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(L-R) James R. Edwards, 67 of Fredericksburg, Virginia and Robert Wardrick, 69 from Camp Springs, Maryland placed markers on a map at the Vietnam Memorial in Northwest on Veteran’s Day to show where they both served a tour of duty during the Vietnam War in 1968 and 1969, respectively. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

America Celebrates Its Heroes

By Avis Thomas-Lester WI Editor-at-Large William Broadwater of Upper Marlboro served as an Army Air Corps pilot during World War II. Warren K. Ashe of Northeast Washington spent two years tending to battle-injured soldiers as a medic in Korea. James Hen-

son of Alexandria served in Korea and was awarded a bronze star in Vietnam. Maurice Bland of Upper Marlboro served in intelligence missions in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Each of the now-retired service members is proud to have

served his country, but, each also carries the scars that come with participating in war.

“There is nothing romantic about war,” said Bland, 49, a retired colonel who now works as a senior executive in intelligence at the Department of Defense.

“One minute you are on top of a building or in an area where

42 mortars have been dropped and, the next second you start receiving mortar fire. You find yourself laying on top of each other trying to survive. It would go from quiet one moment to chaos the next.

“But when called to serve, you do what you have to do,” he said.

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law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said. had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, Visit our updated Web site old daughter told her the father survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families and give us your comments of her daughter threatened her “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vicfor a chance to win a gift from life, and the life of their child, story, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assessThe Washington Informer she knew something had to be push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further done. Out of her frustration said about Marlow. training for law enforcement with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life ProtecEmail comments to: of the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counselrburke@ start the Saving Promise cam- “get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. paign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradiwashingtoninformer.com “It seems to be a vicious cycle person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must that won't turn my family end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the vicshared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow ence at the District Heights Also present at the event was said.

Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see on May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise Municipal Center. The sympo- who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in sium was sponsored by the utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She Family and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatCenter of the city of District the Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence.

Heights and the National Hook- 2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasUp of Black Women. the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilMarlow has written a book, an organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. story about four generations of and their children.

Marlow has worked to break domestic violence. The book is “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, Cora Masters Barry, brainchild of theyears Southeast Tennis & Learning ribbon at the grand inspired by her ownthe experiences, in fear is a long time. ItCenter is cuts and the is confident thecenter’s policies she reopening on Nov. 7 (L-R) Venus and Serena Williams, Barry, Mayor Vincent Gray and USTA official Katrina and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that Adams. /Photo

by Mark her mother and her Mahoney daughter. of,” she said. process.

She said every time she reads Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to excerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to In Memoriam Dr. Calvin W. Rolark, Sr. can not believe the words came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said.

Wilhelmina J. Rolark from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliThe Washington Informer Newspaper won the 2007 National “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.”

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Newsonand advertising deadlinepostage The Gray administration diBarrington M. Salmon mailing offices. News and advertising deadline is Monday prior to publication. is Monday prior to publication. Andent of the National Hook-Up After 5” gala. Before the fund- rected $18 million to the renoAnnouncements must be received twoRon weeks prior to event. Copyright 2000

by The Burke, Advertising/ Marketing Director WI Staff Writer@bsalmondc nouncements must be received two of Black Women, said there is no Washington Informer. All rights reserved. POST MASTER: Send change of addressraiser began, the Williams sisters vations. The main building has weeks event. Copyright 2013 Barnes, Assistant Editor consistency in the way domestic es toprior The to Washington Informer, 3117Lafayette Martin Luther King,IV, Jr. Ave., S.E. Photo Washington, a new roof with new masonry

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Make checks payable to: ington Informer, Luther “We’re really excited for the indoor courts; seven outdoor ago and what he saw when he Brian Young, Design & Layout King, Jr. Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. THE WASHINGTON INFORMER 20032. No part of this publication may walked inside surprised and sad- renovations,” Venus Williams courts will supplant the current Neville, Bookkeeper 3117 Martin Luther King, Jr.Mable Ave., S.E. • Washington, D.C. 20032 be reproduced without written permissaid. “We’re back to support the ones which will be torn down dened him.

Phone: 202 561-4100 • Fax: 202 574-3785 sion from the publisher. The Informer Mickey Thompson, Social Sightings columnist “It was raining and inside I cause and dream for people in and rebuilt; and by next summer, E-mail: news@washingtoninformer.com Newspaper cannot guarantee the return www.washingtoninformer.com saw water coming in through the this community. So many years the center will boast an outdoor Stacey Palmer, Social Media Specialist of photographs. Subscription rates are later, it’s great to see the center clay court, new court lighting and cinder blocks,” he recalled. $45 per year, two years $60. Papers will Angie Johnson, Circulation PUBLISHER be received not more than a week after What a difference four years thriving and succeeding. The en- spectator seating, a new multi-purDenise Rolark Barnes publication. Make checks payable to: makes. Gone is the scaffolding, thusiasm, positivity and can-do pose room and classroom; “quick REPORTERS STAFF REPORTERS construction workers, back- spirit is something you have to start” courts for very young chilTHE WASHINGTON Brooke N. Garner INFORMER Managing Stacy Editor Brown, Tia C. Jones, Laiscell, Eve Ferguson, Sam P.K.EdCollins, dren and an indoor facility with Carla PeayLuther King, Assistant Managing Editor Odell B. Ruffin, Larry Saxton, hoes and cherry pickers and in see.”

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Her tenacity and a ribbon cutting ceremony to ored to be here for the unveilRoy Lewis, Nancy Shia L.Y. Marlow CIRCULATION commitment to children made mark the conclusion of renova- ing and realize the impact we Paul Trantham this happen. She opened doors tions and the grand reopening can have on young people,” said INTERNS to young people. I don’t think of the facility.

Serena Williams. “To do this two Roger Perryman-Brown; Capricia Galloway the Williams sisters would be Gray and other guests mar- years later is gratifying. I want to here without Cora. Thank you veled at the beautiful edifice, thank the investors. It’s been a 4 / May 15 - 21, 2008 The Washington Informer / www.washingtoninformer.com so much for bringing them.” toured the facility and then wonderful experience. We needdined, sipped drinks and par- ed this. We had to be here.”

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TENNIS continued from Page 4 In addition to playing tennis, children improve their academics, and during the school year do homework and get tutoring in an afterschool program from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. six days a week.

Most importantly, several people said, the center is a safe space from the rough streets.

In addition to classrooms, there’s a sewing room, kitchen, computer lab and multi-purpose room. The colors inside vary from muted to bright. Murals and pictures of famous African-Americans, renowned tennis players – including several of the Williams sisters – celebrated alumni and words of wisdom dot different walls.

Barry, founder and CEO of the Recreation Wish List Committee (RWLC) and the center’s founder, said in an earlier interview that tennis is a secondary benefit for the children.

“We provide another first-rate opportunity for our children to develop in a multi-dimensional way. We have kids going off to college and a couple on the pro circuit but that’s not our goal,” she said. “Our goal is to develop multi-dimensional children, not tennis dummies, but well-rounded children.”

“I remember (U.S. Tennis Association First Vice President) Katrina Adams telling me that the building is nice, but it’s what you produce out of that building that counts. It’s nice to have this,

“I remember (U.S. Tennis Association First Vice President) Katrina Adams telling me that the building is nice, but it’s what you produce out of that building that counts. It’s nice to have this, but what we do with the kids, how they matriculate in life and the trajectory we give them is more important.”

– Cora Masters Barry

but what we do with the kids, how they matriculate in life and the trajectory we give them is more important.”

Adams – a former tennis player who attended the gala – lauded Barry and those responsible for the center’s creation and growth.

“It’s an honor to be here celebrating the opening of the center,” said Adams, who like a number of women wore tennis shoes that matched her salmon pink leather dress. “I’ve known them (the Williams sisters) since they were ‘yea’ high and they beat my butt, especially in doubles. I came here eight to 10 years ago. They’re trying to grow (the center) in this community.

Cora and the others are continuing to build.”

“I came from the inner city of Chicago without programs and facilities. We can’t continue to grow the game or participation without these facilities.”

Gray reiterated his view that the center is one of the most

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Black Facts NOV. 13 1951 - Janet Collins becomes the first Black ballerina to perform with the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York. In 1951, she won the Donaldson Award for best dancer on Broadway. She also performed in Aida and Carmen. Although, she couldn’t tour parts in the South because of her race, she later taught dance.

1955 - Whoopi Goldberg, (Caryn Elaine Johnson) the Black comedienne, actress, singer-songwriter, political and talk show host was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York.

1956 – The Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision banning segregation on city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. Federal injunctions prohibiting segregation on the buses were served on city, state and bus company officials, December 20.

1985 - New York Mets pitcher, Dwight Gooden wins the National League Cy Young Award and the Triple Crown of pitching making him the youngest pitcher ever to hold these prestigious awards.

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NOV. 14 1934 - William Levi Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony is performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra. This marked the first time choral arrangements composed by an African-American were performed by a prominent white symphony orchestra. Dawson also gained recognition as the choral director at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He died in 1990 at the age of 91.

1960 - U.S. Marshals escorted four Black girls to two New Orleans schools in the midst of racial tension and violence. Leona Tate, Gaile Etienne, Tessie Prevost and Ruby Bridges had the benefit of U.S. Marshals by their side. They were the first children to enter allwhite schools in the history of the American South.

1984 - Rosa Parks honored by the Wonder Women Foundation with the first “Eleanor Roosevelt Women of Courage Award.”

NOV. 15 1897 - John Mercer Langston dies. Langston was born to a white slave-owner and an emancipated Black woman and went on to become an accomplished lawyer. He helped organize the National Black Convention in Cleveland, Ohio in 1848, mobilized Blacks to fight in the Civil War, worked in the Freedman’s Bureau; and became the first Black elected to Congress from Virginia.

1950 - Arthur Dorrington becomes the first Black American to sign a professional hockey contract.

NOV. 16 1780 - Paul Cuffee organizes a demonstration by free Blacks protesting their being taxed but prohibited from voting. Cuffee was a prominent whaling captain and businessman who organized the first integrated school in Massachusetts. In his later years he became frustrated with American racism and advocated on behalf of the establishment of a free Black colony in the West African nation of Sierra Leone, which was then controlled by the British.

2001 - Agbani Darego is crowned Miss World becoming the first African to win the coveted beauty pageant. She’s from the oilrich West African nation of Nigeria.

Smith Award” for her novel Mama Day. NOV. 18 1797 - Abolitionist and orator Sojourner Truth is born Isabella Baumfree in Ulster County, New York. She struggled for an end to slavery and for a woman’s right to vote. She became so well known that she consulted with President Abraham Lincoln.

1977 - White supremacist and terrorist Robert Edward Chambliss is convicted of first degree murder in connection with the 1963 bombing of Birmingham, Alabama’s 16th Street Baptist Church. The bombing killed four little Black girls, shocked the nation and helped mobilize the civil rights movement.

1978 - The Jonestown Massacre occurs in Guyana. Nearly 1,000 followers of Jim Jones, the majority of whom were Black, commit suicide or are murdered.

NOV. 19 1953 - Roy Campanella named the most valuable player of the National Baseball League for the second time.

1985 - Actor Lincoln T. Perry, known as Stepin Fetchit, the first major Black movie star, dies of pneumonia in Woodlawn Hills, California at the age of 83. Perry was harshly criticized by most major Black organizations because he made his money playing an uneducated, slow-witted, and easily frightened Black character during the 1940s and 1950s. However, the roles, which appealed to many Americans, made him a millionaire.

NOV. 17 1911 - Omega Psi Phi fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University.

1972 - Despite massive Black voter support for the Democrat George McGovern, Republican Richard M. Nixon is elected president carrying all states except Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. The Black view of Nixon would later be vindicated when he is forced from office because of the Watergate scandal.

1989 - Writer Gloria Naylor Agbani Darego wins the “Lillian

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VIEWP INT David Shelton Washington, D.C. I expected the Republicans to gain seats in both bodies [of Congress] since it’s an off-year election and not many people vote in off-year elections. But it is a bigger surprise than I thought it would be. The polls were correct.

I am very surprised that the Senate race in Virginia [Mark Warner and Ed Gillespie] was as close as it was, as was the gubernatorial race in New Hampshire. If I’m not mistaken, there was a record-low turnout this year, so I think this is more of a wake-up call for the Democrats heading into the 2016 elections than a party-wide disaster.

Eric Singson Washington, D.C. Heading into the elections, political reporters everywhere predicted the Republicans to win seats. They just didn’t predict them to win as big as they did. And based on what I read before the elections, I expected them to win, as well. There will be no passage of legislation if the Republicans in Congress and the [Obama] administration don’t work together for the next two years. There has to be some compromise.

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TOOK CONTROL OF THE SENATE AND GAINED ADDITIONAL SEATS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN LAST WEEK’S MIDTERM ELECTIONS. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE GAINS, AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA?

Emmanuel Bellegarde Washington, D.C. I expected the Republicans to win. I initially wasn’t that surprised at the large [number] of victories by the Republicans, but it has definitely grabbed my attention the more it’s talked about. In terms of an impact on President Obama’s next two years, there really hasn’t been talk of major legislation that requires a certain number of votes in Congress to move forward. Even then, if it’s that important to him, he has until January to pass that legislation. However, I think he will have to do some negotiating between the two parties.

Channon Fulton Washington, D.C. I wasn’t surprised by the outcome of the midterm elections. I feel as if President Obama got a pretty bad rap and his reputation at the time of the elections was starting to go downhill. I felt as if he was a little too bipartisan, to the point where he was getting run over. It was like he was afraid to push back on certain legislation. I think it’s going to be harder for Obama as we move forward – remember we even had a government shutdown in the past.

But I feel like some of the Republicans are starting to come around and will be more bipartisan and less aggressive.

Lawrence White Washington, D.C. I was a little surprised to see the Republicans win as big as they did – especially with the governor’s race in Maryland that Hogan won. But I think that had a lot to do with low voter turnout. I think President Obama is going to be in for a difficult time for his final two years. I think he can handle it. He is the president, and has the final say.

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VETERANS continued from Page 1 sored parties and parades. On Nov. 11, Veterans Day, hundreds of thousands were expected to gather for HBO’s National Veterans Day Concert, scheduled to feature entertainers Rihanna, Jennifer Hudson, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem and others.

This year’s Veterans Day commemoration occurred as the nation marked the 50th anniversary of the war in Vietnam, where more than 58,000 Americans died.

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men. “Veterans should remind us that we need to do something to correct this routine of having a war every now and again. We need to find some solutions. War is just ugly and the potential for destruction these days with the nuclear stuff is frightening.”

Broadwater, a military historian, said blacks have served with distinction in conflicts dating back to the American Revolution. In World War I, they fought against German forces next to the French. In World War II, black airmen from Tuskegee escorted aircrafts piloted by whites on missions deep in Nazi territory.

“They made history escorting those fighters,” Broadwater said.

“The white pilots didn’t want them at first, but when they saw their success, they began asking for the black pilots to escort them.”

Broadwater said blacks were drafted in World War I largely to build roads, dig ditches and perform other such tasks. In World War II, they were mostly wanted for infantry duty.

A native of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, he was earning $50 per week working for a men’s clothier when he enlisted in 1943 to avoid the draft. He aced the entrance exam after paying $1.75 for a book on how to pass the test. His service pay was $22 per

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“In order to go into the service of your choice, you had to volunteer,” he said. “You had to volunteer to be a pilot.”

Ashe, 85, said serving in the U.S. Marine Corps was the “best thing and the worst thing that ever happened to me.” He reported for draft duty in Korea on Aug. 12, 1951, three days after he got married, and did two years as a battlefield medic, watching as men died all around him.

“The best thing was that being there taught me discipline and it strengthened my belief in God,” said Ashe, who went on to spend 42 years as assistant dean of research at Howard University Hospital. “I promised Him that if he brought me home safely, I would dedicate my life to serving Him.” Upon his return, Ashe took a job driving a taxi in D.C. and later as a bottle and test tube washer at the National Institutes of Health. After 20 years there, he took a position in research at Howard, where he earned a bachelor’s, a master’s, a master’s in theology and a Ph.D. He and his wife Louise have been married for 63 years.

Despite living a fulfilled life, he still has nightmares about his time on the battlefield.

“I always wonder why, with people dying all around, God saved me and not the person next to me,” he said.

Bland said he lost several friends in wars during his 26 year career. He became interested in the military after serving in the officer training program at Georgia Southwestern State University. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army as an officer.

He was deployed to Operation Desert Shield in the Middle East in 1990 – 15 days after he and his wife welcomed their first daughter.

“I don’t know if having a family made it more difficult for me to leave, but I was determined to come back,” he said.

Bland, who retired as a colonel, said he never faced discrimination in the military.

“It was the sacrifice the black officers made in the [past] that paved the way for people like me,” he said. “I was truly blessed to work in an environment where I was never held back because of the color of my skin.”

James Henson, 78, of Alexandria, served in Korea and Vietnam during his 20-year career in the U.S. Air Force. His last assignment was serving as a master sergeant with the 89th Military Airlift Wing at Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George’s County.

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Like many black service members, he used the military benefits to improve his family’s financial position. He used the G.I. bill to go to college, attend law school and buy a house. He later worked as a lawyer.

Henson said service members were often blamed for going to war.

“I was attending college at the University of Maryland and there were a lot of demonstrations against Vietnam,” he said.

“I had to take off my uniform shirt because they were turning over cars with veterans in them.

It was pretty rough.”

The veterans said they are happy that the nation’s attitude has changed.

“I think it is a [by] product of Vietnam,” Bland said. “People realized they could be for or against the war, but still support the men and women who sacrificed to go.”WI

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DCPS Expands STEM with Lockheed Grant Multi-million Dollar Donation will Enhance Curriculum

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer Partnerships work best when all participants benefit.

And for students in the District, a multi-million dollar investment from one Bethesda, Maryland-based corporation could prove to be critical to their academic and financial success.

“This partnership gives our talented workforce the opportunity to interact one-on-one with students and share the excitement of STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics],” said Stephanie C. Hill, who started her career with Lockheed Martin in 1987 and currently serves as the vice president and general manager for Information Systems & Global Solutions Civil business.

On Friday, Nov. 7 at McKinley Middle School in Northeast, Hill announced that Lockheed Martin has committed $2.4 million to expand Project Lead the Way [PLTW] programs that will provide an opportunity for every District student to receive training, preparing them to become tomorrow’s engineers, computer scientists and math- and science-trained professionals.

Nationwide, Lockheed Martin has committed $6 million to expand PLTW programs in select U.S. urban school districts. The curriculum, offered through PLTW, one of the nation’s leaders of K-12 STEM programs, will directly impact students as they look toward careers in the future.

“By 2018, we expect to be more than one million short of the number of engineers that our country will require, so we must address that issue now,” said Hill, a Baltimore, Maryland native, recognized for her community outreach especially in the advancement of STEM education.

“We have made the decision to collaborate with industry, policymakers and educators for a solution.

We know that with District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) we will inspire the next generation of engineers and the possibilities of a strong and lasting partnership,” Hill said.

DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson, said bringing a world-class STEM program to schools like McKinley took vision and determination.

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D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson (right) joined Lockheed Martin’s Stephanie Hill (center) and Dr. Rex Bolinger (left), senior vice president and chief development officer for Project Lead the Way at McKinley Middle School in Northeast on Friday, Nov. 8. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

“Lockheed Martin, a titan in the industry, recognized that this is fertile ground and with the support of Mayor Vincent C. Gray and other partners, we’ve been able to expose our students and staff to a curriculum that’s essential for success in the new millennium,” Henderson said.

The grant covers the PLTW program participation fees, teacher professional development training and classroom equipment supplies.

In addition, Lockheed Martin engineers will serve as volunteer role models and mentors for students.

“If we do our job right, students can do anything and everything – the sky’s the limit. We can change the outcomes so they can therefore experience job opportunities of which they never imagined that will provide economic security for them in the years to come,” Henderson added.

PLTW’s problem-based curriculum and teacher professional development model, combined with a network of educators and corporate partners, help students develop the skills needed to succeed in the global market.

One spokesman for the company said when leaders work together “great things happen to students.”

“Today is about the power of partnerships – we have established a model for how public and private partnerships can help solve the education and workforce development challenges facing our nation,” said PLTW Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer Dr. Rex Bolinger. “We’re grateful for Lockheed Martin’s leadership and the opportunities they are creating for our students in Washington, D.C.” Hill said she wants to get students excited about STEM projects and several students from McKinley Middle School said that’s exactly how they felt.

“My best subjects are reading and English but since starting this class

I’ve learned how to use my hands more and become a better problem solver,” said Sydney Smith, 12, who lives in Northeast. “We’ve learned how to build a simple gear train that is used on bicycles, trucks and for other mechanisms.”

Her classroom partner said she enjoys the challenge.

“We were given a problem and then we got the chance to design something that would help us solve that problem,” said Morgan Allen, also a Northeast resident.

“Honestly, I think I want to become a fashion designer or a hairstylist when I grow up but I know I’ve improved in math and science since I started this STEM class a year ago,” said Morgan, 12.

The PLTW curriculum has already been introduced into a number of District schools, including both McKinley Middle and Senior High Schools, with students continuing to enroll in bio tech or engineering curriculums.

“We want to make this available to every school in the District – all they have to do is opt into the program,” Henderson said. “Some schools have incorporated the curriculum into their summer programs, others during the extended day. They have to figure out what’s best for their students. We plan to reach permanent penetration.”

Two seventh-grade boys from McKinley Middle School, both living in Northeast, said they’ve learned their lessons well.

“I like doing something that lets me work with my hands,” said Stephen Johnson, 12. “I’m not sure if I want to become an engineer because I like football better, but I have better grades in math and there’s still time to make up my mind.”

“I’ve been in STEM since the second grade so this is all pretty simple stuff to me – I think I want to become an entrepreneur and I’m certain I’ll be ready,” said Terrae Bennett, 12.WI

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Despite residents’ concerns over the necessity for building a second power plant near homes in Brandywine, Maryland, the Prince George’s County Council recently gave its nod for a new plant, which they insist will benefit the county with increased employment opportunities and a strengthened tax base.

The residents’ uncertainty that dates back more than a year, surrounds the County Council’s Oct. 29 approval of two Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs) in support of a new 859-megawatt natural gas-fired electric power plant. Over the next 18 years, the PILOTs will enable the county and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) to receive more than $43 million and $13 million respectively in property tax revenue.

“Since taking office four years ago, my administration has been committed to growing the county’s commercial tax base and creating jobs – this project significantly addresses those promises,” said Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III. “I want to thank Genesis Power and the Keys Energy Center for their investment in the Prince George’s County economy and, most importantly, for their outreach to and garnering of support from the communities impacted by this project,” he said. “In addition to its profound economic impacts, this project will also generate enough power for 500,000 homes, making it critically important to the overall energy infrastructure and grid capacity of our county, state and nation.”

Construction of the stateof-the-art plant at 17000 North Keyes Road in Brandywine which could begin in early 2015, will put the facility at about $627 million, making it the county’s highest assessed property.

A task force assembled in 2013 to study and make recommendations regarding a new plant, endorsed its construction as a partial remedy to the persistent imbalance in the state’s demand and supply of electricity.

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Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker said the new power plant will help create jobs and increase the county’s tax base. /Courtesy Photo

“Since taking office four years ago, my administration has been committed to growing the county’s commercial tax base and creating jobs – this project significantly addresses those promises.”

– Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III

at Rt. 301 and Cedarville Road in Brandywine.

But residents said in a petition addressed to state and county officials, that the proposed site, used for coal combustion waste disposal, isn’t served by public water or sewage services.

“As residents of the area, we are concerned that further degradation of nearby water resources is possible if a new power plant is built,” their petition stated.

“In addition to the current lack of sufficient water and sewer infrastructure, the local narrow, rural roads may be insufficient to support such a facility. We are [also] concerned that we could possibly be exposed to an increased amount of toxins if a second plant is located in Brandywine.”

According to a statement from Baker’s office, the state of Maryland currently imports about 40 percent of its electricity.

However, the new power plant, for which officials have committed to hiring local workers, will help reduce the need for importing electricity. The plant, which will have more than 400 people working during construction, could also help stabilize electricity rates in the long term by increasing local supply and

in-state generation and reducing transmission congestion costs.

Council Chairman Mel Franklin, who represents the Brandywine community in District 9, contends that the decision to build the plant in the county – specifically his district – will not only provide a strong boost in the area’s commercial tax base, but will also support investments in public education, public safety, and transportation.

“I would also like to thank Genesis Power for its commitment to contribute $3 million to partially fund the 80,000-squarefoot Southern Area Aquatic and Recreation Complex project, which will be a multi-generational recreation facility in Brandywine constructed over the next two years,” said Franklin.

Elizabeth M. Hewlett, M-NCPPC chairman, also weighed in, saying the project signals a “winwin” for both Prince George’s County and the state.

“Once constructed and operating, this facility will not only contribute an important addition to our county’s revenue base, it will be invaluable as a direct supplier of energy to the power grid,” Hewlett said. WI

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Maryland Schools Superintendent Lillian Lowery was among educators who called for a delay of high-stakes graduation tests. /Courtesy Photo

Compiled By Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer Job Fair The school system will host a job fair in search of educators who are committed and focused on making a difference in the classroom.

The school system hopes to hire highly qualified individuals who are certified or eligible for certification in the elementary and secondary areas of languages, performing arts, health, physical education, and dual certification in health and physical education and special education.

Interested candidates must hold or be eligible for a teaching credential appropriate to the area of assignment issued by the Maryland State Department of Education.

Benefits include health insurance and retirement plans.

The job fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 at Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Maxwell Receives Environmental Award Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell has been named “2014 Educator of the Year” by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for his work in promoting environmental education in Maryland.

Maxwell co-chaired a state workgroup that looked at the integration of environmental education from kindergarten through the 12th grade.

The work group recommended that the state adopt environmental literacy as a graduation requirement, and the state Board of Education approved the recommendation, making

Maryland the first state in the country to adopt the graduation requirement.

Will Baker, president of the foundation, called Maxwell a “tireless champion” of environmental education.

“He knows what hundreds of classroom teachers and principals have discovered in Maryland – students learn outside,” Baker said in a recent statement.

Students Without Vaccinations About 400 students in Prince George’s County have been barred from school after failing to get their vaccinations.

Immunizations to protect students against communicable diseases that include measles, mumps and whooping cough were supposed to have been administered by the first day of school on Aug. 26. But officials extended the deadline to Oct. 31 after realizing that as many as 3,000 students – the majority of whom are middle school students – still hadn’t received their shots.

“We are excited that we achieved a major reduction in the number of students who [were] non-compliant,” said Angela M. Wakhweya, chief of school health policy, services and innovation, during a recent interview.

“The word did get out.”

School officials had worked steadily up until the deadline to ensure that all students had received their vaccinations by setting up free immunization clinics on weekdays and weekends at 15 county schools.

year delay in requiring high school students to pass new standardized tests prior to their senior year.

This year, students in grades three through eight and those enrolled in English 10 and Algebra I will take the new tests developed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers based on the national Common Core State Standards.

The tests are tied to the Common Core curriculums that are expected to be more difficult to pass.

Under the new plan, students still will have to pass the courses to graduate, but will not have to pass the tests for requirements that become effective with the 2016-17 academic term.

Business and Community Partnerships School system officials are excited about relationships that can develop between the county’s schools and the community.

School officials welcome local businesses and organizations that may be able to offer a wide range of resources to schools in the county.

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Changes Coming to MPD, Lanier Says

By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer@bsalmondc Early next year, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) will begin the roll out of a new drug enforcement strategy that will allow the department to more effectively counter a drug trade gone digital.

D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said during a recent D.C. Council hearing that police officials are constantly adapting and adjusting to stay in step with criminals and a drug business that’s constantly changing.

“We’re redefining what drug enforcement will look like in D.C. today versus several years ago. We must modernize our strategy,” said Lanier during testimony on Oct. 27 before the Judiciary and Public Service Committee. “By Jan. 1, 2015, we will roll out a new drug enforcement strategy and it will look significantly different from what we have today.”

Lanier said the police force will modify and modernize the manner in which it approaches fighting drug crimes. The new strategy will concentrate on dealers who’ve moved their business from open-air drug markets online and underground.

“We will address the more sophisticated challenges like the shifting nature and motives of the drug trade. Drugs are now sold by text message, Craigslist and social media,” Lanier

said. “PCP, heroin, (prescription medication) and cocaine are the drugs most in demand.

Extremely dangerous synthetic drugs are sold to kids openly and legally in variety stores.

We have a generation of prescription drug users turning to cheap, potentheroin. The death rate has doubled between 2010 and 2012.”

“Although perceptions of drug use may be changing, make no mistake, these drugs are dangerous and sometimes fatally so.”

The department’s goal overall, Lanier said, is less crime with fewer arrests.

Lanier cited examples of changes that have necessitated a different approach by law enforcement. Fifteen to 20 years ago, when crack cut a wide swathe of death and devastation across the District of Columbia, police officers worked to disrupt and dismantle the estimated 200 open-air markets spread across the city. Drug buyers would walk or drive up to individuals selling drugs, make the exchange and move on.

“Vice units observed drug transactions from hidden observation posts and four-to-six officers would make the arrest.

Those tactics are rarely used anymore. Tactics used during those high-crime days are no longer effective,” Lanier ex-

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Similarly, 15 years ago, a single officer handled the theft and fencing of valuable stolen items. “(But with) the theft and fencing of mobile devices, for example, we had to make legislative and regulatory changes – pass new laws, provide training in new techniques and develop new tactics to go after virtual fencing operations,” said Lanier.

Along with the new strategy will be new standards for drug enforcement operations, training, tactics and equipment, the

chief said.

Lanier added her voice to the cross-section of advocates, physicians and others who see drug use as a public health not a criminal issue.

“I’m asking the council and new mayor to take the lead funding and developing a more effective solution for non-violent drug users who are not otherwise breaking the law,” said Lanier. “We need a comprehensive strategy that can help move this from the law enforcement arena to the public health realm where it belongs. Believe it or not, police have no more interest than anyone else in continuing the

cycle facing most drug users – arrest, incarceration, release and re-arrest.”

“We want to focus on criminal drug enterprises which pose the most significant danger to residents.”

Committee Chairman Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) and At-Large Council member David Grosso focused during the more than hour-long hearing primarily on citizen’s complaints about the way they’re treated at traffic stops and in other interactions with the police.

“I was struck, not by how many stories residents had of negative interactions with MPD

but how similar the stories sounded across generations,” said Grosso. “Allowing our children to have their constitutional rights be trampled during an interaction with police may actually increase their ability to stay alive. How did we become a society where the coming of age for a teenager is not a first date or a first driver’s license, but their first interaction with police?”

“How have we created a society where “jump-outs” become normal behavior for high school students? How have we allowed the responsibility of de-escalating a situation to fall on our

young men and not on the adult police officers? This is not the type of society I want. This has been happening for decades but at some point, we have to say enough is enough, decide that building relationships in communities will produce more than the use of force.”

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REAL PROPERTY CONSIDERATIONS IN ESTATE PLANNING Aimee D. Griffin, Esq., As I sit with families to design their legacy plans through estate planning a question often presents itself with regard to the ownership of property and how it should be transferred.

The house is often the largest asset in the estate. Therefore considerable consideration needs to be given regarding how to transfer this asset. There are a number of ways to pass

property.

The unfortunate truth is that many people do nothing and the law of intestacy (the distribution of assets after the death when there is no will) dictates the distribution of the property. This process requires that an estate be opened with the court and those who have the authority to acquire this property as an action of law, be notified regarding the existence of the estate. This may be quite simple when there is one person who is receiving assets. However, there are many cases when there are additional people and substantial dollars required for resolution. This can create tension and confusion.

One resolution that I see quite often is when a parent will adds a child’s name to the deed during the lifetime of the parent to avoid having to probate the property. This act poses advantages and disadvantages. The advantages include the fact that there is not the need to probate that property. An additional asset may be protection of the property if the parent is the only person on the deed and there is a need for institutionalization.

The addition of the child on the deed reduces the probability of counting the property as an asset for Medicaid eligibility.

However considerations that would be disadvantages include capital gains tax that would be applied when the property is sold, as adding your child to the deed gives her the tax basis established when the property was purchased. In addition, the completed deed is a gift. A Gift tax can be imposed. The federal gift limit is You must also consider that this is also a new asset for the child. If by chance this child is subjected to any legal proceeding that attaches the assets of the child, this property would be at risk. This action could include divorce or a tort action. This may not be of any fault of the child.

In addition, there have been occasions where the person added to the deed uses the property to secure a loan. This may preclude the grantor from having the equity of the property as an asset when and if needed.

As the probate laws are state specific, the options presented are state specific.

A Transfer on Death Deed is a new option in the District of Columbia. The Transfer on Death Deeds are quite comparable to bank accounts that are payable on death. With this vehicle, the deed passes immediately upon the death of the property owner. The property avoids probate which is the goal. It secures the ownership of the property during the lifetime of the owner and eliminates the delay and cost of probate. The tax basis of the property would be that of the date of the transfer.

Transferring the ownership of the property into a trust can avoid probate if all assets are also included in the trust. You can add property in different jurisdictions into the trust as well. Therefore, there is no need to probate property in the other states as well.

The advantage of the trust is there is no gap in time as a result of probate.

The disadvantage is that the creation of a trust is a substantial financial investment and requires diligence in insuring that assets are included in the trust.

There are a lot of details that need to be attended to in the development of the trust therefore legal support is recommended.

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Blacks Lack Power After 50 years, legal segregation has become a distant memory, and race in America isn’t an unbridgeable chasm. Our country has a Black president, but five decades after the March on Washington, Black Americans remain at the back of the pack in every one of the nation’s economic indicators. It’s interesting to examine who is addressing the issues that dominate Black life and political and economic thought.

The way Black political activists throw daggers of “racist” at the Republicans, you’d think the Democrats are the party of Black liberation. But the fact remains that Black Americans have made little political progress inside the Democratic Party. Across America, contemporary Blacks have no identity or leadership toward a “Black Power” political ideology. Most Blacks are so immersed into mainstream thought and politics that they have no desire to formulate a Black agenda or establish social institutions that promote a self-sufficient economy.

As long as Black Americans vote monolithically for the Democratic Party, they will continue to accept “second-class” political and social status. Black Americans have been voting for the Democrats en masse for more than 40 years. What do we have to show for it economically? Here’s what: The average net worth for White households is 30 times that of Black households.

Blacks have voted consistently for the Democrats, but instead of becoming “empowered” and exercising political clout, they have become “safe” and “willing” pawns. Instead of gaining race-related “power” inside the Democratic Party, African-Americans keep falling through the cracks. Blacks now comprise 40 percent of the prison population and 30 percent of people who live in poverty. Even under a Black Democratic president, Black unemployment remains double the rate of Whites’. Over the years, Democratic politicians and party executives have made Blacks’ interests subservient to the party’s.

Under Democratic politics, Blacks are told that “free enterprise hurts the poor” and cap-

By William Reed italism is summarily dismissed.

Blacks seem to favor economic philosophies of greater redistributive and regulatory roles for government. As we’ve witnessed the decline of our communities, instead of demanding representation of our interests in the halls of government, Blacks have acquiesced to politics of “going along to get along.”

Blacks diminish their chances for adequate representation by being pawns of the Democratic Party. The Republican candidate who had received the most votes from Blacks since 1968 was Gerald Ford in 1976 (15 percent). After the Civil War, almost all Blacks considered themselves Republicans. It was the association of civil rights legislation with John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson that solidified Blacks’ loyalty to the Democratic Party. By 2012, the Black ballot went totally to the Democrats, with only 16 percent of Black voters considering themselves Republicans.

How has the Democratic Party “helped” Black Americans over the past 40 years? The Democratic Party’s line is that Black Americans need their “benevolence” to get by in a racist world. But buying into the Democratic Party’s philosophy and accepting that type of “aid” is one of the reasons that Black Americans lag behind Whites in every meaningful economic category. The Black poverty rate is almost 2.5 times the White poverty rate.

President Barack Obama is a direct result of Blacks’ subservience to the Democratic Party. The president epitomizes the state of today’s delusional “Black Power.” Ninety-five percent of Blacks support Obama and his agenda, no part of which is intended to shore us up economically. Under Obama, Blacks are at the zenith of their political power yet remain more likely than Whites to

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of positive encounters with Doyle and Patricia,” said Necole Parker, principal and CEO of The Elocen Group.

“The best thing about my relationship with them is that they’ve assisted me with strategic business planning. And of course I bank with them. This is a great night for the black community of greater D.C.,” Parker added.

One childhood friend shared his

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer

Everyone enjoys a celebration with sumptuous treats and music made for dancing.

And to say thank you for 80 years of the community’s support, one historic bank held a party that few will ever forget.

“We’re very humbled and astonished that we’ve been around for 80 years – but it’s taken a lot of hard work and commitment,” said B. Doyle Mitchell, Jr., president and CEO of Industrial Bank.

Mitchell heads the largest minority-owned commercial bank in the Washington Metropolitan Area with the support of his sister, Patricia Mitchell, who serves as the executive vice president. The native Washingtonians carry on a family tradition – their grandfather founded the bank and their father followed in his footsteps.

“Our customers and employees have spent decades with us and we’re grateful to them. We figured the best way to let them know how much they’re appreciated was to throw a party in their honor,” said Mitchell, Jr. whose eight branch locations target communities that have been historically underserved by large financial institutions.

On Monday, Nov. 10, Industrial Bank marked its 80th anniversary with a celebration at the Arena Stage in Southwest to honor its founder, Jesse H. Mitchell, its customers and employees. Musical guests included The Savoy Ellingtons, Maysa and Marcus Johnson.

Several hundred people enjoyed the fete and all of them seemed anxious to share their sentiments about the Mitchell family and their commitment to the District and Prince George’s County.

“Industrial Bank was the first financial institution we thought of when we began to deposit our assets and as a nonprofit what’s important is that they’ve allowed us to access capital for our businesses that need

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BUSINESS heartfelt thoughts.

“I went to high school with Doyle and while we all knew his father worked in the bank I just never imagined that Doyle would one day become its president,” said Hilliard Dean, a retired D.C. police officer.

“Many of our classmates from John Carroll High School’s Class of 1980 are here – there’s no way we would have missed this,” Dean said. WI

D.C. Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser congratulated Industrial Bank President B. Doyle Mitchell, Jr. and Executive Vice President Patricia Mitchell at the celebration of the bank’s 80th anniversary at Arena Stage in Southwest on Monday, Nov. 10. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

help getting started, growing and expanding,” said Ron Busby, Sr., president, U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. During the evening, Mitchell, Jr. announced a new small business grant initiative that will support existing entrepreneurial enterprises, positioning them for long-term success. Five grants totaling $80,000 will be awarded to companies meeting specific criteria, all doing business in Industrial Bank’s service area. Busby’s Chamber will partner with the bank in this effort, along with FSC First of Prince George’s County, Operation HOPE and the DC Chamber of Commerce.

D.C. Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser expressed her thanks on behalf of the residents of the District.

“I offer my hearty congratulations and know firsthand the way Industrial Bank has worked with our residents and businesses, helping them buy homes and start their own enterprises when other financial institutions refused to, both in the past and now,” Bowser said. “When you’re ready to open more branches I will be there to support you. We’re all here tonight to say job well done to this great family who has meant so much to D.C.” Several family members attended the celebration and said being leaders in the banking industry hasn’t always been easy.

“I know it takes hard work to remain a leading bank, no matter whether it’s black-owned or not, and I’m just so happy for my cousins,

Doyle and Patricia, who have carried on the tradition set by their father and grandfather. Our entire family could not be more proud of their accomplishments,” said Duane Robinson, 58, who traveled from Hackensack, New Jersey for the event.

“I can only imagine the challenges they faced, particularly being a bank in neighborhoods where the residents often had trouble securing loans but somehow they’ve survived and succeeded – that’s something quite special,” said Terri Evans, 60, a cousin of the Mitchells who lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III recalled his first experience with Industrial Bank several decades ago.

“After completing law school I worked for a nonprofit in D.C. and we got the money we needed from Industrial Bank,” Baker said.

“This family-owned business has been around for eight decades and it’s clear that their leaders have had foresight and knowledge. That’s how they’ve been able to thrive in a tough industry. And what’s more, they’re a great corporate partner to the community.”

One local businesswoman said working with the Mitchells has been a pleasure.

“We have offices in Bowie, Maryland, D.C. and Atlanta and I’ve served as a board member for the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and the DC Chamber of Commerce – so I’ve had plenty

ourselves and officials and further moral decay in our communities.

Who is putting forth the Black perspective? What’s needed at the city, county, state and national level are people and policies that help Blacks to move from the back of the pack to programs that expand economic oppor-

tunities to historically disadvantaged sectors and movement that builds up the importance of Blacks and their culture, families and communities.WI William Reed is publisher of “Who’s Who in Black Corporate America” and available for projects via Busxchng@his.com

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Improved Quality of Medicare Plans and Steady Premiums are Great News as Open Enrollment Begins

By Marilyn Tavenner, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Fall is a wonderful time of year. Changing leaves. Cooler weather. It’s also the season for people with Medicare to review their current Medicare coverage, as Medicare Open Enrollment begins.

As we prepare for Medicare Open Enrollment, which began on October 15 and ends on December 7, Medicare wants everyone to know that quality continues to improve both in Medicare Advantage and in the Part D Prescription Drug Program.

Each year, plan costs and coverage can change. During open enrollment, seniors and people with disabilities across the country have the opportunity to review their current Medicare coverage and see if they want to make any changes for the next year. It’s important for people with Medicare to take the time to make sure their current situation still meets their health care needs best.

To help people choose a plan, Medicare calculates plan “star ratings” for Medicare health and prescription drug plans. Each plan gets a number of stars on a scale of 1 to 5—with 5 being the best—based on quality and performance. These ratings are designed to help people with Medicare, their families, and caregivers compare plans, in addition to information on their premiums and benefits.

This year, people with Medicare who choose to enroll in a Medicare health or prescription drug plan will have access to more high-rated, four- and five-star plans than ever before. Approximately 60 percent of Medicare Advantage enrollees are in a Medicare Advantage Plan earning four or more stars in 2015, compared to an estimated 17 percent back in 2009. Likewise, about 53 percent of Part D enrollees are currently enrolled in stand-alone prescription drug plans with four or more stars for 2015, compared to just 16 percent in 2009. Since the passage of the Affordable

Care Act, enrollment in Medicare Advantage will increase to 42 percent to an all- time high of over 16 million and Medicare Advantage premiums will have decreased by 6 percent.

For people with Medicare, this is good news in how they receive care. Plans that are higher rated deliver a high-level of care, such as improving the coordination of care, managing diabetes or other chronic conditions more efficiently, screening for and preventing illnesses, making sure people get much-needed prescription drugs, or getting appointments and care quickly. A high rating also means these plans give better customer service, with fewer complaints or long waits for care.

If you have Medicare and need assistance, you can visit Medicare.gov, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), or contact your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). You should have received the 2015 “Medicare & You” Handbook and important notices from your current plan, Medicare, or Social Security about changes to your coverage. If you’re satisfied with your current coverage, there’s nothing you need to do.

Better quality in Medicare health and prescription drug plans isn’t the only good news for people with Medicare. For most seniors who have Original Medicare, the 2015 Part B premium will stay unchanged for a second consecutive year at $104.90. This means more of seniors’ retirement income and any increase in Social Security benefits will stay in their pockets. The Part B deductible will stay the same as well.

Medicare is working hard to make sure this good news continues so that seniors and people with disabilities will continue to get the health care coverage they deserve.

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM MEDICARE

“I found a better deal on prescriptions.”

“We found lower co-pays.”

“I found a plan that works better for me.”

WHAT WILL YOU FIND DURING MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT? You’ll never know unless you go. Compare your current plan to new options. See if you can lower some costs or find a plan that better suits your needs.

Many people do. Even if you like your current plan, check to see if the costs or coverage are changing at medicare.gov. Or call 1-800-MEDICARE for help.

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Blacks, Latino Women Risk Increases after Menopause

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Sharon Carter does everything that she can to lose weight.

After years of overindulging, she said she eats three healthy meals per day, her snacks are healthy and they are few and far in between.

Carter regularly walks and sometimes jogs for exercise, and she also encourages Nichelle, her 15-year-old daughter, to eat only in moderation and to join in her daily regimen.

“Exercise, watching my diet, watching my daughter’s diet is important because we do have some [obese] individuals in my family,” said Carter, 48, of Northeast. “We also know that too much weight gain often leads to other problems.”

Two new studies presented on Nov. 3 at the American Institute for Cancer Research’s annual meeting in Northwest revealed that obesity increases the risk of certain types of breast cancer in postmenopausal black and Latino women.

One of the studies included research on 3,285 Latino women, and it indicated that being overweight or obese increased the risk for estrogen receptor-negative and progesterone receptor-positive breast tumors among postmenopausal women.

“We’ve known this for a long time for white women, but now we are seeing this also in Latino women,” said the study’s author, Dr. Esther John, a senior research scientist at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California.

A separate study, which included research on more than 15,000 black women, indicated that being overweight or obese increased postmenopausal women’s risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer by 31 percent.

The researchers found the risk to be nearly double among black women who at one time could be classified as lean young adults but later gained weight during adulthood.

“We know that breast cancer has several subtypes, and there is growing evidence that these subtypes have

A healthy diet and exercise can help prevent obesity, a regimen that’s being followed by Northeast resident Sharon Carter, who knows that, according to a new study, obesity increases the risk of certain cancers in black and Latino women. /Photo courtesy of ilaacp.org

different risk factors,” said Dr. Elisa Bandera of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, who authored the second study.

“The distribution of these subtypes and risk factors are different for African-Americans and Latinos compared to white women,” she said.

Bandera said one study isn’t enough.

“We need to know more about what African-American women can do to prevent and survive breast cancers of all types, which are often aggressive and deadly,” she said.

The studies are not unlike those conducted two years ago by the nonprofit think tank Rand Corporation in Alexandria, Virginia, where officials said disparities in cancer between black and white residents of the District are wider than those nationwide.

Rand officials found that African-Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with and die from cancer than their white peers.

While the overall cancer mortality rate proved to be about 21 percent higher among blacks than whites nationally, the mortality rate in Washington is 90 percent higher among blacks than whites.

“We know from available data that, once diagnosed with cancer, black patients in the District are more likely to begin treatment at a later stage compared to white patients,” said Rebecca

Anhang Price, an associate policy researcher at Rand, who also conducted the group’s study. “But richer data on the trajectory of care among cancer patients in the District are lacking,” she said.

The new studies conducted this

month by officials at the American Institute for Cancer Research could be considered significant because most breast cancer research has been conducted among white women, yet African-American and Latino women have a higher incidence of the more aggressive types of breast cancer that are more challenging to treat, such as estrogen receptor-negative tumors, the study’s authors said.

“We know that black and Latino women are also more likely to die of breast cancer than white women,” said John, who noted that the few previous studies investigating obesity’s link to breast cancer among Latino women have been small with inconsistent findings.

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She said this larger study fills in a lot of missing information about obesity and breast cancer in postmenopausal Latino women.

“Breast cancer appears to have different risk factors in younger versus older women, but by far breast cancer is more common among postmenopausal women,” John said.

“This has huge implications for not just Latinos but all women. We cannot change genetics or family history, but we can do something about obesity. You can eat less, choose healthier foods and do more physical activity. It may not be that easy, but it’s possible.

And it’s important for not just lowering breast cancer risk but for many other diseases,” she said. WI

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For the Good of the City

Now that the book has been closed on the 2014 mayoral elections, we hope that Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser and Mayor Vincent Gray will overcome and move past the tension that has lingered since Gray lost his bid for re-election in April.

Gray – who appeared poised to capture a second term – had his race derailed by accusations by D.C.’s U.S. Attorney Ron Machen Jr. of Gray’s connection to illegal activity in his 2010 shadow campaign. Gray has always strenuously denied knowledge and participation in any such activity.

But rather than being given a chance to face his accusers in a courtroom, Gray was tried in the court of public opinion.

In the final analysis, Gray’s done a commendable job laying the foundation for the District’s growth and leaves behind an enviable legacy, even though there’s still much to be done to ensure that all residents benefit from the city’s rising fortunes.

Maybe Gray refused to endorse any of the candidates because he didn’t see anyone in the field with the chops to run the city, or perhaps he was reacting to his loss. But it was gracious of him to send congrats to Bowser on the evening of Nov. 4.

He’s said he’ll do all he can to make the transition a seamless one. The city needs that to happen. Over the next two months or so, members of the administration and Bowser’s transition team will meet to smooth out the handover. Doing it right is important if Gray and Bowser are serious about making the District One City.

There are fissures in the District that are widening around color, class, wealth, and access to viable jobs and opportunities. Residents are less concerned about any differences that may exist between these leaders. They want results.

Did Politicians Get the Message?

Politicians nationally should regard the midterm elections as a cautionary tale.

Democrats are sifting through the wreckage of a midterm election gone horribly wrong. The crux of Democratic supporters – millennials, African-Americans, Latinos, and independents – voted with their feet because the Dems lacked a coherent, meaningful message. Simply saying you’re better than the other guy hardly counts as a message.

People are disillusioned by the distance between promises politicians make and the reality of their lives. A major complaint is that Democrats take blacks, Latinos and millennials for granted, assiduously courting these votes come election time but falling short of the requisite investment most citizens need.

The American reality is a country where the stock market soars to new records, big business racks up record profits and conservatives continue to slash the social safety net while harsh economic winds batter ordinary people. Meanwhile, national politicians are unwilling to offer substantive help to the most vulnerable.

Millennial columnist Carl Gibson explained the Democrats’ conundrum: “Contrast the unified Republican message with the profound silence from you Democrats on addressing the trillion-dollar student debt crisis, rampant inequality and underemployment, and your collective fear of openly embracing economic populism, and you cook up what we saw on Tuesday night. Older people showed up, highly motivated to elect war hawks. Younger people mostly stayed home, disillusioned with the only alternative on the ballot (Democrats), who didn’t even talk about the issues affecting our lives every day.”

Gibson said young people bothering to vote did so largely to support state ballot initiatives that actually mattered, such as raising the minimum wage, a week of paid sick leave in Massachusetts, and advocating marijuana legalization in two states and the District.

The new Republican agenda does little to address the varied concerns of blacks, Latinos, millennials and independents. As they celebrate, the GOP would do well to devise an all-inclusive agenda, or they, too, will fall in 2016.

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A True Upset!

Thanks for the front-page article about Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown’s unfortunate defeat in the race for governor of Maryland (“Hogan Upsets Brown in Gubernatorial Stunner” by Avis Thomas-Lester, Nov.12, 2014).

I was so sure that Mr. Brown would cruise to victory, but, like many others who watched this contest, I was very disappointed. I couldn’t help but feel that the issue was not just the taxes that Gov. O’Malley and Lt. Gov. Brown’s administration allegedly raised and introduced. This race obviously mirrored the wave of upsets of Democrats by Republicans in political races all over this country.

The scary thing about the Maryland governor’s race is that even with special appearances by Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton and other high-profile Democrats, the Republicans won.

If Anthony Brown’s loss is a harbinger of things to come, President Obama has a very, very tough two years left in his final term. I hope he can keep his head high in spite of the political “brick wall” he’ll be facing.

Sharon Glisson Prince Georges County, Maryland

Bowser Will be a Role Model

I must admit that while I didn’t vote for Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser, The Washington Informer

I feel obligated to throw my full support behind her as she prepares to lead the District over the next four years.

In doing so, Ms. Bowser who just made history as D.C.’s second female mayor, certainly has her work cut out for her.

But let me just say a little about what Ms. Bowser’s win means in terms of the country’s black female leadership and the impact her leadership will have on little black girls in the District: not only does the new mayor-to-be join the ranks of Donna Brazile; Cathy Hughes; Marcia Fudge; and – of course first lady Michelle Obama – and so many others, she also has the added responsibility as a role model for young black girls in D.C. who are looking for a way out of their poverty-stricken neighborhoods.

As I extend my congratulations to Ms. Bowser, I want to emphasize that there will be times she’s going to be called on by these girls to share her formula for success.

I just hope she finds the time as often as possible to accommodate their requests.

Brenda Minter Washington, D.C.

James Brown’s Demons

Thanks for the book review (Nov. 6-12, 2014) by Terri Schlichenmeyer regarding the recollections detailed

in Yamma Brown’s “Cold Sweat: My Father James Brown and Me.” The book was definitely a good read, because once I started reading it I couldn’t put the book down.

I learned that James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul,” was a complex character with a lot of demons. Yet he was a kind and generous person who, no doubt, was in full control of his concerts and business dealings.

However, it bothered me tremendously that he made light of the fact that his daughter was being physically and verbally abused by her husband – just as he had done to her mother.

While I reveled in the genius of James Brown, I couldn’t help but lose a certain amount of respect for him, having read the violence he heaped upon the women in his life – which, of course – had a lot to do with how his father disrespected – and beat – his own wife.

Mr. Brown may have exuded all the qualities of a real man on the outside, but on the inside he seemed to have always remained that hurt little boy who yearned for the love of his mother – the woman who ended up leaving him in order to save her own life.

Irma Robinson Washington, D.C.

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By Marian Wright Edelman

Decriminalizing School Discipline The purpose of public schools is to educate not exclude children, and to help identify and meet child needs, not make children serve adult convenience, self-interest, and systems.

So huge reforms are required in school discipline policies and practices across our nation as school pushout has worsened in past decades with the criminalization of children at younger and younger ages aided and

abetted by school expulsion and suspension policies which funnel children into the prison pipeline, often crippling them for life.

Nationally, the number of secondary school students suspended or expelled during a school year increased about 40 percent from 1 in 13 in 1972–73 to 1 in 9 in 2009–10. Schools with higher suspension and expulsion rates have worse school climates, lower student academic achievement, and are often less safe.

Racially discriminatory school discipline policies contribute to

the Cradle to Prison Pipeline® crisis with a Black boy born in 2001 having a 1 in 3 chance of going to prison in his lifetime and a Latino boy a 1 in 6 chance of the same fate.

Some school districts are significantly reforming their discipline policies and, more fundamentally, how they view and treat children by moving away from harsh and exclusionary policies.

Of approximately 9,000 arrests and tickets issued to students in the Los Angeles Unified

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School District (LAUSD) in the 2011-12 school year, 93 percent involved Black and Latino students. The district recently announced that it will stop issuing citations for most campus fights and many other minor infractions.

Positive change is also happening throughout Maryland.

Nearly 1 in 5 students was being suspended in Baltimore’s 85,000 student school district annually until a new discipline code was implemented in 2008 emphasizing intervention and prevention

and minimizing out-of-school suspensions and expulsions — especially for subjective offenses such as disrespect, insubordination, and classroom disruption.

The first year after the new code’s adoption, out-of-school suspensions dropped 26 percent.

In January, the state released a new progressive discipline framework for all Maryland districts and more districts are seeing results. In Montgomery County, the state’s largest school

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By Lauren Victoria Burke

Democrats: A Party Out of Sync If there was one lesson to be learned on Election Day it was this: Until President Obama is gone and the Democratic Party leadership changes, Democrats will continue to lose.

Under Nancy Pelosi’s leadership over the past four years, House Democrats have lost 74 seats. In 2010 alone, Democrats lost 63 seats. This week they dropped another 12. For the 2014 campaign it was as if lead-

ers of the party never talked to one another on strategy. Obviously, there was none.

President Obama was out bragging about his record week after week while Democrats were campaigning against it.

In a speech on September 28, President Obama said, “There’s almost no economic measure by which we are not better off than when I took office. Unemployment down. Deficits down.

Uninsured down. Poverty down.

Energy production up. Manu-

facturing back.” That’s what the president was saying this campaign season.

“Make no mistake: These policies are on the ballot. Every single one of them,” Obama said at Northwestern University on October 10. Those words were then immediately used by Republicans to beat Democrats all over the country.

It’s one thing to say that Democrats should have run on the things they’ve gotten done. It’s another to pretend you don’t

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see that the overriding message of the 2014 campaign is an anti-Obama one. That’s what President Obama did. He pretended not to notice this entire campaign was a referendum on him.

When you consider that race mixed with “stopping Obama” was a driver for some of what happened on Election Day, that conclusion should have been easy to come to.

President Obama should have known that saying “These policies are on the ballot” would not

help Democrats at the polls and was bad strategy for this election cycle.

On Oct. 20, the president said many of the Democrats avoiding him on the campaign trail were strong allies and supporters who “supported my agenda in Congress.” Of course that’s true and of course that message ran counter to what 95 percent of the Democrats running were saying. Within all this you see a

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By George E. Curry

Time for Black Democrats to Switch The midterm elections are over, the final numbers are in and they don’t look pretty if you’re a progressive. So, I am going to propose something our national African-American leaders should have suggested a long time ago: It’s time for us to switch. No, not to the Republican Party. That would be tantamount to drinking Jim Jones Kool-Aid (Young people, Google “Guyana Massacre”).

It’s time to switch our emphasis from politics to economics.

I remember Al Sharpton, speaking at the 2004 Democratic Convention, saying Blacks had decided to ride the (Democratic) donkey as far as it would take us.

Well, Al, that donkey has taken us as far as we can go in politics, even into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Now, it’s time to park that old, tired pack animal on a farm and try a new mode of transportation.

Even when we have given it our best, politics have never de-

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livered the expected results. I am old enough to remember how exuberant we were with the election of the first wave of Black big city mayors: Carl Stokes in Cleveland, Richard Hatcher in Gary, Ind., Ken Gibson in Newark and later, Tom Bradley in Los Angeles, Andrew Young in Atlanta and David Dinkins in New York. We saw Doug Wilder elected governor of Virginia, the cradle of the Confederacy. The outgoing governor of Massachusetts is another African American, Deval Patrick. In January, The Washington Informer

we will have not one, but two Blacks in the U.S. Senate (Cory Booker and Tim Scott), the largest African American contingent ever in the upper chamber.

And the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), which bills itself as the conscience of Congress, has behaved as though it was unconscious the last six years, too afraid to even critique President Obama for fear of facing a backlash back in their home districts. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri, stated: “Well, I’m supposed to say he [Obama] doesn’t

get a pass, but I’m not going to say that. Look, as the chair of the Black Caucus I’ve got to tell you, we are always hesitant to criticize the president. With 14 percent [black] unemployment, if we had a white president we’d be marching around the White House.”

The indisputable truth is that Obama needed pressure from Blacks and progressives to make him a better president. When he offered his version of Ronald

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By Julianne Malveaux

Democrats Have No Consistent Message Pundits are likely to spend the next several weeks attempting to explain the many reasons that Republicans simply kicked the Democrats square in the hind parts to dominate both houses of Congress in ways that had not been expected. With turnout at an abysmal low – 33 percent – two thirds of the electorate didn’t think this election important enough to vote.

President Obama had it right

when he said he heard them.

Many of those who cared enough didn’t have the opportunity to vote since voter suppression laws may have reduced the number of people willing to vote by 2.4 percent. The reduction of early voting days, the requirement of additional ID (in Kansas proof of citizenship could be requested) and the elimination of same-day registration were among the tools Republican state legislatures used to suppress the vote, especially the African American vote.

The tactic worked. Too many races were decided by minuscule margins and laws that encouraged rather than discouraged voter participation might have made a difference.

In North Carolina, Senator Kay Hagan (D) lost by just 48,000 votes, or 1.7 percent of the vote, despite a robust Moral Monday movement that encouraged voter participation. In Florida, the governor’s race was decided narrowly, and the current governor reduced the ways former felons had to restore their

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voting rights.

There were some cases were Republicans simply trounced Democrats – Mitch McConnell (R) handily won his race over Alison Lundergan, a refreshing female candidate who had support from the Clintons, among others. In Maryland, the onetime front-runner, Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, lost to Republican Larry Hogan, a businessman who hit hard on tax increases without offering a single idea about how he might pay for the programs he supported and

cut (as he promised) taxes and spending.

Too many Democratic senators were elected on the Obama coattails in 2008, and chose to jog away from the president this election. Instead of running away from the president, Democrats needed to embrace him.

The economy has improved, and President Obama’s proposal to increase the minimum wage will help millions of low-wage workers.

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By Bill Fletcher, Jr.

The Question Black Conservatives Always Avoid Like everyone else, I am processing the November election results. I will write more about that later, but there was a radio exchange that I heard the night prior to the election that really got me thinking.

On my way home from Baltimore, where I had been doing some electoral work, I found myself listening to a radio program that was addressing the upcoming election. The focus

of the program was the Maryland governor’s race, which pitted African-American Democrat Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown against Larry Hogan, a White Republican who eventually won the race.

This program appeared to be oriented towards African-Americans. A good deal of the air time was consumed with criticisms of the Brown campaign; mainly correct criticisms I might add. Yet, on the program there was an African-American who had served in the administration of former Maryland Republican

Gov. Bob Ehrlich. She was making the case for voting for Hogan and dismissing anything positive that had taken place under current Gov. Martin O’Malley and Brown, his lieutenant governor.

At one point in the discussion, this Hogan supporter did something very interesting. She quickly made reference to mistakes that Republicans had committed around the country (she did not say what mistakes); made reference to racism existing in both parties (of course!); and then went on to say that all politics is

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local and that people should give Hogan a look.

I was amazed that no one else on this radio program, at least while I was listening, pursued this issue. No one asked the obvious question: “Why should African-Americans support someone from a political party that has carried out an orchestrated strategy to deny African-Americans the vote?”

I have yet to hear a Black conservative address this and I ask myself, “Why?” How can someone who is Black ignore the fact

that race is central in the Republican Party’s messages? How can someone ignore the fact that in Republican dominated state legislatures, statutes have been advanced that make it more difficult rather than less difficult for minorities, youth and senior citizens to vote?

No one asked this sister anything like that. They acted as if now governor-elect Hogan exists in some sort of bubble and does not have to address the

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By Askia Muhammad

Election 2014: Officially Blame the Black Guy When the Great Ray Charles – the “High Priest of Soul” – released his album “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music,” there was a song which brought me to tears. It’s “Careless Love,” and in it The Great Ray sings a line, “I once was blind, but now I see,” testifying metaphorically to the depth of his love. The song was so very soulful that when I heard it, I literally believed he could see.

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Well, everyone knows Ray Charles was blind; in fact, he could see until he was about 3 or 4 years old. In fact, we often joked about some truths we said were so plain that “Even Ray Charles can see that.”

Well, let the great master rest in peace, but I just have to say that what happened at the polls on Election Day 2014 was so plain that even Ray Charles could see it, I would add, even from the grave.

What happened was that Americans marched to the polls

and in the process swept Republicans into control of the Senate, ostensibly because they were “fed up with gridlock” in Washington and dissatisfied with the economy. Duh. What really happened was that in contest after contest, Republicans joined their Democrat opponents to the Black president – to President Barack Obama – at the hip.

The fact of the matter is that the jobless rate in October fell to 5.8 percent, the lowest rate since 2008, when George W. (for The Washington Informer

Worst in History) Bush was president. In that month, the economy added 214,000 new jobs.

That’s the ninth consecutive month that more than 200,000 jobs have been added. The last time that milestone was reached was way back in 1995.

The share of working Americans now stands at 59.2 percent, which is the highest level since July 2009. The U.S. economy expanded over the last six months at its sharpest pace since 2003.

Jason Furman, chairman of the White House’s Council of

Economic Advisers, described the 56 straight months of job growth under President Obama as “the longest streak on record” and noted that private employment has grown by 2.6 million over the last year.

Gasoline is selling for under $3 a gallon nationally, for the first time in a “coon’s age.” The stock market is at a record level – the Dow Jones average was 7,949 when Obama took office; it’s above 17,000 today. The fed-

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(L-R) Clinton Roane, Sheldon Henry, Travis Porchia, Paris Nix and Jobari Parker-Namdar in “Five Guys Named Moe” at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater Nov. 14 through Dec. 28, 2014. /Photo Courtesy of Tony Powell

Music of Louis Jordan Gets Fresh Twist ‘Five Guys Named Moe’ To Hit Arena Stage

Baltimore resident Keith McAllister plays the role of Nomax in “Five Guys Named Moe” at the Arena Stage in Southwest. /Photo

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The colorful poster illustration for the hit play “Five Guys Named Moe” opens on Friday, Nov. 14 at the Arena Stage in Southwest. /Illustration by Paul Rogers

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Sometimes listening to the right kind of music can sweep away the blues and put a person on the road to better times.

So just imagine what happens when you add singing and dancing to the picture, as will be the case when a new version of a popular play comes to the District.

“I love musicals – absolutely adore them – and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to reinvent this show using a modern vernacular,” said Robert O’Hara, director of “Five Guys Named Moe,” which opens on Friday, Nov. 14 at the Arena Stage in Southwest.

The play serves as a tribute to the “King of the Jukebox,” legendary1940s bandleader, composer and saxophonist Louis Jordan. The modernized version features new orchestration for classic songs, including “Let the Good Times Roll” and “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby,” and a contemporary twist on the five Moes, now a hit boy band set in 2014.

“When you listen to the original music of Louis Jordan, you hear the roots in rock ‘n’ roll, hip-hop and many of today’s genres. With this production, you’re going to hear Jordan in a different way. It’s going to be loud. It’s going to be in your face. It’s going to be sexy and fun,” said O’Hara, winner of the 2010 Helen Hayes Award for outstanding new play and the NAACP Best Director Award for “Eclipsed.”

The cast features native New Yorker and alum of the Boys Choir of Harlem Sheldon Henry as Big Moe; Kevin McAllister as Nomax, who will make his Arena Stage debut and will return to the District next year for the world premiere of “Freedom’s Song” at Ford’s Theatre in Northwest; Paris Nix, fresh off the national tour of “Seussical the Musical” who plays the role of Eat Moe; Jobari Parker-Namdar as Noe Moe, who returns to the Arena Stage after performing in “My Fair Lady;” Travis Porchia, whose credits include “Hair” and “The Color Purple” and who will make his Arena Stage debut in the role of Four-Eyed Moe; and Clinton Roane, a member of the original Broadway cast of “The Scottsboro Boys” as Little Moe. Nix, an accomplished violinist and singer, described the cast as “amazing.”

“All of the actors are quite talented, but what’s really rare and a lot of fun is Robert [O’Hara] accommodating the whole company so that we can bring a little of our own unique skills to the show,” said Nix, a native of Philadelphia.

“Getting the role was a real dream come true for me because I realize how tough it is be chosen from among so many outstanding actors. To be cast in a musical, you have to be able to do it all – dance, sing and act. What’s great about this version is it’s very contemporary and organic. Actually, a lot of the dances you’ll see us perform I remember learning and doing as a child. And, because the See

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“After studying violin for 13 years, I thought I was going to use my instrument to get into music, but when I got the chance to do ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ [a musical], I was hooked on the stage,” Nix said.

One cast member from Baltimore said he originally envisioned himself as an opera singer.

“When I was growing up in Detroit, I joined the choir in high school, even though it felt a bit awkward at first, but when I discovered you could get college scholarships, I began to work a lot harder,” said McAllister, 32.

“I went on to Morgan State University, and after graduating, I did a few operas and taught. Then I got a fluke call to audition for a play. I guess you could call me a late bloomer. But the life of an actor is something that I really love and wouldn’t trade for anything. And, in this play, we’re allowed to be creative while working with music that’s totally mind-blowing,” said McAllister, who added that he felt honored to be chosen for the production.

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“Five Guys Named Moe” runs through Dec.14 with opportunities for post-show conversations with artists and staff on selected dates. After it closes at the Arena Stage, the play with the same cast will move on to Ohio.

While the music has been remixed for a more modern feel, Arena Stage artistic director Molly Smith said the production remains as a tribute to the genius of Jordan.

“As with ‘One Night With Janis Joplin’ and ‘Smokey Joe’s Café,’ we are reminded of the wealth and depth of American popular music,” Smith said. “Louis Jordan was at the forefront of the rock ‘n’ roll era, and it’s great to get a modern take on his music through Robert’s production of ‘Five Guys Named Moe.’” McAllister said he looks forward to the response of the audience.

“I’m excited to see how people respond to the show and the changes that have been made. I think it will speak to every generation whether people are familiar with Louis Jordan’s music or not. Even the costumes will come as a surprise, particularly for those who have seen this play before. It’s just a whole lot of fun for all of us on stage – sometimes your wishes are in God’s planning,” McAllister said.

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Ayesha Morris.

Those like Johnson said the audience proved to be Wonder’s backup singers more than those who joined him on stage.

The Motown legend brought

the house down with favorites like, “I Wish,” “Sir Duke,” and other critically-acclaimed songs featured on “Songs in the Key of Life.”

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Stevie Wonder belts out hits from his “Songs in the Key of Life” album at the Verizon Center in Northwest on Sunday, Nov. 9. /Photo courtesy of Youtube.com

Stevie Wonder Thrills Verizon Center Crowd Motown Legend Dazzles Sold Out Concert Audience

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Stevie Wonder can bring out the fan in just about any music lover.

And, his “Songs in the Key of Life” concert tour, which touched down at the Verizon Center on Sunday, Nov. 9, did just that as thousands of fans and A-list celebrities shouted and tweeted their approval during a three-hour performance that many said they’ll never forget.

Some, like Bette Midler, Spike Lee, and Tom Joyner proved down right giddy in their review of Wonder’s show.

“He is a saint,” said Lee, who has directed such films as “Do the Right Thing,” and “Malcolm X.” Lee watched the show with his daughter Satchel Lee, whom he took backstage to meet Wonder after the concert.

While Midler didn’t go as far as Lee in elevating the singer to an immortal status, the singer and actress also expressed her pleasure. “What a night,” she said. “Stevie Wonder made 15,000 people, including me, unbelievably happy.”

Joyner, the longtime radio host, called Wonder’s performance incredible, tweeting during the concert that, “Stevie’s killing it!”

One fan, Gail Johnson, who attended the Verizon Center

extravaganza, said, despite some early sound problems, the so-called “Eighth Wonder of the World” delivered as only a legend could.

“At 8:11 p.m. Stevie Wonder was escorted out onto the stage by the stunning Ms. India.Arie who was wearing a chartreuse turban. As he was escorted onto the stage, we gave Stevie a standing ovation,” Johnson said.

She said Wonder immediately set the tone for the evening by saying thank you to his creator and, throughout the three-hour concert; he expressed gratitude to the audience for supporting his career and his timeless music.

“In the audience, we felt a mutual admiration and appreciation for the gift of music that Stevie had given to us from youth to adulthood,” Johnson said.

Wonder, 64, dazzled with a band directed by keyboardist Greg Phillinganes, playing his seminal 1976 “Songs in the Key of Life” album from start to finish.

Famed New York Times music writer Jon Pareles said Wonder’s voice proved bright and true, snaking through the melismas that successive generations of singers have emulated and rising easily through every uplifting key change he had built into the songs.

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LIFESTYLE WONDER continued from Page 25 For an encore, Wonder delivered one of the hits that he’s so closely associated with, “Superstition,” much to the delight of his adoring fans.

The show also contained some poignant moments with Wonder taking time out to advocate for the end of racism, hostility and calling for, among other things, peace.

“I challenge America, I challenge the world, to let hatred go, to let racism go,” Wonder told his audience, naturally eliciting applause. “That is the only way we will win as a nation and the world.”

Still, Wonder’s music, as ex-

pected, stole the show as the frenzied crowd jumped to its feet for most of the night.

“I had that ageless feeling of being free and ready to party,” Johnson said.

“Stevie’s voice sounded strong and he still has a gift for phrasing and interpretation of the music and lyrics. To hear Stevie play his signature instrument, the harmonica, emphasized for me just how rare it is to hear that sound today.

I appreciated the masterful way in which Stevie plays that instrument. It appeared as if the harmonica was just an extension of his body; a natural gift.”WI

Stevie Wonder belted out hits like “Isn’t She Lovely,” “Sir Duke,” and “I Wish,” during a three-hour concert at the Verizon Center in Northwest on Sunday, Nov. 9. It was the second of 11 shows the legend has performed during his “Songs in the Key of Life” tour which kicked off in New York on Nov. 7. /Photo by aceshowbiz.com

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ARIES You’ll have lots of contact with folks you wanted to hear from this week. Your telephone is your best tool, and you’ll enjoy talking and listening to many supportive and loving friends. A letter may arrive with an invitation. Soul Affirmation: I smile and trust in the powers beyond myself. Lucky Numbers: 6, 10, 14

“A Light Shines in Harlem: New York’s First Charter School and the Movement it Led”

TAURUS You are too kind this week and it’s a wonderful thing. By doing things for others without thought of a reward, you’re racking up beneficial vibrations for your future! Take personal pleasure in what you do for others this week. Soul Affirmation: Moving slowly is often the fastest way to get there.

Lucky Numbers: 7, 49, 55

by Mary C. Bounds, foreword by Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, c.2014, Lawrence Hill Books $24.95 / $29.95 Canada 220 pages

By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer

Your child loves his teacher.

It’s something you’re grateful for, because that makes it easier for him to go to school.

Every morning, he rises with a smile, and he comes home excited. Bless her heart. He’s getting an education for his future.

But what if the school your child attended was subpar? What would you do to ensure that he had the best learning atmosphere possible? As you’ll see in “A Light Shines in Harlem” by Mary C. Bounds, it was a question that needed tackling.

The Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker knew that Harlem youth were in trouble.

As Martin Luther King Jr.’s chief of staff, Walker had worked hard for civil rights. As a minister who helped reclaim Harlem’s neighborhoods, he knew the value of education for its residents, and he was concerned.

“Increasingly,” says Bounds, “Walker heard stories from his congregation about how inner-city schools were failing their children.” He considered opening his own school, but logistics prevented it. Still, he never stopped searching for answers – until he found something he thought might work: a charter school.

Much like a public school, charter schools are “tax-funded, tuition-free, and open to all public school children.” The difference is in who operates the school and that parents decide on enrollment. It was education reform in its truest sense, and it was a relatively new concept then.

When he met Steven Klinsky in 1999, Walker hoped the solution was at hand.

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GEMINI Change your routine this week. Even a minor change in the way you approach your week will enable you to feel happier and more adventurous. Try something new, and you’ll be happy with the outcome. Soul Affirmation: I know that my life is full of good things. I enjoy! Lucky Numbers: 18, 28, 46

For years, Klinsky had been thinking about his brother.

When Klinsky was a kindergartener, his brother Gary tutored him every day after school. Thanks to Gary, who died young, Klinsky was a success, and he’d been thinking about a way to honor Gary’s legacy. In the beginning, Klinsky created an academic after-school program that offered children a fun way to learn – much like the fun he’d had with Gary – but when he learned about charter schools, he became truly excited. Harlem seemed to be the likeliest place for a charter school if the right building could be found.

And then someone introduced Klinsky, who had the finances, to Walker, whose church owned a magnificent and nearly empty structure.

There’s been a lot on the news lately about the “crisis” in education, both from the teacher and parent points of view. People worry about their children’s success, and “A Light Shines in Harlem” sheds some good news on this issue.

I had to smile as I was reading this book, in fact: Author Mary C. Bounds’ telling of this tale makes it sound almost like a thriller, with heroes and hurdles. I enjoyed reading about the synchronistical events that allowed the Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem to become a reality and the tales about the students. Parents and educators will appreciate the you-can-do-this hints in the back.

Be aware of one thing: This book contains a lot of names, and that quickly becomes overwhelming. Look beyond it if you struggle, and persevere. In the end, you’ll find that “A Light Shines in Harlem” has plenty of class.WI

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CANCER Create a map in your mind to chart a course through unfamiliar waters. You’ll be as happy as you make up your mind to be. Because you are so wise, you’ll be at peace with all outcomes. Soul Affirmation: I give thanks for who I am this week. Lucky Numbers: 11, 52, 53 LEO It’s a good week to reflect on your personal network of friends and co-workers. You are surrounded by supportive vibrations, and you’ll be counting your blessings by the end of this busy week! Soul Affirmation: It’s bad only if I see it that way. Lucky Numbers: 1, 6, 29 VIRGO Find a way to love the work you do this week. Use your creativity and wonderful sense of humor and you’ll be finished with chores early enough to relax. Use your energy wisely. Soul Affirmation: I let worry fly away.

Lucky Numbers: 3, 12, 21 LIBRA A romantic partner returns and wants to pick up the past and start over. Friends are good to have, but this particular friend will be best kept as just that . . . a friend! Enjoy your ability to choose what’s best for you. Soul Affirmation: My spirit gives me limitless possibilities. Lucky Numbers: 2, 18, 42 SCORPIO This week is a week to let your diplomatic side work for you.

Forcing will get you nowhere. No man or woman is an island. Focus on togetherness even if you are annoyed with people. Soul Affirmation: Charm is my middle name this week. Lucky Numbers: 6,8,19 SAGITTARIUS You have wonderful ideas about interior decorating. Be ready to accept a great opportunity at work. Money doesn’t matter this week. Don’t make finances more important than they need to be. Soul Affirmation: I appear to others what I know myself to be. Lucky Numbers: 21, 29, 36 CAPRICORN Keep all your ducks in a row this week. No mixing work with fun or business with pleasure. Save your affection for the home front and stay focused on the work in front of you on the job. Things are working out perfectly. Soul Affirmation: This week I find joy in the gifts that life has already given me. Lucky Numbers: 11, 18, 54 AQUARIUS Why not take each perfect moment as it comes? You are struggling to find a solution that time can and will provide. Perform your tasks cheerfully this week and let the future take care of itself. Give yourself the opportunity to enjoy each now moment. Soul Affirmation: Worry will only create more worry. I stop all worry. Lucky Numbers: 31, 40, 51 PISCES Your anxiety about an important issue can now be seen as needless. You don’t have to worry! Have faith that things are working out perfectly and they will! This week especially consider all options before you make decisions. Soul Affirmation: I am uplifted by the presence of friends. Lucky Numbers: 12, 17, 28

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Just a few years ago, Leonsis built a training facility for the Capitals in Arlington, and the plan being presented to D.C. officials would have the District’s government borrow the money for construction, which would be paid back most likely by an increased tax on tickets and concessions at Wizards games and high school games.

Fans of the team said a new training facility may also serve as a statement to others in the NBA about the Wizards.

“I think that for them to build a great new facility shows the rest of the league that the Wizards have a first-class organization and they’re

serious about everything that they’re doing, including winning a championship,” Curry said.

Additionally, other fans said it could help lure top free agents, including hometown favorite Kevin Durant, whose contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder expires after next season, when officials expect the salary cap to greatly increase.

“A superstar like Durant would want to know what the training facility is like,” Rawlings said. “It is what today’s superstars look for when they’re picking a team in addition to a good roster and a good arena, all of which we definitely have.”WI

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Wizards Proving Experts Right First Place Washington off to Fast Start

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer It’s early. Very early.

Still, the Washington Wizards 5-2 start has impressed fans and those outside of the area if for no other reason than the fact that NBA experts have forecasted a great season for the team, a prediction that’s usually a kiss of death for District-area professional teams.

“We’ve got a real good team, and I’m glad that people are taking notice,” said Kevin Curry, who lives in Northeast. “Usually, when a team is picked by so many of the so-called experts to do well, the pressure builds enormously, and a lot of the time a team just can’t live up to all of the hype,” said Curry, 30, a longtime fan who said he plans to attend about 25 games this season.

After defeating the Indiana Pacers on the road on Saturday, Nov. 8, the Wizards grabbed a one-game lead in the Southeast Division over the defending Eastern Conference champion, Miami Heat.

So far, free agent pickup Paul Pierce has provided the leadership the team lacked a season ago, when

it lost to the Pacers in the second round of the NBA playoffs.

Star guard John Wall has also lived up to expectations, even with his running mate Bradley Beal still sidelined until at least December with an injury.

“They’re clicking, and even in the two losses you could see that things are different this year,” said Renee Rawlings, a fan who lives in Northeast. “The last time things seemed to click like this was when they played the Bulls in the playoffs last year, but even now there’s a feeling that losing isn’t an option,” said Rawlings, 40.

In the game against the Pacers on Saturday, Wall had 18 points while Nene added 17 and Pierce 12.

The contest, the Wizards’ fourth game in five days, challenged the team’s resolve.

“Nene came out inspired in that first quarter,” said Wizards coach Randy Wittman. “He really got us going from an offensive standpoint. I think he was determined to come out and play well, and you’ve got to be able to respond after a poor performance, which we had [on Friday, Nov. 7 against the Toronto Raptors].”

The win enabled the Wizards

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to claim their first regular-season triumph in Indiana in seven years.

“I think we just have to learn how to develop a killer instinct and take the life away from [our opponents],” Wall said.

With success early on the hardwood, the team’s hierarchy has been trying to provide the team with help off the court as well.

Earlier this month, reports surfaced that officials in the team’s front office had closed in on a deal to build a new state-of-the-art training facility in Northwest.

Mark Segraves, who covers the Wizards for 99.1 WNEW radio, said the new facility would cost as much as $40 million and seat about 5,000 fans.

He said negotiations are in the preliminary stages, but the training site would be located where Shaw Skate and Dog Park now stands, near the Shaw/Howard Metro Station.

Currently, the Wizards train at the Verizon Center in Northwest, where they also play their home games. “[Wizards owner] Ted Leonsis has said that he wants to do what a lot of NBA teams are now doing, which is to build a separate state-of-the-art training facility,”

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D.C. United Defeat New York Red Bulls, 2-1, in Losing Playoff Effort D.C. United defender Sean Franklin and New York Red Bulls midfielder Peguy Luyindula fight for ball control during the first half of MLS action on Saturday at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Southeast.

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D.C. United forward Chris Rolfe sprints down the right wing with New York Red Bulls defender Jamison Olave in pursuit during the first half of Major League Soccer action on Saturday, Nov. 8 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Southeast. The United defeated the Red Bulls, 2-1, but the Red Bulls were able to advance to the Eastern Conference Championship after outscoring the United 3-2 in the series. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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When you begin to think that something good is happening in your life yet don’t really believe it, it’s a total waste of time. It’s called faith! “Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, and it is the evidence of things not seen.”

How can you think positive thoughts without seeing, feeling and believing that it’s really true? If you fail to visualize what you want, you negate whatever you wish to take place. There must be an inner knowing that whatever you desire is already a reality; it’s only a matter of time.

When you visualize without that inner knowing, you are not a vibration match with what it is you believe. God – or if you prefer to call Him the Universe – knows your thoughts. There’s no way that you say empty words without belief and expect them to come true.

God knows you don’t really believe that He has the ability to make your dreams and wishes come true.

Ever known someone who talked about doing something, and although it took longer than expected, one day you looked around and it had happened in that individual’s life? When we have good feelings in our heart, we change persons, places and things in the world that can cause good to come our way.

Many of you want to effect change, like make your new businesses grow, you want to increase membership in your groups, your church’s, social clubs, but in your heart, you don’t believe it will happen. Well it won’t as long as you continue to embrace that inner, negative thinking.

Let’s take a look at negatives versus positives. As I glanced through the newspaper, I saw ads that read: “Don’t forget to vote!” That’s not a positive statement. The best way to say that is “Remember to go vote today!”

Let’s take my own example: the bronze bust of the Rev. Jesse Jackson. During one of our fundraisers held at The Fox Trap Supper Club in Northwest, receptions took place upstairs. I booked the venue to help raise funds to pay for the bronze bust.

As I introduced Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis, our guest speaker, I said to the audience, “Thank you for coming to help us raise funds for the bronze bust of the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Though the money is being raised bit by bit, the bronze bust will be unveiled!”

I remember how certain I felt about that project. I spoke with a resolute tone. I could see, feel and firmly believe that this project would definitely be completed. What would have happened had I not really believed? What if I had thought, “Well, I’m not sure this thing will ever get paid for. I’ve got to find a way. This crowd is so small, and it

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will never get paid for like this!”

If I had said that, the project would never have been completed, because I would have been invoking a negative, doubting feeling into the project. I wouldn’t have sounded confident; that inner knowing would not have been present.

We must begin from within. It doesn’t matter how you look on the outside, for who you really are is who you are from within.

Author Napoleon Hill penned in his book “Think and Grow Rich”: “Through some strange and powerful principle of mental chemistry, nature wraps up in the impulse [of a] strong desire that something which recognizes no such word as impossible and accepts no such reality as failure.” WI Lyndia Grant is an author, inspirational and motivational speaker, radio talk show host and columnist; visit her new website at www.lyndiagrant.com and call 202-518-3192. Tune in Fridays at 6 p.m. to the radio talk show, 1340 AM, WYCB, a Radio One Station.

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RELIGION BAPTIST

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL

Pilgrim Baptist Church

Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Pilgrim Baptist Church

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

Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

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

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

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

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

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

Twelfth Street Christian Church

Campbell AME Church Reverend Daryl K. Kearney, Pastor

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

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

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

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

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Crusader Baptist Church

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

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

“God is Love”

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

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

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

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

Third Street Church of God

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

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

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

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

Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

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

Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.”

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

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

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

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor

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

Rev. John W. Davis, Pastor

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor

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

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

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

Church of Living Waters

52 Years of Expert Engraving Services

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

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Advertise Your Church services here: call Ron Burke at

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

All Nations Baptist Church

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

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Israel Baptist Church

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

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

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

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

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

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

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

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

St. Luke Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

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

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

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

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Rehoboth Baptist Church

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

Salem Baptist Church

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

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

Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

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

Christ Embassy DC

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

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

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

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator

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

New Members Class 9:30a.m.

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

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

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

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 A.M.

Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M

Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged.

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

services here:

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

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

tel: 202-291-6565

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New Commandment Baptist Church

Peace Baptist Church

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

1864-2014

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working....

And We Are Working With GOD

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

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

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

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

Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m.

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

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

150 Years of Service

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

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

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

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

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

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Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Prayer/Seeking Wednesday at 8:00 P.M.

301 kennedy street, nW Washington, DC 20011

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

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

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

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

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

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

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

Prayer Services: Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

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

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LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Probate Division

Probate Division

Probate Division

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1159

Administration Number 2013 ADM 741

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1102

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1134

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1098

Betty J. Snowden aka Betty Jean Snowden

Estate of

Clifton Jerome Jackson

Katie M. Taylor

Viola Johnson

Decedent

Catherine Stancil aka Catherine Rone Stancil

Decedent

Decedent

Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Clifton Jerome Bailey, whose address is 8500 Weimar

Nyya Taylor, whose address is 1358 Constitution Avenue,

Steven Johnson, whose address is 730 50th Street,

Ct., Clinton, MD 20735, was appointed Personal

NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal

NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal

Representative of the estate of Clifton Jerome Jackson,

Representative of the estate of Katie M. Taylor, who died

Representative of the estate of Viola Johnson, who died on

who died on March 24, 2014 without a Will, and will

on August 29, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without

October 14, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without

serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and

Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall

appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street,

be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street,

D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001,

N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001,

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 6, 2015.

on or before May 6, 2015. Claims against the decedent

on or before May 6, 2015. Claims against the decedent

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the

shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the

shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the

undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed

Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with

Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with

with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned,

a copy to the undersigned, on or before May 6, 2015,

a copy to the undersigned, on or before May 6, 2015,

on or before May 6, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons

or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or

or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or

believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do

legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this

legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this

not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days

notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall

notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall

of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills,

so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address

so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address

including name, address and relationship.

and relationship.

and relationship.

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

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

Donna Gambrell, whose address is 532 F Street Terrace,

Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this

SE, Washington, DC 20003, was appointed Personal

Court by Joe T. Winston for standard probate, including

Representative of the estate of Betty J. Snowden aka Betty

the appointment of one or more personal representative.

Jean Snowden, who died on July 10, 2014 with a Will,

Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with

and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown

Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this

heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall

Court within 30 days from the date of first publication

enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to

of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter

such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will)

set forth.

shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C.

In the absence of a Will or proof satisfactory to the Court

20001, on or before May 13, 2015. Claims against the

of due execution, enter an order determining that the

decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a

decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal

copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of

representative.

Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before May 13, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive

Date of first publication:

a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first

October 30, 2014

publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Petitioner/Attorney: Date of first publication:

Colline Silvera

Date of first publication:

Date of first publication:

Date of first publication:

November 13, 2014

7731 Belle Point Dr.

November 6, 2014

November 6, 2014

November 6, 2014

Clifton Jerome Bailey

Nyya Taylor

Steven Johnson

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

Greenbelt, MD 20770 Donna Gambrell

301 614 3330

Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

TRUE TEST COPY

TRUE TEST COPY

TRUE TEST COPY

TRUE TEST COPY

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Anne Meister

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Register of Wills

Washington Informer

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

PROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Trust No. 2014 NRT 33

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1051

Fannie Johnson Name of Deceased Settlor

Foreign No. 2014 FEP 141

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1037

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1158 Joyce J. Jenkins

Maxi Seleme aka Maxi Tapia de Seleme

Decedent

Decedent

Peter D. Anotonoplos, Esq.

Deborah D. Boddie, Esq.

1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600

1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300

Washington, DC 20036

Washington, DC 20001

Attorney

Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Vanessa Renee Jenkins, whose address is 2413 Valley

Antonio Jose Seleme, whose address is 3830 Legation

Way, Cheverly, MD 20785, was appointed Personal

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20015, was appointed

Representative of the estate of Joyce J. Jenkins, who

Personal Representative of the estate of Maxi Seleme aka

died on September 19, 2014 with a Will, and will

Maxi Tapia de Seleme, who died on October 2, 2008

serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and

with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision.

heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their

All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are

appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of

be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street,

decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001,

D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor

on or before May 13, 2015. Claims against the decedent

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before April 20, 2015.

shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the

Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a

undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed

copy to the undersigned, on or before May 13, 2015,

with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned,

or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or

on or before April 30, 2015, or be forever barred.

legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this

Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent

notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall

who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25

so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address

days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of

and relationship.

Wills, including name, address and relationship.

NOTICE OF EXISTENCE OF REVOCABLE TRUST Fannie Johnson whose address was 3814 4th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011 created a revocable trust on June 27, 2008, which remained in existence on the date of her death on September 3, 2014, and Michele R. Henderson, whose address is 11683 Fountainhead Court, Waldorf, MD 20602, is the currently acting trustee, hereinafter the Trustee. Communications to the Trust should be mailed or directed to David C. Harty, Esq. at 9900 E. Greenbelt Road, Unit 125, Lanham, MD 20706.

The Trust is subject to claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors, costs of administration of the settlor’s estate, the expense of the deceased settlor’s funeral and disposal of remains, and stautory 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 May 6, 2015 (6 month after the date of the first publication of this notice.) An action to contest the validity of this trust must be commenced by the earliest of (1) September 3, 2015, (One year from date of death of deceased settler) (2), May 6, 2015 (6 months from the date of first publication of this notice) or (3) Ninety days after the Trustee sends the person a copy of the trust instrument and a notice informing the person of the trust’s existence, of the Trustee’s name and address, and of the time allowed for commencing a proceeding.

The Trustee may proceed to distribute the trust property in accordance with the terms of the trust before the expiration of the time within which an action must be commenced unless the Trustee knows of a pending judicial proceeding contesting the validity of the trust or the Trustee has received notice from a potential contestant who thereafter commences a judicial proceeding within sixty days after notification.

Wilhelmena Ware aka Wilhelmena Boyd Ware Name of Decedent

Maxine B. Grant aka Maxine Grant

whose address is 2800 Second Street, SE, Washington, DC 20032 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Wilhelmena Ware aka Wilhelmena Boyd Ware, deceased, by the Circuit Court for Flagler County, State of Florida, Probate Division, on May 9, 2014.

Service of process may be made upon

their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 6 2015. Claims against the decedent

The decedent owned the following District

of Columbia real property: 3029 Clinton Street, NE,

shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the

Washington, DC 20018.

Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with

The decedent owned District of Columbia

personal property. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months

Signature of Trustee: Michele R. Henderson

Maxine B. Grant

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and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter

Personal Representative

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will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs

be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street,

Antonio Jose Seleme

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who died on November 23, 2003 with a Will, and

agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C.

Personal Representative

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Representative of the estate of Willie Jane Washington,

appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall

Vanessa Renee Jenkins

Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

NW, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal

DC 20032 whose designation as District of Columbia

November 6, 2014

Register of Wills

Jacqueline Jones Moore, whose address is 7605 14th St.,

Maxine B. Grant, 2800 Second Street, SE, Washington,

Date of First Publication: November 6, 2014

Register of Wills

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

October 30, 2014

TRUE TEST COPY

Washington, DC 20012

REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Date of first publication:

Anne Meister

7605 14th St, NW Attorney

November 13, 2014

Anne Meister

Jacqueline Jones Moore

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL

Date of first publication:

TRUE TEST COPY

Decedent

Date of Death

This Notice must be mailed postmarked within 15 days of its first publication to each heir and qualified beneficiary of the trust and any other person who would be an interested person within the meaning of D.C. Code 20-101(d).

TRUE TEST COPY

Willie Jane Washington

September 13, 2013

a copy to the undersigned, on or before May 6, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

from the date of first publication of this notice.

Date of first publication: Date of first publication:

November 6 2014 Jacqueline Jones Moore

Personal Representative Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

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Foreign No. 2014 FEP 140

May 11, 2007 Date of Death

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Phyllis Davis, whose address is 2024 Monroe Street,

Morrison Dr., Greenbelt, MD 20770 was appointed

NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal

personal representative of the estate of Evonne P. Lyles,

Representative of the estate of Ella H. Davis, who died

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of Maryland, on December 27, 2007.

Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

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Osborne Lake, 2907 M Street, SE, Washington, DC 20019 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C.

The decedent owned the following District

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 13, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the

of Columbia real property: 1/5 owner: 330 36th Street,

Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a

NE, Washington, DC 20019.

copy to the undersigned, on or before May 13, 2015,

or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or

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.

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.

November 13, 2014

November 6, 2014 Personal Representative

Personal Representative

Anne Meister

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Register of Wills

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014 ADM 1135 LaRue C. Hill aka LaRue Clay Hill Decedent Johnny M. Howard, Houston & Howard 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Ste. 402

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EDELMAN continued from Page 21 system, out-of-school suspensions for high school students dropped 37 percent in one year (2012-13 to 201314) concurrently reducing racial disparities. A new code of conduct this school year emphasizes out-of-school suspensions as a last resort.

Over the past two years, with support from the Atlantic Philanthropies, the Children’s Defense Fund has partnered with the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) on child health enrollment and school discipline policies. We recently released a joint national survey of superintendents that showed that 92 percent of superintendents believe out-of-school suspensions have negative consequences; half the responding superintendents indicated that reducing the use of suspension is important or very important to their leadership agendas.

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BURKE continued from Page 21 complete strategic disconnect between the president and his party.

“What’s most important to the American people right now, the resounding message not just of this election, but basically the last several is: Get stuff done,” the president said at a news conference after Election Day. No, that wasn’t the message.

The message was a complete and full repudiation of President Obama.

No one voting for candidates like Tom Cotton, Thom Tillis, Joni Ernst, Dan Sullivan or Mitch McConnell was voting to “get stuff done.” That cast of candidates has committed to nothing after they take office. Voters were casting a vote against the president. Yet, he still doesn’t get it.

This week, President Obama and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi have chosen to pretend that the election never happened. Pelosi is already calling members of the House asking for support to again

CURRY continued from Page 21 Reagan’s trickle down economic theory – if you take care of America as a whole, it will trickle down to what Jesse Jackson calls boats stuck at the bottom. How has that worked out for Black America?

And instead of being grateful for the silence of the lambs, Obama has an inexplicable need to criticize his supporters even more than his opponents. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) can shout “You lie!” during a State of the Union speech and ice cool

doesn’t work for children and need to place the highest priority on keeping students in school, safe, and learning.

Engaged students and communities working with committed educators are showing that change is more than necessary — it’s possible.

As our nation’s children become majority non-White in 2019, greater sensitivity and awareness of the children being taught is essential and precautions must be taken so that “differentness” of race, gender, culture, and special needs or gifts are better understood and respected.

Our first Children’s Defense Fund report in 1974, “Children Out of School in America,” stated, “We found it was a national problem and that 2 million children were out of school including 750,000 between 7-13 years old. But the statistics did not tell us who those children were and why they were out of school. So CDF staff knocked on many thousands of doors in census tracts across

the country to learn more. We found that the 7-13 year olds were largely children with physical, mental and emotional disabilities but school discipline policies were a major contributor to school exclusion.

“If a child was not White, or was White but not middle class, did not speak English, was poor, needed special help with seeing, hearing, walking, reading, learning, adjusting, growing up, was pregnant or married at age 15, was not ‘smart enough’ or was ‘too smart,’ then, in too many places, school officials decided school was not the place for that child.”

No child is expendable and every child deserves a right to learn and grow up to be the best they can be. We must increase the positive momentum that is building so once again schools educate children, help meet their individual needs and prepare them for the future.WI

lead the Democratic Caucus – an idea that should be laughable.

After the president ignored the Democratic National Committee and instead created Obama for America and erased Howard Dean’s 50-state strategy, there is no strategic party apparatus. Obama, as leader of the Democratic Party, has been non-existent in building party infrastructure.

That will be a big part of the Obama legacy as he leaves office. That is, that the Democratic Party as a whole is much weaker now than it was in 2008.

Why? Because Barack Obama is the RGIII of American politics: It’s all about him. And no team can win a team sport when it’s all about one player all the time. Additionally, no team can score and win on defense.

The Democrats have been on defense since 2010 after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, even after 11 million Americans have signed up.

The Democratic Party keeps bragging that Georgia is the next state that will turn purple. That talk will

end, at least for now. Just as in Texas, where the Democratic Party invested nothing to build its power in 2008, Georgia is now an example of how Democrats have failed. Even after the party spent $60 million to register and get out voters this year in states like Georgia, North Carolina and Arkansas, Democrats still lost.

In Georgia, there were five African Americans running statewide and a race for governor and Senate. But the state did not come close to turning blue. Georgia is just one example of how Democrats need to get their policy message in line with their campaign strategy. That Michelle Nunn only received 25 percent of White votes should be impossible.

But until the party’s leadership changes and is replaced with leaders focused on investing in state and local strategies, the same losing trends will continue.WI Lauren Victoria Burke is freelance writer and creator of the blog Crewof42.com, which covers African American members of Congress.

Obama could essentially ignore the public slight. But appearing at a 2011 CBC dinner, the president urged his audience to “Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on. We’ve got work to do.”

Even before his party’s butt kicking last week, President Obama was doing what he always does – blame his most ardent supporters. On April 10, less than seven months before the midterm elections, The Wash-

ington Post gave this account: “President Obama said at a fundraiser Wednesday night that Democrats suffer in midterm elections in large part because black and Latino voters – among other groups – don’t turn out to vote. “’Our voters are younger, more unmarried women, more African-American and Latino voters,’ Obama said at an event in Houston. ‘They get excited about general elections; they don’t get as excited about midterm elections.’

“Obama added: ‘…we have

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this congenital disease, which is in midterm elections we don’t vote at the same rates.’”

Obama is correct in saying African American and Latino voters don’t turn out for midterm elections at the rate they do for general elections. But that’s true of all voters, not just people of color. Yet, Obama chose to place the blame on the shoulders of people most loyal to him and his party.

While there have been some meager improvements since the economic meltdown Obama inherited, Blacks still face staggering unemployment and severe income and wealth inequality.

As the National Urban League stated in its 2012 State of Black America report, “… almost all the economic gains that blacks

have made in the last 30 years have been lost in the Great Recession that started in December 2007 and in the anemic recovery that has followed since June, 2009.”

Blacks are on the verge of spending $1.3 trillion a year, according to a Nielsen’s study.

It’s time to shift our attention to economic development and empowerment. I am not saying we should abandon politics – we shouldn’t – but it should no longer be our primary focus.

Let’s get off of that donkey.WI George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA).

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MALVEAUX continued from Page 22 Millions more Americans have health care since the Affordable Care Act was passed. The Obama administration hasn’t tooted its own horn enough, and the senators who have supported his work, even tepidly, ought to have been the ones to toot it.

Some, like Kay Hagan in North Carolina, ran from Obama be-

cause he wasn’t popular in their state. They lost anyway. Imagine if Democrats were as united as Republicans in putting a message out there.

Noneconomic issues, such as ISIS and the handling of the Ebola virus in the United States, have been among the reasons President Obama’s popularity has plummeted. The fact that Democrats have yet to promote a strong, cohesive, economic

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justice agenda is another. You can’t sleep with Wall Street on one hand and talk about wage increases on another without showing that Wall Street and corporate America pay their fair share of taxes. When Democrats send mixed signals, the Democratic base is indifferent to a mid-term election and people stay home.

Republican dominance might not have the effect Republicans hope for it to have. President Obama still has veto power. And Republicans have the opportunity to squander their legislative dominance, setting up the

opportunity for a Democratic victory in 2016. But this 2014 election ought to remind Democrats that the development of a progressive agenda, with fair pay, health care, quality education, and social and economic justice at its base, will result in an energized base in 2016. It ought to remind Democrats that reliable allies aren’t so reliable anymore.

Dems lost traction among unmarried women and people under 30, so they have to have a plan to win them back.

Republicans tend to be consistent with their message, even if their message is devoid of real

programmatic meaning. They connected their Democratic opponents to President Obama so that those ambivalent about the president either stayed home or voted for Republican candidates.

What Democrats failed to understand is that they couldn’t run away from the president and mobilize the base that supported him, and that part of their message had to be their support of successful economic programs.

No message, no votes, no victory. That’s the lesson for 2016.WI Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist in Washington, D.C.

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FLETCHER continued from Page 22 well-planned and orchestrated efforts to narrow the electorate rather than expand it.

So, to my Black conservative friends, would you please take

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eral deficit has been cut in half, and yet the GOP compared the Black president to Hitler.

And many gullible White voters believed it. And, by the way, arch-villain Osama bin-Laden is dead.

What had happened was …

Democratic Senate candidates campaigned as “I’m not President Obama; I’m as far from him as I can be.” This was said by, of all people, Willard Mitt “Thurston Howell III” Romney in a speech after the election.

“I think it would have been wiser to say, ‘I liked what the president did here. I’m proud of what we did there. I applaud what we did here. There are some things I think he did wrong, but these things I’m proud of,’” Romney continued. “I think that would have been a better strategy.” Duh, again.

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about “the spineless, milquetoasts, who led the Democrats to disaster, with most of the progressives following them over the edge like lemmings,” I was accused of an “attitude (that) isn’t helpful and easily falls into negative cynicism.” Harrumph.

So Mitt Romney, of course, said with kid gloves what a self-identified Republican caller to a C-SPAN after-election show said bluntly and what everyone in my barbershop knows to be true.

“I would just like to say that the Republicans – and I’m a Republican – please do not overreach,” the caller who said he was “Anthony from San Diego” said on live TV. “I know they’re going to overreach, but I’m telling you, if you advocate for the repeal of Obamacare and you get too extreme, then Hillary Clinton will be elected president in 2016.”

“This is about race,” the caller continued. “The Republicans hate that nigger Obama.”

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any plainer than that. Like I said, even Ray Charles can see it.

Liberal economist Paul Krugman – who also did not play the “race card” – stated the obvious this way after the votes were in: “Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth.”

“Still, it’s not often that a party that is so wrong about so much does as well as the Republicans did on Tuesday.”

The GOP-blame-everythingon-the-Black-guy strategy worked like a charm.WI

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