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WINNER OF THREE SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS D.C. AWARDS GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OFFICE OF TAX AND REVENUE NOTICE OF REAL PROPERTY TAX SALE

D.C. Tax Sale Report Center Section

Notice is hereby given that all real properties described on the list below, which are currently classified as Class 3 or Class 4 (vacant or blighted), for which real property taxes or vault rents (including penalties and interest, if applicable) were levied and in arrears on October 1, 2021, for which Business Improvement District (BID) taxes (including penalties and interest, if applicable) were levied and in arrears before September 1, 2021, or for which any other tax certified to the Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) for collection hereunder remains unpaid, shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder at the 2021 Real Property Tax Sale (Sale).

The Sale shall be held pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-1330, et. seq.

The Sale shall begin on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, and continue, except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, until all the real properties available for sale are sold. During each day, the Sale shall be conducted from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. or until all the real properties scheduled for sale for that day are sold. The Sale shall occur at OTR located at 1101 4th Street, SW, Suites W244 and W250, Washington, DC 20024.

All real properties are listed in square, suffix and lot, or parcel and lot, number order. The name of the owner of record and premise address of each real property are also stated. Certain real properties on this list do not have street numbers or premise addresses; therefore, none can be provided. A real property without a street number is generally stated on the below list as having “0” as a street address number.

The list states the amount for which each real property may be sold at the Sale; an additional $200.00 Tax Sale Fee shall be added at the time of the sale. The stated amount for which a real property may be offered for sale can be lower than what an owner would have to pay in order to prevent the real property from being sold.

Owners must contact OTR to determine the amount that must be paid in order to avoid the sale of their real properties. Purchasers must be aware that additional liabilities, which are not reflected in the total amount for which the real properties are offered at the Sale, may be due and owing on real properties and such additional liabilities may include liens previously sold to a third party. A purchaser at the Sale acts at his or her own risk and must exercise due diligence in selecting real properties upon which to bid in good faith.

At the Sale, the purchaser acquires a certificate of sale to the real property that may ripen into title if the owner (or other party with an interest) fails to redeem. The owner (or other party with an interest) has a statutory right to redeem the real property until his or her equity of redemption has been foreclosed by the purchaser’s lawsuit. If the owner (or other party with an interest) fails to redeem the real property, the Superior Sq--Suf-Lot

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Court of the District of Columbia may order that a deed be issued to the purchaser after the purchaser pays all taxes, costs, and expenses. The purchaser shall monitor their portfolio for the status of tax payments being made by accessing the purchaser’s log-in view on OTR’s website at www.mytax.dc.gov.

A certificate of sale shall be canceled if, inter alia, it is later determined that the delinquent taxes, including accrued interest and penalties, were satisfied before the end of the last day of the Sale. The date of sale of any real property shall be deemed to be the last day of the Sale, regardless of the actual day of the Sale during which the real property was offered and sold. The certificates of sale shall indicate the date of sale as being the last day of the Sale.

Purchasers shall have filed Form FR-500, Combined Business Tax Registration Application, prior to registering.

This form should be filed online by visiting OTR’s website, www.mytax.dc.gov. A potential purchaser, including a natural person or business entity delinquent in the payment of in rem taxes (e.g. real property taxes) to the District, or one who has been convicted of a felony involving fraud, deceit, moral turpitude, or anti-competitive behavior, may not bid at the Sale or otherwise acquire an interest in real property sold at the Sale. A potential purchaser, including a natural person or business entity, must certify that such purchaser: 1) is not more than one year in arrears in any jurisdiction in the payment of in rem taxes not being contested in good faith; and, 2) has not been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony involving fraud, deceit, moral turpitude, or anti-competitive behavior.

Registration for the Sale is mandatory and begins Monday, October 4, 2021, online via www.mytax.dc.gov.

Registration continues until the final day of the Sale. Prior to bidding at the Sale, a purchaser of real property must have made a deposit of at least 20% of the total purchase price. ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE TO THE D.C. TREASURER BY CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, CASHIER’S CHECK, POSTAL MONEY ORDER, OR BANK WIRE. A person with a communication impairment requiring an interpreter for the Sale should notify OTR of the need for an interpreter immediately. For additional tax sale related information please visit https://otr.cfo.dc.gov/ page/real-property-tax-sale. You are also welcome to contact OTR at (202) 727-4TAX (4829), via email at Patricia.

Watson@dc.gov, or visit its Customer Service Center at 1101 4th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024.

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5 The 2021 Women's March held October 2 in the District and in cities throughout the U.S. included celebrity guests and a message which focused on reproductive choice. Cristan Williams joined his friends Julian Hurp, Winter BreeAnne and Alexis Stewartson as they marched to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Rob Roberts/The Washington Informer)

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The nonprofit’s government affairs director, Alexis Blackmon, has taken over as interim executive director until the completion of a search for a permanent director. Last year, Corado said she planned to step down in 2022 to devote her time on an LGBTQ-related consulting practice that she had begun on a part-time basis.

Corado said she decided to step down in response to an ongoing dispute with the D.C. government which recently resulted in the D.C. Department of Human Services’ [DHS] decision to terminate its annual grant ($850,000) that has funded Casa Ruby’s emergency “low barrier” shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth and adults.

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get their COVID-19 booster.

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Those six months and older should get their annual flu vaccination by the end of October to reduce the chance of getting the flu and spreading it to others. The flu, a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses, can cause mild to severe illness; serious outcomes of flu infection can result in hospitalization or death. Flu vaccines are safe and the vaccine is available now at many private health care providers, free clinics and pharmacies in all eight wards.

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Funeral Expense Aid Available for Families of COVID-19 Victims

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James Wright WI Staff Writer Families in the city who have lost a loved one to the coronavirus can apply for a federal program through the District government to help pay for funeral expenses.

The D.C. Department of Homeland Security (HSEMA) supervises the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program. Dr. Chris Rodriguez, the director of HSEMA, said the U.S. Congress started the program as a part of its effort to help people deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

“This was done because the pandemic is a public health national emergency,” Rodriguez said.

“In the District we have lost over 1,100 people to COVID. This is a tragic time for families who have lost loved ones due to COVID and the federal government wanted to help people deal with the costs of a funeral.”

The National Funeral Directors Association reports the average cost of a funeral in the District comes out to $9,000. Many District residents lost jobs or income during the economic downturn that has accompanied the pandemic. As a result, an added expense such as a funeral may not be feasible for many residents, as Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez said 756 have registered for the program and the District has disbursed over $2 million people to residents.

SPECIFICS OF THE PROGRAM

To qualify for the program, applicants must be a U.S. citizen,

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non-citizen national or qualified alien who incurred funeral expenses on or after Jan. 2020 and the funeral expenses have to be for someone whose COVID-19 death occurred in the U.S., including the territories and the District, according to FEMA. Only people who incurred COVID-19 related funeral expenses are eligible to apply. Businesses and organizations cannot apply to the program.

Funeral assistance goes to the eligible applicant who incurred the costs of the event. The applicant doesn’t need to be related to the decedent. In the case of multiple people involved in a funeral’s financial arrangements, only one person should apply for assistance and submit funeral expense documentation from everyone who contributed to that single application, according to FEMA. The program approves up to a maximum of $9,000 per decedent and $35,500 per application, per state-level jurisdiction such as the District and the territories, in cases where the applicant incurred funeral expenses for multiple deceased individuals. FEMA cannot

...documents needed for the program are a death certificate that attributes death to the coronavirus.

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Expenses covered by the program include funeral services, cremation, internment, transportation for up to two people to identify the decedent, transfer of remains, casket or urn, burial plot or cremation niche, marker or headstone, clergy or officiant services, arrangement of the funeral ceremony, use of funeral home equipment or staff, costs associated with producing and certifying multiple death certificates and additional expenses required by local or state government ordinances and laws.

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1931 – Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid activist and retired Anglican bishop, is born in Klerksdorp, South Africa.

1934 – Amiri Baraka, renowned African American writer, is born in Newark, New Jersey.

1993 – Famed author Toni Morrison wins the Nobel Prize in literature.

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1941 – The Rev. Jesse Jackson, famed civil rights leader, is born in Greenville, South Carolina.

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1887 – Black inventor Alexander Miles receives patent for automatic opening and closing elevator door.

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1902 – Harlem Renaissance-era writer and librarian Arna Bontemps is born in Alexandria, Louisiana.

1914 – Inventor Garrett A. Morgan receives patent for the gas mask.

1926 – Jesse L. Brown, the first African American aviator in the U.S. Navy, is born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

1970 – Famed political activist Angela Davis is arrested in New York City and charged with unlawful flight to avoid persecution for her alleged role in a California courthouse shootout.

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And under the guidance of the Urban League’s president and CEO, Marc Morial, an attorney, economist and former mayor of New Orleans from 1994 to 2002, the future remains bright.

Dedicated to economic empowerment, equality and social justice since its founding in 1910, the Urban League continues its mission to elevate the standards of living for African Americans and other historically-underserved groups.

But what’s on the mind of Morial as the pandemic continues to claim victims, while Congress stands deadlocked over an infrastructure bill and what visions for 2022 does he see in his crystal ball?

Morial, 63, answered these, and other questions, during a one-onone interview with The Washington Informer.

Washington Informer: How would you assess the recent annu-

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al conference and was it a success?

Marc Morial: We had over 6,000 people registered to participate after the opening day (Sept.

28) and Vice President Harris really got things going in a tremendous way. Each day had a different focus so people could connect with the resources and assets they needed.

There’s no other conference like ours.

WI: What message dominated the conversation during the conference?

MM: We encouraged people to ‘stay woke’ and reminded them that we remain in the business of building a new normal as we continue to battle COVID-19, racial injustice and economic challenges.

During the still ongoing pandemic, we’ve lost 40% of Black businesses and we still don’t know how many Blacks have lost their homes. We’ve got to protect our democracy and maintain the push for legislation that would evoke change and give all Americans a better shake – a fairer shake.

WI: Should we still be concerned about the former president, his rhetoric and those who embrace his ideas?

MM: Of course. Trump is still

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around and his words continue to be spoken by most members within the Republican Party who still offer both their loyalty and fealty to him and to his ways. He has the ability to impact his constituency. It’s not enough to just say ‘you’re woke’ because he’s not going anywhere.

Some may believe that because he lost the last election, that his philosophies died with him but what he stood for and still stands for – white nationalism and isolationism – only continue to thrive in America.

WI: Is there even a glimmer of hope for African Americans?

MM: Blacks face challenges – gun violence, poverty and health disparities, among other things – but we’re strong. Many of us are achieving and excelling, leading successful businesses and taking care of our families. We’ve never looked at ourselves and felt that we were defeated. We have strong elected officials. But look, I’m not a cynic or one who bends his knee to self-pity. Blacks have little time for that. We’re in a time when we must remain vigilant warriors for equity and social justice. We have no other choice – that’s our responsibility and our legacy.

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MM: I believe so. There are a lot of folks who don’t get the public attention but who are working diligently behind the scenes. There are young Black leaders moving up the ranks within the National Urban League and in cities like Louisville, Chicago, Peoria and New Orleans.

They’re not leaders on the national stage, yet. And then we have a cadre of great new elected officials. Some of them are now members of Congress but more can be found at the local level – in Little Rock, Jackson and Birmingham – cities that aren’t normally featured within mainstream media.

Sure, we have many prominent leaders who are growing old. Still, there’s one thing to remember about being a leader on the national stage – you have to want to be the leader. Even in my position, I can never forget that I stand on the shoulders of others. I’m trying to develop a new generation of local leaders, moving them closer to the stage. But you cannot just step forward at the time of protests. What happens between the protests and securing beneficial forms of public policy – that’s what’s done in the trenches.

Make no mistake – activism and civil rights work are not about being a celebrity. They’re about making a difference, knocking down barriers and opening doors. When I see some of these young mayors,

we think about that?

There are boundaries in a civilized and free society. And with freedom comes responsibility. That conversation has been absolutely missed.

The vaccine is our only weapon against this pandemic. We beat smallpox and polio with a vaccine – we eliminated the risk for others.

We beat the measles, mumps and rubella with a vaccine. We did all of that with medicine and medical advancements. It’s like Harold Melvin said: ‘Wake up everybody . . . we’ve got to think ahead.’

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elected congressmen and congresswomen, even within my own movement, I see folks who could step up and take the reins without missing a beat.

WI: How do you assess the still-prevalent COVID-19 pandemic and the need for all Americans to be vaccinated?

MM: One of the tenets of freedom is responsibility. I want to be free but if my freedom infringes on your freedom, if you’re placing me at risk of exposure to a deadly virus, this business of having a supposed right to place me and mine at risk is nothing less than being irresponsible. If you don’t want to be vaccinated, stay in your house. Suppose I said I wanted to walk into restaurants and other public spaces without any clothes? What would

WI: When you have a few quiet moments, what do you enjoy doing?

MM: I exercise, hangout with my wife and our children and go to sporting events. I really like music and miss going to concerts. I’m a big sports fan, too, and in our house on Sundays, the games are on all day. I grew up as an athlete and am still a fan of basketball, football and boxing. And while he’s been gone now for several years, I’m still a diehard Muhammad Ali fan.

In fact, I just saw the Ken Burns documentary which I believe the Informer recently wrote about and found the series to be incredible.

Find out more about Marc Morial and the National Urban League by visiting www.nul.org.

Editor’s note: to see the three-part series, “Fighting While Black,” which includes one article devoted to the achievements of and struggles faced by Muhammad Ali, visit our website: https://www.washingtoninformer. com/muhammad-ali-heavyweightboxings-version-of-the-pied-piper/ WI @mcneirdk

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As Redistricting Process Begins, Ward 6 Leaders Have their Say

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The consideration of redrawing the ward boundaries in the District— redistricting--has started and some Ward 6 leaders are making it clear to the D.C. Council what they think the priorities should be during the threemonth process.

The goal of reshaping the districts should result in more efficient governance, said Sondra Phillips-Gilbert, an advisory neighborhood commissioner who represents the Rosedale area. The process should ensure that "fragile minority communities are not ... pushed together creating more complex needs."

She urged the redistricting committee members to avoid the "quick fix for political reasons" and make "sure the process is inclusive to all communities and wards in the city making sure they share the burden so that we all have a fair chance to grow economically."

Phillips-Gilbert testified along with dozens of other residents on the re-

districting process that will be led by subcommittee chair Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I-At Large). The 2020 census reveals the District has 689,545 residents in the city’s eight wards.

Ward 6 has the largest population with 108,202 residents with neighboring Wards 7 and 8 with 76,235 and 78,513 people respectively. The census also revealed Ward 6 is 56 percent white and 29 percent Black. The balance of the ward’s occupants are Latino, Asian and Native American.

The subcommittee must submit a ward boundary report to the council for approval in December that shows the wards having a plus or minus five percent variance in their population.

Preliminary reports indicate the average population of each ward should be 86,193, with a variance of plus or minus 4,310 people. Subcommittee hearings in all of the wards, as well as other meetings, will occur until the end of November to allow residents to say how they want the city to be drawn. The new council boundaries will stand until 2031.

Ward 6 Leaders Speak Up Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Corey Holman, who represents 6B06 that encompasses the Potomac Avenue Metro Station area, understands that Ward 6 must lose over tens of thousands of residents to have an equitable population relative to the other wards.

“I think the council has basically two options in Ward 8 and three in Ward 7 and I think any sort of combination of those would be the best,” Holman said in an email to the Informer. “In Ward 8 you have one option—Southwest (neighborhood) below M Street—that is more diverse and plugged into D.C. And another option—the multifamily buildings of the Navy Yard—that is very white but also not really plugged into local politics and has a relatively high share of non-registered Democrats.”

Holman said the three options in Ward 7 are 15th Street N.E./S.E. between Benning Road and Pennsylvania Ave, another one focused on Northeast expanding from Kingman Park to 11th Street., N.E. down to

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East Capitol Street and possibly one Southeast-focused approach that can go all the way to Barracks Row picking up the Potomac Metro, Potomac Gardens housing project and the Harris Teeter.

“The 15th Street option is the cleanest geographically but really does take away a lot of the density from Ward 6,” Holman said, notwithstanding the predominantly Black residents at the D.C. Jail. “Any Northeast or South-

east-focused option would be centered on existing commercial activity along Benning Road or Pennsylvania [Avenue], but the 15th Street option encompasses them both.”

Additionally, Holman said the late Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry spoke correctly in 2011 when he said the Navy Yard should have been in his ward.

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Good Food Markets Brings Fresh Produce to a D.C. Food Desert

Addison Plaza Joins Rhode Island Avenue Outlet William J. Ford WI Staff Writer Toni Harris drove a few miles away from her home in Capitol Heights to purchase produce at Good Food Markets and Café in nearby Seat Pleasant.

The nearly 4,000-square-foot storefront at Addison Plaza fills an empty hole left in the Central Avenue shopping center when a Safeway food store closed more than four years ago.

Harris said two of the closest grocery stores – Giant in Largo and Shoppers in Forestville – are several miles away. Enter Good Foods Markets with their latest outlet in the region joining a store on Rhode Island Avenue, NE. Another is planned for Ward 8 in Southwest D.C. “It’s good to have stores like this in the community where seniors can come…that’s close by and they can walk to,” she said Saturday, Oct. 2 at the store’s grand opening. “I like to compare food from different stores when I come out to shop. The corn was 50 cents. That’s affordable.”

Besides Seat Pleasant not having a grocery store in the city for several years, it’s also considered a food desert with limited to no resources for healthy food choices. That designation represents about 15 percent of Prince George’s County.

It doesn’t help that the county houses about 136 liquor stores and 92 grocery stores, said Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. She said 50 percent of fast-food restaurants are inside the Capital Beltway.

“This is unconscionable,” said Alsobrooks, who attributed the lack of

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grocers to years of food inequity. “To reach our greatest potential, we must do so when we’re healthy. Prince Georgians should not have to travel long distances to get healthy food.”

One way to address food inequity and attract grocery stores may come through state policy.

Del. Jazz Lewis (D-District 24) of Glenarden will again push for legislation to allow grocery stores that open in locations considered food deserts in Prince George’s to sell beer and wine.

The legislation that stalled in this year’s Maryland General Assembly sought to allow those grocers to

sell beer and “light wine,” but no more than three supermarkets could achieve a class A license within a legislative district.

“When we talk about health care, food is the core part of that,” he said.

“If you don’t have access to healthy food, then what are you eating?

You’re eating fast food stuff that is detrimental to your health.”

Philip Sambol, executive director of Oasis Community Partners which runs Good Food Markets and helped open it in Seat Pleasant, said the store will be a “neighborhood market.”

Customers can buy broccoli, butternut squash, seedless grapes and

organic juices.

A small café offers a variety of salads including arugula, Mediterranean and kale. Hot entrees with side dishes include butter chicken, adobo beef stew, white rice, black beans and macaroni and cheese.

Discounts are available for seniors and residents registered with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which received a 25 percent increase in benefits from the Biden administration.

The market will host activities and events with community groups to promote healthy lifestyles.

A “good neighbors” program al-

lows residents to earn points and receive discounts on various products. There are three prerequisites: anyone unable to afford food in the past six months, those with a total household income of $36,000 or less and for any resident legally disabled.

Once Good Food Markets opens a third store in the D.C. region next month across the Maryland border in the Ward 8 neighborhood in southwest D.C., all 15 employees in the Prince George’s store will also be county residents.

The Ward 5 store in Northeast consists of employees who reside in the District. That’s also the plan at the Ward 8 location with a goal to hire residents from that neighborhood.

“Hiring locally is a big benefit to the business because you know your customers and know what they’re looking for and you can talk to them,” Sambol said. “We [are] big enough to hold everything, but not too big…that the operating costs become more than the small store can bear. It’s finding that balance.” WI @jabariwill

Equity, Inclusion Part of Tim Adams’ Platform for MD Comptroller William J. Ford WI Staff Writer

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Bowie Mayor Tim Adams said he understands how to manage finances and people, even during a coronavirus pandemic.

He owns a multimillion-dollar company called Systems Application & Technologies, Inc. (SA-TECH) of Upper Marlboro with more than 600 employees and annual revenues of nearly $100 million to provide technology, engineering and other support services for the defense industry.

But Adams said stressing equity and inclusion, making ‘hard’ decisions . . . and remaining unapologetically Black” as a business owner count among the reasons he’s fit to become Maryland’s first Black comptroller.

He made history in 2019 as the first Black mayor of the city which rep-

resents Prince George’s County’s largest municipality.

“The position of comptroller plays such a key role in the economics of the state of Maryland,” he said Tuesday, Oct. 5. “The comptroller is the key fiscal officer of the state. One of the main things we have to make sure of is having a state that is fiscally sound, but is also committed to equity and inclusion…”

Besides working as the state’s tax collector, the comptroller also serves alongside the governor and state treasurer on the Maryland Board of Public Works, which approves government contracts and other spending.

Comptroller Peter Franchot, who’s held the position since 2007, plans to run for governor in the June 28 primary election.

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Proposed Project Would Increase Traffic, Ruin Environment: Residents William J. Ford WI Staff Writer Some Prince George’s County residents say a proposal to revitalize the Bowie-Mitchellville area would increase traffic, produce greenhouse gases and create other environmental problems.

If certain parcels of land are rezoned for commercial use, Wanda Cooper of Kettering said the plan would also increase taxes and force the county to build more schools.

“We have had enough strip malls in our county,” she said Monday, Oct. 4. “And things being built that don't help the community.”

Cooper joined nearly two dozen others who testified during a virtual public hearing before the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Prince George’s County Council members sitting as District Coun-

ADAMS from Page 12 Del. Brooke Lierman (D-Baltimore City) represents the only Democratic challenger so far after she first announced her candidacy in December. Lierman, who has received endorsements from high-profile politicians such as Reps. Steny Hoyer and Jamie Raskin and state Sen. Joanne C. Benson (D-District 24) of Landover, would be the first woman to hold the position if elected.

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman, a Republican, officially filed his paperwork in May with the state Board of Elections to seek the office and wants to be the first GOP member elected comptroller in 100 years.

As for Adams, part of his campaign platform includes making improvements to Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) programs and serving as an independent voice in Annapolis.

Read more about his plans below in words he shared with The Washington Informer.

EQUITY AND INCLUSION

“When we talk about equity and inclusion, we need to make sure we have a voice of someone who understands contracting. I started my business out of the trunk of my car. It’s now one of the largest Black-owned

cil, which reviews zoning and land use matters.

The discussion focused on a document labeled “Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Master Plan” with a focus on five areas along several state roads: Bowie State University, Old Town Bowie, Bowie Town Center, Free State Shopping Center and Collington Local Employment Area.

Some of the goals in this area of 59 square miles include: Create more pedestrian-friendly paths with additional housing options along Route 450.

Construct a new fire and emergency services station at Woodmore and Mount Oak roads in Bowie.

Build additional student housing, a grocery store and other businesses near Bowie State University’s MARC station.

Refurbish Old Town Bowie as a

Maryland Arts and Entertainment district.

Thomas Lester, project manager in the county’s Planning Department, said one way to maintain the rural and agricultural areas would be to not extend water and sewer lines.

To spruce up economic, residential and transportation viability, some people disagreed with the answer being to rezone the area’s land. About nine residents from Cameron Grove, a 55-and-older residential community in Upper Marlboro, expressed their disagreement with a zoning proposal to change from residential suburban to commercial near Six Flags America. The land currently populated with trees sits about a mile east at Central at Central Avenue (Route 214) and Church Road in Bowie.

Some said the Bowie-Mitch-

businesses in the nation. What I understood and learned through all that is it’s about fighting the system -- one that doesn’t include us. We need to make sure our MBE programs have the support. Right now, the state of Maryland has way too many solesource contracts and way too many retroactive contracts. [Contractors] come back and say, ‘We need waivers because we can’t find women- and minority- and small-owned businesses to support.’ I think that is because we don’t understand how to advocate for them and we don’t know how to hold these businesses accountable.

The Board of Public Works will give us an opportunity, if we truly use it for what it’s supposed to be, to make sure we have the equity and inclusion.

If agencies and others come before

the Board of Public Works and they have not reached out and simply look for waivers, we simply have to say no.

What we need to do is [decrease] the size of the contracts to make sure that they’re small enough that we do have [minority] businesses that have the capacity. But also do what I’ve been doing across the country and help assist folks with joint ventures where they have the capacity to go after larger contracts. When you talk about MBEs, that works back to all of our communities. As you help those businesses grow, you help create jobs in our communities.”

AN INDEPENDENT VOICE

“Some people thought this was

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5 A map outlines the areas for a proposed master plan to enhance the Bowie-Mitchellville corridor in Prince George’s County. (Screen shot: Courtesy of Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission)

ellville document contradicts the county’s 2035 plan, which includes goals to promote mixeduse development around Metro and planned Purple Line light-rail going to be a coronation and not a true election. I’m simply reaching out to the people. I am taking my campaign to the grassroots and talking to the people about what’s in their best interest. I hold nothing against people who hold their own political, personal or financial reasons or whatever – that’s their choice. But when it’s all said and done . . . my biggest endorsement comes from the people -- those who are paying taxes every day and want someone who’s going to be transparent and can make sure their best interests are served.

Remember when you look at the Board of Public Works, the governor who a lot of times is trying to answer to his party. Then you have the treasurer, who’s picked by the legislature. The comptroller is usually that swing vote in between who decides what’s best for the people. What we want is someone who is going to be independent to really make decisions that are based upon what’s best for the citizens for the state of Maryland, not based upon political allegiance to someone else. That’s what we need.

Many people want someone who has that business acumen who understands how to really balance a budget and who can look at contracts as I’ve done for decades.”

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stations and “supporting neighborhood reinvestment in existing public infrastructure, services and facilities…”

“We’re already faced with an amusement park in a residential community that causes traffic backup along 214 which spills over into our community,” said Cameron Grove resident Linda Salmon. “We don’t want the additional traffic that commercial development will bring.”

Janet Gingold of Kettering, speaking on behalf of the county’s Sierra Club, said commercial development on the Six Flags property would negatively affect the Belt Woods Natural Environment Area along Church Road. The land, managed by the state’s Park Service, has been designated a National Natural Landmark as “one of the last stands of old-growth hardwoods on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.”

Joseph Meinert, planning director for the city of Bowie, said the city council supports the overall plan.

However, it opposes residential development around shopping centers except the Bowie Town Center area. In addition, it requests the planners and District Council downgrade a portion of Central Avenue between Jennings Mill Drive to Route 301 as an expressway to an arterial road “which would allow us to do complete street planning and serve the population in a multi-model fashion.”

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BUSINESS Black Professionals Month Offers Support to Community of African-American Entrepreneurs Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Despite gains in education and employment opportunities since the civil rights era, Black professionals show a significant underrepresentation in leadership advancement and wealth generation.

A Society for Human Resources Management survey recently revealed that Black professionals hold only 3.2 percent of all executive or senior leadership roles and less than one percent of Fortune 500 CEO positions.

Jerome Hutchinson, Jr., and Denise Kaigler, two African-Ameri-

can entrepreneurs, hope to change the equation dramatically, founding Black Professionals Month [BPM], a strategic initiative to ignite the change they believe African Americans need.

“Since 2007, my companies have connected Black professionals to key relationships, information and opportunities to enhance their career success,” stated Hutchinson, the chief servant officer and founder of ICABA World Network, the world’s leading community-enhancing online network for Black professionals and entrepreneurs.

“By recognizing and conven-

ing Black professionals annually, we hope to enhance efforts to increase leadership roles and sustain wealth-building for Black professionals,” Hutchinson stated.

An award-winning digital marketer, career coach and brand and communications strategist, Kaigler called her association with Black Professionals Month a no-brainer.

Kaigler, the founder of MDK Brand Management and author of “Forty Dollars and a Brand: How to Overcome Challenges, Defy the Odds and Live Your Awesomeness,” researched the troubling statistics and immersed herself into Black Professionals Month.

“I was seeing one particular statistic that showed that Black people occupy 3-to-5-percent of all senior and executive-level roles,” Kaigler said. “All of the talk, energy and investments made in diversity, equity and inclusion programs in corporate America are having little impact. The gap hasn’t closed at all in the past five-to-10years, so something must be done.

Black Professionals Month is an opportunity to help Black Americans increase our presence around the world.”

On Friday, October 1, an unprecedented 31 days of virtual programs, events and recognition kicked off to help ignite the leadership advancement of Black professionals.

Hutchinson and Kaigler have dedicated the month to build sol-

5 Jerome Hutchinson, Jr., and Denise Kaigler. (Courtesy photo)

id collaborations, enhance leadership and secure and sustain greater wealth for Black professionals globally.

Visitors can participate in interactive BPM “mainstream” to “top tier” career advancement workshops that focus on personal branding, leadership development and career pathing.

Discussions will center on issues affecting Black professionals in the workplace and organizers plan to help honor diversity leaders during the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Conference and Awards.

Hutchinson and Kaigler said

African-American Entrepreneurs Head SPAC in $126.5 Million IPO to Acquire Black-owned Firms Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Shawn Rochester, who authored “The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America,” and Robin Watkins, a highly-regarded financial and operations accountant, have made Wall Street history.

In fact, they stand poised to break through more barriers in the financial world.

Their latest venture, Minority Equality Opportunities Acquisitions, Inc. [MEOA], has raised $126.5 million, earmarked to help minority businesses and enterprises grow and prosper through mergers and acquisitions.

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said Watkins, a Drexel University graduate.

While Rochester serves as CEO of MEOA, Watkins counts as the company’s CFO. “I come from a family of entrepreneurs,” Watkins remarked in an interview that took place inside the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s new state-of-the-art television studios in the District.

Because her grandfather owned a trucking company and café in Lawrenceville, Virginia with her father and other family members establishing themselves as entrepreneurs, she leaped at this latest opportunity.

“It’s historic and it’s amazing,” Watkins stated.

MEOA raised the money after its

5 Shawn Rochester and Robin Watkins are poised to break through more barriers in the financial world. (Courtesy photo)

initial public offering in August and now counts as the first special purpose acquisition company – or SPAC – headed by African Americans.

“We are trading now on the Nasdaq under MEOAU,” said Rochester, who earned a master’s degree in Business Administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of

Business with a focus in Accounting, Finance and Entrepreneurship.

MEOA will target MBEs and Black-owned businesses nationwide.

“We’re really a blank check company that’s funded through an IPO,” Watkins said. “The funds are held in

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attendees will be able to network with company leaders during BPM “Industry Spotlights” and learn about and explore potential career opportunities across select industries.

They also can attend subject-matter expert events to “deepen the understanding of critical areas that can impact the growth and advancement of Black professionals.”

“As a Black woman and former C-suite executive, I am deeply passionate about developing programs that can help Black professionals overcome challenges and reach their career goals,” Kaigler insisted.

Over the past 12 years, Hutchinson noted that he’d built a network of more than 13,000 Black professionals and entrepreneurs.

“We are looking to be that onestop-shop, if you will, for Black professionals who want to connect, collaborate and build a trusted community,” Hutchinson said.

“We didn’t want this as a one-off.

We wanted something sustainable.

I shared my ideas with [Kaigler] and this is not going to stop. It’s really a movement.”

The cost to register to attend Black Professionals Month ranges from $49 for a day pass to $99 for the leader package. An executive package, which includes an entire month of access to programs and events, costs $199.

To learn more, to attend or to become a sponsor, visit www.

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Chase Bank’s $30 Billion Racial Equity Program Reaches Wards 7 and 8 DR Barnes WI Staff Writer When banks are closing branches all across the country and more consumers are accessing banking services digitally, JP Morgan Chase is doing just the opposite in its effort to bridge the racial wealth divide in black and brown communities.

Wards 7 and 8 community leaders were joined by Chase President & CEO Jamie Dimon, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and a host of Chase executives at the grand opening of its newest branch and the Greater Washington region’s first community center bank at the Skyland Town Center in Southeast on Tuesday, Sept. 28.

This is important because we’re sitting here in the most powerful city in the world where economic disparities which continue to exist in the Nation’s Capital remain unacceptable. They are not sustainable,” said Peter Scher, head of Corporate Responsibility and chair of JP Morgan Chase

Mid-Atlantic Region.

With about one-quarter of Washington’s population either unbanked or underbanked and 26% of the D.C. area below 200% of the federal poverty line, Dimon said in an interview with The Washington Informer, “COVID-19 and the murder of George Floyd pointed out what we already knew -- that the Black community has been left back for a long time.”

“I’m not diminishing that we aren’t the greatest society on the planet but we’ve got to look at our flaws,” he said.

In October 2020, JP Morgan Chase, the world’s leading financial services company, announced a $30 billion commitment to advance racial equity.

“We can do more and do better to break down systems that have propagated racism and widespread economic inequality, especially for Black and Latinx people,” Dimon said during the announcement.

“It’s long past time that society addresses racial inequities in a more

5 D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser with JP Morgan Chase President and CEO Jamie Dimon cut the ribbon of the new Chase Banking Center at its official grand opening at Skyland Town Center in Southeast. (DR Barnes/The Washington Informer)

tangible, meaningful way.”

Dimon said he is “gratified to see a lot of companies, and white CEOs raise their hands and say, ‘We have to do more.’”

Chase is going a step further.

“This $30 billion effort is huge,” he added. “It’s one of the biggest you’ve ever seen -- $80 billion in

mortgages for Blacks and Latinx; $12 billion in affordable housing; $350 million for small businesses -- and a lot for financial education. But at the end of the day, a lot of it happens here,” he said as he looked around the inside of the third-newest Chase branch east of the Anacostia River.

The branch’s mission is to help residents and small businesses in wards 7 and 8 realize a better financial future through free financial health and home buying workshops, business mentorship, skills

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NATIONAL District Opens its Arms and Checkbooks for Atlanta Mayoral Hopeful Kasim Reed Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer District powerbrokers exchanged handshakes, fist bumps and elbow taps and some even wrote sizable checks to Kasim Reed, making the race for Atlanta mayor a tale of two cities during a festive campaign fundraiser in the nation’s capital.

Howard University President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, Attorney A. Scott Bolden and National Newspapers Publishers Association President Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. counted among those in attendance for the event, which took place atop the Maryland Avenue Apartments in Southwest.

Hall of Fame NFL legend Edgerrin James and Georgia Democratic Congressman Hank Johnson also attended while noted civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump appeared via video.

Emmy winner Clara Wilkerson, the founder of 1 CRW World-

wide, Inc., and producer of The Chavis Chronicles on PBS-TV, hosted the soirée.

Reed, a Howard University graduate who served as Atlanta’s mayor for consecutive terms beginning in 2010, stated his case for why voters should welcome him back for a third term. He denounced the scandal that threatened to scar his legacy from his last term in office, denying any wrongdoing.

“These people [Reed’s detractors] kept saying all these things about me but a funny thing happened,” he said to the overflowing crowd. “Every poll not tied to a political candidate had me leading. Why? Because people know that they were better off four years ago than they are right now [when Reed completed his second term at Atlanta’s city hall].”

The 52-year-old seeks to replace Keisha Lance Bottoms who announced that she wouldn’t seek re-election in May. “Everybody running right for

5 Kasim Reed, former mayor of Atlanta, was in D.C. for a major fundraising event in his efforts for reelection. Atlanta Mayor Bottoms has chosen not to seek reelection. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

mayor has had their shot,” Reed declared as the crowd roared louder. “Now that all the noise is over and all the things they’ve said about me have proved demonstrably false, I’m coming back to run this city. Let’s go.”

Reed didn’t directly address the scandals that included allegations of misuse of public funds and city officials who received jail time for bribery which damaged his image during his time in office.

Earlier this year, reports surfaced, linking Reed to an ongoing federal investigation into the misuse of campaign funds. However, in an earlier response, Reed declared he was not under investigation, saying, “during my tenure in office, I didn’t even have as much as a successful ethics complaint

From a quick glance, it appeared that Reed had already won, perhaps because of his Washington, D.C. connections, all of whom came out in force to socialize and write checks in support of the campaign.

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filed against me.”

But during the celebratory evening last week, Reed emerged as a conquering hero who had returned to his Washington roots.

His supporters noted how Reed created more than 33,000 jobs when he held the mayor’s office.

In addition, they recalled how he relocated at least 17 major company headquarters to the ATL and injected a whopping amount of more than $5 billion into the city’s economy through several programs.

“Kasim did a great job as mayor over eight years in office,” Johnson said. “He’s a strong visionary leader who did much to make us proud in Atlanta. But times are so uncertain, particularly for us as a people. We see all around us where our power is crumbling and we need to have people in office who can protect the gains we’ve made.”

Wilkerson similarly counted among Reed’s believers.

“He’s been there before and he knows what it takes,” Wilkerson said. “On day one, Kasim Reed can go in and rocket the city to the top.”

From a quick glance, it appeared that Reed had already won, perhaps because of his Washington, D.C. connections, all of whom came out in force to socialize and write checks in support of the campaign.

“There’s a special relationship

between D.C. and Atlanta. It’s just a [90-minute] ride on the airplane,” Reed said. “I had my character shaped in the streets of D.C.” A summer youth employment initiative modeled after the successful D.C. program instilled decades ago by the late Marion Barry counts among Reed’s campaign promises.

He said D.C.’s beloved “Mayor for Life” encouraged him to do just that just days before Barry’s death in 2014.

“He told me that I have to make sure and [replicate] his initiative,” Reed recalled. “He told me to make sure every teenager has a job.

So, during my first 100 days, I will pass an ordinance that allows every teen between 13 and 19 to have a job every summer for six weeks because we have to reconnect our young people with work.”

After revealing to his supporters plans to fight crime and how he convinced producer Tyler Perry to build in Atlanta and what has become the world’s biggest and most profitable movie studio, Reed completed what sounded like a victory speech.

“D.C., like Atlanta, is an example to the nation of Black excellence and what people of color can accomplish,” Reed declared. “There’s a reason this city feels so good. It’s well run, and it gives Black people everywhere in America someone [positive] to point to.” WI @StacyBrownMedia

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5 Black entrepreneurs talk about ownership of tech-focused businesses Oct. 1 during the National Urban League’s virtual conference. The panelists include: Cedric Rogers (left) and Evita Robinson (both top) and on the bottom, Gerome Sapp, Isaac Hayes III and Koereyelle DuBose. (Screen shot: courtesy of National Urban League)

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Black Entrepreneurs Offer Advice During National Urban League Conference William J. Ford WI Staff Writer An analysis by the Brooking Institute reports that hundreds of thousands of Blacks who count as entrepreneurs can achieve success if both government agencies and large firms make significant investments in their businesses.

But for many of them, securing capital to operate online and tech-focused businesses can prove even more daunting.

“When a guy like me, a bigger Black dude is walking into a venture capitalist’s office, I don’t really look like the people they invest in, especially when I’m asking them for tens of millions of dollars to fund my vision,” said Gerome Sapp, a former NFL player for six years who received a MBA from Harvard University. “For a lot of them, they never dealt with, never talked to, they never had to trust someone like me that’s not in their day-to-day life.”

Sapp, the founder and CEO of RARES, an app that allows people to invest in sneakers, joined four other tech professionals Friday, Oct. 1 during the National Urban League’s virtual conference.

The nearly one-hour discussion focused on the Black entrepreneurs using technology to solve community solutions.

Evita Turquoise Robinson, founder and CEO of NOMADNESS Travel Tribe, a social community specifically for travelers of color, said the pandemic allowed

her 10-year business to collaborate with others during the coronavirus pandemic.

Robinson worked with www.hopin.com to host events supporting both her and Sapp’s businesses.

“We come from a space of community,” she said. “For anyone who doesn’t have that, try to figure out what community looks like within your space and scope of business.”

The pandemic allowed Koereyelle DuBose to expand and not depend on just one source of income through her WERK University, an online trade school for Black women established in November 2019.

“The best year in business was 2020 because WERK University is all about Black women creating multiple strings of income,” said DuBose, a former elementary school teacher. “Everything is uncertain. Even the best of jobs can’t be guaranteed.”

Isaac Hayes III, son of the late soul singer Isaac Hayes and founder of tech startup called “Fanbase,” said his app allows users to monetize their posts and “make money” based on a community-driven platform.

Hayes, who worked as a songwriter and producer for two decades, raised nearly $3 million through small donations rather than seeking major investors so as to “not have a crazy board and people that can vote me out, depending on what they feel like and what they want to do like and sell the company today.”

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Black females have seen a more than two-year reduction in their average lifespan because of the pandemic. In contrast, Hispanic females fared better by losing slightly less than their African American peers.

The life expectancy for white males and females decreased by just over one year.

The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) noted that its Vaccine Monitor found that more than seven-in-10 U.S. adults (72 percent) now report being at least partially vaccinated.

According to the foundation’s report, similar shares of Hispanic (73 percent), Black (70 percent), and white (71 percent) adults now report having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

That marks a change from earlier in the vaccination effort when Black and Hispanic adults were much less likely to report being vaccinated than white adults and reflecting other data showing that people of color made up a disproportionate share of recent vaccinations.

“KFF’s analysis of state data on vaccination rates by race and ethnicity suggests that, when looking at people of all ages including children who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated, white people continue to be vaccinated at higher rates than either Black or Hispanic people, although those gaps have narrowed over time,” the researchers wrote.

KFF identified the Delta variant, surges in cases and increased hospitalizations and deaths as the primary motivators for the recent uptick in vaccinations.

KFF researchers also noted other factors playing minor roles in the uptick in vaccinations, like full FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine and an increase in vaccine mandates.

The most significant increases in vaccine uptake

between July and September were among Hispanic adults and those ages 18-29 with similar shares of adults now reporting being vaccinated across racial and ethnic groups (71 percent of white adults, 70 percent of Black adults and 73 percent of Hispanic adults).

KFF found significant gaps in vaccine uptake by partisanship, education level, age and health insurance status.

Research revealed that 90 percent of those identified as Democrats had received at least one dose, while 52 percent of Republicans point to the booster shots as a reason to distrust the science behind the vaccines.

Researchers from various groups have acknowledged that the coronavirus has spotlighted the majority of racial and ethnic inequities in access to health.

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Victoria Otieno was waiting at a Nairobi bus stop when she felt blood gush from her body, the result of a secret, self-induced abortion -- a method used by thousands of Kenyan women, with potentially fatal consequences.

Kenya's constitution eased access to abortions in 2010, but entrenched stigma about the procedure means that many women resort to traditional practices or backstreet clinics, which put their life in jeopardy.

Even a reproductive health counsellor like Atieno -- her mind blanketed with fear -ended up gulping down a herbal concoction to induce an abortion in secret.

Hours later, as she experienced a public and hugely traumatic termination, she faced a flood of abuse from onlookers, living out the very nightmare she had tried to avoid.

"People will condemn you, criminalize you, try to chase you out of the community," the 35 year-old mother-of-three told AFP. Many women will do anything to avoid that fate, from drinking bleach to using knitting needles or clothes hangers to end their pregnancies.

The results are horrific, ranging from ruptured uteruses, cervical tears and vaginal cuts to severe infections, bleeding and death.

Every week, 23 women die from botched abortions, a 2012 study by Kenya's health ministry, concluded. The study is the most recent available government data.

Campaigners say the actual number is even higher.

A report released last year by the non-profit Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) estimates that seven women and girls die every day in Kenya due to unsafe abortions.

In the Dandora slum in the eastern suburbs of Nairobi, where Atieno works with the Coalition of Grassroots Women Initiative, sanitation workers sometimes find abandoned fetuses in the neighborhood's huge garbage dump.

Volunteers tasked with cleaning up the Nairobi River in 2019 retrieved 14 bodies from its trash-clogged waters, most of them babies.

Cultural and religious beliefs in the deeply Christian country have contributed toward creating a stigma so strong that even women who procure safe abortions believe they have committed a sin.

More than a year after Susan aborted a pregnancy resulting from a gang rape, the churchgoing mother-of-four still battles intense guilt.

"People see you as a murderer... it makes me feel like I did something very bad," the 36-year-old told AFP. Kenya's constitution says abortions are illegal unless "in the opinion of a trained health professional, there is need for emergency treatment, or the life or health of the mother is in danger, or if permitted by any other written law". WI

caribbean now Dame Sandra Recognized for Outstanding Contribution to Public Service Barbados Governor-General Dame Sandra Mason has heralded the values buttressed at her alma mater, the University of The West Indies (The UWI), as one of the major reasons for her success in life, Barbados Today reported on Sunday, Oct. 3.

During a special convocation ceremony at which The UWI conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree in recognition of her outstanding contribution to public service, Dame Sandra emphasized that values such as integrity, intellectual freedom, excellence and civic responsibility were among the core values, which encompasses the university’s mandate.

In 1970, Dame Sandra was a student in the first cohort of the law faculty at Cave Hill. Since that time she has navigated a successful career, rising from an attorney, magistrate and judge. Now she sits at the pinnacle as head of state. Quite recently she was nominated by the cabinet to serve as the first president as Barbados moves to become a republic by Nov. 30.

Paying tribute to her family and colleagues, whom she noted had all played a significant role in her development, the governor general expressed how deeply honored and proud she is to be a product of the vision for The UWI. According to her, that vision rests in the understanding that to continue to fulfill the vision of bringing light, liberty and learning to our people it needed to definitively proclaim our caribbeaness. WI

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Black people have received smaller vaccination shares than their shares of cases, deaths and the total population in more than half of states reporting data.

For instance, in the District, Blacks represent 45 percent of those who received at least one dose and make up 56 percent of COVID cases.

African Americans comprise 46 percent of the District’s population but 71 percent of all COVID deaths.

Approximately 49 percent of whites in D.C. have received at least one dose and comprise just 19 percent of COVID cases.

Meanwhile, while the District’s white population stands at 41 percent, the death rate from COVID among whites remains 13 percent.

Vaccination rates among African Americans by state continue to raise alarms.

Multiple states, including Vermont, Utah, South Dakota, New Hampshire, Idaho, and Hawaii, report that just 1 percent of their

African-American population has received a COVID vaccine.

Alaska, Iowa, Maine, and New Mexico report just 2 percent of their Black population vaccinated.

D.C. at 45 percent, Mississippi at 38 percent and South Carolina at 22 percent, represent the highest number of vaccines among African Americans.

“The reason why Black and Brown Americans had low uptake of vaccines early in the rollout is that they could not get one even if they wanted to,” Dr. Ebony J. Hilton, a critical care anesthesiologist at the University of Virginia and founder of GoodStock Consulting, LLC, tweeted.

Dr. Hilton has denounced things like quick re-openings, anti-vaxxers and reckless gatherings during the pandemic.

“The CDC guidelines were prowhite in design. Prioritization is defined along the lines of age and employment and not risk,” Dr. Hilton wrote.

Dr. Hilton has repeatedly asked the CDC about changing pro-

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tocols when it comes to booster shots.

“How are we not repeating this same injustice in the face of racial health disparities as it pertains to boosters? As a result, black Americans die at younger ages, higher rates and have already lost three years of life expectancy,” Dr. Hilton said.

“Race is an independent risk factor,” she declared, adding further that “this will be a stain on the history of America.”

“It is inexcusable, and we, the medical community, and the CDC have to account for our contribution,” Dr. Hilton concluded.

Of individuals who received their first COVID-19 dose since June 1, 39 percent reported that the increase in cases due to the

Delta variant was why they got vaccinated.

Thirty-eight percent said they were concerned about the crowding of local hospitals and intensive care units.

In comparison, 36 percent said they knew someone who became seriously ill or died from COVID and 35 percent responded they wanted to participate in activities that require vaccination.

Some still unvaccinated said they don’t believe the vaccines can prevent them from contracting the virus, so why bother? However, medical science shows that while vaccines cannot prevent the virus from entering a person’s body, the shots are designed to help fight off serious illness and death.

Others who oppose the vaccines

cite the seemingly rapid development of the doses.

“They weren’t rushed,” former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden noted. “mRNA technology has been researched for more than 20 years.

We’re fortunate that it works extraordinarily well for the virus that causes COVID and it may also work for other viruses, such as influenza, in the future,” Dr. Frieden asserted.

“The reason we see alarming rates of hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. is because many people are still unvaccinated,” he said.

“Booster shots may help some people but our biggest challenge is vaccinating those who haven’t gotten their first shot.” WI @StacyBrownMedia

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experience to help others meet their financial goals.

“We’re excited to have state-ofthe-art banking, technology and modern design,” Williams said.

“I’m proud of the team we’ve built and together we can help our neighbors imagine a better financial future.”

“We’re moving beyond community banking to community building and are deeply committed to Ward 7 and 8 so that residents can participate in the District’s continued recovery,” Khamla Erskine, Chase’s head of community and business development for Chase Market Expansion, wrote in a press release.

Before cutting the ribbon to officially open the bank, Bowser said, “It’s so important that in every community there are amenities to grow neighborhoods like what’s been happening at Skyland Town Center where new businesses including Roaming Rooster and Half Smoke will also be coming soon.”

“At the end of the day,” Dimon said, “I can make any announcement I want but you have to [ask], ‘How many loans did you make in my neighborhood?’” That’s when people will know how much of a difference we’ve made in this community.”

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training and FinTech [financial technology] solutions. Customers, residents and non-profit organizations will have access to free Wi-Fi and community room space.

Brian Atkins, a native and current resident of Ward 8, has been named as the branch’s community manager in a position created to help engage the community and businesses and to increase awareness of resources and tools that will connect residents with financial health education.

Jua Williams, branch manager, is also a Ward 8 resident committed to sharing his knowledge and

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Pain and Addiction: The Opioid Crisis that Continues to Trend Upwards Wards 7 & 8 D.C. Prevention Center Hosts Workshop on Opioid Crisis Natalie C. Hockaday WI Staff Writer The opioid crisis is ongoing, and D.C. has seen a rise in fatalities over the past few years. The Ward 7 & 8 D.C. Prevention Center hosted a virtual workshop last week over zoom in which healthcare professionals and substance abuse specialists gathered to discuss ways to spread awareness and implement real change in the district to resolve the opioid crisis.

The average number of monthly fatal overdoses in 2019 was 23 but in 2020 it rose to 34. Now, in 2021 the average is 33. The rise in fatal opioid overdoses is in part due to the pandemic, according to Dr. Chikarlo Leak, policy and op-

erations director within the D.C. Office of Racial Equity. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid has been making its way through drugs and has become responsible for many opioid overdoses. This opioid is similar to morphine, according to National Institute on Drug Abuse experts who said fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent.

“One of the key things I like to remember and point out is that these are individuals and loved ones who did not wake up that day. So, their families, their communities, their friends are missing them. So, it’s more than just a number. These are people with individual lives and so we really do as a District have to work hard to reverse this trend,” said Leak.

The ones who are dying the most from these opioid overdoses are Black and male. The most overdoses have taken place with individuals between the ages of 50 and 69. In correlation to this trend most of these overdoses are taking place in Wards 5, 7 and 8.

The city government has tried to resolve the issue of opioid deaths however has fallen short given the rise in deaths over the past few years.

Leak says that it has to be more of a collaborative effort beyond just the government and that it “has to be a district-wide kind of approach to reversing this epidemic.

The conversation surrounding addiction widens once examining how racial and socioeconomic factors intersect on this issue. Saleema Snow, a law professor at UDC says this issue stems back decades to former administrations that spearheaded ‘war on drugs’ policies that disproportionately affected Black people. She further states in order to make change, community-based approaches should be implemented with “the community holding people accountable.”

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Part of understanding how to treat addiction is understanding how pain is understood and approached when trying to heal it.

Pain, Dr. Alka Gupta, Bluerock Primary Care, says is a large problem “because of how multifactorial it is.” As a result of taking a singular approach to solving the problem of pain, alternative methods are overlooked at times that can prevent

using such drastic measures, she further explains.

“The opioid crisis stems partially from how we approach treatment of pain sometimes within medicine in an effort to help somebody feel better. Sometimes we look at the short-term picture rather than the long-term picture,” said Dr. Alka Gupta, Bluerock Primary Care.

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EDUCATION D.C. Public Charter School Board to Revisit School Accountability Measures Three-Year Strategic Roadmap Under Deliberation Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer For the next three years, the agency that oversees the District’s public charter schools will implement a strategic roadmap designed to improve the academic experiences of students from marginalized communities and strengthen collaboration between public charter schools, students and families.

As part of this strategic roadmap, the D.C. Public Charter School Board [DC PCSB] won’t open new public charter schools until 2024.

Board members will also work in conjunction with school leaders and community members to revamp the standards that determine public charter schools’ effectiveness and whether they open.

“My team wanted to make sure our accountability framework was an accurate reflection of what leaders were doing in schools and nuanced enough to give a good understanding of how a school contributes to outcomes broadly,” said DC PCSB Executive Director Dr. Michelle J. Walker-Davis.

“The strongest feedback was [making] sure you’re paying attention to the growth of the students,” she continued. “How do we make sure this accurately portrays schools and gives opportunities for schools that are doing well in seeing students grow?”

DC PCSB’s process to collect community feedback continues conversations that took place throughout the pandemic.

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expansion and changes to the accountability framework, Walker-Davis said she and her staff will focus on further analyzing the progress of specific student groups and closely assessing what parents across the city are expressing about their needs.

PCSB uses its current accountability framework, known as Performance Management Framework [PMF], to evaluate the progress of and produce school quality reports for each public charter school under its purview.

In the years preceding the pandemic, amid a string of closures, teachers and community members often criticized the PMF for failing to consider students’ progress and the conditions that students and teachers overcame to improve

5 D.C. Public Charter School Board Executive Director Dr. Michelle J. Walker-Davis. (Courtesy photo)

pupils’ academic standing.

Unlike in years past, school quality reports released during the pandemic didn’t place public charter schools in first, second, or third tiers, with the first tier being the highest.

DC PCSB made this decision amid reports of depression among students quarantined at home.

During the pandemic, some public charter schools provided in-person instruction shaped by D.C. Health guidelines and community feedback.

In advance of the full return to in-person this year, many public charter school leaders endeavored to shape academic procedures and safety protocols, including vaccine mandates for teachers and staff members.

Mayoral Control Question Reemerges as Demands for Virtual Learning Surge Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer The D.C. Council will soon discuss legislation that not only relinquishes the mayor’s control of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education [OSSE] but places the agency under the purview of the State Board of Education [SBOE] with greater oversight and data collection obligations.

At a time when parents’ demands for virtual learning continue to rise,

D.C. Councilmember Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4) described the legislation, titled “DC State Education Agency Independence Amendment Act,” as the best means of allowing community members to shape education policy.

“There’s a broad pattern where the executive decided months ago to bring students back in person and failed to adjust to changing conditions on the ground, listen to voices and build consensus for a healthy

Conversations about equity also affected how public charter schools revamped academic programming.

At Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter School for instance, administrators said they gave each student a laptop to keep at home while using the technology available in the building. They also considered issues of discipline and how to make their grading scale more restorative.

As Executive Director Raymond Weeden explained to The Informer, the pandemic pushed school leaders to collaborate on how to better integrate technology to accommodate teachers, and particularly students, with various needs.

Those discussions, Weeden said, also applied to the PMF. He credited

the DC PCSB for listening to public charter school leaders from communities in which students have varying needs and situations where young people have seen academic progress, even if incremental.

“In terms of accountability, what’s been pushed is really thinking about how different schools and communities impact outcomes,” Weeden told The Informer.

“It’s not giving people a pass but thinking about the population of students and families,” he said. “If there’s a school with a population of at-risk students, how are they serving those students? That’s important because each child matters.”

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reopening,” Lewis George said.

The D.C. Council’s Committee of the Whole will discuss the legislation, which also allows DC Public Schools [DCPS] employees to serve as SBOE members, on October 26.

In January, Councilmembers Lewis George and Robert White (D-At large) introduced the bill addressing the root cause of the mayor’s refusal

to listen to parents, teachers and students.

“You can see it in OSSE’s rigid approach to the medical exemption,” Lewis George said. “When asked why they have that, it’s because it’s what the mayor wants. Decisions all around are made to uphold what the executive wants to do.”

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TENSIONS RISE OVER VIRTUAL LEARNING QUESTION

Lewis George and six of her council colleagues recently introduced emergency legislation to expand the virtual learning option, update the definition of excused absences and increase reporting on HVAC upgrades and outdoor equipment.

On October 5, the D.C. Council voted to expand the virtual option to 350 additional DCPS students under less restrictive criteria outlined in emergency legislation. In addition, three percent of the student body at charter schools have the opportunity to learn virtually.

As the District’s education agency, OSSE’s responsibilities include oversight of federal education programs and grants. It also develops state-level standards that align with college and career readiness goals while ensuring high-quality pre-kindergarten education citywide and delivery of resources for special-needs students.

In recent months however, ques-

tions have surfaced around OSSE’s abilities to fulfill its obligations.

In March, a report by the Office of the D.C. Auditor determined that the agency failed to collect District-wide, longitudinal data about student progress as mandated by the federal government.

Critics said the lack of such data has made it difficult to track students’ postsecondary trajectory or even predict the likelihood they may repeat a grade.

Ward 8 parent LaJoy Johnson-Law also implicated both OSSE and the entire D.C. education system as negligent in providing the ideal space for special-needs students and ensuring uniformity in COVID policy. She, along with over 90 parents, recently sent D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the D.C. Council a letter demanding an expansion of the virtual education option.

In the aftermath of a COVID case at her daughter’s school, Johnson-Law said she received conflicting information about when her daughter would be able to return. She also recounted hearing variations of COVID policy in other District public and public charter schools.

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While she supports Lewis George’s bill, Johnson-Law said it needs more specificity about OSSE and both SBOE’s relationship and role in holding OSSE accountable to the community.

“The bill will give OSSE the room to implement compliance measures,” Johnson-Law said. “This is something you’re supposed to do if you’re receiving federal and local money. We’re all over the place. There has to be some type of balance [but] the bill needs to have more detail on what implementation looks like.”

PARENTS CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE

Throughout the summer, parents, teachers and elected officials coalesced around the need for HVAC repairs and full-time librarians in the District’s public schools. The D.C. Council approved a budget amendment in August that diverted funds toward closing the librarian deficit in District public schools.

As parents continue to fight for a greater voice in their children’s educational affairs, conversations continue to center on how best to engage and

5 LaJoy Johnson-Law received conflicting information on when a school attended by her special needs daughter would reopen. (Courtesy photo/YouTube screengrab)

organize Black parents and those living in marginalized communities.

Chioma Oruh, a Northwest parent with special-needs children enrolled in DCPS while attending a nonpublic school, counts among those standing on the frontlines of such efforts.

While she commended the D.C. Council’s efforts to even the playing field, Oruh said the problem doesn’t just stop with OSSE and DCPS.

“Most people are reacting to DCPS because it’s the largest LEA but you have other LEAs creating their own policy,” Oruh said. “Even with the charter school board, they all serve under the pleasure of the mayor, with the exception of the State Board, and have limited powers. They’re testifying at the council like the rest of us so they have no leverage.” WI @SamPKCollins

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Let’s WALK! Take Steps Toward Improved Health and Support the American Heart Association at the Greater Washington Region Heart Walk!

By Rachel Stevenson Heart disease and stroke continue to kill more people in the U.S. than any other cause, despite, and likely even due to, the impact of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. That trend is likely to continue for years to come as the long-term impact of the novel coronavirus will directly affect cardiovascular health. It's never been a better time to find new ways to boost physical and emotional health and to raise funds that can help save lives for generations to come. Joining the Greater Washington Region Heart Walk is a great way to socially connect and get moving - all while making an impact across our community. This year, you can Heart Walk here, there or anywhere, and no matter the path you take, your support saves and improves lives in the Greater Washington Region and beyond!

We’re stepping into the fall and Heart Walk season with three easy ways to move more, recognize Heart Heroes, and advocate for a world of longer, healthier lives.

1. GET REGISTERED AT GREATERWASHINGTON HEARTWALK.ORG. When you participate in the Heart Walk, you help to ensure more cardiovascular research is funded, more hospitals administer the highest standards of care and champion health equity.

To register, visit GreaterWashingtonHeartWalk.org.

From there, download the Heart Walk mobile app to stay up to date on Heart Walk news and encourage friends and family to join via email or social media. Walk with us at our celebration on the National Mall on November 6, pop up your own campus Heart Walk with your employees or create your own start line in your neighborhood.

Show us how you Heart Walk with #DCHeartWalk and register today to stay informed as plans and community guidelines evolve.

2. TAKE STEPS TOWARD BETTER HEALTH WITH THE 30-DAY STEP CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY SHEEHY AUTO STORES. Get moving while protecting the hearts you love with the 30-Day Step Challenge presented by Sheehy Auto Stores. Download the Heart Walk mobile app to get registered and challenge yourself, your friends and your family to move more!

The Step Challenge begins on October 8 and ends with top movers and fundraisers being recognized after Walk weekend.

“We are thrilled to once again support the 30-Day Step Challenge and the Heart Walk because we want everyone to know that taking small steps can add up to big changes in health and well-being,” said Vince Sheehy, President of Sheehy Auto Stores.

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more and moving less than they did prior to the pandemic, and healthy life expectancy can be positively impacted by increasing activity. The AHA recommends 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week. See if you can log at least 30 minutes a day leading up to the Walk.

3. RECOGNIZE A LOCAL “HEART HERO” FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

Do you know someone who is local, active-duty military or a veteran who has made lifestyle changes to improve their overall health and well-being? The AHA is recognizing local military personnel and veterans for taking steps toward better heart health.

Nominations are open for the 2021 Heart Hero Award presented by SAIC. Submit your nominations to jp.wiley@heart.org by October 31.

“The past year has shown us the importance of coming together – even virtually or from a distance – to support a common cause,” said Cynthia Cifuentes, 2021 Heart Challenge Chair and Vice President Brand, Communications and Community Engagement at Kaiser Permanente. “Kaiser Permanente is a healthcare delivery system fundamentally rooted in preventative medicine and promoting healthy lifestyle choices in our community, including heart health. We are honored to support the 2021 Greater Washington Heart Walk and invite you to join us as we take steps toward better heart health for all in our community.”

Funds raised by the annual Walk lead to medical breakthroughs, transform healthcare systems, support stronger public health policy, and much more. The Greater Washington Region Heart Walk is only possible with the support of our local sponsors, including Kaiser Permanente, Sheehy Auto Stores, Blake Real Estate, KPMG, Leidos, Peraton, SAIC, Pernix Consulting, Digital Realty, GEICO, Millennium Corporation, Phone2Action, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Executive Mosaic.

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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OFFICE OF TAX AND REVENUE NOTICE OF REAL PROPERTY TAX SALE Notice is hereby given that all real properties described on the list below, which are currently classified as Class 3 or Class 4 (vacant or blighted), for which real property taxes or vault rents (including penalties and interest, if applicable) were levied and in arrears on October 1, 2021, for which Business Improvement District (BID) taxes (including penalties and interest, if applicable) were levied and in arrears before September 1, 2021, or for which any other tax certified to the Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) for collection hereunder remains unpaid, shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder at the 2021 Real Property Tax Sale (Sale). The Sale shall be held pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-1330, et. seq.

The Sale shall begin on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, and continue, except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, until all the real properties available for sale are sold. During each day, the Sale shall be conducted from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. or until all the real properties scheduled for sale for that day are sold. The Sale shall occur at OTR located at 1101 4th Street, SW, Suites W244 and W250, Washington, DC 20024.

All real properties are listed in square, suffix and lot, or parcel and lot, number order. The name of the owner of record and premise address of each real property are also stated. Certain real properties on this list do not have street numbers or premise addresses; therefore, none can be provided. A real property without a street number is generally stated on the below list as having “0” as a street address number.

The list states the amount for which each real property may be sold at the Sale; an additional $200.00 Tax Sale Fee shall be added at the time of the sale. The stated amount for which a real property may be offered for sale can be lower than what an owner would have to pay in order to prevent the real property from being sold. Owners must contact OTR to determine the amount that must be paid in order to avoid the sale of their real properties.

Purchasers must be aware that additional liabilities, which are not reflected in the total amount for which the real properties are offered at the Sale, may be due and owing on real properties and such additional liabilities may include liens previously sold to a third party. A purchaser at the Sale acts at his or her own risk and must exercise due diligence in selecting real properties upon which to bid in good faith.

At the Sale, the purchaser acquires a certificate of sale to the real property that may ripen into title if the owner (or other party with an interest) fails to redeem. The owner (or other party with an interest) has a statutory right to redeem the real property until his or her equity of redemption has been foreclosed by the purchaser’s lawsuit.

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Columbia may order that a deed be issued to the purchaser after the purchaser pays all taxes, costs, and expenses. The purchaser shall monitor their portfolio for the status of tax payments being made by accessing the purchaser’s log-in view on OTR’s website at www.mytax.dc.gov.

A certificate of sale shall be canceled if, inter alia, it is later determined that the delinquent taxes, including accrued interest and penalties, were satisfied before the end of the last day of the Sale. The date of sale of any real property shall be deemed to be the last day of the Sale, regardless of the actual day of the Sale during which the real property was offered and sold. The certificates of sale shall indicate the date of sale as being the last day of the Sale.

Purchasers shall have filed Form FR-500, Combined Business Tax Registration Application, prior to registering. This form should be filed online by visiting OTR’s website, www.mytax.dc.gov. A potential purchaser, including a natural person or business entity delinquent in the payment of in rem taxes (e.g. real property taxes) to the District, or one who has been convicted of a felony involving fraud, deceit, moral turpitude, or anti-competitive behavior, may not bid at the Sale or otherwise acquire an interest in real property sold at the Sale. A potential purchaser, including a natural person or business entity, must certify that such purchaser: 1) is not more than one year in arrears in any jurisdiction in the payment of in rem taxes not being contested in good faith; and, 2) has not been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony involving fraud, deceit, moral turpitude, or anti-competitive behavior.

Registration for the Sale is mandatory and begins Monday, October 4, 2021, online via www.mytax.dc.gov.

Registration continues until the final day of the Sale. Prior to bidding at the Sale, a purchaser of real property must have made a deposit of at least 20% of the total purchase price. ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE TO THE D.C. TREASURER BY CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, CASHIER’S CHECK, POSTAL MONEY ORDER, OR BANK WIRE. A person with a communication impairment requiring an interpreter for the Sale should notify OTR of the need for an interpreter immediately. For additional tax sale related information please visit https://otr.cfo.dc.gov/page/realproperty-tax-sale. You are also welcome to contact OTR at (202) 727-4TAX (4829), via email at Patricia.Watson@dc.gov, or visit its Customer Service Center at 1101 4th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024.

Keith J. Richardson Deputy Chief Financial Officer Office of Tax and Revenue

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

Julianne Malveaux

Melvin Van Peebles, Creative Genius

One of the first Broadway plays I ever saw was Melvin Van Peebles' "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death." A. Robert Phillips, who led the Black Talent Program at Boston College, arranged for a group of us undergraduates to attend the play, have dinner and enjoy New York City. I was riveted by the powerful play, a series of vignettes performed by a talented ensemble who combined laughter, irony, pathos and more to present

a slice of Black life.

Two things stayed with me after all these years. One is a scene where a woman is on a ledge or balcony, and people are urging her not to jump. Her reply, "I ain't leaping; I'm just leanin'. This is the coolest place in town." The play closed with something of a curse on white America. "Put a curse on you. May all your kids be junkies, too." And now, thanks to opioids, many of them are.

We lost a giant when we lost Van Peebles on Sept. 21, a giant and a multitalented man who acted, directed, wrote, starred, produced,

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composed and played music and more. He was a man who loved Black people and was determined to present us through Black eyes, not white ones.

He also had an unusual sense of humor and was so deliberately provocative in his film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" that the New York Times described the movie as "an outrage." But I remember seeing the film, rooting for Sweet Sweetback, on the run after he killed white police officers who were beating a Black man and standing, like the other audience members did, to applaud when the

film was over.

Some credit Van Peebles with the Blaxploitation genre, but he was so much more than that.

Sweetback, to me, was about portraying a different power dynamic than one we were used to in 1971.

In Sweetback, you saw a community sticking together, cheering their anti-hero who used everything he had, including his body and his sexual prowess, to elude the oppressor. In 1971, few Black folks were willing or able to give so-called law enforcement officers any pushback, especially on-screen (the Black Panther Party had been

pushing back since its inception).

Sweetback was, if nothing else, a paradigm shift.

Before Sweetback, we saw docile, humble, polite Black men, like Sidney Poitier in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" or "Lilies of the Valley." We saw exotic Black men like Harry Belafonte. And if we go back to Paul Robeson, we saw masterful, but nonthreatening, Black men. We never saw a man quite like Sweet Sweetback.

Thanks to Van Peebles, though, we began to see a series of them.

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David W. Marshall

Law and Order Also Means the Police Policing Themselves

I wish Cariol Horne was on the scene when Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on George Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes. If so, George Floyd may be alive today. There is a very high possibility that had Horne been there in 2020, an effort would have been made on her part to stop Chauvin.

While Derek Chauvin was charged

with second-degree murder and manslaughter, three other officers were charged with aiding and abetting. There are times it is necessary for the police to police themselves.

Former Buffalo, New York, Police Officer Cariol Horne, who is Black, was in a very similar situation in 2006. She intervened to break up a confrontation between Greg Kwiatkowski, a fellow White officer, and a Black suspect named Neal Mack involving a chokehold.

"Neal Mack looked like he was

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about to die," she stated in 2020.

"So had I not stepped in, he possibly could have. He was handcuffed and being choked."

While Mack contends the officer saved his life, Horne was terminated when it was determined that her use of force was unjustified. She was fired from the Buffalo Police Department two months before being eligible to receive her full pension.

Waterloo, Iowa is a city of 67,000 residents and has a long history of tensions between the police and the

city's Black community. The Black community makes up 17% of the city population. On June 1, 2020, Joel Fitzgerald became the first Black police chief in Waterloo. Soon after being sworn in as chief, the reform-minded Fitzgerald supported numerous changes. The changes, which are meant to transform the department, includes the banning of chokeholds, outlawing racial profiling, requiring officers to intervene if they see excessive force, and investigating all complaints of misconduct.

Along with the efforts to improve policing came the expected backlash.

Current and former officers are not only opposing the reforms, but fighting the removal of the police insignia which resembles a Ku Klux Klan dragon.

Waterloo is no different than most other police departments. The clash between an entrenched blue culture versus the changes needed to hold officers accountable is a main reason

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Hazel Trice Edney

For a Public Health Expert, Stroke and Seizure Become Real

Since she was a little girl, Thometta Cozart has looked up to her father as hard-working, humble and soft-spoken; yet a fun-loving man who is often the life of the party.

“He’s always been the center of our family for events, parties and celebrations,” she recalls. “And he gives to his detriment,” she said, describing his generosity and

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self-sacrificing nature.

Named partially after him, Thomas, and her mother, Loretta, Thometta is their only child. She recalls him working long hours on construction sites to install electric poles and lines. In her mind, he was a pillar of strength.

But in May 2019, he suffered a hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke.

In a sense, they drew closer with the uncertain prognosis. Would he face long term paralysis? Would

his speech be slurred? How much would this debilitating stroke affect the future of a man who has served as a surrogate father to so many?

Because of her job as multicultural outreach and health equity director of the Epilepsy Foundation, Thometta Cozart knew how to prepare for potentially the worst outcomes. With proper nutrition, intense physical therapy, cardiac care and medication, her father had a fighting chance to recover and live a good life.

A realist who often leans on her faith, she also knew that the kind of stroke that her father had suffered the ischemic stroke caused by blood clots- increased the chances that he might experience seizures in the future.

Seventeen months later, on Oct. 10, 2020, her fears were realized.

Thomas Cozart, with no history of seizures or epilepsy, had a seizure while at home watching TV with a friend who noticed that his eyes had

rolled to the back of his head, he had begun to convulse and was in a state of confusion. His friend called an ambulance, and was able to recall the seizure first aid resources Thometta had offered her family.

Once again, her education and experience kicked in. Because she knew that strokes are a major contributor to how African Americans develop epilepsy, as her father’s chief

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

Marian Wright Edelman

Congress, Don't Play Political Football With Children's Futures

As Congress continues to negotiate and finalize a budget reconciliation package, we must ensure the needs of children are not sacrificed to protect rich individuals and corporations.

Congress has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to put America's most vulnerable children and families first, advance racial equity and make a down payment on ending child poverty. Last week the House

sent the Senate a strong package which would extend the expanded Child Tax Credit and ensure more children have access, invest in preventing eviction and homelessness, extend free school meals to 9 million more children, create a pathway to citizenship for many, establish universal paid leave, guarantee access to free, high-quality preschool, and more. We must now ensure the Senate does not weaken or cut these investments. Two- and 3-year-olds have no politics and we must reject any leaders who for any reason play political football with our children's

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lives and our nation's future.

The greatest threat to America's economic, military and national security comes from no enemy without but from our failure, unique among high income nations, to invest adequately and fairly in the health, education and sound development of all of our young. This year has been a turning point. Our nation made investments in anti-poverty programs that mitigated the impacts of the pandemic and helped millions of children escape or avoid falling into poverty. We can now see those investments working. We have come so far,

and we must insist political leaders in every party at every level commit to finishing the task and ending child poverty for good.

Investing in children is not only the right but the smart and cost-effective thing to do. In CDF's 1994 report "Wasting America's Future," great MIT Nobel laureate economist Robert Solow presciently wrote: "For many years Americans have allowed child poverty levels to remain astonishingly high — higher than for American adults, higher than for children in nations that are our competitors, higher than from the

entire period of the late 1960s and 1970s, a period when we had less wealth as a nation than we do now, and far higher than one would think a rich and ethical society would tolerate. The justification, when one is offered at all, has often been that action is expensive: 'We have more will than wallet.' I suspect that in fact our wallets exceed our will, but in any event this concern for the drain on our resources completely misses the other side of the equation: Inaction has its costs too. … As an economist

the Black jokes, and the jokes about how fast Black men can run.

Many would think that Black jokes are harmless, and they would never say them in front of their Black friends, but sometimes other words slip out. There is something fundamentally different about being born white, and more doors are opened, from the start.

Some call it "white privilege" and it is a benefit that is enjoyed by all white folks, and it does not matter if you are a Democrat or Republican. There is a cultural thread

that runs through the society, and whites take advantage of all these benefits. White privilege is an aspect of white power, and all white people have the ability to pull out their white power card.

History in America has demonstrated that white citizens will make war, and justifying horrific atrocities against Black people, including lynching. Even after slavery was abolished, there was still lynching, and many today believe

supposed I was relieved, not necessarily sure I would want to have this person and our offspring in my affairs in perpetuity.

Now, I get it. An abortion not only removes a fetus from a woman's womb, it also severs the bond between the woman and her paramour. Often that is a good thing — for example, a pregnancy caused by a rape. During slavery, enslaved persons were often forced by the masters, often just for sport, and there was nothing those women could do

except bear the unwanted child.

Also, more often than we want to admit, family members, stepfathers, uncles, even older siblings force themselves on vulnerable girls, impregnating them. That's incest, and it's despicable. There should be a remedy in such tragic cases.

But more often, even with widespread availability of contraception, abortions are performed as a birth-control measure, rather than

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Roger Caldwell

Black Lives Matter and the Color of Your Skin

There is a pervasive sickness in America, and it is called white supremacy and systemic racism.

These ideologies are invisible, and many Americans now believe that success has nothing to do with the color of an individual's skin. Discrimination no longer exists, and everyone has the same opportunities.

It is very easy to get caught in

this frame of mind, because you can look at the millions of people of color who are a success in one generation. Instead of challenging and fighting racism, they put the blame on the person.

On many different levels, people of color are advancing, and there is much to be proud of. There are now more children of color being born than white children each year, and white people are concerned with their existence.

"White supremacy or White supremacism is the belief that White

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people are superior to those of other races and thus should dominate them," states Wikipedia. "The belief favors the maintenance and defense of White power and privilege.

White supremacy has roots in the now discredited doctrine of scientific racism, and was a key justification for colonialism."

The Democrats would want Americans to think that in 2021, only Republicans are the only party that is racist, but racism is systemic and institutionalized. When white folks get together, there are always

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Askia Muhammad

Glad My Mother Didn't Get an Abortion

One of my first, and most chilling, experiences as a young member of the Nation of Islam, selling the Muhammad Speaks newspaper door to door, was about 52 years ago.

A woman in Milpitas, California, a tiny suburb of San Jose, in tears when she saw me that day. She had purchased a newspaper from me and had been traumatized by an article by

the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, condemning abortion as "murder."

The article caused her to change her mind and not have an illegal (at the time) abortion she had contemplated. Then, she was afraid for her future, and uncertain if she had made the right decision to carry her pregnancy to term.

Before that, I wasn't aware of how gut-wrenching such a decision was in a woman's life. Birth control, pregnancy, pregnancy prevention, and pregnancy termination were relative-

ly fresh topics in the national conversation then. The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision would not be rendered for another three years, and there was much mystery and intrigue involved. So-called "back-alley abortions" in unsupervised clinics were not only illegal, they were dangerous, even life threatening to the mother.

A few years earlier, maybe it was my first serious girlfriend — the memories blur — I was told that she had gotten an abortion of our baby.

I felt a dull ache at the news, but I

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EDITORIAL

ACC Riverboat Excursion Is a Quick Fix for What Ails Ward 8

Residents of D.C.’s Ward 8 feel besieged by the impact of poverty, crime, limited amenities, and subpar schools, to name a few of the concerns expressed often in community meetings and other gatherings. With the recent uptick in violent crime and murders happening nearly every day, more neighborhoods are adorned with balloons and ribbons tied to light poles and trees in honor of the dead than with flowers and gardens to beautify the community simply. It often feels like a dangerous place to live until a walk around the block, any block, reveals someone new. Ward 8 is gentrifying, and it can be seen in the “For Sale” signs going up and the high home prices residents are paying. Once one becomes an engaged resident of Ward 8, they begin to see what others don’t.

They see a community that works together, supports each other and builds together.

Ask anyone that attends the monthly Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC) meetings or boat ride held annually on the first Saturday in October. It’s a ‘must do’ and a sold-out event attracting city leaders, community activists, politicians, artists, business professionals, students, Blacks, Latinx, Asians and Whites, LGBTQ, young and old, and physically challenged. Established in 1983, ACC has served the community under former D.C. At-Large Councilmember Arrington Dixon, longtime community leader and ACC Executive Director Phillip Pannell, and current ACC Chairman and businessman Lamont Mitchell, along with an active board of directors. Last weekend, more than 200 people presented their COVID-19 vaccination cards before boarding the Spirit cruise boat for a trip along the Potomac River.

A violinist, a poet, a soulful songstress, and one of the D.C.s top Go-Go bands performed on every level while guests talked politics, of course. But more talked about their organizations and what they are trying to do to benefit the community. Some stopped talking entirely and claimed the dance floor to join a line dance like the Electric Slide or the Cupid Shuffle with folks like Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, or former MPD Assistant Chief Diane Groomes, head of the Wharf Security and Public Safety team.

What happens on the boat ride doesn’t stay there either. Guests leave feeling recommitted to the programs, opportunities and ideas to help make Ward 8 a better place to live. It’s where they go to get that shot of hope that confirms the work they do together in Ward 8 will make a difference one day. WI

No One Wants to Be Homeless – But Those Who Are Need Help

Whenever the conversation turns to the issue of homelessness, there are always those who flippantly describe the scores of men, women and, yes, even children, who are homeless as individuals who “prefer” being without a place to live.

It’s a belief that’s unfounded and downright ridiculous. And we’re sick and tired of hearing it.

Certainly, there are those who suffer from mental illnesses and who are living on the streets of the District and other cities across the U.S. For them, it may be impossible to refute such ludicrous claims which conclude that they chose to be homeless. But for the thousands of others, the vast majority, being homeless has never been their desire nor a choice they made. In many cases, their current condition occurred due to circumstances well beyond their control.

Perhaps they are homeless because the breadwinner of the family has either departed, become incapacitated, been remanded to the prison industrial complex or has died.

Perhaps they have found it impossible to secure employment that provides enough income to pay for housing.

And let’s not forget that here in the District, despite the celebratory mood that the mayor maintains as new “affordable housing” is touted with ribbon-cutting events and photo-ops, there’s still not enough for those who need it most.

In a nation with so much wealth and so many wealthy citizens, we should all feel a sense of shame that there are so many people who are hopeless, helpless and homeless.

And if you believe that people “enjoy” being homeless, just try walking in their shoes for one day and night. Better yet, try it for a weekend. Brave the elements, face the dangers that comes with being confronted by strangers with bad intentions. Handle being thirsty and hungry without the ability to reach into your refrigerator for a quick repass. Try using the bathroom or washing up when you don’t have a bathroom, a shower or soap and clean water at your disposal.

The Bible, in a passage attributed to Jesus, advises, “when you cared for the least of these, you cared for me.”

The least of these have been asking for help for far too long. Let’s end homelessness once and for all. We can do it – if we really want to. WI

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TO THE EDITOR Policing the Police

Words of Wisdom

I don't know why I’m surprised at the internal racism and sexism that’s being alleged at the Metropolitan Police Department, but I guess I’m naive. Ten Black women see fit to file a class-action lawsuit against the department — that can’t be ignored. There must be an investigation and the truth shall come out.

Last week’s Words to Live By really stuck with me, “It’s easy to do anything in victory.

It’s in defeat that a man reveals himself.” The words of Floyd Patterson from 1964 were very simple, but profound, which I find is often the best way to reach people.

Lynn Uliear Washington, D.C.

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LIFESTYLE Fighting While Black: How Champions Battled Foes In and Out of the Ring

THIRD OF A THREE-PART SERIES

Jack Johnson, First Black Heavyweight Champion, Both Revered and Reviled

But as Documentary Suggests, He Willingly Embraced his ‘Unforgivable Blackness’ D. Kevin McNeir WI Senior Editor More than a 100 years ago, on July 4, 1910, Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries went head-to-head in an outdoor boxing ring in Reno,

Nevada in what would be billed as “The Fight of the Century.”

The two men sought to claim the world heavyweight title but far more remained at stake.

The contest represented “bragging rights” and either a confir-

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mation of white supremacy or the realization and reality that Black people deserved to be treated just like white Americans – as equal members of society.

And so, when the black boxer, Johnson, who had defeated a white Canadian, Tommy Burns, to take the belt in 1908, white America protested with claims that Johnson was totally unfit to hold the title.

As for Jeffries, an undefeated former champion and the boxer best suited to wear the moniker of the “Great White Hope,” he would finally relent to Johnson’s taunting and challenges to put it all on the line.

In the end, Johnson thrashed the former champ – crushing the hopes of those who wanted to see Jeffries regain the white man’s socalled rightful place atop the athletic hierarchy in America.

Today, we would see this as a fight in which the best man won.

But in 1910, the Johnson vs.

Jeffries match, both a social phenomenon and an arguably public sensation, ultimately served as an event which galvanized white America and illustrated the hateful, racist ideologies prevalent during the era.

The good news, one might say, has to be that those days have long

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passed. The good news, one might say, is that Americans have evolved and that racism and notions of white privilege and white supremacy only exist in history books . . . “gone with the wind.” But are they?

In a provocative documentary, “Unforgivable Blackness,” developed by Ken Burns, the life of Jack Johnson comes alive with vintage footage of his fights, photos capturing him during many of his outlandish antics and commentary from those who have studied his life and understand the unimaginable plethora of hurdles he faced during his rise and fall from glory.

Johnson, born in Galveston, Texas, as the son of former slaves, fought on the “chitlin circuit” for years until he was allowed to enter the often brutal world of professional boxing. But as one would imagine, becoming the first Black world heavyweight boxing champion in the height of the Jim Crow era, placed him in the unenviable position of being both revered and reviled.

In some cases, it would be white Americans who hated him and all that he represented.

But because of his refusal to acquiesce to white supremacist notions, because he refused to be

treated as any less than a man, because of his sometimes over the edge behavior – from driving too fast or drinking too heavily and finally, because of his insatiable desire for white women, even Black leaders of the day, including Booker T. Washington, looked at him as a threat to the Black community.

Still, Johnson never seemed to care what white America thought about him. He was never one to be modest and rarely exhibited the kind of self-control that leaders like Washington or even W.E.B. DuBois recommended for members of the Black community.

And because of that, and because he remained bound and determined to be treated like a man and not like Black men were routinely “mistreated” during his lifetime, Johnson would play the game with a losing hand.

Jack Johnson, a big, darkskinned man who frightened both most whites and many “decent,” middle-class” Blacks, would be forced to suffer and would pay the price.

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Haitian-Americans Lash Out At Biden’s Mass Expulsion Of Immigrants D. Kevin McNeir WI Senior Editor The Biden administration’s massive efforts to deport thousands of Haitian immigrants living under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, and move others to unnamed locations in the U.S. faces heightened criticism — including from Haitian-Americans.

“All of us are appalled by the images showing the mistreatment of Haitian refugees at the southern border and the continuation of a callous deportation policy,” said Karl Racine, a Haitian immigrant himself who

is attorney general of the District of Columbia.

“As a Haitian immigrant, these photos and articles cut deep. My family fled Haiti when I was 3 years old to escape political violence. Sadly, the serious challenges facing Haiti continue: devastating earthquakes and hurricanes, political upheaval and dangerous gangs and violent crime.”

Activists in Los Angeles protest the treatment of Haitian migrants at the southern border on Sept. 23. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Racine and 17 of his colleagues sent a letter to President Joseph

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Biden last week calling for more humane solutions in assisting Haitian migrants. Racine also asked the president to discontinue deportation policies that remain in force since the Trump administration.

The Biden administration’s mass expulsions have been carried out under Title 42, first enacted by President Donald Trump.

Title 42 of the U.S. Code cites the “serious danger of the further introduction of COVID-19 into the United States” and calls for Customs and Border Control agents to prohibit “the entry of certain persons who potentially pose a health risk, either by virtue of being subject to previously announced travel restrictions or because they unlawfully entered the country to bypass health screening measures.”

A federal judge in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia last week ordered the Biden administration to stop expelling migrant families under Title 42. The Biden administration is appealing the ruling.

Racine said, “Our country faces many challenges right now, especially at our borders, but we must treat those seeking admission to the United States with respect, dignity and compassion, which of course means fair and due process under the circumstances.”

Further inflaming the issue was video showing Border Patrol agents

5 This past September, protesters including Ward 8 ANC Salim Adofo and Marie, representing Haitian professionals, asked for support for Haitians in Texas who faced deportation. (Courtesy photo)

on horseback confronting groups of Haitian migrants in Del Rio. Initially it was erroneously reported that the agents were using “whips” against the migrants. The photographer who shot the images confirmed that the agents were not using “whips.” They were using long reins, which are used to control a horse’s movements “Of course I take responsibility,” Biden said on Sept. 24. “I’m president, but it was horrible what — to see as you saw. … “I promise you, those people will pay. There will be an investigation underway now and there will be consequences.”

While Biden accepted responsibility for the situation prior to removing all of the Haitian immigrants from the crowded, unsanitary encampment at the Mexico-U.S. border, many still question the administration’s actions.

Among the thousands who were expelled, many had not lived in Haiti for years, having fled to South America after the 2010 earthquake and increasing violence.

Jean-Marie Jean Pierre, who works for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, left Haiti as a teenager in search of educational opportunities and a better quality of life.

He said the images he’s seen on the news are disturbing.

“I am saddened but also angry and disappointed,” he said. “You don’t see immigrants from Afghanistan or Cuba being treated like Haitians have been — as if we are not human and like our lives don’t matter. But I understand that’s the U.S. policy and how they treat refugees from a country of color.

“America needs an immigration policy that’s more humane. It’s clear that Haitians have nowhere to go — certainly not back to Haiti where their lives will be extremely miserable.

America should show more compassion. Haitians have contributed to this country, fought in its wars.

“All Haitians feel impacted by what we’ve seen over the past week

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HAITI from Page 34 because while we may now be American citizens, we were all immigrants once. So, we understand the sacrifices that we made as we traveled to the U.S. in hopes of a better life. To be denied that opportunity is a tragedy,” Jean Pierre said.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at a press briefing at the White House on Sept.

24. He announced that the thousands of Haitian immigrants camped under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, has been cleared. (Anna Moneymaker/ Getty Images) Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said at a White House briefing Friday that 12,400 migrants have been released in the U.S. They are allowed to apply for asylum. Another 8,000 were returned to Mexico and 2,000 were deported via flights to Haiti, he said.

He defended the president’s decision to deport the migrants under Title 42, which he described as a “public health policy not an immigrant policy.”

“We remain in the midst of a

pandemic and the CDC has Title 42 authority which was exercised to protect migrants themselves, the local community, our personnel and Americans,” he said.

Still, Mayorkas and the Biden Administration face an uphill battle in justifying the president’s decision to deport Haitians as well as the way the deportations occurred.

In protesting what he said were the “inhumane” mass expulsions of Haitian immigrants, the Special Envoy to Haiti, Daniel Foote, resigned last week.

Foote, who was appointed in July, said he “will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees and illegal immigrants to Haiti, a country where American officials are confined to secure compounds because of the danger posed by armed gangs in control of daily life.

“Our policy approach to Haiti remains deeply flawed, and my recommendations have been ignored and dismissed, when not edited to project a narrative different from my own.”

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STATEHOOD from Page 1 preme Court summarily affirmed a three-judge panel’s ruling that D.C. residents do not have the constitutional right to voting representation in the House,” Norton said. “However, the ruling has no bearing on the constitutionality of D.C. statehood, which would give D.C. residents voting representation in the House and Senate and full control over local affairs.”

“In fact, the three-judge panel expressly referred to ‘statehood’ as a remedy for D.C. statehood. Thank you to the D.C. residents who served as plaintiffs and their pro bono attorneys for their efforts in this case,” she said.

Jamal Holtz serves as a lead organizer for 51 for 51, an organization seeking to get the U.S. Senate to gut the filibuster and allow a vote on Sen. Thomas Carper’s (D-Del.) D.C. statehood bill. Holtz said the Supreme Court’s ruling, while disappointing, won’t stop the statehood movement from achieving its goal.

“The Supreme Court failed to advance representation for D.C. residents and now we need Congress to do its job,” Holtz said. “Constitutional scholars have debunked Republican arguments against statehood and we can’t let racist rhetoric — or racist rules like the filibuster — block statehood any longer. With voter suppression bills spreading across the country, D.C. statehood must be part of the solution to fulfill the promises of our democracy. We’re closer than we’ve ever been to D.C. statehood and we can’t let the Jim Crow filibuster stand in the way.”

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tion rights case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case where the circuit court threw out Mississippi’s law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

The Dobbs case serves as another challenge to the 1973 landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade that legalized a pregnant woman’s right to have an abortion without excessive governmental interference.

According to The Center for Reproductive Rights, the Dobbs case marks the first time the court will rule on the constitutionality of a pre-viability abortion ban since Roe. “The court’s ruling in Roe recognized that the decision whether to continue a pregnancy or have an

A National Public Radio/Marist Poll announced on Oct. 4 on “The PBS Hour” revealed popular support for abortion rights. The poll reported 74 percent of Americans don’t support the Texas law where people can sue abortion providers while 58 percent oppose limiting abortions up to the time of cardiac activity that has been detected about six to eight weeks into pregnancy.

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Martha Coyle, an expert on the Supreme Court with the National Law Journal, noted on “The PBS News Hour” that the new agenda

“I am disappointed that the Supreme Court summarily affirmed a three-judge panel’s ruling that D.C. residents do not have the constitutional right to voting representation in the House.”

– ELEANORE HOLMES NORTON abortion, which impacts a person’s body, health, family and future, belongs to the individual, not the government,” the website said.

Nancy Northup, the president and CEO of The Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement: “Alarm bells are ringing loudly about the threat to reproductive rights.”

“The Supreme Court just agreed to review an abortion ban that unquestionably violates nearly 50 years of Supreme Court precedent and is a test case to overturn Roe vs. Wade,” Northup said.

includes expansion of a citizen’s gun rights and two religious-based cases -- one dealing with taxpayer’s aid to religious elementary and another to secondary religious schools.

She added, “they could add the Harvard University affirmative action case” which questions whether the university can limit the number of Asians students it admits.

“Right now, the court has 35 cases that it will hear at this point,” Coyle said. “By January, that number could be up to 70.” WI @JamesDCWrighter

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International Cuisine Joins the Menu at The Ven Fred & Stilla Blends Fit Perfectly Along Embassy Row Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer

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Fred & Stilla’s restaurant serves as the kind of neighbor any community would welcome.

Located inside The Ven at Embassy Row, it takes a queue from the immediate area by creating a menu with dishes from neighboring embassies. And recently, a monthly concept featuring menu items created by its chef, made headlines during a festive reception at the restaurant.

And as October rolls on, a creation of fried snapper with spicy bell peppers accompanied with peas and rice now counts as the delicacies included on the Fred & Stilla menu.

The savory dish, conceived by the Embassy of the Bahamas’ award-winning Chef Wildron “Willie” Knowles, brought smiles to the faces of restaurant guests.

CELEBRATING BAHAMIAN CUISINE

lie spoke enthusiastically about the significance of The Ven, the Fred & Stilla restaurant concept and the Embassy Row location. Collie also heaped praise on Chef Willie, winner of the most recent DC Chef Embassy Challenge -- an annual event.

The local competition, produced

by Events DC, invites embassy chefs to vie for top honors for their best dishes.

“Because there are so many chefs in the Bahamas, I don’t think Chef Willie’s notoriety is known back home,” said the ambassador speaking of his chef at the embassy. “Chef Willie is an ambassador for the Bahamas representing us in the culinary arts not just with conch and seafood but with a host of other dishes. He’s a national treasure.”

In addition to the snapper entrée, Chef Willie prepared conch fritters clearly enjoyed by the evening’s guests. The crunchy and soft on the inside conch fritters also featured a sauce reminiscent of remoulade mak-

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5 The appetizers were plentiful at the Fred & Stilla restaurant located in The Ven at Embassy Row during an event which premiered the restaurant’s “Global Table” theme menu featuring dishes representing various countries. (Anthony Tilghman/ The Washington Informer)

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REDISTRICTING from Page 11 Southwest activist Chris Williams said his neighborhood should leave Ward 6 and become a part of Ward 8.

“The Southwest neighborhood has a large number of Black residents,” Williams said. “I feel they would be better served by being Ward 8 residents as opposed to staying in Ward 6.

While I understand there will be some tension in Ward 8 if we join them, it will be healthy tension that will foster debate on the ward’s future on both sides of the river.”

Williams said he thinks Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen (D) doesn’t have the best interests of Southwest and favors developers who

want to build expensive housing in the neighborhood.

However, Phillips-Gilbert wants Rosedale, a predominantly Black neighborhood, to stay in Ward 6 and not go to Ward 7.

“If Rosedale moves to Ward 7, our vote will be diluted,” she said. “In Ward 6, we will be part of a wealthy, economically prosperous ward but in Ward 7, we will be in a struggling area and I don’t want that. I think Rosedale will have more clout in Ward 6 because we are majority Black and able to be a voice for the Black community and influence elections. We couldn’t do that in Ward 7.”

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Williams thinks Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen (D) doesn’t have the best interests of Southwest and favors developers who want to build expensive housing in the neighborhood.

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BUSINESS from Page 14 trust to acquire another company. In this case, we are looking at minority business enterprises to take them public through our IPO. We are the only SPAC that’s targeting minority business enterprises.”

According to financial experts, SPACs generally have two years to complete an acquisition. If they fail, the company must return the money raised to its investors. But for Rochester and Watkins, failure isn’t an option.

Rochester said they’re looking at companies with enterprise values between $250 million and $500 million with recurring and predictable revenues. Additional criteria include having a history of being able to generate a sustainable free-cash-flow.

“There is unprecedented demand for diverse suppliers but many minority firms don’t have the resources to meet the demand,” Rochester said.

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tions enter the picture for the right business to help accelerate growth,” he continued.

Further demonstrating a commitment to racial equity and economic inclusion, MEOA engaged the Industrial Bank of Washington, one of the country’s preeminent Blackowned institutions, for its working capital banking needs during the SPAC and IPO process.

The company’s directors include: Dr. Julianne Malveaux, MIT economist and dean, College of Ethnic Studies, Cal State Los Angeles; Ron-

ald Busby, Sr., president and CEO, US Black Chamber, Inc.; and Patrick Linehan, partner, Steptoe & Johnson.

“The mission and purpose of MEOA will help to catapult minority enterprise in this country,” Rochester said. “As a SPAC, we have the opportunity to not only help drive significant change and unleash superior performance but to also signal to the broader marketplace that there is tremendous value in companies and teams that have long been ignored.” WI @StacyBrownMedia

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FRED from Page 36 ing patrons eager for more. Conch serves as a staple of Caribbean cuisine but it’s an especially favorite ingredient for the chef which he prepares in a variety of ways.

“That’s my love,” he said. “Whenever I can get it, I eat it. When friends come up from the Bahamas, they have to bring conch. We steam it, boil it, grill it, barbecue it or put in a salad. We even make it into sloppy joes.”

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Engaging ambassadors, chefs and country-specific cuisine remains a vision of Jennifer Goodman, general manager of The Ven. Goodman worked through ideas on how to blend the hotel’s location and intimate dining space to develop the “Global Table” theme. The concept had a “soft” launch in July in a collaboration with the Embassy of the Czech Republic. The recent event

featuring Chef Willie represented the first official “Global Table.”

“We have the world outside our doors. The idea behind our menu is that each dish is inspired by an embassy. Our goal is that menu items will be contributed by an embassy chef. No one else has this,” Goodman said.

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6 Conch is Chef Willie's favorite seafood to prepare. In addition to conch fritters, he uses it to make stew, salads and even sloppy joes. Chef Willie, the lead chef at the Embassy of the Bahamas, will include the dish on the “Global Table” theme menu at Fred & Stilla in The Ven at Embassy Row. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

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4 Chef Willie from the Embassy of the Bahamas shows his Fred & Stilla menu items. Beginning in October, his fried snapper with spicy bell peppers, peas and rice and conch fritters will be served for the “Global Table” theme at the restaurant located in The Ven at Embassy Row. (Anthony Tilghman/ The Washington Informer)

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Soup’s On in D.C., Thanks to One Jamaican’s Devotion to Gourmet Broths James Wright WI Staff Writer D.C. diners lean toward seafood, burgers, chili half-smokes and soul food but if Donna Henry, the owner of Soup Up in Northwest has her way, gourmet soup will take its place in the ranks of haut cuisine within the District.

“Soup encompasses everything,” Henry said. “As our bodies get older, they need more nutrients. Soup puts everything together.”

Henry first opened Soup Up in Union Market in 2012. A few years later, she opened her first brick-andmortar store in Bethesda but shut down in less than a year. She went back to Union Market but never lost her desire for a full-service restaurant.

In 2018, Soup Up re-opened in a building on Kennedy Street in Northwest.

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Henry hails from Jamaica and said in her early years, relatives would make soup for meals and she became hooked on it as the heart of her cuisine. She moved to New York City and kept making it a point to eat soup.

For years, she worked in the communications industry. When she moved to the District from New York decades later, she made the decision to take a chance and open a soup eatery.

“I like soup but at the grocery store there was too much sodium in the canned soups,” she said. “I know the sodium keeps the canned soups edible but the shelf life of a can of soup can be weeks. At my restaurant, my soups

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last only a few days. I want to make sure that the soup is fresh.”

Henry said she adds various spices, herbs and uncommon ingredients to make her soups unique. Plus, soup is a comforting, simple meal to make, she said.

At her establishment, customers can select from among three soups of the day. Sometimes, Go-Go Gumbo, a creamy white bean with roasted chicken, or her lasagna soup, count

D.C. diners lean toward seafood, burgers, chili half-smokes and soul food but if Donna Henry, the owner of Soup Up in Northwest has her way, gourmet soup will take its place in the ranks of haut cuisine within the District.

as the available options. Also on the menu, Henry offers handcrafted spring rolls, sandwiches and wraps, jerk chicken wings and even a brunch replete with waffles, grits and grilled cheese sandwiches. Henry said all of her menu items are “from the farmer to the table” and have no additives, preservatives, dairy or oil.

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Henry said she wants to expand her business to the Greater Washington Area’s three airports.

“Airport food is no good,” she said.

“The food is not good enough to travel on. I can bring a better and a healthier option for travelers.”

Henry said restaurants in hospitals and military installations also count as venues for the future. The Ward 7 resident said building a restaurant east of the Anacostia River, perhaps in Ward 8, has long been a goal.

“I see growth with Soup Up,” she said. “I will work hard to continue to expand in other markets.” WI @JamesDCWrighter

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Carvings

Whale

Later, the man heard the wolf cry again. Once again he went to him.

The _________ wolf greeted the man with joy and led him to a deer carcass. This happened every day and soon the village had lots of food.

The Pacific Northwest coastal region of North America has many tall, straight trees. First Nations peoples carved trees, especially the red cedar, to create monuments that document a family history or events, legends and identity.

These carved trees are called totem poles. The creatures carved in a sequence on the poles and the colors they are painted, each have meaning in a story, legend or myth.

Find the missing words.

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BONE FOOD BRAVE HAPPY

(Adapted from Totem Poles, Bellerophon Press, Santa Barbara.)

Standards Link: Launguage Arts/ Literary Analysis: Students comprehend the basic plot of legends.

Standards Link: Social Science: Students understand the customs of the First Nations Peoples.

Look at the totem pole on the right.

Three of the six animals on the pole are mammals, or animals with fur.

What fraction describes the part of the totem pole that is carved with mammals?

Frog

What fraction describes the number of animals with beaks on the totem pole?

Bear

Long ago, the people of a village on the Nass River had no ________. All day long they heard a wolf crying in the woods. One ________ man finally went to see why the wolf was crying.

He found the wolf in great pain and he offered ____________ words and help. The wolf opened his mouth.

Inside, the kind man found a ______ stuck in the wolf’s throat. He removed it and the wolf ran off.

Can you find the log that’s different on today’s page?

Cut out the totem pole carvings along the solid lines and fold along the dotted line to hide the name. Arrange them on the blank totem pole to show the following different totem poles:

CARVINGS TOTEM POLE WOLF MOUTH MAMMALS STORY HUMANS BEAKS FROG FISH EAGLE FRACTION CREATE RAVEN

N C R E A T E B T I

W E L G A E G E C F

M O U T H O A A S R

P I L V R A R K L A

N Y M F T V E S A C E R R I

I O C A M T

V O N N S S T T M I

A T G O T E H E A O R S N A M U H M M N

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

• 1/3 animals with beaks and 4/6 animals that swim • 2/6 animals with fur and 2/6 animals that swim and 1/3 animals that fly

Beaver

Killer Whale

• 1/2 animals with fur and 1/3 animals that swim and 1/6 animals that fly Now use the carvings to make your own totem pole. Make up a story about the animals on your totem pole.

Dog Fish

Hawk

Eagle

Use the News for Art

Thunderbird

Wolf

Raven

Standards Link: Math/Number Sense: Students understand that fractions refer to part of a whole or part of a group; solve problems involving equivalent fractions.

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Totem News

Use newspaper classified ads to create a beautiful totem pole picture. Cut out a column of ads. Color each ad a different color with markers or water colors. Use a black felt tip pen to draw a creature on each of the “blocks” of color. Glue this on a piece of black construction paper.

Standards Link: Visual Art: Students use a variety of media to represent concepts.

Create a totem pole that represents a news story or an event in your community. To do this, cut out and glue pictures from the newspaper onto a strip of construction paper.

Write down why you selected each picture.

Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write narratives that relate ideas or observations.

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Tell about a time you helped another person. It could be something you did as an individual or as part of a group.

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wi book review "Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence"

By Anita Hill c.2021, Viking $30 352 pages

Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer The grab was savage.

You yelped because you weren't expecting it. Because it shouldn't have happened. It was rough enough to leave marks on your skin, little round marks like fingertips; for sure, it left marks on your self-confidence, but complain and it'll all be denied. You know the truth, though, and when you read "Believing" by Anita Hill, you'll know someone else does, too.

Twenty-five percent of American women today "experience intimate partner violence..." Thirty-three percent say they've endured harassment at work. The rate's higher for women of color, highest in the LGBTQ community. Similar statistics were available in 1991 when Anita Hill testified before Congress about the harassment she'd said she'd experienced from then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, testimony that later contributed to Hill's becoming one of the country's leaders in the fight against sexual harassment and gender violence.

Before the Thomas hearing, Hill says, courts routinely dismissed most complaints about lewd comments, unwelcome advances and unwanted touch from harassers. Some judges couldn't "understand" why a woman might be frightened by intimidation from a man; others believed the complaints to be overwrought.

Such things were said to be "not that bad," says Hill, words she likens to a knife.

Millennials and Gen Zers are believed to be intolerant of harassment and inequality, but Hill says they may still be affected by entrenched attitudes that haven't been completely erased. She had hoped that #MeToo might've changed things, but while the movement helped to open a major conversation about the issues, the frequency of sexual harassment and gender violence has not lessened.

She points to misogyny from the last administration and the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing as proof, as well as gun violence (often caused by bullying) and ongoing problems with harassment, homophobia and gender inequality in many schools, from elementary school all the way through college.

We can do better but, as Hill indicates, America has a long way to go.

It's hard to nail down one single fix for issues of gender violence from the pages of "Believing." Dive in, dig around, surface for air and dive in again — truth is, the whole entire book is one long road map, with dozens of possible patches.

And yet, you may ask yourself if what author Anita Hill quietly suggests is enough. Takeaways from the stories she shares are that gender violence and sexual harassment can be like a long game of Whack-a-Mole — once an incident is dealt with, another will pop up somewhere else, relentlessly, endlessly. Using the Thomas hearings as scaffolding here, she seems to show that while politics absolutely plays a part in the presence of harassment and gender violence in America, the prevalence can be found everywhere and costs us more than just psychologically.

Discouraging? Yes, and even Hill admits that such information can be triggering if you've been a victim, so read "Believing" with caution and deep-breathing room. It's powerful, deep and raw but it's also highly informative. If you want to know where we're heading on this subject, it's the book to grab.

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ARIES Take a deep breath, relax your shoulders and explain what's going on to someone who cares. You may hear from someone who brings a whole new level of tension into your week. Just repeat the breathing and relaxing again. By Wednesday, you won't have to remind yourself of this stuff, and Thursday will be a great day — energy, strength, and competition all figure strongly. Lucky Numbers: 12, 17, 21 TAURUS You can't figure out what gear to be in on Monday. On Tuesday, your indecision translates to the commercial realm: Do you want to buy such and such or do you want to shop around? Decisions! Wednesday and Thursday you barely have to make any decisions whatsoever — charisma and magnetism decide everything. Lucky Numbers: 9, 35, 39 GEMINI Maybe what you need to do is draw up a list of some sort. Get organized. Create a budget. This is what you're feeling on Monday and Tuesday, and as tedious as spreadsheets and the like sound, putting things in order may relax you. Wednesday and Thursday are charged days — you and your friends are happy, garrulous, funny and driven — but Friday is a bit dull. Lucky Numbers: 4, 19, 24 CANCER You feel like two people at the week's outset. One of you has a lot of energy; the other is deeply interested in your own interior life, like your goals and feelings. Finding some balance is necessary. A big purchase defines the middle of the week — it's funny how striving for balance sometimes brings about extravagance.

Toward the end of the week, you catch up with friends and try to be at your best. Lucky Numbers: 2, 16, 40 LEO You're sensitive on Monday and Tuesday, but you're also remarkably productive. Even good friends won't be able to tell what's going on under your exterior of extreme efficiency. If you want them to know how you feel, you'll have to tell them. And no time would be better than Wednesday or Thursday to do so since warmth and radiance will figure prominently. In the friendship realm, things will be at their best. Your heart will be placed at the center of your life this week. Lucky Numbers: 6, 18, 25 VIRGO You have everyone's email addresses, and you have the social capital to make things happen. You're the one to organize this get-together, which likely involves a combination of friends and family. With the stress of the week, you might find yourself taking a walk to clear your head and release some of the pressure on your shoulders, but by Friday, people are going to be thanking you for all you've done. Being the center of the social orbit is not easy, although it can be fun. Lucky Numbers: 3, 11, 26 LIBRA You're a driven person, and sometimes, when things don't progress as quickly as you'd like them to, you get frustrated. That's totally understandable, but also totally unnecessary. Give yourself — and others — a break. There are good things on the horizon; let the world deliver them to you when it's ready. Friends crowd every room you're in on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, most of the voices you hear are in your own head. You just can't rest! Lucky Numbers: 6, 8, 21 SCORPIO Your intuition is as good as any compass on Monday. You can tell where you're heading, but you wouldn't be able to articulate it to anyone else. On Tuesday you draw on your intuition again to connect with someone on a deep level, but Wednesday and Thursday are superficial and frustrating. The boss is being crazy. Other than keeping your head down, what can you do? Lucky Numbers: 2, 37, 52 SAGITTARIUS It's no one's fault. Your energies are just mismatched. You proceed through the world with a certain personality, a distinct style, and the clash you experience is just a minor — and perhaps fleeting — incompatibility with someone. Under other circumstances, you might even take to this person. Thursday is an incredible days — luck, travel and cheerfulness are all in the stars. Lucky Numbers: 10, 11, 33 CAPRICORN If you could be anywhere else on Monday and Tuesday, you would be, but you can't. And since you're here, you might as well face the music. The situation is not nearly as fraught as you might think, and you may actually have fun dealing with things — in the sense that it's a challenge. Wednesday and Thursday are not piece-of-cake days either, but it's nothing you can't handle. Lucky Numbers: 1, 6, 39 AQUARIUS Get things done: Cross them off the list and move on. This productivity likely comes from you ignoring some deeper emotional question, but when you're being so efficient, you almost don't care where it comes from. Toward the middle of the week, you have plenty of time to duly consider your feelings. A discovery — probably personal — awaits you on Thursday. Lucky Numbers: 15, 27, 30 PISCES Entertaining friends is a great way to see them. Make some dinner (or grab some takeout), find out what's on TV (or get a board game out of the closet) and try to have as much fun as possible. Heck, just sit around and chat if you like. The chatting midweek may take a prescriptive note — friends telling friends what they should do about such and such — and if you can avoid that, all the better. Relationships are your focus at the end of the week and into the weekend. Lucky Numbers: 8, 14, 23

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CAPTURE the moment

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Taking it to the Streets

Three miles of Georgia Avenue in Northwest were closed from Barry Place, NW to Missouri Avenue. This is the second time DC hosted this event to show how streets can be used for more than just automobile traffic. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

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SPORTS WFT Survives Topsy-Turvy Ride in 34-30 Win

Team Loses Several Players but Still Holds Off Atlanta Falcons Rob Warren WI Contributing Writer Taylor Heinicke was certainly not perfect. He sailed passes and he threw into double coverage. He put his receivers in some precarious positions all day long. There were passes that were nearly intercepted and dropped by Atlanta Falcons receivers.

But through it all the scrappy kid pulled his team through with a few

crazy, fluky plays and the Washington Football Team team overcame the Atlanta Falcons Oct. 3 34-30.

Henicke ended the day with 290 yards, three touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 127.1, the highest for the franchise since 2017.

The defensive front four played with more cohesion, pressuring Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan; Montez Sweat got his first sack of the season. There are still miscommunications happening in the secondary

5 The battle for supremecy. (Photo courtesy Washington Football Team)

including one major one that ended in Ryan hitting Cordarrelle Patterson on a wide open touchdown in the first half. There is still much work that needs to be done with this defense.Although Atlanta receivers dropped many passes, there were a couple of big pass interference calls that gave Atlanta almost 60 yards in penalty yardage.

In the second half there was an unnecessary roughness call when WFT defensive end Chase Young

hit Ryan in the neck. The play could have resulted in a sack or an interception. Instead, Atlanta gained yardage.

Sunday marked the return of big offseason acquisition Curtis Samuel, a major offseason acquisition who is expected to play a large role in the WFT receiving corps after wideout Cam Simms, and valued tight end Logan Thomas and rookie Dyami Brown left Sunday’s game with injuries.

Wizards Opens Camp with a New Coach, Different Roster

Wes Unseld, Jr., Son of Franchise Legend, Attempts to Write a Fresh Chapter Rob Warren WI Sports Writer The Washington Wizards made the 2020-21 National Basketball Association playoffs via the league’s play-in tournament only to lose to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the last season’s playoffs, winning only one game in the bestof-five series.

The knock on this team was that they didn’t play much defense, that then-Coach Scott Brooks was thin on x’s and o’s and that the roster with Russell Westbrook as a focal point was a bit flawed and in need of shaking up.

Westbrook was traded in the offseason to the Lakers for Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Montrezl Harrell. Wizards GM Tommy Sheppard decided to move on from Scott Brooks after five seasons, and embarked on a long, thorough coaching search.

That search ended with name familiar name to Wizards fans–the son of Wes Unseld. Big Wes was the heart of the franchise in 1978 for its sole NBA championship over the Seattle SuperSonics.

Unseld served as the team’s coach for several seasons before becoming general manager as the team changed names and moved to what was then MCI Center in downtown D.C. Wes Unseld Jr. spent his childhood at his dad’s side and went directly from college to being an NBA scout for the Washington Wizards.

Unseld Jr spent 15 year years working as a coaching assistant, a scout and player development expert. After leaving the Washington franchise, he moved to Denver where, as an assistant, he is credited with helping the Denver Nuggets become a top defensive team in the NBA. Sheppard brought Unseld home

at a time when defense and offense scheming–the x’s and o’s– were viewed as part of the reason the Wizards at times struggled and couldn’t achieve, and sustain, a more than .500 record.

The team now has a different looking roster with Westbrook gone and a pre-season camp that includes first-round draft choice Corey Kispert,, the three players netted in the Westbrook trade and free-agent acquisition Spencer Dinwiddie coming in to be point guard.

They will try to mesh with star guard Bradley Beal, who revealed during the team’s media day to open the season that he is not vaccinated, Wizards big man Thomas Bryant who has been recovering from injuries and swingman Rui Hachimura, now on an excused personal absence.

This is a big year for the franchise as Beal can opt out next season, so either the team has to sign him to an extension or trade him away for

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players in return. On the team’s recent media day, Beal said he was impressed with the new coach. Beal, team senior member and a leading scorer in the NBA, also said he voiced excitement about the versatility and athleticism of members of the roster.

The elements of the team will be on display beginning Oct. 20 with the regular season opener in Ontario, Can. against the Toronto Raptors.

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Rookie receiver Dax Milne is likely to be activated for the Oct. 9 game with the New Orleans Saints, according to team sources who added that Sammis Reyes, a Chilean-born tight end who was a standout basketball player at Tulane, could see his first NFL action.

Another off-season acquisition emerged as a key player against the Falcons. Receiver/ kick returner DeAndre Carter jump-started the WFT offense with a touchdown on a 101-yard return of the second half kickoff and later grabbed a 24-yard pass to help sustain the game-winning drive. The third-quarter score lifted some of the pressure from kicker Dustin Hopkins who missed two extra points early in the game.

Washington’s defense still struggled getting off the field giving up 10 third down conversions out of 16 opportunities. This is an issue confronting head coach Ron Rivera and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio for a defense that was supposed to be this team’s strength and facing an upcoming schedule in which the team will face Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers and Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady in three of their next four games. You don’t want to get into shootouts with the Chiefs, Packers or Buccaneers.

With Logan Thomas, Dyami Brown, and offensive lineman Brandon Scherff nursing injuries that forced them out of the Falcons game, the WFT will need all hands on deck in October. Still, figuring things out with a 2-2 record is easier than game-planning at 1-3.

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at well below the market rate.

Months into the pandemic, the resident, who asked to be called “Cell Jamison,” lost her job while caring for a child who contracted COVID-19.

She subsequently applied for unemployment compensation, leaned on community programs for diapers, wipes and other essentials and negotiated with her landlord to pay her delinquent rent.

Through it all, Jamison continued to collect evidence of mold infestation she said triggered her and her children’s asthma. She also attempted to make sense of stories she heard about other rapid rehousing participants who, after passing the six-year benchmark, had been dismissed from the program without proper notice.

Reflecting on her situation today, Jamison said she has nothing to fall back on if she meets the same fate.

“Homelessness is hard, especially when you have children,” the Southeast resident said. “We’re trying hard but they say we have to pay market rate for rent after a year knowing we can’t do that. I can’t find the unit I want. They usually do that for me.”

THE CLOCK CONTINUES TO TICK

Thousands of District residents facing eviction have applied to STAY DC, a financial assistance program that covers rent and utility costs. However, the program has been mired in controversy for what’s been described as a convoluted application process.

Over the last few weeks, D.C. Council Chairperson Phil Mendelson (D) and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) repeatedly clashed about the program.

Mendelson, concerned about the sluggish distribution of funds, told The Informer he wanted to prevent as many evictions as possible before October 12, when District landlords can start filing eviction proceedings against tenants.

Throughout the pandemic, many homeless District residents have found themselves in a similar, and increasingly contentious, relationship with the D.C. government. This ongoing conflict reached its apex this week when the D.C. Department of Human Services attempted to clear a homeless encampment at the NoMa overpass in Northeast.

That operation, part of what’s called the Encampment Pilot, targets the above-mentioned site and other encampments on E Street in Northwest

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between 20th and 21st Streets, and New Jersey Avenue and O Street Park in Northwest with the goal of connecting homeless people with housing resources.

While carrying out this plan at the NoMa overpass on Monday, Oct. 4, a skid-steer loader hit one homeless person. Though the individual reportedly did not suffer life-threatening injuries, the outcome brought operations to a halt, at least for that afternoon.

On the same day, a fire broke out at the encampment at O Street Park, subsequently claiming the victim’s life.

For housing and mental health advocate Rhonda Hamilton, both the Encampment Pilot and the state of affordable housing in general, demonstrates the District government’s lack of empathy toward homeless and housing insecure people.

“People find themselves on the street because of the breakdown in trust and resources,” said Hamilton, founder of M.I. Mother’s Keeper, a Southeast-based organization dedicated to improving housing and mental health outcomes for marginalized District residents.

“Deputy Mayor Wayne Turnage felt justified using the [skid-steer loader] but the reality is that people are sleeping on the street because they’ve gone through something. Using [a skid-steer loader], of course you’re going to catch a human body. We’re just concerned that they’re being robbed of their dignity,” Hamilton said.

A DIRE NEED FOR GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY

Earlier this month, the Bowser administration announced the use of $400 million from the Housing Production Trust Fund [HPTF], along

with other local and federal resources, for the construction and preservation of affordable housing.

Bowser said the recent investment would bring the District closer to its goal of 36,000 new homes by 2025.

The September 30 announcement preceded the release of a report by the Office of the Inspector General [OIG] which indicated that the D.C. government awarded nearly $82 million from HPTF to developers deemed ill suited to create housing for extremely low-income residents.

The OIG’s findings drew the ire of several residents, including Sharece Crawford, a fixture in the D.C. Democratic Party who’s running for an Atlarge D.C. Council seat next year.

She said the report highlighted the need for good governance and collaboration with the right developers.

“We have to assess who we are putting in positions [and] have as many oversight hearings as needed,” Crawford said on Monday, Oct. 4 during a press conference on the steps of the Wilson Building in Northwest.

It’s okay to be more transparent in the process instead of waiting until [the end] of the fiscal year,” she continued. “There are developers and corporate interests who are doing their fair share. We want to see the blueprints and amplify the plans of developers who want affordable housing.” @SamPKCollins EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of our 2021 contribution to the DC Homeless Crisis Reporting Project in collaboration with other local newsrooms.

The collective works will be published throughout the day at www.DCHomelessCrisis.press. You can also join the public “#DCHomelessCrisisSolutions” Facebook group or follow #DCHomelessCrisis on Twitter to discuss this issue further. WI

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RELIGION the religion corner WITH LYNDIA GRANT

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Part 2

Let me begin this week's column by sharing details in this article written by Dr. Sherita Hill Golden, chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins Medicine, who specializes in diabetes, heart conditions and patterns of disease in diverse communities. Dr. Golden was my guest in February 2015 for Black History Month on "The Lyndia Grant Show," when we talked about how Type 2 diabetes got started back during the days of slavery in America. Dr. Golden stated that a group of doctors discussed this very topic during grand rounds at Johns Hopkins about how African Americans didn't get Type 2 diabetes back in the late 1800s, since the slaves worked all day and burned off the calories. Type 2 diabetes was a White man's disease back then, she said.

Dr. Golden wrote a recent article aimed at helping those folks with "COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy." It was published in the online edition of Johns Hopkins Medicines newsletter, Updated Edition, on Sept.

21, 2021. Her article details facts directed at those undecided, especially those with specific illnesses, to help make the decision on whether to get vaccinated.

She prefaces her article with this statement: "Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first COVID-19 vaccines, more than one hundred & eighty million people in the U.S. have been vaccinated. Johns Hopkins Medicine views all authorized COVID-19 vaccines as highly effective at preventing serious disease, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19."

Last week, I listed the first five of 12 facts and insights shared by Dr. Golden: 1. The COVID-19 vaccine was created quickly, but was carefully tested for safety.

2. COVID vaccine side effects are temporary and do not mean you're sick.

3. Getting the COVID-19 vaccine can protect you from getting sick.

4. Diversity in COVID-19 vaccine testing helped assess safety and effectiveness.

5. Do you have allergies? You can probably still get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Now for the rest of the 12 points: 6. People of color are especially vulnerable to severe COVID-19.

Generations of health inequities have caused Black and Hispanic/ Latin Americans and other communities of color to be overrepresented in severe COVID-19 cases and deaths. People of color are vulnerable to COVID-19 risk factors, and are more likely to be working front-line, essential jobs that cannot be performed from home, increasing their chances of being infected. Getting vaccinated can provide protection for you and those you love.

7. If you've already had COVID-19, getting the vaccine will add extra protection.

A study published in August 2021 indicates that if you had COVID-19 before and are not vaccinated, your risk of getting reinfected is more than two times higher than for those who were infected and got vaccinated.

While evidence suggests there is some level of immunity for those

who previously had COVID, it is not known how long you are protected from getting COVID-19 again. Getting vaccinated provides greater protection to others since the vaccine helps reduce the spread of COVID-19.

8. Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 helps others in your community.

Older people and those living with chronic medical conditions such as heart disease and diabetes are more likely to experience severe — even fatal — cases of COVID-19 if they catch it. The more people who receive the coronavirus vaccines, the sooner vulnerable people can feel safe among others. Also, since every COVID-19 infection gives the coronavirus a chance to mutate, being vaccinated helps prevent variants.

9. More vaccinations for COVID-19 mean a chance to get back to normal.

After over a year of coronavirus pandemic closures, cancellations and postponements, everyone is eager to think about returning to work, school, sports, family celebrations and social activities.

Though no one is sure when the pandemic will be over, every person who gets protection from the

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Adams Inspirational A.M.E. Church Dr. E. Gail Anderson Holness / Senior Pastor Rev. Ali Gail Holness-Roland / Assistant & Youth Pastor 12801 Old Fort Road • Ft. Washington, MD 20744 Office (301) 292.6323 • FAX (301) 292.2164 Service and Times Sunday Worship 10:15 am Sunday Church School 11:00 am Youth Sunday every 4th Sunday Prayer Call @ Noon every Tuesday & Thursday 978.990.5166 code: 6166047# Virtual Bible Study Wednesday Facebook & Zoom 7:00 pm “A Growing Church for a Coming Christ” www.adamsinspirationalamec.org

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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church

Pilgrim Baptist Church

Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor

Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 / Fax: 301-499-8724

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 AM 7 10:00 AM Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 PM

Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00 AM 5th Sundays: 9:30 AM 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30 PM

Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”

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Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

Blessed Word of Life Church

Church of Living Waters

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464 Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., / Pastor 2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 / Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00 AM Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30 AM 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00 AM Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30 PM Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00 AM “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”

Third Street Church of God

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

Reverend William Young IV Pastor

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor

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

3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) / (202) 562-4219 (Fax)

5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45 AM Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45 AM Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday , 12:30 PM Mid-Day Bible Study Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 PM Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30 AM

1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office / 202-638-1803 fax

Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00 AM Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30 PM

Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30 PM (dinner @ 5:30 PM) Sunday School: 9:00 AM – Hour of Power “An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantdc.org

www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org

Campbell AME Church

Twelfth Street Christian Church

Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White

Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor

2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 AM Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 PM Thursday: 7:00 PM “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address : Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020

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

Turning Hearts Church Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher 421 Alabama Ave. SE Washington, DC 20032 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445 Service and Times Sunday School: 10:15 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11;15 AM Children’s Church: 11:15 AM Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 PM Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: gr8luv4u2@gmail.com

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Mount Carmel Baptist Church

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

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800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703 Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45 AM Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00 PM Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00 PM Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org / “God is Love”

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax

Sunday Worship Service: 8:00 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6:00 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church / Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org / emailus@gmchc.org

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661 Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Sunday Church School: 9:20 AM Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 PM Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!”

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

St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45 PM Thur. Bible Study: 7:15 PM

Reverend John W. Davis Pastor 5101 14th Street, NW / Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089 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.

“A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold” www.mtzbcdc.org

headline and photo for Mount Olivet LIF - MALCOLMXLutheran Church DAY John F. Johnson Reverend Dr.

901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423

1306 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005

themcbc.org

“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital”

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Reverend Dr. Paris L Smith, Sr. Senior Pastor

Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10 AM Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00 PM Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00 PM Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10 AM

Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 AM

Crusader Baptist Church

Service and Times Divine Worship, Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday “Friendliest Church in the City” Website: mountolivetdc.org Email: mtolivedc@gmail.com

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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor 7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471 Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 AM Service 11:00 AM Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.”

Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com

Zion Baptist Church Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School 10:15 a.m. – Worship Service Wed. Noon: Dea. Robert Owens Bible Study 7 PM Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Sunday, Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission: Zion shall: Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, And Exalt our Savior. (Acts 2: 41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org

St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 PM Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon

All Nations Baptist Church Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor 2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591 Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education / School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards

Israel Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor 2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730 Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 AM Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 PM “Where Jesus is the King”

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office / (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 8:00 AM & 10:45 AM Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30 PM Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00 PM www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church Rev. Richard B. Black Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor

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

1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lincolnpark@lpumcdc.org www.lpumcdc.org

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:45 AM Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 PM Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 PM Bible Study: Tuesday at 10:30 AM

Mount Moriah Baptist Church Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM Holy Communion: First Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30 PM Motto: "Faith On The Hill"

Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 PM Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 PM Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 PM Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged.

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964

8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 AM and 10:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 AM & 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:30 AM Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 PM Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 PM Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 PM

Service and Times Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday School: 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM

Rehoboth Baptist Church

Reverend Peter R. Blue Sr. Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

2001 Brooks Drive District Heights MD. 20744 240.838.7074

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Experience: 10:15am Sunday School: 9:00am Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Morning Noontime Bible Study: Tuesday @ 12:00pm Prayer Meeting/Bible Study: Tuesday @7:00pm Theme: "Building On A Firm Foundation"

Service and Times Sunday Service: 10:00 AM Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 AM 1st Sunday Baptism: 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10:00 AM Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting: 7:45 PM

Email: revprbstmbc@gmail.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org

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

“Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org

“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”

Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958

Shiloh Baptist Church

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 AM Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 PM Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 PM Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 PM Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

4504 Gault Place, N.E. / Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service : 11:00 AM The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Prayer & Praise Services: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: 7:30 PM Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries: 10:30 AM A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net

Christ Embassy DC

Dr. Joseph D. Turner / Senior Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 8:00 AM Worship Service: 11:00 AM New Member’s Class: 9:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00 AM Church School: 9:45 AM Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00 PM Saturday Bible Study: 11:00 AM Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00 AM

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Friday Evening Service: 7:00 PM ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning”

“Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”

Peace Baptist Church

www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com

Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell

Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor

712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Early Morning Prayer & Bible Study Class: 8:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Service: 12:00 PM “The Loving Church of the living lord “

3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 PM Prayer Service Bible Study

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor

Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor

9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288

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

2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30AM & 10:30 AM Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 PM. Wednesday 12 Noon

www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org

Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 AM Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 AM and 10:55 AM Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 AM Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 PM

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

Email: sbc@shilohbaptist.org Website: shilohbaptist.org

Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

Email Address: admin@pbc712.org

Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Pastor

Rev. Dr. Jerryl V. Moody Pastor-Elect

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

Emmanuel Baptist Church

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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Service and Times Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 AM Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 AM Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30AM Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 PM Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 PM Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “

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in the struggle for reproductive rights but we have not always gotten the attention. We are absolutely in this fight to help women of all colors get what they need as far as reproductive rights are concerned,” she said.

Simpson joined tens of thousands of people, mostly white, at a rally at D.C.’s Freedom Plaza in Northwest along with thousands more across the country in hundreds of cities and towns protesting the enactment by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) of a bill, SB8, passed by the GOP dominated legislature, outlawing abortions in the state after six weeks.

This year’s crowds rivaled those at the 2017 Women’s March held shortly after the Trump inauguration.

The demonstrators want the U.S. Senate to pass “The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021” which would protect a woman’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a healthcare provider’s ability to provide abortion services.

Additionally, the protestors sought to put the Supreme Court on notice that they will be watching their decision in the upcoming Dobbs vs.

Jackson Women’s Health Organization which bans a woman’s right to an abortion 15 weeks after pregnancy in the state of Mississippi.

Legal experts have said if the high court approves the Dobbs decision, the potential impact will be the reversal of the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision which legalized abortion in the U.S. in 1973.

BLACK WOMEN SPEAKERS

Despite the audience at the rally being predominantly female and white, a number of speakers consisted of Black women.

Dr. Jamila Perritt, an African-American obstetrician-gynecologist and president of the Physicians for Reproductive Health, expressed pride in being an abortion provider in the District and praised the purpose of the

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5 The 2021 Women's March held October 2 in the District and in cities throughout the U.S. included celebrity guests and a message which focused on reproductive choice. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

rally and the march.

“We are at a critical moment regarding access to abortion in this country,” Dr. Perritt said. “This moment is truly frightening. Texas bill SB8 essentially nullifies protections that are already in place. It is a shame that women have to travel to surrounding states to have abortions. Here in D.C., women basically have a right to an abortion. But in many states, there is copycat legislation modeled after SB8. Everybody should be able to get the care they need in their community.”

The Rev. Erika Forbes, a Black, San Antonio-based abortion activist, told rally participants she has had two abortions “and damn glad I did it.”

“SB8 is illegal point blank,” she said.

“We are fighting for our rights and that is why we are here in Washington.

We are going to fight until Hell freezes over and then we will fight on the ice.”

Houston-based activist Kenya Martin said she, too, has had multiple abortions and doesn’t regret the decision.

“Every single one of my abortions was necessary to save my life,” she said.

“Abortion isn’t new. It goes back to ancient history, like sex work. This is my body and if I don’t want to be pregnant, I have a right not to be.”

Marsha Jones, the executive director of The Afiya Center based in Dallas, said talk of abortion rights often involves conversations about race.

“I am a full-grown, fat, Black woman who always talks about race,” Jones said. “Black women need to be standing here because we are the ones who will be mainly affected if abortion is outlawed. But it is the same story for us.

“It is the same story that Texas refuses comprehensive sex education to be taught in our schools. The same story that Texas will not expand Medicaid for those who need it. The same story that Texas has mismanaged COVID-19 and has sent students into schools without the proper protections. The same story that Texas sees Blacks getting killed by the police and meantime passes legislation giving the police more money to kill more Blacks,” Jones said.

When the marchers lined up along 13th and Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Sirraya Gant, a Ward 7 political activist, made it a point to get near the front of the line. Gant expressed gratitude that her right for reproductive choice remains secure in the District but added, “we have to fight for other women.”

“Women who live in other states should have the right to choose what to do with their bodies,” Gant said.

“We stand in solidarity with women in other places who are fighting for that right.”

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2021 ADM 000973

LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2021 FEP 000104

Minnie Sokol Decedent Edward G. Varrone, Esq. 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1150 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Maxine Champion, whose address is 6211 Utah Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20015, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Minnie Sokol who died on April 27, 2021 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 3/23/2022. 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 3/23/2022, 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: 9/23/2021

May 7, 2021 Date of Death Mesfin Sadik Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Eleni Sadik whose address is 7204 Kempton Rd., Lanham, MD 20706 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mesfin Sadik, deceased, by the Orphans Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland, on August 17, 2021.

Service of process may be made upon Elizabeth Henderson 1829 Jackson Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real estate.

1812 ½ Hamlin Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018.

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

Date of first publication: 9/23/2021

Maxine Champion Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills

2021 ADM 000994 Clarice H. Hughes Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Iris P. Hughes, whose address is 6077 Thoroughbred Court, Unit D, Waldorf, MD 20603, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Clarice H. Hughes who died on December 30, 2020 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision.

All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 23, 2022. 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 23, 2022, 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.

Iris P. Hughes Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

2021 ADM 000932

2021 ADM 001007

2021 ADM 001001

Walter E. Minor aka Walter Ellis Minor Decedent

Arrie M. Thomas Decedent

Lester J. Wilson Decedent

Shari G. Kleiner, Esq. 5614 Connecticut Ave., NW #107 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney

Andre O. McDonald, Esq. 10500 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 420 Columbia, Maryland 21044 Attorney

Tina Smith Nelson, Esq. Legal Counsel for the Elderly 601 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20049 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Cynthia Minor, whose address is 2417 Savannah St., SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Walter E. Minor aka Walter Ellis Minor who died on May 19, 2018 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 3/23/2022. 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 3/23/2022, 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: 9/23/2021

Nicole Stevens Register of Wills

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality. Notice of White Flag Surrender.

Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: " Orin Edwardo Bivens© ", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: "BIVENS, ORIN EDWARDO© ", corp.sole Dba.: " ORIN EDWARDO BIVENS© ", having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: " Orin Edwardo Bivens© ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: "obadiah ben ashayah© ".

Notice of White Flag Surrender: as "hors de combat", pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: State Of Florida Bureau Of Vital Statistics : 109- 67-019858 , " ORIN EDWARDO BIVENS© ", is as a special deposit order conveyed to "Orin Bivens Sr Trust© ". All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: " obadiah ben ashayah© ", nom deguerre: "Orin Edwardo Bivens© ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : "Orin Bivens Sr Trust© ", an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction.

Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Cynthia Minor Personal Representative

Washington Informer

LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Eleni Sadik Personal Representative

Washington Informer

Date of first publication: September 23, 2021

LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2021 ADM 1059 Russell Terry Smalley Decedent Howard Haley, Esq. The Haley Firm, PC 7600 Georgia Ave., NW #416 Washington, DC 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Michael Smalley, whose address is 4327 Ravensworth Rd., #726, Annandale, VA 22003, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Russell Terry Smalley who died on 12/7/2020 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 30, 2022. 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 30, 2022, 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: 9/30/2021

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS James Thomas, Jr.,whose address is 5509 Windsor Dr., Temple Hills, MD 20748, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Arrie M. Thomas who died on September 11, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 3/23/2022. 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 3/23/2022, 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: 9/23/2021 James Thomas, Jr. Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2021 ADM 001062 John Ali Kazemi Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS John Sauragal Kazemi, whose address is 1355 Irving St. NW, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of John Ali Kazemi who died on June 6th, 2021 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 30, 2022. 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 30, 2022, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Maxine A. Wilson, whose address is 10737 Joyceton Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20774, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lester J. Wilson who died on 1/21/2021 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 3/23/2022. 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 3/23/2022, 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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Date of first publication: 9/30/2021

Roberta Thelma Cooper, whose address is 4814 Reilly Dr., Clinton MD 20735, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Edith Christine Lane aka Edith C. Lane who died on December 26, 2011 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 3/30/2022. 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 3/30/2022, 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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Date of first publication: September 30, 2021 Roberta Thelma Cooper Personal Representative

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2021 ADM 1079

2021 ADM 001037

2021 ADM 001013

2021 ADM 000996

2021 ADM 001071

Clarice Brown aka Clarice Veronica Brown Decedent

Mary E. Gregory aka Mary E. Hilliard Decedent

Charles Lomax aka Charles Preston Lomax Decedent

Lashann Ingrid Cooper Decedent

Earlene Henry Decedent

Tina Smith Nelson, Esq. Legal Counsel for the Elderly 601 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20049 Attorney

Tina Smith Nelson Legal Counsel for the Elderly 601 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20049 Attorney

The Law Offices of Rosalind R. Ray 6856 Eastern Ave., NW Suite 208 Washington, DC 20012 Attorney

Ethel Mitchell 8403 Colesville Rd., Suite 1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney

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Frances Annette Cooper, whose address is 419 Farragut St., NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lashann Ingrid Cooper who died on 12/25/2020 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 3/30/2022. 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 3/30/2022, 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.

Crystal Lewis, whose address is 3411 16th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Earlene Henry who died on 4/5/2021 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 3/30/2022. 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 3/30/2022, 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: 9/30/2021

Date of first publication: 9/30/2021

Age: 90 Marquita Moye, Esq. 504 Brummel Court, NW Washington, DC 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Marquita Moye, Esq., whose address is 504 Brummel Court, NW, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Clarice Brown aka Clarice Veronica Brown who died on August 26, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 3/30/2022. 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 3/30/2022, 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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Notice of White Flag Surrender. Notice of Special Appearance I am that I am: " Lotoya Kadeshia Lewin©", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: "LEWIN, LOTOYA KADESHIA© ", corp.sole Dba.: " LOTOYA KADESHIA LEWIN© ", having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moor American Indian, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The League Of Indian Nations Of North America, The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples], and all natural laws governing Indians/Moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moor American Indian. I am that I am: "Lotoya Kadeshia Lewin© ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: "aiyahna-yahmaye bey © ". Notice of White Flag Surrender: as "hors de combat", pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title: This order isto preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: HOLTSVILLE, NEW YORK: Naturalization number 36838643, " LOTOYA KADESHIA LEWIN© ", is as a special deposit order conveyed to "Soul Unbound Trust© ". All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: " aiyahna-yahmaye bey© ", nom deguerre: "Lotoya Kadeshia Lewin© ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of: "Soul Unbound Trust© ", an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee /debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities asaccord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Angelo Gregory, whose address is 4929 4th St., NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mary E. Gregory aka Mary E. Hilliard who died on June 6, 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 3/30/2022. 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 3/30/2022, 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.

Eula Marie Lomax, whose address is 1221 Kennedy Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Charles Lomax aka Charles Preston Lomax who died on 11/12/2019 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 3/30/2022. 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 3/30/2022, 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: 9/30/2021

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIVIL DIVISION

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

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2021 ADM 000522

2021 ADM 001060

Mikeisha Blackman Plaintiff Case No. 2020 CA 000601 B v.

Judge Jason Park Joan Ruffin Defendant.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this proceeding is the enforcement or establishment of a lawful right, claim, or demand to or against any real or personal property located at 3281 15th Street, SE, Unit 102, Washington, D.C. 20020 (Square 5889, Lot 2014). A copy of this action is available in the Civil Clerk’s Office of the Court, located at 500 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. On the motion of the plaintiff, it is this 21st day of September, 2021, ORDERED, by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, that notice be given to defendant Joan Ruffin by the insertion of a copy of this order in the Daily Washington Law Reporter and the Washington Informer, hereby designated by the Court and having a general circulation in the District of Columbia, once a week for three (3) successive weeks; and it is further ORDERED, that defendant Joan Ruffin is hereby summoned and required to file an answer to the complaint in the Civil Clerk’s Office of the Court, located at 500 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and serve the same on the plaintiff and any other parties named in the complaint, on or before the date and time of the initial scheduling conference in this action; and it is further ORDERED, that the initial scheduling conference shall be held on the 19th day of November, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 519; ORDERED, that if you fail to serve and file an answer within the time stated herein, or if, after you answer, you fail to appear at any time the Court notifies you to do so, including at the initial scheduling conference, a judgment by default may be entered against you for monetary damages or any other relief demanded in the complaint. If this occurs, your wages may be attached or withheld or personal property or real estate you own may be taken and sold to pay the judgment. If you intend to oppose this action, do not fail to answer within the required time; and it is further ORDERED, that the initial scheduling conference may be held remotely due to the Covid19 Pandemic, and the parties shall contact the chambers of Judge Jason Park to obtain remote hearing instructions prior to the date of the Initial Scheduling Conference.

SO ORDERED.

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Deborah G. Robinson Decedent James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Michelle Torres-Carmona, whose address is 136 W Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Deborah G. Robinson who died on February 5, 2019 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision.

All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 4/7/2022. 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 4/7/2022, 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: 10/7/2021 Michelle Torres-Carmona Personal Representative

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James Elwood Thurston Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Carl Gregory Thurston, whose address is 801 Hidden Marsh Street, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James Elwood Thurston who died on 3/8/2021 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 4/7/2022. 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 4/7/2022, 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: 10/7/2021 Carl Gregory Thurston Personal Representative

Crystal Lewis Personal Representative

2019 ADM 000783 Jacqueline P. Nichols aka Jacqueline Nichols aka Jacqueline Patricia Nichols Blanger Decedent Leonard GP Muhammad 7306 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Charmaine Connie, whose address is 12508 Kensington Lane, Bowie, MD 20715, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jacqueline P. Nichols aka Jacqueline Nichols aka Jacqueline Patricia Nichols Blanger who died on March 24, 2019 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 4/7/2022. 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 4/7/2022, 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: 10/7/2021 Charmaine Connie Personal Representative

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 2021 FEP 000112 2/3/2021 Date of Death Joseph Nathaniel Holt Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Harry I. Holt whose address is 40088 Holt Rd., Mechanicsville, MD 20659 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Joseph Nathaniel Holt, deceased, by the Probate Court for St. Mary’s County, State of Maryland, on 4/6/2021.

Service of process may be made upon Joan M. Wilbon, Esq., 1120 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1020, Washington, DC 20036 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real estate.

4408 1st Place, NE, No. 23, Washington. DC 20011. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.

Date of first publication: 10/7/2021

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2021 ADM 001120

4/7/2012 Date of Death

Inez Shorter Decedent

Cynthia Gertrude Kennedy Jackson aka Cynthia Gertrude Jackson aka Cynthia G. Jackson Name of Decedent

Edward G. Varrone, Esq. 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1150 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney

Lucy Mae Bell aka Lucy Mae Williams Decedent

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Danalee Robb, whose address is 2912 George Howard Way, Davidsonville, MD 21035 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Cynthia Gertrude Kennedy Jackson aka Cynthia Gertrude Jackson aka Cynthia G. Jackson, by the Register of Wills for Anne Arundel County, Maryland, on July 30, 2013.

Service of process may be made upon Stephanie Y. Bradley, 1417 Nicholson St., NW, Washington, DC 20011 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real estate.

915 Ingraham St., NW, Washington, DC 20011. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.

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2021 ADM 001111

2021 ADM 001016

2021 ADM 001096

2021 ADM 1151

Wilhelmina A. Smallwood Decedent

Jean Singletary Decedent

Samuel C. Hodges Decedent

Howard Haley, Esq. The Haley Firm, PC 7600 Georgia Ave., NW #416 Washington, DC 20012 Attorney

Gretchyn G. Meinken 616 N. Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Attorney

Valerie J. Edwards 1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney

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Carolyn Anita Howard Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Barbara Higginbotham, whose address is 11105 Birch Way, Clinton, MD 20735, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Carolyn Anita Howard who died on January 17, 2021 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 7, 2022. 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 7, 2022, 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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Cynthia Speed whose address is 120-47 164th Street, Jamaica, New York 11434 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mary Pazon, deceased, by the Surrogate’s Court for Bronx County, State of New York, on June 22, 2021.

Service of process may be made upon Deborah D. Boddie 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20018 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real estate.

An interest in 3501 17th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.

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Ivan K. McDowell, whose address is 5006 55th Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Laura W. McDowell who died on June 24, 2021 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 4/7/2022. 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 4/7/2022, 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: 10/7/2021

Nicola Bell Cunningham, whose address is 5703 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lucy Mae Bell aka Lucy Mae Williams who died on March 13, 2021 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 7, 2022. 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 7, 2022, 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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Christine J. Spruill, whose address is 17 Stonegate Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20905, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Inez Shorter who died on January 3, 1998 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 7, 2022. 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 7, 2022, 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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Christine J. Spruill Personal Representative

Danalee Robb Personal Representative

Peggy A. Miller, Esq. 5130 7th Street, NE Washington, DC 20011-2625 Attorney

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Ethel Mitchel 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney

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Nicola Bell Cunningham Personal Representative

Harry I Holt Personal Representative

Laura W. McDowell Decedent

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Njeri Clark, whose address is 15204 Lincolnshire Place, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Wilhelmina A. Smallwood who died on 11/24/2013 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 4/7/2022. 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 4/7/2022, 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: 10/7/2021 Njeri Clark Personal Representative

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Daniel Lee Singletary, Jr., whose address is 3038 Stafford Street, Baltimore, MD 21223, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jean Singletary who died on July 6, 2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 4/7/2022. 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 4/7/2022, 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: 10/7/2021 Daniel Lee Singletary, Jr Personal Representative

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Cynthia Speed Personal Representative Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer

Bruce Hodges and Jerone Hodges, whose addresses are 1233 16th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 & 46569 Riverwood Ter., Sterling, VA. 20165, was appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Samuel C. Hodges who died on August 22, 2020 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision.

All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 4/7/2022. 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 4/7/2022, 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: 10/7/2021 Bruce Hodges Jerone Hodges Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Nicole Stevens Register of Wills Washington Informer

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In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality.

Notice of White Flag Surrender.

In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality.

Notice of White Flag Surrender.

Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: " JAHRUE TAFARI MULLINGS© ", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: "MULLINGS, JAHRUE TAFARI© ", corp.sole Dba.: " JAHRUE TAFARI MULLINGS© ", having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American.

I am that I am: " JAHRUE TAFARI MULLINGS© ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: "jahrue tafari mullings© ". Notice of White Flag Surrender: as "hors de combat", pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE : 15685217901 , " JAHRUE TAFARI MULLINGS© ", is as a special deposit order conveyed to "Jahrue Tafari Mullings Trust© ". All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: " jahrue tafari mullings© ", nom deguerre: "JAHRUE TAFARI MULLINGS© ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : "Jahrue Tafari Mullings Trust© ", an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee /debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction.

Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

Notice of Special Appearance : I a m that I am: " Andre Duval King-Holland© ", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: "KING-HOLLAND, ANDRE DUVAL© ", corp.sole Dba.: " ANDRE DUVAL KING-HOLLAND© ", having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: " Andre Duval King-Holland© ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: "andre duval king-holland© ". Notice of White Flag Surrender: as "hors de combat", pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND (HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order isto preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania Department Of Health : 0338780-85 , " ANDRE DUVAL KING-HOLLAND© ", is as a special deposit order conveyed to "Kings Trust© ". All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: " andre duval king-holland© ", nom deguerre: "Andre Duval King-Holland© ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : "Kings Trust© ", an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee /debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities asaccord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality.

Notice of White Flag Surrender.

In God We Trust. Declaration of Nationality.

Notice of White Flag Surrender.

Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: " Lafrances Marier Dudley O'neal© ", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: "DUDLEY O'NEAL, LAFRANCES MARIER© ", corp. sole Dba.: " LAFRANCES MARIER DUDLEY O'NEAL© ", having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American.

I am that I am: " Lafrances Marier Dudley O'neal© ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: "lafrances marier dudley o'neal© ".

Notice of White Flag Surrender: as "hors de combat", pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: Alabama Department Of Health : 101-64-007585 , " LAFRANCES MARIER DUDLEY O'NEAL© ", is as a special deposit order conveyed to "Chahta Minko Imohoyo Trust© ". All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: " lafrances marier dudley o'neal© ", nom deguerre: "Lafrances Marier Dudley O'neal© ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : "Chahta Minko Imohoyo Trust© ", an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: " Conrad Romano Dasent© ", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: "DASENT, CONRAD ROMANO© ", corp.sole Dba.: " CONRAD ROMANO DASENT© ", having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare my tribal intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as a: Moorish American, but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim my nationality in good faith as a: Moorish American. I am that I am: " Conrad Romano Dasent© ", from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: "conrad-romano:dasent© ". Notice of White Flag Surrender: as "hors de combat", pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice of: LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order isto preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: St. Kittts Registrar General's Office : Birth Certificate No, 2877 Naturalization Certificate No. 36079223 / Registra-tion Number A079717343 , " CONRAD ROMANO DASENT© ", is as a special deposit order conveyed to "Nasi Haor Trust© ". All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: " conrad-romano:dasent© ", nom deguerre: "Conrad Romano Dasent© ", as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : "Nasi Haor Trust© ", an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee /debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction.

Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. Deo volente.

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MALVEAUX from Page 30 None quite bold enough to kill a police officer, go on the run, and win, but self-assured enough to portray their truth. So there was John ("bad mother— shut your mouth") Shaft, there was Sam Jackson in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and "Django Unchained." Denzel Washington in "Training Day." So many more.

While all of these roles are complicated, and some overflow with stereotypes, they allowed the world to look at us differently as a people.

To be sure, there is way too much

MARSHALL from Page 30 many reform-minded officers are leaving. Blue culture shows how the law enforcement community has a tendency to band together in face of scrutiny and calls for systemic change.

Many officers have the integrity, character and ethics to fully serve the public according to their sworn oath.

Cariol Horne reminds us of that fact.

But the blue culture can be deadly.

Derek Chauvin has proven that fact.

When people claim to support the police, what type of officers are they supporting? When police reforms are implemented, thereby empowering the Cariol Horne- type officer we are more likely to have Neal Macktype suspects (lives saved). When

EDNEY from Page 30 medical advocate, she had to make sure that he had a neurologist, who was knowledgeable about seizures, on his medical team.

Although his doctors did not directly attribute the seizure to the stroke, the implication was clear, she said. “His doctors advised that he more than likely had a seizure as a result of his stroke.”

In addition, there were still issues with managing his blood pressure, and there was atrial fibrillation (Afib), she said, which is a quivering of the heart or irregular heartbeat, which may have also contributed to him having additional seizures if he hadn’t seen a neurologist right away.

He was given Keppra, an anti-epileptic medication known as a first line of defense against seizures.

Largely because of that, she said, not only has he not had another seizure nearly a year later, but neither does he have epilepsy.

Thomas Cozart is fortunate that

sexism in Black media. Much as I loved Sweet Sweetback, I cringed at his cavalier use of women and his disdain for us. Too frequently, that's the case with male director/ producers, even Black ones. Even as we tackle issues of anti Blackness, we must also confront the sexism that we see in the Black community, especially in Black film. And we must appreciate the director Ava DuVernay for the well-rounded and positive Black men in "Queen Sugar."

While these men are not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, they are family and values-driven men, role models.

Van Peebles was a role model, too. The multitalented man spent time as an options trader and wrote a book about personal finance. He was a cable car operator in San Francisco and wrote about those experiences in a novel. He was prolific both in English and in French and published several books in France. Van Peebles made full use of his creative gift, and we are all so much better because he did.

Melvin Van Peebles left his footprint on Black cinema. He will be mourned and missed, and his legacy lives on!

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those who promote the police status quo, thereby empowering the Derek Chauvin-type officer we are more likely to have the George Floyd-type suspects (lives taken).

Many of those who support the police status quo believe that incidents of police misconduct are just isolated and not part of a wider problem. Those who believe that misconception tend to overlook the fact that police departments nationwide have their share of officers of low character with no integrity. Usually incidents of wrong doing by an individual officer is not isolated on their part. Greg Kwiatkowski, after his encounter with Cariol Horne, was later sentenced to four months in federal prison in 2018 for using "unlawful

and unreasonable force" against four Black teenagers. In October 2021, the mayor of Buffalo signed the Duty to Intervene law, which requires police to step in if a fellow officer uses excessive force. This shows that the heart of police reform really comes down to good police officers protecting citizens from bad police officers.

During the same month in which the new law was signed, Horne filed a lawsuit to overturn her 2008 termination. A New York state judge ultimately ruled in her favor. Horne's pension of approximately $800,000 was reinstated. In an 11-page opinion, the judge quoted Dr. Martin Luther King, saying, "The time is always right to do right."

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his daughter’s profession has empowered her with knowledge to help her with his care and health advocacy. But millions of people around the nation know little about the connection between seizures and stroke.

“There is a bias in the health care system where if you don’t have people advocating and holding people accountable, the patient may not get adequate care.” This is due to various factors, she points out. “But it’s often because of race and implicit bias of some healthcare providers.”

Like most health disparities, racial and ethnic individuals living with epilepsy may experience poorer health outcomes. A survey by the National Health Interview Survey (2017) and National Survey for Children's' Health (2018-2019), concludes that more than 578,000 Black Americans have been diagnosed as having epilepsy or a seizure disorder.

To remember the warning signs of a stroke, remember F.A.S.T.

That stands for Face drooping. Arm weakness. Speech difficulty. Time to call 911.

Would you know what to do if your loved one had a post-stroke seizure? Remember: Stay.Safe.Side.

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I believe that good things are worth paying for; and that even if curing children's poverty were expensive, it would be hard to think of a better use in the world for money. If society cares about children, it should be willing to spend money on them."

Some of our leaders have it made it clear that their will to end child poverty is grudging or nonexistent and their hearts and wallets are already closed. We cannot let them win and we must hold them accountable. If our leaders reject this generational opportunity to make these investments permanent and America allows its dream to fade for millions of poor, near-poor and middle-class children and families, we will miss the boat to the future and our opportunity to show the world a living and just society in a majority non-white and poor world desperately in need of moral example and hope.

To those who claim our nation

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police brutality is still connected to the history of lynching. There were 3436 people lynched from 1889 to 1932, and the majority were Black people, according to publisher Ida B. Wells.

As Black Americans look to the past for answers, Ida Wells was always very vocal in her campaigns to stop lynching and racial violence against her community. When her newspaper was published, she risked being lynched, and her office was burned to the ground.

ASKIA from Page 31 as a sometimes-vital medical procedure. In other words, the abortion becomes the solution to a bad boyfriend-girlfriend decision by a young couple. A child usually bonds the parents to the child and tangentially bonds the parents as well.

I hadn't given my own life and the abortion question much thought until my mother passed in 1985. She was a single parent, and I was an only child. Looking through my mother's papers, I discovered child-support court documents. My father — who was married to another woman at the time of my birth — contested his paternity. He did not want to have to pay child support. I later learned that it wasn't personal with me — all his younger siblings thought him to be a stingy man who withheld help he could have provided to them when

cannot afford to invest in children and cannot afford to prevent them from going hungry, homeless, or uneducated, I say we cannot afford not to. If the foundation of your house is crumbling you must fix it. Education is a lot cheaper than ignorance. Preschool education is a bargain compared to prison. And consider how many good jobs a quality universal early care system would provide at a time of rampant unemployment and declining wages. Investing in children is a win-win for everyone.

After Dr. King's assassination riots

and looting broke out in cities across America including Washington, D.C., where I had moved from Mississippi to help prepare for Dr. King's Poor People's Campaign. I went into schools to talk to children to tell them not to loot and jeopardize their futures. A young Black boy about 12 looked me in the eye and said "Lady, what future? I ain't got no future. I ain't got nothing to lose." It's time for our nation to prove this boy's truth wrong and give him and the 11.6 million poor children like him today a fair chance to succeed. WI

To those who claim our nation cannot afford to invest in children and cannot afford to prevent them from going hungry, homeless, or uneducated, I say we cannot afford not to.

She was determined to make a change, and in 2021, Black Americans must agree on a Black Agenda to make significant change. When white supremacy and racism shows its ugly face, it is important that the community is prepared to fight.

In 16 states, white supremacy is fighting to disenfranchise Blacks and people of color. Everyone, and it does not matter your color, should be fighting to uphold voting rights. All these organizations should take a page from Ida Wells, and become the loudest voice in the

room. We must be more vocal, and racial justice and change must be a part of every conversation.

Intimidation never stopped Ida Wells from getting up in the morning to do what is right, and it cannot stop us from winning in 2021.

Our ancestors have shown us the way, and it is time to come together and start a Black and people-of-color movement for change.

The color of your skin makes you Black, and All Black Lives Matter, and we must change America, and next the world. WI

they were in college.

But what I began to realize was the huge decision facing my mother.

The time was World War II. She was a recent graduate of Jackson College (now Jackson State) in her home state of Mississippi, then working in the war effort, doing construction work at the Los Angeles naval yards. The humiliation. The shame of an unwed mother.

Rather than struggle alone with a man who had seduced and abandoned her, my mother made the choice to return to her mother's home in Indianola, Mississippi, and to deliver her baby — me — in the loving embrace of her family.

Abortions were available, but not as common as today. I can say — I can really cheer — because I'm happy that my mother, a proud college graduate and music teacher from a religious Deep South family, went

back to retrieve her burden and rear me by herself on the mean streets of Los Angeles.

Had my mother made the decision and gotten an abortion, there would have been no C.K. Moreland Jr., who became Charles 20X, who became Charles 67X, who is now before you, Askia Muhammad.

I know it's a hard choice. But the life that is terminated in an abortion has a life potential well beyond those first few months and years of infancy, potential shame, economic burden.

I don't judge women who make the choice to abort a pregnancy, which I would advise against. I'm just happy that my mother, Nola Mae Canteberry, did not take the abortion route, returning instead to her Mississippi roots, to give birth, and thus planting me firmly in that Delta soil. WI

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