bit of a different world," Jay said. "I saw what was being portrayed in the media but then hung out with people, went to their homes and I wanted to tell stories of what happens to people after you see them on the media. "So much of the video was me trying to pull from the source of Leon's emotions and what he was trying to convey," he said. "And besides, 'River' is one of my favorite songs of the year." The lyrics for the song include: "In my darkness I remember/Mama's words reoccur to me/Surrender to the good lord/And he'll wipe your slate clean..." A review by MTV noted that the video intensifies that feeling brilliantly
5 Singer Leon Bridges. / Courtesy photo
by anchoring it to racial injustice and the resilient spirit of black lives. The video features glimpses into a candlelight vigil and speaks to the resiliency of the city's black communities, a Rolling Stone magazine review noted. "The river has historically been used in gospel music as symbolism for change and redemption," Bridges said. "My goal was to write a song about my personal spiritual experience. "It was written during a time of real depression in my life and I recall sitting in my garage trying to write a song which reflected this struggle," he said. "I felt stuck working multiple jobs to support myself and my mother. I had little hope and couldn't see a road out
of my reality and the only thing I could cling to in the midst of all that was my faith in God and my only path towards baptism was by way of the river. "I want this video to be a message of light," Bridges said. "I believe it has the power to change and heal those that are hurting." As he prepares to attend the 59th annual Grammy Awards, Bridges said he continues to work on his followup album and has one wish. "I'm hoping that me and Miles will work together more, because he took such a tasteful approach, which was definitely something I needed," Bridges said. WI
D.C. Teen Writes Children's Book for Girls in Tech Wants to Inspire Black Youth to Code
By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer After an internship with Microsoft, 19-year-old Sasha Alston from northeast D.C. decided to write a children's book with the hopes of inspiring young African-American girls to code. While a senior at McKinley Technological High School in Northeast she began the process of penning "Sasha Tech Savvy Loves to Code." Two years later as a information systems major at Pace University in New York City, she finished her first book. "In high school, I interned at Microsoft and I didn't know anything about coding, but I used coding to make a video game," Alston said. "I didn't know all the things you could do with technology like coding video games, and I encountered many people who didn't know, so I wanted to tell people about it." Alston said that coding sim-
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ply means giving the computer a set of instructions that it understands in a different language such as Java or Python. "I hope my main character, Sasha Tech Savvy, will inspire girls to pursue opportunities in STEM because I see firsthand how underrepresented women and girls are in this area in both college and the workforce," she said. "I recently saw the movie 'Hidden Figures' and I was totally inspired. I don't want to be a hidden figure and I don't want other girls to be either. "With enough support and sales, I will be able to donate some books to schools, community centers, and nonprofits that uplift girls," she said. Alston said the first thing she did in preparing to be an author was visit local libraries and check out children's books starting in April 2014. "Once I finished the picture book, I started sending it out to agents and they suggested I write a chapter book," she said. "Even
though the agents gave me good advice they still weren't interested. In the process I had kids that I knew read it to give me their feedback." Alston got major help and direction in self-publishing her book through her mom, Tracy Chiles McGhee, a former lawyer who became an author herself. "My mom definitely helped me, but I had to find agents particularly for me," Alston said. "She just published her first book a historical fiction novel named 'Melting the Blues.' It's set in Arkansas in the '50s, and it's about her experiences growing up there." She created a Kickstarter where supporters can preorder and donate for the book's release in May 2017. The campaign launched on Jan. 15. Two days after its launch, $2,500 had been pledged by 34 backers. The campaign will end March 1, 2017.
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5 Sasha Ariel Alston, author of "Sasha Tech Savvy Loves to Code," a children's book set to come out in May / Courtesy photo
In the meantime Alston wants to touch young girls with her book by speaking at elementary schools, camps and after school programs. "I also want to speak to middle and high school students and have a full children's line of coloring books, bags and school supplies," she said. "As an African-American girl, I think there is a lack of diversity in the tech field. There is also a stigma that STEM careers are for nerds and I
want to break that stigma." Alston said the driving force behind her effort to be an author while in college is the need to be an inspiration. "I haven't had many mentors, a few, but no one to truly guide me and I would love to be that person for someone else," she said. Find Sasha's Kickstarter at www.kickstarter.com/projects/ sashaariel. WI
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By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer Three-time Tony Award winner and D.C. native Hinton Battle is launching a national dance-off competition in the D.C. area. Danzeoff, which will take place Feb. 3-5 at the lux Gaylord National Hotel at the National Harbor, will serve as a kickoff event to an annual showcase that will host more than 40 top dance studios, collegiate teams and dance artists from all around the country. Battle, who left the city in 1968 at the tender age of 12 to accept a scholarship to study at The School of American Ballet in New York City, said he relishes being able to bring additional dance opportunities to youth from his hometown. "This unique convention com-
petition brings my friends, the best faculty from around the world to teach and inspire those studying dance," he said. "[The competition] provides that rare opportunity to be seen by professional theatrical agents. "The competition provides an excellent opportunity for families, teachers, and the public to watch and experience firsthand," he said. "Amateur and pre-professional dancers of all levels will bring their best, to compete for amazing scholarships, cash prizes and awards." A panel of celebrities will join
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Pro-lifers March for Life as Abortions Decline By Tatyana Hopkins WI Contributing Writer The National Mall came alive with chants and marching from a parade of pro-life supporters in the 44th annual March for Life held Friday, Jan. 27. Thousands attended the longstanding pro-life tradition just days after the 44th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, despite declining abortion rates across the country. Attendees marched from the Washington Monument to the steps of the Supreme Court. The annual March for Life began in 1973 to protest the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision
which legalized abortion in the U.S. The landmark decision has been a source of a national debate that continues today about whether abortion should remain legal and to what extent, who should decide abortion’s legality and what role moral views should shape politics. “It’s 40 years of murder,” said Pastor Donald Fozard of Mt. Zion Christian Church in Durham, North Carolina. “Forty-fours years,” Pam Hunter, who attended the march with Fozard, corrected. According to a report by the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization that fo-
In the eye of the storm, all that’s left is family, faith, and forgiveness.
cusses on sexual and reproductive health, abortion is at its lowest rate since Roe v. Wade. “Abortion is a demonic operation. It amazes me that people who are in the world want to keep folks out of the world,” said Fozard, a pastor of nearly 40 years. He said he hoped a Supreme Court justice with pro-life sentiments would be appointed to overturn the legislation he believes continues being used to exterminate African Americans. An African-American woman is five times more likely to have an abortion than a white woman, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Hispanic women are twice as likely. A 2015 Associated Press exclusive reported a nationwide decline in overall abortions. A survey of 45 states’ abortion numbers reported to health departments showed a 12 percent decline in abortions from 2010-2014. The rate dropped in every state regardless of legislative restrictions on
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abortion. Abortion rights advocates attribute the decline in abortions to expanded access to contraceptives and a drop in unintended pregnancies. Anti-abortion groups attribute the drop to a shift in societal attitudes as more women now choose to carry their pregnancies to term. Some abortion rights advocates worry that access to abortion and other reproductive services will
be restricted due to talk of cuts to organizations who provide those services. “This administration will work with the Congress to end taxpayer funding of abortion and abortion providers, and we will devote those resources for health care services for women across American,” said Vice President Mike Pence who is the highest-ranking White House official to attend the protest in its history. As one of his first executive orders, President Trump reinstated the Mexico City policy which blocks federal funding for international organizations that provide abortion counselling or referrals. David Elizondo, a D.C. resident and pro-choice proponent was swallowed by the crowd of pro-life advocates as he stood silently and alone wearing headphones and a “Keep Abortion Legal” sticker. “I’m here to protest this terrible restrictive march,” Elizondo said. “They bus tons and tons of young people in, telling them you can get a free day off of school. They’ll bus in as many students as they can and I want to let these students know there’s another side to it,” he said. “Restricting access to abortion may force women to delay the procedure or carry unwanted pregnancies to term,” said Megan Donovan, Guttmacher Institute senior policy manager in a press release. “Instead, we should focus on increasing access to the full range of contraceptive methods, as well as to abortion services. Empowering women to prevent unintended pregnancies and plan their families is both a human rights priority and smart public health policy,” she said. WI
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'Hooded' Play Examines Being Black in America By Tatyana Hopkins WI Contributing Writer "Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies" received a standing ovation following its world premiere Monday, Jan. 30 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Northeast. Serge Seiden ("When January Feels Like Summer," "Bad Jews") directs, with associate director Vaughn Ryan Midder ("When January Feels Like Summer," "Milk Like Sugar"), this timely and cutting satire by rising star and D.C. native Tearrance Arvelle Chishol that explores themes such as race and identity, police misconduct and the recent murders of African-American men. Hooded follows two young African-American men, Marquis (Keith L. Royal Smith) and Tru (Jeremy Keith Hunter), who meet in a holding cell where they are both being unlawfully detained. Marquis is a book-smart teen attending "Achievement Heights
Prep" in suburban Maryland, and Tru is a street-savvy dropout from Baltimore. Tru finds that Marquis has lost touch with his black roots and pens a manual called "Being Black for Dummies." With some resistance, Marquis allows Tru to take him a journey that disrupts his world. "Hooded" is full of realistic and precise dialogue between the two boys and the internal and external forces working over Marquis, about everything from code switching, racial objectification and even when to use the N-word. The audience laughed as the two conflicting characters debate, forge a familial bond and come to the conclusion that 19th century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and rapper Tupac Shakur were basically saying the same things about duality of identity. The powerful and timely drama navigates through a gripping and comical script about what it is to be black in America in a time where there has been a resurgence
of race relation crises. The cast brings Chisholm's dynamic script to life, captivating the audience in moments of both revelry and tragedy. In addition to Smith and Hunter, the cast also includes stage and screen actor Frederick Strother, Helen Hayes award-winning actress Jennifer Mendelhall, Josh Adams, Madeline Burrows, Emma Lou Hébert and Dylan Morrison Myers. The satire follows Kirsten Greenidge's "Milk Like Sugar" and Philip Dawkins' "Charm" to culminate the Mosaic Theater Company's three-part "Clamour Encounters: Coming of Age in America" series, which showcases the life of urban youth. "Hooded" will run at varying times Wednesday through Sunday until its closing performance Sunday, Feb. 19, which will be followed by a 75-minute discussion with the playwright, cast, community leaders and members of the audience about race in America. WI
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ARIES You've been looking not only for the deeper meaning of life but also the deeper meaning within your relationships. Any conclusions you draw can be liberating but might also encourage you to look out for other possibilities within your closest bonds. Lucky Numbers: 7, 10, 12
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TAURUS You're moving through a phase now in which your focus may be turned inward toward your thoughts, emotions, and dreams. If you feel a little uncomfortable, it could be because you're aware that you've changed over recent months and you're still adjusting to your new identity. Over the coming weeks, fresh insights can reaffirm the direction you've chosen. Lucky Numbers: 42, 43, 54
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or for a business idea. Don't worry if you haven't used it in a while. Once you get going, you may find you're an expert. You could be more determined than ever when it comes to finding work or securing a contract. Lucky Numbers: 9, 13, 19
LEO This week brings optimism and hope. You might be tempted by new opportuni-
By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer You really can't remember. For sure, something important happened years ago, something you should recall very easily, but time's made things fuzzy. Have you forgotten or, worse yet, have you just remembered everything wrong? Usually, you suppose, it wouldn't matter but in the new book "The Blood of Emmett Till" by Timothy B. Tyson, it surely does. For decades, Carolyn Bryant Donham didn't talk about Emmett Till, her accusations, or his murder in 1955. Stories about that day swirled through the years, in court and out, depending on who was asked, but she kept mum until she read a book by Tyson, about a similar incident that happened 15 years after Till was killed. She reached out to Tyson, he claims, ready to talk. She'd written a biography, she said, and wanted it, and some other documents, to be archived appropriately. She denied remembering much, really, but it was during one of their interviews that Carolyn, with whom Till supposedly flirted, dropped a bombshell: Till never did what he was accused of doing. He didn't do it. Contrary to popular notion, says Tyson, it's unlikely that Emmett Till wasn't aware of the dangers of interacting with white folks in 1955 Mississippi. Chicago, where Till grew up, was segregated, too, and he'd surely heard northward-migrating Mississippians talk about trouble. Fourteen years old and filled with adolescence, he knew the dangers but he might have underestimated them. He'd begged his mother to let him take a train south to visit kin. She'd probably warned him anew of the risks; Mamie Till Mobley had lived in Mississippi, and she knew that "Citizens Councils" existed in the South, that they'd use intimidation and violence as tools of enforcement. The Brown v. Board of Education decision had also been released not long before and she must've sensed that the South was bubbling, when Emmett Till stepped into a grocery store in Money, Mississippi. He was there, they claimed, less than a minute… As author Timothy B. Tyson says, we may never know exactly what happened on that day in 1955. Some key people are dead, some have memories muddied by time or threats — but with those facts in mind, there's still no denying that "The Blood of Emmett Till," contains historical TNT. Donham's confession aside (as if that's not reason enough to read this book), Tyson does a fine job recounting what happened to Till, and afterward. No book on Till is complete without that, but the difference is that this one seems to ferret out small details that feel more uncommon; absolutely, Tyson gives additional back-story to Till, his mother, their family, to the accuser and her family, and to the atmosphere that surrounded them then. Those things are interesting — they'll keep you reading — but that's probably not what you'd come to this book for. Indeed, this is as hot-button as they come, and it's likely not the definitive word on this murder. Stay tuned — and in the meantime, "The Blood of Emmett Till" is the title to remember. WI
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CANCER A skill that you acquired in childhood could be required as part of your job
ties, but you'll also be eager to see new sights and enjoy being a tourist in another culture. If you haven't booked your next travel adventure, you may do so this week. And if you must delegate to get it done, it's worth it. Lucky Numbers: 8, 32, 47
VIRGO This week you are compelled to take certain actions. Would it be wise to give in to them? It might not if they sabotage your recent hard work. The other way to deal with them is to observe them and allow such desires to pass through you and out. By doing this daily, you could be free of them for good. Lucky Numbers: 7, 8, 12 LIBRA You could be quite excited by an encounter that seems a little bit out of the ordinary. If this person has magnetism and charisma, you may not be able to resist - and why should you? You could find that going with the flow is very exciting. It can be even better if you share certain experiences or interests in common. If you do, this might be very special and even have soulmate potential. Lucky Numbers: 5, 23, 37 SCORPIO You may be ready to embrace the more serious side of the new year now, which could involve committing time and energy to making your goals a reality. Get your buddies to buy gym memberships and share the joy of getting fit together. Pool info on the healthiest eating places or best yoga classes and enjoy the support. Lucky Numbers: 2, 26, 32 SAGITTARIUS If you've felt the frustration of handling a great deal of responsibility
lately, this can be a great way to let off steam and feel more upbeat. Jupiter, your personal planet, turns retrograde in your social sector at the end of the week, so you might need to push yourself to move in new circles, but it could be worth it. Lucky Numbers: 8, 40, 55
CAPRICORN The presence of Mars in your home zone can be a call to make some overdue changes. What seemed rather daunting earlier could seem like a piece of cake now, and you might get done in no time at all. Later, Jupiter turns retrograde in the topmost sector of your chart, so your efforts toward achieving a goal may not bear fruit quickly, but they will if given enough time. Lucky Numbers: 25, 41, 45 AQUARIUS At times, it can seem like you're the one supporting your friends and at others that they're supporting you, which is how it should be. But this week as Jupiter, your social planet, turns retrograde, you might prefer to strike out on your own and enjoy a few solo adventures. Perhaps there are experiences that you wouldn't have if you were in a crowd or even with one other person. It could be very rewarding if you go down this route. Lucky Numbers: 1, 14, 21 PISCES As Venus enters your sector of values and self-esteem, consider investing in yourself in whatever way seems best to you. It may be that you'd feel great with new clothes or a new hairstyle. Whatever you do for yourself can help boost your confidence at a time when you may be a little worn down by all your recent hard work. And if you haven't received much in the way of thanks, it's certainly time to give something back to yourself! Lucky Numbers: 6, 16, 22
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5 Washington Wizards point guard John Wall fights off a double-team by Boston Celtics defenders during the Wizards' 123-108 victory at Verizon Center in Northwest on Jan. 24. / Photo by John E. De Freitas
3 Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal sizes up Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart during the Wizards' 123-108 victory at Verizon Center in Northwest on Jan. 24. / Photo by John E. De Freitas
5 Washington Wizards power forward Markieff Morris muscles past Boston Celtics small forward Jae Crowder during the Wizards' 123-108 victory at Verizon Center in Northwest on Jan. 24. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
4 Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat raises up for a slam dunk during the Wizards' 123-108 victory over the Boston Celtics at Verizon Center in Northwest on Jan. 24. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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RFK from Page 1 DC Events, the convention and sports authority for the District. "The next step is to get more feedback and we will start the process to see what's needed to move forward. We will keep in touch with the community." O'Dell said though the primary focus is on shorter-term development, that doesn't mean a longer-term project couldn't include an arena for the Wizards and Capitals or a stadium for a possible Redskins return to the District. "We also wanted to push for three new pedestrian bridges right now to better access the site," O'Dell said. "And, recognizing that if we do tear down the stadium we need something fitting for a RFK memorial, a true and robust memorial in his honor," he said. Some residents argue that housing remains missing from the development. "If we're going to go to Congress to seek authority to do this, then we go to Congress at the same time and say we need more housing," Denise Rucker Krepp, an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner who lives along the western edge of the RFK site, told WAMU. "People cannot afford to pay close to a million dollars for a middle-class home. We need affordable housing." Residents who offered feedback on the proposal said the city continues to grow with the expectation of adding 300,000 residents through 2045. "D.C. does have a housing issue, and there's no reason we should just ignore the idea of using this piece of land to alleviate, in some way, that crisis," said Jonathan Nicholson, who lives at 19th Street and Constitution Avenue NE.
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Officials with Events D.C. say their proposal for the RFK site reflects the practical realities they face: The land is owned by the National Park Service, and it's operated by the city under a lease that expires in 2036. The lease limits the use of the land to stadiums, recreational facilities and open space. "Housing is not part of the short term, in part because of the restrictions we have in our lease," O'Dell said. "It's not to say that in the long term that if someone decides they want housing, it can't be discussed. It's just that the short term doesn't contemplate housing, but we can revisit it." While it could be a great project and a "feather in the city's cap," Rochelle F. Gray of the Eastland Gardens Civic Association said this week that she's concerned that the scope of work has little to no commitment to the other residents of Ward 7. "I have spoken with others about this, such as Max Brown [of DC Events]," Gray said. "I proposed that they consider such a project as the 11th Street Bridge Park project for construction along the East Capitol Street Bridge. This would allow more residents from far Northeast to walk or bike across the Anacostia. If I lived in Fort Dupont or Central Northeast, how would I get there other than by a bus or car? If so, are they providing ample, convenient and safe parking space for residents? "In addition, I do not want to see another 'foo-foo' market, like Union Market which once was a market frequented by many for greens, fish, and everything and now only geared to the elite, take up residence in RFK," she said. "If we had plentiful food options in far Ward 7, this would be less of
an issue." Graylin W. Presbury, the president of the Fairlawn Citizens Association and the president of the DC Federation of Civic Associations, said he's lived in the same place for the past 30 years and he rarely goes near the RFK Stadium Armory Campus, but when he does, it's usually on his bicycle along the riverfront and Congressional Cemetery. Still, he said, the voices of all residents should be heard on the project. "We should have a say, or at least an opportunity to express our concerns about the proposed development that will affect our way of and quality of life," Presbury said. O'Dell said residents are having a say and promised more meetings with the community. The District has fought for federal land in the past. According to WAMU, in late 2015, the city paid $22.5 million for 66 acres of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus in northwest D.C. — a process that started in 2006, years before the campus was shuttered as part of the nationwide base-closing process. When fully developed, the site will include 2,100 housing units, as well as retail and office space. The idea of bringing housing to the RFK site wouldn't be radical. In 2006, the National Capital Planning Commission published a redevelopment study for the site where it recommended "mixeduse development on the RFK site, including residential and neighborhood retail uses." The study specifically said any housing on the RFK site would complement a planned mixed-use development on Reservation 13, a parcel of land just south of RFK that currently includes the D.C. General homeless shelter and D.C. Jail. Construction on a first phase of the parcel — which will have 344 units of housing — was scheduled to begin late last year. Events DC's proposal is the culmination of nine months of studying the site and gathering input on its future potential, and it comes two years before RFK Stadium — which opened in 1961 — loses its last tenant, D.C. United. For Michael Stevens, a Ward 6 resident who runs the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District, housing would help energize a site that would otherwise be used for sports and recreation. "We think it helps integrate the community or the uses better to the Capitol Hill community," Stevens said. "We think it brings warm bodies to animate some of the uses like a proposed market." WI
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we must know who we are. Like Moses, who said, "I am that I am!" We have little remaining written records of these religious gatherings. But it was here that spirituals, with their double meanings of religious salvation and freedom from slavery, developed and flourished. And here, too, that black preachers, those who believed that God had called them to speak his Word, polished their "chanted sermons," or rhythmic, intoned style of extemporaneous preaching. Join award-winning filmmaker Monda Raquel Webb, who seeks funds to shoot her second film, "Red Clay Dirt," adapted from her book of short stories, "Red Clay Dirt & Mountains." Loosely based on family history, "Red Clay Dirt" is the story of a broken, Northern woman who travels south to bury her great-grandmother. A prodigal daughter, Rosa trips over a huge tree root and goes back in time to get to the root of her insecurities. While in 1939, Rosa, who embodies the spirit of her great-aunt, faces the murky, muddled and misunderstood race relations of blacks and whites in southwest Georgia. A life-altering incident with the KKK serves as a catalyst for healing, self-worth and change. Monda is passionate about promoting and preserving storytelling, and has made it her life mission of telling our stories worldwide through her production company, Little Known Stories. As the daughter of a theater mom and sociology-major dad, filmmaking is in Monda's DNA. She's an independent filmmaker dedicated to telling little known stories hidden in the crevices of
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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher
Service and Times Sunday School 8 – 9 AM Worship Service 9 – 11 AM Tuesday Night Bible Study 6:30 – 8:00 PM Wednesday Daytime Bible Study 11 AM – 12:30 PM
Committed to providing services and supports to increase the capacity of individuals, businesses, and communities.
Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.
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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church
Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor
Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 Fax: 301-499-8724
700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849 Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00am 5th Sundays: 9:30am 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30pm
Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 a.m. 7 10:00 a.m. Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”
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Church of Living Waters
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Crusader Baptist Church
Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., Pastor
Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor
Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor
Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor
2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org
800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703
4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30am 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00am Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30pm Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00am “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment
1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661
Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00am Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30pm Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org
E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org “God is Love”
Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Third Street Church of God
Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors
Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors
Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor
Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor
4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax
3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax)
5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555
1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office 202-638-1803 fax
610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00am Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30pm
Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30pm (dinner @ 5:30pm) Sunday School: 9:00am – Hour of Power
Blessed Word of Life Church
www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org
“An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org
Campbell AME Church
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am Sunday Church School: 8:45 am Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 pm Thursday: 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020
Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 11:00am Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30pm
“We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org E-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net
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“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital”
Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45am Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45am; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45am; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6am & 6:30pm Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org
St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us... Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00am Worship Service: 10:00am Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45pm Thur. Bible Study: 7:15pm
Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Communion every Sunday: 11:00 am Sunday School: 10:00 am Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 pm Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Rev. John W. Davis Pastor
Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor
5101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089
901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School: 9:15am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7:00pm TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm
Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45am Church School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45am Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 pm Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30am
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m. Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net
Twelfth Street Christian Church
Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10am themcbc.org
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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church
All Nations Baptist Church
King Emmanuel Baptist Church
Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor
Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor
Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor
7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471
2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591
2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730
Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com
Zion Baptist Church Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15AM Sunday School: 9:00am Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org
St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 pm Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon
Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards
Israel Baptist Church
Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor
2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office - (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Come Grow With Us and Establish a Blessed Family”
623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 Fax (202) 483-4009
4504 Gault Place, N.E. Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 7:30am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org
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Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith
Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor Pastor
Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor
1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288
1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lpumconthegrow@gmail.com www.lpumcdc.org
5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:00 A.M. Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10: am Holy Communion: First Sunday 10: am Sunday School: 9: am Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: “A CHURCH ON THE GROW”.
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Eastern Community Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42
New Commandment Baptist Church
Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor
Damion M. Briggs Pastor
Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor
1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964
8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240
13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am & 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 pm Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm
Service and Times Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday School: 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM
Rehoboth Baptist Church
“Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org
Salem Baptist Church
Holy Trinity United Baptist Church
Florida Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor
Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor
Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org
St. Matthews Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 pm
Emmanuel Baptist Church
“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 p.m. Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 p.m. Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m. Noonday Prayer Every Thursday
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church
Service and Times 9:30AM. Sunday Church School 11:00 Am. Sunday Worship Service The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Wednesday 7:00pm Prayer & Praise Services 7:30pm. Bible Study Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries 10:30am A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net
Christ Embassy DC
Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 7:30a.m Worship Service: 10:45a.m. New Members Class: 9:30a.m. Holy Communion : 1st Sunday -10:45a.m Church School: 9:30a.m. Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: Wednesday 7p.m Bible Study : Saturday: 11a.m. Baptism: 4th Sunday – 10:45a.m “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”
Peace Baptist Church
Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Friday Evening Service: 7:00 P.M. ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com
Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship Service: 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School: 9:30am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service: 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible: 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 A.M. Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 P.M. Prayer Service Bible Study
“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address pbcexec@verizon.net
Shiloh Baptist Church
First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Mt. Horeb Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor
Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor
Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor
Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor
Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor
Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor
Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074
621 Alabama Ave., S.E.- Washington, D.C. 20032 P: (202) 561-1111 - F: (202) 561-1112
917 N St. NW - Washington, DC 20001 (202) 232-4294
9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288
Service and Times Sunday Service: 10 am Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 am 1st Sunday Baptism: 10: am 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10 am Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 pm Prayer Meeting: 7:45 pm
Service and Times Sunday Morning Prayer Service: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m. Third Sunday Baptismal & Holy Communion:10:30 a.m. Tuesday Church At Study Prayer & Praise: 6:30 p.m.
Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 a.m. Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 p.m.
602 N Street NW - Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595
2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m. Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 12 Noon
Motto: “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship”
The Church Where GOD Is Working.... And We Are Working With GOD
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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 411 Shirley J. Thompson Decedent James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS James E. Logan, Jr., whose address is 7129 Forbes Avenue, Lanham, MD 20706, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Shirley J. Thompson who died on January 2, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 19, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 19, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: January 19, 2017 James E. Logan, Jr. Personal Representative
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Administration No. 2017 ADM 36
Administration No. 2016 ADM 001205
Administration No. 2016 ADM 1512
Jessie Lucas Tate Decedent
Martha W. Gordon aka Martha Washington Gordon Decedent
Geraldine Edna Jackson Decedent
Diane Davis Alexander Decedent
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Elizabeth Hughes, Esq. 1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 340 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney
Peter D. Antonoplos, Esq. 1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney
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Elizabeth Hughes, whose address is 1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 340, Washington, DC 20036, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Geraldine Edna Jackson who died on March 2, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (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 July 26, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 26, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Alisia Alexander, whose address is 137 A Bates Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Diane Davis Alexander who died on May 10, 2010 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 July 26, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 26, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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Phyllis Lucas Tyer, whose address is 3241 Pope Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jessie Lucas Tate who died on February 7, 2017 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 19, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 19, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: January 19, 2017
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Sandra D. Caviness, whose address is 4706 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Martha W. Gordon aka Martha Washington Gordon who died on August 8, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 26, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 26, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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Administration No. 2016 ADM 1333
Administration No. 2016 ADM 1345
Administration No. 2017 ADM 4
Administration No. 2017 ADM 0027
Administration No. 2016 ADM 639 Marjorie Lake Decedent Nigel L. Scott 7306 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20012 Attorney
Vernal Whitaker James aka Vernal W. James Decedent
Walter C. Jackson Decedent
Flora Martin aka Flora S. Martin Decedent
Janis McPherson Decedent
Larry C. Williams, Esq. 7600 Georgia Avenue, NW Suite 405 Washington, DC 20012 Attorney
James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney
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Michelyn C. Kemp, whose address is 10676 Dorr Lane #A, Athens, OH 45701, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Vernal Whitaker James aka Vernal W. James who died on May 4, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 19, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 19, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Michael G. Jackson, whose address is 6112 Pillory Place, Indianapolis, IN 46254, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Walter C. Jackson who died on February 16, 2014 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 (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 July 26, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 26, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Chester R. Sasser, whose address is 20 50th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Flora Martin aka Flora S. Martin who died on September 10, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 19, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 19, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Jonathan McPherson and Janay McPherson, whose addresses are 4028 E St., SE, Washington, DC 20019 & 115 34th St., SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Janis McPherson who died on June 29, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 26, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 26, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Michael Lake, whose address is 2519 Baltimore Road, #4, Rockville, MD 20853, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Marjorie Lake who died on December 11, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 2, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before August 2, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: February 2, 2017 Michael Lake Personal Representative
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jacqueline G. Jaeger, whose address is 519 Harrison Avenue #319, Boston, MA 02118, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Josephine M. Giron who died on November 12, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 2, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before August 2, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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House,” said Barber, president of the North Carolina state chapter of the NAACP and a leading voice of the Moral Mondays movement. “Before any Russian hack, the American electoral process was hacked by systemic racism and fear. Voter suppression has been proven, voter fraud has been disproven. You scratch a liar and you’ll find a thief. Trump won because of the voter suppression that went on in the Black community,” Barber said. Barber also cited American political history, referring to periods when fusion politics, or the combined efforts of poor whites and Blacks working together, brought about political empowerment in the South. He said we must return to such partnering. “I’ve got a suspicion that it’s going to be some fiery times – that it’s going to get hot. But if you go in the fire standing up, God can transform the fire and that same fire meant to destroy you can become a fire of deliverance,” Barber said. “Somebody has to write from the perspective of crisis even if the crisis doesn’t end immediately,” he said. “Somebody has to make sure there’s a witness that the Black Press didn’t go along with it. We’ve been through Jim Crow and we’ve been through the Trail of Tears. We’re gonna stand up in this moment.” Other highlights from the conference included an education workshop with close to 200 high school students from the Broward County Public Schools, beneficiaries of a law signed by President Obama in December 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act, which reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and addresses the educational achievement gap. Members of the NNPA and the National Urban League [NUL], including NUL President and CEO Marc Morial and an estimated 60 chapter leaders from around the U.S., pledged to support one another’s efforts in the coming year. The highlight of the conference, the conferring of the NNPA Lifetime Achievement Award to Robert W. Bogle, chairman, president and CEO of The Philadelphia Tribune, emphasized the long and storied history of the Black Press. The Tribune stands as the nation’s oldest newspaper serving the Black community. “I am not what you would call a great speaker. Still, in accepting this award from you, my peers, I find that words cannot express my thanks, my gratitude,” said Bogle who asked his staff to stand, noting that the success of his paper could not be possible without the efforts of those who work for the Tribune. The NNPA will reconvene March 22-24 for Black Press Week in Washington, D.C. and June 20-24 for their annual convention in Oxon Hill, Maryland at the National Harbor. WI
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work the movement had done to seize a slice of democracy for disenfranchised blacks." King opposed Sessions for his 1985 attempt to prosecute three civil rights activists from Marion, Alabama, for voter fraud — accusations that were later proved unmerited. Her opposition to Sessions ran deep because she grew up right outside of Marion, where residents were unable to counter terrorizing attacks on their lives and property until the movement launched its successful voter-rights drive. Civil rights activists fear that Sessions will not hold law enforcement officials accountable for the episodic incidents of unarmed black men being murdered, as was done under the Obama administration. In the battle to stop Sessions and others who seemed primed to push back advances in human rights, Coretta would not have panicked. In her memoir, she said, "Struggle is a never-ending process and freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation." And so it goes. WI
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through his transition stage. King, however, would have been knocking on his door, as she did with all the other presidents in her heyday. And she would not have been there for photo ops or "selfies." As a seasoned coalition building she would have prepared a well-crafted agenda, which called upon Trump to govern as president of all Americans. In past years, King's influence was mammoth in the shaping of the political landscape. She successfully campaigned to elect scores of liberals to political office, worked with Carter in the selection of federal judges and threw her weight against those who stood in the way of voting rights. Typical of her role is how she confronted and helped block Alabama U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, who in 1985 was vying for a federal judgeship. Sessions, who was called "brilliant" by Trump, is the president's choice for U.S. attorney general. In a recently surfaced 10-page letter from King to the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time, she said Sessions was "lacking in judgment and temperament" and "would irreparably harm the
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the popular vote. Can I, by that same warped "logic," also assume that all of those votes went to the president? If so, couldn't that very well delegitimize his win? This distraction is a veiled attempt to delegitimize the minority vote moving forward and justify the continued weakening of existing voting statutes. And how ironic it is that one who won the Oval Office in large part by attempting to delegitimize the first African-American President, would be so sensitive to the appearance of such characterizations of his own Presidency? So Mr. President, no more campaigning. You won. Congratulations. Now please get off Twitter, act like an adult and begin governing for all of the American people. WI
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• Childish — No one but you cares that more people witnessed President Obama's inauguration on the Mall in 2009 and 2013. Those elections were historic — the first African-American president; • Un-Christian — Prioritizing Christian refugees over Muslims for entry into this country is wrong. Have American Christians not committed domestic terror in this country? Dylann Roof immediately comes to mind. Or do you believe that Muslims are the only terrorists in the world? • Un-Patriotic — As president, you should want as many Americans as possible to vote in future elections and not be a part of any efforts to
suppress the voting rights of minorities. That, sir, is not making America "great again." Rather, such actions for many, including my 80-year-old mother, bring back memories of the days of Jim Crow. During the campaign, President Trump threatened to demand an investigation into voter fraud if Hillary won. But investigating voter fraud — which has independently, consistently and objectively been proven a nonissue — when you've won? Now that is rare and historic. Let's assume the president is correct and that between 3-5 million people voted illegally in November. He is automatically assuming that all of those votes went to Hillary. Therein lies the explanation for why he lost
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Trump officials doubled down on Jan. 28, saying that not mentioning Jewish people was intentional because "others were killed too." On the day of Barack Obama's first inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009, top Republicans met for dinner to discuss strategy against his agenda. That strategy was eight years of obstruction against Obama's agenda and it worked. Whether Democrats in the Senate and House like it or not, they are the first line of defense against the Trump Administration. The careless refugee executive order was issued on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Trump will select a Supreme Court nominee this week. He will go after voting rights. Have Democrats seen enough yet? If so, they need to stop crying over their election loss and start playing better defense. WI
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the U.S., federal Judge Ann Donnelly granted a temporary stay so those in transit taken into custody could continue their travels. On the evening on Jan. 28, after a day of learning how airheaded and careless the Trump administration conducts itself, it was learned that Trump had installed his racist, anti-Semitic political adviser Steve Bannon as a member of the National Security Council (NSC). The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, fourstar Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford was removed from the NSC. This happened a day after the Trump White House released a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement that omitted the words "Jewish" or "Jews" from it and avoided mentioning that of one of the worst mass murders in history happened because of the faith of the victims. Then
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strong, and insular, not expansive. Trump has just mocked his own argument that our allies should bear a fair share of the defense burden, for he's made it clear the U.S. will not do its part in offering refuge to the displaced — many of them driven from their homes by wars that we started or continue. And America's claim to be a champion of human rights has just been weakened by our own actions once more. The irony here is that Trump gets the threat wrong. Seven countries were singled out for special prohibition — a ban on all travelers, not just refugees for 90 days, visa or no visa. Not one person from those countries has killed any Americans in a terrorist attack inside the U.S. The perpetrators of American terrorist
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attacks in Boston, San Bernardino, California, Fort Hood in Texas, and Orlando, Florida — did not come from the countries banned, and all were radicalized homegrown individuals. Similarly, the hijackers of 9/11 did not come from the countries that are banned. They came from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Lebanon, none of which are on the list. There must be some other reason than terrorist threat for the selection. It may not simply be coincidental that the countries listed for bans are those where Trump's company does no business, while the nations from which the 9/11 attackers came — and yet are exempted — are places where Trump has done or tried to do business. Democrats have said they would
try to get the order rescinded for its trampling of human rights, its lack of preparation and confused definitions. The real question is whether Republicans embrace this action or make their opposition known. Trump is happy to mock Democrats. His aides know that he has to learn to work with Republicans who control majorities in both houses of Congress. Thus far, Republicans such as Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Jeff Flake have risked Trump's wrath by objecting to the order. It is revealing that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell chose to duck — saying the courts would decide whether the order is constitutional — while House Speaker Paul Ryan chose to embrace the order rather than criticize it. These are not profiles in courage. WI
dozens, the hundreds, the thousands voting in the names of dead people or others. Trump lies. No. What has been revealed is that Trump's son-in-law and White House adviser Jared Kushner, Trump's daughter Tiffany Trump, Trump's chief strategist Stephen Bannon, White House Press Secretary Spicer and treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin were all registered to vote in two different states. There's your voter fraud, Trump! Spoiler alert: "Registering" to vote in two states is not illegal, per se, voting in more than one place is illegal.
And then, activists from the group Greenpeace hung a massive, 70-by35-foot banner reading "RESIST" from a crane only blocks from the White House. From the ellipse, behind the White House, it looked as if the banner was hanging from the executive mansion itself. This presidency is just a few days old, one week out of 200 weeks until the 2020 election. The jokes are sure to continue, although these are not laughing matters. I'm glad to see so many people rising up to protest, to resist, to struggle, and they are finding such imaginative ways to denounce this person, early in his term. Dare to struggle. Dare to win. That's good, but probably not sufficient. Trump has broad and deep popular support, and unless he stubs his toe really, really badly, the politicians, the courts, the voters are not going to be able to get him out of office before the next election, my guess. So, struggle is good. But I say, for this guy whom I never thought could be nominated, let alone be elected, sharpen your sense of humor: "Dare to giggle. Dare to grin." WI
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