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Hundreds Rally to Support Kidnapped Girls

By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer @bsalmondc The kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by Islamist rebels three weeks ago has frayed the nerves, tested the patience and deeply angered Nigerians already weary and increasing nervous over a bloody four-year

insurgency.

The pre-dawn raid on April 14

by Boko Haram – in what many call their most brazen action yet – has prompted marches by distraught and angry parents in Chibok, where the girls were taken, and demonstrations and rallies in other Nigerian cities

around the world. Images of anguished, crying mothers and fathers have pulled on peoples’ heartstrings.

More than 600 gathered at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, May 2, to raise awareness of the victims’ plight and express concern and indignation. They were not alone as over the weekend,

similar protests took place in Abuja, Lagos, across Africa, in London, New York and Toronto. While on Tuesday, a throng of demonstrators gathered in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Northwest.

The Saturday crowd, primarily college students and people from across the African Dias-

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

Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in utivethan life40terms parole public and private More womenwithout networked, chatted with entrepreneurs, andschools. learned She by toa Maryland jury forbusinesses his role in children need to be educathow legally protect their duringfeels the first annual C.O.O.K.I.E. the Beltway attacks in ed about domestic Conference at the Sniper University of Maryland, College Park on Aprilviolence.

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Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasby Khalid Naji-Allah the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chila an hostorganization of speakers that included talk about howviolence,” to balhelps the tunity dren to about domestic Joi-Marie founder of ance survivorsMcKenzie, of domestic violence Marlow said. and professional personal The Empire, an online life- commitments. andFab their children.

Marlow has Yahya, workedfounder to break lived in fear six years.

Six ofthe cycle of abuse in her family, style“Imagazine forfor D.C.’s young The Lia-Symone Experience, years professionals, in fear is a longDana time. It black A. is and is confident the policies she planning not anmaster easy thing comeand out anisevent pushing for company, will start said that Smith, life to coach she appreciated the feedback she of,” instructor, she said. and Patrice A. process. yoga from her peers.

Mildred Muhammad said received “I plan to take these policies to Sulton, a practicing attorney and people who want to help a Congress and implore them “I have been able to take awayto principal of Sulton Law Offices, domestic violence victim must advice changethat ourhelps laws,”meMarlow said. take care PLLC in Northwest.

The womcareful how groups they goand into of“I all willofnot until thesesaid polienbelater splitof into mystop obligations,” the victim's and understand cies are passed.” discussed theirlife, experiences with Yahya, 29. “I am a wife, mother that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached one another, swapping tricks of of six, employer, employee, and mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net the trade throughout most of a student. I [often have to] keep “Before you get to 'I'm going the afternoon. to kill you,' it started as a verbal a detailed WI calendar and [enlist the Alicia Watson said that she help] of my business partners. enjoyed learning about business It’s been very beneficial seeing ventures that the women have pursued. She hopes to feature my dreams [come] to reality in various cultures through Ali the last seven years,” said Yahya, Watson Media, her videography a student at Trinity Washington and theater production com- University in Northeast who pany. Watson, who currently lives in Laurel, Maryland. writes and produces plays with Cameau launched C.O.O.K.I.E. her husband, wants to eventually in 2012 in the hope of uniting asgive her business her undivided piring business owners throughattention. out the D.C. metropolitan area.

“I care about culture and the way it’s communicated to peo- She started planning the conferple,” said Watson, 30. “Videog- ence in February, calling on five raphy is so far reaching but my guest speakers and spreading the first love is theater. There’s so word about the event on social much liberation in doing what media. you want to do. It’s the ultimate “I think if you have that enexpression of your creativitrepreneurial spirit, there’s always ty. It’s awesome learning from something in you that makes you other women who [want the same thing]. Everyone here has pursue [different projects],” said L.Y. Marlow a passion for something and the Cameau. “It’s about managing vision to make it happen. We your resources, using everything need more of that in the world,” to your benefit, and making every said Watson, a federal governexperience your best.” WI ment employee who lives in Fort Washington, Maryland.

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By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer Longtime residents and supporters of the District of Columbia recently got a round of applause for contributions that have impacted the growth and development of the city.

Honorees received the Legacy Award from The Washington, D.C. Hall of Fame Society, joining the ranks of more than 200 others previously acknowledged by the esteemed organization. Dr. Janette Hoston Harris, founder and president of the Hall of Fame Society, said each winner exhibits expertise in professions that include education, politics, health and economic development.

“Our mission has always been to recognize and to preserve local legacies,” Harris said. “It is our belief that by paying homage to the past we can better pave the way for the future. Since 1998, this vision has matured through our panels of expert judges who select the best that Washington has to offer.”

The 14th Annual Washington, D.C. Hall of Fame Awards Program took place at The Liaison Capitol Hill in Northwest on Sunday, April 27. Each year the executive board considers dozens of names submitted for consideration as Hall of Famers before announcing their decision at the Annual Legacy Awards and Scholarship Program.

Sharon Pratt, former mayor of Washington, D.C., served as the mistress of ceremonies. Pratt, along with Jack H. Olender of Jack H. Olender & Associates,

P.C. in Northwest and current District Mayor Vincent C. Gray, represented the Hall of Fame Society as the 2014 honorary cochairs.

“This celebration is important because the history of our unique city often gets lost,” said Pratt, who is also a member of the Hall of Fame. “But we know this once small tract of federal property was developed from swampland by men and women whose efforts have taken us to the forefront of the national landscape.”

Board member Alberta Kinard greeted guests at the start of the two-hour event, standing in for Gray who could not attend.

“Each of tonight’s honorees has pushed the envelope to make our city a better place,” Kinard said.

Ten men and women that have spent their lives and careers, as Harris noted, to “make Washington, D.C. a great metropolis,” received this year’s Legacy Award medallion. The new members of the Hall of Fame included: the Rev. Dr. Canon Michele V. Hagans, Andrea Roane, Deborah Shore, Lionell Thomas, Leonard A. Upson, Dr. Ronald L. Ausbrooks, Ed.D., Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr., Anthony A. Williams, the Rev. Dr. Cheryl J. Sanders, Ph.D., Patti Grace Smith and Wanda A. Oates.

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Pratt, clearly moved when Williams, the fifth mayor of the District, received his medallion, reminded the audience that during the first of his two terms, Williams successfully restored the city to financial solvency.

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Black Facts May 8 1858 – The first play by an African American writer is published. The play was titled “The Escape” and the author was William Wells Brown. Brown was also a leading abolitionist speaking forcefully against slavery. However, Brown was often overshadowed by his better known contemporary Frederick Douglas. Indeed, he and Douglas often publicly feuded.

May 9 1952 – The boxer-turned-actor Canada Lee dies in New York City at the age of 45. Second only to the legendary Paul Robeson, Lee was the leading serious (non comedic) Black actor of the 1940’s. He gave impressive performances in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller “Lifeboat” (1944), the boxing classic “Body and Soul” (1947) and “Cry, The Beloved Country” (1951). However, like Robeson, Lee’s film career came to an end during the McCarthy Era when a host of Black and white stars, who were also social activists, were labeled communists and denied jobs.

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May 10 1837 – P.B.S. Pinchback is born in Macon, Georgia to a white plantation owner and a free Black woman. He becomes one of the leading Black politicians of the Reconstruction era, especially in Louisiana. After the Civil War, he became lieutenant governor of Louisiana and actually served as governor for 43 days. He was later elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

He would also play a significant role in the establishment of Southern University and a major Black newspaper known as the Louisianan.

1994 – After being released from 27 years of imprisonment for his battles against the racist system of apartheid, Nelson Mandela is elected the first Black president of South Africa.

May 11 1968 – Nine caravans of protesters arrive in Washington, D.C. for the first phase of the Poor Peoples Campaign – an anti-poverty effort conceived by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The campaign aimed to united Black, white and Hispanic poor people in an effort to pressure the government to do more to eliminate poverty in America.

King had been assassinated the previous April, so the campaign was led by his lieutenant Rev. Ralph Abernathy. The campaign erected a Resurrection City near the Lincoln Monument and held daily demonstrations in Washington from May 14th to June 24th.

May 12 1940 – Jazz singer Al Jarreau was born on this day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

May 13 1865 – The last battle of the Civil War ends. Ironically, it appears the Confederate troops won the battle at Palmetto Ranch, Texas. However, it was the actions and bravery of the 62nd Regiment of United States Colored Troops which prevented the defeat from turning into a rout. The Confederates had actually underestimated the fighting prowess of the Blacks assuming they would run in fear when the fighting started.

Instead, what occurred was the rapid defeat of two white regiments but the Black soldiers of the 62nd held firm. The Confederates would later surrender.

1950 – Singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder is born Steveland Judkins in Saginaw, Michigan.

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May 14 1970 – A student protest on the campus of Mississippi’s Jackson State University leads to a massive confrontation with local police authorities. When the smoke cleared, two students had been shot and killed and another 12 injured or wounded.

Reasons given for the protests ranged from opposition to the War in Vietnam, racial tensions and anger over the National Guard killings of white students on the campus of Kent State University earlier in the month.

The university memorialized the disturbance by naming the area where it took place “GibbsGreen Plaza” after the two students who were killed – Phillip Lafayette Gibbs (21) and James Earl Green (17).

1985 – In a confrontation with the Black Nationalist, back-tonature group MOVE, Philadelphia police drop an incendiary device on the group’s home and headquarters. The decision to bomb had been apparently approved by Black Mayor Wilson Goode. Eleven MOVE members, including five children, were killed.

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VIEWP INT Wayne Garris Washington, D.C. I think it will encourage people to push for a minimum wage hike in other states, but I’m not confident that it will lead to these states actually increasing their minimum wage.

As we have seen with other political issues, [they] tend to be very polarizing. Maryland leans to the left on political issues, so its officials can push for a hike in the minimum wage. But other states won’t be as eager to do the same.

Michael Page Suitland, Maryland I think the minimum wage issue will be a national topic for discussion, but I don’t think it will take off to the point where every state will agree to raise it. To me, the issue has to do with how each state leans in its political party lines. Democraticleaning states will support a minimum wage increase, while Republican-leaning states will go against anything that isn’t their idea.

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MARYLAND GOV. MARTIN O’MALLEY RECENTLY SIGNED A BILL TO RAISE HIS STATE’S MINIMUM WAGE TO $10.10 AN HOUR. DO YOU THINK OTHER STATES WILL FOLLOW MARYLAND’S LEAD?

David Shelton Washington, D.C. Eventually, I think the idea will catch on nationally. It has to. The minimum wage stayed at around $7 an hour for nearly 40 years. It has to be raised at some point. I don’t know when most states will raise their minimum wage, but it has to happen soon.

D’Juan Hopewell Takoma Park, Maryland If you think about it, other states followed Maryland’s lead when it came to marriage equality. Nationally, the state of Maryland is a leader. It sets the pace for progressive policy.

If the country doesn’t have a thriving middle class that can spend money, then the economy isn’t going anywhere. The states will have to decide on which kind of economy they want: one that works, or one that is dying.

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Estate Planning a Commitment to Building Submitted by The Griffin Firm I have chosen a practice area of Business and Estate Planning as it is my commitment, my mission, my crusade to support Black people to build wealth and maintain it through generations. We all have seen that lack and poverty that creates hostility and the decimation of families and communities. Business and Estate Planning is strategic community development that builds strength and power through using the resources of the law to build assets that are transferred from across generations.

While we know that each of us may become incapacitated and will definitely die, we still fail to make strategic plans about what the methods we can employ to build strength economically. I am happy to become a contributor to the Washington Informer to share as much information as possible about ways in which this community can be strengthened by applying the information and resources that are available to build capacity to strengthen our families and communities.

Estate planning is the process of anticipating and arranging for the disposal of an estate during a person’s life. Estate planning typically attempts to eliminate uncertainties over the administration of a probate and maximize the value of the estate by reducing taxes and other expenses. Guardians are often designated for minor children and beneficiaries in incapacity.

My belief is that we should each create our first estate plan on your eighteenth birthday. The response I generally receive is that at 18 there are no assets to dispose of. I amazingly hear the same protest for adults who are much more than 18. I want to remind each of us that the most important thing we have is our life and our health.

The standard estate plan includes the power of attorney, health care proxy, advanced directive (also known as a living will) and the Health Information Privacy statements and a last will and testament. If you have minor children there should also be Standby Guardianship information included.

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The mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigeria has ignited protests, demonstrations and rallies across Africa and around the world. Organizers have chosen the color red to signify solidarity with the victims and social media has exploded under the hashtags #234 and #bringbackourgirls. /Photo courtesy of Kofi Handon of Loves Life Photography

ABDUCTIONS continued from Page 1 they could take the girls. I’m outraged, livid,” said Jennifer Pearse, 21, a University of Maryland student of Nigerian descent. “I wanted to know what the authorities were doing. Where are the tycoons, emirs, sultans, kings of the north, politicians and former presidents?”

“Not doing anything now makes it worse.”

At the rally, Pearse’s anguish was palpable.

“I don’t know why nothing’s been done. It’s really frustrating,” she told the crowd, most of whom wore red and burgundy shirts and T-shirts armed with placards and posters.

“Our girls are important. They are our future. I congratulate you for coming out. It’s not easy coming out on a Saturday under this hot sun. Please raise your voice. We need to do something.”

Juliette Bethea agreed.

“I came here as a human being, not as a woman or a mother,” the longtime D.C. resident said. “It’s so inhumane. I have to take a stand for these girls.

It shouldn’t happen and when it does, it cannot be ignored. I felt that I couldn’t be alive and not take a stand.”

The organizers –students from local universities and

colleges – pulled the rally together on short notice. Word of mouth and social media brought the crowd assembled to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

“This started as a conversation among friends,” said Ronke Oloyede, 22. “When I came down the steps (of the memorial), honestly, I was shocked.

I was stunned and wanted to cry. We did this in two days.

We’re going to keep it going.

We won’t stop today. We will keep doing this until someone addresses it. Let’s not just stop at words, let’s take action,” Oloyede, a lead organizer of the event said.

Godwin Akinlami said the reason for his presence was simple.

“We’re here to show we care,” said the 22-year-old graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. “We feel for the mothers and fathers and we want the government to do whatever it can. We haven’t seen or heard anything from someone (in charge). This is not a protest.

We want answers.”

While no answers as to the girls’ whereabouts were forthcoming from President Goodluck Jonathan, after weeks of silence he made his first public statement on the kidnapping

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Jonathan bowed to intense public pressure and relentless criticism at home and abroad of how poorly his government has responded to the kidnapping, and for their failure to extinguish the threat posed by Boko Haram.

He pledged during a nationally televised speech that his government would locate the victims, ages 16-18.

“Wherever these girls are, we’ll get them out,” Jonathan said.

One of his advisors said the president met throughout the night Sunday with state and security officials and the school’s principal before issuing a new directive that “everything must be done” to free the victims.

There was speculation among some Nigerians at the rally that the government’s silence to this point, had as much to do with complacency and public disregard as it has with the fact that Nigeria is hosting the World Economic Forum on Africa for the first time on May 7-9. The kidnapping is an embarrassment and has threatened to overshadow the forum.

Nigerian first lady Patience Jonathan raised eyebrows when in a weekend meeting with protest leaders, she browbeat them, saying that their actions were embarrassing her husband. And there are reports that she had two of the women arrested but they were later released.

Members of Boko Haram snatched the girls from a secondary school in Chibok, located in Borno State in the northeastern region of Africa’s most populous country.

The girls were preparing to take physics and other final exams before graduation. An estimated 430 girls were at the boarding school because so many others in the area had been forced to close because of Boko Haram attacks.

The insurgents showed up dressed in Nigerian military uniforms and told the girls they would take them to safety. They herded the girls into trucks and onto motorcycles after the men looted and burned the school.

Fifty-five girls managed to escape and despite desperate searches by parents and relatives, armed only with machet-

es, the rest haven’t been located. It is believed they may be in Cameroon and Mali. The militants’ leader, Abubakar Shekau, has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and promised to sell the girls. The kidnapping, he said, was retaliation for Nigerian security forces detaining members’ wives and children. Victims’ families said they heard some girls had been married off to insurgents, and fear that the others would become sex slaves.

The name Boko Haram means “Western education is a sin.” The group, branded a terrorist organization by the Obama administration, is opposed to women securing an education, believing that by its tenets of Sharia law, women should not be learning to read or write but should be home taking care of their husbands and children. The group is also fundamentally opposed to Western education and seeks formation of an Islamic state.

Since the insurgency began, more than 3,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed.

Margaret Dureke, a Nigerian who heads the group, Women in Power to Achieve the Impossible, said people have to use dialogue and communication to avoid conflict and erase fear and ignorance.

“I grew up not knowing that groups like this ever existed, said Dureke, a motivational speaker, and author.

“The group (Boko Haram) is a combination of Nigerians and some others. They have ammunition and people supporting them. It’s not possible for anyone to come in America and do harm without help from inside, for example. This is not the first time this has happened.

People keep on hoping nothing goes forward. People are frustrated because this group cannot be more powerful than the government.”

“I can’t believe the terror mindset – that your God would tell you to kill and kidnap children. They are cowards. We want a continuation of discussions to eradicate Boko Haram.

We don’t want them to take root. They will slowly take over control of the government. Nigeria has never had this. It’s like rot on an apple. Leave it and it spreads.”WI

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Simpson Running for Ward 1 Board of Education Ward 1 D.C. State Board of Education member Patrick Mara isn’t running for another term in November and potential candidates are already lining up for the job.

Scott Simpson, a newcomer to the D.C. political scene, became the first to declare his intentions to run for Mara’s seat on April 29.

“Ward 1 families deserve a strong advocate on the State Board of Education who’s rooted in the community and understands how education policy choices impact students in the classroom,” Simpson said.

“Throughout my career and for over a decade in D.C., I’ve been committed to expanding educational opportunities for all students. I’m ready to put those skills to work on behalf of Ward 1 families on the State Board of Education.”

Scott is employed as the press secretary for the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights in Northwest, the nation’s largest civil rights coalition led by Wade Henderson.

He’s also worked at the nonprofit, SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders) in Southeast, an organization that provides for the educational and emotional development of young people, particularly LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning).

Beverly Wheeler, a former executive director of the D.C. State Board of Education, has decided to chair Simpson’s campaign for several reasons. “…We must move forward together and bridge the diverse communities of Ward 1; Scott Simpson can be that convener,” Wheeler said.

D.C. Council member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) has also confirmed that he’s considering the Ward 1 position as well.

Graham lost to political newcomer Brianne Nadeau in the April 1 Democratic Party primary.

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Kenneth Ellerbe is the District’s fire and EMS chief. /Courtesy Photo

Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) said recently that she’s thinking about whether to run for one of the two at-large D.C. Council seats in November, it led to speculation as to who would take her seat if runs and wins.

A number of Ward 7 Democrats say that Kenneth Ellerbe, the embattled fire and emergency management services chief, might throw his hat in the race for the coveted council seat.

Ellerbe, 52, has served in his position since 2011. He’s been criticized for his insensitivity to the work schedules of fire fighters, the lack of updated equipment and incidents during his tenure in which District residents have died due to his department’s incompetence.

Ward 7 D.C. State Board of Education member Karen Williams said that Ellerbe would be a compelling candidate.

“I know Ken Ellerbe and I like him and if he is elected to the D.C. Council he would do a good job,” Williams said.

Ellerbe, a District native, has never run for public office

and served briefly on the D.C. Democratic State Committee.

A possible Ward 7 special election to replace Alexander would likely take place in May 2015. Alexander said that she will decide whether to run as an independent for the D.C. Council by the end of the month.

Williams, who lives in Southeast, said that Ellerbe would have to overcome the public perception that he has mismanaged his department.

“He has really had to tackle some tough problems in a short period of time,” she said. “Unfortunately, some bad things have happened since he became fire chief but in politics, perception is everything.”

However, Constance Woody, a longtime activist in the Northeast section of the ward, disagrees with Williams.

“Why would he enter the race?” said Woody, 79. “This whole thing is crazy.”

Woody isn’t pleased with Alexander’s consideration of an at-large run and she doesn’t think Ellerbe should run for the council.

“He has been tarnished by his leadership of the fire department,” she said. “I understand that he is dealing with just plain racism but it seems that he is not on top of everything.”

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D), who served on the D.C. Council from 2005-2007, refused to speculate about Ellerbe running for the council seat.

“I see him all the time and he has not mentioned it to me,” said Gray, 71. “It is just a rumor. He might do it but I don’t think he will.”WI

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Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer Outstanding Achievement in Special Education Nominees Nominees for the “2014 Harry Burke Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Special Education” awards will be honored at a reception at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 8 at the Central Office building located at 2000 N. Beauregard Street. The winners will be announced at the 7 p.m. school board meeting which follows.

Among the nominees for Outstanding Elementary Special Educator are: Jessica Donahue, Cora Kelly School Katie Dorgan, Cora Kelly School Jennifer Fasching, Jefferson-Houston School Allison Hodgkins, Jefferson-Houston School Crystal Johnson, Jefferson-Houston School Julanne Keil, Mount Vernon Community School Alexandria Manning, John Adams Elementary School Therese Margot, Charles Barrett Elementary School Teresa Santee, William Ramsay Elementary School Katie Zimmerman, Cora Kelly School

Second-place honors went to 8th-grader Jackson duPont for “Individual Documentary” and 8th-graders Emma Goeas and Lane McCaslin for “Group Documentary.”

During the upcoming National History Day competition, students will compete against the best National History Day projects from across the United States, American Samoa,

Guam, and Department of Defense Schools in Europe.

Undocumented Students Qualify for In-State Tuition Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced recently that undocumented students who have been approved for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals are now eligible for in-state tuition at

Virginia public colleges and universities.

Previously, all undocumented students were required to pay higher, out-of-state tuition rates at Virginia colleges, even if the student had lived for years in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

For many families, Herring’s announcement means that the college education that was once out of reach, is now an affordable option.

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Nominees for the Outstanding Secondary Special Educator include: Keri Madsen, T.C. Williams High School Dana Payton, George Washington Middle School Mallory Sutherland, George Washington Middle School Jennifer Tutuska, George Washington Middle School Earth Week Celebration The International Academy of T.C. Williams High School recently held its first “Community Stewardship Day” during Earth Week in late April. Approximately 370 ninth- and 10th-grade students participated in various environmental and community service learning activities that included native tree planting, aquatic plant restoration, water quality testing and litter clean-up at parks around the city and along the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

The International Academy is a relatively new program that’s designed for high school students who are recent immigrants to the United States. While working toward on-time high school graduations, the participating students are learning English.

The Academy’s partners who’ve been instrumental in providing students with guidance through volunteer efforts, include the Alexandria Seaport Foundation, the Alexandria City Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities, Friends of Dyke Marsh, and the National Park Service.

George Washington 2 Students Win Four Awards Congratulations are extended to 11 George Washington 2 Middle School students who recently competed at the Virginia State History Day competition in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Seven of the students received awards and will advance to the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day contest that will be held June 15-19 at the University of Maryland at College Park.

First-place honors went to 7th-grader Ana Humphrey for “Individual Documentary” and 7th-graders Chloe Marsh, Isabel Frye and Lily Clausen for “Group Website.”

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY BRIEFS Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer Laura Shelton Named Teacher of the Year Laura Shelton, science teacher at Benjamin D. Foulois Creative and Performing Arts Academy in Morningside, Maryland, has been named the 2014 Prince George’s County Teacher of the Year.

The announcement was recently made at the school system’s annual “Teacher of the Year Celebration” at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland.

“Our new Prince George’s County Teacher of the Year embodies all of the qualities that ensure success in the classroom,” said Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell, schools CEO. “Mrs. Shelton is a master of her content area, engages and motivates her students, has high expectations for achievement, and works hard to ensure students have what they need to succeed.”

Shelton has spent her 15-year career serving students in Prince George’s County where she first taught math at Stephen Decatur Middle School in August 1999. She then transferred to Thurgood Marshall Middle School in 2008 before joining the Benjamin D.

Foulois staff in August 2011, where she continues to serve students in the Morningside community.

June 13 Last Day of School Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Lillian Lowery has approved a two-day waiver request from the school system after a previous fourday waiver request was declined.

As a result of severe weather conditions, county schools closed a total of eight instructional days this school year.

Prior to the start of the current academic year, four inclement weather make-up days were built into the cur-

rent academic calendar, and with the approved two-day waiver schools will be able to fulfill the state mandate of providing 180-days of instruction per year.

In fulfilling this requirement, school officials have modified the school calendar by extending the current school year by two days.

Thursday, June 12 will be a full day of instruction, and Friday, June 13 will be a half-day of instruction. The last day for teachers will be determined at a later time.

Daylong Golfing Event The 4th annual “Golfing for Education” tournament for the county’s schools will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, June 19 at the Country Club at Woodmore, 12320 Pleasant Prospect in Mitchellville, Maryland.

The tournament provides the county school system with an opportunity to fund education-related programs that directly benefit students.

Proceeds from the event will go to the “Excellence in Education Foundation” for Prince George’s County Public Schools.

Whether supporters of the event are golfers, sports fans or children’s advocates, they are urged to join the fun.

For more information, please visit the “Golfing for Education” Web page.

Regional Poetry Winner Aquilah Nelson, a junior at Bowie High School, is among the top three regional winners of “Poetry Out Loud.” The event helps students learn about poetry while mastering their public speaking skills.

For her efforts, Aquilah advanced in late March to the state semifinals held at the Maryland Institute College of the Arts in Baltimore.

“Congratulations to Aquilah Nelson for making it to the semifinal round of the competition,” said Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell, schools CEO. “‘Poetry Out Loud’ allows students to not only learn about poetry, but it gives them confidence while mastering public speaking skills.”

Aquilah advanced to the state level by winning her grade, school, and county level competitions and by placing third in the regional competition in February.

Aquilah’s winning poems included, “For the Young Who Want To”

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PG Select players enjoying the ceremony included: Ronald Burke (L-R front) Marc Harrison, Major Dillard, Negro League Player Eddie Banks, Anthony Robinson (L-R rear), Kamau Moody, Tyrus Pincham and Lance Lynch. /Photo

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By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer Other sports may be more glamorous but in Prince George’s County, boys’ baseball continues to fill the stands, attracting a rise in committed young players, their families and fans.

And in a scene reminiscent of college signing day, a group of talented eighth graders moved one step closer to fulfilling their dreams after announcing the high schools where they will play baseball next year.

“Our league has a short but rich history and today we acknowledge some of our kids that have learned how to play the sport well and are now moving on to the next level,” said Reginald Zayas, Sr., 43, president, PG Select BlueSox, Inc. “Boys continue to join our league because they love playing baseball and want to become better at the game they love. But it’s our ride and die parents who have really made the difference.”

PG Select BlueSox, Inc., a notfor-profit travel baseball organization, started in 2009 with four teams and 45 boys, ages eight to 13. Today, their numbers have increased to 100 players representing nine teams.

Last year they sent five teams to the Maryland State Championship game and two of them won at the 13U and 14U level.

Last Saturday they faced their rivals on the sandlot from early in the morning until well into the night.

But the day kicked off with eight of the league’s players sharing the news that they’ve decided to attend two of

the county’s top schools: DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville and Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville. The event took place at Sasscer Field in Upper Marlboro, Maryland on May 3.

The high school-bound athletes include: Donnell Troy, Jonathan Brown, Thomas Espinosa and Reginald Zayas, Jr., all headed for DeMatha; and Lance Lynch, Kamau Moody, Tyrus Pincham and Anthony Robinson, each bound for Bishop McNamara. Pincham and Zayas, along with two other players, Ashby Ervin and Jalen Watson, have been with the program since its inception.

“This is an important time in the lives of these young men,” Zayas, Sr. said. “They have a lot of decisions to make and the schools they’ve chosen will prepare them for whatever future they desire.”

DeMatha’s head baseball coach, Sean O’Connor, attended the ceremony and said the league has been instrumental in developing highly-competitive players.

“Before PG Select was formed, we were able to win most of the championships,” he said. “And with their players joining our team, we’re going to be able to continue that tradition. Some may come to DeMatha to play baseball but there’s something more important that they receive – an education that is second to none.”

Negro League Player Eddie Banks, 72, also a retired, District police officer, has pledged his support to PG Select and joined the boys and their families at the ceremony.

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“This league reminds me of the days before desegregation when baseball was a cornerstone of the black community,” Banks said. “Parents of the players and the community supported their teams. Other sports have gotten more of the fanfare since then but local leagues like PG Select have continued to prepare young players with the skills they need. And they would have failed had it not been for the endless support of the parents.”

Kevin Moody, 50, whose son is headed to Bishop McNamara next year, said he and his wife have embraced the league and support the lessons its taught their son.

“This is a true time commitment as we’ve already been to Delaware, New York, and Myrtle Beach,” he said. But my wife and our older son make this a real family affair. These boys learn teamwork, the skills needed to excel in this sport and they’re encouraged to be scholars first, then athletes.”

Three eight-year-old boys, Marc Harrison, Ronald Burke and Major Dillard, all members of the league’s 8Uteam, echoed Moody’s sentiments. They said that while winning is great, they understand that what really matters is learning how to work as a team with others, while having a lot of fun.

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Leigh Chapman and Friends Support “The Musicianship”

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Race for Hope – D.C. Raises 2.4 Million for Brain Tumor Research

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On Sunday, May 4, the 17th annual Race for Hope – DC, presented by Cassidy Turley brought together more than 12,000 brain cancer advocates raising nearly $2.4 million to benefit the National Brain Tumor Society and Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure. These organizations, as well as all of the participants, survivors, and volunteers share the hope for a day when a cure for brain tumors exists. The funds raised will help the National Brain Tumor Society drive strategic research for the discovery of new brain tumor treatments and a cure, improve public policy to strengthen research, ensure access to essential health care services and foster expedited approvals for new potential treatments. Proceeds also enable Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure to fund novel translational research and investments in early-stage biotechnology companies to hasten the discovery of a cure for brain cancer.

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of this dedicated community committed to finding a cure for this awful disease,” said David Cook, previous American Idol® winner and Honorary Chair of the Race for Hope – DC. Cook’s “Team for a Cure” raised more than $89,000.

This year’s Rabbi Joseph P. Weinberg Triumph of Spirit Award recipients are Ellyn and Mark Miller, Loudon county residents who daughter, Gabriella Miller, a young childhood cancer advocate, died of brain cancer last year, at the age of 10. “We’re honored to receive the Triumph of Spirit award in memory of Gabriella just one month after Congress passed the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act to support research into childhood cancer and other pediatric diseases and disorders,” said Ellyn Miller.

“Our daughter was a fierce advocate - speaking in front of hundreds of people about childhood cancer, raising money to go to research and starting the Smashing Walnuts Foundation with her family.”WI

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(from L-R): Dr. Teneille D. Walker (YPN President), Latriece Prince-Wheeler (YPN Director of Social Programs) Major La’Ketha Prioleau (United States Army, Active Duty), Tyra Beamon (YPN Vice-President). (Major LaKetha Prioleau, awarded the People Choice Award).

Mike Connen ( ABC7/WJLA-TV and News Channel 8 reporter ), Teneille D. Walker (President, Young Professionals Network, Northern Virginia Urban League), Alicia Street (Off Campus Military Program Advisor and Coordinator at Northern Virginia Community College -Alexandria Campus).

(L-R): Standing Dr. Richard Ezike (YPN Secretary), Latriece Prince-Wheeler (YPN Dir. Of Social Programs), Keisha D. Robinson (YPN DIr. Of Membership), Jenѐe Padmore (YPN Policies and Procedures Chair), Gerald S. Padmore (YPN Executive Advisor), Renette Noel (YPN Dir. Of Community Service), Front sitting Marcel Lewis (YPN Treasurer), Sabrina Pinnix (YPN Dir. Of Fund Development), Dr. Teneille D. Walker (YPN President), Tyra Beamon (YPN Vice-President), Traci DeShazor (YPN Dir. Of Political Engagement), Jenale Scarlett (YPN Historian) Photos Courtesy of G. James, Capitol Media USA

On Saturday, April 26, Black Opal held its annual black-tie fundraising awards gala hosted by Northern Virginia Urban League Young Professionals Network (NVULYPN). The funds raised from Black Opal support their annual programs, including College Survival, Po-

litical Forum, and Opportunity to Thrive. This year, Black Opal honored the Nations’ Heroes, including public servants who are at the forefront of serving the country in the Northern Virginia area. Drawing in leaders from not only the DC metropolitan area, but across the country, this annual event has quickly become one of this area’s most anticipated charity events.WI

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Nigeria is Home to Africa’s Largest Economy More African Americans should learn about Nigeria. It’s Africa’s most populous nation, as well as the continent’s largest economy. The giant of Africa has an economy of about $509 billion. The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a constitutional republic comprised of 36 states. Nigeria is the world’s 26th largest economy. The country is the world’s eighth-largest oil exporter, and almost 90 percent of its export earnings are tied to oil. It has the seventh-highest population in the world – 170 million people – but, most of the wealth is confined to a small urban middle class. By 2020, Nigeria is expected to become one of the world’s top 20 economies. For decades, the quickest route to wealth was to have political power. Nigeria ranks as the fifth most corrupt country in Africa.

Most Blacks in the Americas have direct lineage to Nigeria and are encouraged to invest there. While the 54-year-old country is facing: depletion of the oil resources and degeneration of its land, Nigeria is an emerging market, with expanding financial, service, communications, technology and entertainment sectors. Nigeria’s manufacturing sector is the third-largest on the continent, and produces a large portion of goods and services for the West African region. Rapidly-growing sectors are telecommunications, banking, and its film industry.

Forbes magazine reports that 12 out of Africa’s 50 billionaires are Nigerians. Nigeria’s millionaires increased by 44 percent between 2007 and 2013 – but much of the country is poor. In the commercial capital, Lagos, a gleaming new Porsche dealership is a long stone’s throw from creeks jammed with tumbled-down shacks.

For reference toward becoming familiar with Nigeria and its opportunities here are 10 ultra-wealthy entrepreneurs and business leaders, each worth at least $50 million.

Kola Aluko is in energy and aviation. He founded the oil trading firm Fossil Resources in 2001, then went on to become CEO of Exoro Energy. In 2007, the company merged with Sev-

By William Reed en Energy. Aluko is now deputy CEO of Seven Energy. In 2012, Aluko reportedly purchased two luxury estates in Beverly Hills for $40 million.

Eddy Martins Egwuenu is a banker and the second largest individual shareholder of the Zenith Bank Group. His 1.5 percent stake in Zenith Bank is worth about $60 million.

Jide Omokore is the chairman and founder of Energy Resources Group (ERG) which has interests in oil trading and exploration, haulage services, steel, dredging engineering and property development. ERG’s annual revenue exceeds $400 million.

ABC Orjiakor is a trained orthopedic and trauma surgeon.

Orjiakor is the chairman and CEO of Shebah E&P Company Limited, an oil exploration firm which has a 40 percent stake in the offshore block OML 108 which produces over 8,000 barrels per day.

Sam Iwuajoku made his fortune importing rice and steel rods. Among other ventures, he reinvested in private aviation services. His aviation companies include one of the few fixed-base operators in the country, a large maintenance hangar at the Lagos airport and a jet charter service.

Gbenga Oyebode is a commercial lawyer. Oyebode is a founder and managing partner of a successful corporate and commercial law firm. He owns a minority share in MTN Nigeria and sits on the company’s board.

Oyebode also serves as chairman of Access Bank PLC, Okomu Oil and Crusade Insurance.

Arthur Eze is an oil man who sits atop Atlas Oranto Petroleum, a West African exploration company that owns several producing and non-producing oil and gas assets across Nigeria, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea and Gambia.

Aderemi Makanjuola is the

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$90 MillionPlus Lost to Foreclosure Scams

Earlier this month, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette charged an organization known as Freedom by Faith Ministries with defrauding more than 100 consumers in Southeast Michigan. The alleged crime: foreclosure rescue scams.

Unfortunately, the circumstances that led to the Michigan lawsuit represent a continuation of a disturbing trend of profiteers seeking to financially exploit the misfortunes of troubled homeowners. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) in 2013 found more than 40,000 complaints of foreclosure fraud occurred nationwide and together totaled losses to homeowners of more than $90 million.

Each year from 2010 through 2012, more than 18,000 foreclosure fraud complaints were filed beyond the 9,000 complaints received in 2009.

Foreclosure scammers typically demand large, upfront cash payments from troubled homeowners and advise homeowners to stop making mortgage payments. They also dupe their victims into sharing important personal information such as Social Security and bank account numbers.

After payment is received, the scammers do little or no work to obtain a loan modification for the homeowners. In the process, homeowners fall deeper into delinquency and also lose valuable time that could have yielded better results.

Free services of a HUD-certified housing counselor are available nationwide to help negotiate with mortgage servicers. Many times these housing counselors facilitate securing options to avoid foreclosure such as home modifications, refinance, forbearance, short sales and more.

A new research report, Foreclosure Rescue, Inc. by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law finds that foreclosure scams are beginning to take new forms while

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still fraudulently taking money from distressed homeowners. Some scammers falsely claim government affiliation while others include improper involvement of legal and real estate professionals For example, in West Palm Beach, Fla., foreclosure rescue “consultants” held seminars to teach people how to make money off of distressed homeowners. In Atlanta, attorneys were reported to have been randomly solicited to sign up as “partners” or “affiliates” of foreclosure rescue operations.

And in Long Island, N.Y., legitimate housing counselors unknowingly gave fraud actors powers of attorney to presumably talk to banks on behalf of homeowners.

“African-American and Latino homeowners, already victimized by targeted predatory lending, have been victimized by scams at disproportionate rates compared to their percentage of the population,” said Yolanda McGill, manager of the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network for the Lawyers’ Committee.

When a troubled homeowner’s race is taken into account, stark racial differences emerge. White homeowners represent 78 percent of the nation’s homeowners and together account for less than half – 47 percent – of complaints filed. By contrast, Both Black and Latino homeowners combined represent 16 percent of the nation’s homeowners, their combined fraud complaints are nearly the same number as those filed by Whites: 44 percent.

“Senior homeowners also are victimized at high rates and their average loss is higher than other groups,” explained McGill. “The Lawyers’ Committee and our federal state and community partners continue to fight back and put these scammers out of business, including through litigation.”

The Lawyers’ Committee litigation includes 14 lawsuits against loan scam operators whose collective efforts affected more than 400 troubled homeowners. The lawsuits sought both monetary and injunctive relief. So far, 50 scam operations have been shut down and more than $500,000 has been recovered on behalf of homeowners. Additionally, those found guilty have been banned from future participation in mortgage assistance relief servicers.

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues its complaint resolution and the Lawyers’ Committee continues its litigation, Foreclosure Rescue, Inc. recommendations call for more policy reforms, including: Allowing homeowners to pursue private rights of actions; Enacting state laws that broaden fraud definitions to include any stage of the scam process; and Incorporating explicit government warnings to consumers regarding potential scammers and how to avoid fraud.

Created in the summer of 1963 by President John F. Kennedy at an initial meeting of 244 lawyers, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law is a nonpartisan, nonprofit providing legal services to address racial discrimination. Anyone desiring more information on state and national resources for foreclosure fraud should visit www.preventloanscams.org.

To file an online mortgage complaint with CFPB, visit www.consumerfinance.gov.

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

jemirokun’s inherited Nigerian Maritime Services Limited one of the country’s largest shipping companies from his father, Henry Fajemirokun, a renowned shipping magnate.

Michael Ade-Ojo is the biggest seller of Toyota vehicles in West Africa. His Elizade Group

accounts for over 10 percent of all Toyota sales in Nigeria. He is also chairman of Toyota Nigeria and a key shareholder of a distributor of Toyota cars.WI William Reed is publisher of “Who’s Who in Black Corporate America” and available for projects via the BaileyGroup.org.

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Activists Back North Carolina Protests Poets on 5th and K Streets in Northwest listened as the Rev. Dr. William Barber, 50, president of North Carolina’s NAACP Hundreds of local activists re- and architect of weekly Moral cently packed a meeting room in Mondays demonstrations at the a popular restaurant and book- Raleigh, North Carolina statestore. They showed up to hear house, described the movement’s a minister whose protests in history.

“We’re starting [Moral MonNorth Carolina shined the spotlight on legislative attacks made days] again on May 19, the first on the state’s civil rights and so- Monday of North Carolina’s legcial justice programs by its con- islative session,” Barber told the audience. servative lawmakers.

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Barber said that high school teens and young adults up to 25 years old from any state can participate in North Carolina’s Freedom Summer. “We’ll pay and train 50 young people, who will register voters in 50 targeted counties,” said Barber. “If they’re successful, there will be a significant impact on North Carolina’s November elections.”

Barber views the Moral Mondays movement as part of what he calls the third Reconstruction.

The first two Reconstruction periods in U.S. history, he said, took place after the Civil War, when whites and African-Americans came together to bring about positive social change, and during the early 1950s, when the

U.S. Supreme Court in the Brown v. Board of Education case desegregated public schools.

It took nearly eight years to organize the North Carolina movement’s foundation of teachers, labor unions, African-Americans, whites, Latinos, LGBT communities, and others in what Barber called “fusion politics.”

“If we’re going to change America, we have to think about changing the states, specifically southern states,” Barber said in his remarks on April 28.

Every successful social movement had a moral center, said Barber, encompassing people of various religious faiths, and those with no religious affiliations.

“We need a serious challenge to the religious right, which I call the religious wrong,” he said.

“We can’t leave religion out of the movement, but we have to understand that there has been a lot of money poured into the

‘Bible Belt’ states [and] a hijacking of faith.”

“There is no scripture that codifies hate against homosexuals,” said Barber. “You can’t take the Bible and cut out its references to poverty and love. Jesus lifted up the poor in his first sermon.”

Barber said grassroots movements like Moral Mondays must be nationalized. He has consulted with growing movements in Georgia and in South Carolina, which has started “Truthful Tuesdays” demonstrations.

There is a backlash against the movement, said Barber, and threats against his NAACP office.

“Our adversaries attack us because they see our power,” he

said. “This is a movement, not a moment.”

Audience members discussed how Barber and his movement inspired them. Nicole Lee, one of the meeting’s organizers, said the movement has global significance. “I told Rev. Barber I would do anything I can to help his movement,” said TransAfrica’s former president. Lee and a friend coordinated the event as part of their D.C. ministry to involve African-American churches in public policy issues.

Roger Hickey, co-director of the D.C.-based political organization Campaign for America’s Future and a veteran of Virginia’s civil rights movement said civil rights activists there always thought North Carolina was

more advanced than Virginia. “A lot of us are amazed at what’s happening in North Carolina,” said Hickey. “That state’s [conservative] government won’t be there long; it faces a unified movement.”

Jack Payden-Travers from Lynchburg, Virginia works in the District. He attended the event after reading a post on the restaurant’s website. “He’s a preacher who brings people to their feet,” he said. “When I lived in Raleigh, I [talked to him] one-on-one, and he is the genuine article. [Barber] has made the North Carolina NAACP a major force in state politics. He reaches out to all people and forms them into a working coalition.”WI

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EDUCATION Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer New Schools Join Engagement Partnership Six District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) will be added this fall to the roster of schools currently participating in a partnership that assists teachers and administrators improve upon strategies that help students to learn.

Schools involved in the District-based Flamboyan Foundation and DCPS’s “Family Engagement Partnership” receive training and resources for effectively engaging in home visits

and other strategies that boost learning.

“The Flamboyan Family Engagement Partnership is one of our most successful partnerships to date,” said Chancellor Kaya Henderson, 43. “The work to empower families and teachers and build real relationships truly makes a difference. The progress we have seen in these schools with this model has been tremendous and I’m so excited that more schools will get to benefit from this partnership.”

The city’s participating schools – where 86 percent of the teachers have voluntarily conducted at least one home visit – were selected through a competitive

process. In addition to becoming more actively engaged in school communities, the partner schools have also demonstrated significant academic growth.

Schools selected for participation in the upcoming school year include Burrville, J.O. Wilson, Kimball, Ketcham, Maury and Langley elementary schools.

STEM Fair Winners For the fourth consecutive year, a School Without Walls High School student has won the grand award in the DC Citywide Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Fair held in late March.

With more than100 high school

Teachers and administrators whose schools participate in the “Family Engagement Partnership” make home visits in support of students’ academic achievement. /Photo courtesy of the Flamboyan Foundation

students from the District’s public, public charter, private, and parochial schools having participated, the fair has continued to be the city’s largest STEM competition.

Maya Hall, who won first place for the School Without Walls in Northwest, concentrated on the age range of bottlenose dolphins.

“My project focused on finding an alternative method to aging bottlenose dolphins off the coast of Western Australia,” Hall wrote in statement posted on the DCPS website. “Currently, if researchers need to determine the age of a dolphin, they must extract a tooth and examine the calcium layers, which is similar to aging a tree by its rings. This process is invasive and time consuming, and is dangerous for both researchers and dolphins.”

Maya is among two other winners from her school – Marcelle Snead and Kelsey White – who came in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. All three won an all-expenses paid trip May 11-16 to Los Angeles, California, where they will represent the District at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

Student Happiness District public school officials

recently committed $5 million for improving student satisfaction at their schools, and using data from last year’s survey, students from the various schools crafted a proposal for changes that will make them most happy.

Some of their ideas included: Young Shakespeares Soon enough, students at Plummer Elementary School in Northeast will be reciting lines similar to those of Shakespeare as they partner with Young Playwrights Theater to write plays and learn about the performing arts.

The Real World (Not the MTV Kind) Students at Eliot-Hine Middle School in Northeast will attend lunch seminars and take field trips to area colleges and businesses, with a focus on learning real workplace dynamics such as team building, conflict resolution, and professionalism.

Students on Stilts Savoy Elementary School in Southeast, a Turnaround Arts School, will hire about three part-time art teachers to serve students in visual, studio, and performing arts.WI

Students at Smothers Elementary School in Ward 7 participated in a survey that focused on what will make them happy about their respective schools. /Photo courtesy of DCPS

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Calvary Women’s Services Encourage Long-term Health

By: Kristine Thompson, Calvary Women’s Services CEO

In the current economic climate, not only is there a critical need for jobs and affordable housing, but the need for adequate nutritional resources has also skyrocketed.

At Calvary Women’s Services, we are excited that our corporate partners are stepping up to address those needs.

With the holiday season far behind us, now is the time when nonprofit organizations encourage donors and volunteers to focus that incredible energy on helping to meet the city’s needs for the remainder of the year. Like many nonprofit organizations, we work

hard year-round to prepare women for long-term health and stability as they graduate from our programs and move into their own homes to live healthy and independent lives.

When we made the commitment to expand our health and education programs for women in DC, we knew we had to build strong relationships with the right business leaders. Developing corporate relationships is critical to the expansion of our services, and we seek corporations whose values align with our mission to empower women to make lasting changes in their lives.

Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have long demonstrated their commitment to women’s empowerment and

healthy communities, so when they offered to invest in our Nutrition Education Program last year, we knew the fit was a good one. Thanks to Walmart and the Walmart Foundation, the women in our programs have the opportunity to work closely with a nutritionist to learn foundational skills that will prepare them for good health once they graduate from our programs.

Walmart and the Walmart Foundation continue to demonstrate their investment in Washington D.C., and the health of our community.

Due to the generous $25,000 Walmart Foundation State Giving Program grant we are able to continue our Nutrition Education Program. Poor nu-

trition can spur a series of health issues, and our program is designed to encourage healthy eating, improve women’s wellness and better their lives. The Nutrition Education Course (the foundation of the program) is offered in 3-week sessions and meets 3 times each week. Two classes each week focus on nutrition and a third focuses on budgeting. During the course, topics include things such as reading food labels, understanding whole grains and healthy fats, and purchasing nutritious food at the grocery store. Women also receive the opportunity to have a handson approach to healthy food preparation. Armed with the knowledge and skills to make healthier choices, women

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make lasting changes that will last the rest of their lives. This is made possible by corporate sponsors such as Walmart, who demonstrate and fulfill a commitment to the communities they serve.

Nonprofit organizations have long understood the value of strong relationships with corporate partners. When nonprofits form deeper relationships with the right corporate partners, the benefits are immediate, and both parties can create change together in their communities. In Walmart and the Walmart Foundation, Calvary Women’s Services has found a natural partner in the fight against hunger and food insecurity.HS

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Honoring Our Seniors by Protecting them from Hunger

By Bishop Don DiXon Williams

This month we celebrate our seniors. Not only should we take the time to remember the great strides and accomplishments the generations before us have made and continue to make, but we also need to think seriously about their well-being.

Like me, many baby boomers are making their way toward retirement after decades of hard work and fruitful contributions to society. At a time when we should be living out our lives in leisure, spending time with loved ones, and traveling, millions face the harsh reality of hunger.

Sadly, hunger among older Americans has increased the last few years. From 2001 to 2011, the number of seniors experiencing hunger increased by an astounding 88 percent. An astonishing 8.8 million seniors now suffer

from food insecurity.

I believe it’s time for a change. The first step is understanding hunger and its long-term implications on our health. Food insecurity leads to more health risks.

Seniors who struggle to put food on the table are 2.33 times more likely to report fair or poor health. Thirty percent of seniors—including those who have worked their entire lives—now have to choose between feeding themselves or purchasing medication! This is a choice no one should have to make.

The next step is learning what resources are available to help those who may have fallen on hard times to avoid hunger. There are programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) and Meals on Wheels that can help bridge the gap when times are tough. In one of the world’s wealthiest nations—one full of resources

“AT A TIME WHEN WE SHOULD BE LIVING OUT OUR LIVES IN LEISURE, , SPENDING TIME WITH LOVED ONES, AND TRAVELING, MILLIONS FACE THE HARSH REALITY OF HUNGER.” to prevent hardship—it is unacceptable that so many people go without.

Finally, we must erase the stigma that prevents many older Americans from applying for these programs or talking about hunger at all.

Many of us don’t participate

in the programs available to us for fear we may be judged for accepting a handout. But at Bread for the World, we look at these programs as a “hand-up,” not a handout.

They exist to help vulnerable people get back on their feet after hardship, and to ensure

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that they receive the vital nutrients needed to live a healthy life, despite economic difficulty.

One of the best ways to honor our seniors this Older Americans Month is to ensure that they have enough to eat. Help at soup kitchens and food pantries, and spread the word to ensure that those who need assistance are aware of available resources.

Finally, it’s important that we let Congress know we value our seniors by protecting the programs that help in times of need. For more information on what you can do to help, visit www.bread. org. HS Don DiXon Williams is the associate for African American Church Relations at Bread for the World, a collective Christian voice urging lawmakers to end hunger domestically and abroad.

MEDICAL N O T E S WI Staff Report

More Blacks Have Health Insurance Because Of Aca The number of African Americans who lacked health insurance dropped dramatically in 2014’s first quarter compared to 2013’s fourth quarter thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which Republicans threaten to repeal if they win control of both houses of Congress in November’s national elections.

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index reported on Monday that the uninsured rate for African Americans fell from 20.9 percent in 2013’s fourth quarter to 17.6 percent in 2014’s first quarter, a drop of 3.3 percentage points.

When Open Enrollment began on October 1, 2013, 6.8 million African Americans lacked health insurance, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Blacks reported the highest drop among ethnic and racial groups. The percentage of uninsured whites declined from 11.9 percent in the fourth quarter to 10.7 percent in the first quarter, a drop of 1.2 percentage points.

As for Hispanics, the percentage of uninsured was 38.7 percent in 2013’s fourth quarter compared to 37.0 percent in 2014’s first quarter, down 1.7 percentage points.

President Barack Obama announced on April 1 that 7.1 million Americans had signed up for health insurance plans through federal and state-run marketplaces by the March 31 deadline.

Gallup-Healthways reported that the overall uninsured rate dipped to 15.6 percent in 2014’s first quarter, a decline of 1.5 percentage points compared to 17.1 percent in 2013’s fourth quarter.

The overall decline in the uninsured is the lowest since late 2008.

Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index reached its results by conducting more than 43,500 interviews with U.S. adults from Jan. 2, 2014 to March 31, 2014.

Access To Dental Prevention About $64 billion is spent annually on oral health care, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration. Yet 108 million Americans have no dental insurance, the HRSA says.

Choosing whether you should bite on dental insurance is a personal decision that only you’ll be able to answer — taking into consideration factors like costs, coverage, and choice.

They are also more likely to have oral diseases detected in the earlier stages. In contrast, lack of access to oral health care can result in delayed diagnosis, untreated oral diseases and conditions, compromised health status, and, occasionally, even death. Unfortunately, access to oral health care eludes many Americans. Breaking Down Barriers to Oral Health for All Americans: The Role of Finance examines why people from all walks of life are increasingly facing financial barriers to accessing dental care and offers solutions to reduce these barriers. The ongoing economic crisis dramatically reduces the likelihood of significant reforms in the short term. But the economy will recover; Americans will return to work, and state and federal governments will be under less pressure to cut or underfund essential services. Economic recovery will present a terrific opportunity to bring tens of millions of dentally underserved — or unserved — Americans into a system of care that is capable of preventing most dental disease and intervening early when disease does occur.

The utilization of dental services has declined significantly since 2007, eroding several years of gains. After peaking at 40.8 percent in 2007, the percentage of the non-institutionalized U.S. population who visited a general practice dentist declined to 38.6 percent in 2009. This represents a drop from 240.3 million general practice dental visits in 2007 to 226.3 million visits in 2009. The average number of annual dental visits per patient also has been declining over a longer period of time, from 2.07 in 1997 to 1.91 in 2009.

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Celebrate Mother’s Day and National Women’s Health Week by Staying Healthy From Karen Dale, Executive Director of AmeriHealth District of Columbia

You are used to taking others under your wing. Now it’s time to take some time for you.

Bright Start is free. You can reach AmeriHealth DC’s Bright Start Program at 1-877-759-6883.

Being a mother is the best job there is. As caregivers and mothers, you always want to protect your child.

Quitting smoking can reduce the risk of disease for you and your children. If you need help quitting, take advantage of smoking cessation counseling. It’s important for your unborn baby’s health.

Whether you are a woman with no children or a grandmother of many, self-care is important. Preventive screenings, reducing stress and healthy living are key to staying well and being able to give back to the ones you love. There is no better time than now. Take some time for you. Care for yourself first. Then you can better take care of others.

Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Office on Women’s Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Women are caregivers at heart. They care for family, friends, and children big and small. They are nurturing and empowering. But women can be so focused on helping others that they can forget to look after themselves. It’s important to take a step back and look at your own health. Sunday, May 11th is Mother’s Day and the beginning of National Women’s Health Week. Thank a woman in your life. Then, in celebration of yourself, schedule an appointment with your doctor to check your body. Your health is important. And it’s important to others. Celebrate it by staying healthy!

Being a caregiver is a hard job, but there is nothing more rewarding. That’s not to say that it can’t be stressful.

It can be, but there are plenty of fun ways to reduce stress.

When you’re not feeling well, it can affect the ones you care about. Learn ways to be active. Go for a walk. Try yoga with friends. You can go online and find beginner’s yoga videos. It’s fun, and it’s free. Moving more can lift your mood, improve your self-esteem and give you more energy. You can reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels just by staying active and eating healthy. This can help fight against depression, and even prevent heart disease.

Preventive screenings are especially important for women. But some procedures may be uncomfortable.

Having a good relationship with your doctor can help.

Talk to your doctor about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), preventive health screenings, breast cancer and your body’s changes. It’s important for women to see an OB/GYN. Make sure to schedule mammograms (X-ray of the breast) and clinical breast exams. These help doctors find early stages of breast cancer. Talk to your doctor about an early detection plan, especially if your family has a history of breast cancer. Again, finding a doctor you’re comfortable with is important. There are also ways to check your own body at home. Women of all ages should do a self-breast exam at least 1 time every month. This is the case for all women — women with and without children, and those who are expecting.

If you are pregnant, your OB/GYN can help you and your child stay healthy.

Your own health can directly affect your child’s health. AmeriHealth DC members who are pregnant can take advantage of the Bright Start® Program. Bright Start helps moms-to-be make healthy choices and control risk factors during pregnancy.

Today’s Caregiver: Juggling Real Life

Meet Zulma. She is a mother of 4, ages ranging from 2 to 8, and she works full time. She and her children are all AmeriHealth District of Columbia members.

As a single mother, Zulma has little time for herself.

Her 2 oldest children are involved in sports — tennis on weekdays and soccer on the weekends. But she knows it’s important to take time to care for herself. Zulma visits the doctor for annual check-ups, and also if any health issues arise during the year. She says she is very comfortable with her doctor. This makes it easy for her to talk about her health during visits. Zulma lives a healthy lifestyle for her family.

“I am their support,” Zulma says about her 4 children.

“I try my best to keep healthy. I eat well and go running, because when they see Mom doing those things, my kids know they can, too. I always keep my head up and stay active with my kids.” Through preventive screenings, family activities and a positive attitude, Zulma helps her family stay happy and healthy.

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Grandmother ‘Parents’ Should Take Care of Themselves, Too

By Lavdena Orr, M.D.

Mother’s Day is a day for honoring all of the women in our lives who have guided us, including mothers, grandmothers and aunts. But in more than 1 million U.S. households, grandparents, including grandmothers, are also serving as the primary parent or guardian, taking on that role once again in their golden years. These women particularly deserve our admiration and gratitude.

They also need to pay close attention to their own health needs. When you’re caring for children, it can be easy to forget about that. But it is still very important if you want to be there for the grandchildren you are now caring for.

When you have a free moment, take a long walk, especially if it is nice outside. Something as simple as that can go a long way toward keeping you physically and mentally healthy. The weather is generally warm in May, yet not unbearably hot and humid, either. So make sure you take time to get exercise.

You also need to make sure you continue to see your doctor regularly and get whatever health screenings you need. If you don’t already have a doctor you are comfortable with, you should find one as soon as possible.

Older women particularly need to be on the lookout for breast cancer. According to the National Institutes of Health, the median age of women diagnosed with breast cancer is 61. More than 40 percent of new cases occur in women ages 65 and older. Make sure you have a mammogram, especially if your family has a history of breast cancer. At home, you should continue to do a breast self-exam at least once a month.

The spring weather often brings allergy flare ups, which can trigger asthma attacks. While asthma is more commonly associated with children, it affects senior citizens, as well. If you think you have any allergies, speak to your doctor about whether or not you have asthma, and, if you do have it, talk about getting a controller medication and an asthma action plan. If pollen levels are high during the spring, make sure you take your medication before going outside.

Also, wash bed linens regularly, and if possible use a vented dryer instead of hanging clothes on a line outside.

Caring for children may make you feel young again, but you need to be careful not to push yourself too far. If you are 70 years old, your physical limits are probably going to be lower than they were when you were 30 years old. You are taking on a great responsibility by raising your grandchild. And just

like a younger parent, you want to be there for your grandchild down the road, as well. So make sure you get plenty of rest at night and know your limits during the day.

On this Mother’s Day, we praise the grandmothers in the District who are filling the role of mother to a young child once again. We want you to take good care of your grandchildren, and we also want you to take good care of yourself. With a few easy steps, you can.

Dr. Lavdena Orr is medical director of AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Plans in the District of Columbia. AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Plans offers two products in the District – AmeriHealth VIP Select, a Medicare Advantage product with prescription drug coverage open to all of the District’s Medicare beneficiaries, and AmeriHealth VIP Care, a special needs plan for Washingtonians who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare (dual-eligibles). For more information, visit www.amerihealthvipdc.com.

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Medical Debt

HEALTH CARE SPENDING GROWTH SLOWED IN 2012, STILL CONSUMERS CONTINUE TO SPEND MORE OUT-OF-POCKET

By F. Sia Turay WI Contributing Writer It can happen after a job loss, caring for a sick loved one or amid routine confusion over who owes what. A medical bill goes unpaid and ends up in collections, staining your credit for years—even if you pay or settle the debt.

When a bill is beyond past due, some health-care providers sell it to debt collectors, who take a percentage of what they recover. That’s typically when the credit-reporting companies have information to act on.

Medical debt is treated the same as any consumer debt when calculating credit scores. A debt of more than $100 referred for collection can lower an otherwise unblemished credit profile by more than 80 points, says Frederic Huynh, senior principal scientist for FICO in San Rafael, Calif.

Lenders, employers and landlords use credit information to assess risk and price a wide variety of loans and insurance products. Collections can stay on consumers’ credit reports for up to seven years.

But that soon may change. Some industry groups and consumer advocates argue that medical debt is a poor predictor of creditworthiness, and that the tarnished credit that results unnecessarily constrains economic activity.

The Medical Debt Responsibility Act, introduced in Congress last year, would require credit firms to remove fully paid or settled medical debt from credit reports within 45 days. Supporters include the Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Association of Home Builders, the American Medical Association and Consumers Union.

Another bill, titled Stop Errors in Credit Use and Reporting, or Secure, was introduced this month. It seeks to improve the accuracy of credit reporting and give consumers greater rights.

It could help medical debtors.

The 2012 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report provides a picture of health care spending for the nearly 156 million Americans younger than age 65 with employer-sponsored health insurance in 2012. This report, the third in an annual series, analyzes private insurance claims data from 2009-2012 representing over 25 percent of the nation’s privately insured population. Spending grew fastest for young adults, women, and for people living in the Northeast.

As in past years, price increases rather than use of services remained the primary cause of spending growth for outpatient and inpatient facility claims. Prices rose 5.4 percent for inpatient services, and 5.6 percent for

outpatient services.

For the first time since the end of the recession, increases in expenditures for professional procedures and generic prescriptions were due mainly to increased use, not increased prices.

“Although average health care expenditures grew at nearly the same rate in 2012 as 2011, the causes of the 4 percent increase in spending each year were quite different,” said HCCI Executive Director David Newman.

“In prior years, rising health care prices drove up spending. In 2012, we saw utilization start to change health care trends for prescription drugs and professional procedures. Preliminary evidence suggests this may be indicative of a larger shift in care as people search for lower cost care alternatives.”

Outpatient Spending Continues Steady Climb For the third year, spending grew fastest for outpatient care compared to the other service categories, rising 6.5 percent to $1,315 per person in 2012.

Prices also rose fastest for outpatient care, increasing 5.6 percent. The price of an outpatient visit, for example to an emergency room, averaged $2,457, and the price for other outpatient services, for example diagnostic imaging, averaged $192.

Nearly half (43.4%) of all out-ofpocket dollars were spent on professional procedures, such as doctor visits and lab tests. Over a quarter (25.9%) of consumer dollars were spent on outpatient services. Unlike previous years, prices for generic prescriptions climbed, increasing 5.3 percent in 2012. Use of generic drugs has been steadily increasing, and rose by nearly 8 percent from 2011. As a result, spending on generic prescriptions jumped by 13.5 percent in 2012, rising $33 to $277 per person.

In January, the Healthcare Financial Management Association, a professional group for health-care financial executives, released a set of voluntary best practices for resolving medical accounts. Among the suggestions it offers medical providers and their business partners: Make bills clear and patient-friendly, be consistent, track all consumer complaints and report back to credit-reporting companies when an account is resolved.

Most physicians are open to working out a payment plan so collections can be avoided, said Paul Berkley, administrator and chief executive of Healthcare Associates in Medicine, a neurosurgery, orthopedics and pain-management practice in Staten Island, N.Y. “As long as you’re making a goodwill attempt and are up front and fair, most will go along with it.”

But when a patient gets money

from an insurer’s out-of-network or worker-compensation settlement and chooses not to pay up, that’s grounds for collections, he said.

When dealing with medical-bill problems: Communicate with the provider and your health insurer. Don’t ignore the bill. “What all too often happens is paralysis. People are stunned and take no action,” says Mark Rukavina, principal of Boston-based Community Health Advisors, which consults with nonprofit hospitals.

Ask for an itemized bill and dispute any errors. “Do all your negotiations upfront before you pay for services, because once you pay it, then you lose your leverage,” said Pam Banks, senior policy counsel for Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports., in Washington.

Ask for financial-assistance guidelines and if you qualify for discounted or charity care. If it’s a hospital, ask to see its written collections policy. The Affordable Care Act is bringing more scrutiny to hospital billing practices, Rukavina says.

If you move, don’t lose track of your outstanding balances. If you’re not easily found, a doctor may have to call in collectors, Mr. Berkley says.

Don’t use health-care credit cards when paying for care, Ms. Banks says.

“If you’re going to use a credit card to finance your procedure, use a general-purpose credit card rather than a health-care credit card, because chances are it will be cheaper in terms of fees and interest, and you get protections,” Ms. Banks says.

Work out a payment plan that you can follow through on.

If you’re already in collections, write a brief statement to attach to your credit file explaining why you had the debt. File a copy with each of the three credit-reporting firms.

Even people with financial resources can find themselves in compromising situations when a child gets sick, for example. “You say, ‘Look, my son had cancer. We lived at or near a children’s hospital for 14 months and during that time bills were sent to collections but after that the bills were paid off,’ “Rukavina said.

Check your credit reports from Experian, Equifax EFX +0.62% and TransUnion every year for free at Annualcreditreport.com. You can access all three at once or space them out, says Laura Adams, senior insurance analyst for insuranceQuotes.com.

“What I recommend is you get one of the reports every four months,” Adams said. “That way you keep a better eye on your credit throughout the year for free.”HS

The Pros and Cons of

Dental Procedure Financing INDEMNITY PLANS An insurer pays claims based on the procedures performed, usually as a percentage of the charges.

Advantages: Freedom to choose a dentist, although some indemnity plans may be paired with preferred provider organizations (PPO), which limit choices to lists of dentists.

Disadvantages: Insurers usually do not disclose how they determine fee schedules, which often run significantly less than dentists’ fees. This shifts the cost burden to the patient, even as premiums increase.

Annual maximum limits on benefits have not increased appreciably in 30 years, although costs of care and premiums have. As a result, a $1,000 maximum benefit set in 1980 had only one-quarter of that amount in purchasing power in 2010.

PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS A PPO combines a regular indemnity plan with a contracted network of dentists who agree to deliver specified services for discounted fees. Contracted dentists accept the maximum allowable fee as dictated by the plan, and benefit percentages paid are based on that plan allowance.

Advantages: Patients can maximize plan benefits by seeing contracted dentists.

Many PPOs allow patients to see dentists who are not contracted with the plan.

Disadvantages: PPOs can drop dentists who provide care that exceeds what the plan considers necessary. This has the potential to discourage dentists from providing services that the plan doesn’t cover and can therefore interfere with the doctor-patient relationship. It also shifts costs to the patient, who often must pay the difference between what the plan

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covers and the actual cost of care.

PPOs often reduce benefits when patients receive treatment from non-contracted dentists, effectively shifting the costs to the patients.

As with indemnity plans, failure to increase annual maximum benefits increasingly shifts costs to the patient.

DENTAL HMOs / CAPITATION PLANS Under these plans, contracted dentists are pre-paid a certain amount each month for each patient that has been assigned to that dentist. Dentists must then provide certain contracted services at no or reduced cost to covered patients. The model is supposed to be based on the average amount of care provided to plan participants and assumes that patients needing substantial treatment will be balanced out by those who require little treatment or do not seek any treatment. The plan usually does not reimburse dentists or patients for individual services and therefore, patients must generally receive treatment at a contracted office in order to receive benefits.

Advantages: Preventive and diagnostic services generally require no co-payment.

No need to submit claim forms.

Disadvantages: Other covered services require copayments.

This model is most prevalent among lower-income populations, whose disease rates may be greater.

As such, providers can actually lose money in order to get a patient to a state of good oral health. This discourages provider participation and reduces the availability of care.

This plan has not proven to be an effective means of decreasing the disease burden.

Be a V.I.P.

If you have both Medicare & Medicaid, join the plan that treats you like a V.I.P. 1-877-684-3271 (TTY: 1-866-428-7583) 7 days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Oct. 1-Feb. 14); Mon.- Fri., 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Feb. 15-Sept. 30)

AmeriHealth VIP Care is a HMO-SNP plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the District of Columbia Medicaid program.

Enrollment in AmeriHealth VIP Care depends on Medicare contract renewal. This plan is available to anyone who has both Medical Assistance from the State and Medicare.

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BOOKSRECOMMENDED BOOKS MoneyDriven Medicine (Google eBook)

By Maggie Mahar Why is medical care in the United States so expensive? For decades, Americans have taken it as a matter of faith that we spend more because we have the best health care system in the world. But as costs levitate, that argument becomes more difficult to make. Today, we spend twice as much as Japan on health care—yet few would argue that our health care system is twice as good.

Instead, startling new evidence suggests that one out of every three of our health care dollars is squandered on unnecessary or redundant tests; unproven, sometimes unwanted procedures; and overpriced drugs and devices that, too often, are no better than the less expensive products they have replaced. In Money-Driven Medicine, Maggie Mahar takes the reader behind the scenes of a $2 trillion industry to witness how billions of dollars are wasted in a Hobbesian marketplace that pits the industry’s players against each other. In remarkably candid interviews, doctors, hospital administrators, patients, health care economists, corporate executives, and Wall Street analysts describe a war of “all against all” that can turn physicians, hospitals, insurers, drug makers, and device makers into blood rivals.

Health Economics: Theory, Insights, and Industry Studies (Google eBook)

By Rexford Santerre, Stephen Neun

In the constantly changing field of health care, HEALTH ECONOMICS, Fifth Edition, delivers coverage that is current, comprehensive, and complete--equipping your students with a solid understanding of the costs and benefits associated with various health care choices. Thoroughly revised, the new Fifth Edition addresses the many changes in both the public and private sectors as it equips students with a very practical knowledge of today’s health care systems. The authors bring a fresh, contemporary approach to the content, introducing real-world applications that make economic theory very approachable. With a lively and inviting writing style, the text presents topics in an easy-to-understand format. Its use of only the core foundations of economic theory makes it ideal for majors and non-majors alike.

The Price of Life: The Future of American Health Care (Google eBook)

By Robert A. Blank, Robert H. Blank

How can America become a healthy nation, he asks, when it is beset by poverty, illiteracy, and crime? Blank calls for a more aggressive redistribution of social and public health resources to the poor and elderly; at the same time, he describes sanctions that would encourage individuals to be more careful about their own health, and limit or change destructive behavior.

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Economics of Health and Medical Care

By Lanis L. Hicks The Economics of Health and Medical Care is an introduction to population-based health economics as well as the traditional, market-oriented approach to health care economics. The book examines economics through the lens of descriptive, explanatory, and evaluative economics.The Sixth Edition is an extensive revision that refines its approach to evaluative economics by focusing on the tools and methods used to inform decision making, with a particular emphasis on determining alternative approaches to addressing a problem, issue, or decision and comparing the relative benefits and costs of those approaches.The Sixth Edition also offers:* Expanded material on health insurance, to incorporate more theory regarding insurance markets and also on the substantial implications that insurance has for efficiency in the health care industry. * New coverage of health care reform and its impact on different sectors of the economy and on different individuals in the system.*

Care on Layaway TIPS TO PAYING OUT OF POCKET MEDICAL COSTS

tage credit card makes it another attractive alternative to paying medical costs.

Tips to Paying for Medical Procedures

By F. Sia Turay WI Contributing Writer To meet the rising costs of out of pocket consumer spending on medical care and prescriptions, many Americans have turned increasingly to alternative payment measures. The growth rate of health care spending among privately insured people under age 65 averaged $768 for each individual – increased by 4.8 percent in a single year.

Patients pay about $45 billion worth of health care costs with plastic, according to a report from McKinsey & Company. By 2015, that number could more than triple to an estimated $150 billion.

And big finance companies and medical providers have taken note.

Companies like GE Money, Citibank and JPMorgan Chase have issued medical credit cards or lines of credit intended to be used specifically for elective health care expenses not covered by insurance, including certain dental procedures, Lasik surgery, some cosmetic surgery and even veterinary care. The cards

are not used for continuing medical care or emergency room visits.

As many patients know, there are numerous dental procedures that may not be fully covered by insurance. While patients may be able to delay some procedures without experiencing harmful effects, patients may experience health consequences if they put off certain procedures for too long. Patients with gum disease who seek laser gum surgery early, for example, can reduce the damage done to healthy tissue and improve their likelihood of keeping their teeth.

Similarly, patients who have lost teeth can receive dental implants to stabilize their bone density and tooth alignment, but if the procedure is delayed, changes in tooth placement and bone density may occur.

Ava Roberson counted the CareCredit program a blessing when it was deter-

mined she needed a dental implants to remedy years of neglecting minor tooth discomfort. Despite having a full-time job and “good” medical benefits, Roberson faced a total procedure bill of more than $7,000.

“It was ridiculous the way the insurance company wanted to assess my care.

My root was damaged so the dentist recommended pulling the tooth altogether along with the root and doing dental implants. The insurance company said that pulling the tooth, which cost me $200 out of pocket, was covered; but the implants were ‘cosmetic’ and unnecessary,” Roberson said.

Said Roberson, 30, procedures, which would take more than two years to complete, required a temporary partial,

fittings, and moldings, each averaging a few thousand dollars.

“I was livid about paying that type of money out of pocket, but realized that it was only that much because I was too cheap to handle a cavity three years before that when it would have cost me roughly $300 total out of pocket. The line of credit was the only thing that made this happen,” Roberson said.

A medical credit card is “one payment option among several a provider may offer and represents a very small component of health care financing for elective procedures,” said Stephen White, a spokesman for CareCredit, a medical credit card issued by GE Money told the New York Times. “Benefits to consumers include the ability to plan, budget and pay for certain elective health care procedures over time.”

The CareCredit program offers patients may choose repayment terms ranging from six to 60 months. Others, like Wells Fargo, offer a Health Advan-

Always ask your caregiver what financing promotions are available to you. These promotions may allow you to spread the cost of your treatment out over time to fit your monthly budget.

And remember, because the Wells Fargo Health Advantage credit card is a revolving line of credit, you can use it over and over again as you need it at dental, veterinary, vision, or audiology offices that accept the card.

Medical savings account (MSA) -- a medical savings account program, generally associated with self-employed individuals, in which tax-deferred deposits can be made for medical expenses – is also an option. Withdrawals from the MSA are tax-free if used to pay for qualified medical expenses. The MSA must be coupled with a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). Withdrawals from MSA go toward paying the deductible expenses in a given year. MSA account funds can cover expenses related to most forms of health care, disability, dental care, vision care, and long-term care, whether the expenses were billed through the qualifying insurance or otherwise.

MSAs are similar to health savings accounts (HSAs), which were established as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.HS

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Medical Care Costs by

Those consumers with health care coverage experienced a 7.2 percent increase in their share of health care costs between 2011 and 2012. Health care costs for American families in 2012 exceeded $20,000 for the first time.

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Increasingly, Americans are having problems paying for care — 26 percent report they or a family member had problems paying medical bills in the past year. Fiftyeight percent of Americans reported foregoing or delaying medical care in the past year.

Escalating health care costs also are straining federal and state budgets, hindering the nation’s ability to pay for important initiatives needed to address other significant issues.

Wasteful spending likely accounts for between onethird and one-half of all U.S. health care spending.

PricewaterhouseCoopers calculates that up to $1.2 trillion, or half of all health care spending, is the result of waste.

An Institute of Medicine (IOM) report estimated unnecessary health spending totaled $750 billion in 2009 alone. The biggest area of excess is defensive medicine, including redundant, inappropriate or unnecessary tests and procedures.

The rate of increase has slowed in the past decade — from 9.5 percent in 2002 to 3.9 percent in 2010. But the rate of health care cost increases continues to be well above the general rate of inflation.

Insurance industry profits are not a significant driver of health insurance premiums. A Yahoo Finance analysis places the health insurance sector’s average profit margin in 2012 at just 4.5 percent. By comparison, major drug manufacturers have an average profit margin of 16.7 percent; medical instrument and supply companies, 13.6 percent; biotechnology, 11.9 percent; and medical appliance and equipment companies, 13.7 percent.

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Life expectancy in the U.S. reached 77.9 years in 2007, up significantly from 62.9 years in 1940. Individuals who are age 65 or older, who spend much more on health care services than younger people, will comprise nearly one-fifth of the population by 2050.

History & What is Sickle Cell Disease The existence of sickle cell disease was first reported around the beginning of the twentieth century when the medical world discovered microscopic oddly shaped red blood cells. In 1910, Dr. James Herrick in Chicago treated an individual with symptoms of pains in the stomach and joints, dizziness and general tiredness.

Dr. Herrick examined the individual and discovered leg ulcers and acute chest syndrome.

These symptoms were finally linked to a disease called sickle cell in 1917.

Dr. Janey Watson observed infants who had normal fetal hemoglobin at birth who later showed evidence of sickling of their blood cells when they began to produce adult hemo-

globin at four to six months old.

Dr. Linus Pauling in 1949 made the distinction between sickle cell disease hemoglobin (hemoglobin S) and normal hemoglobin (hemoglobin A).

Research for the disease did not really begin until about 1952 when researchers discovered that the inherited disease resided in a defect of the hemoglobin.

The Congress of the United States passed a National Sickle Cell Anemia Control Act in 1972. The Act formed the sickle disease branch in the Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institute of Health. It also established ten comprehensive sickle cell centers throughout the United States to develop programs for research, education, screening, counseling and

improved care of individual with sickle cell. Newborns that were found to have sickle cell were given prophylactic penicillin until they were five years old.

What Is Sickle Cell Disease Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder. It is not a virus and is not contagious. An individual acquires sickle cell disease from genes passed to him or her by both parents, much in the same way as blood type, hair color and texture, eye color and other physical traits are inherited.

Normal red blood cells are soft and round, flat and flexible; they can squeeze through tiny blood vessels with no problem.

Hemoglobin is the protein in

blood cells that carries oxygen on as the red blood (capillaries) cell’s journey to all parts of the body. Ordinarily, the hemoglobin molecules exist as single units in the blood cell: much like beads inside a beanbag.

Individuals with sickle cell disease have a small change in their hemoglobin. Because of this change, when the red blood cell loses its oxygen to parts of the body, the hemoglobin molecules begin sticking together like a beaded necklace.

The stiff hemoglobin chains change the shape of the normally round blood cell to the “sickle” shape for which the disease is named. A sickle is a farm tool with the arc shape. It is used to cut weeds. When the sickle red blood cell returns to

the lungs and picks up more oxygen, the hemoglobin molecules become unstuck, and the red blood cell returns to its normal shape. With each trip through the body and back to the lungs, the cell eventually weakens and can no longer function.

Red blood cells with sickle hemoglobin (also known as hemoglobin S), can sometimes clump together and obstruct tiny blood vessels that nourish muscle and organ tissues in the body. Organ tissues that have blood flow blockages may eventually become damaged. This causes many of the complications of sickle cell disease. HS

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Affirmative Action under Siege The United States Supreme Court is continuing its assault on affirmative action with its recent decision confirming the right of Michigan voters to deny students admission to college in the state on the basis of race.

Last week’s ruling caps more than a decade of upheaval in Michigan over affirmative action. In 1993, the Supreme Court struck down the University of Michigan’s undergraduate affirmative-action program because it added points for minority applicants is spite of the qualities they brought to the table. Meanwhile, the justices upheld the university’s law school program which made race one factor that helped determine an applicant’s eligibility for admission.

The six justices who sided with Michigan voters to prohibit admissions policies based on race in higher education, had different reasons for their positions, but this ruling is another stark reminder of how much the pendulum is swinging in the opposite direction on issues of race compared to the 1950s and ’60s.

There was a time when the Supreme Court could be depended on to consider the egregious disparities of race that have plagued this country for centuries and seek to protect the rights of minorities. Some experts talk about civil rights fatigue in the country and a conservative Supreme Court that asserts that America is now colorblind. Then there’s the notion embraced by Chief Justice John Roberts and others, that America has entered a post-racial period where the issues of race have dissipated.

As Roberts glibly explained in 2007, “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” And last year, when the Supreme Court struck down one provision of the Voting Rights Act he wrote that 50 years after passage of that legislation, things racially have changed dramatically enough to no longer necessitate the need for that provision and possibly the Act itself.

The Supreme Court has abrogated its role as the ultimate guarantor of equal justice and tossed out its judicial responsibility to minorities, and it has made it clear that non-whites must rely on their own efforts to correct obvious and hidden racial inequalities and seek redress elsewhere.

But as Justice Sonia Sotomayor so eloquently said in her searing dissent, race matters.

“In my colleagues’ view, examining the racial impact of legislation only perpetuates racial discrimination,” she said. “This refusal to accept the stark reality that race matters is regrettable. The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to speak openly and candidly on the subject of race, and to apply the Constitution with eyes open to the unfortunate effects of centuries of racial discrimination. As members of the judiciary tasked with intervening to carry out the guarantee of equal protection, we ought not sit back and wish away, rather than confront, the racial inequality that exists in our society. It is this view that works harm, by perpetuating the facile notion that what makes race matter is acknowledging the simple truth that race does matter.”

Need proof ? While the proportion of college-age African Americans in Michigan has increased, there has been a 25 percent decrease in minority representation in Michigan’s public universities and colleges.

One doesn’t have to look too far to see an American history replete with an abysmal record of widespread and systematic discrimination and institutional racism. Yet the majority ignores the reality that while legal discrimination is gone, racism, inequity and racial bias continue to flourish. Affirmative action is merely a means to level the playing field.

Roberts calls the differences between the majority and minority honest differences of opinion. Whatever the reason, we are stuck with a Supreme Court that is either naïve or cynical when it comes to issues of racial justice.

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P. Diddy Exemplifies Hard Work, Perseverance

The controversy surrounding Sean Combs, aka “P. Diddy,” as speaker for Howard University’s 146th commencement [“Sean Combs Controversy Lingers at Howard,” April 24-30 edition] is one of those gray areas where I’ve come across as many nods in his support as blatant “No’s.”

Mr. Combs dropped out of Howard after attending for two years in the late ’80s, but through determination and perseverance became a big achiever. He went from a hip hop artist who helped change the course of R&B music, to record company executive, actor and philanthropist. That means he apparently believed in himself and his dreams – which undoubtedly will be the message he conveys on Saturday, May 10.

However, those opposed to the entertainer and entrepreneur serving as Howard’s commencement speaker and being awarded an honorary degree, argue that his dropping out of school sends the wrong message to students who steadied the course to earn their degrees.

Well, Mr. Combs worked hard too – and really, other than his lack of a bachelor’s degree, the only thing that sets him apart from the students he’ll address, The Washington Informer

is the pot load of money he’s already made. Certainly, many of them will be aspiring for that as well.

I also think that choosing Mr. Combs brings that “umph!” to a commencement where the speech might otherwise have been delivered by yet another boring academic.

Go for it Mr. Combs. I can’t wait until they start calling you “Dr. P. Diddy!”

Chelsea Jones Washington, D.C.

Young People Must Join Race Discussion

In regard to the article, “Jamal-Harrison Bryant to Speak at Race Division Discussion,” published in the April 24-30 edition, I find it almost surreal that in 2014, we continue to talk about race relations.

Yet race division remains a center-stage topic, given the ongoing disproportionate rate of unemployment among blacks and the flip-flop state of the economy, which not only drives up the jobless numbers, but puts black families already struggling to live paycheck to paycheck, at risk of becoming homeless.

As Hazel Trice Edney, president of the Capital Press Club, so adeptly stated, racial atrocities

that include overwhelming percentages of black incarceration and lack of quality education, “have set off a level of urgency that cannot be ignored.”

I can only hope that the panel discussion, which will be led by the esteemed Baltimore clergyman, provides real solutions and opportunities to help eradicate these lingering social ills.

In doing so, I sincerely hope that the young people ages 21 to 35 who attend, walk away with an eye-opening understanding that if there’s work to be done, they, as our future movers and shakers, will have to get down in the trenches as well.

Donald Carter Washington, D.C.

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By James Clingman

Snitches Get Riches The saying that has been inculcated in the minds and lives of Blacks across this nation, “Snitches Get Stitches” came to mind as I watched a YouTube video with Yvette Carnell and Paschal Robert discussing Al Sharpton’s role as a New York mob snitch. Ever since the latest, albeit, not really new revelations about Sharpton emerged, I wondered how we would receive it and what, if anything, we

would do.

Since Sharpton is a highly visible, iconoclastic, activist and spokesperson for so many Black folks, why not use his snitching to our advantage? Murder and violent crime are running rampant in the so-called ‘hood; families are being torn apart by gun violence and left to grieve the loss of their loved ones. Our streets run red with the blood of our children as we cower in our homes, witnessing acts of murder but too scared to call Crime Stoppers, anonymously, and

identify the perpetrator – and get some cash money to boot.

The gang mantra, “Snitches Get Stitches,” works to our degradation and social deterioration. With Sharpton’s example, we could change our mantra to “Snitches Get Riches.” He has given us the model for doing the right thing when it comes to snitching; and he told on mob bosses, not neighborhood street thugs and small time hustlers. Al played in the big leagues of the snitching game, got rich and has been propelled into the strato-

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sphere of political elitism and media visibility.

I can see them now, billboards, TV ads, bumper stickers, t-shirts, all featuring Al’s picture, with the saying, “Snitches Get Riches!”

Below would be a direct quote from him: “I did what anybody would do…other than a thug…I cooperated…I did what was right.” Chicago could use that line of thinking (45 shootings and 10 dead during Easter weekend), as well as Cincinnati, Ohio, where a Black person is shot and/or killed nearly every night.

I think Al’s words could help start a snitching frenzy in the ‘hood. A lot of Black folks follow Sharpton; Why wouldn’t they follow him by snitching on murderers? Now that he has stood up in public and said it’s the right to do, his followers just might consider doing likewise.

You know how we like to “get paid!”

In addition to just giving speeches and leading marches, Sharpton could certainly use his

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By Julianne Malveaux

Supreme Court Continues to Limit Affirmative Action The Roberts Supreme Court decided recently that voters in the state of Michigan had the right to ban affirmative action policies in college admissions.

Michigan is one of many where mediocre White students challenge the fact that African American students, far more qualified than they, have been admitted to college. This has happened in Texas and California, among other states.

These challenges to affirmative action have roots in the 1976 Bakke case, where the 38-year-old Alan Bakke sued because his application to medical school was rejected and he felt that he was displaced in favor of a minority student. The Supreme Court ordered Bakke admitted to the University of California at Davis, and also ruled that affirmative action was permissible under law.

What bothers me most about these anti-affirmative action cas-

es is the implicit White skin privilege that compels them. College admissions are an art, not a science. Students whose parents contribute generously to a college get an edge. In the name of diversity, a student from California, regardless of race, may get a bit of an edge at Dartmouth or Columbia. A violist, newspaper editor, or budding sports star, might also get a break. Meanwhile obdurate and privileged Whites don’t go after these people. Their ire is directed toward

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African Americans and other people of color.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor got it completely right when she said that race still matters. When the Supreme Court upholds these anti-affirmative laws they deny history. Make it plain. The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, a scant 60 years ago. Affirmative action policies were developed shortly after that so that the formerly closed doors of academia could be opened. Affirmative action had a short shelf life be-

fore it was challenged in 1978, just 14 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act. The opponents of affirmative action say that the color blindness that the Civil Rights Act mandated prevents remediation from past discrimination. What about contemporary discrimination?

The University of Michigan, in its admissions policies, has evaluated students by a points system.

Students get extra

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By Raynard Jackson

Black Media Need Ownership – and Control With the continued consolidation going on within the media (radio, TV, newspapers), there is never-ending debate over the issue of ownership and diversity.

But how do you define ownership? Is ownership the issue or editorial control or both?

As members of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) like to remind me, Black media is by definition Black-owned and operated. The

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NNPA is composed of approximately 200 Black newspapers in the United States and the Virgin Islands. They have a combined readership of nearly 20 million and the organization also has a digital presence in BlackPressUSA.com, which enables newspapers to provide real time news and information to its national constituency.

There is no question that these newspapers are wholly owned and operated by Blacks, unlike media outlets such as The Grio, The Root, Essence magazine or

Black Entertainment Television (BET). These outlets are merely White media masquerading as Black-owned media. The Grio is owned by NBC, The Root is owned by the Washington Post, Essence is owned by Time, Inc., and BET is owned by Viacom.

Each of these outlets is run

by Black people who serve as the public face of their Whiteowned companies. Each of these outlet’s owners are all liberal and that seems to carry over into the work they produce…

So, with these corporate ownThe Washington Informer

ers and their designated staffers from these Black outlets all being politically liberal, there seems to be no thought or interest in diversity of views. For the most part, Blacks crave to inclusion and then turn around and excluded those who do not agree with them politically.

The Black operators have effectively created a false narrative that they represent the views of the Black community. Nothing could be further from the truth.

They represent the views of some of the Black community.

If you the Republican National Committee (RNC), it makes more sense to cultivate strong relationships and spend money with Black newspapers instead of those sickened by an identity crisis. The reason is quite simple.

Black newspapers are not beholden to white, corporate masters. Black newspaper owners are a better reflection of the true thinking within the Black community and their newspapers better reflect the full range of

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By Lee A. Daniels

Rancher Cliven Bundy and ‘The Negro’ As is typical of blowhards, Cliven Bundy, the conservative movement’s most recently defrocked hero/criminal, opened his mouth once too often. In doing so, the Nevada rancher revealed who he really is behind all the Stars-and-Stripes flag-waving and man-of-the-West rhetoric.

The man who has grazed his cattle on federal land for more than two decades but has refused to pay the minimal grazing fees the

government charges all ranchers (Bundy now owes about $1 million) is an arch-racist as well as a chiseler.

On Saturday, April 19, Bundy, speaking to a small group of his supporters – and, fortunately for the rest of us, a New York Times reporter and photographer – went off-message to hold forth on a number of topics, including race.

According to the Times, Bundy said: “I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro,” as he recalled driving

past a Las Vegas public housing project, “and in front of that government house the door was usually open and the older people and the kids – and there is always at least a half dozen people sitting on the porch – they didn’t have nothing to do. They didn’t have nothing for their kids to do. They didn’t have nothing for their young girls to do.”

Bundy didn’t stop there: “And because they were basically on government subsidy, so now what do they do? They abort their young children, they put

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their young men in jail, because they never learned how to pick cotton. And I’ve often wondered, are they better off as slaves, picking cotton and having a family life and doing things, or are they better off under government subsidy? They didn’t get no more freedom. They got less freedom.”

Did Cliven Bundy form those views just from driving past – once? twice? – a federally subsidized housing project where Black Americans live? Or did they come from the stew of rac-

ist notions that still have wide circulation in the political ideology – conservatism – Bundy claims to be an adherent.

Some of his well-known enablers among the conservative echo chamber of politicians, talk-show jockeys and pundits quickly distanced themselves from Bundy as soon as the Times story appeared. Others, doubling-down, claimed his racist views were irrelevant to what they asserted were his proper

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By Marian Wright Edelman

The Seed Experiment A perennial favorite science project from preschool on up is the “seed experiment.” That’s when a child plants identical seeds in two pots. She places the first pot inside a dark cupboard and leaves it there, and she puts the second one in a sunny spot and waters it every day. She waits to see what will happen. It’s very easy for even the youngest children to figure out that their seedlings need the basics – sunlight

and water – if they are going to survive and thrive.

The same is true for children, and “the basics” during children’s earliest years can have long lasting effects. Arloc Sherman, senior researcher at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and one of the contributors to the new Harvard Education Press book Improving the Odds for America’s Children, put it this way: “I think sometimes we forget to say how important for children’s futures the day-to-day basic assistance of food, cloth-

ing, shelter is . . . We’ve had help from the research community recently, striking studies that help make the case that when you just provide the basics, that’s one key cornerstone for children’s future success. So it’s not just that we’re meeting an important need – which would be enough in itself – but we’re also providing for opening future doors of opportunity.”

They tracked their progress from the 1960s and 1970s into adulthood, comparing them to similar children who didn’t have

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access to food stamps. The results showed the power of nutrition: the children who had access to food stamps were less likely to have stunted growth, be obese, or have heart disease as adults – and the positive effects weren’t just health-related.

One of the largest differences was that children in families with food stamps were 18 percent more likely to graduate from high school.

This echoes other studies on the positive effects of federal nutrition programs that found

needy children who received food assistance before age five were in better health as adults and girls who received food assistance were more likely to complete more schooling, earn more money, and not rely on safety net programs as adults.

The case for providing the basics for all children in America is hard to refute. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 2.2 million children were lifted out of poverty by the Supplemental

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By Askia Muhammad

Washington and D.C., ‘Double Trouble’ The people who “reside” in Washington, D.C. are living in a world of trouble – double trouble to be precise.

Lawless, gunslinging cowboys like Nevada cattle farmer Cliven Bundy who has cheated the federal government out of fees he owes for grazing his herd on federal land literally hates “Washington.” He said he does not recognize the government’s authority. He calls himself a

“sovereign citizen” and invited a bunch of rowdy, gun-toting, fellow anarchists like himself to help him protect his lawless status in a gunfight, if necessary with the Bureau of Land Management which wanted to enforce a lien on his cattle.

Unfortunately many federal officials, like Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and others, agree with Bundy and also hate Washington, even though they live and work here. Government officials may in fact “live” in Washington, but they don’t “reside” here be-

cause they represent states and districts all over the U.S., where they officially reside.

Until Bundy slipped and said he thinks “Negroes” might be better off in slavery, picking cotton, many Washington haters who are also officials here, were in virtual ideological lock-step with Bundy, which brings us to the other part of this equation, which the Bundys of the world love to hate – the District of Columbia.

Congress, which has absolute Constitutional authority (much

of which has been delegated to locally elected officials in recent years) over the territory in which the federal seat of government is located – D.C. – also hates “the District.” The United States is the only major power in the world which does not grant the citizens of its capital city, a vote in the national legislature. The residents of the District pay taxes but they don’t have a vote in either the House of Representatives or the Senate.

So there are a lot of people all over the country who hate

Washington, because they resent the poor job of national governance which goes on here. A lot of people also hate the District of Columbia because the residents are plagued by “The Three Toos.” D.C.’s population is “Too Black; Too Liberal; and Too Democratic.”

The right-wing, “anti-Washington” rhetoric is not about D.C., that’s separate. It’s about a resentment of federal authority over “states’ rights.” The feder-

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Six hundred fans of Milton “Go-Go Mickey” Freeman packed the Howard Theatre in Northwest on April 12 to celebrate the musician’s birthday. Many of his fans chant his name when he performs. /Photo by Stacey R. Palmer

Conga Player Reflects on Storied Career

By Sam P.K. Collins W.I. Contributing Writer @sampkcollins His name has become synonymous with go-go.

Since breaking into the industry more than 30 years ago, Milton “GoGo Mickey” Freeman has emerged as one of its leading musicians. His unique drumming patterns are time tested and he has a loyal following of fans, many of whom still chant his name when he performs.

“I did things on the congas that others tried to emulate,” said Freeman, 47, who now performs with the go-go band Familiar Faces. “Many conga players would not put themselves out there. I was not afraid to experiment and mess up. Many times, the great music people heard when I was onstage was nothing more than what I practiced at home,” said Freeman, who lives in Northeast.

Freeman received a GoGo Honors Lifetime Achievement Award and industry colleagues announced a D.C. Council Resolution that recognized him for his contributions to the genre during his birthday celebration at the Howard Theatre in Northwest last month.

More than 600 guests purchased $40 tickets and listened to remarks from Freeman’s friends, family, and colleagues before grooving to the sounds of the Reality Band, Ayre

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Milton “Go-Go Mickey” Freeman performed with the popular D.C. band Rare Essence for decades. /Courtesy Photo

Rayde and Familiar Faces throughout the evening on April 12.

Freeman, who celebrated his actual birthday on April 2, tapped on the congas during Familiar Faces’ set.

His three sons, Milton “Lil’ Mick” Freeman, III, Brion “B.J.” Scott, and Malik Freeman, later joined him on the stage, pounding the rolling toms, a hollow drum set that’s used to create the bounce beat, a rhythm often heard in contemporary go-go.

Freeman considered the celebration at the Howard Theatre another night on the job in a city he’s always called home.

Rare Essence appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Milton “Go-Go Mickey” Freeman (first row, left) started playing congas as a teenager. /Courtesy Photo

“I get my energy from the people,” said Freeman. “While I like going on the road [and showing people in other places our sound], there’s nothing like home. I want to keep playing in D.C. I’m one of the few artists still playing go-go music from our era.”

Music has been a part of Freeman’s life since the age of two when his parents, Mickey Freeman, Sr., a guitarist, and Chicquita Hawkins, a singer, purchased a drum set for their only son. While relatives often recalled seeing Freeman banging on tables at home, his interest in go-go piqued during visits to Emery RecThe Washington Informer

reation Center in Northwest with a friend to see the Pump Blenders perform.

Freeman later started a go-go band of his own with two childhood friends at what was then known as Holy Name Catholic School in Northeast. The group, called Ebony Funk, performed during their 8th grade graduation ceremony and disbanded shortly after. Freeman’s aspirations, however, didn’t fizzle. He joined the Reality Band a year later in 1982 after showing band members his skills on the congas at the Washington Coliseum in Northwest.

“As a child that wanted to play music, joining the Reality Band was a big move,” said Freeman. “Not too many 14-year-olds were playing in local clubs. Any young person would love that opportunity. But Rare Essence was always the biggest band in the city. People thought that I would eventually play for them.”

After stints with the Reality Band, Redds and the Boys, and the Ayre Rayde Band, Freeman joined Rare Essence in 1984, after getting the thumbs up from Quentin “Footz” Davidson, a founding member of the band. While many knew of Freeman’s talent, it wasn’t until a fan circulated a recording of Rare Essence’s 1985 performance at Sidwell Friends School in Northwest that Freeman gained a huge following among gogo listeners.

The unassuming musician continued to make a name for himself as a member of Rare Essence for the next 27 years, displaying an ability to create distinctive rhythms on the congas while keeping in sync with the other percussionists in the band. In 1991, he released a solo instrumental album titled “It Gets No Rougher” on Liaison Records, unveiling new techniques and forever cementing his reputation as a visionary artist.

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“Mickey’s always been an innovative performer,” said Andre “Whiteboy” Johnson, another founding member of Rare Essence. He met Freeman through his brother in 1983 when the conga player attended what was then Mackin High School in Northwest.

“It took me a while to wrap my head around the beats that he created. He always knew what he wanted

to do and that was what we needed.

He’s always thinking of a different way to make [music]. That’s what has helped him stay relevant to this day,” said Johnson, the band’s guitarist who lives in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Freeman left Rare Essence in 2012 and joined Familiar Faces, performing alongside his former band mates Donnell “D-Floyd” Floyd, Derek “DP” Paige, Eric “Bojack” Butler, and Kimberly “Ms. Kim” Graham. His first performance at Martini’s Restaurant and Lounge in Fort Washington, Maryland attracted hundreds of go-go fans that danced and clapped their hands as he beat on the congas in his trademark sleeveless T-shirt.

D. Floyd, Familiar Faces’ lead saxophonist, said that Freeman’s reputation as a veteran conga player boosted the band’s profile among go-go listeners.

“Mickey, being one of the greatest ever, allows us to stake claim that

we have a few legends in our band,” said Floyd, 49. “He’s the best percussionist playing today and gives us an opportunity to reach young people.

His beats keep people coming back to go-go. We like to take our R&Bstyled songs and make them aggressive and no one is more aggressive than Go-Go Mickey. He’s our Allen Iverson on the fast break,” said Floyd who lives in Temple Hills, Maryland.

Freeman has no plans of slowing down. Last year, Latin Percussion Records approached the conga player and he announced plans to produce an album with two of his sons.

“I tell people that I’m willing to [play the congas for] 10 more years,” said Freeman. “If God gives me more than that, I’ll do it. Music is my life. It’s in me. Whatever comes up, I want to play. No matter the genre, I want to keep playing. It doesn’t have to be go-go, but I want to keep going,” he said with a grin. WI

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Sean Bani Yisrael and Greg Markell Lawrence attended various events throughout the country to develop their palates and their noses to help them understand the complexities of an industry that isn’t for the faint of heart.

An unexpected wine tasting experience during a dinner outing turned the interest of the lifelong friends who hail from Ohio into a passion.

“We didn’t have any formal training or experience in winemaking, but we wanted to start something that wouldn’t be a norm for African-American entrepreneurs, so we decided on wine,” said Yisrael, 40.

“One night we were out to dinner with our wives and my partner Greg and I were talking … we’re always thinking about business,” he said.

“We are always looking for something to do and, what’s interesting is that we never [indulged] until we got into the wine business.”

Their entrée into the world of winemaking occurred in 2007.

While in Ohio, the two men launched their business, the Markell-Bani Fine Wines and Sparkling Beverage Company, before Yisrael moved to the nation’s capital in 2008.

Five year later, Yisrael successfully applied for a liquor license in Maryland and the partners said they plan to expand their still fledgling wine business.

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vors and each is named after our daughters. We have Demera Blanc and Aniyah Rouge,” Yisrael said.

“Demera Blanc is a unique blend of sweet tropical and citrus fruits that has flavor and body that can be appreciated by everyone. Then, there is Aniyah Rogue, which is made from luscious Concord grapes and it has a sweet and smooth taste that makes it perfect to enjoy with a nice meal or alone.”

Now, in their first official year of sales for their products, Yisrael and Lawrence are seeking to grow their brand, particularly in the Greater Washington, D.C. area.

Already, their label has prominent placement in the Cincinnati, Ohio market and Markell-Bani is the featured house wine at the historic Blue Wisp Jazz Club in the Riverfront City.

“My expectations are for Markell-Bani to be one of the premier wine brands in the country,” said Lawrence, 42, an Ohio police officer.

“I am ecstatic to be a part of something that has so much potential and class. I feel that our company defines who we are, so with that being said, we must continue to strive for perfection. The only way to predict the future is to create the future and Markell-Bani Fine Wines represents the future.”

The journey hasn’t been easy, the men said.

The friends have recently traveled to vineyards and they’ve participated in wine showcases around the world. They said they’ve also continued to educate themselves about the art of winemaking.

“We felt like Tiger Woods early on in this,” Yisrael said.

“It seemed that we were the only African Americans doing this or showing an interest in doing this, but we wanted to be successful.”

The duo eventually produced their first case of wine in 2007 while at a micro-winery in Cincinnati, where Lawrence had been invited to learn the process of winemaking. Family and friends immediately snapped up the first two or three cases the men produced and they said they haven’t looked back.

Together, they conceived the idea of a golden crest for the design that adorns their bottles of wine. Before long, their wines, which also include Blackberry Merlot, Kiwi Pear Sauvignon Blanc, and Rose’, hit store shelves in the D.C. metropolitan area.

“It’s important to us that we build a brand that’s not based on trends, but the quality of the product itself,” Lawrence said.

To help distinguish their brand, which starts at $10 per bottle, Lawrence and Yisrael also decided to package their wine in recyclable bottles, earning them the distinction as the first African-American winemakers to place their products in sustainable containers.

“That’s the only way to predict and have some control over the future,” Yisrael said. “That is, to create it yourself.”WI For more information about Yisrael and Lawrence’s products, visit www.markellbani.com.

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By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer Everything can change in an instant.

That’s how it goes: one minute, you’re on a good path and the next minute, you’re heading in another direction. The game-changer might be something small, something you never noticed before – or, as you’ll see in “Black and White: The Way I See It” by Richard Williams (with Bart Davis), it could be something huge.

Throughout his years, Richard Williams almost died several times. The first was when his laboring mother nearly lost her life and her son en route to a Shreveport, Louisiana, hospital that accepted “Negroes.”

That was an inauspicious beginning to Williams’ angry childhood, which grew worse due to an absent father and a mother’s struggle to raise her children in poverty. Those – and ever-present racism – were things young Williams noticed. He decided that he wasn’t going to live like his mother, who accepted her lot in life.

From the time he was a preschooler, he fought the people and the situations surrounding him – even when they were good: his mother found a white man who offered help, but Williams refused it. He started getting into trouble, insisting that he was the man of the house, and he gave up childhood pleasures even though he was barely old enough to be in grade school.

Before he was a teenager, he decided he

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ARIES When Venus moves into your sign this Friday, you’ll be the belle of the ball! Not only will you enjoy a phase of extra special magnetism, you’ll have little trouble getting exactly what you want in matters of the heart. Be sure to flirt a little more and make the first move if you have a crush on someone new. It’ll be difficult for anyone to resist your charms. Enjoy this edge until May 28!

TAURUS A Solar Eclipse in your sign this Tuesday will be positive news for you in your personal endeavors and in the relationship department. If you’re ready to begin a new chapter in your partnership, this eclipse will certainly help you achieve that. Overall, you and your partner will have an easy time agreeing to whatever changes need to happen or any decisions you need to make. On Friday, however, you might have one hiccup in this department. Don’t worry, it won’t last long.

wasn’t going to pick cotton, either, but he would do what he perceived would even the score of racism. He practiced running, fast, which allowed him to escape when approached by white men with clubs. He stole increasing larger things, lied, scrapped, and resisted. More than anything, he hated – white people, other black people, his situation, poverty, everything.

Knowing that he had to leave Shreveport, Williams made his way to Chicago, but that wasn’t a better place. He headed back to Louisiana, then decided to find his fortune in California. He studied and worked, planned and built a business and worked some more.

And then three things turned his life around: a “beautiful” woman and two children named Venus and Serena.

“Black and White” is one huge surprise of a book.

For the first half, author Richard Williams (with Bart Davis) rants and roams: the anger is so shockingly strong that it pulses from each page and, much like his daughters’ tennis volleys, the story goes back and forth until you’re dizzy. There are also 70-year-old quotes that are inherently fiction and parts you won’t even want to read, including a gruesome bit about digging in his mother’s grave.

But then this book abruptly switches, focusing like a laser.

Williams hones in on tennis, his decision to raise two stars in the sport, and his 75page plan to make it happen. This second half of his story is amazing, in part because it contrasts so highly with the angry and scattered first half.

Overall, this isn’t a bad book, but it should be approached with caution and openness.

Know that, and “Black and White: The Way I See It” might serve you well.WI

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GEMINI You might have a shot at meeting someone new and exciting. On Friday, love planet Venus will enter the area of your chart that rules your social world. It’s possible you’ll spend time with friends or in a group setting, and you could meet someone you find to be quite dynamic. You might also decide to create an online dating profile, and from now until May 28 there are indications your efforts could be met with success.

CANCER Social opportunities might lead to tension in your love life. On Tuesday, you might join a group or organization that interests you. Or, you might meet up with someone you quickly develop a friendship with due to your similar interests. By Friday, however, it appears as if your sweetheart will express verbal disapproval about you spending more time with this person or at group meetings than you would have expected. Perhaps he or she is feeling insecure because you share common ground with someone else. Reassure your lover.

LEO You’re looking to expand your horizons with a lover or broaden your perspective on love. After Friday this will be especially clear, thanks to Venus moving into the part of your chart that rules “the big picture.” You might decide to travel overseas with your sweetheart any time from Friday until May 28. You might also meet a new romantic interest in another part of the world, or this person might be from a culture or religion different than your own. Invite your lover to teach you a thing or two starting this week. You’ll certainly be eager to learn!

VIRGO After Friday, you and your mate will be ready to bring sexy back. Expect a major boost in your intimate life, thanks to Venus entering your 8th House of Transformative Sexual Encounters. You’ll have an easy time revealing yourself, body and soul, to the one you love from Friday until May 28. In addition, if married, you may hear happy news about your spouse’s income. Also, if you have high hopes for a first date, try to schedule it near Tuesday. It looks promising!

LIBRA Life should certainly begin to calm down this week, much to your relief. The last several weeks have likely been life-altering, in at least one major area of your world. After Friday, however, you can anticipate an opportunity to restore peace and balance in your close relationships. If married or in a committed partnership, you and your mate will likely enjoy a cycle of harmony that lasts until May 28. If you’ve endured a recent breakup, things may turn from acrimonious to much more amicable.

SCORPIO Whether you’re single or attached, there’s promising news in the romance department for everyone this week! First, on Tuesday, a gorgeous Solar Eclipse will fall in your partnership sector. You and someone close may decide to commit to one another, either by getting engaged, married or even moving in together. Or, if you’re already hitched, it’s possible you and your spouse will begin a new venture together. It looks promising! If single, after Friday you and a coworker might explore the potential of an office romance.

SAGITARIUS Your love life will certainly heat up after Friday! Venus will enter your romance sector, where she’ll remain until May 28. During this time you can anticipate redhot dating adventures with someone special. If single, you don’t want to waste this fabulous energy. Be sure to get yourself “out there,” meeting and mingling with new people. If attached, you’ll enjoy a special phase of extra romantic, flirty fun!

CAPRICORN Are you ready for a delicious romantic experience? This Tuesday, a brilliant Solar Eclipse will fall in your true love sector, opening up the door for new love to come your way. You might meet someone who shares your knack for handling money or other practical matters. This person will also likely have a talent using his or her senses in an extraordinary way. Perhaps your new paramour will be an amazing singer, chef, builder or artisan. Whatever skills this person will possess, you’ll surely adore him or her even more because of them.

AQUARIUS Communication with your lover will improve dramatically this week. On Friday, Venus will enter your message sector, where she’ll remain until May 28. You’ll have an extra dose of grace and charm in all of your conversations with your sweetheart -- and anyone else! If you have an important decision to make about your love life or with your partner, do so after Venus has entered this part of your chart. You’ll collaborate easily and talk any difficulty through until you reach harmony.

PISCES If there’s one thing you and your partner will agree on after Friday, it’s money. Venus will enter the area of your chart that rules possessions, your talents and earned income, remaining there until May 28. During these weeks you might work with your sweetheart on an idea to monetize one of your special gifts. You’ll receive exceptional support and encouragement from your lover during this time as it relates to you cultivating your talents. How wonderful!

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University of the District of Columbia Announces Hiring of Rodger Colbert Courtesy of the UDC Sports Department

Head coach Scott Urick has announced the hiring of Rodger Colbert as the assistant men’s lacrosse coach at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) on May 1.

“I am thrilled at the addition of Rodger Colbert to the UDC men’s lacrosse coaching staff,” Urick said. “Rodger is a former teammate of mine and a longtime friend. I have the utmost respect for him as a coach and educator.

I know he will do a terrific job of helping us reach our goals both on and off the field.”

Colbert, who served as a volunteer assistant lacrosse coach at UDC this season, will continue his duties as defensive coordinator, and he will assist with recruiting, practices, and all day-to-day operations of the men’s lacrosse program. The Firebirds won three games in the program’s inaugural season this spring, including two East Coast Conference victories.

Before UDC, Colbert gained extensive coaching, academic and administrative experience. Since last fall, he has served as the founder and director of Rigor

Commitment Discipline Courage Lacrosse Prep, Inc. – a nonprofit organization that partners with communities to provide quality mentoring and coaching to potential lacrosse players. In that capacity, he works as the elective school course leader for 6th and 7th grade students at City Neighbors-Hamilton in Baltimore, Maryland and as team trainer in the fall and winter for St. Peter’s Prep High School in Jersey City, New Jersey and Moorestown Friends School in Moorestown, New Jersey.

A New Jersey native, Colbert also works with Tri-State Lacrosse – an All-Star lacrosse organization located in Hightstown and Wayne, New Jersey.

Since 2012 he has served as the director of guidance/secondary school counselor and the director of Rising Sophomore Lacrosse.

At Tri-State Lacrosse, Colbert researches and initiates potential college and secondary school visits for student-athletes, coordinates campus visits with college and high school lacrosse coaches, conducts small group and individual lacrosse training as well as lacrosse coach training and supervises four lacrosse teams and a 10-person coaching staff.

On the academic side, Colbert served as a principal intern at Dorchester Academy – a district public school in Boston, Massachusetts – from 2011 to 2012. He also worked at St. Paul’s School – an independent boarding high school in Concord, New Hampshire – as the coordinator of multicultural programming (2007-2011) and a math instructor (2008-2011).

Colbert also spent five years working at his alma mater – The Peddie School – an independent boarding high school in Hightstown, New Jersey. There he served as the assistant director of admissions and coordinator of multicultural recruitment.

Colbert gained extensive coaching experience while working at these various high schools.

He started out serving as the defensive coordinator for the Ridgewood High School varsity lacrosse team in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where he helped guide the team to a 16-2 record and a New Jersey State runner-up finish.

At Peddie, he was a co-coach of the freshmen-sophomore football team (2002-2003), head boys’ freshmen lacrosse coach (2003), head junior varsity bas-

The University of the District of Columbia named Rodger Colbert assistant men’s lacrosse coach earlier this month. /Photo courtesy of the University of the District of Columbia

ketball coach (2002-03), assistant varsity basketball coach (2004) and head varsity lacrosse coach (2004-07). He also coached varsity lacrosse from 2008-2011 and was an assistant varsity football and junior varsity basketball coach at St. Paul’s.

A former high school and college All-American at The Peddie School (1997) and Georgetown University (2001), Colbert was picked 12th in the

2001 Major League Lacrosse Draft and played for the Bridgeport Barrage, New Jersey Pride and Boston Cannons over his six-year career. He captained three sports teams at Peddie in 1997 and captained the Hoyas lacrosse team his senior year in 2001. Colbert has a Masters of Education in School Leadership from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (2012).WI

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Having surprised many in the basketball world by the ease in which they dispatched the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 2014 NBA playoffs, the Washington Wizards continue their improbable march toward glory this week with a 102-96 victory over the top-seeded Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their best-of-7 semifinals series.

After posting a conference high 56 victories during the regular season, the Pacers have their hands full with the upstart Wizards, who won another playoff game on the road on Monday, May 5 in Indiana.

“As a die-hard fan, you really don’t care who your team plays as long as they are in the playoffs, but I have to say I was hoping that we got the Hawks,” said Eli Teel, a longtime Wizards’ fan who lives in Temple Hills, Maryland.

“But, the fact is, we are still playing better than the Pacers right now and I think we can take them out and move on, possibly to the Finals,” said Teel, 39, who offered a prediction that Washington would defeat Indiana in six games.

After a convincing five game series win over heavily favored Chicago, fans and players alike are filled with confidence that this year’s postseason can swiftly become one of the most memorable in the franchise’s history.

Many said the five days of rest and preparation before the Indiana series served the Wizards well.

“Anytime you can get a few days off at such a critical time, it’s important. Plus, you have to factor in that the Pacers struggled during the last couple of months of the regular season and they struggled against the Hawks, who barely made the playoffs,” said Jason Cooper, a Northwest resident who said he’s been a Washington fan all of his life, including when they were called the Bullets in the years before 1997 when then-owner, the late Abe Pollin, changed the team’s name to the Wizards.

“It seems guys like John Wall and Bradley Beal are peaking at the right time, so I think we can take this series in six or seven games,” said Cooper, 48.

After the Wizards finished off the Bulls in Chicago on April 29, Coach Randy Wittman gave the The Washington Informer

Washington Wizards John Wall and Evan Turner of the Indiana Pacers. The current series between the Wizards and the Pacers mark the first time since 2005 that the two athletes who were picked No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in the same NBA Draft are going head to head in the playoffs. /Courtesy Photos

team a day off on April 30.

Wittman then permitted the squad to carry on with individual workouts on Thursday, May 1, before he resumed regular practice sessions on Friday, May 2.

Wittman, 54, said he didn’t want the lack of action to stifle the team’s momentum after the Bulls’ series, which resulted in the Wizards advancing to the second round for the first time in a decade.

“Whether you like rest or you want to keep going, we don’t have a choice,” Wittman said.

“We’ll do what we have to do to take advantage of these days.”

Game 2 of the Wizards and Pacers series tipped off in Indiana late on Wednesday, May 7.

The teams arrive at the Verizon Center in Northwest for Game 3 on Friday, May 9 and for Game 4 on Sunday, May 11.

Game 5, if necessary, will be in Indiana on Tuesday, May 13, while the teams are scheduled to return to D.C. for a possible Game 6 on Thursday, May 15.

Providing a Game 7 is necessary, it will be held in Indiana on Sunday, May 18.

Adding further intrigue, the series marks the first time since 2005 that the No. 1 and 2 picks from the same draft will face off in the playoffs.

The Wizards chose point guard Wall with the top overall pick in the 2010 draft while the Pacers picked shooting guard

Evan Turner second.

“Should be a great series,” said Wall, 23, whose averaging 18.8 points per game, 6.8 assists, and 2.2 steals so far during the 2014 playoffs.

While the Pacers appeared to have made strides toward righting their troubled ship against the Hawks, several NBA experts predicted that the Wizards will likely win the series because they have more offensive talent and Indiana’s point guard George Hill won’t be able to stay in front of the speedy Wall.

Also, Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal indicated that he and his teammates remain up for the challenge of playing against the top-seeded Pacers.

“Locked in,” Beal, 20, wrote on Twitter following the Pacers Game 7 victory over the Hawks which set up the Wizards-Indiana series.

Reportedly, members of the Chicago Bull have joined a growing number of NBA fans and experts in singing the Wizards’ praises.

“They had no holes on that team and a lot of talent,” said Joakim Noah, the Bulls All-Star big man. “[They have] young guys. A lot of veterans and guys that have been there before and you’ve got to give that team a lot of credit,” said Noah, 29. “They came in and they deserved [to win].”WI

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12 Things That Make Men Rich Willingness to Share One’s Blessings with Others: Principle No. 7 “He who has not learned the blessed art of sharing has not learned the true path of happiness, for happiness comes only by sharing.” Remember the Parable of the Talents in scripture. Well the ones who used their talents received rewards, and the one who hid his talent and refused to share had his taken away.

Scripture also reminds us how it’s more blessed to give than to receive. And it says that when we serve Him, we will become the lender and not the borrower.

“And let it be also remembered that the space one occupies in the hearts of his fellow men is determined precisely by the service he renders through some form of sharing his blessings.”

One writer penned the following comment of which I totally agree. He said … “So, the true road to happiness is by sharing one’s own blessings. Material things yes, but we are really working on our own happiness when we give of the unseen things: ‘Greet everyone with a smile.’”

When you leave your home to go to work or wherever you must go, leave with a smile in your heart which will show on your face. Feel good about the day, and your feelings will be revealed to others as they see you coming with a smile on your face.

Respond to people with love in your heart; if there’s no love in your heart, anger or some other response will greet the people you meet. Meditate, pray and connect to the Lord and to the universe

before you leave your home each day. Get yourself balanced so you can share your best self with others.

Go the extra mile in everything you do. At work, purposely do more than you’re paid to do.

Come in early and stay late when you can. You may be surprised at how a promotion comes your way because of your willingness to share of yourself and your time, without expecting extra pay.

Forgive easily, a must. Always forgive those who have hurt you; and when you can share your blessings with them and with others, do so. You wouldn’t bring a treat to work and share with everyone except the one person who hurt you. No, you would share with all, freely.

Be kind to people that serve you. Be willing to tip waiters, parking garage attendants and others if you can afford to do so.

They don’t make very much money and a couple dollars for those of us who are blessed will only yield you more blessings when you share willingly.

Always try to be grateful, bite your tongue before you criticize a person or a situation. It’s so easy for most of us to look for the problem that we think someone else is causing. In order to ensure the good that’s coming your way, you must change that bad habit.

Now, you can appreciate that person by complimenting the good they bring to the universe. That individual will feel good and will be even more willing to share

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RELIGION RELIGION BAPTIST

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL

Pilgrim Baptist Church

Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Pilgrim Baptist Church

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

Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

Schedule of Services: Sunday School – 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 AM Communion Service – First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study – Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org e-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org

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

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

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

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

Twelfth Street Christian Church

Campbell AME Church Reverend Daryl K. Kearney, Pastor

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

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

Sunday Worship Service 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School 9:15am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7;00pm TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm gsccm.administration@verizon.net

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

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Crusader Baptist Church

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

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

“God is Love”

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

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

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

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

Third Street Church of God

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

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

Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.”

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

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

5101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor

Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE Washington, DC 20020

Rev. John W. Davis, Pastor

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor

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

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

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

Church of Living Waters

52 Years of Expert Engraving Services

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

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Advertise Your Church services here: call Ron Burke at

202-561-4100 or email rburke@washingtoninformer.com Zion Baptist Church

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Israel Baptist Church

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

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

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

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

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

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

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

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

St. Luke Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

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

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

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

Advertise Your Church services here: call Ron Burke at

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

Advertise Your Church services here: call Ron Burke at

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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

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

Salem Baptist Church

Emmanuel Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

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

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

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

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

Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Christ Embassy DC

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

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

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

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

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

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator

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

New Members Class 9:30a.m.

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

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

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

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 A.M.

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

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

Peace Baptist Church

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836

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

Sunday Morning Worship Service 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:50am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Services: Sunday Worship 11 AM Sunday School 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study - Wed. 7 PM “A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”

“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address pbcexec@verizon.net

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

1864-2014

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working....

And We Are Working With GOD

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

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

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

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

Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m.

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

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

150 Years of Service

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

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

Prayer Services: Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

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

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LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

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

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

Administration No. 2014 ADM 220

Administration No. 2014 ADM 345

William E. Davis, Jr. aka William Davis aka William E. Davis Decedent Ronald Dixon Bynum & Jenkins 1010 Cameron Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ronald Dixon, whose address is Bynum & Jenkins, 1010 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of William E. Davis, Jr. aka William Davis aka William E. Davis, who died on April 3, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 24, 2014 . 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 October 24, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: April 24, 2014 Ronald Dixon Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014 ADM 35

Mattie W. Dudley aka Mattie Dudley Decedent James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Alton R. Dudley, whose address is 12929 Vicar Woods Lane, Bowie, MD 20720, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mattie W. Dudley aka Mattie Dudley, who died on July 26, 2009 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 24, 2014. 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 October 24, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Administration No. 2014 ADM 375 John H. Miles, Jr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joan B. Miles, whose address is 157 Uhland Terr., NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of John H. Miles, Jr., who died on November 11, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 1, 2014. 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 November 1, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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. 2013 ADM 1288

Administration No. 2014 ADM 430

Sadie Williams Decedent

Euriel Robinson Decedent

Colline Silvera c/o Robinson Kirlew & Associates, PC 7731 Belle Point Drive Greenbelt, MD 20770 Attorney

Evelyn C. Parchment, Esq. 7826 Eastern Ave., NW, Suite 410 Washington, DC 20012 Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Debra A. Garner, whose address is 6606 Landsdale St., District Height, MD 20747, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Sadie Williams, who died on June 4, 2012 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 1, 2014. 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 November 1, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Tharol A. Douglas, whose address is 7994 Steam Walk Way, Chesapeake Brach, MD 20732, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Euriel Robinson, who died on March 9, 2014 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 8, 2014. 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 November 8, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: May 1, 2014

Date of first publication: May 8, 2014

Alton R. Dudley Personal Representative

Joan B. Miles Personal Representative

Debra A. Garner Personal Representative

Tharol A. Douglas Personal Representative

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

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014 ADM 383

Matthew F. Shannon, Esq. 1420 N Street, NW, Suite 102 Washington, DC 20005 Attorney

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Sean Kristopher Montague & Pierre Jacques Montague, Co-Personal Representatives, whose address is 1514 Newton Street, NE, Washington, DC 20017, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Kristie Delois Montague, who died on February 1, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 1, 2014. 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 November 1, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Administration No. 2014 ADM 416

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Keisha Bowe, whose address is 1532 Kenilworth Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Shaniece Robinson, who died on July 18, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 8, 2014. 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 November 8, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: May 8, 2014

Lyle W. Gray Personal Representative

Sean Kristopher Montague Pierre Jacques Montague Personal Representative

Keisha Bowe Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2014 ADM 423 Rose Ann Wise Decedent

Shaniece Robinson Decedent

Date of first publication: May 1, 2014

Date of first publication: May 1, 2014

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

Date of first publication: May 1, 2014

Kristie Delois Montague Decedent

Lyle W. Gray, whose address is 1813 Upshur Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Cordelia R. Gray, who died on November 15, 2013 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 1, 2014. 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 November 1, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Date of first publication: April 24, 2014

Cordelia R. Gray Decedent

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Peter D. Antonoplos, Esq. 815 15th Street, NW, Suite 501 Washington, DC 20005 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gregory Wise, whose address is 4331 Telfair Blvd., Unit E420, Campsprings, MD 20746, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Rose Ann Wise, who died on November 25, 2013 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 8, 2014. 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 November 8, 2014, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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CLINGMAN continued from Page 22 professed gravitas in the ‘hood to make sure murderers are caught.

With his influence, he could be the leader of a real movement – not just an event. Leading movements requires much more commitment than leading mere events. And what we need in this country is a snitching movement. Considering how close Al is to Barack Obama, maybe he could get the prez to speak on behalf of snitching too.

There was a terrific piece in the Michigan Citizen, titled, “Sharpton Fan Club,” by Sam Riddle, political director for the Michigan National Action Network (NAN). He wrote, “…Sharpton has built a fan club not a movement. Strong local NAN chapters such as Michigan NAN must carry the movement torch…The ingredients of a movement are of stern stuff, not dependent on cameras and adoration…Campaigning by press

MALVEAUX continued from Page 22 points if they have participated in Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. How many high schools in troubled Detroit, have access to these classes? Yet the people of Detroit pay taxes to support a college that discriminates against them/ When the anti-affirmative action crowd talks about fairness do they take this into consideration?

When University of Michigan admits do not reflect the demographics of Detroit, aren’t the Whites who attempt to dominate the welfare recipients of the state? The attempt for fairness is misplaced when anti-affirmative action proponents want people of color to pay for a university system that gives White people preferential treatment.

In a few weeks we will commemorate the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. While it took some time

JACKSON continued from Page 22 thinking within the Black community. Do you really think it is a coincidence that these Black outlets that are owned by white corporations are aggressively pushing a homosexual agenda or amnesty for illegals? This is in keeping with the agendas of these corporations.

You do not see these issues pushed within Black newspa-

conference is no campaign but serial photo-op ravaging. People in pain deserve much more to relieve their condition. So old informant revelations don’t really hurt the fan base of one whose fans just want to make sure they can be in touch with the man on the screen. Celebrity activists ought to be required to plant and tend a garden with real dirt to work so they can see how to grow stuff, and learn that those cameras don’t grow anything but energy depleting ego.” Riddle’s observations say more about the “fans” than about Sharpton.

Obama will be gone in two years, and the White House will be white again. Will Al Sharpton still be our Black political inside man? Will he have started a real movement that will sustain us no matter who occupies the White House? Maybe a “Snitches Get Riches” campaign is a great start to an initiative to help Black people assuage violence and build an economic foundation.

Don’t fret, “Little” Al, as he is now known, will be fine. He’s a real playa. Having survived and thrived for three decades doing his “thing,” and ending up being best buds with the POTUS, one day he will ride off into the sunset, laughing all the way to his retirement villa in the Caribbean, and singing, “Everybody plays the fool,” or maybe, “It takes a fool to learn.” When he gets settled and starts reminiscing, he’ll change to “What a fool believes” and “Chain of fools.”

Maybe he’ll even write a new song, titled, “Snitches Get Riches.” Uh oh, I feel a new political line-dance comin’ on. “To the left, to the right, jump back, turn around; now snitch, now snitch…” WI Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation’s most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati and can be reached through his Web site, blackonomics.com.

for Brown to be implemented, it was a Supreme Court decision that opened doors to equal education for those who have been discriminated against. With the most recent affirmative action case, the Supreme Court has chosen to slam doors in the face of those who have experienced historical discrimination.

This Supreme Court, collectively, has behaved no better than Southern night riders who would stop at nothing too exclude African Americans from participation in education, voting, or owning property. This court is no better than the administrators at the University of Georgia who denied Charlayne Hunter Gault and Hamilton Holmes admission, despite their qualifications. This court has legalized educational segregation, and Sonia Soyomayor’s blistering attack on her colleagues reflects the sentiments of millions of people who are tired of this court trampling on their rights and history.

Justice John Roberts is 59 years old. He attended college when long excluded people of color were admitted because of race-conscious policies. What are his resentments toward his classmates who, equally qualified, may have “displaced” some of his friends? Does everyone who has been “displaced” have grounds for a lawsuit? What impact will Roberts have on race matters in the future? While Justice Sotomayor is on the court to check him, and while her opinions will have some weight, she and her colleagues will not be able to outvote the myopic conservative majority.

Roberts led the cabal that slammed the door in the faces of people of color. His justice is a “just us” attempt to reinforce White privilege.WI Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer.

She is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C.

pers. Some individual owners may support these issues on a personal level, but it is rarely reflected in their newspapers.

These corporations have invested in Black media outlets not to promote issues of relevance to the Black community, but to push an ideology and promote a cause, i.e., liberalism, homosexuality, amnesty.

Why is diversity of thoughts beneficial? Is diversity of owner-

ship within media necessary?

What can we extrapolate from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) report that stated, “As of 2011, whites owned 69.4% of the nation’s 1,348 television stations? That’s up from 63.4% in 2009, when there were 1,187 stations.” The report continued, “While white ownership increased, most minority ownership decreased.

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The same report indicated that Whites own almost 80 percent of all AM and FM radio stations, with more than 70 percent owned by men.

So, I think ownership and diversity are Siamese twins; you can’t separate one from the other. Only when Blacks own their own media outlets can they control the message that comes out of their outlets. When Whites are masquerading as Black media, their goal is to push an agenda; and in the vast majority of cases, it is antithetical to the thinking in the real Black community.

Black newspapers provide a variety of issues within the Black community, liberal and conser

vative. The philosophical diversity of their ownership is more diverse with Black newspapers than in all the other media combined (radio, TV).

So, if the RNC is trying to establish a dialogue and a relationship with the Black community and they are trying to maximize the effort; there is no question that Black newspapers, including their websites, provide the most bang – and authenticity – for the buck.WI Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC., a Washington, D.C.based public relations/government affairs firm. He can be reached through his Web site, www.raynardjackson. com. You can also follow him on Twitter at raynard1223.

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DANIELS continued from Page 23 resistance to federal government overreach.

But it’s too late for that flimflam.

Beyond the laughable hypocrisy of Cliven Bundy, chiseler, asserting that “the Negro” is too dependent on government largesse, his words underscore that American conservatism’s central motivating force from the long-ago past to

the present has always been the oppression of ‘the Negro.”

For one thing, consider that Bundy brought up the topic himself – and not only made it clear he thinks Blacks were better off when the vast majority were enslaved but would be better off now if reduced to something approximating slavery. Bundy’s views aren’t at all unique among American conservatives. Especially since President Obama took office, conservatives,

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high and low, have shown an obsession with twisting the truth about Negro slavery.

If it’s not the Tea Party fanatics contending that President Obama’s intent is to “enslave” Whites; it’s White conservatives – and their Black front-men such as Ben Carson, Herman Cain and Allen West – asserting that Blacks who vote Democratic are unthinkingly content to laze about on the Democratic “plantation.” If it’s not the Family Leader, an Iowa-based conservative group, proclaiming that Blacks were better off during the Slave era because the slave-owners kept their families intact – a brazen lie – it’s former U.S. Senator Jim

DeMint, now head of the powerful, conservative Heritage Foundation, declaring on a right-wing Christian talk show earlier this month that the slaves were not emancipated by “big government” but by “a growing movement among the people, particularly people of faith that [slavery] was wrong.”

I’ve no doubt that the ignorance on display in the conservative movement’s obsession with American slavery is largely a deliberate gambit to obscure how evil – and widely accepted among Whites – slavery and its successor, legalized racism, was. But I also think that, as with Cliven Bundy, some of it stems from the deep-rooted fear of

what “freedom” for Black Americans means for those Whites who need the crutch of White supremacy to feel good about themselves.

If Blacks were “free,” you could get Black Americans contributing a full measure of their talent to American society. Why, you might get a Paul Robeson, or an Althea Gibson, or a Leontyne Price, or even a president of the United States.

And then, what would America be?WI Lee A. Daniels is a longtime journalist based in New York City. His latest book is Last Chance: The Political Threat to Black America.

EDELMAN continued from Page 23

ed jobs for cafeteria workers and others during the summer months, many states and communities have created needless bureaucratic hurdles to establishing summer feeding sites resulting in not nearly enough sites to serve all eligible children. But it’s not too late to find out how you can help – or how children you know can participate.

The Children’s Defense Fund is encouraging CDF Freedom Schools® partners to use the summer feeding program to provide nutritious meals and snacks for children attending summer CDF Freedom Schools programs. The USDA, which administers the summer feeding program, says there are many ways individuals and organizations can get involved: “You can serve the meals, promote the program, provide transportation, volunteer at summer food sites, or even go out and find

sponsors.” he USDA’s “Summer Meals Toolkit” provides information on sponsors, sites, links to state agencies, and much more, or call 1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-877-8-HAMBRE or use this online map. If there are not enough summer feeding sites in your community, ask why not.

Help make sure children in your community are getting the basics and that there are no hungry children in your community this summer.

Many plants blossom and thrive all summer long. Children should be able to do the same. WI Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org.

government is managed. D.C. does have three electoral votes in the Electoral College which picks the president, but in the 50-odd years since that franchise was won, the D.C. electors have never been decisive in a presidential contest. And the only time any attention seems to be paid to local D.C. government is when some scandal involving a corrupt local official makes news.

Washington, D.C. is “damned if it does, and damned if it doesn’t.”

That’s what I call “double trouble.” And that’s the way it seems, it’s going to be.

In fact more people believe in ghosts than believe race is a problem, and by extension that the District of Columbia deserves anything like statehood.

“Well, this is a problem. I did a little bit of research, more whites believe in ghosts than believe

in racism. That’s why we have shows like Ghostbusters and don’t have shows like Racistbuster,” NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said recently on ABC’s “This Week.” “You know, it’s something that’s still part of our culture and people hold on to some of these ideas and practices just out of habit and saying that well that’s the way it always was. But things have to change.”

Now as far as Bundy is concerned, I believe the feds can enforce the law without a gunfight.

That’s just what he and his nihilistic, Second Amendment pals want, a showdown, a shootout.

Why don’t they just seize his bank accounts, freeze all his assets, turn off his water and electricity, and impose the kind of sanctions on him they claim will bring mighty Russian President Vladimir Putin to his knees.

That always seems to get results on TV.WI

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, in 2012. Yet right now, we are fast approaching a critical time for hungry children: summer vacation. School-based federal nutrition programs have proved to be a lifeline for needy children.

In fiscal year 2012, more than 21 million children received free or reduced-price lunch through the National School Lunch Program and nearly 11 million children received free and reduced price breakfast. Hunger doesn’t end on the last day of school – yet only 11 percent of the number of children who relied on those lunches during the school year received meals through the Summer Food Service Program.

Even though the program is 100 percent federally-funded and can create desperately need-

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