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Black women led two marches in D.C. and more than a dozen sister rallies and marches across the country Saturday, Sept. 30, railing against the inequalities Black people — particularly women — face. The March for Black Women and the March for Racial Justice drew a crowd of thousands to march in the streets of D.C. Though both marches held separate rallies in the morning, they joined each other in Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill before marching to the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters and then to the National Mall under the directive: "Let Black women lead!" Though racism and sexism are typically seen as separate issues, event organizers said the combination of the two marches highlighted the intersectional bias women of color often face. "[Black women] live at the intersections," said Trina Greene Brown, 33, who participated in the event. "Our gender and race are not separable." Brown traveled from Los Angeles to join the march because she believes Black women are not recognized for the work they do in many of the movements they participate in including the women's rights movement and movements for racial justice. "Black women deserve to be heard," she said, adding that she hopes it is not the last march centered specifically around Black
A new poll aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of sickle cell disease among African Americans has revealed that while the majority of respondents were familiar with the illness, only onethird – 36 percent – realized that it disproportionately affects people of African descent. The poll also helped to dispel a long-held myth that African Americans typically shun clinical trials. A partnership that includes Pfizer Inc., the National Newspaper Publishers Association and Howard
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Lincoln Park in Southeast where they converged in a March for Black Women, walking to the Justice Department and ending on the National Mall Saturday, Sept. 30. The march was held 20 years after the Million Women March to bring attention to the injustices Black women face. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter
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Three Make Cases for Virginia Governor By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Three candidates seeking to replace Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe this fall may not agree on much, but each said the economy is the biggest issue facing state residents. In a wide-ranging interview with The Informer, Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, Republican candidate Ed Gillespie and Libertarian Cliff Hyra stated their case for Virginia’s highest office. “As a doctor, you might imagine that I’m a pretty good listener,” said Northam, a former Army physician and senator who assumed his current office in 2014. “And I as travel the com-
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Marlow help people begin to a dia- We need to address both the vic-suits have been filed against the school system shared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim andCarraway, the batterer,” Marlow ence at the District Heights andevent city of Glenarden. Also present at the was said. Authorities said some of the Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, abusethe tookexplace inside thewould city’s municipal Marlow also like tobuilding see on May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen where Muhammad, designedThetocase raise Carrawayprograms led choir lessons. forced Municipal Center. The sympo- who was sentenced school to six consecawareness children in officials to create a among task force and institute sium was sponsored by the utive life terms without public and private schools. She variousparole safety measures. Family and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatCenter of the city of District the Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. Heights and the National Hook- 2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasUp of Black Women. the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilMarlow has written a book, an organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” Washington Nationals fans complained on violence Marlow said. “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a have survivors of domestic story fourand generations of radio socialabout media sports talk asking why the and their children. Marlow has worked to break domestic Thethe book is “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, agency violence. known as Washington Metropolitan inspired by her own experiences, in fearMetrorail is a long time. It is and is confident the policies she Area Transit Authority doesn’tyears extend and thoseduring of hernight grandmother, not an easytravel thing by to come out is pushing for will start that hours games. Thousands her mother and and exit her daughter. of,” she said. Metro process. Metrorail the Navy Yard-Ballpark She said inevery time she readsa few Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to station Southeast to walk blocks to Nationexcerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to als Ballpark. The Nationals host the Chicago Cubs can not believe the words came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. at 7:30 Oct. 6 in game 1 of the Nafrom her. p.m. “ColorFriday, Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these politional League Divisional Series.the Fortunately, won the 2007 National “Best victim's life,game and understand cies are passed.” 2 on Saturday, To extend Books” Award. 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D.C.-area residents who have lived in the region for most or parts of their lives and whose families and loved ones still live in the Caribbean have continued their push to assist hurricane-torn Puerto Rico and several other islands. A group of individuals have founded a new nonprofit called the Caribbean Disaster Relief & Recovery Alliance, Inc., whose model is “helping people recover their lives.” “This effort is more important than ever and, based on the weather projections, we may have even more islands impacted,” said Loughton Sargeant, a St. Croix native and senior electrical engineer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture who serves of treasurer for the nonprofit. “The most important message I can give to folks is that people are suffering and we need help,” Sargeant said. “Some have no food, no clothes and it’s critical that we reach out.” The Caribbean Disaster Relief and Recovery Alliance was established this month to help address the needs of disaster stricken islands such as St. Thomas, St. John, St. Marteen, Antigua, Tortola and Barbuda. Later, the nonprofit added St. Croix, Dominica and Puerto Rico to the islands they’re seeking to assist. The death toll from Hurricane Maria continues to climb, Gaston Browne, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, told reporters. Browne said Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reported widespread devastation and his own house was destroyed by the storm. Meteorologists said as much
as 18 inches was dumped on Puerto Rico in less than two days after the storm began last month. Elaine Simon, a member of the nonprofit, said those islands will need assistance for years to come. She said group has enlisted the help of former Maryland senator and WOLB talk show host Larry Young and radio DJ Lolo, who also hails from the Virgin Islands. “We are in direct contact with individuals from those islands in addition to what the governments are doing, they need our help,” Simon said. The nonprofit has continued to collect nonperishables, baby clothes and wipes, sheets, towels, feminine products, tooth pastes and many other items as well as cash to assist those in need. They’ve identified churches and other organizations to ensure that those in need receive the donations as soon as possible. Later, the organization will work to help with larger requests such as doors, windows, hammers and nails to help rebuild the islands – particularly Barbuda, an island that has been totally devastated, Simon said. They’ll also include donations to Texas and Florida victims, too, she said. “We do have brothers and sisters and families in Texas and in Florida and we need to give back to them and this group is very diverse and very committed,” Simon said. “We’ll take whatever; 50 cents, $1. It will all help with shipping and purchasing items in addition to what we’re already collecting.” For more information or to donate, call 443-869-1835 or visit www.cdra-inc.org. WI
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I No Longer Celebrate ‘Integration’ in America When I was a little boy and would visit my grandparents in Williamsburg, VA, I remember how much I enjoyed their little community. Everything was Black-owned – from the grocery store and beauty parlor to the barber shop, pool hall, record store and of course our place of worship, First Baptist Church. In fact, the bell that was rung during the opening ceremony last year for the new African American museum on the National Mall was our church bell. Who Knew!? I loved those days and because my grandmother would save coins all year long in anticipation of summer vacation with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, putting those quarters and nickels and dimes in a jar for me and my cousins, I always had some money to spend once I arrived on Scotland Street. No matter where I went in the neighborhood, I recall feeling like everyone had “welcome” mats outside their doors. They made me feel like my ‘Blackness’ was something beautiful, something desirable, something magical – telling me that being Black was an asset rather than a curse.
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But as integration firmly took hold, many of the businesses began to close. As one summer ended, many of the doors were bolted shut, the curtains closed. The next summer – my favorite places had new looks, new doors, new curtains and . . . white owners. What’s more, business was booming for them. Of course, my Daddy was NOT going to let a white man cut our hair or shine his shoes. And Grandma really preferred shopping with people whom she’d known for years. So, she too, was forced take her business elsewhere to another community that had not been overtaken by “white establishments” eager to accept Blacks folks’ dollars. Then, the strangest thing happened. Blacks in the city began bragging about how much better the items at the white stores were than the Black stores. I wondered what made white products and services “better” than those owned and managed, sometimes even created by Blacks. I just could not figure it out. So, I asked my parents and they gave the answer without any hesitation: NOTHING!
Perhaps it’s this kind of asinine thinking that causes many Blacks to believe they’ve made it, that they’ve “arrived” because white America has given them the green light of approval and welcomed them into previously “white only” enclaves. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t have a problem with fitting in, with mixing the “coffee and the cream.” I just cannot stomach Blacks who turn their backs on their own – as if they went into a colorization machine and have become . . . dare I say it . . . white. Back in the day, before whites even took the time to speak to Blacks much less to acknowledge us as human beings, to provide us the opportunity to share our views, display our goods, or express our creativity, etc., it was the Black community and Black-owned businesses, the church, the press, schools, and the like who solely supported their Black brothers and sisters. And we were blessed to have those places in our communities and those men and women in our lives. So, if they were good enough for Grandma, why aren’t they good enough now? WI
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By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer Closing out African Heritage Month, the Mayor’s Office on African Affairs recently held its elaborate 8th Annual DC Africa Celebration as part of the multi-cultural program’s 11th year anniversary. Showcasing a wide range of African countries all across the continent, actor Tim Reid who held a major role on the 90’s sitcom “Sister, Sister,” took to the podium Sept. 28 as an advocate for international affairs on the continent. “When I often travel to various places in Africa and then come back to America, or anywhere in the world, there is never a place where I don't see Africa’s footprint,” Reid said. “From the Architecture, to the food, to dance, to culture. Picasso got his start because of Africa and the influence their original art had on him...so stand proud and always be proud to be from Africa and let’s get more African Americans to start going back to the continent.”. Drawing in dozens of residents across the region to the UDC Theatre of Arts in Northwest, the talent and rich history of the African arts gave all participants a chance to connect with their roots and remember why Africa is still so important as expressed by Mamadou Samba, director of the Mayor’s Office on African
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On this past NFL football Sunday, October 1, community leaders and activists gathered outside of the D.C. Superior Court in Northwest to kneel in solidarity with a host of NFL players who are protesting the wanton killing of Black men and women by law enforcement and in support of a movement triggered by former quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The protest, Attorney Johnny Barnes said, represents a fight against President Donald Trump’s attempt to use his office to infringe upon American’s First Amendment guarantee of Freedom of Speech, when he called for the firing of NFL players and coaches who kneel during the presentation of the National Anthem. Barnes said he plans to Take a Knee each Sunday at noon throughout the NFL season. /Photo by DR Barnes
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SICKLE CELL from Page 1 University announced the findings from the poll at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington on Thursday, Sept. 21. The poll revealed that, despite long-standing historical perceptions of mistrust in medical professionals by the Black community, 91 percent of respondents indicated that they believe health care professionals are trustworthy. More than three-quarters – 79 percent – had positive or neutral attitudes toward sickle cell disease (SCD) trials and a majority indicated a willingness to participate in future clinical trials for SCD, given appropriate knowledge and recommendations from health care professionals. “Our core belief is that every patient counts, especially when it comes to rare disease,” said Michael Goettler, the global president of Pfizer Rare Disease. “When you have a rare disease, often you feel lonely and your physician may not be able to help you,” Goettler said, noting that the poll results provide a basis for Pfizer to seek more detailed assistance for sufferers. In March, the NNPA, Pfizer and Howard University decided to collaborate in an effort to affect change. The groups noted that, despite having the greatest burden for SCD, there’s limited research regarding African-Americans’ knowledge and thoughts about clinical trials that study the health impacts of the ill-
VIRGINIA from Page 1 he said. “We’ve made significant economic progress over the last four years, bringing in over $16 billion in capital investment, creating over 210,000 jobs, and bringing our unemployment rate to a nine-year low from 5.4 to 3.8 percent.”
ness. “These poll findings will give our readers an in-depth understanding of how sickle cell disease is perceived by African Americans,” said Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., president and CEO of the NNPA, a trade association of 211 African-American owned community newspapers from around the country. “With this knowledge from the dedicated research team at Howard University, and through our collaboration with Pfizer, we can spur meaningful conversation and assess the best ways to improve disease education for those impacted in our communities,” Chavis said. Dorothy Leavell, chair of the NNPA, said she’s pleased to be a part of a group delivering “good news” as well as the research that Pfizer continues to embark upon on behalf of SCD sufferers. SCD remains as a lifelong and debilitating disorder that affects red blood cells and it’s the most common inherited blood disorder in the U.S. Most who live with SCD are of African descent and the disease occurs in one out of 365 African-American births. The life expectancy rate in America hovers in the mid-40s, said Dr. Kevin Williams, the chief medical officer for Pfizer Rare Disease. Williams also writes a regular column about SCD for the NNPA, titled “Ask Dr. Kevin.” “These insights [from the poll] will not only help us determine how to further enhance disease edHowever, for the past six years, Virginia’s economic growth trailed the national average and, last year, the state saw a 0.6 percent economic growth, falling to 39th in the nation, said Gillespie, who once served as chair of the Republican National Committee and counselor
"Hourly wage growth in Virginia is so sluggish that the commonwealth ranked 44th among states. Further, S&P Global Ratings changed the outlook on Virginia’s status from stable to negative. That’s infuriating." ED GILLESPIE WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
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5 Representatives from NNPA, Pfizer and Howard University seek ways to raise awareness about sickle cell. /WI photo ucation and awareness but will also help us educate SCD patients and their families about the importance of clinical trials in brining novel treatment options to market for those in need,” Williams said. Researchers made 31,934 telephone calls for the poll conducted between June 15 and July 15. A total of 741 individuals aged 20 to 70 living across the country who identified as being of African-American ethnicity, responded to the survey. The majority of respondents (79 percent) said they understood the importance of disease education
and expressed the need for additional current information, specifically regarding pain relief, clinical trials and progress toward better treatment or a cure. “It’s not surprising for us that a majority of our participants understood and were previously aware of sickle cell disease,” said Dr. Terri Adams, the dean of arts and sciences at Howard University. “The overwhelming majority understood that it’s a disease – a blood disorder,” Adams said. “There was a willingness to participate in [SCD] clinical tri-
als. However, 82 percent had very or somewhat negative attitudes toward clinical trials in general, so there’s still a general mistrust in clinical trials,” she said. Researchers and officials at Pfizer and the NNPA each said they hope to continue to educate patients, family members and primary care doctors about SCD clinical trials. “Close to 20 percent said they were unsure of how it was inherited and this presents a problem because if you don’t know how it’s inherited, you may be putting your offspring at risk,” Adams said. WI
to President George W. Bush. “Hourly wage growth in Virginia is so sluggish that the commonwealth ranked 44th among states,” Gillespie said. “Further, S&P Global Ratings changed the outlook on Virginia’s status from stable to negative. That’s infuriating.” Hyra, a lawyer running his
first political campaign, said the biggest issue “is the number of obstacles the state places in the way of Virginians who are looking to improve their lives, and the resulting subpar economic performance of the commonwealth and lack of good, high paying, stable jobs.” Taxes are too high, particu-
larly on low levels of income, and a raft of inefficient business taxes and anti-competitive regulations discourage small business formation and expansion and render the commonwealth uncompetitive with other states and other countries, he said. “Virginia's antiquated and dra-
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Medical Marijuana Among Topics at Md. Public Hearing By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Medical marijuana will be one of the main topics heading into the Maryland General Assembly when legislators reconvene in less than four months. After a last-ditch effort failed to approve legislation in this year's session, Delegate Cheryl Glenn of Baltimore said Saturday emergency legislation will be presented in January to make sure it happens. "The leadership of the General Assembly has put in writing to pass an emergency bill in the very beginning of session," she said during
an all-day public hearing in the Department of Legislative Services building in Annapolis. "This is going to be moving forward." Glenn, who chairs the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, led the meeting to hear testimony on medical cannabis, housing and other subjects to prepare and possibly incorporate responses into legislation for the annual four-month legislative session. Medical cannabis consumed part of the meeting for more than 90 minutes which included testimony from consultants, supporters and state officials. The Black caucus, comprised of 50 members and about 40 percent
The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland holds a public hearing at the Department of Legislative Services building in Annapolis on Sept. 30. /Photo by William J. Ford
of the Democratic slate in Annapolis, expressed displeasure when medical cannabis failed to pass on the last day of this year's session April 10. House and Senate leaders, including House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, plan to schedule a joint hearing on the first Monday of session on Jan. 16, Glenn said. However, if the plan stalls and final paperwork isn't on the governor's desk to sign by the end of January, the Black caucus may not work with leadership at all. "We're not going to go along to get along," said Delegate Balil Ali of Baltimore. Brian P. Lopez, who Gov. Larry Hogan appointed in July to serve
Metro Joins Parade to Entice Amazon By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Metro’s chief has until Oct. 19 to prepare a proposal and convince Amazon officials that building a second headquarters on transit-owned
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Wiedefeld holds a press briefing at the transit agency’s headquarters in Northwest on Sept. 28. /Photo by William J. Ford
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and adjacent property would benefit the 50,000 new employees. “We have a fantastic system. We’re moving a million passengers a day in the total system,” General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said Thursday, Sept. 28. “Clearly we have one of the best systems in the country. That will be the pitch. I think we are a plus-plus in the proposal and we just have tremendous opportunities in the region.” One requirement from the online giant based in Seattle stems from at least 100 acres of land available, or enough acreage to accommodate eight million square feet of office space by 2027. Metro doesn’t have that. Officials with the second busiest transit agency nationwide can pitch how 15 sites are anchored by Metrorail and Metrobus lots, one of Amazon’s prerequisites. Because the transit agency has property in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, the bid would be coordinated with officials from those respective jurisdictions. The agency has financial concerns, such as the review of next
year’s fiscal budget later this month. Amazon officials labeled the project “Amazon HQ2” and have invested $5 million in construction. The proposal seeks to construct another site in regions with more than one million people. According to the company’s request for proposal document, some of the other requirements are: • A stable and business-friendly environment; • Within 45 minutes of an international airport; and • No more than two miles from a major highway. Metro will face plenty of nationwide competition such as Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert announced last month he wants to entice the second Amazon operation in Detroit. According to various media report, the billionaire who founded Quicken Loans will work with officials across the river in Windsor, Canada. Locally, officials in Prince George’s County are pushing for three sits in College Park, New Carrollton and Greenbelt to bring in Amazon.
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as the new chairman of the state’s Medical Cannabis Commission, was peppered with questions concerning the board, including its makeup. Of the 15 commissioners, Lopez said the governor appointed 10 new people. However, he said the board has only two Blacks, one Latino, an Iranian and four women. So far, he said more than 12,000 patients and at least 500 doctors are registered for the medical marijuana program. When Delegate Darryl Barnes (D-District 25) of Upper Marlboro asked where are the patients and doctors located, Lopez said throughout the state. However, Lopez said some doctors and physicians aren’t listed publicly "for a variety of reasons." Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has said he supports a second headquarters to Port Covington in Baltimore. The nonprofit research and public policy outfit Brookings Institute looked at which metropolitan areas would fit into Amazon’s second headquarters. For instance, Houston and Dallas have the land, but less developed transit systems. The District, Boston and New York City have transit systems that could accompany employees. However, associated with a high-cost living. Meanwhile, Metro officials are optimistic about how Amazon would not only boost the agency, but the entire D.C. region. “This is a unique opportunity for Metro to contribute to the Washington region’s efforts to secure the new Amazon HQ2 as well as recruit a new major employer at a Metro station,” stated a resolution approved by the board of directors Sept. 28. “Amazon HQ2 would be a significant contributor to Metro’s ridership and its overall financial sustainability.” Wiedefeld would have to present a proposed site plan and get the board’s approval prior to submitting an application to Amazon. WI
Although medical and recreational marijuana can be approved by the states, the business remains illegal by the federal government. In addition, it’s a cash business due to lack of support from banks and other financial institutions. Legislators grilled state officials on when a disparity study would be completed that would insure minority and women-owned businesses receive a fair shot in the application process. Out of the 15 applicants already approved for preliminary licenses to grow, dispense and process the marijuana, none are African-Americans. Jimmy Rhee, special secretary for the governor's office of small, minority and women and business affairs, didn't give a definitive answer on when the study would be finished. "This is not a quick analysis. This is a detailed dive into the business and demographic landscape of our state," Rhee said. "We have to look at similar industries that might reflect what [the] medical cannabis industry might look like. We want to make sure that we have the most sound, thorough and legally defensible product [for the study]." Because of the commission's history, lack of diversity and the $125,000 licensure fees from each of the 15 approved applicants, Ali doesn't have faith it in. "If I'm paying money into a fee, then pretty much I'm going to do what the people are paying me to do and get the outcome I am looking for," he said. Patrick Jameson, executive director of the commission named after Glenn's mother, Natalie M. LaPrade, immediately responded to Ali. "I would like to give you confidence that we are independent agency," Jameson said. "We're setting up a world class, regulatory body and outside influences are not a factor in the job that the commission has to do to regulate this industry." WI
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Baker Second Among Democratic Governor Candidates, Poll Shows By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill
Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III has traveled across Maryland to convince fellow Democrats he's the best choice for governor in the June 2018 primary election. However, a new poll released last week by Goucher College suggested he still has some work to do. According to the Towson school's poll, about 28 percent of Democratic voters surveyed "would consider" voting for former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler, even though Gansler decided Sept. 18 to withdraw his name from the gubernatorial race. The results show Baker second at 21 percent, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamentz third at 17 percent and former NAACP President Ben Jealous fourth at 14 percent.
The poll, which surveyed about 324 Democratic voters between Sept. 14-18, shows 44 percent of Democratic voters remain undecided. "Polls can be helpful, but my focus remains on earning the support of Maryland voters by sharing my story and vision for the state," Baker said of the poll in a statement Tuesday. "Think about the greatest challenges we face as a state and ask the question: has our governor punted on or confronted those issues? I'm running for governor because I don't believe you lead by doing only what's easy. I believe you must have the courage to do what's right." Mileah Kromer, director of the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center at Goucher, said the numbers are too preliminary to draw conclusions. "Nothing means a thing right now," she said in an interview. "We have a wide-open Democratic primary. People are going
5 Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (left), standing with state Sen. Ulysses Currie, declares his candidacy for Maryland governor at a June 29 barbecue in Mitchellville. /File photo by William J. Ford
to be able to position themselves in the next couple of months." Kevin Harris, Jealous's senior campaign adviser, said in a statement the poll shows Hogan's influence has diminished. "Despite Larry Hogan's attempts to distract from his lack of political courage to solve big problems, the polling shows support for his reelection continues to decrease," Harris said. “As
Ben Jealous continues to meet with residents across our state, it is becoming clearer that he is the progressive Democrat who has the courage and experience to implement the policies Marylanders need." However, the college released a poll on Sept. 25 that shows Hogan still maintains a high approval rating. According to the poll that
MARYLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION INVESTIGATING PGCPS’ GRADUATION RATES The Maryland State Board of Education has opened an investigation into allegations of fraudulent graduation rate practices in Prince Georges County Public Schools, according to a statement issued Monday by the School Board. This past summer, despite denials by Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell and several school board members, their colleague, Edward Burroughs, stood by his allegations that the school system’s leadership had manipulated student grades to boost graduation rates. “Allegations that we engaged in unethical practices are false, play into the
worst suspicions of our school system and disparage us all, Maxwell and Board President Segun Eubanks said in a June letter to the public. To gather any information relevant to the state’s investigation, the auditing firm Alvarez & Marsal has created an anonymous tip line and email address. Persons with information regarding the matter can call 1-833-5356103 or email: PGCPSSpecialReview@alvarezandmarsal.com
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surveyed 671 voters, 62 percent approve of Hogan's job as governor, compared to 16 percent disapproval and another 20 percent who say they don't know. The poll shows Hogan has maintained an approval rating above 60 percent since February 2016. One of the key concerns among Marylanders is an economy that focus on jobs, taxes and budget. About 24 percent rated that as the top priority, with education second at 14 percent. In addition, 55 percent say Maryland "is heading in the right direction." "Marylanders continue to say the economy and jobs is their most important issue," Kromer said. "Marylanders view Larry Hogan as a moderate. The more moderate he can appear, the better among Maryland Democrats he can do." Meanwhile, Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Maryland) told more than a dozen supporters for Maurice Simpson, one of five candidates running for three seats for state delegate to represent District 24, to not get lax. "Just because we are Democrats with a super-majority in Maryland, don't fool yourself," he said Saturday at a meet-andgreet fundraiser for Simpson in Springdale. "There is a conservative underbelly in Maryland. Don't assume that Gov. Hogan is going to lose. He hasn't made any major mistakes. He's got money. He hasn't lost any of his base and he's doing a pretty good job in fooling folks in Prince George's County. So we've got work to do." WI
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BUSINESS JPMorgan Chase Announces $10M Investment in Wards By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer JPMorgan Chase & Co. recently unveiled a plan to invest $10 million over three years to help drive inclusive economic growth in underserved neighborhoods in Wards 7 and 8. Announced Monday, Sept. 25, this would be the firm's third longterm commitment and investment in a major U.S. city. "Greater Washington is one of the world's most economically influential regions yet not all residents ben-
efit equally," said Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase. "We're investing in D.C. because we see local leaders working together and innovating to make opportunity available to all Washingtonians, no matter the neighborhood they live in." This investment will combines the firm's business expertise, collaboration with local businesses and community leaders to invest in four key drivers of inclusive growth: jobs and skills, minority-owned small business expan-
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sion, neighborhood revitalization and financial health according to the bank. "By making deliberate and intentional investments in historically underserved neighborhoods, we are able to get more District residents on pathways to the middle class," Mayor Muriel Bowser said. "Today, we know that while D.C.'s economy is thriving, not enough residents are benefitting from our city's prosperity. JPMorgan Chase's commitment is a welcome addition to the civic and community partners working to ensure that residents in every corner of D.C. are able to participate in the inclusive prosperity
of the city, not just witness it." JPMorgan Chase recognizes the greater Washington area as the third-largest regional economy in the U.S., due to becoming a growing center of economic activity. They assert that the region has the largest high-tech corridor outside of Silicon Valley, a highly skilled and educated workforce and remains a hub for Fortune 1000 companies, research universities, nonprofit and civic organizations. However, the disproportionate wealth gap between neighborhoods in the District enables them to connect low-income communities with opportunities.
"Wards 7 and 8 in the District and adjacent counties in Maryland are facing high poverty and unemployment rates, displacement of local businesses, economic instability and limited affordable housing," the firm said in a statement. "As part of this $10 million investment, $5 million is being awarded to a Washington, D.C.-based collaborative of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to address racial and economic disparity in Wards 7 and 8 arising from the development of the Bridge Park." Specifically, the $5 million investment will support a collabora-
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by William Reed Where have all our young men gone? An overwhelming number of black males go either to prison, or politics. The routes are similar, but entrepreneurial-oriented John Hope Bryant is a young black man people need to get to know. The fifty-something head of Operation Hope exemplifies the entrepreneurial mindset blacks need to
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know and emulate. These days most blacks’ vision of empowerment is through the route of elective office. While our race’s “talented tenth” spend time, energy and money posturing to run for office;” what blacks really need is tutorials on effecting economic empowerment. Blacks that continue to repopulate and celebrate career politicians, by repeatedly sending them back to office, need leadership beyond the realm of politics. John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation Hope, can illuminate the path toward liberation for blacks. The author of numerous books highlighting that true power comes from economic independence, not in politics; John Hope Bryant is showing blacks the way to more prosperity. Bryant’s economic message is spelled out in “The Memo” publication. Blacks need less politics and more economic empowerment strategies. Small is the number of blacks that see business as empow-
ering activity. Too many blacks want a change to come about in our economics without changing dysfunctional practices. One such habit is elevating politicians to celebrity statuses. Conveners of church or organizational conferences and seminars should pare down their Rolexes of politicians and broadcast news readers in lieu of experts like John Hope Bryant, an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and prominent thought leader on financial inclusion and economic empowerment. Bryant is focused on making free enterprise work for all and believes people have potential to prosper, with “a hand up and not a hand out.” Bryant is responsible for the modern “Silver Rights Movement” and highlights the importance of investing in African American-owned institutions; and blacks’ entrepreneurial ventures in our own neighborhoods and making informed decisions with finances.
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Bryant founded Operation HOPE, Inc. following the 1992 Los Angeles Rodney King riots. The organization has an $8 million annual operating budget and Bryant a million dollars plus personal net worth. Bryant’s teachings remind blacks to "Keep Hope Alive." Through Operation HOPE and its partners, Bryant is responsible for more than $2 billion of private capital supporting low-wealth home ownership, small businesses, entrepreneurship and community development in under-served communities across the U.S. Operation HOPE operates partnerships in more than 300 U.S. cities. Bryant’s projects have served more than 1.5 million clients with government to private sector partners. “We have to find the hope, the life purpose, and reason to live” says Bryant. He has etched out a leading role in financial literacy. This book will “get your mind right” teach you clear ways to make
changes to how you view money so that it becomes your friend and not something you chase, briefly acquire but can never hold on to, and fall into the same poverty trap that your loved ones have generation after generation.” We hope to help African Americans by pointing them in Bryant's direction to help them move away from “civil” rights leadership to “silver rights.” Bryant says blacks will never advance “unless we start implementing new ways of thinking.” In The Memo: Five Rules for Your Economic Liberation Bryant teaches readers five rules that lay foundation toward achieving financial freedom. Surely, more blacks can develop viable plans to get them out of poverty and desperation by subscribing to Bryant’s works. Bryant admits, “There is inequality in America.” And, “theirs is systemic racism that benefits people who seem to be handed everything in life, but you cannot do
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BUSINESS JPMORGAN from Page 14 tion between the Ward 8 nonprofit Building Bridges Across the River and two CDFIs. According to the bank, Building Bridges Across the River (BBAR) has designed an inclusive growth plan that works to prevent resident displacement, improve neighborhood conditions and boost small business activity as economic development increases in the area. These organizations will work together to develop and preserve affordable housing near the 11th Street Bridge, provide capital to minority- and locally-owned small businesses and provide construction training to local residents for work on the 11th Street Bridge Park. "We're thrilled that JPMorgan Chase recognizes the community-driven work we are doing to ensure nearby residents can stay and thrive in place," said Scott Kratz, director of 11th Street Bridge Park, BBAR. "Bringing affordable housing, job opportunities and wealth creation is critical to maintaining the integrity and sustainability of the neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River." These initiatives that the firm will bring to D.C. have already been applied in Detroit and Chicago. "We've seen in our work in the United States and around the world that collaboration is critical to developing long-term, regional economic solutions that benefit everyone and we're seeing more of this taking place in Greater Washington every day," said Peter Scher, chairman of the D.C. region for JPMorgan Chase and Global Head of Corporate Responsibility. "By working with business, community and civic leaders, our investment will accelerate efforts to drive inclusive growth in Wards 7 and 8 and create more opportunities for more people." WI
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NATIONAL President Trump Threatens Executive Order to Derail ACA
By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
When it comes to repealing and replacing Obamacare, President Donald Trump counts as the epitome of a sore loser, berating some Republicans and chastising Democrats. But the president also counts as a loser with ultimate power who doesn’t seem to mind even when he contradicts himself. Trump has reiterated that despite the GOP’s failure to eradicate the law that bears the name of his hated predecessor, he will dismantle the measure. “I will issue a very major executive order [probably this week],” Trump said after Senate Republi-
cans failed to get the votes needed to repeal and replace the law. “People can go out, cross state lines, do lots of things and buy their own health care.” It’s a tune he’s played before. Only now, an executive order is one of just a few remaining choices. Even as Trump ignites a culture war with his inflammatory statements regarding NFL and NBA athletes – the clear majority of whom are African-American – the president again has left little doubt about his policies within the Black community. This from Trump, who as presidential candidate implored African-Americans to vote for him by saying, “What the hell do you
5 After the GOP failed to repeal Obamacare, President Trump said he may use an executive order to disman-
tle the law. /Courtesy photo have to lose?” For starters, health care. Families USA, a leading national voice for health care consumers, performed a comprehensive study on Trump and the GOP’s effort to dismantle Obamacare. In short, African-Americans have a hell of a lot to lose. Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act, was a game-changer for African American health. Thanks to the ACA, the inequity in uninsured rates for African-American and white children was completely eliminated. For the first time in history, a Black child is no longer more likely to be uninsured than a white child,
NAACP Sues Trump over DACA
By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
Citing the effect on thousands of African and Caribbean natives, the NAACP, the country’s oldest civil rights organization, has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Homeland Secretary Elaine Duke, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security, in defense of people of color eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). There are approximately 800,000 DACA recipients across the country, and more that would have been eligible for the program had it not been unnecessarily and unconstitutionally cancelled, the organization said in a news release. The vast majority of DACA registrants and those eligible for DACA are people of color and more than 80 percent of registrants are of Mexican origin, according to the Migration Policy
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Institute. Further, approximately 36,000 immigrants of African origin were also immediately eligible for the DACA program with additional reporting revealing that more than 20,000 youth from Caribbean nations of the Dominican Republic and Jamaica are eligible for DACA. “By establishing DACA, the United States made a promise to protect its most vulnerable residents – young, undocumented immigrants, who are overwhelmingly people of color,” said Derrick Johnson, interim president and CEO of the NAACP. “In exchange for providing the government with extensive information about themselves and their families, these young immigrants received this country’s assurance that they could build lives for themselves in the United States without fear of prosecution or deportation.” Now, Trump has reneged on that promise, he said. “By rescinding DACA, President Trump puts hundreds of
thousands of lives and livelihoods at risk,” Johnson said. “Immigrants and DACA registrants have been positive members of society; they contribute to community; they open businesses; they pay taxes and they are generally law-abiding. “But, instead of celebrating their contributions, President Trump is kicking DACA registrants and eligible people out of the country and upending their lives,” he said. “This is not the American way.” The suit seeks to stop the Trump administration from reneging on the government’s promise to share the American dream with immigrant children who have become productive, valued members of our community, said Joseph M. Sellers, a partner at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC, which is representing the NAACP in the lawsuit. “Ending the DACA program is neither right nor lawful,” Sellers said. “Given the unstable political climate, our clients and the other Dreamers need to know now that their education and livelihood
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according to research provided by Families USA. The uninsured rate for African-American adults was cut by almost half between 2010 and 2015, from 27 percent uninsured to 14.5 percent uninsured. There are 5 million African-Americans in insurance plans that they or their families purchase on their own who could lose that coverage or face dramatic increases in their out of pocket costs. Also, the GOP plans to gut the Medicaid program which would put 13.9 million African-Americans at risk of losing Medicaid benefits or losing Medicaid coverage entirely.
Not having health insurance can be especially devastating for African-Americans, a community that suffers disproportionately from a host of conditions that require early detection and treatment, such as asthma, hypertension, diabetes, and certain cancers. Denying people with these conditions the care they need to manage their health likely will result in more complications, worse outcomes, and even early death, health officials said. The New York Times said Trump’s recent comments have mystified members of both parties
can continue here, free from the looming threat of deportation.” The NAACP alleges that Trump and the other named defendants unlawfully reneged on their promise to protect young, undocumented immigrants of color living in the United States. The NAACP also charges that the Trump administration violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment, the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment, the Administrative Procedure Act and the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. “The NAACP, whose membership includes DACA registrants across the United States, is filing this lawsuit to protect the hundreds of thousands of Mexican, Caribbean and African immigrants who have been affected by the unlawful termination of the DACA program,” said Janette M. Louard, the organization’s deputy general counsel. “Our goal is to prevent the Trump administration from implementing the full implications of rescinding the DACA program.” WI
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Nigeria Celebrates 57 Years of Independence
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Nigerians across the country are celebrating 57 years of independence from colonial British rule. The event will be marked by weeklong festivals, celebrations and activities, though Sen. Babajide Omoworare of the Osun East District urged citizens not to lose sight of the event's significance. "While congratulating ourselves on this historic day, we must make unity, peace and progress of Nigeria our primary concern," Omoworare said in a statement. "This will uphold the vision of a founders and help in realizing the dream of greater and prosperous country as seen in successful and advanced democratic models across the globe. "We cannot afford a recline from the gains made under the APC and President Buhari," Omoworare said. "Corruption, unemployment, insecurity and wastage in governance have been seriously addressed since restoration of democracy in 1999, Nigerians have not seen meaningful and sincere governance as we are seeing today."
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Owners of jewelry-production co-op Chirpwood recently announced the launch of a new jewelry line that will benefit working women in Rwanda. Scott Moody, owner of Chirpwood, said that the new line, EJD Mercantile, is set to launch Nov. 1 and will safely employ dozens of Rwandan women and provide decent wages and health care. "Our goal with our EJD Mercantile line of products is to provide real, sustainable economic opportunities for women around the world, and to provide you with amazing products with an amazing story," Moody said. "I have watched job sites in Rwanda where barefoot women carried bags of cement on their heads for nine hours per day to make two dollars. There is no absence of work ethic — just an absence of work. That is a pressing problem in Rwanda and we hope to be a small part of the solution." WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. People across the country are showing support for women dealing with the disease. You can wear pink this month to show your support, but the best thing you can do is learn what breast cancer means to you. Even if you don’t have breast cancer, knowing the risks is important. Raise your own awareness this month by learning the facts and getting screened.
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WHAT IS BREAST CANCER?
Breast cancer is a disease that affects about one in eight women. It happens when cells in the breast become irregular. Regular cells form the normal parts of the breast, but irregular cells may form into lumps (tumors). These tumors can spread, causing cancer to form in other parts of the body. Not all lumps that form in the breast are cancerous. But it is important to have all changes in your breasts checked out by your primary care provider (PCP). Your PCP may refer
How do you know if you have breast cancer? Only a health care provider can tell you that for certain, but there are signs to watch, such as: • A new lump in the breast or underarm • Unusual discharge from the nipple, such as blood • A change in the shape or size of the breast • Swelling, warmth, or discoloration of the breast • Pain in the breast that does not go away Breast cancer can affect anyone, but some people may be at higher risk. Women with a family history of breast cancer have a greater risk of developing the disease. The chance of developing breast cancer goes up if a woman is overweight or obese, drinks alcohol, or is not physically active. Risk also increases with age. Screening and self-exams Catching breast cancer early is the best way to manage and beat the disease. All women ages 50 – 74 should have a breast cancer screening, called a mammogram,
one time every two years. If you have a family history of breast cancer or other risk factors, ask your PCP when you should start your screenings. In addition to mammograms, women of every age can check themselves for breast cancer. You should perform a self-check at home at least one time each month, about three to five days after your period starts. Here’s how to do it in three steps: 1. Lie down with your right arm behind your head. Use your left hand to press firmly on your right breast. Start near your armpit and move your hand toward the center of your chest until you have checked the entire breast. Make note of any lumps you feel. Repeat this action for your left breast with the right hand. 2. Sit or stand up. Feel under your arms near the breasts for any lumps. Gently squeeze each nipple to check for abnormal discharge. 3. In front of a mirror, put your arms at your sides. Look at your breasts for changes in color, skin texture, dimples, or the nipple turning inward. Raise your arms above your head and look again for the same things. Doing these steps each month will make it easier to spot any
changes. For more information on how to perform a self-check, visit www.medlineplus.gov and search “breast self-exam”. Talk to your PCP if you see any changes in your breasts or have questions.
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It can be scary to learn that you have breast cancer, but treatment options are available. The earlier the disease is caught, the better the chance of recovery. More and more women win the battle with breast cancer every year. When you see a sea of pink ribbons, remember that you are not alone. Millions of women are with you. AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia is on your side as well. If you are a member, we can help you schedule a screening, make an appointment with a provider, and even get you a ride to your appointment. Call Member Services at 1-800-408-7511 if you have questions or need support. Sources: National Cancer Institute, MedlinePlus.gov, WomensHealth.gov All images are used under license for illustrative purposes only. Any individual depicted is a model.
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Although it is possible for men to get breast cancer, it is rare. But just because you may not have the disease does not mean you can’t do anything to help. If a woman in your life is battling breast cancer, you can support her in the following ways: • Reassure her that you love her and will support her • Listen to her • Help schedule appointments with providers • Join her for doctor visits and take notes, if possible • Be there whenever she needs you
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HEALTH Todd Pushes for Citywide Free School Lunches By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer
District students may no longer have to worry about paying for school lunches, if one city councilman has his way. Through Ward 4 Council member Brandon Todd's Universal Free Lunch for All Amendment Act of 2017 introduced Tuesday, Sept. 26, both public and charter students will have the opportunity to receive free school lunches. "As the cost of living in the District continues to rise, families find their finances increasingly pressed," Todd said. "Many
ACA from Page 16 in both houses of Congress. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, a member of the Senate Republican leadership, laughed when asked about Trump’s assertion that the votes were there for health care [next year]. “I’d like to know where they are,” Thune said. “He must be using a different calculator than the rest of us.” In the space of 10 minutes before senators finally decided against a vote, the president said seven times that “we have the votes” on health care. But that appeared to be based on some erroneous or optimistic assumptions: That Sen. Thad Cochran, Mississippi Republican, was in the hospital and unavailable to vote, and that other Republican senators, including Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, were ready to vote yes. Cochran quickly corrected the president. “Thanks for the well-wishes. I’m not hospitalized, but am recuperating at home in Mississippi and look forward to returning to work soon,” Cochran said on Twitter.
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report spending upwards of $50 per student, per month on lunch." The bill comes in the wake of nationwide stories of "lunch shaming," in which school officials have reportedly thrown away students' lunches in front of their peers, stamped students' hands, and offered them less expensive lunches or nothing at all, in order to get parents to pay outstanding lunch bills. In response, the Department of Agriculture instructed school districts to create new policies for the 2017-2018 school year on how to treat students who have lunch debt, and Todd was quick
to act. "That is real money that can quickly add up," Todd said. "No child deserves to go hungry or be humiliated in front of their peers because they are unable to afford lunch. By providing universal free lunch for all District students, we would end lunch shaming while giving a boost to all D.C. fami-
The senator’s office said he had recently been treated for “a urological issue.” Even if Cochran had been in Washington, Senate Republicans would not have had the votes to pass the Graham-Cassidy bill. Three of the 52 Republican senators – Susan Collins of Maine, John McCain of Arizona and Rand Paul of Kentucky – had announced that they opposed the measure, which had no support from Democrats. Murkowski said she had been unable to obtain “true, accurate data” about the bill’s effect on her state, which has exceptionally high health costs, the New York Times reported. Yet, Trump said that statements issued by Murkowski and others showed that Republicans had nearly enough votes. “We were only one off, maybe two,” he said. Trump said that he was confident that the Senate would approve the guts of the Graham-Cassidy bill, which would give each state a lump sum of federal funds, in place of the money states receive under the Affordable Care Act for insurance subsidies
and the expansion of Medicaid. “We will do the block grants,” Trump said. As journalists asked Trump about other issues like taxes, the NFL and new restrictions on foreign visitors, he kept returning to health care. “I feel we have the votes,” he said. “I’m almost certain we have the votes. But with one man in the hospital, we cannot display that we have them. Plus, some people want to go through a process just to make themselves feel better. That’s OK.” Now, Trump will try and use the power of his office and bypass legislation with an executive order. “The president made a statement about ‘what do you have to lose,’ he specifically challenged the African-American community,” said Rep. Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania Democrat. “Well, what people have to lose is their health care, which if they don’t have health care where we in Congress have health care, you know exactly what that would mean in terms of jobs and their ability to move around. It would have a devastating impact.” WI
5 The Universal Free Lunch for All Amendment Act of 2017 will apply to both public and charter school students. /Courtesy of ucsusa.org
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lies." The bill has been co-sponsored by fellow council members Brianne Nadeau of Ward 1, Charles Allen of Ward 6, Vincent Gray of Ward 7, Trayon White of Ward 8 and At-Large members Elissa Silverman and Robert White. "I think my colleagues on the council are receptive to this idea because it strikes at the heart of the basic idea of fairness," Todd said. "This bill would support all students and families across the District, regardless of zip code or socioeconomic status. "It would also align D.C. with other major American cities that already offer universal free lunch for their students, including Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, and New York," he said. "The District is a world-class city, and we need to have policies that reflect that. I think my colleagues and many District residents agree with that sentiment." The new legislation did not come without backlash from leaders of the D.C. Republican Party, however. "The D.C. Council is at it again," said Jose Cunningham, chairman of the D.C. GOP. "To them, the taxpayer funds they oversee are simply not real. Economically disadvantaged D.C. public school and charter school students already receive free meals — breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner — via the federally funded Title I program. "Now a council member wants to feed every student in the city, even those from families of great
wealth," Cunningham said. "And, of course, we don't know how much this bill costs because the D.C. Council doesn't know, either. The D.C. Council has become a hybrid model of United Nations and the Monopoly board game, but they are playing with billions and billions of other people's money." Despite the criticism, Todd stands firm that numbers add up and the legislation is fair. "Of the students who get lunch at school, only about 25 percent have to pay for it," he said. "The rest are covered through federal free and reduced price lunch programs. So the budgetary impacts of filling that remaining gap will be relatively limited. "I expect that the Council Budget Office's Fiscal Impact Statement will reflect that," Todd said. "With the District's finances in an extremely strong position, now is an excellent time to level the playing field and ensure that all students have equal access to healthy food at school, free of any stigma or shaming." His bill follows an announcement earlier this month by New York City Public Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, who said that free school lunches will be available to the system's 1.1 million students beginning this school year. Other major cities such as Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Dallas offer free school lunches to students as well. WI
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Community Organization Sponsors Breast Cancer Walk By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer As this week marks the beginning of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, many organizations across the District are gearing up to support the cause. The Georgiana Thomas Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star will on Saturday, Oct. 7 sponsor their annual 5K Breast Cancer Walk, with the proceeds to go toward the Howard University Cancer Research Center. The official walk is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Northwest, where participants will engage in a warmup exercise with the actual walk to begin immediately after. Registration is free for all youth and $40 for adults. "This walk has been going on for 15 years," said Patricia L. Young, grand worthy matron of the Georgiana Thomas Grand Chapter. "Over the years, so many of our members and close relatives have been touched by cancer. Because of that we felt it necessary to not only participate in larger walks such as Susan G. Komen, but also to create one centered in and around our community." Though more white women currently experience higher rates
of breast cancer, according to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Black women still have higher mortality rates of those diagnosed. The efforts by the Howard University Cancer Research Center to combat the disease include: treatment programs such as the Rosemary Williams Mammoday Program, in which low-income women 40 or older receive a clinical breast examination and mammogram for free; Project Early Awareness, a program used to educate girls in the 10th through 12th grade about their bodies and how to detect breast cancer early; and the Cancer Research Exercise Program, which offers a wide range of behavioral intervention programs to promote the well-being of cancer patients and those at increased cancer risk using exercise. "To date, our organization has raised over $150,000 benefiting Howard University Cancer Research Center and during the end of our walk, our organization will gladly present the hospital with another marked check to continue to support their efforts," Young said. "It's never too late to get checkups, but we always say that 'we are the ones who are the keepers of our bodies. So come to the event, participate with us and support a worthy cause." WI
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EDUCATION Kennedy Center Seeks to Bring Equity to DCPS
Arts Education to Expand for All Students
By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Students in D.C. will see their arts education opportunities expand as District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) team up with a local arts and cultural powerhouse. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative and DCPS made the announcement of a first-ever long-range plan for bolstering arts education in grades K-12 on Friday, Sept. 29 at the Columbia Heights Education Campus in Northwest. The city has been selected as the 25th site for the Kennedy Center's Ensuring the Arts for Any Given Child initiative. "Today is truly a celebration," said Lissa Rosenthal-Yoffe, executive di-
rector of the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative. "There has not been a more significant moment in the history of arts and humanities education, cultural planning and public-private partnerships here in the District of Columbia. "This is our moment for inclusivity, for government to be supportive and for all to work together to provide equitable access to arts and humanities for D.C. students," she said. Rosenthal-Yoffe said the new partnership will benefit students in DCPS for decades to come. "As we begin to do this work, we look forward to expanding through the Kennedy Center," she said. "This will provide the District of Columbia an opportunity to nationally showcase what we are doing here." Deborah Rutter, president of the Kennedy Center, hopes that the arts
5 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative and DCPS announce a project collaboration for students in grades K-12 during an event at the Columbia Heights Education Campus in Northwest on Sept. 29. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter
for DCPS students will help them in ways it did for her many years ago. "The arts gave me the opportunity to figure out what I really loved," she said. "It is through this program Any Given Child that we believe every child deserves that opportunity. Every student in this District deserves to have the opportunity to learn about themselves through music, how to express themselves through dance and learn about the history of hip-hop." Many, including Rutter, have wondered, with the Kennedy Center being in Washington, why has it taken this long for the partnership to come to fruition. "When I came here three years ago, I thought, 'We are in all these
other cities why not our own city?'" she said. Rutter contends that the partnership comes at the perfect time now that all the pieces are in place. "You need to have the right leadership from the mayors office, the school district with other arts organizations and their needs to be a collective commitment to that," she said. "And so we've got really great people here, but it took a little time to have all the right pieces and the priorities. As you heard from the chancellor, he has a big commitment and the mayor has a big commitment, where she believes arts, culture and humanities are a big part of our city. "It comes down to really great timing," Rutter said. "If you have
one missing piece, it doesn't work." For the first time in Any Given Child's nine-year existence, the program will cover all students in the school district. "We tailor-make the arts programs to the needs of the students and schools, we are also especially thrilled that for the first time ever we're going through the full system," said Mario Rossero, Kennedy Center's senior vice president of education. "Typically this is a K-8 program, but we are launching 9-12 also, covering the whole District. This is a very unique moment in time and no better place to do this than in Washington, D.C." WI
Morgan State Holds United Sesquicentennial Celebration By Jazmine Hawes WI Contributing Writer
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For the first time ever, nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities have, “come together for a united celebration of their 150-years as institutions of higher learning in the United States of America.” Among this celebration were Alabama State University, Barber-Scotia College, Morehouse College, Fayetteville State University, Howard University, John C. Smith University, St. Augustine’s University, Talladega College, and Morgan State University. From September 24-30, the nine HBCUs held activates at each of their campuses, including the planting of the Sesquicentennial Tree. The events were followed by a three-day Summit on Morgan State’s campus. The last event was held Saturday, Sept. 30th with a State of the Union: A conversation with the Congressional Black Caucus and National Educational Leadership in the Atrium of Morgan State’s new Business Center. Former President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Benjamin Jealous, moderated the discussion alongside his panelists, Lezli Baskerville, Esq., President and CEO of the National Association of for Equal Opportunity in Education (NAFEO); Dr. Brian Bridges, Vice president for Research and Member Engagement of the United negro College Fund; and Dr. Arthur McMahon, Senior Associate Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In celebrating 150 years of HBCUs and their contribution to society, the three panelists and a few audience members bounced ideas off of each other after answering questions given by Jealous about the state of HBCUs today. They discussed statistics, funding, and future ideas on how the HBCUs can work together. WI
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Students at Community College Preparatory Academy Public Charter School in Southeast returned to school for the fall session prepared for the third annual "Evening with the Stars" event, which celebrates students who have achieved high levels of success. One of the first "Stars," Harry McNeil, came to CC Prep two years ago because he needed to improve his skills to be competitive in DC's workforce. A high school graduate who grew up in Ward 8, Harry had to manage class, a bedridden wife, two children and a full-time job — all while maintaining perfect attendance. Harry now works for Verizon with an annual salary of $64,500 and mentors new adult students at CC Prep.
JACK KENT COOKE SCHOLARS
Howard University Middle School students Mikaela Johnson and Charles Minnis were speechless to learn they'd been selected as the only participants from the D.C. region, as well as two of the 65 participants nationwide for the Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program. Mikaela and Charles had no idea
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that the staff at Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science in Northwest and their families would surprise them with the great news about being accepted for the prestigious program. "This is such a blessing," said Michaela's mother, Corrine Crick. Charles's mother, Kimberly Kemp, and his extended family summed it up this way: "There are times when something so special happens and you don't know what to say! This is one of them!" The Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars program will provide Mikaela and Charles with a personal academic and college counselor, funding for academic and extracurricular programs during the school year and in the summer, internship and study abroad opportunities, and a variety of educational resources. To be admitted in the program, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation analyzes academic ability and achievement, financial need, ambition, leadership, and a desire to help others. Mikaela aspires to become a surgeon while Charles plans to take a dive into medical research where he hopes to find the cure to multiple sclerosis.
TEDx Event Comes to Howard University By Brenda Siler WI Contributing Writer Howard University recently hosted a TEDx event designed to get the audience to think differently about issues that affect their daily lives. TED events — short for technology, entertainment and design — are staged around the world, but Thursday's was one of the few offered by an HBCU. The Sept. 14 event featured university professors and alumni speaking on a diverse group of topics ranging from the environment to children of incarcerated parents to influencing advertising. "TED talks are designed for diverse communities with diverse topics," said Cherie Ward, executive producer of the event. "The topics this year carry out the Tedx Howard University theme of 'All things Glorious.'" Aprille Ericsson, an aerospace engineer and Howard University alumna who has worked at NASA for 25 years, stressed how routine activities we take for granted can have a long-range, adverse effect on our environment.
"We need to be more focused on what we are doing to the environment," Ericsson told the audience. "Things like what fertilizer or home insulation product to use impacts the environment more than we realize." Audience members were moved by firsthand accounts of children and young adults moving beyond growing up with an incarcerated parent. "There are more success stories than most research would have you believe," said Bahiyyah Muhammad, an assistant professor of sociology and criminology at Howard University. "These young people pursue studies and careers where they want to fix their communities." In her presentation, "Does the Apple Fall Far from the Prison?," based on a 10-year research project, Muhammad found that many children of incarcerated parents spend most of their time in school and not at home. They were excelling, winning awards for their school work, and were moving forward to attend college. Some of Muhammad's research subjects were her own family members and a few of her students. Joanna Jenkins, an assistant pro-
fessor in the Howard University School of Communications, shared that advertising will generate more than $214 billion in revenues this year. But when a company miscalculates a product promotion, consumers show their displeasure, as evidenced by a recent ad campaign by beauty product manufacturer Shea Moisture that backfired. "We know that 57 percent of consumers will boycott a brand that does not share their social beliefs," Jenkins said. Civil right activist, attorney and Howard University alumnus Donald Temple spoke about about artificial intelligence (A.I.), the technological disruption in the coming decades and the inevitable shifts that will occur in society. "Robots are here and 50 million workers will be displaced by robots and automation," Temple said. "What happens to people who do not have the skills to move beyond or manage A.I.?" Between the talks, the audience was entertained by the university's a capella jazz vocal group Afro Blue and the Howard University Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel Choir. WI
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EDITORIAL Vegas Attack: Reiterates America’s Fascination with Guns and their Fatal Impact Since the founding of America, its people have had an unexplainable predilection for both possessing and using guns, even including the “right to bear arms” as an essential guarantee for all U.S. citizens. But we can’t help but wonder if the Founding Fathers and those who subsequently picked up the torch had something else in mind as the Constitution and later amendments were adopted than what we’ve seen in recent history. Even one with a third-grade education has to see the need for greater gun restrictions, no matter what powerful lobbying groups like the NRA and right-wing provocateurs may say. And yet, time after time, whenever senseless examples of gun violence occur – from Sandy Hook and Virginia Tech to Aurora, Charleston and Orlando – we seem more inclined to hold candlelight vigils and set up shrines with teddy bears and messages of love than actually doing something that will make a difference. In 2017, close to 12,000 people have already lost their lives dues to guns including several dozen children who are shot and injured daily. Meanwhile, our lawmakers, who could do something to protect U.S. citizens, remain seemingly paralyzed. So, we point the blame for these unending examples of violence on mental illness, domestic violence, racism, fanatical members of Islam or as President Trump said when speaking on the gunman responsible for the deaths of close to 60 and injuries of over 500 others as an act of “evil.” Our leaders seek ways to justify the mayhem and madness but do nothing to invoke significant change. Gun violence continues to escalate in America, with shootings becoming increasingly deadly and with the numbers of victims rising to new levels. Yet, we look for ways to explain away why those elected to protect their constituencies feel that their hands are tied. Many Americans now believe that examples of gun violence are an inevitable reality. They think that nothing can be done to better protect citizens – even if those being massacred are elementary school children in Sandy Hook. We categorically disagree. How many more innocent men, women and children must be attacked and killed before America collectively says, “enough is enough?” Guns kill. That’s a reality. And from what we can see, there’s nothing that will decrease the random attacks that have become commonplace in the U.S., unless laws are changed and those who take up arms against the innocent are held accountable. The time for discussions and town hall exchanges have long past. America is in trouble. And we’re tired of being forced to allow Russian roulette to be part and parcel of our country’s reality. WI
Let the President Speak for Himself We thought we’d take a few excerpts from President Donald Trump’s remarks at a press conference this week at the Luis Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, where thousands of residents are still struggling to recover from the devastation left by Hurricane Maria. Trump’s remarks were, let’s just say, read and decide. THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. It was a great trip and a beautiful place. I've been to Puerto Rico many times as, I think, most of you have known. And I've always loved it. And your weather is second to none, but every once in a while, you get hit. And you really got hit -- there's no question about it. And then, all of a sudden, we said there's another one heading out to Puerto Rico and to the U.S. Virgin Islands. But it wasn’t WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
TO THE EDITOR Where Are the Black Homeowners?
Bowser Will Finish What She Started
I thoroughly enjoyed the article “Black Homeownership in Lurch, Report Says” by William J. Ford in the last edition of your paper. Unfortunately, Prince George’s County is not the only jurisdiction experiencing this issue. As a lifelong resident of Washington, DC, it pains me to see the change of homeownership that is rapidly making this city almost foreign to me. Where have all the black homeowners gone? What is particularly disturbing is the fact that our neighborhoods are no longer the close-knit social communities that they once were. As soon as a house in my neighborhood goes up for sale, it isn’t long before we have new white neighbors. Don’t young black families want to be homeowners, too? Well, of course they do! But this city has priced them out, sold them out and taxed them out in favor of well-to-do whites. I don’t think it will ever be the same, at least not in my lifetime. So sad!
I am so happy to have seen that Mayor Muriel Bowser is running for a second term. I think that the city has seen many improvements for all residents, not just those with economic privilege. I know that the upward trend that the city is on will continue under a second term when she is elected. She is in a position to make history as only the third two-term mayor, and she is a woman – an African-American woman. She already is a positive role model for young women in the city, and she stands to be a trailblazer as well. I know her talented campaign team and all of her advisers will see to it that she claims the victory! Mary R. Drudgery
Adrienne McKinney Washington, D.C. one -- it was two. And I was going to be here a week ago, if you remember, and that was the day of the hurricane -- that was the day of the second hurricane. So, Brock [Long, FEMA Administrator] has been unbelievable. And this has been the toughest one. This has been a Category 5, which few people have ever even heard of -- a Category 5 hitting land. But it hit land -- and, boy, did it hit land.
Your governor has been -who I didn’t know; I heard very good things about him. He's not even from my party, and he started right at the beginning appreciating what we did. And, Governor, I just want to tell you that, right from the beginning, this governor did not play politics. He didn’t play it at all. So, I appreciate your support and I know you appreciate our support, because our country has really gone all out to
help. And it's not only dangerous, it's expensive, it's everything. But I consider it a great honor, maybe because I know so many people from Puerto Rico that are such great people -- I come from New York. But we've gone all out and I consider that, again, a great honor. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. Okay. Thank you all. Let's go make a -- let's go see what we have. Let's go. WI
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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist
By Charlene Crowell
Hill Lawmakers Seek End to High-Interest Predatory Loans A group of Capitol Hill lawmakers are combining efforts and influence to legislatively crack down on predatory lending nationwide. Seventeen members of the U.S. House and eight U.S. senators are supporting companion bills that would slash the cost of payday and car-title loans from their typical 300 percent annual interest rate to no more than 36 percent — the same rate protection that Congress first provided military families in
2006. Today 90 million Americans living in 15 states and D.C. benefit from enacted rate caps of 36 percent or lower. But in the other 35 states, residents remain vulnerable to triple-digit interest rates that average 400 percent nationwide on an average loan of only $350. When consumers use their car titles as collateral for a larger and equally costly loan, a loss of personal transportation occurs when borrowers can no longer keep up with the spiraling high costs. If enacted, the legislation is expected to have an immediate im-
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pact on payday and car-title loans; but would ensure that all consumer financial services would end cycles of debt that trick and trap unsuspecting consumers into longterm debt. The bicameral effort is led by Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Jeff Merkley, and Reps. Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania and Steve Cohen of Tennessee. “Predatory lending disproportionately harms people who are already struggling financially,” noted Cartwright, whose home state of Pennsylvania has already banned these types of predatory and high-
cost loans. “This consumer-friendly legislation would provide relief from exorbitant fees for many low-income consumers across the country.” Cohen, Cartwright’s House colleague, felt similarly. “Throughout my career, I have always worked to shield people from those who would take advantage of them through predatory lending practices that can wreak havoc on people’s lives and perpetuate a cycle of indebtedness,” Cohen said. “Both justice and morality dictate that reasonable caps on interest be enacted to protect borrowers from
devious lenders.” State payday interest rates vary widely, from 662 percent in Texas to California’s 460 percent and Virginia’s 601 percent. In the Midwest, the states of Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin have comparable high interest rates that all exceed 400 percent. In Alabama and Mississippi, two of the nation’s poorest states when it comes to per capita incomes, payday interest rates are 521 percent and 456 percent, respectively. “What we have encountered
11 as International Day of the Girl Child, an occasion created by the United Nations to recognize girls' rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world, my charge to the D.C. community is to promote health equity for girls and actively encourage them to pursue careers in health. Just as it has been said that strong girls make a strong world, I also believe that healthy girls make a healthy world. Girls and women are essential to the vitality of our communities and when we succeed, we all succeed. Our health matters as does our rep-
resentation in health care careers and voices in shaping the policies that affect us and our families. This month, I will step away from my office and before I see patients at the hospital, I'll be spending some time with a group of girls from a middle school in Ward 7. My hope is that we'll have a good conversation about health issues facing our community and how they can be part of the solutions. The next time you speak with a young girl, I encourage you to
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By Malika Fair
Healthy Girls Make a Healthy World
I grew up in a closely knit family that was deeply involved in a church located in Detroit, Michigan. Because my uncle was the pastor, and my parents were ministers, we spent a lot of time in church activities. The congregation had a sizeable population plagued with severe diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. As a child, I believed growing old meant that you would inevitably develop one of these diseases
and possibly have a leg or foot amputated, which I saw frequently. I even wanted to play with wheelchairs or crutches to "practice" growing old. It wasn't until high school, when I developed an interest in science, that I began to realize the illnesses I witnessed growing up were not prevalent in everyone's family. In fact, my family and the members of my church were a living example of the health disparities between White and African-American communities in the United States. This realization not only inspired me to pursue a career in
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medicine and public health, but to also choose to focus on work with medically underserved populations and better understand the various influences on health, such as income, education or ethnic background. As a young woman of color, my path to earning a medical degree and a master's in public health wasn't always an easy one, but I knew that it was tied to my purpose. And though I was but one, I could make a difference in the lives of many, particularly girls and women who looked like me. That was my charge. As the world recognizes Oct.
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By Derrick Johnson
We Must Take Every Opportunity to Fight Voter Suppression
We all know the power of the vote. One person, one vote serves as the basic ethos and measurement of any democratic nation. Without true voter protection, integrity and universal access, America's light on the Hill dims. Since Shelby V. Holder dismantled the Voting Rights Act, many southern states with a history of voter suppression and related oppression of Black communities, could
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once again enact laws that would attempt to manipulate the sole entity which made all Americans equal: the vote. During the presidential election of 2016, the first in 50 years without full protection of the VRA, six of the 14 states implementing restrictive voter laws were previously covered by Section 5 of the VRA. Additionally, five of those states — Mississippi, Texas, South Carolina, Alabama and Virginia — put in place new voter ID laws. Since 2010, twenty states have placed additional obstacles to the ballot box and according to the
Brennan Center for Justice, "states most likely to pass new voting restrictions were those with the highest African-American turnout in 2008, those with the highest Hispanic population growth between 2000 and 2010, and/or those formerly covered under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act." In 1858, when running for the U.S. Senate from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln said: "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved
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— I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other…" Lincoln would go on to lose that election to Stephen A. Douglas, but the words he uttered would last the test of time. Today, we ask the same question: Can a nation half-slave and half-free continue? It’s the same question athletes like Colin Kaepernick ask when they are singled out for freedom, yet their brothers remain in chains. If the vote is actively suppressed in communities of color and poor communities, are we really free or just half-free?
Sometimes history will repeat itself, if we give it enough time and a little help. What is the difference between our present partial believers in democracy, who callously promote gerrymandering, mischievous voter ID laws, poll moving and poll closing or voter purges, and those who engineered the post-Reconstruction elimination of Black Power in the South? During the first post-Civil War election in which Blacks could vote, they provided 700,000 votes
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By Raynard Jackson
On Immigration and Free Trade, I'm a White Nationalist, Too
A few years ago, I wrote one of the most difficult, most personal columns I have ever written. I was totally terrified about going public with that particular column, because I didn't know how strangers, my family or my friends would respond to it. In 2013, I came out of the closet and out of the shadows. I publicly admitted that I was heterosexual. Wow. I tell you, once I
came out of the closet, I felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off my shoulders. The outpouring of support was massive, though I never received a call from President Obama or a tweet from Kobe Bryant. Nonetheless, it felt good to be out of the closet. I find myself in that same predicament years later. During the past few months it has come to my attention that I, like most Trump supporters, am a White nationalist. This is not to be confused with a White supremacist. White supremacists believe that Whites are superior
to other races or groups of people, simply because of their skin color, nothing more. That's all I will say on that issue for now. But White nationalists or nationalists of any color and background simply believe that our politicians and other leaders should put the interest of America and Americans first. End of story. Liberals and liberal media outlets often call Trump supporters White nationalists. But what about Blacks who believe in putting America and Americans first? Are we, by extension, White na-
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tionalists, too? Let me be clear: if you are in this country illegally, you've gotta go. I don't want America's sovereignty to be subjugated to international organizations like the United Nations. I don't want our economy to be dictated to by global organizations, the European Union or by onerous trade deals that would devastate our economy like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). America can't continue to be the dumping ground for all refugees fleeing all manner of conflicts and other human tragedy
throughout the world. We have military veterans coming back from wars and sleeping under bridges. We have American citizens who are homeless and have mental health issues. I can't find it in me to be overly concerned with non-citizens and refugees, when my own family is hurting. At many universities, if you're an American citizen and you don't live in the state where you want to attend college, in most cases, you have to pay out-ofstate tuition. Yet, if you are in the
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By Marian Wright Edelman
Kneelers of Conscience
Many President Trump observers believe he throws out inflammatory and divisive comments to distract in moments when the news cycle is critical of his erratic, inappropriate and contentious conduct. That appeared to be true last week when more than 3 million suffering Americans without power or enough food and water in hurricane devastated Puerto Rico
were desperately crying for more federal help. Senate Republicans were busy introducing another callous health care repeal bill to deny millions of Americans life giving health care to widespread criticism and President Trump was spouting rhetoric which threatened to bring our nation closer to a military confrontation with North Korea’s intemperate leader. As if these crises were not enough distraction, President Trump chose to pick a loud, unpresidential fight urging football players who chose to kneel during
the national anthem in nonviolent protest be fired. His blatant and sad attempts to pit us against each other as Americans should shame us all. It did not take long to recognize that the specter of President Trump in Alabama standing before a boisterous, largely White crowd condemning a predominantly Black group of citizens for a peaceful method of nonviolent protest against injustice was chillingly familiar. Rev. Bernice King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter,
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was one of many who immediately pointed out historical parallels. On Twitter she shared photos of civil rights leaders kneeling in protest next to a photo of NFL players Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid kneeling before a game. It was former Super Bowl quarterback Kaepernick who made the first quiet, courageous and moving decision of conscience last year to kneel during the national anthem written by a White pro-slavery supporter. He was personally and nonviolently protesting against a
string of indefensible police-related killings of Black men and the pervasive racial and social injustices evident all across our nation. Reid and then others joined in the peaceful and prayerful gestures of conscience that triggered President Trump’s vulgar and utterly unpresidential outburst. I applaud athletes using their visible public platform to protest racial injustice and carry on a morally courageous legacy so needed
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By Askia Muhammad
Glad I'm Not a Trump Friend Donald J. Trump is a lying misogynist, a bully and a race-hater who always pushes himself to the front. He demands to speak first, and believes his is automatically the last word on every subject. Like countless people around the world, I find him repugnant. The sight of his puckered lips is revolting to me. But it's alright with him that millions, especially Black and Latino and Muslim people loathe him because, whether or not he can articulate the theory or its author, he is a living embodiment of the princely advice of Niccolo Machiavel-
li: "It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both." He often seeks to score his bombastic point at the expense of women: "bleeding from wherever," "Grab them by the..." He knows he could literally shoot someone out in the open, on New York's Fifth Avenue and not lose a single vote. He has said as much. He knows he's Mr. White Guy, who's standing up for the Caucasian Principles upon which the United States of America became to be the manifestation of the fabled Shining City on the Hill. He's the new Chief of the White Tribe. Whether he's successful, or
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not successful, it doesn't matter. His job is to reverse the efforts at race-neutralizing the country, to correct the political correctness run amok and to reverse the feeble efforts at equalizing the wealth over the eight years of the Barack Obama presidency. But Obama and all of 45's accumulated enemies together don't suffer as much abuse as do this president's friends. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is the most humiliating example. In the first place, the Prez is furious at McConnell over the failure of "Trumpcare," the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to
be replaced with nothing. It's his own fault, but he does not know how to take responsibility for his own, often unforced errors, he only knows how to blame others. But he can't fire him. McConnell is elected by the people of Kentucky, and by the Senate Republican Caucus to lead. He did fire HHS Secretary Tom Price — just like he said he would — because Price (a former member of Congress) did not get the votes to pass Trumpcare. That chartered jet stuff was just a convenient excuse to fire Price. His Nibs is the king of patronage. He often travels to his private resorts in Florida and New
Jersey, where he bills the government for rooms and the works for his staff and Secret Service detail which travels with him. He is no protector of the public purse. He has mocked and humiliated his own sycophantic cabinet members, especially Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whom he verbally beat like a rented mule. But Sessions held on, and went ahead to champion his boss's putrid policies. He ridiculed Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for being a prisoner of war and worse. Then McCain got payback, returning
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LIFESTYLE Hometown Hero Dave Chappelle Gets Key to D.C.
Gives Emmy to Alma Mater Duke Ellington
By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Hometown hero and comedic legend Dave Chappelle returned to the District to receive the ceremonial key to the city, and to also drop off a gift to his alma mater. Mayor Muriel Bowser presented Chappelle with the prestigious honor on Friday, Sept. 29 at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Northwest. "The key to the city is the
highest honor an individual can receive from our nation's capital, and I am very stingy with them," Bowser said. "To keep the honor special it is rarely given. It symbolizes the freedom of the recipient to enter and leave the city at will as a trusted friend to D.C. residents and the city." Bowser said the distinction serves in recognition of Chappelle's outstanding comedic craft, artistic merit, D.C. values and overall perseverance.
5 (L-R) Duke Ellington School of the Arts Chief Executive Officer Tia Powel Harris, Peggy Cooper Cafritz, co-founder of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and former president of D.C.’s school board, freshman Makeal Exum, comedian Dave Chappelle, and Mayor Muriel Bowser lift hands in celebration in Northwest on Fri., September 30, after Chappelle was presented the Key to the City and gifted the school with an Emmy he received for an appearance on Saturday Night Live earlier this year. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter
"Dave Chappelle is a third-generation Washingtonian and he is a man who has already made in his young life lasting contributions to our cultural heritage
and to humanity," she said. "He graduated from Duke in 1991 and never stopped coming back, from shoutouts to DCPS at this year's Emmy Awards, supporting
Mogul Talk with 'Breakfast Club' Host Angela Yee By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Radio personality Angela Yee, one-third of "The Breakfast Club," the popular syndicated morning show on New York's Power 105.1, got candid recently on how she keeps her voice and dignity in a male-dominated industry. While making an appearance at
the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference on Thursday, Sept. 21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest, Yee said her foundation keeps her grounded in a chaotic industry. "Fortunately for me I have a really strong foundation," Yee said. "Before I did radio, I worked in marketing and branding, so when
I started doing radio a lot of people already knew me behind the scenes. That was important for me because a lot of people could vouch for me. So even if sometimes things go left, at least you have the support of people who know you personally." Yee said that she's able to coexist with cohosts DJ Envy and the outspoken Charlamagne Tha God,
referred to as the hip-hop Howard Stern, because she presents herself well in and out of the office. "I think it's really important to represent yourself well no matter who's watching," she said. "It doesn't matter who that person is, the CEO or the mailman, treat people well. "The foundation of me being a genuine person and being who I am has always helped me out so much that I felt very confident that even if this doesn't work out, I know I have
D.C. statehood and attending the unveiling of the iconic mural on Ben's Chili Bowl. Dave loves
CHAPPELLE from Page 31 any other opportunity that I want," she said. Yee joined "The Breakfast Club," a newly formed local morning show, in December of 2010. Due to its phenomenal success, the program now has syndication in more than 50 markets and airs every morning on Revolt, a cable music network. Before joining Power 105.1, she gained notoriety with "The Morning After with Angela Yee" on Sirius XM's Shade 45 channel. During her six-year stint, she be-
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5 Angela Yee (L) talks turkey. /Photo by Sarafina Wright
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LIFESTYLE CHAPPELLE from Page 30 Washington, D.C., and we love him right back." Chappelle's ceremony aptly took place where it all began, in an auditorium filled to capacity with excited students who once sat where he sat. "I'm really excited to be here and talk to you guys for a minute," he said. "I don't know how much you know about me, but I came to Ellington in school year '87-'88, and like a lot of you guys I had to audition to get in. It's a story I tell because my audition was terrible. I didn't prepare. The make-or-break question they ask in the theater department is, 'Why do you want to act?' I remember I said, 'I don't want to act,' then they said, 'So why are you here?' "I told them I want to be a comedian and somebody told me to be a good comedian I should know how to act," he said. "I guess the teachers liked that answer." Starting his comedic career in the '90s, Chappelle rose to prominence after the debut of his hit comedy sketch show "Chappelle's Show" on Comedy Central in 2003. The cult-like following of the program ended when Chappelle abruptly left the show before its third and final season. Since then, he kept a low profile until most notably this year when he cut a deal with Netflix for three comedy specials reportedly at $20 million apiece. According to Entertainment Weekly, in a letter Netflix shared
LEE from Page 30 came known for her notable interviews and the show's "Lip Service" segment, which is now the name of her podcast. "When I first started at working at Sirius, I didn't go to school to do radio, so me getting that job was nerve-racking," she said. "I was showing up everyday, but I wasn't getting paid co-hosting with Cipha Sounds. "We did this interview with Jay-Z and that was my first really big interview at Sirius," Yee said. "I was going to the bathroom, I saw Jay-Z and he was like, 'What are you doing here?' I said, 'About to interview you.' He said, 'Angela, don't "eff" this up,' and I was like, oh man, that'a a lot of pressure. "We did the interview and it was so great my boss was like, 'You're hired,'" she said.
with its stakeholders, Chappelle's specials were the most watched in the company's history. Last month, he received his very first Emmy for guest-hosting "Saturday Night Live" this year, unexpectedly shouting out D.C. Public Schools in the process. At the end of Friday's ceremony, Chappelle had another surprise for DCPS. "I appreciate the gift you gave me today, and I brought a gift for you: This is my Emmy," he said. "This is a trophy but it represents years of hard work. "In the course of a career you go through so many things you learn on the job, you embarrass yourself, you fall down, get up and try harder," Chappelle said. "I quit my show and people said I'd never work again. I got up and tried harder. "I still do my art almost every day, I still think about my art every day," he said. "I want you guys to know that even though the odds are wildly against you, this can happen for you. If you just stay true to yourselves. This is the people's Emmy." For those who follow the comedian, it came as no surprise that just weeks after winning the prestigious award, he stood in the auditorium of his alma mater with the priceless gift for the school. "Chappelle has long advocated for DCPS and we were so proud he helped D.C. Public Schools trend all across the world," Bowser said. "He told people what we already know." WI Ironically, Yee didn't plan to become one of the biggest names in radio while attending Wesleyan College decades ago as an English major. "Ever since I was a little kid, I said I'm going to be a writer and I always thought that, but things change," she said. "The fact of the matter is that we get so many influences along the way." Even though Yee appears to be at the top of her game today, she stressed that her success happened in part because of her missteps. "I made a lot of mistakes growing up," she said. "I look at mistakes like I learned something from this, I'll never do this again and now I know what to do going forward. It's really important to own up and improve on what you know. That's one way I've really found my voice." WI
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Lloyd Price Does It Again! His Tribute Album by Rudiger is on Tap For Release! LLOYD PRICE ICONIC SINGER-SONGWRITER INFLUENCED THE BEATLES, ELVIS, PICKETT, AND MANY MORE LEGENDS AND NOW NEW SONGWRITER / ARTIST RUDIGER! Legendary singer-songwriter Lloyd Price the Founder of Rock ‘n’ Roll has enjoyed an illustrious career, the indomitable artist and successful entrepreneur is still going strong. His classic, soulful hit records including "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," "Personality," “Just Because”, and "Stagger Lee" assured his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Price’s song JUST BECAUSE will be featured in the 2017 move release “The Hit Man’s Body Guard” starring Samuel L. Jackson. Now, Lloyd Price is teaming with Los Angeles-based vocalist, composer, engineer, and producer Rudiger on a tribute album based on nine of Price’s original song titles (all 9 are totally new songs using Lloyd Price same song titles). Plus, the ever-vital Price has teamed with Kingdom of Camelot Publishing and Productions under the leadership of executives Richard A. Ricks, Brian Soriano, Esq. and William "Dollar" Bill Waller for the Lloyd Price by Rudiger tribute debut of the new CD release titled ‘Mr. Personality’ Price, a Louisiana native now living in New York City, was a crucial contributor to the New Orleans R&B sound in the '50s and '60s, and was dubbed as “Mr. Personality,” a nickname that acknowledges his talent, his charisma, and his 1959 single, "Personality." His songs -- a timeless series of rhythm & blues and rock & roll classics – have been interpreted by some of the greatest artists in pop music history including Paul McCartney, the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Joe Cocker, Amy Winehouse, Fats Domino and Carl Perkins. In fact, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" -- Price’s first chart-topping single and first million seller record of any American Teenager in history -- has been covered by iconic artists more than 169 times. In addition to his musical triumphs, he’s a savvy businessman who has owned and operated multiple record labels and a New York City nightclub; Price launched the recording career of the superstar soul singer Wilson Pickett, Little Richard and more. He manages companies that produced and distributed Price’s original southern style branded foods. The Lloyd Price Icon Food Brands and Lawdy Miss Clawdy food products are an array of food, sweet potato products, clothing and collectibles including the Lawdy Miss CLawdy and Lloyd Price Bowling Balls. Price is still a big inspiration to those who followed in his footsteps. Among those acolytes is Rudiger; Rudiger, surviving a troubled, impoverished childhood in New York has become a positive force in the music scene. Rudiger fronts a well-regarded rock band; RUDIGER has recorded and written hundreds of songs for people all over the world. His biggest inspiration is to write songs that have been inspired by Songwriter Icon Lloyd Price. RUDIGER has collaborated in songwriting projects with Grammy Award Winning Producer Rob Fusari (Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Britney Spears). RUDIGER is featured on a Universal Records CD(2017) writing and singing in collaboration with the legendary Boris-Nonte on the song ‘INVINCIBLE’. RUDIGER and his songwriting collaboration partner Lionel Cohen have their song ‘My Once in a Lifetime’ placed in the upcoming Sony 2017 film ‘First We Take Brooklyn’. RUDIGER has written TV commercials for GEICO, Coke, and Wireless Phone Companies. Price’s hard- scrabble background struck a chord with Rudiger whose tribute to Price is being released by Kingdom of Camelot Publishing and Productions and even features a duet by the two singers. While working together in the studio on a newly-written Rudiger composition inspired by the Price classic “Stagger Lee’ now entitled “Here Comes Stagger Lee,” the two men bonded. “Listening to Mr. Price’s story was extremely special,” said Rudiger. “All the hits he had and the things he has accomplished… Hearing how he was poor when growing up in Kenner, Louisiana and how much he loved his parents showed me if you have that, you can overcome a lot.” said Rudiger. “A young new talented blues/rock balladeer has teamed with a legend and brought deep soulfulness to the project,” Richard A Ricks and Bill Waller said. “Rudiger's own story is so tragic, it's a miracle that he's here and able to turn his tears into words and music that truly touches your heart.” “Kingdom of Camelot Publishing and Productions couldn’t be more excited to be working with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Songwriter / Artist Mr. Lloyd Price teamed with Rudiger to bring the world the new tribute Lloyd Price Tribute CD. ‘Mr. Personality’. In October 2017, two songs from the Mr. Personality Tribute Album will be available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Music, and Tidal to name a few.
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Gospel Duo Mary Mary Stops in D.C. Sisters Premiere New Season, Address Rumors By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer
5 Tina and Erica Campbell (L-R) celebrate the sixth and final season of their eponymous show with a special advance screening, Wed., Sept. 27, in Northwest—a day after the show’s New York premiere. After a showing of the season opener, attendees in the District were invited to a Q&A with the duo; Erica and Tina Campbell later sang new songs being released individually, and performed a medley of songs together as Mary Mary. The show, “Mary Mary,” airs Thursday nights on WEtv. /Photo by E Watson/EDI Photo
Sisters and gospel duo Mary Mary premiered in the District what will be the last season of their hit reality show, leaving longtime supporters to wonder why. Tina and Erica Campbell spoke candidly to the hundreds of fans who attended the season six premiere of their eponymously named WE tv show on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at the Howard Theatre in Northwest. "It's time to move on," Erica said. "Look at it this way, when Oprah was just the host for the news, if she never would have quit to start her show, we never would've had the Oprah we have today. If she didn't leave her successful show, we would never have OWN. "At each stage there is always somebody who's like, 'But this was so great, why would you [leave]?' But you have to keep growing and allowing God to teach you things and pour into you," she said. The sisters said that with all that they are going through as musicians,
mothers and wives, they have a responsibility to say yes to God. "It would start to get very uninteresting if we had to create a show to try to be who the people met when we signed up," Tina said. "We are not those same girls. I am not that same Tina. I don't actually approve of the Tina that I was when I started doing the TV show. I don't kick it with people like her. I was thrown off, but I've changed. "I'm not trying to be that, but that's what people are accustomed to, so now if you're a part of the same show, sometimes you find yourself fighting to be not hostage to who you were, and we love y'all, but I will not hostage to who y'all think I'm supposed to be," she said. "I have to be who I am, so I don't go crazy and do something crazy [and] then y'all don't like me anyway." Erica, who is married to the group's producer Warryn Campbell, addressed the rumors of the duo splitting up. "Mary Mary is not over, so let's get that out the way," she said. "The same way you see Bishop Jakes have
a church, and a movie and a book, and a conference [that] goes all over the whole world, it's possible. I know we see men do it all the time, but when women do it it's always kind of baffling. "God has given us great things to do, and when he gives you a vision he will also give you the provision," she said. "I believe I can be a solo artist, in Mary Mary, do 'Get Up Mornings' radio show, be happy in my marriage and my children be happy, too." While the sisters couldn't confirm whether a new Mary Mary album is on the horizon, they insist that their relationship isn't as fractured as the show suggests. "Ain't no animosity here, ain't no competition here, the marriages are great, the family is great," Tina said. "We laugh, we kick it, we're each others friends and supporters, but there are conflicting moments and the show prefers to show you guys those conflicting moments, but that's not the sum of our life. We got to be true to who we are. I'm not going to live a lie." WI
Black Icons Shun the Black Press By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer When President Donald Trump publicly used a slur to describe mostly Black NFL players who took a knee to join Colin Kaepernick in protesting the killings of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement and the many injustices that minorities continue to face, not one of the high-profile athletes turned to the Black Press. African-American celebrities, and other Black icons who would join them, took their message to white America through mainstream media. Spike Lee, who's declined numerous requests from the Black Press, instead chose CNN and Anderson
Cooper to deliver his message. LeBron James, already a legend at 33 and who famously called Trump a "bum," also took his message elsewhere. Bobby Rush, the esteemed Georgia congressman and former Black Panther, probably put it best when speaking about the Rev. Robert Lee IV, a white man who has also taken up the cause of anti-racism and a descendant of the Confederate general. "Do me a favor," Rush said. "Let me take the message to my people in the Black community and you take the message to the white community and, if it works out, we'll meet." A spokeswoman for the National Association of Black Journalists also noted that getting Black celebrities
and movers and shakers to interview with the Black Press has been a problem.
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Time and again, modern African-American icons, either directly or through spokespeople, have declined an interview or even comment to Black-owned newspapers, who only seek such access when there's news to be told, not for trivial and fanatic purposes -- these reporters are too busy. When Cuba Gooding Jr. was making headlines last year, starring in a popular FX miniseries about O.J. Simpson, famed Washington Informer photographer Roy Lewis spotted the star at a D.C. hotel. When he asked Gooding if it's OK to snap a photo for the Black Press, Gooding said no. When a Black Press reporter approached Gooding about comment on portraying Simpson, the star remarked how fun the job was but added that he didn't want to be quoted. When the hit show "Empire" became must-see television, Washington Informer journalists' attempts to get comment from D.C. native Taraji P. Henson were routinely unsuccessful.
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meet with Roberto Duran on the anniversary of their legendary "No Mas" fight from 1980, Leonard, a Palmer Park, Maryland, native, called The Informer. When Stevie Wonder didn't have time for an interview before his 2014 D.C. concert at then-Verizon Center, the legend instructed his publicist to provide front-row tickets for the Black Press. Prior to and during his scandal, comedian Bill Cosby has granted one-on-one interviews to Black
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"You have the trust of your readers at a time when people don't trust the media and that's a precious commodity," Kaine said. "Here's a segment of media where there is not the traditional suspicion ... all the studies show that people have a higher trust in them than they do in other media and the people who do read it, they really bank on it." For the full version of this story, go to washingtoninformer.com. WI
5 Oprah Winfrey, among many others, hasn’t been a friend to the Black Press.
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BLACK PRESS from Page 30 "Those folks are about selling and personally profiting from Black cool, from Black genius, from selling their access to Black people, from selling themselves," said Rinaldo Walcott, an associate professor at director of women and gender studies institute at the University of Toronto. "They are still working in the tradition of the Black body as commodity to be sold to white people and whiteness. They still operate from a position whereby white notice, white endorsement, white validation is the pinnacle of success. "They are bounded and shaped totally by racial capitalism," he said. "So, we live with the contradiction folks proclaiming to care about and desiring the freedom of Black people might ultimately only be interested in how close in proximity to whiteness they can use blackness to achieve."
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In the opening song of the 1990s hit television series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," Will Smith proudly raps about being born and raised in West Philadelphia. "On the playground is where I spent most of my days," the song goes, as Smith boasts about where he's from, not more than a stone's throw from the oldest continually published African-American newspaper in the country, the Philadelphia Tribune. Smith's voice, however, remains absent from that paper. Born in poverty in Mississippi and later raised in the inner city of Milwaukee, Oprah Winfrey went on to take Chicago and the world by storm and become the "Queen of Media." She counts among the richest and most prominent African-Americans in the country, yet her voice has been absent from the Black-owned Chicago Crusader newspaper, which for more than 75 years has been at the
forefront of the battle for civil and equal rights for folks who look like Winfrey. Newsworthy events have occurred around such superstars and icons as Jay-Z, Beyonce, Barack and Michelle Obama, Common, Jamie Foxx, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Tyler Perry, Serena Williams, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Janet Jackson, Drake, Chance the Rapper, Ice Cube, Steve Harvey and even the Rev. Al Sharpton. Yet, none would provide commentary to the Black Press. The late Washington Informer Editor Denise W. Barnes, an unabashed champion of Black Power and Black success and a fan of the rapper/actor Common, once angrily told officials at a local venue to get lost after twice previewing a concert and appearance by Common yet failing to land an interview. Later, she instructed a reporter to feature Common's charity work, but when reached, his publicists blew off the newspaper, refusing to grant an interview. Current Washington Informer Managing Editor D. Kevin McNeir recently said he had been so fed up over his reporters' persistent attempts to get a comment from Sharpton that he threatened not to cover a recent march the reverend held in the District.
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"The Washington Informer is the voice of Wards 7 and 8, people in those wards depend on The Informer, the Black Press," said former D.C. Mayor and Ward 7 Councilman Vincent Gray. Of course, there are exceptions. When Magic Johnson started his Aspire TV network, he immediately obliged the Black Press with an interview. When boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard journeyed to Panama to
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“Welcome to America: A Caribbean Musical is a refreshing take on an old narrative. The story of the immigrant in modern day USA is belly-laugh-funny, deeply sad, and incredibly inspiring. The dialogue is quick witted and spot on for New Yorkers. The songs are both new and familiar and they break open the hard edge reputation of New York City residents to reveal the collage of small towns we all come from: Jamaican, Puerto Rican, Trinidadian, etc. In the end, we are neighbors, trying to make a living, make sense of family, find love and seek joy while we muddle stylishly along,” Staceyann Chin – Tony Award winning poet, activist, and author of The Other Side of Paradise. Welcome To America tells the story of Sabrina Barnes, a talented, unsophisticated, and ambitious young woman from the Caribbean, who leaves her home behind and arrives in America with big dreams and her determination to become a star. She soon learns, however, that her island naiveté and the harsh realities of her newly adopted country may put both her goals and her future in great jeopardy. Buy tickets at: caribbeanloyaltyrewards.com
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‘Daily Show’s’ Roy Wood, Jr. Coming to DC Improv Performs Live From Oct. 6-8 By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Roy Wood, Jr., known for his peculiar comedic take on race and social injustices, plans to put a spin on some of the most pressing issues of the time like Colin Kaepernick and fast food. Performing this weekend from Oct. 6 - 8 at the DC Improv in Northwest, Wood, a correspondent for Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” hopes to touch a nerve in a funny way. “Roy Wood, Jr. is a comedian who sometimes hopes that he’s
touching a nerve on issues going on in society,” he said. “I’m a guy that’s mad about all the wrong things. There is definitely a lot of social injustice in the world, but I believe there is space for multiple conversations, so let’s also talk about why fast food restaurants charge for additional sauces.” When asked is charging for additional sauces a problem effecting America, Roy responded in a way that his fans expect from him: “It’s affecting me, so it’s a problem affecting America.” Recently dubbed the new host of Comedy Central’s storytelling series, “This is Not Happening,”
which returns to the network in the winter of 2018, Wood plans to deliver the same layman style he gives nightly. “I bring the perspective of the everyday man, and that’s usually what I try to bring to the show,” he said. “For me it’s about figuring out a way to laymanize – wait, that’s not a word – to try to make something a little more layman for people.” Hailing from Birmingham, Ala., Wood’s Southern heritage informs his opinions on race in a different way than his cast mates on “The Daily Show.” “Being from the south has definitely giving me a differing perspective on race,” he said. “Growing up I’ve experienced some racism and I say that in a lower case form, because I feel like the generations before me experienced capital, all caps, bold print racism. “It’s definitely influenced my process, because that’s where I pick from and I create a balance with Trevor Noah,” he said. “Where he has an international perspective as a minority and I have a domestic one – and we’ve both lived experiences as Black men that the other one did not live – so I feel like we cover a lot of each other’s gaps.” At “The Daily Show,” Wood considers himself more of an agitator within the cast, but he said all of his stories aren't about race. “Race is a big issue in America, but I also had an opportunity to get inside what people have go-
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ing on in Middle America. It’s been fun.” The comedian got his comedy start years ago as a student at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Fla. “I started doing comedy while I was still in college and it was fun. I started off doing stuff over at Florida State, ironically. There was a small independent comedy scene in Tallahassee,” Wood said. “College was a very fun part of my life and I'm very fortunate to have started comedy while I was still in school, because I was able to learn the ropes of the business.” Wood asserted that his time in school allowed him to make a lot of mistakes, but ultimately bounce back. “To be able to learn comedy during college at a lower stake, when I didn't have a lot of bills and responsibilities was very pivotal to my growth as a comedi-
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an,” he said. Wood said that even though he’s on television, he still enjoys stand-up as an art, but he isn't worried about censorship that other comedians complain about. “I don’t ever feel like there is anything I should or shouldn't say, but anything that I say personally is said from a spirit of trying to make a particular point,” he said. “I’m not out to try and stir the pot or outrage people and I think what comedians are getting wrong is that you still have freedom of speech, you will not be arrested for saying what you said. “That’s where it stops. Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequence,” he said. “Everyone has a right to decide if they don't like what you said, and you just have to be willing to risk that in exchange for your own truth.” Wood asserts he’s looking forward to performing in the District, which he called one of the best places to do comedy in the country. “Comedy works best where people understand the world and they are willing to hear your opinion of it and withhold judgment until you complete a sentence,” he said. “In D.C. there is a level of social openness and awareness. It’s not an anomaly that some of the best comedians on earth have come from that city like Dave Chappelle and Martin Lawrence.” WI
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Activist: America Cares about the Flag Only When Blacks Protest Harry Edwards Says ‘Flag has been Pimped Out’ By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer The swirling controversy over athletes and others protesting the flag is all rooted in hypocrisy, said Dr. Harry Edwards, the renowned author, professor, sports mentor and civil rights activist. Edwards, a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of “The Revolt of the Black Athlete,” was the architect of the 1968 Olympic Project for Human Rights which led to the memorable black-gloved fist salute by athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos. Edwards, who also fought against apartheid, counts as ex-San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s closest advisor. “There has never been a protest where white America has said, ‘Amen, I agree with that.’ They didn’t agree with the sit-ins, the marches, the efforts of the Black Panther Party and they didn’t agree with students taking over buildings,” said Edwards, 74. “There’s been not one protest where they said, ‘I get the mes-
sage,’” he said. “At the end of the day, this thing about the flag is a red herring. Many of the same people who are talking about disrespecting the flag can’t even tell you if the flag is mentioned in the Constitution. “They couldn’t tell you what the words of the national anthem happen to be. If you ask them, when they’re playing the national anthem and they’re sitting on their couch watching on TV, do they stand and put their hand over their heart? Or, do they reach for another beer or another handful of peanuts or do they get up and go to the bathroom so that they won’t miss the opening kickoff?” Recently, President Donald Trump helped to ignite a firestorm with demeaning comments about NFL players who, like Kaepernick, have taken a knee or otherwise not saluted the flag during the playing of the national anthem before games. To prove the hypocrisy, Edwards said the flag has been used to sell cars, clothes and to boast Fourth of July sales. “They were flying a flag outside
of the Bunny Ranch in Nevada and you know what they sell there,” he said of the infamous house of prostitution. “The flag has been pimped out to the point that nobody pays attention. It’s only when Black people protest and they look at ways to avoid having real discussions that they say you are disrespecting the flag,” Edward said. “They didn’t say Trump disrespected the flag when he insulted a Gold Star family. They didn’t say Trump disrespected the flag when he attacked Sen. John McCain, a POW and a war hero who gave his blood in defense of this country.” There’s always been a tug of war between what the Constitution prescribes and what traditional convention and history have allowed, which is white supremacy and tension that’s been going on since “the first day they brought a Black African to these shores and enslaved him,” Edwards said. He likened his 1960s protests to today, but with notable differences. “Our struggle, since we have not resolved the root causes of this tension which is that our circum-
stances and our dynamic struggle is multifaceted and perpetual and there are no final victories,” Edwards said. “So, when we look at the circumstances in 1968, there are a lot of commonalities today. “That struggle was framed up by an ideological scaffolding that had as a call sign, ‘Black Power.’ Today, that struggle is framed up by the ideological scaffolding that has its call sign, ‘Black Lives Matter,’” Edwards added. In 1968, fueling the commitment to athlete activism was the violence being perpetrated against the Black community, Edwards said, citing Black Panthers being shot; Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and the four little girls who lost their life at the 16th Street Baptist Church. “We were still in the throes of battle despite the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act where Black people were being denied their Civil Rights and the right to vote and there was police violence against Black people where nobody was being held accountable,” he said. “You pretty much have the same causes today. Police violence in the Black community and an assault on civil rights. The difference today is you
Third World Press Marks 50th Anniversary
Third World Press Foundation (TWPF) has big plans for its 50th anniversary, themed “Fearlessly Publishing About the Black Experience for 50 Years!” TWPF50 is a weeklong celebration from Saturday, September 30 – Saturday, October 7 with Black literary and artistic luminaries including Danny Glover, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Sonia Sanchez. Founded in 1967 by Chicago poet and educator Dr. Haki Madhubuti, TWPF is the oldest continuously-publishing independent Black press in the United States. The celebration begins Saturday, September 30, with an intergenerational conversation between Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Ta-Nehisi; his father, former Black Panther Paul Coates, founder of Black Classics Press; and Madhubuti. The weeklong celebration includes a dinner gala on October 7 with headliner jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. A powerful, star-studded lineup of other TWPF50 events features film screenings, spoken word, conversations, lectures and performances by Sonia Sanchez, Cornel West, Fr. Michael Pfleger, Maulana Karenga, jessica Care moore, Michael Simanga, Askia Toure, Kalamu ya Salaam, Maggie Brown, Herb Boyd, Kwame Cobb, Nora Brooks Blakely, Michael Simanga, Bakari Kitwana, Fred Hord and many others. For more than 50 years, Third World Press Foundation has published poetry, fiction, and non-fiction by the most prolific writers across multiple generations. Its writers include Pulitzer Prize-winner and Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks, Amiri Baraka, Jacob Carruthers, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Asa Hilliard, Sonia Sanchez, Kalamu ya Salaam, Julianne Malveaux, Gil Scott-Heron, as well as Next Generation writers such as Marc Lamont Hill, Lita Hooper, Michael Simanga, Bakari Kitwana, and many more. TWPF was, and remains, the go-to publisher for Black writers and poets when mainstream publishing houses refused to accept their manuscripts. “That’s how we started,” says Madhubuti. “After 50 years of this kind of work, it’s become very clear to me that we are the answer to our own problems. People want to control their own cultural imperatives about the healthy replication of themselves. We’ve tried to provide the literature for that healthy replication. We’ve done that by publishing some of the best writers and poets in our nation. And, Gwendolyn Brooks is the best.”
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have athletes like LeBron James who can get on Twitter and say to Trump, ‘You bum,’ and hit send and it automatically goes out to 3 million people who retweet to their followers and it goes viral to the point it reaches Trump.” He also decried NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s recent edict that all basketball players must stand when the anthem is played. “I would like to see Adam Silver tested in court,” Edwards said. “Even if it’s a collective bargaining agreement item, a person doesn’t check their First Amendment Rights when they put on a uniform. Only in the military and then the rules there say you can’t speak wearing a uniform. When Silver said you can’t speak in the uniform, what is it about playing a game that’s so serious and conspicuous in terms of civil responsibility? “I don’t think they have a legal leg to stand on,” he said. That Kaepernick remains unsigned despite not breaking any rules or regulations has Edwards fuming. “You can’t pose a regulation in opposition to the Constitution,” he said. “All of this is because they don’t want to discuss the original sin of American society which is the ongoing sickness of white supremacy because that’s so tied in with white power and white privilege. But the minute you begin to deconstruct and unpack white supremacy, you get down to the core of inequality and injustice in American society and they don’t want to do that.” Kaepernick, 29, would seem to be ideal for any contending team. He first starred at the University of Nevada where he earned Offensive Player of the Year twice and, after being selected by San Francisco in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft, led the team to the 2012 Super Bowl, their first appearance in the big game in nearly 20 years. The next season, he led the 49ers to the NFC championship game. “Kaepernick is getting ready to play football. He’s keeping in shape and he’s moved from protest to progress,” Edwards said. “With all of this discussion going on, he’s in the community helping people to educate themselves. He’s about progress and bridging the gaps in the community. I think he should seriously get the Nobel Peace Prize.” WI
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ARIES Both your love life and connections to your colleagues will be on the agenda this week. Regarding work, you might have to attend discussions and consultations. Whatever the relationship, you’ll fare better if you can avoid being too intense. But as long as you don’t say anything you might come to regret, you could find others show up with opportunities and options you might never have considered otherwise. Lucky Numbers: 3, 4, 21
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TAURUS Luscious Venus makes some leading aspects this week. In fact, the days up to and including Thursday could rekindle the romance in a long-term relationship or encourage a budding connection to become more intimate. The weekend could see a more serious side of your personality. Lucky Numbers: 16, 19, 20
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GEMINI There could be a lot of discussion at home at the start of the week, and this could lead to some decisions that positively transform a key situation. Know that it could be very boisterous, though. Putting yourself in your partner’s shoes over the weekend could help you understand his or her perspective. Lucky Numbers: 12, 25, 37 CANCER You could be your own worst enemy this week, but it doesn’t have to be that way. If you’ve convinced yourself that there is nothing you can do, accomplishing something could certainly be more difficult. Give yourself a break and try to have a more positive approach. Think that you can do it and keep repeating this to yourself. You’ll find that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Lucky Numbers: 2, 7, 9
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LEO There is a possibility that you could earn more money, but there is also a chance
Oh, that’s not good. There’s more hair on your shower drain than there is on your head. Not good at all, but thanks, Chemo, for that and for dry skin, no eyebrows, weight fluctuations, and brittle nails. You’re trying to get better; looking better shouldn’t be so impossible. With “Pretty Sick” by Caitlin M. Kiernan, though, you’ll look primo despite chemo. So, the diagnosis is in. You’ve got cancer and you’re no dummy: you know what’s about to happen, to the inside of you and the outside. So how do you take care of the former, while keeping the latter looking great? First of all, says Kiernan: smell. Yes, chemotherapy might affect your sense of smell and your taste buds. You’ll want to avoid your favorite foods on chemo day, and set aside your usual scented lotions for now. Look for a second-best to get you through, and return to your faves after treatment is over and your olfactory sense returns. The subject of hair is touchy, but it’s something that can be easily handled. Wigs today are stylishly realistic, hats are fashionable, scarves look great if you wear them right. Shop for these things now while you still have hair or, if thinning is what’s to come, talk to a stylist. Remember: it’s only hair. It’ll come back. It might sound like just another thing, but make an appointment with your dentist before starting treatment and know how to make “magic mouthwash” to combat mouth sores. Be willing to experiment with make-up; if you can, get a makeover or, at the very least, ask for samples of product you can try at home. Go a little crazy. Have fun with it. As for your skin, yes, chemotherapy will change that, too, so beware. Now’s the time to consider changing your morning routine with different cleansers and products, but think twice before going “organic.” Showers are always better than baths, and be sure to slather on moisturizer once you’ve patted yourself dry. There are also lots of great products to use if you’ll have radiation, but talk to your doctor or oncologist first. I was very happy to see that warning inside “Pretty Sick.” I was happy, in fact, to see that author Caitlin M. Kiernan is careful to caution her readers on just about everything in this book, which makes it even more helpful. So, does the fact that Kiernan herself is a cancer survivor, which gives her words a been-there-done-that ring of truth – not just for beauty, but in dressing comfortably, finding a surgeon, reconstruction, and reclaiming a healthy sex life, all with purpose and strength. Also, nice: while her examples do have a certain big-city tone to them and there’s a lot of celeb name-dropping, the tips and advice are totally down-toearth. And on that note, while this book was written for cancer survivors, it could be helpful for any woman facing serious illness. If you want to look great when you’re not feeling it so much, “Pretty Sick” is pretty good. wI
VIRGO It could be difficult to see eye to eye with certain family members, and this might continue over the course of the week. However, this could also encourage you to have a discussion to resolve this matter. Be willing to listen to others’ feelings and you may find they aren’t so very different from yours after all. A compromise is possible. Lucky Numbers: 24, 40, 55
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that you’ll spend it all before the week is up. Making some wise investments, such as channeling extra cash into a creative project, could be worthwhile. The weekend could have a more serious bias, but a heart-to-heart talk could be very revealing. Lucky Numbers: 17, 24, 28
LIBRA A positive focus on your sign could make you eager to express yourself and share what is most important to you. There may be some things that need a solution that you’re more hesitant to talk about. You may say more than you mean to, but this could release tension and leave you feeling much better as a result. Lucky Numbers: 9, 43, 51 SCORPIO An intense aspect early in the week could mean you’re compulsively drawn to someone and find it hard to turn your attention to other things. This could be a temporary phase, but it could leave you feeling frustrated if the person in question doesn’t feel the same way about you. Try not to overdo it! Lucky Numbers: 28, 34, 59 SAGITTARIUS You may draw some fascinating opportunities to you, but it’s also
possible that you could resist them. This is unusual, as you’re the kind of person who delights in anything new and fresh. You may have mixed feelings that cause you to delay a decision. Your social life sparkles this week and over the weekend, with a lively encounter to brighten your days. Lucky Numbers: 7, 13, 19
CAPRICORN While you may be inspired to follow a new path that shows plenty of promise, you might feel edgy if it means moving too far outside your comfort zone. It’s really a question of belief. This can be a good time to jettison any that are outdated and holding you back. Nevertheless, a full moon in Aries on Thursday could bring some drama to the home front. It is also excellent for a celebration or get-together, even if it is a little boisterous. Lucky Numbers: 8, 19, 27 AQUARIUS If you’re thinking about going on a trip, the full moon might encourage you to go for it. If you’ve been busy with various tasks and chores or aspects of your life have been intense lately, getting away from it all might seem like the perfect way to unwind and feel good. Certain friends might object to doing this, however. Lucky Numbers: 10, 30, 31 PISCES You could experience some conflict regarding a goal or plan, and this might make it hard to progress as much as you’d like over the coming days. If you and another are finding it difficult to see eye to eye, putting yourself in their shoes could help you understand their thoughts and feelings. You don’t have to agree, but a compromise might help you to make the best of an awkward situation. Lucky Numbers: 2, 39, 46
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SPORTS Pirates Top Nats in Season’s Twilight 4 Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Jordan Luplow scores
a run in the first inning of the Pirates’ 11-8 win over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Southeast on Sunday, Oct. 1. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
5 Lonnie Bunch III, director of the National Museum of African American
History and Culture, throws out the first pitch before the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals play the final regular season game of 2017 at Nationals Park in Southeast on Sunday, Oct. 1. /Photo by John E. De Freitas 5 Washington Nationals third baseman
Anthony Rendon (6) gets congratulations from teammates Trea Turner and Ryan Zimmerman after his home run during the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 11-8 win at Nationals Park in Southeast on Sunday, Oct. 4 Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Da-
vid Freese awaits the throw as Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner successfully steals the base during the Pirates’ 11-8 win at Nationals Park in Southeast on Sunday, Oct. 1. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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Wizards Open 2017 Preseason with Easy Win By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill The Washington Wizards' first preseason game Monday was used by head coach Scott Brooks as a bit of an "experiment," with AllStar point guard John Wall sitting out and his backcourt mate Bradley Beal playing less than eight minutes. The trial went well as the Wizards blasted Guangzhou Long-Lions of China, 126-96, at Capital One Arena in northwest D.C. The game was livestreamed on Monumental Sports Network, a digital platform owned by Monumental Sports and Entertainment and Wizards owner Ted Leonsis. The Wizards easily plowed through the Guangzhou defense, burying 10 of 24 from deep, led by newly acquired shooting
guard Jodie Meeks. Although he only played 16 minutes, Meeks led the Wizards in scoring with 19 points on 4-5 from 3-point range. "I just tried to come in and knock down shots," he said. "Fortunately, my first one went in and confidence kept growing from there. The main point of preseason is to get in shape and find a rhythm [and] get acquainted with your teammates." The Wizards signed two other players this summer, Mike Scott from the Atlanta Hawks and Tim Frazier from the New Orleans Pelicans. Scott played 12 minutes and scored six points, while Frazier sat out with a groin injury. All three players are expected to help bolster the bench this season, especially Meeks and Frazier, who will spell Wall and Beal throughout during the season.
Brooks praised Meeks, especially his ability to shoot from the perimeter. "He gives us a knock-down shooter off the bench," Brooks said. "He's a 40 percent 3-point shooter. With our playmaking guards, I think he can get a lot of open shots. That's why we brought him in and it showed tonight." The Wizards anticipate stiffer competition in their second preseason game at 7 p.m. Friday when the New York Knicks visit the District. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers come to the city for a 3 p.m. contest Sunday. The Wizards' last two preseason games are on the road Oct. 11 in New York City and Oct. 13 in Miami. The regular season begins Oct. 17 in D.C. against the Philadelphia 76ers. WI
4 Washington Wizards forward Sheldon Mac drives to the basket in
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THE WASHINGTON INFORMER TOP FIVE – HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL By Martell Pegues, WI Contributing Writer
Each week and for the duration of the season, The Washington Informer will feature our choices for the top five high school football programs in the Greater Washington Area, specifically the DCSAA (District of Columbia State Athletic Association) and WCAC (Washington Catholic Athletic Conference), for their efforts based upon win/loss record, strength of schedule and winning streak.
1. DEMATHA (4-1) (WCAC)
Bye week. Next game is Oct. 6 against Gonzaga College High School.
2. GONZAGA (5-1) (WCAC)
Gonzaga firmly dismantled Bishop McNamara 38-0 over the weekend, leaving no doubt that they’re a threat to DeMatha in the WCAC. Gonzaga faces No.1 ranked DeMatha in our game of the week Oct. 6.
3. H.D. WOODSON (3-2) (DCSAA)
H.D. Woodson has won back-to-back games as they continued DCIAA play by knocking off Ballou 27-13. Kahlil Wright and University of Southern California commit Mychael Salahuddin led the charge for the Warriors, as Salahuddin rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, while Wright completed 11 of 18 passes for 157 yards and a score. This week Woodson faces a tough Wilson Tigers squad, which is riding a three-game winning streak after knocking off Dunbar 21-0 over the weekend.
4. GOOD COUNSEL (4-1) (WCAC)
Good Counsel has often been forgotten this season with teams like DeMatha, Gonzaga, and Friendship Collegiate running around, but don’t be confused — the Falcons are back. Good Counsel obliterated Northwest, a premier Maryland 4A program, 58-21, as junior running back Latrele Palmer led the way with 117 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. Good Counsel next takes on a St. John’s team that is looking to save their season.
5. WILSON (3-2) (DCSAA)
Wilson blanked Dunbar 21-0 over the weekend, cracking The Informer Top 5 for the first time in the process. They’ll face H.D. Woodson on Friday night — grab your popcorn, folks.
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St. Johns (2-2), Friendship Collegiate (3-2), Archbishop Carroll (2-3), Roosevelt (3-2)
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women. The march sponsored by the Black Women's Blueprint, Black Youth project, and Trans Sisters of Color Project also sought to include African-American transgender women. "We are at war with white supremacy, we are at war against patriarchy, we are at war against corruption, we are at war against poverty, we are at war with the police" said rally speaker Elle Hearns, a transgender activist and founder of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, an advocacy group for Black transgender and gender-nonconforming femmes. Reports show that African-American women have higher rates of unemployment and lower earning and median wealth than their white counterparts, leaving them more vulnerable to poverty and its health, social and political implications. While white women make 78.1 cents to the dollar compared to white males, African-American women only make 64 cents to the same dollar. Large racial disparities also exist in violent crimes committed against Black women and in the criminal justice system, where 44 percent of women in prison are Black. Catherine Wolf, 25, came from Philadelphia to be an ally in the march. "The same way I support women, I support Black women," Wolf said. She said to truly support gender equality movements, she, as a white
5 Trina Greene Brown, 33, of Los Angeles, traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate on the March for Black Women on Saturday, Sept. 30, to give a voice to the work of Black women in the movements for racial justice and gender equality. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter
woman, must support women of diverse backgrounds even if she does not share their experiences. "This is equally as important as the Women's March because it is about women," said Wolf, who helped organized the massive
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There will be times, when things won't make sense as you travel along this journey toward where it is God is leading you. You will have to trust God and continue to move forward. Do your part. Desire something, believe you can have it, then see yourself in possession of whatever it is you desire — that's called faith. See yourself running your business, married to a wonderful husband or wife, driving that new Jaguar you want, graduating from college. See the dream as if it is already a reality — by faith, not by sight. Then you get busy fixing any weaknesses you may have. Weaknesses that hinder you from getting to your destination, we all have some. Do you need more training in a special subject? More mentors? Cast your care upon the Lord. Pray, stay positive. Don't get jealous of others who don't have your problems. God has a plan just for you. Don't compare your life to others. Be committed especially when it's hard to do. Psalm 37:3. Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this. Though this is the final principle, it will not work unless all of the others are at work! Practice walking by faith, and not by sight, and allow the Lord Jesus to
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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Reverend John W. Davis Pastor
The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest
5101 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089
Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958 Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church
Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor
Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 Fax: 301-499-8724
700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849 Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00am 5th Sundays: 9:30am 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30pm
Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 a.m. 7 10:00 a.m. Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”
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Church of Living Waters
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Crusader Baptist Church
Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., Pastor
Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor
Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor
Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor
2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org
800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703
4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30am 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00am Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30pm Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00am “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
Service and Times 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
1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661
Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00am Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30pm Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org
E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org “God is Love”
Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Third Street Church of God
Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors
Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors
Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor
Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor
4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax
3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax)
5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555
1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office 202-638-1803 fax
610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00am Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30pm
Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30pm (dinner @ 5:30pm) Sunday School: 9:00am – Hour of Power
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“An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org
Campbell AME Church
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am Sunday Church School: 8:45 am Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 pm Thursday: 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020
Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: faithdefender@verizon.net
“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org
Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45am Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45am; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45am; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6am & 6:30pm 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
Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00am Worship Service: 10:00am Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45pm Thur. Bible Study: 7:15pm
(Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Communion every Sunday: 11:00 am Sunday School: 10:00 am Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 pm Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com
Mount Carmel Baptist Church Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor
Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher
Service and Times Sunday School 8 – 9 AM Worship Service 9 – 11 AM Tuesday Night Bible Study 6:30 – 8:00 PM Wednesday Daytime Bible Study 11 AM – 12:30 PM
“We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org E-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net
Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 11:00am Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 am
St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...
Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor
Turning Hearts Church
4275 4th Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20034 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445
Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45am Church School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45am Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 pm Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30am
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church
Service and Times 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
Twelfth Street Christian Church
Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church
901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10am
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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church
All Nations Baptist Church
King Emmanuel Baptist Church
Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor
Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor
Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor
7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471
2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591
2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730
Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com
Zion Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards
Israel Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 pm
Emmanuel Baptist Church Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Interim Pastor
Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor
2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office • (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!
623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 Fax (202) 483-4009
4504 Gault Place, N.E. Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 8:00am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00pm
Service and Times 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
www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org
“Where Jesus is the King”
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
Sermon On The Mount Temple Of " Joy Apostolic Faith
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Matthews
Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15AM 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
Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor
Rev. Richard B. Black Pastor
Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor
1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288
1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lincolnpark@lpumcdc.org www.lpumcdc.org
5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:00 A.M. Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10: am Holy Communion: First Sunday 10: am Sunday School: 9: am Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: "Faith On The Hill"
Holy Trinity United Baptist Church
Florida Avenue Baptist Church
MemorialRev. Joan E. Buchanan
Executive Pastor
Baptist Church
2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304
Rev. Joan E. Buchanan Service and Times Executive Early PastorWorship Service:
7:30am Worship Service: 11:00am New Member’s Class: 9:45am 1st Sunday, 11:00am ServiceHoly andCommunion: Times Church School: 9:45am Early Worship Service: 7:30am Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer,11:00am Praise and Bible Study: 7:00pm Worship Service: Saturday Bible Study: 11:00am Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, New Member’s Class: 9:45am Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00am Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. 1st Sunday, 11:00am The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42Holy Communion: “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 P.M.
Service and Times 9:30AM. Sunday Church School 11:00 Am. Sunday Worship Service The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Wednesday 7:00pm Prayer & Praise Services 7:30pm. Bible Study Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries 10:30am A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net
Christ Embassy DC
Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. 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
Church School: Multitude 9:45am of Souls to Christ”
Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study
St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM. Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 PM Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon
Mount Moriah Baptist Church Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor
Damion M. Briggs Pastor
Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor
1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964
8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240
13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am & 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:30 AM Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 PM Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 PM Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 PM
Service and Times Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday School: 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM
Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org
St. Matthews Baptist Church
Eastern Community Baptist Church
New Commandment Baptist Church
Rehoboth Baptist Church
“Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org
Salem Baptist Church
Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00pm Saturday Bible Study: 11:00am
Peace Baptist Church
Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00am
“Empowered to Love and Challenged
Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell
to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”
“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”
712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Early Morning Prayer & Bible Study Class 8:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 7:15 am & 10:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service: 7:30 PM Wednesday School of the Bible: 8:00 PM Wednesday Service 12:00 PM
Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 PM Prayer Service Bible Study
“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address: admin@pbc712.org
Shiloh Baptist Church
First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Mt. Horeb Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor
Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor
Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor
Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor
Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor
Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor
Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074
621 Alabama Ave., 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) 232-4288
Service and Times 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
Service and Times 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.
Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 a.m. Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 p.m.
602 N Street NW - Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595
2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 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
Motto: “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship”
The Church Where GOD Is Working.... And We Are Working With GOD
Service and Times 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 Email: stmatthewsbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org
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Email: sbc@shilohbaptist.org Website: shilohbaptist.org
Service and Times Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 a.m. Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30 a.m. Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 p.m. Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “
Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.
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Administration No. 2017 ADM 000792
Administration No. 2017 ADM 001041
Administration No. 2017 ADM 001028
Administration No. 2017 ADM 001070
Administration No. 2017 ADM 000318
Roland Gardner Decedent
Oscar Johnson Decedent
Mary Slusser Decedent
Philomena Ann Young Decedent
Stephen Pridgen Decedent
Deborah D. Boddie 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001
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Tanya A. Harvey, Loeb & Loeb LLP 901 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 300 East Washington, DC 20001
Deborah Cason Daniel, Esq. 503 D Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20001
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Matikia Johnson Urquhart, whose address is 242 Madison St., NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Oscar Johnson who died on November 16, 1991 without a Will and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 21, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 21, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.
Attorney Ethel Mitchell, Wills and Trusts, LLC 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney
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Jane Norman, whose address is 15001 Reserve Road, Accokeek, MD 20607 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mary Slusser who died on August 14, 2017 with a Will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 21, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 21, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.
Melva Michele Bennett, whose address is 4624 Clay Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Philomena Ann Young who died on November 22, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 28, 2018. 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 March 28, 2018, 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.
Deborah Cason Daniel, Esq., whose address is 503 D Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Stephen Pridgen who died on March 30, 2009 without a Will. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 28, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 28, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.
Deborah D. Boddie, whose address is 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Roland Gardner who died on December 12, 2014 without a Will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 21, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 21, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 21, 2017 Deborah D. Boddie Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPPY Anne Meister Register of Wills
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Administration No. 2017 ADM 001064
Administration No. 2017 ADM 1055
Administration No. 2017 ADM 001027
Administration No. 2017 ADM 001042
Douglas McArthur Penamon Decedent
Estelle Chambliss Decedent
Inez J. Patterson aka Inez Juanita Patterson Decedent
Avon Mosley Decedent
John L. Cooper Decedent
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Debbie Marie Penamon, whose address is 405 Ridge Road SE, Apt. 1, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Douglas McArthur Penamon who died on April 8, 2017 without a Will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 21, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 21, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.
Alice G. F. Hodges, whose address is 120 Crestview Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27801, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Estelle Chambliss who died on March 9, 2017 without a Will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 28, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 28, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 28, 2017
Loretta Mosley Taylor, whose address is 1232 Rhode Island Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Avon Mosley who died on December 28, 2015 with a Will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 28, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 28, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.
Janice H. Cager, whose address is 12014 Twin Cedar Lane, Bowie, MD 20715, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of John L. Cooper who died on March 29, 2016 with a Will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 21, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 21, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.
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Patricia Hall, whose address is 2600 Queens Chapel Rd., Apt.# 105, Hyattsville, MD 20782, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Inez J. Patterson aka Inez Juanita Patterson who died on July 19, 2017 with a Will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 28, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy of the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 28, 2018, 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 publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.
Debbie Marie Penamon Personal Representative
Alice G. F. Hodges Personal Representative
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Administration No. 2017 ADM 001068
Administration No. 2017 ADM 001093
Lorraine A. Johnson aka Lorraine Agutha Johnson Decedent
Rhea Moore Frazier Decedent
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS LaShawn M. Johnson, whose address is 1509 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lorraine A. Johnson aka Lorraine Agutha Johnson who died on May 20, 2017 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 28, 2018. 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 March 28, 2018, 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: September 28, 2017
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Paula Marcella Moore, Hazel Cameron & Mertine Moore Brown, whose addresses are 1834 North Capitol St., NW, Washington, DC 20002, 221 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033, #226, 5602 Windsor Court, Camp Springs, MD 20746, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Rhea Moore Frazier who died on May 30, 2017 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 April 5, 2018. 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 April 5,2018, 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: October 5, 2017
LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017 FEP 000115 June 19, 2017 Date of Death James Francis Kauffmann Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Richard Kauffmann whose address is 4381 north Elizabeth Lane, SE, Atlanta, GA 30339 was appointed personal representative of the estate of James Francis Kauffmann, deceased, by the Circuit Court for James City County, Commonwealth of Virginia, on July 17, 2017. Service of process may be made upon Jeffrey K. Gordon, Esq., 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, #700, Washington, DC 20015 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: 1645 13th St., NW, Unit B, Washington, DC 20009. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Building A, 515 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.
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Ethel Hinnant Taylor, whose address is 2130 Sudbury Place, NW, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joseph Ellis Taylor who died on August 2, 2017 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before April 5, 2018. 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 April 5, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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Administration No. 2017 ADM 001072 Vida Brown Decedent Shanelle C. Patterson 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Erica Brown, whose address is 14702 Bowie Farm Ct., Bowie, MD 20721, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Vida Butler who died on July 11, 2017 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 April 5, 2018. 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 April 5, 2018, 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: October 5, 2017 Erica Brown Personal Representative
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Two of the most recent polls show a very tight race. One poll by the University of Mary Washington gave Northam a 5-point lead over Gillespie, with 44 percent of likely voters favoring Northam compared to 39 percent backing Gillespie, according to the statewide poll of likely voters conducted between Sept. 5 through 12. The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 5.2 percentage points. Hyra enjoyed the support of 3 percent of likely voters, with others undecided in the 1,000-person survey of Virginia adults. Another poll by Suffolk University showed Northam and Gillespie tied with 42 percent support and 12 percent undecided. Hyra had 3 percent support
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“To me, it was a reflection point as well,” he said. “And I found myself thinking, ‘Why?’ Why are we so repulsed by what we were seeing? You have to think about it in terms of principles. “The people that were in Charlottesville, those white supremacists, those neo-Nazis, those KKK, with their shields and insignia and their torches, spewing their vile and their hatred, they may have been in Virginia but they were not of Virginia,” he said, noting that 90 percent of them came from outside the commonwealth. Hyra said he would engage local law enforcement agencies to be sure that they have an appropriate plan in place for any protest, a plan that keeps the protestors and counter-protestors away from each other and restricted to manageable areas. “I would lend state support as needed. Protestors and counter-protestors should not be allowed to interact, and certainly never to engage in violent combat,” Hyra said. “Beyond that, I would avoid inflammatory rhetoric, and encourage swift and democratic resolution of such local issues, preferably with compromise solutions that are able to attract the support of a supermajority of residents, as opposed to divisive or polarizing decisions.” With President Donald Trump likely to have some influence on the race, the candidates said they understand that the Affordable Care Act will continue to be high on the administration’s agenda. “As a physician, I know there are some great things about the Affordable Care Act such as no more preexisting conditions and being able to keep your kids on your policy until they’re 26,” Northam said. “It’s time for a bipartisan, public negotiation to stabilize and fix the Affordable Care Act. Right here in Virginia, it’s time to expand Medicaid and extend coverage to 400,000 working Virginians,” he said. “Every day that we don't, we are not only leaving on the table but giving away to surrounding states that we compete with, close to $6 million a day. Since January of 2014 we have given away over $10 billion of the tax dollars that we send to Washington and we'll never get it back. It’s the right thing to do.” For the full version of this story, go to washingtoninformer.com. WI
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felony disenfranchisement and the role it plays in keeping millions of individuals, who have served their time, from being able to vote. The end result of these post-Reconstruction constitutional conventions, which suppressed the vote through legal and often terroristic means and the Black Codes, was that, in states like Mississippi, the number of eligible Black voters registered dropped from 70 percent in 1867 to less than 6 percent in 1892. In Louisiana, Blacks made up over 44 percent of the electorate after the Civil War, but less than 1 percent after 1920. This is the ugly history of voter suppression, where those who often drape themselves in patriotic rhetoric and colors, also wear the millions of stolen and suppressed votes around their necks like rotting, white albatrosses of political expediency, while keeping their foot solidly on the throat of true democracy, which remains handcuffed and unable to breathe. It would be great if we could solely discuss our nation's affair with voter suppression in some historical context with little to no impact on our current nation's politics. Yet, regardless of how idealistic we are in believing that we can make democracy real for all people, we know, in our hearts, it is not. Last year, the NAACP won nine major federal cases, critically confronting all manners of ugly, unconstitutional voter suppression, including voter purging, intimidation, and misinformation. In North Carolina, our state conference saved nearly five percent of the electorate when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the state legislature had enacted discriminatory voting laws that intentionally targeted and disenfranchised Black voters. The NAACP continues to take
on legal battles against the newest generation of voter suppression models being implemented through bottle-necked voting districts in Virginia, partisan gerrymandering in Texas or North Carolina that intentionally target and severely dilute not only the vote of African-Americans, but also Latino populations. In Indiana, our state conference recently sued the Secretary of State Connie Lawson, who is a member of the Pence-Kobach Commission, to prevent her from turning over personal voter information and to also prevent the her from using the allegedly discriminatory and inaccurate “Cross Check” system as a means of purging voters. In Texas, the NAACP has also been successful in challenging racially-biased and unfair redistricting plans and recently won a voter ID case, where more than 600,000 individuals were disenfranchised by the law. We also saved 608,470 votes with a victorious decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In states like Georgia, our state conference is challenging a law that allows voting lists to be purged simply due to failure to vote and in Ohio we are supporting the A. Phillip Randolph Institute et al., in their case, which, like Georgia, seeks to remove people from the voting rolls, due to their inability or failure to vote. Oftentimes, the flashier issues and nonstop, highly visible attacks against the foundation of our nation's values take our minds off of the critical bread and butter issue that without which there is no true democracy — the vote. We cannot sleep through this period of time, and through all means necessary, we must #StayWoke. WI
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er protections in the states.” “Despite the economic gains we have made as a nation in recent years, many working families continue to struggle,” Durbin said. “For some, payday lenders offer a quick way to make ends meet, but their outrageous interest rate caps and hidden fees can have crippling effects on the people who can least afford it.” Merkley said the bill’s simple, straightforward approach “will protect consumers and ensure that families aren’t bankrupted by high interest rates and hidden fees.” WI
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opposed to it, because I can now see how the agreement depressed the wages of American workers, among other things. My ideological default has always been free trade, but in my economic maturity I have come to understand that there is no such thing as free trade, only fair trade. Let me ask a question. What parent would sacrifice the well-being of his family to help another family in need, who they have no relationship with? Who would criticize this parent for feeding his children, even though he sees news foot-
age of families starving in India? The answer is absolutely no one. One of the major omissions in our public discourse is that journalists never, ever make their guests define their terms. If journalists are going to label someone a White nationalist, they should at least define what that word means. If a White nationalist is someone who puts his own country and its citizens before another country and their citizens, then, by that definition, I am a White nationalist, too. WI
in what Congressman Lewis calls “good and necessary trouble.” In a New York Times op-ed – “Why Colin Kaepernick and I Decided to Take a Knee” – Eric Reid said: “It baffles me that our protest is still being misconstrued as disrespectful to the country, flag and military personnel. We chose [the respectful gesture of kneeling] because it’s exactly the opposite. It has always been my understanding that the brave men and women who fought and died for our country did so to ensure that we could live in a fair and free society, which includes the right to speak out in protest. It should go without saying that I love my country and I’m proud to be an American. But, to quote James Baldwin, ‘exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.’”
Dr. King would cheer. He said: “I criticize America because I love her, and because I want to see her stand as the moral example of the world.” I hope all our children will be willing to live their conscience unbridled by political or cultural criticism. Kudos to athletes and others willing to risk careers and endure the ire of haters and shameful role models, including the President of the United States, who stand with White supremacists. All attempts to denigrate, distract and divide us by anyone in high and low places must not and will not prevail. We are better than this in America. True patriots and people of all major faiths must never cease to honor the creed and struggle to close the gaps between creed and deed. WI
ACA. His bill doesn't get the votes, twice, so he fires HHS Secretary Price. Pure Trump. And then there's former press secretary Sean Spicer, who had to tell a boldfaced lie on the very first words from his mouth on the job. And don't forget Steve Bannon and Gen. Michael Flynn and Anthony Scaramucci. But his greatest abuse was
heaped on McConnell, whose wife Elaine Chao is the brute's Transportation Secretary. Imagine the dinner conversation when they get home on a day when 45 has publicly called her husband "weak." Imagine the stud-like posturing during Cabinet meetings by 45, as if to say he is a "better man" than her husband, whom he openly insults. Don't put that kind of behavior past him. After all, it is thanks to McConnell, that this scoundrel can point to even one legislative victory during his term. The only successful pro-Trump outcome in the Congress this year is the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. And there would have been no vacancy for Gorsuch to fill after 45's election, had McConnell not frozen the confirmation process of Merrick Garland, President Obama's nominee to fill the vacancy when Justice Anthony Scalia died, 16 months before the presidential election. That's typical payback, Trump style. Get used to it. WI
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