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By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill One day after President Donald Trump reiterated racist remarks about four congresswomen he called “racist” and “not very smart,” a group of American Muslims, activists and community leaders presented their own message: Speak out against phobia. The Muslim Caucus Education Collective, a nonprofit organization that seeks to combat hate through grassroots efforts, hosted a two-day discussion at the National Housing Center in Northwest, July 23 – 24. Ghazala Salam, president of the caucus, said discussions started seven months ago as a means of eliminating hate and incorporate political harmony when the president spews racist language which cause division in America. “It’s time to turn up the heat on the racial and religious justice debate in this country,” she said. “We have got to open up our mouths, speak up and stand up because if we don’t do it, no one else is going to do it for us.” Trump criticized Omar and three other Democratic congresswomen, Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, during a rally July 14 in North Carolina where Trump supporters chanted “send them back.” Omar represents the only person born outside of the U.S. but be-

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5 The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum celebrates the 50thanniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, with a life-size projection of the Saturn V rocket on the Washington Monument. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

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Summer Spirit Festival to Pay Homage to Homegrown Go-Go Groove Local Favs Be’La Dona, Sugar Bear, Ms. Kim & Scooby Back with Pulsating Beats

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir With a history boasting roots can be traced to the early 70s, replete with free, family-friendly outdoor concerts in Anacostia Park in Southeast, the musings of determined grassroots activists including one D.C. transplant named Marion Barry and gifted musicians known for spitting out inspirational lyrics while African-like cadences kept the beat – on overturned buckets not snare drums - the season’s annual go-go groove party is poised to make its return. The 2019 Summer Spirit Festival is presented by the dynamic

duo of Carol Kirkendall and Darryll Brooks, professionally known as CD Enterprises, Inc., who have long-proven that they have a penchant for putting on a concert second to none. And that’s what they promise to bring once more on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. Their tagline, perhaps, summarizes their mission best: “Not just another concert but an event.” “We pride ourselves in running a great show with great sounds, lights and a show that starts on time,” they said. We want the show to be special for our customers.”

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5 The 2019 Summer Spirit Festival, hosted by Carol Kirkendall and Darryll Brooks, CD Enterprises, Inc., will blend soul, R&B, jazz, Hip-Hop, and Go-Go. Sugar Bear will be featured with Be’la Dona. (Shevry Lassiter/WI File Photo)

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When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, The Humane Society of the United States [HSUS] will be on hand to share information about career opold daughter told her the father survivors are treated. more technology, rights for victim's families and Humane Society International released findings portunities in science, engineering, arts and of her daughter threatened her “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vicJuly 23 of an undercover investigation revealing a lumathematics. The venue will be the Boys and Girls life, and the life of their child, story, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assess-Club, crative ivory trade in the where deal4103 Benning Road NE. she knew something hadnation’s to be capital push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further ers take advantage of the lack of local laws banning organization, The NETwork National done. Out of her frustration said about Marlow. The sponsoring training for law enforcement the sale of ivory. Legislation has been introduced in eSTEAM program, was created to assist in bridging the with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life ProtecD.C. Councilshe thatdecided would prohibit salesreads of certain digital divide by providing toolsmandatory and resources to expand ofthethe situation, to who Marlow's book will tion Act and counselivorythe products as well as those made from rhino horn digital literacy and technology engagement in minority start Saving Promise cam“get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. within the District. expand the awarepaign. case in such a way, communities. the average Its mission “If we remains are evertogoing to eradiFrom 2019, ness Technology, “It seemsApril to betoa July vicious cycleinvestigators person canfound get it.” She saidofat Science, the cate domestic Engineering, violence, we Arts, must and ivory products for sale at L’Enfant Gallery, Capital Math (STEAM) related careers and provide a pipeline that won't turn my family end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. 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The sympoWithout documentation, it is impossible tosentenced know tofostering collaboration and innovation,” said Latya who was six consecawareness among children inTaysium wasitems sponsored by thein violation whether were imported fed- without lor, CEO, The NETwork . “Through TheShe NETutive lifeofterms parole public andBICP private schools. Family a Maryland his eSTEAM, role in feels eral law and which Youth prohibitsServices imports orbyinterstate salesjury for work our flagship childrenacademic need toenrichment be educat-proCenter the recently city of killed District the Under Beltwayfed-Sniper gram, attacks in ed about domestic violence. of ivoryoffrom elephants. we endeavor to contribute to the minority talent Heights and the National Hook- for2002. 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Six the cyclecan of register abuse inat:her family, pieces theviolence. investigator seenis in years of investiand teachers https://thenetinspired by her own experiences, years in fear is a long time. It is and is confident the policies she gating ivory sales across the U.S. including items workesteamfair-dc.eventbrite.com. and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that for sale ranging from $150 to $600,000. le during her and her of,”$600,000; she said. a process. thismother investigation: a fulldaughter. elephant tusk, She said every time she reads Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to multi-figurine game board, $48,000; carved horseexcerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to drawn chariots, $12,000; and various figurines and can not believe the words came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. jewelries, ranging from $150 to $18,000. from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliPresident/CEO said, “It is diswonHSUS the 2007 National Kitty “BestBlock the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” tressing that ivory sales are occurring right here in Books” Award. that she may be in Maryland “survival Gov.Tia Carol Jones recently can be reached Larry Hogan announced my hometown [] where our federal government has “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net commuters could save more than $28 million in the unequivocally condemned the international trade in my eye first blackened and my “Before you get to 'I'm going next five years based on new tolling options. He cited ivory from recently poached elephants. The Council lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI the following examples: pay-by-plate option by June ofElaine the District of Columbia must act to pass legislaDavis-Nickens, presi2020 allowing tolls to be automatically billed to credit tion that will protect imperiled elephants and rhinos dent of the National Hook-Up cards at the same rate as cash customer; new classifiremoving the financial ofbyBlack Women, said thereincentives is no to kill them and cations for motorcycles and vehicles towing one- and trade in their [The District] should no longer consistency in parts. the way domestic two-axle trailers such as fishing boats or landscaping condone a trade that decimates Earth’s iconic speviolence issues are dealt with by equipment by September 2020. The Maryland Transcies.” portation Authority Board plans to vote on various Councilmember Mary M. Cheh said: “I have inproposals on July 25 after which hearings and other troduced the Elephant Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn meetings will be scheduled for public input. Along Trafficking Prohibition Act on three separate occawith two prior toll initiatives in 2015 and 2018, Hosions. Perhaps if an earlier iteration of this legislation gan said Marylanders should anticipate saving upwards had passed back in 2015 when it was first introduced, of $344 million. the ivory market would not have moved to the Dis“We are proud to once again deliver historic toll trict of Columbia at all. Nevertheless, we must not relief for our citizens by putting another $28 million sit passively while the ivory market thrives in the Disback into the pockets of hardworking Marylanders,” trict. Limiting the demand for ivory and horns is key he said. “With this next action, we will be delivering on to stopping the unnecessary and inhumane slaughter three rounds of toll relief in less than five years.” of these animals —and we cannot wait.”

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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 Gender Toolkit Releasedlaws. at NAACP Annual Convention I will not stop until The National Black Justice Coalition released an advisory guide during last week’s NAACP annual convention in these policies are passed. Detroit addressing recommended language, definitions and connotations, related to the LGBTQ community. The Words Matter: Gender Justice Toolkit provides definitions of words such as cisgender, intersectionality and cogniL.Y. Marlow tive bias. It also lists words and terms to avoid. For instance, the kit notes “dyke” as a derogatory term to identify a person in the lesbian community. The preferred language would be “lesbian,” “woman who loves women,” or “same-gender loving.” The kit also highlights how community leaders can advocate and meet with legislators. “Negative words reinforce stereotypes, marginalize the most vulnerable among us and support harmful ideas about race, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, socioeconomic status and other factors,” said David J. Johns, executive director of the Coalition. To read the full report, go to https://bit.ly/2XXCs5D.

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As Ward 8 residents continue to fall victim to violent crime, questions about the nature of police-community relations -particularly the police’s level of involvement in curbing illegal activity -- continue to weigh heavy on the minds of community leaders. While no quick fix exists for Robbie Woodland, a Congress Heights resident and advisory neighborhood commissioner, expressed a desire for officers who quickly and effectively respond to residents’ calls and proactively crack down on illegal activity known to occur in front of business establishments and other public areas. “You have a group of us who don’t want policing. At the same time, you don’t want the shooting. I don’t know if there’s a healthy medium,” Woodland told The Washington Informer. Woodland, commissioner of Single Member District 8C03 that includes parts of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Wheeler Road and Trenton Place, said a private meeting occurred Thursday, July 18 to address the recent spates of mob attacks allegedly orchestrated by youth attending public and charter schools. She said those who attended the meeting at the Metropolitan Police Department’s 7th District Police Station included three parents, 7th District Commander Andre Wright, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, members of the Gang Task Force and Department of Youth and Rehabilitative Services. Weeks after that incident, Woodland endeavored to identify teens filmed in other assaults of their peers on the street and visits to their apartments. She said those videos along with a growing list of complaints from constituents, compelled her to pressure 7th District and other partners for solutions that showed that they prioritized residents’ safety. She made clear that she couldn’t accept crime reduction alternatives, particularly those that placed that responsibility in the hands of people with no law enforcement experience. “I think policing is needed to a degree. I’m not saying for them to harass people, but we as

a community can’t do the policing ourselves,” Woodland said. “The violence interrupters don’t interrupt violence. They’re only in a small area of Southeast, and they have to get approval before they get into another area. They’re not licensed carriers so they’ll be running with the rest of us when there’s shooting.”

ADDRESSING AN ONGOING PROBLEM

As of July 23, MPD reported 94 homicides citywide, including that of 11-year-old Karon Brown, allegedly murdered on July 18 by an adult male in the aftermath of a fight between adults and youngsters. Other violent crimes of prominence in the District include assault with a deadly weapon and robbery, though instances of the former decreased by four percent over the last year. To proactively tackle crime, the Bowser administration has relied on MPD officers and violence interrupters, people with community rapport who help settle disputes. In her fiscal year 2020 budget, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) allocated $2.5 million to the Office of Neighborhood Engagement and Safety for the expansion of the program, currently in its second year of operation. That infusion of funds provided seven additional full-time violence interrupters, case managers, and community activities in places with the greatest need. At its inception, ONSE’s fulltime and part-time violence interrupters lived and maintained a presence in 20 District neighborhoods. The violence interrupters and Pathways Program, through which 50 of what’s considered the District’s most likely violent offenders gain resources for self-sustainability, came out of the Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results Act, legislation passed in 2016 to explore community-based solutions to the underlying causes of violent crime. In a victory for Black Lives Matter DC activists, a District Court judge ruled last month that MPD must record detailed stop-and-frisk data, including the race of the person stopped,

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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 gasfilled tunnel 250 feet under Lake Erie. 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.

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1847 — President Joseph J. Roberts declares the West African nation of Liberia an independent republic. The nation was primarily founded by former U.S. slaves returning to Africa. Roberts, himself, was born in Virginia. 1926 — The NAACP awards its prestigious Spingarn Medal to Carter G. Woodson for his work in Black History. Indeed, Woodson became known as the “Father of Black History.”

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1863 — President Abraham Lincoln issues his famous “eye-for-an-eye” order. The order was basically a threat aimed at stopping the Confederate practice of killing captured Black soldiers instead of imprisoning them. 1945 — Activist minister Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (right) is elected to Congress from Harlem, N.Y.

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1874 — Father Patrick Francis Healy becomes the first Black president of a major White university when he is inaugurated on this day as president of Georgetown University. 1960 — Nation of Islam founder Elijah Muhammad calls for an all-Black state in America during a speech in New York City. 1961 — One of Hollywood’s most talented and versatile performers and the recipient of a truckload of NAACP Image awards, Laurence John Fishburne III is born on this day in Augusta, Ga. WI

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1868 — The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified formally making former Black slaves citizens of the United States. 1915 — United States Marines begin the first American occupation of Haiti. 1917 — The NAACP organizes an 8,000-person strong “silent march” down New York’s Fifth Avenue to protest lynching and other brutalities against African Americans. 2009 — Death of the flamboyant Rev. Ike is announced. At his height in the mid-1970s, Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter reached an estimated 2.5 million African-Americans with his New York-based spiritual and financial betterment radio program.

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I was fortunate – no blessed and favored – to have parents whose love was so fierce that I would have never wanted to replace either of them for someone else. had that gave me the strength and courage to go on. For example, there have been times when the pungent aroma of my maternal grandmother’s powder has invaded my space, giving me the same kind of peace and feeling of being loved that she always provided when I was a little boy. As for my two, very special butterflies, I’d like to believe that the essence, the spirits, of my mother and father were in those two fragile insects – essential contributors within the Creator’s garden. In fact, I don’t just believe it – I know that is the case. And so, I remained quiet and as still as possible during those two powerful moments in my life so they could “speak” to me. Have you ever listened to the wind during a raging storm and heard a voice from afar or discerned the drummer’s message

that accompanied a torrential downpour as the rain pelted against your windows? What about those times when the sun’s rays were so intense that you wished you were in a cool river or lake – and then a breeze came out of nowhere to give you needed relief? That’s what I felt when my two butterflies visited me. I was fortunate – no blessed and favored – to have parents whose love was so fierce that I would have never wanted to replace either of them for someone else. Come hell or high water, as the saying goes, I knew without a doubt that whenever I called them or needed them, they would be there – no matter what. Even when I had done the worst, embarrassed them and the family beyond belief, or taken the road that I knew would lead to nowhere, they individually and collectively showed me that love is a “verb” – a word that calls for action rather than a description. I will never forget my butterfly encounters. One day, when I have joined my parents and the rest of the ancestors, I hope that when and if my children, or my grandchildren, are in search of answers from me, or desperately long for my touch, that I will somehow be able to let them know that I am still and forever with them, albeit in a less discernable form. Take it from me. If ever a butterfly visits you, let it speak to you. WI

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently toured a District neighborhood known as “The Soul of the City.” Bowser (D), along with D.C. Councilmember Trayon White (D-Ward 8), local government agency leaders, and staff as well as advisory neighborhood commissioners, on July 17, strolled along Alabama Avenue in Southeast and feeder streets in the Congress Heights neighborhood to hear the concerns of residents and examine the neighborhood’s infrastructure. “Every month, I conduct these walks in neighborhoods to identify and address issues,” Bowser said. “I have done these walks in all eight wards. All neighborhoods need something.” Until 20 years ago, Congress Heights had a reputation as a residential neighborhood plagued with criminal activity and abandoned housing. Positive economic activity started when the Congress Heights Metro Station opened in 2001 on the Green Line, next to the St. Elizabeth’s East campus. With support of the mayoral administrations of Anthony Williams, Adrian Fenty, Vincent Gray and Bowser, the neighborhood has seen substantive growth and development. The Shops at Park Village -- a strip mall along Alabama Avenue – offers Giant as the ward’s only full-service supermarket, as well as a collection of clothing stores, barbershops, sitdown and carryout eateries that include Chipotle. Last year, the Entertainment & Sports Arena opened at St. Elizabeth’s East, steps away from the western side of the Congress Heights Metro. The R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center, also on the St. Elizabeth’s East campus along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, has served several years as a meeting space for community groups. There are plans for a new mixed development by Redbrick LMD, which will include residential, office and retail space to the extent that residents won’t have to leave the St. Elizabeth’s campus to live, eat, work, shop and play. Despite the progress, Bowser and her entourage saw places where governmental intervention could make a difference. She walked from Turner Elementary School on Stanton Road, across the street to the side-

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5 D.C. Muriel Bowser and an entourage of city leaders recently toured the Congress Heights community in Southeast. (Courtesy Photo)

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people need jobs, and when they have jobs, they will act better.” Peak also alluded to criminal activity in her area, saying, “the crimes aren’t solved,” and suggested that a new playground and water park might make a difference in the safety of her neighborhood. Bowser’s walk included going to the back of Congress Parks Plaza where she heard residents’ complaints about rats. However, administrators at the D.C. Department of Public Works had already received information about the problem and pledged to work with the residents to bring about a resolution. As the entourage left the Plaza, the wind started to blow hard and rain came down quickly. Bowser briskly walked back to the Pop-Up Center and postponed the rest of the tour that would have ended at Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard on MLK Avenue. When she reached the gymnasium, Bowser conducted her wrap-up, imploring her staff to tackle the rat problem at the Plaza, as well as graffiti at Turner Elementary and the eyesore of abandoned property on Alabama Avenue. Despite the last-minute inclement weather, Bowser seemed pleased with the walk. “The walk went great,” she said with a smile. WI

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There has been widespread speculation whether D.C. Councilmember Vincent Gray will seek re-election to his Ward 7 seat in 2020. Some political observers say he has grown tired of the District’s political games and may want to do some other things in his life. Otherwise, while a growing number of young Ward 7 residents clamor for his position and influence, some surmise that the veteran councilmember and former mayor has served his time. However, Gray knocked down those summations on July 18 at Sala Thai restaurant and bar, where he announced his intentions to serve four more years as a city politician. “I am running again because I want to serve the people of Ward 7,” Gray, who first served as the ward’s councilmember from 2005-2007, said. “I want the ward to prosper and I would like for your help in order to do that.” In making the informal declaration, Gray addressed an audience of primarily young adults that included Ward 7 activists-Eboni-Rose Thompson, Erica Harrell and Chioma Iwuoha, who-acted as co-roundtable moderators. For his part, the councilmember who was queried on a broad range of topics, also requested a moment of silence on the death Sterling Tucker, first chair of the D.C. Council. When Iwuoha asked about economic development, Gray who also served from 2007 to 2011 as council chair, responded on point. “We have to bring more economic development to the ward and to neighborhoods east of the [Anacostia] River,” he said. “In Wards 7 and 8, we have about 150,000 people and we have only three full-service grocery stores. There are wards west of here that have six, eight or over 10 grocery stores and we have two in this ward and about to add another one and one in Ward 8 and still that’s not enough.” Lidl, a German grocer, which will anchor the Skyland Town Center site in Ward 7, had made its official announcement earlier on July 18 with Gray and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) in attendance. After Thompson asked Gray’s view on education, the councilmember stated pointedly that the conversation regarding the ward’s schools needs to change. “We want people from across the city to come to Ward 7 schools and

not for Ward 7 children to go other places,” Gray said, referencing his work on the recently passed budget to get more money for schools in his community. Afterward, Gray spoke about his signature educational issue: pre-Kindergarten education. When Gray served as the District’s mayor from 2011-2015, he worked to formulate the nation’s first comprehensive pre-Kindergarten education program where three-year-old childdren start school at taxpayers’ expense. Gray expressed pride in that achievement and spoke disparagingly of 2020 presidential candidates who want to take credit for his efforts. “John Hickenlooper, the former governor of Colorado who is now running for president, said he started the first pre-K program in the nation when he was mayor of Denver,” he said. “That’s not true and we are calling him out on it.” Gray spoke about the need for more police officers in Ward 7 to combat crime and for workforce housing for police officers, firefighters and teachers who work in the District. Harrell questioned Gray about “when will he pass the baton” so that a younger person can represent the ward. Gray responded that he loved being a public servant and wanted to continue doing so, despite the increased number of young challengers posturing in hopes of taking over his post. While Veda Rasheed, an advisory neighborhood commissioner for 7E01, has formed an exploratory committee on whether to seek the Ward 7 council seat, Anthony Lorenzo Green, 7C04 commissioner has already declared Gray’s seat. “Too many times we have leaders that don’t seem to hear them [Ward 7 residents] when they speak, stand up against injustice or be an advocate for solutions to problems that affect us every day,” Green stated in a post on his Twitter account. In addition, James Jennings, a political activist in the ward, appears poised to run and Villareal Johnson, a commissioner for 7B05, has been rumored to be interested in as well. Ambrose Lane Jr., chair of the D.C. Health Alliance Network and a Ward 7 resident, has also been mentioned by political observers as a candidate. There are whispers that former D.C. Councilmember Yvette Alexander, who served on council from 2007-2017, may want a rematch with Gray after losing in 2016. WI

5 D.C. Councilman Vincent Gray announces July 18 he will seek re-election to represent Ward 7. (Photo by Anthony Tilghman)

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Logistics Center Heads for District Council Approval

5 More than 100 people attend a Prince George’s County Planning Commission meeting July 18 to hear about a proposed 4-million square foot merchandise logistics center in Upper Marlboro. The proposal eventually received approval and sent to District Council. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Now that the Prince George’s County Planning Commission has approved a 78-acre merchandise logistics center in Upper Marlboro, the project heads for a nod from the District Council. While planners William Doerner and A. Shuanise Washington were absent from last week’s session commission chairwoman Elizbeth Hewlett, Dorothy Bailey and Manuel Geraldo – approved the project with conditions that include a more aesthetic-appealing wall, street improvements, and shuttle bus service provision for workers if no agreement can be reached with Metro. However, the council won’t review it for at least 30 days to allow for any appeals. What’s even more frustration for residents such as Leathey

mated starting salary of $15 an hour. Employees and visitors would walk inside a five-story, 800,000 square foot building slated to operate 24 hours, seven days a week. At least 100 tractor trailers would make daily trips to the property. Tom Haller, an attorney who represents Duke Realty, said arterial roads such as Presidential Park and portions of Woodyard Road would be refurbished to improve traffic flow for trucks, employees and residents in nearby Westphalia Town Center and Parkside residential development. The roads connect off Pennsylvania Avenue, one of the busiest and longest highways in the county. He said Melwood Road, currently labeled a “dead end” street at Woodyard Road, would be constructed as a four-lane road heading north toward the ware-

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Chandler, is that Amazon’s second headquarters will be built in nearby Arlington County, Va., with 25,000 jobs and several financial benefits. “We’re still not done fighting this thing,” said Chandler, who moved into a single-family and townhouse neighborhood in March, about two miles away from the huge tract in Upper Marlboro. “We plan to go all the way with this. We don’t want Amazon in our neighborhood.” Residents are weary the project labeled “Westphalia Center,” and nicknamed “Snapper,” would embrace Amazon. The applicant, Duke Partnership Limited Corp. of Conshohocken, Penn., also registered as Duke Realty headquartered in Indianapolis, has Amazon as its major tenants in properties nationwide. The project proposes to create at least 1,500 jobs with an esti-

house property. “If we’re fortunate to get approved, the plan would be to start construction by this fall,” Haller said. “It’s going to take until the middle of 2021 for it to be constructed because of the size of the facility, which is what gives us the time to complete the road improvements,” he continued. “This is something that cannot be built in a couple of months.” John Erzen, spokesman for County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, said officials scheduled a meeting this week with the developer to make sure the project remains viable and residents’ concerns are addressed. The county council amended the mixed-use-transportation oriented zoning district this year to allow for a merchandise logistics center. According to the ordinance, a merchandise logistics cen-

Joe Biden Support in Maryland Could be Huge By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill With another round of Democratic presidential debates coming July 30-31, voters can possibly decide which candidate appeals to them for

next year’s primary election. However, several Maryland voters used the words “charismatic,” “experienced” and “unfazed” to describe former Vice President Joe Biden as the one to defeat Republican President Donald Trump. Former state Sen. Glo-

5 Former Vice President Joe Biden. (Photo courtesy of Biden for Maryland)

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ria Lawlah, who represented southern Prince George’s County, admits Sen. Kamala Harris of California excelled at the first round of debates last month, adding however, that it only reinvigorated Biden to “regroup” and come back stronger. Plus, his connection and work with former President Barack Obama carries weight, she said. “Joe goes a long way back,” said Lawlah, 80, who serves on the Biden for Maryland campaign. “Women are going to be the deciding vote in this election. Women are coming out in droves…” Del. Erek Barron (D-District 24) of Mitchellville, who

serves as co-chair of the Biden for Maryland campaign, has some personal connection with when he worked on Capitol Hill as counsel and policy advisor for then-Senator Biden. Not speaking on behalf of the campaign, Barron outlined in an email July 12 several reasons Biden would help Marylanders eliminate inequitable disparities, restore the Voting Rights Act, and dedicate cyber and other resources to defend election systems. “Biden’s experience far exceeds his competition and his authenticity allows him to naturally connect with Americans

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ter would be a business “where goods or products are received and may be sorted, packed and stored for the purpose of distribution to parcel carriers or delivery directly to a consumer…” Three local groups that include the Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable, Chamber of Commerce, and the county branch of the NAACP, wrote letters in support of the project. “The ability to retain and attract businesses to the county is imperative to generating the tax revenue required to provide for the education, public safety and other services our residents demand and deserve,” David Harrington, president of the county’s Chamber of Commerce, wrote in the letter. “Without a growing employment and commercial tax base, the burden of funding essential services will fall increasingly on our residential tax base. That is not a sustainable model.” At least 50 residents who emailed and signed up to speak at a July 18 planning meeting, said Walton Development and Management, which owns the property, originally planned to not only build residences, but also restaurants and other commercial businesses. Several residents also expressed concern that the logistics center would bring truck traffic, create noise and pollution without a natural buffer along the residences. That may cause Judith Ward of Largo to not purchase a home in the Westphalia development. “If this distribution center is approved, it will discourage me from doing so,” Ward said in an email July 17. I do believe it will also discourage other Maryland residents from moving into the county as well.” WI

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Judge Asks Plaintiffs to Weigh In on Summer School Fee Decision By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill A Prince George’s County Circuit Court judge asked whether plaintiffs in an ongoing summer school case would want the Maryland Department of Education to decide whether fees outside the regular school year are permissible. Judge John Davey offered the recommendation on July 18 after the county’s attorney, Edmund O’Meally, suggested eight parents who filed a suit against the county should go before the state surrounding summer school fees. As a result, the state education board scheduled two meetings, including one for Aug. 27. “The state board decides many, many issues affecting public education in the state of Maryland,” O’Meally said after the hearing.

“Whether summer school is an integral part of the educational program, that’s a question for the state board. Right now, [state] regulations say it’s discretionary.” Amjel Quereshi, an attorney for the parents and their children, said he must confer with his clients on whether to go before the state. In addition, he said they are granted “constitutional exception” to hear the case in court without going to the state. “Often times, government agencies are biased with the other governmental bodies that they worked with,” said Quereshi, also director of the Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Center. “For that explicit reason, individuals are allowed to go into court without going to the agency.” The parents filed a suit against the county public school sys-

tem because it would be hard to pay from $125 for a half credit course up to $225 for full credit. Last year, the county charged $455 for summer school tuition. The specific request is for their children who qualify under free and reduce meals, also known as FARMS to help low-income students. Howard Clinic, the ACLU of Maryland and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll of northwest D.C. are supporting the current case. The complaint highlights two 12th-grade students who need the summer school credits to complete high school. Another student in the eighth grade needs a summer school credit to ad-

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5 A judge asked plaintiffs in the Prince George’s County summer school fee case to determine if the Maryland Department of Education would decide if fees are permissible. (File photo by William J. Ford)

The Amazon Conversation David C. Harrington President & CEO From the look of things, an Amazon facility may be coming to Prince George’s County. This facility will house 1,500 jobs and have a robotic infrastructure that hasn’t been seen in the region. Slated to be constructed in a community in southern Prince George’s, this comes with some pushback. Residents who live nearby are deeply concerned that this facility clashes with the expectation of high end retail- with increased truck traffic and aesthetics. Further when purchasing their homes, the thought of having a large distribution center was never imagined. As such, many residents are outraged. There is a solution: build a facility that complements the community; use this opportunity to attract high end retail, include an office park housing tech startups, design an Amazon internship program, construct a school focused on tech prep & combined with Amazon’s HQ in Northern Virginia-recruit Prince Georgians for the high paying procurement jobs. In short, surround Amazon with an infrastructure that will increase both the community value and County economic development. Our conversation should be on designing amenities and workforce that connect to community needs. Not a member? Please visit our website, www. pgcoc.org or drop by for a visit to get started! Membership is good for a full calendar year, so it’s always a good time to join! David C. Harrington President & CEO WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM / THE WASHINGTON INFORMER

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BUSINESS Hopkins-Navies Talks Success as McDonald’s Owner

By James Wright WI Staff Writer

Mary Hopkins-Navies personifies her success as a McDonald’s franchise owner in Prince George’s County through the restaurant’s fabled golden arches and slogan this “is my kind of place.” Hopkins-Navies, the CEO of Hopkins-Navies Management in Suitland, said the eight restaurants her company owns in the county that includes one at the University of Maryland in College Park averages 10,000 cus-

tomers per day. “I believe anyone can succeed through hard work and dedication,” Hopkins-Navies said. “McDonald’s has given me the chance to employ people and help the community I live in.” McDonald’s has become the world’s largest restaurant chain by revenue, serving over 69 million customers daily in over 100 countries. The company has been known for its Big Mac hamburger and french fries, but also offers salads, deserts, milkshakes, chicken sandwiches and a breakfast menu.

5 One of the McDonald’s franchises owned by Mary Hopkins-Navies (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

McDonald’s employs 1.7 million people, the second largest private employer in the world behind retailer Walmart. Prior to her career at McDonald’s, Hopkins-Navies worked for United Airlines as a flight attendant, Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer and the University of Maryland. She became interested in McDonald’s in the late 1980s through the recruit-

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ment of a friend who pointed out that no African American-owned franchises existed in the Washington area. Hopkins-Navies joined the McDonald’s team in 1988 and studied for three years in order to operate a franchise. “When you agree to become a franchiser, they teach you everything, from how to manage operations to how to go on the roof and replace a tile,” she said. “McDonald’s wants to make sure you know how to do everything to be successful.” While recognized as one of the strongest companies in the world in terms of stability and profitability, McDonald’s has been ridiculed by some who say working there lacks prestige. It has been known for teachers to tell their students “to study hard or you will be working at McDonald’s flipping hamburgers for the rest of your life.” Hopkins-Navies dismisses claims that working at McDonald’s becomes a dead-end opportunity. “At McDonald’s, you can see the opportunity,” she said. “I have had people who had minimal education and become store managers making great salaries. My director of operations makes a six-figure salary. “McDonald’s offers excellent opportunities for employees who are willing to work hard.” When asked what advice she offers to those who want to follow in her footsteps, she says, “make sure you have great credit. You can’t go to a bank and ask for a million dollars and your credit is not good. Credit is money.” She recently stepped down as a board member of the National Black McDonald’s Operators Association, an organization

that consists of 201 Black owners with 1,300 restaurants. She praised the organization as “an insurance policy for its members in that it makes sure that we get a fair deal with the company.” Hopkins-Navies’ success has led her to key appointments in Prince George’s County. She served as an appointee of then County Executive Rushern L. Baker III as a commissioner on the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and tapped by the late Wayne Curry, who served as the county executive from December 1994-December 2002, to serve on the Prince George’s County Redevelopment Authority. Hopkins-Navies served on the Redevelopment Authority with David Harrington, president and CEO of the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and he speaks highly of her. “She is among the top businesswomen in the county and in the Washington, D.C. area,” he said. “If I had a daughter, I would encourage her to spend an hour with Mary to learn how to be a success in business and in life.” Hopkins-Navies said she doesn’t plan to purchase any more McDonald’s restaurants at this time. “More doesn’t necessarily mean better,” she said. “I am not growing for the sake of growing. Hopkins-Navies serves on several boards with community organizations and has established relationships with schools that are in the immediate area of her restaurants. She sees her work as not just about making money. “I want to serve the community and do what I am required to do,” she said. WI

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More Than Wedding Bells and Babies, Baltimoreans See Homeownership as Sign of Success By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia Americans as a whole and residents in Baltimore in particular equate homeownership with being a “successful adult,” above getting married or having children, and are willing to do what it takes to make their homeownership goals a reality, according to a new Wells Fargo survey. The Wells Fargo 2019 “How America Views Homeownership” survey was conducted by The Harris Poll from April 17 to April 29. Key findings of the poll, conducted among 1,004 U.S. adults 21 and older and an additional 251 adults in the Greater Washington/Baltimore metropolitan area, included: • 75% say they equate homeownership with being a “successful adult,” more so than having children (35%) or getting married (30%), and that homeownership provides a sense of responsibility (79%) and security (74%). • More than four in five adults (83%) say they believe the benefits of homeownership outweigh any drawbacks. • While most current homeowners (73%) had to make hard sacrifices in order to afford their home, nearly all say buying their home was worth all the sacrifice to save for it (93%). • Nearly all homeowners (96%) agree owning a house provides more “bang for your buck” than renting in the long run. • In addition, seven in 10

Baltimore residents (71%) say they would give up something to save for a down payment, including dining out (44%), going to events (44%) and vacations (36%), and 37% of Baltimore adults who are saving to buy or renovate a home say they have done work outside their primary job to help pay for it. “Homeownership is part of the fabric of American life, defining communities and providing a base for families to live out their dreams,” Michael DeVito, head of Wells Fargo Home Lending, said in a news release. “As today’s consumers set out to achieve their homeownership goals, they are making smart financial decisions that position them – and the communities they call home – for long-term financial success,” DeVito said. Local residents cite financial concerns as the top barriers to buying, with nearly one in three (30%) identifying paying down consumer debt as the top barrier to buying, along with saving for a down payment (26%). Local residents also seem to have misperceptions about what it takes to increase their opportunity of getting a home loan, citing “perfect” credit (71%), being debt-free (74%), “having a lot of money in the bank” (62%) and having no student debt (45%). In fact, more than one in three homeowners (34%) say they never thought they would be able to purchase their own home, the survey revealed. “Financial education rep-

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NATIONAL House Democrats Reject Vote to Impeach Trump By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia

The House voted on earlier this month to table a resolution by Texas Rep. Al Green to impeach President Donald Trump. A majority of Democrats joined Republicans in voting to table Green’s measure, which the outspoken representative based on Trump’s recent racist remarks against four freshmen congresswomen of color. The vote was 332-95, with 137 Democrats siding with 194 Republicans. Ninety-five Democrats -- who had previously called for Trump’s impeachment or an inquiry -voted against the move to table the measure, and in doing so, are keeping their options open.

ABC News reported that notable progressives, including Chairmen Jerry Nadler of the Judiciary Committee and Jim McGovern of the Rules Committee, voted “no” against the effort, along with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Hispanic Caucus, some of the strongest voices for impeachment in Congress. “It’s time to step up and do something about this president,” Green said, echoing comments he’d made a year ago to reporters and publishers of the Black Press of America. Earlier, Green introduced articles of impeachment in the form of a privileged resolution that required the House to take up the measure within two legislative days. However, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a majority of Democrats

have opposed impeachment because they said the Republican-led Senate would never convict Trump. They also fear that a failed conviction in the Senate would only help Trump’s re-election campaign, something several experts agree with. “At this point in time, impeachment is a terrible idea and could potentially play into Trump’s own narrative,” said David Pring-Mill, a consultant to startups and political causes. “Victimizers sometimes play the role of the victim in order to justify their own abusive behavior, reframe perceptions, establish false equivalence, energize advantageous divisions, and intensify or gain support,” Pring-Mill said. Further, any Democratic victory would ring hollow to Trump’s supporters, who would retreat further into their belief that elites have stacked the deck against them out of disregard or disdain, Pring-Mill said. Impeachment is often spoken of for political reasons, said Matt C. Pinsker, an adjunct professor of Homeland Security and Criminal Justice at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. “Unlike the criminal justice system which requires a burden of proof and due process, impeachment is a political maneuver and there is no such thing as malpractice for congress,” Pinsker said.

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Steven Isaac Azizi, a senior partner at Miracle Mile Law Group, said the Democratic majority is hesitant for a number of reasons to impeach the president. “I believe the foremost reason is that congress is rejecting the idea is because of the sheer reputational damage it would instill in the international world’s eyes and another maybe the ignition of pro-Trump supporters,” Azizi said. “These are without a doubt, the cons of any potential impeachment. On the other hand, a potential pro to a Trump impeachment would be the riddance of the rhetoric that he brings along with him,” Azizi said. “In any event, impeachment would be accompanied by severe consequences that would reverberate

around the whole world,” he said. Rep. Green told his colleagues that they should look in the mirror. “If you did what the president has done, you would be punished. What we’ve done so far doesn’t fine him, and it does not remove him from his job,” Green said. “You would lose your jobs. The president cannot be above the law,” he said. Unmoved, Trump doubled down on his Twitter comments about the congresswomen he offended by saying they should go back where they came from. “If they don’t want to lover our country, if they don’t want to fight for our country, they can leave. I’ll never change on that,” Trump told reporters. WI

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Schumer Latest to Support Reparations for African Americans By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia Count New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer among those supporting House Resolution 40, legislation by Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee that would form a commission to consider reparations proposals for African Americans. “I’ve always believed racism is the poison of America. When Alexis de Tocqueville came to America in the 1830s – he was a French, famous historian,” Schumer said. “He said America was a nobody then and he said, America is going to become the greatest country in the world … it was a puny country compared to France, or Britain or Russia. But one thing could do it in: race and racism.” Schumer said. The senator continued: “He said that in the 1830s. Well, it’s still true. Racism is the poison of America, and the disparities in race affect everything. Not just the obvious things, but the non-obvious things like pollution, climate change,” Schumer said. HR 40 is intended to examine the institution of slavery in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present, and further recommend appropriate remedies. Since the initial introduction of the legislation, its proponents have made substantial progress in elevating the discussion of reparations and reparatory justice at the national level and joining the mainstream international debate on the issues. “Though some have tried to deflect the importance of these conversations by focusing on individual monetary compensation, the real issue is whether and how this nation can come to grips with the legacy of slavery that still infects current society,” Jackson-Lee said. Through legislation, resolutions, news, and litigation, she said Congress is moving closer to making more strides in the movement toward reparations. “Today there are more people at the table – more activists, more scholars, more CEO’s, more state and local officials, and more Members of Congress,” Jackson-Lee said. “However, despite this progress and the election of the first American President of African descent,

the legacy of slavery lingers heavily in this nation. While we have focused on the social effects of slavery and segregation, its continuing economic implications remain largely ignored by mainstream analysis,” she said. Those economic issues are the root cause of many critical issues in the African-American community today, such as education, healthcare and criminal justice policy, including policing practices and the call for reparations represents a commitment to entering a constructive dialogue on the role of slavery and racism in shaping present-day conditions in our community and American society, Jackson-Lee said. Schumer joins a long list of supporters of HR 40, including Democratic Sens. Edward Markey, Richard Durbin, Mazie Horono, Christopher Coons, Bob Casey, Tammy Duckworth, and Chris Van Hollen. Additionally, Democratic presidential hopefuls Corey Booker, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuch, have all expressed support for the measure. “I have tried to address racial inequality, I have felt very strongly about it from even when I ran for congress, and a bigoted campaign was run against me in 1980, and so I’ve tried to do a lot, but more has to be done,” Schumer said. “So what I’m telling you is, I will support the legislation by Senator Cory Booker and Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee to establish a commission to study the issue of reparations for slavery and discrimination,” he said. The senator noted that he’s accomplished some reparations-related legislation already, including securing $130 billion in the 2018 budget. “That did a lot in terms of healthcare. We doubled the child care block grant, we got more funding for public housing and Pell grants, and that was something,” Schumer said. “We also are very strong on expungement and the sealing of records so that people who five years ago, or twenty years ago, had a small amount of marijuana in their pocket, are not going to have unfair difficulty in finding jobs and living decent lives,” he said. “The legacy of slavery and Jim Crow are still with us … and that’s why I’m supporting this legislation,” Schumer said. WI

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ACCRA, Ghana -- The Methodist Church, Ghana, (MCG) has disassociated itself from a recent decision by the British Methodist Conference (BMC) to accept and officiate same sex marriages in its churches. At a press briefing in Accra on Friday, July 19, Presiding Bishop of the Church, Right Reverend Dr Paul Kwabena Boafo, clarified that the MCG was 5 The Rev. Dr Paul Boafo (middle) autonomous and could not be bound by the decision of their British counterparts or any other assembly. addressing the media with the Rev. According to the Ghanaian Times, the Presiding Bishop said, “The MCG Emmanuel Asante (left) and the Rev. Kwasi Botwe (right). has not amended its long-standing position on marriage as a covenant between one man and one woman neither do we permit Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT), co-habitation of unmarried couples nor divorce by Christians.” He added, “We have upheld the position that, male and female sex outside of marriage and same sex relationships or any other alternate sexual lifestyles such as gay and lesbian options are all inconsistent with biblical ethics and morality, and the MCG rejects any revisionist’s interpretations of the Bible that seeks to make such relationships permissible.” Admitting that the decision by the BMC could cast aspersions on the church, the Presiding Bishop asked the public to “disregard all allusions to the fact that this has to do with the wider Methodist family, because that decision does not affect the MCG’s doctrinal position on sexuality or any other issue for that matter.” “We are very aware of our Wesleyan heritage and what it entails, and as an autonomous Conference, we resolve to defend tenaciously the biblical faith that was once delivered unto the saints, especially as it affects all areas of human life in our relationship with God in Christ,” he said. Rt. Rev. Dr Boafo maintained that the MCG subjects itself to the country’s constitution and the African culture which frowns on such “alternative lifestyles,” urging the government to be firm on its grounds and “thread cautiously not to allow themselves to be pressured under the guides of receiving more aid or funding in order to give in to these modern lifestyles that overthrows our cultural values and Christian principles as a nation.” In the coming weeks, Rev. Boafo said, the church would give directives regarding its members and ministers carrying out various activities within the BMC jurisdiction, in view of the turn of events. Former Presiding Bishop of the MCG, Rev. Emmanuel Asante, observed that the presence of social media had misinterpreted the church’s stance on homosexuality. He clarified that the church was not against homosexuals but the practice, adding that, the church was very concerned about the scourge and would not relent in counseling and praying for victims of the act. On Wednesday, July 3 2019, members at a Methodist Conference in Birmingham, United Kingdom, voted in favor of a policy that could lead to the church embracing same-sex unions. The motion, which was passed by 247 votes against 48, agrees in principle to the marriage of same-sex couples on Methodist premises. However, the vote does not automatically mean same-sex weddings are permitted, since a proposal was made to vote on the matter a second time at a conference in July 2020. The Methodist Church is the UK’s fourth-largest Christian denomination, with around 180,000 members. WI

caribbean now Migrant Children in Trinidad Learn to Play Steel Pan TRINIDAD -- Fleeing a country riddled with political and economic instability, most Venezuelan migrant children have had to grow up before their time. One Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the La Romain Migrant Support (LARMS), together with Miss T&T World Tya Janè Ramey and the Golden Hands music institute are trying to mitigate the effects of the painful transition from Venezuela to T&T and are hoping their efforts will assist in integrating the children into society, the Trinidad Guardian reported July 19. The groups have started a pan-training camp for 15 Venezuelan children at 5 Miss World Trinidad and Tobago Tya Janè Ramey plays pan with some Golden Hands in San Fernando and Ramey spoke to Guardian Media about Venezuelan migrant children of the La the project yesterday. Romain Migrant Support Group at “This is the first session of Project Esperanza, where we have interaction bethe Golden Hands Pan Orchestra. tween the children of the LARMS group and Trinidadian children allowing them to assimilate and acculturate into T&T,” Ramey said. “I believe that our culture provides that space to do both—our music, our pan is beautiful, our agriculture and these are some of the ways that we are going to be using to mend and see togetherness and unity with migrant children and T&T.” Ramey, who heads off to London in December to compete in the annual Miss World pageant, said this project is the basis for her “Beauty with a Purpose” element of the pageant. WI

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HEALTH Giant Food Launches ‘Community Bag Program’ Reusable Carryall Program Supports Local Nonprofits By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia Giant Food, the leading grocery chain in the Washington, D.C. region, has launched a “Community Bag Program” designed to encourage customers to support local nonprofit organizations while working to reduce single-use paper and plastic waste in the environment.

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Each reusable bag comes with an attached “Giving Tag,” which allows customers to designate a $1 donation to a locally active nonprofit of their choice. The reusable bags with attached tags are available at all area Giant Food stores and retail for $2.50 per bag. “At their core, Giant’s Good Neighbor initiatives – which include food bank donations, Produce Rx, and the upcoming Pediatric Cancer program

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of plastic bags, supporting environmental sustainability, and raise funds for local non-profits. These are two areas of advocacy that we are currently focusing on and are very excited to expand our existing efforts for,” Wolk said. The Community Bag Program also brings the community together to support the organizations that make a difference locally while encouraging actions that reduce the carbon footprint, said Ira Kress, Giant Food interim president. “Giant has always been committed to being a better neighbor, and the Community Bag Program is a perfect fit to furthering our mission,” Kress said. Customers looking to designate their $1 donation after purchasing the reusable bag should remove the scratch-off layer on their Giving Tag to reveal a unique identifier code. They can then visit mygiantfoodcause.com, enter the code into the form on the website and select the nonprofit they would like to receive the $1 donation. A list of more than 2,500 nonprofits active throughout the areas Giant serves in D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Delaware has been pre-populated for customers to choose from. Customers may alternatively select a new nonprofit for consideration. If a customer does not direct the donation within seven days from the date of purchase, it will be donated to the default nonprofit of the month se-

lected by the local store where the Community Bag was purchased from. “Of course, our aim is to assist as many organizations as possible and we’ll be working diligently to promote the campaign in-store to drive awareness with our shoppers,” Wolk said. “The program is one new facet of our ongoing Good Neighbor activations to support local communities, all of which we’re very proud to run each year,” he said. Giant Food’s next program, which is scheduled to launch in August, is the 15th annual Pediatric Cancer Fundraising Program, where funds garnered from the sale of $5 coupon books valued at more than $30 are donated to the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and The Children’s Cancer Foundation. “To date, we’ve raised an impressive $21.3 million since 2005. We invite all of our local shoppers to help us continue to support the community by participating in this program as well,” Wolk said. To learn more about the Community Bag Program and track the various organizations supported and the number of shopping bags saved, visit https://giantfood.bags4mycause.com/. The Community Bag Program is a reusable bag program powered by Bags 4 My Cause, and to learn more visit https:// bags4mycause.com/. WI

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“Smile 4 Smiley Movement” Opens Dialogue about Domestic Violence

Upcoming Cookout Commemorates Death of Founder’s Daughter By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins The end of July marks three years since QueenAfi Gaston lost her 19-year-old daughter in an act of violence, similar to what the anti-domestic violence activist often implored her and other young people to avoid in their relationships. The Smile 4 Smiley Love Movement, named for the deceased mother of one known to many as Smiley, has since grown out of that tragedy, primarily to help victims of domestic and gun violence manage trauma. Those efforts will continue on the afternoon of July 28 during an annual cookout and “celebration of love, life, laughter, and legacy” at Fort Lincoln Funeral Home and Cemetery in Brentwood, Md. “My daughter knew so many people and I knew so many people. I had to find ways to manage spirits and emotions,” said QueenAfi Gaston, founder of Domestic Violence Wears Many Tags, a Ward 7-based educational resource for domestic violence and mental health, in existence since 2008, that’s dedicated to helping women, men, and children restore and preserve a stable family home environment. In the early morning hours of July 30, 2016, QueenAfi Gaston received a call from her mother, who told her that police officers visited her with bad news. Upon QueenAfi’s arrival, officers confirmed what she said she thought to have been true all along: miles away, in Marbury Plaza on Good Hope Road in Southeast, a young man with whom Smiley had a daughter, shot and killed her. This incident, Gaston said, followed several attempts to raise Smiley’s awareness about domestic violence. From what QueenAfi Gaston described as Smiley’s unwavering support of DVWMT, she acquired her granddaughter, less than a year old at the time, from Child Protective Services, and quickly made her way to a community event scheduled for that afternoon. QueenAfi Gaston said no one knew what had transpired that morning until the end of the panel discussions, when she made the public announcement.

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For up to a year after Smiley’s funeral, QueenAfi maintained that stoic disposition, mainly to properly channel the energy of grief. “That’s how I came up with the Smile 4 Smiley Love Movement,” she said, requesting that The Informer not use Smiley’s birth name in this article. “We could turn tragedy into love. This is my daughter helping. This is her pushing me and telling me that she has my back throughout the movement. This is us getting therapy and helping people grieve positively.” Data from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence shows that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience some form of intimate partner violence -- including physical abuse and rape. Signs often include accusations of seemingly menial offenses, restriction of outside activity, and control of household finances. For some, overcoming domestic violence has become a struggle in itself; an annual census of domestic violence shelters conducted last year found that, without adequate funding, local programs often fall short in helping victims escape dangerous conditions. From DVWMT’s inception up until her murder, Smiley counted among one of the movement’s most ardent supporters, often quelling her mothers’ fears about her message falling on deaf ears and speaking with friends about what she heard at public forums. In the years since Smiley’s death, women and men in the

D.C. metropolitan area have spoken out against the epidemic of domestic violence. Last September, protesters converged on the National Mall on two occasions, one of which centered the Violence Against Women Act, at the time up for renewal. Locally, D.C. Councilmembers Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4) and Anita Bonds (D-At large) authored legislation requiring barbers and cosmetologists to decipher the signs of domestic abuse in their clients. That bill never moved beyond the D.C. Council’s Committee on Business and Economic Development. All the while, QueenAfi Gaston has continued along on her tour of local high schools and community centers, helping people of all ages recognize the potential for domestic abuse in their relationships before it’s too late. Among the many teenagers and young adults she encounters, QueenAfi said, she sees a willingness to help one another that could bring unintended consequences. “Young people are falling in love with each other’s trauma. This is a group that just wants to help someone and it’s costing lives,” she told The Informer. “Young people are still not being taught about the many tags of domestic violence -- like verbal, financial, and emotional abuse,” said QueenAfi Gaston. “We’re not where we need to be to educate young people in the household, community, and faith-based environments.” WI

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Future of the Emergence Community Arts Collective in Limbo By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins In the nearly two years since social entrepreneur Sylvia M. Robinson lost her battle with breast cancer, questions have centered on what will become of her brainchild, the Emergence Community Arts Collective, a spacious, three-floor community center located atop a hill on Euclid Street between Georgia and Sherman avenues in Northwest. Since its 2005 inception, ECAC has served as the meeting space for a slew of grassroots organizations that, with limited means, have been able to rent space for a variety of cultural functions, including those of Kenneth Carter Bey, grand sheikh of the Moorish Science Temple. For nearly 12 years, Bey and up to 200 congregants of the Moorish Science Temple have worshipped in a room every Friday and Sunday on the second floor of ECAC. The leadership’s amicable relationship with ECAC, Bey said, stemmed from the constant presence of Robinson, and later that of her life partner Jabari Zakiya, if not to help infuse culture,

then to at least manage daily activity and keep the center in tip-top shape. Bey reflected on those experiences as he described an ECAC fraught with dirty bathrooms and severe booking conflicts. On-site conditions, he said, worsened since March, around the time ECAC’s board of directors changed leaders. “There’s no care taken into the community space. You have to make sure the groups harmonize with each other. We have religious meetings, so you can’t book an improv space next door,” Bey told The Informer. Bey recounted attempts to extend the resources of his cleaning business to help board members keep up the building, saying that such overtures fell on deaf ears. A recent incident further hinted at what had been described as the lack of organization. “They had a weed pop-up [in our space] and the lingering smell wasn’t conducive for service,’ said Bey. “I’m not hard on marijuana but in that atmosphere where you have different types of people, it’s not a good look,” he continued. “The board changes frequently, so [as soon as] you get someone’s number, they’re not there anymore. You talk to one

person and they promise you something. Next thing, they’re gone. It’s frustrating.” Other ECAC clients facing similar circumstances have decided to move on. Documents obtained by The Informer show that, by March, nearly a dozen groups, some of whom have hosted a variety of cultural events in ECAC for several years, found accommodations elsewhere. The National Black United Front and the Spit Dat! slam poetry group that met on Thursday nights count among the most prominent of former tenants. NBUF leadership cited changing priorities and a 50 percent increase of the rental fees. Those representing Spit Dat! didn’t return The Informer’s request for comment. Other former clients, including one who ran a Salsa class, declined comment, opting only to commend ECAC for its legacy of service. ECAC’s Board Changes in Direction From Robinson’s September 18, 2017 death until his termination in March 2018, Zakiya, as he had done during Robinson’s decline in health,

5 The Emergence Community Arts Collective on Euclid Street NW (Courtesy photo/Facebook grab)

connected local organizations with meeting space and maintained 733 Euclid Street NW. He manned Robinson’s cell phone as clients called inquiring about room reservations, briefly raising the fees at one point to cover future expenses. An expense report obtained by The Informer shows that room bookings accounted for slightly more than 40 percent of revenue, with the rest coming from financial contributions and grants, often hinging on Robinson’s rapport with benefactors.

Earlier that year, Zakiya and ECAC’s board of directors met to discuss, and eventually draw up a document that would determine, the nature of Zakiya’s role as interim executive director. Zakiya said the contract, had it come to fruition, would’ve followed through on Robinson’s 2014 request to ECAC’s board to compensate Zakiya for his on-site duties, including but not limited to: booking spaces, cleaning bathrooms, stacking chairs

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APOLLO from Page 1 the Apollo 11 mission, projected onto the Washington Monument – part of a worldwide celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first landing on the Moon. On Saturday morning, July 20 at Spacefest in the American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center for Earth and Space, pint-sized visitors, decades away from being born when Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon’s surface in 1969, swarmed the AMNH, along with their parents struggling to keep up, as they all enjoyed educational, fun-filled family-friendly presentations, performances and hands-on activities about the wonders of the Moon, Mars and beyond. Meanwhile, later Saturday evening, an adult-focused, celebrity-filled fete awaited those fortunate enough to garner a ticket took place at the Kennedy with the National Symphony Orchestra [NSO] and NASA joining forces for an unforgettable, expertly-crafted presentation that titillated the senses. Heavy hitters like Herbie

HEALTH Hancock and Pharrell Williams teamed up with the NSO, while a stream of archival video footage, well-edited and impactful, cast images of the Moon, the Earth and exciting process which Americans alive back in 1969 eagerly watched from their black-and-white televisions from their living rooms and dens. Williams may have even stolen the show when he reeled in the audience with his award-winning song, “Freedom.” Actor LeVar Burton, not to be outdone, along with other TV personalities including Meredith Vieira and Mark Savage, brought dramatic emphasis in their reading of excerpts from author Arthur C. Clarke and John F. Kennedy. In his stead, the son and granddaughter of Neil Armstrong, Mark and Kali, belted out a song, “Flight of the Fancy,” while the screen showcased scenes of their family flying toy planes. When Michael Collins, one of the three astronauts from the 1969 mission, took the stage, a storm of applause awaited him, visibly moving the 88-year-old as he uttered, “It’s nice to be

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Apollo 11 was the spaceflight

that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface. Aldrin joined him shortly thereafter where they spent just over two hours together outside the spacecraft and collected lunar material to bring back to Earth. Michael Collins flew the command module Columbia solo in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon’s surface. In total, Armstrong and Aldrin spent close to 22 hours on the lunar surface at a site they named Tranquility Base before lifting off to rejoin Columbia in lunar orbit. They returned to Earth and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on July 24 after more than eight days in space. Armstrong’s first step onto the lunar surface was broadcast on live TV to a worldwide audience which he described in the incomparable phrase as “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” In many ways, Apollo 11 served as the postscript to the

Space Race as it fulfilled President John F. Kennedy’s national goal in 1961: “Before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” The landing also allowed America to best its most powerful enemy at that time, the Soviet Union, who, in their collective Cold War rivalry, had made similar attempts to be the first nation to put a man on the Moon. As for the rest of the world, parties took place in elaborate fashion in hotspots from Paris and Barcelona to London and Tokyo. NASA marked the historic 50th with streamed footage of the launch online – thus providing a whole new generation the opportunity to see the historic moment, watched by half a billion people 50 years ago when upon the landing of the spacecraft on the lunar surface, Apollo 11 Commander Armstrong (who died in 2012 at 82) sent this message both to Earth: “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” WI

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EDUCATION Chess Enthusiast Eagerly Shows Love of the Game

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill

Ted Fagan closely examines the chess board and various moves made by 10-year-old Jordan Perkins. After Perkins picks up a bishop, Fagan asks why he moved it to that certain spot. “In my opinion, that’s the right

move,” Jordan said with a smile recently at the Largo-Kettering Library. “Oh, so chess is about opinion,” Fagan said while rubbing his salt and pepper beard. “You sure about that move?” “No,” Jordan replied. Fagan, 86, a retired administrator with the Federal Aviation Administration who resides in Bowie, teach-

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es chess to youth and adults at least once a week in libraries throughout Prince George’s County. He has volunteered for at least two decades and wants to incorporate the game into public school system curriculum. Ten years ago he created two chess clubs in the county attended by dozens of people such as now retired state Sen. Ulysses Currie. “This is a game for the mind,” said Fagan, now serving as executive director of the Eagle Chess Academy that holds free classes weekly. “Everything you see is on the chess board. There’s no tricks to it, just thinking.” Fagan’s love for the game led him to serve as former president of the Maryland Chess Association, which plans to host a tournament Saturday, July 26 in Rockville. According to the organization’s website, a team from Poolesville High School in Montgomery County won a state competition and received a $750 stipend as Maryland’s representative in a national tournament Aug. 3-6 in Orlando, Florida. Last year, Montgomery County public schools listed chess within its extracurricular activities program booklet. Similar to Montgomery County, each school in Prince George’s lists their activities on their websites.

5 Ted Fagan (right) talks to Star-Yvette Daye about the various chess pieces July 15 during a free lesson by the Eagle Chess Academy at Largo-Kettering Library. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

In terms of chess, Fairmount Heights and Central high schools held a competition this year. Raymond Tiwang, a chemistry and physics teacher at Fairmount Heights, has managed the school’s chess club for two years. Along with Fagan, Tiwang walked around the room at the Largo library giving instructions to 16 youth and adults in attendance. He briefly explained how a 10-year-old girl put her twin sister in checkmate. Tiwang’s five children also play. His daughter, Hope, 14, calmly explained to two younger children

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Howard U Bison STEM Scholars Program Welcomes New Scholars WI Staff Report The Howard University Bison STEM Scholars Program welcomes its third group of incoming freshmen for a multi-year program that provides the high-achievers full undergraduate scholarships in exchange for their commitment to pursue graduate and professional studies in STEM-related disciplines. The 29 students, which include 15 females and 14 males, represent 12 states and were selected through a competitive national application process with strict eligibility requirements. The students, all of whom have an average SAT score of 1384 and an average ACT score of 30, have committed to pursuing a Ph.D., or a combined MD/Ph.D. “The Bison STEM Scholars Program is designed for focused students who from Day One have committed to going the distance to pursue their terminal degrees. This program will help them achieve those goals and stay on target by grouping them alongside like-minded individuals so iron can sharpen iron,” said Howard University President Wayne Frederick Dr. Frederick and Provost and Chief Academic Officer Anthony K. Wutoh, Ph.D., initiated development of BSSP nearly three years ago to address the lack of minorities earning terminal STEM degrees, and eventually becoming researchers and higher education faculty. With the addition of Cohort 3, the program now enrolls 87 of the University’s most talented students. “These students represent the diversity that is necessary to address some of the most critical scientific and societal challenges of our times.

They are among the brightest and most gifted students in the country, and we look forward to the great things that they will accomplish as scientists, researchers, and research-based clinicians.” Wutoh said For a rigorous six weeks of academic development and refining, the scholars are enrolled in calculus and Afro-American studies, both credit-bearing classes, alongside chemistry seminar, German seminar and a college success seminar. They also explore careers in STEM disciplines to begin narrowing their educational and future career interests. For the second consecutive year, the incoming students will travel to Berlin, Germany as part of a three-year partnership with the Council on International Educational Exchange. The two-week educational program abroad was created to increase diversity among students who have the advantage of traveling abroad and benefitting from social, cultural and academic exchange. “For most of our scholars, the trip to Berlin, Germany will mark the first time that the have traveled out of the country,” BSSP Program Director Ronald Smith said. “There are many cultural, political and social differences between life in the United States and other countries. However, we believe that the frequency with which we join with others from around the world to solve vexing global challenges will increase over time. The sooner that our scholars learn how to understand, tolerate and bridge those differences, the better prepared they will be to be STEM leaders on the global stage.” WI

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Illegal Guns, High Temperatures, Short Tempers: D.C.’s Deadly Triad

After a report by the D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner [ME] released in May 2019 revealed that the District’s rise in homicides can be attributed, in part, to more victims being struck by multiple bullets, D.C. officials vowed to initiate a study to better understand the root causes of gun violence. But after a recent five-day span of violence resulted in 19 victims being shot, eight of those victims losing their lives due to their injuries including an 11-year-old youth and a father and his teenage son, officials have come under fire to find a solution to the deadly surge of destruction – and fast. And there’s no time for a time-consuming, costly study with our lives and the lives of our loved ones on the line. District officials upon the release of the ME’s report said easy access to illegal weapons, particularly when used in crimes such as robberies or to settle personal disputes, was the primary reason for the rise in lethal shootings. Just days ago, Mayor Muriel Bowser shared similar sentiments and called for the public’s assistance in removing illegal guns from the District’s streets to stem the tide of gun violence. But if it was that simple, why haven’t we seen more positive results? Maybe it’s too simple but we’d like to offer a possible means to curtailing the spike in gun violence and gun-related homicides – one that has nothing to do with the recent heatwave that has overtaken the District and the rest of the U.S. In those days not so long ago, incorrigible youth as well as “uncontrollable” adults both respected and feared their father and especially their mothers. They, along with the rest of the elders kept us in line. The elders looked out for us and protected us from hurt and harm. Some things have changed with the rise of computerized autos, cell phones, microwaves and trips to the moon. But it still takes a village to raise a child. Any other proposed solutions, even if they shimmer and shine, we fear, are little more than a mirage. WI

Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program: A Personal Essay By Aleisia Canty WI Summer Employee The Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program has played a crucial role in my development as a professional in the workforce. The program, which began years ago during Marion Barry’s first term as mayor, allows teens as young as age 14 to be employed in the summer months. Barry’s program changed the outcome of many teenagers’ lives, allowing them to build a work history that would afford better chances of future employment. I have been able to reap many benefits from my experience as an MBSYEP worker. I obtained my first job at age 14, working at Friendship Collegiate high school; where I was enrolled for my freshman year. Friendship Collegiate looked for incoming freshman who were MBSYEP workers to attend a form of summer school referred to as “Summer Bridge” to familiarize them with their new stomping grounds. Throughout my summer at Friendship Collegiate, I took creative writing and theatre classes that assisted in shaping my artistic lens. I also connected with incoming classmates to make the process from middle school to high school smoother. The following summer I was assigned to work at “Split This Rock,” a nonprofit organization that cultivates, teaches, and celebrates poetry centering on social issues to provoke social change. I learned about the organization through a friend who was a member of their youth slam team. I worked closely with the DC Youth Slam Team, that utilizes poetry to teach and empower teens from the metropolitan area to speak up about social justice issues. While participating with the Team, my writing skills improved. I also gained had the confidence to push past my fears about performing on stage. Since I never referred to myself as a poet due to my fear of not being understood, I was initially apprehensive about performing. Therefore, the Team helped me realize that as long as I conveyed emotion in my poetry, my message would get through. I spent the entire summer discovering the poetry community in DC. There are poetry-based restaurants such as Busboys & Poets and Sankofa Video Books & Cafe. I pushed myself to perform at these businesses during their open mic nights. It was during one of these open mic nights that I performed an extremely personal poem in honor of my cousin, Relisha Rudd, who went missing in March 2014. While watching a news update of her disappearance with my grandmother, I found out that we were related. This revelation led me to write many poems about Relisha. Split This Rock also held weekly writing workshops that I took advantage of to enhance my skills and become comfortable performing for a crowd. My time with Split This Rock and The

TO THE EDITOR Readers Want More African/ Caribbean News

Hello, I have one suggestion for the paper. Can you all dedicate more than one page to “African/Caribbean” news? It just doesn’t do the continent or the islands justice to give people such a haphazard view of what’s going on there. Otherwise, I love the Informer and please think about my suggestion. Gert Simons Washington, DC

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I really enjoyed the pictures of Tom Joyner and Sherri Shepard in this week’s edition by photographer Roy Lewis. I love how the Informer covers the black community. Tom is not based in DC, but to anyone Black and in America he is relevant to them whether people know it or not. Thanks for showing off our icons! Tonya Beach Alexandria, VA.

DC Youth Slam Team was a defining moment in my work career, as it caused me to work with a passion and larger goal for society. I enjoyed my job so much that I requested and obtained it again the next year, which has allowed me to some meet amazing poets, who have become friends, mentors and role models. After spending two years with Split This Rock, I was assigned a job with the National Parks Service as an interpreter at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. This was my first customer service job and I worked daily, providing guests with the story of Frederick Douglass’s life. That opportunity allowed me to learn more about Douglass’s life than I did in high school. The gist of my knowledge prior to working at the Douglass home consisted of him being born a slave, taking back his freedom, the publishing of his first book and his work as an abolitionist. These are just milestones on a timeline that really didn’t speak to Douglass’s personality, which I learned more about over my time at his home. I became aware of dinner time theatrics, his oratorical skills; which were so profound, that many White people did not believe he was a former slave. I learned about Douglass’s daily life, lifting barbells and walking from his home in Anacostia to his office on H Street to stay in shape, as well as his love for music with his daughter playing the piano while his grandson played the violin. My time at Douglass’s home taught me about Douglass the man; not the public figure. My most recent summer job has been working at The Washington Informer, a Black-owned, female published newspaper, that has been covering stories across the District, Virginia and Maryland area since 1964. Each summer job has expanded my knowledge of the uniqueness of D.C., regarding both its present and past. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve as an MBSYEP participant. WI

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By Julianne Malveaux

No More Mary Turners

Mary Turner was lynched on May 19, 1918 because she dared raise her voice. Her husband, Hayes Turner, was among 13 people lynched in two weeks in and around Valdosta, Georgia. The lynchings took place because one brutal white man, who was known to abuse workers so severely that he was only able to attract workers by getting them through the convict labor system, beat the wrong Black man too many times. Sidney Johnson

shot and killed the brutal Hampton Smith, and in response the white people of the area started apprehending, beating, and lynching Black men believed to be associated with Sidney Johnson (even though many of those lynched were not). Mary Turner was nineteen years old and eight months pregnant, and her husband was lynched. She openly denounced the lynchings and threatened to have the men who killed her husband arrested. After Mary Turner’s lynching, an investigative reporter stated that Turner was lynched because she made “unwise remarks.” The mob, it was reported, “took ex-

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ception to her remarks as well as her attitude.” Her “defiant voice” was the impetus for mob retaliation. The mob action was particularly brutal. Mary Turner was hung by her ankles, lowered face down from a tree. Her clothing was set afire while she was alive. When she was dead, one of the mobsters slit her belly open, and her fetus came out, landing in a pool of blood. Then the sick and brutal white men crushed the infant’s skull. Black women have been, too often, cautioned to be silent, to be demure, not to rock the boat. And Mary Turner’s lynching reminds us that mouthy Black

women often suffer the consequence of their vocality. The 45th President of the United States stands in the shadow of the men who silenced Mary Turner with his vicious and vile attacks on Black women. From Congresswoman Maxine Waters to Congresswoman Fredricka Whitfield, to journalists April Ryan, Abby Phillips and Yamiche Alcindor, this man neither has the grace or the gravitas to interact with these brilliant and amazing Black women. Now, here he goes again, spewing his filth. He suggested that four fresh women members of Congress, the self-described “Squad” of Congresswomen

Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “go back to where they came from.” He amplified and attacked the women so vociferously (and inaccurately, but that’s another story) that one of the mobs, I mean crowds, that attended one of his rallies began to chant “Send her home.” Three of the four members of the Squad were born in the United States. Ilhan Omar is a naturalized citizen and member of Congress. The President is out of line and out of order, but

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By Marc H. Morial

To Be Equal NYPD Must Terminate Officer Who Used Excessive Force

“It was Eric and my family five years ago, but it could be you and yours today or tomorrow. They want all of us to believe that we didn’t see what we saw on that video, but our eyes do not deceive us … Eric is no longer able to speak so I will be his voice and you will hear me.” – Gwen Carr, Eric Garner’s mother. Eric Garner died pleading for his life on a New York City side-

walk. The chokehold that triggered his fatal asthma attack was illegal. Eleven times, Eric Garner said he couldn’t breathe, and Officer Daniel Pantaleo did not loosen his strangling, illegal grip on Garner’s neck. The world saw Pantaleo’s deadly assault. The world heard Garner’s pleas. But there will be no justice for Eric Garner. When U.S. Attorney General William Barr abandoned the civil rights case against Pantaleo, it sent a devastating message from an administration whose hostili-

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ty toward civil rights protections is unprecedented in the last 50 years. Astonishingly, Pantaleo remains a member of the New York Police Department, pending a decision by an administrative judge who is expected to rule within a few weeks. His continued employment by the NYPD diminishes the institution, and he should be terminated. It is difficult to imagine the grief of Garner’s family. To lose a father, a son, a brother, to an untimely death is painful enough. To have been dragged through

five years of injustice after injustice, to see the person responsible for that death escape accountability seems almost too much to bear. Not only has Pantaleo escaped accountability, he has received a substantial raise in his pay since Garner’s death. Sadly, police officers are rarely held accountable when unjustified brutality – local prosecutors are predictably reluctant to bring charges. That’s precisely why the federal government has a special responsibility to seek justice in such cases, and why Attorney

General Barr’s failure to do so in the Garner case cuts so deeply. In the wake of the death of Garner and other unarmed people of color who died violently at the hands of police officers, the National Urban League promulgated a 10-Point Plan for Police Reform and Accountability, elements of which were incorporated into the final report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. One of the key recommendations is “external and independent investigations

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By Jesse Jackson, Sr.

South Carolina Heads Down a Dead-End Street in Rejecting Medicaid Expansion

outh Carolina’s James Louis Petigru was a Civil War-era lawyer, judge, congressman and most notably the attorney general who opposed South Carolina’s use of nullification of federal laws, and, after Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, opposed state secession.

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He famously quipped, after learning that his state had seceded from the Union, “South Carolina is too small to be a republic and too large to be an insane asylum.” While not insane, the state was a little nutty when it rejected Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). South Carolina has one of the highest percentages of uninsured people in the country. The leaders of the state are

leading the people down a dead-end street. They support tax cuts for the rich and health care cuts for the poor. South Carolina is a red state with blue needs — more health care, less poverty, better schools and fewer jails. Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and President Donald Trump’s former ambassador to the United Nations, was born in Bamberg, South Carolina, a small city of approximately 3,600 people.

The Bamberg County Hospital, where Haley was born, closed on April 30, 2012 for lack of money. Not only did people lose health services but Bamberg County Hospital workers lost their jobs. Many other small rural hospitals and workers faced the same fate in South Carolina when the state rejected the $10 billion over 10 years it would have received if it had expanded Medicaid. A recent article in the Green-

ville News reported that when hospital beds fill up in the state, patients are boarded in emergency rooms. It is inhumane and economically foolish and morally wrong to argue against expanding Medicaid when 50,000 jobs and greater health care is involved. Arguing against keeping rural hospitals open, like Bamberg County, makes no sense. It’s arguing for sickness and

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By Melanie L. Campbell

Black Women Leaders, Allies Support ‘Sisters’ Debased by Trump’s ‘Go Back Home’ Decree Black Women’s Roundtable [BWR] recently partnered with National African American Clergy Network, Power Rising and over 40 Black women leaders to speak out against racism, sexism and white nationalism in an open letter denouncing attacks by President Trump against women of color public servants over the past week.

We, the undersigned, join all Americans who are outraged at the series of attacks by [President Trump] on Congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna S. Pressley and Rashida Tlaib – all women of color who were recently elected representing a new generation of public servants. We are horrified that [Trump] would attack these Congressional

leaders by name in such a derogatory and incendiary manner in a recent campaign rally that had a primarily white crowd – calling out Omar, who is a Muslim American, with the throwback, racist chant “send her back.” Sadly, the crowd was also filled with many white children who joined in the chants, taking these ugly racially-charged sentiments into the mindset of future

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generations. We are extremely concerned and alarmed that too many political leaders support Trump’s racism and white nationalist views through their silence, endorsement or excuses. As Black women, who solemnly recognize that 2019 is the 400th anniversary of the first captive Africans landing in Jamestown and forced into free labor to build this country, we know all too well

what racism, white nationalism and sexism look, sound and feel like. “Go back to where you came from” is a chant Blacks and other people of color have heard our entire lives in this country. To be clear, racism is the belief that one racial or ethnic group is superior to another. The blatant and inexcusable racism of the chant

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By Dr. E. Faye Williams

Don’t Take Trump’s Bait!

If you truly want to make America great, you must turn down Trump’s help to divide us. We were working toward being a better America for all before Trump became President. America was never her greatest for our Native American brothers and sisters, nor for much of America’s diverse population. It’s necessary to remember how people like Trump came to be in charge of this country— mostly on the backs of Black people, then misusing brown

people and yellow people. You must think about how America treated Black people by enslaving our ancestors, then constantly telling us to get over it and love America without question. It’s not that easy when our ancestors have been robbed, killed, beaten, cheated, lied to, and we’re still too often pushed back when we try to rise up to enjoy what America professes to be. So many, like Trump, have made it clear that every time we begin to enjoy a little bit of America the Beautiful, there’s somebody like Trump wanting to send us back to some place most of us have never been.

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I want to thank Speaker Nancy Pelosi for turning down Trump’s help to criticize her Party members while they are having a family dispute about the pace of change for those of us for whom America has a long way to go to give meaning to the words “justice for all.” She made a mistake in her response to young women who refused to be silenced. Caught off guard, she took the bait, but these young women reminded all of us what Democrats stand for. It’s fair to ask Party members not to publicize Party differences—but Party differences are not Trump’s business. So,

Democrats, don’t take the bait. Who is Trump to tell Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came? Three of the women were born in the country he’s trying his best to make a crime infested country! Yes, Congresswoman Omar, came to this country as a refugee when she was just 17, became naturalized, and became a far more productive citizen than Trump has ever been. She has done pretty good through all of her challenges. She’s achieved

what many who were born here haven’t come close to achieving with better opportunities. Isn’t there anyone who can teach him a few facts to use when trying to criticize others? With the resources he claims he has he should’ve learned something about American History. Somebody must’ve told him the Wright Brothers didn’t give us airplanes that fly until 1903. Before that we had no need for airports! He should’ve learned proper English and a little about the laws of our country. I’m tired of hearing, “No one

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By Askia Muhammad

Am I an American?

Because the current resident of the White House is so good at racist and Islamophobic insults (among others), he has raised his ugly behavior virtually to World Cup level, with his fans in the stands chanting at a recent rally in North Carolina in unison: “Send her back! Send her back! Send her back!” This was in reference to a member of the U.S. Congress, undermining not only her patriotism, but her very national identity.

Of course Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and her colleagues— Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)—known collectively as “The Squad,” are U.S. citizens. All but Omar were born in this country, and even Omar has been naturalized for a longer time than Melania, the wife of the current White House resident. All of this raises the question which can now be properly asked of everyone in this country—and of course inquiring minds want to know: Am I an American? Well, let me frame the question

this way for myself: Am I American enough? I can count back at least seven generations of my forbearers born in Mississippi, including an ancestor who fought for his own freedom and for the preservation of the Union with the U.S. Colored Troops in the Civil War. Is that American enough? Donald J. Trump’s mother is an immigrant. Both his father’s parents were immigrants. Two of Trump’s three wives are immigrants. How American is that? Me? I attended U.S. Naval Officer Candidate School. I served for six years in the Navy Reserve,

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receiving an Honorable Discharge as a Petty Officer Third Class in 1969. The Donald was diagnosed with fake “bone spurs,” so he got a military medical exemption and never served a day in uniform. Which one of us is American enough? Now, I’ll tell you though, if being “an American” means having to swallow all that swill which comes out of the mouths of Trump, and Mitch McConnell, or even Chuck Schumer, then you can count me out. Americans are so smug, and full of delusions of “Exceptionalism” and “manifest destiny” re-

lated to their whiteness that they are largely incapable of realizing that the true history of this country is littered with week-by-week, month-by-month, decade-by-decade accounts of cruelty and wickedness--slavery, suffering and death--and that such evil behavior comes with its own karma, its own reckoning. And since I’ve clearly been a recipient of American race-hate rather than the benefits of the white empire, now that the payback is coming due, don’t look at me and say “all hands on deck.”

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LIFESTYLE Walt Carr, Jr. Releases a Collection of His Legendary Cartoon Illustrator Releases a Collection of His Legendary Cartoons By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Ebony magazine’s “Strictly for Laughs” page may be gone, but cartoonist Walt Carr is still around. Carr’s new book, “Just Us!” now available, comprises a collection of previously printed editorial cartoons that have intrigued countless readers over an award-winning 50year career. Carr said he had more than 1,200 cartoons to select from for

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“Just Us!,” which is a play on the word “justice.” “I’ve been a freelance cartoonist for over 50 years and started drawing political cartoons in 1993,” Carr,87, said. Aside from being a long-time contributor to Ebony, Carr’s cartoons have appeared in Playboy, Negro Digest, Metropolitan, Homecoming, Jet, Black World, the ribald Players Magazine and numerous Black newspapers across the country like The Washington Informer, New Pittsburgh Courier, Pasadena Journal, Norfolk Journal

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& Guide, Sacramento Observer, Philadelphia Tribune, Michigan Chronicle, Wilmington Journal, Cleveland Call & Post and the Baltimore Afro-American. Born in Baltimore in 1932, Carr’s family was one of the first to move into the Gilmor Homes, a new housing project at that time, that’s now scheduled for demolition. In 1944, his family moved to Philadelphia – thus, when asked where he’s from, Carr says he’s a “Balti-delphian.” Carr’s father, Walter Sr., worked as a circulation manager for the Afro-American newspaper and his great-grandfather, Josiah Diggs, was the first African American to build a movie theater in the city of Bal-

timore – the Dunbar on Central Avenue. A Morgan State University graduate, Carr played football and ran track at the school where he was also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and a charter member of the 100 Black Men of Maryland Inc. “Just Us!” counts as one African American’s perspective on the condition of Blacks in America and the 193-page book spotlights Carr’s style of drawing and wit. The book is broken down into nine categories: Obama; GOP; Racism; Crime; Sports; Cops; Youth/Education; and Transition and Entertainment. “There’s a brief narrative before each category that helps define who I am and how my life experiences shaped me, my concepts and beliefs,” Carr said. “I’m a firm believer in the effectiveness of visual commentary and the relevancy of a strong Black press. I believe my drawing style and wit captures, highlights and exposes the underbelly of the hypocrisy and racism that has engulphed this seemingly rudderless nation for decades.” Over the years, Carr said he rarely saw people of color in cartoons on the editorial pages of mainstream press unless it was something catastrophic or negative. “You never see the Black spin, the Black perspective, if you will, on national issues and how they impact the Black community and the Black condition in America as we live and breathe it every day,” Carr said, adding that he determined that was a glaring omission. “When I retired from the Social security Administration in 1990, where I was chief of the Visual Graphics Section, I decided to switch from single-panel gag cartoons to political cartoons,” he said. Carr said his motivation for writing the book was quite simple.

“I thought I had something that was worthy of sharing and not just with a Black audience,” he said. “The direness of so many issues the black community faces on a daily basis sometimes makes it difficult to provoke a laugh or a smile but, perhaps, the cartoon will inform, educate or, hopefully, inspire the viewer.” White people also can learn something from the book which should help them to have a better understanding of where African Americans come from, Carr said. Finally, Carr said his source of inspiration remains his parents, particularly his father. “[Dad] planted the activist seed in me when I was 11 years old, when he told me I was going to have to be 10 times better than the White man to make it in this world,” said Carr. “He and my mother were arrested for protesting police brutality in Baltimore in 1941 – almost 20 years before the civil rights movement. His activism never died. From 1960 until 1993, he published a weekly tabloid called ‘The Nitelifer,’ which carried advertisements for all the Black nightclubs, bars, Black beauty shops and barbershops, Black car salesmen, dances, and concerts in Baltimore,” Carr said. For his father, writing the weekly editorial was his main goal, his pride and joy as was “staying on Black folks’ cases about what we needed to do to improve our lot,” Carr added. “My ideas have to come from my personality and make-up. I love a good joke and I love to make people laugh, which is the best free tonic in the world, and the cats I’ve hung out with over the years are an awesome bunch of guys,” he said. “I eat out twice a week with these guys – we call it ‘laffin’, lyin’ and signifyin’. I’ve stolen gags from them from time to time and I’m an avid reader,” Carr said. WI

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Beyoncé Loves Brown Girls By Timothy Ray Contributing Writer IG: @Freeman.Jasper Get in formation, ladies. Beyoncé says to love your complexion. Her new song, “Brown Skin Girl,” on the “The Lion King: The Gift” album, is shining a light on dark skin. She gets help on the track from her 7-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter, and artists WizKid and SAINt JHN. And yep, the culture is here for it! Queen Bey, who is the same shade of brown as her father Mathew Knowles, recently said she is often marketed to the masses, elevated browner hues. The 37-year-old icon paid lyrical homage to some of our well-known chocolate sisters: Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o, legendary super model Naomi Campbell, and her bestie and “sister,” Grammy award-winning singer, Kelly Rowland.

EMERGENCE from Page 22 after events, shoveling snow, and cutting shrubbery around the Euclid Street location. Instead, ECAC’s board relieved Zakiya of those responsibilities. More than a year later, they served him a summons to appear in DC Landlord Tenant Court. The July 15 court date kicked off a legal battle over the third-floor apartment that Robinson and Zakiya shared, the details of which the board declined to provide comment. In March, Board President Stephen Shaff stepped down under circumstances he declined to share. Currently, ECAC Board Vice President Doreen Thompson currently sits at the helm, where she has attempted to address concerns about staffing and finances. In recent months, ECAC’s board has changed its bylaws in accordance with a 2012 D.C. law, while exploring alternative methods of generating revenue. “We have been evaluating and considering adding an affordable housing component. We would have to partner [with a developer] in adding that to ECAC,” Thompson said. A recent ECAC press release calling for volunteers and contributions toward a $100,000 fundraiser said the new venue will be named Sylvia M. Robinson Community Center. “People don’t understand that we have a mortgage. I don’t know how Sylvia dealt with the stress of that,” Thompson added, often referring to Sylvia’s method of singularly conducting business as “The Sylvia Way.”

Pose like a trophy when Naomis walk in She need an Oscar for that pretty dark skin Pretty like Lupita when the camera close in Drip broke the levee when my Kelly rolls in . . . This is fire. Nyong’o shared her excitement for the shout out on Instagram. The song’s lyrics and melody not only empower minority girls and women, but brown boys and men, too. Colorism and racism continue to undermine, disrespect and oppress Black people, many needing to unlearn and unpack how skin tone is viewed. Beyoncé uses her global platform to say unapologetically that there are complexities in complexion, and although the ancestors’ skin was broken and burned, today that same skin tone is taking over. With subtle power,“Brown Skin

Girl” says when you’re in the room, they notice you. The skin tells the story. Yes. Sing it, Bey! And not let’s not forget the beginning and ending chorus performed by Blue Ivy, who reaffirms to her peers and generations beyond, and coming behind her, that all shades of brown are worthy and beautiful. Brown Skin Girl, ya skin just like pearls The best thing in the world Never trade you for anybody else Singin’ brown skin girl. Too soon to know what the song will do commercially. Doesn’t matter. If it helps redefine how a boy, man, woman, girl or a person nonconforming see themselves in this world, then the song is a success. Beyonce released the album July 19th, the same day the live-action version of “The Lion King” premiered nationwide. Beyoncé plays the voice of Nala. She calls “The Gift” album a love letter to Africa. WI

“This model of the passionate person is common. For places that are run by personality, change [in leadership] has a major impact. I’m not sure [that model] is replaceable.” For one-time ECAC client Raycurt Johnson however, the status quo doesn’t resemble what Robinson started. Johnson, a music instructor, contends that ECAC’s board hasn’t made using the facility much easier, citing random closures and constant scheduling mix-ups. He said he taught his last class in late June after growing tired of board leadership that often pestered him about whether he paid on time, and the amount he paid to use a room, especially after Shaff’s departure. “It was impossible to keep my schedule or for someone to make rooms available when we already communicated,” said Johnson, who started teaching violin and piano in ECAC in 2013. “Nothing was happening, and eventually I was asked to remove my teaching tools,” Johnson continued, alleging that board members still have his extensive music catalogue locked away in their second-floor office. “I had instruments and a music library that I utilized for workshops. I was told [the ECAC board] was making changes, but it was very vague. It didn’t serve my purpose. They just kept questioning my payments.”

a desire to create a space that integrated the traditional and non-traditional arts, education, social services, spiritual services, and other offerings. The building had served as the

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“THE SYLVIA WAY”

After a successful career as a computer scientist, Sylvia Robinson purchased 733 Euclid Street NW out of

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One impressive, if not unique quality of the yearly Summer Spirit Festival rests with its balanced, diverse lineup of entertainers, some known nationally and others more local favorites including brand new talent performing in front of an audience of thousands for the very first time. Brooks says it’s always like a big family returning home for the holidays. “We haven’t changed our stripes or our mission since we started doing our thing in 72,” he said. “My crew’s been here. In the early days, Chuck Brown [the godfather of go-go] was always there giving us his support. And as youngsters came aboard, we mentored them,

we taught them the nuances of the business and we gave them opportunities to leave basement and backyard parties and do their thing on the big stage. Many of those youths have gone on to great careers and made their mark all over the world. Things like that, success stories similar in nature, are what have kept us going,” Brooks said while his business partner nodded her head in agreement. This year’s lineup includes: Anthony Hamilton, Raphael Saadiq and Jhene Aiko but with an emphasis on paying tribute to D.C.’s own form of music, go-go, there will be entertainers like Sirius & Company (Ms. Kim & Scooby), Be’La Dona featuring Sugar Bear and many more. There may even be a few surprise guests, so those who

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plan to attend should get to the venue early and prepare to stay until the last downbeat falls. “We’re featuring footage from ‘Go-Go Live’ and celebrating the Go-Go Posse’s ‘D.C. Don’t Stand for Dodge City,’” Kirkendall added. “We cannot let that spirit that’s the foundation to go-go ever be stripped away from D.C.’s Black community,” Brooks said. “Not even this second wave of gentrification has the power to strip us of our identity - our mark on this city that has since spread throughout the nation and across the globe. We aren’t going anywhere and neither is our music.” WI

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5 The 2019 Summer Spirit Festival will blend soul, R&B, jazz, Hip-Hop, and GoGo. Sugar Bear will be featured with Be’la Dona. (Shevry Lassiter/WI File Photo)

EMERGENCE from Page 31 National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children, which housed and educated orphaned children after the Civil War. Since 2005, Robinson had invested much of her time and resources renovating and maintaining the facility, which had no heating and cooling at one point, establishing a board of directors, and writing grants, among several other tasks. Her work carried on into the Georgia Avenue Community Development Task Force, through which she organized people and businesses in discussions with developers. Zakiya, Robinson’s life partner from 2012 until her death, said the

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direction ECAC’s board of directors wants to take 733 Euclid Street NW rejects the essence of what Robinson intended for the space. “The board wants to run this place like We Works or any other corporate entity, which is not even the whole point of what Sylvia wanted to do,” said Zakiya. “She was always concerned about community. Nothing that she worked hard to create is at ECAC,” he continued. “There is no joy in this place. I’m still here and people call me to see if they can come in. I don’t have anything to do with ECAC. They’re calling like I’m in control. They need to start talking to the board and expressing their dismay.” WI

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5 Lalah Hathaway, the talented daughter of the enigmatic vocalist Donny Hathaway, who suffered from mental illness and committed suicide at the age of 33, honored her father in a concert at the Guggenheim Bandshell in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 24. She was joined by the Illustrious Blacks, Baby Rose, the Last Poets and others. Lalah, in an interview with The New York Times, said: “Grief is a process. Art is a process. Me stepping into that light and allowing him [Donny] to come through is all a process.”

HOMEOWNERSHIP from Page 15 resents a tremendous opportunity when it comes to helping more Americans achieve homeownership, and there are a lot of resources available to address the misperceptions that persist about homebuying,” said DeVito. “It is important to save and tend to your credit score, but you don’t need perfect credit, and there are low down payment

loan programs designed to give first-time buyers a clearer path to owning a home,” he said. Survey respondents also say they would be willing to make trade-offs in order to afford a home. More than half of adults (52%) say they would be willing to buy a smaller house with fewer updates and amenities in order to afford a home. Most say they would be willing

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to make logistical trade-offs for the chance to purchase a home, such as moving to a smaller city nearby (70%), accepting their second choice of a city or town (61%), or moving to a rural area

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(63%). “The majority of Americans see homeownership as an investment in their future and as a key piece in achieving goals like financial health and security,” said DeVito.

“It is a meaningful step that brings benefits not just to individual families, but also to the neighborhoods and communities they call home,” he said. WI

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“Feed the Scene” at the Anthem Shines Light on Reggae and Philanthropy By Eve M. Ferguson WI Contributing Writer

It is no wonder that Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley has made groundbreaking recordings that garnered the first Grammy Award for a reggae recording outside of the category of “Best Reggae” album. Marley, 41, the youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley, secured his own place in history after he won an award in 2005 for “Best Urban Alternative” for his single, “Welcome to Jamrock.” The title of that song also named for his full-length CD received a Grammy Award for “Best Reggae Album” that same year. Touring in support of his latest Grammy Award-winning 2017 recording, “Stony Hill,” the musician brought a few other Jamaican reggae superstars in support of his “Feed the Scene” tour which gave the audience food for thought through conscious reggae vibes. “Stony Hill” was awarded the 2018 “Best Reggae Album” Grammy. Calling on the talents of Dancehall deejay Spragga Benz, who led

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into the iconic musicians after a set by local brothers, “SEE-I” who routinely serve as the opening act for Thievery Corporation, “Feed the Scene” launched into a musical event with humanitarian leanings. Spragga Benz, neé Carlton Grant, has been an icon of the Jamaican dancehall culture since the early ‘90s, making his first appearance as an assistant DJ for Ricky Villa and the La Benz Sound system. Through the sound system he had the chance to put some of his deejay tunes on tracks and the entity Spragga Benz was born. He has had a philanthropist mission since the beginning of his career, when he started the organization “Stay in School,” providing help for needy students in his hometown of Kingston, Jamaica. Following the untimely death of his first-born son, Carlton “Carlyle” Grant Jr., Spragga started a second organization called “The Carlyle Foundation,” a program providing scholarships and computers to excelling Jamaican students. Currently the veteran musician is working on a new album, “The Journey Continues”

that will be released later this year. A rare set by Sizzla Kalonji, who rarely tours and has consistently been a mysterious figure who doesn’t frequently grant interviews, gave American audiences a chance to hear a live set, backed by a full band, of the man considered one of the leaders of the conscious dancehall movement. Emerging during the latter half of the ‘90s, the prolific Kalonji was long associated with Buju Banton and Capleton, all members of the Bobo Ashanti order of Rastafari, and helped lead dancehall back to the musical and spiritual influence of its reggae roots. His music, commonly known as “roots music” or “conscious reggae” positively advocates “faith and compassion for poor Black youth, and respect for women.” His hit song “Thank You Mama,” and “Greatest Mother,” pay tribute to his mother and Black women in that role. Dressed in all white with a signature turban-wrapped head identified with the Bobo Ashanti, Sizzla whipped the crowd into energetic anticipation in prepara-

tion for the main act, Jr. Gong. The Bobo Ashanti were founded by Prince Emmanuel Charles Edwards in the 1950s. Most of its members, called “Bobos” or “Bobo dreads” and “Bobo Ashanti,” because the Ashanti (Asante) people comprised the majority of African slaves brought to Jamaica, lived in a small utopian community called Bobo Hill, which is near Bull Bay, nine miles outside of Kingston, Jamaica. After leaving the capacity-crowd waiting and whistling to urge Marley to the stage, he came out with his blazing, rapid fire raps with the backing of a full band directly from Kingston. Known mostly for his deejay stylings and collaborations with Nas on one of his early hits, “Road to Zion,” and the CD “Distant Relatives,” Marley did not allow the absence of Nas to stop him from diving into their collaborative recordings. Marley also dipped liberally into his well of hits dating back to his 2001 recording “Halfway Tree,” which started Marley’s run of Grammy Awards, also performing songs from his latest

recording, from “Medication,” a tome to his beloved marijuana recorded with this brother Stephen Marley, to the didactic “So a Child Will Follow” and “Everybody Wants to Be Somebody.” But it was when he launched into his father’s classic songs, starting with the deeply spiritual “Rastaman Vibration,” and continuing through “Could You Be Loved,” “Is This Love,” and “Exodus,” most which he put his own spin on, either adding a rapid fire rap or recreating the lyrics in his own way, that slowly but surely, the phones dropped from videotaping the nearly two-hour multimedia show, that featured historical film footage of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Eventually, a hush fell across the massive crowd as they took in the positive vibes and reveled in witnessing the legacy of the legendary Bob Marley, carried on through the original artistry of his talented progeny. “Stony Hill,” is available on CD, or streaming on the artist’s official website, www.damianmarleymusic.com. WI

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“The Band’s Visit” Makes a Stop at the District’s Kennedy Center By Eve M. Ferguson WI Contributing Writer “The Band’s Visit,” one of the most Tony Award-winning musicals in history, is making a brief visit to Washington, D.C. through August 4, 2019 at the Kennedy Center. While the run is short, the excursion is full of promise and hope. Based on the 2007 film by the same name directed by Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin, this small gem of a play tells the story of the Alexandria Police Force Band, that is, Alexandria, Egypt, that takes a wrong turn at the Israeli border. The rest is pure pleasure, as the band finds a new home just for one night, among the residents of a small desert town whose name is strikingly similar to the name of their intended destination. Award-winning Israeli film actor Sasson Gabay reprises the role of Tewfiq, the director of the band. Gabay created the role in the film, portraying the staid conductor whose life is full of remorse and regrets. He most recently played in the Broadway version. Joining the cast as the co-star, Dina, is critically acclaimed actress Chilina Kennedy, who most

recently starred in “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.” The Broadway role won a Tony Award for the original star Katrina Lenk in 2018. Dina and Tewfiq form a bond, albeit short, sharing their life stories while the other cast members chime in with their stories of love and loss, struggling to make a living in a remote town, and longing for another type of life. But the root of the story is one of tolerance of strangers, and the commonalities that exist between all humans. “The Band’s Visit,” truly transports the audience to that small town in Israel, supported by a live Egyptian band that accompanies most of the scenes and songs, in which every cast member gets a turn at belting out, accompanied also by a live orchestra in the pit. Rounding out the small cast are Jennifer Apple as Anna, Mike Cefalo as Telephone Guy, Adam Gabay as Papi, Marc Ginsburg as Sammy, Kendal Hartse as Iris, Joe Josephas as Haled, Sara Kapner as Julia, Pomme Koch as Itzik, Ronnie Malley as Camal, James Rana as Simon, Or Schraiber as Zelger, and David Studwell as Avrum, along with Danny Burgos, Loren Lester, Nick Sacks, Hannah Shankman and Bligh Voth.

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5 Walter E. Fauntroy and his wife Dorothy attend the 2019 American Classic Woman Pageant at the Lincoln Theatre in Northwest on Sunday, July 21. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

5 David “DC Lou” Bratton performs during the 2019 American Classic Woman Pageant at the Lincoln Theatre in Northwest on Sunday, July 21. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

3 Karen Houser Hall (2ndleft) is crowned queen of the 2019 American Classic Woman Pageant. Runners up standing with Houser Hall (L-R) Patricia Yvonne Sanker, Beverly Medlock, and Marion Gray. The 19th Annual American Classic Woman Pageant was held at the Lincoln Theatre in Northwest on Sunday, July 21. (Roy Lewis/ The Washington Informer)

5 Mayor Muriel Bowser, with her mom, Joan Bowser who was crowned Honorary Queen by the American Classic Woman Pageant Founder, Letha M. Blount during the 19th Annual American Classic Woman Pageant held Sunday, July 21, at the Lincoln Theatre in Northwest. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

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ARIES The most intense dynamic of the year is pretty much done! Get out of the house and spend more time doing things that make you happy. The time is ripe for playing, dating, and partying, so go enjoy yourself and care for your inner circle. Talk to your family or roommates about your feelings. Communicate your truth—even if it might not be totally clear, it will come from a place of authenticity and emotional intelligence. Lucky Numbers: 12, 27, 34 TAURUS It’s time to connect with your family, turn your home into your sanctuary, or take care of your health and body. It’s a time to get in touch with your personal life and inner world, to rest and find shelter. It’s kind of hard to get your point across, but a Freudian slip becomes a charming expression of your love. Lucky Numbers: 10, 16, 17

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CANCER It’s just been one thing after the other, but you finally made it through! Getting your money right is something that you have to actively engage with by taking an honest look at your resources and planning a budget. This week you can consciously express the things that are closest to your heart. You can also find yourself confidently spending your money. Try to budget while you can. You will attract resources and some luxurious things to support your journey. Lucky Numbers: 4, 21, 38

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Mom says if she hears it one more time, she’s going to scream. The truth is, though, summer’s halfway over and you’ve done everything you wanted to do so now you’re (do you dare say it?) bored. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! So maybe it’s time to find some fun inside a book. These three have what you need… If you think you’ve played every game there is this summer, look inside “The Floor is Lava” by Ivan Brett, and think again. In this book, you’ll find all kinds of games you can play by yourself or with others, with or without props, non-electronically, at home or anywhere you happen to be. Play “Murder in Paradise” while you still have some vacation left. Get your baby brother to play the “Squiggle Challenge” with you. Try “The Silent Game” when your parents say you should simmer down. Play “Six Degrees of Separation” with a smarty pants. Here’s another tip: if you’re a babysitter, there are things in this book that little kids can play, too, and that’ll make you the best babysitter ever. So let’s say you’re spending the rest of your summer by yourself, no other kids around. Then you need “You Are Awesome” by Matthew Syed, a good sharp pencil and a good sharp mind. That’s because this book is going to make you think, but in a good way that you’ll like. It’ll give you a nice confidence boost, and some stories to read that will show you how others became their most awesome selves, too. And finally, here’s a way to beat boredom and get fed: “United Tastes of America” by Gabrielle Langholtz, drawings by Jenny Bowers, photos by DL Acken. Yum, this cookbook will teach you all about the foods beloved by folks in each state of America, and a few facts about the states themselves. Then, you’ll find recipes you can try with the help of an adult because some recipes are easy but some are really challenging and you’ll want expert assistance in the kitchen. Bon appetite! No more excuses. And with these great books - no more boredom! More than perhaps anything in the world, you hate when your child utters the “B-word.” Boredom should be banished, so eliminate it with these three fun books. No matter what kind of kid you’ve got – quiet, boisterous, loner, or friend-magnet – these three books speak to that child’s heart. “The Floor is Lava” is for groups of kids or just one or two, and most of its activities require littleto-no materials. It’s the perfect book to spark imagination and creativity. “You Are Awesome” is great for the introspective child, or the kid who needs a boost for this fall; any child who’s heading to a new school will benefit from it. And “United Tastes of America” is great for the budding chef but be sure you stick around to help. These books are just right for kids ages 10-and-up and are not just for summer. Get them, and your kids will scream with fun any time. WI

LEO This week kicks off with an extra pep in your step. This is the beginning of a new chapter and a good time to get in touch with your personal style—figure out what feels good when it comes to your presentation, and how you can express yourself to your fullest potential. You have an extra boost in energy to assert yourself and make your presence known, get creative, get romantic, be yourself, and have fun! Lucky Numbers: 12, 29, 47 VIRGO You are getting the hang of solitude. Take care of yourself and prepare to emerge as a new and improved Virgo during your season. Consider the activities you enjoy doing alone, and figure out ways to bring peace and happiness to your solitary time, like with reading, meditation, or a dance class. It’s time to welcome forgiveness into your life by giving it and asking for it—it’s up to you whether you express this forgiveness out loud. Lucky Numbers: 3, 18, 28 LIBRA Instead of being so preoccupied with your reputation, you can now share the fruits of your labor with your community. This week start to consider how you can support the people who support your hopes and dreams. Reach out to important connections that fell off track. Forgiveness is available—forgive yourself, your parents, or boss. Smooth things over. Lucky Numbers: 8, 14, 32 SCORPIO Now that you have clarity on your inner and outer philosophies, it’s time to take that elevator pitch to the streets. The coming weeks bring an opportunity to show off your deep and dangerous knowledge, and look good doing it, too! Hard work pays off helping you on your way toward financial abundance. Midweek is a good time for publishing something or sending off some revisions. Lucky Numbers: 9, 10, 24 SAGITTARIUS Changes are still in the works, and you’ve had realizations about parts of your life that are undergoing transformation. Midweek there is an ease to these tough conversations once Mercury meets the planet of money, Venus, helping to forgive any delays in payment. There is a big boost in confidence that allows you to share your ideas with the world. Leo season opens you up to traveling, either mentally through books or physically on planes. Lucky Numbers: 3, 11, 18 CAPRICORN Address touchy topics in your partnerships with emotional intelligence. You can go over things that have been said that hurt your feelings, or better yet, the things that made you feel good! It’s the ideal time for interpersonal reconciliation, or to simply tell your partner how much you appreciate and care about them. Lucky Numbers: 7, 32, 33 AQUARIUS You can spend your summer with the people that you feel complete you. Leo is your opposite sign, overseeing your house of partnerships. Your schedule is a little hectic now, but whatever delays you’re experiencing will become more pleasant and soon you’ll be celebrating the journey rather than obsessing over the destination. Lucky Numbers: 6, 22, 28 PISCES It’s time to get back into a rhythm of taking care of yourself and the things that are most important to you. Focus on your health and daily regimen. This can be by literally taking care of your heart, or simply trying a new hair care routine. Address your responsibilities at work with bold authority and an outstanding work ethic. Smooth things over with lovers and friends as retrograde Mercury meets sweet Venus, helping you express your affection. Lucky Numbers: 5, 45, 51

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SPORTS Lopez, Matias Win Title Elimination Bouts; Local Boxers Perform Well at MGM Casino By Gary Williams Special To WI A combination of highly-touted boxing contenders and local prospects generated a quality Top Rank Promotions card at MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, MD. A spirited crowd of 2,100 saw some very competitive action. In the main event, lightweight Teofimo “El Brooklyn” Lopez of Brooklyn, NY won a 12-round unanimous decision over Masayoshi Nakatani of Osaka, Japan in an IBF Elimination bout. Judges David Braslow and Larry Hazzard, Jr. saw the bout 118-110 while judge Bernard Bruni scored the contest 119-109. Lopez remains undefeated at 14-0, 11 KO’s while Nakatani falls to 18-1, 12 KO’s. In the co-feature contest, lightweight Subriel Matias of Fajardo, Puerto Rico won by TKO when his opponent, Maxim Dadashev

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of Oxnard, CA could not come off his stool before the 12th and final round. The bout was an IBF Lightweight Elimination contest. After the bout, Dadashev had to be rushed to a nearby hospital after vomiting and being unable to return to the dressing room. Dadashev lost consciousness in the ambulance and had to go into surgery to relieve heavy swelling on the brain. Washington, DC middleweight fan-favorite Dusty Hernandez Harrison scored a seventh-round TKO over Juan De Angel of Barranquilla, Colombia. In the seventh round, Harrison was able to follow his left jab with a crushing straight right hand that sent De Angel to his knees. De Angel beat referee Dave Braslow’s count but was in no condition to continue. The bout was stopped at 2:37. Harrison remains undefeated at 33-0-1, 19 KO’s. De Angel falls to 21-12-1, 19 KO’s. Milwaukee, WI lightweight

at 19 percent, and Harris and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont tied at 13 percent. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg garnered 7 percent. Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke and entrepreneur Andrew Yang both received 2 percent. The remaining candidates either registered at 1 percent or below. The poll highlights only 12 percent of Democratic voters who say their “mind is definitely made up.” That’s not the case for Prince George’s County Councilwoman Deni Taveras (D-District 2) of Adelphi, who still wants to hear and read the candidate’s platforms on how to decrease the national debt, create a pathway to immigra-

5 Dusty Hernandez Harrison throws a left jab to the face of Juan De Angel. (Daniel Cork/Top Rank Promotions)

prospect Rolando Vargas scored a second-round TKO over Nathaniel “ASAP” Davis of Lusby, MD. The two boxers traded powerful shots in the first round but in the second, Vargas increased the pressure and Davis wilted. Davis never went down, but referee David Braslow saw enough to stop the bout at 1:50. Vargas is 3-0, three KO’s while Davis is 1-1, one KO. In a heavyweight matchup, undefeated Cassius “New Wave” Chaney of New London, CT by way of Baltimore, MD hammered Joel “Quiet Storm” Caudle of Raleigh, NC to win by first-round TKO. Chaney landed powerful blows that sent Caudle stumbling all around the ring. Chaney raises his record to 16-0, 10 KO’s while Caudle drops to 8-3-2, five KO’s.

The walkout bout on the card saw undefeated Hyattsville, MD lightweight Patrick “YG Pat” Harris win an eight-round unanimous decision over Donald “Bulldog” Ward of Memphis, TN. Harris is now 17-0, eight KO’s while Ward falls to 11-11-1, five KO’s. Crossville, TN middleweight Tyler “Hercules” Howard remained undefeated by winning an eight-round unanimous decision over veteran Jamaal “Da Truth” Davis of Philadelphia, PA. Howard is now 18-0, 11 KO’s and Davis is 18-15-1, seven KO’s. Toledo, Ohio lightweight “The Golden Child” Tyler McCreary won a tough eight-round split decision over Jessie Cris “The VIP” Rosales of Cebu City, Philippines. Both men landed quality punches

throughout the contest and traded well. Judges John Gradowski and Bernard Bruni scored the bout for McCreary, 77-75 and 78-74 respectively while judge Ron McNair saw the contest 77-75 for Rosales. McCreary raises his record to 16-0-1, seven KO’s while Rosales falls to 22-3-1, 10 KO’s. In the opening contest, undefeated middleweight Esquiva Falcao of Vitoria, Brazil battered Jesus Gutierrez of Tijuana, Mexico over seven-plus rounds on the way to an eighth-round technical knockout. Falcao’s onslaught forced referee David Braslow to stop the bout at 1:35. Falcao, who is ranked seventh in the world by the WBA, WBC, and IBF, is now 24-0, 16 KO’s. Gutierrez falls to 25-4-2, 12 KO’s. WI

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tion, and plans to improve Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act. Taveras attended the 36th annual National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) conference June 21 in Miami, five and six days before the Democratic presidential debates held in that city. Eight of the candidates showed up, but Taveras noticed Biden, Harris and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker didn’t attend. “They didn’t think highly of this portion of the voting bloc to show up to a national event,” Taveras said. “We had thousands of people present. Elected and appointed officials from all over the country from

every single party. To not show up spoke volumes to me.” A Prince George’s voter, who declined to be identified during a July 12 interview, said she might vote for Harris or Warren because “a woman would give this country a kick in the pants.” Although Del. Nick Charles (D-District 25) of Forestville agrees, he said Biden’s experience makes him the top candidate to challenge Trump. “Every candidate has some level of experience, but when you couple that with the candor, [Biden’s] able to fight back and forth with [Trump],” Charles said. “I haven’t seen anybody as aggressive going after him like Biden.” WI

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SPORTS Washington Mystics 93, Atlanta Dream 65

5 Mystics guard Natasha Cloud drives past Atlanta center Marie Gulich during the Mystics’ 93-65 win at Entertainment and Sports Arena in D.C. on July 21. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer) 4 Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne pulls down a rebound in front of Atlanta forward Elizabeth Williams during the Mystics’ 93-65 win at Entertainment and Sports Arena in D.C. on July 21. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)

Washington Valor 56, Columbus Destroyers 50

5 Valor wide receiver Douglas McNell 111 is double tackled by the Columbus defense during the Valor’s 56-50 win at Capital One Arena in D.C. on July 20. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer) 3 Columbus wide receiver Rob Wheelwright tries to collect a pass while being defended by Valor defensive back during the Valor’s 56-50 win at Capital One Arena in D.C. on July 20. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)

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A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Ron Clark Ronald Clifford Clark joined our ancestors on May 14, 2019. He was 83. Ron’s life’s work was helping to restore the lives of thousands of individuals caught in the trap of substance addiction. That was no small feat. Originally from Los Angeles, California, Ron made Washington, D. C. his home for the past 50 years, moving here in 1970 to establish RAP, Inc. Under Ron’s direction, RAP, Inc. grew into a human welfare organization, specializing in residential substance abuse treatment and offering HIV/AIDS and mental health services, emergency and transitional housing, nutritional counseling, and out-patient primary medical care. Ron believed that individuals suffering from substance addiction should not be jailed, but offered treatment. At that time, jail was the standard practice, so RAP, Inc. regularly sought third party custody of these individuals. Two young lawyers, Attorneys Johnny Mercer and Charles Ogletree, began to argue Saturday, August 10, 2019 before the court that clients should be sent to RAP for treatment and led other lawyers to make the same recommendation for 1pm – 4pm substance abusers. This support eventually changed the culture Westminster Presbyterian of the court where sentencing for substance abuse was the issue and the lives of mainly young black men before the court were 400 I Street, S. W. uplifted and changed because they were allowed treatment for Washington, D. C. 20024 their addiction. Because those receiving substance abuse treatment at RAP were predominantly African American, Ron created an Afro-centric approach to treatment. He pioneered in the use of cultural identity and social consciousness as tools for personal growth and development for the residents, gaining national recognition. Over the years, RAP, Inc. not only impacted the lives of individuals in treatment and their families, but also thousands of others in the city through various outreach programs. Among them: The Chancellor Williams Youth Learning Center to provide after-school drug abuse prevention activities for children and youth; and the Community RAP Shop to provide drug education and prevention to older children and adults while offering food, clothing, emergency housing and medical referrals as pathways to prevention. In the early 1990s, Ron established the first residential substance abuse treatment facility for addicted persons living with HIV and RAP has continuously provided HIV/AIDS services and prevention strategies since that time. In the 1970s, 1731 Willard Street was the main facility. Today, the permanent campus for RAP, Inc., which Ron acquired property by property, is located in the Eckington neighborhood of N. E. The first building purchased was named in honor of Dr. Calvin Rolark, who headed the United Black Fund. His was the first charity to donate funds to support RAP’s work. Establishing this permanent campus fulfilled one of Ron’s lifelong goals of creating a community institution to serve those in need into the future. RAP, Inc. continues to serve.

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RELIGION the religion corner WITH LYNDIA GRANT

The Best is Yet to Come! with offers of hundreds of thousands of dollars; others millions of dollars? Why them? They worked hard on themselves, improving; becoming their best 11 For I know the plans I have possible selves. It is called perfor you,” declares the LORD, sonal value; become more valu“plans to prosper you and not to able to the marketplace. harm you, plans to give you hope Scriptures reminds us this and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 way: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season Are you in doubt of whether we will reap, if we do not give your best is indeed, yet to come? up.” Galatians 6:9. Work hard Do you feel doubt with all the and develop the skill; develop bad things that have happened your graces; work on the right in your life? Do you wonder, thing. how in the world will anything Life is like the seasons. Learn better happen for you? Do how to handle the winters. Winwhatever it is you need to do to ters comes after fall, every year become more valuable, as you for millions of years. Winters are repeat daily, “The best is yet to the down times when it all seems come!” In life, you get paid for to go wrong; political winters; the value you put in to time. Be- when your heart is seemingly come twice as valuable and make smashed into a million pieces; twice as much; it is also possible divorces; loss of jobs, eviction to make three times the amount from the home you have loved that you are making now as so dearly. These are all winter well. All you have to do to earn scenarios. more is to become more valuable We cannot get rid of the by specific plans, as you repeat month of January by tearing it daily, ‘The best is yet to come!” off the calendar. Just put your When you work hard on hands in God’s hands; and do your job, you can make a good your part. Follow the voice of the living and become more valu- Holy Spirit, and become wiser, able. Some make $400/hour, stronger and better. Pick up inwhy? It’s because they have be- spirational cassettes, watch moticome more valuable to the mar- vational videos, and work to get ketplace. wiser so you can make it through Some receive telephone calls the winter. Get your body stronMt. Zion Baptist Church Reverend John W. Davis Pastor 5101 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m. “A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold”

ger by doing exercise; practice and practice to get stronger. No one else can help you get stronger, that one is on you. Finally, you must get better, it won’t happen immediately. You may feel nervous all along the way, afraid like I was when I first went on the radio, and when I wrote my first newspaper column. But I got through it, and I did it again, and I did it every Friday, and I’ve gotten better. You will too. You can improve your skills, so keep going. Spring comes right after winter; it will come every year, it doesn’t switch places. Spring is called the opportunity time. Take advantage of spring time, you must do something with it. Learn what must be done during the spring time of your life. Plant in the spring or beg in the fall during harvest time because winter is sure to come again. Life is too short, don’t let days and seasons past without working on yourself. In the Summer nourish what’s good and defend yourself against what’s bad. Bugs will take over your crops if you don’t prevent them. Deal with the weeds, kill them; do your work. You cannot change the seasons but you can change yourself. When you do these things, just know that the best is yet to come! WI

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Mount Olivet Lutheran Church

John F. Johnson Reverend Dr. 1306 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 Service and Times Divine Worship, Sunday 10:00 a.m. Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday “Friendliest Church in the City” Website: mountolivetdc.org Email: mtolivedc@gmail.com

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 AM 7 10:00 AM Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 PM Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

Church of Living Waters

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., Pastor

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor

Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor

2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org

800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703

4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00 AM Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study 10:30 AM 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00 AM Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30 PM Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00 AM “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”

Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45 AM Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00 PM Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00 PM Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment

1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661

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

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Third Street Church of God

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

Rev. Dr. Alice Greene Interim Pastor

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45 AM Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45 AM Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday , 12:30 PM Mid-Day Bible Study Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 PM Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30 AM

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

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

Turning Hearts Church Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher 421 Alabama Ave. SE Washington, DC 20032 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445 Service and Times Sunday School: 10:15 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11;15 AM Children’s Church: 11:15 AM Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 PM Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: gr8luv4u2@gmail.com

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

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

Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 AM “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org

Crusader Baptist Church

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

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

Sunday Worship Service: 8:00 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6:00 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org emailus@gmchc.org

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Sunday Church School: 9:20 AM Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 PM Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net

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

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

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10 AM Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00 PM Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00 PM Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10 AM themcbc.org

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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church

All Nations Baptist Church

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

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

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

Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 AM Service 11:00 AM Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com

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

St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 PM Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon

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

Israel Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office • (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!

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

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church Rev. Richard B. Black Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor

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

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:45 AM Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 PM Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 PM Bible Study: Tuesday at 10:30 AM

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM Holy Communion: First Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30 PM Motto: "Faith On The Hill"

Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 PM Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 PM Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 PM Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

2001 Brooks Drive District Heights, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting / Bible Study: Tuesday at 7 PM Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church with an Emphasis on “Evangelism and Discipleship”

Service and Times Sunday Service: 10:00 AM Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 AM 1st Sunday Baptism: 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10:00 AM Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting: 7:45 PM

Email: pastorstmbc@gmail.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org

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

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

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958

Shiloh Baptist Church

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Dr. Joseph D. Turner Senior Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 8:00 AM Worship Service: 11:00 AM New Member’s Class: 9:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00 AM Church School: 9:45 AM Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00 PM Saturday Bible Study: 11:00 AM Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00 AM

Christ Embassy DC

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

“Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”

Peace Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Early Morning Prayer & Bible Study Class: 8:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Service: 12:00 PM

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

“The Loving Church of the living lord “

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor

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

9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288

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

2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30AM & 10:30 AM Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 PM. Wednesday 12 Noon

www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org

Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 AM Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 AM and 10:55 AM Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 AM Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 PM

All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.

Email: sbc@shilohbaptist.org Website: shilohbaptist.org

Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 AM Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 PM Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 PM Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 PM Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

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

Email Address: admin@pbc712.org

Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Pastor

Rev. Reginald M. Green Interim Pastor

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

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

Emmanuel Baptist Church

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Service and Times Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 AM Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 AM Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30AM Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 PM Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 PM Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “

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

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LEGAL NOTICES

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

Administration No. 2019 ADM 645

Administration No. 2019 ADM 648

Administration No. 2019 ADM 601

Administration No. 2019 ADM 000465

Earl T. Clark, Sr. Decedent

Kenneth Lee Washington Decedent

Mattie Anita Taylor Alexander aka Mattie A. Alexander aka Mattie Alexander Decedent

Norah F. Hall Decedent

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

Paul “Tony” Mensah Mensah Law Office, PLLC 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Lelia Mae Chiles, whose address is 6013 Kano St., Capitol Heights, MD 20743, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Earl T. Clark, Sr. who died on March 15, 2008 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/11/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/11/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/11/2019 Lelia Mae Chiles Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

Murray D. Scheel Whitman-Walker Legal Services 1342 Florida Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sean T. Lee, whose address is 665 24th Street, NE, Apt 66, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Kenneth Lee Washington who died on 5/17/2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/11/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/11/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/11/2019 Sean T. Lee Personal Representative

Joan Wilbon 1120 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 1020 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Donna M. Alexander, whose address is 6104 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mattie Anita Taylor Alexander aka Mattie A. Alexander aka Mattie Alexander who died on February 27, 2019 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/11/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/11/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/11/2019 Donna M. Alexander Personal Representative

R. Scott Gardner 110 N. Washington Street #205 Rockville, MD 20850 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS David Hall, Peter Hall and Stephen Hall, whose addresses are 1433 Iris Street, NW, Washington, DC 20705 (David) and 3860 Montglenn Ct., Cumming, GA 30041 (Peter and Stephen), were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Norah F. Hall who died on November 13, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/11/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/11/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/11/2019 David Hall Peter Hall Stephen Hall Personal Representative

LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2019 FEP 76 June 29, 2018 Date of Death Traci A. Lynch Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Joseph A. Lee Jr., whose address is 16810 Dorchester Place, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Traci A. Lynch, deceased, by the Register of Wills Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland, on July 25, 2018. Service of process may be made upon Leslie Beamon, 1377 Sheridan St., NW, Washington, DC 20011 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real estate. 1377 Sheridan St., NW, Washington, DC 20011. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Date of first publication: 7/11/2019 Joseph A. Lee Jr Personal Representative

Anne Meister Register of Wills

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Anne Meister Register of Wills

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

Administration No. 2019 ADM 668

Administration No. 2019 ADM 000663

Administration No. 2019 ADM 722

Administration No. 2019 ADM 703

Administration No. 2019 ADM 524

Ronald Keith Thomas Decedent

Michael A. Forgash aka Michael Ambrose Forgash Decedent

Juanita Jones Decedent

Joseph S. Holmes, Sr. aka Joseph Samuel Holmes Decedent

Estelle O. Jordan Decedent

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

Craig A. Forgash and Mark T. Forgash, whose addresses are 526 Jared Sq. NE, Leesburg, VA 20176 and 6605 E. Wakefield, Apt A2, Alex., VA 22307 were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Michael A. Forgash aka Michael Ambrose Forgash who died on May 19, 2019 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/18/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.

Karlton Tucker, whose address is 1410 Delafield Place NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Juanita Jones who died on June 8, 2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/18/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.

Samuel C. Hamilton 8601 Georgia Avenue #503 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney

Date of first publication: 7/18/2019

Karlton Tucker Personal Representative

Craig A. Forgash Mark T. Forgash Personal Representative

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Bradley A. Thomas 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006-1631 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Bradley A. Thomas, whose address is 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006-1631, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ronald Keith Thomas who died on March 21, 2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/11/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/11/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/11/2019 Bradley A. Thomas Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joseph V. Holmes, whose address is 2341 Wood Bark Lane, Suitland, MD 20746, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joseph S. Holmes, Sr. aka Joseph Samuel Holmes who died on September 25, 2014 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/18/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Stanley E. Jordan, whose address is 420 19th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Estelle O. Jordan who died on April 14, 2019 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/18/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/18/2019 Stanley E. Jordan Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

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LEGAL NOTICES

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

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2019 ADM 432

Administration No. 2019 ADM 534

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Ella M. Burgess aka Ella Mae Burgess Decedent

Lucille B. Jenkins aka Lucille Bell Jenkins Decedent

November 14, 1996 Date of Death

Jamison B. Taylor 1218 11th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sylvia Hawley, whose address is 1427 Webster Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ella M. Burgess aka Ella Mae Burgess who died on October 12, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/18/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/18/2019 Sylvia Hawley Personal Representative

James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Angela Jenkins Wright, whose address is 5326 Woodberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lucille B. Jenkins aka Lucille Bell Jenkins who died on August 10, 2008 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/18/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/18/2019 Angela Jenkins Wright Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2019 ADM 000382 Carla Rockelli Decedent

John W. Gerlach, Esq., whose address is 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20015, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Carla Rockelli who died on February 19, 2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 1/18/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 1/18/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/18/2019 John W. Gerlach Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Eric Williams, whose address is 1309 S Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Lorine H. Williams, deceased, by the Circuit Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland, on April 25, 2019. Service of process may be made upon Eric Williams, 1309 S Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real estate. 720 Emerson Street, NE (Sq. 3782, Lot 0050). Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Date of first publication: 7/25/2019 Eric Williams Personal Representative Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Afiong E. Aka for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representatives. Unless a responsive pleading in the form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative

Date of first publication: 7/25/2019 Nakia V. Gray 9701 Apollo Drive, Suite 301 Largo, Maryland 20774 Petitioner/Attorney:

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Rodney Eugene Gill Estate of

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in

this Court by Kimberly Fahrenholz for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal

representatives. Unless a responsive pleading in the

form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with

Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication

of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth.

In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that

the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative

Date of first publication: 7/25/2019 Nakia V. Gray, Esquire

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5 Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) speaks at Muslim Collective conference July 23. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

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director of CAIR. “The political moment for us is to be in the forefront and not to complain, but assert ourselves and help ourselves and other people.” Dozens of Muslim American politicians, advocates and community leaders participated in the two-day conference which focused on health care, economic and racial injustice and how Muslims can become more engaged in their respective communities. At least three Democratic presidential candidates spoke during the conference: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday and Sen. Elizbeth Warren of Massachusetts and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday. De Blasio, whose city represents the largest number of Muslim Americans in the nation, received rousing applause when he mentioned the city’s public schools remain one of the few to honor two Muslim holidays – Eid al-Adha in September and Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month Ramadan. “This community gives so much to our nation – millions and millions of people who contribute to our economy, contribute to our culture [and] contribute to our political life,” de Blasio said. “More and more Muslims representing not only their own communities, but all communities.” Former Maryland state Del. Aruna Miller of Montgomery County said the work to combat hateful rhetoric starts locally and peacefully. She now serves as executive director of Impact, which helps endorse Indian American candidates for political office. “We [must] collectively ban together with our brothers and sisters of all minority communities and stick up for one another,” she said. “I think that is how we overcome this type of rhetoric and this type of hate.” WI

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SUMMER from Page 13 vance in the ninth grade. The summer school case mainly focuses on the core subjects of math, English and science. Last month, both sides reached an agreement to waive the school fees before summer school started. O’Meally mentioned in court how 17 public school systems in the state charge summer school

seaports, the big military presence in the state and more. South Carolina couldn’t exist without federal dollars. It, apparently, just doesn’t want to receive Medicaid funds for its neediest citizens. There is a better South Carolina on the horizon and Congressman Joe Cunningham (SC-01) is an example. He’s the new Democrat from the Lowcountry and he’s worked to reinstate the ban on offshore drilling, protect Lowcountry jobs from damaging tariffs and fix South Carolina’s ailing infrastructure. On Jan. 3, 2019, he said he was “ready to roll up his sleeves and get to work” and he has. South Carolina needs more Joe Cunninghams. We all do. WI

tuition. In neighboring Montgomery County, tuition costs $300 for one credit and free for those on free and reduced meals. Another neighboring jurisdiction, Anne Arundel County, middle and high school students are charged the same $300 fee. Families on public assistance would pay $100 for each course.

According to the Baltimore City public school website, it’s $75 for students in the city, $500 for those who attend a charter school and $700 for students who reside outside the city. The judge asked for a resolution, or a return to court by Wednesday, July 31. Summer school ends one day later on Thursday, Aug. 1. WI

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cians, an ER physician with Central Emergency Physicians in Lexington, Kentucky, has indicated it’s a growing problem across the nation. It’s a simple problem of supply and demand. There are more patients than there are beds. A further concern is whether patients forced to stay in the ER for long periods of time have the same equipment made available to them and receive the same level of care that those in hospital beds receive. Expanding Medicaid could help, but South Carolina is a state that pretends to resent big government and federal dollars, even though 32 percent of its general revenue comes from Washington for education, health care, airports, highways,

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ing a consent decree between the city and the Baltimore Police Department to rein in discriminatory police practices that the department itself had negotiated over a multi-year period. The Department of Justice’s failure to seek justice in the Eric Garner case is just the latest in a series of missteps with regard to civil rights. Our hearts go out to Garner’s family as they suffer yet another blow in the ongoing tragedy of Garner’s untimely death. WI

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forcement of civil rights laws. Under Barr’s predecessor, Jeff Sessions, the Justice Department abandoned all efforts to work with local police departments to address discriminatory practices. Consent decrees historically have been a crucial tool in the Justice Department’s efforts to ensure constitutional and accountable policing. The department also tried, unsuccessfully, to block a federal court in Baltimore from approv-

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib had better not shut up. They need to continue to raise their loud, discordant, disruptive voices to make our country a better, more inclusive nation. They must raise their voices because Ida B. Wells did, and she paid the price. Because Shirley Chisholm did, and she paid the price. Because Barbara Lee did and got death threats as a result. Because Maxine Waters does, despite attacks and ridicule. Mary Turner chafed at her husband’s lynching, and she paid the ultimate price. But the story of her lynching should strengthen us all. We must surround the Squad with support. We need more mouthy women to challenge patriarchal predatory white supremacy. There must not be another Mary Turner. WI

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that’s nothing new. What is new is that he’s stopped dog-whistling his racism and now just shouts it out. And sometimes retreats. Five days after his offensive tweets, he claims he did not incite his crowd and instead tried to shut the racist chants down. Films of the mob at his rally show otherwise. Ilhan Omar and the other members of the Squad have had their lives threatened, sometimes by identifiable Trump supporters. We can’t expect 45 to repudiate the threats. After all, he thought there were “good people on both sides” in Charlottesville when Heather Heyer was killed. So we aren’t surprised that he let the vitriolic chants of “send her back” to go on for more than 13 seconds before they died down naturally

(he did nothing to stop them, nor did he comment at the time). If something happens to Ilhan Omar, our 45th President will be responsible. If something happens to any of the Squad, it will be the result of our putrid President and the silent Republicans who are reluctant to tell this man he is wrong. It took a full day after his offensive “go back” tweet for a handful of Republicans to speak up and say something. Like the white men who lynched Mary Turner, our President “takes exception to her remarks as well as her attitude.” Without accusing Mr. Trump of lynching, one can accuse Mr. Trump of being a racist and hostile to Black women. Ilhan Omer isn’t the first he went after, and she won’t be the last. Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley,

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WILLIAMS from Page 29 is above the law” when Trump thrives on living high above our laws. He constantly stirs up the worst behavior in others. God bless those who resist Trump’s racism. Who else could get away with at least 10 charges of obstruction, allegedly raping many

ASKIA from Page 29 Am I an American? Would I be 3/5 of an American? Am I a Dred Scott American, with no rights a white man is bound to respect? Am I a “separate but equal” American? Am I a Trayvon Mar-

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hateful attacks in the 1950s and 1960s against the Little Rock Nine; against Black men, women, children and others peacefully marching during the Civil Rights Movement, against the “Bloody Sunday,” Selma to Montgomery marchers, including severely-beaten civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, activist Amelia Boyton and other marchers; and more recently the attack by neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan and other white nationalist groups against demonstrators in Charlottesville that resulted in the death of demonstrator Heather Heyer. We unite to declare, “Enough is enough!” The time is up for blatant disrespect of Congressional women of color: Reps. Maxine Waters, Barbara Lee, Sheila Jackson Lee, Frederica Wilson, Karen Bass; others of the Congressional

Black Caucus; and now the four freshmen congressional women of color referred to as “The Squad.” The time is up for people of color being the targets and scapegoats for America’s failed policies of justice and equality. To the question posed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his book, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”, we cannot yet say, like many leaders today, “we are better than this” We are not better than this but we can be. Black women across generations will not be silent. United with other women of color and our allies, we are fortified, ready and willing to continue to fight against racism, sexism, hate and religious intolerance, whenever, wherever and by whomever – just as our ancestors did. Join us in Solidarity. WI

women, praising enemies of our nation, having a vulgar mouth, violating basic human rights, telling over 10,000 lies in office, having no respect for anyone who doesn’t bow down to and defend his bad behavior? Speaker Pelosi is right in saying, “When …Trump tells four American Congresswomen to go back to their countries,

he reaffirms his plan to ‘Make America Great Again’ has always been about making America white again. Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power.” The four lawmakers who fired back at Trump in a press conference were brilliant. They’re obviously the grown-ups representing American values. WI

tin American, or maybe an Eric Garner American? No, I’m a David Walker American; a Nat Turner American; a Nobel Drew Ali American; a Paul Robeson American; a Malcolm X American; a Jeremiah Wright American; a Colin Kaepernick

American; an Ilhan Omar American. No Compromise. No Sellout. And you better know that I (like members of The Squad) am not going anywhere Mr. Donald, the Dotard, not unless you go first. WI

This happened weeks after the off-duty MPD officer who allegedly killed D’Quan Young last year, escaped both federal and District charges in the 24-year-old’s death. Last Saturday, after Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White (D) gave his annual address at Martha’s Table at the Commons in Southeast, Black Lives Matter DC Core Organizer April Goggans led a community dialogue intended to explore alternatives to what had been described as over-policing. White said that officers need to respect Ward 8 residents more and show more initiative in quelling violent crime. “We need more police who value their jobs and understand the residents,” he told The Informer, acknowledging what he described as MPD’s marketing strategy pushing for more amicable community relationships. “The behavior I have personally witnessed lately is in the spirit of apathy and disrespect,” White

continued. “In one instance, it was in front of [MPD] Chief Peter Newsham. I can’t understand how people are getting shot on the same streets, and there’s no police chase, no suspect, no nothing every 2 to 3 days” In response to an inquiry about a perception among some Ward 8 residents that police officers stationed throughout that part of the District could do more to proactively tackle violent crime, and address residents’ other concerns, an MPD spokesperson said the following: “A core part of policing is building and maintaining strong relationships with the community, to not just be present when a crime has occurred but to be engaged and responsive all the time,” the public affairs officer wrote in an email on Monday. “Our officers actively respond to calls for service every day and are trained to have empathy and compassion for all residents.” WI

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