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5 Trump verbally attacked four progressive Democratic members of Congress known as “The Squad,” (L-R) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar, telling them to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” (Courtesy photos/US House of Representatives)
This time President Donald Trump’s racist messages didn’t go without response from his own party. In tweeting that four congresswomen of color – New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib – should all “go back to their countries,” Trump not only received a rebuke from the women – each whom are American citizens with three of the four actually born in the U.S. – but GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa said the president’s attacks were “not constructive but racist.”
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5 D.C. Councilman Kenyan McDuffie (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
District Councilman Kenyan McDuffie wants to give ex-offenders a clean slate. In legislation that’s not unlike what lawmakers in Pennsylvania passed in 2018 and went into effect last month, McDuffie has introduced the District of Columbia Clean Slate Amendment Act of 2019, which would expand the ability for ex-offenders to have their records sealed after a period of three years for qualifying misdemeanor convictions and seven
years for qualifying felony convictions. McDuffie’s proposal would amend the definition of the “completion of sentence” to clarify that failure to pay fines and fees does not count towards the completion of a sentence. The bill would also amend the definition of eligible felonies to include certain nonviolent offenses and it would require the automatic sealing of non-convictions, eligible misdemeanors, and eligible felonies after a certain period of time. The bill also would shift the
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5 Sterling Tucker, the first elected chairman of the D.C. City Council, died Sunday. His grandson reported he died at his home in the District at the age of 95. (WI File Photo/Lateef Mangum)
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The Informer Newspaper cannot guarantee of the ownership documents and proof that the arteington Informer, 3117 Martin Luther ZebraDesigns.net, Design & will Layout photographs. Subscription rates are $30 per year, two years $45. Papers be received facts left Egypt in a legitimate manner”. King,notJr.more Ave.,than S.E.a Washington, D.C. week after publication.Mable Make checks payable to: Neville, Bookkeeper 20032. No part of this publication may The sculpture of the pharaoh was bought for nearly Dr. Charles Vincent, Social Sightings columnist be reproduced without written permisTHE WASHINGTON INFORMER $6 million at Christie’s auction house in London, deTatiana Moten, Social Media Specialist Wanda Leonard, (right) sion from the3117 publisher. The Informer Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., S.E. • Washington, D.C. 20032 spite Egypt saying that it was probably stolen in the Angie Johnson, Circulation Newspaper cannot guarantee the return who served as a comPhone: 202 561-4100 • Fax: 202 574-3785 of photographs. Subscription rates are 1970s. This is not the first item to be sold from the E-mail: news@washingtoninformer.com missioner in the town $45 per year, two years $60. Papers will REPORTERS auction house with Egyptian lineage. www.washingtoninformer.com of Upper Marlboro, was be received not more than a week after Stacy Brown (Senior Writer), Sam P.K. Collins, Christie’s said in a statement that all necessary checks recently elected not only publication. Make checks payable to: Timothy Cox, Will Ford (Prince George’s were made to over the bust’s place of origin, and that its as its board of commisPUBLISHER County THE WASHINGTON INFORMER Denise Rolark Writer), Barnes Jacqueline Fuller, Hamil sale was legal and valid. sioner president, but also 3117 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., S.E Harris, D. Kevin McNeir, Dorothy Rowley, the town’s mayor. She will “Christie’s would not and does not sell any work STAFF REPORTERS Washington, D.C. 20032 Sarafina Wright, Brooke N. Garner Managing Brenda Editor Siler, Tia C. Jones, Ed Laiscell,James Wright serve as the second Black where there isn’t clear title of ownership and a thorPhone: 202 561-4100 Carla Peay Assistant Managing PHOTOGRAPHERS Editor Odell B. Ruffin, Larry Saxton, Fax: 202 574-3785 mayor in the town’s 313-year history. Leonard replaces ough understanding of modern provenance,” the aucRon Burke Advertising and Marketing Mary Wells, Joseph Young John E. 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By Donovan Thomas WI Contributing Writer Demand for a full-service hospital is at a fever-pitch among nurses, local residents, and community leaders that want to see the continuation of services at the beleaguered United Medical Center in Southeast. A call for a meeting of supporters of UMC brought several dozen Ward 7 and 8 residents and hospital staff together on Thursdsay, July 11 to discuss the hospital’s current status and the future healthcare needs of area residents. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposal in the 2020 budget to provide a $40 million subsidy to keep the hospital going, was cut to $15 million by the D.C. Council which later voted to restore some of the funding and allocate $22.1 million to the hospital for the year. The D.C. Nurses Association, D.C. Health Justice Coalition and Health Alliance Network were among the organizations present, with Health Alliance Network’s chairperson Ambrose Lane Jr. facilitating the dialogue. Council members were criticized for an apparent lack of concern for the quality and access to healthcare for residents east of the river. Chris Hawthorne, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for 8E05, said, “UMC Hospital is still needed by our residents who cannot make it across the bridge to any of those hospitals.” Coupled with the closing of Providence Hospital in Northeast, United Medical Center has seen an increase in patients despite its decrease in funding. The hospital has been forced to care for more patients with fewer resources, which many healthcare officials say contributes to an ever-decreasing quality of care for many more patients.
The hospital has experienced staff reductions, and as a result, wait times have increased and reached a peak of three days at times. Roberta Lenoir, president of UMC’s Nurses Association, said, “We need healthcare. Time is life. If we don’t have access to healthcare, it can very well mean our very lives.” The proposed new hospital at St. Elizabeth’s is not scheduled to open until 2022, but there are serious concerns about future delays. In the meantime, UMC’s funding is expected to continue to decline, leading to closure increasing concerns about where residents east of the river will acquire quality healthcare. But defining the healthcare needs of a community suffering from a wide range of health challenges, led participants to repeat their call for a full-service hospital. Not a “community hospital,” they chimed which is being pushed by Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent C. Gray because it is unclear what that term means and what services are included. The push, based upon observation of residents’ needs, includes maternal health, oncology, severe trauma care, renal care, urology, orthopedic, pulmonary, occupational and physical therapy, mental health, and much more. The idea of the hospital being an “anchor institution,” one that provides the community with commercial, economic, and workforce development was also an attractive idea. The need for help from the community was also urged by those who spoke. Many called for unity within the area on the issue. “Labor doesn’t win any issue with the city government or most employers unless we are aligned with the community,” said D.C. Nurses Association Executive Director Edward Smith. WI
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5 D.C. Councilmember Anita Bonds plans to work throughout the Council recess. (WI File Photo/Washington Informer).
(D-Ward 4), said. “Constituent Services are important to the people in my word and I will do that throughout the summer. In addition, I will be looking at the legislative proposals that I would like to work on in the fall session.” D.C. Councilmember Robert White (D-At Large) said “I will be working here.” “I do plan to go to a couple of legislative conferences to educate myself on issues and best practices,” he said. D.C. Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large) plans to engage District residents through a series of meetings. “I will be here in the Wilson Building,” Grosso said. “I am planning to hold town halls throughout the city dealing with education and I will try to meet with principals of schools to get a sense of what they
of the Committee on Education. However, education won’t be his only topic of concern. “I will also take a tour of small businesses in the city and will pay attention to businesses in Ward 8,” he said. D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1) said she will hold office hours in her ward during the recess and hold events, too. D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) largely echoed what Nadeau’s doing and said he looks forward to a visit to the District’s youth detention center and make site visits in his ward. While the lawmakers will be working during the recess, they also plan to take some time away from their legislative duties. D.C. Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) plans to travel to Canada, St. Paul, Minn., and Detroit to visit friends, attend her parents’ 55th wedding anniversary celebration and unwind at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) will have a short vacation to visit her college roommate in New Jersey and relax in Maine and during August teach courses at the George Washington University School of Law, where she works as a professor. D.C. Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) will combine both work and leisure, saying “I will spend time with my family and get some work done.” Perhaps the councilmember with the most defined recess will be D.C. Councilmember Trayon White (D-Ward 8), who recently became a new father again with his second child and first daughter, Phoenix. His summer recess will likely be spent doing “Daddy duty.” WI
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By James Wright WI Staff Writer D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) convened the second of his civil rights listening sessions on Saturday, July 13 at the Emery Heights Community Center in Northwest, located in the Brightwood Park neighborhood in Ward 4 in Northwest. Fifteen residents attended the meeting to vent their frustrations and to get information from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) about how to deal with an array of discrimination challenges. “The Office of the Attorney General believes protecting the civil rights of District residents is a priority,” Toni Jackson, who leads the civil rights section of the OAG, said. “We are committed to fighting discrimination because it affects housing, whether one has a living wage, a high-quality education, and whether people can live happy lives. We are doing these listening sessions in the face of federal rollbacks in civil rights and less enforcement of those types of laws. “We want to hear those experiences,” Jackson said. Residents were forthcoming with their concerns including landlord-tenant rights, students and parents’ rights at school, and the increasing issue of personal appearance discrimination, specifically related to hair length and style. “There is employment discrimination on the basis of how African Americans wear their hair,” said Taalib-Din Abdul Uqdah, who’s led a decades-long battle to support Black women who prefer wearing natural hairstyles. Discrimination persists, he argued, adding that “We have had success in convincing some airlines, the Doubletree Hotels, the D.C. police, and all branches of the military to let people wear their hair the way they want. “I am getting tired of fighting this battle, though,” he said. Racine reiterated that discrimination based on appearance violated the District’s human rights law and proposed that his office and Uqdah come up with promotional materials to remind people of their right to their appearance. California recently became the first state to ban discrimination based on one’s hair. The Brightwood Park area has
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5 D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine leads community listing session on civil rights at the Emery Heights Community Center in Northwest (WI File Photo)
one of the highest concentrations of seniors 60 and above in D.C. But when Harold Valentine asked about marijuana in senior facilities, no one seemed surprised. “There are senior residences that allow marijuana to be consumed on the premises,” Valentine said. “That’s not right. No marijuana should be allowed in senior housing, and personally I think it should be banned. “Marijuana triggers health issues in seniors,” he said. The pungent smell of marijuana causes some respiratory discomfort among some seniors, especially those who require respirators to breathe, Valentine said. He also understands that in many instances visiting friends and relatives smoke marijuana, not necessarily the residents themselves. Racine said the legal status of marijuana in the District focuses on its decriminalization; and its medical and recreational use. “Our marijuana laws, particularly decriminalization and medical marijuana laws, are criminally enforced,” Racine said. He said there needs to be better clarity on what constitutes a nuisance on recreational marijuana, given that it’s limited legality in terms of where it can be consumed. The D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977 has the distinction nationally of being the most potent civil
rights legislation in the country. The law bans discrimination not only based on race, sex, religion, and gender identification but even on creditworthiness, source of income and status in a family. The D.C. Office of Human Rights has long been the arbiter of residents’ civil rights through the complaint process, with negotiated settlements as a primary tool. However, since Racine became the District’s top legal officer in 2015, he has moved to take on more civil rights cases that have more significant standing and the D.C. Council this year authorized a section of his office to do that. The first civil rights listening session took place on July 9 at the Woodbridge Library in Ward 5 in Northeast. The residents who attended participated in electronic voting exercises where they expressed opinions on the state of discrimination in the District and the type of bigotry they face in the city. Racine said his staff would take the feedback from the audience and utilize it to proceed with the next steps in its civil rights enforcement strategy. The next two listening sessions will take place at the Reeves Center on 14th & U Streets., N.W. on July 18 and at the Anacostia Library on July 23. WI
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‘D’ Grade for D.C. Bus System Gets Mixed Reaction
By James Wright WI Staff Writer
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s bus system in the District of Columbia recently received a poor but passing grade for its service and residents are quick to weigh- in on the assessments’ accuracy. Representatives from the Coalition for Smarter Growth and MetroHero, a free D.C. Metrorail APP, held an informational meeting on the study, “Making DC Buses the Best Report Card”, on July 10 at Georgetown University’s downtown campus in Northwest to explain how WMATA’s bus system got a grade of “D” and why. Jennifer Hill, from MetroHero, said the concern about the city’s bus system became apparent with the significant drop-off of riders in recent years. “The use of the bus system has dropped 12 percent in five years,” Hill said. “To respond to this, we decided to examine the top nine corridors in the city and measure bus performance in those corridors.” Hill said there are approximately 200,000 riders each week in the District and the studied corridors consisted of Anacostia/Congress Heights, 14th Street, Georgia Avenue/7th Street, H Street/Benning Road, North Capitol Street, Rhode Island Avenue, 16th Street, U Street/Garfield, and Wisconsin/ Pennsylvania Avenue. The WMATA buses that operate on those corridors received grades on schedule adherence, headway adherence, and average speed. The results culminated in a “D” grade, with 60 percent schedule adherence, 64 percent headway adherence, and a 9.5 mph average speed. The Anacostia/Congress Heights corridor got the best schedule adherence with 68 percent of buses coming on time while Georgia Avenue had the worst with 52 percent. The 16th Street corridor had the best headway adherence with 69 percent while Wisconsin/ Pennsylvania Avenue had the poorest with mph. Despite the dismal numbers, Hill remained upbeat. “Our goal is to get to 79 percent on-time performance in schedule and headway adherence and 11mph in average speed,” she said. “I am confident that we can get there.” The report recommended that District elected and agency officials do four things: give buses priority
in their dedicated lanes, make the boarding process more efficient, expand transit signal priority and queue jump locations, expand limited-stop service and consolidate bus stops and improve rider experience with customer-focused service. D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), the chair of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, spoke at the meeting and seemed receptive toward the recommendations. “We will need enforcement of the bus-only lanes because people like to park in those areas,” the councilmember said. “I definitely agree that transit signs are a priority. There should be a proposal to consolidate bus stops, but that is always problematic because some people are attached to their particular stop and eliminating their stop will cause pushback.” Cheh said better protection for bus drivers and assessing criminal penalties to those who assault them “will be the right thing to do.” Cheh agrees with Hill on the bus system’s need to improve performance. “We want to increase our grades,” she said. “We want all the categories to be an ‘A.’” Terry Gaston rides the V4-Capitol Heights-Navy Yard bus to get around the District because his car needs repairs and he can’t get that done anytime soon. Gaston said he is frustrated with the bus service. “They don’t have enough buses on these routes,” he said. “You have to wait a long time for a bus to come and the fares keep going up. This is absolutely ridiculous.” Gaston said it seems that some of the drivers don’t appreciate their customers. He noted that many customers have to pay multiple fares each day to get around, “and that’s not fair at all.” “I agree with the D,’” Gaston said. “I think it is a fair grade.” However, Alfred Ngussan, who lives in Bowie and works in District Heights, disagrees with Gaston. “I give the buses an ‘A,’” Ngussan said, waiting for a bus at the Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Metro Station. “The buses run on time, and I have no problem getting to my destination.” Ngussan suggested that critics of the bus should plan their trips better and learn how to use the system more efficiently. Darryl McCoy, who lives in Adams Morgan in Ward 1 but regularly travels to his daughter’s house in Ward 7 by bus, said the type of
service depends on the time of day. “I get excellent service in Adams Morgan, but when I come over here to Minnesota Avenue, things get worse,” McCoy said. “The bus bays are dirty, and the trash accumulates. I think they can do a better job on upkeep here at Minnesota Avenue. “Also, the drivers in Adams Morgan are friendlier, and they say ‘Good Morning’ and ‘Hello.’” Over here, they wave you on the bus, and a lot of time they don’t even look at you. “To me, bus service depends on location. If you live west of 16th Street, you get treated better, but if you live east of the Anacostia River, you are not treated as well,” McCoy said. WI
5 Metrobus officials say they will strive to get an ”A” grade from D.C. riders.. (Courtesy photo/WMATA)
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Fare Jumpers Cost Metro $36M Annually By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill
Metro officials claim the transit agency loses $36 million annually because of those who avoid paying fares, with the majority from Metrobus at $26 million and the remaining $10 million in Metrorail service. Joseph Leader, chief operating officer for Metro, said some of the goals to decrease fare invasion are installation of passenger counters on buses; locks on swing gates at 45 of the 82 Metrorail stations; video cameras at some stations; and a pilot program to install sensors on at least 1,000 rail fare gates to count riders. Leader stressed that Metro isn’t the only large organization that deals with fare evasions. For instance, San Francisco’s transit system annually loses $15 million to $25 million, while New York City, which has the largest transit agency in the nation, says its amount is $215 million.
Although Metro has its own police force, it must follow the laws of the respective jurisdiction. In the District, fare evasion is only a civil violation, with fines not to exceed $50. In Maryland’s Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, fare evaders can face up to 10 days in jail, depending on the type and number of infractions. Fines range between $10 to $100 in Prince George’s and $50 to $75 in Montgomery County. In Northern Virginia, the law in Arlington County mirrors Montgomery County. Criminal and civil charges and fines up to $100 fine could face those in Fairfax County; the city of Alexandria records criminal charges and the highest fine amount up to $250. “It’s a much larger issue than just us. It’s a community issue,” Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said Thursday, July 11 after the agency’s committee sessions at its Northwest headquarters. “We need to do the best we can to make sure we are recording and have a sense of scale. We will enforce the
5 WMATA officials estimate $10 million or more could lost because riders are resourceful to avoid paying fares. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
laws that are in the books.” Board member Michael Goldman of Montgomery County asked for more information such as whether the percentage of fare evasion ranks higher in the D.C. region than other locations. He said the estimated $10 million loss could be more because riders are resourceful to avoid paying fares. For instance, he said, two people can walk through a turnstile inside a Metrorail station if they correctly time the opening of the turnstile paddle. Also, “if you are thin, you can go right through the paddles,” he said. Board member Christian Dorsey of Arlington County understands the revenue losses. However, he stressed to not speed up gate closings to allow customers who need more time to walk through the fare gates. Additionally, civil and criminal charges stemming from fare evasion have disproportionately
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5 Bob Ross, president of the Prince George’s County NAACP branch, at the branch office in Largo (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
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affected people of color, Dorsey pointed out. “We need to understand why people [don’t] pay fares,” he said. “I would hope that we would recognize that it’s in our best interest as a community [and Metro] not to be spending tons of our resources, particularly police resources, on this issue. I would rather devote those resources to other purposes.” In other business, Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn, joined the transit agency’s board of directors. Rahn immediately jumped in as a member of the board’s Finance and Capital Committee last week, asking how much a proposed project to replace a nearly 60-year-old bus garage in Bladensburg would cost. “Obviously, there’s a lot of history behind these issues and I’m coming into them as a newbie,” he said. “I’m impressed with the staff and their ability to answer quesBy William J. Ford and James Wright WI Staff Writers The NAACP will host its 110th annual convention next week in Detroit, anticipating thousands of activists, community leaders and elected officials from across the country. Hundreds of members of the civil rights organization’s Prince George’s County and D.C. branches plan to attend the convention, which runs from July 20-24 and will welcome eight 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls for a candidate forum. The candidates who plan to attend the forum Wednesday, July 24 are former Vice President Joe Biden, Sens. Cory
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tions so far. This will be a productive experience for me and I hope that I will be able to add a different perspective to the board going forward.” Rahn replaces Clarence Crawford, who represented Prince George’s County and was appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan in April 2018. The committee recommended Crawford and board member David Horner, who represents the federal government, receive attorney fees after they were subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in the ongoing ethics case involving former Metro board Chairman Jack Evans. Crawford led the board’s Ethics Committee investigation and found Evans, also a D.C. Council member, used his public position for his personal benefit and help a client. Evans faces a D.C. Council investigation and was removed as chair of council’s Finance Committee. With the Metro board restructuring, the county will now only have one representative in Thomas Graham, a nonvoting member. Graham replaced Malcolm Augustine of Cheverly, who was elected last year as a state senator to represent District 47. Prince George’s County Councilwoman Deni Taveras, who found out from a reporter last week about Crawford’s exit from the board, said Graham should be a voting member to ensure the county has equal representation. “That’s a great loss to Prince George’s County when we have tied our economic growth to the growth of Metro,” Taveras said. “That’s evident in our investment in transit-oriented development. To not have a say in the matter when we have such a deep investment? That’s unacceptable.” WI
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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY Westphalia Development Proposal Would Bring 1,800 Jobs
By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill
The Prince George’s County Planning Commission will review this week a proposed merchandise logistics center slated to stretch 4 million square feet with nearly 1,800 employees and operate as a daily, 24-hour business. The detailed site plan, labeled Westphalia Center, would open a five-story building in Upper Marlboro along Melwood Road, just north of Woodyard Road and Pennsylvania Avenue. The applicant, Duke Partnership Limited Corp. of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, is also registered as Indianapolis-based Duke Realty, with Amazon as one of its major tenants. “The proposed major employer will enhance the economic status of the county and provide desirable employment, surrounded by living and entertainment opportunities for its citizens,” according to a county planning staff report. “The overall town center plan takes full advantage of the development potential of the site, allowing for both public and private development, as well as a mix of various uses that create a viable community.” Although residences are nearby, the project, nicknamed “Snapper,” doesn’t request any residential development on the currently vacant 78-acre tract. The land was rezoned more than 10 years ago, undergoing three different variations en route to its current mixed-use, transportation-oriented incarnation. District Council, which consists of county council members
5 A sketch of the proposed Westphalia Center in Upper Marlboro (Courtesy of Prince George’s County Planning Department)
that review land use and zoning matters as another governing body, decided this year to add the definition of a merchandise logistics center and amend definition of regional urban community in the zoning ordinance. According to the ordinance, a merchandise logistics center would be a business “where goods or products are received and may be sorted, packed and stored for the purpose of distribution to parcel carriers or delivery directly to a consumer.” Councilman Mel Franklin (D-At-Large) of Upper Marlboro, who promotes job prospects as a major boost for the county, couldn’t be reached for comment Monday. Some residents aren’t pleased with the location to build a giant warehouse near residences in the Westphalia neighborhood. Douglas E. Edwards, former president of the Coalition of Central Prince George’s County Community Organizations, said the Landover Mall site would serve as a better location for traffic to flow on and off the Beltway. “The land at Westphalia was originally proposed for commercial development. It certainly wasn’t for a warehouse,” Edwards said. “Nobody has contacted the community and civic association. It sounds like
a done deal.” The planning staff recommends approval with several conditions, including: • Show all current and proposed utilities in the tree conservation plan. • Add more variation in color or architectural elements on the elevations and roof line. • Provide shuttle bus service for at least 40 passengers
between 6-8 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. seven days a week. In terms of parking, planning staff recommends the applicant’s request for nearly 1,800 spaces based on the number of employees and visitors. One of the planning staff’s conditions urge the applicant to revise the site plan to designate 270 parking spaces, or 15 percent of spaces approved for carpool
parking. The property would also have 64 loading docks and an additional 203 truck and trailer parking spaces. A traditional warehouse usually requires about 1,100 parking spaces. “It is the conclusion of staff that overall parking needs created by this proposed development will be adequately met,” the staff report said. WI
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BUSINESS Ward 7 Residents Debate New Church’s Chicken Location By James Wright WI Staff Writer Tongues are wagging in a ward located east of the Anacostia River over whether a wellknown food franchise should be allowed on a lot off of one of the District of Columbia’s busiest corridors. Douglas Development, a longtime D.C.-based development company, owns 3780 Minnesota Ave., N.E., where the company plans to build a Church’s Chicken fast food restaurant. But Commissioner Tyrell Holcomb, ANC 7F
chair, is among area residents who say the fast food restaurant is not welcome. “We have a shortage of good food options in this ward, and we have many residents who have chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and heart trouble and too many people are obese,” Holcomb said. “We don’t need a Church’s Chicken on that spot. We need a place where healthy food options are offered.” Church’s Chicken has a worldwide reputation as serving Southern cuisine-primarily fried chicken-and offers other food options, or sides, such as
french fries, fried okra, macaroni and cheese, jalapeno peppers, cole slaw, corn, and mashed potatoes. The company got its start in San Antonio in 1952, founded by George W. Church. Church’s now has 1,009 places of operation in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. Atlanta houses the headquarters of Church’s. In the District, the only Church’s restaurant operates in L’Enfant Plaza’s food court. A Dominos delivery/carryout formerly operated at the Minnesota Avenue location before it shuttered a couple of years ago due to lack of profitability, questionable service, and complaints by customers, as well as public safety issues. The immediate area surrounding the proposed Church’s location on Minnesota Avenue already has several fast food establishments such as McDonald’s, Subway, Popeye’s, and Dunkin’ Donuts. A Safeway anchors the nearby East of the Park Shopping Center, offering residents access to fresh meats, fruits, and vegetables. Nevertheless, Holcomb said the community needs to pressure Douglas Development to build a healthy food option.
5 The 3700 block of Minnesota Avenue, NE may soon be home to a Church’s Chicken. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
“Our ANC and the community went back and forth over that location,” he said. “They really wanted to put a Checkers drive-through there, and we pushed back on that. It’s now clear that they are trying for a Church’s Chicken.” Holcomb wants the Minnesota Avenue property to house food entrepreneurs that offer healthy fare at a reasonable price to residents in the area. However, some residents don’t agree with Holcomb. Dontrell Smith, a Ward 7 activist who lives in Marshall
Heights, said he wouldn’t be against Church’s Chicken on Minnesota Avenue. “Something needs to go there,” Smith said. “As far as healthy food options are concerned, what does that mean? I know we would like a Trader Joe’s or a Harris Teeter to come over here, but until this area gets better, we have to take what we can get. Church’s Chicken is a nationally known business that could provide people dining options and jobs.
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President calls for a summit By Hamil R. Harris WI Contributing Writer The parking lot of Parkdale High School was filled with grieving students from many schools who joined the parents and family members of 19-year-old Manuel Luis whose life of love and service tragically ended last week. Luis was a welcomed member of the Morgan State University family from Hyattsville, Maryland, where he was a living testimony to diversity and service that began when he was a student athlete at Parkdale High School in Riverdale. Luis’ friends offered many tearful testimonies and music in honor of a young man who loved photography, mentoring and people who needed a friend. He made a smooth transition from high school to college and according his friends on the day he died he left before sunrise so he could mentor children in Prince George’s County. On July 11 around 4:50 a.m. Luis was fatally shot in the 4700 block of Loch Raven Boulevard in Baltimore. In April, Kevon Dix, a 23-year-old member of the Morgan State choir, was fatally shot to death after leaving a friend’s house in Northeast Baltimore. At a time when hundreds of students are on the Morgan State University campus for classes, orientation, summer camps and other events, University President David Wilson wrote an open letter to Baltimore City Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young and Commissioner Michael Harrison of the Baltimore City Police Department calling for a summit to address the tide of homicides in the city. “I am writing with a heavy heart this morning – a very heavy heart. Another Morgan student has fallen victim to the senseless violence that has engulfed our city. I have lived in Baltimore for nine years now, and rarely has there been a day where a homicide, or multiple homicides, have not occurred,” Wilson said. “I have reluctantly concluded that somehow, along the way, the majority of Baltimore’s residents might have tacitly accepted this violence as a fact of life for our city. I do not!” Wilson, who came to Morgan in 2010, said despite investing millions of dollars and implementing many security initiatives from additional lighting to swearing in 42 police officers on a campus of nearly 8,000
students, more needs to be done. Wilson went on to say since coming to Morgan he has installed more than 1,000 cameras, additional private security guards and dozens of other initiatives. “It seems that the neighborhoods surrounding the campus, where many students live, have not become safer. Within the last couple of years, we have had the lives of at least three students snuffed out in these neighborhoods. This must stop!” he said. “Accordingly, I am requesting that we take decisive action and convene a “Safety Summit,” a special meeting with you, me, the leadership of the community associations of the neighborhoods that abut the Morgan campus, and representatives of my leadership team, to discuss a strategy whereby the Baltimore Police Department, working collaboratively with our campus police, can provide greater protections to our entire campus community.” Luis lived in the Morgan View Apartment complex and while it is technically off campus, it is a popular option for many Morgan students because it is located about two blocks from the campus. Sources say Luis was leaving early in the morning to visit his family in Riverdale when he was shot in an attempted robbery. Many Morgan students had nothing but praise for Luis but out of respect for the family they chose not to give their names or comment publicly to the media. Less than a mile from Parkdale, one his former classmates had nothing but kind words for Luis. Brian Moore, Athletic Director at Parkdale High School told Fox 5 news last week that during his high school years Luis was always helping others. During his vigil, family and friends lit glass candles and placed them around a chair that contained his Parkdale green letterman jacket and photos. “I think there wasn’t a day that went by that he didn’t stop by my office and say, ‘Hey Coach Moore, is there anything that I can do to help? What do you need?’ Just helpful to the nth degree,” Moore said in a TV interview. “That’s what’s so hurtful is that a kid that was always trying to do the right thing, always so helpful, that this had to happen.” WI
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NATIONAL Transformative 5G Technology Arrives By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The next wave of technological evolution has arrived in the form of 5G, a new generation of mobile networks where at least four major telephone carriers in America – AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint – have put forth plans to introduce this year. Reportedly, AT&T has even started trials with 5G mobile hotspots in 12 cities. “The first generation was all about being able to just talk on the phone where ever you were,” said Candice Brackeen, the co-founder and executive director of Hillman Accelerator, which supports women and minority led tech companies in Cincinnati to provide them with access to education, seed fund-
ing, mentorship, and networks. “And then we had 2G that allowed us to use a little bit of text messaging. Then, 3G was faster, we had the smartphone and suddenly everybody had it in their hand,” Brackeen said. “Then, we had 4G and now, the fifth generation is super-fast and responding in real time and we now have the ability to have devices speaking to each other,” she said. The technological advances are transformative and can significantly change what it means to be connected, Brackeen said. She noted that it can transform communities and also reshape the digital economy. Experts said when compared to 4G, 5G means far faster downloads, significantly reduced response times, and a massive
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formation. The early reviews for 5G include CNET’s description: “On its surface, 5G is about astounding speeds and almost zero latency – the lag time between when your phone pings the network and when it responds. But on a global scale, it represents political dominance and economic might.” Earlier this year, Samsung’s first 5G smartphone in the U.S. became available exclusively on Verizon for a limited time. According to a news release, Verizon revealed the names of 20 cities that join Chicago and Minneapolis where customers will get access to its 5G Ultra-Wideband network this year, with more to come throughout 2019. Those cities, which include Washington, D.C.; Charlotte; Boston; Atlanta; Cincinnati; Cleveland; Columbus, Ohio; Des Moines, Iowa; Denver; Detroit; Houston; Indianap-
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olis; Kansas City; Little Rock, Arkansas; Memphis; Phoenix; Providence, Rhode Island; San Diego; and Salt Lake City; are the world’s first to get Verizon’s 5G Ultra-Wideband mobility service. The bottom line is that everyone should be excited about 5G, Brackeen said. “I’ve got children. And for me, when the internet is slow, sometimes I don’t have happy children in the house when the internet is slow – we’re not learning, homework doesn’t get done,” Brackeen said. “So, we can all be excited about reliability. And I know that I just upgraded my house within the last 60 days to 5G. And, you know, the video games work faster. My streaming services work faster. And I’m not having any downtime,” Brackeen said. “I can work from home versus working from my office where there is fiber. And so the reliability is what I think is what we should all be excited about. I think that’s what we should be most excited about is the reliability,” she said. To celebrate the transformative new technology, officials have launched “Faces of 5G” with the hopes of educating the public on the innovations already taken place today and the possibilities of tomorrow. Visit https://bit.ly/32z2s6j to meet the Faces of 5G and to learn more. WI
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“They’re American citizens,” Ernst said. Promptly and for the first time during a presidency wrought with racism, Republicans publicly turned on their president. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Trump was way over the line. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said the comments were “spiteful” and, according to CNN, urged a “higher standard of decorum and decency.” Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio called them “divisive, unnecessary and wrong.” “We should defeat their ideas on the merits, not on the basis of their ancestry,” said Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, according to CNN. “While we can vary on what policies we support, singling out people whose opinions differ from our own is bad for discourse and public civility,” added Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas. Seemingly tiring of repeated criticism by the freshman congresswoman, Trump lashed out. “So interesting to see ‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a
NATIONAL complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly ... and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run,” the president tweeted early Sunday. “Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how ... it is done,” Trump continued. “These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough. I’m sure that [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements!” As CBS News pointed out, All four women, who have come to be known as “the Squad,” broke ethnic and gender barriers when they were elected last year. Omar and Tlaib are the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress. Pressley is the first black congresswoman to represent Massachusetts. Ocasio-Cortez, at 29, became
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the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Trump’s tweets arrived as the four congresswomen were engaged in a dispute that’s gone public with Pelosi because they have reportedly grown weary of the Democratic party’s leadership. News outlets reported that the back-and-forth had spilled out into public view over the past two weeks, after Pelosi appeared to have minimized the influence of the new congresswomen leading Ocasio-Cortez to accuse the Democratic leader of “singling out newly elected women of color.” Pelosi took still took issue with
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Trump’s missives. “When Trump tells four American congresswomen to go back to their countries, he reaffirms his plan to ‘Make America Great Again’ has always been about making America white again,” Pelosi said. “Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power,” she said. Even British Prime Minister Theresa May was moved to chime in, calling Trump’s tweets “completely unacceptable.” On Monday, July 15, the four congresswomen held a news conference to further denounce the president’s words. At the news conference, Pressley referred to Trump’s tweets as a “disruptive distraction.” She said that she would encourage the American people “to not take the bait.” “This is simply a disruption and a distraction from the callous, chaotic and corrupt culture of this administration all the way down,” Pressley said. Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green announced plans to force a vote on impeachment. Green said action is needed af-
ter Trump’s latest race-baiting remarks toward the congresswomen. “I will again, this month, bring impeachment to a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for bigotry in policy, harmful to our society,” Green said. Pelosi has steadfastly said impeachment would be futile because the Republican-controlled Senate would never convict Trump even if the House successfully impeached him. Scholars have also denounced the president and said his statements plays to his base and only amps up racism in America. “It plays to the fear that somehow America is getting too full or that the mixing of ethnicities and races would somehow aggravate issues,” Michael Cornfield, a scholar of rhetoric at George Washington University, told NPR. “It’s a potent phrase and part of its potency is its ambiguity… When you use a phrase like this, you’re just asking people to forget about context and forget about policy choices and just get angry at people who don’t look or sound like you do,” Cornfield said. WI
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Presidents Paul Kagame of Rwanda, João Lourenço of Angola, Félix Tshisekedi of Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda met on July 11 in the Angolan capital Luanda for a regional meeting dubbed the Quadripartite Summit. The Luanda talks came at a time when Rwanda and Uganda are witnessing a fallout in their relations after proof emerged of Kampala backing armed groups hostile to Rwanda, including RNC and FLDR, according to The New Times, Rwanda’s leading daily. “A report published in December 2018 by a UN Group of Experts corroborated earlier reports that Uganda was a major source of new recruits for ‘P5’, a coalition of anti-Kigali groups, including RNC and FDLR,” The New Times reported. “The RNC rebel outfit has lost hundreds of fighters in operations by Congolese forces, with several others, including its top commander arrested, it has emerged.” The New Times said it has established that the rebel group lost two of its most senior commanders, both of them having previously served in the Rwandan military. Uganda’s support for anti-Kigali armed groups was also revealed by former FDLR senior officials, who were arrested by Congolese authorities at the Bunagana border with Uganda on their way back from Kampala for a meeting attended by RNC agents and a Ugandan cabinet minister. At the July 11 meeting in Luanda, according to the statement, the leaders stressed the importance of a permanent, frank and open dialogue that should be strengthened “both bilaterally between regional states and multilaterally, for the consolidation of peace and security, and as a fundamental premise for economic integration.” The meeting decided to continue to pay particular attention to the “creation of a climate conducive to fostering cooperation between their respective countries in areas of common interest, including in political and economic spheres.” The four leaders also decided to prioritize the resolution of any dispute between their respective countries by peaceful means through conventional channels and in the spirit of African brotherhood and solidarity, the statement said. “As far as the bilateral relations between the Republic of Rwanda and the republic of Uganda are concerned, the Summit welcomed the willingness of the two parties to continue the dialogue with a view to finding a solution to the existing problem,” the communique reads in part. “In this regard the Summit also welcomed the readiness of the Republic of Angola with the support of the Democratic Republic of Congo to facilitate this process.” Some of the issues that will need to be addressed include the arbitrary arrests of Rwandans in Uganda. Most of them have never been produced before court and Kigali says they have been denied consular services and family access. Many were deported after spending months in Ugandan torture chambers, mostly run by military intelligence services. According to The New Times, the four regional leaders also expressed support for the efforts by the DR Congo to address the insecurity caused by armed groups in the east of the country. “The Heads of State welcomed the efforts of the DRC authorities to pacify the entire national territory,” a joint communique issued at the end of the one-day summit read in part. The meeting “condemned the persistence of armed groups in the east of the country that are in breach of the ongoing peace process and destabilizing neighboring countries.” The armed groups include FDLR, the offshoot of the forces largely blamed for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda that claimed the lives of more than a million people, as well as RNC, of wanted Rwandan fugitive Kayumba Nyamwasa, who is linked to fatal grenade attacks in Rwanda between 2010 and 2014. WI
caribbean now Jamaica to Host International Disaster-Risk Conference Jamaica will host the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean in 2020. The July 8-10 event will be held under the theme, “Building Resilient Economies in the Americas and the Caribbean.” Meanwhile, Kingston says it is putting strategies in place to better plan for and finance damage and losses resulting from natural disasters, and that among the measures is implementation of the public financial management policy for natural disaster risks, which will provide the country with funds in the event of a disaster, according to the Jamaica Observer. Among other things, it will include accumulating fiscal savings in the Contingencies Fund and making contingent credit available in the event of a disaster and implementing financing strategies such as catastrophe bonds or catastrophe-linked insurance. “The idea is to have available to Jamaica up to $1 billion of non-budgetary emergency funding that can be available in the worst possible event — and that is the strategic intent, the strategic direction,” said Nigel Clarke, minister of finance and the public service. Clarke, who was speaking at the recent launch of the website for the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, said that Jamaica’s pursuit of economic independence requires an institutional response to the financial risk of natural disasters He said this year, the government transferred $2 billion (One Jamaica dollar = U.S. 0.008 cents) into the Contingencies Fund towards natural disaster risk coverage, in keeping with a resolution moved in Parliament in March to raise the ceiling of the fund from $100 million to $10 billion. WI
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HEALTH Howard University Opens WIC, Healthcare Center for LowIncome, Military Families WI Web Staff Report As s part of its ongoing commitment toward the eradication of social and healthcare disparities and to improve the health equity of DC’s underserved populations, Howard University Hospital has opened a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Family Center to provide low-income, military families with infants
and children access to health care resources, counseling, and social services. The new center, located at the Joint Base Anacostia – Bolling in southwest DC, is open from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. To qualify for care, participants must meet income guidelines, show proof of state residency, and have a “nutritional risk.”
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living well below the poverty line,” said Davene White, HUH CARES Public Health Program director. “Howard University Hospital is proud to open a new WIC center, which will help eliminate barriers and provide local military families with valuable nutrition education and resources to address their dietary and health needs.” White added that studies show that babies born prematurely or with low birth weight are at a higher risk of an early death. “The HUH CARES WIC program is very effective at reducing these incidents by offering resources focused on helping women improve the quality of their diet; as well as staying abreast of childhood immunization standards, growth and development and increasing access to prenatal care much early in their pregnancy,” said White. WIC applicants are screened by healthcare professionals for
dietary and medical-based risks such as anemia, low weight, smoking, maternal age, pregnancy complications, or poor pregnancy outcomes. A typical WIC household of three typically earns an income of less than $37,000 annually, which is below the U.S. Poverty Income Guidelines However, while the program is available to low to moderate income pregnant women, recently delivered women, breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk, fathers can also bring their children to apply. Overall, prospective clients may apply regardless whether they’re working or unemployed. Funding for WIC vouchers are provided by each state and administered at the local level by county and city health centers, or private organizations. The vouchers can be used at most grocery stores and military base commissaries. WI
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Breast Cancer is the most Imperative Health Issue Facing African American Women By Ricki Fairley Vice President, Sisters Network, Inc. Though Black women get breast cancer at a slightly lower incidence rate than white women, Black women are 42% more like to die of breast cancer than white women. That is an astounding number and indicative of a variety of factors, many reflecting racial disparities. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among black women, and an estimated 33,840 new cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2019. An estimated 6,540 deaths from breast cancer are expected to occur among black women in 2019. Women do not need to DIE from breast cancer. It can’t be prevented but early stage breast cancer (meaning it has been localized within the breast) has a 99% 5 year survival rate. Note the inequity here: the overall 5-year relative survival rate for breast cancer diagnosed is 81% for black women versus 91% for white women. And, 54% of breast cancers in black women are diagnosed at a local stage, compared to 64% in white women. To add more fuel to the fire, Black women under age 35 get breast cancer at two times the rate of white women and DIE from breast cancer three times as often as white women. So, what’s the problem? Why are Black women dying unnecessarily? Higher death rates among Black women reflect the following: • Black women are not taking action. While 92% of black women agree breast health is important, only 25% have recently discussed breast health with their family, friends, or colleagues. And, only 17% have taken steps to understand their risk for breast cancer. • Black women lack information about the severity of breast cancer, breast cancer symptoms and the need for screening. • Black women take care of others at the expense of their own health. • Black Women are often at a more advanced stage upon detection. • Black women may not have access to health care or health insurance so may have lower frequency of
and longer intervals between mammograms. • Because they may not have health insurance, Black women may not follow up on abnormal mammogram results because they can’t afford the diagnostic testing. • Black women often don’t have access to the same prompt high quality treatment that white women have. They express that they are often feel disrespected by physicians and staff • Black women face logistical barriers to accessing care (such as transportation issues or not being able to miss work or arrange for child care). • Black women fear a cancer diagnosis. • Black women have the highest odds (2 times more likely) of getting Triple Negative Breast Cancer, a kind of breast cancer that often is aggressive and comes back after treatment. It has the highest mortality rate and is the only breast cancer sub-type that does not have a therapy to prevent recurrence. Note that younger women and women diagnosed at later stages are more likely to get Triple Negative Breast Cancer.
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Study: Diabetes Most Prevalent in Wards 7, 8 of the District WI Staff Report
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Statistics reported with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention document staggering numbers for type 2 diabetes in Washington, D.C., neighborhoods East of the Anacostia River (Wards 7 and 8), which have caused health officials to take pause. With current rates increasingly steadily, roughly 13.4 percent of residents living in Wards 7; and 19.7 percent of residents in Ward 8 have diabetes (highest in the city). Conversely, rates of 3.6 percent were tabulated for residents living in Ward 2; and 4.2 percent for residents in Ward 3 (lowest in the city). “Diabetes is a growing epidemic among low-income neighborhoods and a leading cause of chronic health issues for African Americans,” Dr. Gail Nunlee-Bland, director of the Howard University Hospital Diabetes Treatment Center told NBC4. “This disparity stems from poor communities having a lack of access to healthcare, educational programs and nutritional resources in comparison to areas of more affluence.” Blacks in the District are plagued by the highest mortality and complications rates from type 2 diabetes, with numbers topping 45 percent (Ward 7) and 32 percent (Ward 8) for residents diagnosed with the disease. With type 2 diabetes, your body cannot properly use insulin (a hormone that helps glucose get into the cells of the body). You can get type 2 diabetes at any age, but you are at higher risk if you are older, overweight, have a family history of diabetes, are not physically active, or are a woman who had gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a kind of diabetes that some women get when they are pregnant. Even if a woman’s blood sugar levels go down after her baby is born, she is at higher risk of getting type 2 diabetes later in life. With type 1 diabetes, your body cannot make insulin, so you need to take insulin every day. Type 1 diabetes is less common than type 2 diabetes; about 5% of the people who have diabetes have type 1. Currently, no one knows how to prevent type 1 diabetes.
Blacks in the District are plagued by the highest mortality and complications rates from type 2 diabetes, with numbers topping 45 percent (Ward 7) and 32 percent (Ward 8) for residents diagnosed with the disease. Dietician Candace Merrill told the Informer that the numbers speak as much to the underlying causes of diabetes as it does to neighborhoods and race. “We have to be careful to examine the neighborhoods and the environments – the teleology of diabetes in these Wards. With a lack of healthy food options, stress, and few resources to address diabetes awareness and prevention, you have the outcomes we now face,” Merrill said. “Understanding how the body processes different foods into sugar or the amount of sugar used as fillers in inexpensive food options cannot be omitted from the larger conversation.” Over eighty-four million Americans now have prediabetes – that’s 1 out of 3 adults! Of those 84 million, 9 out of 10 of them don’t even know they have it. Without taking action, many people with pre-diabetes could develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years. “Preventing diabetes in predominately African American communities starts with raising awareness and educating people with pre-diabetes to change their lifestyle in order to decrease their risk of getting the disease,” Nunlee-Bland said. “For individuals that have diabetes, there is an abundance of programs and resources available to help manage the disease.” WI
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The Cleveland Clinic announced on Tuesday that they delivered the first baby in the U.S. to be born after a womb transplant from a dead donor. The child, a baby girl, was born in June and is the second ever to be birthed this way. The first was announced in Brazil in December. Pioneered by a Swedish doctor
5 years ago, uterine transplants have provided a development in reproductive options for women who face challenges, such as infertility, and give women an opportunity to have successful pregnancies and give birth healthy children. However, the wombs that were usually donated came from a living donor. Tommaso Falcone, a member of the transplant team told CNN
that the mother and child are doing well and that the mother has opted to remove the transplanted uterus after the birth. “This was always a question mark that required research,” Falcone said. “But this goes to the idea that a deceased donor can give her uterus, and it will function amazingly well.” Compiled by Olivia Boyd, WI Intern WI
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Few visits to the hospital come, according to increased numbers of patients, without a few unexpected fees attached. Surprise medical bills — those unexpected, hidden and quite expensive charges patients face that insurance companies deny – have become so overwhelming that Congress has decided to step in to address them. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation report illustrates the risks emergency room and hospital patients face from surprise medical billing, finding that in 2017, approximately 1 in 6 of these patients had at least one outof-network bill associated with their care. In some states, the rate of surprise billing was closer to 1 in 3 patients. In a bill introduced by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash), new rules would eliminate surprise medical bills, as well as work to: (1) reduce prescription drug prices; (2) improve transparency in health care; (3) improve public health; and (4) improve the exchange of health information. The “Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019” would set out specific protections for patients who are at risk of surprise bills in the following scenarios: receiving emergency care from an outof-network facility or provider; getting elective care from an outof-network doctor at a facility that is in the patient’s insurance network; or receiving additional, post-emergency health care at an out-of-network facility because the patient cannot travel without medical transport. “First, it ends surprise bill-
ing. Second, it creates more transparency— there are twelve bipartisan provisions that will: eliminate gag clauses and anti-competitive terms in insurance contracts, designate a non-profit entity to unlock insurance claims for employers, ban Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from charging more for a drug than the PBM paid for the drug, and require that patients receive more information on the cost and quality of their health care. You can’t lower your health care costs until you know what your health care actually costs,” Alexander said. “And third, it increases prescription drug competition—there are fourteen bipartisan provisions to help more low cost generic and biosimilar drugs reach patients.” According the Coalition for Fiscal Health, charges have gone from bad to astronomical in only a few short years. They report one patient being charged $117,000 for an “assistant surgeon” fee, and another being billed nearly $1700 for a single dab of glue following a procedure. The protections would mean that people in these situations could not be billed by their health providers for amounts outside of what their insurance covered. Similar protections would also be put in place for laboratory and imaging services as well as providers who aren’t physicians, such as nurse anesthetists. Patients would still have to pay their insurance plan’s usual deductibles and copayments, which would count toward their health plan’s out-of-pocket maximum. WI
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HEALTH
D.C.’s Black Community Still Suffers Stigma of Mental Illness
By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia
African Americans are no different when it comes to the prevalence of mental health conditions when compared to the rest of the population, but there are differences when it comes to mental health and the Black community, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness – or NAMI. For example, African Americans are much more likely to face violent crime than White Americans. This increases susceptibility to developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is one of the most common mental health concerns among all races and ethnic groups, according to a report by the Therapy Group DC. “This confluence of the increased likelihood of experiencing violence due to one’s race and mental health struggles, as a result, is a starting point for a broader discussion. It speaks to the role of life experiences, culture, and overt and institutional racism and its impact on mental health in the Black Community,” the Therapy Group DC reported. According to NAMI , mental illness is the leading cause of disability in the United States, specifically major depressive disorder Historically, the idea of psychotherapy has been difficult for African Americans, said Dr. Viola Drancoli, a licensed clinical psychologist who wrote a master thesis about the barriers to seeking mental health services in ethnic minority communities. “It is not only a concept with European origin, but also a concept that does not fit the community-oriented, collective approach to healing and support that has been so helpful to this population,” Drancoli said. “Instead of finding healing in coming together, the client is separated, often sitting in a one-onone session with a professional. The idea of being focused on, analyzed, can be perceived as threatening,” she said. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health says poverty level affects mental health status and African Americans living below the poverty level, as compared to
those over twice the poverty level, are three times more likely to report psychological distress. Further, African Americans are 10 percent more likely to report having serious psychological distress than Non-Hispanic whites and the death rate from suicide for African American men was more than four times greater than for African American women, in 2014. A report from the U.S. Surgeon General found that from 1980 to 1995, the suicide rate among African Americans ages 10 to 14 increased 233 percent, as compared to 120 percent of non-Hispanic whites. Yet, experts said even as the conversation around mental health has grown significantly with celebrities and others in the spotlight sharing their stories, African Americans still mostly refrain from seeking help. “Unfortunately, among African Americans it remains taboo to talk about and one reason is the fear of being labeled as crazy,” said Arron Muller, a licensed social worker. “The intense fear of being judged has been a huge deterrent,” Muller said. “In the African American community there is also an association that mental illness means weakness and the inability to handle your problems on your own or that anxiety or depressive symptoms should be addressed with praying and fasting,” he said. Earlier this year, Science Magazine reported that the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, a nonprofit housed at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, announced a new neuroscience research initiative that aims to tackle a gaping hole in medicine: the interplay between brain diseases and their genomic drivers among African-Americans. Reportedly, the goal is to better understand how brain diseases play out in this population, which has been profoundly underrepresented in neuroscience research. To build trust among African-Americans and eventually beyond, the venture includes a partnership with the African-American Clergy Medical Research Initiative, a group of clergy
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EDUCATION Young Leaders from Africa at Clark Atlanta U. Attend Sixth Mandela Young African Leaders Initiative WI Staff Report Clark Atlanta University (CAU) welcomed 25 rising leaders from 19 African countries as part of their institute partnership
with the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The fellows, who arrived in June, will spend six weeks on campus and at several Atlanta-ar-
ea businesses and establishments to learn critical skills in project management, model innovation, balanced scorecard, human systems engineering, leadership and entrepreneurship. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and administered by the International Research & Exchange Board (IREX). This year’s fellows represent the following countries: Benin, Cameroon, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Togo and Zimbabwe. Highlights of the CAU Leadership in Business program include: meeting with local industry partners, including The Coca-Cola Company, UPS, IBM, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport through experiential learning site visits, collaborative projects and networking event; community service projects at non-profit community organiza-
5 Young leaders from Africa attend the 6th Mandella Young African Leaders Initiative at Clark Atlanta University. (Courtesy photo)
tions, such as Atlanta Community Food Bank, Trees Atlanta, Habitat for Humanity and MedShare International, among others, meetings with the Atlanta business community at networking events, receptions and campus-based events, including the President’s Welcome Reception; and visits at the homes of faculty in their homes for an American family dinner experience. The Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), empowers young African leaders through academic coursework, leadership training, mentoring, networking, professional opportunities, and local community engagement. Since 2014, the U.S. Department of State has supported nearly 3,700 young leaders from 49 countries across Africa to develop their leadership skills and foster connections and collaborations with U.S. professionals.
The cohort of Fellows hosted by CAU will be part of a group of 700 Mandela Washington Fellows hosted at 28 educational institutions across the United States. This year, Clark Atlanta University is the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the nation to host a Leadership in Business institute. At the conclusion of their Leadership Institutes, the young leaders will convene in Washington, D.C., for the sixth annual Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit, where they will take part in networking and panel discussions with each other and with U.S. leaders from the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Following the Summit, 70 competitively-selected Fellows will participate in four weeks of professional development at U.S. non-governmental organizations, private companies, and government agencies. WI
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‘MOVIES UNDER THE STARS’
Prince George’s County Board of Education member Pamela Strother along with Councilmember Deni Taveras, invites District 3 youth, families and residents to enjoy “Movies under the Stars” this summer. The free series is presented at 8:30 p.m. Fridays, and th list of movies and places are as follows: July 19, “Incredibles 2,” Lane Manor Park in Adelphi Aug. 2, “How to Train Your Dragon,” Heurich Park in Hyattsville Aug. 16, “Coco,” CASA de Maryland in Hyattsville Aug. 30, “Spider Man: Into the Spider Verse,” Ridgecrest Elementary School in Hyattsville
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Open registration for all current and new parents and guardians will remain open throughout the school year. Please note that registration for a school site will close as soon as that site is completely enrolled but you can be added to a wait list. Interested parties may log into http://parentportal.kidscarecenter.com/pgcps.asp and follow the prompts to complete the online registration. They will need their child’s PGCPS student ID number. If no number is available at the time of registration, the process can still proceed. Make the initial payment of $125 ($25 non-refundable registration fee and $100 tuition deposit). If you are paying by a cashier’s check or money order, payments should be sent to the BASELP Central Office, PO Box 821, Temple Hills, MD 20757.
ROOSEVELT STUDENTS IN STATE ENVIROTHON
Students from Eleanor Roos-
EDUCATION evelt High School recently competed against teams from 15 counties across the state and took 5th place in the annual Maryland Envirothon competition at St. Mary’s College! The Envirothon offers high school students an opportunity to gain hands-on training and experiences in natural resources by career experts. Teams consist of five students who work together throughout the school year and are tested in the classroom and the field in aquatics, forestry, agriculture, soils and wildlife. This is the third time in the last five years that the Roosevelt team has placed in the competition, and each student will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Prince George’s County Soil Conservation District.
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itics and revolution to love and family, the “Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni” is like a treasure chest with works sure to ignite your spirit. • Written by Board of Education Chair Dr. Alvin Thornton, “Like a Phoenix I’ll Rise” documents the history of African Americans in Prince George’s County — a timely reminder that to know where we’re going, we must know from where we’ve come. • It’s never too soon to begin preparing for college! “Countdown to College: 21 ‘To Do’ Lists” is an easy read and solid roadmap for the journey forward. As a parent of a rising senior, this book is at the top of my list right now. WI
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Schools CEO Dr. Monica Goldson shares her summer reading picks, featuring both personal favorites and homegrown authors. Also, be sure to check out PGCPS’s new “Summer Reading Series” featuring guest student readers each week. Interested readers can also tune into story time weekly on PGCPS’s Facebook page. The CEO’s “Summer Reading 2019” list and her reading notes are as follows: • Be your own narrator. And go for a happy ending. One foot in front of the other. You will make it!” Shonda Rhimes offers this inspiration and more in “Year of Yes.” • “With Ghost,” New York Times bestselling author and Prince George’s County’s own Jason Reynolds launches a drama-filled, engaging and quintessential book series for middle school students! • Beloved longtime DC restaurateur Barbara Smith serves up perfect recipes for summer entertaining — including a few of my favorite seafood dishes in “B. Smith Cooks Southern Style.” • If you are in a place of self-reflection, Wm. Paul Young’s amazing novel “Cross Roads” will make you consider how every personal connection shapes who you are and who you will become. • Spanning topics from pol-
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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS
GOP Must Condemn Trump’s Racist Views
President Trump’s divisive, racially and ethnically insensitive comments on Twitter aimed at U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), freshman women of color duly elected to their jobs by people in multi-racial districts, shows that he has no interest in hearing anything they have to say. Tweeting that these lawmakers should “go back where they come from” reminds many people of the pre-Civil Rights era when progressive politicians of color got that type of response when they challenged segregation and White supremacy. As horrendous as the president’s tweets are, the response of his fellow Republicans could be worse. The Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress have been tepid in their response. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) hasn’t condemned the remarks, saying the president isn’t racist and implying that Democrats have engaged in similar banter. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the House Minority Leader said the controversy “was political” and refused to condemn the president for insulting his colleagues. The Republican National Committee, which consists of some African Americans members, hasn’t issued a statement criticizing Trump’s tweets. Black Republicans in the U.S. Congress, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Will Hurd (R-Texas) have blasted Trump’s remarks, with Hurd saying “I think those tweets are racist and xenophobic” and “inaccurate”. Notwithstanding Scott and Hurd, the Republican Party’s response to the latest Trump tweets has been eerily silent. The Republican Party needs to stand up to the president and condemn his bigoted tweets. Republicans often brag that they are the party of Abraham Lincoln, who freed the slaves, and the party of Ronald Reagan, perhaps the most genuinely conservative president the country had in the 20th century. However, the GOP of today seems to be enthralled by a president who doesn’t hesitate to belittle and condemn the descendants of the slaves Lincoln freed and while Reagan’s staunch conservatism remains unquestioned, he understood that he served all Americans, even those who disagreed with his views. If the Republican Party wants to become relevant in the coming decades, with people of color assuming majority status in less than a quarter of a century, it must disparage any fellow party member, whether they are the president or dogcatcher, who harbor racist and White supremacist views and advocate for a more inclusive America. WI
Amazon Coming to Prince George’s County or Not? Rumors are swirling in Prince George’s County that online giant Amazon may be moving into the majority Black jurisdiction. A proposed site plan scheduled to be reviewed Thursday, July 18 provides for a 4 million-square-foot fulfillment center with nearly 1,800 employees and that will operate 24 hours a day. The plan labeled Westphalia Center in Upper Marlboro is proposed by Duke Partnership Limited Corp. of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The company, also registered as Duke Realty, headquartered in Indianapolis, has one major tenant on its properties: Amazon. Some residents in the Westphalia neighborhood are concerned a round-the-clock business would bring traffic, noise and possibly pollution to a tract of land they believe would be better suited for restaurants and other businesses that open and close during normal hours. Concerns were also raised when the District Council, which consists of County Council members that review land-use and zoning matters, decided to add the definition this year of a merchandise logistics center to go into a mixed-use transportation-oriented development zone. Bradley Heard, an attorney and activist who posts blogs about transit-oriented development in the county, called the move “rogue zoning.” The Planning Commission must now decide whether that’s true and ensure it listens to residents’ concerns. Some residents suggest a better location is the Landover Mall site near FedEx Field due to its proximity to Interstate 95. The 78-acre tract in Westphalia is about three miles south of Interstate 95. A business such as Amazon, if it does move into the county, can attract other businesses which can boost property values, as well as increase commercial and sales taxes. A divide between a national retail business and homeowners won’t always bring harmony, but it must be done in a way that balances the concerns of tax-paying residents with the economic goals and objectives of county leaders. WI
TO THE EDITOR Racine Running for Mayor? I feel a mayoral run coming from Attorney General Karl Racine. This man has consistently been looking out for the residents of D.C. Going after slumlords, Marriott and all their bogus fees, and now a bill to fight these fake businesses and fake contractors taking money out of the hands of people who live here. Kudos, Mr. Racine! You have my vote. Leila Hughes Washington, D.C.
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UniverSoul Circus is Magical for Kids It warmed my heart to read about the kids getting a sneak peek of the UniverSoul Circus. I almost forgot the thing was still around, but I’m glad it is, because kids need to see and experience magic. I remember how magical it was for me as a kid and all that it meant to me. I love to see kids smile. Deborah Fisher Laurel, Md.
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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist
By Julianne Malveaux
Poverty and the Fallacy of Long-Term Economic Greatness
The first week of July produced a somewhat positive U.S. jobs report. While the unemployment rate ticked up just a bit, about 224,000 new jobs were created, nearly three times as many as were created in the tepid previous month. There was, of course, the administration crowing about the strength of the economy, and with wage growth on the rise, an impassioned outsider might agree that the U.S. economy is doing well.
But too many aren’t doing as well as they might, and too many, even with wage growth, aren’t making enough money to lie on. Rev. William Barber’s Poor People’s Campaign says that more than 140 million people are living in poverty or near-poverty, nearly 100 million more than the Census suggests. Indeed, the very existence of a Poor People’s Campaign, 51 years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. launched his initial assault on poverty, speaks volumes about the status of our economy. Poor people have been the volleyball in a partisan net game, with some simply ignoring the
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realities of poverty, and others vilifying the poor for their poverty. These are the folks who will tell you that the economy has never been better, ignoring the fact that at least 40 percent (and perhaps as many as 60 percent) have not benefitted from economic expansion. The average family has yet to recover from the Great Recession. Many have financed their survival with credit cards, and between student loans and consumer credit, our nation’s households are $13.7 trillion in debt. According to the Federal Reserve Bank, 40 percent of our nation’s families can’t manage a $400 emergency.
Half of all jobs in this country pay $18.58 per hour or less. How stable is an economy that pays people so little? Fully a third of all jobs pay less than the $15 an hour that many legislators want to pay all workers. The minimum wage, at $7.25, has not increased in a decade, even as the economy expanded, productivity has risen, stock market indices are at an all-time high, and we have a president who crows about economic expansion without paying attention to those on the bottom. Macroeconomic indicators suggest the economy is healthy, but for how long? How long can we expect our decadeslong eco-
nomic expansion to continue? A minor blip, an extended trade war or, heaven forbid, another kind of war could have devastating effects. This is why our 45th president keeps picking fights with the Federal Reserve Bank, urging them to cut already low interest rates to fuel economic expansion. Our nation can’t thrive when nearly half of its citizens are on the outside looking in. And poverty can be a drag on economic expansion. The people who are doing well in our economy have a stake in it. They own their homes. They
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By Marc H. Morial
Michelle Obama at Essence Fest: Frank and Free
“And if we’re thinking about what the agenda is, which is getting to a place where we all live in a country where we’re proud to pass on to our kids, going high is the only way we get there. It’s our patience, our tolerance, it’s our belief in honesty and truth, it’s our belief in hard work. It’s not about getting somebody back, it’s not about the immediate clapback. The immediate clapback is
just for your own selfish purpose right there in the moment and rarely does it solve anything.” — Michelle Obama, July 6, 2019, New Orleans In the 25 years since, as mayor, I first brought the Essence Festival to New Orleans, I’ve been privileged to experience some of the festival’s most groundbreaking and innovative phenomenons. Michelle Obama’s interview with Gayle King, which took place on Saturday, ranks as one of those memorable moments that could only happen at Essence. As first lady, Michelle Obama
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earned a singular place in American history as the first Black woman to hold the title. But it was her dignity and grace, her compassion and her commitment to uplifiting the American people that truly defined her era in the East Wing of the White House. Since her husband left office, her popularity and influence have only soared. Her memoir, Becoming, sold more copies than any other book published in the United States in 2018, breaking the record in just 15 days. Her tour to promote the book sold
out in cities across the United States, Canada and Europe. Her interview with Gayle King showed her at perhaps her most honest, outspoken and decisive. She spoke candidly of her marriage and family life, the Obama legacy and the state of the nation in the Trump era. I was particularly struck by her reflections on Inauguration Day 2017: “That day was very emotional and then to sit at that inauguration and to look around at a crowd that was not reflective of the country, and I had to sit in that audience as one of the hand-
fuls of people of color, all that I had to hold on to over those last eight years, and it was a lot emotionally.” Her words resonate all the more because that crowd, “not reflective of the country,” has served as kind of an omen for the exclusive and regressive policies — hostile to people of color, immigrants, LGBTQ persons — that the administration introduced. The Obamas experienced more than their share of hostility
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By A. Peter Bailey
Color Blindness is Impossible in the United States
Recently, while shopping in an Ethiopian-owned store in my D.C. neighborhood, I witnessed a verbal confrontation between and African American woman and the Ethiopian sales clerk. She was very upset that during a previous visit to the facility, he had told her that her credit was no good.
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What really set her off was the fact that he did that “in front of white people.” His response was,” I am color blind. I am Ethiopian.” I had listened quietly to their exchange until he said that. In a calm voice I told the brother that it’s impossible to be color blind in the United States of America. One may try very hard to ignore color in this country, but one can’t be color blind. I told him that when a white person first sees
him in this white supremacist society, they don’t see an African or African American — they see a Black man. After hearing you, they may make a distinction, but their initial reaction is, “that’s a Black man.” With that, I left the store and assumed he and the woman continued the confrontation. The mistake made by that young Ethiopian is one made by many African immigrants to this country and also by
way too many Black people born and raised here. They mistakenly believe that the whites they see and deal with in urban areas are the real white Americans. They spend time in New York City, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta and other such urban centers where the whites smile, say hello, address them as Mr. and Mrs., sir and madam — even if in a patronizing manner — and take them as prime examples
of a changed, color-blind America. My response is that those who share such a belief should leave the urban centers and visit Nebraska, Iowa, Vermont, Kentucky, Kansas, Wyoming, Arkansas, etc. That’s when they’ll see the essence of White America. If I had the money, I’d pay for them to travel from Washington to California by train
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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
‘Equal Pay, Equal Pay, Equal Pay’
As the exhausted and thrilled U.S. women’s soccer team celebrated its victory in the finals of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the cheers of the crowd in the Stade of Lyon soon turned into a chant: “Equal Pay, Equal Pay, Equal Pay.” Even as they fought their way to the fourth U.S. Women’s World Cup championship, the
U.S. team was waging a battle — in the court of public opinion and the courts of law — for equal treatment in wages, working conditions and investment in the women’s game. And if there is any justice or common sense in the team’s employer, U.S. Soccer, they will be as victorious in the quest for equal pay as they were in their quest for the World Cup. These are truly American champions. It took immense courage — and no small amount of moxie — to file a class-action
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lawsuit — joined by all 28 members of the team — alleging gender discrimination by their employer only 93 days before their opening match in the World Cup. This only added immensely to the pressure on them to succeed on the field. They would be playing for their country, for themselves, but also for all those who will come after them. One of their leaders — Megan Rapinoe — won the “golden boot” as the top scorer in the
World Cup, as well as the Most Valuable Player Award. She accomplished this even while expressing her own values. Trump criticized her for deciding not to sing the national anthem. She announced that she wasn’t interested in going to the White House. Her lavender hair symbolized her celebration of LGBTQ rights. She naturally became a target of some on the right. She dismissed charges that she was unAmerican: “I’m particularly uniquely and very deeply Amer-
ican. If we want to talk about the ideals we stand for, the song and the anthem, and what we were founded on, I think I’m extremely American.” She surely got that right. She also had the unified support of her teammates, who praised her as a “warrior” on and off the field, calling it a privilege to be her teammate. As Christen Press put it, “It’s been beautiful to see her fear-
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By James Washington
Did You Insult or Exalt God Today?
Have you succumbed to the notion yet that prayer will get you through it? The “it” I’m referring to is EVERYTHING. If the truth be told and you’re like me, at times you’re not very enthusiastic about your faith. That fire that initially burned in me when I finally met Christ leaves me more cold than hot and I cannot and do not remain constant or consistent in my journey towards eternal salvation. Have you ever been there?
It is then that my prayer life is more often weak not strong. I’ve finally figured out at times like these that if I only do one thing, I have to continue to pray. However casual or cavalier I might think it is, if I do nothing else, I’ve learned that I’ve got to pray my way through it. If you’ve ever been lost on a nameless highway and know that you’re lost, you probably understand what I’m talking about. No exit, no gas stations, no people or other cars around. No one to ask for directions. You just keep driving and you just keep looking, hoping against hope. It’s just you and
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the needle on the fuel gauge. Given your and my circumstances, prayer is probably very appropriate when one is spiritually lost; especially when you are forced to acknowledge that you are. My word to you is to just keep praying. At this stage of my spiritual development, I can’t think of an alternative. I just so happened to look up prayer in my Bible’s Concordance and found out that I’m correct in my assumption that prayer(s), pray(ed), praying, all hold a special place in spiritual history and in the eyes of God. For every quote I could give
you right now, there are many of you who could quote at least three more appropriate ones for this message. James 5:1516 “And prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you might be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” I will not sit here and profess to you to be a righteous man. What I will do is profess to you and anyone who will listen that I am a sinner seeking God’s for-
giveness. I am also on record as praying for you, my fellow man, that you too, will understand God’s faithfulness. Mark 11:2425 says, “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” I’m not making this stuff up. This is what the text says. Hopefully, what I’m trying to
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By Askia Muhammad
Vile Trump Can Send Me ‘Back’ to Mississippi
There are no words to describe the utter contempt I have for Donald J. Trump and the millions of white tribalists who view him as their champion. No invectives. No curses. No insults. No pejoratives. No slanders. Besides, that would be just a waste of air. Trump is immune to damaging truth, and his “deplorable” constituents, who virtually willed him into existence, love
him for the down-home kind of stench that surrounds him. Nothing new can be said or even proven that can be worse than what is already emphatically known and documented about this egomaniac, an inveterate liar and a rapacious xenophobe who routinely goes out of his way to insult and incite resentment toward Black people, Muslims, and even members of the U.S. Congress, telling a group to “go back” to “the crime infested places from which they came.” His latest disgusting remarks were directed at “The Squad,”
four freshmen House Democrats — Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.). Well, as they say in their polite debate etiquette on Capitol Hill: “I associate myself with The Squad.” Meanwhile, if this billionaire bully really thinks that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) would be happy to arrange free transportation for The Squad to those places, as he said, then I’ll be happy to accept my travel arrangements: right back to Mississippi!
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This Trump stuff is ugly, and wrong, on so many levels. Of his four targets — all U.S. citizens, all non-white — only Omar was born outside of the U.S., and she has actually been a citizen longer than Trump’s current wife Melania. In fact, two of Trump’s three ex-spouses are immigrants. Trump’s mother was an immigrant. Trump’s father’s parents were both immigrants. “There has never been a president in American history who has been so openly racist and divisive as this man,” said former Vice President
Joe Biden, who’s vying for the Democratic presidential nomination to face Trump in 2020. Trump’s also a hypocrite who’s told more than 11,000 lies during his 30 months in office. Pelosi correctly parodied Trump’s slogan, describing its ugly intent to “Make America White Again.” Trump’s ugly, racist anti-immigration campaign is stoking that same white tribalism that is rearing its ugly head all over the planet.
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LIFESTYLE Stranger Things Series Sets Viewing Record By Shantella Sherman Informer Special Sections Editor It was the sleeper breakthrough series of 2016, and in short order, the Netflix gem, Stranger Things, with its tales of the Upside Down, has become a pop culture legend. That popularity was sealed recently with the record-setting Season 3 premiere, which reached more than 40 million households. Netflix celebrated Nielsen tabulations for the first four days of its Season 3 launch – of 19.7 million viewers, which is more
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people than this year’s Women’s World Cup. Set in the 1980s, Stanger Things follows the teen angsts of four best friends in the fictional town Hawkins, Indiana, and their mission of finding one member of the group when he mysteriously goes missing. With the look and feel of 80s science fiction vehicles like The Thing, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, and even a bit of Poltergeist – Stranger Things found a home with a surprising number of D.C.’s Black Con fans. “The show has been a blast to watch from the start, especially
5 The adventures are nonstop with the crew of Stranger Things, where a team of four set out to find the hidden mysteries just beneath the surface of their town. (Courtesy photo) 4 TThe 1980s come alive again with the Stranger Things series, where science fiction, teen spirit, and a whole lot of adventure are great supply. (Courtesy photo)
since the Duffer brothers [the twin creators Matt and Ross Duffer], made sure to include a diverse cast that look like the guys I grew up with in Northwest,” fan Sean King told the Informer. “We were those kids riding our bikes through Rock Creek Park and hanging out at the arcade, so
I can relate to it – especially since we always thought that there were hidden tunnels under the city where aliens or ghosts lived. The writing is superb.” King is not alone. In fact, scriptwriter Shawn Levy told Entertainment Weekly that when his executive vice-president Dan Cohen first brought him the pilot script for Stranger Things, “He said, ‘It’s by these twin brothers no one’s ever heard of and it may be the best pilot I’ve ever read’.” For those interested in binge-watching the series, the premise is pretty tight. Four best buddies find that an alternate dimension known as the Upside Down exists beneath their town, after one of the crew disappears into it. A nearby laboratory conducting paranormal research on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy, inadvertently opens a portal to the Upside Down, setting off the chain events that lead to the kids’ adventures. Eventually, a young girl with telekinesis who has escaped the laboratory finds her way into the crew as well. No Spoilers. [You will have to watch the show to get the rest!] Southeast resident and Stranger Things fan Salencia Irby, said she was drawn to the show when she spotted the African American member of the crew, Lucas Sinclair, portrayed by actor Caleb McLaughlin. “I love the character Lucas. He is brave and adventurous and operates outside of the stereotypical young, Black teen
image. His character has been written as the type of young, handsome, brilliant Black boy that I grew up with and who we need to see more of on screen,” Irby said. “He runs into the fray and he stands his ground and tries to protect others – unlike that weird kid someone threw into the last Jurassic Park film who screamed and twitched every two minutes.” McLaughlin, too, said that he has enjoyed the role and the growth of his character. “He’s changed a lot, for sure. I feel like Lucas has become more mature. He faces his problems differently; he faces battles differently. He deals with them on a mature, more poised level,” McLaughlin said. “I feel like he knows who he is as a person, and he knows what he can do. He thinks he’s a man and it kind of shows in Season 3. He’s on the cusp of puberty and has a girlfriend now, so of course, he wants his appearance and his outfit choices to be a little bit better.” McLaughlin, along with Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Gaetano Matarazzo III (Dustin Henderson), Sadie Sink (Maxine “Max” Mayfield), and Noah Schnapp (Will Byers) are currently gearing up for Season 4, even as viewers dive into Season 3. They offer no teasers or hints to the future of the Upside Down. They do, however, expect to continue to keep viewers fastened firmly to their seats. WI
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New Black Families Join EastEnders, Coronation Street Casts By Shantella Sherman Informer Special Sections Editor American fans of British soap operas EastEnders and Coronation Street are cheering the introduction of new Black characters on both series – each with substantial storylines. Viewers of EastEnders have enjoyed seeing the Trueman family for decades on the show, headed by esteemed actor Rudolph Walker as Patrick. With the recent introduction of child actress Kara-Leah Fernandes, as an extension of the Taylor-Baker household, the show according to viewers has begun to reflect the demographics of larger London. “I’ve been a pretty loyal viewer of EastEnders since I was a kid, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen this much diversity of characters and of storylines for them before,” said Robin Laverty, a Northeast resident. “This new wave of characters between EastEnders and Corrie (Coronation Street), feels like its more representative of what my home looks like.” Laverty, who grew up in Leeds, UK, about four hours North of London, said she watches current episodes of both shows through a Britbox streaming subscription which allows her to view daily episodes as they air. She said she was a little surprised by the news that Coronation Street was adding its first Black family in the show’s 59year history – mostly because she’s recalled several families there before. “There have certainly been Black characters on the show all along – I can think of several who came before the Bailey family, including Lloyd, who was a great addition to the cobbles,” Laverty said. “I think the media got a hold of the information and reworked it into this big hoopla.” Coronation Street producer Iain MacLeod told The Guardian, that while individual Black characters may have joined the cobbles – with their family members appearing later, this represents the first time an entire family entered together. This is a practice, not uncommon for most of the characters on the show, however, including the Connors and Donovans. “In the past, new families come in one at a time. I find that a harder way to do it, which is why they all turn up and you get this dynamic,” MacLeod said. “Manchester has a large proportion of Black residents, so it did feel sort of overdue when we did this and represented modern Manchester a bit more accurately.”
The Baileys, consisting of Edison (Trevor Michael Georges) and Aggie (Lorna Laidlaw), as well as their sons Michael (Ryan Russell) and James (Nathan Graham) joined the Coronation Street cast in June. A third child, daughter, Diana, has yet to be cast, but will join the show later in the year. In casting 9-year-old Fernandes as Bailey Baker, EastEnders brought on a pint-sized dynamo whose first storyline showed her single-handedly caring for a terminal mother, while going to school and attempting to live a normal kid’s life. According to the Children’s Society, there are an estimated 700,000 young carers in the UK – kids as young as five, or teens who are the primary carer for a sick, incapacitated or addicted parent. “This was a particularly difficult storyline to watch, but the young actress and her supporting cast did an amazing job bringing tenderness to such a difficult subject,” Ollie DeWitt, a Prince Georges County British soap fan told the Informer. “For me, whether it’s EastEnders or Coronation Street, it is so important that these new neighbors have pivotal and important storylines that speak to the Black experience. I think we already get that in the scripts, so the addition of these new cast members can only make the shows that much better.” WI
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5 Coronation Street’s Bailey family come onto the Cobbles as a ready unit with a few hidden secrets that will keep viewers riveted. (Courtesy photo) 3 Mitch and Bailey Baker (Roger Griffiths, and Kara-Leah Fernandes) discuss the terminal status of her mother on EastEnders. (Courtesy photo)
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The BBA's 'Salute to Black Music' Celebrates Iconic Industry Soulsters By Eunice Moseley WI Contributing Writer
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Since 1970, the Black Business Association has aided in the growth and development of African American businesses and it recently honored those who are curators of Black music with its annual “Salute to Black Music” awards dinner. This year they celebrated gospel music by honoring Vicki Mack Lataillade, founder of GospoCentric Records, with its Lifetime Achievement award, Lisa Collins, publisher of L.A. Focus and founder of First Ladies High Tea, with the Outstanding Gospel Publication award and Byron J. Smith, president of the National Association Negro Musicians, with the Outstanding Artistic Vision award. Previous honorees included Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records, Smokey Robinson and Janet Jackson. “Tramaine Hawkins, she was actually on my label at one time,” said Lataillade, whose label played a part in launching the careers of some of the most iconic African American gospel artists. “I broke her first record. I was one of the people that broke her first record when I was at Light Records. I knew of Tramaine because I was from the Bay area. Also she was a beautiful dark-skinned woman.” Gospel music is about acknowledging a relationship with and belief in God. Contemporary gospel began with the crossover into the secular music, thanks to the iconic influence of artists such as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Al Green and Andraé Crouch. “I listen to a mixture of gospel, jazz and R&B,” Collins said. When asked about the importance of Black business owners, she said, “I think everybody has a gift. I think everybody should be able to use those gifts to the best of their ability and take advantage of the opportunities that are there for them. I don’t like being beholding to anybody so I like having a little bit more control in my life. So … I can’t be fired because I work for myself.”
5 The Black Business Association celebrated gospel music by honoring Vicki Macklataillade, Byron J. Smith, and Lisa Collins during a Salute to Black Music Awards Dinner. (Courtesy photo)
The BBA dinner attracted classic artists as well as the emerging artists to help celebrate their achievements, including original Emotions member Jeanette Hawes, who recently released a new album,
“No Regrets.” “My sisters are doing well, [group member] Wanda [Vaughn] is still doing live work,” Hawes said. “I give God the glory. … It helps give you the endurance you need.” WI
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CLEAN SLATE from Page 1 burden of proof for record sealing from the individual to the prosecution – a major change that could ease any difficulties in the process of sealing a conviction. “Approximately 77 million Americans, or 1 in every 3 adults, have a criminal record and a criminal record – which can be an arrest record, criminal charges, or a conviction – creates barriers to jobs, occupational licensing, housing and higher education opportunities,” McDuffie said. Last month, Pennsylvania became the first state in the nation to automatically seal some criminal records via technology. Under that state’s new Clean Slate law, the courts have until June, 27, 2020 to finish sealing all of the cases. Top lawmakers said the law is aimed at reducing the stigma that those with criminal records face when seeking employment, education and a place to live. In all, approximately 30 million cases in Pennsylvania are eligible under the new law which means half the cases in the state’s database will be sealed including those for most retail thefts and first-time drunken driving convictions. “So many people have done what was legally required of them, but have been unable to become
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leaders in the city. It’s an important development by numerous standards, according to educator and life coach Elaine Taylor-Klaus. “In all aspects of life, the African American community has had to appear better than the average person just to be seen as good enough,” Taylor-Klaus said. “African American families have long been conscious of a
LIFESTYLE fully productive citizens again,” Pennsylvania State Rep. Jordan Harris said when passing the legislation. “Taking this movement nationwide will improve the economy, create jobs and provide hope to those who had a criminal conviction from decades past and have turned their lives around,” he said. It’s exactly what McDuffie wants to see in the District. The councilman cited from U.S. Census Bureau statistics which revealed that African Americans and Hispanics comprise about 32 percent of the U.S. population but 56 percent are incarcerated or going through some form of correctional supervision. “Criminal records contribute to generations of poverty and increases the likelihood of recidivism,” McDuffie said. “This is because on the other end, when our brothers and sisters return home, they are often not met with the opportunities they need to reengage,” he said. “This legislation will help people with criminal records get their lives back on track and reduce the stigma they face when looking for employment and housing and it says to our larger community, to the residents of the District, that we believe in your capacity to change and we welcome you home,” McDuffie said. WI
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need to dress their kids a little nicer in public, to expect their kids to behave more respectfully in public, and to follow directions immediately,” Taylor-Klaus said. “The implications for the adults when kids don’t behave has been a risk-factor — when an ‘uppity’ child acts out, an African American adult can get in serious, life-threatening trouble. It’s not reasonable — but it’s a reality of African American life in the United States,” she said. WI
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“Twisted Melodies” closes out Mosaic Theater Company’s Successful Fourth Season By Eve M. Ferguson WI Contributing Writer Mosaic Theater Company is making its presence deeply felt in its fourth season, which opened with the moving historically-rooted play “Marie and Rosetta,” about the little-known musician and mother of Rock-and-Roll, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The company now closes its fourth season with yet another history-based play, “Twisted Melodies,” about the life of the legendary musician Donny Hathaway. But rather than being a happy stroll down memory lane, it tells the imagined story of the last hours of Hathaway’s life, which ended tragically in 1979 when the singer plunged to his death from a hotel room window. This 90-minute, one-man show relies solely on the talents of Kelvin Roston, Jr., who conceived of the production a decade-and-a-
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half ago, when the actor/musician wrote, directed and served as the musical director for the story of Hathaway’s legendary career and untimely demise for the Congo Square Theater in Chicago. This current tour, which also went to the Apollo Theater in New York, graces the DMV area with an extended run ending July 21st, enhanced with post-show discussions to help to understand the powerful, yet disturbing, glance into Hathaway’s life which spiraled down in a haze of mental illness diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia. The joy and genius of Hathaway is clearly exemplified through the talents of Roston, who embodies the singer/musician in an otherworldly way that bring the rawness of Hathaway’s anguish into clear view, while also illustrating the sacred music foundation on which he created songs which defy time like “The Closer I Get to You,” “A Song For You,” “The Ghetto,” and the
classic holiday song, “This Christmas.” “Twisted Melodies” was fashioned and re-fitted from the original production, entitled “Psychology of a Genius.” In the years between, Roston has owned the role and creates the impression that we are really in the presence of Hathaway as he confronts, and ultimately loses, to his demons and destruction resulting from his illness that escalated towards the last years of his life. The jury is still out as to whether Hathaway took his own life, or died accidentally from plummeting to his death as he tried to stage a comeback. Hathaway is a familiar name in this region, as he is associated closely with Howard University, where he enrolled in 1964 and attended the influential university where he met and joined forces with another musical legend, Roberta Flack. He also met his wife, and the mother of two of his three children. One of whom
5 Kelvin Roston appearing in “Twisted Melodies” at Baltimore Center Stage, in association with Congo Square Theatre Company, and now at the Mosaic Theater Company, housed at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street, NE, in D.C. through July 21 y. (Photo courtesy Baltimore Center Stage)
went on to inherit her father’s musicality, Lalah Hathaway, is a popular and successful musician today. Roston’s musical gifts, solid and eerily similar vocals, and dynamic storytelling make “Twisted Melodies,” not only a joy to experience, but serves as a window into the torment of mental illness, underscoring the reasons that this critical issue needs to be addressed in the Black community. During one of the lively and informative post-show discussions, the topic was addressed through a panel featuring experts from the spiritual, psychological and ethnomusicological fields, each weighing in on the multifaceted nuances of Hathaway’s life and music. Under the title “Donny Hathaway: The Sacred and the Secular,” the panel called on the knowledge of Maurice Jackson, Associate Professor of History and African-American Studies and Affiliated Professor of Performing Arts at Georgetown University; Maya Cunningham, ethnomusicologist and cultural activist,; Rev. Delonte J. Gholston Senior Pastor at Peace Fellowship Church; and Samuel Gordon, clinical psychologist at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, moderated by NJ Mitchell who serves as Artistic Director of Mt. Gilead Performing Arts Ministry and board member of Mosaic Theater Company. The panelists weighed in on the importance of faith in Hathaway’s life, which was an ongoing theme in the play as he referenced his grandmother who raised him in St. Louis, and launched an early career as a young Gospel singer. Hathaway
frequently called on the strength of his grandmother’s faith to face his challenges. “There has always been this deep, indescribable, ineffable pain that one can hear in Donny Hathaway’s music,” Gholston said, adding that he is a musician as well and had previously suffered from depression. “I have always connected to this deep longing in his music; in his groans, in his chord progressions and the minor chords he used. You can always feel that tension in this music. What I loved in this production was (Kelvin’s) ability to embody that. He took us there!” But the pervasive issue in discussion was the undiagnosed, misdiagnosed and stigmatization of mental illness in the African American community, and how it is leading to destruction through denial. Before the play closes next Sunday, July 21st, there will be additional post-show discussions; “Duets and Dialogues: Musical Partnerships,” on July 18th at the 8 p.m. show; “More Than Self-Care: Balancing Health and a Musical Career,” on July 20th at the 3 p.m. matinee and “Voices from Within and Without: the Creativity and Loneliness of Donny Hathaway,” after the 3 p.m. show on the closing date, July 21at. “Twisted Melodies,” a reference to the change in the music of Donny Hathaway during his last years, plays at the Mosaic Theater Company, housed at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street, NE, Washington, D.C. Visit www. mosaictheater.org, or call (202) 399-7993 for more information. WI
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LIFESTYLE Dee Dwyer’s Photo Exhibit Issues Call to Action By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins
Four years ago, a hobby saved Dee Dwyer from what she described as a life of unfulfilled potential. Then she became a photographic storyteller, documenting Black people in her city, and across the globe while capturing them in their rawest, most authentic way. Dwyer’s newest collection of Black-and-white prints, titled “Last Bite of Chocolate City?” is on display at the Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center (CHACC) on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue. The exhibition highlights the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of Black women, men, and children living in Southeast, and all the while compelling them to take control of the last frontier of their gentrified city. “I want people to face the truth and start thinking strategically about saving the culture. We can’t shy away from the truth,” said Dwyer, a photographer-educator often referred to as the “Visual Voice for the People. “I want people -- politicians and people with nonprofits -- connecting and getting inspired,” she continued. Last Friday, Dwyer launched “Last Bite of Chocolate City?” at the Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center (CHACC) on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue. The public event, and another gathering on Sunday that featured Black Alley as the headline performer attracted several dozen activists, educators, art enthusiasts, and community members. For three hours on Friday evening, guests made their stroll around the gallery of nearly 30 photos, vibed with one another, and feasted on healthy hors d’oeuvres to the sounds of DJ Kryptic and intricate wordplay of Aziyrah the Poet. Beyond the walls of CHACC, Dwyer said she wants to use her talent to tackle the continued economic activity that has displaced more than 100,000 people since the turn of the century. Since the opening, last September, of the Entertainment & Sports Arena on St. Elizabeths East Campus, located less than a mile from CHACC, it has numerous concerts and entertainment and sports events. Meanwhile, nearby Black business owners, along Good Hope
Road and Martin Luther King Jr Avenue corridor in Downtown Anacostia, fight to maintain their collective presence. Near the Big Chair, the impending Reunion Square construction project has raised questions about the future of housing affordability. “I want change in Southeast and other Black communities,” Dwyer said in her charge to people with whom her work resonates. ”We can get educated and put in work [instead of ] complaining. .” For nearly a month, CHACC visitors will see photos that convey the trauma of community and police interactions, the rebuke of white supremacy, and youthful expressions. Dwyer is a former art teacher at the recently shuttered Democracy Prep Congress Heights Public Charter School in Southeast. In the exhibit is a photo taken from the third floor of the school that shows a student wearing a school uniform being slammed against a car by a D.C. police officer. In another picture, a youth holds up their middle finger to a police officer as a sign of rebellion. These photos count among the several thousand that Dwyer, a divorced single mother of two, has taken since jumping into her profession in 2015. Around that time, she joined her colleagues Briana Monet, and award-winning filmmaker Falani Afrika on an excursion to Salvador de Bahia, Brazil during the production of Maestrina de Favela, a film about Elem, a young Brazilian percussionist. More recently, Dwyer has taken her talents to New York and other U.S. cities where she often shows her work to and connects with fellow photographers. One New York-based visual artist by the name of Howard T. Cash took Dwyer under his wing while immersing her in the culture. He also joined onlookers at the launch of “Last Bite of Chocolate City?” “Dee listens, so I have no problem telling her, discussing [photography] with her, and listening to her. It’s fun working with her and learning through her,” Cash told his fellow guests at CHACC on Friday night. “That’s one of the wonderful things about being with her -hanging out with her best friend and her whole posse. Congratulations. It’s such a wonderful show: the wonderful turnout and the love of your community.” WI
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3 Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee presents the MMCA 2019 Radio Broadcast Luminary Award to Tom Joyner during the MMCA awards dinner at the National Press Club in Northwest on Tuesday, July 9. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer) 5 (L-R) Multicultural Media Correspondence Association (MMCA) President David Morgan, Kym Whitley, Tom Joyner, and Sherri Shepherd on the red carpet at the National Press Club on Tuesday, July 9 in Northwest. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer) 4 Sherri Shepherd presents Eun Yang of WRC-TV with the 2019 Broadcast Journalist award at the National Press Club on Tuesday, July 9. (Roy Lewis/ The Washington Informer) 5 Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee has a fireside chat with Tom Joyner about his long radio history and the number of people he has helped stay in college at the National Press Club in Northwest during the Multicultural Media Correspondence Association (MMCA) awards dinner on Tuesday, July 9. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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The Universoul Circus made their annual stop in the Washington, DC area with shows held at National Harbor, Maryland. Performances with an international flair delight the crowd and include audience participation. There is only one week left to catch the show. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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“Art in Action” Showcases Social Justice at Library of Congress By Eve M. Ferguson WI Contributing Writer
When National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., assigned me to cover the Bill Cosby criminal trial in 2017, I didn’t think it would be as taxing an experience as I found when I covered the Michael Jackson trial in 2005 and the O.J. Simpson civil trial a decade prior to that. I was wrong. But all three trials are the subject of my new book, “Celebrity Trials, Legacies Lost, Lives Shattered, What’s the Real Truth?”
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Art can serve as a vehicle for creativity to address societal issues both overtly and quietly. “Art in Action: Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times,” is a quiet exhibit tucked into a small gallery space behind the gift shop along the imposing marble halls of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. The lucky viewer will find themselves entreated to some of the gems of the Library’s collection that most times stay neatly tucked away in archival storage. The physical exhibit, in the Graphic Arts Galleries, will remain on view through August 17th. Comprised of 39 carefully selected works by Katherine Blood, Curator of Fine Prints and Poster Acquisitions in the Library of Congress’ Prints and Photographs Division, the choice of works to include was not an easy task. “The essential theme of the exhibition is socially conscious art and a consideration of the role of political artists in society, culture, and history,” explained Blood. Art in Action: Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times pairs drawings by Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Herbert L. Block (1909– 2001), known as “Herblock,” with artists’ prints, drawings, and posters by such artists as Francisco de Goya, Käthe Kollwitz, Leopoldo Méndez, Enrique Chagoya, Shepard Fairey, Kerry James Marshall, Favianna Rodriquez, and many others. Along with co-curator Martha Kennedy and Exhibit Director Kim Curry, the team gleaned the 39 chosen works after scouring through three times the number that could actually fit on the wall in the rotating exhibit portion of the Graphic Arts Galleries. “Because the Library’s collections both of work by Herblock and artist’s responses to sociopolitical issues are so extensive, it was genuinely challenging to choose, though what a good problem to have!,” Blood said. “In selecting down to 39 artworks, we looked for great dialogues in the juxtapositions of
work by Herblock and other fellow artists.” “We wanted to show a range of work across time, with examples from the 17th century to the 21st century, and in a variety of styles and visual voices. The selections also speak to ways that art circulates, featuring different techniques from drawings and exquisitely-made, limited edition etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, and screenprints to ‘born digital’ posters that were made freely available in both 5 Herblock (1909–2001). “Riddle: How Many printed versions and Missiles Does it Take to Put Out All the Light Bulbs?,” as digital down1983. Crayon, graphite, India ink, opaque white, and loads,” described porous point pen with overlays over blue pencil under Blood. drawing. Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Many of the iconic Photographs Division, Library of Congress. (Photo works by Herblock, courtesy/Herb Block Foundation) as he affectionately anchored by a pair of children’s came to be known, are housed in the Library of shoes in the lower right corner. Congress and are part of broader The date of the piece and its title initiative to regularly showcase provide hints to the artist’s subthe pivotal works of the cartoon ject—the heartbreaking story of artist who was among the edito- a three-year-old Syrian refugee rial voices that shaped the Wash- Alan Kurdi who drowned while trying to reach the Greek island ington Post for decades. “Herblock’s major themes of Kos with his family,” Blood across his long career as an ed- said, adding the necessary unitorial cartoonist, mostly at the derstanding of the vividly hued Washington Post, provided our print, whose meaning may not topical compass and framework. be evident on first observation. This small, yet powerful exHis recurring themes included civil rights, gender and wom- hibit, lets the viewer understand en’s issues, health, the impact how artists put forth works that of war, education, the environ- reflect our most profound and ment, and the role of media,” most passionately held beliefs beautifully and resonantly. said Blood. As the legendary artist Pablo Herblock’s drawing titled Riddle: How Many Missiles Picasso, whose work is also disDoes it Take to Put Out All the played, once stated. “Art is the Light Bulbs?, along with Helen lie that enables us to realize the Zughaib’s screenprint called Un- truth.” A digital copy of the exhifinished Journeys, in response to the Syrian Migration crisis, are bition is available indefinitejust two examples of the works ly on the Library of Congress’ on view, often colorful and website, www.loc.gov. Art in benign-looking until one un- Action: Herblock and Fellow derstands the backstory to the Artists Respond to Their Times works by Zughaib, a local artist, is on view in the Graphic Arts and internationally renowned Galleries on the First floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building artists like Marshall. “In her print, Zughaib har- of the Library of Congress at 10 nesses aesthetic beauty, bright First Street, SE, Washington. colors, and a bit of mystery— Call (202) 707-5000 for more inviting viewers to explore information. WI deeper meanings. Her image is
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By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer Summer vacation isn’t long enough. It seems like you just got out of class and the Back to School talk begins. There’s not enough swimming in between, not enough bike-riding, not enough game-playing on a rainy afternoon. But there’s plenty of time to enjoy a good book and “Weird but True! USA” from National Geographic Kids is the one to read. We all agree: summer is too short, so this year, why not stretch it by challenging yourself to learn something a little different about each of the states in the country? “Weird but True! USA” can help. Let’s say you like animals. In this book, you’ll learn about cats in Colorado; moos in Montana; and how the word “skunk” came to be. Find out how a good dog landed a good job at an airport, and how California sea otters store their dinnerware. Who doesn’t love to eat? “Weird but True! USA” shows you how the colonists fed their sweet tooths, and what a Black Cow was to your Grandma. Find out what America’s favorite ice cream flavor is, and where fortune cookies began. Read about the Kentucky restaurant that challenges diners to eat, eat, eat; and learn about the man who set a world record for chowing down on PB&J sandwiches. Then, learn where most of America’s supply of toothpicks comes from. Let’s say you’re just curious in general. Here’s what you’ll like: learn what’s special about May in the White House, and how many movies are made in an average day. See why you should visit Casey, Illinois, and find out where Pumpkinville was. Learn how long it takes for a single drop of water to travel from Minnesota to Louisiana, down the Mississippi River. Read about Thor’s Well in Oregon, playtime in the NFL, and how much per acre Alaska cost the U.S. How weird is that? You’d like your child to put away the video games this summer, but the season’s fast escaping. You’d love to see your kid turn off the TV and grab a book, but there may not be time for that. So, take a look at “Weird but True! USA” and think again. Curious minds are fed well with this book, in 300 small bites that young fun-fact lovers will relish. It’s a good mixture, covering a full array of subject matters in a kaleidoscope of quick bits for kids to learn and discuss, and each fact is accompanied by lots of splashy color and appropriate pictures. That makes it fun for kids that like to read, but it also makes it appealing for kids who profess not to. Reluctant readers, in fact, may see enough in here to spur them to finish reading the whole book. How weird would it be if they asked for more? Though this little gem is meant for kids ages 7 to 12, teens and adults will surely get a kick out of browsing it. Dive into “Weird but True! USA” and your child might not think it’s long enough. WI
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ARIES You may find yourself in the spotlight and even enjoy being center stage. However, if you’re in the public eye, you’ll want to do your best and avoid drawing attention to yourself for the wrong reasons. This is the time to behave impeccably, because an opportunity may show up for you if you do. Lucky Numbers: 3, 21, 32 TAURUS The call of the wild may be the reason you’re moved to explore new territory or take up a class early in the week. However, take care not to act on impulse. You’d be wise to think about the consequences first so you don’t come to regret it later. Asking a friend for advice could be a good move. Lucky Numbers: 14, 32, 40 GEMINI The urge to splurge could tempt you to make purchases that aren’t truly worthwhile. You’ll benefit from holding back even if what you’re contemplating buying seems like the most desirable item on earth. By later in the week, you might wonder what you were thinking. If in doubt, get feedback from someone you trust. Lucky Numbers: 16, 22, 28 CANCER Relationships are very much in focus early in the week as the lunar eclipse brings out feelings that may have been buried beneath the surface. Take care when discussing delicate issues, because doing so will require some tact and diplomacy. The days ahead could see you going through a dance with another in which you find yourself wondering how they really feel about you. Lucky Numbers: 15, 19, 31 LEO The lunar eclipse in your zone of wellness and lifestyle could be the reason you venture off track regarding your diet or exercise routine. If so, try not to let it stop you completely. When you feel more settled, pick yourself up and start again. It could be tough to let go of habits that you know are bad for you, but once these are jettisoned, you’ll be free to take up new, more healthful ones. Lucky Numbers: 10, 11, 17 VIRGO The silvery beams of Tuesday’s lunar eclipse shine on your zone of leisure and pleasure, spotlighting activities that you’ll love to indulge in. Will it be a romantic liaison or creative pursuits? Sports or time spent enjoying more cultural activities? Watch out, though, because you could act on impulse, especially where romance is concerned, and this could be a cause of regret later. Lucky Numbers: 7, 35, 47 LIBRA Home, sweet home could be a place of tension and potential spats as the lunar eclipse enhances sensitivity to everyday situations on Tuesday. It would be worthwhile to keep your cool so as not to upset the apple cart. If you know that a certain subject causes tension, avoid it. At the same time, this eclipse can be an opportunity to clear the air and create positive change where needed. Lucky Numbers: 8, 14, 30 SCORPIO This month’s lunar eclipse could skew discussions regarding deals or other important opportunities. The reason is that you might be too emotional to be businesslike, which could lead to further tension. Another reason is that it’s easy to make mistakes with chatty Mercury continuing to rewind. At the same time, holding a key conversation could lead to positive change even if it does bring feelings to the surface. Any resolution might involve letting go of the past, though. Lucky Numbers: 38, 50, 59 SAGITTARIUS If you’re emotional or generally out of sorts, you may head to the mall or visit your favorite online shopping sites in a bid to feel better about things. But think very carefully before you make any purchases if you want to avoid problems further down the line. In fact, this can be a call to look at any emotional spending and try to curb it where possible. Lucky Numbers: 3, 33, 38 CAPRICORN The lunar eclipse in your sign could leave you feeling a tad more emotional than usual, which might be a problem if you have lots to do. If you can cut back your schedule, this might be preferable to muddling your way through. Whatever you get up to, go easy! This can be a time of change, though, when letting go of something could pave the way for exciting new developments. Lucky Numbers: 9, 12, 17 AQUARIUS Pay attention to any dreams that attract your attention or that seem to hold useful guidance. This is also an opportunity to tie up any loose ends and let go of something that has been bothering you for a while. Doing so can give you a new lease on life. It may help to get feedback on any intuitive nudges if you feel reluctant to trust them. If so, another perspective could be very helpful. Lucky Numbers: 4, 7, 44 PISCES This week can be an opportunity to make key changes to your social scene, especially if you’ve grown tired of the antics of some friends who seem to take you for granted. If their approach puts you off, don’t feel guilty about dropping them. Lucky Numbers: 9, 16, 39
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DTU Fellows Uncover the Perils, Pride of The Negro Motorist Green Book This year’s Chevrolet Discover the Unexpected (DTU) Fellows included three exceptionally bright young people, hailing from three of the nation’s most sought-after Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). Tedarius Abrams (Bethune Cookman), Elae Hill (North Carolina A&T), and Sharon Washington (Florida A&M), joined the Washington Informer editorial team June 14, after a intensive bootcamp and kick-off in Atlanta. Working with Dr. Shantella Sherman, the Informer’s Special Editions Editor, the Fellows’ work began in earnest as they made their trek from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. Using the 1959 Negro Motorist Green Book as a guide, the students were tasked with charting their route by making periodic stops along the way. The Negro Motorist Green Book (also The Negro Motorist Green-Book, The Negro Travelers’ Green Book, or simply the Green Book) was an annual guidebook for African Americans traveling the interstate. Published by Black World War I veteran and New York civil serviceman Victor Hugo Green, the Green Book printed from 1936 to 1966, when Jim Crow laws, or ad hoc segregation barred Blacks from accessing white-owned hotels, restaurants, gas stations, or bathrooms. This placed Black travelers in dangerous and often hostile spaces away from home… unless their journeys had been planned using Green’s directory of Black-owned facilities. Divided by states, as well as cities, the reprinted guide helped DTU students gauge the time, distance, and potential hazards avoided by traveling the interstate with a ready assistant. Of the hundreds of locations listed from Atlanta to the District of Columbia, only a handful remain, and the Fellows took time out to visit the Historic Magnolia House in Greensboro, North Carolina, as well as the Historic DC YMCA (now the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust). The 60-year time lapse between the guide and the Fellows’ own journey gave them an opportunity to document the loss of nearly 90 percent of the Black-owned businesses highlighted in the book. They saw first-hand the devastation caused by a number of urban realities – including integration, redlining, and gentrification. Once in D.C., and with several smaller assignments in hand, the DTU Fellows added nuance and personal memories to the Green
Book experience by interviewing visitors to the Green Book Interactive located in the National Museum of African American History and Culture. After participating in the Interactive Green Book journey that placed the Fellows inside a vehicle in the 1940s headed South, they discussed the accuracy and poignancy of the exhibit with others. (See video shorts at www.washingtoninformer.com) “One man was moved to tears after learning how difficult moving around the country was for Black people under segregation, especially when the Interactive talked about putting large coffee cans and blankets in the trunk to use in case no bathrooms allowed Black access, or if no hotels would allow them to stay and they had to sleep inside their cars along the side of the road,” DTU Fellow Sharon Washington said. “It made me realize how much we take for granted today – something as simple as checking into a hotel or stopping to fill up the tank.” As broadcast journalism students, much of the Fellows’ Informer work is packaged as video and production clips of their assignments which included, Father’s Day celebrations, the Mayor’s annual summer meals and recreation kick-off, red carpet and screenings for Snowfall and The Bobby DeBarge Story, as well as shadowing staff writers covering Reparations hearings on Capital Hill, and doing initial video runs for Behind the Scenes of Go-Go’s Fight against Gentrification and the Washington Informer’s 55th Anniversary.
5 Chevrolet Discover the Unexpected Fellows Tedarius Abrams, Elae Hill, and Sharon Washington spent their Informer internships with Dr. Shantella Sherman, conducting interviews with both local and national news-makers, including NNPA head, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, all while moving through a video production of the 1959 Negro Motorist Green Book. (Photos by Shantella Y Sherman)
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SPORTS United, Revolution Play to Tie 6 D.C. United midfielder Paul Arriola (right) drives past New England Revolution midfielder Luis Caicedo during a 2-2 draw at Audi Field in D.C. on Friday July, 12. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)Â
5 D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid (24) looks on as his defenders help to clear the ball during a 2-2 tie against the New England Revolution at Audi Field in D.C. on Friday, July 12. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer) 3 D.C. United midfielder Lucas RodrĂguez drives down the left wing ahead of New England Revolution midfielder Wilfried Zahibo behind during a 2-2 draw at Audi Field in D.C. on Friday, July 12. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer) 6 New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner makes a save during a 2-2 draw against D.C. United at Audi Field in D.C. on Friday, July 12. (John E. De Freitas)
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SPORTS Aces Come Back to Top Mystics
5 Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson attempts a layup over Washington Mystics forward Tianna Hawkins during Las Vegas’ 85-81 win at Entertainment and Sports Arena in D.C. on Saturday, July 13. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)
5 Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud directs her team on offense while defended by Las Vegas Aces guard Sydney Colson during the Aces’ 85-81 win at Entertainment and Sports Arena in D.C. on Saturday, July 13. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)
5 Las Vegas Aces guard Kayla McBride drives against Washington Mystics forward Emma Meesseman (left) during Las Vegas’ 85-81 win at Entertainment and Sports Arena in D.C. on Saturday, July 13. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)
5 Washington Mystics forward Aerial Powers attempts to rub Las Vegas Aces forward Tamera Young off a screen set by Mystics forward Emma Meesseman during Las Vegas’ 85-81 win at Entertainment and Sports Arena in D.C. on Saturday, July 13. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer) 3 Washington Mystics forward Emma Meesseman posts up against Las Vegas Aces center Liz Cambage during Las Vegas’ 85-81 win at Entertainment and Sports Arena in D.C. on Saturday, July 13. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)
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ing mixed-use development that will deliver a full-service grocery store, housing and retail in Gray’s ward. Bowser and Gray are both expected at the celebration at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 18, along Alabama Avenue in Southeast. There they’ll bask in the glow of the Skyland Town Center, which developers said will contain more than 135,000 square feet of retail space and up to 500 residential apartments – about 263 slated for opening next year. Just as important, Bowser announced that Lidl Grocery will help anchor the development, a major coup for an area that has essentially been a food desert. “I am excited to work with the mayor and her administration to leverage [dedicated funds of ] $9.899 million in surplus funds, and any additional funding certified at the end of Fiscal Year 2019, for pay-as-you-go capital funding to ensure that the District develops all nine of these sites with new full-service grocery stores, retail, and sit-down restaurants,” Gray said after it was announced that the Office of the Chief Financial Officer said the District had reached 60 days operating cashon-hand. That represented a significant fiscal milestone for the District of Columbia and Ward 7 residents because the surplus pay-as-you-go capital funds was greenlighted to pay for the East End Grocery Incentive Act of 2018. The legislation, which was introduced by Gray, created an “East End Grocery Incentive Program” within the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. The Grocery Incentive Program authorized the District to subsidize the construction of new grocery stores and retail co-anchors at Skyland Town Center and other developments. “Now we have a wonderful opportunity to leverage the District’s reserves to end long-standing food deserts in Wards 7 and 8 while bringing hundreds of jobs to our residents,” Gray said. “By bringing amenities and jobs to residents in Ward 7 and 8 now, we will uplift the health and employment opportunities in our communities,” he said. Bowser said Lidl is a “fantastic grocery store – a grocery store that we are proud to be bringing to the residents of Ward 7.” “Lidl knows what we know – that every corner of Washington, D.C. is a great place to do business,” Bowser said. Anthony Lorenzo Green, who
5 Artist rendering of the Skyland Town Center.
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serves as an advisory neighborhood commissioner for single-member district 7C04 in Ward 7 and who has declared for the Ward 7 D.C. Council seat that will be contested in 2020, said he knows well about the Skyland project. “When I lived in Ward 8, I served as chairman of the 8B advisory neighborhood commission and that part of the ward borders the proposed Skyland development,” Green said. “We negotiated with the developers of the Skyland project at that time because a lot of Ward 8 residents would shop there if it came into fruition. This was when Walmart was supposed to be the anchor of Skyland but the deal wasn’t sealed,” he said. Green added that while he’s happy for the progress made with Lidl, “we need to hold the government accountable to see that things move quickly for Skyland to fully open soon.” Lidl U.S. will be a full-service grocery store and will help serve the 150,000 residents who live on the East End of the city in Wards 7 and 8 where there are just three full-service grocery stores in all.
Gray and others have lamented that the lack of full-service grocery stores and access to healthy foods in the area has created food deserts in that part of the District. He said he’d continue to push for more options. “I look forward to continuing to work with our partners, stakeholders and my Ward 7 Economic Development Advisory Council to bring even more desperately needed options to the East End of the District,” Gray said. Meanwhile, Bowser and city officials hope the Skyland Town Center is just the beginning of positive change citywide. Lidl will utilize 29,089 square feet of the Skyland space and a CVS will also occupy space at the new development. “We selected Skyland Town Center because it offers District residents an easily accessible, convenient and visible site. Understanding the history of the site and the tremendous anticipation from the community, we look forward to building a store customized for the shoppers of Skyland Town Center,” said Johannes Fieber, CEO of Lidl US. Landing Lidl was a collaborative effort between Rappaport and WC Smith, companies who spearheaded the retail and residential leasing, along with the District Government, and others like Skyland D.C. and the Washington East Foundation. “Lidl’s decision to locate at Skyland Town Center means that our future residents will have a top-quality supermarket at their doorstep,” said WC Smith CEO Chris Smith. Washington Informer Writer James Wright contributed to this report. WI
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RELIGION the religion corner WITH LYNDIA GRANT
Empty Trash From Your Life! Have you noticed when you want to delete unwanted email messages, you can click a button that displays Empty Trash? Well, we need to do the same thing in our lives. With only a set number of days to live our lives on this earth, we are sent here to do a job assigned to us by The Heavenly Father. I love what my mentor Les Brown always says, “There are some people who don’t deserve to sit on the front row of your life. They are better off in the balcony!” I choose to say to you, please empty the trash from your life. Those people around you who do not mean you any good! It’s summertime, schools are closed for summer break, and people are taking vacations, traveling here, there and everywhere. As you take time out to restore your soul, take time, and look around at the people in your life. You must take time to rest, scripture instructs us to do so in the 23rd Psalm, in verses 1-3, where it says…The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green [1]pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He
Mt. Zion Baptist Church Reverend John W. Davis Pastor 5101 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m. “A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold”
restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Take inventory on the people in your life, do they mean you any good, or are they holding you back. Are they speaking truth into your life? Do they utilize time by forcing you to make their dreams become a reality? What about your dreams? Don’t put off your own dreams to help someone else, unless the Lord has instructed you to do so. This column may sound selfish to some of you. It is not intended to do so; it is written to remind you to stop expecting different results while still doing the same thing. That’s called insanity! We must make those changes that are necessary in order to cause things to change in our lives, and the first order of business is to empty the trash from our lives, whether they are your lover, your spouse, your socalled friend; if they don’t mean you any good, get them out of your life. How do you do that? The first order of business is to pray without ceasing and listen only to the voice of the Lord. Don’t allow others to guide you. How can they know what you came to earth to do? That assignment wasn’t given to them. It was given to you, and only you.
You’ve heard me say this in many columns many times. I cannot say that enough because it seems people are so free about giving out unsolicited advice. It’s time for you to clean house! 1st Corinthians 5:13 reads, “But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.” Isaiah 57:14 reads, “And it will be said, “Build up, build up, prepare the way, Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people.” And finally, Job 22:23 reads, “If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; if you remove unrighteousness far from your tent.” In conclusion, it is scriptural, just find a way to eliminate the ungodly people, the unsaved, those who will hinder you from your assignment. Sometimes there are things in life that aren’t meant to stay. Although change may not be what we want, change is definitely what we need. The best way to move forward is to let go of the people in our lives who are holding us back. Notice how some of the most poisonous people come disguised as friends and family. In the end, the only people mad at you for speaking the truth in love and moving on are those who are living a lie. WI
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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 AM 7 10:00 AM Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 PM Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”
Blessed Word of Life Church
Pilgrim Baptist Church 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 & 11:00 AM 5th Sundays: 9:30 AM 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30 PM www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org
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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 11:00 AM Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study 10:30 AM 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00 AM Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30 PM Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00 AM “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45 AM Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00 PM Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00 PM Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment
1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661
Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Third Street Church of God
Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors
Rev. Dr. Alice Greene Interim Pastor
Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor
4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax
3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax)
1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office 202-638-1803 fax
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00 AM Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30 PM
Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30 PM (dinner @ 5:30 PM) Sunday School: 9:00 AM – Hour of Power
5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45 AM Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45 AM Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday , 12:30 PM Mid-Day Bible Study Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 PM Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30 AM
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: 7:00 PM “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020
Turning Hearts Church Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher 421 Alabama Ave. SE Washington, DC 20032 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445 Service and Times Sunday School: 10:15 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11;15 AM Children’s Church: 11:15 AM Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 PM Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: gr8luv4u2@gmail.com
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“An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantdc.org
“We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org E-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net
Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 AM “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org
Crusader Baptist Church
E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org “God is Love”
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax
Sunday Worship Service: 8:00 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6:00 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org emailus@gmchc.org
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Sunday Church School: 9:20 AM Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 PM 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: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45 PM Thur. Bible Study: 7:15 PM
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
901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10 AM Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00 PM Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00 PM Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10 AM 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 AM Service 11:00 AM Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM 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: 10:15 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7 PM 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 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 PM Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon
Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards
Israel Baptist Church
Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor
2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office • (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!
623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 Fax (202) 483-4009
4504 Gault Place, N.E. Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 8:00 AM & 10:45 AM Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30 PM Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00 PM www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org
“Where Jesus is the King”
Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church Rev. Richard B. Black Pastor
Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor
1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288
1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lincolnpark@lpumcdc.org www.lpumcdc.org
5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:45 AM Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 PM Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 PM Bible Study: Tuesday at 10:30 AM
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM Holy Communion: First Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30 PM Motto: "Faith On The Hill"
Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 PM Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 PM Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 PM 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
Eastern Community Baptist Church
Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor
Damion M. Briggs 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
Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor
Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor
2001 Brooks Drive District Heights, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074
621 Alabama Ave., S.E.- Washington, D.C. 20032 P: (202) 561-1111 - F: (202) 561-1112
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting / Bible Study: Tuesday at 7 PM Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church with an Emphasis on “Evangelism and Discipleship”
Service and Times Sunday Service: 10:00 AM Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 AM 1st Sunday Baptism: 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10:00 AM Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting: 7:45 PM
Email: pastorstmbc@gmail.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org
Motto: “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship”
“Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org
Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor
“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”
Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958
Shiloh Baptist Church
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Dr. Joseph D. Turner Senior Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 8:00 AM Worship Service: 11:00 AM New Member’s Class: 9:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00 AM Church School: 9:45 AM Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00 PM Saturday Bible Study: 11:00 AM Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00 AM
Christ Embassy DC
Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Friday Evening Service: 7:00 PM ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com
“Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”
Peace Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Early Morning Prayer & Bible Study Class: 8:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Service: 12:00 PM
Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 PM Prayer Service Bible Study
“The Loving Church of the living lord “
First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Mt. Horeb Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor
Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor
Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor
9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288
602 N Street NW - Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595
2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30AM & 10:30 AM Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 PM. Wednesday 12 Noon
www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org
Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 AM Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 AM and 10:55 AM Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 AM Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 PM
All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.
Email: sbc@shilohbaptist.org Website: shilohbaptist.org
Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 AM Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 PM Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 PM Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 PM Noonday Prayer Every Thursday
Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service : 11:00 AM The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Prayer & Praise Services: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: 7:30 PM Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries: 10:30 AM A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net
Email Address: admin@pbc712.org
Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest
Holy Trinity United Baptist Church
Florida Avenue Baptist Church
Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Pastor
Rev. Reginald M. Green Interim 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
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Service and Times Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 AM Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 AM Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30AM Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 PM Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 PM Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “
Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
Administration No. 2019 ADM 645
Administration No. 2019 ADM 648
Administration No. 2019 ADM 601
Administration No. 2019 ADM 000465
Earl T. Clark, Sr. Decedent
Kenneth Lee Washington Decedent
Mattie Anita Taylor Alexander aka Mattie A. Alexander aka Mattie Alexander Decedent
Norah F. Hall Decedent
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
Paul “Tony” Mensah Mensah Law Office, PLLC 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Lelia Mae Chiles, whose address is 6013 Kano St., Capitol Heights, MD 20743, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Earl T. Clark, Sr. who died on March 15, 2008 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/11/2020. 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 1/11/2020, 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: 7/11/2019 Lelia Mae Chiles Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY
Murray D. Scheel Whitman-Walker Legal Services 1342 Florida Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sean T. Lee, whose address is 665 24th Street, NE, Apt 66, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Kenneth Lee Washington who died on 5/17/2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/11/2020. 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 1/11/2020, 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: 7/11/2019 Sean T. Lee Personal Representative
Joan Wilbon 1120 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 1020 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Donna M. Alexander, whose address is 6104 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mattie Anita Taylor Alexander aka Mattie A. Alexander aka Mattie Alexander who died on February 27, 2019 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/11/2020. 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 1/11/2020, 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: 7/11/2019 Donna M. Alexander Personal Representative
R. Scott Gardner 110 N. Washington Street #205 Rockville, MD 20850 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS David Hall, Peter Hall and Stephen Hall, whose addresses are 1433 Iris Street, NW, Washington, DC 20705 (David) and 3860 Montglenn Ct., Cumming, GA 30041 (Peter and Stephen), were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Norah F. Hall who died on November 13, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/11/2020. 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 1/11/2020, 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: 7/11/2019 David Hall Peter Hall Stephen Hall Personal Representative
LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2019 FEP 76 June 29, 2018 Date of Death Traci A. Lynch Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Joseph A. Lee Jr., whose address is 16810 Dorchester Place, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Traci A. Lynch, deceased, by the Register of Wills Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland, on July 25, 2018. Service of process may be made upon Leslie Beamon, 1377 Sheridan St., NW, Washington, DC 20011 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 estate. 1377 Sheridan St., NW, Washington, DC 20011. 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: 7/11/2019 Joseph A. Lee Jr Personal Representative
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
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Administration No. 2019 ADM 668
Administration No. 2019 ADM 000663
Administration No. 2019 ADM 722
Administration No. 2019 ADM 703
Administration No. 2019 ADM 524
Ronald Keith Thomas Decedent
Michael A. Forgash aka Michael Ambrose Forgash Decedent
Juanita Jones Decedent
Joseph S. Holmes, Sr. aka Joseph Samuel Holmes Decedent
Estelle O. Jordan Decedent
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Craig A. Forgash and Mark T. Forgash, whose addresses are 526 Jared Sq. NE, Leesburg, VA 20176 and 6605 E. Wakefield, Apt A2, Alex., VA 22307 were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Michael A. Forgash aka Michael Ambrose Forgash who died on May 19, 2019 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. 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 1/18/2020, 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.
Karlton Tucker, whose address is 1410 Delafield Place NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Juanita Jones who died on June 8, 2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. 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 1/18/2020, 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.
Samuel C. Hamilton 8601 Georgia Avenue #503 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney
Date of first publication: 7/18/2019
Karlton Tucker Personal Representative
Craig A. Forgash Mark T. Forgash Personal Representative
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Bradley A. Thomas 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006-1631 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Bradley A. Thomas, whose address is 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006-1631, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ronald Keith Thomas who died on March 21, 2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/11/2020. 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 1/11/2020, 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: 7/11/2019 Bradley A. Thomas Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joseph V. Holmes, whose address is 2341 Wood Bark Lane, Suitland, MD 20746, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joseph S. Holmes, Sr. aka Joseph Samuel Holmes who died on September 25, 2014 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. 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 1/18/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Stanley E. Jordan, whose address is 420 19th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Estelle O. Jordan who died on April 14, 2019 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. 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 1/18/2020, 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: 7/18/2019 Stanley E. Jordan Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY
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Jamison B. Taylor 1218 11th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sylvia Hawley, whose address is 1427 Webster Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ella M. Burgess aka Ella Mae Burgess who died on October 12, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. 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 1/18/2020, 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: 7/18/2019 Sylvia Hawley Personal Representative
James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Angela Jenkins Wright, whose address is 5326 Woodberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lucille B. Jenkins aka Lucille Bell Jenkins who died on August 10, 2008 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. 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 1/18/2020, 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: 7/18/2019 Angela Jenkins Wright Personal Representative
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John W. Gerlach, Esq., whose address is 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20015, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Carla Rockelli who died on February 19, 2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. 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 1/18/2020, 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: 7/18/2019 John W. Gerlach Personal Representative
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CHURCH’S from Page 14 “Down the road, we may be more choosey, but for right now I say to Church’s, ‘Come on.’” Commissioner Cinque Culver, (ANC 7D) represents residents in River Terrace that live close to the Minnesota Avenue property. Culver said, putting a Church’s Chicken on that property would send the wrong message “to the people in the community and the city.” “There is a misconception that Ward 7 is a $10 ward,” he said. “There are statistics that say 60 percent of the ward goes to Ward 6 to shop and that is at Harris Teeter, and Trader Joe’s and a lot of residents go to Ward 5 at Hechinger Mall to shop, and 24 percent shop in Maryland. There are poor quality food options over here. “The places we have here give our youth incentive to eat badly. We have an unhealthy culture, and a Church’s Chicken will only make it worse,” Culver said. Matthew Jemal, senior vice president of Douglas Development who handles the Minnesota Avenue location according to the staff at the company, didn’t return multiple calls made by the Informer. WI
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lessness as we get to the highest level and the highest stages, that she doesn’t back away, she doesn’t shy, but the opposite: She gets even bigger.” As did the entire U.S. women’s team. Inspired by the example set by Billie Jean King and Venus Williams in women’s tennis, they took on their employers, criticized FIFA for its unequal treatment of the women’s game, and stood up for equal rights, waging a fight that would benefit their successors if not them.
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convey to you is once I was lost. I’m sure I’ll get lost again and when it happens, prayer will continue to lead me home. It is an irrefutable spiritual
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America is prosperous and secure, thanks in large measure — large measure — to the centuries of free labor by millions of enslaved Africans, and their courage in every war. Africans
As Alex Morgan, one of the team’s biggest stars stated, “My hope is that we have equality within football in my career, but I think ultimately it would be good in my lifetime. Even if I don’t reap the benefits, my hope is that the next generation’s sole focus is what it’s meant to be: And that is to play football.” Let us all pay tribute to the skill, the courage and the grit of these remarkable young women. They won the cup, even as they waged the fight for justice. They have inspired an entire generation of youngsters who watched
their epic play on the field. They have earned the respect of their peers across the world. Remarkably, the Dutch team posted its own tribute video to the American women before the final game, stating, “You showed us where dedication and ambition can bring you.” Inspired by the Americans, the level of play is rising across Europe and across the world. And now we must all support them to ensure that they gain justice at home even as they have gained victory abroad. WI
fact. Try it. Speak to God from your heart. Let Him know that you know He knows you are lost. He will then step up and act out on your behalf proclaiming for all to see that you
are never really lost and certainly never really alone. He has known where you were from the beginning of time. May God bless and keep you always. WI
built the country and made it rich, but rather than appreciate the forced sacrifice made by Black people, white folks feel like if ever any debt might possibly have been owed to The Darkies because of those
long-ago alleged injustices perpetrated by people who are all now dead, naw, white folks feel like if there was a debt, it was paid for by making Barack Obama president. The bottom line is, this didn’t start with a few tweets from Trump. I believe that since April 9, 1865, when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the white tribe, the would-be neo-Confederates have bee trying to reverse the outcome of the Civil War. If they could have their way, Blacks would be enslaved again. I agree with historians who feel that we are in the midst of the “third Reconstruction.” The first Reconstruction was immediately after the War, only to be beaten back by the white tribalists in just 12 years. The second Reconstruction was after Brown v. Board of Education ruled “separate but equal” segregation was unconstitutional. That was beaten back and co-opted. Then came the Obama Reconstruction, and now the Trump presidency is the natural and predictable white backlash to Black progress. So Trump is a natural phenomenon, the personification of the United States’ long history of wickedness, cruelty, racism-fueled hostility and oppression. So I stand with The Squad. Furthermore, I’d be happy to be sent with all my family back to Mississippi, and Washington, D.C. That’s my root, and I that’s where Trump and the white tribalists can find me. WI
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