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When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, The Hustlers Guild 2019, Wilton Gregory shatold daughter told her theInfather survivors are treated. moresecond rights for victim's families hosted their teredher a glass ceiling of her daughter threatened “She'smaintained using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vicvirtual HBCU voter for centuries within Cathlife, and the life of their child, story, her the own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assessawareness pep rally on olic Church, becoming both she knew something had to be push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further Oct. 19 with NBA the nation’s and the District’s done. Out of her frustration said about Marlow. training for law enforcement All-Star Chris Paul, first African-American arch- said anyone with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens agencies, a Child's Life Protecfuture of mandatory counselbishop. of the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow's book will NBA tionHall Act and Famer and sports anahe she “puts the ing for batterers. start the Saving Promise And cam-on Sunday, “get it.”Oct. She25, said lyst Vince Carter, NBA paign. achieved another casemilestone in such when a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradiBarnes “It seems toduring be a vicious Pope Francis, remarkscycle made from St. Peter's Square person can get it.” She saidchampion at the Matt cate domestic violence, we must andwillrapper that won'tCity, turn my family in Vatican appointed Gregory, 72, endto become of the Amerday, the book look Chika. at both sides of the coin. motivaloose,” said. Gregory Marlowcounted helpamong people13 begin a dia- their ica's firstMarlow Black cardinal. whoto haveSharing We need to address both the victions for tim voting shared storytowith theataudilogue ceremony about domestic andand the batterer,” Marlow will beher elevated the rank an installation slat- violence. howwas they have ence at this theyear District Also present at the event said.become ed later on Nov. Heights 28. civically-engaged citi-would also like to see Domestic Violence Informer Symposium the exMarlow The Washington spoke at Mildred length withMuhammad, Gregory onshortly May 7after at the Heights wife zens, the featured guests designed to raise of John Allen programs his District historic appointment as archbishop in an Muhammad, Municipal Center. sympo-of Washington engaged with students among children in who was sentenced awareness office located at the The Archdiocese in Hyatts- to six consecsium was sponsored by the Historically utive lifehttps://www. terms without across parole 40 public and private schools. She ville, Maryland. (For the complete interview go to: Family and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for hisBlack role inCollege Universities feelsand children needtopics to beincluding: educat- creating washingtoninformer.com/archbishop-gregory-continues-task-of-reCenter of the city of District the Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. voting plans, early voting, absentee voting and commustoring-trust/) Prior to 2019, he had led the Archdiocese of Heights and the National Hook2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasnity strategies that increase voting awareness. One high Atlanta – a position to which he was first appointed in Up of Black Women. the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilschool student, senior Kaila Peterson, won $1,000 in the 2005. In the District, Gregory replaced Cardinal Donald Marlow has written a book, organization the Tikdren about domestic violence,” Guild’s Tok Challenge for her voter awareness social Wuerl who resigned in Oct. 2018 afteranyielding to surgingthat helps “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence said. over 20,000 comments. media postMarlow that garnered public anger which could not be abated given his role in the story about four generations of and their children. Marlow has worked to words: break “UnderPaul encouraged youth with these Church’s sexual abuse crisis. domestic violence. The book is “I lived in fear for six years. Sixthe importance the cycle of abuse in her family, stand of your voice. Challenge your A cardinal’s responsibility remains to elect a new inspired by herprimary own experiences, years in fear is a long time. It is Challenge and is confident the(topolicies she homies. your friends vote) . . . We have to pope, should down or die, according to the United and those of he herstep grandmother, not an easy thing to come out isthings pushing for will start that keep doing like this.” States Conference of Catholic Bishops. However, eligibilher mother and her daughter. of,” she said. process. In September, The Hustlers Guild joined Barnes to ity for the former pope’s successor She saidcardinals every who timecan sheelect reads Mildred Muhammadeducate said 250,000 “I plan to take these to the votstudents across thepolicies U.S. about requires being under the age of 80. Nine of the 13 new carexcerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to ing process, hoping to increase voting in communities dinals, Gregory, under that age. can not including believe the wordsarecame domestic violence victimthat must change our Marlow said. have historically lowlaws,” voter turnout. According to Vatican News, the official news agency of the from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poli“In just a few weeks, people in our communities will Holythe See, cardinals wear the distinctive vestment to indicate won 2007 National “Best red the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” have a chance to make their voices heard. We their willingness the point shedding Books” Award. to sacrifice themselves tothat sheofmay be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached want to make sure that they have created a voting “their own blood in the servicewhen of the Successor of Peter.” “I was just 16-years-old mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net and are out there encouraging others. Making inmy eye first blackened and my “Before you get to 'I'mplan going formed lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal decisions WI is extremely crucial,” said Yasmin Salina, Guild co-founder and executive director. Elaine Davis-Nickens, presiFor more, visit @thehustlersguild (Instagram), @husdent of the National Hook-Up tlersguild (Twitter) or on Facebook, thehustlersguild.org. of Black Women, said there is no consistency in the way domestic violence issues are dealt with by
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National Council on Aging Shares Tips to Keep Elderly Voters Safe We have to stop being
As the nation enters the home stretch towards Election Day, the Arlington-based National Council on Aging [NCOA] has provided tips on how older adults can vote safety including resources to assist them. NCOA produced a trailer in which you can visit: https://youtu.be/ mAkFFzopC68. Older Americans have been lifelong voters and they’re an important voting bloc in many elections. However, they and their caregivers have been among the most vulnerable in this health pandemic. Challenges include: safely getting to the polls, understanding mail-in options, securing assistance in filling out their ballot or language assistance and where to register to vote. For recommendations on how to overcome any or all of these challenges, visit NCOA’s website, www.ncoa.org/ vote or www.healthvoting.org/ncoa. Also on NCOA's website is an Election Toolkit that features information aimed at better educating all voters. The page includes: tips for healthy voting and information on how older adults can avoid voter ID scams, as well as details about the issues on the table that affect older Americans, such as Medicare, Medicaid, retirement, investing in aging services and COVID-19.
passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these policies to Congress and implore them to change our laws. I will not stop until these policies are passed.
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