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A Metro train derailment on June 22, 2009 claimed the lives of eight passengers along with the train operator. The Federal Transit Administration recently issued a report citing safety issues and hazards that continue to plague the system. /Photo courtesy of the National Transportation Safety Board

Metro Faces Uphill Job to Improve Safety Several Reports Detail an Agency Mired in Problems

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The Washington Wizards introduced Kelly Oubre, Jr. as its newest player at a press conference held at the Verizon Center on Thursday, June 25. The Kansas standout is expected to be an instant starter and star for the team in their quest for a shot at the NBA championship next season. /Photo courtesy of Monumental Network

Whenever Greenbelt, Maryland resident Andrew Hobson takes a Metrorail train, he eschews those at either end of the train and makes sure he enters one of the middle cars.

Hobson, 27, said that’s a habit he’s picked up and stuck with since a horrendous collision of

two trains in a 2009 crash in Fort Totten that took the lives of nine commuters. Outside of that, said Hobson, a chef manager at a restaurant in Lanham, Maryland, he doesn’t think too much about how safe he is when he rides Metrorail.

Yet, when the officials from the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) released agency findings following a safe-

ty management inspection that revealed the depth of Metro’s organization’s operational and financial woes in mid-June, Hobson said he was taken aback.

“I wasn’t surprised that there were problems, but it’s a bigger problem than I originally thought,” he said while sitting outside the Prince George’s Met-

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By Tia Carol Jones

law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said. had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, Visit our updated Web site old daughter told her the father survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families and give us your comments of her daughter threatened her “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vicfor a chance to win a gift from life, and the life of their child, story, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assessThe Washington Informer she knew something had to be push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further done. Out of her frustration said about Marlow. training for law enforcement with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life ProtecEmail comments to: of the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow's book will tionpublisher Act andDenise mandatory Informer RolarkcounselBarnes, rburke@ start the Saving Promise cam- “get it.” She said she “puts the ingNNPA for batterers. the new chairperson, has vowed to paign. case in such a way, the average “If we arewith everthe going to eradiwashingtoninformer.com seek a conversation president.

“It seems to be a vicious cycle person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must /Photo by Shevry Lassiter President Barack Obama sent a video message of congratulations to the that won't turn my family end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. black press. /Courtesy photo loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the vicshared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow ence at the District Heights Also present at the event was said.

Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see on May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise InformerCenter.

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Theofpresident also held a brief Carol M. Swain, an Afriis Monday prior to publication. Andent the National Hook-Up Announcements must be received two weeks prior to event. Copyright 2000 by The ble, including the fact that she’s a meeting with some members of can-American television show Ron Burke, Advertising/ Marketing Director nouncements must be received two of Black Women, said there is no Washington Informer. All rights reserved. POST MASTER: Send change of addressthe NNPA shortly after taking of- black female entrepreneur whose host, author and professor of poweeks event. Copyright 2015 consistency in the way domestic es toprior The to Washington Informer, 3117Lafayette Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., S.E. Washington, Barnes, IV, Assistant Photo Editor

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REPORTERS warned people about in 2008 is THE WASHINGTON Brooke N. Garner INFORMER Managing Editor Tia C. Jones, Ed Laiscell, However, several prominent Af- that African-Americans would Stacy Brown, Sam P.K. Collins, Eve Ferguson, running,” said NNPA President Carla Peay Assistant Managing Editor Odell B. Ruffin, Larry Saxton, 3117 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., S.E Elton Hayes, D.Wells, Kevin McNeir, Ron BurkeD.C. 20032 Advertising and Marketing Mary Joseph YoungDorothy rican-Americans said the president get less from him than a white and CEO Benjamin F. Chavis.

Washington, Mable Whittaker Bookkeeper Rowley, Barrington Salmon and his administration have in- president,” said Swain, whose latPhone: 202 561-4100 “The president did send a stirLaNita Wrenn Administration PHOTOGRAPHERS Fax:John 202 574-3785 tentionally ignored requests from est book, “Be the People: A Call ring video message to NNPA E. De Freitas Sports Editor Lafayette Barnes, IV, news@washingtoninformer.com Victor Holt Photo Editor John E. De Freitas, Maurice Fitzgerald, during its 75th annual conference the black press because the White to Reclaim America’s Faith and www.washingtoninformer.com Zebra Designs, Inc. Layout & Graphic Design Joanne Jackson, Roy Lewis, Robert PHOTOGRAPHERS in Detroit this past week saying House is afraid that Obama’s pol- Promise,” tackles the president’s Ken Harris /www.scsworks.com Webmaster Ridley, Victor Holt John E. DeFreitas, Shevry Lassiter, how important the black press is. icies have resulted in the worst immigration policy and other polL.Y. Marlow Roy Lewis,CIRCULATION Travis Riddick , Nancy Shia We’ve had White House meetings race relations the country has seen itics.

Paul Trantham with (Obama senior advisor) Val- since before King and the civil “Obama has not shown that INTERNS erie Jarrett but we haven’t had face rights era. he cares about blacks and their Glynn Hill, Marc Rivers, Sarafina Wright time with the president during his “Obama probably thinks he al- future. He wants to be the LGBT second term,” said Chavis, a long- ready has [the black press] in his community president, the wom4 / May 15 - 21, 2008 The Washington Informer / www.washingtoninformer.com time civil rights leader and onetime pocket, and he need not expend executive director of the National any energy. After all, he got nearly BLACKPRESS Page 17 Association for the Advancement 95 percent of the black vote,” said

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By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer On the heels of an historic week for Democrats with the Affordable Care Act and the constitutionality of same-sex marriages becoming the law of the land, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign rolled into Northern Virginia for an evening rally hosted by the Democratic Party of Virginia.

Several people gave speeches illustrating how Democratic policies helped their lives when they were in need of healthcare and equal protection under the law for same-sex marriages.

The Reverend Donna Tucker, a Virginia citizen, spoke about how a serious car accident and a divorce that left her in need of insurance turned her life upside down.

“I had never needed to go to the doctor more than when I didn’t have insurance. After the accident that left me with a bruised sternum and other injuries, I didn’t know what to do,” Tucker said. “I want to thank the president. Today I am blessed with insurance and every day I thank God.” Earlier in the day on Friday, June 26, Clinton attended the funeral of slain South Carolina State Senator, the Reverend Clementa Pinckney.

“I know it’s tempting to discuss Charleston as an isolated incident but America’s long struggle with racism is far from finished,” Clinton said. “[This] has been one emotional rollercoaster of a day. This morning love triumphed in the highest court of the land, but let’s be honest the LGBT fight is far from finished.”

Clinton criticized Republican presidential candidates who “ran away” from the tragedy in Charleston.

“They (Republicans) should be joining us to say no to discrimination once and for all,” she said. “I for one am never going to stop fighting for better, safer gun control in this country.”

The Democratic Party of Virginia came out to support Clinton in full force.

Senator Tim Kaine addressed the crowd saying, “You are here tonight because elections matter.

Secretary Clinton has a lifetime tradition of working for families and leaning forward,” he said.

“From tragedy to triumph this week, but those nine lives did not die in vain. The Confederate flag is coming down. Dems are the equality party; aren’t you proud to be a member of the equality party?” Kaine added.

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe praised Clinton on how she stepped forward to en-

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Black Facts July 2 1822 – Denmark Vesey and five of his co-conspirators are hanged in Charleston, South Carolina. Vesey’s “crime” had been the organization of the largest slave rebellion in American history. But the insurrection was betrayed by a “house slave” before it could be implemented.

Vesey was actually a former slave who had purchased his freedom.

1908 – Thurgood Marshall is born in Baltimore, Maryland.

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July 3 1775 – Prince Hall founds African Lodge Number One – the first Black lodge of Free Masons in the United States.

Hall would become the pioneer builder of Black Masons in America. He was also a leading voice against slavery and for Black rights in the North.

1962 – The first Black man permitted to play Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson, is named to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

July 4 1776 – The United States formally becomes a nation with the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The document was largely written by later President Thomas Jefferson.

Amazingly, although he was a slave owner himself, Jefferson originally included a section in the Declaration denouncing slave traders and slave owners, but it was later deleted by Congress.

1881 – Booker T. Washington opens Tuskegee Institute (now university) in Alabama. It would become a leading center for the education of blacks.

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1975 - Forty injured in racial disturbances in Miami, Florida.

1975 - Arthur Ashe makes history by becoming the first African American male to win the men’s single title at Wimbledon.

July 6 1853 - National Black convention met in Rochester, New York, with 140 delegates from nine states. James W.C. Pennington of New York was elected president of this meeting which is generally considered the largest and most representative of the early Black conventions.

1869 - Black candidate for lieutenant governor, Dr. J.H. Harris, defeated by a vote of 120,068 to 99,600 in Virginia.

1957 - The first Black woman tennis champion, Althea Gib-

son, win’s the women’s Wimbledon singles championship 1971 - Henry T. Sampson invented the cellular telephone.

2002 - Serena Williams triumphs over her sister Venus to win the Wimbledon Women’s singles competition.

July 8 1965 - NAACP elects Roy Wilkins as there new executive director 2001 - Venus Williams wins her second straight Wimbledon Women’s Singles Championship.

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AROUND THE REGION INTERVIEWS AND PHOTOS BY ELTON HAYES

VIEWP INT Kevin Fattor Silver Spring, Mar�land I think the r�ling is fantastic. It’s been a long time coming and I am amazed at how suddenly the [public’s perception] has shiſted. It is equalit� and it’s what we’re about in this count��. I am glad to see movement in a positive direction.

Arick Sears Washing�on, D.C. The decision pleased me and I think it is a nat�ral prog�ession in the Civil Rights Movement. The Supreme Cour�’s r�ling wasn’t unex�ected, based on the make-up of the Cour� and their previous r�lings. I think the r�ling is a good thing for the United States.

THE SUPREME COURT LAST WEEK RULED 5-4 IN FAVOR OF LEGALIZING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IN ALL 50 STATES. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE SUPREME COURT’S HISTORIC RULING?

Jessica Snowden Takoma Park, Mar�land I was thrilled to see the Cour�’s decision. Ever��hing that I think about these days is considered by the fact that I have a three-year-old [child] and the Supreme Cour�’s decision just points the count�� in a direction and on a path where I will be happy to see her g�ow up in a place where people get to make their choices. I think it is an impor�ant step in allowing citizens the equal rights that ever�body deser�es.

Marchelle Mullings Washing�on, D.C. I am ver� excited. I feel as if it was a long time coming. I have friends and family affected, and it doesn’t matter any�ore who they can or cannot mar��.

It is another rest�iction that was liſted.

It was a g�eat week. We also had the Confederate [battle] flag discussion and it is something that I think this count�� can g�ow upon. I am ver� excited by the Supreme Cour�’s r�ling on same-sex mar�iages.

Dar�l Har�er Cheverly, Mar�land Personally, I believe that a man and a woman constit�te mar�iage. However, times have changed and I believe that people have the right to love whomever they want. People must have equal rights and same-sex mar�ied couples should have the same rights to take care of their spouses should they get sick and end up in the hospital. Times are changing and we as a societ� need to accept the changes and move for�ard with them.

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ro Station on Tuesday, June 30. “I felt it was something they were trying to fix before we found out.”

The safety inspection was prompted by a January 12 incident when an electrical malfunction caused by arcing problems produced toxic smoke which filled a tunnel and train near L’Enfant Plaza, trapping 84 commuters on the train. One person died and the incident led to a slew of investigations and studies by investigators from federal and local agencies, as well as from WMATA, all seeking to discern and correct a litany of problems and malfunctions that have hampered the beleaguered agency for years.

The National Transportation Safety Board, the FTA, a peer review team from the American Public Transportation Association, investigators from the General Accounting Office and the D.C. Council are among the entities studying the January incident, while digging deeply into Metro and Metrorail’s operations, emergency readiness, financial management, infrastructure weaknesses and related functions.

So far, as it relates to the fatal incident on the Yellow Line train and in the adjoining tunnel, investigators say a critical breakdown in communications, poor coordination among Metro employees trying to evacuate passengers trapped on the train and Metro’s faulty response to the emergency are all contributing factors.

The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to release a final report on this incident next year but hearings on June 23 and 24, plus the plethora of other investigations are helping Metro officials understand the causes, which include what specifically caused the electrical malfunction, the reasons why tunnel ventilation fans hurt rather than helped bring the crisis under control and the confusion between Metro staff, Metro police and other employees which left the six-car train stuck 100 yards from the station while passengers choked on noxious smoke and fumes.

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Metro, and praised the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for implementing new management initiatives and programs to address safety concerns, for making advancements in many areas, and improving its safety culture.

However, the Safety Management Inspection (SMI) identified a number of “organizational deficiencies and operational concerns that continue to limit the agency’s effectiveness in recognizing and resolving safety issues and hazards.”

“The safety of transit riders and workers nationwide is the top priority of the FTA. Every transit passenger deserves a safe ride and every transit worker deserves a safe workplace,” McMillan said during a June 17 press conference. “Here in the nation’s capital, WMATA has experienced serious rail accidents over the past several years resulting in fatalities and injuries among both passengers and workers. In spite of improvements made by WMATA since the 2009 Fort Totten accident, it continues to experience safety problems such as the January 12, 2015, incident of smoke in a tunnel near L’Enfant Plaza caused by electrical arcing.”

“WMATA is not unsafe – but it has to do better to improve its safety performance for its passengers and workers. Overall, WMATA has made progress in some areas during the past five years. However, organizational shortcomings and operational concerns continue to limit WMATA’s effectiveness in recognizing and resolving safety issues.”

McMillan said WMATA has failed to effectively balance safety-critical operations and maintenance activities with the demand for passenger service in key areas.

“Perhaps most significantly, McMillan said, the FTA found serious safety lapses in the Rail Operations Control Center that has a significant impact on Metrorail’s ability to schedule and conduct maintenance work, manage abnormal and emergency events, and ensure the safety of trains and personnel on the right-of-way.

The SMI report found 54 instances of safety problems, 44 with Metrorail and 10 with Metrobus operations.

Overall, McMillan said, the safety issues with Metrorail are more serious, numerous and substantive than those

of Metrobus.

For Metrorail, some of the major categories of findings include: inadequate Rail Operations Control Center staffing and procedures; ineffective training, testing and rules compliance programs; and insufficient track time for maintenance.

Meanwhile, the Metrobus investigation found that there is: concern over the protection of bus operators and personnel; limited availability of training; and inconsistent operational testing and rules compliance checks.

A Metro employee, who requested anonymity so he could speak freely, said the Jan 12 incident and its resultant fallout couldn’t have come at a worse time.

“The timing is horrible,” he said.

“Public confidence in Metro is so low and morale is low right now throughout the whole system. A cultural shift has to happen. Whoever they pick as general manager needs to have experience and has to oversee a massive overhaul. Metro needs a facelift. I don’t know how that’s gonna work out.”

The man, who is a mid-level employee, said the agency is suffering from executive decisions made “three or four general managers ago.”

“In order to save money, there were cost-saving measures in the past and they decided not to focus on preventive maintenance,” he said.

“I don’t think anybody implicated in the report or with a dog in the fight didn’t know about this. This (report) shed light on how much worse this potentially could be. There’s some sort of understanding that things have been coming to a head for a while. None of this is new.”

The employee said despite Metro’s myriad problems and challenges, he hopes the public continues to support Metro.

“We have some great employees who come to work and do well,” he said. “The employees felt the shift.

(Being a Metro employee) used to be something to be proud of. You can’t blame it on any one thing. You have to remember that this didn’t happen overnight … we’re all just eager to see the plan going forward.”

“The FTA may not have captured the many good things going on.

To be fair, Metro has done a lot to change the safety culture and has gotten employees to buy into that. Metro is a huge system. There are just a lot of moving parts. I’m not going to say that anything the FTA said is false. It’s not easy to fix things when things are quiet. I hope the public doesn’t give up on the authority because they’re a lot of good things in the pipeline.” WI

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(L-R) Bonita Bing, Sharon Farmer, Marvin Jones, George Tolbert IV, Kimberly Springle, David Brown, and Donna Marie Jones on stage at the National Geographic in Northwest on Saturday, June 27 at the Exposure Group’s Annual Dinner. /Photo by Roy Lewis

Legendary Black Photographers Honored

The Exposure Group Held Eighth Awards Dinner

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer African-American photographers from as far away as Germany traveled to Washington, D.C., to be honored for their groundbreaking work and lifelong dedication to their craft.

The Exposure Group, commenced their eighth awards dinner on Saturday, June 27, at National Geographic to honor those photographers whose contributions to photojournalism often go unrecognized.

“It’s important to honor those folks that work really hard. You

see their images all over the country and the world, but you don’t know their name,” Bonita Bing, the president of The Exposure Group said.

Jason Miccolo Johnson, a founding member of the organization, believes that honoring black photographers is absolutely necessary.

“This is the only national organization that recognizes African American photographers for their work,” Johnson said.

The prestigious awards included the Nestor L. Hernandez Community Service Award presented to George Dalton Tolbert IV and the Maurice Sorrell Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Sharon Farmer.

“It’s a great and humbling feeling to be honored by your friends and peers. It feels like a birthday party. My journey here has been full of ups and downs, but a steady flow up hill,” Farmer said.

Farmer’s career as a professional photojournalist has spanned over four decades. Her most notable achievements include working as a White House photographer for the Clinton administration in the ’90s. Also, during Secretary of State John

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Kerry’s presidential run in 2004, she held the role of lead photographer for his campaign.

“I’ve learned “Never say die.”

I tell all aspiring photographers to get serious about it. If you want to make money being a creative person, you have to persevere,” Farmer said. “Seek out kindred spirits, who can understand. It’s all about the company you keep,” Farmer said.

George Dalton Tolbert IV, the community service awardee, can be best remembered by his contemporaries as the chief photographer for Earl Howard Studios, where he took over 10,000 graduation portraits for students in the District during the 70s.

“I’ve been all over the world. I was the first black official United States Senate photographer, but none of that can compare to the feeling of being recognized and honored by my peers,” Dalton said.

The other awardees included Marvin T. Jones, for the Ellsworth J. Davis Photographer of the Year Award, Kimberly Springle, for the John H. Johnson

Friend of Photography Award, David Brown, for the Exposure Group Corporate Award and the Gordon Parks Legend Award went to Carrie Mae Weems.

The Exposure Group formed in March of 1996, at the Howard University undergraduate library under the leadership of Jason Miccolo Johnson with the goal of providing resources, camaraderie and a safe haven to black photographers.

As an open organization Johnson encourages all minority photographers to join.

“Those veterans who have been in the business need to join, so they can pass their knowledge and wisdom down to the younger folks. And the younger folks need to join so they can get the knowledge,” Johnson said.

“These photographers and the photos are important because these people are capturing a moment in time that can never be recreated. Their images are there forever,” Bing said. WI

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By Jordan Shanks WI Intern After much anticipation and following years of public and private debate, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges on Friday, June 26, that the right to marriage is “fundamental.”

In a 5-4 decision, the court determined that all 50 states must now recognize same-sex unions and cannot deny gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. The decision signified a major victory for the gay rights movement and serves as a step forward in one of the nation’s leading civil rights battles.

The majority opinion was written

by Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was seen as a swing vote in the case.

Justice Kennedy refers to marriage as a fundamental “right” and “liberty” outlined in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

In a personal letter issued by the White House, Obergefell, one of the primary plaintiffs in the case, reminded the nation why he began to fight for marriage equality.

He states in the letter that in 2013, he married the late John Arthur in Maryland – a state where same-sex marriage was already legal. But after Arthur died due to complications with Lou Gehrig’s disease, things began to take a turn for the worse. The state of Ohio, where the couple lived, refused to identify Obergefell as Arthur’s spouse on the death certificate, thus prompting Obergefell to sue.

After the Court’s decision, the public expressed their differing views.

“I’m really happy for everybody.

I think everybody should have the chance to marry who they want to and be with whomever they choose. This is way overdue,” said 34-year-old Carla The Washington Informer

Gibbs, who joined the crowd standing outside of the Supreme Court awaiting the decision.

President Barack Obama delivered remarks in the Rose Garden last Friday morning addressing the change that had occurred in the laws of America.

“In my second inaugural address, I said that if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. It is gratifying to see that principle enshrined into law by this decision,” he said.

Many other national leaders made statements following the Court’s decision.

The Reverend Al Sharpton said that while he celebrates this accomplishment for the LGBT community, more needs to be done in relation to the broader issue of civil rights.

“We still have a long way to go, and as the tragedy in South Carolina last week devastatingly showed, the march toward progress and civil rights nationwide continues,” Sharpton said.

“As a nation, we must carry the momentum from the highest court in the land and fight against discrimination in all its forms and make sure that all Americans – no matter who they love, their class or color – can exist freely and equally.”

A recent Washington Post – ABC News poll found that approval ratings for same-sex unions is at an all-time high. The poll stated that 6-in-10 Americans support same-sex unions.

The approval rating for gay marriage rose from 38 percent in 2004 to 59 percent in 2014.

However, despite the gay rights movement’s rapid momentum, there are many who are still against marriage equality. It’s a controversial topic for many reasons. For some their op-

position boils down to the way they interpret both the Bible and the Constitution.

For 44-year-old Michael Jones, religion plays a role in the way he thinks about gay marriage. Jones was among the group of spectators who gathered outside of the high court last week.

He said he spent the foremost part of his life as a homosexual but now embraces a heterosexual lifestyle.

“I lived the homosexual lifestyle for 35 years. I’m 44 now. God delivered me out of the lifestyle because he did not wish that I would perish in my sins. It means a lot to me because I don’t believe that people are born that way. God doesn’t make junk,” Jones said.

For others, like 57-year-old Chauncey Killens of Seattle, Washington, the issue remains political.

“If they wanted to do this right, they would have made it the 24th amendment of the United States of America.”

The National Black Justice Coalition, founded in 2003 to empower the Black LGBT community, said it was pleased that finally the issue of gay marriage had been resolved in America.

Nationally- recognized author and activist, Keith Boykin, said the Black community’s stakes in the marriage equality act were deeper than gaining freedom to marry.

“Most of us in the black LGBT community were more focused on bread-and-butter economic and social justice issues,” he said. “We worried about jobs, health care, access to education, affordable housing, HIV/ AIDS and mass incarceration of African-Americans. Even when we turned our attention to LGBT issues, we were often more concerned about job discrimination than marriage equality.” WI

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Prince George’s County Voters to Use Paper Ballots

By William J. Ford WI Contributing Writer @jabariwill Prince George’s Count� voters will use a pen or pencil on paper ballots to select candidates beginning in the April 2016 primar�.

Voters have used touchscreen machines to elect nominees since November 2000. Prior to that, residents pulled a lever to mark their ballots.

“We’ve never had paper [ballots] in Prince George’s Count�,” Alisha L. Alexander, director of the count�’s Board of Directors, said Thursday, June 25. “It’s going to be a different way of voting. We have had smooth elections with the touchscreen. Voters will find that this new paper system will be just as user-friendly as the touch-screen.”

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ished, they will place ballots through a scanner to record the vote and drop them into a slot.

Alexander said about 1 million ballots would be needed during the primar� and general elections, but one touchscreen machine would be available at each of the count�’s 245 polling places for those with disabilities.

She said early voting will be slightly different, especially since there are only eight polling sites and residents can choose any one of those places to vote.

A person will receive a ballot card to inser� inside a touchscreen device and make selections. When voters are finished, a paper with a barcode prints out for them to scan and place in a slot.

“The thought process was the touchscreens didn’t have a … paper t�ail. There will be a paper t�ail for the new voting system,” Alexander said. “I really think the implementation should r�n fairly

Prince George’s County voters use the touchscreen machines to cast votes at a precinct at Woodmore Elementary School in Mitchellville, Maryland, during the Nov. 4 general election. /Courtesy photo

smooth.”

The Mar�land General Assembly made the decision for the entire state to use a paper voting system in 2007, but it couldn’t happen because there was a lack of money and an ex�erienced company to complete the project.

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Donna Duncan, assistant deput� for election policy with the state Board of Elections, said Friday, June 26, that the $28.1 million paper system project managed by Election Systems and Soſt�are of Omaha, Nebraska, would be split evenly bet�een the state and local jurisdictions.

Duncan, who’s worked in the elections office for 38 years, said plans are still ongoing to implement the new voting system, which includes purchasing voting booths, car�s and other equipment and supplies for the 1,800 polling locations statewide.

Verified Voting of Carlsbad, Califor�ia, a nonprofit organization that advocates voter t�ansparency, lists on its website that Mar�land joins 19 other states that exclusively use or about to employ the paper ballot system. However, nearly half of those states don’t conduct early voting.

“We think it is a huge step for�ard for

Mar�land but unfor��nately a little overdue,” said Susan Greenhalgh, election specialist with Verified Voting who works on Long Island, New York. “Paper ballots will help keep a record [and] will help make sure ever� vote counts.”

Angela Holmes, who worked as a Prince George’s election judge last year, said more problems may arise with the new system.

“You [count] the early votes, the absentee ballots. That was done with a computerized system. [The state is] making the mess even g�eater with all the paper ballots,” said Holmes, 50, of Camp Springs, Mar�land. “What about t�aining for the [election] judges? How are you going to teach folks about this new system? [State officials] will need to provide more information and some dialog�e on the difference bet�een elect�onic voting versus paper voting.” WI

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Prince George’s, D.C. Study Affordable Housing

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer After studies revealed that one-third of households in the Washington, D.C., that earn between 30 percent and 50 percent of the area’s median income are spending more than half their incomes on rent, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and others joined the Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers for the region’s largest affordable-housing and community development expo.

The June 23 event focused on regional solutions for affordable housing needs, according to a news release.

“Much the same as transit authorities operate throughout regional areas, we’re examining ways to build a regional housing infrastructure that will support the needs of the metropolitan area. This kind of bold statement starts by having key stakeholders participate in the conversation and ends with results,” said Heather Raspberry, the executive director at HAND, the District-based nonprofit whose mission is to support a professional community of housing providers in order to increase the supply of affordable housing in the region.

Using the theme “A Connected Region, Connected Future,” the annual meeting focused on exploring innovative housing solutions through the lens of what the housing industry can accomplish regionally by combining resources and strategies from Maryland, Washington and Virginia to build and maintain housing that is affordable.

The event also followed the announcement earlier this month by Turner Impact Capital that it had acquired the Regency Pointe apartments, a 599-unit development in Prince George’s County that will help fill the gap in affordable workforce housing.

“We have the opportunity to meaningfully improve people’s lives both by preserving the affordability of the property and by enriching the community through resident-focused human services,” said Robert Turner, the CEO of Turner Impact Capital.

“These services might entail offering reduced rent or no rent at all to local schoolteachers in exchange for having them staff an afterschool homework center for students on the property one night a week,” Turner said.

“Or it might involve giving free or reduced rent to law enforcement officials if they agree to organize a community watch program and keep their squad car parked in a prominent place on-site, to promote safety.”

Raspberry said housing that is affordable is essential to the region’s economic growth, its thriving business community and a high quality of life for residents and the workforce.

“We all must work together to find solutions ,and at the HAND Annual Meeting, our members are more than ready to collaborate around this regionalism approach,” she said.

The expo was co-hosted by the Greater Washington Housing Leaders Group, which held an interactive plenary session titled “Regional Strategies to Increase Affordable Housing Development and Preservation in the Greater Washington Area.”

The session examined the current housing development practices, and officials explored ways to execute future strategies regionally for optimal success.

According to the forecast found in “The Greater Washington Region’s Future Housing Needs: 2023,” the new report commissioned by Enterprise Community Partners and conducted by the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis, between 2011 and 2023, the region will add over 400,000 new households, including nearly 150,000 with low incomes.

“This increase in low-income households will be added to a region where nearly 250,000 households already are paying more than half of their income on housing costs,” said David Bowers, vice president and Mid-Atlantic market leader for Enterprise Community Partners.

“In the paper presented at the HAND Annual Meeting, ‘Call the Question: Will the Greater Washington Region Collaborate and Invest to Solve

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The annual meeting of the Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers was held on Tuesday, June 23 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Northwest, D.C. where they addressed the need for more affordable housing. /Photo courtesy of Prince George’s County

Its Affordable Housing Shortage,’ we examined best-practice solutions in the areas of increasing financial capital, strategic land use and reducing costs, all designed to address housing security needs,” Bowers said.

“We call for the political will across the region, across public and private sectors, to take the necessary steps at the local and regional level to increase the supply of housing across the income continuum. The num-

bers contained in the new report by George Mason make it clear that the region’s economic competitiveness will be directly impacted by the work done to address this critical infrastructure issue.” WI

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Making Money Contracting with Government A National Urban League Policy Institute study ranks Washington, D.C. atop the nation’s metropolitan areas for blacks doing business. “We found that cities with strong diversity supplier policies and allow easy access to business-to-business and government contracts were the best environments,” said Marc H. Morial, National Urban League president and CEO. Washington is an example of successful blacks. Washington is a place to build a successful future. Half the residents of the nation’s 23rd-most populous city are black. The Washington Metropolitan Area has a population of 5.8 million, the seventh-largest metropolitan statistical area in the nation. The area’s overall economic environment makes it one of the most productive in the nation for blacks.

Washington, D.C. is a “company town” that’s dominated by government. Whether federal, state, or city, government is the region’s most dominant source of employment and business opportunities. Those in the know in Washington realize that to be successful doing business in Washington requires “access” to the right people and procurement programs.

The ProBiz 2015 Procurement Conference is the premier event in Washington for people of color to come together to share grievances, experiences and knowledge. The event facilitates learning, knowledge and skills.

Long-time Washington entrepreneur and D.C. Chamber of Commerce past-president Malcolm Beech is the ProBiz 2015 convener. Beech said, “This conference is a gathering of ‘Leadership Washington.’” He adds, “The conference is a great opportunity for innovative ideas, new information and for individuals and small business operators to identify and build relationships that strengthen their capacities and capabilities.”

Over the past four decades, Beech has specialized in assisting companies to grow their businesses and bottom lines.

“Our business is to help business owners design plans and develop marketing strategies that will assist them in attaining their goals.”

By William Reed For more than 10 years, ProBiz has helped Washington’s people be more competitive and profitable selling into the $2.4 trillion federal procurement marketplace. Beech provides ways of planning and moving toward the future.

This year’s ProBiz Government Procurement Conference is scheduled for Thursday, July 16, at the FHI 360 Conference Center located on the 8th Floor of 1825 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest.

Power people in Washington will tell you: “Connections are a necessary component for a successful business.” And connecting people of color to business opportunities remains one of the key objectives for ProBiz organizers.

“We do business linkages,” Beech said. He believes that “ProBiz is the most significant small and minority business procurement conference in the Mid-Atlantic Region.”

Its origins go back at least a century as it is sponsored by the National Business League of Greater Washington, a regional chapter of the business organization founded in 1900 by Dr. Booker T. Washington.

Savvy business people are urged to use ProBiz 2015 as a learning tool to grow their business. As the District’s “premier networking event,” ProBiz boasts of providing people interested in doing business with the government great opportunities to engage. It is a day-long exposition with concurrent information-packed seminars and workshops featuring leading experts in every field of procurement, information technology, construction development, finance, marketing intelligence, certification, export-import, supplies and commodities, services and staffing.

Beech says that Washington’s peoples’ use of the NBL and ProBiz 2015 expertise “can help you

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By Kia Croom WI Contributing Writer With a theme of “We are Housing . . . We are Community,” more than 3,000 people poured into the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest last weekend, for an annual event whose crowds continue to grow.

The Seventh Annual DC Housing Expo and Home Show, held on Saturday, June 27, brought District residents, business owners, developers and housing providers together for the exchanging of valuable financial, rental, homeownership and small business information.

“It’s all about connecting the residents of D.C. with housing resources. It’s a way to put all the resources in one place where folks can come and access them,” said Polly Donaldson, director, D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development.

The annual event assists District residents in their efforts to navigate the community’s housing market.

Attendees participated in workshops on housing-related topics including foreclosure counseling, consumer credit repair and firsttime homebuyer programs. More than 100 exhibitors representing community organizations, civic groups, governmental agencies and businesses were on site providing attendees with consultations and resources.

Anthony McDuffie, investor and agent for Anacostia Realty, hosted an exhibitor booth during the expo hoping to meet potential homeowners. More than 300 attendees visited his booth seeking information on first time and even second chance homebuyer programs.

He said the District administers a variety of programs that can bring dreams of homeownership into fruition.

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costs. I see people get between $3,000 and $10,000 to cover these expenses.”

When asked if attendees have a fair shot at purchasing homes in the District in the midst of the housing crisis McDuffie replied, “There is a home for any individual looking to buy in the District.”

Some attended the expo seeking advice, like Gayle Palmer, whose name has been changed to preserve her anonymity. She said she hoped to secure legal guidance on a housing matter. Her rental unit’s managers, she alleged, informed her and other tenants that they had to be relocated so that renovations could be completed. But their utility bills must still be paid.

Palmer spoke candidly with a representative from the Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC), an independent agency of DC government that represents the interests of District rate payers before regulatory agencies.

“Our [landlord] told us if we don’t pay they are going to terminate our lease and evict us. I just don’t understand how they expect me to pay for utilities that I didn’t even use since I’m not even currently living there,” she said.

The OPC representative she spoke with advised her to initiate a complaint.

Palmer said she’s grateful to have affordable housing but disappoint-

ed with how she and other tenants have been treated.

The housing expo comes as part of the housing and community development’s “coordinated housing strategy” to help low-to-moderate income residents preserve their housing in a market where an increase in high-cost rents have residents saying they’re being forced out of the District.

Donaldson said the DC Housing and Community Development Department remains committed to remediating the housing crisis and serving the most vulnerable people in the community.

“Sure there is price pressure here because people are moving [to the District] from different places, but we want to ensure we are preserving and creating new affordable housing,” she said. “We are investing more per capita than any other city. We know we need to invest more at the local level.”

Donaldson applauded D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for committing $100 million in FY 16 funding to expand the city’s supply of affordable housing. The funds were allocated to the Housing Production Trust Fund, which is administered by the DC Department of Housing and Community Development to help nonprofit and for profit housing developers create affordable housing in all eight wards. WI

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President Barack Obama invoked the spirit of the black church during his eulogy for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, the South Carolina state senator and pastor, murdered along with eight other members of Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston several weeks ago. /Courtesy photo

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No sitting president has ever entered a black church and effectively delivered a message that combined passion, personality and politics – all in the wake of an unexplainable tragedy.

That is, not until President Barack Obama took to a South Carolina pulpit on Friday, June 26, poised to speak to the friends and family of the “Charleston Nine” during the funeral services for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney – a beloved pastor and respected congressman who was one of the innocent victims slain in a recent church massacre while leading Bible study.

Standing solemnly before a packed audience of over 5,400 people, Obama confidently invoked the spirit of the black church, singing the powerful words of one of the Christian church’s most beloved hymns, “Amazing Grace.”

Obama has spoken at black churches many times in the past, but as he began to line the words to the hymn, he appeared to be clearly moved – even overcome by emotion.

He said blacks like those who are members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church have always understood the meaning of the powerful hymn and how God’s grace has shaped and impacted their lives.

Political pundits, particularly those of color, reflecting on the president’s message, said they witnessed the outpouring of our leader’s love and faith, which directly resonated with the black community in particular and

with all Americans whose lives continue to be impacted by bigotry and institutional racism.

His remarks focused on the achievements of Pinckney and the legacy he leaves as an elected official, as a pastor, as a community leader and as the head of a now-devastated family.

Obama said the alleged killer could not see the grace that surrounded the late pastor and his congregants. He noted how the families of the slain, when given the opportunity to speak to the young man who had entered the church and aimed his rifle at their loved ones with reckless abandon, did not attack him with vitriolic phrases but instead – even incredibly – uttered words of forgiveness.

“We are here today to remember a man of God who lived by faith,” Obama said. “A man who believed in things not seen. A man who believed there were better days ahead. A man of service who persevered knowing full well he would not receive all those things he was promised because he believed his efforts would provide a better life for those who followed.”

The president, while paying tribute to the victims, also threw down the gauntlet and addressed both the current controversy surrounding the Confederate flag and the need for greater gun control given the frequency of such violent, heinous acts in America.

“By taking down that flag we express God’s grace,” he said.

Shortly after learning about the massacre, Obama said the shootings illustrate that America

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NATIONAL BLACKPRESS from Page 4 en’s president and the Muslim president,” Swain said.

“In every category, blacks are worse off and his policies are what led to things like the South Carolina church shootings and his policies on police have led to a situation in Baltimore where there’s violence every day and police are afraid to do anything and blacks The Reverend Clementa Pinckney

OBAMA from Page 1 continues to be plagued by the disease of racism – even employing the use of the N-word to punctuate his belief that America has yet to be “cured” of bigotry.

Obama’s comments may have been more personal than in other addresses because he knew Pinckney. The state lawmaker and pastor gave the president his backing during Obama’s run for office in 2008. Less than a year ago, Obama and Pinckney, along with Vice President Joe Biden, gathered at a prayer breakfast in the South Carolina capital.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, speaking with CNN reporters after the funeral, said it was a “magical moment” in terms of the various issues that Obama raised.

“The president, by bravely addressing so many serious challenges that a large number of Americans still face, said let’s use this moment to bring legislative change on behalf of those without health care, for those who remain hungry and for those who continue to received substandard education,” Jackson said.

CNN Political Commentator Van Jones, during an analysis of the eulogy on Saturday, June 27, said that given the Supreme Court’s decisions on the Affordable Care Act and same-sex marriage and Obama’s passionate delivery during the funeral, the president’s favorable legacy has been secured.

“In some ways, the president was almost like a racial piñata in the earlier part of his presidency,” Jones said. “And he seemed to pull back from the issues that really mattered to him. But now he seems far more relaxed, and he’s going for it. His singing of ‘Amazing Grace’ has the nation talking. It’s a great time for Barack Obama.” WI www.washingtoninformer.com

are left in the lurch.”

Robert Smith, a political science professor at the University of San Francisco, said Obama clearly has concluded that he doesn’t need the black press.

“I think the president takes the black press, like the black community and its leaders in general, for granted. For example, he has allowed himself to be interviewed more than once by Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, one of his most obdurate

white conservative critics while refusing (PBS Talk Show Host) Tavis Smiley, one of his sharpest critics among black commentators,” Smith said.

“I suspect if the black press in general were more critical or, more importantly, if his support in the black community sharply declined, he would begin to be more attentive to the black press as he tended to be when he was running.”

Swain noted that since he’s

winding down his second term, it’s unlikely that Obama will entertain questions from the NNPA or its journalists.

“The black press isn’t known for criticizing him, so there’s really no needs no incentive. If he were a regular brother, he’d be right at home with the black press,” Swain said. “Obama has missed the opportunity to bring America together.” WI

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Charles Wilson is helping minority youth pursue high-paying careers/Courtesy photo

District Entrepreneur Pushes STEM for Minorities

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Charles Wilson isn’t shy about discussing poverty and the issues that face many inner-city and poverty-stricken youth on a regular basis.

However, the District area entrepreneur doesn’t just point out the problems; he offers solutions that are in part based on his own life experience.

That experience includes a stint in the United States Navy at age 17; becoming a husband and father at 18; and overcoming definitive odds to assert himself as a true leader, motivator and example of what science, technology, engineering and mathematics can do to quickly change the fortunes of the hopeless.

“The first thing for me is exposure and making our young people aware of what career opportunities exists.

We see the same story lines about STEM and Nuclear Energy, that there isn’t information and that no one is aware of the opportunities,” said Wilson, the managing partner at CW Consulting Group, co-founder for The Legacy Initiative, and a member of the American Association of Blacks in Energy in Northwest.

Wilson is also a senior reactor operator trainer, one of the most highly regarded and respected accomplishments in the commercial nuclear industry.

“No one goes out into these cities and communities talking about having a career in nuclear energy, but when you see a black man who has been successful and once the kids are exposed to potential careers and then you provide a map with specific goals, it becomes real,” he said.

Wilson has even made it a habit to show youth his paycheck stubs because that’s when they appear to understand that the effort is worth pursuing, he said.

It’s also a method that he uses to display his unique connection to them.

Wilson grew up in the rough and hardscrabble streets of Chicago.

When graduating from high school, Wilson had no plans or goals.

He joined the Navy and excelled on high-level aptitude exams, most critically the Nuclear Propulsion Exam, which led him on his career path of becoming a nuclear chemist.

Within two years, he had earned 140 college credit hours, and he held a job involving chemistry on nuclear reactors.

“That I didn’t see coming, but I scored the highest and was in a class with five [white] males,” he said. “I was 17, and they were in college, but I was the only one who passed the exam.”

After three years on a submarine and six years in the Navy, Wilson took a job with Exelon Corp. as a nuclear chemist and nuclear chemistry instructor.

“This part of my journey forced me to be more strategic in my thinking and planning. It not only helps me become more focused and more responsible, but it allows me to help others, including some of my family members,” said Wilson, whose also the co-founder of the Legacy Initiative, a nonprofit that has already provided mentorship to more than 2,500 students.

Earlier this year, Wilson impressed members of Congress when he provided testimony in front of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power on the committee’s 21st Century Workforce legislation, which seeks to increase awareness of the opportunities available in energy and manufacturing and give citizens of underrepresented communities the opportunity to be educated and trained for these jobs.

“Our paths, like the ones funded and supported by this bill, ensures that my 5-year old son, Charles Wilson II, and others in his generation don’t have to experience poverty and can start to build the generation of wealth and opportunity that evaded

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the generations before them.” Wilson told Congress.

He’s scheduled to meet with Baltimore colleges, stakeholders, economic development council members and others to implement a program locally that will provide grants and scholarships to help facilitate training for youth.

“We want to create among the students an army of future mentors, and we want to invest in new mentors,” Wilson said, noting that he knows that it’ll take some time. He wants

to eradicate youth unemployment, which he considers a critical element in breaking the cycle of poverty.

“I want to deliver to these young people something to aspire to. These STEM and nuclear jobs are high-paying jobs with highly skilled workers,” he said.

“But these are jobs that can be had with just a high school diploma and two years of certification, so you’re talking about a turnaround from high school in a relative short period of time as opposed to the traditional

four-year college education and all of the loan and other debt that it carries.”

Wilson said the quick turnaround is important to often-impatient youth.

“Because, they’ve been disappointed so much and lied too so many times and sold dreams, you have to make it real to them, and I show them that this is real. And when they look at me, they can see themselves because I’m still a relatively young man,” he said.WI

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Howard Fuller

In Full Support of Parent Choice I have been and continue to be a strong supporter of the fight to provide low income and working class parents with the power to choose the best educational options for their children. I joined this fight over 25 years ago because I believed it is one of the levers that addresses the systemic inequities so many poor students face. I became involved in this noble struggle to ensure that low income and working class black families had greater access to quality educational options for their children.

So, while I believe that all students deserve a quality education in a school that best meets their needs, I also believe that publicly-funded parent choice programs should be used primarily as a tool to empower communities who face systemic barriers to greater educational and economic opportunity. I did not join this movement to subsidize families like mine, which may not be rich, but have resources and thus, options. I joined the late Polly Williams in 1989 in her courageous fight to make sure that poor families were afforded some opportunity to choose schools in the private sector for their children.

Since then, I, along with many others, have fought tirelessly for parent choice programs and policies for low-income and working class families throughout the nation. From the beginning, some critics of the parent choice movement claimed that Republican lawmakers and other conservative individuals who have strongly supported parent-choice policies and programs over the years were only using poor children.

The real agenda, these critics have charged, has been that at some point these programs would be hijacked to offer universal vouchers or other similar types of programs to even the wealthiest citizens.

I reject this sweeping generalization of people’s motives. I know for a fact that many of the individuals

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who have supported parent choice over the years did so and continue to do so, because they believe, as I do, that we should not have an America where only those of us with money are able to choose the best schools for our children. Unfortunately, Nevada’s Education Savings Program fits the pattern that these critics have asserted for years. It is a gift to the opponents of the parent choice movement.

Separate from the argument above, some of our allies in the choice movement have made no secret of their desire for universal vouchers or programs that give everyone access to public dollars to be used to access private schools, and I have been just as clear that I could never support such programs.

I hold no malice toward them but I will never support a plan that will no longer gives low-income families a leg up and will instead give those of us with means even greater means to leverage the limited number of private school options to the disadvantage of low-income families.

So, I will not join the celebration of the Nevada Education Savings Account Program. While some may view it as a “landmark” victory for the parent choice movement, I do not. At least it is not a victory to those of us who are focused on helping low-income and working class families in their quest to find better options for their children.

While I hope that I am proven wrong, I believe Nevada’s SB302 will do very little to help low-income and working class families find better options for their children. WI Howard Fuller is founder and director of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University.

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EDITORIAL Banish the Confederate Flag to a Museum When Dylann Roof murdered nine African-Americans during Bible study at Mother Emanuel Church, he could have hardly imagined the consequences of his actions.

The 21-year-old white supremacist, who expressed his hatred of black people to police investigators and in a manifesto found after the murders, had sought to cow and intimidate black South Carolinians by the killings, hoping to incite a race war. Instead, the killings in the church sanctuary have galvanized blacks, whites and others in Charleston and elsewhere across the U.S. One of the most immediate and unintended fallouts of the shooting is an effort in different corners of the South to take down one of the region’s most accursed symbols for blacks: the Confederate flag. The flag represents the white supremacy and unrelenting terrorism blacks faced during slavery and, in subtler forms, face up to the present day.

The kidnapping and enslavement of Africans is America’s original sin, and white supremacy is the means by which white Americans kept black people subjugated.

The Confederate flag symbolizes that dirty, brutish mentality that considers black people inferior, and it justifies their continued vicious and evil treatment. The flag and white supremacy are one and the same. They are neither peaceful nor benign – at least not to people of color.

The Confederate flag signifies black people being hung from a tree, being shot for no reason, being castrated or burned. White supremacy is police dogs released on protestors and peaceful demonstrators, bludgeoned with batons and knocked around by powerful fire hoses. White supremacy is the bombing and burning of black churches. It is segregated housing, unequal and divided schools, communities where blacks are not allowed to live. It is lack of access, the absence of opportunity, sitting in the back of the bus, white-only water fountains, going to the back door for service and being murdered by racist cops who are then protected by the system from prosecution.

That is why the Confederate flag – the American swastika as one columnist called it – must be consigned to the trash heap.

It serves no purpose, and its presence is an open sore for black people that will not heal.

In response to the clamor from African-Americans to remove the flag from government buildings and grounds, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has called for the removal of the flag that flies over the state capitol.

Elsewhere, there have been renewed efforts to have flags removed.

As has become commonplace when there’s racial unrest, the murders of people of color or other racial issues, there are the predictable calls for Americas to engage in a conversation on race. Significant numbers of white Southerners embrace the odious Confederate flag as a symbol of their heritage.

But there really is no debate.

And we cannot stop here. This has to be more than symbolism. White America has to be drawn into real exchanges about meaningful issues such as racial inequality, police brutality, access and equity, and accepting their complicity in a system that continues to oppress and terrorize blacks and other people of color while working for real change.

NNPA’s Pick of Rolark Barnes Makes Sense I want to extend my congratulations to your publisher Denise Rolark Barnes on her election as chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association [NNPA] as cited in “NNPA Celebrates 75th Year” by D. Kevin McNeir, June 25, 2015. Mrs. Rolark Barnes is known for her hard work throughout our city, but especially in Southeast, particularly in Ward 8 where she is a pillar of strength to some and where so many others love her. She not only has carried on her father’s legacy with The Washington Informer newspaper, but she’s also charted her own path and legacy by expanding its brand into a media powerhouse that includes an online version of the newspaper and a television show. I am sure Mrs. Rolark Barnes will bring the same kind of intensity that she has continually demonstrated in her work in and around our community to the leadership role of the NNPA. Newspapers of any kind are struggling all over this country – that is especially true for black-owned newspapers.

So, I know her job will be very

challenging. But as she said in the article, “I consider myself to be a worker bee but I’m ready for the challenge.” The members of the NNPA made a wise decision in electing Mrs. Rolark Barnes as their chairman because in the words made famous by the actor Jimmie Walker on the TV show “Good Times,” she is “dy-nomite.”

Justin Hancock Washington, DC

UniverSoul Circus – Simply Stupendous I am one of those people who just love going to the UniverSoul Circus. It is my favorite circus of all time. I started taking my children to the circus when they were very young and we as a family would enjoy the whole experience. My children are grown now with their own families, but I, Grandpa, can’t wait for the UniverSoul Circus to return to town so I can take my grandchildren to see it. The music they play is great; it’s like a party going on in there. Now

don’t get me wrong, the acts they have are as good as the other circuses that comes to town. But the UniverSoul does things with just a little more flare. Ever since I was a child my favorite part of the circus has been the clowns; I just love clowns. Your photograph of the clowns in the June 25 edition of the Informer with the article “UniverSoul Circus: Family Friendly Encounter” by Kelly-Ann Brown just reinforced my fascination with clowns, especially black clowns. If I were a child again in this day and time and the UniverSoul Circus came to town I would probably want to run away and become a clown in the circus. I know that sounds funny, but that’s just why I would do it, because it’s funny and it would make people laugh. I believe that making people laugh is very important because laughing is a brief sign of happiness and for many people that’s their only opportunity to be happy.

Arthur Moore Washington, DC

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By Daryl Michael Scott President, Association for the Study of African American Life and History

Our Views Regarding the Massacre at Emanuel AME Church The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) speaks out against the violence in Charleston, South Carolina, that took the lives of nine African Americans in the Emanuel AME Church. We extend our condolences to the families who lost their loved ones, the members of the Emanuel AME Church, and the entire Charleston community. May your faith sustain

you through this storm.

As all Americans now know, this African Methodist Episcopal Church has been a rock in our community since the early days of this republic when the members of the congregation, enslaved and free, could not be citizens of either the state or this nation. The church itself was implicated in the Denmark Vesey plot to throw off the chains of slavery, and it has been a site for our struggle for racial justice and equality across the centuries. The congregation represents how

slavery itself could not and cannot extinguish the human thirst for freedom and true citizenship.

This massacre strikes at the heart of our democracy. According to the witness Sylvia Johnson, a member of the church, the shooter told his victims, “You rape our women and you’re taking over our country - and you have to go.” As an expression of white nationalism, this slaughter of American citizens-for being citizens-is thus even more than a hate crime. The accused, Dylann Roof, assaulted our common

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democratic institutions and engaged in domestic terrorism. His purpose could have been none other than to foment greater racial strife, if not race war. We cannot let it stand.

We call on our elected officials at every level of government to denounce white supremacy as an ideology and to root out this form of terrorism. Our nation offers itself to the world as a beacon of racial progress, the hope of a true multi-racial society and we must uphold by this self-appointed mission.

Moreover, the state of South Carolina--where the citizens can elect Nikki Haley, a South Asian woman, and Tim Scott, an African American man, as their Governor and United States Senator, respectively-- cannot allow white nationalism to undermine our efforts to build and maintain a common democracy. WI

By Julianne Malveaux

Rewriting Confederate History On their website, the Sons of Confederate Veterans describe themselves as preserving the “history and legacy” of the Confederacy. Their organization, they say, is “dedicated to ensuring that “a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved.”

I would suggest, instead, that the Sons of Confederate Veterans is guilty of rewriting history instead of preserving it.

They claim that the Civil War

(they call it the “Second American Revolution”) was fought for the “preservation of liberty and freedom. Freedom for whom?

Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy, gave his infamous “Cornerstone” speech, in which he outlined the reasons for southern succession. “Our new government is founded on exactly the opposite ideas; its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro (sic) is not equal to the White man;

that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition.”

If you drive South on US 95, you can see some version of the so-called Confederate flag (there are maybe seven iterations of the flag, parts of which are still the official flag of Mississippi) is used to advertise everything from hot dogs to automobiles, some say as a tribute to their ancestors (hot dogs, really?). The history of the Confederacy, as embodied in the Stephens speech, suggests that

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the flag, instead, is a symbol of white superiority. No wonder the coward who was welcomed into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church had draped himself in that heinous flag. No wonder racism is so intransigent.

No wonder the sale of Confederate paraphernalia rose with the election of President Barack Obama. The implicit message – a black man may be president of the United States, but this flag reminds us that white superiority still reigns.

South Carolina didn’t always fly its version of the Confederate flag above its statehouse or display it on statehouse grounds. To “commemorate” the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, the flag went up on April 11, 1961. Was it a coincidence that sit-ins were taking place all over the country, one of the most successful taking place in Greensboro, where Bennett College and North Carolina

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By Sandra Mattavous-Frye People’s Counsel for the District of Columbia

Pepco Merger -- More Cons Than Pros The massive, hotly debated $6.8 billion Pepco/Exelon merger is now in the hands of the D.C. Public Service Commission, (PSC) with exclusive power to approve or reject the merger in July.

Supporters and opponents of the merger, among them Pepco customers, consumer advocates, environmentalists and District-elected officials have weighed in about the impact of

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the merger – all hoping their opinions will influence the PSC’s decision. This elevated conversation is good. And, in my role as the voice of District utility consumers, I urge D.C. residents to recognize what’s really at stake here and consider the pros and the cons of the merger for themselves. In my view, at this point, there are more cons than pros.

The core issue is the District’s public interest standard. In lay terms, District of Columbia citizens and consumers must not only be unharmed by a merger,

they must be better off following the merger than they would be without a merger. In addition, the merger must produce tangible financial benefits for consumers.

Upon review of Exelon’s offer, OPC quickly recognized that Pepco’s promises that the merger would lead to more reliable service and energy efficiency, affordable and stable rates and jobs for D.C. residents were at best vague and inconclusive.

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tially more affordable and environmentally safe energy options are reaching the marketplace.

The District of Columbia has made significant advances in opening its energy market to new energy sources, especially in under-served communities.

However, this is a key area where the Exelon proposal is deficient.

Pepco’s 2 million customers in the District, Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware could also have the role of their local distribution companies vastly diminished, should PHI be consumed

by the much larger Exelon. Exelon is primarily focused on selling the energy generated at its own plants.

Nonetheless, as the merger application has proceeded through the litigation process in all four affected jurisdictions, I am encouraged to see that the concepts and conditions OPC identified nearly a year ago remain the litmus test for calculating whether consumers can benefit. OPC strenuously litigated the case be-

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By Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.

July 4th: Taking our Cue from Frederick Douglass Though the keynote address was delivered 163 years ago in Rochester, New York, on the significance of the Fourth of July celebration in the United States, the roaring eloquence and penetrating clarity of Frederick Douglass’ speech still rings true today.

Slavery and its lingering aftermath in America continue to be the albatross around the neck of our democracy that chokes the quality of life for millions of African-Americans and others who cry out freedom, justice,

equality and prosperity.

History captures both transformative events and the evolution of impactful epochs of the long journey of humankind. Yet,the history of the times and outspoken courage of leaders such as Douglass challenges all of us not just to remember the past but to learn from it and be determined to fight for a better future for all who have been denied basic fairness and respect.

As our nation prepares for its annual celebration of Independence Day, I re-read Douglass’ Fourth of July speech with a specific eye toward what we can learn from it in the wake of

the recent tragedies of Charleston and North Charleston, South Carolina; Cleveland; New York City; Ferguson, Missouri; and Sanford, Florida.

Douglass observed, “Oppression makes a wise man mad. With brave men there is always a remedy for oppression. …The freedom gained is yours, and you, therefore, may properly celebrate this anniversary. The Fourth of July is the first great fact in your nation’s history – the very ringbolt in the chain of your yet-undeveloped destiny … Pride and patriotism, not less than gratitude, prompt you to celebrate and to hold it in perpetual remembrance.

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“I have said that the Declaration of Independence is the ringbolt to the chain of your nation’s destiny; so, indeed, I regard it. The principles contained in that instrument are saving principles. Stand by those principles, be true to them on all occasions, in all places, against all foes, and at whatever cost. The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice; I must mourn …What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer: A day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the

constant victim.”

A little more than a week ago, we were still mourning. This time, in Charleston, South Carolina, for the racially motivated murders of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney and eight others at Emanuel A.M.E. Church. But our spirit and our determination to be free will not be broken even after centuries of cruelty and oppression. Giving up out of fear or giving in to injustice are not and will not be in our menu of options. The spirits of David Walker, Denmark Vesey and Douglass live on within us.

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By Lee A. Daniels

Has the ‘Lost Cause’ Finally Lost?

Has the pernicious fiction that there was something honorable about the Confederate rebellion – treason in the defense of slavery, as one observer so trenchantly put it recently – finally been irredeemably shredded?

History is being made now. Not just “ordinary” history, but momentous history. The kind of history that will even more deeply mark this moment in time – the Obama presidency – as a “landmark” of America’s march

toward a more complete democracy.

That was underscored in striking fashion last week in three decisions handed up by the U.S. Supreme Court: one affirming in full the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), the second affirming the right of same-sex couples to marry, and the third affirming the central provision of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 that housing policies and practices with discriminatory outcomes can be challenged even if there was no intent to discriminate.

Simultaneously, the hard-shelled resistance to acknowledging the falsehoods of the Confederacy and its

most potent symbol, the Confederate flag, has cracked. It cracked, on the one hand, under the combined weight of the tragic racial reality made apparent by social media technology and the hashtag #blacklivesmatter, and, on the other, by Dylann Roof’s murderous rampage.

The reaction of an outraged public has forced some leading Southern politicians and some leading consumer companies to cut their ties to that stark symbol of America’s original sin, the Confederate flag, that Roof pledged allegiance to.

As one would expect, some conser-

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vatives have sneered that the outcry is just meaningless political theater.

And, also as one would expect, for entirely different reasons even some advocates of progressive change have called the focus on the flag a waste of time and energy and said that taking it down won’t solve or even address the numerous serious problems that fester along America’s color line. That position was succinctly stated by the headline in The American Prospect: “Removing the Confederate Flag is Easy. Fixing Racism is Hard.”

That claim and the thinking behind it have always been made about

particular actions of black freedom struggle. But it’s completely wrong.

Indeed, there’s no little irony in asserting that the present focus on the Confederate flag is empty symbolism given what the flag itself symbolizes: that although the Confederacy lost the military phase of its race war, white supremacy reigned triumphant by law in the South and by custom that carried the force of law in the North for most of the following century.

That’s the reason “removing” the Confederate flag from the public

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By Askia Muhammad

President Barack Obama’s Amazing Week In most of the offices in the U.S. Capitol, there is some serious gnashing of teeth going on.

The reason is not because lawmakers are nervous about the western world’s shaky financial perch in light of the precarious Greek and European economies. Not yet at least.

The reason is not because terrorists have perpetrated mass murders around the world and are known to be secretly slipping into the U.S. Not yet at least.

The reason is not because the negotiations with Iran slipped past the June 30 deadline for an agreement, plunging the Middle East into a nuclear arms race. Not yet at least.

The reason is not because convicted murderers are breaking out of jails all over this country which is the incarceration capital of the world, terrorizing innocent cities and towns everywhere. No, the only two murderers known to have recently escaped from our fortress nation in upper New York State are no longer a menace to society. One murderer, guilty of killing a cop, has been killed. His partner has

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been wounded and taken into custody.

The countryside is safe once again.

No, the reason Republicans generally, and arch-conservatives in particular, are so aggrieved these days is because of the recent good fortunes of Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th President of the United States. He is a man whom they depict as a Muslim, socialist, foreign-born [mulatto] who doesn’t deserve to lead our nation despite two resounding victories at the polls.

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than see him get credit for the nation’s salvation.

And of course there are radicals who are loathe to the idea that Obama’s policies of moderation are gaining traction, even among members of the public who are not automatically inclined to appreciate government intervention to aid their miserable lives.

Despite tilting his early economic policies in favor of the Wall Street crooks who drove the country into the financial abyss with their greed and outright thievery in the first place, the president has managed to reverse

the fiscal hemorrhaging caused by his predecessor, George W. (for worst in history) Bush. With his tax giveaways to the wealthy, and his immoral and illegal wars against Muslims which he put on the nation’s credit card, Bush took the budget surpluses he inherited from President Bill Clinton and turned them into multi-trillion dollar (with a “t”) deficits.

For his part Obama reduced the rate of increase of the national debt by $1 trillion.

However, like previous trade deals

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Gladys Knight, who recently turned 71, has been singing since she was four, and given her stellar performance a few weeks ago in downtown Detroit, Michigan, it looks like she has no plans to retire to the red clays of Georgia – nor should she.

The seven-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s with her brother and cousins, known as the “Pips,” illustrated what it means to be a consummate artist. Younger singers who like to describe themselves as divas could take a real lesson from Knight.

Gladys rocked the stage, much to the delight of a crowd of close to 1,000 people who stood for 90-minutes during a humid summer night to listen as she, along with her band and backup singers, performed tunes that have become part of the American songbook.

In these days of cell phones and I-pads, when Gladys, often referred to as the “Empress of Soul,” came on stage, people instantly began to record the concert with their handheld devices. They realized that it’s not often that one gets a chance to see the entertainer headline a concert – certainly not for free.

The 9th Annual GM River Days, sponsored by DTE Energy, along with local television and radio stations, has become a popular, highly-attended event for Detroiters. But the signature event, the one that brings out the largest crowds, remains the final concert.

And made no mistake – Gladys sang as if she were at the White House or Carnegie Hall. And despite the challenges that come with singing in an outdoor pavilion, where the voice The Washington Informer

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often undergoes unexpected changes due to the effects of wind and moisture, the singing sensation sounded superb.

What’s more, she moved across the stage, gliding almost, in a sequined pink pantsuit with matching boots and a smile that confirmed how much she still enjoys performing.

As the crowd shouted out their favorite songs, Gladys kept smiling, kept strutting and kept singing.

She opened with her fellow Motown star’s “I Want You,” penned and performed by Marvin Gaye, segueing into “Love Overboard” and Stevie Wonder’s hit from his “Songs in the Key of Life” LP, “Love in Need of Love.”

Then she returned to one of her most requested Gladys Knight and the Pips chartbusters: “You’re the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me.” This song pumped up the old school fans and once again showed that Gladys, despite the challenges that she has faced in her life, still has a voice that mesmerizes and energizes the listener.

She then took a few moments to speak to her audience.

“I like that song, a lot,” Knight said. “It says that you can do anything in life that you desire when you have the love and support of family and friends. With all of the things that are happening in this world, we need to start talking to one another again. We tweet and text and e-mail but we don’t talk – not like we used to. And back in the day, with writers like Ashford and Simpson, we had some love songs that told real stories.”

Gladys then sang one of her classics, written by the above mentioned Motown duo, “Landlord.” Her performance of the song was nothing short of perfection. In fact, during the refrain, she worked the stage and the audience with ease.

As the concert continued, she moved on to more popular Pips tunes including: “My Imagination,” “If I Were Your Woman” and “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” – a song that became a hit for both Gladys and the Pips and Marvin Gaye.

Once again, she took a few moments to talk about her younger days when she was running the streets of Detroit with other entertainers who became some of her closest friends: Eddie Kendricks, Marvin Gaye, Melvin Franklin – the list goes on.

Then, in a delightful version of the early Motown Revues – made popular by Motown’s leader Barry Gordy – Knight invited her backup singers to the front of the stage where they, along with Knight, performed some of the most beloved songs from Hitsville: the Temptations’ “Papa Was a Rolling Stone, Just My Imagination” and “Get Ready;” and Smokey Robinson’s “Baby, Baby.”

She then sat down, slowing the pace, and belted out “The Way We Were” accompanied by her pianist.

Her brother, Merald “Bubba” Knight, one of the three “Pips” (the others being Edward Patten and William Guest), gave a cameo performance, engaging his baby sister and singing a few lines from Al Green’s classic “Let’s Stay Together.”

Then Merald, along with Gladys and the rest of the singers, delighted the audience with their version of Pharrell Williams’ “Happy.” Bubba, clearly in the zone, removed his jacked and danced the night away. They joked and reminisced – and the audience ate it up.

Before leaving the stage, Gladys sang one final number, “Neither One of Us, Wants to be the First to Say Good-bye.” She sang as if there were no tomorrow.

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Twentieth Anniversary to Address Racism, Injustice

By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer@bsalmondc As the mother of a black teenager, Tamika D. Mallory worries constantly about his safety and for much of her life she’s actively worked for justice and equality for African Americans and other people of color.

Mallory, 35 and former executive director of the National Action Network, recently joined Nation of Islam leader, the Rev. Louis Farrakhan, to divulge plans for this fall’s 20th anniversary celebration of the Million Man March.

She and several speakers at the historic Metropolitan AME Church in Northwest said blacks in the U.S. have no choice but to unify for justice amid the rash of murders of unarmed black and brown civilians, continuing inequality and a white supremacist backlash against these constituencies.

“My generation was waiting

for a moment when we could all come together so that they wouldn’t be left behind,” said Mallory, president and CEO of Mallory Consulting and a national co-executive director of the Million Man March’s “Justice or Else” 20th anniversary planning committee.

“There are all kinds of brutality occurring on the streets,” she said. “The question is if we’re ready to die. They (young people) are already on the streets.”

Farrakhan, 82, electrified a vast and vocal crowd on the morning of Wednesday, July 24, telling them that blacks and their allies have to coalesce around demanding and securing justice in the face of the racism, injustice, police brutality and discrimination, as evidenced by the recent massacre of nine members of Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Citing the Charleston shooting as the latest example of white supremacist terror against blacks, Farrakhan offered a scathing cri-

Minister Louis Farrakhan at Metropolitan AME Church in Northwest greets activist Dick Gregory on Wednesday, June 24, during a rally where he shared plans for the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Million Man March scheduled for October. /Photo by Travis Riddick

tique of America’s treatment of people of color.

“I don’t know what the fight is about the confederate flag because we’ve caught as much hell under the American flag as the Confederate flag,” said Farrakhan to a standing ovation.

“Who are we fighting today?

It’s the people who carry the American flag. The police wear the American flag – the same flag that flies over the ‘non-Jus-

tice’ Department and over the White House where a black man is called nigger every day. Every time we die, they give us symbols and no substance.”

Farrakhan sat on the pulpit with Christian church leaders including: the Rev. Dr. Jamal H. Bryant, pastor of Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple AME Church in Baltimore; the Rev. Willie Wilson, senior pastor of

Union Temple Baptist Church in Southeast D.C., and the Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Wilson and Chavis both played critical roles in the creation and success of the Million Man March two decades ago.

Meanwhile, Bryant, who eulogized Freddie Gray, a black man who died while in Baltimore po-

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Cecil B.J. Lockhart, born in An- the mayor was very instrumental During the Caribbean Community Recognition Awards held tigua, started his insurance busi- in keeping us alive,” Trevor Selon Monday, June 29 in Southeast, ness in Northwest in July 1985. man said.

Dr. Tony Gittens, born to BarMayor Bowser issued a proclama- Lockhart’s Insurance Services tion incorporating June as Nation- specializes in auto, homeowners, badian parents, praised his fellow al Caribbean-American Heritage business and life insurance. award recipients for their immi“Thirty years ago I decided to grant spirit.

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She also promised to bring the drop my bucket on Georgia Ave“I never met someone from traditional Caribbean Carnival pa- nue,” Lockhart said. “I wanted to the Caribbean who wasn’t hard help the community. I’m thankful working, who didn’t value edurade to the city.

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ARIES Here’s a chance to get to the bottom of an issue that’s been bothering you for quite some time. This week you’ll feel objective enough to focus on the situation, and not the person who may unwittingly have caused the situation. Go for it! Soul Affirmation: The enjoyment of good food is high on my agenda this week. Lucky Numbers: 15, 43, 55

“Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles”

TAURUS Information flows smoothly to and from you this week.

You are in your element as communications come and go. You’ll learn much as you listen and observe others. Be easy on yourself this week. Soul Affirmation: I enjoy flirting with new ideas. Lucky Numbers: 7, 14, 32

By Bert Ashe c.2015, Agate $15.00 /higher in Canada 250 pages

The path to something important is never straight.

You may take that first step forward… then backward, decide one way, then another, changing your mind like you change clothes. Knowing your desires will eventually get you there, yes, but you might flirt with the idea awhile before you take the leap.

For author Bert Ashe, a new look on his head sat in his head for years. In his new book “Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles,” he explains.

Who invented dreadlocks? That question was on Bert Ashe’s mind when he pondered, once again, the idea of growing out his hair. Humans began adorning their bodies and shearing their hair some 5,000 years ago – so, he thought, maybe 1998 was the year to take the leap with a new ‘do.

Ashe had grown up in Los Angeles, on a street that was filled with residents of many backgrounds. He never gave much thought to his own culture until he went away to school and realized that he’d been “cocooned.” He began to expand.

That was in the ‘80s, and a Jamaican girlfriend talked him out of having dreadlocks.

Since he wasn’t Rastafarian, she claimed, growing dreads was an insult so Ashe tabled that idea. Every now and again, he got the urge to try dreads but didn’t: the timing was wrong or his job was new or it just didn’t seem like a good idea. He never was all that into reggae – was that a prerequisite? Was it as easy as not combing his hair anymore?

Having cut his own hair for years, Ashe decided to quietly find out.

That was in early March of 1998 and, within days, his wife noticed that he was

CARIBBEAN from Page 26 the founder of the Washington, D.C., International Film Festival and a member of the D.C. Hall of Fame.

“I am very proud to be acknowledged,” he said.

Chris Gardiner, born in the Bahamas, holds the position of founder and president of GKA, P.C., a professional tax and accounting firm in Northwest. He also served as the former chair of the Mayor’s Advisory Commission on Caribbean Community Affairs

GEMINI Someone may try to push your buttons this week. Don’t let it get on your nerves. You have the power to focus your attention on positive thoughts and ideas. They will prove much more worthwhile in the long run than a short-term blow-out with an unequal adversary. Soul Affirmation: When I am clear about who I am, the world becomes clearer. Lucky Numbers: 2, 45, 50 growing his hair. His children saw, too, and were less than thrilled. Even his parents were taken aback, but Ashe stayed the course.

Having dreads took time, he learned, and it wasn’t cheap; it wasn’t easy, either, since he could neither shampoo his hair nor touch his head for weeks, which became a challenge.

“I loved dreadlocks long before I wore them,” he says. And once he wore them, he was surprised to learn that he loved them even more.

In his introduction, author Bert Ashe says that this memoir of hair “is not linear, cannot be linear…”

That’s a pretty big understatement: for the first couple dozen pages, “Twisted” rambles quite a bit. Once you’re used to that, however, the stream-of-consciousness feel fades and Ashe’s thoughts eventually coalesce into somewhat of a meditation on black history and black hair. As his mane grows and twists, Ashe does likewise with his tales, with his thoughts, and, delightfully, with the process of the style, the reasons why he waited to grow his dreads, and why (at the time of the writing) he’s kept them.

Students of culture and people-watching readers will enjoy this book, I think, as will anyone who’s pondered a change of pace. Be aware, again, that it may take perseverance: though it ends well, in its beginning, “Twisted” is exactly that. WI

and is the founder and chairman of the Caribbean-American Political Action Committee.

“The mayor has been a friend to the Caribbean community from the beginning,” Gardiner said. “I wish I could take credit for everything that I have done but I can’t. I am accepting this award on behalf of 100 members of C-PAC.” The awards also included entertainment from East of the River Boys and Girls Steelband, Inc., DC Casineros Dance Company and a screening of educator Jami Ramber-

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an’s short film, “Silent Brave.”

The prominent sponsor of the awards, The Mayor’s Advisory Commission on Caribbean Community Affairs, puts fourth recommendations to the mayor on issues and concerns that affect citizens in their educational, social, cultural and economic life.

“What has so impressed me about Caribbean Americans is you roll up your sleeves, you want to get to work and you don’t want anything to be given to you. You just want it to be fair,” Bowser said. WI

CANCER Conclusions can be reached; but don’t jump to them.

Things are working out in your best interests. Ignore any negative attitudes and stay focused on your goals and plans. You are winning! Soul Affirmation: My hunches pay all week this week. Lucky Numbers: 6, 11, 13 LEO This is a perfect week for some fun. You know how to have fun and it’s calling you out to play. Say what you need and the rest will follow in perfect order! Have a good time! Soul Affirmation: The search for fun occupies my time. Enjoy! Lucky Numbers: 1, 19, 33 VIRGO You may receive some news that trouble you, but recognize what you can and can’t do about the situation. As powerful as you are, you are still not required to do everything for everyone.

Do what feels most loving. Soul Affirmation: I smile and trust in the powers beyond myself. Lucky Numbers: 11, 29, 43 LIBRA Your leadership skills are shining this week, so get out there and glimmer with good vibrations. Others are looking to you for guidance and as a path to follow. Let your journey through the week provide a good model. Soul Affirmation: I let worries fly away.

Lucky Numbers: 15, 16, 39 SCORPIO You are brilliant this week as you gather materials and resources together for an important project. There’s a good probability for wonderful news late in the afternoon. Ride the vibes and be gentle with your own feelings. Soul Affirmation: There are plenty of fish in the sea waiting for me. Lucky Numbers: 1, 42, 50 SAGITTARIUS A date or meeting that is unexpectedly cancelled may make someone very unhappy. Recognize that all things work for good, and that a better solution is being provided in the space between what you think you want and what you are getting. Soul Affirmation: This week silence speaks loudest and truest. Lucky Numbers: 20, 40, 41 CAPRICORN Serenity is yours as you realize you can get what you need. It’s coming and you deserve it! Take a few quiet moments this week to listen to your inner voice. It will give you a powerful hint about what activities you should be pursuing right now. Soul Affirmation: I let positive emotions carry me through the week. Lucky Numbers: 8, 17, 21 AQUARIUS In all of the hustle and bustle this week take some time to observe the “Now”. There’s a great deal to be thankful for! A great idea could come to you when you are out with friends.

Soul Affirmation: I celebrate with those around me. Lucky Numbers: 39, 51, 52 PISCES Relax the grip you have on your attitudes this week, and just go with the flow. Ease up in full knowledge that goodness is being perfectly fulfilled. Let go of any feelings of insecurity or loss and bless the perfect moment. Soul Affirmation: I quiet all confusion.

Lucky Numbers: 1, 5, 24

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Mystics Defeat Chicago Sky 86-71 Chicago guard Jamierra Faulkner drives past Mystics guard Natasha Herrington in the first quarter of Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) action on Sunday, June 28 at the Verizon Center in Northwest. The Mystics defeated the Chicago Sky 86-71. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE ON AGING

Office of the Executive Director Office of the Executive Director June 17,17, 2015 June 2015 Dear Colleagues, It is with mixed emotions that I announce my resignation as Executive Director of the District of Columbia Dear Office onColleagues, Aging (DCOA) effective Monday, June 29, 2015.

Since joining DCOA in March 2011, I have been blessed to work with many talented professionals within It is with mixed emotions thatour I announce my Iresignation as since Executive of thea District of District Government and around great nation. must say that 2011,Director we have built governmental Columbia Office on Aging effective Monday, June 29, agency that has experienced so(DCOA) many wonderful accomplishments.

Our2015. efforts have led to the completion of the first senior needs assessment in over three decades and the development of the agency’s five year Since joining DCOA in March 2011, I have been blessed to work with many talented strategic plan, which includes decentralizing the Aging and Disability Resource Center and transforming professionals within District Government and around our great nation. I must say that since Washington, D.C. into an age-friendly city (AFC). I can confidently say that we have met 75% of the strategic 2011, a governmental agency that has experienced many goals andwe wehave havebuilt two years remaining to reach 100% of the goals oncesowe fullywonderful satisfy the World Health accomplishments.

Our efforts have led to the completion of the first senior needs assessment in Organization’s requirements for AFC. over threeondecades and the plan, development the agency’s strategic In additi to the strategic we have of transformed fromfive an year agency in 2011plan, with which only 25includes full-time decentralizing the Aging and Disability Resource Center and transforming Washington, D.C. equivalents (FTEs) and a budget of $26 million to an agency in 2015 with 76 FTEs and a budget of $43.5 into an (AFC).

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I am and confiadent that budgetthis of system, $43.5 million.

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by Acting Cohen.

Thank you for partnering with DCOA during my four years and four months here! Although it is time for meMoreover, to close this in my life, I aam confident that my dedicated colleagues the agency will continue to wechapter have established number of new programs including the at Senior Symposium, serve the District vulnerable citizens.

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The Religion Corner Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Turning Hearts Church 4275 4th Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20034 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445

The Reverend Lyndon Shakespeare Interim Priest

Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher

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

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

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

Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: faithdefender@verizon.net

www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.

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Fear is Faith in Reverse Callers tell me they have saved this column. Some send it to others in times of trouble.

To those who have never seen this column, I pray it will help you as well.

In fact, a reader called last week, upset that her newspaper containing this column had been destroyed accidentally. She saved this column for years, reading it, and holding on to it for herself and for others. It begins with this scripture: But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” – Luke 2:10-11.

What great things could happen in our lives if we would continue to stand on these promises today? What was the first thing the angel told the shepherd? “Do not be afraid.”

This command is still valid today. We are charged to not be afraid. Fear is faith in reverse.

Fear opens the door to our enemy.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. — 2 Timothy 1:7.

God didn’t create us with a “fear gene.” Fear didn’t enter into the garden until sin entered. Fear is from the enemy, pure and simple. The first time we find fear in the Bible is after Adam and Eve ate the apple.

Suddenly, when they heard God walking through the garden, they had communed with Him daily before, yet now they hid themselves because they were ashamed and afraid.

When fear is in action, one

has decided you cannot have whatever it is you want; you see the goal going in the other direction. Your goal moves away from you when you have fear.

Fear and faith cannot and will not operate simultaneously. The minute you begin to feel fear, your goal moves backward.

That’s your nonbelief at work.

When you say you can’t believe you got this job, you are offering up some negativity, and you may forfeit it.

We must practice speaking in the positive rather than the negative. Another example is when someone is planning an event, and as you’re planning you say something like “We can’t have an empty room; we’ve really got to get some people out to this event.” Death and life are in the power of the tongue. — Proverbs 18:21.

Well the “empty room” part of your comment will attract exactly what it is you’re saying.

If instead you would say “The room will be filled for this event” and begin to be thankful for a filled room, then you’d be speaking life into your event.

You will be speaking for a point of faith rather than fear.

When you examine your level of faith, all you need to do is look at your crop, what is it that you’ve been able to produce.

“Makes you look at who planted the crop,” doesn’t it?

All you need to do is look in the mirror. It was you. It’s the truth that tells the mind what is really wrong. It’s not the economy; not elected officials; not the government. It’s me!

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with Lyndia Grant Standing in the need of prayer; Not my mother, not my father; But it’s me, oh Lord; Standing in the need of prayer.”

It’s not what’s going on outside that’s the problem, it’s what’s going on within. Each of you must press toward the mark, but as you do so, keep your eyes toward your future; faith is the unseen. Scripture says “faith is the substance of things hoped for, and it is the evidence of things not seen.” Don’t put your faith in reverse!WI Lyndia Grant is an author, inspirational and motivational speaker, radio talk show host and columnist; visit her new website at www.lyndiagrant.com or call 202-518-3192.

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

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

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ Drs. Dennis W. and Christine Y. Wiley, Pastors

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

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

4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745

www.livingwatersmd.org

Blessed Word of Life Church

Schedule of Services: Sunday School – 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 AM Communion Service – First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study – Tuesday, 6:30 PM

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

tel: 202-291-6565

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

Church of Living Waters

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

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

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

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

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., • Pastor 2498 Alabama Ave., SE • Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 • www.acamec.org 2008: The Year of New Beginnings “Expect the Extraordinary”

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

Sunday Worship Services: 8:00a.m. and 11:00a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

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

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

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

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

“God is Love”

Third Street Church of God Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor 1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.5889 office 202.638.1803 fax Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

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

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org emailus@gmchc.org

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews • Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 Fax: (202) 526-1661 Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

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

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

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

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

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

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

ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

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

Twelfth Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340 Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor Service and Times Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

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

Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.”

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

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

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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church 7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471 Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

Zion Baptist Church

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Israel Baptist Church

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

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

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

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074 Order of Services Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 am Sunday School: 9:00 am Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer / Bible Study: 6:15 pm - 7:20 pm (Tuesday)

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

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

St. Luke Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

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

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor, Pastor 1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 lpumconthegrow@gmail.com www.lpumcdc.org Sunday worship 10: am Holy Communion first Sunday 10: am Sunday school 9: am Bible Study each Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: “A CHURCH ON THE GROW”.

Eastern Community Baptist Church

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

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

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

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

Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

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

New Members Class 9:30a.m.

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

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

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

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 A.M.

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

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

Peace Baptist Church

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

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

1864-2014

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working....

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

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

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

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

Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

150 Years of Service

Christ Embassy DC

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

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

Salem Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

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

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

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

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

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

Prayer Services: Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

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

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015 ADM 666 Mary F. Gordon Decedent H.A. Cramer, Esq. 1220 East West Highway #1011A Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ali P. Gordon, whose address is 14821 Lymington Circle, Orlando, FL 32826, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mary F. Gordon, who died on April 17, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 18, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 18, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: June 18, 2015 Ali P. Gordon Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY 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. 2015 ADM 723 Maurice Kevin Powers Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Erin Shauntice Powers, whose address is 641 Irving St., NW, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Maurice Kevin Powers, who died on May 18, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 2, 2016 . Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 2, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: July 2, 2015 Erin Shauntice Powers Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015 ADM 687 Obi Benedict Egbuna Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Bridget G. Egbuna, whose address is 3636 16th St. NW #8705, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Obi Benedict Egbuna, who died on January 20, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 25, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 25, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: June 25, 2015 Bridget G. Egbuna Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills

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

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

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

Administration No. 2015 ADM 655

Administration No. 2015 ADM 701

Evangeline S. Benson Decedent Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sandra Mitchell Ogunfolu, whose address is 2915 Mills Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Evangeline S. Benson, who died on October 6, 2005 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 25, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 25, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: June 25, 2015 Sandra Mitchell Ogunfolu Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

Willie J. Baldwin aka Willie James Baldwin Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Karen Anita Baldwin, whose address is 11103 Brandywine Road, Clinton, MD 20735, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Willie J. Baldwin aka Willie James Baldwin, who died on December 18, 2014 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 2, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 2, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: July 2, 2015 Karen Anita Baldwin Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

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

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

Administration No. 2015 ADM 737

Administration No. 2014 ADM 001319

Joseph Bonds Priester Decedent

Carrie B. Stewart Decedent

Rande K. Joiner Joiner & Green, LLC 8804 Hidden Hill Ln Potomac, MD 20854 Attorney

Ronald Dixon Bynum & Jenkins 1010 Cameron Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Attorney

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

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

Kenneth Mark Deal, whose address is 7309 Beverly Manor Drive, Annandale, VA 22003, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joseph Bonds Priester, who died on April 16, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 2, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 2, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Ronald Dixon, whose address is Bynum & Jenkins, 1010 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Carrie B. Stewart, who died on December 4, 2010 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 2, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 2, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Kenneth Mark Deal Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ronald Dixon, whose address is Bynum & Jenkins, 1010 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James Jones, who died on January 22, 2013 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 2, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 2, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

TRUE TEST COPY

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Date of first publication: July 2, 2015

Ronald Dixon Bynum & Jenkins 1010 Cameron Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Attorney

Ronald Dixon Personal Representative

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Date of first publication: July 2, 2015

James Jones Decedent

Date of first publication: July 2, 2015

Anne Meister Register of Wills

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Administration No. 2015 ADM 000080

Anne Meister Register of Wills

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Administration No. 2015 ADM 733

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Herman S. Washington aka Herman Sylvester Washington Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Cynthia A. Brock-Smith, whose address is 2939 Fort Baker Dr., SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Herman S. Washington aka Herman Sylvester Washington, who died on December 30, 2014 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 2, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 2, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: July 2, 2015 Cynthia A. Brock-Smith Personal Representative

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“I hope you’re not confused – just because they take down the Confederate flag doesn’t mean we have justice,” Bryant said. “We’re dealing with signs. We’re living [in a time] where America doesn’t mind if you change your sex but has a problem with your black skin.”

“White supremacy is in trouble because we [Christians and Muslims] are loaded weapons of unity. We will turn America upside down and put it in its rightful place. We’ve paid the price. We raised your white babies but you

MALVEAUX from Page 22 A&T State University students began sit-ins at the local Woolworth’s?

Incidentally, the Civil War Centennial Commission was established as a federally funded agency inside the Department of Interior that could not overcome persistent racism. The Kennedy administration was forced to replace conservative commission leadership (that wanted to meet in segregated facilities) with a group that included historians.

The activities, envisioned to “celebrate American patriotism at the height of the Cold War” and to increase tourism in the South, turned into a separate and unequal set of events.

In his book, “Troubled Commemoration: The American Civil War Centennial, 1961-1965 (Making the Modern South),” Robert J. Cook describes the tensions that emerged when Southerners wanted to “celebrate” secession and the attack on Fort Sumter, while oth-

FRYE from Page 22 fore the DC PSC and discussed settlement options with Exelon and Pepco, and although the recent Maryland PSC approval is now under appeal, many of the benefits OPC fought for in the District are mirrored in the Maryland settlement. That settlement includes 46 conditions OPC views as positive, including higher reliability standards, a $100 residential consumer rate credit and $43.2 million for energy efficiency programs. These

killed our sons and daughters and raped our mothers and daughters.

We shall not be swept away to the reservation or bought off with a casino.”

Farrakhan said women will make up a critical part of the march’s planning and participation, noting that it will be open to people of all colors, races and creeds.

“The history of oppressed peoples is long and becoming increasingly blatant,” said Wilson, who served as executive producer of the 1995 march and who will oversee production of the October 10 mobilization on the National Mall. “This convening is our opportunity to come together, form community, and forge forward united in the belief that our

ers wanted to celebrate emancipation. Southern whites saw the centennial as a way to fight to preserve segregation, while African-Americans and some liberal Whites wanted to celebrate the end of the Civil War, and the government wanted to celebrate our nation’s “triumph” over division and strife.

Those who embrace the Confederacy seem to forget that the confederacy lost. The cornerstone principle of white supremacy was defeated when the Confederacy lost the war, but the continued sop to the losing Confederacy left us with all kinds of tributes to United States traitors. I cringe whenever I drive down “Jefferson Davis Highway,” which is named after the Confederate president. I am flooded with annoyance when I refer to Fort Bragg, which is named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Pentagon said it won’t change the names of the 10 military bases that lift up Confederate leaders. I just wonder why these bases were

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destinies are intertwined and our futures are inextricably linked.”

Farrakhan praised Richard Allen and other distinguished leaders of the AME church for being on the vanguard of the struggle against racism and oppression, and singled out Denmark Vesey, who he said “organized a revolt against tyranny, against slavery and injustice.”

But he criticized church leaders for their eagerness to forgive Charleston shooting suspect Dylann Roof adding that if the victims had been trained in self-defense as Nation of Islam members are, the outcome may have been quite different.

“That snake walked into one of our churches, and you know how we are, the little white boy comes

named after these traitors in the first place?

Taking the Confederate flag down is but the first step in defeating the white supremacy that the odious flag stands for. Now, in the name of the Emanuel Nine, we need to investigate the reparatory justice (reparations) needed to reduce the wealth gap.

We need to take the traumatic massacre of the Emanuel Nine and use it as a way to accelerate the struggle for freedom and justice.

If the Sons of Confederate Veterans are really about history, then they need to read the Cornerstone Speech and repudiate it with as much vigor as they embrace the flag. Otherwise, they are disingenuous liars who would distort history in order to celebrate their ignorance. WI Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based author and economist. She can be reached at www. juliannemalveaux.com.

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The bottom line and overarching premise in the debate should be that the merger must move us forward and not backward.WI Sandra Mattavous-Frye, People’s Counsel for the District of Columbia The Washington Informer

in and we welcome him,” Farrakhan said. “If a black brother with hair all twisted up and sagging pants walked in, we would have met him at the door and asked him what the hell he was doing there.”

“We turn away our children because they have no tithes and have no job. [Churches] want money versus the transformation of the human being into a child of

God,” he said.

The march, planners emphasized, will be about renewed unity.

“Let’s make 10-10-15 a meeting place for those who want justice,” Farrakhan said. “These are the real children of Abraham embracing each other in the true love of God. They cannot turn us from our Christian brothers and sisters.

This is the time that people must see our unity and see us as one.”WI

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Douglass’ intellectual imperatives are quite appropriate to reject the contemporary tolerance of poverty, injustice and ignorance. We have to move beyond removing the “symbols” of racism and oppression, such as the Confederate flag, to removing the substantive structures and policies that deny equal opportunity to advance and improve the quality of life of all Americans.

The issue today is not what the Confederate flag represents. The real issue should be “What does the American flag represent to African-Americans and others who yearn for freedom?” How are American businesses and institutions of higher learning making a difference for millions of people throughout the country who aspire to prosper and to make our world a better place for all people?

An appropriate response to Douglass’ admonitions would be: (1) educa-

DANIELS from Page 23 sphere and eradicating what it symbolizes have cost so much in lives lost and human talent wasted all these years.

Further, to claim the “mass movement” against the Confederate flag is mere catharsis is to miss the powerful – and obvious – connection between the symbolic and the substantive.

After all, there are voluminous symbolic reasons Americans demand that any flag bearing the Stars and Stripes – whether it flies over the Capitol in Washington or the neighborhood park down the street — be treated not as an ordinary piece of cloth but as a sacred object. And the now-successful movement urging that same-sex couples have the right to marry and have those marriages

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like NAFTA which failed to produce the jobs and trade bonanza they promised, the president’s ability to convince Congress to “fast track” the latest boondoggle, the Trans Pacific Partnership, will likely backfire and grease only the palms of the rich.

Meanwhile the POTUS chalked up another victory on trade authority.

Then this administration’s crowning domestic policy achievement, the Affordable Care Act, nicknamed “Obamacare,” was ratified by the Supreme Court for the second time last week, this time by a 6-3 margin, even wider than the 2012 5-4 vote by the Court. So despite 50, that’s right 50 votes in Congress to repeal it, Obamacare, the President proclaimed, is not only the “law of the land,” but it is now “here to stay.”

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tion – maximizing high-quality equal education for all without discrimination or restriction because of race, color, gender, creed or any other form of social exclusion, (2) criminal justice reform and overcriminalization – there are simply too many people imprisoned in America, more than 1 million disproportionately African-American and Latino American, and (3) principled entrepreneurial development – with a particular emphasis on economic equality and inclusiveness in the global marketplace.

In his eulogy of the Rev. Pinckney, President Barack Obama set the right tone when talking about removing the nation’s blindness to poverty and racial injustice. Let’s raise up the next generation of “amazing” young, gifted and talented geniuses who are currently entrapped in the ghettos and barrios of America’s impoverished neighborhoods. Let’s flood our historically black colleges and universities and other universities with scholarships and

career opportunities to prepare a new generation of young leaders to carry America forward in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields of study and research. Let’s give the million or more prisoners in American jails and prisons a chance to redeem their lives and families with advanced training and academic preparation. If combined, all of this would constitute an “Amazing Grace.”

The words of Douglass reverberate today with a renewed sense of urgency and commitment to organize and mobilize a new, bipartisan coalition to bring about real change in America. The executive, legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government now appear poised to finally begin to work together in the interest of empowering of all the people. But we must not be silent witnesses. We must be vocal. We must stand without fear. It is time once again, in the spirit of Douglass, to speak truth to power to empower! WI

recognized by law everywhere in the United States was overwhelmingly driven by the symbolism of what marriage itself means both to individuals and to the society as a whole.

Black Americans’ freedom struggle has always relied on what could well be described as symbolic actions.

For example, during the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott conservatives aplenty derided as frivolous blacks’ demand for the right to sit wherever they chose on the city’s buses. But soon the boycott was recognized as the first stepping-out of the nationwide mass-action movement that destroyed legalized racism.

Pushing the black freedom struggle forward has always required dealing with the multiple, often complex ways bigotry affects the lives of Americans – and understanding, as President Obama said in praising the

Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling, that progress in expanding the rights of Americans “often comes in small increments … propelled by the persistent efforts of dedicated citizens.”

What is important at this moment is to redeem the martyrdom of those lost to the many manifestations of racism in America, including the nine congregants of Emanuel AME Church – to, as the president also said, “bridge the meaning of [America’s] founding words with the realities of changing times.”

A first step of that effort from this point forward should be to, yes, take advantage of the tragedy produced

by Dylann Roof’s perverse allegiance to the banner of White Supremacy and destroy forever the notion that the “Lost Cause” is something to be proud of.WI

successful outcomes, that they were “picking in high cotton,” meaning they did not have to stoop so low to get their work done in the fields. Obama’s picking in high cotton these days.

His grandest victory last week was in the atmospherics of the presidency. The president and first lady went down to Charleston, South Carolina to eulogize the Reverend Clementa Pinckney, the state senator and pastor of historic Mother Emmanuel AME Church, who was murdered in his sanctuary by a race-hating, 21 year old, along with eight other parishioners.

When Obama entered the arena, a rocking gospel song was being performed by the choir. Without missing a step, Obama fell right in, clapping his hands and moving to the beat. When his turn came to speak he delivered a passionate eulogy – a sermon really – about the need for and value of divine grace.

Then, he broke into the hymn,

“Amazing Grace,” a staple in every black as well as white Christian English language songbook. It was so apropos. It was written by British slave-ship captain John Newton, who turned his life from slave-trading to the church and to the abolition movement.

Now Obama does not have the vocal chops of a John Legend or a Gregory Porter but he was mostly in tune.

More to the point, he was effective, winning the hearts of the thousands of mourners, including the state’s Republican governor and dozens of visiting members of Congress.

So there it was. Thanks in part to the Supreme Court, and to his own talents and disposition, Barack Obama had a really great week. No, it was an amazing week. WI

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