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“Your Arms Too Short to Box With God: A Soaring Celebration in Song and Dance” is a Broadway musical based on the Book of Matthew and inspired by Black writer and poet James Weldon Johnson. In his book of poems, “God’s Trombones” — which I had to read when I was in college at Trinity University — Johnson began one poem about the Prodigal Son by saying, “Young man, young man — your arm’s too short to box with God.” This Scripture reminds the prophet Isaiah emphatically that we are too puny to box with God.
In fact, we’re too small to grasp fully God’s greatness. In Isaiah 45, God reminds us through his prophet this way: “I am the Lord, and there is no other. I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things. … Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker.”
Why would a clay pot get upset with its maker? It would never disagree with its maker, saying some
Your Arms Too Short to Box With God!
thing ridiculous like, “Stop, that’s not how you do it.”
As Isaiah 45 says, “For this is what the Lord says — he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited — he says: ‘I am the Lord, and there is no other.’”
Now that’s a powerful Word! Our God is all wise, all-powerful, all knowing and He loves us so dearly, that we can only bow in heartfelt reverence and obedience, which leads me to my point for this column. I’ve been praying for our country, praying with others, encouraging them to pray.
Each of us must pray without ceasing. This Scripture — “I bring prosperity and create disaster”— whether what is happening is good or bad, is true: “I send good times and bad times.” Not to worry, everything will be all right.
We see about five or six states, seemingly burning up; we see floods on the East Coast; hurricanes that have never been so destructive; and a pandemic that has hit the United States worse than anywhere else in the world. Whether one believes in global warming or not, global warming is truly alive and well. Research shows that the snow in the Alps is melting, and the animals who are accustomed to living in a frozen environment are experiencing a meltdown.
God destroyed the world once by a flood, and Scripture says next time it will be destroyed by fire! We must be afraid of God, and we must know that any man in power who believes he is God, will soon find who God really is. Thus, the topic, “Your Arms Too Short to Box With God!” None of us can defeat the God I serve. He is all knowing! He made the Heavens and the earth; He made every living creature.
Therefore, be encouraged, continue to trust in God! His word is so true. Remember the Scripture, 2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV), says, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
Today, Lord Jesus, we pray that you will heal our land. Please remind our president and any other leader who thinks he is the savior: Your arms too short to box with God! WI
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Reverend John W. Davis Pastor
5101 14th Street, NW / Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-726-2220 Fax: 202-726-9089
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays) Communion - 10 a.m. 4th Sunday Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:15 a.m.) Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m. “A Church with a past to remember – and a future to mold” www.mtzbcdc.org
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church
John F. Johnson Reverend Dr.
1306 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005
Service and Times Divine Worship, Sunday 10:00 a.m. Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday
“Friendliest Church in the City” Website: mountolivetdc.org Email: mtolivedc@gmail.com
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The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church
Senior Pastor Blessed Word of Life Church
Pastors Campbell AME Church Bible Study Turning Hearts Church Pilgrim Baptist
Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr.
Church 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 / Fax: 301-499-8724
Service and Times
Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 AM 7 10:00 AM Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 PM Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”
Rev. Louis B. Jones II
Pastor
700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849
Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00 AM 5th Sundays: 9:30 AM 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30 PM
www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org
Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson
Prayer & Praise:
4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax
Service and Times
Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00 AM Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
Reverend William Young IV 3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) / (202) 562-4219 (Fax) Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30 PM (dinner @ 5:30 PM) Sunday School: 9:00 AM – Hour of Power “An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantdc.org
Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White
2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org
Service and Times
Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 AM Interim Pastor
Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 PM Thursday: 7:00 PM “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address : Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020 Twelfth Street Christian Church
Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler
(Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Communion every Sunday: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 10:00 AM Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 PM Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org / Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com
Senior Pastor Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher
421 Alabama Ave. SE Washington, DC 20032 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445 Service and Times Sunday School: 10:15 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11;15 AM Children’s Church: 11:15 AM Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 PM Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: gr8luv4u2@gmail.com
Reverend Dr. Paris L Smith, Sr. Senior Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10 AM Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00 PM Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00 PM Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10 AM themcbc.org
Church of Living Waters
Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor
4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464
Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday
www.livingwatersmd.org
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr.
Senior Pastor 5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555
Services and Times
Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45 AM Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45 AM Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday , 12:30 PM Mid-Day Bible Study Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 PM Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30 AM “We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org / E-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., / Pastor 2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 / Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00 AM Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30 AM 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00 AM Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30 PM Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30 PM Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30 PM Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30 PM Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00 AM “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
Third Street Church of God
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor 1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office / 202-638-1803 fax Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday Community Worship Service: 8:30 AM “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org Live Stream Sunday Worship Service begins @ 12:00 noon www.thirdstreet.org
Crusader Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor 800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703 Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45 AM Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00 PM Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00 PM Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org / “God is Love”
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church
Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop
& Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax Sunday Worship Service: 8:00 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6:00 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church / Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org / emailus@gmchc.org Isle of Patmos Baptist Church
Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661 Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM Sunday Church School: 9:20 AM Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 PM Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net
St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...
Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews
St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011
Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45 PM Thur. Bible Study: 7:15 PM
Shabbath Commandment Church
Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor
7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471
Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 AM Service 11:00 AM Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com
Zion Baptist Church
Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School 10:15 a.m. – Worship Service Wed. Noon: Dea. Robert Owens Bible Study 7 PM Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Sunday, Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission: Zion shall: Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, And Exalt our Savior. (Acts 2: 41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org
St. Luke Baptist Church
Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor
St. Matthews
Baptist Church
1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940
Service and Times
Sunday Worship: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 PM Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon All Nations Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor 2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591 Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education / School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards
Israel Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Jerryl V. Moody Pastor-Elect
Mount Moriah
Baptist Church Senior Pastor
Rehoboth
Baptist Church 1251 Saratoga Ave., NE
Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288
Service and Times
Sunday Worship Service: 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:45 AM Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 PM Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 PM Bible Study: Tuesday at 10:30 AM King Emmanuel Baptist Church
Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor
2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730 Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 AM Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 PM “Where Jesus is the King”
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
Rev. Richard B. Black Pastor 1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lincolnpark@lpumcdc.org www.lpumcdc.org Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM Holy Communion: First Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30 PM
Dr. Lucius M. Dalton
Motto: "Faith On The Hill" 1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964
Service and Times
Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 AM and 10:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 AM & 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:30 AM Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 PM Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 PM Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 PM Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org Eastern Community Baptist Church
Damion M. Briggs
Pastor 8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240
Service and Times Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM “Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org Emmanuel Baptist Church
Reverend Christopher L. Nichols Pastor
2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office / (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Moving Faith Forward” 0% Perfect . . . 100% Forgiven!
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 8:00 AM & 10:45 AM Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30 PM Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00 PM
www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org
Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith
Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor 5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005 Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 PM Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 PM Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 PM Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42
New Commandment
Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor 13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560 Service and Times 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”
Reverend Peter R. Blue Sr. Pastor 2001 Brooks Drive District Heights MD. 20744 240.838.7074
Service and Times Sunday Worship Experience: 10:15am Sunday School: 9:00am Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Morning Noontime Bible Study: Tuesday @ 12:00pm Prayer Meeting/Bible Study: Tuesday @7:00pm Theme: "Building On A Firm Foundation"
Email: revprbstmbc@gmail.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org
Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor 621 Alabama Ave., S.E.- Washington, D.C. 20032 P: (202) 561-1111 - F: (202) 561-1112 Service and Times Sunday Service: 10:00 AM Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 AM 1st Sunday Baptism: 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10:00 AM Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting: 7:45 PM
Motto: “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship” Baptist Church
The Rev. E. Bernard Anderson Priest
Foggy Bottom - Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW - Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 - Fax : 202-338-4958
Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org
All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow. Shiloh Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor 9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288
Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 AM Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 AM and 10:55 AM Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 AM Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 PM
Email: sbc@shilohbaptist.org Website: shilohbaptist.org Florida Avenue Baptist Church
Dr. Earl D. Trent
Senior Pastor Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Peace Baptist Church 8:00 AM First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 / Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 / Fax (202) 483-4009
Service and Times
Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 AM Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 PM Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 PM Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 PM Noonday Prayer Every Thursday Holy Trinity United Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert 4504 Gault Place, N.E. / Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service : 11:00 AM The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Prayer & Praise Services: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: 7:30 PM Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries: 10:30 AM A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net
Senior Pastor
Dr. Joseph D. Turner / Senior Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304
Service and Times
Early Worship Service: 8:00 AM Worship Service: 11:00 AM New Member’s Class: 9:45 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday, 11:00 AM Church School: 9:45 AM Wednesday 12:00pm Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: 7:00 PM Saturday Bible Study: 11:00 AM Baptism 4th Sunday: 11:00 AM “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ” Christ Embassy DC
Kelechi Ajieren 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 PM Friday Evening Service: 7:00 PM ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com
Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell
712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836
Service and Times
Sunday Early Morning Prayer & Bible Study Class: Coordinator
Sunday School: 9:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Wednesday Service: 12:00 PM
“The Loving Church of the living lord “
Email Address: admin@pbc712.org Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 PM Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 PM
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Pastor Mt. Horeb Baptist Church
Rev. Oran W. Young
Pastor 602 N Street NW - Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595
Service and Times
Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 AM Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 AM Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30AM Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 PM Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 PM Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “
Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III
Pastor 2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738
Service and Times
Worship Service: 7:30 AM Sunday School: 9:00 AM Worship Service: 10:30 AM Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30AM & 10:30 AM Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 PM. Wednesday 12 Noon Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.
Notice Of An Unregistered Claim
Notice of an unregistered claim by a private living woman, sovereign by the grace of God, their name written in the Book of the Tree of Life, beneficiary in original jurisdiction now coming as Grantor/settler with NOTICE of Unregistered Claim, or priority equitable right, title and interest in the JOHN QUE PUBLIC estate, Illinois state file number 112-1954 0097573, including all assets, attributes, derivatives and transmutations thereof. For more on the nature of the claim see http.//notice.legal-registry.org/PublicNotice.pdf.
Notice Of An Unregistered Claim
Notice of an unregistered claim by a private living man, sovereign by the grace of God, their name written in the Book of the Tree of Life, beneficiary in the divine and ancestral original jurisdiction now coming as Grantor/settler with NOTICE for Unregistered Claim, or priority equitable right, title and interest in the KAMISHA NISHAWN YOUNGBLOOD and Kamisha Nishawn Youngblood estate, State of Illinois file number 112-1972 6016207, et al. This NOTICE prays with agreement an express decree unregistered claim or priority equitable right, title and interest retained also shall not be cloned or mis-taken including, but not limited to: all assets, RB 900908183 US, Case Number 2020CONC000056, Case Number 17 CH 03261 and each Case, RE 024178 475 US, issue RE 024178484 US, RB 900908197 US, RB 900908170 US, RB 900908206 US, RB 900908210 US, RB 900908223 US, all intellectual property, signs and seals or distinguished marks; and, any attributes, hereditaments, subsequent derivatives, heirs and assigns or transmutations thereof, therefrom, therein, thereby or thereon past present and future forever and always, without recourse.
In God We Trust Declaration of Nationality
Notice of Special Appearance: I am that I am: “Adrian Bogopane ©”, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo propio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “ BOGOPANE, ADRIAN ©”, corp. sole Dba.: “ADRIAN BOGOPANE©”, Notice of Special Appearance: I am that I am: Lesley Ann Bogopane ©”, f/k/a “Lesley Ann Jackson©; in full life, in propia persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: “ JACKSON, LESLEY ANN© , corp. sole Dba.: “LESLEY ANN JACKSON ©”, and “BOGOPANE, LESLEY ANN ©, corp. sole Dba.:”LESLEY ANN BOGOPANE ©”. Collectively having reached the age of majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirm to declare our tribal intention to be as our pedigree subscribes, as: Moorish American(s), but not citizen(s) of the United States. We declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea Al Maurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples], and all natural laws governing moors, and hereby declare and proclaim our Nationality in good faith as: Moorish American(s). Any and all facts contained in this publication, are fully applicable to any and all private tribal issue offspring of Affiants, Nunc pro tunc. I am: Adrian Bogopane© “, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality/Status/Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “ amanya basimane bogopane-el©”. I am “Lesley Ann Bogopane© “from this day forward, in harmony with Nationality/Status/Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “lesley ann bogopane-el ©”. Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Article III, as ministers of the Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Persons. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND (HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title: This order is to preserve legal and equitable title, and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: 1. DEPARTMENT HOME AFFAIRS / REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA/ CHILD’S ID NO:”, B4048958/7107145747081: “Adrian Bogopane ©, to the depositor: “amanya basimane bogopane-el©”nom deguerre: Adrian Bogopane©”, 2. STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: State file number: 14181, “LESLEY ANN JACKSON©”, to the depositor. “lesley ann bogopane-el©”, nom deguerre: “Lesley Ann Bogopane©”. All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact, as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor/ Beneficiary/ Bailor/ Donor/ Principal/ Creditor. “amanya basimane bogopane-el©”, nom deguerre: “Adrian Bogopane© for: “AETHIOPIA JUS SOLI TRUST”, and or: “lesley ann bogopane-el©”, nom deguerre: “Lesley Ann Bogopne©”, for “Rising Sun Trust”, as special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of: each respective Trust, an Inter Vivos Unincorporated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank, nor depositary/ trustee/agent/ bailee/ donee/ debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
2020 ADM 000402
Alberta D. Wilson Decedent
Cheryl Chapman Henderson, Esq. 4920 Niagara Road, Suite 200 College Park, MD 20740 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Dale J. Wilson, whose address is 4706 Cherokee Street, Apt. 203, College Park, MD 20740, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Alberta D. Wilson who died on December 10, 2019 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 3/10/2021. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 3/10/2021, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 9/10/2020
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
2020 ADM 000417
Ratrini H. Nyasumah Decedent
Attorney Ethel Mitchell 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Anthony Burley, whose address is 1316 Park Road, NW, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ratrini H. Nyasumah who died on January 13, 2020 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 3/10/2021. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 3/10/2021, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 9/10/2020
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2019 ADM 001022
Barnett Lee Schank Decedent
Brett Cohen 7910 Woodmont Avenue, #1430 Bethesda, Maryland 20814-7047 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Brett Cohen, whose address is 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1430, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-7047, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Barnett Lee Schank who died on July 16, 1997 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 3/10/2021. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 3/10/2021, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 9/10/2020
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Richard D. Fleming Decedent
Joyce A. Ferguson 33 Sherman Circle, NW Washington, DC 20011 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Joyce A. Ferguson, whose address is 33 Sherman Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Richard D. Fleming who died on January 24, 2020 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 3/10/2021. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 3/10/2021, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 9/10/2020
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George C. Valentine aka George Valentine Decedent
Robert P. Newman, Esq. 801 Wayne Avenue, Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Darrell Valentine, whose address is 1120 ½ C Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of George C. Valentine aka George Valentine who died on 3/27/2020 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 3/10/2021. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 3/10/2021, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 9/10/2020
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Notice of Unregistered Claim
Notice of an unregistered claim by a private living woman, sovereign by the grace of God, name written in the Book of the Tree of Life, benificary in the original jurisdiction, now coming as Grantor/Settler with NOTICE OF UNREGISTERED Claim, or priority equitable right, title, and interest in the JOHN QUE PUBLIC estate, NORTH CAROLINA, state file number 1962000073498 529133, including all assets, attributes, derivatives, and transmissions there of. For more on the nature
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2020 FEP 46
November 12, 2019 Date of Death
John Henry Gause, Jr. Name of Decedent
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Tyrone Timms, whose address is 16988 W. Durango Street, Goodyear, AZ 85338 was appointed personal representative of the estate of John Henry Gause, Jr., deceased, by the Superior Court of Arizona Court for Maricopa County, State of Arizona, on February 28, 2020.
Service of process may be made upon Jeffrey K. Gordon, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW #700, Washington, DC 20015 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C.
The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real estate. 5524 C Street, SE, Washington, DC 20019. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.
Date of first publication: 9/17/2020
Tyrone Timms Personal Representative
Nicole Stevens Register of Wills
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
2020 ADM 000448
Linda L. Coleman Decedent
Nakia V. Gray, Esq. 800 Maine Ave., SW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20024 Attorney
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS
Alicia Gordon, whose address is 1876 4th Street, NE, Apt 130, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Linda L. Coleman who died on December 24, 2019 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 3/17/2021. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before 3/17/2021, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: 9/17/2020
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The assault charges against Webster were based on dashcam video that showed him kicking a subdued, unarmed Black man in the head. The Delaware assault charges against Webster were later dismissed and the Dover police department gave him a sizable severance package. But he was not decertified as a law enforcement officer despite having had many use-of-force reports filed against him while working for Dover police. So, Webster went to Maryland and got a job with the Greensboro police department, despite residents urging the town not to hire him because of his record. Not long after Greensboro hired him in 2018, Webster chased down, tasered, handcuffed and shackled Anton Black at his family home where Black’s mother watched in horror and disbelief as her son struggled and became unresponsive.
After months of protests and demands by the Coalition for Justice for Anton Black, Webster was let go from the Greensboro Police Department, and the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission decertified him in July of 2019. What’s more, the former Greensboro Police Chief who oversaw Webster’s hire, Michael Peyto, pleaded guilty to charges of misconduct for hiding critical background information about Webster such as his multiple uses of force reports. Had the systemic changes we’re calling for been in place, Anton Black would be alive today.
So how can someone like Webster be protected in instances of police brutality while also remaining in law enforcement? The answer is simple: Maryland state law allows it.
Maryland is one of the worst states in the country when it comes to police transparency and accountability laws. In fact, I would argue that Maryland gave America the blueprint on how to protect corrupt and racist cops. Maryland was the first state to pass a Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights (LEOBR) in the early 1970s. That law grants extraordinary privileges to law enforcement officers that ordinary citizens like you and I do not enjoy. Among other things, LEOBR shields police misconduct behind the virtually impenetrable wall of “personnel record privacy” and weakens civilian review boards, ensuring that there is no proper oversight of law enforcement agencies. It also grants officers accused of misconduct special privileges, including a five-day “cooling off” period during which the officers are protected from any questioning about possible misconduct.
“Anton’s Law,” named after Anton Black, is legislation I introduced with Sen. Jill P. Carter (Baltimore City) that begins to address inadequacies in state law that allow corrupt and racist cops to routinely engage in violence with impunity. It focuses on reforming certain areas of Maryland law such as the Maryland Public Information Act and LEOBR to increase transparency and accountability. Anton’s Law would also establish statewide use of force standards to address the disproportionate use of force against people of color by law enforcement.
Although the bill incorporates much of what our communities have been demanding for some time, it is only a start. We not only must pass Anton’s Law, but expand on it. I appreciate Speaker Adrienne Jones for creating and appointing me to a House workgroup on police accountability. I look forward to our workgroup identifying and recommending comprehensive legislation addressing the scourge that is police brutality. While I’m optimistic about the work ahead, I also recognize that we’ve been here before, and we can’t continue to study what we already know needs to be done. Meanwhile, Black people continue to die.
Five years after Freddie Gray’s death in Baltimore City, four years after Korryn Gaines’ death in Baltimore County, two years after the death of Anton Black in Greensboro and Robert White in Montgomery County, and a year after Demonte Ward Blake was paraACEVERO Page 54
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That’s when, she recounted, learning about what would be the D.C. Board of Elections’ (DCBOE) eventual pivot to mailing absentee ballots to all registered voters and encouraging early voting. “D.C. is one of the jurisdictions where voters will get their ballots in the mail,” said Curtis.
“When I get mine and I fill it out, I won’t mail it in. I will walk it in. I encourage people to vote early in person, and to not mail it in, just to be on the safe side. Definitely don’t wait to vote on Election Day. Vote early.”
The District’s voter registration deadline is Oct. 13 and early in-person voting starts on Oct. 27.
DCBOE officials said that voters will receive mail-in ballots, each one bearing a unique identifier and “I voted!” sticker, in three waves throughout late September and much of October. Given the apprehension about a U.S. Postal Service backlog, voters have been encouraged to postmark mail-in ballots by Oct. 21.
On June 3, DCBOE opened 20 polling stations -- a far cry from the more than 140 locations regularly available to voters citywide -- while encouraging early and mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic. On that day, Councilmembers Vincent C. Gray and Trayon White, representing Wards 7 and 8 respectively, thwarted Democratic primary challenges to their seat, while Councilmember Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4) lost to Janeese Lewis George, an attorney and self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist.
However, much to the chagrin of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and other elected officials who received complaints from constituents, DCBOE fulfilled less than 60 percent of the more than 90,000 requests for mail-in ballots during the primary. For some people, reports of waits in line at polling stations going well beyond the District’s 7 p.m. COVID-19-related curfew have called into question whether all voters were allowed equal opportunity to cast their ballot.
That’s why DCBOE’s Vote Safe campaign, launched last week with the unveiling of the voting super center at Capital One Arena in Gallery Place, has become a way to instill voter confidence in the electoral process and curb the spread of COVID-19 during the general election.
This campaign not only facilitates the distribution of mail-in ballots to registered voters’ homes, but the launch of more than 30 early voting stations and 90 additional stations on Election Day.
“We’re expecting record-shattering turnout for this election. That’s why we’re starting on Oct. 27,” election board chair Michael Bennett said Sept. 10 at Capital One Arena while announcing the DCBOE-Monumental Sports & Entertainment collaboration.
“One of the things that’s cool about a Super Vote Center is that we can process multiple people at a time,” Bennett added. Nationals Park has since been announced as another super voting center site.
“There are no processing issues. There are chances to be inside. Things will move very quickly. We want people to use the Super Vote Centers and the ballots you get in the mail.”
Over the last few months, the election board’s voter outreach strategy has included a media blitz and virtual voter registration events that have attracted a bevy of first-time voters. The agency has also worked closely with the Office of the Chief Technology to enhance tracking of mail-in ballots, enhancement of online voter registration, and extension of a call center.
Through its recruitment efforts, DCBOE has also been able to attract more than 200 poll worker applica
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ditions, spoke about his involvement in a vaccine trial at The George Washington University. A researcher from the University of Maryland Center for Health Equity also discussed his findings about how social media continues to be used to disseminate false tions per day. By press time, the agency has recruited 4,000 poll workers, many of whom are young people. More than half have also received training, while Bowser has pledged 2,000 District employees to join those forces.
During a recent D.C. Council oversight hearing, DCBOE Director Alice Miller answered questions about the election process, including the timeline for dissemination of mail-in ballots and the list of contractors involved.
During the more-than-two-hour virtual hearing, some members of the D.C. Council Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety expressed their misgivings about DCBOE’s continuation of its relationship with vendors they said had fallen short during the primaries.
“Our voters want to know the status of their ballots. What if there’s something janky with the website platform?” D.C. Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I- At large) said Sept. 10 while asking Miller questions about how DCBOE assesses the performance of its contractors.
“This is one of the key transparency issues for us. Obviously, you have an issue about the mailer. Is the board going to check the ballot [the contractor] is mailing out?” WI
speak this week on Wednesday and Thursday during an event hosted by WHUR and the Black Coalition Against COVID-19 about Blacks’ anxieties about vaccines. The twopart series, “Making It Plain: African Americans and the COVID-19 Vaccine,” will air on WHUR 96.3 FM and stream online.
– Dr. Melissa Clarke
information about vaccines.
“COVID-19 is killing African Americans disproportionately, compared to other populations, and if Americans choose not to take the vaccine, then that death gap will widen,” said Clarke, author of “Excuse Me, Doctor” and host of a weekly YouTube/ Facebook show by the same name.
Clarke and others are scheduled to
“It will be important for doctors and other medical professionals in our community to go over the real facts about the vaccine’s safety and efficacy,” Clarke said. “We don’t know that yet but when we have that information, it will inform our individual decisions about the vaccine – not our distrust or what we see on social media.” WI
munities that have long been denied their fair share of political power. The enthusiasm for their candidacies can boost progressive prospects up and down the ballot.
There’s Arizona, for example, where Democrats have an excellent chance of picking up the U.S. Senate seat now held by the appointed Republican Sen. Martha McSally. We’re excited about supporting two local candidates Whitney Walker and Jevin Hodge, both young Black people who are engaging their communities by challenging Republican incumbents on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
How about Michigan, a battleground state that helped put Trump in the White House? Chokwe Pitchford is generating excitement as a 21-year-old Black man running to flip a seat in the state house.
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He obviously thinks that somebody else is charged with leading the country. Apparently, he was shocked to find out there was something he couldn’t control when he was told exactly what this “China virus,” as he calls it, was likely to do.
He spoke with Woodward in those 18 calls seemingly jubilant about how dangerous the virus was. He seemed to relish discovering something that was airborne and dangerous. It was like he had this
Young voters have been going to the polls in higher numbers in recent elections. We must do everything in our power to keep that trend rising. If you know a young communi
big secret and was only going to tell Bob about it. He was gleeful to go out and tell the American people he had everything under control while knowing he was lying.
What kind of person plays games with a deadly disease that he knows is deadly, yet gleefully tells the people he’s responsible for protecting that they shouldn’t do the very thing that might protect them? What kind of person would say such horrible things about military leaders who’re also responsible for protecting the American people at his command? Who ty-oriented person who ought to run for public office in the future, encourage them. We need their voices and energy to keep turning citizens and activists into voters.
And between now and November, do what you can to support young candidates who have stepped up. They are running in a year when public health restrictions make traditional campaigning harder and when disinformation and voter suppression campaigns are trying to keep Black people from voting. We can and will move this country toward a more just future — and we can’t let anyone convince us to take our eyes off that prize.
For reliable information on voting, visit the websites run by the League of Women Voters (https:// www.vote411.org) and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (https://866ourvote.org/state). WI
believes those little Black kids sitting behind him as he speaks even know who he is?
When it comes to truthfulness, Joe Biden runs circles around Donald. It’s obvious Trump doesn’t even understand the concept of truth. What I don’t understand is why people who seem to have a bit of sense follow him religiously.
The way he told Woodward, “You drank the Kool-Aid,” he doesn’t need to tell me again that he in no way can relate to the pain and suffering his white privilege still causes others. WI
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was signed by the CEOs of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Inc., Novavax, Inc., Pfizer Inc., and Sanofi.
It’s worth noting that many of the regulations that still govern the FDA’s drug testing process were developed in the wake of the thalidomide scandal of the early 1960s. The drug, taken by pregnant women, killed thousands of babies in the womb and caused at least 10,000 others in 46 countries to be born with severe deformities. The U.S. escaped this tragedy largely due to the determination of FDA medical officer Frances Oldham Kelsey. “For a critical 19-month period, she fastidiously blocked its approval while drug company officials maligned her as a bureaucratic nitpicker,” the New York Times wrote in a 2015 obituary.
Widespread vaccine use helped eliminate deadly and disabling diseases in the U.S. The last natural outbreak of smallpox — which killed three of every 10 people who contracted it — was in 1949, and the disease was declared eliminated in 1952. Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, although outbreaks among the unvaccinated are triggered by infected travelers bringing the virus from other countries. Rubella, a typically mild illness that can cause serious complications for pregnant women and their babies, was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2004. Prior to 1955, polio permanently paralyzed thousands of children every year. No cases of polio have originated in the U.S. since 1979.
I have faith that one day, coronavirus can be added to this list. But only if we can maintain faith in our public health institutions. A recent poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 62% of Americans are concerned that a COVID-19 vaccine will be rushed to the market before it’s ready because of political pressure from the Trump administration.
A smaller majority, 54%, said they wouldn’t take a vaccine that is approved before Election Day.
It’s hard to estimate how much damage the Trump administration has done by allowing politics to override responsible public health policy. The FDA and the pharmaceutical companies must invoke the spirit of Frances Oldham Kelsey and stand as a firewall against his interference.
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It is not enough for statewide leaders to say, “Black Lives Matter” and not commit to the solutions that are rooted in the communities most impacted. Those closest to the pain are closest to the solution. If state legislatures govern what is permissible policing, at what point does the Democratic leadership of the General Assembly and Gov. Hogan, who acknowledged publicly that Anton Black’s family deserved answers and accountability, commit to passing Anton’s Law?
Incrementalism is not the approach to the immediate problem of police violence. The solution to police violence is neither diversity and inclusion training, nor is it “coffee with a cop.” We cannot expect to train and converse our way out of systemic oppression. Listen to Black, Indigenous and Latinx folks — we’ve formulated and presented solutions to police violence that begins with a change in state law. One of those solutions is Anton’s Law.
Five years after Freddie Gray’s death it angers me to read the painful words of loss expressed by Fredericka Gray, Freddie’s twin sister. It angers me to listen to LaToya Holley, Anton Black’s sister, who every year treks from the Eastern Shore to Annapolis to appeal to state legislators to pass Anton’s Law. Anton’s mother is still struggling to move on after his death, and his father is still asking why charges weren’t brought. They deserve justice and accountability. What we don’t need is pandering and performative wokeness.
We all deserve an end to police violence. Passing Anton’s Law and repealing the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights are crucial first steps towards reimagining public safety. Black people have shouldered the burden of police violence for far too long. I call on the Maryland General Assembly and Governor Hogan to pass and enact legislation that will help build a just and equitable Maryland where Black pain is no longer the prerequisite for progress.
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the lawless few who should be held accountable. He quoted Jacob Blake’s mother who told him: “I’m praying for Jacob, but I’m praying for the policemen as well. I’m praying that things change.”
The contrast was clear. Trump leads by subtraction and division; Biden by addition and multiplication. One fans polarization, the other seeks reconciliation. One peddles fears; the other offers hope. Trump refuses to condemn the right-wing vigilantes, even offering a defense of the 17-year-old Trump supporter who traveled to Kenosha with an assault weapon and shot and killed two people, wounding another.
Trump refuses to acknowledge the provocations that lead unprecedented numbers of people to protest peacefully for justice, dismissing them as “anarchists.” Campaigning in 2016, he encouraged police to mistreat suspects, suggesting a little brutality would be a good thing. In the face of demonstrations marred by violence and vandalism, Biden chose not to abandon those demanding justice.
He condemned lawless actions on both right and left and called on Trump to do the same. At the same time, he reached out to the victim and acknowledged the provocations that lead citizens to march for justice. Trump sees the demonstrations as a political opportunity that he can use to scare those in the suburbs, to stand as the law-and-order candidate. Biden, in contrast, has felt the pain of losing a child. He hears the agony of African Americans who want safe neighborhoods and, at the same time, live with real fears for the safety of their sons or daughters from the very forces tasked with protecting them.
In 1960, amid a presidential campaign, Martin Luther King was arrested in Birmingham for leading peaceful protests. John F. Kennedy made a dramatic call to King in his jail cell, making it clear that he understood the justice of his cause. That call had a dramatic effect on his razor-thin margin over Richard Nixon.
It also set the stage for the civil rights reforms that came after Kennedy’s assassination. Americans must choose whether they want a leader who promises only to drive us apart or one who offers the possibility of bringing us together. WI
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mated the size of Sitting Bull’s forces, but still thought they would turn and run when he and his troops attacked. Every member of Custer’s force was killed, including his horse, but most Americans sympathize with Custer, the aggressor. White people, Americans, just want to side with the white guys in the genocide against the Natives and the stealing of their land. And so, it is.
Trump has perfected the game. He’s a non-Southerner, who champions every “redneck” cause. Trump’s followers, throughout the “Northern” states like Montana, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, proudly display the Confederate flag, along with the Stars and Stripes, along with their Trump banners. It’s the “white” thing to do.
The number one rule to being white, which Trump never violates, is to hold Black people in contempt and to demonstrate that contempt whenever possible.
And even though by any measurement, he’s as un-Christian as anyone in public life — multiple divorces; well-documented reports of cheating on each of his wives; accusations of sexual abuse by dozens of women including some who were underage at the time; confessions of groping women for fun; payments to silence porn stars; he still enjoys the support of white evangelical religious voters. Some even think he is a messiah. That’s because Trump’s White Game demonizes the things which those white churchgoers hate.
He comes across, not as a wicked sinner, but as an “imperfect” person, who — like most of us — has stumbled from the straight path, from time to time. White people who hate “the others” — Black folks and all the non-conforming lifestyle folks who have made their way to the table of political correctness — white folks who hate the “deviants” like it that Trump demonizes them, and will wage holy war against them.
And so, we have this character, who told us four years ago that he could “shoot someone in the middle of (New York’s) Fifth Avenue and not lose one vote,” is proving to us every day, that he can do just that. He’s a draft-dodger, who trashes the military dead, injured and captured; who cannot even recite the words to the Pledge of Allegiance, who gets to drape himself as a patriot.
Unless you view him as a White Knight in a country with racial demographics rapidly trending toward dark people, it’s almost impossible to see how he gets away with it. Come November, we’ll see if his charade is once again successful.
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