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Mildred Muhammad is part“We havebilltowould stop being cific toand Black and centering undermined Another of the changepasthe title of Up of Black Women. the founder of After sive-aggressive with poor chilexperiences such as medical mistrust,” BAI believes, “the the Trauma, the chief executive office to “superintendent.” Marlow hasguidance written will a book, anitsorganization that helps To thetestify dren domestic violence,” committee's strengthen mission to revoor about to review this and other proposed “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. lutionize the Black HIV response.” legislation, go to https://bit.ly/38LPjfx. WI story“The about four formation generationsof ofBAI'sand their children. Marlow has worked to break timely Scientific Advisory domestic violence. The book is Black “I health lived indisparities fear for six years. 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Raniyah Copeland, MPH, president/CEO, BAI. “With She said every time she reads Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to 100+ years of cumulative infectious disease experience, the excerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to 11 committee members' knowledge and their lived expecan not believe the words came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. riences Black-centric health equity barriers borne from from her.of“Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliracist health systems will strategic programwon the 2007 Nationalenhance “Best BAI's the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” ming and community engagement in Los Angeles and Books” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached across the U.S.” WI “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net my eye first blackened and my “Before you get to 'I'm going lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI Elaine Davis-Nickens, president of the National Hook-Up of Black Women, said there is no consistency in the way domestic violence issues are dealt with by
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Bowser’s Goal for ‘Home for the Holidays:’ Transition 500 Families Amid Pandemic
We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these policies to Congress and implore them to change our laws. I will not stop until these policies are passed.
On Nov. 16, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the launch of the District’s fourth annual “A Home for the Holidays” campaign which seeks to transition 500 households experiencing homelessness into long-term housing this holiday season. The District seeks to partner with landlords to identify 1,200 new apartment units in the next two months. This year, the focus is on vulnerable residents experiencing homelessness who are currently residing in hotels to protect them from COVID-19. “This campaign isn’t just about this holiday season – it’s about providing families with stable housing so they can get back on their feet and into a permanent home of their own for next year and many years to come,” Bowser said. “The pandemic has made it even clearer that housing is critical to health and is fundamental to realizing an inclusive and equitable community,” said DC Department of Human Services [DHS] Director Laura Zeilinger. DHS manages the campaign which spans from Nov. 15 – Jan. 15. Landlords interested in partnering with the District should write homefortheholidays@dc.gov. The community is asked to partner with the District by donating new and gently-used houseware to households. Since its launch in 2017, more than 1,000 total households have moved into permanent housing as a result of the campaign. WI
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Fauci Points to a Grim Winter Without an Immediate National Plan D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir The numbers speak for themselves as updated on Nov. 18: 11, 699, 233 total cases with 151,855 new cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control [CDC] since Jan. 21; total deaths stand at 254, 329 with 762 new deaths reported to the CDC since Jan. 21. The greatest spikes in new cases have been reported in Iowa, West Virginia, Maine and Puerto Rico. And the hands of the clock continue to move forward. Unfortunately, America’s leaders, more accurately, the president of the United States, has placed his foot on the necks of Americans with his refusal to concede and accept the results of the recent election. And with that refusal and last gasp efforts to prove voter fraud in several lawsuits in states which include Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, he continues to confound the efforts of President-Elect Joe Biden who says he has a plan to confront the health pandemic. Biden, addressing the Trump Administration’s continued stance to delay the sharing of information on COVID-19 strategies, protocols and the planned distribution of future vaccines, said the following when a reporter asked him how he viewed the impact of Trump’s refusal to cooperate. “More people may die,” Biden said on Monday, Nov. 16 during a press conference. “If we have to wait until Jan. 20 (the day of his inauguration) for planning, that puts us one and ½ months behind. We must start the coordination now.” Biden’s words would be delivered with a shroud of anxiety, fear – even doubt – felt by many Americans. Even with two vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna reportedly near the stage of approval by health officials, more than half of all Americans polled say they’re hesitant about taking fast-tracked vaccines. Their doubts and reluctance, according to a growing number of Americans, come from placing their trust in social media and the
online community rather than the medical experts. Additionally, false information continues to be funneled into online reports further spreading doubts about the efficacy of vaccines which will reportedly be available in the coming months. On Nov. 17, national reporters shared heartbreaking stories from doctors and nurses on the front lines. They indicate that hospital ICUs are either reaching or already at capacity. One-in-10 patients are now testing positive for the coronavirus. As the health community has indicated, many hospitals count as hot zones that stand on the precipice of their breaking points. Yet, despite the numbers and the severity of the situation America faces, hundreds of thousands of citizens continue to wait in hourslong lines across the nation for COVID-19 testing. ABC News reported on Nov. 17 that lines stretched into thousands of hopeful Americans in New York, California and on hundreds of U.S. college campuses. Casting caution to the wind, it seems that many have plans to go home for the Thanksgiving holiday. Most state officials, however, advise that we forgo our celebrations this year. They’re telling college students to remain on campus. Further, they’ve declared that a negative test result should not encourage people to frequent a few holiday gatherings or neighborhood watering holes. As noted earlier in this report, one of the greatest hindrances to overcoming the pandemic remains Donald Trump. Transition turmoil continues with the president still blocking the Biden team from receiving briefings on the pandemic. The nation’s top COVID-19 official, Dr. Fauci, says he’s eager to bring Biden up to speed on everything from proposed plans for the distribution of two yet-to-be-approved vaccines to the challenges faced in hospitals. But Trump has so far remained adamant. Across the waters, in Italy, a terri-
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Sounds admirable but further examination of the facts point to a country whose ruling people have been anything but a brother, sister or friend to Native Americans – both those who whites first encountered upon their well-documented landing on Plymouth Rock to their surviving offspring today. AIs and ANs die at higher rates than other Americans in many categories, including chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, unintentional injuries, assault/homicide, intentional self-harm/suicide and chronic lower respiratory diseases – their life expectancy is 4.4 years less than the nation’s all-races population. The Indian Health Service, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides care to over 2.2 million Native Americans across the U.S., fulfilling treaty responsibilities to provide health care for members of more than 560 recognized tribes. But Congress has consistently underfunded the agency, forcing hospital administrators to limit the services offered. “We are the sickest racial, ethnic population in the U.S.,” said Irene Vernon, a professor at Colorado State University who specializes in Native American health. Native communities suffer more of the usual predictors of poor health, such as poverty, unemployment and a steep high school dropout rate. There’s also a heavy history: the removal of Native Americans from their lands, and the boarding school movement, when many Native children were separated from their families, renamed, stripped of their language and often abused. “These traumatic impacts – loss of land, loss of community, loss of family, warfare – have been passed on from generation to generation,” Vernon said. As she summarized, “It’s helplessness.” Closing my eyes for a moment, the road traveled by Native Americans and the tragic outcomes sound hauntingly familiar to the history of America’s Blacks. Both people have faced over 200 years of oppression and trauma which have been passed down to each generation.
With the false fig leaf of brotherhood, we were promised that by assimilating into American culture – “white culture” – we would be given access to America’s great “apple pie.” We would be treated equally. Yet, still today, an inordinate number of white supremacists and far-right groups confirm that they will never step down from their pedestals of privilege – not willingly – not without a fight. But the “browning of America” has already taken place – we’re here and we’re here to stay. As I reflected upon the many “trails of tears” which my Native American ancestors unwillingly and painfully traveled – paths punctuated with a preponderance of purposely engineered barriers, roadblocks and dead-end streets – I solemnly offered my thanks. I paused to praise them for the sacrifices they made on behalf of those like me who would one day stand upon their shoulders. The pieces that make up the whole me are more complex than my skin color and presumed ethnicity might suggest. But then, Americans have been a complex set of people since declaring independence and their freedom from the British government in 1776. Why should my story be any less complex? I am the progeny of a half-white, blond, blue-eyed grandfather – the offspring of a plantation owner who bedded one of his slaves. I am the grandchild of a God-fearing Black woman who survived being abandoned on the streets of Baltimore at the age of 10, later purchasing two homes for her family. I am the grandchild of a Blackfoot woman who left the bayous of Louisiana to follow her husband to rural Alabama. And I am the grandson of a half-breed from Charles City, Va. whose father would be forced to leave his Chickahominy ancestors and family because he had the audacity to fall in love with and marry a Black woman. Yes, the Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes spoke words of prophecy in his reflective poem, “I, Too.” Indeed, brother Langston – “I, too, sing America.” WI
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Moderna Joins Pfizer; Confirms Successful Trial Results – Over 94 Percent Effective Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia News that Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that their coronavirus vaccine resulted in a more than 90 percent effective rate in preventing COVID-19, for those without previous infection, comes as the U.S. continues to see record-breaking new cases. For the first time on Thursday, Nov. 12, the U.S. surpassed 150,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day. The total number of cases has soared past 10.5 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. Both California and Texas have recorded more than 1 million total cases, while states like Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey have seen significant rises in COVID-19 infections. The most recent available statistics show that the District has more than 18,500 total positive cases and 657 deaths. District health officials have administered nearly 572,000 COVID-19 tests for roughly 272,000 residents. More than 242,000 people have died in the U.S. since the outbreak of the pandemic in March. Health officials expressed that the new vaccine offers real hope for the future. “It is a great day for science and humanity. The first set of results from our Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial provides the initial evidence of our vaccine’s ability to prevent COVID-19,” Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and CEO, offered in a news release. “We are reaching this critical milestone in our vaccine development program at a time when the world needs it most with infection rates setting new records, hospitals nearing over-capacity and economies struggling to reopen,” Bourla remarked.
“We are a significant step closer to providing people around the world with a much-needed breakthrough to help bring an end to this global health crisis. We look forward to sharing additional efficacy and safety data generated from thousands of participants in the coming weeks.” Pfizer’s vaccine serves as the first in the U.S. to generate late-stage data. Reportedly, an initial analysis revealed that individuals who received two injections of the vaccine three weeks apart experienced more than 90 percent fewer cases of symptomatic COVID-19 than those who received a placebo. Significantly, health and science experts have stated that they expected a vaccine to yield only an effective rate of no more than 70 percent. And while that’s good news, many in the African-American community continue to take a wait-andsee approach. “Somehow, scientific, education and community leaders must reassure a skeptical community of color that the vaccine will help and protect them,” said Gina Harper who created an urban garden in New York City after growing up on a farm in Oklahoma. “Perhaps the best way would be to prove the point by exemplifying members of the Black community who have taken the vaccine and remained healthy,” she said. The Pfizer vaccine clinical trial “went out of its way in their recruitment and enlarged their initial population of 30,000 to almost 44,000 to recruit more people of color,” stated Dale Yuzuki, a biotech executive and author of “COVID-19: From Chaos to Cure: The biology behind the fight against the novel coronavirus.” “It is certainly a focus within the National Institutes of Health where they are sensitized to the acute needs of minority populations and
their justified suspicion of government-sponsored public health programs,” Yuzuki said. Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, one of the world’s foremost immunologists, and president and CEO of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, counts as a recent appointee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s commission responsible for ultimately approving any vaccines including Pfizer’s. Hildreth, an African American, insists that any vaccine must have the confidence of Blacks. “I’ve made the decision that I’m going to participate in one of the vaccine trials. The trust issue cannot be overstated,” Hildreth said. “We have to have more trusted messengers and more trusted opinion leaders to make this work.”
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Moderna announced on Monday, Nov. 16, that its COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be highly effective in a major trial – a second dash of hope in the global race for a shot to tame a resurgent virus that is now killing more than 8,000 people a day worldwide. The company said its vaccine appears to be 94.5 percent effective, according to preliminary data from Moderna’s ongoing study. A week ago, competitor Pfizer, Inc. announced its own COVID-19 vaccine appeared similarly effective — news that puts both companies on track to seek permission within weeks for emergency use in the U.S. The results are “truly striking,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious diseases expert. Earlier this year, Fauci said he would be happy with a COVID-19 vaccine that was 60 percent effective. WI
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COVID-19 UPDATE What You Should Know About the Worsening Coronavirus
Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia
Cases of the novel coronavirus continue to soar with record-breaking single-day cases occurring almost daily. Even with news of a promising vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech and most recently by Moderna, one inescapable fact cannot be disputed: America and much of the world remains heavily in a pandemic. “As COVID-19 continues to spread across the country and the world, we all must remain vigilant,” a spokesperson at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] wrote in a statement posted on the organization’s website. “The changes we have had to make to routines and daily life are extremely hard but these changes are even more important now and in the future. We must stop the spread of this new and dangerous virus. The more steps you and your family can take to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the safer you will be,” the statement concluded.” On Monday, Nov. 16, the total number of cases in the U.S. had soared past 10.5 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 242,000 people have died in the U.S. since the outbreak of the pandemic in March.
THE CDC HAS LISTED THREE IMPORTANT WAYS TO SLOW THE SPREAD:
• Wear a mask to help stop the spread of COVID-19 to others. • Stay at least 6 feet (about two arm lengths) from others who don’t live with you, particularly in crowded areas. • Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol.
TO PROTECT YOURSELF WHEN GOING OUT, THE CDC LISTS THE FOLLOWING:
• Wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth to help protect others. • Choose a mask with two or more layers of washable, breathable fabric that fits snugly against the sides of your face. • Stay 6 feet apart and avoid crowds. • The more people you are in contact with, the more likely you are to be exposed to COVID-19. • Avoid indoor spaces as much as possible, particularly ones that aren’t well ventilated. • You may find it harder to stay 6 feet apart in indoor spaces. • Wash your hands often. • Use soap and water for 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place or hand sanitizer if soap and water aren’t available.
FINALLY, THE CDC ADVISES THE FOLLOWING IF YOU FEEL SICK:
• Stay home except to get medical care. Most people with COVID-19 have mild illnesses and recover at home without medical care. • Isolate yourself from other members of your family to prevent spread to them and the people that they may have contact with, like grandparents. • If you have to leave isolation, wear a mask, stay 6 feet apart from others, wash your hands frequently and clean all touched surfaces. • Even if you don’t feel sick, you can spread COVID-19 to others. Be sure that you protect everyone as though they are the most fragile person in your family. • Get care immediately if you are having emergency warning signs, like trouble breathing, pain or pressure in chest. Information in this report was provided by the CDC. WI
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Thanksgiving Travelers Warned about Road Trips During the Holidays By Hamil R. Harris WI Contributing Writer
Thanksgiving trips and family gatherings are likely to be smaller and curtailed this year as the nation’s governors issue travel warnings to dampen the spread of the Coronavirus. Normally holiday travel is punctuated by weather advisories and airline delays but in a year where the U.S. death toll from COVID 19 tops 250,000 and the number of those stricken in jurisdictions in states have skyrocketed lawmakers across the country are urging people to stay home. John Townsend, Manager of Public and Government Affairs for AAA-Mid-Atlantic told the Washington Informer, “AAA is anticipating a 10 percent drop in Thanksgiving holiday travel in 2020. It the largest one-year decline since the Great Recession a dozen years ago. Thanksgiving air travel volume will be down by 47 percent of prior years - to 2.4 million travelers.” “Thanksgiving is about family and friend and we know that most of the cases of Coronavirus are coming up because of family gatherings such as Sunday dinner, game nights and sleep overs.” Townsend said. “We love our family but at this time seeing your family at Thanksgiving May be the last time you might see them in the land of the living.” Historically, traveling South to the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and even Texas is a sacred tradition for so many African Americans but, Townsend said is important to read the travel warnings in the states as well as those who flock to the big cities of the Midwest like Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis and even Milwaukee. “People must take precautions and follow protocol to their families and friends safe,” said Townsend adding “There are people in this world who really don’t think that they can get the virus just because they will travel over the river and through the woods to grandfathers house to get that sweet potato pie. But that maybe be recipe for family disaster.” Here is a summary of the restrictions facing travelers in the coming holiday:
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Anyone visiting for more than 24 hours from a high-risk area must get a negative coronavirus test no more than 72 hours before their arrival. If staying in Washington for more than three days, they must have another test done three to five days after arriving. The order excludes travelers from Maryland and Virginia but it applies to any jurisdiction with more than 10 positive cases per 100,000 people per day.
NORTHEAST
Visitors to Massachusetts from any of the states deemed to be high risk are required to fill out the Massachusetts Travel Form and quarantine for 14 days, or produce a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours, according to the state's guidelines. That includes anyone who's coming from one of the lowrisk states but stayed "for more than a transitory period of time in the last 14 days" in a higher-risk state. Massachusetts' full list of states deemed to be low risk as of Saturday now includes just four states: Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. To be included on Massachusetts' list of low-risk states for travel, one must have fewer than 10 average daily cases per 100,000 people.
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There are no statewide restrictions in Illinois. However, under an emergency travel order, Chicago has implemented a color-coded system to indicate whether visitors need to obtain a negative coronavirus test or quarantine. Vermont, Chicago and Washington, D.C. also recently putting new regulations in place. People planning to travel outside of their home state should familiarize themselves with the virus rates where they plan to visit and assess the risk.
THE WEST
Gov. Gavin Newsom joined the governors of Washington and Ore-
gon in issuing a travel advisory Nov. 13, urging against nonessential outof-state travel as coronavirus cases surge. “Travel increases the risk of spreading COVID-19, and we must all collectively increase our efforts at this time to keep the virus at bay and save lives,” Newsom said in a statement. In Los Angeles County, where there has been an uptick in coronavirus cases, released similar guidelines. “We are threading the needle here, but I think it is appropriate for us to try to do some of the activities that people are desperate to be able to do, with absolute adherence to the guidance,” Barbara Ferrer, director of the county’s public health department, said during a news conference last month.
THE SOUTH
COVID-19 risk in Georgia is high. CDC recommends travelers avoid all nonessential international travel to Georgia. As of Nov. 10, there were no statewide restrictions in Alabama. Florida As of Nov. 10, there were no statewide restrictions in Florida but county and city restrictions may apply. Alabama and a number of Southern states don’t have orders but people arriving from most states for more than 24 hours must self-quarantine for 14 days and fill out a mandatory health form. (New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island are always exempt because they are so interconnected with Connecticut.) There is also a color-coded system for travelers — red, orange and yellow — which is based on virus levels in the states. AVOID TRAVEL
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Those traveling from a “red” state are asked to avoid travel, but if they visit Chicago, they must quarantine for 14 days, or the length of their stay, whichever is shorter. People from “orange” states are also asked to stay home, but should they visit, they can either quarantine or obtain
a negative test result no more than 72 hours before their arrival. Non-essential travel from the “yellow” states is discouraged, but there are no restrictions for travelers from these lower-risk areas. The red classification applies to: Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The orange classification applies to: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. The yellow classification applies to California, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. WI
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ble, new and deadly wave has struck the nation. ABC News reports that the country now faces a 30 percent mortality rate. Two weeks ago, the total of new cases stood at 2,700 per day. That number has since escalated to 37,000 new cases daily. Readers may recall that Italy counted as the first European nation to be devastated by the pandemic. They brought their numbers under control by initiating strict lockdowns which resulted in a reduction of both deaths and infections. But now the winter has brought a new surge as was predicted by health officials. Dr. Fauci points to the two vaccines as strong and as an effective step toward defeating the virus. Still, he says that with one million cases reported in the past 76 days and with the average number of deaths in the U.S. up some 33 percent from two weeks ago, time is of the essence. Many cities and states have taken matters into their own hands. In California, 41 counties have decided to close indefinitely. New Jersey’s governor has limited numbers at both indoor and outdoor gatherings as has the city of Philadelphia. Locally, in the District, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Medstar Health Research Institute in D.C. are collaborating with Johns Hopkins University on two new COVID-19 treatment and prevention studies. Both use convalescent plasma and both are recruiting participants in the D.C. metropolitan area. Reportedly, it remains the first U.S. multi-center, double-blind, randomized clinical trial to assess
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But how do Americans feel about the recently touted vaccines or the new lockdown orders which they must now endure? One businessman, 59, from Pasadena, shared his views. “L.A. County is not closed – not yet. And we’re the largest county in Southern California. But we have the benefit of great weather so outdoor dining is something that we can take advantage of,” said the African-American corporate executive who agreed to speak anonymously. “We’ve already seen a lot of our smaller businesses shut down and close. It’s tough and it’s getting worse. California did well in the beginning. Our governor had a strong, well-managed plan to combat the pandemic. But I think politics got in the way. The push was to open and to open fast. That stood against the governor’s four-step, science-based plan. We moved too fast. And now we’re back at the numbers reported during the stage one lockdown.” “We could have avoided this if we had stayed on track. Even back during Memorial Day, people
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Keeping the Faith at the City’s only Hospital East of the Anacostia River Hamil R. Harris WI Contributing Writer
The United Medical Center Nov. 9 installed Dr. William J. Strudwick, an emergency medicine physician with more than three decades of experience, as chief medical officer at the District’s only hospital east of the Anacostia River. Strudwick, a native Washingtonian and son of a physician, headed Providence Hospital’s emergency department and practiced at Howard University’s emergency medicine department, before being named to UMC arrived at a critical time for the 330-bed facility. “The NFPHC is excited to have Dr. Strudwick join our team. We know his wealth of knowledge and leadership experience will be a valuable asset to the hospital and communities we serve,” LaRuby May, who chairs the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation board, said. The statement of the former Ward 8 council member came as the hospital was undergoing inspection by representatives of the Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation. The corridors of UMC are bustling on most days with patients being treated by dedicated doctors and nurses for various illnesses and emergencies. But 2020 has been like no other as the staff treats hundreds every day in a facility that was built in 1966. From setting up a special ward for COVID-19 patients to upgrading information technology and making other infrastructure changes in preparation for the annual accreditation survey, UMC staff members say that they have to be prepared for all scenarios at the hospital in 1966. “We did have a uptick of Covid-19 patient in the spring time. We also saw another communicable disease or virus spreading more rapidly than usual, but in general staff morale has greatly support because of the tremendous amount of support that we received from local organizations,” said UMC spokesman Toya Carmichael. Carmichael said every time there is a challenge the need is met. Since COVID surfaced there have been lots of mini-crises, she said. For instance, when the cafeteria was
forced to reduce its hours to accommodate a shortage of workers, the DC Central Kitchen stepped up and provided meals for the staff that allowed the cafeteria to remain open. When the building experienced a black- out, it only lasted for several hours and even when a busted pipes and soaked parts of the hospital things were fixed. “It has been a challenging year, but we have weathered the storm,” Carmichael said, “We have passed all of our surveys to date and today our COVID-19 numbers are pretty low.” The District of Columbia is currently in Phase 2 of the pandemic. As of Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 includes 128 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 18,507. A total of 657 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. The busiest department UMC is the emergency room and on Friday the staff was treatment scores of patients while administrators were walking the corridors with members of the Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation. But one ER manager never slowed down and in keeping with department tradition she didn’t offer her name. “We have a great team here at UMC,” She said. “Staff are onboard and have been since the pandemic began. We are honored to work with such a great team of dedicated individuals!” But Carmichael said that the hospitals mission extends far beyond 1310 Southern Avenue. Every workday a staff a nurses and doctors climb into the RV that serves as a mobile medical clinic to barnstorm Southeast D.C. to deliver health care. “United Medical Center on wheels is a mobile unit where we offer flu shots, HIV testing, general health screening, COVID tests to patients with health insurance,” Carmichael said. “We realize that because of the pandemic many people are not comfortable coming into the hospital, but we were able to give flu vaccines provided by George Washington University because of our ongoing partnerships.” WI
The District of Columbia is currently in Phase 2 of the pandemic. As of Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 includes 128 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 18,507. 5 Mobile units provide COVID-19 testing. (Photo courtesy/UMC)
Moving Beyond the Election Election chaos is swirling these days with a declared winner and a President refusing to concede. Two weeks have gone by and there remains in fighting on who has won. Unfortunately, ignored in this banter is the American resilience to exercise their voice despite both a health and social crisis. Early voting and same day voting saw people waiting for hours, sometimes in inclement weather, to vote. Many thought the lingering pandemic would present an insurmountable obstacle; however, resiliency is in our DNA. During another crisis, the second term election of Abraham Lincoln in 1864 brought its own obstacle – the Civil War. The Country was deeply divided over slavery and industrialization with mainly Southern states holding on to humans as property and Northern states trying to keep the Union intact. Yet, in this election Americans went to the polls and overwhelmingly elected Abraham Lincoln to a second term. Over 4,000,000 people voted and Lincoln was elected with 221 electoral votes out of 233. In the most recent election, with face masks on, placing their choices in the mail or ballot boxes, waiting in long lines for early voting, or braving election day voting, Americans displayed their confidence in the democratic process with over 150,000,000 million exercising their right. Americans won this election with a special recognition to poll workers who labored long hours in counting the vote. In the end, there is a victor, congratulations to President-Elect Joseph R. Biden. Democracy now demands that we move forward to a more perfect union and work to bring stability, fairness, and equity to all citizens. Our labels must be supplanted for debating what is the overall good that will help every citizen imagine their best life. Afterall, we risked our health and well-being to vote, to reimagine a new dialogue, purpose and direction toward life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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By James Wright WI Staff Writer @JamesDCWrighter Like many District entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders, Eric Weaver-- the founder and chairman of the National Association of Returning Citizens, an advocacy group for people who have served sentences in the criminal justice system--wanted to make sure his employees had access to good health care. After conducting research with his staff, Weaver decided DC Health Link, the District’s health care exchange, became his best option and contacted them. “We got in touch with a broker who happened to be a certified business enterprise” he said. “The broker came to visit and spoke with us about how many employees we had and what were their salaries. Then our employees had the chance to choose from different plans whether it
rollment extends until Jan. 31. Kofman said health plans are being offered despite the coronavirus pandemic in the city. “In February, we began discussions with our health plans including Aetna, CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente and United Health Care to figure out what each can do on a voluntary basis to help,” Kofman said. “Each health plan identified many immediate actions to help DC Health Link covered residents and businesses.” Kofman said each health plan offers free telemedicine for primary care and specialty care, including mental health counseling. “So covered people can get care without cost sharing and without risk because telemedicine is safe from home or wherever you are,” she said. “You don’t have to go to a doctor’s office. In addition, each health plan on a voluntary basis started to cover diagnosis
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and testing of COVID-19 without cost sharing for patients. And thanks to the D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, health insurers cover COVID-19 treatment without cost sharing for patients.” To ensure coverage during the pandemic, Kofman said terminations of coverage for non-payment of premiums is prohibited in the District during the city’s public health emergency. “And employers and residents
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Prince George’s COVID-19 Restrictions Tightened William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill John E. Bailey IV will talk with his wife about only having immediately family at their Camp Springs home to celebrate Thanksgiving. The reason remains simple: confirmed coronavirus cases continue to rise in Prince George’s County, which continues to record the highest number in Maryland that exceeds 36,000 along with nearly 900 deaths. That’s why the county instituted new restrictions, effective Sunday, Nov. 15, that limit density at indoor gatherings to one person per 200 square feet, or no more than 10 people. Unless a person conducts rigorous exercising, masks and other face coverings are now required as soon as people step outside their home, business and other venues. “If we don’t sacrifice now, we will sacrifice at some point,” Bailey said. Health officials determined through contract tracing some of the highest risk activities include family gatherings, indoor dining, gyms and bowling alleys. Indoor capacity at restaurants is now decreased from 50 percent to 25 percent. Grocery and specialty food stores and retail stores can operate at 50 percent with safety protocols in place such as social distancing and wearing masks. Some places also must have hand sanitizer stations. Capacity at outdoor worship
events was decreased by half from 250 to 125. “It is time to hunker down,” Alsobrooks said last week during a press conference at the county’s emergency operations center in Landover. “We are in the midst of another surge and based on the data our public health officials have gathered…we have found that gatherings indoors are very dangerous.” Other higher populated jurisdictions in the Washington and Baltimore areas incorporated tighter restrictions, too, with capacity at indoor gatherings decreased from 75 percent to 50 percent capacity. Indoor capacity at gyms, retail stores, houses of worships and restaurants in Montgomery County was limited to 25 percent capacity. Gatherings of more than 25 people are prohibited. The same percentage for indoor operations at bars and restaurants will be in effect Friday, Nov. 20 in Anne Arundel County. Youth athletics were suspended in the county Monday, Nov. 16. Both indoor and outdoor venues such as restaurants cannot exceed 25 percent in Baltimore City. In addition, all restaurants must close by 11 p.m. and no more than 10 people can congregate in a house. All residents must follow the state order when visiting nursing homes. All visitors must get tested before they go see family and friends. On Nov. 10, the state launched a
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COVID-19 UPDATE The Only Thing Constant Is Change Aimee D. Griffin, Esq This indeed has been a crazy time. We have been holding on to our seatbelts, anxiously witnessing what’s happening in our country and around the world. We have just experienced an incredible election season, which resulted in more people voting than ever before and a glass ceiling being shattered. I think we can all agree that the last four years happened because we weren’t actively vigilant and didn’t act on which we know is important. We are living in the midst of a pandemic where, currently, more than 10 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the United States, with238,000 of them succumbing to the virus. Moreover, the Black community, more specifically, The Black Lives Matter movement has been increasingly challenged as Black lives are still taken with little regard, through police brutality and other violence. Our eyes are wide open and eagerly anticipating what the next chapter will entail. The Trump administration created laws and Executive Orders that met the President’s personal agenda and disregarded those who disagreed and were not aligned with his preferences or his lifestyle. We have no idea what the next chapter will unfold. Yet, we should not sit idly by uninformed. We should not let changes happen without understanding the impact and how our society will need to adapt. We should be active participants choosing the path we seek. Estate planning is a dynamic process that examines the intricacies each of our lives and relationships. We move through the months celebrating births, marriages, graduations, weddings, and relocations. We are also mourning loss due to death, divorce, and relationship disappointments. With each change, our life plans should be adjusted. Through estate planning, we are committed to building legacies that transform the future of our families and our communities. Our lives change without warning almost daily. We must remain cognizant of our societal changes; the laws concerning relationships, blended families, common law marriages, and foster or adopted children. We should also be mindful in managing the tax impact of all actions we take. We need to be attentive and adapt our lives as our laws and regulations can have a significant impact on the paths that we create for ourselves and loved ones. The estate planning tax laws most recently preserved the wealth of those with less than $11 million. There is discussion that the estate tax exemption limit will be lowered. There is no certainty in whether the tax law will undergo another overhaul when the next administration is sworn in. I encourage you to stay tuned and informed. Pay attention to the change in laws and requirements. Be attentive to the changes in your family dynamic and your community, as those changes on the local level also have a major impact. With active planning, you can benefit from the laws. With strategic planning you can support your children and your children’s children to have the benefits and opportunities that you want for them. If you remain attentive, you can be a blessing that builds and supports the foundation of a community that transforms lives. It does not happen by accident. It does not happen by standing by idly. It does not happen just by wishing it so. Strategic planning creates the opportunity to build a future that we want. In the multitude of counsel, there is safety. Connect with those subject matter experts that share your dreams, visions and goals. We are better together. Together, let us make an active decision to build the better tomorrow. The Griffin Firm, PLLC www.yourestateplanningattorney.com (202)379-4738 5335 Wisconsin Ave NW, Suite 440, Washington DC, 20015 1401 Mercantile Lane, Suite 383 Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 100 International Drive, 23rd Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 1100 Peachtree ST NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309 2530 Meridian Parkway, Suite 300, Durham, NC 27713
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COVID-19 UPDATE Maryland Evictions Halted, For Now William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Darrell Smith, Jr. handled marketing for Aqua Guard Water Proofing Corp. and worked as a publicist with clients that include a local radio disc jockey. Those two jobs allowed the 49-year-old of College Park to pay $2,300 per month to rent a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house. Then the coronavirus pandemic shut down the state in March. Smith became furloughed and contracts with his clients ended. Without steady income, Smith’s landlord filed a failure to pay rent eviction notice in court to have
him removed from the property. On Friday, Nov. 13, a judge ruled in Smith’s favor. He can remain on the property. In addition, a grant of nearly $11,000 from a Prince George’s County emergency rental assistance fund paid up to six months of back rent. “I got a victory today, but it didn’t have to be done this way,” said Smith, who currently receives $158 per week in unemployment. “Landlord tried to throw me out in the street. This is not how you treat people.” Smith joins thousands of Marylanders who continue to face evictions proceedings, even with a moratorium in place from Sept. 4 until Dec. 31 instituted by the Centers of Disease Control and
Prevention. The federal agency estimated at least 30 million people nationwide could face eviction. “CDC issued this Order because evictions threaten to increase the spread of COVID-19,” according to a summary of the directive. “During a pandemic, calling a temporary halt to evictions can be an effective public health measure to prevent the spread of disease.” For those who use the CDC order, a person must sign a declaration form that outlines income less than $99,000, or $198,000 for couples. A person must still pay late fees and the form doesn’t address any financial relief for landlords. A key sentence in the two-page document warns renters: “You
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may also still be evicted for reasons other than not paying rent or making a housing payment.” That’s why eviction proceedings in Prince George’s are still taking place. Gov. Larry Hogan’s state of emergency COVID-19 order, renewed once a month since March 5, can also help people involved in certain eviction cases, said Kayla Williams, an attorney with Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County Inc. The state addresses four types of evictions cases: failure to pay rent, tenant holding over, breach of lease and wrongful detainer. In Prince George’s, those cases are heard at the courthouse in Hyattsville. Williams said a major loophole the CDC and state orders don’t address is tenant holding over cases. That occurs when a landlord files paperwork court in court because a tenant’s lease expired. A landlord doesn’t have to provide an explanation as long as the tenant receives a notice first. “That’s a loophole a lot of landlords are using,” Williams said. “It can very confusing and very stressful when you see that paperwork and really don’t know what it means.” Williams said Friday the office has received nearly 600 phone calls for landlord-tenant issues since May 4. Since district court resumed hearing failure to pay rent cases in September, Williams said the nonprofit organization has represented Smith and another 114 clients with the majority dealing with cas-
es filed after the state of emergency was declared in March. “Prince Georges County is an expensive place to live in. People have accrued debt, the average rent per tenant is $1,200 to $1,400. That adds up after four, five, six months,” she said. “We are in very deep and there is no end in sight. It is very sobering.” A representative with the Prince George’s Property Owners Association did not respond to emails and a phone call last week for comment.
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On Thursday, Nov. 12, the Maryland Court of Appeals announced some civil and criminal trials will be suspended until at least January. Courts have been operating in Phase 5 since Oct. 5 to allow courts to function with health protocols in place. Courts moved back to Phase 3 on Monday, Nov. 16, which allow some civil and criminal hearings to continue. Information on landlord and tenant actions is available at https://bit.ly/3eXjAJr. Failure to pay rent eviction cases are postponed in district court until at least January. Williams, whose nonprofit organization helps residents with cases on rental disputes, bankruptcy, domestic violence and family law matters, said landlords must follow a procedure before a person gets evicted.
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WI Staff Report A utility moratorium in Maryland ended Sunday, Nov. 15, but those behind on payments can still receive financial assistance. Pepco donated nearly $1.3 million to the Salvation Army National Capital Area Command for low-income customer impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The energy company has about 582,000 customers in Maryland who reside in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties. “We are committed to helping all our customers through these difficult times,” Derrick Dickens, senior vice president and chief customer officer for Pepco Holdings, said in a statement Thursday, Nov. 12. “These grants build on our support for local emergency funds and assistance agencies, small businesses and colleges, as well as support we are providing directly to our customers to help ensure they have the assistance they need,” he said. The company doesn’t plan on shutting a customer’s power off immediately. Disconnection warnings are being sent with power remaining in place until after the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Customers may call Pepco at 877-737-2662 for more information. In Prince George’s County, residents can call the social services department at 301-909-6300 or
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email at pgcdss.energy@maryland. gov. In the meantime, residents can apply for funding through various programs offered by the state’s Department of Human Services. The department’s Office of Home Energy provide grants and other financial services for residents based on income, number of people in a household and other factors. A person wouldn’t need a shut off notice to qualify. For more information, go to https://dhs.maryland.gov/office-of-home-energy-programs/ or call 800-332-6347. WI
The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to comment on the proposed plan for the Kenilworth Park Landfill Site (the site) in Washington, DC. NPS, in consultation with the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), has investigated hazardous substance contamination at the site, assessed the associated risks to human health and the environment, and evaluated alternatives to address those risks using its authorities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). In addition, the NPS has updated the Administrative Record File for the site. NPS has evaluated the following options to address site risks: • Alternative 1: No Action. • Alternative 2: Limited Action / Institutional Controls. • Alternative 3: Selective Placement of Clean Fill Barriers and Institutional Controls. • Alternative 4: Site-wide Clean Soil Barrier and Institutional Controls. • Alternative 5: Landfill Removal and Revegetation. In the proposed plan, NPS identified Alternative 3 as the preferred alternative for the site. However, NPS welcomes comments on all the evaluated alternatives and will select the final plan in a Record of Decision (ROD) based on all the information contained in the Administrative Record File, including comments received from the public. NPS may select a plan other than the preferred alternative based on public comments, new information, or a reevaluation of existing information. Location of the Administrative Record File: The Administrative Record File comprises the documents that will form the basis for NPS’s selection of a final cleanup plan for the site. The Administrative Record File is available for review at the following location: Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library 3935 Benning Road, N.E. Phone: (202) 281-2583 Email: benninglibrary@dc.gov https://www.dclibrary.org/benning Monday to Friday: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Closed The Administrative Record File is also available on a compact disc upon request. Key project documents are also available on the Kenilworth Park Landfill Site webpage: https://www.nps.gov/anac/learn/management/kpls.htm Public comment period: The 90-day public comment period begins on November 12, 2020, and will close on February 10, 2021. The ROD will include a summary that responds to all significant comments received during the comment period (including comments received at the public meeting). Providing your comments: Comments on the proposed plan and other documents contained in the Administrative Record File can be submitted to NPS in three ways:
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tightened on the verge of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. “As tough as that is, and I know it’s tough for you all to hear this, but the health department strongly recommends not attending or hosting holiday gatherings with people who are not in your immediate households,” said Ernest Carter, chief health officer in Prince George’s. Carter suggested catching up with family and friends online through Zoom or other means of technology. “Your loved ones will still love you. I know mine do,” he said. WI
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caribbean now Jamaica’s Youth in Agriculture Policy Development Slated for in 2021 The proposed Youth in Agriculture Policy being developed by Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is expected to be completed and launched in 2021. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Floyd Green (left), who said that a primary goal is earmarking at least 20 per cent of government-owned lands for agricultural use by young persons in the sector under age 35. “We expect that next year we will be able to [have a] policy that will outline the vision of the ministry in relation to the youth, regarding long-standing issues,” the minister said. He was speaking during the launch of the Youth in Agriculture Roadmap, at the ministry in Kingston on Thursday, Nov. 12. Noting that youth in the agriculture experience challenges accessing land, Mr. Green indicated that he has instructed officers at the ministry to take the necessary steps “to ensure that we have… government land… set aside for our young people”. “So while we finalize the development of the policy, I have already said to the team: ‘Let’s start acting upon [this undertaking] until we have the formal policy document,’” he added. Green advised that the ministry will be targeting lands held by the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings Limited and those in the agricultural parks to ensure that young people can access these. “It cannot be considered on the same parameter that you consider people outside of the youth population; so that land has to be set aside specifically for youth,” he added. WI
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Invitation To Bid For Construction of Moores Bridges Water Treatment Plant HPPS No. 2 Modifications Your bid is due to us on or before November 24th, 2020 @ 1:00 PM (EST)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Demolishment of two existing 1500 hp pumps and a hydropneumatic surge protection system. Installation of four 1000 hp pumps and associated pump control valves, check valves, and fittings. Installation of new vfd’s for existing two 1500 hp pumps and four 1000 hp pumps. Conversion of existing electrical space to enclosed temperature controlled electrical controls room. Installation of six independent multi-unit HVAC systems. Installation of two surge tanks and associated auxiliary systems, yard piping connections of large diameter piping to connect to surge system. Please contact the following estimators for questions related to your trade Package. Package 02 00 05 : Support of Excavation – Chuck Cima, 757.328.5575, Charles.cima@clarkconstruction.com Package 03 21 00 : Reinforcing Steel – Joseph Rogowski, 571.299.0797, joseph.rogowski@clarkconstruction.com Package 03 30 00 : Ready Mix Supplier - Joseph Rogowski, 571.299.0797, joseph.rogowski@clarkconstruction.com Package 03 30 00 : Cast In Place-Contractors - Joseph Rogowski, 571.299.0797, joseph.rogowski@clarkconstruction.com Package 04 20 00 : Unit Masonry – Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 05 50 00 : Metal Fabrications - Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 06 10 00 : Rough Carpentry - Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 07 90 00 : Joint Fillers, Sealants and Caulking - Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 08 11 13 : Steel Doors & Frames - Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 09 90 00 : Painting - Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 23 00 00 : HVAC & Plumbing Subcontractors - Chuck Cima, 757.328.5575, Charles.cima@clarkconstruction.com Package 23 05 93 : Testing, Adjusting, & Balancing - Chuck Cima, 757.328.5575, Charles.cima@clarkconstruction.com Package 23 07 13 : Duct Insulation - Chuck Cima, 757.328.5575, Charles.cima@clarkconstruction.com Package 23 31 13 : Metal Ducts - Chuck Cima, 757.328.5575, Charles.cima@clarkconstruction.com Package 23 37 23 : HVAC Gravity Ventilators - Chuck Cima, 757.328.5575, Charles.cima@clarkconstruction.com Package 23 81 26 : Split System Air Conditioning - Chuck Cima, 757.328.5575, Charles.cima@clarkconstruction.com Package 31 05 16 : Aggregate Materials - Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 31 10 00 : Clearing, Grubbing & Site Prep - Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 31 25 00 : Erosion & Sedimentation Control - Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 31 63 13 : Auger Cast Piles - Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 32 90 00 : Final Grading & Landscaping - Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 33 05 61 : Utility Structures - Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 40 05 07 : Ductile Iron Pipe- Process Piping – Brian Walker, 252.643.1000, brian.walker@clarkconstruction.com Package 40 05 51 : Valves - Brian Walker, 252.643.1000, brian.walker@clarkconstruction.com Package 40 42 13 : Piping Insulation - Greg Jones, 410.598.6995, gregory.jonesjr@clarkfoundationsllc.com Package 40 61 15 : Process Control System - Chuck Cima, 757.328.5575, Charles.cima@clarkconstruction.com Package 43 20 00 : Pumps - Chuck Cima, 757.328.5575, Charles.cima@clarkconstruction.com Package 43 42 34 : Hydropneumatic Surge Control System - Chuck Cima, 757.328.5575, Charles.cima@clarkconstruction.com PLEASE RETURN VIA EMAIL TO erin.kemp@clarkconstruction.com WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM / THE WASHINGTON INFORMER
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Violence Erupts in Nation’s Capital During MAGA Rally Trump’s Drive-By Appearance Emboldens His Supporters Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia Thousands of white nationalists gathered with far-right militia groups on Freedom Plaza in D.C. on Saturday, Nov. 14, to vocalize their support of lame-duck President Donald Trump and help bolster his false claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election. With many of the participants refusing to use face coverings, the pro-Trump demonstrators included members of the Boogaloo and Proud Boys. Police reported at least 20 arrests after many in the crowd lingered into the night, hurling rocks, bottles and other objects at counter-demonstrators and even innocent passersby. Numerous videos uploaded to the internet showed what appeared to be members of the Proud Boys knocking a man to the ground, stomping on and brutally kicking him as a woman attempted to come to the man’s aid. “Radical left ANTIFA scum was easily rebuffed today by the big D.C. MAGA Rally crowd, only to
return at night, after 99 percent of the crowd had left, to assault elderly people and families,” Trump tweeted. “Police got there, but late. Mayor is not doing her job.” Trump has labeled members of the Black Lives Matter Movement as Antifa, but CBS News defined antifa as anti-facist, and comprised of people who are known not for what they support, but what they oppose: Fascism, nationalism, farright ideologies, white supremacy, authoritarianism, racism, homophobia, and xenophobia. Trump’s motorcade slowly rode by demonstrators. Wearing a red MAGA Hat, the president gave a thumbs-up to his admirers and the obsessed following responded by wildly cheering and waving American flags and a cache of pro-Trump banners. Trump didn’t get out of his vehicle. He left the rally as secret Service agents escorted him to his Virginia golf course. The motorcade returned about three hours later as Trump headed back to the White House. Again, the crowd of supporters went wild, cheering “stop the steal,” and wav-
ing banners that read, “Trump 2020: Keep America great,” and “All aboard the Trump train.” Women for America First secured the D.C. rally permit and the right-wing group promised a massive celebration for Trump. The so-called Million MAGA March, which did not come close to having its promised one million participants, also included other proTrump groups like Stop the Steal DC. At nearby Black Lives Matter Plaza, counter-demonstrators carried large banners in support of President-Elect Joe Biden. Many of the signs featured photos of Biden and Vice President-Elect Sen. Kamala Harris. Others had words posted on them including “Loser,” “Fired” and “ByeDon.” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Metropolitan Police officials maintained the monitoring of caravans comprised of Trump supporters who reportedly arrived from Texas. D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham warned that it remains illegal for anyone to carry guns at rallies in the District – a consistent feature of pro-Trump rallies around the country. “We see some folks that are communicating on social media suggesting that they’re going to bring
5 A Black family from North Carolina joins white nationalist groups and other Trump supporters to protest the election of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at Freedom Plaza in Northwest on Saturday, Nov. 14. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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5 The Proud Boys, a well-known white nationalist group, were among the thousands of Trump demonstrators protesting the election of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the MAGA Rally in Northwest on Saturday, Nov. 14. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
firearms into our city,” Newsham told NBC News. “You cannot open carry in the District of Columbia – anywhere in the District of Columbia,” he said. Members of a truckers’ group calling itself StopTheTires2020 reportedly planned to shut down their vehicles to make a stand against Biden’s “ban on fracking.” Oregon trucker Jeremy Rewoldt, the organizer of StopTheTires2020, told the trucking website Freight Waves that the US is a capitalist economy and oil is the fuel “she survives on.” “The blue-collar workers are literally the ones that make the wheels turn,” Rewoldt said. “Without truck drivers, this country could not survive for long.” Biden has clarified that his proposal only opposes hydraulic fracking on federal lands. The Facebook group, comprised primarily of truck drivers, members of the U.S. military and their families, along with Trump supporters, reported more than 51,500 members on Saturday. Meanwhile, Trump’s refusal to accept defeat has stalled the official transition. According to multiple reports, the federal agency that releases funding to an incoming president-elect, the General Services Administration, has yet to recognize Biden’s victory, denying him
access to federal office space and resources. Biden spent a large portion of the day Saturday huddled with advisors in Delaware. The president-elect, who continued to ponder over important cabinet assignments, took a bike ride with his wife Jill and Secret Service agents at Cape Henlopen State Park. He responded in the affirmative to a Reuters News reporter who called out, “Are you any closer to making a cabinet decision?” Rallies like the one in D.C. will presumably continue until Trump officially concedes or leaves office on January 20. But a growing number of Republicans reportedly have become uneasy with Trump’s refusal to admit defeat. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen, many who witnessed Trump rallies admit they’re concerned about such gatherings turning into super spreader events. “MAGA super spreader hate rallies combined with the Ku Klux Klan White House being turned into a petri dish and added with that Walter Reed stunt are likely the cause of over 130 U.S. Secret Service Agents currently infected with the coronavirus. This is bio-terrorism. Period,” singer and self-described political junkie Ricky Davila tweeted. WI
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Trump’s Last Gasp for Presidency May Hinge on ‘Faithless’ Electors ria told WJLA. “And it’s for the anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement, so it’s an honor to mark that occasion too.” The Electoral College was established as a comprise that brought founding states together, explained former Pennsylvania State Rep. David Parker. “It has stood the test of time and unwinding the Electoral College after an election would produce civil war,” the Republican remarked in an earlier interview. “Each campaign using the most advanced political technology and campaign experts undertook their best strategy to win 270 electoral college votes. Neither campaign set out to win the popular vote,” Parker said. Currently, President-elect Joe Biden leads the popular vote over Trump by about five million. Biden has been projected to garner 308 electoral college votes once results have been certified. On Dec. 14, members of the Electoral College will convene in each state and in the District of Columbia. They will mark their votes on the ballots, seal both the electoral and popular votes and forward them to the District for safekeeping until Jan. 6. Then, the new Congress will host a meeting to open the ballots and officially name a winner. Vice President Mike Pence, the president of the Senate, must declare whether he and Trump have been re-elected or defeated. “If there is evidence of fraud in the appointment and, or voting of presidential electors, they can be challenged when they are counted in January,” said Paul Engel, founder of The Constitution Study. “Since it appears different political parties will control the two houses of Congress, I do not think any such challenge would succeed,” Engle determined. Isolated instances of faithless electors have occurred in the past
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EVICTIONS from Page 16 Here’s a summary of the process: A landlord must file a complaint with the court. Then the court will send both tenant and landlord a summons to appear. After an appearance, a landlord must obtain a “judgement for possession” from the court. The landlord would obtain a warrant of restitution and finally a county sheriff would act on the warrant to oversee the eviction. “It’s important to know that regardless of the circumstance a landlord has to file something with
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the court in order to evict someone, unless the tenant leaves voluntarily,” Williams said. “You are your own advocate. Educate yourself about what your rights are. If you have questions, always call an attorney.” The coronavirus has created new legal challenges and questions such as whether local jurisdictions can issue eviction moratoriums. Williams said from a constitutional perspective, it depends on what a moratorium may entail. Jurisdictions continue to follow the state’s COVID-19 emergency order. County and Baltimore City officials have implemented financial assistance programs to assist residents affected by the pandemic and uses federal CARES Act funding strictly for coronavirus relief. Before Hogan announced the state would provide $10 million in CARES Act funding for low-income residents toward rent relief, Del. Julian Ivey (D-District 47A) of Cheverly said residents need money immediately. “We need rental relief in the form of cash payments. It just needs to be done one way or the other,” said Ivey, who’s working to help residents in his district affected by eviction proceedings. Williams said the state funding would help, but added, “I’m cautiously excited. It is great we are getting that money, but how quickly can we get it?” As for Smith, he’s relieved he
but there have never been enough to affect the outcome. The most significant attempt to overturn an election occurred in 2016 when some electors tried to force the election into the House of Representatives. “But some states had laws that corrected those votes – the Supreme Court recently affirmed that such laws are permissible – and the total number was only around 10 anyway,” said Kermit Roosevelt, a professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School who’s a distant cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a great-great grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt. “If the results of the state votes can remain in the residence and continue to pursue employment. His case made him mentally stronger, he said, especially after he called 35 lawyers seeking help. “[Williams] was the only person who called me back and was consistent,” said Smith, who lives with his fiancé who’s also unemployed. “I started crying when she came with me to the courtroom. She is for the community and was with me through this process. Unfortunately, this pandemic may be with us for a while, too.” For residents in need of legal assistance, call Community Legal Services at 240-391-6370. WI
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stand, Biden’s electoral total will be large enough that faithless electors won’t be an issue. Faithless electors are quite rare because electors are typically party officials who are very loyal to the party,” Roosevelt remarked. “So I would not expect the president’s claims about fraud to affect them.” Roger Pilon, a B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute in Northwest, recalled one history-making faithless elector from 1972. “Roger MacBride was a faithless elector who made history before going on to become the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president in 1976,” Pilon said. “As treasurer of the Republican
Party of Virginia, he was a party elector pledged for Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew. But in the Electoral College, he voted instead for the nominees of the Libertarian Party – John Hospers and Tonie Nathan. Ms. Nathan was thus the first woman in U.S. history to receive an Electoral College vote.” Pilon emphasized that lawsuits which Trump has filed in various states could produce evidence that might sway electors. “But, not likely since there is little evidence so far of electoral fraud and the margins in critical states seem sufficient to hold, absent evidence of fraud large enough to reverse those outcomes,” he concluded. WI
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would lose premium reductions if they have private coverage and would be in danger of losing Medicaid if they have public insurance.” The possible loss of Medicaid--a health plan for the indigent--in the District by the high court comes in the wake of the D.C. Department of Health Care Finance announcement Nov. 11 all Medicaid and D.C. Alliance enrollees in its managed care programs have access to every acute care hospital in the city for both inpatient and outpatient hospital-based care. “The District is fortunate to have a strong hospital network that is equally committed to delivering quality care to persons with either private or publicly-funded health insurance, making possible this watershed policy,” Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services and Department of Health Care Finance Director Wayne Turnage said. Weaver said he doesn’t deal with Medicaid recipients. He said some of his nearly 40 employees are on their parents’ insurance or have their own insurance. However, he did make one thing clear. “I think DC Health Link is a good, user-friendly system,” he said. “Using a good broker, my whole team’s health care needs are being taken care of.” WI
not terminating coverage and the year to payback owed premiums is automatic. Several health insurers made it easier for enrolled small businesses to stay insured by providing approximately $4.2 million in premium relief this summer.” The DC Health Link, the District’s health care exchange under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is a target of conservative opponents of the law. that has come under attack from conservatives who challenged the constitutionality of the law’s individual mandate before the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10. However, Kofman said “the ACA is the law of the land.” “Anyone who wants quality health insurance can get it now,” she said. Kofman said District policymakers embedded health insurance consumer protections into law. “Our local insurance standards protect people with preexisting conditions,” she said. “However, many people rely on monthly premium reductions called advanced premium tax credits. And thousands of residents rely on expanded public insurance called Medicaid.” Kofman said “if the Supreme Court strikes down the ACA’s coverage provisions, people everywhere not just in the District
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as freedom schools on behalf of D.C. statehood. Powell said she became excited when the U.S. House of Representatives voted to support a bill written by D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) to make the District the 51st state of the union in June. Her enthusiasm has intensified, she said, with election day victory for Democrats Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris will be vice president, knowing both of them favor D.C. statehood. “With Biden and Harris in the White House, I think prospects
are as good as they have ever been for a D.C. statehood bill to pass the Congress,” she said. “I know the new House that will come into power in January will support it because the chamber is controlled by Democrats and if we can get a few more senators, the matter will be finalized.” Jenkins agreed with Powell, expressing optimism on a D.C. statehood bill passing in the next Congress and ending up on Biden’s desk. “During his victory speech on Nov. 7, I noticed President-elect Biden recognized Sen. Thomas Carper,” Jenkins said. “Senator Carper sponsored the D.C. statehood bill in the Senate and I thought it was a good sign for the president-elect to acknowledge him. If we can win the two Senate seats in Georgia on Jan. 5 that will be great and D.C. statehood legislation has a real chance to move. We will not have to deal with Senator Mitch McConnell as the majority leader in the Senate because he is overbearing.” Even though the new Congress doesn’t convene until Jan. 3, Norton is working now to get
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a vote on her D.C. statehood legislation on the House floor early in the next congressional session. “I have already begun gathering cosponsors for our D.C. statehood bill for the next Congress,” she said on Nov. 10. “I’m encouraged by the significant support that statehood got with this year’s House passage of the bill and in the number of cosponsors already in before the next Congress begins. As of now, we have 128 original cosponsors and expect more will be added
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EDITORIAL The Whole World Is Watching Us Now The U.S. has always been the channel to watch by those who live outside of this country. There is so much to see and learn from this nation that touts itself as the leader of the Free World. In the U.K, France, Germany and Russia, the U.S. is studied as if it were a cell in a Petri dish, watched closely to see what our president, or Congress, is doing to or for its citizens that will most assuredly impact their government and its citizens, as well. In smaller countries, places we rarely hear about in Africa, the Caribbean and other developing nations, the U.S. is watched closely, too. The recent presidential election, and its apparently never-ending aftermath, is viewed as a salacious and tantalizing soap opera full of twists and turns and a lot of suspense. Many fortunate enough to still be working during this world pandemic say they rush home to watch CNN to see what President Trump said or did. They are fascinated by the growth and impact of Black Lives Matters but nervously curious about potential conflicts with white supremacists across the U.S. And while women are leading in many countries around the world including Barbados, Ethiopia, Togo and Gabon, as well as Lithuania, Greece, Bolivia and Germany, the U.S. is finally catching up with its first female vice-president who also happens to be an African American, born to a Jamaican-American father and a South Asian mother. This story couldn’t be better. Besides the drama going on inside the U.S., what matters most is how a single document, drafted more than 200 years ago, continues to govern the land, illustrating the power of our Constitution. The lesson learned is that this document, and the powers it established to interpret it, to govern by it and to amend it when needed, serves as the glue which keeps America from becoming unhinged. It trumps those who believe their name gives them greater power. It protects citizens no matter from where they have come. No one expects America’s democracy to be overturned. But they’re undoubtedly enjoying the chance to watch, wait and see how America survives, once again. WI
America Must Choose Between Needs of the Many or Rights of the Few One of the most cherished and defining characteristics of America has long been the ability of its citizens to exercise their individual rights as detailed and guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution and subsequent amendments. Obviously, not everyone would be allowed to enjoy these rights because of their race, gender or economic status when the nation was first formed. But progress and changing attitudes about “justice for all” have slowly leveled the field. For centuries, millions of people have overcome unimaginable obstacles, leaving their native lands and moving to America in search of a nation which prides itself as one which affirms democratic rule over dictatorial enforcement. But there remain moments in history when our insistence to exercise our individual rights must be subverted for the good of the country – the many. The ongoing coronavirus health pandemic serves as such a moment in time. During a press conference on Nov. 17, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) reinstituted COVID-19 stage two protocols which had been enforced during the summer as infection rates surged to then-unprecedented heights. Among the changes which go into effect on Friday, Nov. 20: no hospital or nursing home visitations (with limited exceptions); no fans allowed at stadiums; no dine-in service at restaurants or bars after 10 p.m.; and capacity for in-door dining limited to 50 customers. “More important than any public health order is your willingness to take personal responsibility,” Hogan said. Indeed, Hogan aptly describes the situation which we, as one nation, face. Clearly, many Americans have grown weary of remaining locked up, isolated from friends and loved ones, unable to return to enjoying such things as taking last-minute cross-country trips, bar hopping on Friday nights, rooting for our favorite team during high school football games on crisp Saturday nights or watching young children learn how to play together as new kindergarteners or first graders. But if we value life over individual rights, we must move toward a national policy and follow it to the letter. Only if the majority of Americans can put away pride and selfishness in order to consider the needs of the many, will we succeed in overcoming our common enemy: COVID-19 WI
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Black Votes Matter
Loved seeing my president-elect and vice president-elect on your last cover! What a sense of joy and relief the nation experienced when the election was called. We did it! But the real work begins now as our democracy comes under attack from disgruntled losers who don't believe in the peaceful transfer of power.
I'm so glad Joe Biden made it clear that African Americans are the reason he was able to give a victory speech as president-elect over Donald Trump. I loved it! "To the African American community you have always had my back and I'll have yours!"
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By Julianne Malveaux
Resistance to Racial Equity — California's Proposition 16 several potential programs. Some of the initiatives require legislation. The Democratic Caucus has shrunk while still becoming more diverse, with a split between the progressive and moderate wings of the party. Despite differences, though, they are likely to pass any legislation Biden proposes. The problem? Currently, the composition of the Senate will be 50-48 with a Republican lean. A Georgia runoff will take place on Jan. 5, 2021, to decide to two remaining seats. If Republicans win those two races, or
President-elect Joe Biden has included working toward racial equity in his administration’s agenda. They outline how he will expand opportunities for Black folk and other people of color. Specifically, his Build Back Better document includes a 20-page report titled, The Biden Plan to Build Back Better by Advancing Racial Equity Across the American Economy. It is a comprehensive blueprint, highlighting
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even just one of them, the obstructionist Mitch McConnell will remain in power and likely attempt to slow or block Biden’s proposals. Biden spent thirty-six years in the Senate and has strong relationships there. He and McConnell are reportedly friends. Those friendships didn't help President Obama and certainly didn’t keep the Senate from stealing a Supreme Court seat. The other main opposition to racial equity is likely to come from disaffected whites and those from other ethnic groups. In 1996, California passed
Proposition 209, which amended the state constitution to prevent affirmative action in employment, education, and contracting. Proposition 16, which appeared on this month’s ballot in the Golden State, would repeal Proposition 209. But Proposition 16 lost with 56 percent of voters rejecting affirmative action as a policy. Affirmative action always has been controversial, with some whites saying it gave African Americans and Latinos an unfair advantage. But Latinos are the largest ethnic group in California. I don't know if they supported Proposition 16
or not, but if they didn't, it wouldn't be the first time Blacks and Latinos held different positions. Many whites support racial equity, but not at their expense. Too many don’t even realize there is systemic racism in our society. Nor do they believe that past discrimination should be rectified. Biden’s plan for racial equity would close the unemployment rate gap between whites and Blacks a bit, and it might narrow the wealth gap as well. But can President-elect Biden
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By Marc H. Morial
NUL Offers Biden Admin an Agenda for Racial, Economic Justice are Joe and I." – Vice President-elect Kamala Harris The 77 and a half million votes for President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris are the most ever cast for a presidential ticket, breaking the previous record set in 2008 for President Obama. In this election, as in 2008, Black voter turnout made the difference. They were not voting for a symbolic victory. The nation is in crisis. They want action. And so does the National
"Now is when the real work begins. The hard work. The necessary work. The good work. The essential work to save lives and beat this pandemic. To rebuild our economy so it works for working people. To root out systemic racism in our justice system and society. To combat the climate crisis. To unite our country and heal the soul of our nation. The road ahead will not be easy. But America is ready. And so
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Urban League. This week, we sent a letter to President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris outlining what needs to be done. As they prepare to enter the White House, more than 10 million Americans have been infected with coronavirus. A record 65,000 are currently hospitalized, and nearly a quarter-million have died. Our fellow citizens are standing in food lines, missing mortgage and rent payments and trying to keep the lights on. This pandemic has
upended their lives. For them, relief now is imperative. That's why our first demand is an immediate stimulus response package of no less than $3 trillion. We support a stimulus that aligns with the provisions of the Heroes Act passed by the House early in the summer. Additionally, we're calling for a $2 trillion economic recovery and infrastructure package to build an inclusive economy that eliminates structural inequality and opportunity gaps. This economic recovery plan must
not only rebuild the nation's roads, bridges and railways, but it also must address water systems, parks, community facilities, affordable housing, and broadband. Such an initiative would create millions of jobs as well as business opportunities for all Americans. Central to this is a specific emphasis on providing job opportunities for Black and Brown workers who have been particularly left out and battered by the COVID-19 recession.
the power to decide whether the U.S. Senate will have a majority willing to work with the Biden-Harris administration on behalf of the American people, or whether we’ll be stuck with a Republican majority led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who brags about turning the Senate into a graveyard for legislation coming from the House of Representatives. McConnell is the reason American families and small
businesses suffering from the economic fallout of the pandemic have had no relief for months. McConnell is the reason Trump has been able to pack federal courts with the worst, most unqualified, most anti-civil rights judges we’ve seen in a long time. On the Democratic side, we have two Senate candidates we can be excited about. Rev. Rafael Warnock is the senior pastor of Atlanta’s historic
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By Ben Jealous
Georgia’s Black Voters Can Make History Again
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made a brilliant choice in opening her remarks at the Democratic presidential ticket’s victory celebration with a quote from civil rights icon and former Georgia congressman John Lewis, who wrote before he died, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act.” Lewis, who was nearly killed
by racist police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., knew better than most of us that taking action to defend democracy can be dangerous. But he also knew, as Harris reminded us, that there is joy in the struggle. Brothers and sisters, defeating Donald Trump was an occasion for great joy. I loved seeing people post videos of a dancing John Lewis to celebrate. But we have more actions to take, more bridges to cross, more elections
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to win—right now, and right in John Lewis’s home state of Georgia. Georgia was in the rare position of having two U.S. senate races on the ballot in the same year. Both races had more than two candidates, and both races have now gone to runoff elections, according to Georgia law, because no candidate got over 50 percent of the vote. That means that on Jan. 5— actually for early voters starting Dec. 14—Georgia voters have
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Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris: Forging a New Path for Our Girls
"Brecklynn, when you think about the future, I do believe the future is bright. And it will be because of your leadership, and it will be because we fight for each person's voice through their vote and we get engaged in this election—because you have the ability through your work, and through, eventually, your vote, to determine the future of our country and what its leader-
ship looks like." — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, responding to a question in the vice presidential debate from Utah eighth grader Brecklynn Brown When Sen. Kamala Harris stepped onto the vice presidential debate stage she made history simply by showing what our country's leadership can and will look like. A ceiling has been lifted for every little girl in America and especially every little girl of color in America. During the vice presidential debate many watchers cheered on her self-assured retort: "Mr. Vice President, I am
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speaking!" Now, as vice president-elect of the United States alongside President-elect Joe Biden, she is an inspiration for Black children, Asian American children, children of immigrants, and every little girl who has the chance to see someone who "looks like me" as our nation's vice president. It's also a special source of pride and joy for all alumni of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) like me and members of Black sororities and fraternities who recognize our own experience in hers as a Howard University graduate.
For decades, historically Black colleges and universities (and the "Divine Nine" historically Black Greek institutions) have worked to produce a pipeline of community and political leadership. Shirley Chisholm (a Delta Sigma Theta member) and Jesse Jackson (a North Carolina A&T graduate and Omega Psi Phi member) helped blaze the path towards the highest political offices in the land. Vice President-elect Harris became the first HBCU graduate on a major party's presidential ticket, carrying a long and proud legacy of struggle and
achievement on her shoulders. Vice President-elect Harris has spoken often about the impact of Howard University on her life: "The beauty of Howard [was that] every signal told students that we could be anything— that we were young, gifted, and black, and we shouldn't let anything get in the way of our success." HBCUs gave this signal to all students even when the rest of our nation tried to send relentless messages saying otherwise. I am so
Unfortunately, my sense of relief lasted little more than 24 hours. I guess it was foolish for me to expect expressions of familiar norms or propriety from #45's campaign or the Republican Party. No congratulations! No concession! The presentation of contrived non-evidentiary, legal objections to election outcomes came! Firing of the secretary of defense came and poses an immediate and existential threat to national security! Then came a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) before the Supreme Court, which could remove health insurance coverage for over 20 mil-
lion citizens and for over one million citizens with preexisting conditions! The nightmare continues! It's a nightmare of negativity promulgated by maniacal, ego-driven psyche of insecurity. Like a petulant child, #45 has established handicaps that retard the ability of Biden-Harris to engage in the transition process as established by law. Through an agent of discord, General Services Administration Commissioner Emily Murphy, the Letter of Ascertainment that provides legal authority for the Biden-Harris transition
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By E. Faye Williams
What Is Still Needed?
Comments for the week must be preceded by congratulations for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Compared with most elections I have experienced, the wait for confirmation of their electoral victory seemed interminable. The wait was at times painful, but the outcome exquisite! As expressed during many television interviews, when the Biden-Harris ticket was declared
victorious, I felt that our long political nightmare had ended. Whether relief is realized or not, their victory portends a reawakening of a movement toward national unity. At noon on Jan. 20, 2021, the fractious, divisiveness of the #45 administration will come to an end. I am not suggesting that oneon-one hostilities will immediately end, but I know that the bully pulpit of the presidency will no longer promote cross-cultural animus. The never-ending expression of grievance politics will come to an end and I hope we'll then focus on what should be our commonalities.
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True to promise, the first act of the Biden-Harris administration is a program to bring control to the Coronavirus Pandemic in the U.S. Nationally and for inhabitants of the rest of the world, COVID-19 has reshaped our respective cultures, methods of social interactions, and economies. Through words (encouraging COVID-19 best practices), actions (exemplary wearing of face masks), and a proposed national plan to control/end COVID-19, the Biden-Harris administration has articulated an intelligent and viable approach to reducing the effect of or eliminating this disease.
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By Askia Muhammad
Trump, the Official 'White President'
We all know that U.S. Secret Service agents would "take a bullet" for the president, or whomever they are assigned to protect. We saw the courage of agent Clint Hill, who raced from the car behind to sprawl himself over first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and her mortally wounded husband John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963.
And then there was agent Tim McCarthy. He, D.C. Police Officer Thomas Delahanty and White House press secretary James Brady were injured along with the president when John Hinckley attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan. But oh, how times have changed in the 39 years since Reagan. The sad fact is that Donald J. Trump — probably the most loathsome person ever to walk into the executive mansion, not to mention reside there — has himself endangered the lives of the very agents
sworn to protect him. More than 130 Secret Service officers who help protect the White House and the president when he travels have recently been ordered to quarantine because they tested positive for the coronavirus or had close contact with infected co-workers. What's worse, they may have gotten infected from Trump. Their illnesses are believed to be partly linked to a series of campaign rallies that Trump held in the weeks before the election which he lost badly. In addition to mismanaging the pan-
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demic and allowing it to run rampant while he told folks to shine lights into their bodies and to drink bleach, Dude is himself apparently the superspreader-in-chief, not only recklessly requiring agents to be exposed to potential threats at several unsafe campaign events, but also cramming into a vehicle with agents while he himself was being treated for the virus at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. What a lout! A former good friend of mine became a Secret Service agent. Fortunately, he was mustered out before being
exposed to the likes of The Donald. Kenneth Banner and I were college schoolmates in Los Angeles. His life's ambition was to be a "top cop." We often even went on "double dates" and his lust for law enforcement far exceeded any carnal lust he showed at the time. His mother would let him drive her new, white 1964 Chevrolet Nova. It looked like an unmarked cop car. In those days, before there was FM radio
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Charter Schools Push for More Reopening Resources and Support Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins While more than a dozen D.C. public charter schools have facilitated in-person learning this year, leaders within the sector assert that without more equitable funding and support from the District, they won’t be able to expand capacity for safely serving the majority of students. As detailed in a letter recently
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sent to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other city officials, many of the District’s 70 charter school administrators say to ensure at least one nurse at each charter school, provide access to regular COVID-19 screening tests and to comply with public health metrics in order to safely reopen cannot be achieved without the city’s assistance. “We’re not asking for more. We ask that the public health supports are equitable for [charter schools],” said Shannon Hodge, executive di-
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rector of the DC Charter School Alliance, an advocacy organization representing 90 percent of the schools in the District’s charter sector. The Nov. 9 letter signed by Hodge and dozens of other charter school leaders also requested an opportunity to make recommendations to District education leaders including greater communication. Hodge said Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn has since expressed interest in hosting more meetings with charter school leaders. “What charter school leaders know is important, in terms of support from the city, is based on their experiences of serving,” she said. “To the extent that nursing supports are increased for students in DCPS, they should also be increased for charter nurses. It’s not supposed to be just specific to DCPS. The funding is supposed to be equitable – let’s not forget that.” Some leaders within the public and public charter school sectors support reopening their campuses. However, the recent surge in COVID-19 cases has increased concern among teachers and other campus professionals who’ve criticized District education leaders for not allowing raw COVID-19 data to guide reopening decisions. Earlier this month, after delaying in-person learning for elementary school students, DCPS continued along with its plans to launch CARE classrooms – hubs in which DCPS students can engage in virtu-
al learning with adult supervision. In his November 2 letter to parents, DCPS Chancellor Lewis Ferebee alluded to the community pushback his office initially faced after revealing reopening plans and rolling out a readiness checklist that prioritized HVAC enhancements, PPE access and presence of school medical personnel on Nov. 9. Days after the release of the DC Charter Schools Alliance’s letter, District leaders continued to feel the ire of education professionals. On Saturday, members of the District of Columbia Nurses Association converged on Bowser’s front lawn for an early morning rally. Among their demands: students cannot be brought into the CARE classrooms scheduled to open this week without adequate PPE access, ventilation, and proper preventative processes. Earlier in the week, the D.C. metropolitan area reported a record number of coronavirus cases that surpassed the seven-day average of more than 3,000. In neighboring Maryland and Virginia, COVID-19 cases have either surpassed the summer’s horrific totals or will reach them in the coming days. In response, governors Larry Hogan (R-Md.) and Ralph Northam (D-Va.) have immediately reduced the maximum capacity allowed for restaurants and implemented other restrictions. Bowser has confirmed that she, too, will initiate similar restrictions should conditions worsen. For some educators like Berni-
da Thompson, there’s sufficient evidence to support making such adjustments now with the commitment to only provide virtual learning until the pandemic’s over. Though she signed the DC Charter School Alliance’s letter for equitable resources, Thompson, the principal of Roots Public Charter School, said that internet hotspots and laptops count among her greatest priorities. Since March, Roots has facilitated online learning in various configurations including one initiative supported by the United Planning Organization (UPO) in Temple Hills led by Project Director Cheryl Christmas. The foster grandparents program features elders who read and tutor children in a virtual setting, many utilizing devices provided by UPO. Still, Thompson said more needs to be done. “Is the education we’re talking about so serious that parents can’t do it at home with the expert teaching and guidance of professional teachers online?” Thompson asked. “[Educators] of some online schools have been proficiently doing virtual education for more than 20 years. Colleges have been doing it for years. In terms of preschool, look at how successful Sesame Street engaged and taught children. If the city invests in virtual education to the max, then our children can learn. Those who don’t have the devices and hot spots would have them. That’s the way to go,” she said. WI
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District Renames One Judiciary Square Building in Honor of Marion Barry James Wright WI Staff Writer @JamesDCWrighter Cora Masters Barry has spent a great deal of time since the passing of her husband, former four-term mayor and D.C. Councilmember Marion S. Barry Jr., trying to keep his legacy alive in the District. Since his death on Nov. 23, 2014, she has worked with District leaders on such projects as having a statute of his likeness in front of the John A. Wilson Building in Northwest. On Nov. 12, Cora Barry celebrated another milestone when city leaders dedicated the One Judiciary Square Building in Northwest as the “Marion S. Barry, Jr. Building.” “This is a significant, historic event that is the beginning, not only of telling the story of the contributions of Marion S. Barry, Jr., but also of the city,” Cora Barry said. “My husband loved Washington, D.C. and its residents. He would be so honored to know that Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson have honored his legacy in this wonderful way. I want to thank them.” Michael C. Rogers, who served as the city administrator/deputy mayor for operations under Marion Barry in his final term as mayor, chairs the D.C. Commission to Commemorate and Recognize the Honorable Marion S. Barry, Jr. Presiding over the ceremony, he introduced Bowser as “the other M.B.” before she spoke. Bowser, who served on the D.C.
Bowser, who served on the D.C. Council with Marion Barry from 2007-2014, praised her former colleague.
Council with Marion Barry from 2007-2014, praised her former colleague. “Mayor Marion Barry embodied that D.C. spirit of never letting a setback become a knockout, and always fought to bring opportunity to our residents,” the mayor said. “Because of his big vision, thousands of young people received the opportunity to succeed with their first job. He created programs that helped residents buy their first homes, expanded access to the middle class for D.C. families, and ensured prosperity was shared among all eight wards. This dedication is a fitting tribute to our Mayor for Life by honoring his legacy and service to the city he loved.” Marion Barry served as the mayor from 1979-1991 and 19951999. He served on the D.C. Council as an at-large member from 1975-1979 and represented Ward 8 from 1993-1995 and 2005-2014. Cora Barry worked with Mendelson and D.C. Councilmembers to pass the “Marion S. Barry Building Designation Act of 2019” for the renaming.” Bowser signed the bill on April 27. Cora Barry said the renaming of the One Judiciary Square building had a special meaning because he served his last term as mayor there. “He did a lot of things while working in that building,” she said. “It was there where he doubled the size of the summer jobs program. He changed the city and empowered the people. He made it possible for many people to be able to buy their homes.” Cora Barry said in the building’s lobby wall will be a mural reflecting Marion Barry’s life and work. “It will tell the story of Marion,” she said. “It will showcase the people he interacted with, the places he helped to create such as the convention center and the Capital One Arena and highlight programs such as those benefitting senior citizens and youth he supported.” WI
5 Cora Masters Barry, widow of the late former mayor and councilmember Marion S. Barry, Jr., speaks at the dedication of the building that bears his name. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Ward 8 Liquor Merchants Face License Challenges ANC Leaders Launch Initiative to Stem Alcohol Sales Lindiwe Vilakazi WI Contributing Writer While the District has seen a decrease in violent crimes in comparison to 2019, Ward 8 homicides and assaults have increased, leading several liquor stores to potential closures as District authorities look for ways to rectify variables of the dismay. Salim Adofo, a Ward 8 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, (ANC 8) District 8 is spearheading a campaign to deny renewal of select liquor operating licenses in areas of repeated criminal behavior. He has cited a string of assault and violence cases within feet of the various locations to support his effort to halt retail liquor sales to halt violence in the streets.
“It’s going to have to take a collective effort from a variety of different agencies, institutions, and individuals (residents) to make this change,” said Adofo. “I saw this as an opportunity for me to challenge the renewal, or the issuances of liquor licenses in Ward 8, because there are a lot of mind-altering substances in alcohol that have adverse impacts in our community.” While authorities do not intend to prohibit the ability of residents to partake in adult beverages, Ward 8 officials argue the overwhelming access to alcoholic products potentially encourages the consistent rates of criminal activity. According to DC MPD’s Atlas crime map report, Ward 8 has tallied 55 homicides this year, equal-
ing 2019 records, as well as 392 assault cases, compared to 321 in the previous year. Among the total assault cases, 31 of those were reported as sexual abuse crimes. While officials resist blaming liquor stores as a platform for illegal activity, there is strong support for the idea of liquor as an agent in many of the reported incidents. In the ANC 8C protest letter, the commission advocated for more wholesome business operations in place of alcohol distributors. “There are so many business owners that seemingly believe the best way to come into this community and provide a service to make money is by serving alcohol, and it’s just not true,” Adofo said. “People will consume what is put
5 The Mart Liquor Store in Southeast. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
in front of them on a consistent basis. So why not put out fruits and vegetables, something that’s more healthy? Why are you trying to make a living off of things that are contributing to our demise?” Wonder Mart, a convenience store on Martin Luther King Ave., SE, was seeking a liquor license until Adofo’s initiative stopped the proposal. Several other liquor stores on the commission’s target list are up for renewal, too, including Charles Corner in the Barry Farm community, near Excel Academy PCS, and Liz Market in Congress Heights, directly across from a University of the District Columbia campus and MLK Elementary School. While Adofo supports license challenges, there is local indifference to the resolution. “I imagine they want to get rid
of these liquor stores because of the traffic of the homeless, and probably crime but, you’re taking away from a family when you’re doing that. Business is business,” said Wesley Leakes, a Southeast resident. Yet, Ward 8 Councilman, Trayon White (D), said he is concerned about the heavy presence of alcohol distributors in his community. “We have more liquor stores than recreation centers. We have more liquor stores than after school programs. The millions spent at those liquor stores are not circulating back in our community,” said White. “Substance abuse is destroying families and communities everyday. I am not against restaurants with liquor licenses but, we don’t need one more damn liquor store.” WI
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Local Businessman’s 'Hard Work' grows 'Heart Work' in the Local Community James V. Page, Jr. Founder of Page After Page Business Systems, Inc. Sarafina Wright WI Contributing Writer James V. Page, Jr. grew up poor in the ghettos of the South Bronx several blocks away from former Secretary of State Colin Powell and several streets up from entertainer Jennifer Lopez. He also lived in the same building of the Bronxdale housing project as Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. His Bronx, N.Y. roots are an indelible part of him. Tenacious, persistent, determined all describe the man who overcame a tumultuous childhood to become a million dollar businessman who is proudly self-made. Page’s company Page After Page Business Systems, Inc. [dba Page Global TM] has been in business almost 30 years, providing office equipment, supplies and other materials. They strongly boast 12 employees and over 40 contractors even amid a pandemic that has caused historic economic turmoil. But before Page ran a company that secured lucrative contracts with the likes of the FBI, Department of Justice, DC Water, the Washington, DC Library and most recently the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., he was a young man in the throes of a turbulent childhood. His parents broke up when he was very young and by 14 he was a high school drop-out. “I started getting into a sorted life,” Page said. “Things were going downhill quickly.” He says financially the risks of street life weren't adding up and the violence was becoming unnerving and more often fatal. “I was somewhat of a rascal and I decided I didn’t want to be a rascal anymore.” Page says it was also the guidance of his maternal great-great Aunt Alma that influenced him to turn away from the streets. “I wanted to stay in favor of hers,” he said. “She said I will support you and assist you as long as you don’t cross these two lines: Go to jail and ever get on government assistance.” “She really stepped in to provide my sisters, brothers and me guidance since our mother had us as a teen.” Not wanting to fall out of favor with his aunt, Page along with his best friend decided to join the Naval Academy in hopes to be an officer in the Navy.
“We went down to the recruiter center; the enlisted officer on duty said jokingly “you need a high school diploma and a college degree first to become a Naval Officer.” “He said first, take the GED, come back and you can take the test. If you score high enough you can be accepted into the Navy.” “Coming from the inner city it was better than telling us we should go back to school.” “I took the GED test for the first time and failed by one point.” A few weeks later without a penny in his pocket, and the testing center over 7 miles away, Page was back for a retake. This time he was alone -- his best friend declined to take the test again. “A week later, I was at the bar and my mother called the bar’s phone and said “you passed the test by one point.” “I enrolled in the Navy at 16 years old.” “I came back from bootcamp and my best friend, one year older than me, in less than two month was shot and killed in the streets.” One year later, 17-year-old Page was on the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in the Middle East in the midst of the Persian Gulf War. Two years later the Naval Officer was newly married when he received the news that his chief influence, Aunt Alma had died. She left him $25,000. “I got it because everyone else in my family was in jail or on welfare,” he said. “I did one smart thing, I bought a condo and I wasted the rest. I spent the money as quickly as I got it.” By 23, Page was a father of five, working several jobs fighting to make ends meet. He decided to leave the military for the same reason he left the street life behind -- the money wasn’t adding up. “At that point, I started realizing that I wanted to be a leader, a fighter for people like me, but with no degree, I found out that wasn’t happening.” “The only place that I would be considered on equal footing as a leader, president or a manager was to go into sales.” With Page going into business for himself, he was certain about success, but such success came with a steep learning curve that cost him millions. “In having those businesses and not having the education, I got into finan-
cial trouble, customer satisfaction issues, then I got into trouble with the IRS to the tune of several millions of dollars in debt,” he said. “The one thing I didn't do is not pay my employees. I learned that from IBM and I learned integrity from my aunt.” “What I decided to do was work twice as hard. I was able to pay off all the bad loans that I had. I was able to pay off IBM, over a million in taxes and I was able to get a good CPA.” The road to celebrating a 30th anniversary in business has been a journey for Page going from a troubled youth to successful businessman.
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While he acknowledges his accomplishments, he doesn't let it distort his view. “In business as in life, it’s not about winning or losing it's about lasting,” Page said. “No sooner than you call yourself a winner one day, you have another obstacle to overcome almost in the very next hour or minute.” “Lasting and laughter is as close to winning as you can come.”
5 Aunt Alma and a young Jimi Page as a young Naval Officer
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LIFESTYLE ‘I’m in the best shape’ Mike Tyson Says Ahead of Fight with Roy Jones, Jr. Joseph Hammond Zenger News London — Despite the fact that the Los Angeles Dodgers won a World Series in Texas and the Los Angeles Lakers just won an NBA title in Florida, Brooklyn’s Mike Tyson will soon fight what may be his final match in Los Angeles. Former heavyweight champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. vowed at an official press conference recently, ahead of their November 28fight in Los Angeles, that both men are training as hard as they did in their primes for their upcoming match. “I looked at film of Roy when he
was at his best because that’s the guy I anticipate fighting,” Tyson said. “I’m in the best shape. I boxed seven rounds so far, and it keeps improving. I’m boxing younger guys and hungry guys, and it’s showing me that, from the looks of things, I’m doing really well.” Tyson also stressed that he has spared as much as seven full rounds against younger opponents in his training camp for this contest. “I am the only boss,” he said, referring to his sparring partners. “If you don’t kick my ass, you’re fired. Everyone’s doing their best and if you are not doing your best, you got to go home.” “I usually judge it how I feel that
night,” he said. Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson waves to fans as he arrives in Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands on November 18, 2005. Tyson also appeared disappointed about the shortened two-minute rounds for this fight, as did Roy Jones, Jr. Professional men’s boxing uses three-minute rounds. Women’s fights use two-minute rounds. Some fights involving senior fighters or certain exhibitions may also use one-minute rounds. This fight will be contested over eight two-minute rounds as per the rules of the California State Athletic Commission. Both men stressed the smaller, 12-ounce gloves and lack of headgear as part of the reason that, from their perspective, this is no exhibition. The winner will be awarded a “Frontline Battle” Belt by the World Boxing Council. While age may not have softened their desire to win, both men seemed to take a humbler approach when describing his new opponent. Tyson offered that he had turned down offers to face 47-year-old MMA legend and former NFL player Bob Sapp and 48-year-old title contender Shannon Briggs before finding a worthy challenge in Roy Jones, Jr. Tyson also confirmed rumors that the two had once discussed a potential fight in 2003 at a face-to-face meeting in Texas. Jones offered similar praise of Tyson as one of boxing’s hardest punchers. Jones described the fight as “bucket list” material. “Everywhere I go in life, young kids always ask me if I ever fought
5 “I usually judge it how I feel that night,” he said. Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson waves to fans as he arrives in Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands on November 18, 2005. (Courtesy photo/essentiallysports.com)
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WI Staff Report Traditionally, Christmas gift-giving has been embodied by happy people enjoying the warmth of the season. But rarely have the faces of Santa Claus or the joyful families been Black. In fact, fatherly.com says that African Americans only represent about three percent of all department store Santas in the U.S. The Black Paper Party aims to shift that narrative a bit. The company – developed by a trio of women familiar with the lack of diversity with Christmas choices in the Big Box stores they worked for – creates ornaments and gift-wrapping paper with children, families and San-
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THANKSGIVING from Page 12 wanted to get out. They wanted to enjoy weekends at the beach. But there wasn’t much else you could do then, in May, because everything was closed. Even many of my friends who were very cautious in the beginning seem to have gotten tired and frustrated. Some of them have let their guard down and loosened their standards related to safety.” Indeed, the virus numbers appear depressing. Forty-states continue to head in the wrong direction with 17 states reporting their highest number of new infections since the start of the pandemic. In Michigan, the governor recently suspended classes for all of the state’s high schools and colleges for at least the next three weeks. Two months ago, only 10 states were trending in the wrong direction. During the summer surge, 77,000 daily infections was the peak number. On Friday, Nov. 13, that number had soared to 185,000 new infections daily. Positivity rates have hit new highs in several states: South Dakota, 60 percent; Idaho, 42 percent; Alabama, 24 percent;
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and Pennsylvania, 22 percent. At the current rate, experts from the Covid Tracking Project predict that the daily death rate, now recorded at 1,300 on Nov. 14, could be as high as 2,100 daily deaths by mid-January. This reporter spoke with his youngest child who now resides in New York – a millennial – for his thoughts. “I understand the restrictions being proposed and helpful but at the same time I’m concerned about small business owners,” said Jared McNeir, 26. “The state’s shutting down everything and that’s necessary. But the federal government must provide financial assistance. Americans tend to think as individuals and that’s part of the pushback. But people need to more willingly comply. I think they will if they believe that their individual needs will continue to be met,” McNeir said. Dale Green, 53, a federal government employee and African American living in Chicago, commented on the mayor’s 14-day, stay-at-home quarantine which went into effect on Monday, Nov. 16.
“The new restrictions don’t bother me personally because I wasn’t going out a lot anyway,” Green said who noted that he mostly works from home these days. “During the summer, we could still go to the parks and people were there in droves. The police were pretty lenient too – letting people stay out well beyond park curfews and allowing them to bring their own alcohol. But now it’s getting cold.” “I have younger relatives who still have gatherings with a lot of guests but I’m not attending those kinds of events. People are arguing that they have their right to do what they want but I have a friend who almost died from the virus. Knowing someone personally who was effected by it – a very close friend – who was on a ventilator and with whom I’d hung out about a week before he was hospitalized, made me think. It made it more real.” “Maybe those who don’t want to follow the precautions are doing that because they don’t believe it can happen to them. But it can,” Green said. WI
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Bowser’s Trip to See Biden in Delaware Alarms Some District Residents
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Regina Pixley believes D.C.’s elected officials should lead by example. So, Pixley, advisory neighborhood commissioner for single-member district 8C04 in Ward 8, was outraged when she learned that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser took a one-day trip to Wilmington, Del., to talk with Biden transition officials and to listen to the president-elect’s Nov. 7 victory speech. “Mayor Bowser is telling us that we should not go to states such as Delaware because they are on her list of high-risk states for the coronavirus and then she turns around and goes there,” Pixley said. Noting that Bowser and the city’s health director “set the rules for traveling to states like that,” she said, “I don’t think that she is setting a good example for D.C. residents to follow while we are in a pandemic.” Delaware has become one of the 46 states on the list of high-risk states to which D.C. residents should avoid travel in a mayoral order targeting areas with a daily coronavirus case rate of more than 10 per 100,000 residents.
However, the order exempted travel deemed essential. The order also exempted travel to and from nearby Maryland and Virginia. The mayor traveled by car, accompanied by a security team member and an aide. The trip lasted seven hours, according to a Bowser spokesman. Residents who travel to high-risk states must quarantine at home for 14 days when they return to the city, except those who are traveling for essential purposes, the order said. On Nov. 9, a new mayoral order took effect gutting the two-week, nonessential travel quarantine and mandated a negative COVID-19 test for people who wanted to visit the District from high-risk states. Residents who travel to high-risk states should quarantine when they return, except for those engaging in essential activities, unless they test negative three days after their trip. At a Nov. 9 news conference, Bowser defended Delaware trip “essential travel.” On Nov. 10, Bowser talked about the Delaware trip at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Shepherd Park Community Center in Ward 4. “I do a lot of things to advance the
interests of the District of Columbia,” the mayor said according to a WTOP radio report. “And some of them are formal and some of them are informal, but all of them are necessary.” Bowser said she is tested for the coronavirus on a consistent basis. “I am regularly tested, and tested according to my levels of exposure and doing my job,” she said according to a WTOP report. As far as activities in Delaware, she said no celebratory party, reception or greeting line took place. “I congratulated the people that I saw,” she said. Bowser said she wanted to build bridges for the city to the new administration. “The new president is our neighbor, and I will be his mayor while he’s here,” she said, according to a WTOP radio report. “And there are special events that our city supports with the federal government. And so, building relationships with the new team is going to be important for all of us.” Charles Gaither, a Ward 4 resident, said Bowser did the right thing by taking the trip. “It is part of her job as CEO of the
5 Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Biden Campaign Advisor Symone Sanders in Delaware for the victory speeches of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. (Courtesy photo/Facebook grab)
District of Columbia,” he said. “She is doing what is necessary for the people of D.C. That talk about her violating her own order is a bunch of rubbish. I am sure she took precautions before she took the trip.” Anthony Wright disagrees with Gaither, saying “what Mayor Bowser did was wrong.” “Everybody needs to follow the rules,” Wright said. “She is the one who puts out the list. She is the one who updates the list every two weeks that everyone has to follow. To me, it is Bowser’s way of saying ‘Do as I say, not
as I do’. She could have watched Biden’s speech on TV like everybody else.” Robert Brannum, a longtime Ward 5 political activist, understands why some residents are uneasy about the mayor’s trip. Nevertheless, he said Bowser had every right to go. “The trip was essential travel,” Brannum said. “Whether a trip is essential travel is determined by the traveler and she is the mayor and represents the people. I have no issue with that. However, if she was going to Delaware to go to the beach, then that would be a different story.” WI
Black Educators Among Those Celebrating Departure of Betsy DeVos Message to U.S. Education Secretary: ‘Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out’
5 Everton Blair, Jr. Board Representative, Gwinnett County Board of Education and member of LEE (Leadership for Educational Equity)
Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia Immediately after her confirmation in 2017 as U.S. Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos rubbed African Americans the wrong way. Her policies hurt even worse. During one of her first interviews (none with African-American media), DeVos linked Historically Black Colleges and Universities [HBCUs] with the issue of school choice. She called them “real pioneers when it comes to school choice” and “living proof that when more options are provided to students, they are afforded greater access and greater quality.” However, Black Twitter lashed back, noting that HBCUs had primarily been established because African-American students had no alternative option for higher education. DeVos raised the ire of many when
she rescinded the Obama Administration’s guidance that sought to stem the school-to-prison pipeline by getting schools to reduce the number of suspensions and expulsions, especially for students of color who receive disciplinary actions at disproportionately higher rates. Rep. Katherine Clark, a Democrat from Massachusetts, chided DeVos. “Black children are just plain old more disruptive in the classroom,” Clark lashed out at DeVos during a meeting. “How did you come to that conclusion?” Nonetheless, growing criticism would not sway DeVos whose job qualifications have long been refuted by many educators. But with Biden poised to take control, there’s growing optimism about the changes which will inevitably come. “With a new secretary of education, we can reinstate the focus on equitable student outcomes for Black and brown
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students and return to comprehensive federal investments that provide more resources for public schools instead of programs that funnel funds away from public schools,” said Everton Blair, Jr. a member of Gwinnett County Board of Education in Georgia and an affiliate of LEE (Leadership for Educational Equity). Darrell Andrews, known by his peers as “Coach D” and the author of the book, “Believing the HYPE: Seven Keys to Motivating Students of Color,” counts among those looking forward to a new education secretary. For two decades, Andrews has consulted and worked with thousands of schools and school districts, helping them develop systems for inspiring academic excellence for students of color. “Under the DeVos tenure, school seems to have eliminated anything relating to students of color academic advancement for this was not the fo-
cus of this administration,” Andrews wrote in an email. “It seems like she had districts bogged down with many stressors such as starting school in the U.S. again during COVID-19 because of her boss’s wishes,” he continued. “Schools seem to have been bogged down with insignificant goals and objectives, that hurt Black student advancement under her leadership.” “A new secretary, under a president that supports racial equity, will have the ability to get things back on course, to release funds that help to close the achievement gap and make academic advancement of Black and brown students a priority once again.” “The new secretary will not be limited by an administration that does not support this focus – for racial equity is one of the four areas of focus under the Biden-Harris Administration,” Andrews concluded. WI
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wi book review "Unprepared: America in the Time of Coronavirus"
introduction by Timothy Egan, complied and edited by Jon Sternfeld c.2020, Bloomsbury $28.00 / $38.00 Canada 355 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer Your fingers are raw and wrinkly. That's because sanitizer is your friend, you use a lot of soap and water, and there's no way you're going to risk some sort of nasty virus this winter. But the virus, where do we go now? In "Unprepared," compiled and edited by Jon Sternfeld, you first have to know where we've been. On Dec. 31 last year, as the first few notes of "Auld Lang Syne" began to play, Chinese officials quietly warned citizens that they'd confirmed seven cases of SARS from a seafood market in Wuhan. Chances are, the average American didn't know it. Five days later, 59 people in Wuhan were sick with the virus. By Jan. 21, 300 Chinese victims had fallen ill, a fact that National Public Radio reported, and the CDC in Atlanta confirmed America's first case of 2019nCoV in Washington state; the following day, President Donald Trump said the situation was "under control." A month later, the stock market "slumped" in response to what was now called coronavirus. By early March, there were 90,000 COVID-19 cases, world-wide. Many of those were in the U.S. and the pandemic was spreading despite President Trump's public assertion that things were "fine." Americans wanted tests, but access was lacking; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for medical personnel was starting to run out. On March 7, there were "around" 200 cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.; three days later, that had more than tripled. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the NIAID suggested that Americans would have to "hunker down significantly" to squash the virus. African Americans were particularly hit by illness. Businesses temporarily shuttered and unemployment rose. By May, Americans were frustrated about shut-downs, mask mandates, job loss and deaths. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta said, "This is chaos‌." On May 25, George Floyd died on a street in Minneapolis and protests broke out in almost every major city in America. On June 5, there were more than 875,000 confirmed Coronavirus cases in the U.S... For sure, readers of "Unprepared" will notice one important thing: it's not finished. That should come as no big surprise; compiler-editor Jon Sternfeld admits in his author's note that he compiled only just so far, and that he "wouldn't venture to guess" what would happen after he penned his note last summer. It's probably just as well; who could've ever accurately predicted the last four months? Despite its we-know-what-happens cliffhanger, though, "Unprepared" is too much, and that may be because we've lived what's here and it's still pretty fresh in most readers' minds. And yet, reading it makes the last year feel like a new shock, like knowing a stove is hot and touching it anyway. Watching the virus arrive in this oral history – this must have been what dust storm victims felt like. "Unprepared" is not an easy thing. It's not cut-and-dried, nor is it complimentary to many politicians; instead, you're left with your own thoughts, fears and a story to complete. It's a sobering book, and there's no way to sanitize that. Sometimes, you crave more information, so look for "Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses: From the Plague of Athens to Covid-19" by Heather E. Quinlan (Visible Ink Press), which is a wide look at frightening times throughout history; or "The Rules of Contagion" by Adam Kucharski (Basic Books), a book about how things spread, from ideas to fads and violence to diseases. WI
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ARIES Forward progress comes to an abrupt halt as a money opportunity comes in from a new direction. Aries, you tend to run toward what is new and exciting, but this is a changeable situation. Don't commit resources until you examine the downside. Lucky Numbers: 20, 25, 39 TAURUS Today, you may feel scattered with your phone buzzing and many people wanting your attention. Some are asking you to change when you are already well underway in your chosen direction. They may pepper you with arguments, but today these are just distractions. Lucky Numbers: 2, 4, 22 GEMINI Find happiness today by letting go of the past, especially a past relationship with someone who betrayed your trust. Instead of putting a wall up to protect yourself, learn to trust yourself. You are resilient and strong. And your intuition will warn you when you need to walk away. Lucky Numbers: 10, 19, 21 CANCER Today, forward movement comes skidding to a halt with some technical issues. The printer may not be working, or the cat threw up on your mouse (I'm speaking from experience). Today's a good day to take a breath and solve one problem at a time. Lucky Numbers: 7, 17, 25 LEO Today, you could be irritated by something a neighbor does. This is a quick aspect and not strong enough to help you win a fight. So, put on your noise-canceling headphones or close the blinds and let this troublesome energy pass. Lucky Numbers: 9, 36, 40 VIRGO You may feel a great compulsion to make an investment today. If this is a business, there could be a sizable upfront cost. Do prudent thinking today before moving forward. Once you have done your research, this energy gives you courage. Lucky Numbers: 4, 12, 21 LIBRA Stripping away what is unnecessary in your home can bring an understanding of who you are and how to connect with your past. Use caution today, as you may break a family heirloom. Instead, check with siblings or cousins and see if they want some of these family treasures. Look around your house, keep what you love, and start to get rid of the rest. Lucky Numbers: 7, 38, 44 SCORPIO Today, there's magic in your artwork and movement. Consider visualizing something you really want, then taking a canvas and painting in the colors you are inspired to choose. Or do a few yoga poses with every breathtaking in the energy that you want and expelling what you no longer wish to have. Lucky Numbers: 11, 28, 30 SAGITTARIUS You're more confident than ever, champing at the bit like a racehorse waiting for the gates to open. It's time to think bigger. Consider the biggest race you could win, whether that be an influencer, mentor, or a celebrity. Craft a short message to them and send it out. This is a good day to do what you have not dared to do in the past. Lucky Numbers: 6, 15, 34 CAPRICORN Your charisma is strong today, like sweet, warm honey. Unfortunately, this honey is attracting some flies. In other words, you're getting romantic attention from someone you find uninteresting. That's OK. You need to have a conversation with the universe, so you can start to attract the love relationship you want. Look up at that first-quarter moon tonight and tell the universe to bring you a great love. Lucky Numbers: 24, 29, 55 AQUARIUS Today, there is the realization of how your beliefs, especially about love relationships, rule your life. And if you take the time to question your beliefs, you can change your life. Talk to someone who has an entirely different take on things. Listen to other opinions and consider the possibilities. Lucky Numbers: 13, 18, 40 PISCES What was promised you in the form of cash or an object of value arrives, but it's not nearly what you'd hoped for. You may need to call and tell somebody it's their responsibility to follow through with their promises. Instead of feeling disappointed, it's better to focus on how to remedy the situation or, more accurately, who can remedy it for you. Lucky Numbers: 39, 43, 54
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Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King Jr. and his father pastored. Rev. Warnock has embraced the responsibilities that come with that historical legacy. He led a sit-in at the Georgia capitol to try to convince lawmakers to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, which would have brought health care coverage to hundreds of thousands of low-income people in the state. From 2017 to January 2020, Rev. Warnock chaired Stacey Abrams’ New Georgia Project, which has registered hundreds of thousands of new voters. It would be remarkable, in the
BUSINESS from Page 23 statehood advocates conceived a few years ago. “Three years ago, my organization and people from the mayor’s office and other stakeholders created a strategy where D.C. statehood legislation could pass the House and the Senate in 2023,” he said. “We looked at the senators who would be up for re-election in 2022 and found most of them are Republicans who could be vulnerable. Our goal in 2022 would be to elect a Democratic Senate and with a Democrat in the White House and maintaining a Democratic House, a D.C. statehood bill’s prospects for passage are real. However, if Democrats win both Senate seats in Georgia in January, that would speed up our timeline. There would be a 50 Democrats-50 Republicans Senate and Vice Pres-
year that we lost John Lewis, to send Rev. Warnock to Washington. In the other Senate race, Atlanta native Jon Ossoff is challenging incumbent David Perdue. He has been a journalist and director of a company producing documentaries on corruption and war crimes around the world. While he was in high school, Ossoff interned in John Lewis’s congressional office. Lewis and Abrams endorsed Ossoff in his first run for Congress in 2017, when he took on a battle for a seat that was considered solidly Republican—and made it a close race. The far right and the parts of the Trump operation that
Nelson Rimensynder, a District Republican who supports the city’s aspirations for voting representation on Capitol Hill incrementally, said many in the GOP oppose D.C. statehood because they fear the District will send two Democrats to the Senate consistently thereby hindering the party’s chances of controlling the chamber.
are not still trying to deny and overturn Trump’s rejection by voters are all focusing on winning the Georgia elections so they can prevent the kind of change Americans just voted for. People For the American Way, the group I lead, is one of many organizations working to reaffirm the importance of Black voters staying engaged in every election—and turning out to support Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff. So there are a lot of different ways you can get involved in this fight. Georgia’s Black voters have already made history once this year. Let’s help them do it again. And again. WI ident Kamala Harris would be the tiebreaker in which a D.C. statehood bill could pass. But for now, we are educating people on the 2023 timeline.” Nelson Rimensynder, a District Republican who supports the city’s aspirations for voting representation on Capitol Hill incrementally, said many in the GOP oppose D.C. statehood because they fear the District will send two Democrats to the Senate consistently thereby hindering the party’s chances of controlling the chamber. Moreover, Rimensynder said the D.C. statehood movement has become too one-sided and without Republican support the District’s chances of becoming a state are dim. “If our approach is statehood or nothing, we will get nowhere for a long time,” he said. WI
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My People Perish for the Lack of Knowledge, Pt. 3
COVID-19 Hits Black America Hard! How frustrating is it to watch the news day after day, to hear how African Americans are the hardest hit during this COVID-19 pandemic? According to American Public Media, Nov. 12, newest statistics show: • Of the more than 240,000 U.S. deaths catalogued in this Color of Coronavirus update, this is the number of deaths documented by group through Nov. 10: Asian (8,687), Black (46,211), Indigenous (2,251), Latino (46,912), Pacific Islander (334) and White (123,429). Additionally, 5,373 deaths are recorded only as “other” race (and likely include more Indigenous people and Pacific Islanders), while another 8,510 had an unknown race. • In the past four weeks, the death rate among Indigenous people has accelerated the fastest. These are the documented, nationwide actual mortality impacts from COVID-19 data (aggregated from all U.S. states and the District of Columbia) for all race groups: o 1 in 875 Black Americans has died (or 114.3 deaths per 100,000) o 1 in 925 Indigenous Americans has died (or 108.3 deaths per 100,000) o 1 in 1,275 Latino Americans has died (or 78.5 deaths per 100,000) o 1 in 1,325 Pacific Islander Americans has died (or 75.5 deaths per 100,000)
o 1 in 1,625 White Americans has died (or 61.7 deaths per 100,000) o 1 in 2,100 Asian Americans has died (or 47.6 deaths per 100,000) • Black Americans continue to experience the highest actual COVID-19 mortality rates nationwide—about two or more times as high as the rate for Whites and Asians, who have the lowest actual rates. Indigenous Americans’ death rate is just slightly lower than Blacks. You also heard the reason is because of pre-existing conditions such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and body mass (overweight) issues, to name a few. Why do you suppose this is true? Hosea 4:6 says it best, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” This series, for maybe the fifth time, is my effort to help each of you understand how these health challenges can either cause one devastation, or with proper knowledge, you can be spared. Let me repeat for anyone who may be reading this for the first time. Back on Christmas Day, in 2000, when my mother passed away from complication of the three culprits, my family was uninformed about diabetes. We wanted to know more about the disease that took our mother in such a brutal fashion, so much pain and suffering, a classic case. Mother had both legs amputated, she had kidney failure
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and dialysis, she had at least ten strokes or more, plus she suffered with high blood pressure for years. As her oldest daughter, I promised to educate millions of people regarding the causes and preventions of type 2 diabetes. In sharing with the general public, my mother's death shall not be in vain. Let’s now talk about causes of all three of the conditions that African Americans find themselves suffering with. This problem of type 2 diabetes dates back when Blacks were enslaved. Dr. Sherita Hill Golden head of the Diabetes Center at Baltimore’s John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, noted that when Blacks were enslaved “the masters were the only ones to suffer from diabetes” because of poor diet and no exercise. You will read these words in every column, and that is: My people perish for the lack of knowledge. The big news is we can all shake off the shackles of these three killers of diabetes, high blood pressure and quit being overweight, by simply changing our diet by eating less carbohydrates, eat more green leafy vegetables, cut out sweets, and control portion sizes of starchy, carbohydrate-containing foods t portion sizes; secondly, take thirty minute walks at least five times each week; and third, eliminate stress from our lives. Look for more details about these preventions next week. WI
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Reverend John W. Davis Pastor
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
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Service and Times Divine Worship, Sunday 10:00 a.m. Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday “Friendliest Church in the City” Website: mountolivetdc.org Email: mtolivedc@gmail.com
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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor
Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor
9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 / Fax: 301-499-8724
700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849
Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 AM 7 10:00 AM Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 PM Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”
Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00 AM 5th Sundays: 9:30 AM 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30 PM www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org
Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
Blessed Word of Life Church
Church of Living Waters
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464 Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., / Pastor 2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 / Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00 AM Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30 AM 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00 AM Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30 PM Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00 AM “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
Third Street Church of God
Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors
Reverend William Young IV Pastor
Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor
4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax
3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) / (202) 562-4219 (Fax)
5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45 AM Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45 AM Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday , 12:30 PM Mid-Day Bible Study Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 PM Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30 AM
1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office / 202-638-1803 fax
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00 AM Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org
Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30 PM (dinner @ 5:30 PM) Sunday School: 9:00 AM – Hour of Power “An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantdc.org
Campbell AME Church Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 AM Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 PM Thursday: 7:00 PM “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address : Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020
421 Alabama Ave. SE Washington, DC 20032 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445 Service and Times Sunday School: 10:15 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11;15 AM Children’s Church: 11:15 AM Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 PM Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: gr8luv4u2@gmail.com
“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org
Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor 800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703 Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45 AM Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00 PM Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00 PM Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org / “God is Love”
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax
Sunday Worship Service: 8:00 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6:00 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church / Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org / emailus@gmchc.org
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661 Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Sunday Church School: 9:20 AM Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 PM Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net
St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us... Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45 PM Thur. Bible Study: 7:15 PM
Twelfth Street Christian Church Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Communion every Sunday: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 10:00 AM Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 PM Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org / Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Turning Hearts Church Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher
“We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org / E-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net
Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 AM
Crusader Baptist Church
Reverend Dr. Paris L Smith, Sr. Senior Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10 AM Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00 PM Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00 PM Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10 AM
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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor 7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471 Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 AM Service 11:00 AM Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com
Zion Baptist Church Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School 10:15 a.m. – Worship Service Wed. Noon: Dea. Robert Owens Bible Study 7 PM Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Sunday, Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission: Zion shall: Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, And Exalt our Savior. (Acts 2: 41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org
St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 PM Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon
All Nations Baptist Church Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor 2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591 Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education / School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards
Israel Baptist Church
Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor 2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730 Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 AM Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 PM “Where Jesus is the King”
Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor
2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office / (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!
623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 / Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 / Fax (202) 483-4009
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 8:00 AM & 10:45 AM Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30 PM Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00 PM www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org
Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church Rev. Richard B. Black Pastor
Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor
1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288
1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lincolnpark@lpumcdc.org www.lpumcdc.org
5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:45 AM Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 PM Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 PM Bible Study: Tuesday at 10:30 AM
Mount Moriah Baptist Church Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM Holy Communion: First Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30 PM Motto: "Faith On The Hill"
Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 PM Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 PM Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 PM Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42
New Commandment Baptist Church
Eastern Community Baptist Church Damion M. Briggs Pastor
Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor
1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964
8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240
13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 AM and 10:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 AM & 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:30 AM Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 PM Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 PM Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 PM
Service and Times Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday School: 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM
Rehoboth Baptist Church
Reverend Peter R. Blue Sr. Pastor
Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor
2001 Brooks Drive District Heights MD. 20744 240.838.7074
621 Alabama Ave., S.E.- Washington, D.C. 20032 P: (202) 561-1111 - F: (202) 561-1112
Service and Times Sunday Worship Experience: 10:15am Sunday School: 9:00am Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Morning Noontime Bible Study: Tuesday @ 12:00pm Prayer Meeting/Bible Study: Tuesday @7:00pm Theme: "Building On A Firm Foundation"
Service and Times Sunday Service: 10:00 AM Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 AM 1st Sunday Baptism: 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10:00 AM Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting: 7:45 PM
Email: revprbstmbc@gmail.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org
Motto: “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship”
“Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org
“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”
Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958
Shiloh Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 AM Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 PM Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 PM Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 PM Noonday Prayer Every Thursday
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Dr. Joseph D. Turner / Senior Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 8:00 AM Worship Service: 11:00 AM New Member’s Class: 9:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00 AM Church School: 9:45 AM Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00 PM Saturday Bible Study: 11:00 AM Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00 AM “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”
Peace Baptist Church
4504 Gault Place, N.E. / Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service : 11:00 AM The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Prayer & Praise Services: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: 7:30 PM Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries: 10:30 AM A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net
Christ Embassy DC
Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Friday Evening Service: 7:00 PM ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com
Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Early Morning Prayer & Bible Study Class: 8:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Service: 12:00 PM “The Loving Church of the living lord “
Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 PM Prayer Service Bible Study
First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Mt. Horeb Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor
Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor
Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor
9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288
602 N Street NW - Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595
2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30AM & 10:30 AM Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 PM. Wednesday 12 Noon
www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org
Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 AM Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 AM and 10:55 AM Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 AM Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 PM
All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.
Email: sbc@shilohbaptist.org Website: shilohbaptist.org
Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist
Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor
Email Address: admin@pbc712.org
Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest
Holy Trinity United Baptist Church
Florida Avenue Baptist Church
Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jerryl V. Moody Pastor-Elect
Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org
St. Matthews Baptist Church
Emmanuel Baptist Church
King Emmanuel Baptist Church
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Service and Times Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 AM Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 AM Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30AM Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 PM Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 PM Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “
Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.
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LEGAL NOTICES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Nakia Kittrell, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jonathan Lee Ross 122 Stoney Ridge Avenue Suffolk, VA 23425 Plaintiff v. Case No. 2019 LIT 000036 The Unknown Personal Representative(s), Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Successors and Assigns of the Judge Maurice Ross Estate of Alice Virginia Ross (No Estate Opened) The Unknown Personal Representative(s), Heirs, ) Legatees, Devisees, Successors and Assigns of the Estate of Jerdenia Ross Maxwell Marie C. Hart, as Administrator of the Estate of Jerry Lee Ross ) 3007 Kelrae Drive Richmond, VA 23224 Carlton Maxwell 2401 Washington Place, NE, Unit 310 Washington, DC 20018 Michael Ross 8305 Gibbons Drive Fort Washington, MD 20744 Marcus Ross 8305 Gibbons Drive Fort Washington, MD 20744 Cather M. Cooper 9605 Beverly Avenue Clinton, MD 20735 and All unknown property owners of the property described below, their heirs, devisees, personal ) representatives, and executors, administrators, ) grantees, assigns or successors in right, title, interest, and any and all persons having or ) claiming to have any interest in the leasehold or fee simple in the property and premises situate, ) lying and being in the District of Columbia ) described as: Square: 5214, Lot: 72 Also known as: 709 56th Place, NE Washington, DC 20019 Defendants. AMENDED ORDER OF PUBLICATION There is now pending before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Probate Division, an action, case number 2019 LIT 000036, seeking to quiet title and partition a parcel of residential real property located at 709 56th Place, NE, Washington, DC 20019, which is known for taxation and assessment purposes as Square 5214, Lot 0072. A copy of this action is available in the Clerk’s Office of the Court, located at Room 314, Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC. On Motion of the Plaintiff, it is this 1st day of October 2020, ORDERED, that notice be given by publication to Defendants (i) the Unknown Personal Representative(s), Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Successors and Assigns of the Estate of Alice Virginia Ross; (ii) the Unknown Personal Representative(s), Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Successors and Assigns of the Estate of Jerdenia Ross Maxwell; and (iii) all unknown owners of the above- described property, their heirs, devisees, personal representatives, and executors, administrators, grantees, assigns or successors in right, title and interest, and any and all persons having or claiming to have any interest in the leasehold or fee simple in the property and premises situate, lying and being in the District of Columbia as above-described, by the insertion of a copy of this Order in the Washington Informer and the Daily Washington Law Reporter twice per month for a period of three successive months; and it is further ORDERED, that the persons herein named are hereby summoned and required to file an Answer to the Amended Complaint in Room 314, Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, and serve the same the Plaintiff and any other parties named in the Amended Complaint, on or before the date and time of the Initial Scheduling Conference in this action; and it is further ORDERED, that the Initial Scheduling Conference shall be held before Judge Ross in Courtroom A-51 on January 5, 2021, at 10:45 a.m.; and it is further ORDERED, that the Initial Scheduling Conference may be held remotely due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, and the above-named defendants shall be required to contact the chambers of Judge Ross to obtain remote hearing instructions prior to the date of the Initial Scheduling Conference; and it is further ORDERED, that if you fail to serve and file an Answer within the time stated above, or if, after you answer, you fail to appear at any time the Court notifies you to do so, including at the Initial Scheduling Conference, a judgment by default may be entered against you for monetary damages or any other relief demanded in the Complaint. If this occurs, your wages may be attached or withheld or personal property or real estate you own may be taken and sold to pay the judgment. If you intend to oppose this action, do not fail to answer within the required time. IT IS SO ORDERED.
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2020 ADM 000539
2020 ADM 000441
2020 ADM 000365
2020 ADM 471
Anthony W. Hazell, Sr. aka Anthony W. Hazell Bey Decedent
Vladimir Tolstoy-Miloslavsky Decedent
Alice L. McKinnon Decedent
Helen Hundley aka Helen McRimmon Hundley Decedent
Cheryl Chapman Henderson, Esq. 4920 Niagara Road, Suite 200 College Park, MD 20740 Attorney
Christina M. Carroll, Esq. c/o Dentons US LLP 1900 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Attorney
Ronald Dixon Bynum & Jenkins 1010 Cameron Street Alexandria, VA. 22314 Attorney
Robert L. Bell, Esq. 245 Farragut Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Anthea Hazell and LaShawn L. Lewis, whose address is 12107 Castlewall Ct., Bowie, MD 20720 and 1804 Jewelshine Ct., Accokeek, MD 20607, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Anthony W. Hazell, Sr. aka Anthony W. Hazell Bey who died on May 2, 2020 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/12/2021. 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 5/12/2021, 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.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Suzanne B. Tolstoy, whose address is 2949 Garfield Terrace, NW, Washington, DC 20008, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Vladimir Tolstoy-Miloslavsky who died on March 6, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/5/2021. 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 5/5/2021, 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.
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 Alice L. McKinnon who died on August 30, 2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/5/2021. 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 5/5/2021, 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.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Patricia Hundley Williams and Rita Hundley Harris, whose addresses are 1529 Roxanna Rd., NW, Washington, DC 20012 and 5727 Euclid Street, Cheverly, MD 20708, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Helen Hundley aka Helen McRimmon Hundley who died on January 20, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 05/05/2021. 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 05/05/2021, 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: 11/12/2020
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Anthea Hazell LaShawn L. Lewis Personal Representative
Suzanne B. Tolstoy Personal Representative
Ronald Dixon Personal Representative
Patricia Hundley Williams Rita Hundley Harris Personal Representative
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2020 ADM 553
2020 ADM 000403
2020 ADM 000467
2020 ADM 000487
Eartha L. Stephens Jones aka Eartha L. Jones Decedent
Arthur Herbert Garrison, Jr. aka Arthur H. Garrison Decedent
David Lloyd Hooker Decedent
Eric Callands Decedent
Steve Larson-Jackson 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney
Nakia Gray 800 Maine Ave., SW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20024 Attorney
Howard Haley 7600 Georgia Ave., NW, #405 Washington, DC 20012 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Latonia Chantail Williamson, whose address is 15618 Everglade Lane #206, Bowie, MD 20716, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Eartha L. Stephens Jones aka Eartha L. Jones who died on April 21, 1994 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 12, 2021. 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 May 12, 2021, 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: 11/12/2020
Robert L. Bell, Esq. 245 Farragut Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Toni Garrison-Perry, whose address is 4113 54th Street, Bladensburg, MD 20701, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Arthur Herbert Garrison, Jr. aka Arthur H. Garrison who died on April 23, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/5/2021. 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 5/5/2021, 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.
Latonia Chantail Williamson Personal Representative
Date of first publication: 11/5/2020
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Kathryn W. Kelber, whose address is 1424 Kipling #2, Houston, TX 77006, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of David Lloyd Hooker who died on May 12, 2020 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/5/2021. 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 5/5/2021, 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: 11/5/2020 Kathryn W. Kelber Personal Representative
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Deroy Callands, whose address is 449 Hodnetts Road, Gretna, VA 24557, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Eric Callands who died on April 29, 2020 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/5/2021. 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 5/5/2021, 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: 11/5/2020 Deroy Callands Personal Representative
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2020 NRT 000024
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Louis A. Ford Name of Deceased Settlor
2020 ADM 000562
2020 ADM 000728
Warren Easley Decedent
Estate of Julia Williams
Mary D. Fields aka Mary Dowling Fields Decedent
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION
NOTICE OF EXISTENCE OF REVOCABLE TRUST Louis A. Ford (name of deceased settlor) whose address was 1738 Allison Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011 created a revocable trust on July 8, 2011 which remained in existence on the date of his death on June 6, 2020, and Bruce D. Bradford whose address is 2800 17th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018 is the currently acting trustee, hereinafter the Trustee. Communications to the Trust should be mailed or directed to Bruce D. Bradford at 2800 17th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018. The Trust is subject to claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors, costs of administration of the settlor’s estate, the expenses of the deceased settlor’s funeral and disposal of remains, and statutory allowances to a surviving spouse and children to the extent the deceased settlor’s residuary probate estate is inadequate to satisfy those claims, costs, expenses, and allowances. Claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors are barred as against the Trustee and the trust property unless presented to the Trustee at the address provided herein on or before 5/12/2021 (6 months after the date of the first publication of this notice.) An action to contest the validity of this trust must be commenced by the earliest of (1) June 6, 2021 (One year from date of death of deceased settler) (2) 5/12/2021, (6 months from the date of first publication of this notice) or (3) Ninety days after the Trustee sends the person a copy of the trust instrument and a notice informing the person of the trust’s existence, of the Trustee’s name and address, and of the time allowed for commencing a proceeding. The Trustee may proceed to distribute the trust property in accordance with the terms of the turst before the expiration of the time within which an action must be commenced unless the Trustee knows of a pending judicial proceeding contesting the validity of the trust or the Trustee has received notice from a potential contestant who thereafter commences a judicial proceeding within sixty days after notification.. This Notice must be mailed postmarked with 15 days of its first publication to each heir and qualified beneficiary of the trust and any other person who would be an interested person within the meaning of D.C. Code 20-101 (d). Date of First Publication: 11/12/2020
Claudette Perry, whose address is 3229 Vista Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Warren Easley who died on May 4, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/12/2021. 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 5/12/2021, 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: 11/12/2020 Claudette Perry Personal Representative
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Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Elmore Manuel Williams and Deborah Cason Daniel for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representatives. Unless a responsive pleading in the form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. Admit to Probate the Will dated 10/31/1986 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of the witnesses or otherwise In the absence of a Will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative
2020 ADM 000389
Evelyn Parchment, Esq. 7826 Eastern Ave., NW, Ste. 410 Washington, DC 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Evelyn Parchment, whose address is 7826 Eastern Ave., NW, Ste 410, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mary D. Fields aka Mary Dowling Fields who died on February 26, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/5/2021. 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 5/5/2021, 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: 11/5/2020
Date of first publication: 11/12/2020
Personal Representative Evelyn Parchment
Deborah Cason Daniel, Esq. 503 D. St., NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20001 Petitioner/Attorney:
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natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: " LEWIS, JEREMY®© ", corp.
Joi H. Swiggum Decedent
being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of
James McPhail aka James E. McPhail III Decedent Maria K. Day-Marshall 6329 Joslyn Place, Cheverly, MD 20785 Attorney
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Warren R. Sheppard, Jr., whose address is 2212 Boas Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James McPhail aka James E. McPhail III who died on November 8, 2019 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/12/2021. 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 5/12/2021, 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: 11/12/2020 Warren R. Sheppard, Jr. Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer
Jessica Kleinmann, Jason Kleinmann & James Kleinmann, whose address is 3460 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, 6076 69th Ave., Ridgewood, NJ, 11385 and 928 Beacon Sq. Ct., #440, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Joi H. Swiggum who died on August 18, 2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/12/2021. 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 5/12/2021, 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: 11/12/2020 Jessica Kleinmann Jason Kleinmann James Kleinmann Personal Representative
Notice of Special Appearance : | am that | am: “Jeremy Lewis© ",
in full life, in propria persona, sul juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by
sole Dba.: " JEREMY LEWIS© “, having reached the age of majority, Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly
certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes,
April 3, 2020 Date of Death
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Franklin Roosevelt Ampy Name of Decedent
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2020 ADM 000715 Estate of Floyd White
Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The
Constitution for the united States of America, Article Ill Section 2, The
Admit to Probate the Will dated April 29, 2013 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of the witnesses or otherwise
ventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. |
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Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Con-
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IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law
87-846, TITLE Il, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title
with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: Office of Vital Records / Bureau of Vital Statistics / New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 156-89-
071663, ” JEREMY LEWIS© ", to the depositor: " prince magnus
power horse el© “, nom deguerre: “ Jeremy Lewis© “. All property , of
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porated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank , nor depositary / trustee / agent /
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Date of first publication: 11/19/2020 Kenneth Ampy Personal Representative
Washington Informer SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2020 ADM 000688 Gail West Decedent Aimee D. Griffin, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney
minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected
Person. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND (HAGUE,
Kenneth Ampy whose address is 14307 Clemons Drive, Midlothian, Virginia 23114, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Franklin Roosevelt Ampy, deceased, by the Orphans Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland, on June 8, 2020. Service of process may be made upon Shirley D. Holmes, 5711 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real estate. 1250 4th Street, SW, Unit W808, Washington, DC 20024. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.
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Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Robbin C. Johnson for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representatives. Unless a responsive pleading in the form of a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth.
as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. |
declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish
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In God We Trust Notice of White Flag Surrender Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: “ neo hatshepsut ma’at-el©, nom deguerre: Neosha Latrica Gardner© ”, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: ‘‘ GARDNER, NEOSHA LATRICA© ’’, corp.sole Dba.: ‘‘ NEOSHA LATRICA GARDNER© ’’, and Trustee of ‘‘ WOODS, CHANNING KEANU© ’’, corp.sole Dba.: ‘‘ CHANNING KEANU WOODS© ’’, and ‘‘ ANDERSON, NALA DELANI© ’’, corp.sole Dba.: ‘‘ NALA DELANI ANDERSON© ’’, having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms the following: Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as yamasee aniyunwiya moorish Americans, and ministers of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Persons. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH - The State Office of Vital Records - STATE FILE NUMBER(S) : [1] 110-026507 [“ NEOSHA LATRICA GARDNER© ”], [2] 2014GA000224272 [“ CHANNING KEANU WOODS© ”], [3] 2017GA000090527 [“ NALA DELANI ANDERSON© ”].
In God We Trust Notice of White Flag Surrender Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: “ rapha-el, amal kendall© , nom deguerre: williams, terrance kendell© ”, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, as: Moorish American, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: ‘‘ WILLIAMS, TERRANCE KENDELL© ’’, corp.sole Dba.: ‘‘ TERRANCE KENDELL WILLIAMS© ’’, having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms the following: Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: Public Health, Connecticut Department of, DBA: Connecticut, State of, STATE FILE NUMBER : 12101: ‘‘ TERRANCE KENDELL WILLIAMS© ’’, be used exclusively for the benefit of : ‘‘ On The Yaheardme Trust© ’’, an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Lisa N. Patterson, whose address is 1129 46th Place, SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Gail West who died on February 4, 2020 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/19/2021. 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 5/19/2021, 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: 11/19/2020 Lisa N. Patterson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer
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Thelma A. Moore Decedent
Robert W. King, Jr. aka Robert Wilton King, Jr. Decedent
Stephen Bradshaw Ives, Jr. Decedent
Aimee D. Griffin, Esq. The Griffin Firm PLLC 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Eric D. Moore, whose address is 4000 Middleton Loop, Apt. 401, Dumfries VA, 22025, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Thelma A. Moore who died on April 25, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/19/2021. 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 5/19/2021, 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: 11/19/2021
Tabitha R. Brown, Esq. Law Offices of Tabitha R. Brown 1200 G. Street SE, Ste. A Washington, DC 20003 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Mischa E. Carter, whose address is 4500 Connecticut Ave., NW, #201, Washington, DC 20008, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Robert W. King, Jr. aka Robert Wilton King, Jr. who died on June 30, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/19/2021. 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 5/19/2021, 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.
Edward G. Varrone, Esq. 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1150 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sandra K. Haidinger, whose address is Financial Management Advisors, Inc., 410 Pine Street, SE, Suite 210, Vienna, VA 22180, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Stephen Bradshaw Ives, Jr. who died on February 23, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/5/2021. 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 5/5/2021, 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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Mischa E. Carter Personal Representative
Sandra K. Haidinger Personal Representative
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2020 ADM 000637 Vincent Villa aka Vincent Joseph Villa Decedent Ethel Michell 8403 Colesville Road Suite 1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS David P. Gessert, whose address is 5601 32nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20015, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Vincent Villa aka Vincent Joseph Villa who died on February 17, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/19/2021. 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 5/19/2021, 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: 11/19/2020 David P. Gessert Personal Representative
2020 ADM 000684 Gertie M. Holmes Decedent
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Arthur I. Linder, Sr.,whose address is 4701 13th Place NE, Washington, DC 20017, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Gertie M. Holmes who died on May 1, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/19/2021. 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 5/19/2021, 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: 11/19/2020 Arthur I. Linder, Sr. Personal Representative
2020 ADM 000533 Giles H. Jackson Decedent Nakia Gray, Esq. 800 Maine Ave., SW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20024 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Rebecca C. Jackson, whose address is 2443 Skyland Place, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Giles H. Jackson who died on December 10, 2019 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 5/19/2021. 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 5/19/2021, 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: 11/19/2020 Rebecca C. Jackson Personal Representative
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MORIAL from Page 26 It must also include a commitment to invest in affordable housing, given the looming housing crisis that could derail a fragile economic recovery. The last four years have seen a dramatic rollback of civil rights protections, a surge in racially motivated hate crimes, a deterioration of trust between police and the communities they serve, and the stark exposure of entrenched health and economic disparities. We have offered the Biden administration a set of fundamental principles on racial justice and equity to guide the first 100 days and beyond. These are: • Fundamentally transform the criminal justice system. • Protect and defend voting rights. • Achieve economic parity for African Americans. • Advance equity in educational opportunities. • Promote a healthier nation by prioritizing testing, treatments and cures for COVID-19 in communities of color. The 100-day plan must include a new Voting Rights Advancement Act, comprehensive criminal justice reform, and a vaccine distribution plan that emphasizes outreach to the hardest-hit communities.
but 56 percent of California voters have shown they don't think so. The tension is between two concepts: race-neutral public policy and race-conscious public policy. Biden’s plan is explicitly race-conscious. Those who opposed Proposition 16 prefer race-neutrality. Is it possible, though, to be race-neutral in the face of unconscious bias and anti-Black attitudes? So-called race-neutral policy often has a differential impact by race. As an example, when minimum wage legislation was first passed in 1938, it excluded farmworkers, many of whom were Black men, and private household workers, or domestics, who were mostly Black women. Targeting those two occupations was unquestionably racist. All legislation should be accompanied by racial impact statement, indicating who wins and who loses when legislation is passed. Our government should be able to understand and explicitly legislate around the needs of different communities; there is no other way to ensure the rights and prosperity of Black folk, and indeed all Americans. If we cannot. Proposition 16 shows that there is still strong resistance to this idea, just another example of racial animus in the heart of a supposedly progressive paradise. WI The current plan for vaccine distribution relies almost entirely on chain pharmacies, a plan which failed dismally when it came to the distribution of testing supplies in the spring. A national plan to bring the virus under control must not only direct supplies to the poor and urban communities that have been hardest hit, but also address the long-standing health and economic disparities that allowed infections and death to skyrocket among Black Americans. A fair and effective vaccine plan must maximize the use of community-based sites such as schools, community centers, churches, and local Urban League affiliate headquarters. Finally, the administration will need a cabinet, senior advisors, and a federal workforce that reflects American diversity, excellence, and competence. The current cabinet is the least diverse in 50 years, and there is no doubt that limitation has contributed to its failures on many levels. Both President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris have a long history of collaboration with the National Urban League, and we stand ready to partner with the new administration in the fight for racial justice, voting rights, fair housing, health care, education and employment which have always guided our work. WI
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proud I went to Spelman College. As an all-Black women's college it gave me the latitude, confidence, historical knowledge, and safe space — one not defined by male or White folks' expectations, habits of competition, or the need to preen and prove myself to anyone beyond myself, my family, and God. I learned to dream my own dreams and search for and forge my own path. While I hated forced segregation or forced anything, Spelman College provided me the incubation I needed to stand on my feet confidently with anyone anywhere. Our cloistered shared community, great role models and speakers like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and rituals strengthened us inside and prepared Spelman women to do battle outside its gates. HBCUs have produced so many great artists, thinkers, and scholars including King, Langston Hughes, Thurgood Marshall, Toni Morrison and Spelman sister Stacey Abrams, whose relentless, strategic leadership fighting voter suppression and increasing voter registration and turnout in Georgia is making history today.
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team hasn't been issued. With the post-election behavior of #45 and his Republican supporters, there's nothing that gives reason to believe that they have taken a more reasoned or conciliatory approach to governance. The remedy available to us requires that we reject conditioning that allows us to believe that we only have a right to challenge issues unique to our specific jurisdictions. Contemporary logic dictates that we understand
ASKIA from Page 27 in cars, just beyond the last station at 1600 on the AM band, police calls were broadcast, so anyone could listen. We would escort our companions for the evening home after whatever event we attended, and then Banner would tune the radio to listen to the police chatter. We wore suits and ties when we went-a-courting, so we looked like plainclothes cops. Banner had a long, five-cell flashlight in the car, and we would roll up on accidents or crime scenes, then alight from his mom's cop-looking car, dressed like the lead characters from the "Dragnet" TV series, five-cell in hand, and walk around as though we were "investigating." It was great fun, high adventure. I confess, it was also very, very, very
How fitting it is that Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was formally nominated as the Democratic candidate for vice president during the week our nation celebrated the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which prohibits states and the federal government from denying citizens the right to vote based on sex. Her candidacy was possible because of our brave women forebearers who fought relentlessly to assure that amendment's passage. Like President Obama, she stands on the shoulders of all those who fought and died to ensure the same voting rights for Black women and men and everyone. Kamala Harris draws on these rich inheritances as she sets a new example of leadership today. In her Nov. 7 victory speech, she said she was thinking "about the generations of women — Black women, Asian, White, Latina and Native American women who throughout our nation's history have paved the way for this moment tonight. Women who fought and sacrificed so much for equality, liberty, and justice for all, including the Black women who are too often overlooked, but so often prove that they are the backbone of our democracy. All the women who
have worked to secure and protect the right to vote for over a century: 100 years ago with the 19th Amendment, 55 years ago with the Voting Rights Act, and now, in 2020, with a new generation of women in our country who cast their ballots and continued the fight for their fundamental right to vote and be heard. Tonight, I reflect on their struggle, their determination, and the strength of their vision — to see what can be, unburdened by what has been. And I stand on their shoulders." Vice President-elect Harris added: "But while I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last. Because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities. And to the children of our country, regardless of your gender, our country has sent you a clear message: Dream with ambition, lead with conviction, and see yourselves in a way that others may not, simply because they've never seen it before. But know that we will applaud you every step of the way." And I and millions of women and girls applaud you every step of your way as you join President-elect Biden in leading our nation to new heights. WI
our broader requirement for engagement. If we endorse the Biden-Harris agenda, we must work to eliminate impediments established by their opposition. Mitch McConnell and the majority-Republican Senate pose the greatest threat to a successful Biden-Harris administration. Just as they frustrated the efforts of the Obama/Biden administration and tried to make it a one-term administration, it's likely that they'll do the same for Biden-Harris. The most logical way for us then
is to eliminate the Republican majority in the Senate. We can do that by supporting the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in their Georgia Senate run-off elections. If we are not Georgia residents, we can donate to their campaigns and call every eligible voter we know in Georgia to encourage them to vote. Additionally, the voter registration deadline for the January run-off elections is Dec. 7. Once more, we must vote as though our lives depend on it — they do! WI
nerdy, but hey, we were 19-year-olds and "boys will be boys." We parted company when I moved on to San Jose State to study journalism. But more than a decade later we would meet again, this time at the White House, where he was a Secret Service agent. He'd been assigned to Chip Carter, the son of President Jimmy Carter, and one day, I — now a White House credentialed reporter for the Chicago Daily Defender — was able to meet him again and recall our past pretend-cop escapades. Later, my friend got a taste of the contagion that seems to stalk all law enforcement agencies all over the country. It took him maybe 30 years to be bitten by it, but I had been keenly aware of it since we parted company in L.A. — racism.
Banner was one of 10 Black agents who filed a class-action civil lawsuit in 2000, which said the agency had demonstrated a pattern of failing to follow up on allegations of racial discrimination over the previous 20 years. During the trial, attorneys played an audio tape of threats phoned in to a dedicated line at Banner's home in Philadelphia in 1990. Only other agents knew the number, he says. "You little n-----," the tape said. "You better leave Philly or you'll never leave alive." Wow! I don't know which would be worse for a Secret Service agent, being constantly subjected to racism on a job where one's life is in danger every day, or being exposed to a deadly virus by the boss for whom one is sworn to take a bullet. WI
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