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Boulevard at Capital Centre Poised for a Comeback By Avis Thomas-Lester WI Editor-at-Large It was as subtle as a sign posted recently on a restaurant that was closed for business years ago – “Famous Dave’s Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que” Coming Soon! For some, it was welcome news that a popular eatery would

join the meager few still remaining at the once-thriving Boulevard at the Capital Centre in Largo, Maryland. For others, it was a sign that business is about to blow up – figuratively – at the central Prince George’s County pedestrian mall after years of stores closing and restaurants relocating.

The project that’s expected to spur an economic upsurge is a proposed $700 million 259-bed hospital slated to begin construction next year adjacent to the facility. In August 2013, the board of directors for the Dimensions Healthcare System, which supervises the county’s medical facilities, approved the

project. “The hospital will energize the whole Largo-Landover-Mitchellville area,” said Samuel H. Dean, who served two terms on the Prince George’s County Council. “I think you will start seeing movement into the mall when the hospital [proposal] is locked down by the county. Everybody

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law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said. had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, Visit our updated Web site old daughter told her the father survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families and give us your comments of her daughter threatened her “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vicfor a chance to win a gift from life, and the life of their child, story, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assessThe Washington Informer she knew something had to be push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further done. Out of her frustration said about Marlow. training for law enforcement with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life ProtecEmail comments to: of the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counselrburke@ start the Saving Promise cam- “get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. paign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradiwashingtoninformer.com “It seems to be a vicious cycle person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must that won't turn my family end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to have a dianeed toataddress vicJean Marie Adrian, shows his daughter a photograph of a demonstration for D.C.We Statehood Galleryboth O onthe H in shared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow Northeast during the H Street Festival on Saturday Sept. 20. /Photo by Roy Lewis ence at the District Heights Also present at the event was said. Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see on May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise Municipal Center. The sympo- who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in sium was sponsored by the utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She Family and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatCenter of the city of District the Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. Heights and the National Hook- 2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasUp of Black Women. the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilMarlow has written a book, an organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. By Barrington M. Salmon story about four generations Marlow has worked to break WI Staff Writer@bsalmondcof and their children. domestic violence. The book is “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, inspired by her experiences, years in fear is a long time. It is and is confident the policies she Those who knewown Dr. Calvin Rolark and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that spoke at the opening of a Washington her mother and her daughter. of,” she said. process. Informer photo exhibit on how much She said every time she reads Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to he valued pictures. excerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to In Memoriam Informer publisher Dr. Calvin W. Rolark, Sr. can not believe theDenise wordsRolark came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. Barnes had guests at the O on Wilhelmina J. Rolark from her. “Color MeGallery Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliThe Washington Informer Newspaper H laughing hard at a private reception won the 2007 National “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” THE WASHINGTON INFORMER with her Award. recollections of her hardInPUBLISHER Memoriam Books” that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached NEWSPAPER (ISSN#0741-9414)Dr.isCalvin charging father, who launchedwhen the Denise Rolark Sr. Barnes W. 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He was a very loud, boastRon BurkeD.C. 20032 Advertising and Marketing Mary Wells, Joseph Young Washington, Rowley, Barrington Salmon, James Wright Mable Whittaker Bookkeeper ful man, who didn’t accept any fool- come aboard in the early ’90s, I knew Washingtonian,” said Williams, a Phone: 202 561-4100 LaNita Wrenn Administration PHOTOGRAPHERS ishness, a nice person, but don’t mess it was the right thing to do because Northwest resident. “I enjoy the legFax:John 202 574-3785 E. De Freitas Sports Editor Lafayette Barnes, IV, news@washingtoninformer.com up,” said 84-year-old photographer I wanted to continue to work with acy that Denise preserved. She’s done Victor Holt Photo Editor John E. De Freitas, Maurice Fitzgerald, www.washingtoninformer.com Zebra Designs, Inc. Layout & Graphic PHOTOGRAPHERS Design Joanne Jackson, Roy Lewis, Robert Robert Ridley. “He was a tough busi- someone who was intent on promot- a great job. You don’t see that. 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EXHIBIT continued from Page 4 Informer are similar to the UNCF, uplifting our people and keeping the windows of opportunity open. I’m proud of the path that Denise forged … no matter how far she’s gone or how high she’s risen, Denise has remained humble. I’m just a strong supporter of the black press. That’s just a part of the legacy I came from. They still keep moving forward without the advertising the majority papers get. How many black-owned businesses can you say have been around for 50 years?” Rolark Barnes talked about her father, introduced the photographers and regaled them after inviting them onstage in the gallery’s garden. She singled out her staff, praised them for their dedication and said that without them she wouldn’t be able to put out the quality product she does each

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Sept. 25 1861 - The Union Navy allowed blacks to enlist for service during the Civil War. Many were former slaves who risked their lives to escape from plantations and fight for the Union. A total of eight African-American sailors were awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor for their courage in battle. 1962 - In another one of those instances demonstrating the tenacity of racism among Southern whites, Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett defied a federal court order and personally stood in the door to block the admittance of a black student – James Meredith – to the University of Mississippi. Meredith would eventually be admitted and graduate. Historians now generally believe Barnett’s “show” was primarily designed to gain favor among white voters, not actually to stop desegregation of the then-all-white university. Sept. 26 1907 - The People’s Savings Bank was incorporated in Philadelphia by one of the nation’s early black congressmen, George H. White. White had been pretty much forced out of Congress as Jim Crow laws led to the increasing disenfranchisement of black voters after Reconstruction. After leaving Congress, he turned his attention to black economic advancement. His bank helped thousands of blacks buy homes. 1937 - Blues great Bessie Smith died of injuries from an automobile accident near Clarksdale, Mississippi. Rumors spread that white medics refused to treat her. However, later information did cast doubt on the accuracy of those rumors. 1968 - The Studio Museum in Harlem opened in a rented loft at Fifth Avenue and 125th Street in New York City as the first museum in the United States devoted to the art of African-Americans and people of African descent. 1981 - Serena Jameka Williams, top-ranked female professional tennis player, was born in Saginaw, Michigan. Soon after her birth, Williams’ family moved to California, where she started playing tennis at the age of 4.

Sept. 27 1876 - Edward Mitchell Bannister upset racist whites who believed blacks had no artistic skill by winning a bronze medal for a painting he displayed at the American Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. 1936 - The legendary TV personality Don Cornelius was born in Chicago. Before hosting “Soul Train,” which spent more than 30 years on the air, Cornelius got his start by filling in as a substitute disc jockey and on-air personality at a radio station. 1950 - Gwendolyn Brooks is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her book of poetry “Annie Allen.” She was the first black so honored. Sept. 28 1833 – The Rev. Lemuel Haynes died at 88. He was one of the leading black veterans of America’s war for independence from England. 1868 - The Opelousas Massacre occurred. Racist whites launched a terror campaign in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, which resulted in the deaths of at least 200 blacks. 1895 - The National Baptist Convention was founded. 1991 - The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, opened to visitors. The museum was built around the former Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation purchased the motel property in 1982, and construction of the museum started in 1987. Sept. 29 1940 – The first U.S. merchant ship commanded by a black captain, Hugh Mulzac, was launched in Wilmington, Delaware. The ship was named the Booker T. Washington. 1975 - The nation’s first black-owned television station, WGPR, began broadcasting in Detroit. 1979 - William Arthur Lewis, economics professor

at Princeton University, becomes the first black to receive a Nobel Prize in economics. 2001 - Mabel Fairbanks died at 85. She was the first black woman to be inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She coached Olympic greats Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner. Sept. 30 1962 - White students rioted as federal marshals escorted James Meredith into the University of Mississippi to force integration. 1975 - Boxing greats Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought “The Thrilla in Manila.” Ali won. Oct. 1 1948 - The California Supreme Court voided the state statute banning interracial marriages. 1952 - Joe Black became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game. The Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees, 4-2. Black was also the 1952 Rookie of the Year. 1960 - Nigeria proclaimed its independence from Britain. 1966 – The Black Panther Party for Self Defense was founded in Oakland, California, by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.

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VIEWP INT SINCE FILLING IN FOR THE INJURED ROBERT GRIFFIN III, QUARTERBACK KIRK COUSINS HAS DONE WELL IN HIS FIRST TWO STARTS THIS SEASON. ONCE GRIFFIN RETURNS FROM INJURY, SHOULD HE GET HIS JOB BACK?

Sidney Smith Washington, D.C. I think Kirk Cousins should continue in his position as starting quarterback for Washington if he wins at least 70 percent of his games and has played an important role. If Cousins puts up healthy stats and the team is teetering near .500 or below, I believe the team would be better served going back to Robert. But if Cousins and Washington are winning – the people in this region are starving for wins more than they are any particular quarterback, regardless of that quarterback’s [potential] – Cousins should remain behind center.

Aaron Tallent Washington, D.C. I would give Robert Griffin III his starting job back, but would not hesitate to put Cousins back in if the offensive productivity significantly drops. Not putting the best team on the field is a disservice to Griffin, Cousins, the Redskins and the fans.

Grant Shipp Washington, D.C. What I think will happen is that Robert Griffin III will not play. It will be Kirk Cousins’ team at that point. I hate to say it, but I think Griffin is saying the politically correct things in public in saying that he’s happy Cousins is playing well. But behind the scenes, he’s probably hoping that Cousins fails because he doesn’t want to end becoming a journeyman who was once at the pinnacle of the National Football League.

Gilda Williams Washington, D.C. When Robert Griffin III returns, I think he should get his job back. I don’t think he should lose it just because he was hurt. He’s a good player, and he’s been successful and shown that he can win at this high level. A new broom might sweep clean, but an old broom knows all of the corners. Once he’s healthy, Griffin III should get his job back

Corey Locker Takoma Park, Maryland If Kirk Cousins is still playing well at that point, I think that they should ride with the guy who has the hot hand. Maybe next season the team can have an open quarterback competition. While the offense under Cousins has looked good, they did play Jacksonville and Philadelphia, who don’t have that good of defenses. I think they should continue to let Griffin heal completely and ride with the guy who is playing well. If something isn’t broken, don’t try to fix it.

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AROUND THE REGION BOULEVARD continued from Page 1 health maintenance organizations sent their clients to other hospitals, Dean said. Three locations were considered for the hospital, which is expected to open in 2018, including the nearby old Landover Mall site on Route 202. County officials preferred the Largo site because of its proximity to the Largo Metro Station, the eastern terminus of the blue and silver lines. County Executive Rushern L. Baker III supported construction of the project at the Boulevard. David Iannucci, assistant deputy CAO for economic development for Prince George’s, said the next step is the acquisition of a certificate of need, or CON, to prove that there’s a valid need for the facility. The CON was filed with the state in October 2013, Iannucci said. “A massive amount of work

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has gone into answering questions, most to do with healthcare financing, hospital rates and issues having to do with the Affordable Care Act,” he said. “We are eager for the process to be completed so that we can begin the very hard work of building this $700 million teaching hospital.” After the CON is acquired, engineering and architectural work will begin, Iannucci said. Famous Dave’s will occupy the former site of the Sideline, a sports-themed restaurant once owned by former Washington Redskins player LaVar Arrington. The restaurant closed in 2009 after seven people were shot – one fatally – in a melee outside the eatery. Built on the site of the old Capital Centre, once home to the then-Washington Bullets and Washington Capitals, the Boulevard at the Capital Centre opened amid much fanfare in 2003, not long after the old arena was im-

The 2004 opening of the AMC Magic Johnson Capital Centre 12 at the Boulevard at the Capital Centre in Largo featured a visit by owner Earvin “Magic” Johnson, the former pro basketball player and entrepreneur. /Photo by Avis Thomas Lester

ploded. The main attractions eventually included the AMC Magic Johnson Capital Centre 12 theater complex. There was a Borders bookstore, a Linens

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Gabriel Thurman, 22, of Waldorf, and Jaquan Whalen, 21, of Fort Washington, go to the Boulevard in Largo to work out at the new Gold’s Gym, which took up residence in a space once occupied by the now-defunct Borders bookstore. “I think the mall will get better when the hospital comes because it will bring more business to the restaurants and stores,” Thurman said. /Photo by Avis Thomas Lester

BOULEVARD continued from Page 8 Then, the recession hit. Borders and Linens ’n Things went out of business. Several stores and restaurants moved away. “It became almost a ghost town,” said Terry Johnson, 43, of Upper Marlboro, as he left Carolina Kitchen one recent afternoon. “I used to bring my wife here for date night. We brought our kids to the movies every Saturday. We came to brunch at Gladys Knight’s on Sundays after church. We purchased all of the electronics for our house at the old Circuit City here.” Iannucci said it is expected to take 30 months to build the hospital. “We expect it to utterly transform the [area] into a transit-oriented, health-focused town center” with a five-story hospital building with ground floor retail, apartments and medical offices, he said. “If you think of

what National Harbor looks like, that’s what we think Largo will look like, only it will be health care [workers.]” The hospital is one of many projects under development or working their way through the approval process. Construction started this summer on a near $1 billion MGM Resorts International casino at National Harbor in Oxon Hill. A Whole Foods under construction in Riverdale Park is expected to open next year and will anchor a $250 million project with houses, a hotel, offices and more than 160,000-square-feet of retail space. Ground has been broken on the troubled Westphalia project, a proposed 480-acre development near Andrews Air Force Base to include more than 4 million-square-feet of office space and 5,000 homes, officials said. The U.S. General Services Administration announced in July that it had narrowed to three a list of sites under consideration

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for the relocation of the FBI’s headquarters from downtown Washington, D.C. The locations include Landover and Greenbelt in Prince George’s County and Springfield in Fairfax County, Virginia. “We are pursuing the FBI in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have a national headquarters in Greenbelt or Landover,” said Iannucci. “Both sites are superior to the Springfield site.” Baker spokesman Scott Peterson said officials are focusing on five of the county’s Metro stations, high population areas and established communities for development. “We are not just expending and continuing to build outside of the Beltway, but looking at inside the Beltway development, as well,” he said.WI The Washington Informer

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Tempers Flare during Mayoral Debate

Conversation Gets Testy as Bowser, Catania Squabble By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer In many respects, political campaigns have much in common with sporting events – the winner can never be determined until the clock runs out. Now with less than two months before District residents choose their next mayor, it appears that the three-person race may have become a tug-of-war between two sitting council members. And, based on last week’s mayoral debate at American University in Northwest, each candidate has chosen to pull out the heavy artillery to stir up what has been described as an “uninspired electorate.” “We’ve been deceived by the leadership in D.C. – elected officials who, despite their claims, simply do not represent all of the people,” said Debbie Smith Steiner, a resident of Northeast who said she’s backing David Catania for mayor. “We need someone that can be held accountable and who has the ability to spur on a new dimension in D.C. government that’s been sorely lacking for many years. I’m tired of seeing mayors take office who only care about a few instead of making sure that no one is left behind,” said Steiner, 57. Steiner shared her remarks prior to the start of an event dubbed “A Conversation With the Candidates,” which was held Sept. 18 on the campus of American University. The room, which holds just over 200 people, had no empty seats. In fact, many stood along the walls and in the rear of the auditorium. The first of four scheduled debates, the 90-minute “conversation” featured mayoral candidates Muriel E. Bowser, the Democratic nominee, 42, and two Republicans-turned-independents, David A. Catania, 46, and Carol Schwartz, 70, with NBC4 reporter Tom Sherwood serving as the moderator. Throughout the evening, Bowser and Catania continued to exchange heated words, often interrupting each other. “As a fifth-generation native of Washington, I’m sick and tired of D.C. politicians embarrassing us – taking us backward,” said Bowser, who currently represents Ward 4 and has emerged as the front-runner in a recent poll that shows that 43 percent of likely District voters say they support her candidacy. One woman from Northwest who lives in Bowser’s ward said she believes the Democrat would be good for everyone. The Washington Informer

Council member Muriel Bowser emphasized her point while participating in a mayoral debate Sept. 18 at American University that attracted a capacity crowd. /Photo by Nancy Shia

Candidates David Catania and Carol Schwartz exchanged barbs during a mayoral debate at American University in Northwest on Sept. 18. /Photo by Nancy Shia

“I was behind her when she first ran for city council, and I believe she’s a great leader with good ethics. She won’t embarrass us like others have, and she’s good for all eight wards and their residents,” said Sabra Witcher, 39. And while the latest NBC4/ Washington Post/Marist poll puts former Council member Schwartz far behind Bowser, with just 16 percent of likely voters saying they’d give her the nod, she, too, took issue with both of her opponents, criticizing them for endorsing campaign finance reforms but agreeing to an effective date after the election. “Those loopholes are wide open, and they are still driving their cars through those loopholes,” said Schwartz, a former at-large council member who promised to renew a spirit of civility at the John A. Wilson Building in Northwest. One supporter of Schwartz’s said polls don’t elect candidates – people do. “Bowser may be leading now, but this race is not a done deal,” said Roberta Colton, a resident of Northwest. “I think more voters wanted to get rid of Vincent Gray than they wanted to back Bowser. Carol [Schwartz] has shown that she’s willing to talk with and listen to people. Neither Bowser nor Catania have

the people skills needed to serve as mayor,” said Colton, 64. In his closing remarks, Catania said that with the first debate over, the race for mayor has begun in earnest and that he was running toward the challenge, not away from it. However, his sometimes acerbic demeanor has not been received well by voters. “The next mayor has to bring more to the table than just platitudes and labels – what’s needed is hard work, tough love and the ability to build coalitions,” Catania said. “Some criticize me for being temperamental, but I prefer to call it passion and believe it’s passion that will benefit the citizens of this city. The difference between me and Muriel’s leadership style is I have one – she doesn’t,” said Catania, an at-large council member since 1997. One voter who supports the goals of American unions said the next mayor must know how to get along with people, especially those who work on Capitol Hill. “I’m critical of Catania because of his disrespectful nature and arrogance. If he wants to be our mayor, he will have to change,” said Andre Lee, 57, a resident of Northeast. “That kind of approach won’t work as the mayor representing the District’s eight wards. That’s why I’m supporting Bowser.”WI

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The dishes spicing up the whole neighborhood. A native Ethiopian, Meseret Bekel dreamed of combining her family recipes with her fondness for entertaining. Thanks to a loan from Enterprise Development Group, Meseret opened Ethiopic — a restaurant that reflects her love of sharing with dishes that bring every table of patrons together. Not to mention the whole community. Her growing business is contributing to the economic prosperity of the neighborhood she’s proud to be a part of. And Wells Fargo is just as honored to support Meseret and the many businesses getting their start at EDG. Little by little we can do a lot. Because – Small is Huge SM. Visit wellsfargo.com/stories to see how big small can be.

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDUCATION BRIEFS Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer Resident Teacher Program Officials for the Resident Teacher Program are accepting applications for elementary certification for the 2015-16 school year from candidates with a strong background in math and science. Special-education teachers are currently needed in elementary schools, as well as instructors for secondary math, science and English. For more information or to register to attend an information session, call 301-780-2727. Ready to Lead Program Latino students from DuVal High School in Lanham, Maryland, and Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, will attend the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s Ready to Lead program on Tuesday. The students will join their peers from across the region for an intensive one-day program designed to provide ninth- and

10-grade Latino students with the tools and training necessary to prepare for college. Students will also participate in a mentoring session, where they’ll hear from local Latino professionals and college students about their journey to success and the importance of completing high school and pursuing a college education. Student Scholars Four students from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland, have been named semifinalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship program. Charles Bond, Ivie Ebhojiaye, Kristen Ramsey and Brenda Zhang will join the national competition for 7,600 awards totaling more than $33 million. “Congratulations to the students from Eleanor Roosevelt High School for their accomplishment,” said schools CEO Kevin Maxwell. “To earn this distinction is an honor, and these students are great examples of the outstanding students we have in our district.” Finalists for the scholarship

The Prince George’s County Board of Education wants to improve communications with schools CEO Kevin Maxwell’s administration. /Courtesy Photo

awards to be announced next spring will be chosen based on their skills, accomplishments and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Extended Immunization Deadline The deadline for students to meet new state immunization

requirements has been extended to Oct. 31. The Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Maryland State Department of Education granted the 45-day extension to school districts that requested additional time and submitted a plan to ensure all students receive necessary immunizations. During the 45-day extension, students without proper immunizations will be able to attend school. Half of the state’s 24 school districts expressed concern about the exclusion of students who would not have met the previous immunization deadline, said Stephen Guthrie, president of the Public School Superintendents Association of Maryland. As of Sept. 10, about 8,000 students statewide would have been excluded from attending school because they didn’t meet the new immunization requirements. However, the number

of potentially excluded students since Sept. 10 has dropped significantly. Improving Communications Members of the Prince George’s County Board of Education continue to navigate their way around the new governance structure that took effect last year in an effort to determine how to work better with schools CEO Kevin Maxwell while creating core values and a mission statement for the school system. Building better communications with Maxwell’s administration counted among several topics of discussion when the board met recently for a two-day retreat. Board member Dan Kaufman, who cited problems regarding requests for information from Maxwell’s office, added that the board wants to come up with a plan to “normalize communications.”WI

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Largo Community Church: A Place of ‘Friendship and Joy’ By Maya Allen and Nefertari Francis WI Interns It’s 8:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning, and the staff and volunteers of Largo Community Church in Mitchellville, Maryland, are preparing to welcome their members and guests for morning services. The Rev. H. Jack Morris Sr., the senior pastor, is in his office taking one last look at the sermon he will preach at 9 a.m. and again at 11. Church first lady Corin Morris makes sure that everything is on track to receive hundreds of worshippers. At the front door, ushers Frank Qualls and Alvin Brown greet congregants, who cross the threshold with a handshake or a hug. Nearby, the liturgical dancers who will perform during the services are putting the finishing touches on the purple, blue and white outfits they will don. Usher Al Haynes Jr., dapper in a gray suit and white dress shoes, greets guests while singing a song. “It puts me in a spirit to interact with folks,” he said. Just before 9 a.m., Morris and his pastoral team take their places in the pulpit. It’s wonderful to be in God’s house. “This is the church of friendship and joy, where Christ is honored and people are loved!” Morris told the congregation. The audience is drastically different from the ones Morris preached to after founding the church in 1972. The congregation that would go on to become Largo Community Church started 42 years ago when two families came together at Largo High School, Morris said in an interview. Today the members number in the hundreds, which is small in comparison with the mega-churches located nearby but large enough for Morris and his team to maintain an active and thriving ministry. The members worship in a 760seat sanctuary in a cheerful building with light walls erected on 42 acres that once served as a cow pasture. Located on Enterprise Road, near

An offering is collected at Largo Community Church during a Sept. 21 service. /WI Staff Photo

Kingsford Elementary School, Largo Community Church bills itself as “the nondenominational church that is interdenominational in its worship.” The church is home to dozens of ministries, including a program that helps to support people in Africa and two locations in the Philippines, the pastor said. The church is owned by its members and supervised by a board of directors, with the pastor presiding. Current projects include raising money for a building fund. Morris announced on Sunday that “there is talk of ” of a gymnasium. The church’s website also indicates that a Christian Life Center remains under consideration. Board member Antonio Jones, of Largo, who joined the church in 2001, said the facility would go far in helping the church serve the local community, but would also be helpful in drawing young people back to the church. “Pastor works to make sure that what happens here is meaningful and accommodating to young folks,” he said. “We know we can’t attract young folks doing things [that only interest] older people.” Largo Community Church is different from other local majority-black churches in that, in most cases, it shuns modern gospel music in favor of traditional hymns. Most members are black, though the membership is diverse. Morris, who is white, said he started the church when the neighborhood was essentially all white. When the demographics changed and the area became home to a wealthier, more educated African-American majority, he and his wife stayed. “This is where I was meant to be,” he said. At the early Sunday service, the pastor sat in front with Minister Phil

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Mazza and Marcus Gurley, who led the prayers. The church’s first lady led the audience in a song. The liturgical dancers drew thunderous applause after swaying and weaving to “Every Praise” by Hezekiah Walker. A praise team belted out “Jesus, You Are My King.” Then, it was time for the sermon. “Everything here is Christ-centered and biblically based, but we enjoy fellowship because we gain strength from one another,” Morris said, settling behind the lectern. He began his message by discussing the recent “bad summer” – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the ISIS incidents and the battle being waged against Ebola in West Africa. The world, he told the congregation, “is spinning out of control,” and those incidents are a sign that the last days are near. “Very soon, we are going to see the King,” he said, referring to the Book of Revelation, which mentions the Rapture, the biblical end of the world where Christians will be united with Christ in heaven. “We will have a new heaven and a new Earth. … In my heart, it can’t get here soon enough,” he said. Largo Community Church services are streamed live. Change Point Television, a program featuring the pastor, is broadcast weekly at 6 a.m. on Sundays on WUSA9. Starting Oct. 4, Change Point will be broadcast at 7 p.m. on Saturdays on the Trinity Broadcasting Network’s new international Church Channel. Some viewers in the D.C. area will be able to see the program on Channel 288. WI For more information, go to www.largocc.org. Interns Christina Moody and Mahogany Lyles contributed to this report. The Washington Informer

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New HIV Treatment Program Launched in Southeast

Partnership Includes United Medical Center, CDC and HHS By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer More than 1.1 million people are currently living with HIV in America, with an estimated 50,000 new infections each year across the nation. In order to remain healthy and to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to their partners, those who are HIV-positive must take medications, remain in care and adhere to treatment. “When the national strategy was released in 2010, it envisioned a future in which new infections would be rare, all citizens would have unfettered access to high-quality, life-extending care, and there would be a significant decline in the stigma attached to and the discrimination faced by those living with

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HIV,” said Douglas Brooks, director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy. Douglas, along with local and national health care experts, policymakers and grassroots activists, gathered at the United Medical Center in Southeast Sept. 17 for the launch of a new communication campaign, “HIV Treatment Works,” that will target residents of Wards 7 and 8 and bordering Prince George’s County communities. In the two wards cumulatively, approximately 3.4 percent of residents are HIV-positive, but countless others doInformer not know Washington their status. And many who are infected have not been diligent in sticking to their regimen of life-saving medications. 5.65”HIV for al“I’ve lived with most 25 years, and I know the

challenge of adhering to treatment – that’s why this campaign is so important,” said Douglas, who was tapped by President Barack Obama to oversee AIDS policy due to his extensive experience as an HIV/AIDS policy expert. “We’re targeting more susceptible communities and integrating prevention with care.” The national HIV prevention campaign, under the Centers for Disease Control’s Act Against AIDS initiative, encourages individuals living with HIV to seek professional medical care and to follow the directives of their doctors. One physician said advances in the treatment of HIV/AIDS have caused some people to ignore the severity of the virus and the complications it can cause. “Education is still the key to

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Christopher Barnhill and Vernial Batts, both HIV Treatment Works participants, were panelists at the national launch event of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new initiative that recently kicked off at the United Medical Center in Southeast. /Photo by Nancy Shia

reducing the number of those who become infected. Unfortunately, some people have grown complacent,” said Dr. Nickolas DeLuca, chief of the prevention communication branch in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the CDC. “Since 2009, we’ve increased our [outreach efforts] from one to 10 campaigns with black gay men, black bisexual men and Latino men being specifically targeted because of their disproportionate infection rates.” DeLuca added that out of 1.1 million Americans living with HIV, 82 percent have been diagnosed, but only 66 percent are linked to care and only 37 percent have been retained in care. Further discouraging numbers indicate that only 25 percent are virally suppressed. One former drug addict now works in the black community to help others with issues of addiction and HIV infection. “I used heroin for 32 years and tested positive for the virus in 1987. Back then I was both ignorant and apathetic, even homeless, 6.5” and didn’t care about treatment,” said Vernial Batts, 60, a participant in the HIV Treatment Works program and a native Washingtonian. “I tell my story to encourage others, especially those who have been recently diagnosed.” One medical expert said the contributions that the United Medical Center makes to the community have been monumental. “UMC is the only full-service hospital east of the river, so it has a unique position and responsibility to those who live in Wards 7 and 8,” said Isa Miles, campaign manager of the prevention communication branch in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the CDC.

One woman said she has had to fight for and demand more family-centered care options. “Women didn’t qualify for the early drug trials – only men,” said Patricia Nalls, founder and executive director of The Women’s Collective, a D.C.-based nonprofit organization that supports women, children and families. “Support groups were comprised of mostly gay white men. So I started reaching out to other women, mostly mothers, who faced the same kinds of challenges that I did. We still have too many women dying needlessly because they don’t seek treatment until it’s too late,” said Nalls, 60. D.C. resident Christopher Barnhill, born HIV-positive, didn’t learn his status until he took an HIV test just after his 16th birthday. “I never knew that my birth mother had died of AIDS complications – that was a shock to me – but after I tested positive, I turned my hurt and pain into passion. And, since then, I have worked in the community to educate my peers around HIV testing, health inequalities and disparities,” said Barnhill, 27. One minister said clergy cannot allow themselves to let stigma keep them from helping those living with HIV. “For those of us who serve as pastors, one of our primary jobs is to care for people who are hurting – no matter what their affliction may be,” said the Rev. C. Matthew Hudson Jr., chairman of the board of directors at UMC. “I am very critical of those who [exhibit] ‘spiritual malpractice.’ We have to spread the news that there is a faith community that cares.” WI

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Opponents of Marijuana Legalization Speak Out T.I.E. D.C. Hopes to Defeat Initiative 71 on November Ballot By D. Kevin McNeir WI Contributing Writer The use of recreational drugs in the U.S., a common occurrence among youth, often leads to negative outcomes including addiction, incarceration and even death. But as District voters consider whether they want to legalize marijuana, a diverse group of residents has joined forces, urging the community to say no. “Legalizing marijuana is not just a social justice issue – it’s a social experiment, and I am opposed to Initiative 71,” said Ambrose Lane Jr., chairman of the Ward 7 Health Alliance Network. “Tobacco companies stand to make millions of dollars, but not one dime from so-called tax revenues will benefit poor and low-income black or white communities.” Initiative 71, proposed by the D.C. Cannabis Campaign, has had little opposition until now. In fact, those supporting the initiative secured more than 57,000 signatures in order to get the question placed on the November ballot. “For black families, our financial structures are already frayed. Few of us can handle treatment needs, nor do we realize the mental health impact that the legalization of marijuana would inevitably cause. In our communities, underage youth already have too much access to alcohol and tobacco both in the streets and in their homes. We don’t need a third drug that’s marketed toward youth and legal,” said Lane, 52, a resident of Northeast, whose community-based organization marks its first anniversary next month. D.C. families, local leaders and health experts met at Bible Way Church in Northwest on Sept. 17 for a news conference and rally in order to introduce a grassroots campaign that they hope will illustrate the negative consequences of voting yes on Initiative 71, a proposal that would legalize marijuana in the District and allow small amounts for home possession. The campaign comes from a loosely formed group of D.C. residents known as T.I.E. D.C. Spokesperson Will Jones II, said the initialism stands for “two is enough” and references the currently legal recreational drugs alcohol and tobacco and the negative impact both have had on black families and communities. “We realize we have an uphill battle, particularly after a recent poll indicated that voters favor passing the bill by a 2-to-1 margin,” Jones said. “But we still have to be responsible and do the right thing – we have to look out for our

youth and our communities.” “Given the costs of health care, lost productivity and law enforcement as a result of substance use, we know that our city cannot afford a third legal drug. Between now and Nov. 4, we’re going to do everything we can to have our view heard and considered. Decriminalization of marijuana has already happened in the District – we don’t need to take things a step further with legalization,” said Jones, 24, a Northwest resident. The law decriminalizing marijuana went into effect in June. Bible Way Church, the venue for the news conference and rally, has a history of leadership on critical public policy issues. Its current pastor, the Rev. Ronald L. Demery Jr., sponsored a weekend conference last September, “No Access, No Use,” as well as a “no-ticket” gospel concert this past June. Both were designed to increase public awareness of the dangers facing youth because of access to marijuana. Demery shared his views during the news conference, as did others, including former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.); William B. Lawson, a Howard University professor and president of the D.C. chapter of Mental Health America; Arthur Burnett, a retired judge and the executive director of the National African American Drug Policy Coalition; and Kathy Henderson, an advisory neighborhood commissioner who represents 5D05 in Northeast. Kennedy said the community needs to be aware of what’s really at stake. “We already have legalized drugs, and it’s no mystery how the corporate profit-motive system of legalized drugs works,” said Kennedy, according to the website dcist.com, which focuses on District politics. “They work by preying on vulnerable people. They work by targeting young people.” One native Washingtonian and a successful business owner said he opposes Initiative 71 after learning through personal experiences that “marijuana is a dangerous gateway drug.” “I was out there for years, drug-addicted and, for a while, incarcerated. It all started with some friends when I was 14, smoking marijuana and believing that it was just for fun and laughs,” said Andre Murphy, a resident of Northeast. “No one told us about the dangers or the negative side. In the end, I was using cocaine, heroin, PCP – whatever I could get my hands on. Drugs hurt my relationships and my life. Twenty years clean is a better way. I just don’t want other young people to go through the same thing,” said Murphy, 54.WI

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Let’s Have a Black Renaissance “By our unpaid labor and suffering, we have earned the right to the soil, many times over, and now we are determined to have it.” – N’COBRA How can Blacks gain economic parity in America? The answer is so simple that no one ever suggests reparations as a remedy for what ails Blacks. A long-running crime has been perpetrated against the descendants of slaves. Blacks are owed restoration of the rich history that slavery and segregation stole. But nobody stands up for Black descendants of slaves to get their just due in America. American justice for Blacks will require an act of Congress. With a little prodding from their constituents, Black members of Congress can lead the charge and bring about an act of Congress in regard to reparations owed to more than 30 million Black descendants of slaves living in America today. Well over a century after slavery’s end, Black Americans are still poorer and less educated and earn far less than their White counterparts. Blacks lag behind Whites in every area of American life. We all know that racism, racial discrimination and inequality continue to be perpetrated against Blacks. It’s on Blacks to initiate national discussions that have race, slavery and reparations as themes. Blacks need to use their resources to put it on America’s agenda to acknowledge its financial obligation for centuries of slavery and continuing subjugation. Instead of cowering and trying to lay low, Blacks need to correct the country’s ignorance of its racist history and illustrate the impact of de facto discrimination and slavery’s legacy in our social and political lives as well as our psyche. Many differences between Blacks and Whites stem from economic inequalities that have accumulated over the course of American history. In the years since the civil rights triumphs of the 1960s, when compared with Whites, African-Americans complete less formal schooling, work fewer hours at a lower rate of pay and are more likely

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By William Reed to give birth to a child out of wedlock and to rely on welfare. We should use our resources to work toward a “renaissance” for our race. America was built from the ground up by slave labor. But Black and White officials’ denial of the benefits gained from centuries of slave labor is, in effect, an attempt to pretend that America’s holocaust never occurred. Isn’t it time we demand our political representatives submit reparations legislation to obtain what we are owed. Blacks are slow to discuss “the debt” we are owed, even though we remain behind in every category of social measurement due to slavery’s legacy. Blacks’ current plight results from slavery, and there should be instruments and policies to assist in Blacks’ current educational and economic deficiencies. Contemporary Blacks need to focus on the fact that a debt has accrued over centuries of slavery – a debt that has only been deepened by segregation, discrimination and racist institutional policies that persist to this day. Residual effects of slavery still exist, but too many Blacks seem to be ashamed to demand payment for centuries of slavery, destruction of our minds and theft of our culture. It’s estimated that 30 million descendants of slaves are eligible for $1.5 million each in reparations compensation. American enslavement counts as an obvious rebuttal to claims that this republic represents “the land of the free and home of the brave.” Sadly, the victims of this calamity feel more guilt than pride, and few strive for reparations or other restitution to overcome the nation’s uniquely cruel, racist and greedy legacy. Hopefully, Blacks can bond to get H.R. 40 passed. We all

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Demand Money Allocated for Small Businesses By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer@bsalmondc A few dozen vocal business owners stood on the steps of the John A. Wilson Building on Tuesday to demonstrate their displeasure with the Gray administration for not spending the full amount of money set aside for local, small and minority businesses for the past three years. At-Large Council member Vincent Orange moderated the morning rally and has spearheaded the pointed criticism directed at Gray and those city agencies that fell short of meeting legislative requirements to spend 50 percent of their expendable budgets on small-business enterprises. Citing a recent report by the D.C. auditor, Orange and rally organizers assert that city agencies significantly violated compliance with the law and, as a consequence, misused $1 billion meant to be directed to small businesses and to stimulate the local economy. “There’s a $1 billion spending failure by D.C. agencies,” said Roscoe Grant Jr., president and CEO of R. Grant Enterprises. “Spending 50 percent of expendable money isn’t important to this administration, but Marion Barry will tell you that these numbers were met during his administration. He didn’t play with small businesses. They were a priority.” “We’ve asked everyone running for office, all candidates, to make us a priority.” Grant told those gathered that based on an hourly wage of $10.50 an hour, $1 billion would create 45,635 jobs in the city, while, at $20 per hour, that money would have produced 23,957 jobs. And he called for government leaders to champion this issue and support small businesses. While Orange put Gray and Dis-

REED continued from Page 16 need to get to know and support Congressman John Conyers’ H.R. 40 bill, the “Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act.” The bill would establish a federal commission to

trict agencies in his crosshairs, administration officials strongly dispute the $1 billion figure and produced their own numbers that counter Orange’s. One administration official said few in the administration’s upper echelon expected this issue to explode the way it has and admitted that the administration was blindsided. The official accused Orange of whipping up a public frenzy without the facts, being disingenuous and engaging in political grandstanding. “What they told you is so disingenuous,” Orange said in response. “They can say what they want about me, but these aren’t my numbers. These are their numbers, coming from the auditor’s office. The expendable budget numbers come from the mayor. Either you spent it, or you didn’t.” Chris Murphy, Gray’s chief of staff, said he has no idea where the $1 billion figure sprang from and said, based on its own research, the administration found a $321 million gap between 2011-13. “We expressed to him (Orange) that the $1 billion isn’t a true picture,” said Gray Communications Director Doxie McCoy. “We also noted that the overwhelming majority of agencies are complying. Eighty-one percent of agencies are complying in 2013.” Murphy agreed. “We’ve been really aggressive to ensure that subcontracting takes place. There’s a ton of spending taking place,” he said. “We’re problem-solvers. We see the numbers and say that’s not good enough.” Murphy characterized the entire process of determining expendable spending and some other aspects of the SBE and Certified Business Enterprise programs as complicated, nu-

anced and without perfect precision. For example, auditors took a snapshot in time, looked at quarterly reports and made findings based on those reports, even though agencies do most of their spending during the last six months of the fiscal year. In October 2009, he explained, former Council Chairman Kwame Brown took four employees from the Department of Small and Local Business Development and placed them in the D.C. auditor’s office. It’s no accident, he said, that since those employees were returned to DSLBD and five more added, the Executive Office of the Mayor and several other agencies “have wildly exceeded their goals.” “We’re not there yet, but [we’ll get there],” said Murphy. And while all the different political aspects of this issue play out, local business people say, their lives and abilities to make a living are deeply and sometimes unalterably affected. “We’re not being treated fairly, and all the folks in place to help with this are asleep at the switch,” said architect Edward M. Johnson, president of Edward M. Johnson & Associates in Brookland. “It’s everywhere in the government. It just isn’t right. None of this should have happened. We should not be here on Sept. 23 dealing with the fact that we haven’t gotten our fair share. This is not right. It’s wrong. It’s outrageous. “We need to challenge the positions and credibility of these officials. They have a responsibility to take care of their own. One-hundred-and-seventy-five-million dollars was spent with local and small-business development firms, and we got 6 percent. Money’s just flying out to big firms.” Mark Jones, 54, president of M. Jones Cos., echoed Johnson’s frustration, saying that despite a robust local economy, black and minority business owners struggle to find traction. “We’re fighting for opportunities. We’re not asking for a handout or a set-aside,” the Ward 5 resident said. “We want a fair and open market. Some places believe that local, small and disadvantaged businesses are inferior or that we’re minority firms – both are inaccurate. Agencies are just not making an effort to spend money in our community. It’s not good business.”WI

review slavery and its resulting racial and economic discrimination. Let’s each initiate local, state and national discussions toward Congressional Black Caucus adaption and eventual congressional passage of H.R. 40 reparations legislation. A discussion among Af-

rican-Americans about reparations should happen on social networks or whenever blacks get together. WI William Reed is publisher of “Who’s Who in Black Corporate America” and is available for projects via baileygroup.org.

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September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month: What better way to help raise awareness and support the movement than to REGISTER TODAY for the 2014 National Race to End Women’s Cancer 5K/1Mile Walk on Sunday, Nov. 2 in Washington, D.C. Register, form or join a team, support a team or individual participant, or donate to help the Foundation for Women’s Cancer shine a bright spotlight on cancers unique to women. Help us raise awareness and crucial research funding to #endwomenscancer. Registration is $40. After October 1, registration goes up to $45. Each person who registers will receive a $25 gift certificate for Knock out! Panties, a Race t-shirt, bib and other goodies. Can’t join us? Sleep in and support the cause! Every registration and donation contributes to this growing national effort to end women’s cancer.

It’s an occurrence that Maryland’s Dr. Sanford Siegel has seen all too often. The longtime physician, president and CEO of Chesapeake Urology Associates, the largest urology practice in the Mid-Atlantic region, said that when he broaches prostate cancer screenings to many African-Americans, most will look away or even pretend that the conversation never occurred. Getting black men to agree to a short prostate screening has never been easy. “It’s not an easy topic in the black community,” Siegel said. But the doctor said he couldn’t sit back and wait for men to come to him, because when they arrive in his office, it often means the disease has started to get the best of them. “I just thought that something had to be done. I remember going to the general manager at Radio One, and I told him that I wanted to [sponsor a 5km run] … to help raise awareness. And the gentleman told me, ‘My people don’t run,’” Siegel said.

Siegel said the general manager told him that he needed to do something more substantial, so the intrepid doctor decided that in order to reach the black community, he needed to visit the churches where they worship. Six years ago, he began hosting prostate cancer screenings at various Maryland churches. “We didn’t ask anything of the churches, but the preachers allowed me to speak from the pulpit to help energize everyone,” Siegel said. “The cry has always been that black men don’t have to die from this disease. Every man has to understand that if they’re not taking care of themselves, then they’re not taking care of their families,” he said. As Prostate Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, health officials in the metropolitan area have continued to work overtime to spread the message in the African-American community that prostate screenings count as an important first step in combating the deadly disease. One in six men is affected by prostate cancer in the United States, which makes it the

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The Facts Every seven minutes, a woman is diagnosed with a reproductive cancer — cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal and vulvar — touching more than 91,000 American women each year. Many are not diagnosed until the late stages of these diseases, and nearly a third will die. Reproductive cancers affect women of all ages — from their teens and 20’s through their 80’s. The Foundation urges all women to LEARN, LISTEN and ACT to maintain their gynecologic health: · LEARN the symptoms and risk factors for each gynecologic cancer; · LISTEN to their bodies; · ACT to take preventive steps, and seek care first from a gynecologic oncologist when a gynecologic cancer is suspected or diagnosed. The National Race is part of a full weekend of events, including a free all-day Ovarian Cancer Survivors Course on Saturday, Nov. 1. Let’s beat these below the belt cancers that claim the lives of too many mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, friends and colleagues! Join the movement! Because movements MATTER. Learn more and register at endwomenscancer.org.

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PROSTATE continued from Page 18 second most-common cancer among men in the country, behind skin cancer, said officials from the Prostate Cancer Foundation in Los Angeles. Further, an estimated 238,000 men are diagnosed each year, and approximately 30,000 of them die annually because of the disease. Foundation officials also said that 2.5 million men in the nation currently have prostate cancer and that African-Americans are 60 percent more likely to develop it than whites. “There is a lot of confusion and a lack of knowledge surrounding these issues among men,” said Thomas A. Farrington, president and founder of the Prostate Health Education Network in Massachusetts, a nonprofit that’s scheduled to hold its 10th annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit on Thursday and Friday in several District locations, including the Russell Senate Office Building and the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill. “The summit will address these issues collectively, which is critical to African-American men who are at high risk for prostate cancer, those newly diagnosed with the disease, and for survivors seeking to maintain their quality of life,” Farrington said. The free summit, which officials said will be open to the public, will include discussions

about getting screened for the disease, and it will feature a panel of medical experts, including Arthur L. Burnett II, professor in the Department of Urology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and Kathleen A. Cooney, professor of internal medicine and urology at the University of Michigan. Health officials said there are two types of commonly used screenings for prostate cancer, a digital rectal exam that checks for lumps or other abnormalities and a prostate-specific antigen test that measures the level of a prostate-produced protein in the blood. Experts at the American Cancer Society in Greenbelt, Maryland, said they recommend that men, particularly those who might be at an average risk of prostate cancer, be screened when they turn 50. Discussions should occur starting at age 45 for those who might be at a high risk of the disease, specifically African-Americans and men who have had a first-degree relative diagnosed with prostate cancer at an age younger than 65, American Cancer Society officials said. “If detected early, the cure rate for prostate cancer is almost 100 percent. I can’t say this enough, but you don’t have to die from the disease,” said Siegel, whose offices are based in Baltimore. Ana Fadich, the vice president of the Men’s Health Network in Northwest, said those

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experiencing a serious medical condition who find that their treatments aren’t helping can ask their health providers whether a clinical trial might offer a more effective means to manage or even cure prostate cancer. Fadich said participating in a clinical trial may provide an opportunity to take advantage of new medicines before they are approved for sale to the general public. “Clinical trials are designed to give researchers, clinicians, and the Food and Drug Administration critical information about the safety of a prospective new drug or valuable insight into how to use an older medication in a new way to produce safer, more effective treatments,” she said. “Unfortunately, there is a lot of confusion out there about what clinical trials actually are. Some people hear those words and imagine that they’ll be subjected to dangerous medical experiments. Others hear the same words and imagine a magical cure: Show up at a lab somewhere, pop some new pills and come out disease-free. Neither is correct.”WI For more information about the health and well-being of men, boys and their families, visit www.menshealthnetwork.org.

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Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer Voters Favor Boundary Changes A new poll released last week shows that a majority of District residents support the new school boundary changes set to go into effect at the start of the 2015-16 academic year. According to the poll, 56 percent of the District’s registered voters “generally support” the plan that allows students to attend public schools outside of their neighborhood boundaries.

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Chief Student Advocate School officials have launched a search for a chief student ad-

vocate to assist students and their families through the school choice process, access additional educational resources, help students communicate with school officials, and boost parental engagement. The person appointed to the post, which pays between $85,000 and $127,000 annually, will lead a newly created Office of the Student Advocate at the D.C. State Board of Education. Establishment of the new post met the D.C. Council’s approval last year. Literacy Day Celebration Students at Brookland Education Campus in Northeast recently celebrated International Literacy Day by joining young

readers from around the globe who added an extra minute of reading to their school day. The annual event, which took place Sept. 8, comes under the direction of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which promotes reading worldwide. Brookland’s students, who range from preschool to the eighth grade, pledged to read for an extra 60 seconds every day for the next 60 school days. Facts about Enterovirus While there are no known cases of the enterovirus D68 in the D.C region, in recent weeks, the virus which has impacted

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D.C. Council Chairman candidate Kris Hammond (Republican), a former civil rights attorney and ten-year D.C. resident, is seeking a grassroots coordinator for Southeast D.C. Please contact the Hammond campaign at Kris@KrisforDC.com or call (202) 492-2920. For more information on the campaign, visit www.KrisForDC.com. The Enterovirus starts as a normal cold or cough, making children with asthma more vulnerable. /Courtesy Photo

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DCPS EDUCATION BRIEFS BRIEFS continued from Page 20 school-age children, has been reported in several states across the country including, Virginia. Enterovirus starts as normal cold and cough, and children with asthma are more vulnerable. The D.C. Department of Health has received a number of calls from schools and parents regarding the virus, which is also known as EV-D68. The following information from the health department offers guidelines to reduce the risk of children becoming infected: Non-polio enteroviruses are extremely common viruses, causing 10-15 million infections in the United States each year. Anyone can become infected with non-polio enteroviruses, but infants, children and teenagers are more prone to becoming ill. Most people who get infected with non-polio enteroviruses do not get sick, or they may have symptoms similar to the common cold. Some people can have infections of their hearts or brains or even become paralyzed. Infants and individuals with weakened immune systems have a greater chance of having these complications. Infections can occur by having close contact with an infected person. Infections can also occur by touching objects or surfaces that have the virus on them and then touching one’s mouth, nose or eyes. In the United States, people are more likely to get infected with non-polio enteroviruses in the summer and fall, with symptoms appearing as mild illnesses that include fevers, runny noses, sneezing, cough, skin rashes and mouth blisters.WI

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The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) invites you to a public meeting about DDOT’s American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan. This plan will craft a framework for prioritizing improvements to the District’s public rights of way, such as sidewalks, crosswalks, and transit stops. This will improve accessibility for persons with disabilities. The meetings will include a short presentation followed by interactive activities, providing an opportunity for you to share input with Transition Plan staff.

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Presentation at 6:00 pm Mt. Pleasant Library 3160 16th St., NW Washington, DC 20010 Metrorail: Columbia Heights (Green/Yellow Line) Metrobus: Visit www.wmata.com Thursday, October 2, 2014, from 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Presentation at 1:00 pm Matthews Memorial Baptist Church, Lecture Hall 2616 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE Washington, DC 20020 Metrorail: Anacostia Station (Green Line) Metrobus: Visit www.wmata.com If you need special accommodations or language assistance services (translation or interpretation) please contact Shelley Johnson at shelley@sharpandco.com or (301) 424-6133 at least three business days in advance of the meeting. These services will be provided free of charge. For more information or to submit your comments, please contact DDOT’s ADA Coordinator Cesar Barreto at cesar.barreto@dc.gov or (202) 671-2829, or visit www.adaplanddotdc.com. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its projects, programs, activities, and services on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act and other related statutes. In accordance with the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977, as amended, D.C. Official Code sec. 2-1401.01 et seq. (Act), the District of Columbia does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, source of income, status as a victim of an intrafamily offense, or place of residence or business. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination which is prohibited by the Act. In addition, harassment based on any of the above protected categories is prohibited by the Act. Discrimination in a violation of the Act will not be tolerated. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action.

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Education Reform is not to Blame for Nation’s Segregated Schools It is the great irony of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark desegregation case that celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, that segregation in our schools has gotten even worse, not better. Back in 1954, 17 states still had segregated schools, and with an order from the highest court in the land, they were forced to desegregate. How successful were they? Not very. Take Missouri, one of those 17 states. Its most populous city, St. Louis, is still one of the most segregated cities in the country, and its schools are just as segregated as the urban area. But St. Louis is not alone, nor is it an outlier. New York City, home of the nation’s largest school district, is the most segregated in the country. In the past few weeks, in a host of opinion articles and

media interviews, status quo defenders of America’s public school system sought to explain this troubling situation by focusing on their usual villains – those urging comprehensive education reform. They suggested that enduring racial divides in our schools were to be blamed on charter schools and newly emerging educational options, such as vouchers. Donna Brazile, for example, cited charter schools as part of the segregation problem in American education. Much affection as I have for Donna, it’s not a serious argument when the fact is that charter schools make up only 6 percent of the nation’s public schools. Worse still, top officials in the Justice Department seem to believe in this mythological link between education reforms and segregation. Last year, the de-

By Kevin Chavous partment filed for an injunction to block the Louisiana school voucher program that was designed for low-income and predominantly minority kids who were and remain trapped in failing schools. Using the spurious argument that the program exacerbated segregation, the Justice Department asked the court to “permanently enjoin the State of Louisiana from awarding any school vouchers.” Here are the facts. In Louisiana, 93 percent of the children benefiting from the Louisiana Scholarship Program are minorities, all of whom attend underperforming schools and are from low-income families. An independent analysis of the S:8.75 in Louisiana voucher program con-

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cluded that it has “no negative effect on school desegregation.” Those who take part in the program overwhelmingly are moving from one segregated school to another. The new school just happens to be a better school for them academically. The bitter truth is that America’s schools were segregated long before the advent of education reform, charter schools, opportunity scholarships and virtual

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CHAVOUS continued from Page 22 were serious about attacking segregation in K-12 education, wouldn’t it make more sense to sue New York than Louisiana? Or Missouri, especially since it was one of the 17 states ordered to desegregate? So, how do we end segregation? If you ask me, it all starts with education. And school choice isn’t its cause but its antidote. The education reform and educational choice movements grew out of a desire to address our collective failure to give our least-privileged citizens the education they deserve – not the education to which they’ve been condemned. Blaming those of us who believe in reform and choice doesn’t do anything to help those kids. It’s just a distraction. Getting our kids in good schools is part of the solution, not the problem. Let’s celebrate those outlying – but growing – educational choice programs that are educating kids who otherwise wouldn’t be educated. Every student who receives a worthwhile education becomes one more child who can thrive in an integrated world. And for goodness’ sake, let’s stop finding reasons to fight against the innovation, creativity and success we are seeing in education that our citizens want and need.WI

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To Protect and Serve You would think that after the civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, triggered by the shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown – and the way that law enforcement chose to deal with it – that police officers across the country would be aware that they’re under extra scrutiny. But a recent incident caught on video in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library illustrates how some in law enforcement still don’t get it. One of D.C.’s finest showed himself to be squarely in the ranks of the grossly ill-informed when in early September, while effecting an arrest, he tried to intimidate and harass a Washington Post mobile editor filming the incident. What the officer apparently didn’t know is that anyone recording police activity is within his or her constitutional right to do so. And Chief Cathy Lanier said as much. “The video speaks for itself. I was shocked when I saw it. There is no excuse for an officer to be unaware of the policy,” she said. Unless a person interferes in police activity, Metropolitan Police Department policy clearly states that the media and general public have the First Amendment right to video-record, photograph or audio-record police conducting official business or acting in an official capacity in any public space. Lanier said her command staff spent an extensive amount of time ensuring that all of MPD’s rank-and-file members were aware of the policy. But it’s clear from this officer’s behavior that more work needs to be done. A complaint should be filed and Lanier should be prepared to discipline the officer for not performing his duties in a professional manner. Post-Ferguson, greater numbers of individuals are recording police encounters, and they know their rights. With the law on their sides, they should not have to be subjected to officers who feel that any challenge to their authority should be met with intimidation, abuse or arrest.

Someone Dropped the Ball The last seven years – and the recession that has battered the U.S. since – haven’t been kind to many of this country’s small businesses. The economic meltdown, stagnant wages and tight credit on individuals and businesses seeking credit are a few of the challenges facing small businesses here and in other parts of the U.S. So, when small-business groups in the city recently learned from a city-generated report that over the last three years District agencies failed to spend $1 billion of their expendable budgets on small-business enterprises, these businesses became incensed. The D.C. auditor’s report notes that money allocated for the District’s small businesses and economy was misused. Heaven only knows what the money ended up being used for. Business leaders want to let elected leaders and those running for office know just how angry they are and planned to hold a rally in front of the John A. Wilson Building on Tuesday. No one from the Gray administration has so far offered any explanation as to why these agencies violated their compliance with the law to spend 50 percent of their expendable budgets on SBEs. But these agencies’ decisions – or lack of them – have seriously hurt our small businesses. Our government has deprived SBEs of the vital business dollars that should be sustaining and stimulating the local economy. Everywhere you look, small businesses around us are struggling or closing. Lack of city funds means jobs lost or not created, and less money circulating in our city, which hurts us all. At-Large Council member Vincent Orange has criticized city agencies for failing to meet their spending goals, but where is council oversight? It’s difficult to understand why this unconscionable situation has been allowed to go on unhindered. We need answers, and we need them now.

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I want to give a great big “thank you” to The Informer and photographer John E. De Freitas. If it wasn’t for his photo coverage of the DCSAA games, we wouldn’t know the District schools played football. We never see photos of District schools in the other print publications, only suburban and private schools. I have always believed that it’s vital for those students who take the time to participate in sports be recognized for their efforts, and what better way than to see themselves or teammates in the paper. Mr. De Freitas’ photo spread in the sports section of the Sept. 11, 2014 issue is outstanding. I’m sure those students who are captured in his photographs are feeling a sense of pride for being published in The Informer. I hope The Informer continues to cover DCSAA sports, not only football, but all of its sports events throughout the school year. Clarance Boston Washington, D.C.

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I appreciate the attention your newspaper brings surrounding our historically black colleges and universities, and I’m particularly grateful for the eye-opening article, “HBCUs Pull Out All Stops to Survive,” by D. Kevin McNeir in the Sept. 18-24 edition.

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As the Morehouse College president states, we do need to find more ways to get more money flowing into these institutions to keep them afloat and ensure the education of thousands of underprivileged young men and women of color. I am an HBCU alumnus and I make it a point to give back to the school that has given so much to me in the way of a career that has enabled me to live comfortably and send my own children to two of the most affluent black universities and colleges. However, I remember reading recently that one of the main reasons our HBCUs face financial struggles is due to a decrease in alumni giving. It seems that a lot of the money donated from former students and supporters has found its way into the pockets of unscrupulous department heads at the schools, rather than to the academic programs and services for which the monies were intended. Of course this is a sin and a shame, and I hope the right people are now in place at these schools to ensure alumni gifts are used as designated. We need our HBCUs more than ever these days, especially when we have so many black students going straight to work after high school because they can’t afford high tuition costs. Beverly K. McDonald Washington, D.C.

Put FEMA in Check I could hardly believe what I was reading when I picked up a copy of the Informer to read the article “Discrimination, Hostile Environment Alleged at FEMA” by Stacy M. Brown in the Sept. 18-24 edition. For any federal agency to stack up nearly 400 lawsuits filed by its own employees defies explanation. In the case of FEMA, something needs to be done quickly to address this situation. It’s embarrassing and conveys the message that when one enters the federal government workforce they truly become servants. I fully understand why other employees subjected to this kind of abuse and violation of their civil rights have been slow or afraid to speak up: they have mortgages, car notes and college tuitions to pay. Nevertheless, this is a shame upon FEMA – the very agency charged with emergency care response in the wake of the nation’s worst natural disasters. No wonder morale within the agency is low. The employees who have had to put up with this inhumane treatment need to join forces and put the agency and its egotistical bosses in check. Harry Williams Landover, Maryland

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The Boomerang Generation able Care Act. One of the most interesting findings of the data recently released by the Census Bureau is that so many recent college graduates live with their parents. Described as “boomerang” graduates, a third of them occupy a basement, a spare room, their old room, a floor or couch. Blessedly, they have parents with whom to live. And if they are 26 or younger, they have health insurance, thanks to the Afford-

On the other hand, these boomerang graduates will postpone many adult decisions that affect economic markets. They won’t rent apartments or buy furniture or homes. If they don’t have credit cards from college (and they shouldn’t), they are unlikely to get them as residents of their parents’ homes. They will delay marriage and other decisions that also have an impact on consumer spending. They are missing out on the low interest

that would make the purchase of a car or a home much cheaper. Their inability to fully participate in the economy hurts them, and it hurts the economy, too. African-American graduates experience less of a boom because they have much less to boom back to. Their parents and grandparents will make room for them, but instead of staying in a basement room, they are staying on the same floor. Not only is there pressure to find a job, but their failure to do so affects younger siblings and neighbors

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who think “Why should I go to college?” Big brother went and can’t find a job. Or big brother is working at a fast-food restaurant. I could do that without a degree. The Census data showed the first decrease in poverty since 2007. The black poverty rate changed little, at 27.2 percent. Hispanic poverty dropped from 25.6 percent to 23.5 percent, the largest decrease for any group. Given the high black unemployment rate and the weaker networks that African-Amer-

icans have, few relatives can refer them to jobs – many are still looking for jobs for themselves. Boomeranging hits African-American young people harder, and the consequences are greater. Already the recipients of lower wages, they also find that it takes longer to locate employment than their white counterparts. When young people are out of work, economists refer to the impact as “scarring.” This means

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By Lee A. Daniels

Report Card on Black America Some might think the annual report on income, poverty and health insurance coverage the U.S. Census Bureau released last week had a distinctly repetitive tone to it. Albeit with a few exceptions, the words “not statistically significant” aptly fit the very small increases or decreases of most of the measurements that comprise the year-to-year tally. But that doesn’t make the doc-

ument itself insignificant, for the report – a critical report card on the well-being of American society as a whole – underscores long-term economic trends that represent a clear and present danger to the viability of the broader society and to black Americans in particular. Make no mistake: The report did contain some good news. For instance, thanks to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), those Americans without health insurance declined by 8 percent,

or 3.8 million, in the first three months of this year to 41 million people. But overwhelmingly the report’s good news served as a reminder of the magnitude of larger problems. For example, the overall poverty rate declined from 15 percent to 14.5 percent – its first decline since 2006. However, that decline was almost certainly due to population growth since the actual number of Americans living in poverty – 45.3 million – remains at a record level. The

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report also charted a welcome decline in the child poverty rate. But children still make up a third of those Americans living at or below the poverty line. Further, the report found that more Americans shifted from part-time to full-time work, but wages barely kept pace with inflation, so that didn’t produce any significant broad-scale gains in income. Median household income last year was $51,940 – not statistically different from 2012.

That last finding offers a clue to this report’s major takeaway, which was also highlighted by a Federal Reserve Board study of early September: Income and wealth inequality is continuing to increase, which means that racial income and wealth inequality is continuing to increase. Of course, the lack of overall progress in so many of the report’s measures is bad news for black Americans, for the old tru-

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By George E. Curry

NFL Still Dropping the Ball NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has finally emerged from his self-imposed witness protection program, held a news conference, and even attended a football game Sunday. Now that Goodell has come out of hiding, it is not clear that the NFL is any closer to getting it right, as he keeps putting it, than it was when it dropped the ball in handling Ray Rice’s indefinite suspension from the league.

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Goodell’s long-overdue news conference proved only that he had his talking points down and would repeat them at every opportunity. “I’m not satisfied with the way we’ve handled it from the get-go. As I told you, and this statement indicates, I made a mistake …” “We acknowledge the mistake, my mistake. And we said we’re going to do better moving forward …” “I let myself down. I let everybody else down. And for that

I’m sorry as I mentioned earlier. That’s what we’re going to correct, and that’s what we’re going to fix …” Despite a well-scripted news conference, the NFL has not been able to contain some extremely damaging disclosures. ESPN “Outside the Lines” has produced an explosive exposé that undercuts Goodell’s credibility, the very thing he has desperately been trying to restore. Publicly, Goodell has contended that no one in the NFL’s Park Avenue headquarters in The Washington Informer

New York has seen the devastating video of Ray Rice knocking his then-fiancée out with a powerful left hook and leaving her unconscious. Even if true, that does not mean Baltimore and NFL officials did not know what was on the videotape. Here’s what ESPN had to say: “Ultimately, on April 1, the Revel, under subpoena, provided [Attorney Michael] Diamondstein with a copy, and he received the same copy from prosecutors on April 5. By phone, Diamondstein told [team president Dick]

Cass that the video was ‘f—ing horrible’ and that it was clear ‘Ray knocked her the f— out.’ The lawyer advised Cass that the video, if released, would amount to a public relations disaster for the Ravens and for his client. “Cass listened carefully but never asked Diamondstein to provide the Ravens with a copy of the video — nor, for that matter, did anyone from the NFL ask Diamondstein for a copy, several sources say.”

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By Benjamin F. Chavis , Jr.

The CBC Then and Now Too often people who have experienced and endured longterm oppression and suffering take for granted some of the socioeconomic and political indicators of progress. In other words, it is important periodically to assess both the setbacks and the gains that black America has made during the past 50 years. I regularly attend various black conventions and conferences.

Over the past few years, I have noticed the emergence of an underlying pessimistic sub-theme that increasingly permeates the gatherings of black Americans. Especially during the past several years, a dampening atmosphere of pessimism has been hovering over the national dialogue and debate within the black American community. Of course, discussions and debates are usually healthy experiences for all people. Yet I have recently witnessed a steady rise in the repressive and regressive forces

of racial discrimination and injustice across America. Unfortunately, this has had a debilitating impact on the aspirations and spirit of black Americans. These are hard times for the majority of people in the United States, who are still mired in poverty and facing long-term unemployment. But the truth is that we have had hard times before. Black Americans have always been able to overcome the most horrendous of adversities. Our progress was never measured by what the forces of oppression

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did but rather by the advancement of the interests of black Americans. Progress was always first determined, defined and evaluated by what black American leadership and the masses of people accomplished. Even in the face of formidable injustice, we have a long track record of success and progress. For proof, we need look no farther than Capitol Hill. The significant local, regional, national and international leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus during the last 43 years has been

simply outstanding. I remember the founding of the CBC in 1971. Richard Nixon was in the White House, and it was just three years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There was widespread worry in black America about how to continue to push forward for civil rights. The consensus was that we needed to focus on political empowerment at the congressional and municipal levels.

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By Marc H. Morial

Silicon Valley Must Embrace Diversity “The industry that bills itself a meritocracy actually looks more like a mirrortocracy.” — Mitch Kapor, co-chair of the Kapor Center for Social Impact While the number of African-American, Latino and female consumers of Internet and broadband products and services is rising, their numbers at the major Silicon Valley companies continue to lag way

behind. After years of resisting disclosure, tech giants such as Apple, Facebook, Yahoo and Google recently released their employment diversity numbers. As we’ve long suspected, they show a striking lack of inclusion. According to published figures, at Google, 3 percent of its staff is Hispanic and 2 percent black. Both Yahoo and Facebook reported that Hispanics and blacks make up 4 percent and 2 percent of their workplaces, respectively. When Apple makes an announcement, as in

its recent introduction of the iPhone 6, it usually wants the world to stand up and take notice. This was likely not the case with the release of its diversity numbers last month, which showed the company is 55 percent white, 15 percent Asian, 11 percent Hispanic and 7 percent Black. In his statement upon release of the report, Apple CEO Tim Cook candidly admitted, “I’m not satisfied with the numbers on this page.” This acknowledgment is a first step, but the question for Cook and his Silicon Valley

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counterparts is “What are you going to do about it?” For years, Silicon Valley has used the specious claim of being a “meritocracy” to explain the lack of diversity in its ranks. It has never been true that African-Americans, Hispanics or women are somehow less able to excel at high-tech jobs. It is true that communities of color and women continue to be underrepresented in the attainment of science and engineering degrees. The National Urban League is working to increase those num-

bers with efforts such as Project Ready STEM, which is supporting 10 Project Ready STEM sites across the nation. The sites are successfully operating STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programs for nearly 300 middle or high school students, with the goals of ensuring that urban students have the necessary supports and opportunities available to them to succeed in STEM-related class work and exposing students to

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By Askia Muhammad

Scottish Independence Vote Never Entered Black American Mind

Even though the outcome has no effect on my life, I was hoping the Scottish people would have voted for independence from the United Kingdom – Britain, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. I was hoping for a teachable moment for Blacks in America. Prior to the partition of Ireland in 1922, mostly Catholic Ireland, not just mostly Protestant Northern Ireland, was part of what was then one

of Europe’s major imperial powers, which was then known as Great Britain. On Sept. 18, voters in Scotland opted not to form another independent country by breaking away from the kingdom. With a record turnout of 84 percent, about 55 percent of voters chose to remain with the rest of the Brits (great, they are not), while 45 percent backed independence. In the wake of the vote, British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to give Scotland more

independent powers as part of a process known as “devolution.” Coincidentally, a North African kingdom – Morocco – is offering the same kind of inducements to the people of Western Sahara should they choose to officially designate themselves as Moroccans. No vote has been set yet for Western Sahara. “The people of Scotland have spoken, and it is a clear result,” the British prime minister declared after the vote count was known. “They have kept our country of four nations togeth-

er. And like millions of other people, I am delighted. As I said during the campaign, it would have broken my heart to see our United Kingdom come to an end.” On the other hand, pro-independence leader Alex Salmond resigned as first minister of Scotland within the British system and leader of his Scottish National Party, which exists mainly to pursue independence, just hours after Scots voted to remain under the Union Jack. “For Scotland the campaign is

not over, and the dream will never die,” Salmond told reporters in Edinburgh. Which brings me home. As far as I’m concerned, the dream of an independent state for Blacks in America who are descendants of enslaved Africans will never die. “We want our people in America, whose parents or grandparents were descendants from slaves, to be allowed to establish a separate state or terri-

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Wayne A.I. Frederick, Howard University’s 17th president, said his goal is to make sure that students graduate on time and with as little debt as possible. /Photo courtesy of HBCU Digest

Founders Library sits on the campus of Howard University in Northwest. /Photo courtesy of Howard University

Frederick Hopes to Increase Graduation Rate Howard’s New President Places Matriculation High Atop Agenda

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer The path to the presidency of Howard University had been mapped out a long time ago for Wayne A.I. Frederick. Born in Trinidad, Frederick enrolled at the school in Northwest as a 16-year-old. At 22, he earned a double degree, a bachelor of science and a doctor of medicine. Frederick, 43, also entered a surgical residency at Howard University Hospital and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship and a surgical oncology fellowship at the University of Texas. “I also got an MBA from Howard’s School of Business, but I didn’t come here thinking I would be president. I came here with the simple dream to become a physician,” Frederick said. “I came here to find a cure and to provide care for people in need. However, with everything else that goes on here, Howard sees the potential of an individual way beyond what anyone else sees.” In October, Frederick received the title of interim president after the retirement of Sidney Ribeau, who had held the position since 2008. Prior to having the interim tag removed in July and officially being named Howard’s 17th president, Frederick served as Howard’s provost and chief academic officer, managing the university’s 13 schools and colleges as well as its health science enterprise. “So far, things are going well, and the support from the community at large has been overwhelming,” Frederick said. “I couldn’t have expected the campus to be this energized.” His primary goal is to improve the graduation and retention rates. “Young people are coming here to get an education, not just a degree. Our plan is to put very strong items in place in

order to get our students to matriculate on time as well as to do so without leaving with a significant amount of debt,” Frederick said. Toward that end, he said, he’s working on several initiatives, including a recently launched financial aid program that’s geared toward helping juniors and seniors graduate. Those initiatives include the school’s Bridging the Gap program, which began two years ago as an effort to raise $25 million in current-use and endowed scholarship and fellowship assistance that will directly address deficiencies in financial aid for deserving students who need the funds to help complete their degrees. “Our legacy is a long one with Thurgood Marshall, Jessye Norman, Andrew Young and others. It’s a legacy that’s been told, and we’re building on that legacy that has been set up by the giants of the past,” Frederick said. “But we have contemporary giants, too, and I’m happy to hear about these as well. So, with that said, we have to focus on continuing to add to that legacy and to help our students to graduate and to do so on time.” Frederick’s commitment to excellence helped to convince Howard’s search committee that they need look no further for a new president than the one person holding the interim title. “Having participated in the presidential search process, I am fully confident that the decision we made will pay dividends to Howard University for many years into the future under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Wayne Frederick,” said James K. Pleasant, the director of the mechanical, electrical and plumbing services in the Department of Physical Facilities Management at Howard. Others on the committee expressed similar confidence in Frederick. “The search process was very thorough and transparent. I

was humbled to be the undergraduate student representative [on the committee]. I’m excited about Dr. Frederick’s leadership,” said Dominique Perkins, president of the Howard University Student Association. All of the university’s stakeholder groups, including students, alumni and faculty, formed to comprise the presidential search committee, school officials said. The committee included 15 alumni; nine trustees, including two trustees emeriti; five academicians; Kamala Harris, the attorney general of California; and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, a Howard graduate. “Selecting a university president is one of the most critical decisions a board of trustees is entrusted to make, and Dr. Frederick’s selection is the result of an extraordinarily thorough and thoughtful process,” said Vernon E. Jordan Jr., chair of the search committee. “After conducting an exhaustive national search, we identified a finalist pool, comprised of both internal and external candidates. From this stellar group, Dr. Frederick stood out as supremely qualified, remarkably motivated, and uniquely suited to lead Howard University,” Jordan said. Having been married for 10 years, Frederick and his wife, Simone, have two children, a son, Wayne Jr., 10, and a daughter Kirie, who’s “8 going on 18,” Frederick said. “I think Howard is a special place, and I believe there are reasons for optimism,” he said. “I think our campus in general is more aware of the significant challenges that afflict all of higher education, and the key to survival for historically black colleges and universities is, first and foremost, excellence. We have to give opportunities to those who otherwise haven’t had opportunities, and, I believe, if we stay true to that premise, we won’t just survive; we will thrive.”WI

Howard Ranks Among Top HBCUs By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer For the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has published a poll measuring the quality of the undergraduate

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education at historically black colleges and universities. And, for the eighth consecutive year, Howard University ranked second among the 69 schools surveyed in the magazine. “We have a mission here at

Howard, and that’s to provide a quality education and to graduate our students on time,” said the university’s President Wayne A.I. Frederick. Spelman College in Atlanta topped the rankings, while The Washington Informer

Morehouse College, also in Atlanta, placed third, Hampton University in Virginia landed in the fourth spot, and Tuskegee University in Alabama finished fifth. Xavier University of Louisi-

ana, Fisk University in Tennessee, Florida A&M University, Claflin University in South Carolina, and North Carolina A&T State University rounded out the top 10. Morgan State University

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Avielle D. Watkins gives a hug to a fellow student as the Howard University Class of 2014 celebrates during the graduation ceremony in Northwest. U.S. News & World Report ranked Howard University second among HBCUs. /Photo courtesy of wgbhnews.org

HOWARD continued from Page 28 in Baltimore ranked 15th. Officials at U.S. News & World Report said that, in order to be on the list, a school must currently be designated by the U.S. Department of Education as an HBCU. Additionally, they must be an undergraduate baccalaureate-granting institution that enrolls primarily first-year, first-time students and must be a school that’s part of the publication’s 2015 Best Colleges rankings. The ranking methodology includes factors like graduation and retention rates (22.5 percent), assessment of excellence (22.5 percent), faculty resources (20 percent), student selectivity (12.5 percent), financial resources (10 percent), graduation rate performance (7.5 percent) and alumni giving rate (5 percent). Based on 2013 data, some of Howard’s key indicators are that it has an average freshman retention rate of 82.3 percent, that 42.1 percent of classes have fewer than 20 students, and that it has a student-faculty ratio of 8-to-1. Earlier this year, Howard also ranked as a leading producer of Peace Corps volunteers, the first time that an HBCU had been named as one of the top volunteer-producing universities. “The DNA of the Peace Corps is service,” said Frederick, 43. “Howard’s motto is Veritas et Utilitas, or truth and service, so

this accolade really emphasizes the commitment of our students and alumni to service.” Howard alumna Sheree Jackson, who graduated in 2010 from the school, which is located in Northwest, and now works as an English teacher in Armenia, said everyone should be proud of the many honors bestowed upon the HBCU. “When I was at Howard University, I knew that at least one of my next steps after graduation had to include traveling internationally, working with and helping others,” said Jackson, 26. “I also knew that it would include being able to explore my interests in foreign languages and cultures.” Also, HBCU Money, a webbased magazine profiling financial news and information on HBCUs, released its annual report earlier this year on the top 10 endowments at HBCUs. Howard topped that list, with more than $513 million in its endowment despite a drop of more than $20 million from the previous year. In August, the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity presented Howard officials with a $500,000 endowment. “It’s a reflection on [Howard’s] glorious past and the enormous achievements it has attained to date,” said Jonathan Mason, international president of the fraternity. “Howard University is a beacon of light,” Mason said. “All of the Phi Beta Sigma organization’s amazing accomplishments have shined at Howard.”WI

Howard University’s women’s lacrosse team. The students’ close relationship with faculty was cited among the reasons why the school ranked high on the U.S. News & World Report’s annual top HBCUs poll. /Photo courtesy of Howard University

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‘Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend’ Draws Thousands

By Avis Thomas-Lester WI Editor-at-Large

She blew into the Verizon Center like the force of nature that she is, resplendent in a perfectly fitted red gown, wavy hair flowing past her shoulders, Oprah Winfrey – television mogul, magazine publisher, actress, producer and purveyor of positivity. Before she stepped onto the platform Friday for the first of her appearances during the twoday “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend” at the Northwest Washington arena, thousands were treated to a Jumbotron montage of her life: Oprah as an aspiring reporter on an audition tape, Oprah as Sophia in the film “The Color Purple,” Oprah at the Houston Astrodome with people displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Oprah with students at her school in South Africa, Oprah bidding her audience a tearful farewell as she ended her

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groundbreaking show after 25 years. Then, the lights went down. Tiny white lights representing stars in a night sky flashed on a giant screen. Plastic bracelets that were included for each guest in the price of admission glowed on every participant’s wrist. “Every single one of us [was] made of stars adhered from our perch on this tiny blue dot in the middle of an inky black space,” she said, still out of sight. “We sit in a light show that seems to have been created solely to inspire us. We come from a source of all that is, all that was and ever shall be. We are at the core of our physical beings, energy. All life is energy – every blade of grass, every stone, every tree, you, me, the being inside and outside you where the sun always rises … .What will you do, D.C., with the energy that is you?” The audience roared as Oprah

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Winona Chestnut, of Bethesda, was treated to a ticket by her daughter to “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend,” which was held Friday and Saturday at the Verizon Center in Northwest. The ticket cost $350. /Photo by Avis Thomas Lester

OPRAH continued from Page 30 descended a staircase and walked to the end of a platform as she greeted them. “Hello!” she said. “Hello, D.C.! I feel some Baltimore in the house! Baltimore’s in the house! Is there some Virginia in the house? Oh, my God. You look good, D.C.!” The event, “An Evening with Oprah,” was the opening-day highlight. On Saturday, motivators scheduled to speak included Oprah; Iyanla Vanzant, star of “Iyanla: Fix My Life” on the Oprah Winfrey Network; and Dr. Deepak Chopra, founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing and “a pioneer in mind-body medicine,” according to a news release from the organizers. Oprah’s chat was designed to be a feel-good event. Before her arrival, many in the audience, which consisted mostly of women, danced themselves to near-exhaustion during a preshow miniconcert. “I can’t believe I’m here!” squealed Johnna Witt, 46, of Philadelphia, who came down for the weekend with her sister and best friend. “I have heard about these shows so many times. When I found out how much it cost, I told my husband, ‘I don’t care, I’m going!’ I won’t get my nails done for three months, and I’ll be taking my lunch from home for weeks, but I was not going to miss this!”

“… I have heard about these shows so many times. When I found out how much it cost, I told my husband, ‘I don’t care, I’m going!’ I won’t get my nails done for three months and I’ll be taking my lunch from home for weeks, but I was not going to miss this!” – Johnna Witt

Belinda Larkin, 65, came from Cincinnati with her daughter-inlaw, Erica. “I can tell you that I’m living my best life right now,” said Belinda Larkin, who counsels patients at a hospital and recently was ordained as a minister, though she thought it would never happen. “What she says is right! We keep on getting better.” Winona Chestnut, of Bethesda, was given the $350 ticket by

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her daughter as a birthday present. “When I heard how much it cost, I told her it was too much money. I said, ‘Oprah has enough money to pay for all of us to come!’ But I enjoyed it. I will be back tomorrow.” Oprah, who worked in Baltimore as a television news reporter before she became host of her talk show, talked about Stedman Graham, her longtime boyfriend; Gail King, her best friend; and watching the sunset on her California ranch with Sophie, her dog. She talked about advice she got from Maya Angelou, the late author, and how she learned to stop being afflicted with “the disease to please” and to say “no” once after Stevie Wonder asked her to donate to a charity she didn’t want to support. She talked about getting moved from kindergarten to first grade after writing the teacher a note explaining how many “big words” she knew. She talked about the challenge of seeing her Oprah Winfrey Network initially flounder. She overcame that by following Angelou’s advice to be grateful for her blessings. Her aim was to help the members of the audience do the same and to “write a new story” for themselves. As long as they live, she said, there’s a chance for change. “Better is coming,” she said.WI The Washington Informer

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There’s only one Motown, and a surefire way for District-area residents to find that out would be to attend the upcoming concert by the legendary Gladys Knight at the Warner Theatre in Northwest. At 70, Knight proves that greatness endures. Her current tour, which kicked off in California earlier this year, arrives in D.C. on Oct. 25 with a performance scheduled for 8 p.m. Fans of Knight and her famed record label, Motown Records, and those who simply love music are in for a treat. “She’s nothing but fun. Great, great music and a timeless voice,” said Sabrina Matthews, of Temple Hills, Maryland, who said she’s forgoing her daughter’s fifth wedding anniversary party to attend Knight’s show. “You never know if this could be the last time she comes to our area,” said Matthews, 59. During a show earlier this month in Pennsylvania, Knight dazzled for more than 90 minutes. Unlike her record label mate, Diana Ross, the “Midnight Train to Georgia,” singer never left the stage for a wardrobe change, something Ross, the pre-eminent Diva, does several times throughout her concerts. Accompanied by a nine-piece band and three background singers, Knight walked onto the stage at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center with the grace of a beauty queen. She appeared to survey the excited audience and understand their desire, and then she proceeded to deliver hit after hit as a true tour de force and one of the greatest vocalists to ever grace a record or a CD. At one point, she’s joined on stage by her brother and former Pip, Merald “Bubba” Knight, who helped to lead his and her band into a medley of hits by Motown alums like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Ross. “I will forgive my mom this time for not coming to my anniversary party,” said Crystal

Motown legend Gladys Knight brings her concert tour to the Warner Theatre in Northwest on Oct. 25. /Photo courtesy USA Today

Wilkinson, 37, of Landover, Sabrina Matthews’ daughter. “Gladys Knight is special, and my mom is right – it’s not like she’s always here. I’m sure my mother will make it up to me and my husband in a big way,” Wilkinson said. A seven-time Grammy winner, Knight began her stellar career as the lead singer of “Gladys Knight and the Pips,” a group that, in addition to brother Merald Knight, included their cousins Edward Patten and William Guest. The foursome, who have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, released such hit records as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Neither One of Us.” After the group split in 1989, Knight went on to record numerous solo albums, and she’s starred or appeared in several television series and big-screen movies, including “The Jeffersons,” “The Jamie Foxx Show” and Tyler Perry’s “I Can Do Bad All By Myself.” Currently, she stars as the president’s mother in BET/CENTRIC’s “The First Family,” a show that chronicles the fictitious life of the nation’s second black president and his adjustment to living in the White House. Also, she recently wrapped

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Griot “The Fashion Book” by DK Publishing, c.2014, DK $15.99 / $16.99 Canada 160 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer There’s never been a seat for you on the bandwagon. When everybody was wearing skinny jeans, you put on your crinoline. When they were all into Daisy Dukes, you loved daisy print. You don’t own leggings, jeggings, fat boots, up-tothe-minute skirts or scarves. No, you’ve got a style all your own, which is why you need “The Fashion Book.” At least four times a year (sometimes more), designers come out with new haute couture, and magazines howl about must-haves. We’re supposed to change the content of our closet every few months then, but why? To understand, you need to know the history of fashion. You might think that women in long-ago times could just wear the same old robe every day, right? No, all-the-rage ancients took fashion seriously. Minoan women some 5,000 years ago used corsets. Greek girls demanded that their peplos be personalized, and Roman women exercised in bikinis. Medieval men had it much better than their female counterparts: Men donned lightweight tights, while women were stuck wearing four mandatory layers of clothing. If they looked pregnant, that was even better: The Black Plague killed a lot of people, and babies were “prized.” During the Renaissance, fashion started to stink – seriously stink, because hygiene wasn’t

KNIGHT continued from Page 32 up filming in New York for the Lifetime television movie “Seasons of Love,” which stars Howard University alum Taraji P. Henson. “Acting has come natural to me; it’s something that I love to do,” Knight said in a previously published interview. A humanitarian and philan-

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ARIES Personal finance stays in focus this week, and you’ll be looking at new ways of creating and managing wealth. If you keep your mind open to the flow of abundance, you’re sure to be happily surprised this week. Soul Affirmation: This week I find joy in the gifts that life has already given me. Lucky Numbers: 28, 37, 44 TAURUS Lots of love and good vibrations are in the air this week. You’ll be wholeheartedly open to a proposal that involves something very important to you. Keep your energy constructive and positive. Soul Affirmation: I give my busy brain a rest from worrying this week. Lucky Numbers: 16, 48, 51

important to our 15th and 16th century ancestors. Furs were de rigueur because they were thought to reroute fleas and lice. Hair was rarely washed; baths were infrequent. Plus, with then-trendy skirts wider than most doorways, trying to reach the potty wasn’t pretty. You might think them crazy, but women in the late 1700s wore clothing that made their butts look big on purpose. Fashionistas on and off through the 1800s did that, too, and they sometimes changed clothes several times a day. But while butts were big then, shoes sported dozens of teensy buttons to fasten, which took time and probably made lots of women late. In the early 1800s, by the way, men wore corsets, too. By the early 1900s, women were happy to turn to Hollywood for a new look. Sumptuous gowns caused undies to go smaller, push-up bras were invented, heels went higher, and glamour was golden. Practicality ruled the 1930s, Rosie the Riveter needed work clothes in the ’40s, and in the 1950s teenagers like you stepped into the fashion scene. As a basic history of what we wore, “The Fashion Book” is exactly perfect. There’s just enough information in this book to get future fashion designers started on ideas, with bios on famous fashionistas and interviews with experts and students in various roles in the industry. Readers learn intriguing bits and pieces about ye olde clothing via illustrations and lighthearted sidebars that are easy to read, and then we’re taken even further with ideas for using old-fashioned fashions in new ways that won’t bust a girl’s budget There’s no reason in the world that an older grown-up can’t enjoy this book, but it’s really meant for young adults. If that’s you and you’re looking for new ways of stylin’, “The Fashion Book” will suit you well..WI

thropist, Knight continues to be devoted to various causes, including the American Diabetes Association, for which she’s a national spokesperson; the American Cancer Society; the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Minority AIDS Project; amFAR; and Crisis Intervention. Earlier this month, Knight released a new solo album, “Where My Heart Belongs.” She told Billboard magazine

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that she’s on top of the world. “This album hit me last year,” Knight said. “Because of my work schedule, thank God, I had to grab a week here and there to record. Collecting the music takes the most time.” WI For tickets and information about the concert, visit www.warnertheatredc.com.

GEMINI This week’s vibration seems to have only a single point for you, and that is to get out and have some fun with friends. You could use the relaxation, so leave your chores undone and go have a good time! Soul Affirmation: True friendship is a mirror into which I look to see the beauty of my inner self. Lucky Numbers: 9, 13, 30 CANCER Don’t underestimate the power of persuasion. Continue to persevere and stay adamant with your ideas and pursuit. The universe is balanced, so your efforts will pay off. Learn to positively distract yourself as you wait and continue to let your enthusiasm rise above all negative feelings. Soul Affirmation: Enjoy whatever life brings me this week. Lucky Numbers: 1 15, 30 LEO Go into yourself this week and find those impulses that make you a good steady builder of relationships and long-range attitudes. You are a master at staying on the scene like a steady machine. Smile because this talent will put you ahead of the pack this week. Soul Affirmation: Moving slowly is often the fastest way to get there. Lucky Numbers: 5, 17, 31 VIRGO Patience! Patience! Make a game of patience, and it will not seem as boring. Smile as you apply yourself to routines that would otherwise drive you up a wall. Stay alert to the possibility of disruptions to habitual patterns. Make a game of dealing with obtrusions. Soul Affirmation: Cheerfully handling what comes at me is the test of who I am. Lucky Numbers: 22, 45, 51 LIBRA Things that have others upset this week will not bother you quite as much. This week is a good week to show that you can be depended upon when things get a little heavy for others. Handling heaviness is not all that tough for you. Turn this asset into a dividend producer. Soul Affirmation: Helping others is the true measure of my worth. Lucky Numbers: 20, 26, 34 SCORPIO This is a week when you can be a singular beacon. Shine for those around you. Go inside yourself and find those rays of sunshine that others need. Sure you’re a bit touchy yourself, but that’s just the situation in which you can do yourself proud. Soul Affirmation: Shining brightly is something that I can do even in shadows. Lucky Numbers: 13, 18, 28 SAGITTARIUS Love and care are what the world is in need of this week, and you get a lot of inward joy out of giving them. Your ability to move back emotionally from problems and thereby administer to them will give you an advantage this week. Use it wisely. Soul Affirmation: Confusion gives me an opportunity to show my love. Lucky Numbers: 11, 43, 51 CAPRICORN Cheer them up. They don’t see the big picture. You can. Let them know about the light at the end of the tunnel. It is clearly in focus for you. Enjoy it, and make your joy contagious. Give love this week, but wait for a while to search for its return. Soul Affirmation: Hope is a beautiful jewel. I enjoy owning it. Lucky Numbers: 7, 16, 25 AQUARIUS Endurance and regeneration are keys for you this week. You’ll be needing both those qualities to get you past the negative thinking that is flooding the spiritual environment this week. Soar high where the sun is shining. Seek resources from the highest levels of your nature, and spread them to those you love. Soul Affirmation: I get joy from giving good things. Lucky Numbers: 9, 32, 46 PISCES Eternal optimist, eternity is now. Get in touch with your hopefulness and be a beacon to others. Try not to be taken in by promises made by others or promises you’ve made to yourself. Concerning your own affairs, avoid contemplating lofty subjects and seeking long-range solutions. Soul Affirmation: This week is the day the Lord has made. I rejoice in it. Lucky Numbers: 4, 8, 39

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Members of the Washington Nationals run around the field and celebrate after winning the National League East Division Championship at Nationals Park in Southeast in 2012. This year, the team has much bigger goals after again winning the NL East. /Photo courtesy of ESPN

Nationals Seek Postseason Glory Washington Hopes to Bring Home Championship By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer October baseball has returned to the nation’s Capital and, after fulfilling the hopes of spring, the Washington Nationals are now on a mission to fulfill the promise of a fall to remember. The Nationals secured a berth in postseason play by easily winning the NL East one year after disappointing their faithful fans with a woeful first half that eventually resulted in the team’s finishing 10 games behind the Atlanta Braves. As the 2014 regular season draws to a close, the only drama remains is whether the Nationals can hold off the Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in the league, a feat that would give them home field advantage throughout the playoffs. “We didn’t play horribly in the first half [this season], but we knew that we didn’t play to our capabilities,” Nationals outfielder Denard Span said on the team’s website after Washington won its 90th game on Sunday, completing a four-game sweep of the Miami Marlins. “I just think the second half, collectively as a team, everybody’s pitched in,” said Span, 30. “You don’t have any one guy that is carrying the load. As a team, we pulled together.” A year ago, most baseball experts predicted the Nationals would win their division, and some even said they would win the World Series. However, the team started poorly, and for 98 games, it produced the second-worst offense in baseball, which resulted in the firing of hit-

which we hoist the [World Series] at 98-64. trophy,” said Lorraine Rice, a longSo, there’s an outside chance time fan who also works part-time they could equal that record this at Nationals Park. year. However, many of the playThe team appears equally con- ers and those in management said fident. they simply want to finish the reg“I feel like we’ve had tunnel vi- ular season strongly and enter the sion all year,” Span said. “It starts playoffs as prepared as possible. from the top with our manager. “Sometimes it takes a little while He doesn’t get too high or too to get everybody on the same low. That’s the type of mindset page,” Roark said. “The more we we’ve had. Here we are sitting on play, the better we are jelling and 90 wins.” just coming together. As you’ve A recent report on the team’s seen in previous playoff races, if website noted that the last time Rennie Informer ad 9-22.pdf 1 9/22/2014 12:19:48 PM you get hot at the right time, it’s a Washington won 90 games, a feat that happened in 2012, it finished good thing to have happen.”WI Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

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ting coach Rick Eckstein. The Nationals finished second to the Braves by 10 games in 2013, a major disappointment to the team’s fans, who expected a winner. However, after a relatively slow start to 2014, the Nationals ran away with their division and received a strong season from former phenom Stephen Strasburg, exciting 21-year-old Bryce Harper, 15-game winner Doug Fister and several others. Many on this year’s team said they’ve drawn even closer as teammates, which has proven to be one of the major reasons for their success. “We keep it loose; we keep it funny,” said right-hander Tanner Roark, who has enjoyed a stellar season, going 14-10 with a 2.85 earned run average with 137 strikeouts and 1.10 walks plus hits per inning pitched. “We’re always laughing, playing like we used to

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Muhammad Ali put an end to “The Rumble in the Jungle” by knocking out heavyweight champion George Foreman in the eighth round. /Photo courtesy of fansided.com

By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer In one of the best summaries of a championship boxing match, New York Times reporter Dave Anderson said a bee battered a bear as Muhammad Ali registered an eighth-round knockout of George Foreman and regained the world heavyweight title. It’s been 40 years since the famous “Rumble in the Jungle,” the much-hyped and celebrated clash between an aging Ali – whose signature line, “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee,” remains iconic – and Foreman, a fearsome and undefeated young bear of a champion. “My dad talks about it, we talk about it and so do Ali and his children. It was one of boxing’s biggest events of all time,” said Foreman’s son, George Foreman IV, who along with his famous dad and other siblings have start-

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‘Rumble in the Jungle’ Classic Ali-Foreman Match Recalled 40 Years Later ed a boxing promotion company, Foreman Boys Promotions. Despite the crushing loss to Ali, the elder Foreman said he reveres the man known as “The Greatest,” even paying homage to the legend by dedicating a page to him on his website. Foreman, who mercilessly knocked out Ali’s adversary Joe Frazier a year

before the 1974 fight, said his respect extends beyond the boxing ring. “Ali was a great champion, and he’s always been a great person,” said Foreman, 65. Originally scheduled for Sept. 24, 1974, in what was then known as Zaire, the match had to be postponed for a month because Foreman sustained an injury. But The Washington Informer

promoter Don King persuaded the fighters and their camps to remain in Zaire, where they had trained most of the summer. The decision proved to be genius, as King sold more tickets and interest in the battle intensified ahead of the new date, Oct. 30. “It was not a great fight as

much as it was one of the greatest boxing events of all time,” said former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, who sparred with Ali for the Foreman fight. “There was so much going on in Africa surrounding that fight; it’s not easy to forget,” said Holmes, 64, who defeated Ali in 1980. The events Holmes remembered so well have been chronicled by many but most notably in the 1996 Oscar-winning documentary “When We Were Kings.” The film’s producers focused on all of the pre-fight hype, including Ali’s remarks about his beliefs regarding the plight, strength and power of blacks and Africans. The documentary cast Foreman as the villain, and despite the magnitude of the producSee RUMBLE on Page 37

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Muhammad Ali’s fool-proof strategy, “the rope-a-dope,” helped to wear out Foreman in the 1974 title bout. /Photo courtesy of boxingmemories.com

RUMBLE continued from Page 36 tion, it proved to be promoter King’s first foray into big-time boxing promotion. King persuaded Ali and Foreman to sign separate contracts that guaranteed each fighter $5 million. While King initially didn’t have the funds, he landed a major sponsor in Mobutu Sese Seko, the president of Zaire, who asked that the fight be held in his country. Seko, a dictator, cited the positive publicity he’d received from the event and then signed a lucrative deal with King. With Seko’s cash, King spared no expense, staging a three-night music festival that included performances by superstars like James Brown, B.B. King, Bill Withers, the Spinners and several local acts. On fight night, Ali revealed a fool-proof plan that eventually came to be known as the “ropea-dope.” Always savvy and among the most intelligent of fighters, Ali, 32 at the time, leaned against the ropes throughout much of the fight, allowing the 25-year-old Foreman to throw many unan-

swered punches, tiring him out. With chants of “Ali Bomaye,” which means “Ali, kill him,” from the 60,000 in attendance, the challenger taunted Foreman, yelling, “They told me you could punch, George” and “They told me you could punch as hard as Joe Louis, George.” Foreman said he once hit Ali with a blow hard enough to reduce the toughest of gladiators to a mere mortal; however, he noted, that punch did very little to stop the energized and fearless Ali. “He whispered to me and said, ‘Is that all you got?’ I said, ‘Um hum, that’s about it,’” said Foreman, ever gracious in defeat. The end came at 2:58 of the eighth round after Ali landed a flurry of blows topped off by a vicious left-and-right combination that put Foreman on his back. Ali, who at the time became just the second man in history to reclaim the heavyweight title, and Foreman, who went on to have a second career in boxing and earn millions of dollars as a pitchman for several products, became close friends. “It’s a great legacy that Ali has and that my father has,” said Foreman IV. “Ali’s children and

my family have a bond because of this. They were warriors in the ring and are friends outside of the ring. It’s a special fraternity, this world of boxing.” Ali, 72, remains the sport’s biggest icon. For decades, he’s battled Parkinson’s disease, and he rarely makes public appearances. “Parkinson’s has taken away a lot from this man – a lot that would put people to bed, make them cover their heads and never look up,” Ali’s wife, Lonnie, told AARP the Magazine earlier this year. “He has a lot to be depressed about. The adjustment has been terrific. But I think he is secure in who he is and about his place in history.” Although 40 years have passed, the fight with Foreman remains one of the greatest moments in sports history. The gloves and robe worn by Ali are part of a collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Northwest. In 2011, ABC named the “Rumble in the Jungle” the greatest moment in the history of ABC’s “Wide World of Sports.” “Ali continues to be that enduring figure, and, at one time, he was the most popular person

Muhammad Ali addressed the media before the big fight with George Foreman. Ali, 72, is considered the greatest boxer in history. /Photo courtesy of The Guardian

or the most recognizable person on the Earth,” said Erik Moses, senior vice president and managing director for sports and entertainment at Events DC in Southeast. “That fight had good versus evil. You had Ali, and you had a young, brash guy who didn’t have a lot to say but was knocking people out, and everyone thought Foreman was literally going to kill Ali in that ring. But that fight remains so popular for several reasons, and it started the whole Super Fight concept. And it also started the trend of taking such events to developing na-

tions and away from the casinos of Las Vegas and Atlantic City,” Moses said. Foreman and others said the description that Anderson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist, provided about what happened that night in 1974 proved to be spot-on. “Under an African moon a few hours before dawn, Ali sent his rival crashing to the floor with a left and a chopping right,” said Anderson, 85. “It was a bee harassing a bear, stinging incessantly until his arm-weary adversary succumbed to sheer persistence.”WI

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Howard midfielder Neekanya Clark heads to the sideline as Longwood defender Amanda Spencer chases in pursuit during the first half of Division 1 women’s soccer action on Sept. 16 at Howard University’s Greene Stadium in Northwest. Longwood defeated Howard, 1-0. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

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there, when the company was incorporated for the purpose of creating effective job search techniques and writing resumes? The first thing I can say is that my sisters proved to be reliable! Each of us had an area, and we worked together diligently to make our dream a reality. We got several job training contracts with the District government, but later changed our focus and became an event planning company. As we planned annual company anniversaries, our vision proved so outstanding that others started to call on us to coordinate events for them. For our first anniversary, we had plans in place to unveil a bronze bust of the Rev. Jesse Jackson. The story of how it happened is far too long for this column. A two-year project, the bust created to honor Jackson for his historic run for the office of president of the United States remains the centerpiece of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition today, housed in Jackson’s Chicago office. But it once served as a vision for our business 30 years ago. Trust me. This works; I’m speaking to you from experience. The next principle is “Are you responsible?” This principle simply means that all members must accomplish their respective assignments. If they do not, there’s a problem. It’s like driving a car – you need all four wheels to be fully inflated so you can roll! Get a flat tire. Next thing you know, you’ll be sitting alongside the road, waiting for help to arrive. The final principle is “Are you resourceful?” What does resourceful mean? To be resourceful is the ability to over-

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Sunday Morning Worship 11:00am Holy Communion – 1st Sunday Sunday School-9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study – 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study – 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes- Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org

“The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”

“God is Love”

Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor 1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.5889 office 202.638.1803 fax Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30 p.m. “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org

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

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

Sunday Worship Services: 8:00a.m. and 11:00a.m. Sunday Church School - 9:15a.m. & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30a.m. 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study - 10:00a.m. Tuesday Topical Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Wednesday Children’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service - 6:30p.m. Saturday Adult Bible Study - 10:00a.m.

Third Street Church of God

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m. Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net

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

ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us... St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Dr. Raymond T. Matthews, Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews Sunday School 9:am Worship Service 10:am Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service 6:45 pm Thur. Bible Study 7:15 pm

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Mount Carmel Baptist Church

52 Years of Expert Engraving Services

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423

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

TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm gsccm.administration@verizon.net

Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Bishop

Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., • Pastor

Crusader Baptist Church

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Bible Study Tuesday 12Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7;00pm

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor

Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE Washington, DC 20020

Sunday Worship Service 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School 9:15am

4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor

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

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

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

Church of Living Waters

Sunday Church School : 9: 30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10: 45am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10: 45am themcbc.org

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Israel Baptist Church

4850 Blagdon Ave, NW • Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 • Fax (202) 291-3773

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

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

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

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

St. Luke Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

Sunday Worship Service 10:15AM- Praise and Worship Services Sunday School 9:00am Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:00 A.M. Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.

Mount Moriah Baptist Church Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor 1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 Fax: 202-544-2964 Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am and 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon and 6:30 pm Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm

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Rehoboth Baptist Church

St. Matthews Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074 Order of Services Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 am Sunday School: 9:00 am Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer / Bible Study: 6:15 pm - 7:20 pm (Tuesday)

Salem Baptist Church

Emmanuel Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor 2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Come Grow With Us and Establish a Blessed Family” Sunday Worship 7:30am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service Tuesdays – 8:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

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

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

Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 p.m. Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 p.m. Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m. Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Christ Embassy DC

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

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

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

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

2616 MLK Ave., SE • Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 • Fax 202-678-3304

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator

Early Worship Service 7:30a.m Worship Service 10:45a.m. New Members Class 9:30a.m. Holy Communion : 1st Sunday -10:45a.m Church School 9:30a.m. Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: Wednesday 7p.m Bible Study : Saturday: 11a.m. Baptism: 4th Sunday – 10:45a.m “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 A.M.

Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. 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

Peace Baptist Church

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell

Sunday Morning Worship Service 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:50am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Services: Sunday Worship 11 AM Sunday School 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study - Wed. 7 PM “A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”

“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address pbcexec@verizon.net

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

1864-2014

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Reginald M. Green, Sr., Interim Pastor

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

917 N St. NW • Washington, DC 20001 (202) 232-4294

9th & P Street, N.W. • W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4200

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working.... And We Are Working With GOD

Sunrise Prayer Services - Sunday 7:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Prayer Service: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m. Third Sunday Baptismal & Holy Communion:10:30 a.m. Tuesday Church At Study Prayer & Praise: 6:30 p.m.

Morning Worship: 8:00 a.m Church School : 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m. Bible Study, Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting,Thursday : 7:30 p.m.

150 Years of Service

Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church” Matthew 6:33 and Mathew 28:18-20, KJV

Sunday Service: 10 am Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 am 1st Sunday Baptism: 10: am 2nd Sunday Holy Communion: 10 am Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 pm Prayer Meeting: 7:45 pm

Email: stmatthewsbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org

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

Sunday Worship Services: 7:45am & 11:00am Sunday school For All Ages 9:30am Prayer Services Wednesday 11:30am & 6:45pm Bible Institute Wednesday at Noon & 7:45pm “Changing Lives On Purpose “ Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org

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Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor

712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836

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

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 P.M.

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

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor 2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 Fax: (202) 529-7738 Order of Services Worship Service: 7:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m. Prayer Services: Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 12 Noon Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.

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LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2014 ADM 872

Administration No. 2014 ADM 589

Administration No. 2014 ADM 902

Administration No. 2014 ADM 942

Constance Ray aka Constance E. Ray

D.R. Malloy aka Delores Malloy aka Delores R. Malloy Decedent

Larry Charles Burks

Donald K. Hamilton

Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Bonnie Ray, whose address is 1513 Benning Rd., NE,

Donald M. Malloy, whose address is 12518 Monterey

Tonie Sherrial Burks, whose address is 4438 B St.,

Vanessa A. Green, whose address is 1400 29th Street,

SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal

SE #6, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal

Representative of the estate of Larry Charles Burks,

Representative of the estate of Donald K. Hamilton,

who died on April 11, 2014 without a Will, and will

who died on November 7, 2013 without a Will, and

Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose

serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and

will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs

whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance

heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their

and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter

in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or

appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such

to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the

appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills,

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

A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 18, 2015.

Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 25, 2015.

March 11, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the

presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register

undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed

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

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

the undersigned, on or before March 11, 2015, or be

on or before March 18, 2015, or be forever barred.

on or before March 25, 2015, or be forever barred.

Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent

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

days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of

Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication:

September 18, 2014

September 25, 2014

Tonie S. Burks

Vanessa A. Green

Personal Representative

Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Constance Ray aka Constance E. Ray, who died on December 9, 2011 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 11, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 11, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication:

Circle, Fort Washington, MD 20744, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of D.R. Malloy aka Delores Malloy aka Delores R. Malloy, who died on May 30, 2014 with a Will, and will serve without

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

September 11, 2014

Bonnie Ray

Donald M. Malloy

Personal Representative

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Anne Meister

Washington Informer

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2014 ADM 914

Administration No. 2014 ADM 906

Arthurene S. Foxx aka Arthurene Foxx

Sarah M. Small aka Sarah Small

Decedent

Decedent Deborah D. Boddie, Esq.

1420 N Street, NW #102

1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300

Washington, DC 20005

Washington, DC 20001

Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

N Street, NW, #102, Washington, DC 20005, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Arthurene S. Foxx aka Arthurene Foxx, who died on June 10, 2014 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 18, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 18, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication:

Administration No. 2014 ADM 722 Ophelia Williams Estate of Lionel Franklin Taylor, Sr. Deceased

Decedent Evelyn Whitner, Pro se 603 Emmanuel Court, NW #204 Washington, DC 20001

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Cynthia Law-Taylor and Deborah D. Boddie

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

Jesse Small, Jr., whose address is 11137 Commanders

for standard probate, including the appointment of one

Evelyn Whitner, whose address is 603 Emmanuel Court,

Lane, White Plains, MD 20695, was appointed Personal

or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or

NW #204, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed

Representative of the estate of Sarah M. Small aka

an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate

Personal Representative of the estate of Ophelia

Sarah Small, who died on August 2, 2014 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

Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth.

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 18, 2015. Claims against

In the absence of a will or poof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the

the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with

decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal

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

representative.

publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including

Date of first publication: September 18, 2014

Angela Tucker

Jesse Small, Jr.

Personal Representative

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enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to 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 25, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register

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.

name, address and relationship.

September 18, 2014

heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall

March 25, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed

March 18, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first

and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown

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

of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive

Williams, who died on April 10, 2014 with a Will,

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

Personal Representatives: Cynthia Law-Taylor Deborah Boddie

Date of first publication: September 25, 2014 Evelyn Whitner Personal Representative

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Anne Meister

Washington Informer

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MALVEAUX continued from Page 26 that boomerangers will have lower wages for the rest of their lives unless they go to graduate or professional school, a costly proposition. And those who stay out of the labor market for a year or two are less preferred than graduates who find jobs right after college. The Great Recession had a permanent impact on the graduating classes from 2007 through 2012. The inability of recent college graduates to find jobs is structural, and it is also racial. Efforts to close the unemployment gap could generate post-graduation outcomes for young African-Americans that are comparable to whites’. But black unemployment has been twice that of whites as long as these data have been collected. The unemployment rate gap is seen as so normal that nothing has been done to reduce it. President Barack Obama has, by

DANIELS continued from Page 26 ism still applies: If white America has a cold — as it does in part because of because of the slow pace of the recovery — black America has pneumonia. That’s what the data in the Census Bureau report and a report the Federal Reserve Board released earlier this month show. For example, while the overall poverty rate is 14.5 percent and the poverty rates for whites, Asian Americans and Hispanics are respectively 9.6 percent, 10.5 percent and 23.5 percent, blacks’ poverty rate is 27.2 percent. While the overall median household income was $51,939, the comparable figure for blacks was $34,598. That that’s the way it is today (and the way it’s always been) is embodied in one statistic: The black unemployment rate, now at 11.4 percent, is more than twice the 5.3 percent rate for whites. Many today still sing the same tawdry refrain that blacks’ disproportionate unemployment rate is

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Cass and owner Steve Bisciotti claimed they never knew the extent of Rice’s violence. ESPN reported, “Bisciotti and Cass contend that, after the elevator doors closed that morning, they did not have a full picture of what happened until September. ‘It was our understanding based on Ray’s account that in the course of a physical altercation between the two of them he slapped Janay with an open hand, and that she hit her head against the elevator rail or wall as she fell to the ground,’ the Ravens

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a product of poor blacks’ unwillingness to “start at the bottom” and take available low-wage jobs. They forget – or ignore – the extraordinary development that occurred in 1999, at the end of the 1990s’ nearly decade-long economic boom, when the black unemployment rate fell to a record low of 7.6 percent. It did so, as a national study of more than 300 metropolitan areas found, because young poor and poorly educated black males flocked to take the bottom-rung, low-wage jobs that the long period of prosperity had finally opened up to them. The study found that this group, historically the most maligned demographic group in American society, was working in greater numbers and earning bigger paychecks than ever before, and it also found that the crime rates in those areas had decreased. That proved – again – that this cohort of black Americans needed no tendentious lectures about the value of work. When jobs became available to them, they took them. I’ve no doubt that same sort of

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job waiting for you with the Ravens helping young guys getting acclimated to the league.” ESPN continued, “Rice was flabbergasted. One minute Bisciotti and the Ravens were essentially calling him a liar, the next Bisciotti was quietly offering him a job. “… Rice told friends he believed Bisciotti was suggesting that, as long as he kept quiet and stuck to the story that he had misled team officials and Goodell about what had happened in the elevator, the Ravens would take care of him down the road. He felt incredibly insulted.”WI Sept 25 - Oct 1, 2014

CHAVIS continued from Page 27 The original 13 founding member of the CBC were all noted and accomplished freedom fighters in their respective communities: Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) and Congressmen Parren Mitchell (D-Md.), Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.), William “Bill” Clay Sr. (D-Mo.), Ron Dellums (D-Calif.), George Collins (D-Ill.),

Louis Stokes (D-Ohio), Ralph Metcalfe (D-Ill.), John Conyers (D-Mich.), Walter Fauntroy (D-D.C.), Robert Nix (D-Penn.), Charles Diggs (D-Mich.) and Gus Hawkins (D-Calif.). The CBC was bold and unapologetic at its birth to assert and to represent the interests of millions of black Americans. I remember that when the CBC was initiated, there was a concern by some conservative-thinking peo-

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STEM-related careers. But as Freda Kapor Klein, cochair of the Kapor Center for Social Impact, explains, “The reality is that most of the barriers are structural … our sector is permeated by biases, both subtle and not so subtle.” Her co-chair and husband, Mitch Kapor, the designer of spreadsheet software Lotus 1-2-3, adds, “Even as companies scramble to find workers in the most competitive hiring market in recent memory, most are continuing to bring aboard people who look like they do.” It is not enough to lament the numbers; Silicon Valley must be more intentional about increasing diversity. The industry

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serves the respect and support not only from black Americans but also from all who believe in freedom, justice and equality. Under the theme “It Starts With You,” the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 44th Annual Legislative Conference attracted 10,000 black Americans and others who lifted up and advocated for a comprehensive national agenda that will contribute to the present and future progress of black America. We thank

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tory of their own – either on this continent or elsewhere,” the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad wrote in 1959 after preaching that same doctrine for 25 years. This simple statement encompasses every militant freedom demand, from Denmark Vesey to the reparations movement, from Plessy v. Ferguson to the Ferguson, Missouri, murder of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. What’s that got to do with Scotland? Well, the Scots and the Brits are all Caucasian. They share the same religion. They speak the same native language. They have gotten along in a neighborly manner for the 300-some-odd years the two countries have been united, yet 45 percent of them voted The Washington Informer

would do well to follow the example of some of the large telecom companies, which have taken proactive measures in recent years to increase diversity within their organizations. For example, AT&T’s Workforce Inclusion website states, “We know that diverse, talented and dedicated individuals are critical to our success, so we look for people from various backgrounds and give them opportunities to grow … we serve our customers better when we build diversity into all we do.” Verizon has also made great strides in both employee and supplier diversity. According to Verizon Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam, “A diverse workplace is one of Verizon’s biggest strengths as a global innovation leader. Our employees’

unique backgrounds and perspectives are key to our success in delivering technology solutions that create value for our customers, shareholders and society.” Silicon Valley companies must not only make similar statements; they must make similar commitments. They can begin by developing comprehensive diversity plans to cover hiring, procurement, governance and philanthropy. As major consumers of technology, people of color and women should also have a fair share of the jobs and wealth that Silicon Valley generates.WI

for a “divorce.” Blacks in America, on the other hand, have very little in common with our 450-year tormentors and oppressors – the White Americans. One thing we have in common, our free labor as chattel for 310 years, made the Americans, the entire American capitalist enterprise, the wealthiest country on the planet. “Since we cannot get along with them in peace and equality, after giving them 400 years of our sweat and blood and receiving in return some of the worst treatment human beings have ever experienced, we believe our contributions to this land and the suffering forced upon us by White America, justifies our demand for complete separation in a territory of our own,” Muhammad wrote. I wholeheartedly agree! So, if 45 percent of the Scots,

who are fairly homogenous with the British, can vote for amicable, friendly independence from their “masters,” then what portion of Blacks in America – not the West Indians or the Africans who migrated to this country voluntarily – what portion of the descendants of those who were forced to come here in the cargo holds of slave ships, what portion of our number would vote for independence if they were given the choice and properly educated about the options, pro and con, as the Scots were? Would it be as high as 90 percent? 75 percent? 67 percent? 5050? Let’s ask the Black people in America whose parents or grandparents are descendants of enslaved Africans, and let’s find out what they say.WI

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