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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

5A group of protesters led by D.C. activist Eugene Puryear rallied at the African American Civil War Memorial and

marched from U Street to Rock Creek Park intersection near the Watergate on Saturday, July 9. / Photo by Shevry Lassiter

Protests Dominate American Scene D.C. Remains Peaceful in Demands for ‘Real’ Change

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor Since the recent deaths of two Black men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, killed at the hands of policemen in Minnesota and Louisiana, and subsequent assassination of five police officers by a crazed shooter last week in Dallas, allegedly determined to “kill white police,” U.S. citizens have taken to the streets expressing their anger, frustration and voicing their demands for change.

Some, like the Congressional Black Caucus [CBC], have called for action to repair community trust, an increase in efforts to provide aid for law enforcement training and the com-

prehensive implementation of true community policing. Others have demanded a nationwide debate that takes a frank look at the longstanding chasm between Blacks and whites.

Meanwhile, local organizers have chosen to express themselves through a combination of marches and social media blitzes with newly-formed groups like Black Lives Matter, the Stop Police Terror Project DC, the Black Youth Project 100 and ONE DC leading the way.

One rally and march that attracted several hundred protesters of various races and ages took place at the African American Civil War Memorial in Northwest on Saturday, July 9.

The march remained peaceful but the

The relationship between Metropolitan Police Department officers and D.C. residents has always been one of cooperation and respect, according to Chief Cathy Lanier.

So when protesters took to the streets in the nation’s capital in the wake of the police-involved shooting deaths of two black men — Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota — Lanier expected peaceful demonstrations.

Heightening tensions, of course, was the execution of five police officers in Dallas on Thursday, July 7 by a sniper during an otherwise peaceful protest of the Sterling and Castile shootings.

“Obviously, we were shocked like everyone else watching what unfolded in Dallas,” Lanier said.

“Our hearts go out to the families

of the officers involved and their co-workers. I think our officers here realized what happened in Texas is not reflective of what our relationship with our community is. This isn’t reflective of the way everyone feels about the police.”

Some MPD officers also expressed mixed emotions about the three incidents. While none could comment on the record, two officers — one in Northeast and the other in Southeast — revealed their thoughts through famous quotes.

“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination,” the veteran officer from Northeast said. The other, also a veteran, quoted the late poet Maya Angelou: “We are our brother and we are our sister. We must look past complexion and see community.”

Lanier said security had been increased around D.C. police facil-

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voices of the participants resounded loudly as they walked down U Street in solidarity.

A. Shaunise Washington, president and CEO of the CBC Foundation sent the following statement expressing the pain she felt for those families and friends impacted by the recent horrific incidents.

“These tragedies serve as the latest reminders to all of us that when we fail to talk with, understand, and care for one another, our prejudices and anger take over,” she said. “We need conversations, certainly, but we also need a plan for sensible gun control to reduce the possibility of violence against the innocent.”

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Bernie Sanders Officially Endorses Hillary Clinton

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Cosby, 78, once mentored Constand, 43, when she worked at Temple University. She made accusations one year after their encounter, sued him in civil court and settled the case in 2006 in a decision that was sealed by the court. Prosecutors reopened the Constand case in 2015, charging Cosby just weeks before the statute of limitations was due to expire.

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Fauntroy Returns Home Says He's Glad to be Back

By DR Barnes WI Staff Writer Family and friends believed it was a long shot that they would be able to bring Walter E. Fauntroy home.

Still, hopes remained high that Fauntroy, the former congressman and retired pastor who left the U.S. more than four years ago and whose actual whereabouts were unknown, would be found and that he could be convinced to return home to his wife, Dorothy, and his two adult children, Melissa and Marvin.

Hopes turned into reality when Fauntroy, 83, landed at Dulles Airport on June 27.

Though he was immediately arrested by Loudon County police on an outstanding bench warrant for writing a bad check for an Obama inaugural event in 2012, he was released the next day and began the process of picking up where he left off.

"I can't tell you how glad I am to be home," Fauntroy said in an interview with The Washington Informer. Seated on his living room couch, in a blue polo shirt, blue sweatpants, brown socks and sandals, he looked around the room filled with a lifetime of memorabilia and said, "I have suffered everything that Jesus suffered, but God told me if I ask for forgiveness, he would give it."

Then, as "The Singing Congressman" is apt to do, he joyfully began clapping and singing, this time the chorus to "Clean Up," a gospel favorite of his by the Canton Spirituals.

In a clear and crisp tenor voice, he sang, "I got to clean up what I messed up, I've started my life over again."

Rumors of Fauntroy's whereabouts began circulating three years ago when he was noticeably absent at the 50th anniversary celebration of the March on Washington. As president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, King appointed close friend Fauntroy to coordinate the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. But 50 years later, with thousands of marchers returning to the nation's capital to com-

memorate the historic occasion, Fauntroy was nowhere to be found, not even at a reception held in his honor.

Fauntroy was also noticeably absent from the funeral of his old colleague Marion Barry, as well as the 50th anniversary march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in March 2015.

His absences, he insists, were necessary in order to fulfill his plans to provide opportunities for 780 million families to become entrepreneurs. He also said he needed to leave his family in order to protect them.

In March 2015 when Fauntroy's return seemed far-fetched, the Fauntroy Family Support Group — organized by civil rights attorney Johnny Barnes, former DC-SCLC President Keith Silver and several acquaintances of Fauntroy's — decided to focus their efforts on his wife, Dorothy, who faced foreclosure of their Northwest home and other family emergencies. The support group began fundraising to pay for necessary home repairs and to stave off the foreclosure proceedings.

It was last month when Fauntroy made the call that he wanted to come home. He had been living in Dubai, sometime on the streets, he said. A Sudanese family that recognized him for his work in their home country took him in, providing him food and clothing.

In Dubai, Fauntroy said, "I felt safe."

Two members of the support group traveled to Dubai to escort Fauntroy home. Previous attempts track him down had failed, but this time was a success. With a temporary passport issued by the State Department, Fauntroy was soon on a plane and headed back to the U.S. "I came back like Paul." Fauntroy said. "I got to Rome but I didn't get back they way I wanted to get back. He [Paul] had a shipwreck. I came back without any teeth."

Smaller, feeble and in need of a knee replacement, he nevertheless bragged he's "healthier today than I have ever been," flexing his bicep and touting his newfound vegetarian diet.

Members of the support group

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say they are working on getting Fauntroy much needed medical, psychological and legal attention before he makes any public appearances. He still faces a court hearing in Prince George's County on the balance of the $55,000 owed on an Obama inaugural event in 2012. His court date is July 20 and the group is hoping to raise enough money to pay off the remaining debt.

Fauntroy said he is looking forward to returning to New Bethel Baptist Church in Northwest, where he pastored for 50 years before retiring. In the meantime, he said he's happy to be back with his wife and to play with his 2-year old grandson, Jason.

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Is more attention being paid to police-involved shootings following the Dallas attacks of officers and the release of videos showing Alton Sterling and Philando Castile being shot and killed by police?

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SHERINE COCKETT /

SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

People never focus on the right thing. More people are talking about it now because five police officers were killed in Dallas. If they weren’t killed, a large portion of the people would still be turning a blind eye to this situation like they’ve done for years.

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UPPER MARLBORO, MARYLAND

Everyone is focused now because so much happened in such a short amount of time.

Two Black men died within 48 hours of each other. Both were caught on video.

Philando Castile died while his girlfriend and her daughter were forced to watch.

Lives are being ended by the people that should be protecting them.

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

People are worried that it's going to be a continuous cycle and that with each Black male or female, police will also be killed. Now some people are outraged. Where were they when Tamir Rice was killed? Did they open their mouths when Mike Brown’s lifeless body was left on the street for hours? They are missing the point we’ve been trying to make for decades.

In response to over policing resulting in once again; loss of black lives, we are met with the voices that are calling for a national boycott; the holding someone, anyone responsible. Since the days of the Montgomery bus boycott, this technique has been used with varying degree of success. But at what point do we begin to improve upon tactics that are not only more effective but more long-term.

There are several reasons why the impact of the boycott tactic has increasingly diminished. A lot has changed since 1955 when Rosa Park had taken a courageous stand or sit. For one modern technology has allowed for a more diverse revenue source. The daily rider provided the Montgomery bus line cash flow; its sole source of revenue was almost exclusively dependant on the black working class.

No riders plus no cash; well do the math.

Fast forward to 2016 businesses have learned the lesson of diversification. Through this invention of the internet and World Wide Web, the source of revenue is not just the consumer at the door but the reach into the homes and businesses both local and global. In addition, the homogenization of ethnics groups has watered down its overall impact. The collective ‘we’ comprises of varying ethnics groups, thereby the line as to the ‘we’ and ‘them’ has become blurred.

This argument raises its head behind every injustice as an answer to restore an imbalance. I believe boycotts have had their time. It served its purpose, the gains made are written in history. It’s time to think progressively with more concrete resolutions, initiatives that will continue to serve the people far beyond the moment.

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LEWIS LAURY / BALTIMORE, MD The main reason people are paying more attention to police brutality is simple – white officers were killed. It’s sad that cops have to be killed for America to finally realize how oppressed and pushed aside African Americans are. America only responds to violence; history proves this every time we “riot” or cause a global scene. America finally realizes that it's doing something wrong.

IZZIE WALKER /

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD

The deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile served as a catalyst for America to become more attentive. We pay more attention to visuals. Dallas woke up the rest of the country. But legislative change related to the use of deadly force is needed now.

We cannot be silent. We cannot sit by and watch. We must mobilize and speak up against injustice.

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Small Businesses Blossoming with Goldman Sachs Initiative

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

Its goal is to help unlock the growth and job creation potential of small businesses across the country, providing greater access to business education, financial capital and support services.

Since its inception announcement in 2009 and its start in 2010, the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program has done just that.

The $500 million initiative continues to enjoy success stories that have propelled small businesses – from upstarts to those who’ve been around the block a few times.

“The easiest way to describe the program is that it’s a practical handson business education on your business,” said Sonia Moin, program manager at Boston-based Initiative for a Competitive Inner City – or ICIC, which has partnered with Goldman Sachs on the 10,000 Small Businesses Program. “In the room, the small business owners learn from other business owners who are facing similar challenges including growth opportunities, access to capital and employee hire.”

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5Alumni from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses gather at a

recent program in Philadelphia with city officials and a top Goldman Sachs executive. / Courtesy photo Stories are shared and a program curriculum, designed by Babson College, the top entrepreneurship college in the country, enables participants to apply immediately what they’ve learned that day, Moin said.

The program is based on the broadly held view of leading experts that greater access to this combination of education, capital and support services best addresses barriers to growth.

Approximately 62 percent of small

businesses in the United States have four or fewer employees and the Goldman Sachs initiative offers enormous and largely untapped potential in creating new jobs and generating economic development, according to a recent report from Babson College titled “The State of Small Business in America.”

“We all benefit if we are able to foster a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem that best supports ongoing small business growth and job creation in America,” Babson President Kerry Healey said in a statement. “Public and private sectors must work together to support small businesses, which comprise 99 percent of all U.S. employer firms and which account for more than half of the private sector’s net new jobs over the past two decades.”

More than 1,800 businesses across the United States were surveyed for the report. Most were participants in the Sachs program, who reported that obtaining capital remains a big hurdle.

The skills gap is overwhelmingly a small-business owner’s No. 1 issue with respect to hiring. Over 70 percent of respondents find it difficult to hire qualified employees because they say potential candidates lack the requisite skill sets – above competition for talent, salary requirements and the provision of benefits.

With the launch of 10,000 Small Businesses at Babson College, the program’s national cohort, business owners from all 50 states now have the opportunity to participate, Moin said.

This model of the program is delivered through a blend of online and in-person sessions and is intended for

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Sets His Agenda for the Next 4 Years novation when people think of those things.

5Ward 4 Council member Brandon Todd. / Courtesy Photo

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer In June, D.C. Councilman Brandon Todd was the lone candidate backed by Mayor Muriel Bowser to emerge victorious in the Democratic primary, which he attributes to a grass-roots approach of knocking on every door and working on behalf of residents.

With the next four years ahead of him after a likely win in the November general election, the Ward 4 councilman said his primary focus will be technology, senior citizens and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center: WI: Now that you have won, what is next for your office and Ward 4?

I represent the ward with the highest number of seniors, so I'll spend the next four years really focused on policies and regulations that will help and support our seniors more. Also, I will spend a lot of time around economic development issues, especially at Walter Reed. The federal government will convey a little over 100 acres to the District of Columbia later this month, and 66 of those acres we will keep and redevelop over the next decade. Also, I am very focused on technology and innovation issues with a focus on how our government and city can expand opportunities more to seniors as well as to students. We are really looking at how we can make D.C. the next hot place for tech and in-

What did residents tell you was important to them while you were campaigning?

I heard that safe neighborhoods were important, accountable government, making sure that all of our agencies are delivering swift services to all of our neighborhoods in every Ward. I heard that a real focus on education is important, really making sure we are investing in our school buildings but also looking at how we invest in our school teachers and principals.

Also, invest in expanding course offerings and curriculum where needed.

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business owners located beyond reasonable driving distance of a locally delivered program.

In December, NAACP National President and CEO Cornell William Brooks announced that the organization would join the initiative and work with its network of 2,200 local chapters and state conferences to help inform and recruit small business

owners to join the program, which provides intensive specialized business management courses for applicants and opportunities to access capital.

In getting the word out about the program to local communities, Moin said they always partner with local and national entities such as the NAACP and the National Urban League, particularly where the membership is primarily African-American.

“It’s important to partner with these organizations … they are the community ambassadors,” she said. “I can show up in a market and the small business owners are not going to know me but they may know someone from the NAACP or the Urban League.”

For more information or to apply for the program, go to www.10KSBApply.com. WI

DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson recently announced her resignation. What are your thoughts on the current and future state of DCPS? I think that DCPS is certainly moving in the exact right direction. Our government will have an opportunity to conduct a nationwide — probably, I'm sure, a worldwide — search to find a fantastic chancellor who will continue the reform efforts we've seen over the last eight or nine years in the city, but also set the bar even higher. I think the chancellor has done a great job while she's been chancellor. I certainly wish her the best. It provides a tremendous opportunity not only to continue to build on all of our great successes but reach greater heights.

Mayor Bowser recently signed a $15 hourly minimum-wage bill into law. How will this act affect the economy of the District?

I absolutely think that a $15 minimum wage by 2020 will make a huge difference for people. Currently our minimum wage is $11. That's a little over a three-dollar increase in the next couple of years and that will make a difference. I supported it when it came to the council, I supported it from the council — actually, I think it was supported unanimously. But I definitely think it will help the economy of the District. It will put more money in the pockets of people who need it the most. WI

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AROUND THE REGION PROTESTS from Page 1 “We need proactive policies and action to bring about changes that enable people to feel safe and that the police can still be trusted. In some places, the trust remains, but it is fragile. In others, it no longer exists even when the majority of police serve their communities well,” she added.

During the Saturday afternoon protest, Eugene Puryear, organizer, Stop Police Terror Project DC, said he wanted to make sure the goals of the rally remained at the forefront.

“We want to make sure the real message isn’t lost – the time has come to end ‘police terrorism,’” said Puryear, 30. “We’ve got to focus on ending the tension that exists across the country between Black communities and police officers. We want to know how there have been almost no convictions of law enforcement who have killed Black men and women when a Black person is killed every 28 hours at the hands of the police,” he asked.

Puryear also criticized the lack of accountability within police departments throughout the U.S., calling for the return of community policing.

“We’re going to push for other needs as well like more affordable housing in D.C. and more job opportunities for Blacks, especially in neighborhoods where unemployment remains disproportionately high,” he said.

One young Black woman attended the protest with two other friends and said she came because of the “men in my life.”

“I have four brothers and a father – they’re all Black men. And I’m afraid for them and for our Black men and youth,” said Ansley Harrison, 27, whose friends, Kaneisha Hall, 26 and Tranita Excellent, 26, agreed with her views.

“It’s still impossible for me to understand why we keep seeing police shoot and kill Black men and then do so with little or no restraint, despite the fact that they know their actions are being recorded,” she said. “We’ve been

5Today's generation of young Black women claim their role as advocates for

justice: Tranita Excellent (l-r), Ansley Harrison and Kaneisha Hall. / Photo by Shevy Lassiter taught to fear one another – for white ity with advocacy groups like Black policemen to fear Black men and for Lives Matter. We’re living in the age Black men to fear white policemen. of the new Jim Crow. It’s wrong,” he And until that changes I think we’re said. going to see the same kinds of tragic Duffy’s friend, 25-year-old Brigid events continue to occur.”

McGivney, said “Blacks should be John Turner, 63, a resident of angry.”

Southwest said the shootings in Lou“We keep seeing innocent Black isiana and Minnesota became the men shot and killed by the police and “straw that broke the camel’s back.” it breaks my heart,” she said. “Every “We’ve had enough. The same American citizen deserves the prothing happens again and again. And tection of law enforcement officials.

I can’t say I wasn’t surprised by what I think we’ve made too many excuses happened in Dallas. People no longer for the bad cops that are in our poknow who they are. We’re living in lice departments. We’ve got to keep a new normal that is abnormal,” he speaking out and speaking up.” said.

Among the speakers at the rally, One white woman brought her Black Youth Project 100 Leader Jonyoung son of mixed race who amaz- athan Lykes, led the several hundred ingly, and while barely four years old, participants with a series of chants and asked his mom to take him to the words of encouragement. march.

“We’re up against a strategic, centu“We need a different world, a bet- ries-old, systemic form of oppression,” ter world, where children can thrive he said. “That means we’re going to and be happy. My son said he wanted have to be willing to stay in this fight to tell people that we have the power, for the long haul. We’re here to exernot the police,” said Sarah Otto, 41, cise our First Amendment right of who lives in Northeast with 3 1/2 – peaceful assembly. And it’s important year-old Ladon. to add that we’re not just here for our Connor Duffy, 25, a white male Black brothers and sisters murdered from Philadelphia, said he recently by police. We’re also here looking moved to the District hoping for bet- through the ‘Black Queer Feminist ter employment opportunities and lens’ – those communities that are still couldn’t ignore the violence that has being left behind and oppressed,” said spiked in America.

Lykes a member of the activist mem“I wish I had more to give. I wish I ber-based organization of 18 to 35 could really do something. I’m more year olds dedicated to creating justice than just a T-shirt. I think there are a and freedom for all Blacks. lot of other whites who are in solidarWI

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Prince George's Council Irked by Trash, Recycling Collection Service

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill The Prince George's County Council received an update Tuesday on the recent implementation of once-a-week trash/recycling collection, but didn't like what they heard.

Council members said they received thousands of calls and emails complaining of late pickups and residents still waiting on new 64-gallon toters from the county, which scaled back from twice-a-week collection in May to save money and improve the environment.

Councilwoman Karen Toles (D-District 7) of Suitland said a resident informed her during the meeting at the County Administration building in Upper Marlboro that trash continues to pile up at the Hillcrest Heights Shopping Center. "[There's] trash all over the place," Toles told Adam Ortiz, director of the county's Department of the Environment. "That's one of the county executive's TNI (Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative) communities … and would be one of the first areas you would take care of. I'm telling you publicly as the director, I need someone to clean it up."

A visibly frustrated Toles bluntly asked Ortiz if the complaints are worth the estimated $6 million in annual savings.

"I think that it is good policy," replied Ortiz, who added Prince George's had been the only jurisdiction in the region which still made biweekly pickups and that the first few weeks of any new initiative would be rocky.

According to the Department of Environment, the county received more than 1,300 complaints in May, compared to 504 in May 2015.

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fined 463 times, totaling $46,600.

"This ensures contractors are doing their job," Ortiz said.

But one resident, Elnora Uzzelle of Upper Marlboro, who exited as the meeting crept past the 90-minute mark, disagreed.

"The pickup has not been consistent," she said. "You didn't have a lot of trash with two-day pickups.

You had to keep any trash with food inside because it kind of stinks up the neighborhood. It does not seem sufficient enough for us to get the trash out [for] just one day."

Residents who live in municipalities inside the Beltway are scheduled to receive new bins from now until September; other residents in communities such as Greenbelt and Laurel will receive them from September until the end of the year.

Ortiz said 3,000 seniors and those with disabilities receive doorto-door service in which a hauler collects trash and recyclables directly from the homes.

Joe Gill, deputy director of the county's environment department, said items are scheduled for collection between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m., but haulers have until 8 p.m. at the latest.

Meanwhile, council also received complaints about officials being unresponsive to the county's 311 non-emergency call/email system.

When implemented almost four years ago, residents were encouraged to inform officials of missed trash collections, report blighted property and other requests to decrease calls to 911. However, it sometimes has taken 20 minutes for 311 call center representative to answer the phone. At times, workers couldn't forward information to the correct department.

"I hope it gets better," said Councilman Obie Patterson (D-District 8) of Fort Washington. "I'm still catching hell for it. I hope it works in the future."

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Andy started The Complete Player to give youth players in our community the same opportunities he had growing up, playing in an organization that provided high quality coaching at every age level and who took great pride in the development of their players and preparing them for the next level. Without this baseball foundation Andy would have never received a free college education nor have seen his baseball dreams come to life.

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BUSINESS Black Farmers Seek Justice from Supreme Court

By Rushawn Walters WI Intern Farmers from the Southern region and their supporters gathered in front of the Supreme Court building in D.C. on Friday, July 8, demanding justice for what they called an unfair settlement in a landmark class-action lawsuit and the continued discrimination by the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The rally was spurred by the plight of North Carolina farmers Eddie and Dorothy Wise, who were evicted from their foreclosed 106-acre farm in January by armed federal marshals and several Nash County deputy sheriffs without ever being granted a hearing.

Wise, 67, a retired Green Beret, and his wife, Dorothy, a retired grants manager, had lived on the farm for more than 20 years. The eviction left the couple landless

and ultimately homeless.

A GoFundMe page was made in order to help the Wise family with their expenses. Since the campaign’s creation in January, nearly $6,000 was raised, with a $50,000 goal.

“It is knowing that others care and are supportive that helps us to remain upbeat,” Eddie Wise said.

Dorothy Wise was recently hospitalized, but Gary Grant, president of the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, stood at Friday’s protest on the couple’s behalf.

“Pigford should have protected the Wises from being taken off their farm,” Grant said of the Pigford v.

Glickman class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which charged the department with racial discrimination. “Nothing has been done to enhance the opportunities and fairness. Only to manipulate and separate the black farmer from his community where he lives, and critically himself.”

5Black farmers from the U.S. southern region gather at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to bring awareness to the

unfair settlement of the Pigford class action suit and continued discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday, July 8 in Northwest. / Photo by Patricia Little

The demonstrators said the Wises’ predicament is a microcosm of the unjust settlement terms reached in the Pigford case in 1999. The department, accused of discrimination against black farmers in its allocation of farm loans from 1981 to 1996, has paid out more than $2 billion in compensation, but detractors say that isn’t enough.

While many say that black farmers received justice in the Pigford case, Grant said it’s the complete opposite. Black farmers have been discriminated against by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and continue to be put out of farming, denied opportunities to make a living, and lose

land that affects the quality of life for them and the rural Black communities in which they live, he said.

“People think that Pigford and $50,000 settled all our issues, but it hasn’t. You can’t even buy a tractor with just that. You cannot provide a means of living with just $50,000,” Grant said. “They continue to take and foreclose black farmers. The Pigford class-action [suit] assured us a hearing before foreclosure and that has not happened. All we want is justice and equality.”

Farmers from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky and Arkansas all traveled to

the District to have their voices heard.

Muhammad Robbalaa of Oklahoma recently sat down with Congressman Markwayne Mullin about his concerns, but said he was told the government “couldn’t do anything” for him.

“I’ve learned that we need to do this ourselves,” Robbalaa said. “We cannot depend on others to help us.”

Robbalaa said the Pigford settlement “destroyed” black farmers.

“Just thinking about it makes me want to cry. This killed my brother.

He had a stroke in 1990,” he said.

“I went bankrupt in 1987 because they foreclosed my land.” WI

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Riders at the Franconia-Springfield station will receive free shuttle bus service to and from the Pentagon during this surge.

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by Monday, July 18.

In the meantime, Metro employees handed out fliers with details on the fourth surge and to consider alternative options such as the Virginia Railway Express, carpooling and telecommuting.

Some riders have heeded the warning and aren't bothered so far by Metro's gargantuan maintenance project, which is scheduled to last into March.

Leanna Kent, a 24-year-old data scientist from Alexandria, said she hasn't been terribly inconvenienced, despite having to alter her work schedule and hop on one of the Braddock Road shuttles during her commute to accommodate Metro's changes.

"I'm not traveling during peak times," she said Monday. "I don't have all the congestion on the train.

The weekends are a little rough because everything's slower on the weekends, but I'm doing OK." The fifth surge starts Wednesday, July 20 with continuous single-tracking on the Orange and Silver lines between the East Falls Church and Ballston-MU stations in Arlington.

About 73,000 weekday trips will be affected with trains running every 18 minutes on the Orange Line between Vienna and Ballston. Silver Line trains will also run the same amount of time during this surge scheduled to end July 31.

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By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill It's been a rough week for Gerald Martin.

The information technology specialist from Alexandria, Virginia, has seen more than a half-hour tacked onto his daily commute since the third phase of Metro's SafeTrack maintenance project on the Blue

and Yellow lines began last week.

The third phase, or surge, finished Monday, July 11, but Martin's frustration will likely continue as phase four began Tuesday between the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Pentagon City.

"I have been waiting for a shuttle bus for 20 minutes," Martin, who works in Arlington, said during Monday morning's rush hour at the Braddock Road station in Alexandria. "Without this

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surge, it would take me only 10 minutes to get to work. It's been hectic.

I've been inconvenienced."

Metrorail riders who traveled south toward the airport rode free shuttle buses to Braddock Road, and vice versa for those northbound. However, customers from Braddock Road boarded shuttle buses not only to the airport to continue traveling on the Metrorail, but also buses to Pentagon City and Crystal City.

During the fourth surge, the Crystal City station between National Airport and Pentagon City will be shut down. Free shuttle bus service will be provided to those affected stations.

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But Trump is wrong: the Black political establishment wants Hillary Clinton to continue Barack Obama's presidential reign and trappings.

Blacks keep allowing themselves — and their issues — to be lost in the milieu of mainstream politics.

Among other groups, politics and economics always have a synergic impact on each other. Because of America's innate system and Blacks' naivety, Blacks continue losing this country's centuries-old fight against structural and institutional racism. One-hundred years of Jim Crow, Black Codes and White supremacy kept us "in place," but it's our own practices that keep us pawns in American politics.

What's the reason that the Democratic Party is the only game in town for African-Americans? On the heels of Obama's endorsement, 98 percent of Blacks are expected to vote for Hillary Clinton. And, instead of acting as if they've been shortchanged by the Obama presidency, Blacks' political leadership openly endorses "a third Obama term." When will Black voters realize and use political power we have and forcibly demand more from elected officials and candidates and not allow ourselves to be a voting bloc without expectations of progress or results?

Blacks have been a bust in getting their due while practicing mainstream politics and should have options beyond putting all our eggs in one basket. Blacks need focus, values and leadership that evolve into a my-wayor-the-highway school of politics that leads more of us to better economics.

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Business as usual will find Blacks voting en masse for Hillary Clinton.

But when will Blacks establish a unified political agenda that will uniquely address our own issues? Too many Black Americans will see Obama's legacy on race as one sullied by "The Man's" disrespect of him, as opposed to him not using his office to advance Black interest, issues or economics.

Blacks refuse to admit being taken as rubes in mainstream politics. We are the nation's most disadvantaged group, yet we never play "the race card" in our favor and demand of candidates, "What are you going to do for me?"

The biggest ruse going is Black people that tell you they are undecided about how they will vote in the 2016 presidential election. Odds are they are flat-out lying to you. The majority of Black voters has gone "mainstream" and acquiesces to leadership in the mold of the Black Lives Matter social movement, which seeks implausible demands "intentional dismantling of structural racism." Contrast that with the demand for passage of H.R. 40 and reparations for African-Americans that "acknowledge the fundamental injustice and inhumanity of slavery," and the establishment of a commission to examine slavery and discrimination against African-Americans, and recommendations on appropriate remedies.

Black voters face inequality in America and conundrums regarding their voicing policy positions. Studies show that Blacks' policy preferences and desires are rarely reflected in national and state laws, with an inverse relationship between Black support and a law's chance of passage. Blacks don't have the heart to make political demands and are divided between politicians whom they have viewed as allies and their disappointment with those allies once they came to power.

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NATIONAL Howard Students Prepare to Report on GOP Convention

By Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — McKenzie Marshall, a broadcast journalism student at Howard University, wasn't able to vote in the 2012 presidential election. Eleven months shy of her 18th birthday, Marshall wasn't old enough.

This year, however, she will not only be a voter but also a member of a team of Howard University students that will be providing unprecedented university coverage of the Republican National Convention.

The students will be writing, shooting video and reporting for the Howard University News Service, a student-fueled news wire that serves nearly 200 National Newspaper Publishers Association member newspapers Marshall and her team, which will include Howard University journalism faculty as editors, will travel to Cleveland July 18 to provide continuous print, broadcast and social media coverage of the convention for scores of newspapers that cannot afford to

be there.

"It is so exciting," said Marshall, 20, a senior from St. Louis who is interning this summer at the Chicago Defender. "I get to vote this year for the first time in a presidential election and at the same time, I can actively participate in it by covering this really important political convention. Who gets a chance to do that?"

Howard will be one of a handful of university news services covering the convention and the only news service from a historically black college or university. Howard associate professor Ingrid Sturgis, the journalism sequence coordinator for the School of Communications, is responsible for securing the press credentials that made it possible for the news service to cover the convention.

The news service, part of the School of Communication's Department of Media, Journalism and Film, provides a broad range of coverage to media across the nation, including coverage of the White House, Congress, national news, local Washington news and previous presidential campaigns.

5 Howard University journalists continue to learn their craft. / Courtesy photo

Ron Harris, an adjunct professor at the university and director of the news service, said the coverage is part of the university's continuous effort to have its students cover major stories so they learn journalism on a very high level.

"This is an incredible learning experience for a young journalist," said Harris, who covered Congress, presidential campaigns in the U.S. and Brazil and the war in Iraq. "I was 36 before I ever got close to a presidential campaign, and here they are — in there, doing something few get to do.

"Additionally, we have the privilege and responsibility of being the eyes and ears to scores of weekly, black-oriented newspapers and their thousands of readers."

Tatyana Hopkins, 21, is a print reporter interning at the Michigan Chronicle in Detroit. Hopkins, Marshall and the other two student reporters going to the convention are part of a special arrangement between Howard University, the NNPA and Chevrolet to provide young journalists with experience and a $10,000 scholarship.

"This year's election is so different, so charged up and so many people are engaged," said Hopkins, who spent a week in Flint, Michigan, covering its water crisis for the news service earlier this year. "I get to cover an event that very few journalists ever do, especially in a year where there has been so much coverage.

"I know one thing, it won't be

The Nation’s Mosque Celebrates End of Ramadan

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Masjid Muhammad DC, which calls itself The Nation’s Mosque, held its “Eid Extravaganza” to commemorate the end of Ramadan on Wednesday, July 6 in Northwest.

The block party featured prayer, catered food, face painting, a moon bounce, Islamic trivia and an Eid wear contest.

“We’re celebrating the victory of a person, Eid al-Fitr, who made it through the sacrifice following the end of Ramadan,” said Ibrahim Mumin, a member of the mosque. “It’s a time to celebrate one’s renewed purpose.”

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5 African-American muslims celebrate the ending of Ramadan during the EID extravaganza on Wednesday, July 6 at Majid Muhammad, the Nation's Mosque in Northwest. / Photo by Patricia Little

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hard to find a story," she said.

Sidnee King is another broadcast journalist covering the convention.

King currently is providing broadcast and print news stories for the web pages of the Michigan Chronicle before returning for her final year at Howard.

King said covering the Republican convention will be new for her, and challenging.

"I am definitely stepping out of my comfort zone," said King, a native of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. "Donald Trump is so different and his views offend many people, but it's important for us as reporters to cover perspectives that may not be common to our readers. That's our job, to give viewers fair and unbiased coverage."

The faculty team will include associate professor Yanick Rice-Lamb, chair of the Department of Media, Journalism and Film, assistant professor and photojournalist Milbert Brown and assistant professor and broadcast journalist Fredric Kendrick, Sturgis and Harris.

Briahnna Brown, a Baltimore native, has covered a wide range of stories for the university news service, including Congress, prison reform, Maryland elections, college athletics and rampant murders in her hometown. Still, she said, the convention will be a challenge.

"It's such a big stage and so many people are paying attention to what you write and broadcast," said Brown, who is interning at the Chicago Defender. "It is tough, because you are working from sun up to sun down, and then you do it all over again.

"As young reporters, we may stumble a bit along the way, but I'm sure we won't fall," she said. "We have been trained well and we've got people we trust to watch our backs." WI

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Public Notices: Another Threat to Newspaper Revenue

NATIONAL Lessons from Prince’s Estate for the African American Community

By Aimee D. Griffin, Esq., Licensed in DC, MD and MA

5 Public notices have been a regular source of income for newspapers. / Courtesy photo

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer It hasn’t been the best of times in the print newspaper industry — particularly for the so-called mainstream or legacy media.

And the bad news keeps coming: A consistent source of necessary revenue is now in peril.

Legal and public notices placed by government agencies have served as income generators since the advent of newspapers, but large federal entities such as the Environmental Protection Agency and state and local governments in places such as Illinois, Arizona and small Maryland counties want to stop putting the notices in newspapers, instead placing them on agency-controlled web pages.

“We at SPJ have kept an eye on the phenomenon and we have opposed those efforts because with a locality placing a notice on its own site, you have a fox guarding the henhouse,” said Paul Fletcher, publisher and editor-in-chief at Virginia Lawyers Weekly and president of the Society of Professional Journalists, the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization which is dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.

DESIRE FOR INFORMATION

While major newspapers might be losing circulation and government agencies may argue they are losing their reach, the biggest losers in the battle to keep public notices could be newspapers whose circulations are actually growing and whose influence is greatest of all.

While the industry as a whole suffers declines in circulation, those who study the black press have asserted that “the continuing desire for an alternative minority press reveals both the unmet promise of media diversity trumpeted in the 1960s and the ever present yearning by distinct groups

to assert their unfiltered voices in the marketplace of ideas,” according to an extensive essay by three university professors led by Maria E. Len-Rios, who teaches public relations and cross-cultural journalism courses at the University of Georgia.

Len-Rios and her colleagues contend that even with increased inclusion in general audience media, black newspapers deliver a product that cannot be equaled by the mainstream press.

It is these newspapers in general who have been able to reach countless Black and Hispanic residents with legal and public notices even as many municipalities overlook minority-owned publications when placing notices, Media Life noted.

Importantly, officials at Echo Media, the industry leader in direct response advertising, noted that major brands have jumped in to start advertising to the growing Hispanic market segment.

This brand-loyal audience not only controls a large dollar volume of revenue, it also represents an actively expanding market.

As a member of the African American community and in recognition of the iconic status he held for us, I am seizing this moment to use Prince’s passing as a “Teachable Moment!” Prince, by all accounts an extraordinary talent, was also quite representative of our community. His life and his decisions can serve as a mirror of the behavior we exhibit and choices we make. This article highlights how our community can learn from his living as well as from his passing.

1. Giving and Service. Many people have come forward to share how Prince had been incredibly philanthropic during his life. He had given of his time, talent and treasure to many whom he did not know. He did this many times without receiving recognition and applause for his actions. What a world this would be if we each gave from our abundance like he did. But even more than that was Prince’s amazing penchant to give without recognition. What a changed world we would have if generosity were its own reward. Our time, treasure and talent can be better sown to reap greater than we could ever measure.

2. Atypical family structures require more planning. Families come in all different shapes and configurations. The standard blend with divorce, remarriage and death is par for the course for many. However, we know that, especially in our communities, there are other configurations in addition to the standard blend.

For example, we know that estrangement in families leads to “the silent treatment” or even the relocation out of a marital home at the perceived end of a relationship. Yet these developments do not mean the end of a relationship in the eyes of the law. The rights and responsibilities of a family will follow a blood line, unless we make a formal plan that will provide direction.

3. You don’t need to stand alone. We all have gifts, skills and talents however, we are not an island.

There is much to know in order to be successful outside of our gifts. We are not created to operate in isolation. Subsequently, when we realize our need beyond our capacity, it is best to engage someone with the skills we need. In Prince’s case, it seems that his physical issues debilitated and eventually killed him. We have the capacity to build a network of family, friends and professionals that strengthen us. As the story of Prince is becoming public we hear of physicians who were trying to intervene on his behalf to address his physical issues. As an estate planning attorney, I know there are many of us who would have eagerly provided professional support to preserve his legacy and protect his privacy.

4. Appreciate today but plan for tomorrow. Most of us don’t know the date of our transition. We cannot typically predict our incapacity or death. We believe that if Prince knew that he was going to pass away when he did he would have made different decisions. He isn’t different from most of us who have put off critical decision-making. We must remember that as we enjoy the youth of today, the wisdom of tomorrow is not promised.

Prince’s genius was beyond words and his life gives us public lessons. Let’s learn from his greatness and his mistakes. We can do better when we know better.

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CIRCULATION INCREASES

The National Association of Hispanic Publications reported that the circulation of audited Hispanic newspapers and magazines more than tripled from 2005 to 2013, and Hispanic publications have garnered more than $1 billion each year in advertising over the past decade, according to a 2015 report issued by Net News Check.

“Independent newspapers provide a watchdog function in this instance,” said Fletcher, the SPJ president. “And the fact that the notice is printed on paper is important — the notice is an unchangeable record that can be relied upon by officials and even courts if needed. If a notice is online, it can easily be changed with a few clicks of a mouse. And there are concerns and

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H E A LT H Unequal Pay for Black, Female Doctors

Local Physician Says Others Must Step Up

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer To some, it’s no surprise that men earn more than women.

And not many eyebrows are raised when realizing that whites earn more than African-Americans in the United States.

However, there are those who said they were caught off-guard by a new study that revealed that

women and African-American physicians have salaries that are less than white male doctors.

The difference is pretty significant.

Dr. Dan Ly, a physician for the VA Boston Healthcare System who’s working on a PhD in economics at Harvard University, helped to author the new study that was published in the British Medical Journal.

4 Dr. Lisa Ashe of Alexandria, Virginia, says there are several reasons that Black doctors are paid less than whites. / Courtesy photo

The study revealed that male doctors earned on average $253,042 a year, compared to $188,230 for black male doctors. Further, the study showed that female doctors earned less at $163,234 and black women doctors had average salaries of $152,784.

“Our findings are not only disconcerting for black male doctors but also highlight the lower incomes of female doctors relative to their male peers,” Ly said.

Locally, Dr. Lisa Ashe, medical director of the Be Well Medical Group, a concierge medical and wellness provider in Alexandria, Virginia, said she’s seen it all.

A black female physician, Ashe said there are many challenges for black women in her profession.

“The challenges include earning less than white physicians as well as social interactions and patient confidence,” she said.

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“One of the contributing factors to African-American doctors earning less than white doctors is that specialists tend to make more money than primary care doctors. But even within medical specialties there’s a huge disparity in wages. There is still a significant amount of discrimination in the field, which makes finding and maintaining employment for black doctors more difficult.”

A board-certified internal medicine physician, Ashe has completed countless certifications and training programs throughout the United States and abroad. She is a member of the American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association and the American College of Physicians.

And according to her biography, prior to founding Be Well Medical Group, Ashe was the medical director at Doctors Community Hospital, where she was responsible for the daily activities of the Clinical Decision and Observation Units.

Yet, despite her almost-peerless credentials and expertise, Ashe has still witnessed discrimination in the medical profession.

“As a physician of color, I have witnessed discrimination even among patients – which raises ethical questions and can also lead to difficult working environments amongst colleagues,” said Ashe, who has received a host of awards including the National Congress of Black Women’s Shirley Chisholm Award; the Adam Clayton Powell Scholarship; and the Skinner Leadership Institute.

“There are patients who question your abilities simply because of your skin color and prefer to confirm what you’ve said to them with someone else, which takes a toll on your confidence.

“There is also a lack of diversity, which means a lack in African-American mentors in medicine, which leads to a sense of isolation and can make it a lonely experience,” she said.

The study drew from two large data sets, the American Community Survey and physician surveys conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change, which covered 60,000 physicians and their earnings from 2000 through 2013.

It’s the first major study to look at racial differences in pay across so many doctors.

In medicine, the inequities start at the earliest stages of a

physician’s career, according to study authors.

For their first jobs out of residency, women in most specialties earn nearly $17,000 less than men, after adjusting for medical specialty, hours worked and practice type, the authors found.

Study authors also found that in the highly educated, demanding and male-oriented medical field, disparities are dramatic.

“To help combat these issues, I encourage other African-American doctors to become a mentor.

It’s a great way to give back to the community and offer guidance to your peers, especially when it comes to topics such as discrimination and being shrewder when negotiating contracts,” Ashe said.

“Educating others by offering what you learned from your own personal experience can truly make a difference.”

Medical schools and residency programs should provide more tools for African-Americans to succeed in the working world, for instance offer classes or seminars that teach salary and negotiating tips for students to help prepare them for the real world, she said.

Additionally, standards should be set for the minimum salary and benefit requirements for each specialty and job type, Ashe said.

“There should also be a salary increase for primary care providers, as there is a vast shortage of them,” she said.

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HEALTH

Breast Cancer Survivor Walks Topless to D.C.

Leaphart Challenges Congress to Find a Cure

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer

5 Paulette Leaphart of Biloxi, Mississippi, is joined by fellow breast cancer survivors during a 1,000 mile topless walk to Congress on Saturday, July 9 in Northwest. / Photo by Patricia Little

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One African-American breast cancer survivor walked 1,000 miles from Biloxi, Miss. to D.C. topless to expose the harsh realities of the disease.

Paulette McKenzie-Leaphart arrived in the District on her 50th birthday, Monday, June 27, with the purpose of delivering a message to members of Congress about the pain of breast cancer and the need to find a cure.

“People are dying from cancer because they can't afford treatment, so that’s my fight,” Leaphart said.

“That’s going to be my fight until they change it or until I leave this world. One or the other.”

Natalie Williams, of the Natalie Williams Breast Care Foundation [NWBCF], an organization that specializes in breast care advocacy in communities of color, greeted Leaphart when she arrived in D.C. “On behalf of the NWBCF, we are pleased to serve as the host organization for Ms. Leaphart,” Williams said. “Together, we stand firm with her and other survivors in our collective efforts to raise awareness and to find a cure for cancer.”

“Each day, we work to address and support the thousands of women who come face-to-face with a disease that destroys many lives and families. It's unfortunate that Washington D.C. has the highest number of new breast cancer cases in the entire nation. This partnership with Ms. Leaphart strengthens our efforts in raising awareness and finding a cure,” she said.

Leaphart and Williams met with members of Congress and District leaders during the week of July 11th to discuss the advances in the cancer industry, as well as current efforts to find a cure.

Just a few years ago, Leaphart, a homeless mother of eight with four biological and four adopted children, couldn't imagine she would be diagnosed with breast cancer or become an advocate for a cure.

Even with a substantial familial record of the disease she didn't take precautions.

“I had a strong family history of breast cancer,” she said. “My mother, my grandmother, my mother’s baby sister, my mom’s niece and my first cousin had breast cancer. My aunt was 42 and my cousin was 31 when they were diagnosed.”

“At 47, I had never had a mammogram because I was one of those women who knew for sure it would never happen to me.”

She said that in her state of denial God whispered to her that she had cancer.

“It prompted me to go see about myself,” she said.

At 47, in January of 2014, she received her diagnosis.

“The doctor only confirmed what God already told me, so I had no fear,” she said. “I rested on my faith.

I was not afraid. I knew I would be okay. “But when the doctor told me he would have to take both of my breasts, I was afraid.”

After deciding to have the double mastectomy, Leaphart said she went into a deep depression.

JOURNEY OF 1,000 MILES

After eight months of daily treatment, she took a needed rest in her hometown of Biloxi, Miss.

“I needed a break because the side effects of the treatment were horrible,” she said. “While visiting the beach with my daughters, the Holy Spirit told me to remove my shirt and take pictures. People took notice of me standing there shirtless. Two women in the crowd were crying. I started crying too. People were clapping for me, they were cheering for me. That was the inspiration for the walk. I was free from shame, I was free.”

It took her a year and a half to train for her journey that she started on April 30, 2016.

“God gave me the vision, he equipped me for this journey. I had a supernatural strength, the same strength that helped me through losing my house, cars and losing my mind.”

On her walk topless to the District people began to see the truth.

“When people saw my scars they took off running to the doctors,” she said. “They saw the truth and devastation of what cancer can do.”

She hopes her bold action of showing the physical effects of breast cancer will shock others into action.

“I’m not taking away from the pink, but we need to take it to another level. Black women take it as something to be ashamed of. That is why I walked topless to take the stigma away. I want the cure and no American left out. Congress isn't going to change, unless we make them.

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EDUCATION Henderson Leaves DCPS with ‘No Plans,’ Lengthy List of Accomplishments

By Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer A little over five years ago in the spring of 2011, when Kaya Henderson took the reins from then-Mayor Vincent Gray as the new D.C. Public Schools chancellor, supporters and critics alike said that she’d have some big shoes to fill.

But Henderson — a relationship-builder who’d been totally committed to school reform since she joined the DCPS system in 2007 as a deputy to the former high-profile Chancellor Michelle Rhee — simply pushed aside such notions, making it clear that the only shoes she intended to fill were her own.

“The past nine years have been a true gift. Since I began my work at DCPS, first as deputy chancellor and then as chancellor, I have had opportunities that I will cherish for the rest of my life,” Henderson, 45, said in a June 29 statement announcing her resignation. “Just as it is for our students, the things that stand out for me most are not our remarkable statistical accomplishments or our rising test scores. The memories that I hold dear are of the people, I have met and the experiences that I have had during my time with DCPS.”

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When she took over, Henderson had already served four months as interim chancellor following Rhee’s abruptly resignation in 2010. However, while Henderson was projected to carry on the combative leadership of her predecessor, her style was less hard-core.

Though she struggled to close the achievement gap between black and white students, the chancellor proved effective setting into motion several mandates that would lead to improved enrollment, increased standardized test scores and graduation rates — especially among African-American males — as well as better curriculum development, teacher and principal contracts, more parental engagement and student satisfaction.

According to the 2015 Trial Urban District Assessment, DCPS ranked as the fastest-improving urban school district in the country. For instance, 2013 test scores represented the biggest increase of any school district and the largest increase in the history of the 4th-grade reading test. Additionally, the graduation rate in 2015 increased by four percentage points to 64 percent, compared with 58 percent of students graduating in four years from DCPS in 2014.

5DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson /WI File Photo The irony is that Henderson never intended to stay very long, with the average shelf life of school chiefs extending about three years. She initially insisted on signing a one-year contract to sort things out and make some organizational changes, before actually establishing a vision.

At the end of that first year, Henderson signed another one-year contract, then another, and one more before the last agreement that ends with her Sept. 30 departure.

As time wore on, Henderson might have had an opportunity in 2013 to leave after her name was tossed about in the media as a possible candidate for New York City's schools chancellor. But after taking the interest as a sign that DCPS was seen as a “leader in high-quality urban education,” she decided to stay.

In the process, she would continue to shepherd consecutive years of growth with an enrollment increase from 45,000 students to the current 49,000 students, development of the Common Core-aligned curriculum which raised the bar for student instruction, and the oversight of multimillion-dollar modernizations of several time-worn schools.

Rhee, now a resident of California where she’s assumed chairmanship of her husband’s Sacramento-based St. Hope charter school chain, expressed excitement over her protégé’s next undertaking.

She also admitted having mixed emotions about Henderson’s choice to step down.

“Kaya Henderson has been a champion for students across D.C.,” Rhee said. “Her leadership has inspired everyone working in education, and we’re grateful for her commitment over her last nine years at DCPS.”

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Mayor Muriel Bowser said she is “incredibly grateful” to Henderson for her service.

“Without a doubt, DCPS is a very different place today than it was when Kaya joined our school system in 2007,” the mayor said. “DCPS is the fastest-improving urban school district in the country. After decades of decline, DCPS has also seen consistent, annual enrollment growth since Kaya became chancellor [and] while we will miss Kaya, we can all be proud of her team and her tenure as the second longest-serving leader of DCPS.” D.C. Council member David Grosso, chair of the council’s Committee of Education, said Henderson called to let him know she'd be stepping down.

“She had been in discussions with the mayor for some time. She was just trying to find the best timing in moving forward,” Grosso said. “She's been here for a long time and she's done a lot for the schools, but [she chooses to] move on.”

With the national search beginning this fall search for a new chancellor, Grosso said John Davis, DCPS’s chief of schools, will step in as interim chancellor.

“We are headed in the right direction as we transition, but we still have a long way to go,” Grosso said. “I’m very grateful for the time and commitment Henderson gave to D.C.’s public schools. Under her leadership we have seen a professionalization of schools, a commitment to stability.

In the past two years, she was moving toward taking a serious look at the achievement gap and how to bridge it. I’m of the opinion that she put us in a good position to succeed.”

But Empower DC board member Julianne Robertson, also an attorney and DCPS parent, recalled Em-

power DC’s contentious battle with Henderson over the 2013 closure of schools primarily located in poverty-stricken communities of Wards 6, 7, and 8.

“Those school closures impacted very heavily on our children by destabilizing [the learning process],” Robertson said. “It’s like [Henderson] said, ‘I can’t do anything about poverty but I can get rid of poor teachers,’ and the contrivance involved in dehumanizing our teachers and our children impacted her as a leader. One thing I feel was emblematic of Kaya Henderson’s tenure was that she perpetuated a crime against humanity. I feel she was placed in a position to fulfill the mandates from a higher source, and that she was ever engaged – but just in the right place at the right time.”

Robertson added that she’d like to see control of the school system taken away from the mayor.

“And I say that with the greatest respect for Muriel Bowser,” Robertson said. “However, with all the other problems that the mayor is facing right now, perhaps a real educational professional would be better suited for the monumental task of establishing what measures to implement.”

As for Henderson, she told the Associated Press she won’t be moving far with her youngest child still in D.C. public schools. She also doesn’t plan on taking another high-profile job in education anytime soon.

“I want to spend some time traveling. I want to learn what else is out there,” she said. “When you’re leading a school district, you’re sucked into that work. I want some time to step out and run around and see what’s going on.” WI WI Interns Victoria Jones and Rushawn Walters contributed to this article.

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Black Greeks Party With a Purpose

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5These socialites reflect the mature crowd that attended the annual AKA-Omega Black and White Party on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park on June 17. / Photo by Timothy Cox

By Timothy Cox WI Contributing Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. — On a recent summer evening, the Psi Epsilon Omega (PEO) Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the Gamma Pi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. hosted their sixth annual Black and White Party fundraiser.

The June 17 posh affair attracted nearly a thousand partygoers adorned in classy and chic black-and-white attire. Both Greek-lettered chapters are located in Prince George's County, Maryland and help serve surrounding DMV communities. For the second consecutive year, the event was held at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center on the campus of the University of Maryland.

The event is gradually growing into the "hottest affair of its kind in the DMV and reflects a classy, mature, upscale social air," said Renay Butler, co-chairperson of PEO's Ways and Means committee.

Throughout the evening, partygoers danced to a mix of today's sounds and golden-oldies, as delivered by D.C.'s DJ Casper. Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. showed off their latest strolls while Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. hopped to their signature song, George Clinton's "Atomic Dog." The fundraiser welcomes vendors to participate in the selling of various items and paraphernalia representing all "Divine Nine" Greek-lettered organizations.

The purpose of the event is raise money to support programs for Prince George's County residents and to provide scholarships for qualified college-bound high school students.

Nicola Kennedy, PEO's current president, said her group boasts a membership hovering around 195 sorors. The event has generated enormous success and positive results since its 2011 inception.

"It's been a great event for the past

six years, and each year, it's a sellout," she said. "Annually, we've grown exponentially. Now, many people consider this the 'summer kickoff' for the DMV. But we never lose sight of this being a great cause to raise money for scholarships and to improve the community at-large."

The inaugural party was held as an "all-white" affair at the Woodmore Country Club in Woodmore, Md. After quickly outgrowing that venue, subsequent affairs were held at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro before ultimately moving to the College Park campus.

"Unless greater attendance requires a larger venue, we will continue to host the event here," Ms. Kennedy said with a smile.

The event was initially crafted as a way to raise funds and organize a joint venture with the men of Omega Psi Phi. Both organizations wanted "a premier event where people can have fun and network while getting to know more about who [Alpha Kappa Alpha and Omega Psi Phi] are," Kennedy said.

Their hopes have turned into financial gain as well, she said.

In six years, Psi Epsilon Omega has provided over $21,000 in scholarships for 20 college-bound students, Butler said. Each student has received an average award of at least $1,000 annually, thanks to the local sorority's efforts. The chapter strives to provide more each year to the Laurel, Bowie and Greenbelt communities.

"As college-educated men and women and because many of us are now parents of college-age students, we realize the value of giving back," Butler said. "It's also important for us to serve our communities' growing needs through a plethora of programs including food drives, heath fairs, Alzheimer's awareness, heart heath and stroke prevention, educational enrichment, family strengthening, environmental ownership, and global impact." WI

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In addition, the District of Columbia Human Rights Act, approved December 13, 1977 (DC Law 2-38; DC Official Code §21402.11(2006), as amended) prohibits discrimination on the basis of marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, familial status, source of income, place of residence or business, genetic information, matriculation, or political affiliation of any individual. To file a complaint alleging discrimination on one of these bases, please contact the District of Columbia’s Office of Human Rights at (202) 727-3545. If you require information about this program, activity, or facility in a language other than English, contact the District of Columbia Office of Human Right’s Language Access Program at (202) 727-4559.

Free and reduced-price meal reimbursement eligibility is based on this income scale, effective July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016:

FAMILY SIZE

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FAMILY SIZE

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ONE

$0 to $15,301 / year

ONE

$15,302 to $21,775 / year

TWO

$0 to $20,709 / year

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$20,710 to $29,471 / year

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$0 to $26,117 / year

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$26,118 to $37,167/ year

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$0 to $31,525 / year

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$31,526 to $44, 863 / year

FIVE

$0 to $36,933 / year

FIVE

$36,934 to $52,559 / year

SIX

$0 to $42,341 / year

SIX

$42,342 to $60,255 / year

SEVEN

$0 to $47,749 / year

SEVEN

$47,750 to $67,951 / year

EIGHT

$0 to $53,157 / year

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+$5,408 / year

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July Greetings From DC Office on Aging We Have a Winner!!

Laura Newland DC Office on Aging Executive Director The DC Office on Aging is proud to announce that one of our very own, Aurora Delespin-Jones, Program Manager, won the 15th Annual Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Award for Distinguished DC Government Employees. The Cafritz Awards are designed to recognize and reward outstanding performance and exemplary service by DC government employees.

Aurora has worked for District government for more than 30 years and with the DC Office on Aging (DCOA) for 12 years. She is the foundation of our mission driven agency.

She has been here through major transitions, supporting the agency to ensure that DCOA provides the best services to District seniors, people with disabilities and their caregivers.

Aurora has dedicated her entire career to District government and represents DCOA at its best: dedicated, passionate, creative, and collaborative. As a District, we’re only as good as our employees, and I’m proud that Aurora’s hard work has been recognized.

One of the things I most admire about Aurora is that she’s a living testament to what we’re able to achieve when we marry expertise with a true care and concern for our District seniors.

She understands the importance of listening—really listening— and putting in the hard work of changing how we do things if that’s what it takes to meet seniors where they’re at.

Speaking of listening and

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learning what seniors want, DCOA needs your help to design a new program for FY 17! Mayor Muriel Bowser has been very supportive of villages in the District and she knows how critical it is to engage the community in order to achieve the goals of creating a true age friendly DC. The District senior village movement has been a model of healthy, active aging in our community at the grass roots level. Villages facilitate access to community support services and connection to on-going civic engagement. Most villages are created and run by their members, who pay an annual fee for membership. Each village is uniquely designed and meets the specific needs of their neighborhood. Since the first village opened in 2002—Beacon Hill in Boston—more than 160 Villages have opened in the US providing full-service programs to nearly 25,000 older adults. The District is proud to have ten villages serving various communities across the District, and poised to launch at least three more within the next few years.

During the development of the FY 2017 budget, the Council added a $250,000 enhancement to DCOA’s budget to support the village movement, which was supported by the Mayor. The intent of the funds is to promote the development and sustainability of villages, particularly in underserved communities, with some of the funds dedicated to subsidizing memberships for low-income neighbors. As the DC Office on Aging (DCOA) develops plans for allocating the funds, we’d love to hear from you on how villages can support you more, and how we can use District funds to help villages grow sustainably.

Begin by answering these questions: • District seniors: How would you use funds to improve access to village membership and services?

• Community-based organizations: How would funds best support efforts to serve village members or neighbors?

Please send your thoughts, ideas, questions, and concerns to askthedirector.dcoa@dc.gov by Friday, August 5, 2016.

Thanks for taking the time to express your thoughts and ideas.

It’s important to us that the community has an opportunity to share how DCOA services can best meet their needs. To learn more about villages and to find a village near you, visit DCOA’s website at http://dcoa.dc.gov/service/senior-villages.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Last, but certainly not least, please join me in congratulat-

ing our 2016 Ms. Senior DC, Billie LaVerne Smith. Ms. Smith is a resident of Ward 4 and will be representing the District of Columbia at the national Ms. Senior America in Atlantic City later this fall. I also want to thank our 2015 Ms. Senior DC, Wendy Bridges, for her service to the District’s seniors during her reign!

We Have a Winner!!!

Billie LaVerne Smith, a resident of Ward 4, was crowned Ms. Senior DC! She impressed the judges with her skills on the piano when she played “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” from Sophisticated Lady by Duke Ellington and Bob Bassie. The judges also awarded her Best Interview based on their conversations with the 10 contestants. First Runner-up in the contest was Jessica Haynes-Franklin who was also the winner of the Best Evening Gown Award. She elegantly wore a white lace evening gown during the evening gown segment of the contest.

Second Runner-up was awarded to Dr. Judyan Andrews who sang the tune “Teach Me Tonight.”

Third Runner-up was Elynore Hooker Herron who also was awarded Best Salesperson for her ad and ticket sales, Elynore used a slide show to depict her original historical writing on “Queens” during the talent segment. Winner of the contestant award for Ms. Congeniality was Elvera Patrick from Ward 8. Pictured from Left to right Rebecca Washington, Leaunteen Hoston, Elvera Patrick, Iris Johnson, Ms. Senior DC Billie LaVerne Smith, Third Runner-Up Elynore Hooker Herron, Second Runner-Up Judyan Andrews, Diane “LadyDi” Mackey, First Runner-up Jessica Haynes-Franklin and Jenise Jo Patterson.

The Ms. Senior DC Pageant was presented by the DC Office on Aging, the DC Seniors Cameo Club and the Office on Aging Senior Service Network. Pictures from the event can be viewed from the agency’s website and social media pages. Follow DCOA @DCAgingNews on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more information.

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EDITORIAL

OPINIONS/EDITORIALS

No More Words — Time for Action

In President Obama's speech to the nation Tuesday from Dallas on the recent violence that has stunned the nation, he spoke honestly, often quoting scripture, about the "truth" that divides America — race. More importantly, the president's remarks indicated his understanding that bias and inequality still exist and that disparities based upon race continues to disproportionately affect the Black community.

As he stood before a crowd of hundreds at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center to deliver words of comfort at the memorial service for the five officers killed while protecting protestors last week in Dallas, President Obama said, "We also know that centuries of racial discrimination — of slavery, and subjugation, and Jim Crow — they didn't simply vanish with the end of lawful segregation. They didn't just stop when Dr. King made a speech, or the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act were signed."

Having said that, President Obama seemed to acknowledge and explain the anger that festers in the hearts and minds of victims of racism. And though he suggested things have gotten much better, he recommended prayer "for a new heart" to change the negative attitudes that lead to prejudice and violence.

Black folks believe in prayer, however. That's what got them through slavery, and the subjugation and Jim Crow the president mentioned in his speech. And, it will continue to be the rock they lean on to get them through going forward. But more impactful was President Obama's admission that words are inadequate to bring about lasting change.

"I've seen how inadequate my own words have been," he said, and then he quoted I John 3:18: "Let us love not with words or speech, but with actions and in truth."

We agree that after the marches have stopped, the speeches have ended, the community meetings to "address the problem" have come to a close and the praying people have said "Amen," action must follow. Not just the politicians, or the police, or the government must act, but every able-bodied American must "do something" to fight racism and end it for good. We recommend the first step, which is to exercise your right to vote. WI

Can Boycotts Add Fuel to Protests Against ‘Police Brutality?’

Atlanta native and rapper “Killer Mike” delivered a fiery speech during his recent appearance on Atlanta radio station Hot 107.9, expressing both his anger and sadness over the latest murders of Black men at the hands of police officers.

He then suggested that people should boycott businesses that do not support Black communities.

“I’m angry, I’m hurt, I’m disgusted,” he said. “I’m ashamed to be a part of this country. It’s time to get angry and do something. It is time to prevent these abusers and these police who abuse the law.”

The son of an Atlanta policeman, “Killer Mike” said Blacks should go to their bank and say “until you start to speak on our behalf, I want all my money.”

He noted that Usher and Big Krit have endorsed his plan and joined him in depositing money in a Black-owned Atlanta-based bank, Citizen’s Trust.

His heart seems to be in the right place but the problem remains, boycotts rarely have any significant economic impact – that is when they occur in isolation from other complimentary initiatives. Mike points to the student-led boycott during apartheid in South Africa when they demanded that Delta and Coca-Cola be boycotted because they supported apartheid. What he didn’t say is that when people divested, others simply gobbled up their shares. So, while on paper the boycott appeared to be successful, it did not change the bottom line to any real degree.

Even the Montgomery Bus Boycott, touted as the model for a successful boycott, only proved to be effective, according to most economists, because it fed into an already established movement and came with good historical timing. The boycott put more wind in the sails of the NAACP’s strategy to have their case heard by the Supreme Court. But it’s difficult, if not impossible, to determine the economic impact of that or other boycotts.

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TO THE EDITOR Black History, 365 Days a Year The main reason I read The Washington Informer is because of the Black Facts. It keeps me up to date on significant dates in Black history, which is very important to me. But every now and then, you carry stories that teach me things about Black history that I didn't know. For example, in last week's issue, I was proud to read the story about the Buffalo Soldier Museum in Houston, Texas, and the 150th anniversary of the Buffalo Soldier. What an amazing story, and I thank The Washington Informer for sharing it. Who knew there was a museum honoring these great men and women? And I was happy to learn that there are more than 40 Buffalo Soldiers chapters across the country.

Thanks to your article, I am going to make a point to send a donation to the museum to show my support and appreciation. Keep up the good work, Informer.

Calvin Brown Ft. Washington, Md.

'Icon Talks' Inspires I am a fan of Ted Talks. I've loaded the Ted Talks App on my phone and I enjoy hearing the diverse voices of many everyday people telling stories about life and the ways they have experienced it. Reading the article "'Icon Talks' Celebrates Black Achievements" by Victoria Jones in the July 7 issue left me wanting to know more about the

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program. I congratulate the founders for the concept of providing inspiring conversations and performances to "provide a means for folks to overcome their challenges." I would encourage them to expand their program, if possible, to allow more folks to hear ICON to ICAN stories.

Phyllis Alexander Washington, D.C.

Fireworks: Too Long, Too Loud I live in southeast D.C., and for the past month I feel as if I have been living in a war zone. Since I have lived in my neighborhood for more than 20 years, I am accustomed to the July 4 celebration that lasts from June 1 to nearly the end of July. The noise from the fireworks seem to last forever, but the booming sounds I heard this year were extremely disconcerting. What is the city doing to address this? I know it is illegal to sell fireworks in Maryland, but why does the District allow vendors to set up en masse on the D.C. side of the Maryland-D.C. line? I am listening to fireworks now and the Fourth was three days ago. Something's got to give. I want to hear what District officials plan to do to get a handle on the length and volume of fireworks before they start up again next June.

Vivian Waldruff Washington, D.C.

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By James Clingman

Requiem for Black People Lorenzo Collins, Michael Carpenter, Roger Owensby Jr. Timothy Thomas, Amadou Diallo, Patrick Dorismond, Kenneth Walker, Sean Bell, Timothy Russell, Kimani Gray, Ezzell Ford, John Crawford, Tamir Rice, Oscar Grant, Eric Garner, Kajieme Powell, Malissa Williams, Vonderitt Myers, Dante Parker, Michael Brown, Tyisha Miller, Trayvon Martin, Dontre Hamilton, Tony Robinon, Jason Harrison, Martin

Hall, Bettie Jones, Tanisha Anderson, Yvette Smith, Sandra Bland, Matthewe Ajibade, Eric Harris, Keith Childress, Kevin Matthews, Leroy Browning, Gus Rugley, Ray Smoot, Roy Nelson, Miguel Espinal, Jonny Gammage, Nathaniel Pickett, Cornelius Brown, Tiara Thomas, Chandra Weaver, Jamar Clark, Richard Perkins, Akai Gurley, Stephen Tooson, Michael Lee Marshall, Alonzo Smith, Anthony Ashford, Lamontez Jones, India Kager, Samuel DuBose, Felix Kumi, Walter Scott, Billie Ray Davis, Darrius Stewart,

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Albert Davis, Jonathan Sanders, Spencer McCain, Freddie Gray, Eric Harris, Charly "Africa" Keunang, Emerson Clayton, Jr., Tommy Yancy, Jerame C. Reid, Corey Tanner, Zikarious Flint, David Andre Scott, Emmanuel Jean-Baptiste, Victor White III, Matthew Walker, Darrien Nathaniel Hunt, Jeremy Lake, Laquan McDonald, Denzel Ford, Pierre Loury, Cedrick Chatman, Alton Sterling, Philando Castille … I could go on, but I am sure you get the point.

"I feared for my life" "He

reached for his waistband" "I saw something shiny" "He ran" "He made eye contact with me" "He fit the description" "He resisted" "He threatened me" "He didn't comply" "He would not put the brick down" "He would not out the knife down" "He weighed 400 pounds" "My hand got caught in the steering wheel" "He dragged me with the car" "He lunged at me" "My gun accidentally went off" "I thought I was firing my Taser" "He was acting strangely" "He was holding a screwdriver when he came to the door" "He

had a broom when he came to the door" "He was armed with a soup spoon" "He had a prescription pill bottle in his pocket but I thought it was a gun" "He had a BB gun" "He had a toy pellet gun" "He was obese" "He kept saying 'I can't breathe' so we knew he was still breathing" "The stairwell was dark" "He behaved like a thug" "He was wearing a hoodie" "After he survived a car accident, he approached us with empty hands" "He was running toward us but

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By Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.

The Choice We Face Is So Clear In the presidential race, July is convention month. Each party selects its ticket — the nominees for president and vice president — and the choice becomes clear. For all the noise about a Republican revolt against Donald Trump, we already know the choice we will face: Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump.

This campaign has already turned nasty, but looking beyond the clamor there are some things we know.

Hillary Clinton is the most ex-

perienced and prepared of the two candidates. An attorney, former first lady, senator and secretary of state, she is one of the most experienced candidates for the presidency ever.

She will be ready from day one. She knows up close what it takes to be president, how to put together and run an administration.

Donald Trump is one of the least prepared candidates in memory. He has not held public office. He has little experience in foreign and national security issues. His major previous relationship with the legislators he must deal with is, as he tells us, as a

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donor, a businessman seeking favors.

He’s amassed a fortune in business, but he seems better as a salesman than an administrator. He’s certainly had a hard time putting together a professional campaign staff or organizing a political convention.

Hillary Clinton is a progressive; her candidacy builds on the progressive movements of our time. She is a lifelong champion of women and children. She supports equal rights for people, regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual preference. She’s for overturning Citizens United and limiting big money in

politics. She’s for reviving the Voting Rights Act and removing barriers to voting. She’ll push to raise the minimum wage, to fund our schools, to make college more affordable, to expand access to health care. She will push for public investment to rebuild our country and put people to work. She’s for raising taxes on the wealthy, cracking down on corporate tax dodges, making Wall Street more accountable, empowering workers and curbing CEO abuses.

She may not be as bold a reformer as Bernie Sanders is, but there is no doubt she is a progressive who be-

lieves in a government on the side of working people.

Trump, by contrast, is a bit of an unknown, at odds with his past and his party. We know he’ll cut taxes on the rich and corporations.

We know he wants to build a wall on the Mexican border. He’s run a divisive campaign, filled with racial insult and nativist appeal. He says he’s against our trade deals but offers as an alternative only that he’d get a better deal. He promises to rip up the nuclear weapons agreement with

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By Julianne Malveaux

Hate, Hypocrisy and Hubris Just a day after millions of Americans celebrated the "Fourth of You Lie," our nation got more evidence of the lie we live when we "celebrate" freedom.

On July 5, 2016, Alton Sterling was killed by white police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in an encounter that was blessedly videotaped and showed a man being shot, even as he was down on the ground. A day later, Philando Castile was shot four times

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in Minnesota as he attempted to comply with a police officer's request to provide identification.

His fiancée, Diamond Reynolds, videotaped this encounter.

If patriotic fireworks give you warm and fuzzy feelings about our nation, these two videos ought to be enough to throw ice water on them. I am chilled, disgusted and angered at yet more senseless killings of black men by police officers — 136 so far this year (about 25.3 percent of all police killings). You ought to read Frederick Douglass' speech

and understand why those videos leave me with cold antipathy for "my country." Many things have changed since he delivered this oratorical masterpiece in 1852.

Many things have not.

Watching Philando Castile's blood seep from his body reminds me of our nation's hypocrisy, and of Douglass' searing words: What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your

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celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sound of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants brass fronted impudence; your shout of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanks-givings, with all your religious parade and solemnity, are to him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy — a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages.

Indeed, while there is talk of

fighting the terrorism of ISIS, when will we fight the terrorism that too many African-Americans experience? If a law-abiding person with a right to carry a concealed weapon (hello, National Rifle Association) can be killed because his taillight is busted, that's terrorism, defined as the use of violence and intimidation in pursuit of political aim. The aim is the maintenance of white supremacy "lite." It dictates "the talk" all young African-American

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By Charlene Crowell

Consumers, Financial Services Both Deserve Their Day in Court Whenever consumers open a new credit account, borrow a loan or begin contract financial services, it's a sure bet that there will be a lot of terms and requirements that appear in print so small one would need a magnifying glass to read it.

Others may become bewildered by the legal jargon embedded in these agreements.

If you've had that kind of experience, keep reading.

Within all the fine print and legal

nomenclature, you may very well have agreed — without knowing — to give up your right to sue. This practice known as "forced arbitration" denies dissatisfied consumers the right to sue for suspected illegal financial services. Instead consumers must take up their problems with a mediator who is selected and paid by the financial provider. Whatever the mediator decides, the consumer must accept. Further, forced arbitration denies any judicial review of the arbitrator's decision.

These arbitration clauses are of-

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ten found in credit agreements for a wide range of services including mobile wireless, private student loans, credit cards and checking accounts.

If you think consumers deserve better, you have a lot of company. A new national poll found that nearly two-thirds of likely voters — 63 percent — support reforming consumers' rights to take legal action against banks and other financial service providers that break the law.

After hearing arguments for and against consumers' rights to sue, respondents were largely united across

partisan lines.

The release of findings coincided with a July 6 floor action in the House of Representatives that decided a multi-agency appropriations bill. The bill also included riders to strip the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of its authority to act on forced arbitration.

Reps. Keith Ellison (Minn.5th) and Hank Johnson (Ga.-4th) jointly proposed an amendment to strip the forced arbitration language from the bill. Unfortunately, the pro-consumer amendment failed.

At press time, a full House vote had not yet been taken.

Additionally, in 2010 and as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, Congress directed CFPB to conduct a study and provide a report on the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer financial contracts. Dodd-Frank also banned the use of arbitration clauses in most residential mortgage loans. Even earlier in 2007 the issue of arbitration's effects on con-

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By Marian Wright Edelman

Don't Make Our Most Vulnerable Children Wait Longer In an important show of bipartisanship, Congress is on the cusp of an historic step to help many of the most vulnerable children in our nation who are abused and neglected and at risk of entering foster care and lingering in group care. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Family First Prevention Services Act (H.R. 5456) on June 21 to help keep these children safely with their families and out of foster care. I hope the Senate will do the same this week

before it leaves for summer recess and not keep vulnerable children waiting and waiting longer.

Alumni of foster care frequently say the most important step the state could have taken was to help their family early on to keep them out of foster care. They talk about what a difference it would have made if drug treatment or other supports were available to keep their families together and offer them needed stability in their lives.

We often overlook the trauma children experience when they are uprooted from their home, fami-

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ly, and school and are expected to adjust to new environments. My mother was a wonderful foster parent to nearly a dozen children, yet many of her foster children yearned for their birth families.

This separation trauma can be intensified for children in group homes and lead to worse life outcomes than experienced by children in family foster homes. Many children who move frequently from one family or one group setting to another and from school to school wish they could have a stable family all children need growing up. "You don't age out of

families," they say, underscoring a fundamental problem with having only the state as a parent.

Passage of the Family First Prevention Services Act, identical to the Senate bill introduced by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), will make historic and crucial investments in prevention for children and families. Currently major federal child welfare funding is available to states only after a child has been removed from their home and placed in foster care. This has created a dis-

incentive to help families at the front end. For many years state child welfare agencies and a range of other providers and advocates have challenged this misalignment in federal funding which undermines the best interests and outcomes for vulnerable children and urged federal investments in prevention. The Family First Prevention Services Act finally does that recognizing that mental health and substance abuse problems bring the majority of children into the child welfare system. It allows

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By Askia Muhammad

Police Aren't the Only Ones Suffering I condemn the murder of innocent people: Black civilians, White policemen, Bloods, Crips, Vice Lords, Gangster Disciples, Sunni, Shia, Uighur, Copt, Hebrew, COGIC, Taino, Choctaw, Sioux, Mestizo, etc. I condemn the murder of innocent people.

Diamond "Lavish" Reynolds and her 4-year-old daughter saw her boyfriend, Philando Castile, murdered by a rabid policeman in Falcon Heights, Minn.

Reynolds live-streamed the immediate aftermath of the execution

she had just witnessed, alarming people around the world, before she was arrested.

"They held me in a room. No water, no food. They took my phone. No numbers. I don't have my phone," she said after her release. "They took over my Facebook. They took my groceries.

They took everything that I had at the time. And then they seized the car for evidence. They seized my phone for evidence."

And then she offered what strikes me as the fundamental reason why often Black people and White people, Black civilians, White police,

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do not see eye to eye: "They don't want us to stand up for one another. They don't want us to support each other. They want everybody to stand up for them."

As long as Black people concur with the prevailing opinions of White people, the Black views are acceptable. Otherwise, Black folks must rethink their position.

But whenever a policeman is charged with abusing his or her authority, that cop is quickly surrounded by other cops forming a "blue wall of silence" around the accused. Guilt or innocence is never a concern. The knee-jerk response is

to defend all fellow officers' actions, no matter what our "lying eyes" may have seen in videos of these incidents.

"They are going to tamper with evidence. They are going to tamper with witnesses. They're going to do whatever they can to cover their butts. This is not acceptable," Reynolds said.

By definition, police are supposed to help protect communities from criminals who will rob, defile, rape and murder. Anyone who can relieve those problems in a community is welcomed. But the line between crime and day-to-day living

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is too often blurred in the minds of police who see all Black people as inherently criminal. They treat everyone in the community like a wrongdoer.

"We have to understand the historical context from which this discussion has to spring," Wilmer Leon, political scientist and host of "Inside the Issues" on Sirius XM, told me in an interview. "We have to understand slavery in this country. We have to understand slave patrols in this country. The role slave patrols played, and how,

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LIFESTYLE UniverSoul Circus – Still the Greatest Show on Earth

Multicultural Cast Returns to District with 23-Year History of Artistry

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor Sisters Amaya, 10 and Jada, 8 had the time of their life on Saturday, July 9, as did hundreds of others of all ages during their journey of “light, sound, soul and edge-of-your seat performances,” all courtesy of the world-famous UniverSoul Circus.

The two Fairfax youth, accom-

5Ringmaster Lucky Malatsi engages the

audience during a Universoul Circus performance at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. / Photo courtesy of UniverSoul Circus

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panied by an aunt and their grandmother, had just finished their very first camel ride when they stopped to talk about their experiences at the circus.

“It’s been amazing and the performers are really talented,” said fourth-grader Amaya.

Jada, a third grader, agreed adding, “I think I could do this one day, maybe be the ringmaster like the one they have – he was really talented.”

The girls’ aunt, Sharon Pritchard and grandmother said the circus was a great way to expose the youth to positive, educational experiences – something they try to facilitate each summer during vacation time.

“This was a perfect day for the girls. After all, the UniverSoul Circus is a lot of fun no matter how old or young you are,” Pritchard said.

Now in its 23rd year, the one ring big top show continues its four-week run at National Harbor, Maryland through July 31. It features a talented multicultural and multinational cast of stars who never fail to amaze and delight their fans during a 2 ½ hour non-stop production of back-flipping canines, twirling bicycles, free-flying aerial acts and just about everything else one could imagine.

Performers represent almost every part of the globe including: the Ethiopian Pole Act from Ethiopia; Aerial Duet from Columbia; Bicycle Tricks from China; Airborne Motorcycles from California; Motorcycle Globe of Death from Columbia; Caribbean Dance and Limbo from Trinidad and Tobago; Russian Bar from Cuba; and dancing elephants from the U.S. “UniverSoul celebrates cultures from around the world and brings them together under the big top,” said Founder and CEO Cedric Walker.

5Fairfax, Virginia residents and sisters Amaya, 10 and Jada, 8, had a great day at the UniverSoul Circus on Saturday, July 9 when their aunt and grandmother surprised them with tickets to an afternoon performance and a day at the rapidly expanding National Harbor in Prince George’s County. / Photo by D. Kevin McNeir

“At this time in our history we need to come together, to embrace and learn from each other. I believe the circus naturally brings people together. In 23 years of searching for talent, I’ve journeyed to every continent to find a multicultural, multinational mix of talent to showcase.”

On Wednesday, July 13, local McDonald’s franchise owners, like Craig Welburn, Sr., the owner and operator of a District-based McDonald’s, interacted with guests during the annual Community Night event, sponsored by local McDonald’s franchisees.

“The UniverSoul Circus is filled with great performances for the entire family to enjoy,” Welburn said.

“My fellow McDonald’s franchisees and I are proud to sponsor the UniverSoul Circus for the sixth year in a row.”

There’s one person who brings the entire show together and probably

knows the most about the fascinating cadre of performers – the multi-talented Lucky Malatsi, 27, who first joined the circus in 2000 at the age of 10 as a duo contortionist and now serves as the Ringmaster. Since joining the circus he’s been an acrobatic hip-hop dancer, trapeze artist, teeterboard flyer, trampoline artist and an acrobatic-dunking whiz kid with basketballs.

Walker spotted the South African native during a performance in 1999 and quickly signed him. Lucky says, as the cliché often goes, “the rest was history.”

“I’ve been doing this so long there’s really nothing else that I can remember – even my wife and my two children (ages 6 and 17 months) travel with me,” said Lucky, who received his early training under the tutelage of his Uncle Prince, an accomplished performer and acrobat who took his

nephew on his first international trip as a performer to Germany when he was just six.

“Mr. Walker has put together an interactive circus with performers from all over the world and a show that offers non-stop fun and music.

The party never ends here and I believe we’re the greatest show on earth.”

“The great thing about us [the circus] is we really are one big family.

Not even language serves as a barrier – we find ways to communicate.”

“My job is to keep the show going and to think on my feet,” he said.

“When I was a performer I just did my act and then got to relax until the show was done. Now, I have the chance to interact with the audience between each act. I love it and I’ve learned to expect the unexpected.

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“State permitting agencies would be free to continue providing public notices in the newspaper if they choose to do so – as long as they keep

the notice method consistent,” Jones said. “Many permitting agencies already provide multiple forms of public notice, which EPA encourages.”

However, on the federal level, some lawmakers said they will continue to support newspapers in their overall battle to secure advertising – even public notice placements – from government agencies.

“Virginians expect the activities of government to be conducted openly, fairly and transparently,” said Delegate Riley E. Ingram (R-Hopewell).

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By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor If you’re looking for a way to boost your spirits, or need evidence of how patience, perseverance and an unwavering trust in the power of prayer can move you toward achieving your dreams, then you may want to check out the new musical “Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story” now playing at the Arena Stage in Southwest.

Winans wrote the music and lyrics and with the assistance of Charles Randolph-Wright, who has already scored big as the co-writer behind the hit musical “Motown the Musical,” co-wrote the play which chronicles his rise in the gospel music world.

But as one of the younger siblings of the iconic gospel singing tandem, the Winans, BeBe, who would team up with his sister CeCe, had his share of setbacks and disappointments before his time to shine finally arrived.

That’s the backdrop to the play and it’s fascinating to follow the steps he took, the decisions he made and the challenges he faced. At its core, the play is all about family – a loving, supportive group of Blacks from Detroit whose trust in God guides them every step of the way.

A superb cast helps move the show featuring the niece and neph-

ew of Winans who take the lead roles as BeBe and CeCe Winans.

Both are excellent singers, confirming the strength of the bloodline of Mom and Pop Winans – both accomplished singers in their own right who decided to focus on raising their children rather than vying for a place in the gospel music industry.

Among the cast, Deborah Joy Winans [CeCe] is simply breathtaking. Her voice is a real treasure that brought tears to my eyes throughout the play. Meanwhile, Juan Winans [BeBe] shows that he too has the chops needed to belt out an inspiring ballad or to team up with Deborah for a “soul-sational” duet.

They are supported by equally talented actors, in particular Kirsten Wyatt [Tammy Faye Bakker], Nita Whitaker [Mom Winans] and Brad Raymond [Jim Bakker]. The connection between the Bakkers is both topnotch and seamless. Kudos to the team that selected these two.

Above all, and what’s most enjoyable about “Born For This” is the music, carefully crafted by BeBe Winans. The songs actually tell his story and will certainly find their way into the award-winning songwriter’s already established canon of hits.

After the show, members of the Winans family celebrated the D.C. premier and welcomed their friends and fans. Politicians, preachers,

LIFESTYLE sports legends, entertainers and everyday people shared the spotlight along with the cast, crew and members of the Winans family.

The play itself may need a bit of fine tuning before it’s ready to attempt a successful run on Broadway, but the potential is certainly there. It’s a celebration of life, faith, hope and love.

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Get ready to feel good! BORN FOR THIS: THE BEBE WINANS STORY has come to Washington DC’s Arena Stage for a limited, world premiere run. Detroit natives BeBe and CeCe Winans, youngest siblings of the Winans family dynasty, experience the ultimate in culture shocks when invited to join Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Praise the Lord television show. As BeBe and CeCe encounter fame, fortune and even a young Whitney Houston, BeBe must learn to balance his desire for success with his true calling. Combining classic Winans hits with brand new songs, this inspirational musical features Juan and Deborah Joy Winans in their Arena Stage debuts as BeBe and CeCe Winans. For tickets call 202-488-3300 or visit www.ArenaStage.org while they last!

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By Eve M. Ferguson WI Contributing Writer Hard as it is to fathom, the Dance Place, the little creative space that could, is closing out its 35th year of providing dance classes of all styles, local and global performances and its annual summer showcase, DanceAfrica with Baba Chuck Davis.

And as transformational as the Dance Place has been physically — from its start in a small space in Adams Morgan to its status now as the anchor of the 8th Street/Monroe Street Arts Hub — the creators of the phenomenal space are calling it quits at the close of next summer.

Dancer/choreographer and native Washingtonian Carla Perlo founded the Dance Place in 1980 with percussionist Steve Bloom on 18th Street NW, where the space enriched the up-and-coming arts community in Adams Morgan. After losing their lease in 1985, they moved to the transitioning neighborhood of Edgewood/Brookland.

But Perlo "dreamed with certainty about a new vision and future for Dance Place." Her vision resonated with fellow dancer/choreographer/ teacher Deborah Riley, who hastily signed on as co-director, and the rest is history.

Culling the connections and associations both women had in the dance world, the Dance Place became the venue to showcase multicultural dance and music performances, and became a community fixture offering dance classes, from African to modern to tap, for all ages.

"I believe that arts and creative education are the heart and soul of our society," Perlo said. "Creative pursuits are pathways to a peaceful, more humane society where we can applaud our differences and celebrate our similarities. Dance Place has provided me with extraordinary opportunities to express myself through dancing, teaching, choreographing, performing and presenting."

5Dance Place Co-Directors Carla Perlo and Deborah Riley will both retire in August 2017. / Photo by Jennifer Chase.

Perlo and Riley are engaged in a nationwide search for new leadership for the Dance Place, but in the ensuing months will see several milestones before their imminent departure.

In September, the 8th Street Arts Park, which operates behind the Dance Place and Brookland ArtsSpace Lofts, will open to the public, completing the vision for an Arts Campus that encompasses several area establishments including the Monroe Street Market Arts Alley and Busboys and Poets. The idea borne from the Dance Place also encompassed the $4.5 million capital campaign which supported the total renovation and expansion of the Dance Place facility.

Another ambitious venture is the Dance Place Travel Club's trip to Cuba from Oct. 17-23. The group excursion will take travelers to Havana, where they will visit museums, observe ritual music and dance performances, view a master class with Danza Contemporanea de Cuba and the famed Malpaso Dance Company, and attend private and public musical performances.

"It's been a joy to contribute to Dance Place's evolution and to have a

home among the many inspiring artists, faculty and staff that are the heart of our organization," Riley said. "The power of dance [and the arts] bring us closer to our true selves and, therefore, with each other. From toddlers to elders, dance is an experience that unites body, mind and spirit, helping us to celebrate and understand our world.

"I'm grateful for the many artistic and leadership opportunities that have allowed me to work directly with our wonderful board members, donors and community partners to help Dance Place be the cultural jewel that it is," she said.

Perlo echoed the sentiment.

"I am more than grateful for the board members, staff members, funders, volunteers, audience members, students and performing artists who have helped me realize my artistic vision over these 35 years of leadership," she said.

To commemorate and celebrate the milestone, the Dance Place created THRIVE 35, a book project full of historical documents and photos honoring the Dance Place's vibrant history, present and forecast of an artful, art-filled future. WI

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5Hundreds march on H Street in northwest D.C. toward the White House on July 10 to protest police violence against Blacks, including the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. / Photo by William J. Ford

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Rachel Hitchens will spend eight weeks this summer participating in a leadership program at Howard University in Northwest, but her journey took an unexpected detour Sunday when she found herself marching nearly two miles through the city to protest last week's fatal police shootings of two Black men.

The 19-year-old pre-med biology major at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans peacefully marched with hundreds of others through downtown Washington in demonstration against the two deaths, one of which occurred just 30 minutes from Hitchens' hometown of Zachary, Louisiana.

She chanted, held a "Unity" sign and even stood in a huge circle for about 20 minutes at 7th and H streets in Chinatown, one of the city's most bustling neighborhoods.

"I didn't expect to come to Washington, D.C., and march against police brutality, [but] I couldn't just sit and do nothing," Hitchens said while standing across the street from the White House during the July 10 event. "My brother is two years older than me. I think of him. He is wonderful. If this [police abuse] is justified, he will not be able to see great cities like Washington, D.C., with me."

Before making a trek to the White House, a prayer vigil and call-to-action rally took place at the African American Civil War Memorial in Northwest. The DC-NAACP branch helped publicize the event after last week's killings of Alton Sterling, 37, in Baton Rouge and Phi-

lando Castile, 32, in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, were both caught on video, garnered nationwide attention.

Community leaders encouraged attendees to show love, unity and fearlessness when confronted by racial and police injustice. The event also requested everyone join the #BeyondTheHashtag movement on social media led by Black Millennials for Flint, National Black United Front and other organizations.

Some solutions for racial equality and peace included the need to support Black-owned businesses, reparations for Americans of African descent and incorporate a spiritual foundation.

Dozens held signs to express frustration against police brutality and racism: "State of Emergency: Say no to police/state sponsored violence," "End Police Terror! Racism is the Disease, Revolution is the Cure!" and "Being Black is not a Crime!!!"

Although the rally and march presented some strong commentary as city and Secret Service police stood nearby, no arrests or incidents of violence occurred.

"I came became this violence against Black men must stop," said Keith Young of Fort Washington, who held a two-sided sign reading, "No Jesus, No Peace. Am I Next?"

One speaker told the crowd about his 32 years in law enforcement and how former colleagues insisted he not arrest people from affluent neighborhoods.

"They know judges. They know lawyers. They know politicians. We will get a phone call and they will shut our operation down," said Matthew Fogg, a former U.S. Marshal who ran unsuccessfully for Mary-

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"I get so tired when I hear people say, 'What is going on with America?' It's been going on for decades.

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D.C. Native Stewart Stevens, Sr. Cleaned Chandeliers, Chatted with Presidents

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Stewart “Calvin” Stevens, Sr., 78, born and raised in Southeast in the Marshall Heights community along with 12 brothers and sisters, has written a fascinating book describing his 34-year career as the sole chandelier and window cleaner for the White House.

Now the Prince George’s County resident, grandfather and father of six said he hopes to share his story with others, particularly the “youth of the Greater Washington Area.”

“I retired in 2002 so I could spend more time with my wife and family. I had worked a lot of overtime because of state dinners and other special events at the White House. My wonderful wife, who died three years ago, maintained our home and raised our children while I worked. We were a proud Black family – proud to represent the District and the County. Writing ‘The White House Chandeliers’ took me back to some of the most exciting days of my life,” Stevens said.

During his tenure, Stevens worked under seven presidents, developing a personal relationship with several of them.

“Presidents Carter, Clinton and Ford were among my favorites but everyone was always nice to me,” he said. “I worked all over the White House by myself, cleaning the chandeliers, windows, candelabras and light bulbs. I was a hard worker. That’s what I taught my children to do and what I tell children today – do your best at your job and take pride in doing a job well done.”

Stevens added that while he had plenty of opportunities to chat with the presidents, first ladies and White House staff, the topic of politics never came up.

“We shared conversations about our families, our hopes and dreams and the challenges of life and never did I feel that racism or prejudice separated us,” he said. “That was comforting, especially since our family has long been staunch Democrats. I’ve voted every year since registering to vote – my children learned the impor-

tance of exercising their right to vote and saw it, as my wife and I did, as our civic responsibility.”

Stevens has recently begun to talk to communities in throughout the District, Virginia and Maryland, sharing photographs and anecdotes related to his time in the White House. He recently visited Annapolis where he spoke with President Carter and congratulated the former president on his 70th wedding anniversary.

“The book has a lot of photos of President Carter and I wanted to make sure he approved of my using them,” Stevens said. “He not only gave me his permission but he requested a copy of my book. That made me feel like my work had not been in vain,” he added.

A visit to the Stevens home, where he still maintains his own lawn, a large aquarium and proudly welcomes guests, showcases the photographs, gifts and other memorabilia that he’s received during his decades in the White House.

He says the memories remain “priceless.”

“I really want to encourage children and I share a list of words of advice to them in my book,” he said. “Among my recommendations are the importance of getting a good education so they’ll be ready when opportunity meets destiny. I tell them to do their work with dignity, to be flexible and eager to take on new challenges.”

“Above all, I advise them to avoid gossip which often leads to trouble and to avoid talks about politics and religion while on the job. We need to talk more with our children.

They need to understand what we’ve faced and learn how we survived and thrived.”

“It’s been a wonderful life – and I’m not done yet,” he said.

Editor’s Note: Stevens will be speaking at the Waterfront Metro stop beginning in late July [July 25 through August 31] where he will also have on display a diorama with photographs and quotations.

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ARIES Although your loyalties may be challenged at the start of the week, you may find that you do best when you stay true to yourself. Where you're most likely to have the most fun is when you're romancing or creating. Lucky Numbers: 7, 14, 36

TAURUS If you hear any gossip early in the week, it might be best to adopt an

impartial viewpoint rather than believe what you hear or take sides. That way you can steer clear of any trouble. The focus shifts when your domestic sector comes into view, which could encourage you to enjoy being at home and perhaps take time out to recharge. Lucky Numbers: 6, 21, 29

GEMINI Should you or shouldn't you splurge? This could be your dilemma early on when you feel like indulging in a few experiences or small luxuries to boost your mood. You will be in your element once Venus and Mercury move into Leo and your communication sector. This is an opportunity to share your plans with those who may be able to help you accomplish them. Lucky Numbers: 9, 34, 45 CANCER The Quarter Moon on Monday could leave you wondering whether to discuss an issue or keep quiet about it. However, by the time Wednesday comes around, your focus may be on other things like financial matters and shopping. The coming weeks could encourage you to look into ways to boost your income and market a skill or talent that you may have neglected until now. Lucky Numbers: 4, 8, 15

LEO With a focus on your spiritual sector, there may have been a lot going on

recently behind the scenes. Venus dances into your sign on Monday, followed by Mercury midweek. This can be an opportunity to talk about what's important to you and get personal plans up and running after a period of creative inspiration.

Lucky Numbers: 3, 10, 47

VIRGO Should you accept an invitation or not? This could be the dilemma you face at the start of the week, but it's one that your friends will hopefully be able to help you with. Nevertheless, the focus will shift when Venus and then Mercury move into Leo and a more secluded sector of your chart. Lucky Numbers: 17, 31, 35 LIBRA Monday's Quarter Moon in Libra could see you considering whether to toe the line or do your own thing. However, this time around you might want to avoid being so diplomatic and go with what feels good. Once Venus, your personal planet, moves into your social sector, followed midweek by Mercury, you'll be ready for some good times. Lucky Numbers: 8, 19, 34 SCORPIO Although you're still in search of adventure, a part if you wishes for peace and quiet. Monday's Quarter Moon could spotlight a situation in which taking some time out might help you reflect on your priorities and perhaps make some key decisions. Lucky Numbers: 2, 15, 29 SAGITTARIUS The Sun continues its journey through a more sensitive sector of

your chart, so even small decisions could have an impact on key areas of your life.

This is an opportunity to let go of resentment, fear, and other similar emotions that are keeping you from being the best you can be. Lucky Numbers: 20, 28, 43

CAPRICORN Although relationships continue to be important, you may be

looking for something a little deeper as the week progresses. Once Venus edges into a sensitive, intense sector of your chart, passion may be one emotion of note, as well as an awareness of how you might make the most of shared resources. It's these edgy issues that could require a little thought and planning. Lucky Numbers: 5, 19, 20

AQUARIUS You may be wondering whether to stick to your health routine or go wild and indulge. Monday could see you on the horns of a dilemma, but it might be better if you can find a compromise. It's time for some teamwork as Venus and Mercury dance into your relationship sector. Lucky Numbers: 12, 19, 27 PISCES If you've indulged one too many times lately, a shift in focus to your health and wellness sector could see you making a few key decisions. Use this chance to think about your health goals and what you want to achieve. If your exercise routine has lapsed, you may feel motivated to get back on track, particularly if a romance is budding and you're eager to impress someone. Lucky Numbers: 4, 17, 38 34 JULY 14 - 20, 2016

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By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer Always be true to yourself.

It sounds like a poster, a meme or advice that's always been in the background of your life. Putting on airs, pretending to be someone you're not, keeping up the ruse, it's harder than it looks — and besides, genuineness is a trait people like.

Always be true to yourself — unless, as in the new book "The Gilded Years" by Karin Tanabe, temporarily living a lie could change your future.

For three years, Anita Hemmings had worked for this moment.

It was the fall of 1896, the first day of her last year at Vassar. She'd finally get to partake of the bittersweet rites that senior students enjoyed, and she anticipated a post-graduate future as a scholar of Greek studies, maybe even a professor. She studied hard and made what she hoped would be lifelong friends — but she was always careful.

She had to be.

Anita was African-American. Vassar had an official ban on black students.

She'd been dreaming about attending Vassar since she was a little girl, but she'd been warned about their admissions policy. Even so, someone at her church told her to try anyhow; two of Anita's ancestors were white, and her skin was "high yellow." She could easily pass — but for four years?

Education was important to her family, and though it had taken a lot of diligence and care, Anita knew that graduation would be worth every night out denied, every study session alone, each dance missed. It was all about to pay off.

And then she was assigned to be Lottie Taylor's roommate.

Everybody on the East Coast knew the Taylor family, Lottie in particular. She was rich and beautiful, well-traveled and fun-loving. Lottie was never without her large wardrobe, her mischievous streak or a beau, and she embraced Anita without question. She pulled Anita out of solitude, took her on trips, and introduced her to a life of wealth and comfort. And then Anita got a little too careless…

Alrighty then. I guess the next thing to do is to figure out who'll play whom in the movie version of "The Gilded Years." Yes, this is the stuff that Hollywood (and readers!) love because there really was an Anita Hemmings and she really did matriculate at Vassar by "passing"; in fact, she became that college's first African-American graduate.

In her afterword, author Karin Tanabe says she came across this story some years ago and decided that it needed telling. In doing so, she also pulls readers into the late Victorian age: a time of swooning femininity, burgeoning women's consciousness, and racism that sizzled in places unexpected. As for the real Anita Hemmings, while Tanabe admits to taking slight literary license with her tale itself, readers can expect a wonderful, tightly-told semi-biographical period piece with an explosive pinnacle.

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SPORTS Divas Rout Renegades, Advance to Championship Game 4 D.C. Divas wide receiver Kentrina Wilson and Boston Renegades defensive back Briannah Gallo fight for the ball during the Divas' 47-21 win in the WFA Eastern Conference championship game on Saturday, July 9, at Oxon Hill Senior High School in Maryland. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

6 D.C. Divas running back Okiima Pickett evades Boston Renegades defensive back Marcia Beatty as she runs for a touchdown during the Divas' 47-21 win in the WFA Eastern Conference championship game on Saturday, July 9, at Oxon Hill Senior High School in Maryland. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

The Williams Sisters Reign Supreme

Serena Wins 22nd Singles Title; Siblings Take Doubles Crown

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5 D.C. Divas running back Kenyetta Grigsby finds an opening in the Boston

Renegades defense early in the first quarter of the Women's Football Alliance's Eastern Conference championship game on Saturday, July 9, at Oxon Hill Senior High School in Maryland. The Divas defeated the Renegades 47-21 to advance to the league championship game against the Dallas Elite on July 23 in Pittsburgh. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Serena Williams, 34, reclaimed her position of dominance in women’s tennis last weekend after taking the singles title in straight sets over Germany’s Angelique Kerber.

Hours later she teamed up with older sister Venus Williams to easily snag their sixth doubles championship at the All England Club – also known as Wimbledon.

Serena had not won a major championship since last year’s Wimbledon, losing in the semifinals at the 2015 United States Open and the finals at the Australian and French Opens this year.

With her victory, Serena took her seventh career Wimbledon singles championship while tying Steffi Graf ’s Open era record with her 22nd Grand Slam title. She’s now only two away from Margaret Court’s overall record of 24 Grand Slam titles from 1960 to 1973. The Open era began in 1968.

The sisters also won doubles titles at Wimbledon in 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009 and 2012. Amazingly, during each of those victories, one of the two siblings also won the singles championship, with Serena taking the top honor in 2002,

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5 Venus (left) and Serena Williams captured their sixth Wimbledon doubles title Saturday. / Courtesy photo 2009 and 2012.

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6 Guard Tywain McKee, no newcomer to the Summer League, has played most of his career overseas. / Photo by John E. De Freitas 5 Jarell Eddie, an undrafted swingman out of Virginia Tech who played in 26 games last season for the Wizards, has made a mark in Las Vegas with his long-range shooting. / Photo by John E. De Freitas.

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impressed with a 20-point, 8-rebound performance against the Atlanta Hawks on July 10. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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We Must Apply Golden Rule to Race Relations

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" — commonly known as "The Golden Rule" — is scripture, from Luke 6:31. This is indeed a lesson from Jesus about loving our enemies. Jesus took the quid pro quo approach to teaching others about how to treat people and turned it on its head. Jesus taught that rather than doing to others what they have done to us or giving them what they may deserve, we are to treat them the way we want them to treat us.

When we look at what is going on in America with police violence against African-Americans, police are not treating blacks the way they would want to be treated!

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Civil Rights Bill — a bill that changed the face of America, a bill that was to put an end to discrimination in America based on the color of your skin, a bill that would consider such action illegal. It was a bill to put a stop to whites treating blacks with criminal disrespect, i.e., lynchings, racial discrimination, etc.

Yet nearly 58 years later, in what I call a "modern-day lynching," Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man who sold CDs regularly over the past two years, was shot and killed by a white Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police officer on July 5.

The very next day, yet another police shooting of a black man occurred when Philando Castile, 32, was shot by a police officer in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota. Philando, a cafeteria supervisor and, by all accounts, a decent law-abiding citizen, was engaged to the woman who witnessed his shooting and recorded the aftermath for a video posted to Turning Hearts Church

Facebook.

Diamond Reynolds looks into the camera and explains a Minnesota police officer just shot her fiancé four times, as his head slumps backward while he lies dying next to her.

Her actions were commendable!

The violence seemingly just would not stop, as we then witnessed a disgruntled black man aiming to kill white police, and we lost five police officers with several others injured.

You would think that an America with an African-American president would cause race relations to fare much better, yet we find ourselves in what seems to be Civil Rights Movement II — only this time, Black Lives Matters is leading the charge.

During the 12-plus years of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership of the modern American civil rights movement, African-Americans achieved more genuine progress toward racial equality in America than the previous 350 years had produced. Drawing inspiration from both his Christian faith and the peaceful teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. King led a movement in the late 1950s and ‘60s to achieve legal equality for African-Americans in the United States.

The Black Lives Matter Movement seems to echo the sentiments of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, fighting for the rights of blacks in a nonviolent, protesting manner.

America will be a better place to live when whites understand that there really is too much police brutality against blacks, and blacks begin to trust and work with white officers.

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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher

Service and Times Sunday School 8 – 9 AM Worship Service 9 – 11 AM Tuesday Night Bible Study 6:30 – 8:00 PM Wednesday Daytime Bible Study 11 AM – 12:30 PM

Committed to providing services and supports to increase the capacity of individuals, businesses, and communities.

Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.

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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 Fax: 301-499-8724

Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 a.m. 7 10:00 a.m.

Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 p.m.

Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”

Pilgrim Baptist Church

Church of Living Waters

Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor 700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849 Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00am 5th Sundays: 9:30am 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30pm

Crusader Baptist Church

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

www.livingwatersmd.org

E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org “God is Love”

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Third Street Church of God

Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors

Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor

Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor

4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax

3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax)

5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555

1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office 202-638-1803 fax

610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax

Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00am Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30pm

Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30pm (dinner @ 5:30pm) Sunday School: 9:00am – Hour of Power

Blessed Word of Life Church

www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org

Campbell AME Church Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am Sunday Church School: 8:45 am Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 pm Thursday: 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

“An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org

Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45am Church School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45am Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 pm Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30am

Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 11:00am Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30pm

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

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“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital”

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church

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

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

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

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

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

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

St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00am Worship Service: 10:00am Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45pm Thur. Bible Study: 7:15pm

Twelfth Street Christian Church Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Communion every Sunday: 11:00 am Sunday School: 10:00 am Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 pm Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Rev. John W. Davis Pastor

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor

5101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089

901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School: 9:15am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7:00pm TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00am Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30pm Communion Service: First Sunday

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10am themcbc.org

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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church

All Nations Baptist Church

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471

2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591

2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730

Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.”

Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com

Zion Baptist Church Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15AM Sunday School: 9:00am Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org

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

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 pm Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon

Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards

Israel Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office - (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Come Grow With Us and Establish a Blessed Family”

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 7:30am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org

“Where Jesus is the King”

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor

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

1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lpumconthegrow@gmail.com www.lpumcdc.org

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10: am Holy Communion: First Sunday 10: am Sunday School: 9: am Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: “A CHURCH ON THE GROW”.

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church

Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged.

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964

8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am & 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 pm Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm

Service and Times Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday School: 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM

Rehoboth Baptist Church

“Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org

Salem Baptist Church

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 pm

Emmanuel Baptist Church

“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 7:30a.m Worship Service: 10:45a.m.

New Members Class: 9:30a.m.

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

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

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

Peace Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship Service: 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School: 9:30am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service: 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible: 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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

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Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Friday Evening Service: 7:00 P.M. ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com

Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. 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

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Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor

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Rev. Reginald M. Green, Sr. Interim Pastor

Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor

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

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Administration No. 2015 ADM 1531

Administration No. 2016 ADM 692

Administration No. 2016 ADM 656

Leroy Daniels Decedent

Foreign No. 2016 FEP 56

Maggie Ruth Bowers aka Maggie R. Bowers Decedent

Gemma Antoine-Belton, Esq. 1101 L St., NW, Suite 806 Washington, DC 20005 Attorney

Arnold Edwards Decedent

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

September 7, 2015 Date of Death

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

Marvin L. Sugar Name of Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gemma Antoine-Belton, Esquire, whose address is 1101 L Street, NW, Suite 806, Washington, DC 20005 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Leroy Daniels who died on December 1, 2010 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 30, 2016. 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 December 30, 2016, 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: June 30, 2016 Gemma Antoine-Belton Personal Representative

Brenda Ann Driver & Lillian Rouse-Thomas, whose addresses are 515 Celey Street, Hampton, VA 23661 & 506 Celey Street, Hampton, VA 23661 were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Maggie Ruth Bowers aka Maggie R. Bowers who died on April 5, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 30, 2016. 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 December 30, 2016, 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.

Robert L. Edwards, whose address is 9410 Atleigh Lane, Clinton, MD 20735, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Arnold Edwards who died on January 28, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 30, 2016.

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 December 30, 2016, 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: June 30, 2016

Date of first publication: June 30, 2016

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Brenda Ann Driver Lillian Rouse-Thomas Personal Representatives

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 698

Administration No. 2016 ADM 686

Administration No. 2016 ADM 694 Pearl Virginia Scott Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Berthena L. Lyles, whose address is 2648 Basingstoke Lane, Bryans Road, MD 20616, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Pearl Virginia Scott who died on April 10, 2012 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 14, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 14, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: July 14, 2016 Berthena L. Lyles Personal Representative

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Gloria Hall aka Gloria Jean Brown Hall Decedent Aimee D. Griffin 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Alicia Vicks Hall, whose address is 1218 Jefferson St., NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Gloria Hall aka Gloria Jean Brown Hall who died on May 9, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 14, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 14, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: July 14, 2016 Alicia Vicks Hall Personal Representative

Minnie B. Edwards Decedent 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 Sherryl L. Edwards and Donna L. Edwards, whose addresses are 9808 Lakepointe Ct., Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 and 121 Manor Ter., Landover, MD 20785, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Minnie B. Edwards who died on December 8, 2012 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 14, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 14, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Carolyn S. Bohmiller whose address is 205 Jordan Road, Franklin, MA 02038 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Marvin L. Sugar, deceased, by the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, State of Florida, on May 19, 2016.

Service of process may be made upon Aimee D. Griffin, Esq., The Griffin Firm, PLLC, 5335 Wisconsin, Ave., NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20015 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C.

The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real property; 1514 30th St, NW, Washington, DC 20007.

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: June 30, 2016 Carolyn S. Bohmiller Personal Representative Anne Meister Register of Wills

LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration Number 2016 ADM 570 Estate of Harold L. Sanders Deceased NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Nichelle C. Sanders for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth.

Admit to probate the will date September 13, 1989 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses or otherwise

Date of first publication: June 30, 2016 Deborah Boddie 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite Washington, DC 20001 Attorney

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 727

Administration No. 2015 ADM 931

Paris Desiree Gant Decedent

Vernelle V. Warren Decedent

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

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

Sheila T. Gantt, whose address is 7205 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Paris Desiree Gantt who died on September 16, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 14, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 14, 2017, or be forever barred.

Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Toussaint Freeman, whose address is 4210 4th St., NW, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Vernelle V. Warren who died on March 23, 2015 with a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 14, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 14, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: July 14, 2016

Date of first publication: July 14, 2016

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Toussaint Freeman Personal Representative

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 675 Paul A. Quander, Jr. Decedent Johnny M. Howard Houston & Howard 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Charlene Quander, whose address is 3621 Suitland Road, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Paul A. Quander, Jr. who died on March 23, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 30, 2016.

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 December 30, 2016, 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: June 30, 2016 Charlene Quander Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 720 George Newman Sr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Tina Newman, whose address is 311 Todd Place, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of George Newman Sr. who died on March 1, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 7, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 7, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: July 7, 2016 Tina Newman Personal Representative

LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 706 Alice L. Fenwick Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ronald A. Fenwick, whose address is 325 Delefield Place, NW, Apt. 1, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Alice L. Fenwick who died on June 4, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 7, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 7, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: July 7, 2016 Ronald A. Fenwick Personal Representative

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men get from their dads (white men don't have to have the talk because they aren't the victims of violence and intimidation). It explains the fear and mistrust between so-called law enforcement officers and the African-American community. It is a gut-wrenching reminder that, black president or not, it is still important to assert that Black Lives Matter.

Diamond Reynolds is a woman of amazing grace and courage. She had the foresight to use Facebook to live stream what happened after her fiancée, Philando Castile, was shot four times in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. She had the composure to respond with civility and respect, and in a level tone of voice, to the hysterical human being masquerading as a police officer who shot Mr. Castile. She had the presence of mind to remind the officer that Castile had indicated that he had a concealed carry permit for a weapon before he reached into his jacket to provide the identification that had been demanded.

If you had a heart, the 10-min-

ute video would break it at least a dozen times. I know that when the officer barked at Ms. Reynolds to get out of the car and get on her knees, my stomach lurched and I cried out in outrage. After witnessing an execution, and clearly not armed, why was Diamond Reynolds forced onto her knees and handcuffed? Did that sick police officer think he was a god that had to be knelt to, paid homage to? He already had a license to kill. I guess a badge also gives you a license to humiliate.

Diamond Reynolds had done nothing wrong. The police, surely, had a right to detain her as a material witness to Philando Castile's murder. They also claimed the right to demean her and to deny Philando Castile's relatives the right to identify his body the morning after his death.

I am oh so weary of these police killings, and all the more weary of our nation's hate, hubris and hypocrisy. I am weary of the attempts, already, to discuss Alton Sterling's criminal record.

And I will be weary of the conversation that will ensue as these murders are investigated and as

the so-called police officers are not prosecuted because there was "reasonable doubt" that they "intended" to kill.

In the wake of Michael Brown's murder, President Obama appointed the Task Force on 21st Century Policing. A year ago, they submitted a report that talked about issues like trust between police officers and communities, and "best practices" for police officers. Nearly 50 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson appointed a similar commission, the 1967 President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice. In their report, The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society, one of the major findings stated, "Officials of the criminal justice system … must re-examine what they do. They must be honest about the system's shortcomings with the public and with themselves."

Not much has changed in 50 years. Too many police officers are guided by hate and hubris, and protected by hypocrisy. And too many black men are the "collateral damage" of our broken system. WI

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He says he wants to rebuild the country, but gives us no sense about how he would pay for it, other than the infamous wall that he says Mexico will pay for.

Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are viewed unfavorably by large numbers of Americans,

with Trump setting records in that regard. Clinton bears the burden of right-wing political attacks that go back to the early 1990s (and before that in Arkansas). Every misstep has been inflated into a scandal, every misstatement into an indictment.

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After everything is said and done, much is said and little is done. Our words are like a needle on a scratched record — we are stuck, and we keep repeating the same thing over and over again.

If you are conscious and conscientious, join the One Million in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 19-21, 2016. This time, let's take appropriate action to deal with these horrendous times in which we live. www.iamoneofthemillion.com Note: At the time of this writing, five police officers in Dallas were killed and seven were injured by a Black man who was tired of and angry about Black people being killed by police. Pray for their families, too.

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"The vast majority of officers are good" "Let's not indict all officers because of the actions of one or two" "Black lives matter" "Blue lives matter" "All lives matter" "This is not a Black problem; it's an American problem" "No justice no peace" "Nonviolence is the answer" "We need a national conversation on police violence" "I found no evidence to indict the officer(s)" "It's OK Mommy; It's OK, I'm right here with you" These acts are heinous, horrific, terrible, irresponsible, immoral, reprehensible, indefensible, unconscionable, unacceptable, horrifying, shocking, frightening, inhumane, uncivilized, animalistic, disgraceful, shameful, inexcusable, insulting, depraved, shameless, cowardly, outrageous, scandalous, dishonorable, discreditable, appalling, dreadful, irrefutable, atrocious, unspeakable, ludicrous, indecent, disreputable, brutal, wicked, offensive, brazen, unabashed, gutless, spineless, odious, awful, revolting, blatant, and SINFUL.

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EDELMAN from Page 27 federal dollars to be used to prevent and treat such problems and to fund home-based programs to strengthen parenting skills for children in their own families.

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The Family First Prevention Services Act also redirects federal fiscal incentives to states to help children who must enter foster care be placed with families rather than in more expensive and less effective group care. Over the years foster care alumni have shared their experiences in group home settings with members of Congress and explained how they needed the love and support of their parents or extended families, not rotating shifts of staff in a place that felt more like a business than a home. So this long overdue bill acts to reduce the unnecessary funneling of children into

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Could some states get less federal money for group care than they have been receiving? Possibly, but only if they maintain the status quo rather than supporting more family-like settings and treatment for children with special needs.

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ing Black people on one side of the law, and the police on the other.

"The first step of a solution for this problem begins with the 'Blue Wall of Silence' which has to become the 'Blue Wall of intolerance,'" Leon said. "Good cops can no longer sit idly by, behind this blue wall of silence and allow their fellow bad officers to rape and pillage the community."

So, I'm outraged at the notion that even as White cops contin-

ue to heap unjustified, cruel and unusual pain on Black folks, they insist that Black victims pause everything — including their own suffering, grieving, and recovery from the hurt inflicted by these out-of-control cops — in order to comfort them and their families whenever they encounter pain.

Cops rarely, if ever, pause to comfort Black victims of police abuses, but Black people have got to drop everything to give them a full salute every time.

I say, find common ground on terms compatible with a Black Lives Matter frame of reference once in a while, not always and exclusively from the perspective of what too many Black folks see as a hostile, occupying military force.

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States will continue to receive federal support for programs serving pregnant and parenting teens and youth 18 and older transitioning from foster care to adulthood. After more than 35 years of federal support, states and localities will now have to pick up the full tab for the care of children in other group settings to better align federal dollars with prevention and the most family-like foster care settings that offer better outcomes for children.

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