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Women Break the Cycle of wi hot topics COMPILED BY WI STAFF WRITERS WIL LIAM J. FORD, JAMES WRIGHT AND Domestic Violence WI EDITOR D. KEVIN MCNEIR Federal Judge Orders The Fish Market Reopens By Tia Carol Jones law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said. Temporary Halt to Census to Continued Protests WI Staff Writer had come together to bring a sense of uniformity in the way Among the programs Marlow wants to see implemented are Bureau’s Sept. 30 Deadline When L.Y. Marlow's 23-yearold daughter told her the father of her daughter threatened her life, and the life of their child, she knew something had to be done. Out of her frustration with law enforcement's handling of the situation, she decided to start the Saving Promise camdomestic violence victims and survivors are treated. “She's using her own personal story, her own personal pain to push forward,” Davis-Nickens said about Marlow. Davis-Nickens said anyone who reads Marlow's book will “get it.” She said she “puts the stricter restraining order policies, more rights for victim's families to intervene on behalf of a victim, a domestic violence assessment unit coupled with further training for law enforcement agencies, a Child's Life Protection Act and mandatory counseling for batterers. A federal judge recently ordered the U.S. Census Bureau to stop following a plan that would have had it winding down operations in order to complete the Census 2020 count at the end of September. The federal judge in San Jose late Saturday issued a temporary restraining order against the Census Bureau and the Commerce Department which oversees the agency. The order stops the Census Bureau from winding down operapaign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eraditions for now with a court hearing scheduled on Sept. 17.
“It seems to be a vicious cycle person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must The head count of every U.S. resident which occurs evthat won't turn my family end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. ery 10 years, helps elected officials decide how $1.5 trillion loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to have a diaWe need to address both the vicin federal funding is distributed. The results also impact the shared her story with the audilogue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow critical process of apportionment – that is, the determining ence at the District Heights Also present at the event was said. of how many congressional seats each state receives. Domestic Violence Symposium on May 7 at the District Heights Municipal Center. The sympoMildred Muhammad, the exwife of John Allen Muhammad, who was sentenced to six consecMarlow would also like to see programs designed to raise awareness among children in The temporary restraining order, requested by a coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups following a suit filed against the U.S. Census Bureau, agrees with the 5 The Fish Market Restaurant in Clinton reopened Sept. 4 but protests have not abated. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer) sium was sponsored by the utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She plaintiffs’ demand that the bureau restore its previous plan Family and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatAfter a racial incident forced a Clinton restaurant for finishing the census at the end of October, instead of Center of the city of District the Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. to close for more than two months, the Fish Market using a revised plan to end operations on Sept. 30. The Heights and the National Hook2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasreopened its doors Friday, Sept. 4. Police maintained a coalition had argued the earlier deadline would cause the Up of Black Women. the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilpresence in the parking lot as protests continued across Census Bureau to overlook minority communities in the
Marlow has written a book, an organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” the property. Police stood between a Black customer census, leading to an inaccurate count. “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. and a protester yelling at each other outside the restauU.S. District Judge Lucy Koh indicated in her ruling story about four generations of and their children. rant near the street. On June 26, a Black former cusMarlow has worked to break that previous court cases had concluded that it’s in the pubdomestic violence. The book is “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, tomer, Daryl Rollins, wore an “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirt lic interest that Congress be fairly apportioned and that the inspired by her own experiences, and those of her grandmother, her mother and her daughter. She said every time she reads excerpts from her book, she still can not believe the words came from her. “Color Me Butterfly” won the 2007 National “Best Books” Award. “I was just 16-years-old when years in fear is a long time. It is not an easy thing to come out of,” she said. Mildred Muhammad said people who want to help a domestic violence victim must be careful of how they go into the victim's life, and understand that she may be in “survival mode”. and is confident the policies she is pushing for will start that process. “I plan to take these policies to Congress and implore them to change our laws,” Marlow said. “I will not stop until these policies are passed.” Tia Carol Jones can be reached at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net inside the restaurant. Rollins was told he couldn’t wear the shirt by owner Sherry Giovannoni’s husband, Rick. Giovannoni said during a July 29 interview her husband was no longer part of the business and had been seeking treatment for mental health issues. She emphasized her husband doesn’t “have a filter and at times can be insensitive” in reference to his conservative political views, adding that he has no “racist” sentiments and values. Stay tuned. federal funds be distributed using an accurate census, writing, “the balance of the hardships and public interest tip sharply in Plaintiffs’ favor.” The bureau has emailed regional offices and headquarters, confirming that the statistical agency and the Commerce Department “are obligated to comply with the Court’s Order and are taking immediate steps to do so.” The bureau added that further guidance will be provided later. my eye first blackened and my “Before you get to 'I'm going “ We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these lips bled,” Marlow said. Elaine Davis-Nickens, president of the National Hook-Up of Black Women, said there is no consistency in the way domestic violence issues are dealt with by to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI For the first time ever, legislation is on the Senate calendar to make the District of Columbia a state. The Senate has started the procedural process, known as Rule 14, to bypass committee consideration of the House-passed D.C. statehood piece (H.R. 51) and place the legislation directly on the Senate Calendar of Business. That action makes the bill available for floor consideration for the first time in history, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) and U.S. Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.), the sponsors of the District statehood bill, announced on Aug. 25. The bill will be placed on the calendar formally when the Senate returns from its August recess. Placement on the calendar doesn’t guarantee the legislation floor consideration and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has repeatedSenate Puts D.C. Statehood Bill on its Calendar—A First policies to Congress and ly said he will not bring it up for a vote. However, Norton said Senate Democrats pushed this procedural process demonstrating the importance of H.R. 51 to the Senate Democratic Caucus.
THE WASHINGTON INFORMER / WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM “ implore them to change our laws. I will not stop until these policies are passed. L.Y. Marlow “After 216 years of Congress denying D.C. residents congressional voting rights and full local self-government, we are on the cusp of another historic first for a D.C. statehood in a year of historic firsts for D.C. statehood,” Norton said. “Thanks to Sen. Carper’s leadership, as well as the work of D.C. residents and local and national advocacy groups, over 90 percent of Senate Democrats are co-sponsoring the D.C. statehood bill, a record by a large margin. We will take every opportunity including using the procedural tools of the Senate, to highlight to the American public the importance of D.C. statehood.”
THRIVE Steps in to Aid Struggling Ward 8 Residents
D.C. Non-Profit, City Agencies Coordinate East of The River
By Lindiwe Vilakazi Contributing WI Writer
Ward 8 residents are the first of neighboring wards to participate in THRIVE East of The River, a non-profit based initiative to empower and assist families struggling with food and economic insecurities amid and beyond COVID-19.
Four District non-profit groups, Martha’s Table, 11th Street Bridge Park, Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative (FSFSC) and Bread For The City, convened to create a five-month program of allocated resources for a series of anti-displacement strategies in support of 500 participating families across Ward 8.
“Economic insecurity has been huge. Nationally, we’ve been seeing a much higher unemployment rate in the African American community, people of color, than in the White community - and that is particularly true in Ward 8 east of the river,” said Scott Kratz, Director of 11th Street Bridge Park.
THRIVE East of The River grew out of a brainstorming session last fall meeting when Kim Ford of Martha’s Table, Kratz of 11th Street Bridge Park, Dionne Reeder of FSFSC and George Jones of Bread for The City, tried to figure out how to maximize individual resources for a larger collective impact to the Ward 8 community.
Working directly with the Department of Employment Services and the office of the deputy mayor of planning and economic development, the team of agencies collaborate to deploy resources based on enhancing unemployment insurance consulting.
Because the THRIVE organizations already receive funding from federal and local agencies to operate their individual programs, they have turned to private fundraising to fuel the new grassroots initiative. So far, they have secured roughly $3.4 million dollars.
“COVID actually pushed more foundations and philanthropists in the direction of helping,” said Dionne Reeder, executive director and CEO of Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative. The impact of the pandemic and the swirl of protests growing out of the nationwide reaction to highly publicized incidents of police brutality combined to ignite “our philanthropist and foundations to really see their role in providing some financial support for the injustices that are occurring in a lot of our challenged communities.”
Each organization conducts their own research heavily focused on data identifying driving factors that push families to either success or desperation across Ward 8, carefully tailoring the project’s benefits to ensure they do not jeopardize recipient’s current federal subsidies.
For instance, one unanticipated impact of the pandemic is aiding families in the effort to make sure remote education is effective when the parents themselves lack the proper education to guide home schooling. Virtual learning has posed a major hurdle for scores of Ward 8 families. THRIVE Page 39
5 East of the River volunteers distribute dry goods to Ward 8 families. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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My Greatest Concern on 9/11: My Children’s Future Not My Own Life
One of the inevitable realities that comes with growing older is the ability to actually recall seminal moments in history that have not only impacted and shaped your life but which continue to exist as critical events – their significance acknowledged as being much more than a few footnotes on the pages of life.
September 11, 2001 serves as such a moment in my life and in American’s story. And while this Friday will mark the 19th anniversary of that tragic date in American history, the reason I’ll never forget it has almost nothing to do with my own life and what I felt on that day but what could have happened to my children and how their futures could have been tragically changed forever.
In retrospect, one of things that I remember most about 9/11 was how similar the day first began, almost a mirror image of any other day – until it suddenly and inexplicably changed, like a shape-shifter, into something more reminiscent of a nightmare than a daydream. Back then, I was a beat reporter based in Chicago – relatively new in my career as a journalist and eager to establish my own unique voice and make a name for myself in the business. It was a Tuesday morning and the newsroom was buzzing with activity as my fellow reporters and the editors booted up our computers, checked the
latest news reports and grabbed a few donuts and some coffee. As they say in the business, we were going to press.
Then, just before 9 a.m., the publisher rushed into the newsroom – his face glowing, white and so bereft of blood that he looked like the proverbial ghost. The fax machine was going berserk as page after page came pouring nonstop out of its mouth – vomited on the floor in an unruly pile of sheets that grew bigger with every passing minute.
It seemed almost surreal when the publisher shouted, “stop the presses.”
Wasn’t that the line often used in the movies when we’re given a hint that something terrible has just happened requiring Clark Kent and Lois Lane to grab their pads, pens and coats and rush to the scene of the crime? Had someone robbed a bank? Did the stock market crash? Had someone “important” been kidnapped or murdered or found guilty of some heinous crime?
It was much worse. America was under attack. We were all stunned. As more information was released, we learned that through a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks led by 19 members of the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda, four passenger airlines had been hijacked as a means of initiating four deadly suicide missions.
In the end, 2,996 people died,
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As Chief Judge, Josey-Herring Wants a More People-Friendly Court
By James Wright WI Staff Writer @JamesDCWrighter
D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge-designate Anita Josey-Herring wants to make sure the general public and legal professionals who deal with the District’s trial court system are treated fairly and professionally and has ideas on how she will make that happen as the first female to hold that position.
Josey-Herring will be sworn in as the new chief judge of the D.C. Superior Court on Oct. 16, after serving almost 23 years as an associate judge and having been selected by the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission as its new leader on July 21. A holder of a juris doctorate from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1987, Josey-Herring clerked for D.C. Associate Superior Court Judge Herbert Dixon before working for the D.C. Public Defender’s Service, where she rose from staff attorney to deputy director. In 1997, President Clinton appointed her to the Superior Court bench where she has worked in most divisions of the court, serving as the presiding judge in the Family Division. Reappointed by President Obama in 2012, Josey-Herring decided to apply for the chief judge’s position upon the retirement of Robert E. Morin.
“I have been involved in this community for many decades and I am committed to public service,” Josey-Herring told the Informer. “I see the position of chief judge as one that can make the community better. I have a passion for justice and when people come to the courthouse, I want them to see all types of people on the bench and I want them to be treated fairly and equitably.”
Josey-Herring wants people to realize that judges “have walked in their shoes.” She said her goal will be to set policies and implement her vision of a court focusing on equal protection, due process and justice for all.
“I want the court to be a fair place for people,” Josey-Herring said.
Josey-Herring will manage a trial court system with 62 judges—associate, magistrate and senior--and
5 D.C. Associate Superior Court Judge Anita Josey-Herring will be sworn in Oct. 16 as the new chief judge. (Courtesy photo/National Association of Women Judges)
support staff working in the criminal, civil, family, landlord and tenant, probate, tax and driving violations divisions. She said during the coronavirus pandemic, people are taking care of their legal matters virtually or by telephone instead of coming to the courthouse. Josey-Herring said the virtual process has worked well so far. She said when the pandemic ceases, a feasibility study likely will be commissioned to see what aspects should remain for the benefit of the public.
Josey-Herring said she realizes visiting the courthouse can be an intimidating process. She said measures such as making the courtroom’s furnishings more elegant, having a childcare section for people visiting the court and a public board at the entrance of the courthouse where judges’ names, rooms and cases are listed are in place. Josey-Herring also wants to expand the utilization of members of the District of Columbia Bar Association in helping people with their legal matters.
Josey-Herring said employees who possess up-to-date skills often deal with the public the best and would like continuing education to be mandatory.
“Our employees are expected but not required to take 10 hours of continuing education but I would like to change that,” she said. “We offer our employees courses in the tech field, soft skills in dealing with the public but everyone is required to take implicit bias and sexual harassment training.”
Being the first woman to lead the District’s trial court system excites Josey-Herring. She said a step forward has taken place in a branch of the District government.
“Women and girls have something to look forward to,” she said. “A glass ceiling has been shattered.” WI
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The CDC Enacts Temporary Eviction Ban Through 2020
Agency Says COVID-19 an Historic Threat to Nation’s Public Health
By Sarafina Wright WI Contributing Writer
The Trump administration, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has called for a halt to evictions through the end of the year to further prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
The CDC issued the order last week as countless Americans faced eviction — a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which has upended the economy and sent jobless claims soaring.
The agency says keeping people in their homes is what’s best for public health.
“In the context of a pandemic, eviction moratoria—like quarantine, isolation, and social distancing—can be an effective public health measure utilized to prevent the spread of communicable disease,” the CDC said.
“Eviction moratoria facilitate self-isolation by people who become ill or who are at risk for severe illness from COVID-19 due to an underlying medical condition.”
The agency said that temporarily banning evictions will allow state and local authorities to implement stayat-home and social distancing orders to mitigate the community spread of COVID-19.
“Furthermore, housing stability helps protect public health because homelessness increases the likelihood of individuals moving into congregate settings, such as homeless shelters, which then puts individuals at higher risk to COVID-19,” the CDC said.
“The ability of these settings to adhere to best practices, such as social distancing and other infection control measures, decreases as populations increase.”
To invoke the order, the agency requires lessees and residents of residential properties to provide to their landlord an executed copy of a CDC declaration form.
Each adult listed on the lease, rental agreement, or housing contract must also complete a declaration form.
The CDC says the declaration, under penalty of perjury, would indicate that an individual will not earn more than $99,000 for the calendar year of 2020, or $198,000 if filing a joint tax return.
The measure addresses individuals who, the administration said, have used best efforts to obtain all available government assistance for rent or housing. It also said the measure addresses those who are using their best efforts to make timely partial payments that are as close to the full payment as the individual’s circumstances may permit.
In addition, the measure said that it aids those for whom eviction would likely render the individual homeless— or force the individual to move into and live in close quarters in a new congregate or shared living setting.
The order does not relieve any residents of the obligation to pay rent, nor does it prevent evictions for other reasons other than financial payments.
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It also does nothing to prevent fees, penalties, or interest as a result of the failure to pay rent or other housing payments on a timely basis per the individuals’ leasing agreement.
“To respond to this public health threat, the federal, state, and local governments have taken unprecedented or exceedingly rare actions, including border closures, restrictions on travel, stay-at- home orders, mask requirements, and eviction moratoria,” the CDC writes said.
“Despite these best efforts, COVID-19 continues to spread and further action is needed.”
As of Sept. 5, there have been over 26 million cases of COVID-19 globally resulting in over 800,000 deaths.
In the U.S., six million cases have been identified with over 188,000 deaths due to the disease. WI 5 The CDC has issued a temporary halt on evictions nationwide. (Courtesy photo/NPR)
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