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Sentencing Guidelines Drop for Drug Offenses 46,000 Federal Inmates Could Be Eligible for Early Release

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Reducing federal prison terms for drug traffickers currently incarcerated has excited a population that had all but given up hope.

It has also reinvigorated inmates, their parents and attor-

neys who have fought to get lawmakers to revisit how society punishes those with minor drug offenses.

“The United States has undergone an unprecedented social experiment with its excessive use of incarceration,” said Jon Korin, a local resident whose son received a 100-month federal

prison sentence for a nonviolent drug offense.

“Several states and other countries have demonstrated that there are far more cost effective ways to protect the public, punish the guilty, deter others and rehabilitate offenders,” Korin said just prior to the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s vote

on Friday, July 18, to reduce sentences for those incarcerated because of minor drug offenses.

The decision comes as thousands of federal inmates, including Doug Nielsen, a District resident locked up several thousand miles away from home in Arizona, wrote heartfelt letters to commissioners asking that

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they vote to reduce jail terms for minor drug offenses.

“As a federal inmate, I humbly ask that you make the new drug amendment retroactive to all federal inmates without limitations,” said Nielsen, who didn’t specify how long he’s been

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law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said. had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vicstory, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assesspush forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further said about Marlow. training for law enforcement Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life Protecwho reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counsel“get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradiperson can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the viclogue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow Also present at the event was said.

Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatthe Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence.

2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasMark “Ranger” Jones, told an audience at the African American Civil War the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilMuseum in Northwest on July 18, how the 1989 film, “Glory,” changed his an organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” life when he signed on as an advisor who trained black actors how to march survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. in sync while carrying a 25-pound musket. /Photo by Roy Lewis and their children.

Marlow has worked to break “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, years inhow fear African is a longAmericans time. It is and confident the policies she show “I is had no idea they were there. not anaeasy come out Iis was pushing for will start that played part thing in thetoCivil War,” focused, doing my job, of,” she said. 61, who lives in making process. some money,” Jones said Williams, Mildred “IMuhammad said “I plan to take these policies to Northwest. hope people look said.

“Denzel and those guys appeople who want to help a Congress and implore them to at the movie from the correct proached me and they said, said.

‘We domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow perspective. Freedom isn’t free. are doing this movie.

We want be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliSo men sac- you to be in this movie.’ The the many victim's life,and andwomen understand cies are passed.” rificed their lives and handed that she may be in “survival next I am outcan to be L.A. and Tiaday, Carol Jones reached down the baton from generation training mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net them.” to “Before generation especially you so get we, to 'I'm going The museum’s Founding Diour young a to kill you,' people, it startedcan as ahave verbal WI Frank Smith said a “Glorector better life today.”

Before the program got un- ry” exhibit will be built on the derway, the museum showed museum grounds in another the movie, “Glory,” for those building, but it may take a couple who attended the event. Then of years to open.

“I hope [Jones] brings some about 15 youth from CityDance, of those [actors] he mentioned a nonprofit based in Northwest, to join our team to help dedicate performed three dance routines. that room,” Smith said. “The Adults with CityDance and an all-female dance group called movie is definitely important to Ebony Day also participated. our history.”

Jones, who didn’t get to see The late film critic Roger the dance performances because Ebert wrote a review in January he arrived late, said the actors in 1990 about “Glory.”

“Glory” appreciated what the Part of his review reads: soldiers from the 54th Infantry “Watching ‘Glory’ I had one did for America. recurring problem. I didn’t un“I think that Glory really derstand why it had to be told helped and catapulted them [to a so often from the point of view higher] level,” he said. “It was an of the 54th’s white commanding appreciation for what others did officer. Why did we see the black for us.” eyes –Marlow instead Jones mentioned how ice troops through his L.Y. of seeing him through theirs? sculpting on the weekends in Glory is a strong and valuable Savannah, Georgia, landed him the job of military advisor while film no matter whose eyes it is three of the movie’s actors – seen through. But there is still, Washington, actors Morgan I suspect, another and quite difFreeman and Matthew Broder- ferent film to be made from this ick – perfected the film. same material.”WI

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We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these policies to Congress and implore them to change our laws. I will not stop until these policies are passed.

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Hundreds of people, including the mayor of the District and two D.C. Council members, commemorated the life and accomplishments of the late Robert Moore, known affectionately to many as “Mr. Columbia Heights” on Saturday, July 19 at Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest during a three-hour funeral. Moore died on July 7 of cancer. He was 74.

Moore played a role in transforming the Columbia Heights neighborhood in Northwest from a commercial wasteland to its present state as a thriving economic corridor. He served as the president and chief executive officer of the Development Corporation of Columbia Heights (DCCH) in Northwest for 26 years and D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) said that Moore did his job well.

“Bob Moore deserves every tribute that he [is due], “said Gray, 71.”He was a great Washingtonian and he turned around Columbia Heights, which when he became president [of DCCH] was still suffering the scars of the 1968 riots. Bob was a visionary and he made Columbia Heights a symbol of what can be done in the rest of this city.”

Moore has been credited for the building of the bustling DC USA shopping mall and re-building the Tivoli Theater.

Those projects have stimulated growth along the 14th Street corridor with new businesses and high-quality housing.

Moore, a native of Camden, New Jersey, graduated from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1961 and came to Washington as the director of the D.C. Department of Housing & Community Development under Mayor Marion Barry in 1979 from Houston.

Barry, who won his election to his first term as mayor of Washington in 1978, had heard about Moore’s work in Texas’s largest city as the leader of its housing department.

“I wanted him to come work for me in Washington,” said Barry, 78. “When we met, what was supposed to be an interview for the director’s job turned out to

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be a three-hour discussion about housing.”

Barry said that he offered Moore the directorship at the end of the meeting. Barry, who serves on the D.C. Council representing Ward 8 in Southeast, complimented Moore’s negotiating skills in the building of the then-MCI Center in Northwest in 1996.

The Rev. Jim Dickerson, the pastor of the New Community Church in Northwest, and Moore’s son, Anthony, delivered moving tributes that had many in the church wiping their eyes with handkerchiefs. Other speakers who praised Moore included Shelore Williams, the chairman of the board of DCCH, former D.C. City Administrator Carol Thompson Cole and Willa Hall Smith, speaking on behalf of former Greater Washington Urban League President Maudine Cooper.

The Rev. H. Beecher Hicks delivered the eulogy and three vocalists, Sania Anderson, Dawn Anthony and Rhoda Sutton, had those in attendance shouting and standing while they belted out gospel songs. The Rev. Shirley Cooper, Moore’s longtime assistant and the acting president of DCCH, presided over the funeral.

Andre Byers worked for Moore at DCCH as the director of business development from 2007-2011. He has since

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“Having been mentored by Mr. Moore, I feel a great responsibility to continue his legacy [working in economic development and in the community],” said Byers, 36. “He is the last in a dying breed of men who selflessly put others first and I don’t want to let him down.”

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Black Facts July 24 1651 – Anthony (or Antonio) Johnson, a free Black man who had purchased freedom for himself and his wife, is awarded 250 acres of land in North Hampton, Virginia. Johnson was among the first group of 20 Black indentured servants brought to America in 1619.

1802 – Famed French writer Alexandre Dumas is born to a French general and a Black Haitian woman. Dumas would go on to become a prolific writer and one of the most widely read French authors. He is best known for classics such as “The Three Musketeers” and “The Count of Monte Cristo.”

1904 – Actor Ira Aldridge is born in Africa. He would come to America, learn English and German and develop into one of the world’s most accomplished Shakespearean actors. He played the role of the Moor Othello on many occasions.

July 25 1916 – The Black inventor of America’s first gas mask, Garrett T. Morgan, made national headlines on this day when he and a team of volunteers used his invention to rescue 32 workers trapped in a gas filled tunnel 250 miles under Lake Erie. Morgan also invented the first traffic light.

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1972 – Faced with possible exposure by the media, the federal government (specifically the U.S. Public Health Service) finally acknowledges its involvement in the horrific and immoral Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. Some 399 Black men (mostly poor sharecroppers from Alabama) were injected with syphilis and led to believe they were being treated for “bad blood” while they were being given fake medicines in order to discover the long-term effects of syphilis.

July 26 1847 – President Joseph J. Roberts declared the West African nation of Liberia an indepen-

dent republic. Former U.S. slaves who returned to Africa primarily founded the nation.

1926 – The NAACP awards its prestigious Spingarn Medal to Carter G. Woodson “Father of Black History” for his work in Black History.

July 27 1816 - Fort Blount on Apalachicola Bay, Florida, was attacked by U.S. troops. The Fort, which was held by fugitive slaves and Indians, was taken after a siege lasting several days.

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1847 - After departing New York Port in 1820 the first group of freed blacks landed first in Sherbro Island in Sierra Leone and later moved on to Bushrod Island in what is today Monrovia and established a state. By 1847 the country declared its independence.

July 30 1839 - Slave rebels, led by Joseph Cinque, killed a captain and took over Amistad in the most celebrated American slave mutinies. Rebels were captured off Long Island on August 26.

1880 - Inventor, AP Abourne was awarded a patent for refining coconut oil.

1863 - President Lincoln issued an “eye-for-eye” order, warning the Confederacy that the Union would shoot a rebel prisoner for every Black prisoner shot, and would condemn a rebel prisoner to a life of hard labor for every Black prisoner sold into slavery.

July 28 1868 - The 14th Amendment, making Blacks citizens was passed.

1917 - Thousands of Blacks marched in The New York City Fifth Avenue March to put an end to lynching and racial inequalities.

July 29 1885 - The First National Convention of Black Women was held in Boston, Massachusetts.

1919 - First convention of the National Association of Negro Musicians was held in Chicago.

It awarded its first scholarship to the young Marian Anderson.

2002 - Physician Bernard A. Harris, Jr. becomes an astronaut.

1866 - Edward G. Walker, son of abolitionist David Walker, and Charles L. Mitchell were elected to the Massachusetts Assembly from Boston. They became the first Blacks to sit in the legislature of an American state in the post-Civil War period.

1936 - Influential blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy is born in Lettsworth, Louisiana. His most popular records included, “First Time I Met The Blues,” and “Stone Crazy.”WI

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VIEWP INT Quentin McCoy Hyattsville, Maryland I think they’ll make the playoffs this year. There isn’t as much pressure on the team to make the playoffs as there was last year, especially with Sports Illustrated picking them to win the World Series. Without that pressure, I think they have a good chance. They’re already at the top of the National League East standings, so they just need to keep playing like they have been for the first half of the season.

Mitchell Jarrett Washington, D.C. With the team’s solid pitching, and with having a healthy Bryce Harper back in the lineup, I think they’ll make the playoffs this year. The team appears to be more mature.

When they made the playoffs two years ago, they really weren’t expected to go that far. I think they now have the confidence to know that they can make the playoffs, and I think they will.

AFTER FAILING TO MAKE THE POSTSEASON LAST YEAR, THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS ENTER THE SECOND HALF OF THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON IN PRIME POSITION TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. WILL THE TEAM MAKE IT?

Peter Crable Washington, D.C. I definitely think the Nationals will not only make the playoffs, but will make a strong push for the World Series, as well. Players are finally healthy and they have bats in the lineup that can do some damage.

The pitching staff looks really, really good. With their pitching, and just a little bit of offense, I think they can make it through the playoffs.

Jim Jimreivat Washington, D.C. I think they’re primed to make it into the playoffs. They have Bryce Harper back in the lineup and Ryan Zimmerman. Their pitchers are playing well, and they just had a good series last week against Milwaukee.

All of the pieces are working well together. New manager Matt Williams seems to be doing a great job and has kept the team focused.

I think they have a great chance at making the playoffs.

Hew Griffiths Silver Spring, Maryland I think they [will] definitely make the playoffs, and will win the National League East. Atlanta has too many injuries and will struggle down the stretch. With Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman finally back, in addition to the great pitchers, they’ll definitely make it to the playoffs this year.

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AROUND THE REGION SENTENCING continued from Page 1 incarcerated. “Moreover, as it has now been acknowledged, extra time was added to a sentence that was already much too harsh. Justice and fairness fully support my request.”

Attorney Sylvia Royce, whose law offices are located in Northwest, said she has extensive professional experience in the federal criminal justice system, first as a prosecutor and now as a defense attorney.

She said she believes the nation’s communities have not been well-served by lengthy sentences for federal drug crimes, and that lowering all drug guidelines would represent an important step.

“There is no reason to deprive those who are still serving these unduly long sentences of an earlier release than is now scheduled,” Royce said.

“All the reasons that caused the commission to change the drug quantities associated with the guidelines are equally applicable to those who are now prisoners. Quantity of drug has not been and is not now a reli-

able proxy for culpability,” she said.

As a result of the commission’s vote, more than 46,000 drug offenders will be eligible for early release, unless Congress makes a move to stop the plan by November 1.

On average, sentences could be reduced by more than two years.

“The department looks forward to implementing this plan to reduce sentences for certain incarcerated individuals,” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement released on July 18.

“We have been in ongoing discussions with the commission during its deliberations on this issue, and conveyed the department’s support for this balanced approach. In the interest of fairness, it makes sense to apply changes to the sentencing guidelines retroactively, and the idea of a one-year implementation delay will adequately address public safety concerns by ensuring that judges have adequate time to consider whether an eligible individual is an appropriate candidate for a reduced sentence,” said Holder,

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the DOJ looks forward to implementing new guidelines that reduce sentences for certain incarcerated individuals. /Photo courtesy of the United States Department of Justice

who has consistently expressed a desire for such a change in guidelines.

In 2010, Congress unanimously passed legislation reducing the crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparity. Bipartisan legislation reforming mandatory minimum sentencing, the Smarter Sentencing Act, has

already passed out of committee this year and that legislation now awaits a floor vote in the Senate.

“At my direction, the Bureau of Prisons will begin notifying federal inmates of the opportunity to apply for a reduction in sentence immediately,” Holder said.

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While inmates won’t be released right away, the new guidelines call for petitions to be considered individually by federal judges.

November 1, 2015 represents the earliest anyone would be released.

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SENTENCING continued from Page 8 “The driving factor for the committee’s decision was fundamental fairness,” Irene Keeley, a district judge in West Virginia said at a recent commission hearing. “We do not believe that the date a sentence was imposed should dictate the length of imprisonment.”

Under the guidelines, new drug sentences would be an average of nine years. Over time, the sentencing reductions could save up to 79,740 bed years; each bed year counts as the equivalent of one federal prisoner occupying a bed for a year. Currently, the federal prison system exceeds capacity by about 32 percent.

Additionally, the new guidelines could also save taxpayers more than $2 billion, officials said.

African Americans and Latinos would also benefit. In 2013, the two groups comprised nearly three-fourths of those sentenced for drug offenses in federal court, despite the fact that a 2010 law reduced the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.

For decades, crack offenders, who are primarily black, had received much harsher punishment than those arrested with powder cocaine.

The commission’s decision isn’t without its critics.

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tation of a recent law in the District that replaces jail time for possessing small amounts of marijuana for personal use with a small fine.

“It makes little sense, of course, to reform harsh sentencing laws proactively but not retroactively,” said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance in New York. “But that’s what politicians do when they’re scared of allowing people out of prison early. The Sentencing Commission really had no choice but to rectify the moral absurdity of keeping people locked up based on sentences that are no longer the law. What they did was right and just.”

Anthony Papa, a former inmate who now serves as media relations manager for the Drug Policy Alliance, said even though African Americans are no more likely than whites to use or sell drugs, evidence shows they are far more likely to be prosecuted for drug law offenses and far more likely to receive longer sentences than whites.

“As someone who has felt the sting of harsh sentencing laws after serving 12 years of a 15-to-life sentence, I think the retro-application of the guidelines would balance the scales of justice, in reforming bad laws that dished out unfair sentences to individuals and allow them to be reunited with their families,” Papa said. WI

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D.C. Political Roundup

By James Wright WI Staff Writer Three Blacks Vie for Attorney General Position The voters of the District will go to the polls on Nov. 4, to elect a mayor, members of the D.C. Council, D.C. State Board of Education members and their advisory neighborhood commissioners. However, there’s a new category on the ballot, District attorney general, and voters may have three African Americans to choose from for the office.

Lateefah Williams, an attorney and civic activist, wants to use her experience in the legislative and public policy arenas to become an effective attorney general.

“I have spent my career as a public advocate,” said Williams, 37. “For me, working in the public interest has not been something to do on the side while I enrich corporations. Rather, I made a conscious choice to dedicate my career to public service and I believe that as a community-oriented public servant, I am best suited to represent all Washingtonians and protect our most vulnerable citizens.”

Williams has worked for the Prince George’s County state Senate delegation, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 289 in Forestville, Maryland and as a policy analyst for OMB Watch in Northwest.

Edward “Smitty” Smith also hopes to work on behalf of District residents. Smith, who has served in the Obama administration in senior-level positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Federal Communications Commission, said that if elected as attorney general, he will reform the city’s juvenile justice system, focus on consumer protection and fight for the rights of residents.

“I am taking the skills that I developed and experiences that I gained through years of serving communities and dedicating them to you: to serve as your lawyer and to protect your interests because as attorney general, you will be my clients,” said Smith, 34.

Another contender, Karl Racine works at Venable LLP in Northwest and focuses his practice on corporate defense and white collar and commercial litigation. He has worked at the Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia in Northwest and as an associate general counsel in the Clinton White House.

Racine has been named by The National Law Journal as one of “The Most Influential Minority Leaders in America.” Many political observers consider Racine to be the “establishment candidate” so much so that Mark Tuohey, a noted white collar criminal defense attorney and the The Washington Informer

Lateefah Williams specializes in legislative and public policy law. /Photo provided by Lateefah Williams

Edward “Smitty” Smith has worked for the Obama administration in senior-level positions. /Photo provided by the campaign for Edward Smith

force behind bringing Major League Baseball back to the District, dropped out of the attorney general race and endorsed Racine.

Batchelor Files for 8C04 Commissioner Position Markus Batchelor has become a fixture in the politics of Ward 8 and the District of Columbia Young Democrats as a volunteer, organizational officer, intern for D.C. Council members and a staffer for a recent at-large campaign for the council. All of those experiences will be helpful as he embarks upon a new journey as a candidate for the 8C04 advisory neighborhood commissioner.

“With the new development on the St. Elizabeths campus, near the Congress Heights Metro and in Barry Farm, our community is seeing the most drastic change its seen in generations,” Batchelor, 21, said in his message to voters. “We need representatives on our advisory neighborhood commission who are dedicated to our residents and fighting every day to make sure we are part of the conversation and have a seat at the table.”

Batchelor will attempt to take the position from incumbent Derrick

Colbert in the Nov. 4 general election.

Batchelor, who served as the first vice president of the Ward 8 Democrats, took over as the interim president of the group, when the Rev. Joyce Scott resigned during the summer of 2013. He impressed city leaders with his ability to keep the organization moving forward until Natalie Williams won election as president in September of that year.

Single-member district 8C04 consists largely of residences in the Congress Heights and Washington Highlands areas in Southeast. Batchelor said that he has lived in the District all his life and will continue to do so after he finishes at George Washington University in Northwest.

However, Batchelor said he wants to serve his neighbors starting in January 2015.

“I pledge to be a community-oriented commissioner; one that’s accessible, dependable and present,” he said. “I’m ready to go to every doorstep and on every block of our district to make sure you’re getting what you deserve and that I’m representing you the best I can.”WI

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDUCATION BRIEFS Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer Substitute Teacher Academy The Office of Talent Development will host a two-part Substitute Teacher Academy for the months of July and August.

The Academy will focus on teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and the skills a substitute teacher needs in order to be successful in the classroom.

While the workshops are

designed to support the professional training of substitute teachers, they will focus on strategies that foster student engagement and help to establish positive classroom environments.

Part I of the Academy runs from July 28 through July 31, and Part II will be offered Aug. 4 through Aug. 7.

Both sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at James Madison Middle School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

For more information and to register, please call 301-5992422.

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County Receives $3 Million for 2 New Schools The New York-based Carnegie Corporation will fund the construction of two new county schools through a partnership involving the school system, Internationals Network for Public Schools and CASA de Maryland.

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organizations and securing this grant allows us to work collectively to provide our students with a valuable education,” said Kevin Maxwell, schools CEO. “We serve a very diverse student population where academic support and language services must be integrated for our students’ success. These schools will enable us to do that more effectively.”

The new schools will also provide immigrant students, as well as those who are economically-disadvantaged and prospective first-generation college students, with an opportunity to earn their high school diplomas.

“The development of these schools is an important step in addressing the serious challenges facing Prince George’s County, especially the Langley Park community,” said Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA de Maryland.

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Victor Hoskins, the county’s deputy chief administrative officer of economic development and public infrastructure, addressed a group of business leaders July 15 during an investment forum at the Largo Government Center in Largo. /Courtesy Photo

County Seeks Foreign Investors

By William J. Ford WI Contributing Writer @jabariwill Prince George’s County wants foreign investors from China to help increase economic development in low-income neighborhoods through a nationwide program previously used in the District.

County officials pitched a three-city business tour to China in September before more than a dozen business leaders during an investment forum July 15 at the Largo Government Center in Largo.

“We live in a global market.

China is [one of the top global markets] in the world,” said Gwen McCall, president and chief executive officer for the county’s Economic and Development Corp.

“We want to find other ways to invest in Prince George’s County. Prince George’s County is the place to be.”

The county will use a program called EB-5 to entice Chinese financiers to contribute toward projects in underdeveloped neighborhoods. In return, investors and their immediate families can qualify for green cards lasting two years and later seek longterm residency.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which administers the nearly 25-year-old program, states on its website a private investor must provide at least $500,000 and generate 10 jobs in a two-year period in an area with a high unemployment rate.

Victor Hoskins, the county’s deputy chief administrative of-

ficer of economic development and public infrastructure, said a map will be completed in a few weeks highlighting areas that may qualify for EB-5 financing.

“What [investors] have [in China] is unbelievable optimism. I want to bring that same optimism here,” said Hoskins, who began working for the county last month after leaving as the District’s deputy mayor for planning and economic development. “This is a great opportunity … There [isn’t any] way you can’t do business in Prince George’s County.”

So far, McCall said 15 companies registered for the trip being led by County Executive Rushern Baker III. Nine more slots are available, she said.

Antony Vaz raised his hand when asked about his interest in visiting China. Vaz, a principal at Insight Engineering Inc. of Largo, said he’s been to the country before but wanted to learn about EB-5.

“I just wanted to see how it could benefit my business,” he said.

Abhijat Thakar, president and chief executive officer with Weatherman Consulting of Frederick, Maryland, said the program wouldn’t benefit his operation.

“I am a banking consultant.

The program doesn’t fit me, but it was a good presentation,” he said.

The District used EB-5 more than a decade ago in the Shaw neighborhood in Northwest to renovate the former O Street Market where a teenager got shot and killed 20 years ago.

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the city. Future amenities include a 182-room hotel, 86,000 square feet of retail space and a 645-unit apartment complex.

David Morris, a partner at The Visa Law Group in Northwest who helped secure financing for the City Market project, said 200 Chinese investors contributed $100 million.

Morris, 47, summarized one of EB-5’s main goals: “This is all about job investment.”

Richard Lake, a partner with Roadside Development in Northwest and one of the City Market at O developers, said the project produced 2,400 jobs with 237 of those being Shaw residents. His company also offered job-training classes for those who didn’t hired.

“The goal here was to create a viable project,” he said. “Without EB-5 … this would not have come to fruition.”

One criticism not mentioned at the forum deals with how EB-5 allows wealthy foreign investors to obtain green cards faster than immigrants with lesser means.

It became a campaign topic earlier this month in South Dakota when three of the four U.S. Senate candidates slammed the program because of a perception people can buy their citizenship.

McCall acknowledged foreigners with capital can get American residency faster, but the pros outweigh the cons.

“What [EB-5] does is target [underserved] areas that will create economic opportunity for these areas … where development doesn’t happen,” she said. “[Investors] are also creating jobs and economic opportunities for us. This is definitely a win-win.”WI The Washington Informer

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Minorities are significantly underrepresented in public schools, despite the fact that the number of black and Latino students have increased.

A new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) in Northwest titled, “The Leaky Pipeline for Teachers of Color: Getting More Teachers of Color into the Classroom,” revealed that while much has been done in the past 25 years to substantially increase the number of minority teachers, high levels of attrition has offset that success.

“If you spend time in almost any major school district in America today, you will notice that the students often do not look much like the teachers. In fact, in some areas, the students

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don’t look anything like their teachers,” said Ulrich Boser, a senior fellow at CAP. “There is a significant demographic gap in the largely white teaching profession and an increasingly diverse student population,” he said.

Released on July 7, the report revealed that black and Latinos are more likely to work and remain in high-poverty, hard-tostaff urban schools and districts than their white counterparts; in fact, they often consider it their duty to do so.

What’s more, minority teachers usually are committed to the success of children of color, and they affect a wide range of student academic outcomes, the report’s authors said. They also serve as powerful role models for all students and prove that teaching can be a viable career for minorities.

While the Center for American Progress report outlined the barriers facing educators of color in the public school system, it also provided recommendations. /Photo courtesy of the Center for American Progress

Deaundra Francis, of Northeast who holds a Master’s of Public Administration, said there are three major hurdles facing minorities who aspire to become teachers.

“After working at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the Teacher Prep Student Support Services program, we

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found that black, low-income, first-generation college students had barriers that prevented them from completing their education degrees,” Francis said.

“Because it’s required by most states and higher education institutions to pass the Praxis I and II exams as well as all required courses, minorities have not been able to do so and they change their majors to something more compatible,” she said. “The second barrier is the financial and family obligations which may hinder future progress toward an education degree and the third barrier that I propose has to do with culture.”

Melissa Mesku, also of Northeast, who works for New Worker magazine, said she once taught at a high school in a poverty-stricken New York neighborhood and circumstances made it difficult for her to continue her career.

“I’m a woman of color and I taught English as a second language [ESL] for refugee and immigrant students and most of the newer teachers were also minorities at my school,” Mesku said. “I stayed for a year. Coming from a disadvantaged economic background, I simply couldn’t afford to continue to live on a teacher’s salary. If I wanted upward mobility, I had to move on to more lucrative work, especially considering the difficulties and commitments required to work in a hard-to-staff school and spending my own money to clothe and feed students and working 13 hours per day with no resources or books.”

To get a better handle on what’s happening across the

country, CAP officials ranked states on the demographic differences between teacher and student populations.

The national average registered at 30 percentage points.

The District of Columbia registered 28 percentage points for diversity, two percent below the national average.

The District’s number might be a surprise given that 52 percent of teachers are black, 36 percent are white, 7 percent Latino, 5 percent are considered of other races, and 7 percent are identified as having two or more races.

The report revisits a similar CAP study from 2011, which noted that students of color made up more than 40 percent of the school-age-population, while teachers of color represented only 17 percent of the teaching profession.

Today, the gap between teachers and students of color has continued to grow.

Over the past three years, the demographic divide between teachers and students of color has increased by 3 percentage points, and now, minority students make up almost half of the public school population.

“The student population of America’s schools may look like a melting pot, but our teacher workforce looks like it wandered out of the 1950s,” Boser said.

“It’s overwhelmingly white.”

In an effort to address the lack of minority teachers and to retain those currently in the classrooms, CAP’s report sug-

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A recently released report said minority teachers usually serve as role models for young students. /Photo courtesy of The Atlantic

TEACHERS continued from Page 14 gests that states should develop innovative approaches to teacher preparation in both university-based and alternative-certification programs.

Researchers also proposed higher benchmarks for teacher-training programs and officials cited the U.S. Department of Education’s recruitment campaign aimed at preparing 80,000 black teachers for classrooms across the country by 2015 to provide students not only with high-quality educational experiences, but also to present them with role models with a variety of cultural experiences, as well.

“I believe that kids of color benefit greatly from role models that look like them and even sound like them. That is, teachers who come from sim-

ilar ethnic, socioeconomic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds as their students can make great strides in promoting success for their kids both in school and upon school leaving,” said Dr. Holly Hansen-Thomas, a professor of Bilingual Education, ESL, and Multicultural Education at Texas Women’s University in Denton, Texas.

“Teachers who look like their students, or who really know how to communicate with them in their own language like Spanish, or dialect, like African-American Vernacular English, can reach their students in ways that white teachers, or teachers who do not share much background, cannot,” Hansen-Thomas said.

Despite the barriers in the educator pipeline, there’s great opportunity ahead to make improvements, Boser said, noting that the report includes a set

of policy recommendations for the federal government and for states and local school districts.

He said enlarging the pool of talented, well-educated teachers of color who are effective in improving student achievement in schools will require aggressive and targeted recruitment and appropriate support.

“It will demand a steadfast determination to remove the barriers in the educator pipeline that limit and discourage strong candidates from the teaching profession,” Boser said. “At the same time, policies must be in place to offer clear and meaningful monetary incentives, support, and professional development to ensure that the best and brightest students of color enter into teaching and succeed once in the profession.”WI

A scholar, surgeon and researcher who enrolled at Howard University as a 16-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago, has been named as the school’s 17th president.

Wayne A.I. Frederick, 43, who served as Howard’s interim president following the abrupt retirement in October 2013 of Sidney Ribeau, received the unanimous recommendation of the university’s Presidential Search Committee on Monday.

“Selecting a university president is one of the most critical decisions a Board of Trustees is entrusted to make, and Dr. Frederick’s selection is the result of an extraordinarily thorough and thoughtful process,” said Vernon Jordan Jr., who chaired the search committee. “After conducting an exhaustive national search, we identified a finalist pool, comprised of both internal and external candidates. From this stellar group, Dr. Frederick stood out as supremely qualified, remarkably motivated and uniquely suited to lead Howard University.”

The search committee, which consisted of student, alumni, staff, and faculty senate representation, also included the attorney general of California and mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.

“We conducted an inclusive national search and are excited to name Dr. Frederick as the next president of Howard University,” said Stacey Mobley, Board chair. “He brings insight, energy, and the requisite vision to advance the [university] through collaboration and engagement.”

In his new capacity at the historic university in Northwest, Frederick who earned a dual bachelor’s of science and medical degree at age 22 be-

Wayne A.I. Frederick has served since October 2013 as interim president of Howard University before being named on Monday, July 21, 2014 as the school’s 17th president. /Courtesy Photo

fore enrolling in a surgical residency at Howard University Hospital, will continue oversight of the university’s 13 schools and colleges and health sciences initiative.

He also assumes the helm as the university attempts to recover from financial struggles, a dip in enrollment, a downgrade of its credit score and a drop in ranking, according to U.S. News and World Report.

“I am deeply honored to be selected by the Board of Trustees to lead this great university,” said Frederick.

“Howard University has been an unparalleled catalyst since its founding, opening doors and expanding opportunity for untold individuals while driving research, innovation, service, and excellence. On the cusp of our 150th anniversary, I could not be more humbled to accept the mantle of leadership and embrace the sacred trust of our motto, ‘Truth and Service.’” WI

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Blacks and Hospitality One of the major obstacles to Black economic development is a skewed mentality when it comes to starting businesses. African Americans have the lowest rate of business ownership, compared to Whites, Latinos and Asians. This Black psyche discourages concepts and campaigns toward business and its development. Blacks need leadership, broader enlightenment and participation in business and its ethos. To become viable in American society and commerce, Black Americans need to band together in sustained, concerted efforts that promote our standard of living and economic health.

Black Americans must participate to the utmost in generating quantitative and qualitative actions toward an expanded economy.

African Americans spend $40 billion each year in the travel and tourism industries. But few of those dollars turn over in the Black community. Toward that end, the U.S. Black Chambers Inc., (USBC) is forming a coalition and campaign in the hospitality industry to support Black-owned businesses and hotels. With the billions of dollars being spent each year in the national tourism and hospitality industries, the USBC, along with other leading Black organizations are leading by example.

The USBC and company are engaged in a movement that encourages Black consumer support of the nation’s Black-owned vendors and hotels. Giving legs to a national effort in which Black consumers help increase Blacks’ commerce, the USBC is joined by the National Bankers Association, the Urban League, and the NAACP to prioritize issues and activities that nurture and develop Black businesses.

In 2012, the United States’ travel and tourism industry generated nearly $1.5 trillion in economic output. This business activity supported 7.8 million U.S. jobs.

One out of every 17 Americans work, either directly or indirectly, in the travel or a tourism-related industry. Over the past decade, the U.S. lodging industry added a net of 6,249 properties and 664,683 rooms.

Indian Americans’ “collective capitalism” activity in this sector is a model for African Americans.

Indian Americans own almost half (40 percent) of the motels in the United States. Hotel owner-

By William Reed ship is an area of investment that African Americans are starting to become involved. Currently, there are 523 hotels owned and operated by African Americans. Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson owns 120 properties while Michael and Steve Roberts have 12. Don Peebles, the first African American to own a luxury hotel with the Royal Palm, also has a Courtyard Marriott in Washington, D.C. The USBC unveiled its plans for the hospitality industry at the recently opened $520 million Washington Marriott Marquis. The Washington Marriott Marquis is the Marriott Company’s 4,000th hotel and the nation’s capital’s largest. The Washington Marriott Marquis is considered a “convention center headquarters hotel” designed both to provide housing for those attending conventions at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, located directly across the street and to augment it by providing smaller meeting room spaces. The Washington Marriott Marquis is owned by Quadrangle Development, along with its partner Capstone Development, a private, Black-owned development firm. It’s operated by Marriott International, Inc. The hotel has 1,175 rooms – which include 49 suites – and stands 14 stories above ground, and has four levels underground. Norman Jenkins, founder of Capstone Development, is a former Marriott executive. Under his leadership, the Marriott brand gained at least 500 minority-owned or minority-franchised Marriotts under the company’s Diversity Ownership Initiative. A former corporate executive, Jenkins represents the mindset Black Americans need to adopt. He has the ability and attitude to create business models and ventures and ultimately execute them through mecha-

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BUSINESS

Payday Lender ACE Cash Express Fined $10 Million

For the second time in as many years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has fined a major payday lender. On July 10, Director Richard Cordray announced that one of the nation’s largest payday lenders, ACE Cash Express, will pay $10 million in restitution and penalties for directing its employees to “create a sense of urgency” when contacting delinquent borrowers. This abusive tactic was used to perpetuate the payday loan debt trap.

CFPB has ordered ACE Cash Express to provide consumers with $5 million in refunds and the same amount in penalties for its violations. The firm operates in 36 states and in the District of Columbia with 1,500 storefronts, 5,000 associates and online loans.

“We believe that ACE’s aggressive tactics were part of a culture of coercion aimed at pressuring payday borrowers into debt traps,” said Cordray. “Our investigation uncovered a graphic in ACE’s training manual that lays out a step-by-step loan and collection process that can ensnare consumers in a cycle of debt. When borrowers could not pay back their loans, ACE would subject them to illegal debt collection threats and harassment.”

Commenting on CFPB’s actions, Mike Calhoun, president of the Center for Responsible Lending, said, “This enforcement action also confirms what our research found long ago: payday lenders depend on keeping vulnerable consumers trapped in an endless cycle of debt of 300-400 percent interest loans.

It’s real, it’s abusive and it’s time to stop.”

CRL research shows that payday loans drain $3.4 billion a year from consumers. Further, CRL has long held that the payday industry preys on customers who cannot repay

REED continued from Page 16 nisms that sustain generational wealth. Jenkins is a certified public accountant who holds a B.B.A. in accounting from Howard University and an M.B.A. from George Washington University.

their loans.

Now, with CFPB releasing an item from ACE Cash Express’ training manual, that contention is proven to be true. The ACE graphic shows how the business model intends to create a debt cycle that becomes increasingly difficult to break and urges its associates to be aggressive.

Across the country, the South has the highest concentration of payday loan stores and accounts for 60 percent of total payday lending fees. Missouri is the only state outside of the South with a comparable concentration of payday stores.

Last year, another large payday lender, the Fort Worth-based Cash America International, faced similar enforcement actions when CFPB ordered it to pay $5 million in fines for robo-signing court documents submitted in debt collection lawsuits. Cash America also paid $14 million to consumers through one of its more than 900 locations throughout the United States, Mexico and the United Kingdom.

On the same day that the CFPB’s enforcement action occurred, another key payday-related development occurred.

Missouri Governor “Jay” Nixon vetoed a bill that purported to be payday reform. In part, Nixon’s veto letter states, “allowing payday lenders to charge 912.5 percent for a 14-day loan is not true reform. . .

Supporters point to the prohibition of loan rollovers; but missing from the legislation is anything to address

the unfortunately all-too-common situation where someone living paycheck-to-paycheck is offered multiple loans by multiple lenders at the same time or is encouraged to take out back-to-back loans from the same lender. . . . This bill cannot be called meaningful reform and does not receive my approval.”

Speaking in support of Governor Nixon’s veto, Pastor Lloyd Fields of Kansas City added, “The faith community applauds Governor Nixon’s moral leadership in holding lawmakers to a higher standard on payday lending reform.

Missourians deserve nothing less.”

On the following day, July 11, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined a Florida-based payday loan ‘broker’ $6.2 million in ill-gotten gains. According to FTC, the firm falsely promised to help consumers get payday loans. After promising consumers to assist them in securing a loan in as little as an hour, consumers shared their personal financial data. However that information was instead used to take money from consumers’ bank accounts and without their consent.

Speaking on behalf of the FTC, Jessica Rich, director of FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said, “These defendants deceived consumers to get their sensitive financial data and used it to take their money. The FTC will continue putting a stop to these kinds of illegal practices.”

Looking forward, CFPB’s Cordray also sees a need to remain watchful of payday developments.

“Debt collection tactics such as harassment and bullying take a profound toll on people – both financially and emotionally”, said Cordray. “The Consumer Bureau bears an important responsibility to stand up for those who are being wronged in this process.”WI

Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene. crowell@responsiblelending.org.

It’s mandatory that Blacks unite behind the USBC in “commitment and advocacy” toward Blacks’ economic growth. To further bolster its community impact and access, the USBC recently announced that former U.S. Small Business Administration Deputy Administrator, Marie Johns, has

signed on as a strategist.

The USBC is located at 1156 15th Street N.W., Suite 1100, Washington, D.C. 20005 – or visit www.usblackchambers.org.WI William Reed is publisher of “Who’s Who in Black Corporate America” and available for projects via the BaileyGroup.org

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Sudden infant death syndrome claims nearly 2,300 lives each year, including approximately two out of 1,000 African-American babies.

Now, new research by officials at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Northwest has revealed that bed-sharing remains an important factor in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), particularly among younger infants.

“This study is the first to show that the risks during sleep may be different for infants of different ages,” said Dr. Rachel Moon, the associate chief of Children’s National Medical Center’s division of general pediatrics and community health, located in Northwest.

“Parents of infants under four months of age should be aware that bed-sharing is a huge risk factor,” said Moon, the lead author of the new report.

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risk of sudden death when there are objects in the crib with them, such as toys and pillows.

SIDS, or crib death, occurs when infants die in their sleep due to unexplained reasons.

Researchers have repeatedly attempted to identify risk factors and causes of SIDS in an effort to provide parents and caretakers with the proper tools to help prevent fatalities.

With the latest study, released on July 14, researchers examined 8,207 unexplained cases of infant deaths that took place between 2004 and 2012.

Approximately 70 percent of the deaths occurred in infants that were younger than threemonths-old. For this young age group, the researchers found that the majority of them, 75 percent, died due to bed-sharing with parents or other adults.

Also, the practice of bed-sharing accounted for around 60 percent of unexplained deaths for infants age four-months and older.

Authors said young babies don’t have the ability to move their heads or bodies to avoid being suffocated when another person shifts in the same bed.

The older babies were also

somewhat more likely to have rolled onto their backs from their side or front. Medical officials advise parents to position babies on their backs and not sleep with them on beds or couches.

“We need to re-emphasize that the sleep environment needs to be clear even as the infant gets older, particularly as the infant becomes more mobile,” Moon said.

Health officials said there are 7.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in the District, a stark improvement over seven years ago when the statistics proved to be 13.1 deaths per 1,000 live births.

An AAP study noted that putting infants to sleep on their backs helps to prevent accidental deaths. They said as the number of babies sleeping on their backs has increased, SIDS cases have decreased.

A recent, “Back to Sleep,” public health campaign launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta proved successful as back-sleeping rates soared, the SIDS rate dropped.

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SIDS continued from Page 18 about 25 percent of parents in the United States said they don’t put their babies on their backs to sleep, and among African Americans, it’s about half. In fact, African-American babies die of SIDS at a rate twice that of whites, officials said.

“When I had my first child I was probably like so many other mothers who were both happy and scared that something could happen to the child,” said Keisha Moore, who lives in Northeast.

“I wanted to make sure that crib death or no other harm would come to him. Then, I found out about an education program where you’re taught about SIDS

and how to check on your child,” said Moore, 31. “It’s a great program; I hope more parents will take this seriously because it is serious.”

In collaboration with the Early Care and Education Administration in Northeast, the Children’s National Medical Center has established a program that provides SIDS risk courses to licensed child care providers and parents in the District.

Officials said objectives include increasing knowledge of SIDS risk reduction strategies, including sleep position, use of cribs instead of adult beds and couches, and elimination of bedding. Reportedly, more than 80 percent of participants have benefited from recommenda-

tions about safe infant sleep.

In a study of the effectiveness of 60-minute education in-service, child care providers, including parents who attended the educational in-service program were more likely to use the recommended supine position exclusively, demonstrate sustained awareness of the AAP recommendations, and report sleep positions.

“It’s a great program,” said Moore. “Sudden infant death is real and we all need to be on guard because our children are so valuable.”WI Authors of the new SIDS study plan to publish the full report in the August issue of the AAP’s Pediatrics Journal.

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Give Us Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses?

A callousness, cynicism and meanness seems to have taken hold of sections of this country and it’s being exhibited most clearly in the influx of more than 50,000 Central American children here.

Since the children crossed into America, people have voiced their support or opposition as to whether the children should be allowed to stay or sent home.

Immigration and what the government should do to or for almost 12 million undocumented immigrants has roiled the country.

There’s little agreement whether to allow those already here illegally to stay; be punished, fined and put at the back of the proverbial line to get their papers; or be unceremoniously carted back to countries of their birth.

The children’s arrival has added fuel to the flames of an already ugly debate. There have been protests, angry meetings with state and local officials, and citizens in states being considered to house the children stoutly resisting efforts for them to stay there.

Why are the children here? They say they are trying to escape gangs, violence, grinding poverty and other social and political problems wracking their countries.

In this, America is dealing with the fruits of unintended consequences. In the 1990s, Bill Clinton began the deportation of immigrants – with or without green cards – for felony crimes.

That resulted in tens of thousands of people being sent back to the Caribbean and Latin America. Many weren’t even born in the respective countries and without a support system, jobs or money, they resorted to crime. It is that crime which has driven these children north.

Another reason is that in the 1980s, Ronald Reagan financed right-wing regimes which brutalized and murdered citizens from places like Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Too often, the political and social elite stole foreign aid money that was supposed to help develop institutions and infrastructure, so desperate people voted with their feet.

Maybe it’s because we’ve been throttled by a stubborn recession, economic woes, unemployment and other challenges, maybe it’s xenophobia rearing its ugly head, maybe it’s just a nation turning inward.

Whatever the reason, we as a country should never turn our backs on those in need and suffering from problems the U.S. created. To those who say we can’t afford it, one way to pay for this is to scrap the F-35 boondoggle and its estimated $1.45 trillion price tag and use that money to take care of these children.

Marijuana Decriminalization As of midnight July 18, D.C. residents caught carrying less than an ounce of marijuana will get a $25 ticket because the decriminalization law went into effect.

Marijuana smokers can’t smoke out in the open, say on the sidewalk, in a vehicle or in the park, and District police can confiscate marijuana if it’s visible. The maximum penalties for this offense could result in 60 days in jail and a $500 fine. The new law begins to correct a judicial injustice: According to the ACLU, the District had the most marijuana arrests in 2010 and black men were eight times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession as whites even though marijuana use split evenly between blacks and whites.

There are still unanswered questions but this is a good first step.

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Voters Make the Difference

First, let me say I voted in the July 15 Ward 8 Board of Education election. Secondly, I would also like to say the candidate I voted for didn’t win. Now that we’ve got all that out of the way, it brings me to the reason I’m writing this letter.

When I read James Wright’s article, “Jolly Wins Ward 8 Board of Education Race,” which appeared in the July 17, 2014 edition, and saw the total number of residents who voted in the election, it hurt so bad I wanted to cry. A total of 1,303 voters participated in the election in our ward – Ward 8 – which has some of the lowest high school graduation rates and some of the highest high school dropout rates in the city.

Our ward – Ward 8 – with some of the lowest performing elementary schools in the District probably has more special education students than any other ward in the city. All this means is that we in Ward 8 have a lot of problems with the education of our students, and that should raise a lot of red flags because, believe it or not, our young folks are really our future. We have to show the rest of the city we care about what happens to our students, and what happens to them should matter to us – all of us.

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al process. We can have a say in what happens, but we have to participate.

My mother use to always tell my siblings and me “I don’t care if the election is for the city dog catcher; you vote for who you think will catch the most dogs. But the most important thing is to vote.”

Michael Johnson Washington, D.C.

The Tribute to Wayne Curry

symbol of the – of the vitality and the exuberance that is the essence of life itself. Today we mourn him, tomorrow we will miss him.”

Thank you for the comprehensive coverage.

Linda Johnson Glenarden, Maryland

Happy 50th Anniversary!

Just wanted to let you all know that Barrington Salmon did a great job covering the home-going service of Prince George’s County’s beloved son, Wayne Curry, “Throng of Mourners Say Goodbye to Wayne Curry,” published in the July 17-23 edition.

I couldn’t attend the service, but from reading the article, the essence of the ceremony resonated within me.

Mr. Curry will forever be remembered for the conscientious manner in which he served as a county executive – consistently putting the needs of residents first.

Rushern Baker, the current county executive, couldn’t have said it better than when he described Mr. Curry as “so contemporary a man, so involved in our world, so immersed in our times, so responsive to its challenges, so intense a participant in the great events and the great decisions of our day, that he seemed the very

Congratulations to The Washington Informer Newspaper on its 50th Anniversary. I have been a loyal reader of the newspaper for almost 40 years. Your paper has been a beacon of light in our community, and I wish you and your whole staff nothing but success. The articles you bring to us provide a perspective of the news that’s totally different than that of any other news outlet. It’s our perspective, and for that we are so grateful.

I’m getting a real kick out of the Flashback photographs that you’re running each week; those photographs are treasures. They allow me for a brief moment to recall memories of times in the city that will be no more. Here’s wishing you and your staff 50 more years of doing what you do best: providing positive news to our community that’s exclusively about our community.

Helen Robinson Washington, D.C.

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By George E. Curry

A Victory for Affirmative Action Amidst the tragic news of last week, there was a bit of good news between the warring Republicans and President Obama: A federal appeals court, acting on a case remanded by the Supreme Court, upheld the University of Texas’ modest affirmative action program.

Celebration of the victory is expected to be short lived because it is certain that the Supreme Court, which remanded

the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit last summer, will take the case up again, this time ruling directly on whether the university’s carefully crafted affirmative action program is constitutional.

Unlike the court’s last affirmative action ruling involving Michigan – which had less to do with the merits of affirmative action and was more about whether a state ballot initiative could be used to ban affirmative action – the Texas case goes to the heart of affirmative action.

The lawsuit was brought by Abigail Fisher, a White applicant who was turned down for admission to the University of Texas at Austin, the state’s flagship university, in the fall of 2008. Texas operates a Top Ten Percent Plan, which grants automatic admission to state universities to students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class. The year Fisher applied, 81 percent of the university’s admission slots were filled in that manner.

The remaining openings were filled through what the

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university calls a holistic review program, which looks at such factors as demonstrated leadership qualities, extracurricular activities, honors, awards, essays, work experience, socioeconomic status, family composition, family responsibilities, the applicant’s high school and race. No numbers were assigned to any of those categories.

Fisher did not finish in the top 10 percent of her class, forcing her to compete with 17,131 other applicants for the remaining 1,216 seats for Texas residents.

Given the number of Top Ten Percent students accepted to the University of Texas, even if Fisher had been perfect in her holistic review, school officials said, “...she could not have received an offer of admissions to the Fall 2008 freshman class. If she had been a minority, the result would have been the same.”

Of all of the factors admissions counselors examined, such as essays and awards, Fisher chose to blame her failure to

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By Julianne Malveaux

Dogs Eat Better than 1 Million Children The South African charity Feed a Child chose to highlight child poverty in South Africa by portraying a little Black boy being fed like a dog by a seemingly affluent White woman. In the ad, the boy has his head on the woman’s lap, at her feet, on his knees, and licking off her fingers. The point, they say? According to the ad’s tagline “The average dog eats better than millions of children.”

The ad ran for about five days in South Africa and its airing generated such a maelstrom.

Feed a Child withdrew the ad and “unreservedly” issued an apology. Ogilvy and Mather, the international agency that produced the ad, also apologized “unreservedly.” In her apology, Alza Rautenbach says, “Like a child, I don’t see race or politics – the only thing that is important to me is to make a difference in a child’s life and to make sure that that child is fed on a daily basis.”

I wonder exactly how long this woman has been living in South Africa, considering she “doesn’t see race.” While the institution of apartheid no longer exists, the structural basis for apartheid is alive and well, given the level of poverty, the lack of jobs, and limited opportunities for education. Either Ms. Rautenbach and her Ogilvy and Mather colleagues have their heads in the sand, or they are being disingenuous.

Not only is this ad racist, but

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it reinforces the tendency of some White people to associate people of African descent with animals, or as some sub-species, not human beings. In the United States, this harks back to slavery when African Americans were seen as good enough to work to exhaustion, good enough to have sex with, but not good enough, by law, to be taught to read and write. Not good enough to be treated equally. In colonized parts of the African continent and Latin America, the same

parallels were often made.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle have been portrayed as subhuman by racist bloggers. The New York Post published a cartoon, in 2009, of a dead ape, with the caption “They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill.” After a week of protests, Rupert Murdoch issues a tepid apology. At least the Feed A Child team chose to apol-

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By Marc H. Morial

Bipartisan Jobs Bill Tackles Urban and Youth Unemployment

“Supporting education and training for our youth is a smart investment that can help rebuild local economies and pay dividends over the long term.” U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand “The future of our economy depends on an educated, skilled workforce that encompasses all individuals – even the most disconnected and at risk.” Congressman Chaka Fattah Just when it seemed Congress

was no longer capable of working together on any level to serve the best interests of the American people, on July 9 members of both parties in the House of Representatives joined forces to pass a new bipartisan jobs bill, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). With the passage of WIOA, millions of unemployed and under-employed workers and urban youth of color can now receive the job and skills training, as well as the support services, they need to chart a path to a better future.

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The bipartisan vote in the House was 415-6. The Senate passed the bill in June with a 95-3 bipartisan majority, and it is now headed to President Obama’s desk for signing.

The decade-plus struggle for congressional renewal of the nation’s preeminent job training legislation was finally won, thanks in large part to the tenacity, commitment and leadership of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Rep. Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania. As co-sponsors of the Urban Jobs The Washington Informer

Act, a bill advocated and championed by the National Urban League, they helped craft bi-partisan legislation that responds to the education, skills, and employment needs of millions of individuals who are unemployed or under-employed and face multiple barriers to employment.

The National Urban League and the advocacy work of its Affiliates on the Urban Jobs Act were the impetus for many of the local youth provisions that are now a part of the WIOA, as well as provisions for fund

ing to non-profit organizations that operate effective workforce training programs. These include a focus on the needs of youth, aged 16-24, including high school drop-outs, and individuals with multiple barriers to employment, such as ex-offenders, youth who are in or have aged out of the foster care system and the long-term unemployed.

Passage of this legislation represents a special victory for communities of color where un-

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By Benjamin F. Chavis , Jr.

Black Press: The Voice of Black America – Part III Former U.S. Rep. Parren Mitchell (D-Md.) once told me, “It is long overdue for Black Americans to understand the urgent and ongoing necessity to defend and to support Blackowned businesses in the United States.” Mitchell was an outstanding freedom fighter and one of the original founders of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) more than 40 years ago.

Mitchell was also probably one

of the strongest advocates for development of strong businesses in Black America.

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) is the premier national trade association of nearly 200 Blackowned businesses that regularly print vital news and information that serve to inform and empower Black America and its supporters. The NNPA is the “Voice of Black America.”

During the past 74 years, it was well known in our communities that the NNPA had the audaci-

ty and courage to print the facts and news that other so-called “mainstream” publications traditionally ignored or intentionally distorted.

Today, a healthy Black Press is essential to the socioeconomic, political, cultural and spiritual liberation and empowerment of Black America. The Black Press not only uplifts Black America, it also helps to bring a more balance to all Americans who affirm the value of diversity in a multiracial, multicultural democracy that continues to evolve.

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Cloves C. Campbell Jr., chairman of the NNPA, and I recently attended the annual convention of the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) in Washington, D.C. at the newly-opened five-star Black-owned Marriott Marque Hotel across the street from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. It was a great “intergenerational” gathering of Black American and African business leaders. Under the adept leadership of Ron Busby, the U.S. Chambers, Inc. has grown to become a national association

of more than 100 self-sustaining Black Chambers and small business associations in every region of the nation.

We take note of the emerging “strategic alliance” between the NNPA and the USBC. We will work together. We will plan together. We will build together.

We will win together on behalf of 45 million Black Americans and millions of others who yearn for a better quality of life through economic empower-

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By Bill Fletcher, Jr.

U.S. Foreign Policy Led to Border Crisis I have been increasingly concerned by the near hysteria in connection with the Central American immigrant children who have attempted to enter the U.S., fleeing from poverty, crime and violence. The political Right is trying to make this the defining moment in their attacks on the Obama administration, playing to the worst and most xenophobic sides of the U.S. public.

The Obama administration, true

to form, has done a very poor job in responding to this insanity. They have particularly avoided saying something that could change the entire tenor of the debate. It goes something like this.

The immigration from Mexico and Central America cannot be understood outside of understanding U.S. foreign policy and, specifically, the relationship of the U.S. towards Mexico and Central America. Continuously, since the 19th century, the U.S. has interfered in the internal af-

fairs of Latin America and the Caribbean. This has included direct invasions, e.g., the Dominican Republic in 1965; coups, e.g., the 1954 ouster of the Guatemalan President Arbenz; the promotion of insurgencies, e.g., the Contra war against the Sandinista government of Nicaragua; blockades, e.g., Cuba, Haiti (in the 1800s); and colonialism, e.g., Puerto Rico. As a result, the entire region has been destabilized for more than a century. Added to that is the existence of a proliferation of U.S.-produced

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weaponry that has shifted, over time, from political battles to battles among and between various crime families.

To all of this, of course, one must add the economic domination of the region by the U.S. This, most notably, includes NAFTA which destroyed Mexican agriculture and resulted in a mass migration of Mexicans to the U.S. In order to address immigration, we must come to terms with the role of the U.S. in Latin America and the Caribbean.

We cannot continue to act as if there is no correlation. We cannot continue to act as if the U.S. can avoid responsibility for the depth of the crises in these regions and simply say no to migration.

Yet, this is what most of the Republican Party and many Democrats seem to want to do.

None of this is to suggest that the immigration crisis lends itself to easy solutions. What it does suggest, however, is that people

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By Askia Muhammad

Thinking ‘Black’ Necessary but not Sufficient

Coming up at the time I did, I became well acquainted with “Blackness.”

There were definable degrees of Blackness; meaning therefore, there was a measure of whether a person, a leader, an organization, a book, a hairstyle, whatever, was “Black enough.”

Not only could Blackness be determined by a hairstyle, we took to measuring the length of Afro hairstyles as a measure

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of our pride. So as it turned out the cutest people with the bushiest Afros were adjudged from afar as “blacker” than a guy who might have been prematurely bald. So many men in today’s culture, who shave their heads, would have been out of luck back in the day. That look invariably extended to other features of appearance, such as physique as well as clothing styles.

Fortunately, we did not limit our choices of leaders, and role models, and those in positions to make decisions for our collective

well being, just to the young and beautiful.

Still it was and is important for Black people in America and all over the planet to “think Black.”

One good reason for this is because for centuries past, and right up to this very minute, people of various nationalities, religions, ideologies, all see a person with dark skin and make judgments and decisions – usually negative – about what they see.

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about all the other people they see with dark skin. That kind of “thinking Black” is a good thing.

Indeed it is necessary to think Black in that way in these modern times.

But thinking Black is not sufficient.

Suppose skin color was the exclusive criterion for determining the music or musicians we like.

How then could we account for the music which blind performers like Stevie Wonder, or Ray Charles, or George Shearing preferred listening to and perform-

ing? Since those particular musicians can’t see, they must have used another yardstick which they heard, to determine what good music was to them.

What should I care about the numbers of Black professional team owners, for example?

That’s way over my pay grade, and I don’t see how a lack of Black owners or a bunch of Black owners will affect my enjoyment of athletic competition.

In the fields where we needed

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Stepping was the name of the game for one team, “The Blue Assassins,” who came in second place at the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. centennial step show competition on Thursday, July 17 at the Marriott Wardman Hotel in Northwest. /Photo by Roy Lewis

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f you’ve seen thousands of men and women wearing blue and white around town these past few days and questioned your sanity, your eyes weren’t playing tricks on you.

Members of the black fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma and their sister organization, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., took over D.C. from July 16 through the 24th to mark the 100th anniversaThe Washington Informer

ry of the men’s fraternal organization.

“We came to Washington eager to paint the town blue and white, to honor our founders and to announce our participation in a new program that will address issues impacting men of color that was inspired by President Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper Initiative,’” said Jonathan Mason, international president of Phi Beta Sigma during the opening ceremony last Wednesday at the Marriott Wardman Park in Northwest.

Mason said the organization has committed itself to joining President Obama’s call to action for foundations, businesses, elected officials and non-profit organizations to increase the kinds of opportunities needed in order to unlock the full potential of boys and young men of color.

“We have initiated over 150,000 members into the brotherhood and expanded to over 650 chapters worldwide since our founding on January 9, 1914 at Howard University by three

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continued from Page 23 noble men, A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse and Charles I. Brown,” said Mason, a Norfolk State University graduate who became the fraternity’s 34th international president last year. “No matter what position we hold in the frat we are all simply spokes in the wheel.”

With the theme “the best is yet to come,” activities for the weeklong celebration included: a centennial collegiate Sigma summit; a Sigma-Zeta reaffirmation ceremony; a business networking breakfast; a unity rally; a memorial monument unveiling; cookouts; parties; and the highly anticipated step show competition.

The brothers from Florida A&M University’s Alpha Eta Chapter beat out five other competitors to take home the step show first-place trophy and $5,000 in prize money.

One Sigma from Waterford, Connecticut commented on the week’s activities.

“I thought the step show was amazing and well orchestrated,”

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said Larry DeLong, “As a brother who pledged in 1979, I felt a little overwhelmed at how the stepping competition has progressed. Seeing the newly-renovated fraternity headquarters was inspiring. But the best part was the connection made between famous Sigma brothers to those of us who have succeeded in our own individual ways,” said DeLong, 54.

The fraternity’s second-in-command, Michael Cristal, said having his 18-year-old son who “crossed the burning sands” last March and attended the centennial with him, made the event even more memorable.

“Mentoring young men has been one of our chief goals since the fraternity’s founding but now we have real measurable goals to guide us including providing one million dollars in college scholarships, reaching out to 100 schools across the U.S. and sponsoring business and career expos. And we’ve taken a strong stance against hazing including a model pledge program that other Greek organizations have adopted,” said Cristal, international

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first vice-president.

Cristal added that more than 3,500 Sigmas registered for the week with another 6,000, a combination of Zetas and non-registered fraternity members, attending one or more of the activities.

However, no one received more attention than one Sigma

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who needed a wheelchair to maneuver his way around the hotel and the District.

“I pledged in 1951 and while I appreciate the respect the younger brothers show me, I am still amazed by the kind of sacrifice I know it took for our three founders to form this fraternity,” said James “Chief ” Wilson, 85.

“I’m here representing part of a bond of brothers that has been going strong for 100 years,” said the Orlando resident who served as a music instructor and the band director for 40 years at the city’s Jones High School.

One father and son, both wearing blue and white and residents of Shreveport, Louisiana, said they pledged because of the fraternity’s longtime commitment to supporting the black community.

“I fully expect Phi Beta Sigma to enter its next century doing what it has always done – providing service to mankind, giving back to our people and continuing to make a positive contribution to society,” said Dr. Joseph Carter, 70, who watched the step show with his son, Joseph E. Carter, 44.

“When all is said and done, our greatest goal, regardless of gender, race or other differences, is to live and work together as brothers and sisters,” said Dr. Carter, who pledged in 1952.

An impressive list of Sigmas who have risen to the top of their fields attended the centennial celebration including: Flex Alexander; Malik Yoba; Dr. Bobby Jones; and comedian, actor and radio host J. Anthony Brown, who hosted an old school concert on Saturday evening featuring Frankie Beverly

and Maze and received a special honor from the fraternity.

“I am truly honored that the Sigmas chose me to receive the Entertainer of the Year Award,” Brown said. “It has been great supporting such an important and historical organization and I look forward to doing much more in the future with them as an honorary member.”

Another internationally-known Sigma, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Jr., charged his fraternity brothers to take their place in the ongoing fight for civil rights.

“We come as the children of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and some of us or our parents battled against Jim Crow and other prohibitions that sought to keep blacks out,” said Sharpton, 59. “One hundred years ago we couldn’t even enter the front door of this hotel much less eat or sleep here. Things haven’t been fair but then that wasn’t what concerned us. It was always about getting the job done and that’s something we must continue to do today,” said Sharpton, who received the fraternity’s Founder’s Day Service Award during the centennial.

One currently active member of the armed forces agreed with Sharpton’s comment that black men must redefine themselves.

“As a military man for my entire career, my job has been to be a servant for the nation,” said Robert Sanders, a resident of Newport, Rhode Island. “Traveling the world has shown me the wide range of options that are available if we set our minds to it. Black men have to stop believing the hype and take the lead. If we don’t who will?” said Sanders, 55. WI

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ARIES Expect romance to consume you for the next couple of days – lose yourself in it, be creative, and go on an adventure together. You’re probably going to have to put your head down and concentrate at work in order to get everything done. You’ll get everything done and then you’ll have the entire weekend to think about you-know-who and relax.

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TAURUS You might have a power struggle to deal with. Not every battle is worth your time. You and someone special are going to spend some time at a concert or art show, and you’re going to have an amazing time.

All weekend you will be basking in the glow of happiness.

GEMINI People really like being around you and talking to you and sharing their ideas, because you have a knack for conversations. The weird thing is, you may find you’re having problems communicating with your family. Do something adventurous and high-energy. And see what you can do about getting you-know-who to tag along.

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You stand on the shoulders of giants.

You’ve probably heard that all your life and it’s true: a lot of people have come before you to smooth your path. You benefit from their work, efforts, and their struggles – but you probably don’t think about it much.

Or maybe you don’t know about it. But read the new book “Risking Everything,” edited by Michael Edmonds, and you’ll learn.

Not long ago, when a volunteer expressed surprise at what he discovered about the civil rights movement, historian Michael Edmonds realized that the young man only had “a children’s book understanding … a sanitized version …” of the movement.

It’s an understanding that many Americans have.

This book seeks to remedy that in a small, but monumental, way.

Fifty-four years ago, 42 percent of Mississippi’s citizens were Black, yet 90 percent of eligible African Americans could not vote. The prevailing attitude in Mississippi then was single-minded: “white-only.”

In the winter of 1963-64, after “much discussion,” the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee decided to move forward with plans for voter registration in the state. They initially called it the Mississippi Summer Project but it later became known as Freedom Summer. Volunteers included about 1,000 college students, most of them white Northerners; clergy, lawyers, and medical personnel.

When opponents heard what was coming to Mississippi, they “swung into action.” Laws were

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passed to make most forms of protest illegal. Local and state police “beefed up their arsenals; Jackson even bought a tank,” says Edmonds. Black citizens who participated in the program endured harassment and threats; racist groups held “sessions” on how to murder and dispose bodies without leaving evidence. And still, volunteers persevered by holding voter registration classes, by starting and running Freedom Schools and establishing libraries, and by continuing to hold meetings to foster “enthusiasm for the program in the Negro community.”

But just nine weeks after it started, the Mississippi Summer Project ended. Organizers, says Edmond, were “exhausted, disappointed, and angry” because they felt that little had been done and white supremacy was “as deeply entrenched as ever.” What they didn’t know, however, was that they “had actually accomplished more than … leaders could appreciate at the time.” They had “awakened sleeping giants.”

When I first started “Risking Everything,” I wasn’t sure what to expect. The cover gives almost nothing away; in fact, it’s a little bland.

Not so, with what’s inside.

Through eyewitness reports and information from more than 40 documents, editor Michael Edmonds brings readers an in-the-trenches look at Freedom Summer in a way you’ll never get from any class. Included are letters home from Freedom workers, training manuals, essays, testimonies, transcripts, photographs, and curriculums; as Edmonds himself says, “No punches are pulled.”

And that’s what makes this an excellent book: it’s both a paean to those who did their jobs that summer, and as education to anyone who’s too young to remember what happened 50 years ago.

And if that’s you – in either case – then you’ll like this book. For you, “Risking Everything” is a giant eye-opener. WI

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CANCER Do something really excessive. Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. Don’t worry about whether people are going to think you’re showing off. You’re going to start to appreciate the value in the small things again. It’s going to be the details that really count. You might have a run-in with a neighbor, but turn on the charm and everything will end smoothly.

LEO It’s amazing what you’ve done. People are thoroughly impressed.

And they keep talking about you in glowing terms. You’re going to want to have some alone time just to figure everything out. Plan your next move. And make some sense of what’s going on in your love life.

VIRGO Be flexible. The game plan is going to change a million times, and the more you’re able to adapt, the happier you’re going to be. Do your best to be the one who calms everyone else down (and, whatever you do, don’t make things any more complicated or hectic than they need to be). The truth is, you don’t mind a little stress. You handle yourself amazingly well and it’s times like these that allow you to show off your true colors.

LIBRA You’re going to be surrounded by friends. When you and your friends put your heads together, you have a tendency to dream up really big plans for the future. Which is exactly what you should be doing all this week. Sit back and take the long view of things. Don’t over-analyze anything. Be calm. The future is going to become clear soon enough. You’re going to catch someone’s eye from across the room, and when you do, you two are going to flirt like crazy.

SCORPIO It’s not a bad thing to have a big personality. But don’t ask for a raise. The boss seems to be in a grouchy mood, and your best bet is going to be to lay low at work and just get the job done. (You can always ask about a raise next week.) You’re going to learn a secret about a good friend of yours that’s going to make your head spin. You may spend the weekend lost in conversation with them.

SAGITTARIUS Make a plan to go somewhere exotic and then just do it. No sense in being nervous. You’ll figure out your way around in no time and you’ll meet a bunch of new people. Once you have your sights set on a vacation, work will start to seem a lot less annoying. Someone’s going to drag you to the movies to see a comedy and you’re going to laugh for two days straight.

CAPRICORN You’re having a tough time motivating yourself to do anything except stare out the window. Not only are you lost in thought about other things but everyone you work with is starting to get a little difficult, and it doesn’t seem worth the effort. You’re going to hear from someone you haven’t heard from in a while, and the conversation is going to be a blast from the past. You’ll spend the weekend thinking about the good old days.

AQUARIUS Apparently, everyone else is feeling moody, and it’s going to take a little creativity on your part to get anyone to pitch in. Like any relationship, sometimes your work relationships require a bit of compromise. Put your foot down. You are in control of the agenda. It will all come together. Thankfully you’ll get to spend some time with people who are on a more even keel.

PISCES There’s no time like the present to start a new health routine.

Not only will getting exercise and eating well make you look better, you’ll feel better too. Working out is amazingly great for your mind.

And it’s a nice way to escape the current drama of work. You’re going to be focused on some of your more mutually rewarding friendships. It’s nice to have great pals who know you so well they can finish your sentences.

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The health and overall well-being of the black family clearly rests on the relationship between men and women. And when external factors, come into play, those families often face overwhelming odds that limit their success.

One independent theater company based in Prince George’s County will soon bring to the stage a play that addresses issues that plague black men and impact the women and children in their lives.

“Our mission is to restore the black family one story at a time and in the play, ‘Chocolate Covered Ants,’ several men get the chance to air what they’ve experienced and the pain they’ve faced for two reasons: so that their loved ones can better understand them and so they can take the first steps toward healing,” said Courtney Baker-Oliver, co-founder and artistic director, Restoration Stage, Inc. Baker-Oliver said the play seeks to counter negative stereotypes that paint all black men as thugs, worthless and expendable.

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black men are often rendered voiceless in American society,” said Baker-Oliver, 40. “People tend to fear our chocolate skin and because we’re generally ignored, we can be made to feel like ants – small and powerless.

But when ants, and by extension, black men, join forces they are a mighty force with which to be reckoned.”

The play opens on Thursday, July 31 and continues through Sunday, August 10 at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts in Bowie, Maryland. Restoration Stage, Inc., founded in May 2005, has received critical acclaim for its original works and remains committed to employing the talents of local performers, designers, technicians and support staff.

Playwright Steven A. Butler, Jr., who wrote the play and also co-founded the company, said being an independent theater group comes with certain perks.

“We’re able to talk about topics that others often fear and avoid,” said Butler, 39. “August Wilson serves as my personal role model because he was never afraid to be real – his characters were people that I have known.

Still, the challenge facing regional theaters like ours is to give local black talent a chance to shine instead of yielding to celebrities that may not have acting experience but can draw larger crowds

and therefore greater revenue,” said the Bowie resident.

Actor David Lamont Wilson said he found his role in the play challenging because of the problems his character faced as a youth.

“In ‘Chocolate Covered Ants’ I portray a promising hip-hop artist who had been molested by another male when he was a child,” said Wilson, a resident of District Heights, Maryland.

“Putting voice to one of those dark secrets that have plagued so many black men and then presenting it in an honest way that doesn’t trivialize the situation nor disrespect those who have suffered under such conditions took a lot out of me.”

“Sometimes those who have been victimized don’t realize how broken they really are,” said Wilson, 45.

Butler said the play speaks to more than just black men because at any given time, anyone can be made to feel like they’re worthless.

“It’s awful to feel like your life is insignificant and that your efforts will never amount to anything,” Butler said. “That’s why this play has so much appeal – women, gays and others have felt like, and perhaps still feel like, they’re ants in constant danger of being stepped on. The ques-

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CHOCOLATE continued from Page 26 tion is what they can do to avoid such a tragic end.”

One Fort Washington, Maryland resident said he wanted to be part of the production because it brought to the forefront a story that’s rarely shared in the black community.

“I’ve seen firsthand how plays that articulate the truth about black families, their joys and their pains, are both appreciated and supported by those eager to see quality live performances,” said Jivon Lee Jackson, 35, the play’s producer. “I think Restoration Stage, Inc. represents a re-

naissance of black artists making and telling their own stories.”

The lead actress in the play said finding roles like hers that push her abilities to the limit can be taxing. The actress portrays a psychologist who seeks to confirm her theory that black men’s poor social skills have a negative impact on the general welfare and mental health of black women.

“This is my second opportunity to work with the co-founders of Restoration Stage and it’s a delight because my character is so multi-faceted which means I’m not forced to fit inside a small box,” said Suli Myrie, who like many of those associated

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with the company, graduated from Howard University with a fine arts degree. “My challenge is to show the audience the kind of transformation that my character undergoes throughout the play – it’s a fascinating role,” said Myrie, 38.

“You often see directors running off to New York City to audition actors. But in this case you have a local theater company that’s geared to telling stories from the African diaspora and seeks homegrown talent,” the actress said. WI For more information about “Chocolate Covered Ants,” go to www.restorationstageinc.com or call 202-7140646.

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Wizards Sign Paul Pierce Former Finals MVP Inks 2-year Deal

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer With the balance of power suddenly shifting in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, the Washington Wizards have seized upon an opportunity to elevate the franchise’s championship hopes.

Team officials announced the signing of 10-time All-Star Paul Pierce, who led the Boston Celtics to a title in 2008. Also, just two days after the July 12 Pierce signing, the Wizards also cut a deal with free-agent forward Kris Humphries, who signed a three-year contract.

“Welcome the Truth,” Washington’s star guard John Wall tweeted after learning of the Pierce acquisition. Pierce, 36, who friends call, “the Truth,” also tweeted about the signing.

“President Obama and [John] Wall, here I come,” he said.

The signing of Humphries, 29, and Pierce, the former Finals MVP, comes shortly after the Wizards lost forward Trevor Ariza to the Houston Rockets.

Perhaps more importantly, it comes after the four-time defending East champion Miami Heat lost LeBron James the game’s premiere player.

James, 29, decided to sign a two year contract with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. Also, the Chicago Bulls strengthened their already formidable lineup with the acquisition of big man Pau Gasol, who will now run the floor with former MVP Derrick Rose, Defensive Player of the Year Joakim Noah and outstanding power forward Taj Gibson.

The New York Knicks re-signed their star, Carmelo Anthony to a fiveyear deal after trading for standout point guard Jose Calderon.

“There’s no question about it, the Eastern Conference no longer belongs to the Miami Heat,” retired NBA superstar Charles Barkley said on Sirius Radio.

Several analysts and fans said James’ departure from Miami leaves the conference wide open.

“I think it definitely gives us a chance,” said Rolando Banks, a Wizards fan who said he attends about 15 games each year at the Verizon Center in Northwest. “We had a great season last year and with Pierce’s veteran leadership and his ability to be clutch, we should be considered among the favorites,” said Banks, who lives in Northeast.

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The Washington Wizards announced the signing of 10-time All-Star Paul Pierce, who led the Boston Celtics to a title in 2008. /Photo courtesy of ESPN

from the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Lakers and other teams, decided to join the Wizards primarily because the team possesses such young and proven talent as Wall, Bradley Beal and the recently re-signed Marcin Gortat.

“Who will argue with us that we have one of the best teams in the East,” Banks said. “What makes it all the more interesting is that I think people in the league are still sleeping on us so they’ll be surprised when we’re the last team standing next June.”

The Wizards went 44-38 last season and dispatched the Bulls in five games during the first round of the playoffs. They fell short in the Conference semifinals, losing to the Indiana Pacers.

Pierce averaged 13.5 points a game last season for the Brooklyn Nets, but over a career that’s spanned 16 years, Pierce has averaged more than 21 points per game and has made more than 45 percent of his shot attempts.

He’s just as deadly in the playoffs, averaging better than 20 points and six rebound and nearly four assists over his stellar career.

“He’s a winner, a champion and a great competitor,” said Doc Rivers, who coached Pierce in Boston.

The new deal with Washington will pay Pierce just over $11 million, while Humphries will earn about $13 million.

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some flexibility for its dream scenario of pursing reigning NBA MVP, Kevin Durant when his contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder expires in 2016.

“The first thing you like about this deal is that it’s affordable. Even if you aren’t sold that Pierce has a ton left in the tank, he has to be worth more than $6 million per year,” said Stephen Babb, a featured columnist for the Bleacher Report. “That’s a bargain for this guy’s basketball IQ alone.”

Babb said luring Durant might be wishful thinking, but noted that, “We’ve all recently seen what the power of home can do.”

Of course, Babb’s referred to James’ unexpected return to the Cavaliers, a team he unceremoniously

dumped four years ago to pursue a title in South Beach.

James signed a two year deal with Cleveland on July 11 worth just over $42 million after rejecting the Heat’s offer of a maximum deal to stay with them.

Many in the NBA applauded James for returning to his roots and the Wizards and their fans are hoping that nostalgia will play a role in Durant’s decision when he hits the open market.

“I can only imagine how D.C. would react with Durant coming home,” said Jonah Carter, a fan who lives in Southeast.

“Cleveland threw a big party for LeBron. We’ll throw a parade if we get Durant.”WI

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Washington Kastles Defeat Texas Wild 23-18

Venus Williams returned to the Kastles lineup to a thunderous ovation after missing the 2013 World Team Tennis (WTT) season. Prior to her match, Williams hosted a clinic for children on July 16 at George Washington University’s Charles E. Smith Center in Northwest. The Kastles defeated the Texas Wild 23-18. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

Venus Williams faced longtime rival Martina Hingis for the women’s doubles set in a World Team Tennis (WTT) match between the Washington Kastles and the Texas Wild on July 16 at George Washington University’s Charles E. Smith Center in Northwest.

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Venus Williams and Medina Garrigues faced off in the women’s singles event on July 16 at George Washington University’s Charles E. Smith Center in Northwest. Garrigues defeated Williams 5-4.

In the team final, the Kastles defeated the Texas Wild 23-18. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Les Brown, an author and internationally-known motivational speaker, says there are 9 principles that define true greatness. I would like to share principle No. 4 with you this week: Self-awareness, self-commitment and self-approval – all essential to attaining self-fulfillment.

Simply stated, you know who you are, you like who you are and you will do everything in your power to improve yourself, which results in self-fulfillment. Let’s take a look at each part of this equation, define it and analyze it.

Self-awareness means you have an awareness of your likes and dislikes, your distinct personality, your very own individuality. You know who you are; you know that you’re the only person with your specific set of fingerprints in the world. No one else came to this earth to fulfill the mission that the Lord sent you here to do. No one else knows, so don’t allow others to dictate to you how to live your life.

Just like the lyrics to the song, “I Know Who I Am,” by Israel Houghton, that reads “… I know who I am; I know who God says I am; What He says I am; Where He says I am at; I know who I am.”

Self-commitment is the next part that we will define, which means the act of committing, pledging, or engaging oneself – in essence, being true to you. Remember the scripture that talks about the greatest Commandment, which begins by reminding us to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”

The second is this: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Mark 12:30-31 NIV. How can you love your neighbor as yourself, when you’re not committed to you, and aren’t keeping the pledges you made to yourself.

Do you tell yourself you’re not going to smoke again, because you know it’s bad for your health, yet you do it anyway? Do you tell yourself you will exercise regularly and lay off all of that unhealthy, fattening food that you’ve been eating, yet you find yourself being too lazy to exercise, and you’re still enjoying macaroni and cheese and fried chicken! If you answered yes, you’re not being faithful to yourself and you’re defeating your purpose.

Last but not least, there’s self-approval which means that you hold a favorable opinion of yourself. In fact, you love yourself.

Will the real you, please stand up!

Once you’ve gotten all the knowledge of the three parts of yourself together, then you will definitely be fulfilled. You will do what pleases the Lord and what feels good and right to you, whether you’re paid for doing it or not – whether it’s mandatory or not. It’s your choice to be pitiful or powerful.

I’m reminded of my own life, and how this principle continues to work for me. Those of you who read my column are familiar with my health agenda. In continuing with my goal to teach others, I’m coordinating my sorority’s health fair at a national convention in Dallas, Texas.

Sticking with the promises

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made to myself, I’m delighted to keep the commitment I’ve made and to share with others what my family didn’t know about complications resulting from diabetes.

That’s self-fulfillment!

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RELIGION BAPTIST

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL

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

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

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

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

Pilgrim Baptist Church

Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

Church of Living Waters

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745

700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849

301-894-6464

Worship Sundays @ 7:30 & 11:00 A.M. 5th Sundays @ 9:30 A.M. 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30 P.M.

Schedule of Service Sunday Service: 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

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

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

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

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Crusader Baptist Church

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

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

Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., • Pastor 2498 Alabama Ave., SE • Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 • www.acamec.org 2008: The Year of New Beginnings “Expect the Extraordinary” Sunday Worship Services: 8:00a.m. and 11:00a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

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

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

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

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

“God is Love”

Third Street Church of God

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax

Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor 1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.5889 office 202.638.1803 fax

Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org emailus@gmchc.org

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

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

ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

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

We are proud to provide the trophies for the Washington Informer Spelling Bee

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

Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

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

Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.”

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

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

52 Years of Expert Engraving Services

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

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RELIGION BAPTIST

All Nations Baptist Church

Advertise Your Church services here: call Ron Burke at

202-561-4100 or email rburke@washingtoninformer.com

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Israel Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

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

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

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

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

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

St. Luke Baptist Church

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

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

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

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

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

Zion Baptist Church

Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

Advertise Your Church services here: call Ron Burke at

202-561-4100 or email rburke@washingtoninformer.com

Advertise Your Church services here: call Ron Burke at

202-561-4100 or email rburke@washingtoninformer.com

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

St. Matthews Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074

Salem Baptist Church

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

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

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

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

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

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

Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

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

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator

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

New Members Class 9:30a.m.

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

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

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

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 A.M.

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

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

Peace Baptist Church

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

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working....

And We Are Working With GOD

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

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

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

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

Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m.

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

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

Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church” Matthew 6:33 and Mathew 28:18-20, KJV

Sunday Service: 10 am Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 am 1st Sunday Baptism: 10: am 2nd Sunday Holy Communion: 10 am Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 pm Prayer Meeting: 7:45 pm

Email: stmatthewsbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org

Motto: : “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship”

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

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Order of Services Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 am Sunday School: 9:00 am Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer / Bible Study: 6:15 pm - 7:20 pm (Tuesday)

Christ Embassy DC

6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065

1864-2014

150 Years of Service

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

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Sunday Worship Services: 7:45am & 11:00am Sunday school For All Ages 9:30am Prayer Services Wednesday 11:30am & 6:45pm Bible Institute Wednesday at Noon & 7:45pm “Changing Lives On Purpose “ Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 P.M. Friday Evening Service 7:00 P.M. ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com

Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Sunday Church School: 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 A.M. Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 P.M. Prayer Service Bible Study

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor 2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 Fax: (202) 529-7738 Order of Services Worship Service: 7:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m.

Prayer Services: Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday 12 Noon Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.

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Administration No. 2014 ADM 700

Administration No. 2014 ADM 679

Administration No. 2014 ADM 693

Administration No. 2013 ADM 1293

Tritobia Hayes Benjamin

Katherine Handy Duffey

John B. Sparrow, Sr.

Benjamin Attaway

Decedent

Decedent

Decedent

James Larry Frazier, Esq.

Peter D. Antonoplos, Esq.

Deborah D. Boddie, Esq.

918 Maryland Avenue, NE

1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600

Washington, DC 20002

1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300

Washington, DC 20036

Washington, DC 20001

Attorney

Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Earl Thomas Jackson, whose address is 1331 Varnum

Victor D. Sparrow, whose address is 611 Stillwater

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20017, was appointed

Place, Mitchellville, MD 20721, was appointed Personal

Personal Representative of the estate of Katherine Handy

Representative of the estate of John B. Sparrow, Sr.,

Duffey, who died on May 29, 2014 with a Will, and

who died on May 1, 2014 without a Will, and will

Attaway, who died on March 5, 2008 with a Will, and

will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs

serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and

will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs

and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter

heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their

and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter

their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall

appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall

be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street,

D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street,

N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001,

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 17,

N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001,

on or before January 17, 2015. Claims against the

2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented

on or before January 10, 2015. Claims against the

decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a

to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills

decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a

copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register

or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the

copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register

of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before

undersigned, on or before January 17, 2015, or be

January 17, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF WILSON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE JUVENILE COURT DIVISION File NO. 14 JT 7 Annetta Crumel vs. Robert Antwoine

Attorney

Mobley

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

TO: ROBERT ANTWOINE

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

MOBLEY

Zalika A. Benjamin, whose address is 3525 16th Street,

Take notice that a pleading seeking

relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is termination of parental rights of minor child Trinity

NW, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Tritobia Hayes Benjamin, who died on June 21, 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., 515 5th Street,

Monique Mobley.

You are required to make defense to such pleading within 40 days from the date of the first publication of this Notice.

If you fail to do so, the Plaintiff will seek the relief sought herein.

N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 17, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 17, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first

This the 10th day of July, 2014.

publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

name, address and relationship.

relationship.

CRAFT, LEVIN & ABNEY, L.L.P

Date of first publication:

Tel. (252) 291-3200 Fax (252) 291-8980

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE JUVENILE COURT DIVISION

Mobley TO: ROBERT ANTWOINE

Take notice that a pleading seeking

relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is termination of parental rights of minor child Zachary Christian

You are required to make defense to such pleading within 40 days from the date of the first publication of this Notice.

If you fail to do so, the Plaintiff will seek the relief sought herein.

January 10, 2015, 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:

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Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Register of Wills

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Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Washington Informer

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Probate Division

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2014 ADM 685

Administration No. 2014 ADM 676

Administration No. 2014 ADM 660

Administration No. 2014 ADM 677

Earnest R. Campbell

Helena C. Lambeth

Decedent

Decedent

Jennifer E. Loud, Esquire

Aimee D. Griffin, Esq.

Washington, DC 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Andrew Campbell, whose address is 323 Rountable Drive, Fort Washington, MD 20744, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Earnest R. Campbell, who died on September 3, 2008 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 A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 17, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 17, 2015, 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 relationship.

July 17, 2014

Eleanor Alma Butler Decedent

July 10, 2014 Sharon Gilbert Arneice Berry Personal Representative

Charles W. DeBoe Decedent

1353 Sheridan Street, NW

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Washington, DC 20011

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Attorney

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

Bernetta Jean Robinson, whose address is 4013 24th NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Place, Temple Hills, MD 20748, was appointed Personal

Kathy L. DeBoe, whose address is 703 Quackenbos

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Representative of the estate of Eleanor Alma Butler,

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed

who died on May 5, 2014 without a Will, and will

Personal Representative of the estate of Charles W.

serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and

DeBoe, who died on March 4, 2013 with a Will, and

heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their

will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs

appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter

appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

Duane P. Lambeth and Frank T. Lambeth, Jr., whose addresses are 13530 Sherwood For. Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20904 and 1654 Primrose Rd., WDC 20012, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Helena C. Lambeth, who died on July 17, 2008 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown

D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 10,

enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to

2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented

such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will)

to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills

shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th

or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the

Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C.

undersigned, on or before January 10, 2015, or be

20001, on or before January 17, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 17, 2015, 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

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

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

Bernetta Jean Robinson Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Washington Informer

Washington Informer

copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register

relationship.

July 17, 2014

TRUE TEST COPY

decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a

January 10, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed

Date of first publication:

Personal Representative

on or before January 10, 2015. Claims against the

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

July 10, 2014

Personal Representative

N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001,

of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before

name, address and relationship.

Frank T. Lambeth, Jr.

be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street,

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

Date of first publication:

Duane P. Lambeth

appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including

Andrew Campbell

703 W. Nash Street, Suite E.

Fax (252) 291-8980

of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before

Personal Representative

Date of first publication:

Tel. (252) 291-3200

Personal Representatives of the estate of Benjamin

Personal Representative

CRAFT, LEVIN & ABNEY, L.L.P

Wilson, N.C. 27893

PO Box 62350, Washington, DC 20019, were appointed

Victor D. Sparrow

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

Wesley Abney

11107 Robert Carter Rd., Fairfax Station, VA 22039 &

Personal Representative

This the 10th day of July, 2014.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Sharon Gilbert and Arneice Berry, whose addresses are

Earl Thomas Jackson

Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building

Mobley.

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Zalika A. Benjamin

MOBLEY

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

July 17, 2014

7826 Eastern Ave., NW, Suite 410

Annetta Crumel vs. Robert Antwoine

Attorney

Date of first publication:

The Loud Law firm

File NO. 14 JT 8

Washington, DC 20001

July 17, 2014

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF WILSON

1308 Ninth Street, NW, suite 300

Date of first publication:

703 W. Nash Street, Suite E. Wilson, N.C. 27893

Deborah D. Boddie, Esq.

July 17, 2014

Attorneys for Plaintiff Wesley Abney

Decedent

name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: July 10, 2014 Kathy L. DeBoe

TRUE TEST COPY

Personal Representative

Anne Meister

TRUE TEST COPY

Register of Wills

Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

Washington Informer

www.washingtoninformer.com

The Washington Informer

July 24 - July 30, 2014

33

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Probate Division

Probate Division

Probate Division

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2014 ADM 736

Administration No. 2014 ADM 735

Josiah A. Brockington

Mary F. Cooke

Decedent

Decedent

Aimee D. Griffin, Esq.

Aimee D. Griffin, Esq.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

1353 Sheridan Street, NW

1353 Sheridan Street, NW

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Washington, DC 20011

Washington, DC 20011

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Attorney

Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014 ADM 657

Administration No. 2014 ADM 694

Margaret T. Irving Decedent

Willie Mae Wood

Administration No. 2014 ADM 731 Robert Drake Decedent

Decedent James Larry Frazier 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

William Wood, whose address is 24455 Eleys Ford Road, Lignum, VA 22726, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Willie Mae Wood, who

Belinda Drake, whose address is 8005 Alcoa Dr., Fort Washington, MD 20744, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Robert Drake, who died on

Giuliana Dunham Irving, whose address is 1411

died on February 6, 2007 without a Will, and will serve

Claudia H. Payne, whose address is 3607 Burleigh

December 21, 2005 without a Will, and will serve with

Longfellow Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011,

Donella Brockington, whose address is 4405 13th Place,

with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

NE, Washington, DC 20017, was appointed Personal

Drive, Mitchelville, MD 20721, was appointed Personal

Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

Representative of the estate of Josiah A. Brockington,

Representative of the estate of Mary F. Cooke, who died

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or

who died on May 9, 2014 without a Will, and will

on October 28, 2011 with a Will, and will serve without

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or

to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the

serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and

Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the

appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or

appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the

D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building

was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Margaret T. Irving, who died on may 13, 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.

Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of

A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before

decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

January 24, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be

D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register

Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 24, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 24,

of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to

A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before

2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented

January 24, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be

of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to

the undersigned, on or before January 24, 2015, or be

to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills

presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register

the undersigned, on or before January 24, 2015, or be

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the

of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

undersigned, on or before January 10, 2015, or be

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

undersigned, on or before January 24, 2015, or be

the undersigned, on or before January 24, 2015, or be

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

relationship.

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

relationship.

relationship.

Date of first publication:

Date of first publication:

July 24, 2014

July 24, 2014

Donella Brockington

Claudia H. Payne

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

TRUE TEST COPY

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Register of Wills Washington Informer

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 10, 2015. 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

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication:

Date of first publication: July 24, 2014

July 10, 2014 Personal Representative

Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister

TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister

July 24, 2014 Belinda Drake Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Washington Informer

Washington Informer

Washington Informer

Washington Informer

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Probate Division

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Probate Division

Administration No. 2013 ADM 299

Administration No. 2014 ADM 687

Rease S. Pugh

Vernamae K. Thomas aka Vernamae Katherine Thomas

Decedent

Decedent

Brett E. Cohen

Attorney Ethel Mitchell, Wills and Trusts LLC

7910 Woodmont Avenue, # 1430

Suite 1045, 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Bethesda, MD 20814-7048

Washington, DC 20036

Attorney

Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Brett E. Cohen, whose address is 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1430, Bethesda, MD 20814-7047, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Rease S. Pugh, who died on April 30, 2012 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 10, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 10, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: July 10, 2014

LEGAL NOTICES

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014 ADM 697

Administration Number 2014 ADM 751 William N. Worsley, Jr. Estate of

Decedent

Sylvia B. Thomas

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Deceased

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

addresses are 7505 Buchanan St., #111, Hyattsville,

Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this

DC 20018, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of William N. Worsley, Jr., who died on

Street, Temple Hills, MD 20748, was appointed

Court by Madelyn Daniels for standard probate, including

Personal Representative of the estate of Vernamae K.

the appointment of one or more personal representative.

Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

Thomas aka Vernamae Katherine Thomas, who died on April 22, 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building

Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this

presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register

June 25, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the

Court within 30 days from the date of first publication

Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building

of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter

A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before

set forth.

A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 24, 2015. 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

Appoint an unsupervised personal representative.

the undersigned, on or before January 24, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees

the undersigned, on or before January 24, 2015, or be

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees Date of first publication:

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

July 24, 2014

relationship.

relationship.

July 24, 2014 Jesse Gale Thomas

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

TRUE TEST COPY

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Washington Informer

Washington Informer

202-561-4100

by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so

of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice

Date of first publication:

call Ron Burke at

January 24, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be

of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

services here:

MD 20784 & 3460 Summit Ct., NE, Washington,

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Brett E. Cohen

34 July 24 - July 30, 2014

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Kenya A. Worsley and Mary A. Thomas, whose

Jesse Gale Thomas, whose address is 5504 Clothier

relationship.

Date of first publication:

William Wood Giuliana Dunham Irving

inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and

Date of first publication: July 24, 2014 Personal Representative: Madelyn Daniels

Kenya A. Worsley

or email

Mary A. Thomas Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

Anne Meister

rburke@washingtoninformer.com

Register of Wills Washington Informer

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CURRY continued from Page 21 gain admission strictly on race.

As the University of Texas noted, the holistic review was created to give students an individualized review during the admissions process.

“Close scrutiny of the data in this record confirms that holistic review – what little remains after over 80 percent of the class is admitted on class rank alone – does not , as claimed, function as an open gate to boost minority headcount for a racial quota.

Far from it,” the appeals court stated. “The increasingly fierce competition for the decreasing number of seats available for Texas students outside the top ten percent results in minority students being under-represented – and white students being over represented – in holistic review admissions relative to the

MALVEAUX continued from Page 21 ogize “unreservedly.”

The Feed a Child people are, at best, insensitive louts. They aren’t the only ones at fault though. The ad agency’s willingness to produce this ad is repugnant, and anyone who is thinking of using this agency might want to think again. There were people on the set when this ad was produced, or behind the scenes who edited it. Did even one of them make some noise, or are they so accustomed to African people being treated as animals that they had no quarrel with this offensive ad? It suggests that there were few, if any, Africans involved in the development and production of this reprehensible ad. Perhaps that is why Alza Rautenbach does not see color.

MORIAL continued from Page 21 employment continues to outpace the national average. In June, overall unemployment fell to 6.1 percent and the rate for Whites is now at 5.3 percent. But African American unemployment remains in double-digits at 10.7 percent.

The rate for Hispanics is 7.8 percent. Most disturbingly, African American and Hispanic youth continue to experience extremely high rates of unemployment.

According to a joint statement from Senator Gillibrand and Congressman Fattah, “The average unemployment rate for minority youth in May was almost 24 percent for African Americans and just over 12 percent for Hispanics.

Approximately 5.8 million youth, or nearly 15 percent of 16 to 24

program’s impact on each incoming class.”

In 2003, the Supreme Court, in Grutter v. Bollinger, upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action in a case involving the University of Michigan Law School. The court’s 5-4 majority accepted the assertion that diversity is essential to the educational mission of universities, but required a standard of “strict scrutiny” be applied, requiring that remedies be narrowly tailored to achieve the goal of a diverse student body.

The University of Texas, following a long, documented history of racial animus, complied with that narrow Supreme Court standard and the Fifth Circuit originally sanctioned those efforts. The decision was appealed and the Supreme Court sent the case back to the appeals court.

Now, for the second time since 2011, the 5th Circuit judges have

stated unequivocally that UT is operating a lawful affirmative action program.

That was evident to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the lone dissenter in the 7-1 decision to send the Texas cases back to the 5th Circuit. She said, “…Like so many educational institutions across the Nation, the University has taken care to follow the model approved by the Court in Grutter v. Bollinger.”

But this conservative-dominated Supreme Court will probably visit this case yet again, trying to find a way to chip away at one of its own rulings.WI George E. Curry is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com or at www. twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook

The goals of the Feed A Child, founded in 2010, are stated on their website. They say they feed children “of no particular color” or “ethical (sic)” group. They also say one of their goals is to “restore dignity”.

Do these Feed A Child people really think it is dignified to portray an African child as a dog?

The Feed A Child organization may well have good intentions but “good intentions are not good enough.” Instead of having an African child crawl around like a dog, why not show a full dog dish and a half-full child’s dish to make a point.

Treating a child as a dog reinforces the notion of White superiority that Caucasians like Alza Raugenbach embrace.

As for Ogilvy and Mather, they really ought to know better. What is the purpose of having an interna-

tional company if there is no international sensitivity to these matters?

Ogilvy and Mather was founded in 1948 in New York City. They’ve seen their share of social transformation.

Someone at the agency should have had the integrity to put a foot down and said “no way.” Instead, they chose profits over people.

In the name of helping hungry children, Ms. Rautenbach has dehumanized them and Ogilvy and Mather were the instrument of their dehumanization. These folks really ought to be ashamed, but clearly they know no shame – just dehumanization.WI

year olds are neither employed, nor attending school and, as a result, not developing the skills, education and job experience necessary for quality jobs.”

Passage of the Urban Jobs Act provisions in WIOA will help reduce youth unemployment, strengthen our economy and give millions of young people of color access to the education and skills needed for success in work and in life. The legislation also complements the National Urban League’s extraordinary $100 million, 5-year Jobs Rebuild America initiative, which is bringing together resources from the government, business and non-profit sectors to help bring jobs and hope back to hard-pressed communities – reducing unemployment, creating jobs and expanding economic opportunity in 50 com-

munities throughout the nation.

The reauthorization of WIOA is also a victory for bipartisanship and responsible government action, two things that have been lacking recently in Washington.

As President Obama commented, “Today’s vote helps ensure that our workers can earn the skills employers are looking for right now and that American businesses have the talent pool it takes to compete and win in our global economy. I look forward to signing it into law and hope Congress will continue to come together to make progress for America’s working families.”

We intend to keep up the fight to see that they do.WI

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Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Orleans, is president and CEO of the National Urban League.

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As the NNPA, there are some challenges we must take up on behalf of our community, including the hostile takeover of one of the largest Black-led banks in America headquartered in South Carolina. Unfortunately, most Black Americans are not even aware of the plight of CertusBank based in Greenville.

The three top original founders and executives of CertusBank were Black Americans: Executive Chairman Milton H. Jones, Jr., CEO Walter L. Davis, and President Angela Webb. It has been reported that the assets of CertusBank in the first quarter of 2014 were approximately $1.6 billion. Blacks in Greenville and surrounding communities

FLETCHER continued from Page 22 would rather stay in their own countries as opposed to migrating. That means that the U.S. can and should provide the necessary support to countries that are attempting to stabilize and grow. It should not be promoting or endorsing coups, as it did as recently as 2009 in the case of Honduras, or as it implies in its relationship to the Venezuelan

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them – law, music, medicine – we got what we needed. Lawyers from Algonquin J. Calhoun, to Johnnie Cochran, to Thurgood Marshall, they stepped up for us.

When we had voices to express our joy and our pain, which could not get recorded by White record companies, we had folks like Berry Gordy fill our need.

We had doctors from Ernest Just, to Percy Julian, to Ben Carson when we needed them.

But just because a person is Black does not guarantee that person will do a good job for our people. When he retired from the Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was asked should Republican President George H.W. Bush appoint a The Washington Informer

were very proud of CertusBank since its founding in 2010. But in April, without justification, the civil rights of Jones, Davis and Webb were systematically violated as they were unfairly removed from their board and executive position at CertusBank. This was a shock to the Black community. At a time when the American economy is recovering, this is a time for strengthening not weakening the economic base in Black America.

We stand with the Greenville NAACP and Branch President J.M. Flemming in opposing this blatant act of racial injustice.

Rev. Flemming, in a recent letter to the new primarily non-Black officials now in control of CertusBank, stated, “But now with the swift termination of the 3 [three] African American executives ‘without cause,’ and aggressive removal of more African American Certus employees, we

see a new direction which promotes a climate of bigotry in our community.”

Once again, Parren Mitchell’s wise observation about the need to have an organized approach to supporting and defending Black-owned businesses from racial discrimination and injustice rings true. His advocacy for the establishment of the Black Business Legal Defense Fund is still needed. We will keep you posted on this case, which is now in federal court. Let’s not only read and hear the “Voice of Black America,” let’s respond with our activism, energy, prayers, resources and support.WI

opposition. It needs to be cooperating with the governments of Latin American and the Caribbean on the basis of mutual respect rather than imposing what it sees as solutions, a factor that has contributed to the near civil war situation involving criminal gangs in Mexico.

While the U.S. political elite, and much of our population, would rather forget history and ignore the role of the U.S. in the crimes against the peoples

of Latin America and the Caribbean, if we want solutions, we need to bite the bullet, so to speak, and come to terms with our own role.

There actually is no alternative.WI

Black justice to succeed him. He said the bite from a black snake could be as deadly as that from a white snake. Well?

We must embrace virtuous values and principles on which to make our stand. Yes, we should think Black and teach our children to think Black. We must stop automatically thinking that black skin is inferior to white skin. Sadly though, just as Dr. Kenneth Clark discovered more than 60 years ago in a test of Black children choosing, good and bad, and pretty and ugly dolls, that Black children chose Black to be bad and White to be good. That study has been repeated, and 60 years later, on video, the results are undeniably the same.

We definitely need to Think Black, but that’s not enough.

What should I care about the number of Black fast-food franchises, if the Black ones are no better than the White ones when it comes to paying a living wage?

When it comes to neatness, and politeness, and friendly, prompt service? Henry Ford wanted his employees to be paid well enough to be able to afford to purchase his automobiles.

What should I care about a Black fast-food franchise owner, whose workers are rude and untidy, and who have to get food stamps to feed their families? I’d just as soon eat at Chick Fil-A where at least the workers are polite, and seem to like their jobs enough to want their customers to enjoy their meals.

Think Black. Think Black Unity around virtuous principles. That’s a start.WI

Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is the Interim President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).He can be reached at dr.bchavis@nnpa.org; or online at http://drbenjaminfchavisjr.wix.com/ drbfc

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EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Our Emergency Department (or “ER”) is opened 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and is continuously staffed by highly trained physicians who have extensive training and experience in emergency medicine. Our dedicated staff of providers cares for over 53,000 patients annually.

Our ED is divided into two sections The Emergency Department Core and the Fast Track to care for patients with both major and minor medical conditions and emergencies.

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CORE In UMC’s Emergency Department Core, our skillful physicians, nurses, and technicians are trained to care for patients with major medical conditions including cardiac diseases, stroke, respiratory distress, trauma, diabetes and other acute life-threatening illnesses. Should patients require higher levels of care or further trauma care, patients are stabilized first and then transferred to one of our affiliated major medical centers. Our staff will coordinate the transfer with the receiving hospital.

FAST TRACK In Fast Track, emergency medicine providers will treat a patient’s minor illnesses and injuries. Our Fast Track, like our emergency department, is open 24 hours a day, 365 days yearly.

LIST OF HOSPITAL SERVICES » Cancer Screening » Cardiology » Diabetes » Emergency Medicine » Family Practice » GI » Infectious Disease » Intensive Care » Internal Medicine » Interventional Radiology

» Minimally Invasive Vascular Surgery » Neurology » Obstetrics-Gynecology » Orthopedics » Pathology » Plastic Surgery » Psychiatric Services for Adults » Pulmonology

» Radiology » Rehabilitation Services » Renal Dialysis » Rheumatology » Skilled Nursing » Surgery » Telemetry » Urology » Wound Care

PRIMARY CARE CENTER At the UMC Primary Care Center, we want to be your first choice “your lifelong home” for all of your health care. Our staff of board-certified doctors, nurse practitioners, and nurses can take care of all of your medical, prevention, and wellness needs: » Physical exams such as regular check-ups, annual physicals, and sports and camp physicals » Pediatrics and Well-baby » Women’s Health, including Obstetrics/Gynecology (OB/GYN) and breast health » Acute conditions such as flu, strep throat, gastrointestinal upset, sinus conditions, seasonal allergies, etc.. » Asthma, Diabetes, Hypertension or high cholesterol, including diagnosis, treatment and on-going disease management » Laboratory Services and Testing

General Hours of Operation Monday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Tuesday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Friday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Our Location United Medical Center Medical Office Building (next to the hospital) 1328 Southern Ave, SE, Suite 302 Washington, DC 20032 For specific hours of operation for each department or to schedule an appointment, please call (202) 574-6141.

Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation | 1310 Southern Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20032 P 202.574.6000 | www.united-medicalcenter.com

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