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The 28th Annual Olender Foundation Awards were held at the Kennedy Center with the following awards presented. The 2014 Generous Heart Award was presented by Atty. Kim Keenan & Congressman James Clyburn to Atty. Beverly Perry. The 2014 Unsung Hero award was presented posthumously by Wil Haygood & Shelia Johnson to his son Eugene Allen. Mark K. Shriver received the 2014 Peacemaker Award for his late Father Sargent Shriver. Katherine S. Broderick (Dean of UDC Law School) U Annamaria Steward (Assoc. UDC Dean of Students) Dean Okianer Christian Dark (Intrim Dean Howard Univ.) presented Scholarship awards. Paul Berry was the MC and music provided by Debra Tidwell & Greg Twombley & the Washingtonians. For information go to www.olender.com/the-olender-foundation/

(L-R) Charles Allen and Sheila Johnson hold “Unsung Hero” plaque with Wil Haygood and Cardozo High School’s Dr. Tanya Roane, Shirley McCall, Shelly Karriem, and Atty. Jack Olender.

Beverly Perry (c) the Generous Heart Awardee surrounded by (L-R) Dr. Frank Smith (Founder of African American Civil War Memorial), Atty. Kim Keenan (General Counsel NAACP), Atty. Jack Olender, and Congressman James Clyburn.

Sheila Johnson, co-founder of BET, owner of Salamander Resorts and Hotels and financier of “Lee Daniels `The Butler’”

Recipient of his Father (Sargent Shriver) 2014 Peacemaker Award Mark K. Shriver

Paul Berry The Olender Foundation Master of Ceremonies

Representing United Planning Organization (L-R) Dana Jones, Atty. John Oberdorfer, Atty. Shirley Higuchi, presenter Colman McCarthy, Mark Shriver with Peacemaker plaque and, Atty. Jack Olender

(L-R) Atty. Jack Olender, Sheila Johnson, Wil Haygood, and Charles Allen, son of “The Butler.” (Pre-show “Colorz” with Civil War re-enactors lead “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” with an reception-Ancora Restaurant) audience choir of 300.

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Women Break the Cycle of Washington Informer Domestic Violence

Year in Review

By Tia Carol Jones

law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said. had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, here time go?survivors This year like a blur in retrospect a rear lookfamilies over old daughter told herdid thethe father areseems treated. more but rights for view victim's the past 12 months showed that it proved to be extremely busy and newsworthy. of her daughter threatened her “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vicFirst andchild, foremost, it’s necessary to pause and to ourviolence loyal readers life, and the life of their story, her own personal painsay to “Thank tim, aYou” domestic assessand advertisers The Washington Informer through she knew something had to befor supporting push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit another coupledyear. with further Never dreams, would have ever thought that the city’straining oldest daily, done.

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Chamber of Commerce President Barbara Lang, Pepco V.P. from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliBeverly Administrator Johns, won the Perry, 2007 SBA National “Best theMarie victim's life, GWUL and understand cies are passed.”

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This year went by in a flash with events happening daily that made our jobs both interesting and challenging.

We look forward to another 50 years, delivering news that both informs and educates.

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Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer I particularly liked “Alternative School Reduces Truancy,” which was published in the Feb. 21edition. The article was about strides Azalia Speight, principal at Luke C. Moore (LCM) High School, and her faculty have made reducing truancy and increasing academic performance at the alternative learning facility in Northeast.The school enrolls about 300 students who’ve been at risk of quitting – or have dropped out of their traditional high schools, but are taking advantage of a second chance to earn a diploma.

Since Speight’s arrival at the school in 2009, average daily attendance has increased from 32 percent to nearly 80 percent.

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Barrington Salmon WI Staff Writer I first heard of Nelson Mandela as a teenager in Jamaica. The anti-apartheid leader was jailed when I was seven years old, but his picture, though banned in South Africa, was everywhere in Jamaica in books, on T-shirts, buttons, caps and banners. We saw pictures of the massacres in Soweto and Sharpsville, read about the murders of Stephen Biko, Chris Hani and thousands of unnamed black South Africans who were not afraid to die for their freedom.

Mandela was one of my heroes, so when he died on Dec. 6, I was honored to have the opportunity to cover different elements of his passing, and most of all, to share his textured life and legacy with Washington Informer readers.

I can think of no more appropriate way to honor Madiba.

Nancy Shia WI Photographer The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington August 24, 2013 was the best photo assignment because I got to talk to a widely diverse group of people who had one thing in common, a commitment to further the cause of justice in this country. It gave me hope.

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Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer One article that has greatly impacted me this year highlighted Capital Cause, a local nonprofit that raises money for causes through crowd funding, a relatively new fundraising technique (“Young Philanthropists Connect with Industry Leaders” July 24 edition). Crowd funding allows those with low and mid-level incomes to collectively affect change in their communities.

Seeing my fellow Millennials use their networks to execute countless philanthropic endeavors has given me confidence that my generation can reverse the negative trends in inner-city communities. It takes a village and Capital Cause truly personifies that mantra. I look forward to highlighting more organizations like Capital Cause in 2014 and raising awareness about the social ills Washingtonians continue to face.

speaks clearly to the unwavering commitment and support of a dedicated administration and topnotch teachers who’ve taken the time to get to the root of their students’ issues. In doing so, their efforts to turnaround a once-failing school have given new meaning to education reform in the Nation’s Capital.

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Stacy M. Brown WI Staff Writer There are actually two that stand out. The first, “Private Prisons Equal Big Business,” published May 22, had an impact because, as a journalist, it’s gratifying to be able to get to the bottom of what is really a sad truth. More and more people – especially Black men – are losing their freedom in a system that pads the pockets of rich, big business people. The second, “Blacks Battle Mental Health Stigma,” published July 24, because it represents another sad truth that has come to light. Mental health illnesses are more common than many people might think or admit.

Blacks, in particular, are reluctant to admit such issues or to seek professional help.

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James Wright WI Staff Writer The story that I did this year that had the most impact on me was the death of Ward 8 leader James Bunn. Mr. Bunn was, in my mind, “Mr. Ward 8” and he worked hard to help the ward prosper. I miss him and so do the residents of Ward 8.

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AROUND THE REGION – YEAR IN REVIEW

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The Nation’s Capital witnessed many local events that made 2013 quite a year.

From shifting demographics to the arrival of major retailers like Wal-Mart to the region, this year proved a hotbed of news and newsmakers. The city’s fight for independence coupled with issues of self-sufficiency positioned against reports of the city infrastructure’s overall fitness, including the fire department, affordable housing, and a viable workforce. The Informer chronicled the debate over living wages versus big business interests and community needs, as well as the impact the government shutdown had on both local and federal employees.

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DCTV Pays Tribute to Community Leaders DCTV celebrated its 25th anniversary, while also naming an illustrious array of community leaders as 2013 DC Illuminators.

The 2013 DC Illuminators are: Maudine Cooper, president and CEO of the Greater Washington Urban League for the past 20 years; William Lightfoot, local attorney, former D.C. Council member and one of DCTV’s founders; Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes; Kojo Nnamdi; Angela Franco, president and CEO of the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Barbara Lang, president and CEO of the DC Chamber of Commerce; and Marie Johns, former deputy administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.The honorees, DCTV Chairman Kojo Nnamdi said, are individuals, who through exemplary careers, volunteerism and public service, worked to improve and enhance the overall well-being of the community.

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endorsed strengthening the District’s 31-year-old drug paraphernalia law during a combined Ward 7 and Ward 8 community forum about sales of paraphernalia and synthetic drugs.

DHCD Auctioning Houses to District Residents Two lucky District residents will become the proud owners of two new homes in a lottery drawing later this spring. If their names are drawn at the DC Housing Expo on Saturday, June 1, they will be able to buy a completely renovated home for 50 percent of the market value.

Langston Terrace Residents Celebrate Development’s History The Langston Terrace Dwellings in Northeast celebrated its 75th anniversary. Located at 21st and G streets – off the busy Benning Road corridor, it is distinguished as the oldest public housing complex in the Nation’s Capital.

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District Residents Press for Statehood at Pre-March Rally Hundreds of District residents attended an early morning rally leading up to the commemorative March on Washington to voice their outrage over their political rights being trampled upon and pledged to become far more proactive in their efforts to get a vote in the U.S. Congress and ultimately, statehood.

District elected officials and residents participated in the rally which took place at the District of Columbia War Memorial in Southwest on Saturday, Aug. 24. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) shared his memories of the original March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963 with the crowd.

Seniors Surveyed on Making D.C. Age-Friendly Along with the AARP-D.C. age-friendly city survey, “community consultations” or town meetings with seniors and other

city residents convened in each District ward to solicit opinions, social network sites Facebook and Twitter are also used to poll seniors. A postage-paid postcard questionnaire mailed to AARPD.C.’s 87,512 members in 11 chapters, will ask how they feel about their neighborhoods, and whether they want to be more politically engaged in making the District age-friendly.

Leggett Celebrates Pedestrian Safety Improvements in Wheaton Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett today celebrated the completion of pedestrian safety improvements on Reedie Drive between Veirs Mill Road and Georgia Avenue in Wheaton that were installed by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT). The 800-foot stretch of road was targeted because it was designated as one of the county’s “High Incidence Areas” (HIAs) – locations having the highest concentration of pedestrian collisions.

Between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2012, there were 20 pedestrian collisions including one fatality in the Reedie Drive HIA. wi

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY – YEAR IN REVIEW

Among the major stories the Informer covered in Prince George’s County included the son of Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D), who shares his father’s name, announcing his plans to run for delegate to the Maryland General Assembly; the Prince George’s County Council unanimously elected Council Member Mel Franklin (D-District 9), to serve as Chair for Legislative Year 2014, and Council Member Will Campos (D-District 2), to serve as Vice-Chair; the completed construction of the One Maryland: Inter-County Broadband Network (ICBN) – Maryland’s extensive broadband fiber network that connects 136 schools, libraries, and community facilities, delivering high-speed Internet and other advanced network services over approximately 110 miles of new, county-owned lines; and MGM Resorts International winning the state license to build a casino in Prince George’s County.

Housing Department Makes Major Move After years of negotiations Prince George’s County became the headquarters of a state agency – its first. The Board of Public Works has approved a lease in New Carrollton for the new headquarters of the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). This means that DHCD will be moving into a new mixed-use project which will include 500 residential units and 65,000-square-feet of retail in phase one. When fully built out through phase two, the project will incorporate up to 2,400 residential dwelling units, 100,000-square-feet of retail and a 300-room hotel.

at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) in Largo, Md. opens, offering more than 1,000 students training in the high-demand health care field. The new 100,000-square-foot state-of-theart facility features cutting-edge technology and the latest interactive educational tools, including digital monitoring, simulation mannequins, electronic medical records software and digital X-ray units.

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Kevin Maxwell, Ph.D., superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS), was chosen by Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III to fill the chief executive officer spot.

Maxwell was introduced to the community on June 28 at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, a school where he previously served as principal.

Interim Superintendent Decides to Leave Early PGCPS Interim Superintendent Alvin L. Crawley, Ph.D., resigned June 3, just 27 days before the end of his contract.

He said he reached his decision with “mixed emotions.”

Death Penalty Repealed in Maryland After a protracted fight, one signature proved to be the final action that repealed the death penalty in Maryland. Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the law repealing the death penalty on May 2 before a packed house. O’Malley said the state has “a moral responsibility to stop doing the things that are wasteful, and that are expensive, and that do not work. Therefore, we are signing into law today a repeal [of] the death penalty in Maryland.”

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Baker Names New Schools Chief Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) system has a

Committee Weighs in on Gang, Youth Violence The Prince George’s Youth and Gang Violence Prevention Steering Committee has turned in its report and 23 recommendations to the Prince George’s County Council and the county executive. They say, if implemented, these suggestions will go a long way in decreasing gang and youth violence.

Among its recommendations: move the Youth Strategies and Programs Division to the Office of Community Relations, establish a grant writer position, clarify the mission and purpose of the Office of Youth Strategies and Programs, better track funding on youth and gang

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violence programs, provide money to schools for character education and include input from youth groups on how to prevent violence. Better coordination among groups working to stem gang and youth violence and more character education in schools are two initiatives that a task force suggests could make a difference in deterring crime.

Developers Make Final Push for Prince George’s Casino License Three developers, MGM Resorts International, Penn National Gaming, and Greenwood Racing Inc., hoped to snag a coveted gambling license to build a half billion-dollar casino in Prince George’s County and made their closing remarks in front of a Maryland gaming commission in October. The seven-member Maryland Video Lottery Facility Location Commission and the public heard final proposals for the location of the casino through Friday, Oct. 25. The commission will award a license by the close of the year

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Baker Encourages New Howard Graduates Howard University alumnus and Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III, urged students to exemplify leadership and challenged alumni to renew their commitment to alma mater at the 146th opening convocation ceremony. Baker (B.A. ’82, J.D. ’86) welcomed Howard’s second-largest freshman class – 1,596 students from more than 12,000 applicants – in more than 15 years.

Shuttered Prince George’s Boys and Girls Club Reopens Nearly three years after closing its doors for renovations, the Landover/Palmer Park Boys and Girls Club reopened to the community during its fall festival.

The facility reopened Saturday, Oct. 26 in a renovated space along Barlow Road in Palmer Park with an event that featured music, carnival rides, and other activities. Club officials said they spent three years securing funding to refurbish the space; and it now features computer work stations, gaming boards and a large

Upscale Outlet Arrives at National Harbor Community members, elected officials, and developers from Tanger and the National Harbor

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gathered in November for the outlet’s grand opening ceremony as residents and shoppers flocked to the center, which boast more than 80 high-end retailers.

MGM Hits the Jackpot A Las Vegas-style casino is setting sail for National Harbor after a Maryland gaming commission ruled that the development would be the site of the sixth gaming location in the state.

MGM Resorts International emerged as the winner of a coveted gaming license needed to build a $925 million resort and casino along the Potomac River near Oxon Hill. Members of the Maryland Video Lottery Facility Location Commission awarded the gaming license to MGM in a 5-2 vote at its headquarters in Baltimore on Friday, Dec. 20. wi The Washington Informer

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In 2013, the majority of stories focused on President Barack Obama and Tea Party leaders’ inability to reach a budget agreement. The battle caused the first government shutdown in decades and distrust for elected officials among their constituents. The 16-day shutdown caused more than 800,000 federal employees to be furloughed.

Other issues The Informer covered included attempts by the GOP to dismantle the Affordable Care Act also known as “Obamacare” through funding limitations; the steady increase of middle class to impoverished families; the acquittal of murder suspect George Zimmerman in the death of 17-year-old Travyon Martin; celebrity chef Paula Deen’s racial discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former employee; and the Boston Marathon bombing that left three dead and 264 injured.

The Informer covered the anniversary celebrations of both the March on Washington’s 50th anniversary and the centennial of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated. Finally, the Informer introduced the Road to Brown investigative series to highlight major developments in education and school desegregation as the nation prepares for the 50th anniversary of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision.

Democratic, GOP Squabbling Leads to Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown at midnight Monday, the first time in 17 years.

More than 800,000 federal employees were home Tuesday morning and an additional 1.3 million were working without the prospect of getting paid.

With the government shuttered, government operations were slowed or stopped. About 3.3 million federal employees were told to stay home; the Meals on Wheels program, the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program were also affected.

At the National Institutes for Health (NIH), new patients would not be accepted into clinical research, but current patients continued to receive care. Meanwhile, NIH medical research was expected to be disrupted and some studies were to be delayed.

And furloughed federal workers feared they wouldn’t get paid, unlike shutdowns in the past when Congress voted to pay furloughed workers retroactively. The U.S. military, police departments, the Border Patrol

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and other essential elements of the federal government are unaffected.

Evers Remembered at Arlington National Cemetery A former U.S. president, the attorney general of the United States, a governor of Mississippi, members of the U.S. Congress and scores of guests honored the life and work of the late civil rights leader Medgar Evers at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on June 5 at a wreath-laying ceremony sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Deltas Converge on Nation’s Capital More than 40,000 members of Delta Sigma Theta, the largest African-American Greek-lettered sorority in the world, are expected to arrive in the District on Thursday, July 11, to help kick-off an eight-day convention celebrating the organization’s 100th anniversary.

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Dorothy I. Height, plan to hold various events in and around Washington, D.C., but the group’s primary venue will be the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest.

“The women of Delta Sigma Theta have been and remain a vital contributor to the success of our communities and a defender of rights of all people for 100 years,” said Cynthia Butler-McIntyre, the Delta’s national president.

Fed Up With Schools, Chicago Kids Boycott State Tests A group of Chicago students protesting the city’s planned school closings and what they see as over-reliance on standardized testing boycotted the Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE) and demonstrated outside a school board meeting in May. “Today we are boycotting the second day of PSAE to show that standardized testing should not decide the future of our schools and students,” one girl said at the protest.

Private Prisons Equal Big Business Officials at various civil rights and watchdog organizations claim

that private prison operators are using their political clout to help increase the prison population and to deny the release of many who are eligible for parole.

CBC Livid over Passage of Farm Bill Calling it irresponsible and short-sighted, members of the Congressional Black Caucus reacted strongly to Congress’ passage of the controversial Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, also known as the farm bill. By a 216-208 majority party-line vote, House Republicans pushed through a revised farm bill that excludes nutrition programs, such as food stamps, which has helped to feed more than 47 million individuals and families throughout the country annually.

Bahamas Turns 40 Ambassador Dr. Elliston Rahming and Consul-General Paulette Zonicle took to the dance floor the first week of August, leading their Bahamian friends, colleagues, counterparts and

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Nutrition Assistance Program – or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps – was set to expire.

All of the more than 47 million Americans, including 22 million children, who receive SNAP saw food assistance reduced, when a modest boost in benefits to SNAP recipients, which policymakers included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to strengthen the economy and ease hardship, expired on Oct. 31.

Millions Face Cuts in Food Assistance In Michigan, 1.8 million people faced possible cuts in their food assistance benefits, when a temporary boost to the Supplemental

Wilkins Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals There was universal praise in the African-American and legal communities following the nomination of U.S. District Court

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Judge Robert Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals. In June, President Barack Obama presented Wilkins to fill one of three vacant seats. This court is considered by many to be the second most important in the country because of what People For the American Way describes as its “unique influence over the shape of our nation’s laws, determining the meaning and even the constitutionality of federal legislation and regulation across a broad spectrum of issues: national security, campaign finance, voting rights, workers’ rights, consumer rights, environment and energy policy, telecommunications and more.” wi The Washington Informer

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Education in the District went through many changes during the course of 2013.

In addition to the major improvements made to District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) under the leadership of Chancellor Kaya Henderson, the District welcomed the continued physical and academic improvements of schools throughout the DCPS system. The Informer also documented the merging and closing of schools due to the influx of new residents.

Schools Budget Hearing Hits on Key Issues At-Large D.C. Council member David Catania made the point during a May schools budget hearing that he wants to ensure that the proposed spending plans for city and charter schools are in compliance with Mayor Vincent C. Grays’s Fiscal Year 2014 expenditures. Catania, chair of the council’s Education Committee said there’s a lack of clarity between the two school systems’ spending allocations that needs to be dealt with prior to the mayor’s budget being approved later this month.

BSU Professors Guide Students in Astrobiology Two Bowie State University (BSU) professors, Alan Anderson and Anne Osano, helped increase minority participation in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) professions by sharing with their students, research they conducted as fellows in a National Aeronautics and Space Administration program on astrobiology. During their research in Northern Virginia, they attempted to determine if life – such as bacteria – exists

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beyond earth and found that their discoveries could have major effects on future advancements in biomedicine.

Diversity Lacking in Inner-City Schools Sixty years after the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown vs.

Board of Education – the unprecedented civil rights case that dramatically impacted the quality and character of the nation’s educational system – black students attending public schools in large urban cities lack diversity when it comes to their teachers.

The panel of education experts who participated in a recent three-hour town hall meeting at Howard University in Northwest, also noted that inner-city classrooms remain largely segregated, students are being taught by white instructors who have little knowledge of how to reach out to their young charges – and more importantly, due to a shortage of black male teachers as role models, black boys are at risk for dropping out of school.

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Schools” speech at the newly-refurbished Cardozo Education Campus in Northwest, Kaya Henderson, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) chancellor, expressed the need for unity in moving the city’s public schools system forward. “The schools are on the move and headed in a new direction,” Henderson told the diverse audience of more than 300 people. “With everyone working together, nothing can stop us from achieving [our] goals,” said Henderson, 43. She cited recent DCPS achievements such as increased test scores and enrollment numbers that have been documented since the launch of her progressive “Commitment” plan in 2012.

Facebook Executive Challenges HU Students With the professional landscape of the country lacking in the number of women and other minorities in power positions, Sheryl Sandberg, a chief operating officer for social media front-runner Facebook, opted – during an October discussion with an audience of Howard University students – to not sugar-coat her message of racial and

gender inequality in government and private industry. “Men still rule the world and up until a few years ago, white men still ruled the world,” Sandberg said to the audience of bright-eyed, students who filled the university’s School of Business auditorium.

STEM Fair Winners Wow President During a daylong April ceremony, President Barack Obama praised the winners of the White House’s third annual Science Fair, as visionaries and innovators who are on the path to becoming the nation’s next generation of scientists, engineers and inventors.The science fair, which Obama said is one of his favorite White House events of the year, featured the pioneering creations of 100 whiz kids from more than 40 states, and represented 45 different competitions and organizations that recognize the talents of the country’s future leaders in science and technology.

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UDC Focused on Program Cuts, Accreditation A year ago, the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) appeared to be in big trouble.

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America lost some notable individuals during 2013.

Among those who died: Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and apartheid opposition leader, actors Peter O’Toole, Joan Fontaine, and Jim Kelly; and best-selling author Tom Clancy.

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In songs such as I Pity the Fool, Cry, Cry, Cry and Who Will the Next Fool Be. He created tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against roiling, dramatic orchestrations, and left the listener drained but awed.

Bland was 83. *Helen Thomas, legendary White House correspondent passed away peacefully at her Washington D.C. apartment, while surrounded by family and friends. Thomas, a Lebanese American, emerged as one of the most prominent White House reporters, during a time when the profession was dominated by men. Generations of women in the profession have been influenced by her work. Thomas was 92.

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African president and apartheid opponent. Mandela was 95.

Albert Murray, influential essayist, critic and novelist. Murray was 97. * Al Johnson, lead singer for the Unifics. Johnson was 65.

Dean Meminger, a guard and defender for the Knicks’ 1973 N.B.A. *Paul Walker, star of the “Fast title team. Meminger was 65. and Furious” series of films. Walker was 40.

William H. Gray III, a thirdgeneration Baptist minister from Joshua Marks, finalist on the third Philadelphia who won a seat in season of FOX’s “MasterChef.”

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Mulgrew Miller, a jazz pianist.

Jim Kelly, an actor whose sharp wit Miller was 57. and martial arts chops played a big part in Bruce Lee’s “Enter the Dragon.”

Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” Kelly was 67. of British politics, who turned her country in a sharply conservative James Gandolfini, best known for direction, led it to victory in the his role on “The Sopranos,” died Falklands War and helped guide the after suffering from a heart attack.

United States and the Soviet Union Gandolfini was 51. through the last difficult years of the Cold War. Thatcher was 87.

Walt Bellamy, the Hall of Fame center who was among the leading N.B.A. scorers and rebounders of the Annette Funicello, who won America’s heart as a 12-year-old in 1960s. Bellamy was 74.

Mickey Mouse ears on the “Mickey Mouse Club” children’s television show Chico Hamilton, a drummer and bandleader who helped put California died in April 8. Funicello was 70. on the modern-jazz map. Hamilton Pat Summerall, the Giants’ was 92. outstanding place-kicker who later went on to work with John Madden Ken Norton, who had three for two decades in network television memorable fights with Muhammad Ali, breaking Ali’s jaw in winning their as the lead broadcast team for NFL first bout, then losing twice, and who football for CBS and Fox. He died on went on to become the World Boxing April 16. Summerall was 82.

Council heavyweight champion, died on Sept. 18 in the Las Vegas suburb of Ray Williams, a former New York Henderson, Nev. Norton was 70.

Knicks guard who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association L. C. Greenwood, a 6-foot-6 blend of (NBA). Williams was 58. power, speed and style. The defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers died on Donald Byrd, one of the world’s Sept. 29. Greenwood was 67. leading jazz trumpeters. Byrd was 80.

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J.J. Cale, the famed songwriter.

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George Duke, American musician and producer in both jazz and pop music genres. Duke was 67.

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Edward I. Koch, former New York mayor. Koch was 88.

Richie Havens, singer. Havens was 72.

Lou Myer, actor best known for his role as ornery restaurant owner Mr. Gaines on the television series “A Different World.” Myer was 76.

Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross. Kelly was 34.

Yusef Lateef, Grammy award winning musician. Lateef was 93.

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The Informer covered lifestyle and entertainment from around the globe in 2013 that included oneon-one exclusives with performers like Idris Elba and Denzel Washington, and Black History Month celebrations in London, England. Additionally, the Informer spotlighted the eclectic arts scene in Washington, D.C. and the region, including music artists in genres like – hip hop (Common), R&B (Jill Scott and Diana Ross), Jazz (Gregory Porter), as well as museum and gallery exhibits, conversations with local and nationally-renowned artists, books, films, television, and the latest cars. The paper provided coverage of venue events and performances at Wolf Trap; the DC Jazz Festival; Filmfest DC and the H Street Festival.

Postal Service Releases Ray Charles Stamp Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and legendary “Georgia on My Mind” singer, the late Ray Charles, now appears on one of the Post Office’s Forever Stamps. The Post Office continues to honor African-American legends and momentous events in black history, including the release last month of a civil rights stamp which followed those of Rosa Parks, tennis legend, Althea Gibson, and others.

Sculptor’s Bronze of Douglass Finds a Permanent Home For more than two years, the statue of Frederick Douglass stood in the foyer of One Judiciary Square in Northwest, destined for the Capitol but stuck in a political and legislative limbo. In June, after more than a decade of efforts to get a statue representing the District of Columbia in Congress’ Statuary Hall, a 7-foot statue of Douglass, a renowned abolitionist, orator, author, and diplomat, was unveiled there.

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D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, GOP Chairman Reince Priebus, Douglass descendants, and a host of D.C. politicos, luminaries and residents crowded into Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor’s Center for the unveiling.

D.C. Fashion Week 2013 Showcases Homegrown Talent D.C. Fashion Week 2013, featuring the Spring and Summer 2014 Collections of designers from around the world kicked off its 19th cycle at the Woolly Mammoth Theater, Monday, Sept. 23, with an eco-friendly designer showcase. Innovative works, including dresses made of up-cycled cork screws and dolls by Isagus Extroversions, demonstrated how ordinary materials could be transformed into extraordinary works of wearable art.

Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Ropes in Crowds Safeway and Upscale magazine partnered in September with the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo to bring the high-energy rodeo back to the D.C. metropolitan area. To the delight of The Washington Informer

audiences and rodeo fans, some of the nation’s most skilled and entertaining African-American cowboys and cowgirls competed in such events as Bare Back Riding, Tie-Down Roping, Barrel Racing, and Bull Dogging.

Kinsey Collection Featured at Reginald F. Lewis Museum Philanthropist couple Bernard and Shirley Kinsey spent nearly three decades gathering as many as 400 authentic and rare works of art, artifacts, books, documents and manuscripts, all which tell the often untold story of African-American achievement and contributions. The culmination of the collection counts as an impressive touring exhibition spanning more than 400 years of history aptly titled, “The Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey,” which opened to the public at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore on Saturday, Nov. 2 and will be on display through March 4, 2014.

Doctor Who Fans Celebrate 50thAnniversary Little did executives at BBC One know when they broadcast

the first episode of Doctor Who on November 23, 1963, that the collective imaginations of millions of viewers would gravitate toward the madman with a box and eventually make common references to Cybermen, the TARDIS, and fish fingers & custard.

Jazzman Gregory Porter offers Powerful, Intimate Vocals on Liquid Spirit Gregory Porter mesmerized a sold-out crowd at the Howard Theatre with his deep baritone voice and the sultry lyrics of his latest release Liquid Spirit. Porter’s Liquid Spirit marks his Blue Note Records debut, following two critically-acclaimed indie label albums, Water (2010) and Be Good (2012), both of which garnered Grammy nominations.

Bowie State to Honor Legendary Motown Duo, Ashford & Simpson The Bowie State University (BSU) Foundation hosted a special tribute concert in May to honor the life and legacy of the

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*Langston Golf Course Celebrated Its Heritage The historic Langston Golf Course in Northeast, the 74-year-old sports cathedral is a home away from home for many avid golfers. Langston has been both a playground and a meeting ground for generations of African-American golfers.

On Saturday, June 8, course officials hosted a Langston Heritage celebration – an historic, educational, community and family-focused day honoring Langston Golf Course and the Wake-Robin Golf Club for its induction into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame in Decatur, Ga. Pictured above, golf instructor Ray Savoy, stands in front of the Langston Golf Course clubhouse in Northeast on June 2.

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Atlas Presents Kafka Fragments January 11

A musical journey through the life and writings of Franz Kafka in awardwinning composer's Gyorgy Kurtag arrangement for soprano and violin.

Liner Notes: The Love Movement

January 24-25 A fresh new show that explores songs and artists that speak to love in every way featuring new liner notes, poetry and visual media.

Fanfare Ciocarlia January 17

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Baseball’s Greatest Relief Pitcher, Mariano Rivera Bids Farewell New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera, known as the best ever on the diamond, has called it quits. At 43, Rivera retired after 18 stellar seasons in the Bronx, helping the Yankees capture five of its record 27

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world championships, seven league titles, and 12 division crowns, including nine in a row from 1998 to 2006. During his career, Rivera posted an 82-60 record, a 2.21 earned run average, and 1,173 strikeouts.

For the man known as “The Closer,” the most eye-popping stat forever will be the record-shattering 652 career saves he posted over 18 seasons.

Wizards Star, Wall, Signs $80 Million Contract, at 22 John Wall gritted his teeth and choked back tears as Washington Wizards executives announced details of the star guard’s new five year, $80 million deal during a news conference in August. Wall holds career averages of 16.9 points, 8.0 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 184 career games. Those numbers place Wall in the same elite category as Milwaukee Bucks Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, the great Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson and Los Angeles Clippers All-Star Chris Paul as

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Nationals Host Informer Spelling Bee Winners Prior to the Washington-Atlanta Major League Baseball game on Saturday, April 13 at Nationals Park in Southeast, winners of the Washington Informer Spelling Bee contest were honored before the sellout crowd. Denise Rolark Barnes, publisher of the Washington Informer and Marketing Director Ron Burke, joined the Spelling Bee winners on the field.

Jamaicans Overtake Penn Relays Jamaicans from all over the world soaked up the atmosphere, indulged their passion for track and field and cheered for team and country at this year’s Penn Relays. More than 110,000 spectators packed the University of Pennsylvania’s

Franklin Field to enjoy three days of competition among more than 15,000 competitors. High school and college students and professional club teams vied for bragging rights and supremacy at an event that celebrated its 119th year. Such is Jamaica’s impact on the relays that last year, relay organizers declared that Jamaica’s national flag would officially fly at this year’s Penn Relay Carnival in Philadelphia from April 25-27.

Lamont Peterson Prepares to Fight Lucas Matthysse District native and International Boxing Federation junior welterweight World Champion Lamont Peterson held a Washington, D.C. media workout on May 9 at the Bald Eagle Recreation Center in Southwest, ahead of his May 18 showdown against Lucas Matthysse. The event, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, will be televised live on SHOWTIME®. After the extensive workout, Peterson answered questions from local media. wi

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Looking Back, Moving Forward Congratulations from Readers on the Informer’s Upcoming 50th Anniversary in October!

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Shuttle and Tour Services Stopping the Pipeline to Prison Led by Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church (MAMEC)’s Mighty Men of Metropolitan, in collaboration with 40 partners, a silent march and call to action were designed to increase awareness of the disproportionate arrest rates and incarceration of African Americans. The event was intended to stimulate urgency for ending increasing gun violence, which continues to claim too many African-American lives.

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african methodist episcopal

Pilgrim Baptist Church

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

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

700 I. Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20002 Pastor Louis B. Jones, II and Pilgrim invite you to join us during our July and August Summer schedule! Attire is Christian casual.

Worship: Sundays@ 7:30 A.M. & 10:00 A.M. 3rd Sunday Holy Communion/Baptism/Consecration Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @12:00 Noon @ 6:30 P.M. – One Hour of Power!

(202) 547-8849 www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

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

Twelfth Street Christian Church

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

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

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

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464 Schedule of Service Sunday Service: 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org

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

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Crusader Baptist Church

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

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

“God is Love”

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

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

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

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

Third Street Church of God

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

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

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

Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

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

Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.”

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

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Rev. John W. Davis, Pastor

Church of Living Waters

52 Years of Expert Engraving Services

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

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

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Israel Baptist Church

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

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

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

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

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

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

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

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

St. Luke Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

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

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

Salem Baptist Church

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

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Florida Avenue Baptist Church Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

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

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

Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

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

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

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

Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M 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 Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor 13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560 Services: Sunday Worship 11 AM Sunday School 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study - Wed. 7 PM “A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”

Shiloh Baptist Church

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

New Members Class 9:30a.m.

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

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

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

Peace Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Sunday Morning Worship Service 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:50am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm “The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address pbcexec@verizon.net

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Rev. R. Vincent Palmer Pastor

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working....

And We Are Working With GOD

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

Third Sunday Baptismal & Holy Communion:10:30 a.m.

Tuesday Church At Study Prayer & Praise: 6:30 p.m.

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

Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m.

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

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

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 Motto: God First

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

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

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF

Administration No. 2013 ADM 1219

Administration No. 2013 ADM 00561

Charles B. Rogers Decedent

Myra Carter Decedent

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

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

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

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

Towanna A, Brown, whose address is 4408 19th Avenue, Temple Hills, MD 20748, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Charles B. Rogers, who died on November 1, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before June 19, 2014. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before June 19, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Deborah D. Boddie, whose address is 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Myra Carter, who died on May 7, 2011 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 June 26, 2014. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before June 26, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: December 19, 2013

Date of first publication: December 26, 2013

Towanna A. Brown Personal Representative

Deborah D. Boddie Personal Representative

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Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration Number 1288 Estate of Sadie Williams

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Debra A. Garner for

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standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth.

call Ron Burke at

Admit to probate the will date April 25, 1987 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses

202-561-4100

Date of first publication: 12/26/13

Personal Representative: Debra A. Garner

or email

Anne Meister Register of Wills

rburke@washingtoninformer.com

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

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

Administration No. 2013 ADM 1241

Administration No. 2013 ADM 1238

Administration No. 2013 ADM 1231

Annie J. Kavanaugh Decedent

Kathryn Ruth Tinker Reinhard Decedent

Simon W. Melech Decedent

Ronald Dixon Bynum & Jenkins 1010 Cameron Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Attorney

Dennis A. Baird, Esq. 1323 Fenwick Lane Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney

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

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

Carol Marshall, whose address is 64 Longfellow Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Annie J. Kavanaugh, who died on May 13, 2013 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before June 26, 2014. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before June 26, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Karen DeDomenico, whose address is 1 Bowling Lane, West Port CT 06880, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Kathryn Ruth Tinker Reinhard, who died on May 23, 2011 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 June 19, 2014. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before June 19, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Jaroslaw E. Melech, whose address is 3819 58th Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20754, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Simon W. Melech, who died on November 5, 2006 with a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 2, 2014. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 2, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: December 26, 2013

Date of first publication: December 19, 2013

Date of first publication: January 2, 2014

Carol Marshall Personal Representative

Karen DeDomenico Personal Representative

Jaroslaw E. Melech Personal Representative

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INDUSTRIAL BANK BELIEVED IN ME When the original Carolina Kitchen’s leased building burned down, owner Lance London had trouble getting bankers to finance a new restaurant…Until he met Doug Dillon.

Doug heads Industrial Bank’s Commercial Lending department.

When Doug first met Lance, he recognized Lance’s solid character, his past success and the potential for his next location in Largo. When other bankers would not, Doug drew on his experience making business loans to extend a critical SBA loan to Lance.

What no one knew back then is that Carolina Kitchen would one day be a two-time winner of Steve Harvey’s Neighborhood Award (“Hoodie”) for Best Soul Food restaurant in the country. Lance now has several credit facilities with Industrial Bank (including one for the Carolina Kitchen and TKO Burger restaurants coming soon to DC, near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station).

Whether it’s through a conventional loan or a loan supported by SBA, DC’s Collateral Support Program, or the US-DOT Short Term Lending Program, if you have the know-how, all of our loan officers have the products, knowledge and depth of lending experience to make your business dreams come true!

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www.industrial-bank.com for Commercial Lending, call (202)-722-2097 or email us at: commercial@industrial-bank.com 32 January 2, - January 8, 2014

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