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Top leaders from both the House and Senate met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 2 for a briefing about Trump’s controversial border wall and as he said in a tweet, to “make a deal.” The meeting came on the heels of the 12th day of a partial federal government shutdown, leaving a quarter of the government closed and 800,000 federal workers furloughed or forced to work without pay. Democrats, poised to take control of the House, say they have a plan to reopen the government – and it does not include the $5 billion requested by the president for his wall with Mexico. There have been almost no discussions
The D.C. Council has new chairs of committees that will have far-ranging powers in the John A. Wilson Building for the next two years. On Dec. 20, council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) announced that council members Trayon White (D-Ward 8) and Robert White (D-At Large) will become the leaders of the Committee on Recreation & Youth Affairs and the Committee on Facilities & Procurement, respectively, for Council Period 23. “I made these decisions based on consultations with council members and based on members’ interests,” Mendelson said at an informal council meeting. “I got a lot of comments from people outside
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Braveboy Prioritizes Restorative Justice, Outreach By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy stood outside on a chilly Saturday morning last month in Annapolis to support college students rallying for the state of Maryland to end financial and other disparities at the state’s four HBCUs. A few weeks later, she spoke to girls in Camp Springs at an “Unapologetically Girl” workshop.
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The 44-year-old former state delegate enjoys attending community events and talking with people, but now she will do that as the county’s top prosecutor. “I know the potential of this community and I also know the talent. I can relate to people,” she said during an interview Friday, Dec. 28 inside her office in Upper Marlboro. “I represent what any child in this county can do.” Since being officially elected Nov. 6, she’s personally met with almost everyone in the office of more than 200 prosecutors,
paralegals and other staff. She created a discovery unit where individuals will help collect evidence from the Police Department and other public safety agencies. Braveboy said the unit will allow attorneys more time to prepare for trials, with the workload reaching up to 80 cases per day in the state’s second-largest jurisdiction. A community affairs team continues to work on outreach efforts and create a future “in-
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Shutdown Talks Permeate Watchnight Services By Hamil R. Harris WI Contributing Writer Watch Night services are a religious tradition for people of many faiths dating back centuries. But this week, whether it was New Year’s Eve or Jan. 1, clergy and faith leaders dedicated extra time for services and prayer for federal workers caught in the crossfire between President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats. Rev. Henry P. Davis, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Highland Park, said that his Landover congregation started holding special prayers the Sunday after the shutdown because about 25 percent of his 3,500 members work for the federal government.
“When it comes to the government shut down God wants to shift up,” said Floyd, pastor of Heart Changers Baptist Church in Silver Springs. “Although there is a government shutdown there is an opportunity for different options and prayer for our national leadership. The country cannot be run like a business, the country must be run like a nation. We have a president in the White House who is focused more on business than people.” “It is time to shift gears in your finance, in your spiritual life, in your ministry and I am encouraging people to start a business, operate in excellence and be good stewards to over their lives,” Floyd said. “My own personal prayer is to see more programs for the homeless and
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Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats. “We are trying to give people hope and to put our trust in God and not man,” Davis said. “This is a challenging time. We ask people affected by the shutdown to come forward for prayer and I think that was an eye-opening experience for our church.” Rev. Ianther Mills, pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church in Northwest, said that her congregation’s New Year’s service featured three ministers that focused on the past, present and the future of the congregation and issues that people are dealing with at this time. “I am speaking about forgiveness and serving a God who knows us by our name,” Mills said. “We are praying for reconciliation and a way forward in this time and in our political climate because what is happening to folks economically.” Rev. L.K. Floyd, 32, president of the Missionary Baptist Ministers Conference of Washington DC and the Vicinity, was invited to preach Dec. 30 in New York City, where his message was titled “Shifting Up.”
youth in the community and to see the church leave the four walls and become more actively engaged with the everyday person.” Rev. Graylan Hagler, pastor of the Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in the District, also had Trump on his mind. “My New Years in my sermon was titled, “It Will Come Out in the Wash,’” Hagler said. “We are in an evil context. It is not even right versus left, it is evil and unless we work things out in short order the country will become a mighty country of the past.” But despite the situation, Davis said members of his congregation are not losing heart. “I hear from our congregation a sense of hope. We believe that God sees through all situations and our overall theme in 2019 is to continue to focus on our faith. The Bible says without faith, it is impossible to please God. We want to share our focus, our faith and to live out our faith.” WI
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JAN. 4 1853 – Solomon Northrup, author of “12 Years a Slave,” regains his freedom after being kidnapped and sold into slavery. 1935 – Boxing great Floyd Patterson is born in Waco, North Carolina. 1937 – Famed opera singer Grace Bumbry is born St. Louis.
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JAN. 8 1811 – Charles Deslandes leads the German Coast Uprising, a slave revolt in Louisiana. 1922 – Charles Young, the first Black man to achieve the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army, dies at 57 while on a reconnaissance mission in Nigeria. 1967 – R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly is born in Chicago.
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By Hamil R. Harris WI Contributing Writer On the first night of Kwanzaa, members of the Ethiopian community hosted a celebration at the Thurgood Marshall Center in Northwest that began with a chorus of drums accompanied by African dancers under the direction of Melvin Deal. For decades, Deal has been a community priest who has been at the center of celebrations, spiritual services and special moments across the region to help connect people to Mother Africa. Whether it is a Kwanzaa service or the recent 175th anniversary of the District’s Galbraith African Methodist Episcopal Zion, one can count on seeing Deal and his rhythmic procession of drummers. “The drum is the centerpiece that connects the spiritual world and physical world that allows the voice of God to speak to the people,” said Deal, 75, a District native who has dedicated his life to connecting people in the D.C. area to the ceremonies of Africa through performance and teaching students in the city’s public schools. Deal often has four engagements a week and over the years he has trained hundreds of drummers and dancers in the traditions of African cul-
ture that include honoring the ancestors, the pouring of libations, the symbolism of the drum and the symphony of people dancing to a joyous rhythm. One of the closest people to Deal is Joseph Ngwa, 78, a native of Cameroon who is has been working with Deal since 1982. “I believe that the ancestors of Africa brought me to the United States to work Melvin Deal and many other groups in the area,” Ngwa said. “The drums are the opening invocation for the presence of the ancestors. I came to the United States to become a physician but drumming is more powerful than being a medical doctor because it is reawaking of the ancestor’s children who were dumbed down by their enslavement.” Ngwa is usually standing shoulder to shoulder with Deal during the ceremonies and even though he doesn’t have any biological children, he is “Baba,” or father, to hundreds of young men trained to appreciate the importance of the drum as it relates to the African culture. “I use the power of the drum to remind people where they came from and who they are,” he said. “And even though we have been dumbed down by the oppression of slavery, we do not forget that we come from Africa
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and Africa is not a jungle and it never has been.” Both Deal and Ngwa have mentored and taught hundreds of District schoolchildren. Deal teaches drums and dance at the Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts and Ngwa teaches drums at the Woodlawn School. Ngwa said the drum “rekindles the children’s learning faculties and helps in their holistic development.” “Melvin Deal is really an anchor that keeps us tied into our cultural roots and it helps to remind us that while we are here in the United States our origins are not here,” said Rev. Graylan Hagler, pastor of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, who welcomed Deal and the dancers during the Community Kwanzaa Imani Celebration and African Conscious Award Presentation at the church on New Year’s Day. Deal said that while the ceremonies are loud and often seem chaotic, it is all part of a divine order. “The icons, the drums, the horns, the rattles, the people and the chief are part … because many people and dancers are telling a story about the importance of moral and ethnic values that help people find their place in society,” he said. wi
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Editor’s Note: On January 1, 1863, slavery in the U.S. was “abolished” with the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln who invoked presidential war powers. But it only applied to slaves in the 10 states still in rebellion and did not affect the status of slaves in the border states that had remained loyal to the Union (hopefully, readers see the irony therein). But as even Lincoln realized that it could be overturned by Congress at any time, freedom was legally granted when Congress made changes to the U.S. Constitution with the Thirteenth Amendment which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, ratified by the required number of states on Dec. 6, 1865. Even so, questions remained: what would the end of slavery mean? what rights did former slaves now possess? and who would determine the extent of their rights and the methods by which they would be exercised? Finally, despite the abolishment of slavery throughout the U.S., new forms of oppression quickly arose including Black Codes, white supremacist violence and the selective enforcement of statutes all of which continued to subject many Blacks, particularly those in the South, to involuntary labor and second-class citizenship.
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D.C. Sued for Unfair Ward 5 Halfway House Process
By James Wright WI Contributing Writer
One of the District of Columbia’s leading administrative law attorneys has filed a lawsuit trying to stop a halfway house being built in the city without the proper consultation of community and political leaders. Attorney Donald Temple filed a complaint in the District of Columbia Superior Court on Dec. 18 against the District government for approving a halfway house in Ward 5 without going through the normal channels of community consultation and for the D.C. Zoning Commission for giving the project a green light using ambiguous standards. On Nov. 1, the Federal Bureau of Prisons awarded a five-year, $60 million contract to Core DC, LLC for a 300-bed residential re-entry management center (RRMC) commonly known as a halfway house. The proposed halfway house sits on 3400 New York Avenue NE. However, Temple alleges that prior to the contract award, neither the BOP or Core communicated with D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) or the Ward 5 residents that are in the immediate neighborhood. Temple said the BOP’s solicitation requires the contractor to notify local government officials of its plans to open and operate the halfway house and that D.C. zoning regulations are so vague that they don’t protect residents who don’t want a halfway house in their neighborhood. “Our lawsuit challenges the location of a halfway house in Ward 5 but specifically challenges the vagueness of amended Zoning Commission regulations,” Temple said in a statement to The Informer. “The new rules no longer define the term halfway house clearly enough for citizens to protect their rights, which I believe is unconstitutional.” Temple received his bachelor’s degree from Howard University in 1975 and a juris doctorate from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1978 and a master of laws from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1981. He has received recognition for his work in successfully suing the D.C. Office of the Chief Financial Officer and the University of the District of Columbia for unfairly firing a Black female law professor and denying her tenure, both in 2016, and in 1997, suing retailer Ed Bauer for racism against Black customers.
In his statement, Temple said that Bannum, an offender rehabilitation agency based in Port Richey, Fla., for federal inmates, tried a few years ago to build a facility in Ward 5 but the residents protested vehemently and the project ended. In the District, public and private sector projects generally are vetted for community approval before a groundbreaking begins. It usually starts with the advisory neighborhood commissioner and then it will go before the advisory neighborhood commission for approval. If that project meets the commission’s approval it can proceed before the D.C. Council and/or the affected District agency with a “great weight” recommendation, meaning that the commission’s decision must be considered strongly. District statutory law strongly encourages commission support for projects and actions. Regarding federal projects, it is the practice that the U.S. House of Representatives member receives notification of the project and their support secured. It would appear that Core didn’t go through this process and that has upset Temple. McDuffie has voiced serious reservations about the halfway house and made that clear in a Nov. 28, 2018, letter to Hugh Hurwitz, the acting director of BOP. “Core is required to ensure that ‘at least two levels of local government officials have been notified of their intent to open and operate a residential re-entry center,’” McDuffie said. “As the Council member for Ward 5, I have received no such notification. Furthermore, I have spoken with Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Jacqueline Manning, whose single-member district, 5C04, includes the [3400 New York Avenue NE] location and she too received no notification of Core intent to operate a [halfway house].” As a result, McDuffie said, he requested that the BOP rescind Core’s contract noting that Core previously refused to engage the community of its intentions on an earlier project. McDuffie sent a copy of the letter to Norton, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and Manning. McDuffie also wrote a letter to Hurwitz on Nov. 14 noting his concerns about Core’s lack of interaction in the past regarding community consultation. While Temple appreciates McDuffie’s actions, he said “that is the political side and we are focusing on the legal side.” WI
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Education, Criminal Justice Among Priorities for Black Lawmakers By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill When the Maryland General Assembly reconvenes Wednesday, Jan. 9, it will feature a record 72 female elected officials, sexual harassment training in the first week from Tina Tchen, a former aide to first lady Michelle Obama, and, of course, efforts to balance the state budget. With hundreds of pieces of legislation scheduled to be reviewed, ridiculed and accepted during the 90-day session, the state’s Legislative Black Caucus, which comprises about 40 percent of the Democratic slate, also outlined its annual “priority agenda” focused on education, health care and criminal justice. Delegate Diana Fennell (D-District 47A) of Colmar Manor will lead an economic push on “Fight
for $15” legislation to increase that dollar amount as the state’s hourly minimum wage. Instead of writing the statue for implementation in 2023, the goal would now be 2022. She continues to work on crafting the bill scheduled to be introduced next week. “We really need it because there are a lot of people who can’t afford to pay rent, their utilities,” she said. “We are trying … to get it done.” One major item lawmakers plan to keep an eye on will be the pending lawsuit by the four Maryland historically Black colleges and universities against the state. The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, heard from lawyers on both sides Dec. 11 on whether the state has adequately funded the state’s HBCUs — Bowie State, Coppin State, Morgan State and Maryland Eastern Shore.
A judge’s decision could be made during the Maryland legislative session. “The Black Caucus has been intricately involved in speaking to the HBCU presidents and attorneys with the governor’s office,” said Delegate Darryl Barnes (D-District 25) of Upper Marlboro, who also chairs the Black Caucus. “Conversations have been meaningful and we are moving the ball forward. If things work out the way we are looking, it should be a win for our HBCUs.” A spokeswoman from the state’s Higher Education Commission, the agency named in the suit, declined comment because the case is currently in litigation. Some HBCU students and alumni and supporters rallied outside the State House in Annapolis last month to urge Gov. Larry Hogan to drop the state’s appeal to the suit. They also signed petitions to give Hogan as he hosted a holiday party at the governor’s mansion. Maryland HBCUs Matters Coalition and other advocates have estimated at least $1 billion to fully and equally fund the four schools, compared to settlement of $100 million over a 10-year period that Hogan offered in February 2018. Hogan’s deal equates to $2.5 million per year for each of the schools. One reason HBCU advocates still claim inequity stemmed from last session’s budget discussions in the General Assembly. Operating funds for the four
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5 Jose Garcia (right), a student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, speaks during a Dec. 8 rally in Annapolis to support full and equal funding for his and the state’s three other historically Black colleges and universities. (Photo by William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Prince George’s Representatives Prepare for General Assembly By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Julian Ivey didn’t consider a future in politics, but an encounter at 18 years old with state troopers at the University of Maryland in College Park helped rethink that position. Although Ivey encountered no harm, the mere fact he felt threatened just because he’s a young Black man pushed him to speak out on a variety of topics. He and others on campus organized various grass-roots campaigns and activities that included a basketball game with police officers. “I want to make sure I am impactful and successful as I can be.,” said Ivey, now 23, a former Cheverly town councilman who will serve as a state delegate representing District 47A. “You have a whole team of people willing to help you. Every day we are going to wake up and fight for the people of Prince George’s.” Ivey will join several other Prince George’s County representatives elected in November to serve in Annapolis and improve their communities from a state perspective. The other Democrats who plan to serve with Ivey in the House of Delegates include former County Council members Andrea Harrison (District 24) and Mary Lehman (District 21); Nick Charles (District 25); Wanika Fisher (District 47B); Veronica Turner (District 26); and Ron Watson (District 23B). Malcolm Augustine (District 47), an alternate on Metro’s board of directors, and former County Councilman Obie Patterson will serve in the state Senate.
5 Delegate-elect Julian Ivey (Courtesy photo)
They attended an orientation session last month about drafting bills, committee setup, briefings on the ongoing education proposal from the Kirwan Commission and other information involved in state government. Each person will also review specific legislation presented by the county delegation such as a proposal to add additional speed cameras along Route 210, long considered one of the state’s most dangerous highways. Only one camera was approved in the southbound direction at the intersection of Route 210 and Old Fort Road near Livingston Square shopping center in Fort Washington. Patterson will represent District 26 as one of the few officials familiar with Annapolis because he served from 1995 to 2007. “The most enlightening thing for me was to network with other colleagues,” he said. “This time now, you have almost a complete make-over of the General Assembly. We have about 18 new senators coming on board. We get there and learn about each other’s personalities. I’m excited to get to work.” WI
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BUSINESS Some New Laws to Look For in 2019 By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia After D.C. Council voted unanimously to approve an expansive climate bill requiring utility providers to generate 100 percent of their energy supply from renewable sources by 2032, it’s expected the new law would put the District on a faster, formally pledged timeline toward cutting utility emissions than any state in the country. The plan is to dramatically decrease emissions from electricity by ramping up the requirements on utility providers. The city’s current law already mandates that utility providers derive 50 percent of their energy supply from renewable sources by 2032, with 5 percent carved out for solar, according to the website citylab.com. The new bill doubles these figures to 100 percent renewables by 2032 with 10 percent solar by 2041. While it isn’t something that residents would tangibly see in 2019, it is one of a few new laws that come with the new year. D.C. Council has indicated that in 2019, a new law may commence that would include clergy to the list of those mandated to report child abuse or neglect, in response to a shocking 2018 sexual abuse report that rocked the Catholic Church. Also, residents, stakeholders and just about everyone else may see some results stemming from the net
neutrality fight as that battle makes its way through federal court. The Federal Communications Commission, internet service providers such as AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp., and congressional Republicans are lined up against tech companies such as Amazon.com Inc. and Facebook Inc., Democratic lawmakers, and a raft of states including California and New York, according to Bloomberg Law. At issue is whether and how internet service providers (ISPs) should be prevented from blocking or slowing data traffic flowing across their networks, and whether they should be allowed to charge content providers more for faster data speeds. There’s also a fundamental policy debate over whether the FCC can pre-empt states from regulating net neutrality, Bloomberg reported. “Ultimately, the long-term answer has to be bipartisan legislation,” Daniel Lyons, a telecom professor at Boston College Law School, told Bloomberg Law. “As long as that’s missing, we’re going to keep seeing this ping-pong cycle.” The District and at least five states have passed laws that raised the minimum age from 18 to 21 for the purchase of long guns, and many of those laws take effect Jan. 1, 2019. Many of those laws were acted on after the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people.
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At least a dozen other states already prohibit ownership or possession of long guns by individuals younger than 21, according to a CNBC report. Federal law currently prohibits the sale of handguns from a licensed retailer to people under age 21. Several national retailers also have moved to curb sales of certain guns to customers younger than 21, including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Kroger-owned Fred Meyer superstores as well as Walmart, the network reported. Some of those under-21 policies also restrict ammunition sales and have led to lawsuits. “A big trend you’re seeing now isn’t just getting laws on the books, but ensuring that there is funding attached to actually be able to implement the law,” said Kyleanne Hunter, vice president of programs at the District-based advocacy group Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. WI
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By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins In less than two decades, immigrants from Latin America, Asia, the Pacific Islands, Africa, and the Caribbean have significantly changed the District’s
ethnic composition, according to a recently-released report by the Bowser administration. D.C.’s Ethiopian community, more than 30,000 strong, has brought about a significant part of that cultural renaissance, having weathered the storm of gentrification by maintaining
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tight-knit communities and economic centers in and along Georgia Avenue, Shaw, Silver Spring and Alexandria. “You’re coming to a new place through some difficult circumstances, so you’re shocked by the high-rise buildings and flashy materials,” Ethiopian-born entrepreneur and Generation Xer Markorios said as he reflected on his experiences as a newly-arrived teenager in the 1980s and the events that brought him to the District. “There was a war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. At that young age, I was eligible for the National Service and would have to fight my own people,” continued Markorios, who asked to use a pseudonym. Markorios counts among the 15 percent of District residents who emigrated from a foreign country to embark on a new life in the nation’s capital. The Bowser administration and the Urban Institute recently highlighted this group and their families in a report titled “State of Immigrants in D.C.” That report, released in mid-December, shows that the District’s African immigrant population increased by nearly 60 percent since the turn of the century. People born in Ethiopia, including Markorios’ friends and families, represent the majority of newcomers, some of whom used the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program launched in the early 1990s. “The Ethiopian community was sparse, but the volume kept increasing over time,” Markorios said. “By the 2000s you could see the shift – not just
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because of the visa but because people were getting established and folks congregate where they have community. You need someone to help you maneuver this new space.” Markorios’ perspective adds nuance to the findings outlined in the Bowser administration’s 22-page report, titled “State of Immigrants in D.C,” which highlights various aspects of the immigrant experience including economic advancement, education, health and housing. In a statement, city officials said the information serves as a means of bringing greater attention to the diversity of D.C.’s immigrant population and providing feedback about how they can more effectively utilize local programs to improve their quality of life. “Whether you have been here for five generations or five minutes, we remain focused on working for all D.C. residents and that includes immigrants who now call the District home,” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a statement in December. “This report tells us where we are making strides and where more work needs to be done, helping my [a]dministration better understand the specialized needs of our various and vibrant immigrant communities and move them all forward on pathways to the middle class,” the statement continued. The Bowser administration-Urban Institute collaboration closed a tumultuous year for immigrants across the nation, targets of what has been described as U.S. President
Donald Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric and policy. In 2016, weeks after Trump won the presidential election, the Bowser administration reaffirmed D.C.’s status as a “Sanctuary City,” meaning it would limit its cooperation with the federal government in enforcing immigration laws. The current federal government shutdown hinges on Oval Office’s insistence that a $70 billion wall along the U.S.-Mexico border will deter the entry of women, men and children from Mexico, Guatemala, and other Central American countries seeking asylum. Last year, a White House insider confirmed that Trump questioned the presence of African, Haitian, and Salvadoran immigrants and called their places of origin as “sh*thole countries” during a discussion about a bipartisan immigration proposal that would determine how and to whom immigration officials dole out visas. While Markorios noted that his peers have become more cognizant of what he described as United States’ bigotry toward those considered “the other,” he said Ethiopians have a long way to go in understanding the trauma of chattel slavery. “It’s something I’ve noticed,” he said. “Most white people are disarmed when you’re not an African American. There’s no stigma of slavery, and we become a sort of sanitizer. A lot of Ethiopians aren’t aware of white supremacy. They’re just chasing the dollar and making life better for themselves.” WI
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SHUTDOWN from Page 1 until this point with members of both parties and Trump and so the meeting offered both sides a chance to restart talks. Invitations for the meeting went to incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer as well as House GOP leaders Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise, Senate Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin and Senate Republican leaders Mitch McConnell and John Thune. Democrats say it would be irresponsible for Senate Republicans not to take up their package, which would fund the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 8 at existing spending levels, effectively allowing more time for Trump to reconsider his refusal to budge on the Mexican border wall to that date. It would separately fund other parts of the government through the end of the current fiscal year. The Senate previously approved a stopgap bill to fund all of the remaining bills, including DHS, through Feb. 8. “If Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans refuse to support the first bill, then they are complicit with President Trump in continuing the Trump shutdown and in holding the health and safety of the American people and workers’ paychecks hostage over the wall,” incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement. “It would be the height of irresponsibility and political cynicism for Senate Republicans to now reject the same legislation they have already supported,” they said, alluding to a bill that passed the Senate in December. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), historically opposed to and warning against shutdowns, appears to have become silent amidst the current battle over funding. But that doesn’t mean has ended his support for the president. “The Senate is not going to send something to the President that he won’t sign,” said Don Stewart, a spokesman for McConnell, when asked about the House plan. Senate GOP members could take up the House bill and amend it, or try to pass their own legislation, but Stewart did not indicate which way he believes the party will decide. However, he did highlight a recent floor speech from the Senate GOP leader, where he outlined what a successful bill would need to be able to do. “In order to get us out of this mess, a negotiated solution will need to check these boxes: It will
need the support of 60 Senators, obviously including a number of Democrats. It will need to pass the House. And it will need a presidential signature,” McConnell then said. But the ramifications could be long-lasting as the bill would significantly limit the effects of the shutdown and allow the president to continue waging war with Democrats over the border wall. Moreover, McConnell will probably refrain from opening up himself or his colleagues to negative views from conservatives and the president on an issue deemed critical to the party’s base ahead of the 2020 election. The back-and-forth comes as negotiators have largely been stalemated since the Dec. 21 funding deadline. The Capitol has transformed into a ghost town with the partial shutdown, coupled with the holiday season, leaving only a handful of lawmakers in Washington.
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As the partial federal government shutdown continues, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Destination DC, the official tourism organization for the District, remind residents and visitors that “DC is Open” and have encouraged people to enjoy local events and attractions. “We know that federal government shutdowns cause many disruptions for both residents and visitors, but we want to remind everyone that while the federal government might be closed, DC is open for business,” said Mayor Bowser. “I am proud that through these challenging times, local businesses, event organizers, and others are stepping up and providing our residents and visitors continued access to resources, attractions, and activities that make DC the greatest city to live in and visit.” Despite the expected, upcoming closures of the Smithsonian museums, research centers, and the National Zoo, effective Jan. 2, a host of other events and attractions around the District will not be impacted, Bowser said. “While we’re disappointed the Smithsonian museums will close on January 2, the vast majority of things for visitors to see and do throughout Washington, DC’s neighborhoods remain open,” said Elliott L. Ferguson, II, president and CEO, Destination DC. “It’s a great time to find a deal in the city and explore The Wharf, our Michelin-rated dining scene, watch a hockey or basketball game or see
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EDUCATION Maya Jai Pinson is a Teen Voice for the Ages By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia Maya Jai Pinson has some seriously sound advice for young people. “Be committed in what you’re doing, follow your dreams and never give up,” she said. “Be consistent in everything, be passionate, be open-minded, openarmed and just have fun.” When the 14-year-old Northeast resident was asked if she’s having fun, the question was more rhetorical, particularly after an inspiring telephone conversation with Maya, who at a young age has accomplished about as much as anyone twice her age and older. “Yes, I do have fun,” she said. “My mom and dad motivate me and I just love motivating people and inspiring people.” Maya has written a children’s book called “Back Pack Lilly,” an entertaining read for ages 3 to 9. “My book is teaching kids how to prioritize their studying and schoolwork,” she said. With a daily schedule that seemingly never ends, Maya knows quite a bit about prioritizing. Her list of activities include: - Acting with more than 14 titles including starring in a new comedy series called “Dad’s Do it Too.” - Co-host of “Voices of Our Teens,” a Maryland radio talk show for teens. - Author of “Back Pack Lilly” for children ages 3-9. - Motivational speaker whose “Dream Big” speech is for children and teens. - GPA honor student (3.9 GPA). - Read over 3 million words this past school year. - 1st chair cellist. - Basketball and volleyball captain. - Volunteers by reading to day
care centers, YMCAs, Boys & Girls Centers and she reads at the National Children Medical Center Hospitals. - Preparing meals and sandwiches at churches, food kitchens and other locations for those in need. “Schoolwork comes first and I make sure that my studying work and my grades are good before I do any extracurricular activities,” Maya said. “I also have a schedule where everything is planned on a calendar so I have time to study and then relax and have fun.” While her book is a tool to help children prioritize studying, schoolwork and play, Maya has won awards as a motivational speaker and said she enjoys giving talks that inspire young ones. Her radio show is also a platform to inspire young people. “It gives kids a platform to get their voice heard on certain topics,” she said. “Young people aren’t always comfortable speaking with adults and the show gives them a chance to say what’s on their minds.” As co-host of a Maryland radio show called “Voices of Our Teens,” Maya said she finds time to speak to children and adults alike about the importance of balancing work and play in their lives with her “Stop, Drop, Work then Play” method. The radio show, which aired every third Sunday of each month from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on WOL 1450 AM and 95.9 FM News Talk Radio, has tackled such topics as teens coping with their parents’ divorce; teenage and young adult pregnancy; teen dating; and youth bullying. The show was expected to end this month. In addition to all of what she enjoys, Maya lists her niece, Janiya, and her older sister and brother, Brittany and DJ, as those she loves spending time with. “Mom and Dad are just that, Mom and Dad,” she said with
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Be your best in 2019! Submitted by AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia (DC) For people around the globe, the New Year is a time for self-improvement. Some people do this by setting New Year’s resolutions for themselves. You may even have a resolution for this year. But, sadly, many people who make resolutions end up leaving their goals behind by year’s end. For 2019, continue your journey with AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia (DC) in becoming the best version of yourself! The AmeriHealth Caritas DC #BestMe campaign is all about being the best you possible. But this isn’t just a New Year’s resolution for us. It is a commitment to improving lives all across the District. Here are some quick tips to help you continue your journey: • Stay active. Many people make exercising one of their New Year’s resolutions. You can stay active by adding exercise into your daily routine. Do it at the same time every day and keep at it. It may also help to exercise with a friend. Getting active for just 2.5 hours a week, such as going for a brisk
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pressed or angry. It takes even more courage to ask for help. Remember, you can’t be your #BestMe if you aren’t feeling like yourself. Get the support you need by seeing a therapist or talking with loved ones. It is also important to talk to your PCP about how you feel. He or she may prescribe you medicines to feel better or refer you to a specialist. Finding someone you trust can make all the difference. Thank you joining us for our campaign. If you are an AmeriHealth Caritas DC member and need help reaching your health goals, we can help. Just call Member Services at 1-866-8422810. We also want to know how you are making out this year. Tell us how you are being your #BestMe.
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EDITORIAL 2019 – A Year of Remembrance Happy New Year, or as The Reverend Jesse Jackson reminded America in a New Year’s opinion piece published Tuesday in the New York Times, January 1st for Black people is really our Emancipation Day. Reverend Jackson skillfully put forth the history and significance of the Watch Night Service, when Black Americans gather in churches across the country on New Year’s Eve to give thanks and to testify about how their faith brought them through another year. The tradition, however, goes back 156 years and is tied to Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation that promised freedom for the enslaved Black man, woman and child, beginning on January 1, 1863. On the night before, the free and enslaved “sat vigil in churches, in shabby slave shacks and in moonlit plantation woods to watch, pray and hope,” Jackson wrote, that freedom would truly be theirs. But while slavery ended by law on that day, the vestiges of America’s most inhumane and brutal institution remain. This New Year also marks slavery’s beginning 400 years ago when the White Lion, a Dutch man-of-war ship carrying a cargo of 20 Africans captured in Angola in West Africa, landed at Point Comfort, now Fort Monroe, near Jamestown, Virginia in August 1619. In 2017, the 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act, introduced by Senators Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, Roy Blunt, and Cory Booker and later introduced in the House by Representative Bobby Scott and others, authorized the U.S. Department of the Interior to plan programs and activities across the Nation to recognize the contributions of African Americans since their first arrival as African slaves. We recognize that many Americans, Black and White, would rather not be reminded – not in film, art, dialogue or any other form – about the past. It’s painful and the scars are raw and remain unhealed from an institution that lasted nearly 300 years, only ending 156 years ago. As others commit to remembering their painful past, we strongly encourage and urge Black Americans to not only remember but to give honor to those who suffered, fought and died on behalf of future generations. We agree with Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) when he testified, “It would be a great disservice not only to African Americans but to all Americans, if we fail to appropriately recognize this important milestone in our Nation’s history” and if we neglect to ensure “the true legacy of African Americans will be truthfully told.” WI
Editor’s Note: Facts about Shutdowns Since 1976, when the current budget and appropriations process was enacted, there have been 22 gaps in budget funding, 10 of which led to federal employees being furloughed. Prior to 1990, funding gaps did not always lead to government shutdowns, but since 1990 the practice has been to shut down the government for all funding gaps. Shutdowns have also occurred at the state, territorial and local levels of government. Three shutdowns have occurred during the Donald Trump administration: a three-day shutdown during January 2018 and then a funding gap occurred overnight on February 9, 2018 that did not result in workers being furloughed. The third shutdown began on December 22, 2018, over proposed funding for a US– Mexico border wall. Government shutdowns have the effect of disruption to government services and increased cost to the government due to lost labor. During the 2013 shutdown, Standard & Poor’s, the financial ratings agency, stated on October 16 that the shutdown had “to date taken $24 billion out of the economy”, and “shaved at least 0.6 percent off annualized fourth-quarter 2013 GDP growth.” WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
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By Julianne Malveaux
Listening More is My 2019 Challenge
I’m leaving 2018 behind, with its myriad trials and tribulations. For me, many of the challenges revolved around the unhealthy atmosphere in Washington, D.C., and that’s not likely to change. But many of the challenges, joys and sorrows were also personal. One of them was the loss of Robby Gregg Jr., a diversity
expert and consultant at Cook Ross, a diversity and inclusion firm in the D.C. area that was founded by my dear friend Howard Ross. Robby died unexpectedly at 58, just a week before Christmas. Alarmed at not having heard from him, a friend went to his home and found him gone. Unless you are part of the D&I community (as diversity experts call themselves), connected to Wake Forest University (Robby was a 1983 graduate), or part of the vast Maya Angelou extended family
(Robby was one of Dr. Maya’s students at Wake and an ardent supporter of the Maya Angelou school in Washington, D.C.), you probably wouldn’t know Robby. He was a man worth knowing. I’m writing about Robby because his memory has challenged me to make a 2019 resolution. I am going to endeavor to listen more, especially to people I disagree with. I’m going to seek some of these people out for conversation, and I’m also planning to have tea or a meal (without knives
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– halfway joking) with a few of them. While I will never let go of my commitments to social and economic justice, racial parity and reparations, knowing Robby made me realize that it is also important to open up to thought-provoking conversations with those whom we disagree with. Robby and I had been friends for a while, but he was no fan of my confrontational style and he didn’t mind telling me. He was offended by my Facebook page, which is a combination of policy analysis, organizing
and personal sharing. Because I live in a gentrified neighborhood where, in my opinion, my melanin-deficient neighbors can be entitled and inconsiderate, with a sprinkling of racism thrown in, I vent on my page about the Brads and the Beckys. And Robby didn’t like it. He responded that if I didn’t like my neighborhood, I should move from the home I’ve lived in for 20 years. Not. I became so angered by his suggestion that we
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By Bill Fletcher Jr.
Trump, Furloughs and Federal Sector Labor Unions
One of the most interesting aspects of the December federal shutdown is that Trump was unapologetic in identifying that it was his intent to bring it about. Normally the president or Congress will trade blame in anticipation of the shutdown but not in this case. That Trump now blames the Democrats is irrelevant and transparent. He made it clear on national television that he was going to shut down the government unless he got his toy — excuse me, his wall.
We have been through shutdowns before. They are not fun, particularly for federal workers and federal contract employees. While federal workers eventually get paid, when it comes to contract employees, there is no guarantee that they will see a dime. So the government shuts down, even partially, and many of the rest of us who are not employed by the federal government shake our heads and express frustration, but then go on with the rest of our lives. Federal workers and contract employees don’t have it so easy. Which is why the unions that represent federal workers need to do more to make shutdowns
and furloughs other than an afterthought. Yes, they must keep their members informed about developments on Capitol Hill; yes, they must encourage their members to call their Congressional representatives and the White House; but at the end of the day, is that it? One of the central challenges for unions representing federal sector workers is the same for all public sector workers: they have not linked their issues sufficiently with the issues and the concerns of the people that they serve. Let me give you an example. The political right loves to attack what they allege to be bloated govern-
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ment, but if you were to ask any regular person whether they want funds cut that go into inspecting foods, they would look at your cross-eyed. If you were to suggest to someone boarding an airplane that funds should be cut from air traffic control, they would probably want to throw you out of the plane. In other words, when it comes to the specific things that are offered by government, there are normally not significant objections. Yet, the political right is allowed, time and again, to trash government and government workers as if they are all sitting on their rears smoking cigars.
This is precisely the time to remind the public of the role of government workers and to also remind the public of the damage that Trump is doing in order to secure his “toy.” But to remind the public means to be in the streets, visiting organizations and visiting elected political representatives. It means demonstrating and staying in the public eye. It means taking advantage of radio talk shows as well as social media. It means creating a situation which is anything but normal. That is what federal labor unions need to be doing at this moment. And doing so with all deliberate speed. WI
By Marian Wright Edelman
Prayers for the Holy Season
All during the Christmas season, as millions celebrate a poor, homeless child Christians call Savior, I think about the irony of some political leaders proposing (and citizens permitting) policies that would result in millions more children becoming destitute, homeless, and hungry and being detained and cruelly separated from their parents at our borders. There are 12.8 million children living in poverty in our nation.
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Children are the poorest Americans and the younger they are the poorer they are. Nearly one in five children live in families who don’t always have enough to eat. Children are being tear-gassed at our border and dying in U.S. custody, like 7-year-old Jakelin Caal Maquin, the little girl from Guatemala who died Dec. 8 while being held by Border Patrol in New Mexico. Herod is riding rampant across our land again. Lord help us. Lord, it is Christmas and
Herod is searching for and destroying our children, pillaging their houses, corrupting their minds, poisoning their views, killing and imprisoning the sons, orphaning the daughters, widowing the mothers. Herod’s soldiers are everywhere, in government, on Wall Street, in religious houses, schoolhouses and movie houses, Please lead us and our children to safety. The next prayer is from “Thankful Praise: A Resource for
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Christian Worship,” edited by Keith Watkins: God, we confess that ours is still a world in which Herod seems to rule: The powerful are revered, The visions of the wise are ignored, The poor are afflicted, And the innocent are killed. You show us that salvation comes in the vulnerability of a child, yet we hunger for the “security” of weapons and walls.
comes in loving service, yet we trample on others in our efforts to be “free.” Forgive us, God, when we look to the palace instead of the stable, when we heed politicians more than prophets. Renew us with the spirit of Bethlehem, That we may be better prepared for Your coming. Amen. WI
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By E. Faye Williams
Sisters Who Made Us Proud in 2018
It’s not unusual to find Black women who, despite the odds, make us proud. The year 2018 was no different. There were many who did just that. Black women in politics opened many new doors, ran in many areas across the country, who won and helped others win. We’ve come a long way since Rep. Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Before I go to those who got credit for winning, I’ll say this: I use the phrase “credit for winning” because, under fair conditions, I have no doubt that Stacey Abrams would have won. I faced similar circumstances when I ran for Congress and was told I lost the election with less than one percent of the vote. When I ride through towns in Louisiana now, I haven’t found anyone who claimed not to have voted for me! If you drove through Georgia today, I’m sure you’d find very few people who would admit to not voting for Stacey Abrams!
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The few who didn’t vote for her didn’t do so for lack of qualifications. She ran against someone who was a candidate and the referee! She was the best-qualified candidate in the race. No matter what, she ran a great race, made us proud, and became the first Black woman nominee for governor of any state. In our hearts, she did win. She ran an incredible campaign and she is to be commended for fighting all the way to the end — despite one of the worst cases of voter suppression. In other national office races, Black women turned electoral
power into political power where they did get credit for the victory. One of the new congresswomen is Lucy McBath, who lost her son, Jordan, to gun violence. She decided to take on gun control and she won! She did it from Georgia — a southern state. That’s something most Democrats have been afraid to do. Lucy sent a powerful message to those afraid to take on the gun lobby when she said after her victory: “This win is just the beginning. … We’ve sent a strong message to the entire country. Absolutely nothing — no politician and no special interest — is
more powerful than a mother on a mission.” She made her declaration with the guts of Shirley Chisholm, and I believe she’s going to be a force to be reckoned with in Washington. Lauren Underwood, a nurse, with a pre-existing condition has a focus on health, was elected in Illinois and not just in a Black district. She won in a predominantly White and 86 percent Republican district! There again, many have thought that would be impossible — and maybe it
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By Roger Caldwell
Living in America While Being Black Under the Trump Regime
In 2018, many Black people in America believe that it is not important or relevant to consider them Black. They see their race as human, and they have no faith in the Black or African-American culture and race. There is only one race — the human race — and it is time to let go of the race card and stop thinking Black. Many genetic experts and peo-
ple around the globe believe there is no scientific basis for race, and it’s a made-up label. “In the wake of fresh deaths at the hands of police officers in the world’s greatest nation, we the people of the Black race are once again the object of renewed worldwide attention,” said Chigozie Obioma. “Questions of injustices in the United States have been duly raised and protested. And, once again, the Black cultural elites in America are talking about racism, discrimination, racial profiling, and hate, among
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other issues.” It is absurd and ridiculous to think in 2018, under the Trump administration, that race does not exist, and America is a colorless society. When our racist-inchief makes it no secret that he is a neo-Nazi sympathizer, it is time for Black Americans to open up their eyes, unify and work together. It is no accident that Trump is driven by an irrational hatred of everything Obama, and there are very few African Americans in his administration. On the oth-
er hand, President Trump calls neo-Nazis good people as they carry torches and shouting about racist purity. “Far too many people are surprised by Trump’s racism, which is as ignorant as it is blatant. Donald Trump knows a thing or two about ‘s---holes’ – the label he apparently bestowed on El Salvador, Haiti and various African nations during an Oval Office meeting about immigration,” says Richard Wolffe of the Guardian. Black Americans in 2018
and beyond must reclaim their unity and restore the dignity of the Black race in America and around the globe. Racism is not limited to the United States, and today we hear how China, India and other nations are taking over Africa economically. The fate and survival of Black people in America is inextricably linked to Black people in Africa, the Caribbeans and around the world. “Great men like Marcus Gar-
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By Rep. Cedric L. Richmond
Thanks to CBC, Farm Bill Includes Millions for HBCUs, Black Farmers
In 1986, on her award-winning “Control” album, singer-songwriter Janet Jackson asked: “What have you done for me lately?” This is a question the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is asked a lot. Well, here’s our latest answer to that question: Since its founding in 1971, the CBC has used the legislative process to right historic wrongs and to give a voice to the voiceless, and that’s exactly what we did in the $867 billion Farm
Bill that passed Congress, which includes millions for HBCUs, Black farmers, and rural communities of color. As a result of the CBC’s efforts, 19 historically Black land-grant universities will now get millions of dollars that states have been denying them for years. According to federal law, states are required to match federal funding — dollar for dollar — for land-grant universities, but many HBCUs have not been getting what they are owed. In fact, a 2013 report by the Association of Public and Landgrant Universities found that from
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2010-12, 61 percent of the historically Black land-grant universities did not receive 100 percent of the one-to-one matching funds from their respective states. Now states are required to report to Congress how much funding they’re providing to both historically Black landgrants and their predominantly white peers. This is something the CBC has been fighting for for over two decades. In addition to this new reporting requirement, at least three of these institutions will get a research center, called a “Center of Excellence,” that will allow them to lead
the nation in research on food insecurity issues that affect African Americans in both rural and urban communities. It’s no secret that a lot of low-income, Black communities are food deserts — meaning that there’s no place for the people who live in these communities to get fresh fruits and vegetables. The hope is that the research coming out of these Centers of Excellence will help address this issue and others. Finally, the 19 historically Black land-grant universities will get at least $2 million in additional federal funding for scholarships
that they can use to attract new students. This funding will come from the $80 million scholarship program ($40 million in mandatory funding and $40 million in discretionary funding) that the CBC fought to get included in the Farm Bill. When I first came to Congress, the CBC had just helped thousands of Black farmers win a billion-dollar settlement against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for discriminating against them for federal farm loans. It took
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LIFESTYLE Kamala Harris Poised to Make History with Presidential Bid By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia The following letter published in the San Francisco Chronicle arrived from a reader who admires California Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democrat whose expected to decide this week whether she’ll run for president next year: “I am writing to ask Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., not to run for president in 2020. I think she is an admirable woman, and I am delighted to have someone with her intelligence and political viewpoint as our California senator. However, the idea that she would abandon us after less than half her first term is alarming. We need her as our senator, and we deserve to have her in that office for at least a full term. Besides, I shudder to think what the Trump base, the Russians, and the fringe right-wing trolls would do in attacking her as a liberal woman of color. I don’t know if the country could SU_Press take thisAssoAD_SAU_2015_Layout on top of the years of1 Trump.”-- Ken Greenberg, Oak-
land. It’s not surprising to those who know or have followed Harris that her supporters would want to keep her in California It’s also not surprising that they’d want to shield her from President Donald Trump. But Harris has shown no such fear of Trump or the rhetoric that comes with opposing the 45th president. Her track record has proven that she’s a force that many said the country needs – particularly at a time of such division that hasn’t surfaced in decades. “I’m going to make a decision over the holidays,” Harris said in early December. “It will ultimately be a family decision.” But Harris has provided plenty of clues that, when her announcement comes, she’s throwing her hat into what’s expected to be a field that includes Democrats like former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Texas Democratic Rep. 8/20/15 11:24 AM Page Beto O’Rourke and1even Harris’ close colleague New Jersey Sen.
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Cory Booker. A Howard University graduate, Harris recently earned recognition as one of the California Bay Area’s “Talented 100,” in the San Francisco Sun-Reporter newspaper. In selecting Harris, the newspaper noted that she’s a “trailblazing politician and former prosecutor who has carved out an inspirational career in public service.” Harris made history in 2016, when she won election to the U.S. Senate as the first African-American woman and first South Asian woman to represent the citizens of the Golden State. Following her performance on the Senate Judiciary Committee and as an advocate for key Democratic Party agenda items, Harris has gained national
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prominence as a rising Democratic star. Prior to becoming senator, Harris served as California’s first African American and first woman elected attorney general. She also made history when she was elected district attorney of San Francisco in 2003, becoming the first woman and first African American to do so. After earning her degree at Howard, Harris received a law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. “She inspires me, she’s a great colleague,” Booker said earlier this year during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference where Booker and Harris served as co-chairs. Both have gone from rising star status to serious presidential contenders. During the legislative conference in September, Harris said the weeklong event served as a reminder of the work ahead. “It’s about where we came from and where we’ve got to go,” she said. “That’s what this conference is about and this is a pivotal moment. “I think we all know when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talked about the dream, it wasn’t about being asleep,” Harris said. “It was about being awake.” When asked in an email this week whether she thought Harris, her friend, would announce her candidacy for president, San Francisco Sun-Reporter Publisher Amelia Ashley-Ward responded: “It’s my guess that she is.” WI
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‘Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor’: An Eyewitness to Black History descent, the snake was often considered a deity, while the rabbit represents Brer Rabbit, or the trickster figure When Bill Traylor laid prevalent in African Amerdown his farm tools to ican folklore, derived from pick up a paintbrush well African traditional beliefs into his 70s, the man who from Anansi to the Vodoun is recognized as the first deity Eshu/Elegba, the important African-Amerguardian of the crossroads. ican self-taught artist had Traylor’s works are ofno idea what his legacy ten records of the lifestyle would be. But little deof the time. In the sections terred his creativity, de“Drinkers and Dancers” spite living on the streets and “Dressed to the Nines,” in Montgomery, Ala. Traylor captures the rec“Between Worlds: The reational pastimes of the Art of Bill Traylor,” now on view at the Smithso- 5 “Truncated Blue Man with Pipe” (ca. 1939-1942) by Bill rapidly developing South, nian American Art Muse- Traylor. (Photo courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum) when newly freed African Americans relished in havum, shows just a fraction ing the ability to attend of the prolific works that Traylor produced before his death in children become literate. We know parties, dress in fine clothes and most importantly, begin to develop 1949. 155 of his works are on view, he thought about it.” In fact, Traylor’s signature, which literacy, which Traylor captures in a divided into 16 sections designed to is found on some of his later works, quirky tablet with the letters “ABC” better understand his work. “Bill Traylor came to art making was copied by the artist after some- meant to represent books. He also captured, within his oddon his own and found his creative one showed him how to sign his ly posed and positioned figures, the voice without guidance,” said Les- name. Traylor painted scenes and char- presence of violence and danger. lie Umberger, curator of folk and self-taught art at the Smithsonian acters from the world he knew. His The one-legged man in a top hat American Art Museum, and also works documented his rural past frequently appears and is meant to curator of the exhibit and author and the hardness of plantation liv- be Traylor himself, who ultimately of the 444-page monograph that ing. He recorded characters from his had to have his leg amputated. life; women he saw in fancy clothes, “Violence is pervasive in Traylor’s accompanies the exhibit. Traylor was born in 1853 as an drinking parties, clapboard houses work,” the exhibit text tells us. “Peoenslaved person on an Alabama and magical entities represented by ple wield hatchets, clubs or guns, plantation. In his lifetime, he saw snakes, rabbits, horses and mules in they fall from heights, run from dogs, and flee into trees; sometimes slavery end, and was an eyewitness surreal colors. One motif that frequently ap- they hang, lifeless. His images draw to the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Jim Crow Era and the Great pears in Traylor’s cast of characters on the personal but describe an enMigration, as well as the urbaniza- is the dog. But Traylor’s dogs are no vironment rile with peril and chaltion of the South. Late in life, he ordinary beasts. Instead, they ap- lenge.” Traylor’s compelling imagery moved to Montgomery, where the pear to be partially human and are shown fighting, accompanying the gives the viewer a snapshot of Afrimajority of his works were created. “He slept in a funeral parlor at master and guarding the plantation. can-American history across many “Traylor’s dogs convey a wide pivotal eras, and also shows how night, but during the day he made range of character types, from doc- one man was driven to capture art,” Umberger added. After a lifetime of farm work, ile pets to lethal foes,” the wall text history through his own lens in an first on the plantation, and then as reads. “His many depictions of unpretentious manner so telling of a sharecropper, Traylor had multiple fighting hounds suggest an ongo- what life was like over the span of marriages and numerous children ing desire to capture the raw animal decades. An expository film, “Bill Traylor: before he saw his calling as the cre- ferocity and the intense dynamic ator of simplistic, yet highly sym- of mortal conflict. On plantations, Chasing Ghosts” by filmmaker Jefbolic art. When he died in 1949, canines were common farming and frey Wolf, who also made “James he had produced more than 1,000 hunting aides, but they were also Castle: Portrait of an Artist,” will surviving works of art, while many trained to hunt and kill humans. have an encore screening on March more had been lost or destroyed From the time of slavery, through 2 during this one-venue exhibit, over the 20 years that he produced the decades of Jim Crow segrega- which runs through March 17. the whimsical looking, but deeply tion and into the present, dogs have Other public programs, including telling works on found cardboard, been an effective tool for instilling a symposium on Feb. 22, exploring often using a limited palette of terror. Often portraying the embat- the themes related to the exhibit commercial poster paint to create tled beasts in different colors, Tray- and an original jazz duet with Jalor subtly conveyed the notion of an son Moran and Marvin Sewell, his pieces. “Untitled (Blue),” on March 1 will “Traylor was denied literacy, yet interracial battle.” Traylor’s other beasts represent accompany the run of “Between his visual depictions comprise an oral history recorded in a pictori- mythological characters rooted in Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor.” Go to www.americanart.si.edu for al language,” Umberger said. “He African and African American tranever became literate, but saw all his ditions. Among those of African more information and schedules. WI By Eve M. Ferguson WI Contributing Writer
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LIFESTYLE BRAVE BOY from Page 1 ternational justice day” for not only Spanish-speaking residents, but also those from the Caribbean, Asia and Africa. It has a personal connection for Braveboy because her father immigrated to the U.S. from Grenada. Braveboy said her office must also support LGBTQ residents who are victims of domestic violence and transgender prostitutes who are sometimes taken advantage of by law enforcement. “We want all people to feel comfortable coming to our office,” she said. “We have to provide justice for everybody. We are the top law enforcement office in the county. We have to do a much better job of setting the example of how justice will be administered here.” Braveboy’s excitement rises when speaking of an initiative to turn the juvenile division into a specialty unit so prosecutors can work on long-term cases. The initiative also aims to create a teen court program where students accused of certain offenses would have cases reviewed by their peers. The particular
wrongdoings would include truancy, petty theft, vandalism and involvement in school fights that do not result in serious injuries. School board Vice Chairman Edward Burroughs III, who works at the office, will head the teen court program. “We are looking for grants to add more social workers and other health professionals that can assist us because we have so many young people in this county who have mental health, or behavioral health issues, or who just need some counseling,” Braveboy said. “Our goal is to end the school to prison pipeline. We believe we can do that with meaningful diversion.” During the election, Braveboy was criticized by her opponents for her lack of trial experience as a criminal prosecutor. She still received 63 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary and almost 99 percent in the general election. Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-District 21) of College Park, who worked alongside Braveboy in the House of Delegates, initially endorsed state Sen. Victor Ramirez, who man-
ages his own law office in Hyattsville, in the primary but backed Braveboy in the general election and now counts herself as one of the new state’s attorney’s supporters. “She’s very committed to our county,” Peña-Melnyk said. “She has excellent work ethic and she’s a lawyer. The state experience is important because a lot of times you need to have relationships with your legislators to get laws changed and implemented. She knows how to do that. I think our county is very blessed to have her.” Braveboy, a county native who graduated from Largo High School, stayed home to attend the University of Maryland in College Park and received a bachelor’s degree in government and politics. She later earned a law degree at the Howard University. Beside her works as a state delegate representing the 25th District from 2007 to 2015 where she served on the Economic Matters Committee, Braveboy also volunteered and conducted pro bono work with the Community Public Awareness Council, also known as C-PAC. The nonprofit organization founded in 2004 runs mentoring, parenting workshops and other reform programs.
JUSTICE from Page 12 HBCUs estimated at $223 million. However, the University of Maryland in College Park got nearly $502 million, more than double the amount of all the HBCUs combined. “Most people think of Maryland as a liberal state with more than double the number of Democrats,” said Marvin Cheatham, founder of the coalition. “Democrats have done little to nothing with this particular case. If the court rules in our favor, we’ll see who really supports HBCUs.”
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The Sentencing Project, a national nonprofit advocacy group of criminal justice reform based in Northwest, researched how Blacks are five times as likely to go to prison compared to Whites. The project posted a digital graph on its website to highlight the national average of state imprisonment rates sits 471 per 100,000 residents. Maryland ranked near the bottom at 346 per 100,000 residents.
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She also worked as a government affairs manager with the Children’s National Health System. Although she’s unmarried and doesn’t have any children, Braveboy helps raise her nieces and her dog, Ginger. Her sister resides with Braveboy along with her dog, Sage, “the only male in the house.” Always seen smiling, Brave-
boy takes the job of state’s attorney seriously. “This position is very humbling,” she said. “When you look at control, this office has a lot of impact. In this position, it’s not about ego. It’s about justice and that’s what you have to think about every single day. People’s lives are in your hands.” WI
Neighboring states of Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia had higher rates, according to 2016 figures from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Meanwhile, Delegate Erek Barron (D-District 24) of Mitchellville seeks to break that cycle of incarceration through the expungement process. He briefly explained what Maryland law doesn’t allow. For instance, authorities charge a person with three offenses. If that person pleads guilty to one of them, then all three cannot be expunged. Simply put: state law doesn’t allow multiple non-conviction offenses to become expunged when connected to one guilty charge. “These non-convictions would be otherwise expungable in any other circumstance,” said Barron, who’s worked on this legislation for about four years. “This could have a real major effect on people [seeking] job, housing and employment prospects.” Expungement laws vary in each state. New Jersey residents and returning citizens can petition to
expunge up to four offenses that occurred in a short time frame. However, it could be granted only if that person hasn’t been convicted of any prior or subsequent offense. Gov. Chris Christie signed the bipartisan legislation in December 2017. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolfe signed legislation in June to automatically seal records of low-level misdemeanors and other minor offenses. The law doesn’t expunge convictions and when sealed after a 10-year period, the records could still be viewed by police and lawyers. As for Maryland, Barron hopes the Black Caucus succeeds in the passage of a myriad of bills, especially after federal lawmakers recently approved bipartisan criminal justice reform known as The First Act. “I am hoping with that kind of momentum, we can continue in a bipartisan way to get people substance abuse and mental health treatment that they need, decriminalize addiction and poverty and mental health, [and] reduce incarceration rates while at the same time enhancing public safety,” he said. WI
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ARIES Feisty Mars moves into your sign on New Year’s Eve, just in time to welcome 2019. This surge of energy could see you enjoying the celebrations and ready to hit the ground running the following day when the new year begins. However, you could have a reality check on Jan. 1 as the sun merges with cautious Saturn in your sector of goals and responsibilities. Your holiday may come to a swift end as more important matters cry out for attention. Lucky Numbers: 10, 14, 23
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TAURUS Your psychological and spiritual sector could be stirred up on Monday as dynamic Mars enters this sector for a six-week stay. Its presence here can bring to the surface any issues that are ready to be resolved and released. In fact, the coming weeks offer you a chance to do some emotional housecleaning. You’ll be ready to welcome new opportunities when lively Mars moves into your sign in February. Lucky Numbers: 22, 39, 46
by Meg Myers Morgan, Ph.D. c.2018, Seal Press $16.99 ($22.49 Canada) 297 pages
Everything Is Negotiable By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer Point taken. When you were a baby, that’s all you had to do to get what you wanted. Point at food, you ate. Point at your bottle, you drank. Oh, if only it was that easy to reach your goals, huh? Nope, not a chance, which is why you need “Everything Is Negotiable” by Meg Myers Morgan, Ph.D. In her position at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, assistant professor and career expert Morgan helps shepherd students through the graduate process, and she helps them see where they’re headed. Over time, she’s noted that the female students she counsels tend to “negotiate” their future plans — although not with her but with themselves, “for the lives they want.” In this, “they are losing,” says Morgan, because they aren’t being clear and they haven’t yet learned to outwit themselves. Sound familiar? Then you, too, need her Five Tactics to Negotiate for Your Life. First, don’t confuse your wants with what someone else wants for you. Stop comparing, stop reaching for goals another woman sets, stop trying to compete because there is no competition. Know your own wants — and when you’re frustrated along the way, then remember that you have other wants. Likewise, there’s always more than one choice and what you pick now can ease into something else later, one choice can become a multi-armed octopus of choices, or you can decide to chuck everything and start over. The best thing about choices is that they spread like spilled beads, into “countless smaller choices.” Remember that no matter how many degrees you have behind your name, “you are the thing that stands between getting the job and not.” In other words, own the terms of your path, and own the fails. Don’t “give it your all”; instead, spread your “give” in other places and try new things. And finally, accept that there will be challenges and obstacles. You’ll get past them faster if you get out of your own way. Once you get past that “Everything Is Negotiable” isn’t about negotiation as a business practice, there’s a lot to learn from it. Meant mostly for women (though men can certainly glean useful information from these pages), this book uses author Meg Myers Morgan’s personal anecdotes to perfectly frame the points she’s making. Such tales, she says, help her students, and it’s a safe bet that they’ll help readers understand, too, even when they go slightly off-topic. Those meanders in narrative get a little lengthy, but readers with patience — especially those who start to see themselves in Morgan’s words — won’t mind. The stories serve to soften the kick-in-the-pants that comes inside the advice, and the authority-clothed-in-bunny-slippers tone could give even the most timid reader a sense of bravery. This is a great book for the college-bound or for a new grad. Women who are returning to the workforce will get a lot out of it, as will those for whom indecision is the default mode. If reading it will help, find “Everything Is Negotiable” and make it a point. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
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GEMINI As 2018 passes into memory and 2019 begins, lively Mars moves into your social sector. This dynamic energy could see you being proactive when it comes to mingling and meeting new people. However, as the new year begins, you could become aware of situations that need attention so you can be free to move ahead and embrace other options. This week can underscore your instincts in this regard. Lucky Numbers: 1, 25, 39 CANCER Regarding your ambitions, things may have been ticking along much as usual for some while now. However, this will all change this week. With courageous Mars moving into Aries and your sector of career and responsibility on Monday, you’ll feel renewed enthusiasm to accomplish important goals. And at the end of this week, electric Uranus, which has been rewinding for some months, turns direct. This, too, can herald a time of change and fresh opportunities. Lucky Numbers: 31, 37, 55 LEO Feisty Mars moves into your sector of travel, exploration, and far horizons on Monday, ending 2018 on a dynamic note. As it will be here for a six-week stay, you might decide to take an early vacation and get the new year off to a cracking start. However, Tuesday could be more sobering as the sun in your sector of work and service merges with prudent Saturn. Lucky Numbers: 9, 27, 56 VIRGO Your sector of shared assets, business, and transformation gets stirred up on Monday as fiery Mars moves into Aries. As it will be here for six weeks, there will be plenty of opportunities to act on those issues that have needed attention for some time. Dynamic Mars is like a broom that sweeps clean. Anything that no longer serves your best interests might be best swept away and replaced with something more conducive to your plans. Lucky Numbers: 6, 37, 43 LIBRA You could become more proactive concerning your relationships as lively Mars enters this zone on Monday for a six-week stay. This influence can stir up your social life and give it extra sparkle. It can also encourage you to be more open and honest with certain people. If you’ve tended to compromise, you may no longer feel like doing so. Lucky Numbers: 22, 32, 37 SCORPIO You could start thinking about your wellness goals for the new year as soon as 2019 gets underway. With dynamic Mars, your co-ruler, entering your sector of lifestyle and well-being on Monday, you might be aware that something needs to change. You could be very enthusiastic about ditching old habits and embracing more life-enhancing ones. Lucky Numbers: 23, 45, 48 SAGITTARIUS You’ll be ready for adventure and new opportunities on Monday as energetic Mars powers into Aries and your leisure zone. As it will remain here for six weeks, it can be a great opportunity to burn off energy and any excess pounds gained over the holidays. Whether you enjoy competitive sports, hiking, or some other vigorous activity, you’ll feel much better for staying active. Lucky Numbers: 10, 24, 54 CAPRICORN If you’ve been thinking about making changes at home for some while, the presence of dynamic Mars in this zone as of Monday could help make them a reality. With upbeat Mars in your domestic sector, the coming weeks can be your opportunity to get rid of clutter and reclaim some space. And if there are pressing family issues that need to be dealt with, you’ll be likelier to get them out of the way, too. Lucky Numbers: 16, 49, 54 AQUARIUS New Year’s Eve stands out as feisty Mars moves into your sector of communication, making this a lively and sociable way to welcome in 2019. And you could be a lot more proactive in the six weeks that Mars journeys through this zone. It’s a great time to network, study and market your goods and services. And if you have a product, blog, or website to launch, this can be a great time to go ahead. Lucky Numbers: 19, 21, 29 PISCES If you’ve wanted to sort out your finances and done nothing about it, this can all change starting this week. You could experience buyer’s remorse regarding the amount you spent over the holidays. Don’t feel guilty, but do take responsibility for improving on and taking control of this area of your life. Writing down your expenses every day can help you pinpoint where money is being wasted and enable you to make some important changes. Lucky Numbers: 12, 14, 30
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SPORTS Georgetown Blows Out HU 6 Howard guard RJ Cole goes to the basket for two points during Georgetown’s 10267 win at Capital One Arena in D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 29. (Photo by John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)
5 Georgetown guard Jahvon Blair is defended by Howard guard Langston Gaither during Georgetown’s 102-67 win at Capital One Arena in D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 29. (Photo by John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)
3 Georgetown guard Jamorko Pickett tries for three points while being defended by Howard forward Jalen Jones during Georgetown’s 102-67 win at Capital One Arena in D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 29. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)
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5 Georgetown guard Kaleb Johnson gets around Howard center Akuwovo Ogheneyole during Georgetown’s 102-67 win at Capital One Arena in D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 29. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)
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5 Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant pulls down a rebound during the Wizards’ 130-126 win over the Charlotte Hornets at Capital One Arena in D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 12. (Photo by John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)
5 Washington Wizards forward Jeff Green is double-teamed during the Wizards’ 130-126 win over the Charlotte Hornets at Capital One Arena in D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 29. (Photo by John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)
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5 Charlotte Hornets forward Marvin Williams takes on Washington Wizards guard Chasson Randle during the Wizards’ 130-126 win at Capital One Arena in D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 29. (Photo by John E. De Freitas/ he Washington Informer)
5 Washington Wizards forward Troy Brown Jr. goes for two points during the Wizards’ 130-126 win over the Charlotte Hornets at Capital One Arena in D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 29. (Photo by John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)
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risdiction consists of overseeing the Commission on Fathers, Men and Boys; the Departments of Parks and Recreation and Youth Rehabilitation as well as the Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity and the Juvenile Abscondence Review Committee. Jacque Patterson, who has served as an advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 8, said Trayon White has a good assignment that will benefit his constituents. “I am very excited about his oversight on recreation centers,” Patterson said. “Council member White can make sure that the recreation centers are properly funded. I look forward to working with him regarding that.” The other committee assignments largely remained the same from Council Period 22. However, jurisdiction over the issue of truancy
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the council on this. I tried to make sure that council members chaired the committees that they wanted to chair.” Mendelson said the committee structure hasn’t radically changed but adjustments took place to accommodate the increase in seniority of Trayon White and Robert White. Since becoming the chair of the council in 2012, Mendelson has mandated that freshman members of the District’s legislative body won’t chair committee because they are in the learning stages of the council process. Robert White expressed approval of his assignment. “I am grateful to Chairman Mendelson for his confidence in leading such an important committee,” White said in a statement. “I will prioritize strong oversight and focus on government accountability, transparency and efficiency.” Robert White’s committee’s jurisdiction includes oversight of the D.C. Department of General Services (DSG), the Office of Contracting and Procurement, the Contract Appeals Board, the Office of Returning Citizen Affairs, the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen Affairs and the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. White said he is familiar with DSG. “In my years on Capitol Hill [as an aide to D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton], I focused on federal government construction, leasing and land disposition, so I came up with ideas about how we can taxpayer money and use government resources to better help our neighborhoods,” he said. Trayon White’s committee’s ju-
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and public education matters K-12 will be handled by jointly by the Committee on Education, chaired by David Grosso (I-At Large), and the Committee of the Whole, managed by Mendelson. Patterson said he respects Grosso but would have liked to have seen Trayon White chair the Education committee. “I believe Trayon White has the capacity to carry a weightier committee and Education would be it,” he said. “Council member White’s service as a D.C. State Board of Education member qualifies him to lead that committee. With almost half of the children in the city living east of the Anacostia River and 30 percent of children of children living in Wards 7 and 8 going to other wards to get an education, I think he can provide a good perspective on those issues.” Kwame Brown, who served as chairman of the council from 20112012, said there are a number of factors that go into choosing committee chairs and members. “The committee process is important and vital to the council as an institution,” he said. “The chairman has to factor in council members and the government agencies they will oversee, the seniority of the council member and who sits on those committees.” Brown said if a committee chairman has members who have a different perspective on how it is run, things can become unruly. Nevertheless, he said the Committee on Finance and Revenue, chaired by Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), is without question the most desired chairmanship and assignment. “Government is about the allocation of resources,” he said. “I don’t know any council member who would not want to serve on [the committee]. WI
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Stay Focused in the New Year
with Lyndia Grant How many of you out there are afraid to try? Have you given yourself permission to succeed? Are you afraid you will reach your goal, but you don’t want all of the problems that go with it? You would rather stay on the ground level, hoping and wishing, gambling at casinos, but never venturing out like eagles who fly high? Don’t be afraid of change, it is inevitable. An example of change, is when a woman wants to be pregnant, but she doesn’t want to gain weight — that’s nonsense. As we watch the news these days, it is obvious that our world is spinning in a new direction. Legislations are being passed, much of which we never hear about. There is a definite guarantee in life that things are sure to change. It is something we tend to fear because it gives us a feeling that we are out-of-control. Change will surely upset the lives of control freaks! Good news! God has a plan for our lives, it is hope. If we trust in God and watch as the change grows us to a point in our lives, where we become more like Jesus Christ in how we respond and act, then we are promised in scripture, Romans 8:28, that all things will Mt. Zion Baptist Church Reverend John W. Davis Pastor 5101 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m. “A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold”
work together for good for those who love Him and keep His commandments! 1st Corinthians 15:51 says ,”Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.” So even after death, you will be changed! A well-known preacher, Charles Stanley once said this: “Oftentimes God demonstrates His faithfulness in adversity by providing for us what we need to survive. He does not change our painful circumstances. He sustains us through them.” Though you’ve heard this saying many times before, this time it’s coming from me: Get Ready for BIG Changes in the New Year! What plans do YOU have for 2018? Get ready to set some goals that will lead to major changes. Begin by taking a close look at your closest friends. If most or all of your friends are poorer than you are, you need some new friends. Upgrade your relationships. This is not placing a price tag on friendship, but birds of a feather flock together! When you surround yourself with people who are setting and reaching goals, it will have a major impact on you. Friends who are going places and doing things will cause you to take a good look at yourself. You will watch what they’re doing, which will influence you to look carefully at yourself. When you run around with
nine broke people, you will become number 10! It is biblical, my friend. Judas betrayed Jesus. Look for friends who are reading inspirational messages, not obituaries. Get rid of the leaches in your life, those folks who are clinging to your dress tail, or your pant legs for men. Find those persons who have worked hard to find their way, then begin to create your own path; our Heavenly Father will send His angels to help you out, every step of the way, even when you are going through those tough time. Trust me, those times are for our own good. You are an eagle, you fly higher than the other birds. Chickens are not even in the same category. They cannot touch you, so keep soaring. When someone is trying to hold you back, they may only be a chicken. Eagles are not jealous of you; they only want to help you. Eagles can fly higher; they never have the fear of failure. WI Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958 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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Mount Olivet Lutheran Church
John F. Johnson Reverend Dr. 1306 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 Service and Times Divine Worship, Sunday 10:00 a.m. Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday “Friendliest Church in the City” Website: mountolivetdc.org Email: mtolivedc@gmail.com
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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church
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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Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
Blessed Word of Life Church
Church of Living Waters
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., Pastor
Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor
Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor
Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor
2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org
800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703
4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30am 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00am Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30pm Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00am “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment
1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661
Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00am Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30pm Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Third Street Church of God
Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors
Rev. Dr. Alice Greene Interim Pastor
Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor
4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax
3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax)
5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555
1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office 202-638-1803 fax
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00am Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30pm
Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30pm (dinner @ 5:30pm) Sunday School: 9:00am – Hour of Power
www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org
“An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantdc.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”
“We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org E-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net
Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 11:00am Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 am “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org
E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org “God is Love”
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax
Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45am Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45am; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45am; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6am & 6:30pm Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org emailus@gmchc.org
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m. Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net
St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us... Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00am Worship Service: 10:00am Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45pm Thur. Bible Study: 7:15pm
Twelfth Street Christian Church
Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org
Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45am Church School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45am Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 pm Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30am
Crusader Baptist Church
Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340
Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020
Turning Hearts Church Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher 4275 4th Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20034 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445 Service and Times Sunday School 8 – 9 AM Worship Service 9 – 11 AM Tuesday Night Bible Study 6:30 – 8:00 PM Wednesday Daytime Bible Study 11 AM – 12:30 PM Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: faithdefender@verizon.net
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Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Communion every Sunday: 11:00 am Sunday School: 10:00 am Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 pm Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com
Mount Carmel Baptist Church Reverend Gerald H. Hesson Interim Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10am themcbc.org
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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church
All Nations Baptist Church
King Emmanuel Baptist Church
Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor
Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor
Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor
7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471
2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591
2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730
Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com
Zion Baptist Church Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15AM Sunday School: 9:00am Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org
St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 pm Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon
Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards
Israel Baptist Church
Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor
2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office • (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!
623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 Fax (202) 483-4009
4504 Gault Place, N.E. Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 8:00am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org
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Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith
Rev. Richard B. Black Pastor
Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor
1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288
1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lincolnpark@lpumcdc.org www.lpumcdc.org
5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:00 A.M. Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10: am Holy Communion: First Sunday 10: am Sunday School: 9: am Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: "Faith On The Hill"
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Eastern Community Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42
New Commandment Baptist Church
Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor
Damion M. Briggs Pastor
Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor
1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964
8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240
13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am & 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 pm Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm
Service and Times Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday School: 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM
Rehoboth Baptist Church
“Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org
Salem Baptist Church
Holy Trinity United Baptist Church
Florida Avenue Baptist Church
Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Pastor
Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor
Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org
St. Matthews Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 pm
Emmanuel Baptist Church
“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 p.m. Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 p.m. Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m. Noonday Prayer Every Thursday
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Rev. Joan E. Buchanan Executive Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 7:30am Worship Service: 11:00am New Member’s Class: 9:45am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00am Church School: 9:45am Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00pm Saturday Bible Study: 11:00am Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00am
Service and Times 9:30AM. Sunday Church School 11:00 Am. Sunday Worship Service The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Wednesday 7:00pm Prayer & Praise Services 7:30pm. Bible Study Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries 10:30am A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net
Christ Embassy DC
Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Friday Evening Service: 7:00 P.M. ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com
“Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”
Peace Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Early Morning Prayer & Bible Study Class 8:00 am Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:00 am Wednesday Service 12:00 pm
Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 A.M. Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 P.M. Prayer Service Bible Study
“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address: admin@pbc712.org
Shiloh Baptist Church
First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Mt. Horeb Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor
Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor
Rev. David McIntosh-Peters Pastor
Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor
Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor
Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor
2001 Brooks Drive District Heights, 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
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15 am Sunday School: 9:00 am Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting / Bible Study: Tuesday at 7 pm Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church with an Emphasis on “Evangelism and Discipleship” Email: pastorstmbc@gmail.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org
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Service and Times Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 a.m. Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30 a.m. Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 p.m. Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “
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Administration No. 2018 ADM 1387
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001405
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001427
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001445
Deborah Crouch Decedent
Lucille Spencer Harris Decedent
Foreign No. 2018 FEP 000167 May 27, 2011
Jeffrey K. Gordon, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney
James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney
Molester Foxworth, Jr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Brian L. Portwine
Dorothy E. Barnes aka D. E. Barnes, Dorothy E. M. Barnes and Dorothy Elizabeth Martin Barnes Decedent Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. Probate Law DC 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Quay Barnes-Johnson, whose address is 147 W. 130th Street, New York, New York 10027, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Dorothy E. Barnes aka D. E. Barnes, Dorothy E. M. Barnes and Dorothy Elizabeth Martin Barnes who died on October 21, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 6/20/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 6/20/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 12/20/2018 Quay Barnes-Johnson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
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Russell Lee Guill, whose address is 3635 Alton Place, NW, Washington, DC 20008, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Deborah Crouch who died on October 25, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 6/20/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 6/20/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Gary Harris, whose address is 4091 Summit Crossing Drive, Decatur, GA 30034, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lucille Spencer Harris who died on September 8, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before June 27, 2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before June 27, 2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 12/20/2018
Date of first publication: December 27, 2018
Russell Lee Guill Personal Representative
Gary Harris Personal Representative
Felicia Foxworth Dixon, whose address is 7202 Ballantrae Court, Clinton, MD 20735, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Molester Foxworth, Jr. who died on July 26, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 6/27/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 6/27/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 12/27/2018 Felicia Foxworth Dixon Personal Representative
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Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
Date of Death
Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Peggy J. McNamara, whose address is 1360
Primrose Drive, Roswell, GA 30076 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Brian L. Portwine,
deceased, by the Circuit Court for Volusia County, State of Florida, on November 21, 2017.
Service of process may be made upon Joshua
Branson, 1615 M Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C.
The decedent owned District of Columbia personal
property. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of
Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW,
Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Date of first publication: 1/3/2019
Peggy J. McNamara
Personal Representative
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Administration No. 2018 ADM 1414
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001306
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001292
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001422
Foreign No. 2018 FEP 000166
Irving Hutchinson Decedent
Dale Marie Johnson Decedent
Betty Mae Thornton aka Betty Thornton Decedent
Andre Robinson Decedent
April 23, 2008 Date of Death
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
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Aimee D. Griffin 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney
Jonathon M. Cote aka Jonathon Michael Cote Name of Decedent
Mona Clemonts, whose address is 28 Hanover Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Irving Hutchinson, who died on October 3, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before June 27, 2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before June 27, 2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Dianne Dunlap, whose address is 5054 10th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20017, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Dale Marie Johnson who died on February 11, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 6/27/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 6/27/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Attorney Ethel Mitchell Wills and Trusts, LLC 8403 Colesville Road, # 1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Christopher Cote, whose address is 15 Primrose Lane, East Amherst, NY 14051 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Jonathon M. Cote aka Jonathon Michael Cote, deceased, by the Surrogate’s Court for Erie County, State of New York, on October 26, 2018. Service of process may be made upon Joshua Branson, 1615 M. Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned District of Columbia personal property. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.
Date of first publication: December 27, 2018 Mona Clemonts Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
Date of first publication: 12/27/2018 Dianne Dunlap Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Marilyn E. Thornton, whose address is 4024 24th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Betty Mae Thornton aka Betty Thornton who died on August 31, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 6/27/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 6/27/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 12/27/2018 Marilyn E. Thornton Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
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Minnie Carter, whose address is 1127 Sigsbee Place, NE, Washington, DC 20017, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Andre Robinson who died on May 10, 2017 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 6/27/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 6/27/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 12/27/2018 Minnie Carter Personal Representative
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Administration No. 2018 ADM 001392
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001437
Administration No. 2018 ADM 001484
Jacqueline I. Hillman Decedent
Rosa Lee Kittrell Decedent
Lola S. Moy aka Lola C. Moy, Lola Clara Moy Decedent
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Gerald R. Belton 1101 L. Street, NW #806 Washington, DC 20005 Attorney
Constance G. Starks, Esq. 7053 Western Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20015 Attorney
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Marion K. Rodgers, whose address is 5205 Whitfield Chapel Road, Lanham, MD 20706, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Rosa Lee Kittrell who died on June 13, 2002 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 7/3/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 7/3/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Ronnie W. Messersmith, whose address is 1611 Butler Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lola S. Moy aka Lola C. Moy, Lola Clara Moy who died on September 12, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 7/3/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 7/3/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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Administration No. 2018 ADM 001451
Administration No. 2018 ADM 1441
Administration No. 2018 ADM 1460
Ruth W. Turner Decedent
Mary L. Reaves aka Mary Lee Reaves Decedent
Debra T. Middleton Decedent
Samuel C. Hamilton, Esq. 8601 Georgia Ave., Suite 503 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney
Cheryl Chapman Henderson, Esq. 4920 Niagara Road, Suite 200 College Park, MD 20740 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Deborah D. Boddie, Esquire Probate Law DC 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney
Gertrude Turner Wills, whose address is 10827 Bucknell Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20902, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ruth W. Turner who died on September 1, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 7/3/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 7/3/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Inez Thomas and Joycie Faison, whose addresses are 3819 Walters Lane, Forestville, MD 20747 & 7141 8th St., NW, Washington, DC 20012, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Mary L. Reaves aka Mary Lee Reaves who died on April 10, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 7/3/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 7/3/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Theodore Hillman and Kenetha Hillman, whose address is 1505 Gould Drive, District Heights, MD 20747, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Jacqueline I. Hillman who died on May 28, 2008 with a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 6/20/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 6/20/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 12/20/2018 Theodore Hillman Kenetha Hillman Personal Representative
Date of first publication: 1/3/2019 Gertrude Turner Wills Personal Representative
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Wanda Means-Harris, whose address is 1320 Montague Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Debra T. Middleton who died on October 26, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 7/3/2019. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 7/3/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 1/3/2019 Wanda Means-Harris Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Trust No. 2018 NRT 000049 Linda D. Irika aka Linda Darlene Irika aka Linda Irika Name of Deceased Settlor NOTICE OF EXISTENCE OF REVOCABLE TRUST Linda D. Irika aka Linda Darlene Irika aka Linda Irika whose address was 412 20th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 created a revocable trust on August 7, 2018, which remained in existence on the date of her death on October 17, 2018, and Patricia J. Huggs, Trustee, whose address is 2311 Rosecroft Boulevard, Fort Washington, MD 20744, is the currently acting trustee, hereinafter the Trustee. Communications to the Trust should be mailed or directed to Patricia J. Huggs at 2311 Rosecroft Boulevard, Fort Washington, MD 20744 The Trust is subject to claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors, costs of administration of the settlor’s estate, the expense of the deceased settlor’s funeral and disposal of remains, and statutory allowances to a surviving spouse and children to the extent the deceased settlor’s residuary probate estate is inadequate to satisfy those claims, costs, expenses, and allowances. Claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors are barred as against the Trustee and the trust property unless presented to the Trustee at the address provided herein on or before 6/27/2019 (6 month after the date of the first publication of this notice.) An action to contest the validity of this trust must be commenced by the earliest of (1), October 17, 2019 (One year from date of death of deceased settlor) (2), 6/27/2019 (6 months from the date of first publication of this notice) or (3) Ninety days after the Trustee sends the person a copy of the trust instrument and a notice informing the person of the trust’s existence, of the Trustee’s name and address, and of the time allowed for commencing a proceeding. The Trustee may proceed to distribute the trust property in accordance with the terms of the trust before the expiration of the time within which an action must be commenced unless the Trustee knows of a pending judicial proceeding contesting the validity of the trust or the Trustee has received notice from a potential contestant who thereafter commences a judicial proceeding within sixty days after notification. This Notice must be mailed postmarked within 15 days of its first publication to each heir and qualified beneficiary of the trust and any other person who would be an interested person within the meaning of D.C. Code 20-101(d). Date of First Publication: 12/27/2018 Patricia J. Huggs Signature of Trustee TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
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vey, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Malcolm X all knew that a people are only respected when it has a nation worthy of respect,” Obioma said. “They knew that for us to reclaim power we must first reclaim dignity, and that comes through the construction of a solid Black state with a demonstrable level of development and prosperity – and which can stand as a powerful advocate for the global Black.” It is time for Blacks in America to operate with respect, and work with a formative and functional Black agenda. It is time to speak with one voice and in our com-
work to get that settlement and it took more work to make sure that settlement was paid out. But the CBC’s fight for Black farmers continues. As a result of the CBC’s efforts, Black farmers will now be able to get the training and resources they need to better run their farms through USDA’s Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program (FOTO), a program that is a combination of the USDA’s Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and
– Education. – Jobs and employment. – Criminal justice. – Health. – Economics. – Politics and voting. – Housing and environment. – Family. The buying power of the African-American community is $1.1 trillion, but it only circulates 6 hours in our community, and the Asians keep a dollar in their community 120 times longer than African Americans. The Jewish keep the dollar in their Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers, the latter of which provides grants to organizations that work with farmers of color and farmers who are veterans. The combined FOTO program will get $50 million in federal funding, a $20 million increase from previous years. As a result of the CBC efforts, Black farmers will also be able to more easily pass their farms on to their families. Some estimates show that 60 percent of land owned by African-Americans in the United States is heirs’ property, which is property that is passed down without a will or transfer of title. Before now, owners of heirs’
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property were unable to get the credentials that are required to access USDA programs that could help them resolve heirs’ property issues. The CBC fought to address this contradiction in the Farm Bill. Finally, because of issues that Black farmers experience both within and outside of USDA, the CBC fought to include a provision in the Farm Bill that protects the Department’s Civil Rights Division from reorganization and political interference. Specifically, the provision prevents the Division from implementing actions, policies, or decision documents until a civil rights analysis is conducted by the Department on how well the Division processes and resolves civil rights complaints. This analysis is necessary to protect the civil rights of USDA employees, contractors, and beneficiaries (e.g. Black farmers). My last day as CBC chair is Wednesday, January 2. Members of the CBC can’t be chair for more than one Congress so I’ll be passing the torch on to Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.-37) who I’m confident will take the CBC to higher heights. For me, chairing the CBC has been an opportunity of a lifetime. But the thing I’m most proud of is this: Despite a White House and Congress that was hostile to bettering the lives of African Americans, the CBC was still able to get a lot done, and the policies and programs included in the Farm Bill is just one of many examples. Happy holidays to you and your family. WI
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