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By James Wright WI Contributing Writer The leader of one of the nation’s premier organizations designed to support and advocate on behalf of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) said that those institutions are thriving despite dealing with daunting challenges and Congress should aid them in their mission. Michael Lomax, president and CEO of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), delivered the first annual State of the HBCU address on Tuesday, March 5 at

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Congressman: Trump Drama Shrouds $23B Schools Disparity By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia The controversial blackface and sexual assault scandals that have rocked the Virginia leadership and the drama that regularly surrounds President Donald Trump simply act as distractions, said Rep. Bobby Scott. Those distractions lead the media and others to take their eyes off what’s vital to everyday life, particularly for African Americans, said Scott, chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor.

The Virginia Democrat highlighted two important bills he recently spearheaded that’s received little or no attention. His committee voted this week in favor of the Rebuild America’s School Act that would provide about $100 billion for school infrastructure and Scott and his colleagues also advanced the Paycheck Fairness Act which toughens penalties that businesses face for gender-pay disparities. “The first thing we have to do is focus on the issues,” Scott said. “We can’t spend all of our time

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A little over a year after Antwan Wilson resigned as D.C. Public Schools chancellor, the city council unanimously approved Mayor Muriel Bowser’s selection of former Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lewis Ferebee to lead a D.C. system mired in more than a decade of controversy. Tuesday morning’s vote culminated a monthslong process that tested Ferebee’s ability to convince elected officials, teachers, parents, students and community members of his qualifications and dedication to implementing new ideas and closing an ever-persistent achievement gap. Despite initial reservations, Ferebee had a believer in Ward 8 Council member Trayon White (D) who called for all hands on deck as Ferebee, no longer acting chancellor at this point, embarks on the new leg of his professional journey. “In my conversations with Ferebee, he gave me assurances about career and technical education programs,” White told his council colleagues. “He talked about his trip to Ballou Senior High School and getting feedback from students.” Last month, White and Atlarge D.C. Council member

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We have to stop being Mayor Bowser passive-aggressive celebrated with poor women leaders and marked A report from the Office of the District’s Auditor Women’s Herstory Month at points to poorabout conditions atdomestic the D.C. jail and the the 2019 Washington Wom- children need for a new facility, criticizing its deteriorating en of Excellence Awards Cerstate I andplan inadequateto funding to resolve the probemony on Tuesday, March violence. take these lems. The jail has already been cited by the D.C. 5, recognizing recipients Department of Health for ongoing violations that for commitment to public policies totemperature, Congress andlightinclude: room pests, inadequate service and significant coning and sanitary conditions. tributions as pillars of emthem our Built in 1976, to plans change for a new jail have been dispowerment for all DC residents. Honorees implore included: cussed since 2010 and remains a significant conMikayla Sharrieff, India Skinner and Bria Snell (S3 prisoner advocates and policymakers. Trio); Dorothy Butler Gilliam, the District’s first Aflaws.cern Iforwill not stop untilD.C. Councilmember Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) chair of rican-American female reporter for The Washington the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Post; Marcia Greenberger, founder, National Wompolicies said the audit confirmsare the needpassed. for a new correcen’s Law Center; Aza Nedhari, founder/executivethese

director, Mamatoto Village; Caroline Pugh, chief of staff, NavHealth; and Kristy Toliver, point guard, Paul Trantham Washington Mystics and assistant coach, Washington Wizards. Bowser was joined by Jennifer Porter, director, Mayor’s Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives, at the event held at The North Hall at Eastern Market in Southeast. (See more photos on page 15) 4 / May 15 - 21, 2008 The Washington Informer / www.washingtoninformer.com Roy Lewis,CIRCULATION Jr., Mark Mahonny

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D.C. residents, activists and elected officials recently stood in solidarity with more than 180,000 federal inmates during an event touted as The Day of Empathy. On Tuesday, as corrections officers across the country started the 4 p.m. daily head count, hundreds of people gathered at the Department of Employment Services in Northeast quietly reflected on the work that has yet to be done in criminal justice reform. “I wanted individuals to picture themselves in that space and think about how dehumanizing it is to be identified by your number,” said Tony Lewis Jr., activist, reentry expert, author and D.C. ambassador for The Day of Empathy. In years past, Lewis has conferred with local and federal elected officials about the residual effects of mass incarceration on inmates, their families, and communities. He expressed plans to push for changes in hiring policies and the sealing of criminal records. Lewis also said he wants to lobby D.C. Public Schools to identify children of incarcerated people during enrollment and connect them with mentoring and counseling. “We have to stand up, fill that gap, and build a community that’s welcoming for our returning citizens when they come home,” Lewis said. “We have to take bigger steps around record sealing to identify people who need employment. This event highlights the amazing things D.C. has done to help returning citizens. Though we got some ways to go, we’re light years ahead.” The Day of Empathy, in its fourth iteration, falls under the #Cut50 campaign, described as a bipartisan effort to deliver significant changes to the criminal justice system. Despite its dispersal of inmates

across the country, the District counts among the more progressive jurisdictions in matters of criminal justice. Returning citizens and inmates at D.C. Jail have voting rights. Project Empowerment, and the Pathways Program, hosted by the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, also serve as resources for returning citizens. On March 5, D.C. residents with intimate familiarity of mass incarceration’s local effects took part in the activities for the first time, joining 36 groups across the country and the flagship cohort on Capitol Hill. Key supporters in this endeavor included rappers Wale and Pusha T, Chef James “JR” Robinson of Kitchen Cray, Broccoli City, Shoe City, the D.C. Council, and a slew of government agencies. This year’s Day of Empathy followed the passage of the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person (FIRST STEP) Act. Provisions of the bipartisan legislation include the restricted use of restraints on pregnant inmates, the placement of the incarcerated closer to their family, and expansion of compassionate release for the terminally ill. Louis L. Reed, national organizer for The Day of Empathy, said the FIRST STEP Act and the event itself speak to humanity needed to treat the incarcerated and break the cycle of violence. “The National Day of Empathy is not only vital for those people who are survivors of violence, people incarcerated and returning to our communities or those impacted by substance abuse, but for our nation at large,” Reed wrote in an email. “Its purpose is to humanize people who, particularly, have been and are incarcerated in the sense that they are more than their worst mistakes, most regrettable decisions, and/or lowest moments of their lives.” WI

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MARCH 7 1539 – Estevanico, one of the first native Africans to reach the present-day continental United States, sets out to explore what is now the southwestern part of the U.S. 1927 – In the U.S. Supreme Court case Nixon v. Herndon, the court strikes down a Texas law forbidding Blacks from voting in the state Democratic Party primary. 1965 – The Selma to Montgomery marches, held to champion voting rights for African-Americans and in protest of segregation, begin in Selma, Alabama.

MARCH 8 1825 – Alexander Thomas Augusta, the first black professor of medicine in the United States and the Army’s first African-American physician, is born in Norfolk, Virginia. 1876 – PBS Pinchback, the nation’s first black governor, is denied by Congress a U.S. Senate seat he won four years earlier. 1993 – Famed jazz singer Billy Eckstine dies in Pittsburgh at 78 from complications following a heart attack.

MARCH 9 1841 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the African slaves who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally forced into slavery, and thus are free under American law. 1961 – African-American corporate executive, educator and philanthropist Clifton R. Wharton is sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Norway. 1966 – Andrew F. Brimmer is sworn in as the first black governor of the Federal Reserve Board. 1997 – Famed rapper The Notorious B.I.G. is shot and killed in Los Angeles at age 24.

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MARCH 11 1959 – African-American playwright Lorraine Hansberry opens “A Raisin in the Sun” at Barrymore Theatre in New York.

MARCH 12 1791 – Benjamin Banneker is commissioned by President George Washington as part of a team to survey the District of Columbia. 1955 – Influential bebop saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker dies in New York City of complications from lobar pneumonia and other health issues at 34. 1964 – Malcolm X announced the establishment of Muslim Mosque, Inc., four days after his departure from the Nation of Islam. 1982 – Playwright Charles Fuller wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for “A Soldier’s Play,” a story of a black captain’s search for the murderer of a black sergeant on a Louisiana army base during World War II.

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R&B superstar R. Kelly

ranted and raved, crying crocodile tears, while

refuting all charges of locking up underage girls and having his

way with them during a

“well-scripted” interview recently with Gayle King on “CBC This Morning.”

ters, fathers, brothers, district attorneys and lawyers and fans, finally realized that we cannot continue to ignore what’s been going on in R. Kelly’s private spaces with young girls for decades. Still, I’m equally troubled that after so many people, some extortionists who sold their daughters into “slavery” for the right price and for alleged silence, they now have decided to come forward, shedding their own scripted crocodile tears. I wonder where the indignation was decades ago when we first heard that Kelly had a propensity for the young chicks. I wonder where his entourage was – men and women who

made a lot of money as hangers on and pocketed big dollars – turning a blind eye to what may have been sexual abuse. Tragically, now at 52 and with more friends turning their backs on him every day, Kelly is in this fight alone. I get why he cried with Gayle King. He’s about to lose his shirt and could even find himself behind bars. And while I believe that he has long involved himself and others in sexual acts that are illegal and immoral and, for which he should pay atonement, I cannot throw him “completely” under the bus. Maybe, before we lock him up, we should provide him with mental assistance and care for his psychological illnesses. Pedophilia is a sickness – it’s not a crime. The crime, however, is that we have endorsed, condoned and ignored the evidence for decades because we enjoyed the entertainer so much that we were unwilling to shut off the spotlight. Now, we’ve recast the spotlight on the villain, conveniently making sure he’s there all alone. One finger points toward him – but three fingers point back at all of us. Kelly better write another hit song with the quickness. If not, he’ll probably have a lot of time to scrounge up another megahit while chilling out in a padded cell. WI

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AROUND THE REGION Bowser Prioritizes Safety in Faith-Based Communities By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins In recent years, an increasing number of congregants in District-based communities of worship have come to realize, especially after the tragic events that unfolded in Charleston, South Carolina and Pittsburgh, that not even benevolence and fervent piety can save them from domestic terrorists eager to shed blood. The launch of the Bowser administration’s Interfaith Preparedness and Advisory Group (IPAG) however, shows promise of allaying those concerns. Though this multi-agency coalition, faith-based groups will receive information and resources to help them enhance safety during what’s intended to be a spiritually fulfilling time. “People are still thinking about what happened in Pittsburgh at Tree of Life Synagogue and as houses of worship welcome people, that makes them vulnerable,” said The Rev. Thomas L. Bowen, director of the Mayor’s Office on Religious Affairs (MORA) Last week, Bowen, Mayor’s Office on LGBTQ Affairs Director Sheila Alexander-Reid and other administration officials stood alongside D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) as she announced the launch of the IPAG, which consists of MORA, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA). Together, MORA, MPD and HSEMA serve as key facilitators in discussions between the Bowser administration and faith-based communities about hate-based threats, grant-funding opportunities and faith leaders’ unique needs. Hours after a February 28 luncheon at Riverside Baptist Church in Southwest, the IPAG hosted its inaugural quarterly meeting during which guests representing more than 60 local faith-based organizations expressed their apprehension about congregating at such a turbulent moment in time. “When it comes to African Americans, they think about Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina,” said Bowen, also the Earl L. Harrison Minister of Social Justice & Community Outreach at Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest.

“There are a number of historically Black churches in D.C. and [assailants] go on the net and look up the history of those churches. That’s the concern among the historical congregation.” In 2015, a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the nation’s oldest Black churches and a civil rights era landmark, left nine people dead, including South Carolina State Senator Clementa C. Pinckney (D). A judge later sentenced Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old white supremacist, to death for his role in the murders which took place during evening prayer service. Last October, 11 people died at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh when Robert Gregory Bowers allegedly unleashed gunfire during a Shabbat morning services. Bowers received more than 60 charges, including those designated as capital crimes. During the latter part of 2018, the Bowser administration announced nearly $1 million in security and preparedness grants for local nonprofits operating out of churches and other forms of what have been described as faith-affiliated organizations. These grants, managed through HSEMA via the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program, support targeting, planning, training and other security activities. Recipients include the Adas Israel Congregation, the National Presbyterian Church, the Kesher Israel Georgetown Synagogue, Sixth & I Synagogue, New Bethel Baptist Church and Jewish Policy Center, all located in Northwest. This response follows the reimbursement of faith-based groups that install security cameras at their places of worship – what Bowen describes as a Bowser administration staple. In a press statement last week, Bowser emphasized the role she wants the IPAG to play in fighting hatebased crimes. “While we continue defending D.C. values from the forces of hate and bigotry, the Interfaith Preparedness and Advisory Group will ensure D.C. Government is working hand in hand with our faith-based and community partners to support and protect places of worship throughout the District,” the statement said. Long before Roof and Bowers, some faith-based organizations

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In recent years, an increasing number of congregants in District-based communities of worship have come to realize, especially after the tragic events that unfolded in Charleston, South Carolina and Pittsburgh, that not even benevolence and fervent piety can save them from domestic terrorists eager to shed blood.

across the District have answered the call to protect congregants. Since the mid-1990s,the security ministry at Vermont Avenue Baptist Church in Northwest has employed several measures to defend the church premises. The three-floor facility, which includes a sanctuary, exercise room, family gathering space, and kitchen, has a dozen cameras, including two facing the front entrance and parking lot where vandalism has occurred. Church officials recently took their efforts a step further, devising strategies to be implemented amid the most perilous circumstances, like that involving an active shooter.

“Last year, I went into evacuation plan mode. We did a walk through with the fire department and I designed an evacuation route,” Antonio King, deacon and head of Vermont Baptist’s security ministry, told The Informer. “The other part was MPD coming through the same day to show us the best places to hide if someone gets to shooting,” King, 65, continued. “We also looked at things we should do for people on walkers and in wheelchairs. We numbered each door of the church to identify security areas for people.” WI

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Future Changes Anticipated in Prince George’s By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks briefly explained how residents constantly confront her about why trash collection isn’t reverted back to a schedule of twice a week, especially for those who purchase crabs and host barbeques over the weekend. Alsobrooks announced Tuesday scheduled pick up for food

5 Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (center) poses with members of transition team March 5 in Largo. Alsobrooks reviewed recommendations and strategies from 12 groups on ways to improve the county. (William J. Ford/ Washington Informer)

and yard waste will happen every Monday and all other trash and recyclables collected on another day. A public launch on the official date will happen in the spring. “This does not cost, other than the containers, any additional dollars to do it this way. The food waste that we collect will be used for compost which means we’re going to actually make money,” she said amongst county, education and business leaders in Largo. “This will hopefully allow me to get coffee or whatever in peace.”

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This and several other changes, strategies and recommendations are part of a report from Alsobrooks’ transition team formed after the November election. The team was divided into 12 groups to focus on items such as education, housing, public safety and the environment. In terms of state funding, one goal includes a push to receive nearly $1 billion in school construction over a seven-year period through public and private partnerships. Other education plans would

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seek to increase behavioral health services for adolescents and parents beyond the 40 schools that currently receive services. Alsobrooks admitted some of the county’s current challenges such as outdated technology. She said one of the new directors who reviewed the budget “felt like he was coming right into 1985.” Any concern comes in hiring practices. For instance, the average length of time someone gets hired can take up to six months. The county also plans to ensure all employees receive adequate training and certification to improve customer service. According to the report at, there’s a strategy to “incentivize employees to complete trainings and provide up to 10 hours per month to take advantage of opportunities.” It’s also possible that seminars may be offered on the weekends for residents interested in county jobs. “It’s just making sure when people come to Prince George’s County to do business, they are not encountering bureaucracy and backlog and unprofessionalism,” Alsobrooks said. “We are truly committed to transparency and performance and we are setting the bar high in terms of professional service our business owners and others will encounter when they come here.” The transition report at http:// alsobrookstransition.com/ wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ Alsobrooks-Transition-Team-Report-MAR-05-2019.pdf, also highlights other plans such as: • Continue to target transit-oriented development at the county’s Metro stations; • Increase staffing of civilian positions at the Police Department currently at 67 percent capacity; and • Improve broadband or highspeed Internet access in under-

In terms of state funding, one goal includes a push to receive nearly $1 billion in school construction over a seven-year period through public and private partnerships. served areas such the Moyaone Reserve in Accokeek and parts of Aquasco. In terms of education, one proposal would seek to decrease a student’s suspension if a parent spends an entire day with his/her child. Monica Goldson, interim CEO of the county public school system, will speak at an education luncheon Wednesday at the Colony South Hotel and Conference Center in Clinton. Goldson served on an education and workforce part of the transition team. In terms of youth sports, one goal would enhance public and private partnerships for clubs to use gymnasiums, fields and other facilities. Some organizers say independent squads push out county groups for those uses at community centers and schools. “We are open to our facilities being used by any of our community members,” Goldson said. “We just have to work around the plethora of sports that we offer. As long as it doesn’t conflict with our existing schedule, we’re open for people to utilize the facilities.” WI

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FLOWERS, ROOSEVELT BASKETBALL CHAMPS

The Charles H. Flowers High School Lady Jags defeated Gwynn Park for the girls county basketball championship. The Eleanor Roosevelt High School boys team is headed to the state playoffs after defeating Frederick Douglass High School in a record-breaking game during which Roosevelt senior Cameron Brown became the fifth in school history to score more than 1,000 career points.

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International High School at Langley Park English teacher Keishia Thorpe received a major when she was named a national “LifeChanger of the Year” grand prize finalist during a school assembly. Thorpe received a $2,500 individual cash award as well as a $2,500 donation to International High School. Sponsored by National Life Group, LifeChanger of the Year is a national program recognizing K-12 educators and employees who make a difference in the lives of students by exemplifying excellence, positive influence, and leadership. Thorpe was selected out of more than 800 teachers, administrators and school district employees nominated nationwide.

BUS DRIVE FAIR

PGCPS is hosting a bus driver fair from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 20 at the Skyline Administrative Office in Suitland. A driving record is mandatory to interview. Individuals licensed in the following jurisdictions

should ensure their driving record indicates the following: - Maryland – Complete record - District of Columbia – 10year history - Virginia – 7-year history

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Family Night will be held Friday, March 8 at Astronaut Academy. Visitors can tour the Howard B. Owens Science Center for an interactive and intergalactic planetarium program that teaches students about becoming an astronaut. Activities begin at 7 p.m. and the planetarium program begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students, teachers, senior citizens and military.

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The PGCPS Board of Education has designated March 11 as a two-hour early-dismissal day for students in support of the “March for Our Schools Rally.” The public is invited to join thousands of Maryland educators, parents, and students in Annapolis to demand equitable and

5 The Lady Jags of Charles H. Flowers High School in Springdale, Md. (Courtesy of PGCPS)

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March 12 is the final day to apply to the specialty programs lottery for entrance into programs including Talented and Gifted (TAG), creative and performing arts, language immersion, Montessori and high school career and technical education (CTE).

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During Women’s History Month, the Prince George’s County Office of the County Executive offers a scholarship in memory of late Congresswoman Gladys Noon Spellman, who was a celebrated county servant for more than two decades. Scholarship recipients will be recognized during the Women’s History Month Luncheon on March 21. WI

ATTENTION PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY BUSINESSES New Mandatory Recycling Requirements Begin

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! New County Legislation (CB-12-2018) states that all Prince George’s County business owners, tenants, or operators of commercial and industrial properties, including but not limited to offices, stores, hotels, motels, gas stations, restaurants, factories, processing plants, and manufacturing enterprises, shall provide at least equally sized and equally convenient recycling containers to accompany each trash container on the interior and exterior of the property, including along storefronts. Properties should also include a collection system for the recyclables. A list of items that can be recycled shall be clearly displayed on or near the container. To view a list of the County’s acceptable recycling materials, visit https://bit.ly/2GFsfkR. To review a copy of the legislation, go to https://bit.ly/2RJX3T4. For more information, contact the Department of the Environment, Recycling Section, Inspection Unit at 301-883-3635. Source Reduction Tip: Recycling one ton of plastic saves 98 million BTU’s of energy.

Prince George’s County has a goal to recycle at least 60% of the waste stream by July 1, 2020.

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SYEP Business Spotlight: Pepco’s Commitment to SYEP Since 2016, Pepco has hired 78 interns through the Prince George’s County Summer Youth Enrichment Program (SYEP). Each year SYEP youth participate in six weeks of paid work experience with Pepco where they engage in career development, mentorship and financial literacy training related to the Utilities Industry. Pepco’s SYEP interns have gained valuable experience in the Engineering, Operations, IT, Corporate Communications, Government Affairs, Human Resources and Customer Operations fields. “As a company, one of our primary goals is to attract and retain talented employees who will best serve and represent our customers and communities,” said Conrad Samuels, Manager of Talent Acquisition for Pepco. “The Summer Youth Enrichment Program is directly aligned with Pepco’s enterprise-wide intern initiative strategy and process, creating an ongoing talent pipeline to address an aging workforce and diversity initiatives.” Pepco is currently gearing up for the 2019 Intern Season with a plan to interview 40 SYEP students and a plan to hire 20 to 25 students this year. The SYEP intern program functions as a cost-effective “screening’ process for new full-time talent by providing a mutual assessment period between the intern and the company. Ultimately, Pepco believes this process leads to greater job satisfaction and retention among newly hired entry-level employees who were converted from the intern program. “The SYEP Partnership has been greatly beneficial for Pepco and we certainly look forward to continuing that relationship moving forward,” Samuels said. “I firmly believe an organization’s ability to effectively manage talent is the greatest determinant of business success.” If you would like to be an employer partner with SYEP contact Larry Hentz, Director of Business Services at Employ Prince George’s, at (301) 618-8400 or BusinessServices@co.pg.md.us. To apply for the SYEP, visit YouthAtWork.mypgc.us. Apply until March 22, 2019.

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BUSINESS 5 Jennifer Porter, right stand with all the Washington Women of Excellence Awardee, after the program at the North Hall at Eastern Market, on Tuesday March 5 2019 in Northeast DC. (Roy Lewis /The Washington Informer)

5 Mayor Muriel Bowser, present Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Author with Washington Trailblazer Award, on Tuesday March 5 2019 in on Tuesday March 5 2019 in Northeast DC. (Roy Lewis /The Washington Informer)

Washington Women of Excellence Awards 5 Mayor Muriel Bowser presents Kristi Toliver, first active WNBA player to serve as an NBA Assistant coach, with First Female Groundbreaker Award on Tuesday March 5 2019 in Northeast DC. (Roy Lewis /The Washington Informer)

5 Jennifer Porter, left and Mayor Muriel Bowser, right present the Washington Rising Stars Award Mikayla Sharrieff, India Skinner, and Bria Snell (Snell Trio) for their being the only, All Black female team in the history of NASA`s National high School competition, on Tuesday March 5 2019 in Northeast DC. (Roy Lewis /The Washington Informer)

5 The Women of Excellence Awards given to five women of Excellence from all over the MVD area and Rising Stars, fill up the North Hall at Eastern Market on Tuesday March 5 2019 in Northeast DC. (Roy Lewis /The Washington Informer) 3 Jennifer Porter, Executive Director of the Mayor`s Office on Women`s Policy and Initiatives, (center) stand with her DC Commission For Women, for Mayor`s Office on Women`s Policy and Initiatives, at the Washington Women of Excellence Awards, on Tuesday March 5 2019 in Northeast DC. (Roy Lewis /The Washington Informer)

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House of Delegates Pass Minimum Wage Proposal; Now Senate’s Turn By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill

Maryland inched closer to gradually increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. “I’m overwhelmed. I’m happy in reference to my colleagues voting for the fight for $15 and believing in the plight of…over 573,000 people that will benefit for this minimum wage [increase],” said Delegate Diana Fennell (D-District 47A) of Colmar Manor, who sponsored the legislation. “It’s long overdue.” Prior to the 96-44 vote Friday, lawmakers debated for nearly 90 minutes with mostly Republicans who tried to sway their Democratic counterparts on its effect on small businesses. Delegate Trent Kittleman, a Republican who represents portions of Carroll and How-

ard counties, read two letters from merchants pleading to not pass the legislation. “There were 44 small business owners who took the time from all corners of the state to tell their stories in a way I’ve never heard before,” said Kittleman, who voted against the measure. Several Republican delegates said businesses from their area of the Eastern Shore would be forced to downsize, relocate, or close. “There’s another face to the Eastern Shore and that face is small and many other minorities who stand on the means of ensuring that they have equitable wages,” said Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes, a Democrat from the shore who voted for the legislation. “We cannot perpetuate poverty. That’s what we’re continuingly are doing if we don’t ensure that these people have livable wages.” Now it will be the Senate’s turn to review and debate the measure sponsored by Sen.

Cory McCray (D-Baltimore City). Republican Gov. Larry Hogan hasn’t expressed any support for it, so it’s possible he may veto the measure if it reaches his desk. The state’s current minimum wage stands at $10.10 per hour. Under the legislation approved Friday, it would increase to $11 by January 2020. Then by 75 cents every year and finally by $1 to $15 an hour by January 2025. Several business leader and advocate groups are pleased with the House vote but said it didn’t go far enough. For instance, the previous bill proposed to increase the minimum to $15 an hour by 2023. “We continue to hear from business organizations and business leaders across Maryland calling for an increase to $15 by 2023, and to indexing wages thereafter so the miniT:9.5” mum wage keeps up with the

cost of living rather than falling behind,” Alissa Barron-Menza, vice president of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, said in a statement. “As the bill moves to the Senate, we assert that Maryland needs a stronger wage floor under the economy and a more robust increase makes good business sense now.” Within the Metropolitan area, the District’s minimum wage currently sits at $13.25 per hour and will increase to $14 in July and then to $15 by July 2020. Across the border in Virginia, its minimum wage equals the federal level at $7.25 per hour and has been that figured since 2009. A proposal to increase the rate to $15 an hour got voted down in the state Senate. Meanwhile, some workers to the north of Maryland in Pennsylvania also receive $7.25 per hour. It’s slightly higher in Delaware and West Virginia at $8.25 per hour. WI

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DSLBD Director to Ward 7 Entrepreneurs: ‘Go For It’ By James Wright WI Contributing Writer

When Kristi Whitfield, director of the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD), came to speak to the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization’s “First Friday” program on March 1, many expected her to speak in bureaucratic jargon about owning and operating a business or to serve as cheerleader for the Bowser administration. Whitfield did those things but, more importantly, she reached out to the audience and encouraged them to “go for it” in terms of starting a business. “You can do it,” she said. “No entrepreneur’s story is typical. I can empathize with entrepreneurs because I was one.” In the District, there are 68,236 small businesses that constitutes 92 percent of all firms, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy. In the District, 47 percent of all employees work for small businesses, according to Small Business Administration statistics. The DSLBD seeks to help small businesses prosper in the District with startups, regulations, certifications such as Certified Business Enterprise, and technical assistance. In many ways, it serves as the local component of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Marshall Heights wants to increase the number of entrepreneurs in Ward 7 and offers various programs to help residents do that. The “First Fridays” program seeks to link budding and established Ward 7 entrepreneurs with District government officials such as Whitfield to network and learn about programs and opportunities. Whitfield, who operated a Curbside Cupcakes food truck in the 2000s and once served as the executive director of the Food Truck Association, is an urban planner by trade, but set aside her executive wear and put on an apron to join the food service industry. Whitfield said she faced some unusual challenges in getting off the ground. “It isn’t easy going into business with your boyfriend,” she said. “I did this with an untested product and [at] the beginning of the Great Recession. Nevertheless, I persisted for six years and at one time I

had three trucks with locations in Union Market and one briefly at Pentagon City. “My boyfriend, who became my husband, and I decided to close it because the only life I knew had to do with the business in relation to my husband and my two boys,” Whitfield said. “While I had a great time, I dealt with such issues as employee theft and worrying whether supplies would come on time and [if] I make payroll.” Whitfield said while co-owning her business, she heard of a proposal to shut down the food truck business and went over to the John A. Wilson Building in Northwest to investigate the matter. She talked about reaching out to her council member, who had oversight of the Department of Consumer Regulatory Affairs, and the tense meeting that ensued. “I told this council member that they needed to do this and the council member said that they were going to do that,” she said. “We went, politely, back and forth like that for a while and then I reminded the council member that if the right thing wasn’t done, I would immediately tweet what they had said to 40,000 people. Things went my way, eventually.” In more ways than one: That terse meeting was with now-Mayor Muriel Bowser, who represented Ward 4 on the council at the time, and Whitfield said Bowser liked her tenacious nature so much that she appointed her to helm the DSLBD in March 2018. Whitfield realizes that access to capital remains a challenge from Black entrepreneurs and said her agency doesn’t give out loans. “However, we can work with you on getting grants and working on your business plan to get loans,” she said. Whitfield admitted that much of her work, such as procurement procedures and vendor forms, does not seem sexy but said it is necessary. “We are here to get where ever you are to where you think you want to go,” Whitfield said. Babatunde Oloyede, president and CEO of Marshall Heights, agreed with Whitfield. “I thought her comments were insightful and inspiring,” Oloyede said. “I think it is good that a former entrepreneur is leading the DSLBD. She knows what it’s like to have a small business and the dos and don’ts that can make a business a success.” WI

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NATIONAL Antiguan Women Make History in Row Across Atlantic By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia The Antiguan women who made a triumphant rowing trip across the Atlantic Ocean, made a stop at a school in Maryland to encourage young ones that they too can achieve dreams that sometimes appear unreachable. Kevinia Francis, Samara Emmanuel, Christal Clashing talked

about their historic journey. The fourth team member, Elvira Bell, wasn’t immediately available. “When I came about this expedition, what attracted me was the opportunity to retrace that slave trade route. To be able to do something as historical was great motivation for me,” Clashing said. “It combined my love of history, adventure, Antigua and of

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becoming a pioneer,” she said. In January, they became the world’s first all-Black team — and first all-women team to represent the Caribbean — to row across the Atlantic Ocean as part of the annual Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, considered the world’s toughest row. The competition — in which the women participated to raise $150,000 for Cottage of Hope, a charity that focuses on providing shelter for orphaned girls who experience abuse — is a premier event in ocean rowing. Dubbed Team Antigua- The Island Girls, they began the journey on Dec. 12 in the Canary Islands and returned to Antigua to a hero’s welcome on Jan. 29. The 3,000-nautical-mile route was the same used during the international slave trade hundreds of years earlier. “We had nine months to prepare,” Emmanuel said. For Francis, the expedition proved a real challenge because she had to take swimming lessons and she’s never been fond of the outdoors, she said. “I’m an athlete, but I’m a land athlete,” Francis said. “I worked with one of the guys from last year’s team and they said they were looking for an all-female team and he knew that I loved adventure.” Francis said she first needed to test the waters because she doesn’t “like the ocean touching me.” “So, I had a fear of the unknown. However, my love for adventure, competition, country and charity was bigger than my fear of ocean life,” she said, noting that, for peace of mind,

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The Antiguan women who made a triumphant rowing trip across the Atlantic Ocean, made a stop at a school in Maryland to encourage young ones that they too can achieve dreams that sometimes appear unreachable.. she got swim lessons to help her survive in case anything should happen. And a lot did occur. “We encountered a rogue wave,” Francis said. “It wasn’t a treacherous or windy night at all, it was actually a very calm night but out of nowhere, there was a rogue wave that slammed against our boat and it went 90 degrees perpendicular, shoving me into the safety strap and throwing us all for a loop.” “There was no night light, it was pitch-black, and we didn’t know what that wave looked like or where it came from. There was absolutely no one around. We were paranoid the rest of the way after that,” she said. Once the trip began, the women said each team member had a responsibility. Francis served as captain, which meant motivating the team, monitoring their progress

and making decisions for the good of the crew. Emmanuel, with her boating experience, entered the coordinates that the weather team directed them to, maintained the boat log and handled most of the mechanical and electrical repairs. Bell was in charge of maintaining the boat’s order and cleanliness, and she dealt with the water maker when it acted up. As a self-proclaimed “water baby,” Clashing explained that she “had the task of jumping overboard into the Atlantic to clean the hull of the boat of barnacles that slowed the boat down,” which she had to do four times during the crossing. According to ESPN, the women were competing with other teams and trying to finish as quickly as possible, so someone always had to be rowing. Most of the time, two people were rowing and two were resting, in two-hour shifts — and rest time included eating, preparing food, washing, using the bathroom, maintaining the boat and sleeping. The rowers slept in the two cabins at each end of the boat, which fit one person each. “We didn’t finish first, but we finished and, for me, the most important thing that stood out was that it’s usually a white-male-dominated race,” Emmanuel said. “We were also retracing the slave route coming off the coast of Africa back to the Caribbean and that stood out for us as well and the fact that, in the end, our country was proud and our charity was proud.” WI

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Black Cities are Valuable, Brookings Scholar Says By James Wright WI Contributing Writer

Majority-Black cities are generally portrayed by some media, politicians and policymakers as run-down, economically depressed, crime-ridden areas that have little hope of a bright future. However, a scholar with the prestigious Brookings Institution in D.C. said the characterization of majority-Black cities as “islands of hopelessness” has no basis in truth. “People who have that perception are clearly ill-informed,” said Dr. Andre Perry, who along with Brookings colleague David Harshbarger, co-authored the report “The Rise of Black Majority Cities: Migration Patterns Since 1970 Created New Majorities in U.S. Cities.” “Black folks have what White people covet. While it is true that in some majority-Black cities, education and crime are concerns, it is also true that housing prices are lower. Let me clear, this is an attempt to devalue Black properties and to take them over by acquiescing them for cheap.” The report noted the number of majority-Black cities increasing since 1970. In 1970, 460 cities had African Americans as their main populations but by 2017, 1,262 had Black majority status, according to U.S. Census data. Cities such as Detroit, Baltimore and Memphis have Black majorities and are on the rise, according to the report. Smaller cities that have majority-Black populations such as East Cleveland, Ohio, Wilkinsburg, Pa., and Ferguson, Mo., received a mention in the report. Perry, who received his doctoral degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, said he and Harshbarger worked on this report when he noticed that de-

velopment and growth occurred in places where Blacks populate in large numbers. “Black-majority cities have substantial assets in terms of investment,” he said, noting that the report said $609 billion in owner-occupied housing exists in African American cities that have 10,000 public schools and three million businesses. “We don’t pay attention to these assets but we initially devalue and overlook them because they are located in predominantly Black areas. We need to uplift and highlight these assets.” Perry said while the physical assets are substantial, the people who reside in majority-Black cities are phenomenal. “None of these assets are greater than the people and culture within Black-majority cities,” he said in the report. “Black-majority cities matter like the Black lives in them. The fight for leaders to retain autonomy and sovereignty-while demanding respect-reflects their recognition of the value in Black-majority cities.” Baltimore has a 63 percent Black population and has serious issues with a skyrocketing homicide rate, crumbling schools and slacking economic development in African American neighborhoods. Nevertheless, City Council member John Bullock, a political scientist, agrees with Perry’s conclusion that majority-Black cities, including his, are untapped assets. “Black-majority cities like Baltimore offer leadership and opportunity,” Bullock said. “It all depends really on who is running the government and what type of leverage can Blacks in the city use to get the type of services that they want and need. This type of activism needs strong advocacy and policy transformation.” Bullock said even under strong

advocacy in majority-Black cities, “every problem won’t be solved overnight.” “We have been locked out of the opportunity to make a difference for so long it will take time to move the needle,” he said. Eugene Grant, who has served as the mayor of Seat Pleasant, Md., since 2004, said he understands the dynamics that Perry talks about in his report and said leaders of majority-Black cities “are able to speak to our people and encourage our people in a language that others could not.” Grant serves as the fifth Black mayor of Seat Pleasant, a city founded by Whites in the early part of the 20th century and didn’t become majority-Black until the 1970s. Seat Pleasant has approximately 5,000 residents, 91 percent of whom are Black, according to the 2010 census. Grant said he has been able to proactively move his city forward despite negative forces that seek to discredit Seat Pleasant because of its Black majority. “We are able to positively impact Seat Pleasant through increased and enhanced service delivery in ways that other races would not for the Black community,” he said. “Because of this, Seat Pleasant has been able to position itself as the world’s first authentic small smart city. This enables us to engage, educate and empower our people.” Perry said policy makers and politicians on the state and national level must understand that majority-Black cities “won’t go away” because of the country’s changing demographics shifting from majority-White to people of color. He said investment in majority-Black cities shouldn’t be an option but a required by political leaders so that “people can be treated well inclusively.” WI

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Do You Have a Cold or Allergies? Submitted by AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia Seasonal allergies and the common cold can bring about similar symptoms. It can be tricky to tell which is which. But learn to tell the difference so you can get the right treatment. Here are some clues to help: • Did the season change? If so, it could be allergies. If you are sneezing, congested, or have a runny nose, your airways are probably responding to airborne allergens. Tree, grass, and weed pollen are common seasonal triggers, but you might be allergic to year-round triggers such as dust mites, mold, and pet dander. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that more than 50 million Americans experience allergies each year. Colds are caused by viruses that can be anywhere, any time of year, but are most common in winter. The CDC says most adults catch two to three colds a year; children have even more. If your symptoms came on quickly, it could be allergies. Seasonal allergies also tend

to last a long time, as long as you are exposed to an allergen. This can be weeks or months. Cold symptoms tend to show up slowly and go away within seven to 10 days (though some may last two to three weeks). • Itchy, watery eyes are often a sign of allergies. • If you have a fever, you likely have a cold. A fever is never a sign of an allergy. • If you have a sore throat, you probably have a cold. Allergies rarely cause a sore throat. • Yellow or greenish nasal discharge often comes with a cold. A runny nose that comes with an allergy has a thin, clear discharge. • Slight aches and pains are often a sign of a cold.

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A good night’s sleep is so restoring. It helps you feel rested and energetic the next day. Good sleep is key to how you process and learn new information. It can also help keep you from getting sick or help you heal when you are sick, because during sleep your body releases hormones that help fight infections. To celebrate National Sleep Awareness Week (March 3 to 10), here are five tips to help you get the sleep you deserve: • Prepare your space for sleep. You might set an evening ritual like drinking herbal tea, diffusing lavender oil, or taking a bath. Your body temperature drops after getting out of a bath; this may help you slow down and feel sleepy. • Turn off technology one hour before bed. • Eat your final meal of the day two to three hours before bedtime to allow time for digestion. • Turn out the lights. You might use an eye mask or blackout curtains. You will also sleep better if the room temperature is kept cool. • Set a bedtime and stick to it. Try to make it the same time each night, even on weekends.

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HEALTH Lawmakers Push to Install Hearing Aid Systems in Md. Buildings By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Members associated with local chapters of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) will descend upon Annapolis on Thursday, March 7 to champion legislation that would ensure hearing systems are installed at public venues in the state. The bill will be discussed at a hearing before the House Appropriations Committee. “I want people who have hear-

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ing loss to come out of the shadows and speak up and advocate for yourself,” said Veronica Davila, president of HLAA’s Prince George’s County chapter. “Let people know, ‘I cannot hear you. I need help.’ Education is the key.” Advocates in Maryland estimate more than one million residents are prevented from participating in meetings, events and performances because of hearing loss. Davila, who went completely deaf in her left ear in Septem-

3 Veronica Davila of Oxon Hill, Maryland, shows the cochlear implant on her right ear. Davila and others with hearing loss will testify in Annapolis on March 7 to call for companies that use state money for new construction or renovation projects to install assistive listening systems. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

ber 2012 and now has cochlear implants in both ears, will join chapter leaders from Montgomery and Frederick counties and the greater Baltimore area to call for any projects using state money for new construction or renovation of an “assembly area” to also include an assistive listening

system. Such setups would be wired to a sound system that would connect to a person’s listening device such as hearing aid and cochlear implant. According to the legislation sponsored in the House by Delegate Kris Valderrama and in the Senate by Sen. Obie Patterson, both of Fort Washington, the facilities in question include an amphitheater, auditorium, concert hall and courtrooms. No fiscal analysis is yet available to determine what financial effect that implementing these systems would have on state and local government or small businesses. In Prince George’s County, Davila said the Wegmans supermarket in Lanham and a McDonald’s in Laurel have audio loop systems installed. For county meetings, Prince George’s provides listening devices for the hearing-impaired to place around their necks, but requests for the devices must be made at least 48 hours prior to a public meeting. The loop systems are inside Montgomery County government and executive buildings. Not only does the Strathmore theater in Bethesda of provide a radio frequency assistive listening system, it also offers patrons open captioning and sign-language interpretations of performances. Each are available upon request 14 days prior to a performance. Although the invisible disability was incorporated as part of the American Disability and became law in July 1990, thousands of buildings nationwide either have faulty or old technology or none

at all, according to the chapter leaders. Because of the lack of government oversight, the legislation also requires the creation of a Hearing Accessibility Advisory Board. The members would be appointed by the state Department of General Services and include those with hearing loss and experience with assistive listening systems and monitor facilities. The legislation also calls for proper maintenance, training of staff and adequate signage. The bill, labeled the Equal Access for Marylanders with Hearing Loss Act, wouldn’t require existing buildings to build in the technology. If approved by the House and Senate and signed by the governor, the legislation would take effect in July. The bill comes ahead of the Food and Drug Administration’s plan to introduce federal regulations next year for businesses selling over-the-counter hearing aids to make them more affordable. Currently, some devices can cost several thousand dollars. “Far too often people with hearing loss are denied the opportunity to fully participate in public settings, such as public hearings, PTA meetings, town hall meetings, or community theater performance,” Davila and nine other HLAA chapter leaders and members said in a Feb. 25 letter to the House Appropriations Committee. “We know firsthand the frustration of being left out of meetings we could have contributed to or performances we would have loved to enjoy.” WI

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EDUCATION Lawmaker Pushes to Ease Restrictions for Independent Voters By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill

ANNAPOLIS — The November election in Maryland was marked by long lines and confusion at some polls. Today, state lawmakers and voting advocates want to ensure not only smoother elections in the future, but also the opportunity for more people to simply vote. Del. Lily Qi (D-Montgomery County), an Asian American who immigrated from China and celebrated 30 years as a U.S.

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The D.C. State Board of Education on March 6 welcomed Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn to its working session. State Board members look forward to the opportunity to learn more about Kihn’s vision for the District of Columbia Public Schools and public charter schools as he settles in to his new role. Working sessions are open to the public, but individuals and representatives of organizations are not permitted to speak or participate. Written testimony for consid-

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citizen Friday, Feb. 22, has proposed legislation to allow unaffiliated or independent voters to partake in future primary elections by allowing them to change their political affiliation to either Democrat or Republican. “This country has given me so much,” said Qi (D-Montgomery County), who was elected in November. “Voting is one of those great Democratic processes. More immigrants here [in Maryland] should be allowed to vote anytime.” According to documents Qi presented at her first bill hearing last week before the House

Ways and Means Committee, unaffiliated voters in Maryland increased by 97 percent between 2002 and 2018. In comparison during that period, Democratic voters increased by 43 percent and Republicans by 24 percent. In total, there are more than 700,000 unaffiliated voters in the state. For instance, Frederick County ranked number one with almost 24 percent of unaffiliated voters. Near the bottom sat Prince George’s County (12 percent), which has the highest number of Democrats in the state. “This is a bill that is nonpartisan,” said Daniel Koroma, a member of the African Immigrant Caucus of Silver Spring who supports the legislation. “This is a bill that will make everybody enfranchised of their vote.” Katherine Berry, election director in Carroll County, disagrees. Berry, who also serves as co-chair of the state’s Association of Election Officials, said the change could skew voter registration statistics and create problems at polling precincts to order ballots. “If being able to change party affiliation is only opened to unaffiliated voters, we may be open-

5 Dozens line up to vote at Clinton United Methodist Church in Brandywine, Maryland, on Nov. 6. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

ing an unintended consequence of voters changing their party to unaffiliated just so they can choose which ballot they want in a primary election because it’s most convenient for them,” she said. Alisha Alexander, elections ad-

eration by the board may be submitted by emailing sboe@dc.gov at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

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5 D.C. State Board of Education student representative Tatiana Robinson of Ballou Senior High School and SBOE Student Advisory Committee member Emma Quigg of BASIS DC Public Charter School testify at recent SBOE meeting, (Courtesy of SBOE)

Student representative Tatiana Robinson of Ballou Senior High School and SBOE Student Advisory Committee member Emma Quigg, BASIS DC Public Charter School, shared their perspective on long-term substitute teachers as members of a recent SBOE panel. A second panel included Maia Sheppard, assistant professor of curriculum and pedagogy and coordinator of the Secondary Education Program at George Washington University, and Nicole Strange-Martin, dean of Trinity Washington University School of Education. The school leaders shared insights on what information and

data they need to ensure future teachers will remain in a single school for the long term.

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Jose Villalta, a student at LAYC Career Academy Public Charter School in Northwest, says one of the reasons he loves his school is because it has provided him the opportunity to interact with a diverse group of people. “It also makes me see that we are not all so different. On the inside we are the same,” he said. “[My] school has helped me realize how to work with others and be a member

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of society with people of different races, ethnicities, or members of the LGBTQ community. I have seen that most everyone is struggling with something.”

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DCPS Acting Chancellor Lewis Ferebee is hosting meet-ups at local businesses and community spots to engage with families and community members. The next “Ferebee Friday” is from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on March 15 at Steam Café, 1700 17th St. NW. WI

ministrator for Prince George’s, said in an email Thursday, Feb. 21 the legislation wouldn’t have a significant impact in the county. “Since unaffiliated voters can currently vote in the Board of Education race, we’d just have to devise a formula to determine how many of them would vote using the Democratic and Republican ballots,” she said. “As a side note, an overwhelming majority of the unaffiliated voters who vote during the primary election vote a party ballot [provisionally].” Qi said the state Board of Elections rejected nearly 4,300 provisional ballots from independent voters in last year’s primary election “due to people voting for wrong party ballot.” The election board website says the deadlines for next year’s presidential election are April 7, 2020, for registering or changing party affiliation before the primary and Oct. 13 to register for the general election. Some lawmakers such as Del. Kevin Hornberger (R-Cecil County) questioned why the state doesn’t just have open primaries altogether, a notion that Qi shot down. The National Conference of State Legislatures list Maryland as one of nine states with closed primaries, which doesn’t allow unaffiliated voters to participate except to choose nonpartisan positions such as a school board candidate. “An open primary is a very big move,” Qi said. “It is a major change our state isn’t ready for.” WI

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Youth Praise Barry with Oratory By James Wright WI Contributing Writer

The spoken word has often be used in African-American culture to articulate the struggles, victories, stories and its icons and D.C. youth had the chance to talk about a revered Black politician in those ways in an oratorical format on Feb. 28 at the University of the District of Columbia in Northwest. When two students spoke about the legacy of Marion Barry, who served the residents of the District of Columbia as its mayor, council member and board of education president in the second annual Marion Barry Jr. Youth Oratorical Contest, they remembered him within the context of this year’s theme for Black History Month — “the Black Migration.” Linda Wharton Boyd, former director of communications for Barry and chair of the Sankofa Archive Commission, which seeks to remember and document

Barry’s life and activities, talked about the appropriateness of the topic, “The Migration Journey of Marion Barry Jr.” “We want to provide our young people the chance to learn and explore Marion Barry and his passion for youth,” Boyd said. “Barry was a supporter of UDC and he was an out of the box thinker and a builder of people and a builder of character.” Forty-two young people submitted essays on the topic and 10 of the best got the chance to participate in the oratory contest. The participants took classes on how to write winning essays for the event. Nathnael Haile and Kaliah Smith read their essays to an audience of 15 and showed their passion for Barry during their presentations. Nathnael talked about Barry’s work in politics in the District and how he inspired people to do their best despite adversity, while Kaliah orated on Barry’s humble beginnings in Itta Bena, Miss.,

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and how he rose to become the mayor of the nation’s capital. Returning citizens activist and talk show host Roach Brown served as a judge along with Alisa Hughley and Dr. Kim Green. Nathnael won first place and Kaliah took second. The other eight contestants, for various reasons, didn’t participate. District entrepreneur Rosalind Styles, who owns the Capitol City Associates consulting firm, gave the contestants $300 for their efforts and Boyd told the audience that the two will read their essays at the opening of the Anacostia Busboys & Poets this month. While the judges worked tallied the scores, Brown, Kemry Hughes, Raymone Bain, Styles and Boyd talked about how much Barry influenced their lives “He gave me a chance,” Styles said. “Before I met Marion Barry, I had never traveled west of the Anacostia River and because of him, I have traveled the world.” WI

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5 (L-R) Linda Wharton Boyd, former director of communications for Marion Barry and chair of the Sankofa Archive Commission, oratorical contest winners Kaliah Smith and Nathnael Haile, and Kemry Hughes, of the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Institute. (Courtesy photo)

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AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TOUR WI Tour Explores Legacy of Black Georgetown By James Wright WI Contributing Writer When people think of Georgetown, images of chic stores, restaurants and upscale boutiques often fill their minds. In addition, Georgetown conjures up thoughts of multi-million-dollar mansions where the nation’s elite reside and entertain members of the world’s upper-crust echelon. Some reflect on its cavalcade of noteworthy socialites including Pamela Harriman, Perla Mesta and Katherine Graham, the chairman of the board of the Washington Post, all of whom entertained world leaders, wealthy individuals and stars in entertainment and business in their luxurious dwellings. Then, there are those whose memories harken to Georgetown University and its world-famous academic research or the school’s nationally-renowned men’s basketball program which first rose to fame under the leadership of Coach John Thompson, Jr. and currently guided by former Georgetown standout and NBA great Patrick Ewing. And if you’re a horror movie fanatic, you’ll undoubtedly remember those infamous steps upon which Father Damien Karras descended to his death hoping to

eradicate the demonic possession of Regan McNeil in the thrilling 1973 hit movie, “The Exorcist.” However, for the 53 people who journeyed throughout Georgetown under the auspices of the Washington Informer Charities Black history tour on Saturday, March 2, thoughts about socialites, basketball and horror movies were far from their minds. Instead, they went on the tour to learn about the rich history of the African-American presence in Georgetown under the leadership of noted historian C.R. Gibbs. Gibbs, co-author of the acclaimed book, “Black Georgetown Remembered,” has engineered tours of African-American sites in the District community for many years. The book both chronicles and celebrates the rich but little-known history of Georgetown’s Black residents from the colonial period to the present. But the tour unveiled images of the past in a way that allowed tourists to actually experience history for themselves. And so, as the group rode in four motor coaches to Georgetown last weekend, they first stopped at the heralded grounds of higher education, Georgetown Uni-

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5 A group of Washington Informer Charities African American Heritage Tour participants gather for a photo-op after a hearty lunch in front of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Georgetown. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

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AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TOUR TOUR from Page 26 versity in the school’s Healy Hall – named in honor of one of the University’s premier leaders, Father Patrick Healy. There, they listened to Father Raymond Kemp share highlights from the rich history of Georgetown University and its role in African-American history. Kemp talked about the little-known fact that Father Healy served as the first Black president of Georgetown University from 1874-1882 and his accomplishment as the first African American to lead a predominantly-white institution of higher learning. Kemp also articulated the struggle in vivid detail of how Blacks saved the university from financial ruin after being sold into slavery and how slave quarters once surrounded the University. But what did those taking the tour glean from their daylong experience? We share their reflections below and on subsequent pages with photographs that

3 Historian C.R. Gibbs talks to Washington Informer Charities African American Heritage Tour participants about the Holy Rood Cemetery in Georgetown, the oldest burial ground of free and enslaved Africans in DC. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

speak volumes to their newly-acquired memories.

JOHNNIE BACCUS, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY STOP:

“This was an excellent stopping point on this tour and I’ve learned about Georgetown University so much during this time. I really understand why reparations are important to the descendants of the people who were enslaved by this university. It was their ancestors who were sold in order to keep the university from becoming bankrupt.” “That is why their descendants deserve free scholarships to this institution – those wrongs have to be made right. Still, those descendants have to be academically qualified to attend this school. “When I think of Georgetown I think of [former men’s basketball coach] John Thompson. He put this school on the map and made it the school a lot of money too.”

6 Wanda Lockridge takes a moment to snap the signage at Holy Rood Cemetery during the Washington informer Charities African American Heritage Tour of Black Georgetown. (Shevry Lassiter/ The Washington Informer)

The tour group passed by but didn’t stop at the former Slave Port of Georgetown off of the Potomac River. Gibbs noted that the Georgetown slave port, at its heights, brought in thousands of African Americans from Africa and the Caribbean.

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AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TOUR TOUR from Page 27 He noted somberly that slaves not only worked in nearby plantations but also on the docks. Gibbs said a trans-Atlantic link of Liverpool, England, Africa and Georgetown made some whites quite wealthy off of the backs, blood, sweat and tears of Africans. He further noted that the C&O Canal served as a stop along the Underground Railroad. The group made its way north on Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest to the Holly Rood Cemetery. Gibbs said the cemetery served as one of several burial places for Blacks in the Georgetown area.

WANDA LOCKRIDGE ON VISITING THE RESTING PLACES OF BLACKS:

“I am a native Washingtonian and I just found out about this cemetery. I find it interesting that there are 1,000 free and enslaved Africans buried here but that we’re unable to find many of their graves. I also found it interesting that many of the Blacks who lived here during segregation had to walk to Dunbar High School [about three miles east] to get an education. I also didn’t know that behind the present Alice Deal Junior High School there was a school for Blacks called the “Reno School.” “We are descended from a strong people and it’s important that we remember and celebrate our African-American history.”

TOUR Page 29 (Above) Participants view photos on display at the Community House, walk through the courtyard of Georgetown University ((Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer), and move in and out of the Community House which can hold only a few people at one time (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer). 4 The pastor of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Johnsie W. Cogman welcomes the Washington Informer Charities African American Heritage Tour to her church. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

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AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TOUR TOUR from Page 28 The tour continued to Mount Zion United Methodist Church, the oldest Black church in the District. History tells us that Mt. Zion broke from its “mother church,” Dumbarton United Methodist Church, in 1816 because of church leaders who practiced racial segregation in worship services. Today, the Rev. Johnsie W. Cogman serves as the pastor of Mt. Zion – the first Black female to hold that position. In their past, the church maintained aa community house where various activities took place

for Blacks living in the Georgetown area.

GARY EVANS ON VISITING MT. ZION UMC:

“It was really nice to visit Mt. Zion United Methodist Church whose history should be preserved as much as possible.” “I am impressed that our people maintained their dignity during slavery and kept the church going despite challenges and hurdles. It makes me proud to see the people who attend the church now take such pride in their history and contributions and are working so hard to keep it going for the future.” WI

Washington Informer Charities African American Heritage Tour of Black Georgetown moved participants on mini-buses supplied by Capitol Entertainment Services from THEARC in Southeast to Georgetown. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer

“We are descended from a strong people and it’s important that we remember and celebrate our African-American history.” WANDA LOCKRIDGE

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5 Safeway employee contest winner greets the audience at THEARC before leaving on the Washington Informer’s African American Heritage Tour of Black Georgetown on Saturday, March 2. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

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5 Young men learn the purpose of the bénetier in the Roman Catholic Church while attending the Washington Informer Charities African American Heritage Tour of Black Georgetown on Saturday, March 2. (Shevry Lassiter/ The Washington Informer) 3 A grandmother enjoys spending time with her granddaughter on the Washington Informer Charities African American Heritage Tour of Black Georgetown on Saturday, March 2. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

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Participants of the Washington Informer Charities African American Heritage Tour of Black Georgetown hear about the rich Black history of Georgetown University, the Female Union Band Cemetery and Zion United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 2. (Shevry Lassiter/ The Washington Informer)

“I really understand why reparations are important to the descendants of the people who were enslaved by this university. It was their ancestors who were sold in order to keep the university from being bankrupt.”

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EDITORIAL UDC First Choice Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. City Council have named and confirmed Lewis Ferebee, the District’s new public schools chancellor. All eyes will be upon him to transform the District’s public schools with the ultimate goal of increasing high school graduation rates of students prepared to take the next step in higher education or in the workforce. Which is why Ferebee’s job doesn’t end at the other side of the graduation stage. His partner in growing young school-aged children into productive and successful adults is Ronald F. Mason, president of the University of the District of Columbia. And, Mason is laser-focused on why and how UDC must become the “first choice” for local students who want to pursue a higher education including those that lack financial resources and support to attend school out of state. Mason has been traversing the city, promoting UDC’s strategic plan that’s called The Equity Imperative, “designed to regenerate” UDC as a “public higher education model of urban success.” This plan, adopted by the UDC community, will address UDC’s lack of student housing, old technology, insufficient personnel resources, 50-year old infrastructure, outdated classrooms, low enrollment rates and low graduation rates. For UDC to achieve its mission, the administration, faculty and students are depending on the Mayor and the Council, along with its alumni, to support the plan and increase funding by the tune of $71.4 million in operational investment and $723.5 million in capital investment. There is no doubt that UDC has been grossly underfunded throughout its existence. Nearly every council member and the mayor have noted this in a speech somewhere along the way. On the other hand, Bowser is showing overtures that she wants to do more for UDC by providing increased funding while realizing the critical role UDC can and should play in reducing poverty and making D.C. the Number 1 highly-educated city. Currently, DC ranks as the 2nd most highly-educated city in America but there is a tremendous gap between white and Black residents with college degrees, with Blacks ranging more than two-thirds of D.C. residents without a college degree. UDC can do much to change that if the powers that be insist that UDC is included in D.C. schools’ continuum of education and with support of its strategic plan. Doing so will make UDC’s mission probable: to produce lifelong learners who are transformative leaders in the workforce, government, nonprofit sectors and beyond. WI

Trump Should Temper His Tongue As a publication that prides itself on informing the people of the Greater Washington Area, and beyond, we were troubled by the speech which Donald J. Trump made during his recent main stage appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference [CPAC]. Trump, in no uncertain terms, seemed to blame his failure to achieve a resolution with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the Democrats. His rationale proved impossible to follow – particularly given his self-described reputation as a master negotiator. Further, in casting the blame elsewhere, we wonder why the buck never seems to stop at his desk or at his feet when it’s clear that success or failure remains within the president’s hands. As the pomp and circumstance of the CPAC event spread over those in attendance, with American flags and all things red, white and blue dominating the scene, Trump suggested that those who oppose him in Congress, the Democrats specifically, have many members who “hate America.” It’s one thing to assert a philosophy to “make America great again” – even though we wonder when did America find itself in the stead of a veritable “stepchild” thus requiring it to become “great” again. But to suggest that because members of Congress, or anyone else for that matter, are enemies of the state and “hate America” simply because they do not agree with Trump, is the kind of statement that should not be ignored. Trump went on to say that he has a list, a long list, with the names of the alleged haters of America. We would certainly like to see that list and the proof that makes them “haters.” There’s great power in words. And when our leaders, particularly the president of the United States, throws out such statements without verification, they only serve to further stoke the flames of discontent. WI

TO THE EDITOR Still a Long Way to Go A Black woman will be elected as Chicago’s next mayor. I guess that’s a good thing and fist-bump for identity politics if you’re Black and a woman. I must admit that I, myself, have become disillusioned with the American political system. Seems to be about headlines and pomp and circumstance. A Black woman is in office of a major city … great. But there are still kids, men, women and children dying in the street. That harsh reality has me not in a celebratory mood. Black woman and all.

Bridging the Gap The Bridge looks amazing. Whoever that photographer is needs a pat on the back. At my age, I instantly feel younger looking at the young people captured so beautifully. I look forward to seeing the creativity of the young ones next month. Robert Delaney Washington, D.C.

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By Julianne Malveaux

Congressional Black Caucus: Not Always in Headlines, But Never on the Sidelines

What does the Congressional Black Caucus do? It takes Majority Whip James Clyburn to make it understandable. “It’s not only what we make happen, but what we stop from happening,” Clyburn told a standing-room-only crowd at the Congressional Black Caucus Foun-

dation’s Black History Month Celebration on Feb. 26. His words are instructive for folks who get their news from sound bites and tweets. The legislative process is rarely fully televised, and those who put brakes on nonsense proposals never make the headlines. The event made it clear, in celebration, that the Congressional Black Caucus is often effective on the front lines and the sidelines. The 116th Congress includes

55 members of the Congressional Black Caucus, an incredibly diverse group of African Americans who approach Black liberation (although some might not use the term) differently. Among the 55, there are five who now chair House committees, including Reps. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who chairs the Financial Services Committee, Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) who chairs the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Bobby Scott (D-Va.)

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who chairs the Education and Labor Committee, Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) who chairs the Homeland Security Committee, and Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) who chairs the Government Oversight Committee. Cummings was the only one of the five who was not present, understandably so when one reflected on his leadership in the hearing that examined Michael Cohen, the jail-bound attorney who formerly represented the nation’s prevaricator-in-chief.

Each of them talked about the challenges they face in their roles, especially the fact that progressive legislation that leaves the House of Representatives is often unlikely to pass the Republican-dominated United States Senate and the obstreperous Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (my words, not theirs). But each also talked about issues they will address in their leadership.

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By Marc H. Morial

#OscarsSoWhite Beginning to Yield Much-Needed Change

“When film and television privilege white stories over other stories, they reinforce a racial hierarchy that devalues people of color. Not only do dramatic racial disparities indicate employment discrimination in Hollywood, the underrepresentation of people of color in film and television can also have wider societal consequences. … When audiences never see actors of color in major roles, they are less likely to perceive them as on equal foot-

ing with whites. Inversely, when whites and their stories are celebrated more than their fair share, audiences begin to associate significance, admiration and power with that group over others.” — Nancy Wang Yuen, “Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism” The Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday marked a paradigm shift for an industry that has struggled with diversity. Of the four acting awards, three were won by people of color: Mahershala Ali, Regina King and Rami Malek; “Black Panther’s” Ruth Carter was the first African American to win an Oscar

for Costume Design and Hanna Beachler the first to win for Production Design; and the writing team behind “BlacKkKlansman” included two Black artists, Spike Lee and Kevin Willmot. The industry made significant steps in the last few years. Following two years of Academy Awards voting that produced no acting nominees of color, the National Urban League responded with blistering criticism. In a 2016 letter to then-President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, I pointed out that the overwhelmingly white, male and older membership of the Academy dismally failed to

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reflect the vibrant creative filmmaking community. At the time, the Academy was 94 percent white, 77 percent male, 86 percent 50 or older, and had a median age of 62. Activist April Reign created the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite in 2015, but the industry resisted change and when the following year produced no acting nominees of color, pressure — including our demand for a clear and specific blueprint for change — intensified. Fortunately, our efforts produced results, and the Academy changed its membership rules. The class of members admit-

ted in June 2016 comprised 46 percent women, and 41 percent people of color. The June 2017 class comprised 39 percent women and 30 percent were people of color. In 2018. 49 percent of new members were women and 38 percent were people of color. The percentage of voting members of the academy who are people of color has doubled since 2015, from 8 percent to 16 percent. That’s still far below the 27 percent of the U.S. population that identifies as non-white, but it is a welcome development.

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By Harry C. Alford and Kay DeBow

Bernie Sanders is Mysterious — and Maybe Dangerous

Bernie Sanders just won’t go away. He stays in the political limelight no matter who wins the presidency or which party, Democrat or Republican, controls Congress. He is a declared independent, yet he caucuses with the Democrats. Confusing? Yes, indeed it is, and it is a contradiction. In 2016, he became very close to winning the Democratic nomination for president. Perhaps he would have won it if the tricks of the Hillary

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Clinton campaign hadn’t overtaken his momentum. Wikipedia provides a brilliant nugget on his political career: “Sanders was born and raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, and attended Brooklyn College before graduating from the University of Chicago in 1964. While a student he was an active protest organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality (Roy Innis was National Chairman of CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (Stokely Carmichael & Rap Brown were the leaders) during the civil rights movement. After settling

in Vermont in 1968, Sanders ran unsuccessful third-party political campaigns in the early to mid-1970s. As an independent, he was elected mayor of Burlington — the state’s most populous city — in 1981, by a margin of ten votes. He was reelected three times. He won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990, representing Vermont’s at-large congressional district; he later co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Sanders served as a US Representative for 16 years before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006. He has been reelected to the Senate twice in 2012 and 2018.”

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If that isn’t remarkable by itself, it continues: “On April 30, 2015, Sanders announced his campaign for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Initially considered a long shot, he went on to win 23 primaries and caucuses and approximately 43% of pledged delegates, to Hillary Clinton’s 55%. His campaign was noted for its supporters’ enthusiasm, as well as for his rejection of large donations from corporations, the financial industry, and any associated super PAC. On July 12, 2016, he formally endorsed Clinton in her general election cam-

paign against Republican Donald Trump, while urging his supporters to continue the “political revolution” his campaign begun. On February 19, 2019, Sanders announced a second presidential campaign against incumbent President Trump, joining multiple other Democratic candidates for the presidency. “A self-described democratic socialist and progressive, Sanders is pro-labor rights and emphasizes reversing economic inequality. He advocates for universal and single-payer healthcare, paid parental leave, as well as tuition-free

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By E. Faye Williams

The Smoking Guns

Michael Cohen gave us several smoking guns in his testimony last week before Congress. He came to the hearing confessing his sins, asking for forgiveness and armed with provable facts. He showed a copy of the check that Trump reimbursed him for paying women to keep quiet about #45’s lies about sleeping with women other than his wife. Looks like #45’s hush money didn’t hush a lot.

Many of us were glued to our televisions as Cohen came before the House Oversight Committee of the U.S. Congress. He was remorseful and admitted his own faults before telling the committee that #45 engaged in multiple criminal acts. He told us about the bank fraud, insurance fraud, tax evasion and suborning perjury. He laid out evidence of a cheat, a racist, a con man. Nobody I know was surprised. In 2016, Dick Gregory told us how the election was going to come out. He said we were going to experience chaos — and we all know

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that prediction came true. No matter what you’ve thought of Cohen in the past, at the hearing he was on it, and I believed him. After he sat before that Committee for several hours with Republicans hurling every insult possible at him and never mentioning the real culprit, #45, Cohen just kept on giving up information the public needed to hear. The Republicans just kept on trying to pretend the president wasn’t the lead bad guy. Democrats who were doing the questioning were well-prepared. They brought out the facts and left no doubt that #45 com-

mitted criminal acts. #45 thought the campaign was a great marketing opportunity, and never believed he was going to win. At the end of Cohen’s testimony, I think #45 probably wishes he had not won — and I say won cautiously because it’s obvious somebody messed with the votes. We heard that executives at the Trump organization knew #45 inflated assets when he wanted to look important. On the other hand, he pretended he had fewer assets to avoid higher taxes. That hearing must have been the worst day of #45’s days liv-

ing in public housing! This was pretty clear as he strutted around in Hanoi with his new friend. In fact, he said he’d fallen in love with the North Korean leader. Cohen was in a room with #45 when Don Jr. came into the room, walked behind #45’s desk and said, “The meeting has been set.” He testified that it is most likely they were talking about the infamous Trump Tower meeting. We heard strong evidence that #45 committed crimes. While the Republicans behaved badly with no intention of

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By Bill Fletcher Jr.

The Tax Surprise

The mainstream news has been covering an interesting story. People who were expecting significant tax refunds are, in very large numbers, either getting a minimal refund, no refund or having to pay the IRS. This after the man Spike Lee has named “Agent Orange” — Donald Trump — promised a massive

tax benefit for middle-income people. When I first starting reading and seeing these stories, I wondered why anyone was surprised. After all, in the lead up to Trump’s tax bribe, economists across the board were warning that this was a scam to benefit the rich. They were telling the average taxpayer that this was not going to work to their benefit. And while the majority of the public has generally opposed the tax bribe — reform — it was still the case that

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the actual implications of the tax bribe took too many people by surprise. After more than 40 years of listening to right-wingers call for tax cuts and watching the public’s reaction, I have come to a few conclusions. First, when it comes to taxes, much of the public hears what it wants to hear. If someone says that there will be a cut and they can provide minimal evidence to that effect, such an argument can be a winner. Even when one

demonstrates that it is a lie, the possibility of tax relief serves as a seductive song that softens the brain. Second, there are those who wish to believe that tax cuts for the rich really are positive because they themselves, despite not being rich, may at some point be rich. I realize that this sounds completely convoluted, but it turns out that there are those who believe that they will at some point in the future be rich and they do not wish to be

penalized. This is called magical thinking. Third, there is a disconnect in the minds of many people between public services and taxes. There is also a racialized element here, by the way. A friend of mine told me a story about arguing with some Trump supporters and they were suggesting that they only wanted to pay for the things that they needed and not pay “for someone else.” He

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By Askia Muhammad

Trump Defiant After Public Spankings

Despite the resounding spankings he received from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and his former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, and the pimpslap from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump is just as likely to win re-election in 2020 as he was the day he was first elected. Never mind that there are two dozen Democratic candidates. Democratic spoiler alert: there will not be a President Hickenlooper elected in 2020. Spoiler

No. 2: There will not be a President Buttigieg elected in 2020. Those two names fall into the category of too hard to pronounce, and with all the other difficulties they face, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg both fall into the former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee trap. Voters will not select a candidate whose name makes folks laugh or stammer. No. Trump and his 50 million or more committed “deplorable” voters will cruise right back into the White House for another term, but watch out if he doesn’t win, this according to Cohen.

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Cohen testified before Congress Feb. 27 that Trump might stage a coup, or manufacture a national emergency to seize power in case he’s not re-elected. “Given my experience working for Mr. Trump, I fear that if he loses the election in 2020 that there will not be a peaceful transition of power,” Cohen said. I’ve long suspected that Dude would declare a national emergency, suspend the Constitution, and set himself up as “President for life.” Demonstrations and chaos will erupt over this Trump policy or another — especially if he goes to war with Iran or Venezuela — and he will just declare

a real emergency, like the one he has been rehearsing over his border wall money. “One of my takeaways from these riveting hearings today is that we are in the midst of a counter-revolution,” said Dr. Gerald Horne, professor of history and African Studies at the University of Houston. A hopeless liar, Trump thinks he’s the best thing to happen to world governments since the printing press was invented, and his ardent supporters agree with him 100 percent. “You have to remember even after Nazi Germany was defeated after fascist Italy was defeated,

there remained the core of Nazis, a core of fascists that could simply not be convinced that the path that had been taken was the incorrect path,” scholar Bill Fletcher told me in an interview. Never mind what Cohen said about Trump: “I am ashamed because I know what Mr. Trump is. He is a racist, he is a conman, and he is a cheat.” Cohen worked for The Donald more than 10 years, during which time Trump pressured him to lie, make hush-money payments, threaten contractors who were owed money by Trump, and

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LIFESTYLE New Documentary Features Maroon Village, Culture By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins The documentary “For Humanity: Culture, Community, & Maroonage” features the people of San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia, and explains how they’ve retained their indigenous African culture, without interruption, in the centuries since their ancestors escaped slavery and formed their own community. As they set out to promote the film this spring, researchers Kofi LeNiles and Kmt G. Shockley, said they want “For Humanity, Culture, Community, and Maroonage” to serve as a case study of how people of African descent can move beyond the societal ills that have crippled communities decades after the civil rights movement. “We’ve been taught about who we are from others, but this narrative gives you a sense of pride and understanding

about what it means to be an unapologetic African,” said LeNiles, co-producer of the film and doctoral student at Howard University School of Education. LeNiles recently spoke about the cultural and psychological impact of “For Humanity, Culture, Community, & Maroonage” during a film screening in the Heritage Room of The Thurgood Marshall Center Trust (TMCT) in Northwest. The March 1 event preceded screenings at Morgan State University in Baltimore and the National Council for Black Studies Conference in New Orleans. Another gathering will take place in San Basilio de Palenque later this month. On Thursday, Feb. 28, more than two dozen people at TMCT watched half of the documentary before engaging LeNiles in conversation about aspects of Maroon culture, including the formation of Kua-

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gros, groups of girls and boys of a similar age who rely on one another as they navigate various life stages. Other factoids that piqued the audience’s attention in-

Ravi Coltrane Charts Own Jazz Path Son of John and Alice Coltrane Will Always Honor Family Legacy By Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer It happens every time Ravi Coltrane takes the stage. Audiences wait to hear snippets of influence from John or Alice Coltrane, his parents, who both have made an indelible mark on jazz. But make no mistake, Ravi has charted a course that is all his own. The Ravi Coltrane Quartet performed a tight set of six compositions on Friday, March 1 at Milkboy ArtHouse in College Park. The venue is a part of The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland. I interviewed Ravi after his second set and I was surprised to learn that this was a newly assembled quartet and

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the two shows at Milkboy were the first time the group performed together in public. In addition to Ravi on tenor and soprano saxophone, the other members of the group were David Gilmore, guitar, Nasheet Waits, drums and Rashaan Carter, bass who is from the D.C. area. Ravi had played with his bandmates individually, but not as a group until that evening. “This band didn’t even have a chance to rehearse,” Coltrane said with obvious excitement in his voice. “We got together this afternoon, played through a bunch of music and this is the launch.” So that’s how good these musicians were. Each quartet member contributed expert-

ly and thoughtfully on every selection. The solos were outstanding. I felt the audience agreed. The skill and innovation of the quartet came through in the repertoire that started with an untitled Ravi composition. Next was “Cobb Hill” co-composed by the late jazz drummer Paul Motian. It makes sense why this song was a nice platform for drummer Nasheet Waits. That was followed by “Endless,” a slower, dream-like tune also composed by Paul Motion. My favorite of the evening was the fourth song in the set “Epistrophy,” a Thelonious Monk composition that has been a part of Ravi’s line-

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volved the longevity of the Maroons’ indigenous African tongue, the absence of police and jails, and equitable gender relations — all of which LeNiles said resembles ancient African societies from which Black people had been stolen. “We have been told that we are beings different than who we actually are,” LeNiles said. “We were told that we are three-fifths of a person, we are Negroes, etc. But what we are is what we were before the Maafa [African Holocaust]. We are Africans.In this film, we offer the identity of a Maroon, someone who understands the importance of sovereignty and reattachment to Africa.” LeNiles and Shockley traveled to San Basilio de Palenque three times between 2017 and last spring to film “For Humanity, Culture, Community, & Maroonage.” This project follows the release of “Freedom! The Untold Story of Benkos Bioho and the World’s First Maroons,” a children’s book released in January about Benkos Bioho, founder of San Basilio de Palenque. In 1713, after several futile

attempts to recapture the Africans who escaped, the Spanish monarchy declared San Basilio de Palenque the first free village in the Americas. The more than 3,000 present-day inhabitants of San Basilio de Palenque directly descend from the enslaved Africans who escaped captivity. In 2005, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization designated San Basilio de Palenque as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. It stands as the sole remaining community of escaped Africans in that region, but not without reason, Shockley said. “Walking among the Maroons, everything is about family and community,” said Shockley, a faculty member in the Howard University School of Education. “When you have that community and family focus, it doesn’t matter that you don’t have the luxury that we have in the west. You have your culture and community. That mindset comes from being family oriented. It creates a different type of person.” WI

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Women of Color in the 116th Congress: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia Without question, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez counts as the most outspoken of all the new members of Congress. With more than 3.35 million followers on Twitter and her recent methodical grilling of former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen, Ocasio-Cortez may also rank as the most prolific and the most sought-after interview among all representatives. The fervor in which she speaks and the passion of her followers – who have become more like rock star fans than supporters of a candidate or politician – suggest that, although new in Congress, the woman known simply as AOC is not only a star in the House of Representatives, but she could soon find herself in conversations about a run for the presidency. Born to Puerto Rican parents and raised in the Bronx, N.Y., Ocasio-Cortez studied at Boston University and worked in the office of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts. Later, she worked as a community organizer in the Bronx and then worked at restaurants to help support her family after her father’s death.

When Trump recently tried to beat back criticism when he suggested his eldest daughter learned about working for tips and hourly wages second-hand, Ocasio-Cortez pounced. “As a person who actually worked for tips and hourly wages in my life, instead of having to learn about it second-hand, I can tell you that most people want to be paid enough to live,” she said, clapping back at the president. “A living wage isn’t a gift, it’s a right. Workers are often paid far less than the value they create,” Ocasio-Cortez said. But, that’s just one example of the refreshingly bold and outspokenness she brings to a usually stoic and dry Capitol. In a short, get-to-know-you, email question and answer with the Washington Informer, Ocasio-Cortez provided a little more insight. WI: What strategy did you employ during your campaign that you believe was effective in your victory? AOC: We helped build a grassroots coalition and promoted our message through an extensive digital campaign. WI: What are the major issues on which you ran and how have you begun to address them?

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5 Mayor Muriel Bowser recently addressed members of the Ethio-American Chamber of Commerce’s (EACC) Inaugural General Assembly at Montgomery College. Ethiopian leaders (including Orthodox Priest Melake Aryam Kesis Berhanu Gobena - left, Sheik Khalid M. Omer - middle, and Historian Tekalign Gedamu - right) also spoke to the EACC members. The Mayor expressed support for the EACC’s mission to strengthen Ethiopian Diasporas businesses and communities and encouraged them to hold future meetings in the District of Columbia. Mayor Bowser also stated that she plans to visit Addis Ababa later this year to foster stronger economic relations with its Sister City in Ethiopia. (Photo Courtesy/DC Office of the Mayor/Khalid Naji-Allah)

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Mississippi native Fannie Lou Hamer, co-founder and vice chair of the Freedom Democratic Party, was a voting and women’s rights activist as well as a community organizer and a leader in the civil rights movement. She represented the FDP at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. Born in 1917, the 20th child of sharecroppers Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, Hamer first joined her family in the cotton fields at the age of 6. By the time she had become a teenager, Hamer had managed to complete several years of school and was picking hundreds of pounds of cotton a day. In the early 1940s, she married Perry Hamer, known as Pap, and worked alongside him at W.D. Marlow’s plantation near Ruleville, in Sunflower County. Because of her ability to read and write, Hamer elevated to the job of timekeeper — which, at that time, was a less physically demanding and more prestigious job within the sharecropping system. But as time went on, it was her willingness to challenge the county registrar that caught the eye of local voting organizers. Bob Moses, field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the major American civil rights movement organizations of the 1960s, who recognized her leadership potential leader. Charles McLaurin, a young activist, was sent by Moses to find Hamer and bring her to the SNCC conference that was being held in the fall of 1962 at Fisk University in Nashville. The conference was a success, and Hamer left Nashville eager to take on her new role as a community organizer. However, Hamer, 44, was soon to discover the harsh realities of voter suppression. Hamer, when in 1963, she along with other activists were beaten by police in the Montgomery County Jail after helping Blacks register to vote. Hamer sustained serious injuries, having been beaten with a billy club. Nevertheless, Hamer continued to work for desegregation and voter registration. She would also become involved in relief work, distributing donated food and clothes to the poorest Delta residents. Hamer had spent her entire life in poverty, and she understood that the fight for economic security was a crucial component of the civil rights movement. At the same time, she was willing to use the donations as leverage and sometimes refused to hand over food until the recipients agreed to register to vote.

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5 Fannie Lou Hamer after being beaten in jail, June 1963 (FBI)

All this occurred at the same time as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights movement where he’d been all over the country and particularly in the South, championing the rights of Black people. Yet it wasn’t the nonviolent efforts of King that President Lyndon B. Johnson was afraid of — it was the appeal Hamer would make in 1964 as a delegate before the Democratic National Committee’s credentials panel on behalf of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, that terrified the president. In Freedom Summer 1964, more young people, white and Black, came to Mississippi to join the voting rights effort. Civil rights workers decided to dramatize the discrimination Blacks faced in Mississippi by challenging the all-white delegation that would be selected to represent the state at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Black people from around the state tried to participate in selecting delegates who would nominate the party’s presidential candidate, but were turned away. They held their own meetings and selected 68 people to represent them at the convention. Aaron Henry, a druggist from Clarksdale and longtime NAACP activist, headed the delegation, and Hamer was the delegation’s vice chair. Naming themselves the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), they set about trying to generate national support. At a national convention, the party’s credentials committee considers any challenges and decides who will be seated to vote on the nominees. The MFDP lined up its witnesses, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the national civil rights movement leader. Hamer gave the most dramatic presentation. Telling about being jailed and beaten, she concluded, “All of this is on account we want to register, to become first-class citizens, and if the Freedom Democratic Party is

not seated now, I question America.” U.S. Sen. Hubert Humphrey, who would become the party’s candidate for vice president, sought a compromise at the request of President Lyndon Johnson that would give the MFDP two seats and the promise of reform for the 1968 convention. That made Hamer angry. “We didn’t come here for no seats ‘cause all of us is tired,” she said. The MFDP delegates rejected the compromise, but the convention delegates did not know that when they voted to accept it, and almost all the white Mississippians walked out. After the fall election, Hamer and two other women, Victoria Gray Adams of Hattiesburg and Annie Devine of Canton, challenged the seating of the five-member Mississippi Congressional delegation, Thomas G. Abernethy, William Colmer, Prentiss Walker, Jamie L. Whitten and John Bell Williams. They charged that because Blacks were kept from registering, the election was unfair. Hundreds of their supporters went to Washington when the Congressional session opened in January 1965, and Hamer, Adams, and Devine were given guest seats in the House chamber that day. Yet later, on Sept. 17, 1965, the House of Representatives rejected their challenge, 228-143. Hamer did not relent in her activities. In 1966, she walked with Dr. King and Andrew Young as they resumed the march amid fear throughout the state sparked by James Meredith, the first Black student at the University of Mississippi, who had to halt his own march after he was ambushed and shot by a white gunman. Hamer also raised money to support election activities in two Delta towns. She lost a bid to become a board member for the Sunflower County anti-poverty agency in 1967 because

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LIFESTYLE RAVI from Page 36 up for years. The arrangement had touches that reminded me of equestrian high-stepping with deliberate, choreographed steps. The rhythms of John and Alice Coltrane could be heard throughout the set, but there were specific nods that Ravi gave to his parents. “For Turiya,” is a composition composed for Alice Coltrane by Charlie Haden, the late jazz bassist. The original was a duet performed by Haden and Alice. Absent Alice’s spiritually-infused harp, the performance by the quartet was still satisfying. The final song was John Coltrane’s “Liberia.” It’s a classic for which the audience showed their appreciation for including in the set. Coltrane’s saxophone pacing throughout the evening was measured, taking us on a journey where we were spoken to very clearly by melodies filled with insight. You just wanted to close your eyes and enjoy the ride. In the audience was Kyle Schick of Berwyn Heights, a University of Maryland alumnus and saxophone player

catching Coltrane in concert for the first time. Of course, he was interested in seeing the son of John and Alice Coltrane perform. “The way he played those ballads, I kind of heard his father a little bit,” said Schick, adding that he was told to listen to John Coltrane in high school by his music teacher when he was studying the saxophone. “John Coltrane was known for a tornado of sound, but he could really play a ballad as well. I like the slower tunes.” Earlier in the day, Coltrane and his band did a jam session with the Jazz Division students at the University of Maryland School of Music. When asked how that went, Ravi said mostly the students just wanted talk. “It’s such a very crucial time in their lives. They are deciding where they want to go as creative artists,” Coltrane said. “We spoke a lot about intuition. How much should we, as improvised musicians, bring in? There is something about this music where you have to combine those two things. It’s what we know and what we imagine.” WI

5 Ravi Coltrane performs with his quartet at MilkBoy Arthouse in College Park, Md., on March 1 (Courtesy photo)

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LIFESTYLE National Endowment for the Arts Names 2019 Jazz Masters Luminaries to Be Honored at Spring Concert

By Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer It is a springtime rite of passage eagerly awaited by jazz enthusiasts. The 2019 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced four greats who will join an esteemed group of jazz giants.

THIS YEAR’S HONOREE ARE:

• Stanley Crouch — jazz historian, author, critic, co-founder of Jazz at Lincoln Center (2019 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy) • Bob Dorough — vocalist, composer, arranger, pianist • Abdullah Ibrahim (also known as Dollar Brand) — pianist, composer • Maria Schneider — composer, arranger, bandleader “These four new NEA Jazz Masters have been key players in jazz throughout their lives and careers, ensuring that the music will continue to grow and reach new audienc-

es,” said Mary Anne Carter, NEA acting chairman. NEA Jazz Masters are living legends who have made major contributions to jazz. Since 1982, 153 fellowships have been awarded by NEA with each recipient receiving a one-time fellowship of $25,000. Past honorees have included Carla Bley, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Paquito D’Rivera, Ella Fitzgerald, Abbey Lincoln, Pat Metheny, Eddie Palmieri, Sonny Rollins, Cecil Taylor and Nancy Wilson. This year, Dorough, Ibrahim and Schneider will receive this recognition. Patrick C. Dorian, distinguished professor emeritus of music at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania will represent Dorough, who died in 2018 shortly after being notified of the honor. In 2004, the NEA inaugurated the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy, given to an individual whose passion for jazz has been demonstrated through major contributions to the music. Recipients

have included critic Nat Hentoff, jazz club owner Lorraine Gordon, musicians’ advocate Wendy Oxenhorn, recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder and producer and pianist George Wein. Crouch receives the honor this year for the A.B. Spellman Award. Loren Schoenberg¸ senior scholar with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, will represent Crouch, who is recovering from an illness and will be unable to participate. A gala tribute Jazz Masters concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. April 15 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, hosted by Jason Moran, pianist and Kennedy Center artistic director for jazz. Starting Thursday, March 7, at 10 a.m., up to four tickets per household may be reserved for this free concert in person at the Kennedy Center box office, at kennedy-center.org, or by

WOMEN from Page 40 she questioned their authority and the true value of the agency’s programs to poor people. Local whites had united behind her opponent, a Black man. In 1968 the Democratic Party, which by then required its state parties to integrate, seated Hamer as a delegate at its presidential nominating convention in Chicago. Anti-war violence in the streets overshadowed the seating of the integrated Mississippi delegation, but Hamer spoke from the podium on behalf of a challenge to the Alabama party.

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That year she started what she called a Pig Bank with the help of the National Council of Negro Women to help people in her community improve their diets. Hamer bought 35 gilts (females) and five boars (males), and the pregnant gilts were loaned to local families. They could keep the piglets that were produced and return mama pig to the bank. Some 300 families benefited from this program. The following year, Hamer established Freedom Farm with a similar goal of providing food and some economic independence to local people. She remained active in anti-poverty efforts such as Head Start because she saw the link between education, jobs, and political influence. In 1970 Hamer filed a lawsuit charging that Sunflower County schools were not properly desegregating. The following year, she joined

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5 Bob Dorough (Photo Garth Woods), Abdullah Ibrahim (Photo Marina Umari), Maria Schneider (Photo Jimmy and Dena Katz), and Stanley Crouch (Photo Frank Stewart/Jazz at Lincoln Center)

calling 202-467-4600 or 800-4441324. In addition to the tribute concert, other activities open to the public are scheduled to honor the 2019 Jazz Masters. On Sunday, April 14 a listening party will take place at NPR headquarters. On Tuesday, April 16, Ibrahim will lead a student jazz mas-

ter class at Howard University. “The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to celebrate jazz, an art form born in the United States that has since been embraced worldwide,” Carter said. For more information, go to the 2019 NEA Jazz Masters website. WI

with feminist activists in founding the National Women’s Political Caucus. She said that women of all different colors should join to form a powerful voting majority in the country. “A white mother is no different from a Black mother. The only thing is they haven’t had as many problems. But we cry the same tears.” Hamer ran for the Mississippi Senate in 1971 against incumbent Robert Crook. She campaigned with Carver Randle, an NAACP leader in Indianola who was running for the state House of Representatives. The pair ran on a platform urging that state and local governments hire more minorities for jobs previously held by whites, and to appoint more minorities to government positions. “I was impressed with her openness and frankness no matter who was in attendance,” said Randle, adding that Hamer also felt that educated people in the Black community “were much better equipped to do what she was doing, yet they didn’t have the fortitude to do it.” Hamer lost the election, 11,770 votes to 7,201. Ill health filled Hamer’s last years. She had had polio as a child and had been sterilized without her knowledge while hospitalized in 1961. After a lengthy hospitalization for nervous exhaustion in January 1972, she managed to travel that summer to the Democratic National Convention in Miami where she seconded the nomination of Texas Lt. Gov. Frances “Sissy” Farenthold for vice president. She was hospitalized again in January 1974 for a nervous breakdown, but a few weeks later re-

ported that she felt better than ever. That June a group from Madison, Wisconsin, that had worked with her on Freedom Farm came to Ruleville and found her “in the worst health ever, heavily medicated for pain and dependent on Pap and a neighbor” to keep the household going. In the spring of 1976, she had breast cancer surgery. These ailments took their toll and she died March 14, 1977, of heart failure brought on by cancer, diabetes and hypertension. Hundreds of people attended her funeral six days later in Ruleville, where Andrew Young, then the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, gave her eulogy, saying, “None of us would be where we are now had she not been there then.” Hamer felt forgotten near the end of her life, which came during an ebb in national interest in the civil rights movement. Years later, however, at least two universities — Jackson State University in Mississippi and California State University, Northridge — named academic institutes in her honor, and in 1993 she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. The Ruleville post office carries her name today, as does a community center, a memorial park, a youth activities center, and the street on which she lived. Fannie Lou Hamer is remembered. Kay Mills is the author of “This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer,” which was reissued in paperback in fall 2007 by the University Press of Kentucky. WI

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When people think of Washington, D.C., thoughts of being the “most powerful city in the world” and nation’s political pulse often emerge. However, if Shawn Townsend has his way, the District will be known as one of the best places to have a good time and party safely. On Nov. 28, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) selected Townsend to be the city’s first director of nightlife and culture, saying that he “is going to help us ensure our city’s growth is benefiting more D.C. residents and local businesses.” “Together, we’re going to work with the community to overcome challenges, create new opportunities for Washingtonians, and spread prosperity across all eight wards,” the mayor said. The District has long had night clubs, dance spots, bars and restaurants that have entertained residents and tourists. Before the 1968 riots, U Street became known nationally as “the Black Broadway” with its array of clubs, theaters and eateries where stars such as Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway performed and Blacks patronized. After the riots and before 2000, many District residents of all races went to the suburbs for entertainment. That changed as Metrorail expanded in the city and more people came to D.C. to live. While the District goes through gentrification, U Street has been transformed, along with H Street NE, Adams Morgan, downtown and Georgetown, becoming wellknown neighborhoods to go to if one wants to have a good time. Townsend wants that high level of entertainment activity to grow. When the position became available last year, scores of people applied and Townsend notes that some had a misconception of what it entailed. “It has come to my attention that there were event planners and promoters who wanted the job,” Townsend said with a chuckle. “This is not a party position.” The idea to have a director of nightlife came from D.C. Council member Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4), who noticed that New York City had the position as well as European cities such as London and Amsterdam. He spearheaded legislation that created the night-

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5 Shawn Townsend, DC’s Nightlife Mayor (Courtesy photo/DC.gov)

life director and a commission on nightlife last year. Townsend said his duties are to see from a bureaucratic point that the District’s nightlife thrives. “We are taking a holistic approach to this,” he said. “It is my job to deal with traffic, trash, infrastructure, trash collection and removal, noise management and rodents. We will work with businesses, the community and District agencies to see that issues that come up are taken care of.” Townsend holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from New Mexico State University and at one time launched and managed a bar and lounge in Charleston, South Carolina. He has worked as an investigator for the District’s Office of Police Complaints and the District of Columbia Public Schools and recently served as a supervisory investigator at the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration, where he led six investigators. While Townsend plans to work with all District agencies equitably, he plans to work closely with the police department to ensure that people seeking entertainment will be safe. “I know all of the District commanders,” he said. “I want to make sure that business owners are trained in de-escalation of conflicts and how to deal with shoot-

ings with active shooter training.” Townsend knows that the entertainment options east of the Anacostia River are sparse but he doesn’t intend to ignore the over 150,000 residents there. “I would like to see entertainment spots over there and would be willing to support tax incentives for businesses to go there,” he said. “We also want to hire the residents there and make that a priority. There is no question that east of the River is a nightlife desert just as some areas of it are food deserts.” Townsend would like to set up a system of rewards for business owners who comply with government regulations along the lines of a gold-star system. Todd said that even though the director of nightlife position has only been in existence three months, Townsend impresses him. “He has hit the ground running,” the council member said. “He wants to make sure that safe entertainment options are available to residents of all eight wards and wants to involve all of the stakeholders, government, business and the community in the process of building the night economy.” There are some critics who say that the Bowser administration wants to turn the District into another New York City or Las Vegas with its emphasis on entertainment. Townsend disagreed: “We want D.C. to be D.C.” WI

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Rev. John Cherry, Founder of SuitlandBased Megachurch, Dies at 79 By Hamil R. Harris WI Contributing Writer Rev. John Cherry, a former furniture salesman who grew a storefront ministry into a multimillion-dollar megachurch renowned worldwide, died Feb. 16 at a hospital in Fairfax,

Va. He was 79. Cherry preached his first sermon at the Trinity AME Zion Church in 1981 and over the next 18 years, he would build a dynamic ministry, opening schools medical clinics and credit unions in addition to a broadcast ministry in which he

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appeared on television every Sunday morning. Cherry came into the national spotlight in 1995 during President Clinton’s State of the Union address when Clinton recognized the work of Cherry and his wife, Diana, to strengthen marriage through a number of programs and ministries. Cherry, as pastor of Full Gospel AME Zion, continued to grow and acquire property in the Temple Hills community. But in 1999, he broke away from the 200-year-old African Methodist Episcopal Zion denomination after he said he heard the voice of God say, “Get out of Zion.” Bishop Milton Williams, who was then head of the Mid-Atlantic II District of AME Zion, and other leaders didn’t block Cherry from leaving but challenged him in court for taking with him millions in assets and a Lear jet. The lengthy legal battle went all the way to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, and while Cherry would eventually lose, he and the members formed the Heart Ministries, transforming a former Safeway supermarket in Clinton and eventually two other big-box retail sites in Camp Springs into schools and sanctuaries. Cherry was a pioneering preacher who opened a medical clinic, a credit union and other services for his members, based on the biblical principles taken from Proverbs 28:27: “Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.” Cherry, born Jan. 20, 1940, in Choctaw County, Ala., as the seventh of eight siblings, graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Montgomery, Alabama. He went on to Alabama State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in music in 1966. He also earned numerous honorary doctorates over the years. In 2006, Cherry installed his son as pastor of From the Heart Ministries. That year he planned to devote himself to a worldwide ministry, which included planting churches in

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South Africa, India and Italy. Thousands packed From the Heart Ministries in Suitland on Feb. 26 that began with “Blessed Assurance” and ended with the eulogy preached by his son, Bishop John A. Cherry II, Episcopal pastor. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, the Rev. Diana Cher-

ry, and two children, John A. Cherry II and Sharon Mitchell, all of Clinton, Md.; a brother; a sister; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In a quote published in his funeral program, Cherry said he wanted to be remembered as “a man that simply obeyed God.” WI

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5 Michael Lomax, president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund delivers the Inaugural State of the HBCU Address hosted by Bakari Sellers at the Hyatt Regency in Northwest on Tuesday, March 5. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

UNCF from Page 1 the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill hotel. During his 30-minute address with an audience that included HBCUs presidents, Lomax said the institutions he serves are known to bounce back from adversity. “HBCUs are resilient,” Lomax said to an audience of 150. “In

spite of the obstacles and barriers, the under-investment and devaluation, we continue our mission of educating African American students and we produce against the odds. Despite the challenges, we persist for our students, communities and for our nation.” The UNCF, founded in 1944, turns 75 this year. It has 37 member institutions ranging from

Spelman College — the highest-ranking predominantly Black school, according to U.S. News & World Report — to Bennett College, which presently has financial and accreditation issues. The UNCF also gives scholarships to students who attend HBCUs and for those that don’t. Lomax noted this year marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of enslaved Africans in Virginia and pointed out that Harvard University, long a model of higher education throughout the world, began operations in 1636. He said Cheney University of Pennsylvania, the first Black college, got started in 1837 and that institutions such as Harvard have almost insurmountable advantages over HBCUs. “Harvard and other institutions like it thrived off of enslaved labor for their benefit,” he said. “It would be 201 years before Blacks could receive a higher education and Harvard and those like it have a strong head start and that means something.” In a larger sense, Lomax said the challenges of HBCUs are a reflection of American society. “Thirty-three percent of the college resources are possessed by 10 of the wealthiest universities,” he said. “Not one is an HBCU. It is a mirror image of the country’s wealth gap.” Lomax has served as the president of Dillard University in

New Orleans and has taught at Spelman and Morehouse Colleges. Residents of the Atlanta area elected him as chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioner, becoming the first Black to serve in that position. In his remarks, Lomax complimented the past 115th Congress for increasing funding for Black colleges by $109 million but said he expects more from the new group of lawmakers who took office in January. “We cannot be complacent, we still have to catch up with those institutions that had the head start,” he said. “Our expectations are to lead, not follow.” Lomax wants Congress to put $100 million in Title 3, Part B programs, address deferred maintenance and infrastructure concerns at HBCUs, set up a $1 billion infrastructure investment fund and double the money for Pell Grants for working-class students. In addition, he would like the Congress to look into the practices of the higher education accrediting agency in the South that tends to deal with HBCUs harsher than other schools, saying that it focused too much on enrollment size and finances instead of the quality of education despite the lack of resources. He ended his speech with the UNCF’s famous slogan: “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”

Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) delivered remarks basically supporting the mission of the UNCF and HBCUs. Both senators are on the bipartisan list of the HBCU Congressional Score Card that consists of 10 percent of their chamber and 40 members of the House of Representatives, mainly members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.), the co-founder of the Congressional HBCU Caucus, said that Black colleges “are here to stay.” “We will make sure that Black colleges will get the resources that they need,” Adams said. “With Rep. Bobby Scott [D-Va.] as chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, we will investigate the practices of the accrediting agencies and see that money gets to these institutions.” Lomax said he looks forward to working with the new Democratic-led House as well as the Republican Senate and White House. “Divided government is good,” he said. “The fact that the CBC has moved into leadership positions in the House is also good. We have worked with every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt and will continue to do so. We follow the motto of ‘no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, just permanent interests.’” WI

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ARIES The sun continues its journey through your spiritual sector and a more private part of your chart this week. This is an opportunity to continue clearing away emotional baggage and releasing those situations that no longer serve you. Toward that end, there’s a new moon in this same zone on Wednesday that can assist you. However, with hazy Neptune also aligning with this powerful lunar phase, it could be easy to lose your focus and let things drift. Lucky Numbers: 5, 23, 36

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CANCER The focus on your sector of far horizons could see you yearning for a break and a chance to get away to somewhere beautiful and healing. Perhaps you need the opportunity to deeply relax and allow any cares and worries to float away. If so, this might be the week to take time out and follow your heart’s desire. Lucky Numbers: 4, 52, 55 LEO What secrets will emerge out of the shadows this week? A focus on your sector of change and transformation and all things hidden could make for an interesting few days and weeks. And with a new moon also factoring into the equation, this could be a time of revelation. A piece of information or news could have a powerful effect on you. It could kick-start a phase of action or encourage you to make a few decisions. Lucky Numbers: 18, 25, 58 VIRGO If someone has been a little bit reticent, this week’s blend of energies could spotlight their real motives. The Pisces sun linking to nebulous Neptune with it’s illuminating qualities can pierce the fog of misunderstanding and bring anything hidden into the light. Mercury’s retrograde phase, again in your sector of relationships, could encourage conversations that get to the heart of the matter. What you discover could be very relevant and bring about positive change. Lucky Numbers: 1, 17, 18 LIBRA As innovative and refreshing Uranus moves into a deeper and more sensitive sector of your chart, the years until 2026 could see you becoming acquainted with some hidden aspects of yourself. Whatever idealistic picture you may have painted about your life could be shattered by emerging deeper truths. Suddenly you may find that you can reclaim your power by aligning with impulses you’d previously ignored. Lucky Numbers: 30, 35, 46 SCORPIO Your sector of recreation and romance is emphasized, encouraging you to indulge in hobbies you enjoy, revel in a budding relationship, or spend some relaxing downtime with your long-term partner. Thoughtful Mercury rewinds in this sector from Tuesday to March 28, which could put you back in touch with hobbies or pastimes you enjoyed in your younger years. And perhaps an ex or old flame will march back into your life. Lucky Numbers: 8, 26, 51 SAGITTARIUS Home and family life could be your focus over this week, and you might be eager to resolve an issue that has puzzled you for some time. Perhaps somebody’s behavior is mysterious, or a niggling issue seems to continue on and on. As a new moon conjoins with hazy Neptune on Wednesday, a flash of inspiration could enable you to see the truth of a situation. This could inspire you forward, and sound decisions will clear the way for further progress. Lucky Numbers: 17, 20, 31 CAPRICORN If you’ve experienced misunderstandings with someone, the coming week can help you to clarify why this might be. With the new moon in your sector of communication, the answer may become obvious. Then you’ll need to act on it. To complicate matters, chatty Mercury turns retrograde in your sector of talk and thought from Tuesday until March 28, which could inspire further misunderstandings. You need to be quite patient with others and especially with yourself if plans seem to go awry. Lucky Numbers: 7, 34, 47 AQUARIUS It might be time to come to grips with money matters. And you might need to be more careful when it comes to buying big-ticket items. Things like computers or cars might be better left until the planet of talk and thought turns direct again on March 28. If you have no option, though, keep any receipts and paperwork. Lucky Numbers: 28, 33, 35 PISCES You should be in your element with the sun in your sign. This can be a very life-affirming time of year for you. It’s an opportunity to get moving on those plans and projects that are closest to your heart. Plus, with the new moon in your sign on Wednesday, this is the perfect time to make a start. However, with hazy Neptune in the mix, it helps to clarify your intentions first. Lucky Numbers: 7, 39, 50

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Howard Suffers Setback in Rehab Process By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Washington Wizard center Dwight Howard suffered a minor setback while rehabbing from gluteal surgery, head coach Scott Brooks said Tuesday. Howard tweaked his hamstring a few days ago while working out, Brooks said. When asked after practice if it’s worth Howard returning with fewer than 20 games left in the regular season, Brooks said, “We’ll get to that when we get to that. Right now, it’s just focusing on him getting game-ready. We’ll see.” The Wizards currently sit in 11th place in the Eastern Conference, trailing the Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat for the conference’s final playoff slot. Washington has defeated Orlando two out of three games and would own the tiebreaker if they win again March 13 in the District. Miami and Washington are tied 2-2 and meet March 23 in D.C. for the regular-season series finale. The Hornets and Wizards split both their contests, but face each other two more times, Friday in Charlotte and March 15 in D.C. As it stands, the Wizards face missing the postseason for just the second time in the past six seasons. Meanwhile, Washington had one of its best offensive outputs of the season Sunday in a 135-121 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Three Wizards scored at least 22 points, led by forward Bobby Portis with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Although Portis’s scoring hasn’t flourished since coming to D.C. last month via trade from the Chicago Bulls, he’s averaged nearly nine rebounds in his first nine games in Washington. Another former Bull, Jabari Parker, scored 22 points Sunday as he and Portis attempt to fill the void of Otto Porter Jr., who was dealt to Chicago. That meant less playing time for forward Sam Dekker, who nevertheless scored 11 points in 14 minutes of action Sunday. Wizards point guard Tomas Satoransky went through similar phases as he played backup to All-Star John Wall, who’s expected to be out at least 10 months after surgery on his left Achilles tendon. “He’s just working on his game on off days [and] being focused and being ready whenever his name is called,” Satoransky said of Dekker. “I think it’s not new for him. He’s been in the league for a while. That situation can happen. He’s being professional about it.” WI

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5 Dwight Howard dunks in first game as a Washington Wizards against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Capital One Arena in D.C. on Nov. 2. (Yusuf Abdullah/The Washington Informer File Photo)

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Sidwell Friends Upsets Wilson in Title Game with Buzzer-Beater By Edward Hill Jr. Special to The Informer Dean Mazlish connected on three 3-pointers Monday, but none as big as the one he hit in overtime that was heard all around the DMV. Sidwell Friends shocked topranked Wilson 63-62 on Mazlish’s buzzer-beating trey in the seventh annual D.C. State Athletic Association (DCSAA) Boys and Girls Championship at the Sports and Entertainment Arena in Southeast. Sidwell (25-7) came into the game as the region’s 19thranked team and was given little chance of beating the tall and talented Tigers (31-9), the no. 1 team in the area and defending state champs. But Mazlish and his teammates had other ideas, going toe to toe with Wilson and its gargantuan frontcourt, which featured 6-foot-8-inch twins Makhi and Makhel Mitchell. There were 10 lead changes and eight ties as neither team was able to get more than a seven-point advantage. Sidwell appeared to have the advantage when they took a 53-51 lead after two made free throws by Jason Gibson. But Wilson responded when Domingus Stevens hit a pair of free throws as well to send the game to overtime. Sidwell jumped ahead again in the extra frame when Gibson converted a basket with 49 seconds left to put his team up 6057. Stevens, who led his team with 21 points, tied the game at 60 with just 39 seconds left. The Tigers forced a turnover on the ensuing Sidwell possession and Stevens scored on a leak-out to give his team a 6260 advantage with just 6.9 seconds left, setting the scene for Mazlish’s moment of glory. Minutes prior, it appeared that another Sidwell had played hero, as Jack Lewis improbably hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer of his own to seemingly give his team the win. But after a conference at the scorer’s table, the officials concluded that Wilson coach Angelo Hernandez called a timeout before the Sidwell possession and the basket was waved off. When the matter was resolved, Sidwell pushed the ball upcourt and Mazlish heaved a 26-footer from straight on that

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The tournament has grown over the years and added the A boys and girls for the first time. hit the bottom of the net as the buzzer sounded and the celebration began. “Maz made it happen out there tonight,” a surprisingly calm Sidwell head coach Eric Singletary said afterward. “The kids fought hard the whole game and I’m just so proud of them. To come here in the state championship and to play this way before our fans and the city is big for our program.” Gibson, who was named MVP, finished with a game-high 24 points while Lewis added 18. Mazlish chipped in with nine points, all on threes, including his dramatic game-winner. “I have been coming to these championships since they began and it is one of the best displays of coaching and strategy and leadership that I have seen,” said Lucille Hester, head of the Black Women in Sports organization and a regular attendee of local high school athletic events. Wilson, plagued by foul trouble the entire game, was led by Stevens with 21 and Jay Heath Jr with 17. The Mitchell twins, who are headed to Maryland and who came in the game in the game

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averaging double-doubles, both fouled out and combined for only 10 points and 11 rebounds. In the girls 2A championship game, it was another day at the office for St. John’s, easily defeating Georgetown Visitation (28-4) 63-38. The Cadets (35-1), ranked no. 1 in the area and second in the country, were led by All-American sophomore guard Azzi Fudd, who scored 38 points in the game. St. John’s is the threetime state champion. “Although we won our conference (WCAC) and have played a competitive national schedule, it’s still always good and important to win the state championship,” said St. John’s head coach Jonathan Scribner. “For our seniors, it is especially important as it is their last game and for our younger players it is important to continue this tradition of winning state titles.” Georgetown Visitation was led by junior Taylor Webster with 11 points and six rebounds. In the girls A Division, it was Eastern High School outlasting Banneker, 46-41. The Ramblers were led by Janiah Williams, who was named

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the MVP after tallying 14 points, 18 rebounds and five blocks. Fellow junior Grady Ja’Pria chipped in with 18 points and 11 rebounds. “We have been building the program here at Eastern and Janiah and Grady are the cornerstones because they have been with me since they were freshmen,” said Eastern coach Marcus Konde. “This win in the championship is significant for us because it is the first time that Eastern has won a championship in any sport in over 40 years.” Banneker, in only its second year with a girl’s basketball team, will be a team to watch in the future as they feature almost all underclassmen. “This is a great experience for our program,” said Banneker coach Abby Sondar. “I think that we learned a lot today as we move forward in this program. Overall, I was pleased with their effort as we look to continue to improve.” In the boy’s A Division championship game, KIPP College Prep (15-13) pulled away for a 55-47 win over SEED School of Washington (15-14). Kipp was led by their dynamic sophomore backcourt of Saveon Jackson and Rasheed Dupree, who scored 21 and 16, respectively. Jackson also had eight rebounds, five assists and seven steals en route to game MVP

honors. “We were excited to be in a state championship game,” said KIPP coach Chris Miller. “We made a few mistakes along the way, but we made some adjustments. I think the kids grew up during the season and during this game.” KIPP had its hands full with talented junior guard Anthony Simmons, who filled the stat sheet with 18 points, nine rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals in 32 minutes. “It was obvious that they put their efforts on stopping Anthony in the second half,” said SEED head coach Joe Thompson. “He got a little tired and some of the younger players didn’t step up, but it was a learning experience for our program because we have a lot of younger players.” The tournament has grown over the years and added the A boys and girls for the first time. “By adding the A boys and girls, it gives a chance for more of our student-athletes to get exposure in a championship setting,” said Clark Ray, DCSAA athletic director. “We are pleased with the progress and with the direction in which this tournament is going. There was a lot of excitement among fans at the event and it was highlighted by that final thrilling championship game between Wilson and Sidwell Friends.” WI

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For every student enrolled, the average nonwhite school district receives $2,226 less than a white school district, the report revealed. resources than low-income areas,” Scott said. Adam Clayton Powell spearheaded legislation in the 1960s that put more money into low-income areas and the Higher Education Act passed under President Lyndon B. Johnson assured that no child would be turned away from college because of poverty, Scott said. “Then there was the Pell Grant, which assured that a child could go to any college and not incur that much debt,” he said. “You can have equity in K-12, but you’ve got to have Head Start … and we have to make sure that legacy continues.” Scott reiterated that Americans focus needs to change from indulging in the soap opera that’s resulted from past actions of the current Virginia governor, lieu-

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talking about [the scandals] and not talking about equity in education. In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be able to succeed in life if denied an opportunity of an education [and] that such an opportunity is a right that must be equal for all.” The congressman’s comments and the advancement of the Rebuild America’s School Act come as a new report revealed that white school districts receive $23 billion more in funding than non-white districts despite serving the same number of students. The report highlighted that despite more than a half-century of integration efforts, the majority of America’s school children still attend racially concentrated school systems. Authors of the study said that’s a reflection of the long history of segregation with policies related to everything from voting to housing that have drawn lines and divided communities. Because the school system relies so heavily on community wealth, the gap reflects both the prosperity divide in America and the fragmented nature of school district borders, designed to exclude outside students and protect internal advantage, according to the report’s authors. For every student enrolled, the average nonwhite school district receives $2,226 less than a white school district, the report revealed. “After the 1954 Supreme Court ruling, we turned around and funded education with the real estate tax, guaranteeing that the wealthy areas will have more

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tenant governor and attorney general, as well as Trump. After a hearing that resulted in the advancement of the Paycheck Fairness Act, Scott said reporters cornered him. “Not about education or the Paycheck Fairness Act,” he said. “They wanted to know, ‘What’s up with your governor? What’s up with your lieutenant governor? What’s up with your attorney general?’ No one wanted to talk about education and labor.” Scott said public schools in the U.S. are at a literal breaking point and noted that one estimate found that school infrastructure is shortchanged by $46 billion every year. Reportedly, Scott’s bill has 164 co-sponsors in the House, and all of them are Democrats, although Scott said when he introduced the bill that he believes the proposal has bipartisan appeal. The Paycheck Fairness Act removes many of the legal defenses that businesses use to claim that they aren’t discriminating and makes it unlawful for businesses to inquire about a worker’s wage history or use it as a hiring factor if they know, among other provisions. “Even when wage discrimination is discovered, workplace rules that restrict information about wages and pay raises often keep working women from holding employers accountable for discrimination,” Scott said. “Our challenge is to try and ignore all of the distractions and do what I’ve done [getting important legislation advanced]. This is the only place you will read [newspapers of the Black Press of America] that these great things are happening because all the other news outlets will report on distractions.” WI

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A Personal Take on D.C. Gentrification, Pt. 3

How did the District of Columbia become the “murder capital” of the United States in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s? According to MPD statistics, the number of homicides in Washington, D.C., peaked in 1991 at 482, a rate of 80.6 homicides per 100,000 residents. Notorious drug kingpins rose to power, causing “white flight” and thousands of successful Blacks to leave the city — me and my family included. On Sept. 5, 1989, President George H.W. Bush took to the airwaves from the Oval Office to address the nation about what he said was a grave domestic threat. “This is the first time since taking the oath of office that I felt an issue was so important, so threatening that it warranted talking directly with you, the American people,” he said. Gazing into the camera, he turned and pulled out a small plastic bag from under his desk. “This is crack cocaine, seized a few days ago by drug enforcement agents in a park just across the street from the White House,” he said as the camera zoomed in to show the hard, white crystals. “It’s as innocent-looking as candy. But it’s turning our cities into battle zones.” One notorious drug dealer that influenced the many families that Mt. Zion Baptist Church Reverend John W. Davis Pastor 5101 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m. “A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold”

left the District of Columbia for Maryland was Rayful Edmond III, who made millions supplying the city with crack cocaine. We saw stories about him on the daily news, and even after his arrest, he continued to operate his empire from behind bars. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Last month, during Black History Month, The Washington Post reported in an article by Keith Alexander that federal prosecutors have requested early prison release for Edmond. Juxtapose that history, and now look at what’s happening today. During the years 1991 to 1998, my personal knowledge of street drug dealers on streets like upper Georgia Avenue NW. Corner drug dealers showed up one day near our upper Georgia Avenue office. Things were out of control! U Street went through gentrification, influenced by the coming of the African American Civil War Memorial. It went from a boarded up street, where businesses moved out to keep from failing, while others like Ben’s Chili Bowl stayed. As project director, I remember when our offices were housed in the Masonic Temple on U Street, directly beside the site, developers would walk over to speak with me and they would spend time speaking with Dr. Frank Smith, then the Ward 1 City Council member. They were excited about how the memorial would entice more tourism to U Street. They

made proposals for new business ventures for U Street — the beginning of its gentrification. U Street filled with mostly whites during warmer weather, and along other major commercial corridors as well. How did we go from one extreme to the other so quickly? Another factor was when then-police Chief Cathy Lanier held her 2007 All Hands on Deck sessions, which helped to finish the cleanup of D.C. streets. During All Hands on Deck, all available police officers and recruits with the Metropolitan Police Department were called to duty and assigned to street patrol citywide for 48 hours. Gentrification continued to take shape as our streets began to get cleaned up, with once-cheap homes now beginning at $450,000 and going into the millions. More next week. WI Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958 Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.

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

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

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

Church of Living Waters

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

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

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor

Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Third Street Church of God

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

Rev. Dr. Alice Greene Interim Pastor

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45am Church School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45am Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 pm Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30am “We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org E-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net

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

Crusader Baptist Church

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

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

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

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

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

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

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

Mount Carmel Baptist Church Reverend Gerald H. Hesson Interim Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10am themcbc.org

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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church

All Nations Baptist Church

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Israel Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Rev. Richard B. Black Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church

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

New Commandment Baptist Church

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

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

Salem Baptist Church

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Pastor

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

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

Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Rev. Joan E. Buchanan Executive Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 7:30am Worship Service: 11:00am New Member’s Class: 9:45am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00am Church School: 9:45am Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00pm Saturday Bible Study: 11:00am Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00am

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

Christ Embassy DC

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

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

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

Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 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

“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address: admin@pbc712.org

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

Rev. David McIntosh-Peters Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

Service and Times 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

Service and Times 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.

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

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

2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 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

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working.... And We Are Working With GOD

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15 am Sunday School: 9:00 am Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting / Bible Study: Tuesday at 7 pm Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church with an Emphasis on “Evangelism and Discipleship” Email: pastorstmbc@gmail.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org

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

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

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

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LEGAL NOTICES

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

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

Administration No. 2019 ADM 125

Foreign No. 2018 FEP 000161

Foreign No. 2018 FEP 000162

Richard Vance Hailstock Decedent

July 12, 2018 Date of Death

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Carla Pegeron, whose address is 267 Martense Street, #3, Brooklyn, NY 11226, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Richard Vance Hailstock who died on November 1, 2004 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 8/21/2019. 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 8/21/2019, 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.

March 27, 2018 Date of Death

John Michael Neander Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Claudia H. Price Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

LEGAL NOTICES

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

Administration No. 2018 ADM 1113

Administration No. 2018 ADM 001426

Warren Clark, Jr. Decedent

John H. Traina Decedent

Kisha L. Woolen, Esquire Tobin O’Connor & Ewing 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW #700 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney

Jeffrey K. Gordon, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney

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

Date of first publication: 2/21/2019

Mark Neander, whose address is 15 Roosevelt Avenue, Oneonta, NY 13820 was appointed personal representative of the estate of John Michael Neander, deceased, by the Surrogate’s Court, for Otsego County, State of New York, on July 12, 2018. Service of process may be made upon Antonoplos & Associates, Attorneys at Law, 1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real property: 5410 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Unit 110, Washington, DC 20015 and 201 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Unit 403, Washington, DC 20002 Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.

Carla Pegeron Personal Representative

Date of first publication: 2/21/2019

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Mark Neander Personal Representative

David Wendell Durham Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

Anne Meister Register of Wills

Washington Informer

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY of PIERCE No. 18-3-04316-5 In re: Antwanne Fludd Petitioner Monique Medina Respondent Summons Served by Publication To Monique Medina, The other party has asked the court to: End your marriage or domestic partnership. You must respond in writing if you want the court to consider your side. Deadline! Your Response must be filed and served within 60 days of the date this summons is published. If you do not file and serve your Response or a Notice of Appearance by the deadline: • No one has to notify you about other hearings in this case, and • The court may approve the requests in the Petition without hearing your side (called a default judgement). Follow these steps: 1. Read the Petition and any other documents that were filed at court with this Summons. Those documents explain what the other party is asking for. 2. File a Response form FL Divorce 211, Response to Petition about a Marriage You can get the Response form and other forms you need at: • The Washington State Courts’ website: www. court.wa.gov/forms • The Administrative Office of the Courts – call: (360) 705 – 5328 • Washington LawHelp: www.washingtonlawhelp. org, or • The Superior Court Clerk’s office or county law library (for a fee)

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

Administration No. 2019 ADM 000152

Administration Number 2019 ADM 000171

Administration No. 2019 ADM 153

Paul Stanton Decedent

Estate of Harry K. Morlock

Norma Hamilton Morris aka Norma H. Morris Decedent

Valerie J. Edwards 1725 DeSales Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

Trust No. 2018 NRT 48 Debra T. Middleton Name of Deceased Settlor NOTICE OF EXISTENCE OF REVOCABLE TRUST Debra T. Middleton, whose address was 714 Faraday Place, NE, Washington, DC 20017 created a revocable trust on October 24, 2018, which remained in existence on the date of her death on October 26, 2018, and Wanda Means-Harris, whose address is 1320 Montague Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, is the currently acting trustee, hereinafter the Trustee. Communications to the Trust should be mailed or directed to Wanda Means-Harris at 1320 Montague Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011. The Trust is subject to claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors, costs of administration of the settlor’s estate, the expense of the deceased settlor’s funeral and disposal of remains, and statutory allowances to a surviving spouse and children to the extent the deceased settlor’s residuary probate estate is inadequate to satisfy those claims, costs, expenses, and allowances. Claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors are barred as against the Trustee and the trust property unless presented to the Trustee at the address provided herein on or before 8/21/2019 (6 month after the date of the first publication of this notice.) An action to contest the validity of this trust must be commenced by the earliest of (1), 10/26/2019 (One year from date of death of deceased settlor) (2), 8/21/2019 (6 months from the date of first publication of this notice) or (3) Ninety days after the Trustee sends the person a copy of the trust instrument and a notice informing the person of the trust’s existence, of the Trustee’s name and address, and of the time allowed for commencing a proceeding. The Trustee may proceed to distribute the trust property in accordance with the terms of the trust before the expiration of the time within which an action must be commenced unless the Trustee knows of a pending judicial proceeding contesting the validity of the trust or the Trustee has received notice from a potential contestant who thereafter commences a judicial proceeding within sixty days after notification. This Notice must be mailed postmarked within 15 days of its first publication to each heir and qualified beneficiary of the trust and any other person who would be an interested person within the meaning of D.C. Code 20-101(d). Date of First Publication: 2/21/2019 Wanda Means-Harris Signature of Trustee TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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3. Serve (give) a copy of your Response to the person who filed this Summons at the address below, and to any other parties. You may use certified mail with return receipt requested. For more information on how to serve, read Superior Court Civil Rule 5. 4. File your original Response with the court clerk at this address: Superior Court Clerk, Pierce County 930 Tacoma Ave. S #841 Tacoma, WA 98402 5. Lawyer not required: It is a good idea to talk to a lawyer, but you may file and serve your Response without one.

David Wendell Durham, whose address is 15 Pepper Court, Inglewood, CA 90302-2927 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Claudia H. Price, deceased, by the Register of Wills Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland. Service of process may be made upon Vaughn W. Royal, 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20015 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned District of Columbia personal property. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS John Stanton, whose address is 18684 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Brookeville, MD 20833, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Paul Stanton who died on November 12, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 8/28/2019. 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 8/28/2019, 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.

Elizabeth Petersen Clark, whose address is 2929 Macomb Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Warren Clark, Jr. who died on July 24, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 28, 2019. 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 August 28, 2019, 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.

Kelly Gladden, whose address is 305 Dearborn Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of John H. Traina who died on July 14, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 8/28/2019. 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 8/28/2019, 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: February 28, 2019

Date of first publication: 2/28/2019

Elizabeth Petersen Clark Personal Representative

Kelly Gladden Personal Representative

Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Deborah D. Boddie for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representatives. Unless a responsive pleading in the form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. Admit to probate the will dated June 5, 2007 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of the witnesses or otherwise Date of first publication: February 28, 2019 Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. 1308 Ninth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Petitioner/Attorney:

James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Wayne A. Morris, whose address is 1601 Hugo Circle, Silver Spring, MD 20906, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Norma Hamilton Morris aka Norma H. Morris who died on April 11, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before September 7, 2019. 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 September 7, 2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.

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Gilda Sherrod-Ali 1775 I Street, NW, Suite 1150 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Willie Lawrence, Jr., whose address is 15880 Bald Eagle School Rd., Brandywine, MD 20613, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joshalyn Lawrence who died on July 21, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 9/7/2019. 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 9/7/2019, 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: 3/7/2019 Willie Lawrence, Jr. Personal Representative

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Matilda Bernice Jones Brown, whose address is 11908 Dalewood Dr., Wheaton, MD 20902, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Hazel Spicer who died on October 24, 2018 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 9/7/2019. 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 9/7/2019, 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: 3/7/2019 Matilda Bernice Jones Brown Personal Representative

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Carol K. Oliver Decedent Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. Probate Law DC 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney

Alyce O. Luck, whose address is 8172 Claiborne Drive, Frederick, MD 21702, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Carol K. Oliver who died on October 10, 2018 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 9/7/2019. 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 9/7/2019, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.

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The six-hour Q&A session brought to light debate about the degree to which Ferebee would support the longevity of D.C. Public Schools, his ability to close the achievement gap, how he would boost teacher retention and the alleged sexual misconduct of an employee during his tenure as Indianapolis superintendent. Ferebee revealed a fourstep process to improve D.C. Public Schools: ensuring that each D.C. neighborhood has high-quality schools providing rigorous instruction at every level, meaningfully engaging schools, parents, teachers and community members, continuing the expansion of early childhood educational opportunities, and introducing career pathways and other means of augmenting curriculum. For Robert White, Ferebee’s work with teachers, part of a public relations campaign that has taken the chancellor throughout various District communities, piqued his interest and influenced his approval of Ferebee’s confirmation. “We can’t expect to see change in our classrooms without teachers,” Robert White said Tuesday. “Not only did Ferebee agree to doing a full assessment of IMPACT, but he said he’s been in discussions with the Washington Teachers’ Union. We need someone who wants to shake things up and understands that changing the status quo is the only hope for D.C. students.” In December, Bowser re-

vealed Ferebee and then-interim Chancellor Amanda Alexander as her top two picks shortly before declaring Ferebee as her final choice. D.C. Council member and Education Committee Chair David Grosso (I-At large) showed signs of discontent, releasing a press statement hours after expressing the rapport Alexander built with him, and D.C. teachers, parents and students in the aftermath of Wilson’s resignation. In January and February, the D.C. Council Committee on Education hosted public roundtables at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in Northeast and Cardozo Education Campus in Northwest, both of which attracted a bevy of voices including teachers, parents, D.C. Board of Education representatives, and advocates. A major qualm among those who testified was a lack of transparency during the chancellor selection process. D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman (I-At large) echoed those sentiments Tuesday. “The chancellor needs to have the confidence of all engaged and interested community members,” she said. “We had a process where people felt the nominee was rubber-stamped. That created tension and lack of trust. It’s not a problem Ferebee created, but to his credit, he has tried to address it. He’s been tireless in community engagement. That shows some political savvy, something lacking in the other chancellor.” WI

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Many members of Congress believe that President Trump may be too much of a friend with Prime Minister Putin of Russia. Have we wondered how Putin and Bernie would get along? We think they would be “best buds.” Bernie seems to embrace these failed socialist and communist types of lifestyles, but he has become very wealthy. Somehow, he is now a multimillionaire with three mansions in Vermont and spends big money on his personal airplane. How does a good socialist manage to do this? Bernie came very close to becoming president of the United States and he is still in the running. The above mysteries should become clearer to us before we go overboard on this mysterious and still unproven national leader. America, this is rather scary. WI

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From my perspective, if you are interested in economic justice, you must be interested in restorative and reparatory justice for the descendants of the enslaved people who built this country. That means developing public policy to close the wealth gap. That means developing public policy to increase access to education. That means educating a nation with leaders and teachers who seem to think it is okay to run around in Blackface, hand children cotton bolls or more alarmingly, have children (in South Carolina) actually pick cotton and sing slave songs. That means examining the ways that racist (yes, racist) legislation has exacerbated, not closed, the wealth gap. Our Congressional Black Caucus — and, indeed, the Democratic Party that all of them belong to — is flawed, but there are accomplishments, as well. The challenge for us is to lift up the accomplishments amidst a culture that values scandal instead of achievement. WI

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Waters can subpoena tax returns and bank records. She spoke of the many ways banking boards lack diversity and plans to establish a diversity and inclusion subcommittee as part of the Financial Services Committee. Bennie Thompson and Eddie Bernice Johnson talked about directing money to HBCUs and about the ways that some universities are able to get the majority of federal dollars. Scott intrigued me when he talked about the way the media is interested in drama, not substance. On a day when he dealt with both the minimum wage and higher education legislation, most of the questions he got from the media were about blackface and other scandals in Virginia. The search for the salacious has been the theme of the 45 administration. One does not have to search far to find payments to prostitutes, pandering to potentates, and other chicanery. The real trickery, however, is happening when

our regulatory structure is being decimated, when payday lending rules are hanged by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to make predatory lending easier and more exploitative; when education regulations are being changed to make access for Black and other students of color even harder than it is now; when labor regulations are being changed to exploit unions. The federal minimum wage, at $7.25, has not increased in a decade. As such, the Raise The Wage Act should be making headlines. Instead, all cameras, all eyes are on the scandals that dominate this administration. In celebrating the Congressional Black Caucus, I’m not touting their perfection, because the collective caucus is flawed as any other organization. My biggest bone to pick with Caucus members is all of them won’t sign or align themselves with HR 40, the reparations legislation that Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) introduced 30 years ago. Many say the reparations conversation is impractical.

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WILLIAMS from Page35 seeking the truth from Cohen, it was painful to watch the show intended to suppress the truth. The show reached the pit several times, but one of the most insulting acts was Rep. Mark Meadows bringing in a Black woman prop and told her to stand up so we could inspect her as though she

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ASKIA from Page 35 even threaten his former schools not to release his grades or test scores. Smart guy. “Never in a million years did I imagine, when I accepted a job in 2007 to work for Donald Trump, that he would one day run for president, launch a campaign on a platform of hate and intolerance, and actually win. I regret

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was a slave on the block to prove #45 was not racist because he’d hired her. Rep. Elijah Cummings made us proud in running that hearing. He directed his closing remarks to Cohen when he thanked him for his testimony and reviewed the scenario of Cohen leaving the courthouse with his daughter. Mr. Cummings told us it

hurt him as he thought about his own daughters. He concluded by hoping this part of Cohen’s destiny will lead to a better Cohen, a better Trump, a better country, a better world. He said, “When we’re dancing with the angels, the question will be asked, ‘What did we do to keep our democracy intact?’” WI

Many of us act as if “things” happen on their own and that they need not be funded. Or, worse, that our tax money is being used for allegedly undeserving populations. Thus, there is a willingness to go for the rightwing arguments for tax cuts even

when such tax cuts may cut one’s own throat. Welcome to another day in the United States of Agent Orange. Make sure that you test that bridge before you cross it. There may not be enough tax money to keep it standing. WI

the day I said ‘yes’ to Mr. Trump. I regret all the help and support I gave him along the way,” Cohen testified. What’s worse is that it could get worse. “After you’ve heard Michael Cohen describe Donald Trump and literally say the stuff you’ve heard about Donald Trump being a racist is nothing compared to what he really is: like he’s

worse,” said John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation. “And that’s essentially what Michael Cohen was saying today.” So every week we hit rock-bottom with Trump, and then the next week comes along. “Donald Trump is a man who ran for office to make his brand great, not to make our country great,” Cohen testified. “He had no desire or intention to lead this nation, only to market himself and to build his wealth and power. Mr. Trump would often say, this campaign was going to be the ‘greatest infomercial in political history.’ “He never expected to win the primary. He never expected to win the general election. The campaign — for him — was always a marketing opportunity,” Cohen said. What was equally revealing about the hearing and Trump’s power over the Republican Party was the GOP strategy during the hearing. All 17 GOP committee members simply challenged Cohen’s credibility rather than defend Trump on his merits. What merits? “I think what the Republicans are doing is that they are giving their base reasons to shut their ear,” Fletcher said. “They know that anyone that’s objective-minded, is as we saw in the Watergate hearings, is going to be listening and trying to evaluate what’s really happening here. In this case, the aim of the Republicans is to make sure that their base doesn’t lose hope and that their base doesn’t unravel.” Trump’s base — the Deplorables, as Hillary Clinton called them — stand by him, and in 2020, Trump gets re-elected, no matter what the Mueller investigation or any Congressional investigation discovers. WI

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