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Missouri Grand Jury Declines to Charge Cop Protestors Resolve to Continue Fight for Justice

By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer@bsalmondc Five months after a white Missouri police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old unarmed black teen in Ferguson, Missouri and after three months of deliberation, a 12-member grand jury returned a decision of no true bill, meaning Officer Darren Wilson would not be charged for killing Michael Brown.

Protestors waited much of the day, Nov. 24, to hear County Attorney Robert McCulloch announce the decision at the Justice Center in Clayton, Missouri and offered a detailed explanation of the process that led to the grand jury outcome.

“I extend my deepest sympathy to the family of Michael Brown. Regardless of the circumstances, they’ve lost a family member. The pain that goes along with that loss is a feeling most people can’t understand. It’s a feeling that knows no bounds,” said McCulloch.

“From Aug 20 ’til today, the grand jury examined and re-examined evidence.”

He said the grand jury deliberated for 75 days, heard from dozens of witnesses, and three medical examiners, was instructed on law and presented with five possible charges. McCulloch said it was a full and impartial investigation and the grand jury

worked diligently to separate fact from fiction.

“We had no preconceived notion of where those facts would take us but it would allow the grand jury to make an informed decision,” he said.

McCulloch acknowledged that there are problems with the relationship between police and communities of color in Ferguson and nationally.

“The whole world is watching how we react. This has opened old wounds,” he explained.

“How many years have we talked about issues like this and over time, it fades away? I urge people to stay with this, work on it and change the structure so these things don’t happen. I’m willing to work with the NAACP, the Urban League, anyone who wants to address and change things. I urge people to continue protests, but to do it in a constructive way.”

Nicole Lee, a human rights lawyer and member of the Ferguson Legal Defense Team in Ferguson, said prior to the decision that she didn’t expect Wilson to be indicted.

She spoke to an Informer reporter minutes after the verdict.

Shots interrupted her comments and she moved to safety from the front of the Ferguson Police Department. All day, Lee said, it

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MARION BARRY: 1936 - 2014

Remembered as the People’s Champion

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By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer@bsalmondc Marion Shepilov Barry Jr. always admitted to being human, possessing flaws and foibles that sometimes tripped him up and enmeshed him in controversy, but it was this reality and the redemptive quality of his

life that drew him so closely to Washingtonians, particularly African-Americans in this city.

The unquestioned support many blacks in the District gave him confounded critics and others who savored the idea that Barry might fall and not get up.

But time after time, Barry – affectionately called “Mayor for

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Life” – would get up, dust himself off and continue moving forward.

On the morning of Nov. 23, Barry collapsed shortly after a three-day stay at Howard University Hospital and was rushed to the United Medical Center in

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

Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatthe Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence.

2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasthe founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilan organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. and their children.

Marlow has worked to break “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, years in fear is a long time. It is and is confident the policies she not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that of,” she said. process.

Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to Suha Matthews, founderto andhelp director Blessing and Bag Foundation, said the people who want a of the Congress implore them to local homelessness awareness organization raised more $1,500 duringsaid. its domestic violence victim must change ourthan laws,” Marlow second annualoffundraiser at Red & Grill Northwest on Nov. be careful how they go Lounge into Bar “I will not in stop until these poli19. courtesy of Kevin Flowers of Eclipse Images the /Photo victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net ahead for you the get District’s “Before to 'I'm 7,750 going to,” Woolfolk told guests. “My to kill you,'people. it startedLast as a week, verbal first homeless WInight as a homeless man, the D.C. Department of Hu- I slept in the woods along man Services opened emergen- Eastern Avenue in Northeast. cy shelters, and city officials ac- There’s no manual about what tivated the city’s hypothermia to do when you’re homeless. It alert system. was extra rough for me because The bitter cold and wind I wouldn’t go to a shelter,” said gusts, however, didn’t discour- Woolfolk. age guests from fellowshipping For Anngela Hanks, an epand learning about the home- idemiologist and Matthews’ less experience on Nov. 19. DJ longtime friend, supporting the Eclipse kept the tunes pump- Blessing Bag Foundation’s efing through jumbo speakers. forts allowed her to form new Items on display at a silent connections and address the auction included fragrances, often overlooked needs of the health drinks, services for new homeless. During the fundraisand expectant mothers, and a er, Hanks chatted with friends Caribbean getaway. A licensed and placed a bid on the Caribmassage therapist also knead- bean trip. ed guests’ shoulders and backs “Anyone can end up being throughout much of the night. homeless for any reason,” said Dana Woolfolk, a therapist Hanks, 29. “Many people in in the Department of Com- the area are living paycheck to Marlow munity and Human Services paycheck, whetherL.Y. they want in Alexandria, Virginia, later to admit it or not. Homeless recounted his bouts with drug people throughout the nation addiction and a three-year stint are oppressed and ignored, on the streets of D.C. and especially in Florida, where Northern Virginia. well-meaning people can’t even “By the time I had hit the streets, I had no one to go See BAG on Page 5

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Bowie State University student Brian Mason spent much of the evening bobbing his head to music and chatting with his friend. Mason, a spoken word artist, later performed two pieces titled “Frail” and “Love Says be My Hero/Ode to the Worst.”

“It’s awesome to see so many accomplished people help the needy while having a great time,” said Mason, 24. “Homelessness is an issue that hits close to home, so I had to support the Blessing Bag Foundation. I’ve struggled before,

so I know how hard it can be when it gets cold outside. This is a wonderful opportunity to support those who fell on hard times,” said Mason who lives in Laurel, Maryland.

For some people like Dee Hunter, the fundraiser presented an opportunity for future collaborative efforts to combat homelessness. Hunter, who said he helps feed more than 100 homeless people each week with members of Metropolitan Baptist Church in Northwest, expressed plans to reach out to members of the Blessing Bag Foundation.

“I’m very encouraged to see young people doing generous things,” said Hunter, 33.

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Black Facts NOV. 27 1895 - Novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas Jr. dies in France.

His father was the more famous Alexandre Dumas [Sr.], who penned such works as “The Count of Monte Cristo” and “The Three Musketeers.”

Dumas Jr. was also an accomplished writer. His most famous work is “La Dame Aux Camelias.”

NOV. 28 1753 - Revolutionary War soldier and patriot James Robinson is born in Maryland. Robinson, who was enslaved, was promised his freedom for fighting heroically in America’s War of Independence at the Battle of Yorktown. He won a medal for the bravery he displayed and was told he would be freed. However, after the war, he was sold back into slavery. He died in Detroit in 1868.

1929 - Berry Gordy is born in Detroit. He establishes Motown Records in 1957 and builds it into the greatest black-owned record company in U.S. history.

1961 - Ernest Davis becomes the first African-American to be awarded the Heisman Trophy, which is presented each year to college football’s top player. He was drafted by the NFL but was diagnosed with a particularly deadly form of leukemia shortly thereafter. He died at age 23.

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NOV. 29 1780 - After initial racist opposition, blacks are welcomed into the Continental Army to help fight for American independence from Britain. Some blacks fought for the British after military leaders for the crown promised them freedom if that side prevailed.

1997 - Coleman Young, Detroit’s first black mayor, dies at age 79 of respiratory failure in New York. He presided over his adopted city for an unprecedented five terms.

cut biscuits by hand.

1912 - Legendary filmmaker and photographer Gordon Parks is born in Fort Scott, Kansas.

1924 - U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm is born in Brooklyn, New York.

Chisholm becomes the leading black female politician in America. She serves in the New York State Assembly and the United States Congress and runs for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1972.

Chisholm dies on Jan. 1, 2005.

DEC. 1 1878 - Arthur B. Spingarn, a Jewish historian, lawyer and activist, is born. He, along with his brother Joel, was a principal organizer of the NAACP. He was an adviser to several organizations that focused on improving the plight of blacks.

1955 - Rosa Parks’ simple act of refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which in turn ignites the civil rights movement. It also vaulted Martin Luther King Jr. into the national spotlight as he serves as the spokesman for the boycott and, as a result, becomes the leader of the civil rights movement.

1987 - James Arthur Baldwin, novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and civil rights activist, dies at his home in St. Paul de Vence, France.

1989 - Legendary dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey, who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City in 1958, dies at age 58.

DEC. 2 1891 - Black historian Charles Wesley is born in Louisville, Kentucky. Wesley was one of Black America’s most productive historians and a strong advocate of the need for blacks to know their history. His major works include “Neglected History,” “Collapse of the Confederacy,” and “Negro Labor in the United States.” He had a long association with Carter G. Woodson’s then Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History (ASALH) in Washington, D.C. DEC. 3 1847 - African-American abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Martin R. Delaney establish “The North Star” in Rochester, New York, and it goes on to become a major anti-slavery newspaper. Both advocated for blacks to fight in the Civil War. 1922 - African-American scientist Ralph Gardner is born in Cleveland.

He was a pioneer in the development of hard plastics. He was one of several Black scientists who assisted with the research that led to the atomic bomb. He later worked for Standard Oil. Gardner later added Chavis to his last name in homage to the first African-American to graduate from Princeton, John Chavis.

1970 - Jennifer Josephine Hosten from St. George’s, Grenada, becomes the first black woman to win the Miss World contest.

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NOV. 30 1875 - Black inventor Alexander P. Ashbourne of Oakland, California, receives patent #170,460 for an improved biscuit-cutter. His invention improved the lives of cooks, who previously rolled, shaped and Buying Vinyl Records from 1950 to 1986, Jazz, Rock-n-Roll, R&B, Disco, Soul, Reggae, Blues, Gospel, and record format 33 1/3, 45s, and some of the older 78s.

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VIEWP INT Kadidia Thiero Washington, D.C. I am thankful for my family, and I am thankful that I have a job. I am thankful for my friends, and I am thankful that I have a roof over my head. I am thankful for all of the healthy babies who were born this year and for the people who were able to survive whatever hardships they endured. I am thankful for all of the people who were able to overcome all of their medical and health challenges this year, as well.

Boubakar Ouedraogo Bowie, Maryland I am thankful for good health and for my family. I am from Burkina Faso – which is in West Africa – and the people who live there are going through a period of transition as they just toppled a person who was president of the country for the past 27 years – so that is a big deal. The people there are filled with a lot of hope.

I am thankful that they now have aspirations of having a better future filled with many opportunities.

AS THE HOLIDAY SEASON APPROACHES, WE OFTEN REFLECT ON THE THINGS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO US. WHAT ARE YOU MOST THANKFUL FOR THIS THANKSGIVING?

Brandon Lee Chesapeake, Virginia I am thankful for good health and great family and friends who have been an important part of my life. I am thankful to be able be in [D.C.] to celebrate my birthday.

I am thankful that I will be able to be home with my family on Thanksgiving, where I will enjoy lots of wine and turkey. I am absolutely thankful for that.

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Malik Holley-Ames Washington, D.C. I am thankful to be able to attend Howard University, where am I able to get a good education.

Unfortunately, I know that a lot of people do not have that opportunity due to not having the finances. I am thankful for my parents, who are paying for my college education. I am thankful for my friends who have really helped me out this semester, and I know that they will continue to do so.

Brittany Johnson Virginia Beach, Virginia I am thankful for my family.

I am thankful for the weight I have lost this year – I have lost 70 pounds. I am thankful for my family and friends, and I am thankful that I am still alive. I am thankful to still be in good health. I am thankful to be employed and to have a job.

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Barry was pronounced dead at 1:46 a.m.

Although he’d fought several debilitating illnesses, Barry, 78, always bounced back. With his death, friends, colleagues, admirers and detractors are recalling this larger-than-life political icon.

“Without question, he’s one of the smartest leaders about government that has led a city in this country. He thoroughly understood how a city ran and policies that made a difference in people’s lives, especially the least among us,” said Michael

C. Rogers, who first met Barry in 1976 and served for 30 months as Barry’s city administrator. “But he also understood business, and knew how to engage the business community to achieve the city’s objectives.

He did not stand in the way of business.”

“He paved the way for modern Washington. He cared about the city and its people.

I worked closely with him and met most mayors – black and white – since the ’70s. He is in the top five of the most charismatic public officials ever elected in this country. He was a man of substance, was caring and really was about doing the right thing.”

Barry served as the District’s chief executive from 1979 to 1991, then again swept back into the mayor’s office from

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“Marion Barry – my mayor,” said Linda Wharton Boyd, Ph.D., friend, advisor and former communications director.

“I was introduced to him in 1979, but I’d read about him and his involvement in the civil rights movement. He was smart, brilliant, and will be remembered for his compassion for people. He always had a dream and always found a way to inject civil rights into everything he did. I was struck by his compassion. Like anyone, he was always concerned about what people thought about him, but he never let people define him.”

Boyd said the pair kept in close touch.

“As late as last week, he called,” she said. “He never failed to check in with people for ideas. He called me about supporting Mayor-elect Bowser, and he also called to check on me when I was in the hospital.”

When contemplating the full and vibrant life of a man like Barry, it’s virtually impossible to capture the richness of the Mississippi native, she said.

“So many have a short history of Marion Barry and can only remember him through a brief moment in his life; however, Marion Barry was not a moment ... Marion Barry was a movement! He was committed to helping others and living his life as a lifter. He always sought to lift people ... encourage people ... love people, no matter their faults or station in life. He walked with kings, and never lost the common

touch! Long live the life and legacy of Marion Barry!”

Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) expressed deep sadness on Barry’s passing.

“Marion was not just a colleague but also was a friend with whom I shared many fond moments about governing the city,” said Gray, 71. “He loved the District of Columbia, and so many Washingtonians loved him.”

Gray ordered flags flown at half-staff, and he said he’ll work with the Barry family and the D.C. Council to plan official ceremonies “worthy of a true statesman of the District of Columbia.”

In one published report, Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser offered her condolences to Barry’s family. The former mayor threw his support behind her in her campaign for mayor, serving as her mentor and political guide.

“We are saddened and shocked, and we will miss Mayor Marion Barry,” Bowser said during an impromptu news conference Sunday morning.

“He has been an inspiration to so many people and a fighter for people and a champion for the people of Ward 8. He has left lessons about how to help people in the city that will live on for years and years to come.”

President Barack Obama also offered his condolences.

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“I think there’s definitely anxiety but people have prepared,” she said during an earlier interview. “Since August, people have been meeting, training, clarifying issues – there’s representation but they are focused on the broader issue. People want full citizenship.”

Lee, 37, said protestors were being antagonized by the powersthat-be but they were just letting their voices be heard.

“People are organized, and are very prepared for any contingency,” she said.

Lee said she was in Ferguson because she’s infused with fear for her daughters, black children in a country that doesn’t value black and brown lives.

“The authorities told us that protestors, media and lawyers will all be treated the same. Even in a country like Colombia, the authorities make distinctions. The media and observers are generally allowed to do their jobs without harassment. This is different,” she said. “This is hubris, generations of dismissal. People feel that they can just get away with it. It will take people around the country to change the climate and how we view these sorts of things. People regard police as heroes [and] they are if they protect everybody. I’m totally freaked out about my children’s future, that’s why I’m here.”

President Barack Obama addressed the nation shortly after the verdict and as he spoke, chaos descended on several blocks of Ferguson. On television and live streaming on social media, some in the crowd began vandalizing and setting police cars and businesses afire. Some overturned cars and others in the crowd moved down the street away from the police department.

Soon, a phalanx of police, armed with riot shields, marched down streets side-by-side, pushing the crowd of more than 1,000 away from the area designated for public protest.

Obama appealed for calm.

“We are a nation built on the rule of law and have to accept that it was the grand jury’s decision to make,” he said. “Some are upset and angry but I join Michael Brown’s parents in appealing for calm and peaceful protests. His father wants (this) to lead to something incredible. His

parents lost more than anyone.”

“What is also true is that there are still problems and communities of color aren’t just making these problems up. Separating that from this particular decision, there are issues where too often the law feels as if it’s being applied in a discriminatory fashion,” said Obama. “… These are real issues. And we have to not deny them or try to tamp them down.

What we need to do is understand them, figure them out and make more progress. And that can be done. That won’t be done by throwing bottles; that won’t be done by smashing car windows; that won’t be done by using this as an excuse to vandalize property, and certainly won’t be done by hurting anybody.”

The tension and animosity between protestors and law enforcement has been simmering for months. Blacks were angered by the fact that Brown’s body lay in the street for four and a half hours and protests became a flashpoint. Several nights of riots and looting occurred in August and when some agitators threw rocks and Molotov cocktails, police aggressively attacked everyone with teargas, rubber bullets, beanbags and live ammunition.

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson refused for several days to release Wilson’s name but revealed information that appeared prejudicial to Brown. A number of residents and protestors sought to have Gov. Jay Nixon replace McCulloch and McCulloch, who residents thought could not be fair and impartial, refused to recuse himself.

In addition, observers had questions about the length of deliberations and the manner in which the grand jury heard evidence and other aspects that appeared to be outside the norm of the grand jury process. Protestors and others were further angered because McCulloch never suggested a specific charge to the grand jury.

Critics described the grand jury verdict as a foregone conclusion, describing it as a system rigged in favor of law enforcement.

Avis Jones-DeWeever said flatly before the verdict that Wilson would walk.

“It’s so frustrating. There needs to be demonstrations all across this country. We have to say enough is enough,” said DeWeever, president and CEO of a local consulting firm, Incite Unlimited, LLC. “We have to fight back against police killing our men and

women and operating with impunity. They’re rarely held responsible for their actions. The whole process has been tainted from the beginning. All of the leaks favored Wilson. They likely came from police officers. It has been Kabuki Theater from Day One.” “There has been the unscrupulous, unprofessional behavior of the police chief, the devious and duplicitous actions of the prosecutor and the ineptness of the governor. There was definite collusion between all three entities to protect Wilson. It was a very deliberate and coordinated action to protect him and trying to intimidate residents to quell their constitutional right to protest.”WI

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By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer@bsalmondc It’s common knowledge that Democratic voters usually stay home during midterms. So that’s what Ward 7 Democrats focused on prior to the Nov. 4 midterm elections.

Three weeks after the vote, Ward 7 officials shared poll numbers. They also lauded their work in turning out voters this election cycle while acknowledging the need to significantly pump up their efforts. At stake, some at the monthly meeting said, is the possibility that poor turnout will translate into fewer government services and amenities for Ward 7 residents.

The participants, who numbered about 70, listened and asked questions of a group of four reporters and media personalities at Capital View Library in Southeast. During the more than hour-long discussion, Eugene Kinlow, Mark Seagraves, and Dorothy Brizill offered insight as moderator Mike Conneen, general assignment reporter at ABC7/WJLA-TV and News Channel 8, guided the course of the discussion. The chat delved into the mayoral race, the at-large contest, the attorney general’s battle and lessons learned.

“Polling is difficult,” said Brizill, executive director of DCWatch, an organization that follows local government in the District of Columbia and advocates good government. “I went to about 40 polling stations on Election Day and still had no clue at the end of the day because there’s no exit polling.”

Brizill castigated the Board of Elections, which had problems counting the votes in a timely fashion after the April 1 primary and whose staffers were still counting more than 20,000 provisional ballots two weeks after the recent election. Officials have pointed to computer glitches, inadequate funding and other issues for their problems.

“They really have to fix the Board of Elections. You’d be appalled at how the votes are counted,” she said.

“It’s dodgy getting in to observe the count. There should be members of the public watching them count, but they don’t want us in there. Everything should be on the table in a non-election year. I’m an advocate for fixing the board.”

Seagraves, an NBC4 investigative reporter, said the election held two surprises.

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didn’t expect it to do so well. Without the initiative, we probably would have seen a lower turnout.”

One surprise, Brizill said, was “the lack of discussion by candidates on a whole host of issues.”

“We didn’t have a lot of debates … and the candidates are managed,” she said.

Seagraves also said he was taken aback that Mayor Vincent Gray didn’t endorse Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser.

Kinlow, a local political activist and host of WPFW’s DC Politics Hour, agreed.

“There were quite a few surprises,” he said. “To have a mayor, a Democrat, (not) endorse the Democratic nominee (has) never happened before.

It set off and fueled a whole other parallel scenario. It encouraged David Catania. Had Gray endorsed Bowser early after the primary, it would have made a difference.”

Kinlow said he had former Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly on his show and that she said that’s what an elected official does to secure the party’s interests.

“People kept saying it was going to happen, but it never did,” Kinlow said of the endorsement.

Seagraves speculated that Gray’s reaction likely stemmed from Bowser’s demand that Gray resign because he sat under a cloud of questions about his involvement in and knowledge of a $653,000 shadow campaign financed by onetime uber-political donor Jeffrey E. Thompson.

“At the unity breakfast, the handoff didn’t happen on stage. He (Gray) only did it because there was a bank of cameras,” he said. “He literally did it as

a ‘drive-by’ as she sat at the table. He didn’t endorse any of the Democrats, which is something we don’t see …”

“And in the void we had President Obama step in. I saw on social media of how important Marion Barry’s endorsement was,” said Conneen.

Brizill said this makes her ponder what the implications will be for the Bowser administration after Jan. 2.

“She didn’t get strong endorsements from anyone on the council.

There was more than just tension,” she said. “It’s a harbinger with regards to the new administration. Mayor Gray’s preparing his budget presentation to the council with help from Bowser. This will shape the first year of Bowser’s administration. I want to know whether it’s personal animosity.”

Bowser did receive a strong endorsement from the late Ward 8 Council member Marion S. Barry, who in addition to his endorsement offered Bowser advice and guidance during her campaign. While on his book tour this summer, Barry said he appreciated Bowser because she was smart and she listened.

Kinlow said the competitiveness exhibited by council members isn’t unusual, adding that people will coalesce around Bowser.

“A lot of it goes away,” he said.

“People are already rushing to shake her hand and kiss the ring. The polls have said that people believe the city is moving at the right pace and they’re satisfied with public safety and education.” WI

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDUCATION BRIEFS Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer Technology Drives Visionat Middle Schools To help improve teaching and learning at some of the county’s most at-risk middle schools, teachers and administrators have initiated a one-to-one iPad program at four Title I middle schools — Buck Lodge, William Wirt, Charles Carroll, and Nicholas Orem.

Because a large portion of the county’s 128,000 students are learning English as a second language and almost two-thirds of them are from economically disadvantaged households, the iPads go a long way

helping them to research, collaborate and create content for classroom assignments. “[Our] students come from many different backgrounds and learning styles, and we face some of the same challenges that many large urban school districts face,” said Debra Mahone, director of state and federal programs for Prince George’s County. “[However], what’s common among children, irrespective of what background, culture, or country that they come from, is the ability to succeed if given an opportunity.”

In addition to providing every student and teacher with an iPad and increasing access to technology in and out of the classroom, the initiative

assists the professional development of teachers.

Scholar of the Week Brice Hurling Spears, a fourthyear Middle College honor student at the Academy of Health Sciences at Prince George’s Community College, has been named a Scholar of the Week.

In May 2015, Brice who has a 4.33 grade point average, will graduate not only with a high school diploma but with more than 60 dual enrollment college credits toward an associate degree.

Listed among Brice’s extracurricular activities are his volunteer efforts at his church, his participation on the

Prince George’s County Teen Court and his role as a junior counselor on the Parks and Planning committee.

A member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars, Brice – the recipient of a Media Science Award and a 2012 Principals’ Award – also serves in the All County Honors Band and as a member of the National Society of Future Physicians.

Brice plans on becoming an anesthesiologist.

Lottery Open House The county’s public charter schools will be accepting online applications for the 2015-16 school year through Jan. 30, 2015.

All county families can apply because there are no attendance boundaries assigned to charter schools.

However, interested families must complete an online application for each child they wish to enroll.

“We are always looking forward to the lottery process for our public charter schools,” said Loretta White-Khaalid, executive assistant for the Office of Charter Schools for Prince George’s County Public Schools. “The application process and open houses provide families with an opportunity to explore their options and make informed choices about the academic environment and structure they want for their child.”

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Delegate-Elect Aims to Help Needy at Thanksgiving

By William J. Ford WI Contributing Writer @jabariwill Darryl Barnes is preparing for his swearing in as the newest delegate from Prince George’s County’s District 25, but he took a break on Nov. 22 to deliver turkeys.

For the last few years, Barnes, 49, has passed out Thanksgiving fixings to needy Prince George’s County, Maryland, families on behalf of his nonprofit, Men Aiming Higher. For the Nov. 22 food giveaway, Barnes and a legion of volunteers handed out holiday meals at the Prince George’s County police substation in Langley Park, Mount Ephraim Baptist Church in Largo and the Tree of Life Christian Ministries in Clinton.

Barnes said his organization provided meals for hundreds of families.

“I want to thank everyone for coming out this morning. I know you have been waiting for some time now, but now you may come on in and receive your [food],” Barnes said to about 50 people standing outside Mount Ephraim about 10 a.m.

The Thanksgiving meal giveaway is one of several activities each year for Men Aiming Higher. The organization’s main focus is mentoring at-risk youth and young adults ages 14 to 29.

Letha White, of Seat Pleasant, who arrived at Mount Ephraim at 9:30 a.m., was the first person in line to receive food. White received two bags, which included a turkey, stuffing and cans of corn, string beans and cranberry sauce.

“I’m very happy. … This is such a nice thing to do for people,” White said. “It is a blessing.”

Barnes, riding shotgun with Douglas Roeser, Men Aiming Higher’s director of community outreach, left Mount Ephraim and headed north to the police substation in Langley Park to greet families and pass out food.

About 60 people stood in line about 11:15 a.m. Among the volunteers at the site were Maya Hammond, 14, and Jordan Giles, 17, who carried bags for recipients and even placed them inside their cars.

“I’m getting all this nice treatment, my goodness. Thank you so much.

Don’t work too hard,” London Folsom, 26, of Hyattsville, said to Jordan after the teenager placed two bags inside Folsom’s car.

“Thank you. You have a good day,” said Jordan, a 12th-grader at the Maret School in Northwest

Washington.

Barnes said 120 volunteers assisted in the fourth-annual event. Shoppers Food Warehouse contributed $8,000 worth of food.

Shoppers President Bob Gleeson said his company also works with Barnes’ organization to host job fairs. “[The Thanksgiving giveaway] helps serve the community around our stores, especially with the economy the way it is,” Gleeson said at the police substation. “We’ve been partnering with Darryl Barnes for three years now. He does a good job.”

Barnes visited Tree of Life Ministries in Clinton around 1:15 p.m.

Upon arrival, he greeted volunteers and helped pack boxes of food.

Clinton resident Philomise Payen said she plans to feed at least a dozen people with the turkey, stuffing, apples and other food she received.

“I have some family coming from Oklahoma. It is going to be a lot of people. It is going to be a lot of good eating,” Payen said. “What they are doing is just great, a true blessing.”

Barnes, who lives in Upper Marlboro, said he grew up in Prince George’s County. He graduated from High Point High School in Beltsville in 1983.

He then began a six-year stint

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in the military, serving in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army. During his military service, he took college classes and graduated in 1990 from Long Beach State University in Long Beach, California, with a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems.

He managed small businesses in the areas of sports management and real estate development. He now oversees Barnes International of Bowie, which offers information technology, telecommunication and graphic design services to public and private sector clients.

Barnes said he established Men Aiming Higher in 2009. The annual Thanksgiving event started four years ago with 25 families. It now partners with Shoppers and several community groups to help feed hundreds of low-income families.

Men Aiming Higher also provides tutoring for students in math, reading and GED test preparation. It hosts an annual health clinic, job fair and community breakfast.

“What Darryl does for the community is just terrific,” said Diana M. Fennell, of Colmar Manor, who was elected to one of two state delegate seats in District 47A in the Nov. 4 General Election. “This event helps

Delegate-Elect Darryl Barnes checked out the Thanksgiving turkey giveaway sponsored by his nonprofit, Men Aiming Higher, on Nov. 22 at Mount Ephraim Baptist Church in Largo, Maryland. /Photo by Travis Riddick

so many people.”

Barnes, who ran unopposed for one of three seats in District 25 in the June primary, credits a higher power for the success of the Thanksgiving meals program.

“It is through the grace of God this is working out,” he said.

“It takes a lot of hard work and relationship building with people who believe in the vision, in what we are trying to do.” WI

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Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker visited the Washington Informer office in Southeast on Wednesday, Nov. 19 to talk about his accomplishments during his last term and what he expects to accomplish going forward. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

Baker: Administration Fulfilled Promises in First Term

By Avis Thomas-Lester WI Editor-at-Large As he prepares to begin his second term, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III gave his administration high marks for his first four years in office and said he’s hopeful that the county will reach new heights in his next term.

In an interview with Washington Informer staffers on Nov. 19, Baker said he fulfilled the promises he made to the residents of Prince George’s County in 2010 to improve the county’s image, increase economic development, upgrade schools and reduce crime. He also laid out some priorities for his second term, which officially begins with his swearing in on Monday, Dec. 1.

“If you go through the speech of four years ago, you will see that we met all the goals we laid out without really knowing how,” said Baker. “At some point, I think we looked at each other and said, ‘You know what?

We are pretty much done!’ until you looked and saw that that really just … got us to the starting line. It’s not that we actually The Washington Informer

accomplished all the things we wanted to, but it set us up so that we could.”

Baker traveled to The Washington Informer during a break from writing his inaugural speech, the same place where he stopped while preparing to be sworn in four years ago.

“This is where we started before being inaugurated [in 2010], right here at this table, and we talked about a number of things I wanted to do in Prince George’s County,” Baker said.

He discussed the Prince George’s County he inherited.

After his election but before Baker’s swearing in, then-County Executive Jack B. Johnson and his wife, Leslie, were arrested in an FBI sting operation that made international news.

Baker pledged during his inauguration speech that he would run an ethical government that would “hold people to the highest standard.” He said he asked the Maryland General Assembly for restrictions on fundraising and for authority to create an ethics and accountability office.

Baker said he also had to address concerns from business entities. In the early days of his

administration, some national businesses laughed at the suggestion that they locate in Prince George’s. Projects in the works now include everything from a Whole Foods in Riverdale to the MGM casino at National Harbor.

He also pledged to develop a hospital, an effort that failed several administrations. The $700 million, 259-bed regional medical facility is slated to be built adjacent to the Boulevard at the Capital Centre in Largo.

It is currently working its way through the state’s approval process. There are concerns among some, however, that Gov.-elect Larry Hogan, a Republican, may not support the state chipping in $200 million for the facility, which could begin construction within a year of approval.

Baker’s Dec. 1 inauguration speech is likely to present a sunny forecast for a county with a $62.5 million deficit. Officials plan to tap into more than $40 million in reserve funds.

Baker was re-elected without contest, but lost a chance to serve a third term when voters

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BAKER continued from Page 14 rejected Question J, a ballot measure for which he lobbied that would have extended from two to three the number of four-year terms in office for the county executive and county council members.

Opponents said its failure proves that many citizens still don’t trust their leaders.

“The county is still recovering from the Jack Johnson era,” said Angela Holmes, 51, of Camp Springs, president of the Prince George’s County Civic Federation. “Term limits were put in place back in 1992 for a reason.”

Baker said one of his priorities for his second term and a focus of his first was addressing economically struggling communities inside the Beltway. He made headway with the Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative, which focused resources on areas “that face significant economic, health, public safety and educational challenges.”

The TNI communities include Glassmanor in Oxon Hill, Hillcrest Heights in Marlow Heights, Coral Hills in Suitland, Kentland in Palmer Park, East Riverdale in Bladensburg, and Langley Park.

He said crime has dropped disproportionately in those areas and that officials have focused on creating jobs for high school

graduates, dropouts and ex-offenders.

Baker said he also established a $50 million Economic Development Initiative Fund to invest in businesses that were willing to service challenged areas.

Schools continue to be a problem. He wants to improve the county’s ranking in the state.

Baker may be called upon to enter the fray over a plan to place two schools in the county that would almost exclusively serve Hispanic immigrant students.

Bob Ross, president of the Prince George’s NAACP chapter, said the schools violate the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown decision prohibiting separate but equal schools. At an NAACP meeting Nov. 19, Ross said schools chief Kevin Maxwell, who was hired by Baker, has not addressed the concerns of opponents.

Theresa Mitchell Dudley, vice president of the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association, said Baker needs to focus on improving the image of the schools.

“If our school system is not elevated and treated with dignity and respect, the government and economy of the county will keep having the same problems,” she said.WI

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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Monday, December 8, 2014 and Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Consolidated Plan Proposed Substantial Amendment Public Hearing FY15 HOME Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Michael P. Kelly, Director, District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will conduct two public hearings in December to discuss the District’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 proposed Substantial Amendment to its FY11 – FY15 Consolidated Plan to reprogram a portion of HOME funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). DHCD proposes using $3 million in HOME funds from HUD in FY 2015 to provide Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) to homeless households, through the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS).

In preparation for the submission of the FY 2015 Substantial Amendment to the Consolidated Plan, DHCD is soliciting public comment on its proposal. These comments will form part of DHCD’s Substantial Amendment, as required by federal regulations (24 CFR Part 91). This hearing is reserved for a discussion of the DHCD’s proposed Substantial Amendment.

The hearings will be held on Monday, December 8, 2014, at the Department of Housing and Community Development, 1800 Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue, SE, 1st floor conference room, at 10:00 AM, and on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at the Reeves Center, 2000 14th St, NW, at 6:30 pm. To testify, you are encouraged to register in advance either by e-mail at DHCDEVENTS@dc.gov or by calling (202) 442-6993. Please provide your name, address, telephone number, and organization affiliation, if any.

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) relay service will be provided by calling (800) 201-7165. Sign language interpretation and language translation services will be available upon request by calling Ms. Pamela Hillsman, seven days prior to the hearing on (202) 4427251. Persons who require interpretation or language translation must specify the language of preference (i.e. Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese-Mandarin/Cantonese, Amharic, French, or American Sign Language). Language translation/interpretation services will be provided to preregistered persons only.

The proposed Substantial Amendment will be available on DHCD’s website: www.dhcd.dc.gov, as well as at public libraries, and at DHCD’s Housing Resource Center at 1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, SE. Written statements may be submitted for the record at the hearing, or until close of business, Friday, December 26, 2014. Mail written statements to: Michael P. Kelly, Director, DHCD, 1800 Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20020.

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Combating Abuse (Part 2) In Combating Abuse - Part 1, I shared the definition of both domestic abuse and its less commonly understood subset, economic or financial abuse. I shared research provided by the National Network to End Domestic Violence, which indicates that financial abuse is experienced in 98% of abusive relationships, and I also shared information from surveys of survivors, which highlight the fact that concerns over their ability to provide financially for themselves and their children was one of their top reasons for staying in, or returning to an abusive relationship.

The goal of this article is to attempt to identify possible solutions and available resources to help victims take control of their situation and create a viable exit strategy.

One of the most important things an abuse victim can do when trying to leave is to have a well thought out plan. This is critical in helping to ensure long-term success. The purpose of having a plan is to enable the individual who is being abused to be protected before, while in the act of, and after leaving the abusive situation. To ensure this goal is met, it is important to very clearly outline the sequence of events as they are supposed to occur, so that you know exactly what you are going to do, when and how you are going to do it, and with what resources (finances, cell phone, car, safe location, etc.). It is also important to have a “Plan B” in case something goes wrong and a backup plan becomes necessary.

In preparing these plans, know that having money will be critical. If it is possible to do so, safely transfer your financial assets; money, cash, savings, and investments into a separate account. One the abuser does not know about or have access to.

Change the PIN and passwords on all of your own accounts. As you change your PIN and passwords, be sure not to use any obvious selections such as birthdays, pet names or addresses.

When you reach safety, immediately take your name off of any joint accounts you have with your abuser.

Ruining a victim’s credit through joint accounts or running up large amounts of debt on joint accounts are two common ways abusers gain and maintain financial control over their victims.

Create a backup file where you store copies of all of your important papers and documents, such as bank statements, social security numbers, birth and marriage certificates, as well as documentation of jointly held assets. It will be important to have a physical copy of your important financial and legal documents in a safe location somewhere outside of your home.

Research shows that financial security is the number one predictor of whether or not a victim of domestic violence will get free and stay free from abuse. One of the best methods to ensure the safe transition out of an abusive situation is to ensure victims of abuse have the financial means to make it on their own, away from their abuser.

The following is a brief listing of critical Do’s and Don’ts to consider before attempting to help victims of abuse: Do’s • • • • • • Don’ts • •

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Approach the other person at a time and place that is safe and confidential.

Listen and believe what your loved one says.

Let them know you think they are smart, strong and brave.

Respect the victim’s choices.

Be patient. Go at the victim’s pace, not yours. Self-empowerment may take longer than you want.

Connect them to domestic violence resources.

Do not accuse or judge your loved one’s choices; do not draw conclusions about what they may be experiencing or feeling; and do not judge or criticize their abuser.

Do not pressure your friend to leave the abusive relationship. It is possible their abuser has threatened to hurt them or their children if they try to leave. The abuser may control all of their finances and may have isolated the victim from friends and family, leaving the victim with very few resources of their own.

Do not try to provide counseling or advice. Connect your friend to trained people who can help.

Below is a listing of several organizations which may be of assistance in helping victims to address instances of abuse they may be struggling with.

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) • The Assaulted Women’s Helpline 1-866-863-0511 or TTY: 1-866-863-7868 • The National Network to End Domestic Violence’s website http://nnedv.org/ If you think the content of this article was helpful in any way, please share the information with anyone who might benefit from the message. If you are in the market for a bank partner, Industrial Bank is ready to support you. Call us at (202)722-2000 or go to www.industrial-bank.com.

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D.C.’s Soccer Stadium Generally speaking, do you favor or oppose using city funds to help finance a new soccer stadium for the District’s Major League Soccer team, D.C. United?

According to a report commissioned by the D.C. Council, there are myriad reasons to support outgoing Mayor Vincent Gray’s proposal for a D.C. United stadium on Buzzard Point. Doing so would keep the team in the city and allow the D.C. United team to leave the crumbling RFK Stadium.

The deal would accelerate development in Southwest, where currently there are a multitude of vacant lots. It would create economic benefits in three parts of the city: Buzzard Point; on U Street NW, where the Frank D. Reeves Center would be redeveloped; and in Anacostia, where a new municipal building would be developed.

The debate over an arena for D.C. United with a proposed site cost of $300 million is a prime example of local government officials being in a business that they have no business being in – the stadium building business. This D.C. government boondoggle could result in the most expensive soccer-specific stadium project in the country. Though Gray is leaving the mayor’s office, the D.C Council stands on the verge of approving this project and its debt.

The plan is to pay for the District’s share of the deal by trading the Reeves Center, a hulking city office building at 14th and U Streets NW, to developer Akridge in return for land it owns on the stadium site and about $37 million in cash. Opened in 1986 by Mayor Marion Barry, the Reeves Center was meant to bring government services closer to a struggling neighborhood and to revitalize a corner still recovering from the 1968 race riots. Gray and City Administrator Allen Y. Lew consider it a three-pronged economic development proposal in which Southwest would get a stadium, U Street would receive a new, privately owned build-

By William Reed ing adding to the city’s tax base, and Anacostia would score a municipal building where workers at the Reeves Center would relocate. As the Southwest waterfront continues to thrive, the District will receive the benefits as the land appreciates in value. Proponents say that the District will realize other benefits as new neighborhoods attract residents and economic activity that grows the city’s economy.

Soccer stadium proponents also say that District taxpayers “will not” help finance the soccer stadium project. They say that D.C. United’s owners will build and pay for the stadium. And what the District will do is “assemble the required land.” The District government will own this land and will lease it to D.C. United. The term sheet calls for a nominal payment of $1 a year; however, that is subject to ongoing negotiation. At the end of 35 years, the District will get the land back.

What District residents need to start asking is: When and how did municipal governments get into the stadium building business? And why should taxpayers pay for places were billionaires’ teams play? Eighty years ago, stadium subsidies were essentially unheard of, with funding for professional sports stadiums coming from private sources.

Today most new or renovated professional sports stadiums are financed through stadium subsidies. These changes coincide with an influx of Black mayors and increased bargaining power of professional sports teams at the expense of their host cities. Because municipalities have come to love their local professional sports teams, citizens feel a special bond with their teams and share in a sense of civic pride when they are successful. Because local governments feel that keeping their sports

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Debt Collectors Target, Harass Older Consumers

For succeeding generations, retirement has been the time when older Americans reaped the benefits of their years in the workplace. Oftentimes at ceremonies, workers would receive a gold watch – a symbol of their entry into retirement and an era of ‘golden years.’

Today, few, if any, count on getting a gold watch. And what should have been the proverbial golden years are often tarnished by a struggle to keep pace with rising cost of living. These financial challenges are often worsened by aggressive debt collectors who hound older Americans about debts they may not even owe. Sometimes these collectors threaten to garnish their limited benefits.

“It’s increasingly common for older Americans to carry debts into their retirement years, and consumers living on fixed incomes often struggle to pay off these debts,” said Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

“Older Americans deserve to be treated with the respect they have earned.”

According to the CFPB, debt collection is a multibillion-dollar industry with more than 4,500 firms nationwide. Moreover, consumers have submitted more complaints to the CFPB about debt collection than mortgages, credit cards or any other financial product or service. A recent analysis of complaints received by the CFPB from July 10, 2013, until Sept. 30 of this year revealed that one out of three was about debt collection.

Threats to garnish federal benefits such as Social Security or veterans’ benefits are particularly distressing to older consumers when these items are

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This process is what has led to the large number of stadiums financed through subsidies that government officials negotiate

their primary sources of income.

Similarly, older consumers with memory loss or other cognitive impairments are particularly vulnerable to harassment and scams.

While some creditors may collect their own debts, others hire third-party debt collectors. To make matters even more complicated, a single debt may be sold multiple times to different debt buyers.

A third of the complaints received by CFPB revealed that consumers could not identify the original source of the debt. Regardless of the source of debt, many older consumers also experienced repeated attempts by collectors to pursue debts of deceased family members – despite their having no responsibility for the debt. For others, even after judicial probate was concluded or the funds from the deceased were exhausted, harassing phone calls still continued.

Medical debt, another frequently reported complaint, involved collectors pressing for payments at the same time the consumer was trying to resolve medical billing disputes and whether the item in question was eligible for insurance coverage.

In other cases, debt collectors make repeated attempts to collect on bills already covered by insurance.

The confusion and frustration felt by consumers is also aggravated by collectors calling over bills appearing on their credit report when no prior attempt communicated the debt in ques-

tion by the original creditor.

Earlier this year and in a separate report, the Center for Responsible Lending found scant regulation allows profiteers to take advantage of financially distressed consumers. Many times, debt collectors secure court judgments for debts that may not even be owed. A 2009 Federal Trade Commission analysis of 3.9 million consumer accounts found only 6 percent of the accounts came with any documentation.

To help older consumers to cope with debt collectors, CFPB released an advisory that includes specific things consumers should do when faced with a debt collector. It encourages consumers to verify a debt claim before promising or paying it. In instances in which consumers knows a debt is not their own, CFPB’s advice is to dispute all inaccurate claims. The advisory also includes sample letters to help consumers formalize their concerns.

For CRL, the growth of debt collection issues is of particular concern.

“American consumers are profoundly and negatively affected by wrongful debt collection tactics on a daily basis,” said Lisa Stifler, a CRL policy counsel. “No one should be forced to deal with illegal collection activity, and debt collectors should not be allowed to exploit seniors’ vulnerability in order to make a profit.”

No one – and especially our older Americans – deserves to become financial prey. As families look forward to the holiday season, remember to help older loved ones remain free from profiteers. Love them enough to help them defend their financial rights. WI Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

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Local citizens should know: You can fight city hall. In a recent poll of NFL fans, 69 percent said they opposed the use of public funds to build stadiums. An eye should be leveled on D.C. government officials, and they should be made to leg-

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Mental Health Problems Wreak Havoc on Teens

Blacks Find Few Preventive Methods, Lots of Frustration

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer At 16 with mental health problems, Ivins Rosier confessed to breaking into the home of a Florida state police officer two years ago and shooting a 5-year-old German Shepherd to death.

The black teen’s attorneys argued that Ivins should be sentenced as a juvenile and he should serve no more than six years in jail. Prosecutors argued for 30 years. In August, a Palm Beach County judge decided that Ivins would get 23 years in state prison.

“I believe this to be sadistic to do this to a child,” said Ivins’ attorney, Jack Fleishman.

The teen himself pleaded for help with his struggles.

“That’s not the person that I am.

The person that I am is a loving, caring person,” he said. “I’m not a vicious person; I’m not a ruthless person.”

Ivins said he just needed some help with alcohol, drugs and other behavioral issues, problems that the justice system refused him help for. It also offered no real preventive methods that could have stopped such a crime.

Ivins’ story isn’t unique, and there has been no uproar from those held out as leaders, like the reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

“They are absent when there is no glory to be found, no television news cameras or the promise of some sort of payday for their collective egos,” said Victor Roberts, a Southeast resident who said he’s very much aware of the struggle of parents and caregivers to secure preventive measures for young ones, particularly African-Americans, with mental health problems.

“My nephew has been abused, neglected and has terrible mental illness because of his childhood,” Roberts said.

“My brother, his father, has quit his job, sold his house, moved heaven and Earth trying to get help because he knows that my nephew will become just another statistic, especially

Mental illness continues to be prevalent in the black community, and many lament that there aren’t preventive measures in place to keep teenagers with mental health problems from committing crimes. /Courtesy of bet.com.

because he’s young, tall and black.”

Roberts said his brother had spoken with law enforcement, local officials and others, pleading for solutions, but he’s repeatedly been told that the teen would first have to commit a crime before authorities could do anything.

“So, they want him to go out and blow something up,” Roberts said in frustration.

“That’s why you have Columbine and Sandy Hook,” he said, referring to mass school shootings in the United States. “What kind of society doesn’t show a willingness to stop this before it escalates? In the world we live in, we shouldn’t be sitting back and waiting for something bad to happen before we react,” he said.

Roberts and his family are in a conundrum faced by many blacks in America.

Mental illness frequently has been stigmatized and misunderstood in the African-American community, and, across a recent 15-year span, suicide rates increased 233 percent among African-Americans ages 10 to 14 compared with 120 percent among

whites in the same age group, based on statistics provided by the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Arlington, Virginia.

Further, NAMI officials said social circumstances often serve as an indicator for the likelihood of developing a mental illness and that African-Americans are disproportionately more likely to have experiences that increase their chances of developing a mental illness.

Also, children in foster care and the child welfare system are more likely to develop mental illnesses, and NAMI officials said African-American children comprise 45 percent of the public foster care population.

“My nephew isn’t poor and he isn’t rich, but the statistics don’t lie. And if mental health organizations understand just how prevalent it is in our community, then there’s no question that law enforcement knows, and everyone should be working together to help and not punish our children,” said Roberts, who fears his nephew will ultimately end up in prison and

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At 16 with mental health problems, Ivins Rosier confessed to breaking into the home of a state police officer in Florida and shooting a 5-year-old German Shepherd. He received a 23-year prison sentence. /Photo courtesy of the Palm Beach Post

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He said prison conditions for those with mental health issues are terrible.

A recent report from the nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting in Sacramento, California, focused on the difficult life of teens with mental illness incarcerated on New York City’s Rikers Island.

Jails have become America’s de facto mental health institutions, editors at the CIR said, and over the past 60 years, the population of public psychiatric facilities has decreased about 90 percent, while the percentage of mentally ill inmates in juvenile halls, jails and prisons has skyrocketed.

At Rikers, nearly half of all teens have diagnosed mental illnesses.

CIR reported that teenagers kept in the box – or solitary confinement – sometimes hallucinate and throw fits. They splash urine around or smear their blood and feces on the walls, and the concrete room gets so hot in the summertime that the floors

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One inmate with a mental illness, Ismael Nazario, spent four months in the box.

He paced a lot, talked to himself and choked back tears and rage. He tried to block out the screams of the teenage boys in other jail cells in his unit, but he couldn’t.

Sometimes he would stand at the door of his tiny cell and yell.

“You just get angry with hearing people constantly hollering all day,” said Ismael, who spent three years in Rikers beginning at age 16. “There’s so many people that have been in that cell and screamed on that same gate, it smells like a bunch of breath and drool,” he said.

Ismael is among the hundreds of teenagers with a mental illness sent in recent years to solitary confinement at Rikers, the massive jail complex in the middle of New York City’s East River. Mentally ill teens spend 23 hours a day in a 6-by-8-foot cell in solitary confinement.

“There came a time when I cried when I was on Rikers Island, in the box, when I was there by myself,” Ismael said. “There’s times, you know, sometimes you need a good cry.” WI

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JOIN JUMPSTART’S COMMUNITY CORPS AND DCOA TO PUT CHILDREN FIRST Sharing in the announcement of a new technology center in Northeast on Thursday, Nov. 13, were Council member Yvette Alexander, Ward 7 (left to right), Dr. Damon Williams of the Boys & Girls Club of America, Pandit Wright of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, club member Kabyria Booker, Charisse Lillie of Comcast Corp., and Susan Ross of Clarke Construction. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

Future Looks Brighter for D.C. Youth Comcast Grant Will Decrease Digital Divide

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer When young people have access to the Internet, educational opportunities significantly rise.

Now, thanks to a generous grant, children in the Greater Washington Area will develop a more enhanced knowledge of the digital world and potentially increase their passion for technology.

“We have to create a technological bridge so that our nearly 4 million worldwide youth club members have the chance to explore as they mature into leaders of tomorrow,” said Dr. Damon Williams, senior vice president and chief educational officer of the Boys & Girls Club of America.

Representatives from BGCA and one local politician joined leaders from sponsoring company Comcast NBCUniversal on Thursday, Nov. 13, to unveil to club youth a fully renovated technology center and a new curriculum designed to reduce the digital divide and keep members at the cutting edge of technological education.

The announcement took place at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington’s Richard England Clubhouse #14 in Northeast, which will also serve as the home of the new tech

center, furnished with state-ofthe-art technology including computers, tablets, smartboards, digital cameras and music studio tools valued at $100,000 and provided by the Comcast Foundation. District-based Clarke Construction contributed with on-site renovations, including new paint, furniture and structural repairs.

“Today’s young people are digital natives, born into a world where technology is ever-present and constantly changing,” said Pandit Wright, a former club board member who took over the reins as CEO for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington in 2009.

“With the support of Comcast NBCUniversal and the launch of [this new curriculum] My.Future, our club members will develop the technological skills needed to pursue promising careers and thrive in today’s digital world,” Wright said.

One representative from Comcast said that due to the company’s philanthropic commitment, when it recognized a need, it was “ready to step in.”

“BGCGW makes a meaningful difference in the lives of [children] every day by inspiring them to become productive, caring and responsible citizens,” said Charisse Lillie, vice president of community investment for Comcast Corp. and presi-

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“We’re proud to partner with them as we collectively help to develop the computer scientists, engineers, software developers and programmers of tomorrow. We’ll continue our threepronged focus of increasing digital literacy, enhancing the leadership skills of youth and promoting community service,” said Lillie, a Houston native and former attorney who manages her team from a Philadelphia location.

Williams said he traveled from his Atlanta office to encourage District youth.

“Today’s youth turn to technology the way my mother depended on the television and my grandmother relied on the radio,” Williams said. “We have to meet young people where they are and provide a safe place where we’re confident they can develop and undergo a significant transformation. So many of our youth don’t have these kinds of opportunities that allow them to see beyond what is and see what’s possible so that everything becomes possible,” said Williams, 42.

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are ready to compete in the global market. With this new center, our children are well on the way.”

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programs while also providing training for their instructors.

One BGCGW staff member said the new curriculum and technology will expose his students to countless learning possibilities.

“My.Future is a skills-based curriculum and crafted for individual learning, so while each child can advance at their own pace, most of today’s youth are already tech savvy,” said Lemond Brown, a Drexel University graduate in architectural engineering who provides services to all 12 Greater Washington locations as the science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics engineer and tech director.

“They really only need to learn something one time – then they’ve got it. They’re already showing how quickly they comprehend and can use the new technology,” said Brown, 26, a resident of Fort Washington, Maryland.

One youth from Northeast said she joined the neighborhood club one month ago but already recognizes the benefits.

“Using the computer is a faster way of doing and learning things, and I’m really enjoying it,” said Zyonna Terrell, 10. “I want to be a math teacher one day, and even though I was good in math before I started coming here after school, I’m getting even better now,” said fifth-grader Zyonna.

One student from Cesar Chavez Public Charter School shared an emotional testimonial that brought tears to her eyes and to those of several adults seated in the audience.

“Before I joined the club I was pretty miserable and was hanging out with the wrong people,” said Kabyria Booker, who was selected as the Clubhouse #14 2014 Youth of the Year.

Now an 11th-grader, she attempted suicide four years ago because “I was overwhelmed by the things happening at home and how lost I had become.

“Shortly after trying to kill myself, I was sent to the Boys & Girls Club. Finally, I met people who really cared about me. Now I’m on the honor roll and last year went on the club’s college tour. My teachers have encouraged me to never give up and to keep my mind open for new opportunities. Today life is wonderful,” Kabyria said. WI

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U.S. consumers who were aware of Small Business Saturday, were estimated to have spent $5.5 billion with independent merchants.

During the same year, government officials in all I got involved emailing flyers to my

By Dorothy Rowley 50 states and the District base of about 3,000 customer conWI Staff Writer of Columbia officially rectacts, asking them to shop on Small ognized Small Business SatWhen it comes to success with Business Saturday. I attached a couurday – including President pon that they were also able to use small businesses, Areta Prince, Barack Obama and memowner of two popular clothing on Black Friday,” said Prince, who and jewelry boutiques in Prince imports a lot of her garments and Areta Prince, owner of two Africa Gallery bers of the U.S. Senate.

Obama also participatGeorge’s County, counts among items from Senegal and Kenya. boutiques in Prince George’s County, has ed last year by visiting an “They can use the coupon most of her merchandize imported from one of the most savvy of entrepreindependent bookstore in [this weekend] to get a discount Senegal and Kenya. /Photo by Travis neurs.

Northern Virginia with his on just about everything they So it’s no wonder that after 25 Riddick two daughters. buy in both stores, and if they years of operating her Africa GalThe owners of Lee’s lery stores at Woodmore Towne spend between $60 and $100 Center in Lanham, Maryland, and they get another discount,” she they really don’t need anything,” Flower Shop in Northwest, are gearing up for amplified sales as reForestville Centre in Forestville, said, adding that customers who she said with a light chuckle.

While large national retailers peat participants in Small Business Maryland, Prince eagerly looks for- spend more than $100 save anboast forthcoming Black Friday Saturday. ward to increasing her Nov. 29 end- other $20 off their purchases.

Stacie Lee Banks, who operates Although Prince has no real se- sales and online retailers activeof-the-day sales receipts as a parly promote Cyber Monday, small the 69-year-old establishment with cret for longevity, she said honesty ticipant in the fourth annual Small businesses all over the country are her sister Kristie Lee, attributes its plays a major role.

Business Saturday.

“You’ve really got to have high poised to take advantage of pitch- longevity to staying current with “The items I sell, which include wood carvings, are basically Afro- integrity so that God can step in es to boost sales the Saturday after bills and treating staff well.

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Business Saturday events.

According to a statement from ation of family to keep the busi“I actually just started hearing to succeed, and some even come by about it two years ago, but this year just to make a contribution when American Express officials, in 2012, ness moving since its founding in

1945 by their grandparents.

At its launch, the shop, which created flower arrangements, primarily catered to funeral homes.

However, over the years, the range of products and services offered has grown to include green plants, fruit baskets and specialty balloons, as well as decorative arrangements for large meetings and conventions for clients like the Executive Leadership Council and the Congressional Black Caucus, for whom the business has provided floral arrangements for prayer breakfasts and dinners.

“We have a large community of folks who have been our customers for years,” Banks said. “We also have customers who’ve moved to D.C. from all over the world, so we have a good mix of both old and new patrons who say they enjoy doing business with us.”

Banks, who said her business also engages in social media with a Facebook page and Twitter account, added that this year marks the store’s third year of participation in Small Business Saturday.

“We’re looking forward to participating again this weekend,” said Banks. “We’ve seen our walk-ins increase slightly those days in the past. Hopefully, this year’s patronage will be significantly increased.” WI

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Editorial Happy Thanksgiving For most of us, there’s much for which to be thankful. If we have a roof over our head, food, water, the love of friends and family and good health, we should be giving thanks. Every day.

All around us, we see evidence of life gone awry: homelessness, domestic violence, unemployment, and the list goes on and on. We also live in a time when it’s customary for churlish politicians, the wealthy and their allies to blame poor people for being poor, to impugn the unemployed for not being able to find and hold a job and to posit that a person’s circumstances are caused by their personal behavior and not by a shifting economic landscape, disparate social policy and other forces.

For those of us who care, everything we do should be done within the context of humanity. The adage “To whom much is given, more’s expected” should govern our actions. Let’s not forget to extend a helping hand to those who need our help. And while we’re doing it, let’s not just be mindful of the vulnerable and the needy on Thanksgiving Day. Let’s do it every day.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Black Lives Matter

Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Renisha McBride, John Crawford, Kajieme Powell, Tarika Wilson, Oscar Grant, 7-year-old Aiyana Jones, Ezell Ford, Miriam Carey, Jordan Baker, Shereese Francis, Tyisha Miller, Richard Perez, Sean Bell, Jonathan Ferrell, Jordan Davis.

This is a short list of the black and brown Americans who lost their lives after an encounter with someone in uniform with a gun.

Seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin died in 2012 after being profiled, followed and shot once in the chest by vigilante George Zimmerman. A Sanford, Florida, jury exonerated Zimmerman. In all but three of the cases, no one was held to account for these deaths.

Men, women and children of color are an endangered species in America, and the deaths of Trayvon and Brown have crystallized the concern, anger and frustration of people demanding justice and accountability from those who are supposed to protect and serve.

The relationship between black people and those in blue is fraught with tension and distrust, not just in Ferguson, Missouri, but also in New York, Oakland, and countless cities and municipalities in between. The reasons vary, but, especially in predominantly black communities, a common complaint is that law enforcement acts more like an occupying force than a force for good.

The numbers of extra-judicial killings in the United States is frightening to young blacks, their parents, relatives and decent people everywhere. That fear is borne out by statistical data: It’s estimated that every 28 hours, a police officer, security guard or self-appointed vigilante kills an unarmed black man or boy. And a recent study of police shootings nationally by ProPublica – an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest – found that young black males were 21 times more likely to be killed by police than their white counterparts.

Mike Brown’s killing by Darren Wilson has torn off the scab of race that most of the country seeks to ignore, and the country is struggling to come to terms with the way everything’s shaking out.

It doesn’t help that blacks and whites are miles apart. They each have widely divergent reactions to the shooting and the protests and violence that followed.

The Pew Research Center found that blacks are twice as likely as whites to say that the Brown shooting “raises important issues about race that need to be discussed.” And wide racial differences also exist in the opinions about whether local police went too far in the aftermath of Brown’s death and in confidence in the investigations into the shooting.

Whatever verdict the grand jury returns, a great deal of work bridging the racial gap remains.

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Ward 8 Dems Hope to Bolster Party!

I was happy to read the article by Barrington Salmon, “Ward 8 Dems Ponder Ways to Strengthen Group” in the November 20, 2014 edition of The Informer.

As a Democrat who lives in Ward 8, I believe it is time we get ourselves together. If you were to list all of the issues that face our city, it’s double that for us who live in Ward 8. I applaud Ward 8 Democrats, Inc. President Natalie Williams and the work she is trying to do. It is the folks like her, who are committed and dedicated to a cause that will eventually bring about the kind of changes we need to have in Ward 8.

The challenge is getting the people to vote, or getting the people to see the importance of voting. I have never been able to understand the thinking behind not voting. If people see we don’t vote, they will take advantage of us, and that is a fact! They took advantage of us when the law said we couldn’t vote, and now that we can vote and have a say in what takes place around us, we don’t exercise our right to vote. I just can’t understand it.

You would think that with the numbers of people that voted in Ward 8 in the last election, that were quoted in the story, that everybody who lives in Ward 8 is poor and down-trodden, and without hope. Well that’s just not true, there are a lot of hard-working individuals making ends meet just like thousands of individuals all over the The Washington Informer

city. We have lots of reasons to vote, but we don’t, and I just don’t understand why.

Jonathan Kingsley Washington, D.C.

Doing the Right Thing!

I was delighted to read that National Harbor and the Peterson Family Foundation are partnering with Prince George’s County to feed a huge number of needy people in the state of Maryland [“Foundation, Harbor Invest in fight against Hunger” Nov. 20, 2014].

It’s about time that big business keeps a commitment to give back to the community some of the enormous profits that they make from their businesses. The number of persons identified in a study in 2012 stated that one of every six persons aren’t able to provide adequate food for themselves or their families.

Those are staggering numbers!

With such extravagance as we find at the Maryland casinos and at the upscale businesses in National Harbor, it seems only fair that the state’s neediest residents get some benefit. I applaud National Harbor and the Peterson Family Foundation for doing a much needed act of sharing at least some of the wealth with those who really need it.

Margaret Werth Prince George’s County, Md.

Bill Cosby vs. Cliff Huxtable With regard to the sexual assault allegations surrounding Bill Cosby, a lot of people who are angered over them have yet to separate fact from fiction.

I suggest that to say that Cliff Huxtable was indeed a great loving husband, son and family man.

But no matter how hard his fans try to identify the Mr. Huxtable’s character and Mr. Cosby as one and the same person, it doesn’t work simply because one is a figure born purely out of creativity, and the other is a real person, susceptible to real flaws and short-comings.

If Mr. Cosby has indeed perpetrated acts of denigration and shame upon the women who are pointing fingers at him, then Cliff Huxtable has, for years, served a much-needed mask for the revered, real-life actor, comic, educator, and philanthropist.

We hate to think of Mr. Cosby as having done such terrible deeds, but I wonder if his fans would be in such an uproar if it was more than a dozen little black girls – or boys – who’d finally found the courage to step up to the plate with similar accusations.

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By James Clingman

Marching to Freedom on a Treadmill Here’s a sobering statement from Economic Policy Institute (EPI): “Fifty years ago (2013), the unemployment rate was 5% for Whites and 10.9% for Blacks.

Today, it is 6.6% for Whites and 12.6% for Blacks.” Can you believe that? We are at the same relative position now as we were when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. Part of the problem is that we have been

waiting to be rescued rather than doing everything we can to rescue ourselves.

Employment is very high on the fictional Black agenda, so much so that during our protests we have to say it three times: Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! While we have certainly protested and begged for jobs from politicians, our tepid and passive solutions have not moved us one inch toward our goal of lowering the black rate of unemployment. Why? The last march for jobs was called three years ago by March-

er-in-Chief Al Sharpton during the run-up to the 2012 presidential election. Sharpton, who was flanked by leaders of the National Education Association, NAACP, and other groups, was quoted in The Washington Post as saying, “We will bring forth the masses who have not been heard in the midst of the jobs debate … As the president fights for a jobs act, as super-committees meet, they need to hear ‘marching feet.’ This is to send a message to Congress.”

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have had earplugs on that day. If they did get the message, they did nothing to improve the situation two years later, according to the EPI report. Many of our marches have been tantamount to walking on a treadmill, burning energy but not permanently moving forward.

Sharpton went on to say, “The march, which will count on the large ranks of union members, will bring ‘drama’ to the jobs debate. His use of the word, “drama” reminds me of what John Henrik Clarke said about Sharp-

ton during a debate with Cornell West at Ohio State University.

Clarke stated, “We have to make a distinction between these academic vaudeville shows and those who give us knowledge.

We cannot accept the performers as fighting for our liberation.

We can enjoy the performance, but don’t think it moves us forward, except the bank account of the performer. I like Al Sharpton personally because he is something that is useful; he is

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By Raynard Jackson

‘Friends’ Desert Bill Cosby When He Needs Them Most “Hey, hey, hey (in my best Fat Albert’s voice), please listen to what I have to say. My friend Bill Cosby is in trouble today.”

Even Fat Albert knows Bill Cosby is getting a raw deal. As a public relations/crisis management professional, I have worked with some of the biggest names in sports, entertainment, and business. So, let’s deconstruct this media frenzy engulfing the man who was once America’s fa-

vorite TV dad.

Many of these allegations have been around for more than 30 years. Cosby has never been charged with a crime and deserves the presumption of innocence. Simply because several people – okay, eight and counting – provide a similar salacious account doesn’t make it true.

Until now, Cosby and his lovely wife, Camille, have not had to defend their hard-earned good name. They have given north of $50 million to educational insti-

tutions, especially HBCUs. Cosby has opened doors to many of the top actors and comediennes in the industry.

At the ripe old age of 77 years, at what point does one’s body of work require one to be given the benefit of the doubt? Cosby is, and in my book, will always be “America’s Dad.” None of the females coming forward ever went to the police when the incident in question was supposed to have happened.

There have been no corroborat-

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ing witnesses. After the initial alleged incident, each of the women continued to spend private time with Cosby. If Cosby had done what they allege, why would they continue to spend private time with him? That makes no sense. Not even to Fat Albert.

And the media’s hands are not clean in the smear campaign.

Why would respected news organizations even give these women a platform when they offer no proof or evidence to

support their allegations?

Corporate America has also taken the guilty-until-proven-innocent approach toward Cosby, a former corporate darling.

NBC officials announced last week that that they were no longer working with Cosby to produce a new series that was supposed to launch next summer. Mind you that Cosby made NBC billions of dollars with his hit TV series “The Cosby Show”

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By George E. Curry

Blacks Still Devastated by HIV/AIDS As we prepare to commemorate World AIDS Day on Monday, Dec. 1, this is a good time to look at how the epidemic continues to devastate our community.

A fact sheet by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation noted, “Black Americans have been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS since the epidemic’s beginning, and that disparity has deepened over time. Blacks account for more new HIV in-

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fections, people estimated to be living with HIV disease, and HIV-related deaths than any other racial/ethnic group in the U.S.” Fact sheets by CDC and Kaiser also show: Today, there are more than 1.1 million people living with HIV/ AIDS in the U.S., including more than 506,000 who are black.

Although black Americans represent only 12 percent of the U.S. population, they accounted for 44 percent of new HIV infections and an estimated 44 per-

cent of people living with HIV in 2010.

The rate of new HIV infections per 100,000 among black adults/adolescents (68.9) was nearly eight times that of Whites (8.7) and more than twice that of Latinos (27.5) in 2010.

The rate for black men (103.6) was the highest of any group, more than twice that of Latino men (45.5), the second highest group. Black women (38.1) had the third-highest rate overall and the highest among women.

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gay and bisexual men, as well as other men who have sex with men, represented an estimated 72 percent (10,600) of new infections among all African-American men and 36 percent of an estimated 29,800 new HIV infections among all gay and bisexual men. More new HIV infections (4,800) occurred among young African-American gay and bisexual men (aged 1324) than any other subgroup of gay and bisexual men.

In 2010, African-American women accounted for 6,100

(29 percent) of the estimated new HIV infections among all adult and adolescent AfricanAmericans.

This number represents a decrease of 21 percent since 2008. Most new HIV infections among African-American women (87 percent; 5,300) are attributed to heterosexual contact.

The estimated rate of new HIV infections for AfricanAmerican women (38.1/100,000 population) was 20 times that of

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By Julianne Malveaux

Recycling Failed Education Policies Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander will likely become chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Though he has yet to be elected by his Republican peers, he has given several interviews that indicate how he would change the way educational services are delivered in our country. For all his bluster, though, his approach is essentially to privatize and push states rights.

For example, while President Barack Obama has proposed spending $75 billion for universal and mandated preschool education, Alexander would take the $22 billion of federal funds for preschool education and send it back to the states. While the president’s proposal would include guidelines on teacher qualification, class size, and other matters, Alexander would have the states make those decisions.

Alexander suggests that his approach is “innovative,” but this is more of the same old stuff.

There has been some controversy about “Common Core” requirements that would somewhat standardize high school education, indicating what students should know when they graduate from high school. Alexander says the states, not the federal government, should make these decisions, but the unwillingness to look at national educational standards is a step backward, not a step forward.

In the several interviews Alexander has given since the Republicans won the Senate

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in the midterm elections, he has not mentioned the term “achievement gap,” though African-Americans and Latinos trail whites in both mathematics and English proficiency. While Alexander’s silence on this issue is disturbing, equally disturbing is the fact that Democrats have not put enough effort in addressing the achievement gap. Thus, while Obama says he wants the United States to lead the world in college graduation rates, little has been done to make sure this can happen, especially for Afri-

can-Americans and Latinos.

There seems to be a collective decision to ignore the achievement gap and a lack of passion about closing it. To be sure, many African-American educational leaders have focused on the achievement gap, especially among black boys (black girls need attention, too). But their work usually does not result in headlines.

While neither Democrats nor Republicans are blameless in this

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By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

Why Blacks Should Support Immigration Reform As I watched President Barack Obama address the nation on his “controversial” executive order on immigration reform, I was reminded of the evening that I was inside Riverside Church in New York City on April 4, 1967, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his courageous sermon in opposition to the Vietnam War. Even some of the supporters of Dr. King questioned his theological audacity to link civil rights injus-

tice in the United States to human rights injustice in Vietnam.

Decades later, history has proven King to have been right in his vocal opposition to the Vietnam War. What will history say 50 years from now about Obama’s leadership on immigration and his determination to fix the system?

Leadership is about speaking out against injustice. But it is also about taking action to correct injustice. Civil rights leadership, as exemplified by King, was audacious with the courage to take

action to challenge injustice in a manner that inspired millions of people to join the cause. In his Riverside Church speech, Dr. King stated, “An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

I know that there are many in the black American community who might not understand how the issue of immigration for Latino Americans and others is linked to the issues of racial and economic justice for black Americans. The goals of racial equality and economic empowerment are

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not exclusive or limited to black Americans. With the “browning of America” steadily changing the racial and ethnic demographics of the population of the U.S., it important for black Americans to be supportive of immigration reform.

We should be in solidarity with our Latino sisters and brothers because it is the moral and right thing to do. Also, supporting immigration fairness and equal justice is a strategic step forward for black America. We know what the sting and pain of racial

prejudice and injustice feels like.

The political context and timing of Obama’s executive action that will help possibly 5 million or more Latino and other undocumented people who have lived in the U.S. for at least the past five years should not be underestimated. This was a major leadership move by the nation’s first black president. Like health care reform, immigration reform had been debated for decades without any significant progress until

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By Askia Muhammad

The Bill Cosby Takedown I was never, ever a Bill Cosby fanatic. Oh, I liked the guy. He’s always been deliriously funny – “What’s a cubit?” But I never lined up in his corner.

I met “The Cos” in person once when I was a Newsweek intern and my mentor wanted to impress me, taking me to an appointment he had arranged. The only thing I remember about the encounter was his white Rolls Royce parked in the executive

parking space and the crushing putdown of my friend when he told the big star about his own upcoming book.

Occasionally, I watched the “I Spy” series, in which he starred with actor Robert Culp, but I have always been kind of suspicious of White guys with Black sidekicks or vice-versa gadding about, especially in foreign lands. In my book, such combos are always U.S. law enforcement agents.

Once a high school unrequited sweetheart, who was far, far

more talented than I on our high school debate team, got a starring role on the series when Cosby played a high school coach after the “I Spy” series ended.

My son grew up watching him as Dr. Cliff Huxtable and in the “Fat Albert” cartoon series, but I can’t say I ever watched more than two complete episodes of either series.

I admire his and his wife Camille Cosby’s philanthropic example. He attended Temple University, but they donated millions of dollars to Spelman College, a

historically Black college or university.

He is a celebrated collector of works by Black artists. He displayed some of it prominently on his TV show. He has other admirable qualities as well.

But now come these charges that over the last several decades he has been a serial rapist: that is every three years or so, he would get some new White hireling, using drugs to render her unconscious, whereupon he would seduce her. Serious, almost unforgivable charges if true. He

has been roundly condemned and brought low. His future TV plans have been canceled; reruns of his old shows have been put back in the can.

He’s now a pariah.

But before we get the rope and assemble the posse for his “necktie party,” I would advise that he – as we all are entitled to be – is innocent until proven guilty, and the burden of proof is on the prosecutors, accusers.

Now I’m not trying to pardon

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LIFESTYLE

A photograph of the award-winning artist Lois Mailou Jones – a beloved instructor and mentor at Howard University for 47 years. /Courtesy Photo

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer

“A Shady Nook,” Le Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, 1991.” /Photo courtesy of Dr. Chris Chapman

Exhibit Gives Voice to Legendary Artist Paintings Illustrate Genius of Lois Mailou Jones

Lois Mailou Jones, who lived in the District for many years, painted scenes from the community in which she lived, including “Rock Creek Park.” /Photo courtesy of Dr. Chris Chapman

Unlike a photograph, a painting can capture more than just one moment in time.

Consider the works of one beloved Howard University professor of art whose brilliance continues long after her death.

“Lois Mailou Jones was a giant in the art world who inspired and mentored young, talented artists who would follow in her footsteps,” said Zoma Wallace, resident curator of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Wallace has assembled an exhibition that celebrates the life and career of Jones that is now on display at the I Street Gallery in Southeast. The exhibit, “Full Spectrum: The Prolific Master within Lois Mailou Jones,” opened on Monday, Nov. 3, which was Jones’ birthday, and runs through Friday, Jan. 30. As a historic icon in the arts and humanities who made her home in Washington, D.C., Jones remains a figure for future generations of Washingtonians to discover and share in her legacy. “‘Full Spectrum’ honors the memory and contributions of Lois Mailou Jones to arts communities locally, nationally and internationally,” said Judith Terra, chair of DCCAH. “We are pleased to be able to present her artwork. Such an exhibition enhances Washington, D.C.’s standing as a world-class cultural capital.”

Jones, born in Boston in 1905, began to draw and paint in watercolor during her childhood at the encouragement of her parents.

She attended classes at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts as a teenager and held her first solo exhibition at the age of 17. In 1929, she joined the art department at Howard University and remained as a professor of design and watercolor painting until her retirement in 1977.

“Her name isn’t recognized as much as other black artists, like Meta Warrick Fuller, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett or Romare Bearden, but that’s not because she was any less talented,” said Wallace, a native Washingtonian who considers her mother [Carolyn Dorinda Jones], a longtime collector of art, as the first “curator” in her life.

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Artist Lois Mailou Jones often worked outside, painting images of events that depicted the common man like “The March on Washington, 1963.” /Photo courtesy of Dr. Chris Chapman

cause Jones had a full mastery of all mediums. She had full command of representational and abstract styles, and even before graduating from high school, she clearly had technical skills as an artist that some would never accomplish. I believe that her commitment to her students and her laser-like focus to her craft are two reasons why she didn’t receive the [acclaim] that some of her contemporaries did. But make no mistake – she broke down and ignored barriers for women, for blacks and for artists in general,” said Wallace, 32.

After art school, Jones developed textile designs.

Many can be seen in the exhibit, including one example that adorns a chair, prominently displayed at the front of the gallery. In an interview with Charles H. Rowell published in “Callaloo,” Jones explained why she decided to abandon her successful career as a designer of textiles.

“My designs were selected, purchased and reproduced and sold all over the United States,” Jones said. “At that time, I realized that my name was never known. As I wanted to go down in history, I realized that I would have to be a painter. And so it was that I turned immediately to painting.”

The first set of paintings in the exhibition, done in charcoal or oil on canvas and completed between 1922 and 1928, illustrates the artist’s interest in the feminine body.

“These earlier works make it clear that Jones had a solid understanding of shadow and proportion, and as they are all nudes, they also exude her own femininity. Actually, Jones, who traveled the world, particularly revisiting places like France, Haiti and several countries in Africa, was a fashionable woman in her own right. What she saw in the world was what she painted, and her students followed suit including Catlett, David Driscoll and Martha Jackson-Jarvis – all of whom would go on to highly-successful careers because of her tutelage,” Wallace said.

One rarely exhibited watercolor painting of Jones, “The March on Washington 1963,” helps viewers understand one of the characteristics of the celebrated artist.

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“Because of her training, especially in Paris, Jones often painted outdoors so that she could capture the movement of people,” Wallace said.

“She loved watching others enjoy their leisure time, going about their natural routine, and she had the ability to make her paintings seem almost like a photographer’s snapshot but with brilliant, vibrant colors. I can imagine her sitting on the grass during that historic march in 1963, creating images quickly which she would later develop more thoroughly.”

Two other examples of Jones focusing on outdoor activities, both shown in the exhibit, include “The Zoo 1970” and “A Shady Nook,” Le Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, 1991.”

Jones, who would have been 109 on Nov. 3, married the prominent Haitian graphic artist Louis Vergniaud Pierre-Noel in 1953 after corresponding with her former Columbia University graduate school classmate for almost 20 years. They lived in D.C. and in Haiti and had no children.

Today art students continue to benefit from exhibitions of the artist’s work shown around the world through a scholarship fund established in the names of Jones and her husband.

Dr. Chris Chapman, general trustee for the Lois Mailou Jones Pierre-Noel Trust, said he considered it an honor to share the work of Jones with the residents of Washington, D.C. “Lois was fortunate to have lived a long life, and she often said, ‘At 90, I arrived,’” Chapman said. “In May 1996, in her 90th year, she received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Corcoran School of Art. Her speech included these words: ‘In the 30s and 40s, the social climate was not kind to a black woman artist. It was race, not a lack of talent, that kept your work out of many exhibitions.’”

Chapman concluded his remarks with the following affirmation: “We are fortunate that Lois never gave up her dream of becoming an artist. The ‘Full Spectrum’ exhibit [is] an eye-opening look at this determined trailblazer,” he said. WI The exhibition and related programming are free and open to the public.

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Idris Elba Releases New Album

‘Wire’ Actor Pays Tribute to His Father, Mandela

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer For whatever reason, HBO’s cutting-edge drama “The Wire” didn’t capture the major awards that many in the industry acknowledged that it deserved.

But, for those who helped to provide that unforgettable look into the life on the hardscrabble streets of Baltimore, success has come numerous times over, and Idris Elba, the man who

portrayed drug lord and businessman Stringer Bell, certainly stands tall as a prime example.

“That was a different time,” Elba told CNN. It certainly can be said that times have gotten even better for the London-born 42-year-old, who has not only gained critical acclaim but has also won several awards for his portrayal of Detective John Luther in the BBC

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ELBA continued from Page 30 television series “Luther.”

On Monday, Nov. 24, Elba released a new character album titled “Mi Mandela,” a tribute to the late civil rights icon Nelson Mandela, whom Elba portrayed on the Silver Screen last year in “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” a film for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama.

The new album includes songs that Elba wrote and produced, and they’re performed by both South African and British artists, including Mumford & Sons, the Mahotella Queens and Maverick Sabre.

Elba, who even lends his voice to some of the songs, said he plans to eventually release character albums in the future based on “Stringer Bell” and “Luther.”

“South Africa is very embracing. Even though I’m not from South Africa and was about to

play Mandela, they still gave me a lot of love,” he told CNN. By the end of filming, many were even calling Elba “Madiba,” Mandela’s nickname.

Elba said the experience led him to realize that the best way to capture not only the man but also the feeling of portraying him on film was through music.

“There were various sensations I experienced, and I could never give an answer I was satisfied with. I think this album represents that answer. It allows me to express the feelings of playing [Mandela],” Elba said.

In the album’s title song, on which Elba performs, he has a tongue-in-cheek lyric about the casting choice.

“All the families showed me love, the people wished me well/ The whole town wondering how Mandela could be played by Stringer Bell,” he sings on the record.

“It’s the thoughts I was thinking at the time of making that film. Music is a good way to get

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closer to a character, closer to an actor,” Elba said.

“It describes the whole journey of playing Mandela. It’s better than any picture, any postcard, any script, any autograph from an actor.”

Also, while Elba said he’d love to do a big screen adaptation of “Luther,” American fans of the British television series won’t have to wait much longer to see new episodes.

On Nov. 18, Fox TV executives announced that Elba and series creator Neil Cross have agreed to co-write new “Luther” episodes that could air as early as next year.

“Fox has given a rich pilot commitment with a seven-figure penalty to the adaptation of ‘Luther,’” said Nellie Andreeva of Deadline Hollywood.

“The original series, which aired in the U.S. on BBC America, earned eight Emmy nomina-

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ELBA continued from Page 31 tions for Best Miniseries, Best Actor and Best Writing and Directing,” Andreeva said.

Elba, who has appeared in such films as “Buffalo Soldiers,” “American Gangster,” “Thor,” and this year’s “No Good Deed,” has several other film projects on the way, including “The Gunman,” “Beasts of No Nation,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and “The Jungle Book,” each of which is scheduled for release in 2015.

In addition to winning a Golden Globe award, Elba in 2007 captured the title of People Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People, and in 2013 he earned the distinction of “Sexiest Man of the Year” from Essence Magazine.

Last month, he received the

Music of Black Origin’s Inspiration Award.

Elba said he’s been inspired by both Mandela and his own late father.

“My father was always equating himself with Mandela and people like Mandela who were standing up for what they believed in, and I would always succumb to 30-minute lectures about rights,” he said.

Elba co-wrote the song “Tree” for the new album, which counts as a partial tribute to his father, Winston Elba. He sings, “Somebody tell my father, that we are standing by his tree/And even though we miss him, we are glad that he’s set free.”

“That song is particularly moving to me,” he said. “As much as I wrote it for my dad, it relates to Mandela too, even more so now.”

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ARIES You can be discreet and cut down on some of the envious comments you are attracting. Or you can continue to flaunt it since you’ve got it. Your choice this week! Watch for a pleasant change in a romantic partner’s attitude. Soul Affirmation: The winner is me. I smile for the cameras. Lucky Numbers: 3, 39, 41

“The American Plate”

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By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer Everything looks so delicious.

It all smells great, too, and you can’t decide what you like best. The meat is done just right, potatoes are mashed to perfection, biscuits are to die for. And then there’s dessert! But wait, leftovers. That’s your favorite …

You’ve got a lot on your plate this month, in more ways than one. And in “The American Plate” by Libby H. O’Connell, Ph.D., you’ll learn the stories our food can tell.

Imagine inviting a long-ago ancestor to dinner this week.

What he’d find at the table might astound him; surely, there’d be some dishes he wouldn’t even recognize. That’s because “remarkable changes in ingredients, recipes, and menus over the centuries” have changed how – and what – we eat.

That ancestor, for instance, might’ve enjoyed dining on grilled beavertail. Yum. Then again, he’d know maize (corn, to us) very well. Native Americans grew it more than 9,000 years ago, and your ancestor might have had it in his garden, along with beans and squash, a farming method called the Three Sisters.

If he lived near the East Coast, he might’ve relished cod, though your Friday Night Fish Fry would seem pathetic to him.

The cod he ate came in 6-foot-long slabs, dried, salted, and kept stacked in his pantry.

He might’ve added cow’s butter dyed with

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TAURUS Take advantage of bursts of energy all week. Body and mind are in sync. Don’t take things too personally this week; you might get your feelings hurt. If you do, nighttime is a great time to make up. Make the call. Soul Affirmation: My hunches are right more often than not this week. Lucky Numbers: 16, 26, 29 GEMINI You are a superstar at work. Efficiency seems to be your middle name. As you go your charming way, don’t forget to delegate tasks with a smile. Soul Affirmation: I give my mind a holiday again this week. Lucky Numbers: 43, 47, 51

gold flower petals, maybe some eel on the side, and bon appétit.

Of course, our ancestors had turkey, but they also ate offal (which sounds really awful). Those from the Netherlands brought doughnuts to the table. The British gave us syllabub. The Chinese gave us a dish, the words of which mean “odds and ends,” or chop suey. Pie was a group effort, originating from several different cultures.

Food played a role in who won The War Between the States, when rebel forces nearly starved while Union soldiers enjoyed a bounty. At the turn of the last century, food created the first celebrity chefs. It became politicized some 85 years ago, then was frozen, served in front of the TV, and made fast.

And what does the future hold? Well, pull up a chair. That entrée isn’t done yet.

Ask five of your friends about their favorite comfort foods, and you’ll get five different stories that start out, “My mom made the best …”

Chances are that those dishes are found somewhere in “The American Plate.”

So many things that you’ll eat in the next few weeks are in this book, in fact, and there’s a story behind every one of them.

Author and historian Libby H. O’Connell fills our minds with the things with which we fill our bellies, letting us literarily play with our food. We get plenty of aside-dishes, and – surprise! – recipes, so you, too, can try roast beavertail, syllabub, Hangtown Fry, scrapple, or Red Cross War Cake.

Historians and cooks will obviously love this book, but I think it’s also very appropriate for anyone who likes to eat. If that’s you, then dig in. You’ll devour “The American Plate” until there’s nothing left over. WI

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CANCER A relationship may be heating up. Make sure you know what you want, then go ahead. Minor challenges on the home front are easily handled. Soul Affirmation: The widest outlook comes from the look within. Lucky Numbers: 8, 10, 34 LEO You make important progress at work this week by taking initiative and letting your leadership abilities shine. What you do makes things better for everyone around you, so rock steady. Meetings and conversations go especially well. Soul Affirmation: The word is in me. I bring it forth. Lucky Numbers: 10, 31, 42 VIRGO Lucky! Your natural ability to shine is magnified this week. You’ll be garnering positive attention on a project you recently completed. Bask in the glow of public admiration! Be daring. You’ll find a lot of support for the things you want to do. Soul Affirmation: This week I forgive myself for everything that has happened. Lucky Numbers: 12, 13, 28 LIBRA A celebration is in store, and you are the guest of honor! You’ve achieved something wonderful, and you need to take some time to enjoy it. Let yourself enjoy the applause, then move onward and upward. Soul Affirmation: I entertain wild ideas about making money this week. Lucky Numbers: 9, 12, 36 SCORPIO Let someone else make a few decisions this week. Take a backseat and enjoy the respite from doing all the driving. You’ll enjoy the ride more this week if you just admire the view as it goes by. Soul Affirmation: I enjoy living in my dream. Lucky Numbers: 18, 30, 43 SAGITTARIUS Sometimes you imagine that everyone needs to hear your sensible opinions on all matters of significance. And other weeks you know that you are wise and generous enough to listen to others as they share their good ideas. This week is a week for listening. You’ll learn much. Soul Affirmation: I listen with an open heart. Lucky Numbers: 5, 39, 43 CAPRICORN Anybody may occasionally have a week when their energy feels low. Your natural good health will see you through a possible down period if you just go with the flow and let yourself relax. Rest if you have the chance, and you’ll feel like your wonderful self in no time flat! Soul Affirmation: I calm my emotions by forgetting about the past. Lucky Numbers: 12, 41, 45 AQUARIUS You are the center of attention this week, and while you’ll be very busy, you’ll love every moment. Enjoy your time in the spotlight! You may want to indulge yourself with some emotional theatrics this week.

Soul Affirmation: All vibes are good for me this week! Lucky Numbers: 3, 12, 39 PISCES Stay flexible this week, especially where a partner is concerned.

While they may be moody, there’s no need for you to join them in their attitude unless you really, really want to! Stay positive, and go with the good vibrations that surround you. Soul Affirmation: I exercise to lower tension this week. Lucky Numbers: 31, 48, 52

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Robert Griffin III Could Join Cowboys Embattled Quarterback Faces Harsh Criticism

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Even Stevie Wonder can see the writing on the wall.

Robert Griffin III, the team’s former top draft pick and franchise quarterback, probably has a better chance of starting 2015 for the arch-rival Dallas Cowboys than he does for the Washington Redskins.

And, if recent comments made

by Coach Jay Gruden and others are any indication, divorce between the Redskins and the quarterback certainly appears imminent, perhaps as soon as the final game of the season, which happens to be against Dallas at FedEx Field in Landover,

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Maryland, on Sunday, December 28.

“Just from Robert’s perspective – you take everybody else out of the picture – Robert had some fundamental flaws,” Gruden said after another of the team’s humiliating losses, this time at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Nov. 16.

“His footwork was below average.

He took three-step drops when he should have taken five. He took a one-step drop when he should have taken three on a couple of occasions. That can’t happen,” the frustrated coach said after the loss.

“He stepped up when he didn’t have to step up, stepped into pressure. He read the wrong side of the field a couple of times. So, from his

Robert Griffin III, the team’s former top draft pick and franchise quarterback, probably has a better chance of starting 2015 for the arch-rival Dallas Cowboys than he does for the Washington Redskins. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

basic performance just critiquing Robert, it was not even close to being good enough to what we expect from that quarterback position.”

Although Gruden on Wednesday,

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Nov. 19, back-tracked a bit from his harsh criticism of Griffin, he did reiterate that the quarterback position needs to be occupied by a more steady performer.

“Once the season is over, we’ll take a long look at where we are as a football team at every position, not just the quarterback. And then we’ll make our decisions in-house and talk about them,” Gruden said.

It wasn’t exactly a ringing endorsement from the head coach, and, with an $18.4 million team option on the line, most would argue that the Redskins would be crazy to keep and pay Griffin, 24, that kind of cash particularly since he’s shown no signs of being in the same league as other top paid quarterbacks like Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady or Russell Wilson.

The team’s hierarchy, which includes Gruden, has to decide by May 3 whether they will pick up the $18.4 million contract option or cut Griffin, and prior to this season, there had been speculation that the former Heisman Trophy winner could be targeted by the Cowboys to ultimately succeed Tony Romo.

But that decision won’t be made for some time, and, at 3-7 with another lost season and a disgruntled fan base, Daniel Snyder’s team remains in a shambles.

Griffin has criticized teammates, including wide receiver DeSean Jackson, while others have been relentless in their condemnation of the young and oft-injured quarterback.

“They’ve surrounded [Griffin] with great weapons. I just think it comes down to RGIII,” said retired former Pro Bowl safety Rodney Harrison.

“I don’t think he can read coverage. He’s been in the league three years. If you need six more games to determine if he’s going to be your

future quarterback, you need a new coach and a new scouting department. I’ve seen enough. I don’t think he fits in the system. I think you have to get rid of him,” said Harrison, 41, who played with the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots, winning two Super Bowls.

In his first year as head coach, Gruden admitted being disappointed with the quarterback. He said that at this stage in Griffin’s career he should be playing with better poise.

“When you catch a shotgun snap or take a drop from under center, that should come naturally, and right now for whatever reason, those aren’t coming naturally. And that’s on us as a staff,” he said. “We have got to make sure we make it as natural for him as possible.”

After Gruden’s comments, Griffin met with the media on Wednesday, Nov. 19, and he decided to take the high road. He described his relationship with the head coach as great, and he said many of his teammates recently approached him, presumably to offer encouragement. “[Gruden] wants me to play better. I want to play better,” Griffin said.

Despite his brief comments, fans and NFL experts continued to insist that Griffin isn’t the man to lead the Redskins in the future.

Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young said coaches around the league and those who have worked with him have soured on Griffin.

“I’ve talked to his previous coaches, people I really trust and admire, that know quarterbacks,” said Young, 53. “Griffin doesn’t put in the time that’s necessary [that quarterbacks need to succeed in the NFL].” WI

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Thanksgiving needs a bit of a Hundreds of years ago, Thanksmakeover; maybe we can go back giving dinner was much more of a to the good ole days, when we cel- simple meal, a day to thank God for ebrated the holiday for what it really the harvest, to thank God for makmeant, a day of thanks. The priority ing it through a very hard farming was taking time to say “thank you” season or even to thank Him for to the Heavenly Father. It wasn’t communities coming together. about the hundreds of dollars many Let’s take a quick look at some of the spend during Thanksgiving evening history of Thanksgiving: and on Black Friday!

In 1621, Thanksgiving was held Today, many can hardly finish as a three-day feast to celebrate the dinner before rushing to shopping first harvest and to thank the local malls, looking for what is often trick Indians who had helped the Pilgrims pricing, where stores raise regular to survive their first year in Massaprices, then run sales to make shop- chusetts. pers believe they are getting great In 1623, Plymouth colony had deals. a terrible drought, and residents Focus on the simple side of life prayed for rain. After the rains came, for Thanksgiving, such as remem- they celebrated Thanksgiving with a bering the blessings we are thankful day of prayer. for and how God has blessed us In 1777, all 13 colonies celebrated with life, health and strength, food, Thanksgiving for the first time. family and nature, too.

In 1789, George Washington proGone are the days when our claimed November 26 to be a namothers baked 10 cakes and 10 pies tional thanksgiving day for adoption and allowed the children to eat any- of the Constitution. thing they wanted without having to In 1863, President Lincoln deask first. clared the last Thursday of NoFamilies received unannounced vember to be set aside as a “day of visitors graciously, and each time Thanksgiving and Praise.” someone came, they enjoyed homeIn 1941, Congress changed the baked goodies. holiday permanently to the fourth Today, we find ourselves checking Thursday of November. budgets carefully, and for ThanksThis Thanksgiving, go around the giving, more and more families room and have each family member are actually preparing a good Sun- give thanks for something wonday-type dinner instead of the feasts derful that has happened this year. of yesteryear. No longer are we pre- Then pray for special blessings for paring meals as if the King is com- the rest of this holiday season and ing. It is costly, and the calories and for the upcoming year, 2015. fat are unhealthy.

Make this a true, old-fashioned For those of us who still prepare holiday again. Give thanks and

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praise for the good things that our Lord has done for each and every family member and every guest. And say thanks for our president and our government.

In closing, I leave you with this, from Ralph Waldo Emerson: Thanksgiving Be thankful for each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends.

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AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL

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

Blessed Word of Life Church Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors 4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax 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

Campbell AME Church Reverend Daryl K. Kearney, Pastor 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” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE Washington, DC 20020

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Rev. John W. Davis, Pastor 5101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089 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

Pilgrim Baptist Church

Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

Church of Living Waters

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745

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

301-894-6464

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

St. Stephen Baptist Church 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

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Crusader Baptist Church

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

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

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” 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.

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”

Third Street Church of God

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

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

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

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

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

ST Marks Baptist

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church

Come Worship with us...

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

Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor 1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.5889 office 202.638.1803 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

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

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

Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor 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

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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RELIGION BAPTIST

All Nations Baptist Church

Advertise Your Church services here: call Ron Burke at

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Zion Baptist Church

Israel Baptist Church

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

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

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

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

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

call Ron Burke at

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074

Salem Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

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

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

Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

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.

New Commandment Baptist Church Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor 13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560 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”

Shiloh Baptist Church

Peace Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 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 “The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address pbcexec@verizon.net

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

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.

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) 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”

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Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

1864-2014

150 Years of Service

Christ Embassy DC

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

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

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

services here:

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

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

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

Advertise Your Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

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

Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M

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

St. Matthews 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

Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M

Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Emmanuel Baptist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:00 A.M.

St. Luke Baptist Church

1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940

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

or email

Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

202-561-4100 rburke@washingtoninformer.com

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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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

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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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

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1166

Administration No. 2014 ADM 902

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1127

Foreign No. 2014 FEP 144

Ella H. Davis

Larry Charles Burks

Decedent

Decedent

Fred Ronald Carpenter Decedent Peter D. Antonoplos, Esq.

Stephanie Rones, Esq.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600

1850 I Street, NW, Suite 500

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Washington, DC 20036

Washington, DC 20006 Attorney

Attorney Toni Sherrial Burks, whose address is 4438 B St., SE,

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Phyllis Davis, whose address is 2024 Monroe Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ella H. Davis, who died on August 1, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment 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 Register of Wills or filed with the Register of 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 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.

Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Larry Charles Burks, who died on April 11, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and

Lona Ann Douglas Name of Decedent

REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Michelle Douglas and Denise A. Douglas-

Romy McClure, whose address is 1011 Eton Way,

Lassiter whose addresses are 9109 Cooper Drive, Fort Washington, MD 20744 and 9118 Friar Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744 were appointed personal

appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

who died on August 22, 2008 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs

representatives of the estate of Lona Ann Douglas,

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

and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before May 20, 2015, or be forever barred.

their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 20, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed

County, State of Maryland, on September 30, 2014.

Service of process may be made upon

Lisa Harris, 201 Q Street, NE #3437, Washington, DC 20002 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C.

The decedent owned the following District

of Columbia real property: 3513 Tenth Street, NW,

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

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

on or before May 20, 2015, or be forever barred.

Washington, DC 20010.

days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of

Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent

Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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

personal property. Claims against the decedent may be

days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of

presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register

Wills, including name, address and relationship.

of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW,

November 20, 2014

Personal Representative

Romy McClure

TRUE TEST COPY

Register of Wills TRUE TEST COPY

from the date of first publication of this notice.

November 20, 2014

Personal Representative

Anne Meister

Anne Meister Register of Wills

November 20, 2014 Michelle Douglas Denise A. Douglas-Lassiter Personal Representative Anne Meister

rburke@washingtoninformer.com

Register of Wills Washington Informer

Washington Informer

or email

Date of first publication:

Anne Meister Register of Wills

202-561-4100

The decedent owned District of Columbia

Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months Date of first publication:

TRUE TEST COPY Phyllis Davis

call Ron Burke at

deceased, by the Orphans Court for Prince Georges

Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent

Date of first publication:

services here:

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL

Representative of the estate of Fred Ronald Carpenter,

November 13, 2014

Personal Representative

Date of Death

Neptune, NJ 07753, was appointed Personal

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

LEGAL NOTICES

August 5, 2013

heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their

Toni Sherrial Burks

Date of first publication:

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LEGAL NOTICES

Washington Informer

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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

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1158

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1041

Administration No. 2014 ADM 147

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1159 Esther Robinson aka Esther Yvonne Robinson aka Esther

James E. Washington aka James Edward Washington

Y. Robinson

Decedent

Joyce J. Jenkins Decedent

Betty J. Snowden aka Betty Jean Snowden Decedent

J. Lynwood Younger, 417805

Peter D. Anotonoplos, Esq.

services here:

1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Washington, DC 20036

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

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

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Shearine M. Sawyer and Alvonne Robinson, whose

Way, Cheverly, MD 20785, was appointed Personal

and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown

Representative of the estate of Joyce J. Jenkins, who

heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall

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

enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to

serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and

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

with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision.

heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their

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

All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are

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

Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 13, 2015. Claims against the

20011, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Easther Robinson aka Esther Yvonne Robinson aka Esther Y. Robinson, who died on August 17, 2014

unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a

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

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

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

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

shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the

Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before May

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

13, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be

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

heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive

on or before May 20, 2015, or be forever barred.

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

Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent

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

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

Date of first publication:

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

Date of first publication: November 13, 2014

November 13, 2014 Vanessa Renee Jenkins Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

rburke@washingtoninformer.com

Representative of the estate of Betty J. Snowden aka Betty

Attorney

20011 & 415 Nicholson Street, NW, Washington, DC

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

or email

SE, Washington, DC 20003, was appointed Personal

Arlington, VA 22204

addresses are 901 Elder Street, NW, Washington, DC

appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

202-561-4100

Donna Gambrell, whose address is 532 F Street Terrace,

2419 First Street South, Suite 100

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

Vanessa Renee Jenkins, whose address is 2413 Valley

call Ron Burke at

Decedent

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

who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: November 20, 2014 Shearine M. Sawyer

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CLINGMAN continued from Page 26 an alarmist. An alarmist solves no problem; he will call attention to it and won’t let us leave the agenda until someone else solves the problem.

So [alarmists] serve a purpose with their big mouths … Alarmists won’t let you sleep.”

All we get and unfortunately settle for is “drama” when it comes to solving our problems. We love to march and make symbolic statements, but we stop there; we never follow up with appropriate action.

This is why I propose that we gather 1 million or more conscious black people who are willing to do several things in response to the problems we face in this country.

We must have people who are willing to pool their votes and their dollars to build and grow businesses.

We must elect politicians who, prior to an election, will state very clearly and publicly their commitment to fight for issues specific to black peo-

JACKSON continued from Page 26 in the 80s and the successful spinoff, “A Different World.”

Evidently, Hollywood is a different world.

Even more surprising than the reaction from Hollywood and Corporate America is the paucity of people willing to defend Cosby or at least insist on a greater burden of proof from his growing list of accusers. To be blunt, true friends don’t desert friends based on unsubstantiated rumors.

That means even when defending them is unpopular. I have publicly defended former Senate Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi when I knew accusations of him being a White racist were unfounded. I also backed former Majority House Leader Tom DeLay, who stepped down in 2005 after being indicted for

CURRY continued from Page 26 white women and almost five times that of Hispanic/Latino women.

Of HIV diagnoses among 13- to 19-year-olds, almost 70 percent are to black teens, even though they constitute approximately 16 percent of the adolescent population in the U.S. HIV was the fifth-leading cause of death for black men and the seventh for black women ages 25-44 in 2010, which is higher than any other racial or ethnic group.

ple, just as other groups get politicians for whom they vote to support and fight for their issues.

A collective of 1 million conscious black people could positively affect the jobs issue by forming an equity or loan fund to establish more black businesses. We could also help grow those businesses by collectively supporting them with our consumer dollars, thereby creating jobs and lowering the black unemployment rate.

One million conscious black voters could leverage our votes to help elect the politicians who will work in our best interests, no matter what color their skin is, what party they belong to, or what political label they wear. It’s all about interests, not parties or skin color.

A national group of 1 million could also stimulate the formation of local coalitions to accomplish the same goals in cities across this nation. No more need to go to Washington and march about something

we can do right in our own backyards. No more spending our money, the majority of which goes to non-Black businesses, to travel distances to “protest” and create “drama” around issues we can solve ourselves. Enough of that nonsense!

We must coalesce around efforts that make sense, efforts that are practical and beneficial, and efforts that will get us off the treadmill and keep us from marching in place for the next fifty years. Join the 1 million conscious voters, and let’s start solving our own problems and creating our own jobs with our own dollars.WI

allegedly improperly funneling campaign donations to Texas House candidates. He was eventually exonerated, but by then his political career had been unfairly destroyed.

Doesn’t Cosby deserve that same kind of loyalty?

I am not aware of one public statement of support from any former cast member of Cosby’s shows. I am not aware of any statement of support from any comedian on the scene today whose career took off because of Cosby. I am not aware of any statement of support from any civil rights group or college that has gladly taken millions over the years from Cosby and his wife.

Without delving into the issues about which only Cosby and his accusers know, at minimum, those who have been recipients of his largess could at least say there’s another side of the man.

I have spoken to a few of my

A-list Hollywood friends about this issue, and I found their explanations repulsive. They are all afraid of being “blacklisted” by White, liberal Hollywood. As much as I love money and success, I love my integrity more.

How can you not support someone who has been instrumental in your being the very person you are today? How do you justify leaving someone like Cosby out to hang by himself ?

Even Fat Albert doesn’t think Cosby deserves this kind of treatment.WI

Not surprisingly, most of the black HIV/AIDs cases are in the South, where the majority of African-Americans live.

The Kaiser fact sheet observed, “Regionally, the South accounts for the majority of Blacks newly diagnosed with HIV (61% in 2011) and Blacks living with an HIV diagnosis at the end of 2010 (55%).

“HIV diagnoses among Blacks are clustered in a handful of states, with 10 states accounting for the majority (68%) of Blacks living with an HIV diagnosis at the end of 2010. New

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While the District of Columbia had fewer Blacks living with an HIV diagnosis in 2010 (10,995), it had the highest rate of Blacks living with an HIV diagnosis at the end of 2010 (4,260.3 per 100,000), a rate more than three times the national rate for blacks (1,242.4).

“Ten large metropolitan areas accounted for over half (59%) of Blacks living with an HIV diagnosis at the end of 2009.

The New York and Miami metropolitan areas had the greatest numbers of Blacks living with

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Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC., a Washington, D.C.based public relations/government affairs firm. He can be reached through his website, www.raynardjackson.com.

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an HIV diagnosis.”

Like most females, black women are more likely to have been infected through heterosexual transmission than their white counterparts, who are more likely to have been infected through drug use than black women.

Though males are more likely to have been infected through sex with other men, heterosexual transmission and injection of drugs account for a greater share of new infections among black men than white men.

Although 75 percent of Blacks in the 18-64 age group report having been tested for HIV – the highest of any group – within the last 12 months, 17 percent of Blacks living with HIV do not know they are in

fected. That’s crucial because the sooner an HIV-positive person enters treatment, the better chance he or she has of living a long, relatively normal life.

Overall, HIV is not at the high levels it was in the 1980s, but we are a long way from eradicating this scourge.WI George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service. He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his website, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook.

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matter, it is Republicans who continually talk about reaching out to the African-American community. Alexander could have made some progress with African-Americans, especially educators, if he had spent jut a few seconds of his media rounds talking about race and the achievement gap.

Education ought to be one of our nation’s highest priorities. It ought to have been so for the past several decades. Obama came into office saying that education was a high priority, but the economy and international issues have moved education issues from a high priority to an afterthought.

What does it take to make ed-

CHAVIS continued from Page 27 this president made it happen.

Yes, there is going to be a big political fight over immigration.

Black Americans should weigh in on this debate from an activist perspective rather than from the position of disinterested spectators.

As Obama affirmed, “What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an ideal, that all of us are created equal,

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what’s indefensible, and rape certainly is indefensible. “No” means “No.” But at the same time rape is not a sex act. It is an act of repression, subjugation, often accompanied by humiliating violent torment.

So does having sex with drugged women incapable of giving their consent constitute rape? Probably.

How about when the act occurs on more than one occasion with the same woman? How do we characterize a “victim” who “went back for more” so to speak?

So, is this guy mentally disturbed? I would think that women would be falling all over themselves, lining up for a chance to have sex with a multimillionaire celebrity. Why would he have to stoop to coercing sex from unwilling underlings to whom he has absolutely nothing to prove?

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ucation a higher priority? What does it take to close the race gap in achievement? Given our nation’s shifting demographics, there should be some passion about reforming our education system so that more young people (and those not so young) are able to achieve their highest and best aspirations. The best-educated workforce is more productive, so failing to focus on education means failing to focus on the future of our nation’s economy.

We ignore these education challenges at our own peril. Alexander can make a difference if he gets off his privatization, states’ rights hobbyhorse and talks about embracing ways our entire nation can improve educational attainment. The states rights’ approach leads to a real

unevenness in educational quality – some states will choose to prioritize education, and others will not. Yet our entire nation will shoulder the impact of uneven education, and our entire nation will pay.

The only saving grace in the fact that Alexander will chair the Senate Education Committee is that he may have only have two years to wreak havoc. If Democrats are astute and provide more focus on education, then perhaps Republican dominance will fade. Still, this is not about Democrats or Republicans; it is about the future of our nation.WI

and all of us have the chance to make of our lives what we will.”

Equality in a democracy where are people are treated fairly and justly is a moral and noble goal that we all should strive to attain. Yet for 45 million black Americans, we also know the bitter taste of centuries of oppression, discrimination, injustice, violence and racial hatred.

In fact it is our ongoing struggle for freedom, justice and equality that still continues to this day that is the reason why we cannot

afford to be silent on the issue of immigration equal justice. I am prepared to stand with the president of the United States on this matter. Are you? WI

And what about the timing of this whole scandal? Rich and famous Black men have been held up for public ridicule in every arena lately. Common, ordinary Black men are being shot down in the streets like animals, and they are all being shamed by public outcry against their indefensible behavior.

It’s as though Black males are being proven to be unworthy of any public compassion. Like at the time after Reconstruction when the Ku Klux Klan was born: They had it coming to them.

Some of the scorn for Cosby comes from those who smarted when he chastised poor Black folks – from his perch of power and privilege – for making ignorant life choices. How dare he point an accusing finger at real people who live the life of Fat Albert and his posse?

At the same time, some of the defenders of Cosby may be blinded by their affection for the image

of the beloved Dr. Huxtable and his family. I’ve got no exaggerated affection for any of his on-camera personas, and I agree that Black people need to clean up our act, not for the approval of White people but for the betterment of our own living conditions.

So I’m left in the middle, reminded that someone told me recently that the much-admired Paul Laurence Dunbar was a wife abuser. I didn’t even bother to check, because nothing I could learn more than 100 years after Dunbar’s death could make me appreciate his “Antebellum Sermon” and other poetry any less than I do.

I wish that was true for Bill Cosby, but alas he has yet to publicly answer for his guilt or innocence of these charges. Scotty, Coach Kincaid, Fat Albert and Cliff Huxtable can’t speak up for him now. WI

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