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The Difficulties of Life Should Make Us Better!
During this worldwide pandemic, my message today is simple: Look for the good in every bad situation. See the glass halffull, not half-empty. When you focus on the negatives in life, you will attract more negatives.
As we watch our death toll numbers rise each day — now approaching 100,000 in the U.S. — it is truly shocking! Some of those lost are your family, friends, coworkers or neighbors. Each and every person who had died is someone special to someone.
But there is a message in this huge mess. When we were born, each of us was assigned a death date. Yes, we are saddened, but always remember that God does not make mistakes.
We cannot shut our lives down and stop living. This is the time to regroup, to change how we use all of the energy we were previously utilizing, driving from here to there, doing this and that! Sit down and THINK, find use of this valuable time that none of us can get back. Grow your spiritual life. Though we cannot go to our church houses right now, I personally look forward to participating in my Wednesday night Bible study and hearing my pastor preach or teach the Sunday message. We need our spiritual lives to be strengthened even more during this historic time.
While many states are still under stay-at-home orders, we’re still allowed to take a walk and look at the flowers. You’ve heard the saying, “Smell the roses!” It is now spring, get out and enjoy the leaves on the trees, enjoy the clouds in the sky. When it rains, enjoy the feeling of the falling rain on your face, then thank God that He spared our country a drought.
When the snow comes, the good news is that it’s preparing the earth for spring. The minerals that come down in the snow are supplied by God — snow slowly waters the earth, and it creates what appears to be miracle flowers!
The title of this column gives us something to ponder when awful things like this happens. Look for the message in this mess! There is a message, you know. Only those of us who look for the answers will benefit.
Ecclesiastes 3:3 says, “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die.” As the tragedies pile up, remember that our Scripture tells us that there IS a time for each of us die!
A few years ago, pre-pandemic, I had the opportunity to visit with a friend, and his wife was taking weekly acupuncture due to some severe family matters that occurred more than 25 years ago. Her sister had been murdered by her husband, and despite the fact that so many years had passed, they caught the killer. Then there had to be a trial, but my friend just couldn’t take the strain of the trial and the recollection of the death of her sister, so she became severely depressed.
She couldn’t get her sister back! She could have been delighted that they had finally caught the killer, and that her family would get justice! As I looked around her magnificent home, all I could see was the $3 million residence she lived in, and I saw how wonderful her husband was. My heart went out to her, but I thought, “You are very blessed.” These situations should make us stronger, if we keep our minds positive, not negative. The difficulties of life should make us better. WI
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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” www.mtzbcdc.org
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church
John F. Johnson
Reverend Dr.
1306 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 Service and Times Divine Worship, Sunday 10:00 a.m. Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday
“Friendliest Church in the City” Website: mountolivetdc.org Email: mtolivedc@gmail.com
The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church
Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr.
Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 / Fax: 301-499-8724 Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 AM 7 10:00 AM Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 PM Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Rev. Louis B. Jones II
Blessed Word of Life Church
700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849
Service and Times
Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00 AM 5th Sundays: 9:30 AM 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30 PM
www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org
Pastors 4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00 AM Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org
Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson
Pastor
Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
Rev. Dr. Alice Greene
Interim Pastor 3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) / (202) 562-4219 (Fax) Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30 PM (dinner @ 5:30 PM) Sunday School: 9:00 AM – Hour of Power “An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantdc.org
Church of Living Waters
Rev. Paul Carrette
Senior Pastor Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor
4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464
Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday
www.livingwatersmd.org
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., / Pastor 2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 / Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00 AM Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30 AM 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00 AM Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30 PM Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00 AM “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr.
Senior Pastor 5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45 AM Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45 AM Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday , 12:30 PM Mid-Day Bible Study Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 PM Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30 AM “We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org / E-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net
Campbell AME Church
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D.
Senior Pastor 1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office / 202-638-1803 fax Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 AM “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org
Twelfth Street Christian Church
Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White
2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 AM Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 PM Thursday: 7:00 PM “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address : Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020
Senior Pastor
Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler
Third Street Church of God
(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
Crusader Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan
Pastor 800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703 Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45 AM Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00 PM Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00 PM Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment
E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org / “God is Love”
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church
Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop
& Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax Sunday Worship Service: 8:00 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6:00 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church / Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org / emailus@gmchc.org
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church
Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews
Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661 Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Sunday Church School: 9:20 AM Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 PM Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net
Turning Hearts Church
Dr. Raymond T. Matthews
Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews
St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011
Services and Times
Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45 PM Thur. Bible Study: 7:15 PM
Mount Carmel Baptist 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
St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...
Reverend Dr. Paris L Smith, Sr.
Senior Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10 AM Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00 PM Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00 PM Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10 AM themcbc.org
Shabbath Commandment Church
Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr.
Pastor 7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471
Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 AM Service 11:00 AM Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com
Zion Baptist Church
Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr.
Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School 10:15 a.m. – Worship Service Wed. Noon: Dea. Robert Owens Bible Study 7 PM Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Sunday, Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission: Zion shall: Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, And Exalt our Savior. (Acts 2: 41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org
St. Luke Baptist Church
Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis
Pastor
1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 PM Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon
All Nations Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. James Coleman
Pastor 2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591 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
Rev. Dr. Jerryl V. Moody
Pastor-Elect 1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:45 AM Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 PM Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 PM Bible Study: Tuesday at 10:30 AM
King Emmanuel Baptist Church
Rev. Daryl F. Bell
Pastor 2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730 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 “Where Jesus is the King”
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Senior Pastor 1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964 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 Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org
Dr. Lucius M. Dalton
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
Rev. Richard B. Black
Pastor 1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lincolnpark@lpumcdc.org www.lpumcdc.org Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM Holy Communion: First Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30 PM Motto: "Faith On The Hill"
Eastern Community Baptist Church
Damion M. Briggs
Pastor 8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240 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 “Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Reverend Christopher L. Nichols
Pastor
2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office / (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!
Service and Times
Sunday Worship: 8:00 AM & 10:45 AM Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30 PM Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00 PM
www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org
Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith
Elder Herman L. Simms
Pastor 5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005 Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 PM Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 PM Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 PM Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42
New Commandment Baptist Church
Rev. Stephen E. Tucker
Senior Pastor 13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday School: 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM
“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”
Florida Avenue Baptist Church
Dr. Earl D. Trent
Senior Pastor
623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 / Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 / Fax (202) 483-4009
Service and Times
Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 AM Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 PM Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 PM Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 PM Noonday Prayer Every Thursday
Holy Trinity United Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church
Senior Pastor 4504 Gault Place, N.E. / Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service : 11:00 AM The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Prayer & Praise Services: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: 7:30 PM Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries: 10:30 AM A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net
Dr. Joseph D. Turner / Senior Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 8:00 AM Worship Service: 11:00 AM New Member’s Class: 9:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00 AM Church School: 9:45 AM Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00 PM Saturday Bible Study: 11:00 AM Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00 AM “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”
Christ Embassy DC
Kelechi Ajieren
Peace Baptist Church
Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Friday Evening Service: 7:00 PM ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com
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 “The Loving Church of the living lord “
Email Address: admin@pbc712.org
Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry
St. Matthews Baptist Church
Prayer Service Bible Study
Rehoboth Baptist Church
Reverend Peter R. Blue Sr.
Pastor 2001 Brooks Drive District Heights MD. 20744 240.838.7074 Service and Times Sunday Worship Experience: 10:15am Sunday School: 9:00am Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Morning Noontime Bible Study: Tuesday @ 12:00pm Prayer Meeting/Bible Study: Tuesday @7:00pm Theme: "Building On A Firm Foundation" Email: revprbstmbc@gmail.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org
Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Rev. Curtis l. Staley
Pastor 621 Alabama Ave., S.E.- Washington, D.C. 20032 P: (202) 561-1111 - F: (202) 561-1112 Service and Times Sunday Service: 10:00 AM Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 AM 1st Sunday Baptism: 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10:00 AM Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting: 7:45 PM Motto: “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship”
Shiloh Baptist 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
First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith
Pastor 9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288
Service and Times
First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 AM Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 AM and 10:55 AM Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 AM Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 PM
Email: sbc@shilohbaptist.org Website: shilohbaptist.org
Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 PM
Rev. Oran W. Young
Pastor 602 N Street NW - Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595 Service and Times Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 AM Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 AM Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30AM Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 PM Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 PM Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “
Mt. Horeb Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III
Pastor 2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30AM & 10:30 AM Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 PM. Wednesday 12 Noon Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.
In God We Trust Declaration of Nationality Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: ‘’ walker, dejon dwight© ‘’, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: ‘’ WALKER, DEJON DWIGHT© ‘’, corp.sole Dba.: ‘’ DEJON DWIGHT WALKER© ‘’, having reached the age of majority hereby duly affirms to declare my intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as an: ani yun wiya Moorish American National , but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to: In God We Trust, the Moorish Empire, The united states of America, Republic ( Major ), The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, etc.. In harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and all Natural laws governing moors, I hereby Declare and Proclaim my nationality as an: ani yun wiya Moorish American National. I am that I am: ‘’ walker, dejon dwight© ‘’, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: ‘’ walker-bey, dejon dwight© ‘’. Notice of Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: ‘’ WALKER, DEJON DWIGHT© ‘’, corp.sole Dba.: ‘’ DEJON DWIGHT WALKER©’’, to the depositor: ‘’ walker-bey, dejon dwight© ‘’, nom deguerre: ‘’ walker, dejon dwight© ‘’. All property , of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: ‘’ walker-bey, dejon dwight© ‘’, nom deguerre: ‘’ walker, dejon dwight© ‘’, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : ‘’ DEJON DWIGHT WALKER BEY TRUST© ‘’, an Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank , nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Any and All Attorneys with a License from the BAR Association are explicitly prohibited from administrating ‘’ DEJON DWIGHT WALKER BEY TRUST© ‘’ property without handwritten consent from each and every trustee, after said Attorneys have furnished their nationality, and Principal for whom’s interest they are working, pursuant to Public Law 75-583, to Trustees in plain writing.All Rights Reserved. FDOP 05-07
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
2019 ADM 000226
Aimee Griffin, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW Ste. 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Aimee D. Griffin, whose address is 1210 Congress St. SE, Washington, DC 20032, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Sharon K. Foster who died on September 21, 2017 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 11/21/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 11/21/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 5/21/2020
Aimee D. Griffin Personal Representative
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
2020 ADM 000100
Annabelle Humes Decedent
Brett Cohen 7910 Woodmont Avenue, # 1430 Bethesda, Maryland 20814-7047 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Brett Cohen, whose address is 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1430, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-7047, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Annabelle Humes who died on July 17, 2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (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 11/21/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 11/21/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 5/21/2020
Brett Cohen Personal Representative
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Nicole Stevens Register of Wills
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
2019 ADM 000762
Cherry Baylor Decedent
Ethel Mitchell, Esq. 8403 Colesville Road #1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Gertie Dean, whose address is 5200 Acorn Drive, Temple Hills, MD 20748, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Cherry Baylor who died on December 16, 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 11/14/2020. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 11/14/2020, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 5/14/2020
Gertie Dean Personal Representative
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“I am aware that home remedies such as peppermint or garlic can be helpful in dulling tooth pain,” she said. “But those remedies last only a few hours. You need to see a dentist because the pain may be a symptom of something more serious.”
Dr. Dana C. Jackson, who teaches at Howard’s dental college and is the program director for Howard University Hospital’s oral and maxillofacial surgery department, agreed that people who have dental emergencies at this time should come to the hospital.
“We get 10-15 emergencies like that a day,” Jackson said. “We treat people whether they have cavities, toothache pain and infection and abscess. It is important that you come to the hospital for your dental needs when things happen like falling down and breaking teeth or uncontrolled bleeding of teeth occurs.”
Jackson said if a patient has throbbing tooth pain, over-the-counter medicines such as Orajel, Tylenol and Ibuprofen and even a home remedy such as clove oil will help alleviate the pain. He also advised patients to stay away from sweets while enduring pain.
Both McIntosh-Clarke and Jackson stress the importance of maintaining oral health during the pandemic.
“Please stay healthy in general and if you need to see a dentist, come to the hospital where we will help you,” McIntosh-Clarke said. WI DENTIST from Page 11
unaware of any being made so far.
But the office noted there are six people whose arrests on other charges may have followed being stopped for an apparent violation of social distancing rules.
Five of these are African American men, and one is an African American and Hispanic woman, according to CNN.
“When I saw those numbers, I found them to be an indicator that something’s wrong, and we need to fix it. And we will fix it,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference.
The social distancing arrests and summonses remind many of New York’s controversial stop and frisk law that allowed police officers to stop and search individuals in the city randomly.
Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a report on the city’s stop-and-frisk policy.
An analysis by the ACLU in New York revealed that innocent New Yorkers had been subjected to police stops and street interrogations more than 5 million times since 2002 and that Black and Latino communities continued to be the overwhelming target of these tactics.
At the height of stop-and-frisk in 2011, over 685,000 people were stopped. Nearly 9 out of 10 New Yorkers who were stopped and frisked have been entirely innocent.
The report found that in 2019, NYPD officers stopped and frisked 13,459 people. A total of 8,867 were innocent (66 percent), while 7,981 ARRESTS from Page 17
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were Black (59 percent), 3,869 were Latino (29 percent), and 1,215 were white (9 percent).
“The disturbing images of arrests for social distancing throughout our city serve to erode the process that has been made in enhancing police accountability and strengthening trust in our criminal justice system,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement. “My office is reviewing allegations of excessive force during recent Brooklyn arrests and will investigate these incidents to determine if disciplinary recommendations or criminal charges are warranted.”
CNN also reported that New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams had been critical of social distancing measures since officials announced the enforcement regulations in March.
“This virus has disproportionately claimed thousands of Black and brown bodies, and now, in response, it is Black and brown bodies facing the kind of over-policing never seen in other communities,” Williams said in a statement. WI
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Christian will receive $500 in cash and have get a chance to read his poem personally on WPFW. The judges gave Christian a high score based on complex metaphors including, “Life is the wife of endless strife,” and the emotional impact his poem revealed. Christian credits his success to Ms. Hill for her instruction in his afterschool poetry program where he has learned to write over the past three years.
Rahel Tseganeh, a fifth grader at Bruce Monroe Elementary School was the second-place winner and received $250 and Machi Brooks, another fifth grader from LaSalle Backus Education Campus garnered third place honors and $150. The Black Coalition Against COVID-19 celebrates their voices and their educators who helped them craft their poetry.
Christian and his family, originally from Honduras, were excited about his win but it was unfortunately dimmed by the death of his grandmother from liver cancer the night before the slam. He dedicated his win to her.
The Black Coalition Against COVID-19 continues its poetry slam competition on Friday, May 22 at 5 p.m. on WPFW 89.3 FM and streaming on WeACT Radio.
The competition is still open for submissions in the categories of high school (May 22, 4 – 6 p.m.) and adult (May 25, 7 – 9 p.m.)
Entries should be submitted to: www.blackcoalitionagainstcovid. org.
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Based in Atlanta, her company uses its artificial intelligence, or AI, drug discovery platforms to develop antiviral drugs.
Harrison, a Louisiana State University graduate, said the drug is called ENU200, a repurposed, patent-pending, orally deliverable antiviral drug that was previously approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a different indication.
“The FDA has been very supportive at fast-tracking review every step of the way, and that is true around the world,” Harrison told WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge. “We anticipate the clinical trials could start within 90 days. The clinical trial itself could take a month. We feel quite optimistic that in the 120-day window, when our clinical material would be ready, we could have a drug that could be safe and effective at treating COVID-19.”
She said the drug shows significant scientific evidence of blocking two proteins that cause COVID-19 from invading healthy host cells and replicating.
In a statement posted on her company’s website on April 27, Harrison noted that the rationale for developing ENU200 arose from a bioinformatic search for in silico identification of prior-approved chemical compounds blocking the CoV proteins, spike S glycoprotein and Mpro.
A key CoV enzyme is Mpro.
The results suggest the use of ENU200 as a current, viable treatment for COVID-19 and other CoV infections, Harrison said.
“ENU200 blocks the S glycoprotein of CoV, which is responsible for host cell attachment and mediating host cell membrane and viral membrane fusion during infection,” she said. “The in silico predictions hint that ENU200 match the receptor-binding domain (RDB) by simultaneously blocking the key residues for binding to ACE2, e.g., Gln493 and Asn501. This function is key to the viral life cycle and a major target for antiviral drugs, such as ENU200 and vaccines.
“The S glycoprotein of the coronavirus is a class I viral fusion protein located on the outer envelope of the virion that plays a critical role in viral infection by recognizing host cell receptors and mediating fusion of the viral and cellular membranes,” Harrison said.
Additionally, ENU200 blocks CoV main protease, and Mpro is not only a key enzyme for CoV replication but is also responsible for transforming the polypeptide into functional proteins.
All available data demonstrate that Mpros are largely conserved structures, Harrison added.
“The combination of such unique features reveals that ENU200 blocks COVID-19 and other coronavirus action by specifically targeting the Mpro active site,” she said. “Before showing specific blocking/antiviral activity against S glycoprotein and Mpro of COVID-19, ENU200 had previously shown protease inhibition of a different virus, indicating that ENU200 interacts with two targets.
“Such simultaneous blockage may consequently result in enhanced antiviral action to successfully and broadly treat COVID-19 and other CoVs by oral administration,” Harrison said.
The in silico drug discovery platform applied state-of-the-art codes by combining virus targets and a wide range of libraries of compounds, Harrison added.
Computational steps include: - A first geometrical and electronic optimization of the drug-candidates based on quantum chemistry within density functional theory (DFT) methods. - The resulting refined structures were next implemented in blind docking calculations, an approach that allows to scan the whole protein surface in the search of main binding pockets. - Only the best poses are retained for the analysis, so that the provided structures correspond to the drug-target interaction with the largest affinity.
Harrison said in vitro work is now being completed.
“Currently, we have in vitro and in vivo data supporting ENU200’s inhibition of a viral protease in a different viral infection,” she said. “Both viruses are RNA viruses. We think it is noteworthy to mention as proof that ENU200 is indeed an antiviral.”
Since ENU200 has a well-tolerated safety profile, Ennaid is confident that being allowed to treat the up to 80 percent asymptomatic, mild/moderate cases of COVID-19 infections will reduce COVID-19 viral shedding and severity, Harrison noted.
“ENU200 would also reduce worldwide fear and allow continued economic and operational development worldwide,” she said. “ENU200 can mitigate COVID-19 and may even cure coronavirus.” WI
GRADUATION from Page 1 to get here. You navigated challenging classes and challenges outside of the classroom,” Obama said.
“Many of you had to stretch to afford tuition and some of you are the first in your family to reach this milestone. So even if half of this semester was spent on Zoom University, you’ve earned this moment.”
Obama said you typically wouldn’t see rivals like Grambling and Southern University, Jackson State or Tennessee State joining in a graduation ceremony, but these aren’t normal times.
“You’re being asked to find your way in a world in the middle of a devastating pandemic and a terrible recession. The timing is not ideal,” he said. “And let’s be honest, a disease like this just spotlights the underlying inequalities and extra burdens that Black commu
5 Celebrities speaking during the 2020 virtual HBCU graduation held on Saturday, May 16. (Courtesy photo)
nities have historically had to deal with in this country.”
“We see it in the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on our communities. Just as we see it when a Black man goes for a jog and some folks feel like they can stop and question and shoot him if he doesn’t submit to their questioning.”
Obama said to the graduates that as young African Americans, they’ve been exposed earlier than many others to the harsh realities of the world. But their HBCU education puts them in a unique position.
“You chose to follow in the footsteps of people who shook the system to its core: civil rights icons like Thurgood Marshall and Dr. King; storytellers like Toni Morrison and Spike Lee,” he said.
“Whether you realize it or not you’ve got more road maps, more role models and more resources than the civil rights generation did. No generation has
MALVEAUX from Page 20 are a significant source of employment. Releasing prisoners early may cause layoffs. Is this why we insist on keeping so many people locked up for such long periods?
Parole was eliminated in federal prison in the mid-1980s, allowing “good behavior” only after 85 percent of a sentence has been served. But Manafort, citing “fear of coronavirus,” ended up serving less than a quarter of his sentence. Can an old Black man get the Manafort treatment and serve the rest of his sentence in a cushy condo in Northern Virginia? Manafort had a lot less to fear at his minimum-security prison than a Black inmate might.
Other countries have reacted to coronavirus crowding by releasing inmates in the tens of thousands. According to David Anderson of the International Legal Foundation, Iran released more than half of its prisoners — 100,000 of 189,000. Palestine is holding emergency court sessions to allow inmates to petition for release. Other countries seem to understand that COVID-19 and crowding don’t work and are releasing prisoners.
Meanwhile, our country, in Anderson’s words, is “addicted to punishment.” In keeping nonviolent inmates incarcerated, we are “prioritizing punishment over public health.” The inmates aren’t the only ones at risk. Correctional officers, lawyers and visiting family members are also vulnerable. We are so committed to getting a “pound of flesh” from those incarcerated that we refuse to consider the high costs of incarceration.
Consider the case of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Convicted of perjury, obstruction of justice and other crimes, Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in prison. He is not scheduled to be released until 2037! While Kilpatrick certainly deserved to be convicted, a 28- year sentence is excessive. Recently an inmate at his Oakdale, Louisiana, prison died from the coronavirus. I’m sure Kilpatrick is as frightened of the coronavirus as Manafort is. He is not likely to be allowed home confinement.
Unless there is intervention, Kilpatrick will be eligible for Social Security before he is released! What is the purpose of such a long sentence? How much does it cost to incarcerate someone for 28 years? Is it worth it?
The coronavirus magnified our nation’s inequality. Manafort is out after less than two years’ incarceration. Thousands who are old and poor remain incarcerated and vulnerable to coronavirus. Our criminal injustice system is in dire need of reform. Wi
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enables a cadre of trained and dedicated men and women to engage with the therapeutic community, connection with role models and involvement and exposure to fatherhood leaders and family focused services that can redirect behavior with treatment counseling and improve self-esteem. If we will ever thrive, we must first wash off the stain that slavery, oppression, and injustice has left on our psyches. The first step in that process is to acknowledge that the stain exists, and then choose to do the work to remove it. Let us begin that work now.
To that end, The 100 Fathers Inc. will sponsor a Zoom event for Mental Health Month on May 28 at 7 p.m. (Find us on www.100fathers. org.)
Black Men Stepping Up Boldly to Address Mental Health: Understanding Our Past, Evaluating the Present and Improving Upon our Future
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The lynchings and violence were greeted with silence, if not approval. White authorities, white churches, white society turned their heads, if they weren’t applauding in approval.
Fleeing north, Blacks were redlined into ghettos, with jobs hard to get, and discrimination closing doors. To this day, African Americans are last hired and first fired. We suffer the worst poverty, the highest unemployment, the highest childhood hunger and malnutrition, the most inadequate health care. This reality is sustained by the silence of white elites, the silence of the white church, the silence of the evangelicals, the silence of the best-minded citizens.
Then, the virus hits, and its most lethal effect is on those who are vulnerable: the elderly, the sick, the hungry, those with asthma and obesity. It hits hardest among the suddenly proclaimed “essential workers” who do the work that previously was largely “invisible: the bus drivers, the grocery clerks, the nurses and medical aides. Not surprisingly, African Americans make up a disproportionate number of those killed or infected by the virus.
The racial disparities are so stark that they gain national and international attention. Pundits express shock and outrage at the reports, as if they were surprised by the results. Politicians call for action. The informed public is embarrassed.
But little happens: the rescue packages passed by Congress send most of the money to the biggest companies and the most affluent investors. Banks are saved; the post office — with a largely minority workforce — is starved. Hunger spreads. Any expansion of food stamps is blocked.
Arrested for leading nonviolent protests against segregation, Dr. Martin Luther King penned his letter from the Birmingham jail expressing his grave disappointment with the “white moderate” and the “white church.” He suggested that the “great stumbling block” for African Americans seeking their freedom is “not the White Citizen’s Councilor or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate “who is more devoted to order than to justice.”
The virus didn’t discriminate. The society enforced the discrimination; the virus just preyed upon its victims. We have gone too long, struggled too hard to adjust to the reality that it is dangerous to be Black while jogging or to be Black in a pandemic.
We need leaders and citizens of conscience who will act and not rest until justice is done.
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There is something wrong with a health care system that is expecting Americans to die, and don’t care if only less than 2% of the population have been tested. The Republican leaders only care about opening up the economy and get as many people as they can off unemployment. The president never talks about death and families suffering, because “happy talk” makes Americans feel better.
The universe is speaking, and all our president can do is lie, lie and lie.
“He never even pretended to be president of the whole country, but pitted us against one another along lines of race, sex, religion, citizenship, education, region and — every day of his presidency — political party. His main tool of governance was to lie,” Parker says.
History is bound to repeat itself, and the second wave of a pandemic is usually the most fatal and deadly. America is at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, and very few Americans are thinking. It is very easy to lie, but COVID-19 will force you to tell the truth.
As Parker says, “The fight to overcome the pandemic must be a fight to recover the health of our country and build anew. Under our current leadership nothing will change.” WI
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jor universities with huge endowments also fed their faces at the government trough. For the little guys, that money was all spent before they could even get their applications into the system!
In the second recovery effort, a few more smaller-to-medium-sized businesses got some relief, but the poor, vulnerable workers were squeezed by profiteering businesses like meat slaughterhouses (literal incubators for COVID-19) and required to work in unsafe conditions, so that their wealthy owners could keep their pockets full. The farmers and ranchers were getting less money for their products, while the sucker-customers on the retail end of the equation were paying record-high prices! What a racket!
Then, as soon as the GOP got what it wanted with acquiescence from House Democrats, they said: “The tap is closed. We can’t afford any more bailouts.” So all the makeovers for the little guys — hazard pay for below-living-wage slaves in dangerous jobs, the Post Office, D.C. and its Metro transit system among them — were literally told to “fuhgeddaboutit” because the tap is now permanently closed.
Instead of going along with the GOP giveaways at the beginning, the Dems should have said “No.” No big-bank bailouts unless they got something for the ordinary folks. They can read. They did not have to wait until that garbage was signed into law and the money was disbursed before they realized that it was another boondoggle for the rich.
So now, here the Democratic leaders — with some complaints from some of their own red-state caucus members — have passed what they call the HEROES Act, a $3 trillion package meant to correct the flaws of the first two hastily passed and signed bills.
Despite the fact that since march, 36 million people have lost their jobs — the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s — the Republicans have said that the Democratic legislation is officially “dead on arrival” in the Senate — just like President Barack Obama’s nomination of federal Judge Merrick Garland to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court.
The rich bullies got what they wanted from the dweebs, and then said “No.”
Now, bars and beaches are rapidly reopening — public health be damned — and some professional sports are issuing that normal-looking pablum to the gullible public via television, and everyone is now supposed to be happy because things appear “normal” on the surface, and the gun-toting “reopen” demonstrators are once again “free” to go to nail salons, bars and restaurants. Bon appetit. WI
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been better positioned to be warriors for justice and remake the world.”
“Congratulations to the HBCU class of 2020. Michelle and I are so proud of you,” Obama said.
Dr. Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College in Dallas and who spearheaded the idea for a virtual commencement for HBCUs, said the Black college community had to do something to honor its graduates.
“I am so grateful that this coalition of partners stepped up to answer the call of the HBCU community and stand in the gap for our students and their families,” Sorrell said.
“We want students to know that we saw them, that we heard them, that we love them and that we could not give them the moment that we had planned. But we still found a way to give them a special moment,” he said.
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this isn’t a sustainable approach to creating better lives for everyone.”
Endorsements in political races do matter, according to an article that appeared on the website Online Candidate, titled, “Do Candidate Endorsements Matter?”
“Political candidates can increase name recognition and establish credibility by winning endorsements,” the article said. “Some endorsements can be very valuable, as they can carry with them additional campaign support, including contributions, phone banks, volunteers, get-out-the-vote efforts and more.”
As the race for endorsements continues, the manner in which the primary will be conducted has changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. There will be 20 voting centers throughout the city where residents of any ward can vote in the June 2 primary, as opposed to the usual precincts. The voting centers will open daily from May 22-June 2 with the exception of Memorial Day.
The D.C. Board of Elections encourages residents to vote by absentee ballot sent in by mail. Request for mail-in ballots must be made to the elections board by May 26.
Charles Wilson, chair of the D.C. Democratic State Committee, said the manner in which the primary operates has changed but voter participation must continue to be a priority.
“We recognize this is new for everybody,” he said. “We want to make sure that people are voting safely and voting by mail is the most optimal way to do that. We don’t want people to get infected at the polls and that is why social distancing will be practiced at the polling sites.”
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