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D.C. students walk past men on both sides of the sidewalk, out in force to escort them to the Metro and towards their homes after a day at Richard Wright Public Charter School. The event, on Monday, Aug. 31, was part of the “Man the Block Initiative” designed to increase safety for youth as they depart from school. /Photo by Roy Lewis

Men Make Sure Youth Get Home Safely ‘Man the Block’ Provides Students Safe Passage By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and the Nation of Islam escorted students this week to kick off a safe passage model where fathers and members of the community make sure youth get home without incident. Founder and Principal Dr. Marco Clark, Richard Wright Public Charter School for Journalism and Media Arts in Southeast, created the “Man the Block” initiative to help students who routinely face harassment and violence. “Too many kids have issues going home,” Clark said. “We do safe passage on a regular basis. Every day we have men manning the block and on bikes ensuring safety.” Clark made a call to action to men from many different orga-

nizations asking them to contribute to the community policing program. “Everybody was excited about answering the call,” Clark said. “We’re hopeful our presence will stop the perpetrators.” Gregory Adams, the vice-president of the Board of Trustees of Richard Wright, believes that “Man the Block” will serve as a reminder about the importance of Black fathers. “This is an opportunity to number one, show that Black men do care about their children,” Adams said. “And also highlight the importance of the safety of our children.” Gregory admits the area Richard Wright resides in cannot be considered “violent,” but there are still risk for the pupils. “A lot of the students who go here come from various wards where they face the threat of violence on the way home,” Ad-

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As Homicide Rate Reaches Milestone, Mayor Pledges $15 Million By D. Kevin McNeir WI Managing Editor The Nation’s Capital has witnessed a disturbing rise in violence – tallying 105 homicides on Friday, August 28 and equaling 2014’s total. Despite police officers taking to the streets as part of Police Chief Cathy Lanier’s often contested “All Hands on Deck” strategy, two men died with eight others wounded during Friday night. But just one day earlier, on

Thursday, Aug. 27, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser laid out plans for her $15 million “Safer, Stronger DC” initiative in response to the increase in homicides. Protesters, some from the District, but others from outside of the DMV, attempted to shout down Bowser during her announcement. However, the mayor stood her ground. Several leaders committed to ending the surge in violence discussed the mayor’s plan and how they believe that police and community members must work together in order to halt

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Ballou Fathers Recommit Selves to Children By Tia Carol Jones law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said.

An estimatedhad 1 million fromto600 citiesa are preparing to participate in the come men together bring Among the programs Marlow Million Father March 2015, scheduledinfor Sept. 15. and other sense of uniformity theTuesday, way wants to And see fathers implemented are When L.Y. Marlow's men23-yearfrom Southeast will beviolence part of that commitment as theyrestraining join their order children who domestic victims and stricter policies, old daughter told her the father are treated. more rights for victim's families attend Frank W.survivors Ballou Senior High School. of her daughter threatened her which “She's using her personal to intervene on behalf of a vicThe March, continues to own increase in participants each year, has become a life, and the life of special their child, story,fathers her own pain to themselves tim, a domestic day, allowing andpersonal men to recommit to theirviolence children,assesstheir she knew somethingcommunities had to be and push ment known unit coupled with further theirforward,” country byDavis-Nickens making their presence at a school. done. Out of her frustration about Marlow. foroflaw enforcement The March provides an escort of said safety, support and encouragementtraining to children all ages on their with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, Child's Life Protecarrival to school. Research shows that children whose fathers take an active role in atheir educational lives of the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counselget better grades, score higher on tests, have more fun in school and are far more likely to graduate from start the Saving Promise cam- “get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. high school and attend college. paign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradiThe Black to Star hascycle partnered withcan Ballou High with serving as the local organizer. It “It seems beProject a vicious person get it.” She saidJay at Hobbs the cate domestic violence, we must stands to be a red in the District. men don’t that won't turnletter mydayfamily end ofWho the said day, Black the book will care? look at both sides of the coin. loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the vicshared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow 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 Mayor Muriel Bowser,parole along with severaland other Administration ofsium was sponsoredOnbyTuesday, the Sept. utive1, life terms without public private schools. She ficials, announcedbya asetMaryland of legislative aimed improving theneed District’s Family and Youth Services jurymeasures for his role in atfeels children to behomeless educatresponse system. The first Sniper would create an interim placementviolence. provision so Center of the city crisis of District the Beltway attacks in edeligibility about domestic that families have noMildred safe alternative would be shelter – at least an Heights and the National Hook-who2002. Muhammad is provided “Wewith have to stop beingonpasUp of Black Women.interim basis. the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilMarlow has writtenThe a book, second proposed legislative that solution would the District mayviolence,” develop an organization helps the clarify drenthat about domestic “Color Me Butterfly,” which is housing a survivors emergency that adheres to a privateviolence room requirement. of domestic Marlow said. story about four generations of said Bowser has that the children. ultimate goal is to make homelessness brief andtonon-reand their Marlow“rare, has worked break domestic violence. bookD.C. is residents curring by 2020,” and The has asked to sign a pledge andyears. commit homelessness “I lived in fear for six Sixto ending the cycle of abuse in in the herDistrict. family, inspired by her own experiences, years in fear is a long time.and It political is andleaders, She will need the support of every person in D.C., including business if she is the to bepolicies successful is confident she and those new of her grandmother, not an to come out the in bringing emergency housing facilities on easy line inthing locations throughout – that all eight is District pushing for means will in start that her mother and the her DC daughter. of,” she said. process. wards – and closing General Family Shelter. She said every time she reads Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to excerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to can not believe the words came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliwon the 2007 National “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” Books” Award. maystudents be inmet “survival Carol Jones can headquarbe reached Fifth throughthat eighthshe grade at DiscoveryTia Communications’ “I was just 16-years-old when Spring, mode”. tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net ters in Silver Maryland on Wednesday, Sept. 2atfor a training summit aimed at my eye first blackened and my “Before you get 'I'm going enhancing their ability to excite andtoinspire youth with STEM curriculum and related lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI hands-on activities. Elaine Davis-Nickens, presiThe day-long event was another example of the benefits that young people can dent of the National Hook-Up receive when businesses and local non-profits team up. It was the second year that of Black Women, said there is no Pepco has partnered with Discovery Education and the Greater Washington Boys & consistency in the way domestic Girlswith Clubs violence issues are dealt byin efforts to expose middle school youth to the exciting world of STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Math]. Discovery Education will host the STEM Club curriculum in a special web portal that facilitators can access throughout the year. The curriculum also includes a social media toolkit. In a workforce increasingly driven by technology, collaborative efforts like this that help urban students prepare themselves for successful careers have proven to yield long range benefits – for the entire community. Parents may want to consider involving their children in afterschool programs like those supported by the Greater Washington Boys & Girls Clubs. WI Staff Writer

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VIEWP INT Sankar Siparaman Washington, D.C. For a while the crime rate has been going down. I’m not quite sure why it has picked back up this year. I hope it comes back down. It’s very sad any time a life is lost. I was witness to one gunshot incident when I lived in Columbia Heights and it was very traumatizing. I think one of the root causes is lack of opportunities for some in the city. Stopping homicides isn’t a job just for the police – it’s something the whole community needs to have a role in.

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THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF TWO MEN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2015, MARKED THE 104TH AND 105TH DISTRICT HOMICIDES OF THE YEAR, EQUALING THE HOMICIDE TOTAL FOR ALL OF 2014. TO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THE UPTICK IN DISTRICT HOMICIDES?

Bediako George Washington, D.C. While there has certainly been a spike in crime, I don’t know that we can definitively attribute it to any category or reason. It could very well be random. I think we’ll better understand what these numbers mean as the year plays out, and even by evaluating next year’s numbers. Certainly it’s a terrible thing but I don’t know if we need to overreact to it at this point in time or attribute blame to any one person or thing.

Maia Blakenship Washington, D.C. I think it can be attributed to equity and access – equity of quality resources and education in the District and the continued divide between the haves and have-nots. Although we’ve progressed with student achievement as a whole in D.C., the achievement gap between black and white students has widened over the last five years. So I think there still exists some equity and access issues that could play a part in it.

Henry Wright Bowie, Maryland I believe three things can be attributed to the rise in homicides. First, the lack of employment for young people, African Americans, in the District and surrounding areas. Two, the lack of activities for young people. They simply don’t have things to do. And three, we’re trying to solve the problem from the top down: put them in jail and lock them up, rather than provide opportunities and activities from the bottom up that decrease the pressures that lead to crime.

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MEN ON BLOCK from Page 1 ams said. D.C. native Larry Brown, a father of three, attended “Man the Block” representing his fraternity Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Omega Graduate Chapter. “I was born at home at 13th and U Street. I had both parents but I was a latchkey kid,” Brown said. “But I didn’t know what that meant. The lady next door made sure I got home and was in safely.” Brown feels that kids today need to know that the sense of community from a previous generation still exists. “We’re here to tell the students we care about them,” Brown said. “Society thinks most Black fathers don’t care about our kids and that is a lie.” James Wilson, a father of four and member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Phi Lambda Graduate Chapter, showed up because he believes the youth need greater support. “D.C. is having an epidemic of crime and our youth are dis-

Richard Wright Public Charter School founder and principal Dr. Marco Clark joined a group of Black men who volunteered to escort students on their way home from school on Mon., August 15. /Photo by Roy Lewis

sipating,” Wilson said. “It’s important that the community as a whole come out. Black men and women have always supported our children.” Wilson works for the Center of Disease Control where he currently helps conduct a youth risk survey on adolescent health.

The goal for the “Man the Block” initiative is to inspire other schools and communities to implement a safe passage home. “Hopefully this will be a citywide thing and it will spread. We are changing the look of the community,” Clark said.WI

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local issues – we’re the ones experiencing the gunshots at night.” Moten, 48, serves as program director for a grassroots organization, Art of Peace, housed in Ward 8. “For the last three years we’ve seen a rise in the number of homicides and Ward 8, with poverty levels extremely high, problems with education and so many people coming home from prison without job opportunities, has been hit really hard,” he said. “But we cannot fault Mayor Bowser. She’s only been on the job for six months. What we need is a comprehensive plan.” “We felt the tremors in the past few years – now what we have on our hands is an earthquake. At least Bowser’s putting money into the community to help grassroots workers do what we do best. As for the police chief, if she’d return to her earlier strategies, rather than relying on public relations folks to analyze and fix the problems facing the District, I think we’d be a lot better off.” “Hurt people hurt people. The mayor’s heavy-handed approach with her reliance on law enforcement caused a lot of people to shut their ears,” he added. Ward 8 Councilmember LaRuby May, a relatively new fixture in the District’s political realm of leadership, said she’s critical of how some members of the media focus on the negatives for “sensational purposes.” “This bad element that’s causing the violence is such a small part of our community – most people, no matter what ward they live in, just want

the opportunity for happy and healthy lives,” May said. “It’s clear that economics is behind the majority of our public safety issues. That means we need a holistic approach. We simply cannot fix the problem of public safety through the MPD. I don’t believe that our citizens understand how vital their role is in reducing the violence that has risen – not just this year – but in the last several years,” said May 39, a longtime resident of Southeast. As for the mayor’s proposed initiative, May said she awaits seeing an itemized plan. “I’m not sure where the money will come from but I voted against moving up tax triggers,” she said. “I believe it’s more important to save lives than to give tax breaks to the wealthy. I’ve attended a lot of funerals and seen a lot of families shed tears. Until we have zero homicides we can and must do better.” “The police are the enforcers and muscles but they get the information on who’s committing the crimes from the community. People aren’t committed to working with the police. That’s because the relationship between the community and law enforcement has broken down. People are hurting – and even those who may be poor deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Often they’re not.” May added that she and her staff are preparing a comprehensive violence prevention plan that will be announced during September and rolled out in phases. However, if May is correct in her assertion that law enforcement serve as the muscles needed to take down the District’s criminal element, then the

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City Administrator Rashad Young with Police Chief Cathy Lanier /Photos by Shevry Lassiter

views and morale of the police must also be taken into account. Delroy Burton, chairman of the D.C. Police Union, said a growing number of District police officers have become dismayed after working in an environment that has grown “increasingly toxic.” “We just called for a vote of no-confidence for the chief whose performance since she took over eight years ago has been disjointed at best and idi-

otic at worst,” said Burton, who joined the force in 1994. “We had 1,150 members vote and only 28 voted that they had confidence in the chief. That means that 97 percent of those who voted are disgruntled and don’t have the kind of trust in her that’s needed for us to operate efficiently. Leadership, especially law enforcement, must be done with integrity,” he said. Lanier has chosen not to respond to the no-confidence vote.

Bowser, in a published statement issued on Aug. 31, said “After 25 years of policing D.C. streets, deploying officers and strategies and building a force of highly-qualified officers and leaders, in the good times and the tough times too, I have every confidence in Chief Lanier.” Burton said it’s wrong for District officials to discount the vote. “Some from the mayor’s office say that since only 32 percent of our membership voted, that’s not really representative of our entire union,” he said. “But the mayor won the primary with 28 percent of the vote. Does that invalidate the results?” “A large percentage of our members have so much fear of retaliation that they chose not to vote – they were afraid to participate – even though a third-party facilitated the voting. Our members were afraid that if the chief knew how they voted, their careers and future would be on the line. There’s something terribly wrong with that picture.” WI

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Taste Features Caribbean’s Best By Eve M. Ferguson WI Contributing Writer As the limbo bar grew closer and closer to the ground, the fit and daring attendees at the Fifth Annual Taste of Barbados last weekend, angled their bodies down in different configurations to slide under the bar without

losing their balance, all in pursuit of a gift basket of Bajan delights. Other members of the packed backyard audience at the Embassy of Barbados annual event cheered, held their breath and laughed as the brave tried their luck during the evening of activities that are part of the celebration, which is held during the

same month as the Crop Over Festival on the small, southeastern Caribbean island. Of course, the highlight of the local celebration, intended to keep the culture of Crop Over alive in the diaspora community, was the food, lavishly laid out on a long line of buffet servers, with other treats straddling the sides

Guests sample authentic Bajan dishes during the Taste of Barbados held at the Embassy of Barbados in Northwest. /Courtesy photo

and freshly emerging from the fryer every few minutes. A voice on the loud speaker announced the freshly fried fish cakes and steak fish served up in the replica rum shack. Beverages from the signature rum punch made with Barbados’ finest Mount Gay Rum, along with Pine Hill Juices, fruit punch, Banks beer and malt drinks were cool and refreshing in the heat of an August night. Humidity, dancing and sweat kept the rum shack active as it doled out cool drinks for the patrons who bought tickets for their favorite libation. The centerpiece of the embassy-sponsored event, the food, drew people to eat and then load a plate up for home. According to Alicia Cummins, an employee of the nation’s outpost in D.C., the food was all very traditional Bajan cuisine, but to the unfamiliar palate, some dishes were just as at home here as in Barbados. On an island surrounded by the warm Caribbean Sea on the west side and the turbulent Atlantic Ocean on the east side, fish was the star. A platter of freshly fried fish saved space for chicken — peas-and-rice, macaroni pie (or as we call it, mac-n-cheese), green beans and salad. Something called souse, a vinegary dish of pig parts, lingered at the edge of the table. For dessert, there was coconut sweet bread,

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cake (that is also called pudding, though Americans would call it pound cake) and cassava pone, a thick square of sweetened tuber flecked with sweet cherries. With the throbbing sounds of Soca by DJ Pumpkin streaming out of the speakers, no one seemed ready to end the “lime,” as a good hang at an outdoors party is called across the Caribbean, at 8 p.m. But as the valet parking closed at 9:30, the crowd was forced to depart. Everton from St. James, Barbados, said, “Barbados is the most beautiful island in the Caribbean. I have been home for Crop Over, and I still think this is good, even off the island.” He now lives in Clinton, Maryland, but returns to Barbados for long vacations. “Impressive!” Maple from Jamaica said. “Well-organized. Everything flowed well. The food was tasty and interesting. People showed signs of enjoyment, ate heartily and danced jubilantly. It’s nice that children were recognized and given prizes. (It was) really enjoyable!” Lynette called herself a “proud Bajan,” and as Soca star Alison Hinds’ hit song “Legacy” came on, imploring people to “jump in legacy, jump in unity, togetherness,” Jackie Scott proclaimed in island style, “All a we is one!” WI

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Maryland Implements Racial Profiling Guidelines By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer@jabariwill Vanessa Fleeton recalled when a Black police officer became rude to her a few years ago while she parked near an illegal area in Bowie, Maryland. After the officer gave her a verbal warning and left the scene, Fleeton immediately called the police department to make a complaint about the officer’s behavior. “I know I was parking in the wrong spot, but you don’t have to treat me like a criminal. We all have bad days but his behavior was uncalled for,” said Fleeton, a Lanham, Maryland resident. “Anytime you get stopped, [policemen] have the power over you. Racial profiling should be against the

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law everywhere.” Stories like Fleeton’s of negative interactions with police officers may have served as an impetus in Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh’s decision to issue new guidelines for law enforcement agencies. The guidelines will end the pursuit of alleged suspects based on characteristics that include ethnicity and sexual orientation. Frosh announced these rules during a news conference Aug. 25 in Annapolis that made Maryland the first state in the nation to follow the new rules first presented in December by former Attorney General Eric Holder. Profiling stems from an illegal practice when officers target alleged suspects for a crime based on individual characteristics such as race, gender, disability and religion. Although Mary-

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land law enforcement agencies have laws against racial profiling, a ninepage memorandum looks to enhance

the state’s current policies. The new guidelines are outlined in two categories. Officers aren’t allowed to judge personal characteristics such as religion and race “when conducting routine police work.” For example, officers aren’t allowed to investigate people with limited English proficiency to determine whether they are illegal immigrants. The second part explains that “investigations of specific crimes or criminal schemes, law enforcement may take those factors into account if they have credible evidence that those characteristics are directly relevant to the investigation.” These regulations come amid national outcry about the treatment of Blacks either killed by police officers or those who later in their custody, including Michael Brown, 18, in Ferguson, Missouri; Tamir Rice, 12, in Cleveland; and Sandra Bland, 28, in Waller County, Texas. Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said she encountered a police officer’s rude behavior as a 14-year-old student after a high school dance at the now-defunct La Reine High School in Suitland. Alsobrooks said Prince George’s County police officers have a good rapport with the community. She noted that the new state racial profiling guidelines are already implemented into the county’s police procedures and regulations. “Prince George’s is on the cutting edge in so many of these reforms,” said Alsobrooks, 44, who attended the news conference in Annapolis last week. “We want the community to know that we are doing everything we can to make sure this doesn’t happen to anyone. We have come a long way, but we still have some work to do.” Alsobrooks said the county’s Human Relations Commission received only one formal complaint of racial profiling this year. Michael Lyles, executive director of the commission, declined to comment

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about the complaint lodged against a municipal police department because the case remains under investigation. The county’s Citizen Complaint Oversight Panel monitors, evaluates and reviews complaints against county police officers. Lyles said he couldn’t speak on the status of a formal complaint filed to the panel last year. A representative from the panel could not be reached for comment. Police Chief Mark Magaw, who has managed the department for nearly five years, credits the relationship with Alsobrooks’ office so the 1,721 officers, 731 of whom are Black, can conduct their jobs much easier. That’s one reason why overall crime reduced by 18 percent this year, he said. “In years past, the state’s attorney office wouldn’t talk to the police officers. Today, the state’s attorney works with us … and puts the resources in place to help protect and serve the community,” Magaw said. He said programs such as the Youth Advisory Council and Citizen Police Academy help residents learn how the department functions and form personal connections with officers. Although the department seems to be improving, one study suggests Maryland law enforcement officials still have a recent history profiling minorities, even for petty crimes. According to a report titled “The Maryland War on Marijuana in Black and White” released November 2013 by the state’s American Civil Liberties Union, the number of Blacks and Latinos arrested from 2000 to 2010 increased by more than 5,600 as compared with 371 whites. Maryland ranked third in the nation five years ago spending $106 million to enforce marijuana possession laws and fourth in the nation with 409 marijuana possession arrests, the report states. In Prince George’s, Blacks are two times more likely to be arrested; the rate is nearly six times as likely in Baltimore. “We hope the new guidelines send a message to law enforcement that racial profiling cannot be tolerated,” said ACLU spokesperson Meredith Curtis. Carlos Garcia, 16, serves on the county’s Law Enforcement Explorers, a group of teenagers and young adults learning and training on how to become police officers. “My view on racial profiling is you may have some police officers who are wrong, but about 95 percent of them are doing their job,” said Garcia, who moved to neighboring Charles County about three weeks ago but will remain in the Explorers program in Prince George’s. “I don’t see racial profiling in P.G. County, but I do see it in some other places like Alexandria. In P.G. County, the police are doing a good job.”WI

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Businesses Donate School Supplies Several local businesses, including Educational Systems Federal Credit Union, Office Depot, and Staples, recently donated enough supplies to benefit more than 12,000 students and teachers this school year. The donated items, which included backpacks, pencils and pens, also enabled teachers to receive “Welcome” kits filled with essentials such as reams of paper, tote bags, and arts and craft materials. “Thank you to our business partners who have invested in our communities and schools,” said schools CEO Kevin Maxwell. “Business partnerships not only benefit our teachers and students. They enhance student learning.” Kelly Yutesler, an eighth-grade English teacher at Stephen Decatur Middle School in Clinton, Maryland, also extended her gratitude. “[My ‘Welcome’ kit] contained just the right items to help me prepare for the school year and find some creative activities for my students,” she said.

Humanitarian Awards Schools employees Theresa Moseley Fax and Cheryl Landis have been honored by the Bootsy Collins Foundation for their humanitarian efforts. Moseley Fax, a 20-year veteran of the school system, currently serves as principal at Crossland High School. She was honored for her dedication to education, youth, community growth and philanthropic endeavors. Landis, who has worked since 2010 as specialist for the Strategic Business Partnerships Office, was honored for her dedication developing and retaining strong and supporting partnerships between schools and local businesses, non-profits, and individuals. “Thank you to the Bootsy Collins Foundation for honoring Ms. Moseley Fax and Ms. Landis,” said schools CEO Kevin Maxwell. “It’s great to see the work and efforts of our staff acknowledged by a foundation who is committed to giving back to our youth.” The awards ceremony took place on Aug. 27 in Philadelphia at the Dell Music Center.

School Board Applications Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker will be accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the Board of Education, representing District 7. The district includes the communities of Suitland, District Heights, Forestville, Morningside and surrounding neighborhoods. Since the vacancy was created as the result of the elected board member leaving office, Baker’s appointee. who must reside in Board of Education District 7, will also have to run for election to the school board seat during

New Immunization Requirements The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene made two changes last year that impact state-required immunizations for students for the 201516 school year. In addition to the existing school immunization requirements, all students entering kindergarten and the first grade must have had two varicella (chicken pox) vaccinations, and all students entering the seventh and eighth grades must have had one Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccination and one meningococcal (meningitis)

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started a plan to get the immunizations done. Community Meeting Carolyn Boston, Board of Education vice chair, District 6, invites the public to attend a community meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15 at

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Boutique on the Hill Celebrates 2nd Year Owner Dorian Bean’s Future Looks Bright By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer The only African-American-owned and -operated women’s clothing boutique on Capitol Hill ushers in a new era of business opportunity and upward mobility for the District’s most precious real estate. Owner Dorian Bean celebrated her second year in business with an in-store soiree on Saturday, Aug. 1, in Southeast showing her customer appreciation by offering 15% off all merchandise. “It’s amazing that sometimes when I put my key in the door, I can’t even believe it,” Bean said. “It is definitely surreal for me to do what I love and be in this space on the Hill.” Bean worked for years as an office manager at a progressive policy think tank before pursuing her passion as a clothing designer. “In 2007, I left my job and I just started planning. I knew I wanted to debut a clothing line,” Bean said.

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America’s racism is a devastating force that possesses the power to render Black Americans virtually invisible. In our society, it is not unusual for an African American to experience a sensation that he does not exist in the real world at all. And, at every turn the Black experience seems to exist in an ongoing and nightmarish odyssey of white superiority. The “Black Lives Matter” movement to rid America of prejudice and racism could find tutoring from the premise of the “Invisible Man” novel. The novel traces the nightmarish journey of its unnamed Black narrator from his high school and college days in the South to his harrowing experiences in the North as a member of the Brotherhood, a powerful organization that purports to fight for justice and equality for all people but in reality exploits Blacks and uses them to promote its own political agenda. “Invisible Man” describes one man’s lifelong struggle to establish a sense of identity in white America illustrates the powerful social and political forces that conspire to keep Black Americans “in their place,” and continue denying them their “inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Published in 1952, “Invisible Man” is regarded as a classic of American literature. It is a tool Black Americans need to know about to gain an identity and positive visibility in white America. The “Black Lives Matter” movement represents a generation of African Americans convinced that their existence depends on gaining the support, recognition, and approval of whites – whom they have been taught to view as powerful, superior beings who control their destiny. Sadly, “Black Lives Matter” people are using rude and crude tactics trying to establish their image and presence in a society that refuses to see them or their worth. The “Black Lives Matter” movement’s “in your face” tactics will do little to gain Blacks’ equality in America. Ultimately, African Americans must create an identity which rests not on the acceptance of whites, but on our own acceptance of the past. “Blacks Lives Matter” is a Black

By William Reed agenda gone rogue. In the new movement against racist police violence, “Black Lives Matter” activists literally force themselves onto (and into) the campaign platform of Democratic candidates. In Seattle “Black Lives Matter” movement militants took the stage from Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders condemning the largely white crowd of being “white supremacist liberals,” demanding a program addressing the crisis faced by Black communities. Sanders later released a policy statement detailing the campaign’s support for racial justice and hired Symore Sanders, a young African-American organizer, to help shape the campaign’s racial justice program agenda. If the field of presidential aspirants all followed Sanders’ lead, dozens of African Americans would be getting high-paying campaign jobs preparing policy positions and papers. “Blacks Lives Matter” gives many millennials a glimpse of the structural inequality that exists in America where one category of people is attributed an unequal status in relation to others. This relationship is perpetuated and reinforced by a confluence of unequal relations in roles, functions, decisions, rights and opportunities. The status of Blacks’ economics in America is dire. Youth unemployment hovers at over 30 percent – nearly twice that of white teenagers. What is the candidate you currently push saying about employment, job growth and educational opportunity? There is nothing wrong with making presidential candidates address the concerns of Black people, uniquely. Willingly, or through bullying, political candidates must be made to articulate policy and show deeds on issues such as unemployment, health care, voting

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Officials Discuss Housing in Prince George’s By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer@jabariwill Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III markets the region as a great place to work, play and live. The nearly 900,000 people who live in one of the most affluent Black communities in the nation has between 3,000 to 5,000 vacant homes. Some of them are in neighborhoods where the residences exceed $600,000. “We are obviously extremely challenged since the downturn of our economy in 2008, but I know there has been good news in Prince George’s County … in getting the housing market back on track,” said Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Maryland). “This is a large county. This is a diverse county. I would like to get an update to where we are now.” Cardin led a discussion Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the county’s Department of Housing and Community Development office in Largo to receive input from state, county and housing officials on how the federal government can help improve the county’s housing market. The talk stemmed from a December roundtable forum that featured U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro. Seven years ago, the county had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation due to a stock market crash. Some of the problems also happened from predatory lending when families received bad advice on loan refinancing. Baker held a news conference Aug. 17 to tout Prince George’s economic growth that has resulted in the median sale prices on homes rising from $160,000 in July 2011 to $238,000 last month. In addition, the unemployment rate decreased by 25 percent between July 2011 to June 2015. According to the State Department of Housing and

REED from Page 14 rights and education. After the crude and rude political protests conclude more emphases must be placed and practiced regarding a Black agenda. Blacks need more emphases in entrepreneurial education. Across

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) organized a discussion Wednesday, Aug. 25, to get an update on the how the federal government can help improve the Prince George’s County housing market.

Community Development, data from the state courts shows that foreclosure filings decreased by 20 percent in 2014 from 2013. In addition, mortgages that are more than 90 days delinquent are down by the same percentage and foreclosure sales rate stands at nearly 7 percent, as compared with the national average of 18 percent. However, even with those flourishing numbers, problems still exist. Some officials stressed how vacant homes seized through foreclosures sit for several months while the lender tries to resell the property. Doyle L. Niemann, assistant state’s attorney for Prince George’s, suggested the county operate a vacant property registry. “From a prosecutor’s side one of the issues is finding out who owns the house. If something isn’t being maintained, then the county can do something about it to go fix it up,” he said. He said state law allows abandoned properties to be

America, entrepreneurs are often the spark behind community growth and vibrancy. Blacks need to tone down the “liberal politics will empower us” mindset and more broadly nurture entrepreneurship across urban enclaves. We should all become involved in Blacks having equitable partici-

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seized much easier. However, it still takes time for the lenders and its attorneys to seize the property and place it back on the market. Cardin said creating an expedited process would make it easier to put vacant and abandoned homes for them to be sold. “This is a complicated issue. The number of vacant and abandoned homes [in the county]…can cause a serious deterioration of neighborhoods,” he said. Donna B. Hurley, president and executive director of Housing Options and Planning Enterprises Inc. in Oxon Hill, suggested the wait list for Section 8 vouchers reopen in the county after being closed for five years. The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County reopened its wait lists Aug. 24 after being closed since 2008. “It’s a major impact that some of our clients could be in those [vacant] homes [in Prince George’s],” Hurley said. Her nonprofit organization provides homeownership counseling, financial literacy, foreclosure intervention and other services. Some of the solutions presented on how the federal government could assist the county include better programs for counseling, debt forgiveness and affordable loans through the Federal Housing Administration. Although the housing market has improved in Prince George’s, Cardin said it can be better. “We love things [are] moving in the right direction, but we don’t believe we got where we need to be,” he said. “We want to find new ways to help. We want to preserve homeownership in this county.”WI

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Cigarette Trafficking Along I-95 causes $5B Loss in Tax Revenue By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Some may shrug off the thought the effects smuggling cigarettes may have on the tobacco industry, while others might argue that it’s a victimless crime. However, there is growing evidence that it’s more than just an industry problem, particularly in light of what’s happening along Interstate 95, the so-called New Tobacco Road. “Obviously there is a problem with illicit trade; you have black market cigarettes becoming a preferred currency of crime. This is organized crime, and with organized crime comes many problems for communities [everywhere],” said Bryan D. Hatchell, a spokesman for Reynolds American Inc., the parent company of tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds. A wave of crime, robbing states of needed revenues, disrupting legitimate businesses, and nurturing a culture of corruption has taken root along the Interstate 95 corridor up and down the East Coast, making it The New Tobacco Road, Hatchell said, pointing to a web-

Operation Tobacco Road was a sting operation in New York that led to arrests of suspected terrorists who were smuggling cigarettes. /Photo Courtesy of NYDN

site of the same name that his company has sponsored to bring attention to the issue. The Reynolds company argues that huge tax differentials between states and inadequate enforcement have led to a flourishing black market for cigarettes. For example, because of differing tax rates, a pack of cigarettes in New York costs almost $10 more than it costs in Virginia, and criminals are exploiting that price difference for illegal profit, turning the Interstate 95 corridor into criminal tobacco smuggling. Hatchell said gangs are seeing the profit potential of tobacco, using stolen identities and fake credit cards to buy cigarettes in

large quantities before smuggling along I-95. Of note, he said, is that states are losing about $5 billion annually in tax revenue according to studies conducted in 2009 and reported by The Wall Street Journal. More recently, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reported that revenue losses are approximately $5.5 billion annually. “In New York, 60 percent of cigarettes are imported from outside of the state,” Hatchell said. “With that, you also have unintended consequences that cannot be ignored.”

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From the left, Sister Bucks, DeChelle Harris and Dorian Bean host Boutique on the Hill 2nd Anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 1, in Southeast. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

designs. “It’s the colors, patterns, quality of fabrics and the creativity,” Sister Bucks said. “It is not about looking different. Its changing people from what they are in and putting them in what they should be.” Bucks started her designing career forty years ago, but insists her designs are deeper then fashion. “When you wear European clothes like 80 percent of black people around the globe you are going to want to be them. It

takes away from you being African,” Sister Bucks said. “With African clothes you act different, so bringing the people back to who they are.” Although overhead for a boutique on Capitol Hill can be a challenge, Bean declares May and June of this year have been her most successful months since opening. “We are continuing to grow. We have an ‘Art Meets Fashion’ summer series where we host artists. This is only the beginning,” Bean said. WI

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USDA Makes Case for Reauthorization of Kids Hunger Act Secretary Tom Vilsack Says Children Facing Food Insecurity By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer The future of child nutrition such as the School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program and the Special Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women, Infants and Children [WIC] remains unknown as those living with food insecurity nervously await their fate. The Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture [USDA], Tom Vilsack, pleaded his case on Tuesday, September 1, at the Center for American Progress in Northwest as to why Congress should reauthorize the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. “Seventy-six percent of U.S. teachers report children come to school

hungry,” Vilsack said. “I know I don’t perform well when I am hungry, and neither do kids.” Signed into law in December of 2010, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act set new and improved standards for nutrition in schools as well as providing states with $4.5 billion in resources in order to implement the changes. “We understand that some school districts may have a hard time implementing the new standards and we’re here to help them,” Vilsack said. “The state of Louisiana has not used a dime of the money. We encourage all the states to use the funds. There is still $28.2 million unspent.” Vilsack contends that the future of the U.S. depends on the priority of child nutrition. “I want to make the case that this

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Tom Vilsack with Neera Tanden at the Center for American Progress on Tues., September 1 in Northwest. /Photo by Roy Lewis

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security by making one-in-three young adults unfit to serve in the Nation’s military. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act focuses on improving nutrition and reducing childhood obesity. The bill gives the USDA the authority to set nutritional standards, provide additional funding to schools that meet updated nutritional standards, sets basic standards for school wellness policies and allows more universal meal access to eligible students. “We are working to reduce the stigmatization of food programs in this country,” Vilsack said. “Often times in schools there is a ‘hey you’re a free and reduced kid, and I’m not.’” Vilsack served as governor of Iowa for eight years before being tapped by then president-elect Barack Obama to lead the USDA in 2008. “For many people who work at the USDA, this issue of child nutrition is personal. We sit down with kids living with food insecurity. It’s especially personal for me,” Vilsack said. “I was adopted from a Catholic orphanage as a child, and to deal with the substance abuse problems in the home I turned to food.” “In fourth grade I was accused of not being able to do a math problem because I was fat. I know what battling self-image does to a kid, how it throws you off your game and the problems it creates for kids on the playground,” Vilsack said. Vilsack insists resources like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] provide an entry way for low-income families to be able to purchase fruits and vegetables that significantly contribute to the decrease of childhood obesity. “SNAP is nutrition assistance and people need to be educated on that. Out of the 8,000-plus farmers markets in the country, over 6,000 take SNAP – this is vital to familial stability,” he added. According to the USDA, 36 percent of African Americans are living in food insecure homes and 29 per-

cent of Hispanics. “I don’t want people to buy into the notion that fruit and vegetables are more expensive. That is not necessarily the case depending on portion size,” Vilsack said. Vilsack asserts that the stigmatization of those who benefit from SNAP comes from misinformation. “The people who receive food resources are children, working mom and dads, the disabled and the elderly living on a fixed income,” Vilsack said. “Those people should not receive assistance? Let’s figure out the barriers and use resources to help those people with job training, transportation and child care,” Vilsack said. For seniors, an often forgotten group, many are not receiving proper nutrition because they don’t take advantage of food programs. “There are seniors living on a fixed income who are reluctant to take SNAP because they don’t see it for what it is. It is nutrition assistance,” Vilsack said. “Folks in rural areas have limited economic opportunity, but we can focus on ways we can educate people on what programs exist,” he said. Vilsack emphasized the importance of providing healthy, nutritious meals for all children in the U.S., regardless of their family’s income. “The changes from the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act 2010 have been effective. Ninety-five percent of schools certify under the new standards, 72 percent of parents favor strong nutritional standards and 70 percent of elementary school students like the taste of healthier lunches,” Vilsack said. Vilsack said Congress should be proactive upon its return from summer recess later this month. “Congress should take a step forward and get back to work. They must reauthorize the Healthy, Hungry-Free Kids Act,” Vilsack said. “Proper nutritious meals stabilize families. This act is vital to familial success.”WI

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A Bright Future in Focus: Children’s Eye Health and Safety • Encourage healthy eating. Eating a diet full of fruits and vegetables is good for your child’s eyes. For example, dark, leafy greens may reduce your risk of certain eye conditions. Vitamin A is a nutrient that is also good for your eyes. Some foods with vitamin A are carrots, milk and eggs.

Submitted by AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia When thinking about keeping your child healthy, eye health sometimes gets overlooked. But healthy eyes are important to your child’s overall well-being. Poor vision without proper care can be unsafe. It can cause your child to miss things that wearing corrective lenses could help. For instance, if your child needs to cross the street, oncoming traffic may be blurry. Cars may look farther away than they really are. Proper vision can also help with learning — both in and out of school. It helps children learn to read and play safely. As children grow and develop, so do their eyes. If they wear glasses or contacts, their prescription may need to be changed. If they do not, they may need a prescription. Here are some eye conditions that may affect your child: •

Refractive errors. These are basic vision problems. Refractive errors include nearsightedness (trouble seeing far away) and farsightedness (trouble seeing close up). Talk to your child’s eye doctor if your child squints to see something or complains about blurry vision. Refractive errors can usually be improved with glasses or contacts.

• Visit your child’s eye doctor. Schedule an eye exam for your child before he or she turns 6 years old. Being able to see well is important. Seeing an optician (eye doctor) is the only way to correct vision damage and check for other eye conditions. Even if you don’t see any problems, seeing an eye doctor is important. If your child has diabetes, be sure to talk to their eye doctor for proper eye treatment. Having diabetes can cause eye complications like cataracts, glaucoma or retinopathy. Remember, eye health can affect overall health. Talk to your child’s eye doctor about other types of eye care. Help your child see the bright future in store for them. Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HealthFinder.gov and National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health (NEI/NIH)

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Amblyopia (am-blee-oh-pee-uh). Also called “lazy eye.” This is when the brain and one of the eyes are not working together. This can cause vision problems with one eye and cause that eye to look “lazy.” Many times, doctors can correct this in children. The eye doctor may ask your child to wear a patch to strengthen the weaker eye. Glasses may also help.

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Strabismus (struh-biz-muhs). Also called “crossed eyes.” This is when the eyes don’t line up in the same direction. One eye will focus on an object, and the other eye looks at something else. This can confuse the brain. Similar to the “lazy eye” condition, the doctor may suggest an eye patch and glasses to help correct this condition.

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Eye health isn’t just about seeing clearly. It’s also about protection. You keep children safe with helmets and other safety gear, but don’t forget their eyes. According to the National Eye Institute, about 90 percent of eye injuries can be prevented. Use these tips to keep your child’s eyes protected: •

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Make sure your child wears the right eye protection. Many activities that keep children active can cause eye injury without protective eyewear. Sports like baseball and basketball are considered high risk for eye injury. Even chores like mowing the lawn or gardening can be unsafe without eyewear. These include safety glasses, goggles and other eye guards. Your child may not want to wear them, but they are important to their overall health and safety. They even come in different colors to match the colors of their favorite sports teams. Have your child wear sunglasses. It’s the easiest way to protect your child’s eyes on a daily basis. And they look cool! Be sure the sunglasses block both UVA and UVB rays. Sunglasses should be worn outside during the day, even if it is cloudy. Keep sharp objects away from your child. Toys with sharp edges or points are unsafe for children at any age. But as your child gets older, he or she may want to use tools, like scissors, for crafts or projects. Teach your child safety techniques when handling sharp objects. One simple technique is to always walk — not run — when handling sharp tools.

My daughter is healthy because she knows her care manager. My daughter, Jazz’myne, has asthma and we meet up with her care manager to make sure her health is on track. My name’s Stephanie and I’m so glad we built a trusting relationship with her care manager! AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia supports healthy lifestyles and families like Stephanie and Jazz’myne who have a care manager to help manage their health. Here are some ways you can get to know your care manager: •

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College Fund Launches Apple Scholars Program Apple employee for a unique mentoring experience. In the press release about the launch of the program, Denise WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Young Smith, the vice president On Tuesday, Aug. 25, the Thur- of Worldwide Human Resourcgood Marshall College Fund es at Apple Inc. and a graduate (TMCF) opened the application of Grambling State University in process for the Apple HBCU Louisiana, said that the program Scholars program to help the is about exposing gifted students most valuable company in the from HBCUs to careers in techworld identify the next genera- nology. The tech industry has recently tion of high-performing leaders come under increased scrutiny of color in technology. The program, which targets for its lack of diversity by civil students attending historical- rights leader Jesse Jackson and ly-Black colleges and universities others after companies like Goo(HBCUs), includes a scholarship gle, Apple and HP published for up to $25,000 during the re- data on the ethnic and gender cipient’s senior year, a summer diversity of their workforces. “We’re big believers that innointernship at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., career-de- vation will be strongest when talvelopment opportunities and ented people from diverse backthe chance to serve as a TMCF grounds are part of the creative Diversity Initiative/Apple brand process,” Smith said. “That’s why we’re so proud to be partnering ambassador. Students will also earn the op- with TMCF to help us find the portunity to participate in the next generation of innovators.” The Apple Scholars program is Apple HBCU immersion expe280945_6_x_6.5 8/24/15 10:52 AM Page 1 element of the $40 miljust one rience in Cupertino during the spring of 2016 and access to an lion partnership between TMCF By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent

Students attending HBCUs now have a greater opportunity to enter the field of technology after the launch of the Apple Scholars program in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. /Courtesy photo

and Apple announced earlier this year that will include the development of a talent database for hiring managers, research grants for faculty members and investments in entrepreneurship programs. “The call out to our community is that when an organization as big and as well-known as Apple says, ‘I’m going to invest in you,’ they have actually lobbed the ball into our court and, if we

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miss it, we’re going to be hardpressed to argue that HBCUs are relevant and worthy of future investments,” said Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., the president and CEO of TMCF. Taylor added that the partnership will also involve serious discussions about how to make HBCUs sustainable in the future. “[Apple] is absolutely convinced that if they want to solve their diversity challenge, they

TOBACCOROAD from Page 1 That it has been largely ignored has already come back to sting authorities. One of several examples at the heart of the Reynolds company argument that law enforcement should step up efforts to stop cigarette smuggling includes arrests made two years ago in New York, which police dubbed Operation Tobacco Road. Authorities there scrambled to find millions of dollars in profits that a smuggling ring that sold cheap cigarettes to bodegas across the state may have used to fund terrorism in the Middle East. Three individuals charged in the alleged conspiracy were linked to known terrorists, including Hamas, the group that controls the Gaza Strip and has vowed to wipe Israel off the map, officials said, according to the New York Daily News. “We’ve only recovered a small fraction of the money,” the state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said when he announced enterprise corruption charges against 16 defendants, stemming from smuggling cigarettes. “We’re very seriously con-

have to expand the schools that are producing the pipeline,” Taylor said. “Majority schools are not enough because everyone’s fighting for that same small pot of Black students.” Taylor said that the stakes are high for HBCUs and Apple to prove targeted investments like this can reap long-term rewards for industries pushing to diversify their ranks. He added that it may be the last chance for Black colleges to make the case that they are not just historically relevant, but that they’re also currently relevant, as well. “This is Apple, one of the sexiest, most ubiquitous companies on the globe, so all eyes are watching and it’s just not limited to the technology space,” said Taylor. “I have meetings now with other companies in other sectors that say, ‘I am dying to hear how the Apple [investment] works out.” The application process opened on August 25 and closes September 18, 2015. Parents, students and faculty can learn more about the Apple HBCU Scholars Program at http:// tmcf.org/our-scholarships.WI cerned about where that money went,” Schneiderman said. Over a 17-month period, the ring bought $55 million worth of cigarettes in Virginia, trucked it to New York and sold packs tax-free to small stores across Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. By selling the packs cheap, they cheated the state out of $80 million in taxes and dramatically increased their take, authorities said. Investigators in the case found evidence the group pocketed $22 million in profits, of which authorities found only $7.8 million in cash and bank accounts. One of the suspects was recorded by officers saying, “This business is better than selling drugs.” But not all law enforcement officials believe that stronger enforcement is necessary, especially at the expense of other police business. “We understand the issues, the tax issues and other issues, but law enforcement has so much to address and this has not been a priority,” said Petersburg Virginia Police Chief John I. Dixon, III, who serves on President Barack Obama’s Firearms Commission.WI

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EDUCATION Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer New Objectives for 2015-16 District public schools recently opened their doors with the highest first-day-of-school enrollment in the past four years. In addition, four new schools opened, 250 new teaching positions were created, 14 new athletic coordinators were added, and a new career academy launched. During the 2015-16 school year, officials will continue to focus on the goals set forth in “A Capital Commitment” to ensure that every student in every part of the school district receives a world-class education. To meet these goals, school officials have focused on increasing the level of rigor in classrooms through “Cornerstone” assignments in every grade and subject area. Also, more Advanced Placement courses have been added, as well as expanded opportunities for high school students through new electives, career programming and athletics.

and Mamie D. Lee. Through this consolidation in Ward 7, DCPS has aimed for a national standard for excellence in providing educational opportunities for students with disabilities. The new facility will be state-of-theart, featuring a rigorous and respon-

DCPS on the Rise DCPS is on the rise with student enrollment and student satisfaction. While school officials expect another increase in enrollment this year, for the fourth consecutive year they have seen an increase in enrollment, with projections calling for more than 50,000 students to register by 2017. Van Ness Elementary School has opened to meet the Ward 6 community’s need for more early-childhood classes in the Navy Yard neighborhood. The school opened this week with Pre-kindergarten 3, pre-kindergarten 4 and kindergarten, with the expectation that one grade will be added every year until the fifth grade. Cynthia Robinson-Rivers, a former assistant principal, now serves as Van Ness’ first lead administrator. Dorothy I. Height Elementary School is joining the DCPS family after being part of the public charter school system. This Ward 4 school has retained its principal, Masi Preston, much of its staff and a vast majority of its students. Brookland Middle School opened this year to meet the Ward 5 community’s need for more middle grade options. The middle grades from Noyes, Burroughs, and Bunker Hill combined to create the new school, which will focus on arts integration and project-based learning. Norah Lycknell, former principal of Janney Elementary School, serves as the school’s first principal. •River Terrace Elementary School opened as the result of the consolidation of two schools, Sharpe Health www.washingtoninformer.com

sive program and an environment for students with multiple disabilities, including those with intellectual disability, medical complexity, visual or hearing impairment and autism. Aimee Pressley, former principal of Mamie D. Lee, serves as River Terrace’s first principal.

Bike Lessons at School To help foster a form of physical fitness they will hopefully adapt for life, this year’s second-graders will learn how to ride a bike as part of their studies. About 600 brand new BMX-style

bikes are stored in a school system warehouse, awaiting students who will use them during field trips to Anacostia or Rock Creek Park. The sporty bikes, on which students will also receive lessons in safety, are being supplied by the D.C. Department of Transportation.WI

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Southeast Youth Address K2 Epidemic By Diandra Bolton Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – Young adults in Southeast are using videos, song, art and their voices to warn their peers and others about the dangers of K2 – a form of synthetic marijuana that is sending D.C. residents to emergency rooms and, Ward 8 residents said, causing havoc in their neighborhoods. Their efforts were highlighted during a back-to-school panel and community meeting Monday, Aug. 31 at the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center in Southeast at an evening event during which Deputy Mayor Courtney Snowden, activist Ron Moten and others discussed the drug and other problems facing the community. The young people’s efforts were immediately apparent at the Center including posters that read “R.I.P” and “Gone but not forgotten.” They also showed two videos.

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The first was by a group with the District of Columbia Prevention Center which has been tracking the progression of K2 since 2011. Their recent work includes working with District youth from Ward 7 in order to increase awareness. The video, entitled “My Community,” used the seven steps of strategic prevention as the foundation for their storyline. Narrated by 18-year-old Lavelle Cross, it illustrated how K2 can destroy a community. The second video, “Real People Don’t Smoke K2,” a PSA in music video form created by members of Mayor Bowser’s DC Bosses Summer Youth Employment (SYEP), featured students acting as zombies and mimicking the effects of K2 usage, including profuse bleeding, violent or catatonic behavior and vomiting played over a repeating rap refrain “Real people don’t smoke fake weed.” Johnetta Simmons, a member of SYEP, starred in the video. Simmons

Deputy Mayor Courtney Snowden at the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center in Southeast on Monday, August 31. /Photo by Roy Lewis

was been stabbed at 10 and age 15, and her life experiences support her powerful message about K2. “My definition of K2 is self-inflicted destruction,” Simmons told the audience after the video. “I’m just here to say what y’all smoke is not what y’all think is saving you from dirty urine when the reality is killing y’all softly. This synthetic drug is killing y’all and y’all don’t see it.” Panelist Christopher Proctor, a former K2 user, said one of the main reasons for the prevalence of K2 versus marijuana is because the drug cannot be detected in their urine, known as

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“dirty urine” during the tests required by potential or current employers. “People who cared about me saw me going down the wrong path. They said I had lost my glow. They said I was looking like a bum. I took that into [account], changed my life and stopped smoking it. Now I’m just trying to pass that knowledge on to other youth.” Panelist Dr. Omar Abdul-Malil, a physician at Hadley Hospital, said the effects of the drug are astounding sharing memories of one person temporarily losing the ability to walk. “Some [under the influence] be-

come very violent and have to be restrained,” he said. “Others go into a fetal position. They are drooling. We have to put diapers on them because they are going to the bathroom on themselves.” “For some, it acts like a central nervous stimulant. For others it acts like a depressant so they can’t breathe. Some have heart attacks, some have strokes and there’s really no way to test for it. I’ve never seen anything like it,” he added. The deputy mayor, who spoke briefly, said she believes K2 is one of the many causes of the rise in D. C. crime. “As you can imagine, we have been hyper-focused on all the work that needs to be done in the community to help combat what has been a horrific spike in violent crime here in the District of Columbia,” she said. The closing words of one video summed up why the young people remain determined to fight the drug. “Because at the end of the day it’s all about saving my family, my friends and my community,” the narrator proclaimed.WI

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Black-on-Black Crime Destroying Communities By Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service MILWAUKEE – Tory Lowe walked 100 miles across steaming-hot pavement from Milwaukee to Chicago because he’s tired. The 39-year-old human rights activist from Milwaukee said he’s tired of young African-American men killing one another, he’s tired of African-American children dying after being caught in the crossfire, he’s tired of attending funerals for African-American men who were shot to death, and he’s tired of watching his own city’s homicide rate continue to climb. In August, the city’s homicide rate reached 85, one killing shy of the overall total in 2014. Sadly, some Black residents expect murders to reach 100 by year’s end. Lowe said his sojourn to ChiTown in August was divine intervention: God told him to walk to Chicago to bring attention to the callous gang-infused gun violence in Milwaukee. So he did. “I had to walk to Chicago,” Lowe told the Urban News Service. “It took me three days, my feet were sore. But we don’t pay enough attention to black-on-black crime, so I walked to find solutions to these senseless acts of violence.” Lowe walked from Milwaukee City Hall to Chicago City Hall and spoke with folks along the way. His goal is to start a city-wide conversation and find solutions to help reduce the black-on-black violence in Milwaukee one step at a time. “Forrest Gump didn’t have a reason when he was running,” Lowe said. “He just started running. “We don’t address black-onblack crime with the same intensity

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as racial injustice,” he added. “But we need to because it’s destroying our communities. So I prayed and asked for solutions and God told me to walk to Chicago.” Lowe’s cellphone rings constantly. Mothers are calling to ask him to investigate the shootings of their sons by police, relatives are calling to ask Tory to help find missing girls who are believed to be caught up in sex-trafficking rings (police say Milwaukee is a hub for sex trafficking), residents are calling to ask Lowe to speak to Black children for motivation, and one man calls to ask Lowe to help organize a march for racial justice. Lowe takes every call – and follows up with each one. “I’m working 24-7,” Lowe said. “When people call for help, I answer.” He said he’s counseled almost every family in Milwaukee who has experienced a relative’s death from gun violence. “Mothers call me when their sons have been shot,” Lowe said. “For some Black people, there is no way out. It’s hopelessness throughout our community. Unemployment creates an environment for violence. We have to stop the violence, but we must also address the root causes for the violence.” Lowe recently spoke in a community park where Tracolli Surveyor was just 17 when gunned down near 84th Street on Dec. 10. His mother said a gang member shot Tracolli even though Tracolli didn’t belong to a gang. Local officials renamed the park Tracolli Peace Park. Lowe stood before dozens of school-age children and offered brief inspirational words about getting a good education and obeying their parents. He carries his own

bullhorn wherever he goes because, he said, he wants to make sure his message is heard. Families and friends in two neighborhoods last month held vigils for the latest victims of Milwaukee’s escalating gun violence: one for Giovanni Cameron, 13, killed by his 13-year-old cousin, another for 14-year-old Tariq Akbar, gunned down by a 15-year-old. Ten people were shot in just one week. “What goes through my mind is, how in the name of all that is good and holy do I have a 15-yearold carrying a semiautomatic pistol of high quality – and using it with impunity,” Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn told CBS News. Flynn attributes rising gun violence to laws that allow people to carry concealed weapons and allow guns to be resold without background checks, Black teens living in poverty and an overburdened juvenile justice system. “Right now our offending community recognizes that it’s more dangerous to get caught without their gun than with their gun,” Flynn said. “I think we have a critical mass of offenders who’ve caught on to the weaknesses of the law, and they’re certainly taking advantage of it.” Flynn said that gunfire has become so common in Milwaukee that 80 percent of gunshots don’t even get reported. For Lowe, the senseless violence has to stop. “You would be hard-pressed in Milwaukee to find a 19-year-old Black man who doesn’t have a felony,” Lowe said. “Milwaukee is the worst place in America for Black men. I don’t know how it got this way, but it has to change.”WI

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and more responsibility,” he said. When stress gets beyond normal levels or beyond the parental comfort level, a school counselor or child and adolescent psychiatrist should be consulted, said officials from the Health News Service Project which consists of 20 state-based medical and specialty associations and societies. “Growing up can present many situations that are stressful to children,” said Dr. Robert E. Wilson, a member of the Health News Service Project. “There is pressure on students to succeed or adapt to new situations,” Wilson said. Often, events beyond the student’s control occur, such as bullying and unrealistic expectations for performance, can create undue stress and anxiety, he said. “The key is to create an environment where children can ask questions, initiate a dialogue that addresses their anxiety and concerns and [allows them to] feel safe to interact with their peers, teachers, parents and the community in which they reside,” he said. Kristen Lee Costa, a licensed social worker and the lead faculty for behavioral sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, said the transition back to school and during various juncture of the school year can be bumpy for many children. “When apprehension intensifies, it can lead to anxiety and adjustment challenges. It’s important for parents and educators to be mindful that this

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type of stress can not only impede learning, but can also cause unhealthy emotions and behaviors,” said Costa, who authored the 2015 motivational book, “Reset: Make the Most of Your Stress.” It’s important to help children learn how to focus on the positive, establish strong reuniting routines and rituals and realize that not all challenges are negative or bad,” Costa said. So what can a parent do to contribute to their child’s personal and academic success? Health News Service Project officials advocate looking for negative changes in the student’s health, behavior, thoughts, or feelings and to be aware of how a student may interact with others. The organization suggests watching for overloading, helping students learn stress management skills and being supportive and to encourage involvement in sports and other pro-social activities. Wilson also offered tips to help manage stress, including: Get organized and take better control of the way your time and energy is spent. Control who you surround yourself with and what you are surrounded by. Give yourself positive feedback. Reward yourself by planning leisure activities. Exercise. Get the right amount of rest. Eat right.WI

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EDITORIAL Emmett Till’s Soul Still Seeks Justice

Today’s youth may not understand the significance of tales about a young man from Chicago, just 14, who, like so many others, left his home in the North for summer vacation with family members in the South – specifically to Money, Mississippi. But it’s crucial that we pass down this story to each generation. Annual visits to small towns in Alabama, Louisiana, the Carolinas and Mississippi, were commonplace for Blacks who had left the South in search of greater economic and educational opportunities in the North where they would marry and raise their children. But older citizens, particularly Blacks, know full well the story about Emmett Till – and others like him whose names we may never know. After being kidnapped, beaten, and shot, all because he reportedly whistled at a white woman one summer afternoon in the nondescript town in Mississippi, the body of the teenager showed up three days following his abduction in the Tallahatchie River. He had been tied to a 75-pound cotton gin. His body was barely recognizable with a bullet hole in his head, only two teeth remaining in his mouth, both ears gone, the bridge of his nose hacked like it had been cut by a meat cleaver, his genitals removed and his face and the back of his head separated. His alleged killers would later be acquitted by a “jury of their peers” – an all-white jury. Till was murdered on August 28, 1955. In an exclusive interview with Till’s cousin, Simeon Wright, conducted by our editor when he was a young beat reporter in Chicago, Wright talked about the events that occurred during that tragic summer night because he wanted to “set the record straight.” He said that he was only 12 when white men came into the bedroom he was sharing with his cousin and took him away. He said that he believed that justice would prevail. He said he never fully understood that because of Jim Crow laws, whites could kill a young black boy without fear of legal consequence. But as he grew older, and fewer people remembered Emmett, he said he realized that he was wrong. The two white men responsible for Emmett’s death, died in 1980 and 1994. Neither paid for their crimes. Wright said that perhaps the death of his cousin was necessary. Some historians have surmised that it was Emmett’s murder and the savage way that he was killed, that sparked the civil rights movement and gave Blacks the courage to rise up and demand their rights – no matter what the cost. Emmett’s mother, Mamie Till Mobley, chose to have an open-casket funeral so that the world could see what had been done to her son. She forced America to deal with its ugly racial problem. On the 60th anniversary of his death, a small group of about 150 people gathered in the Illinois suburb where Emmett’s remains now lay. Congressmen Robin Kelly and Bobby Rush, and State Senator Jacqueline Collins spoke at the cemetery. Family members placed wreaths beside the simple headstone marking his grave and that of his mother. Each of those assembled, including Emmett’s cousin, Airicka Gordon-Taylor, co-founder of the Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation, agreed with one thing: Emmett never received justice. History has a way of repeating itself if we allow ourselves to forget. The mothers of Trayvon White and Sandra Bland, and the father of Michael Brown, who all attended the quiet memorial, serve as testaments that sometimes it takes a lifetime for justice to prevail. But we can never forget. We can never stop telling their stories. Emmett Till’s soul still calls out for justice. Perhaps, one day, as Dr. King said so eloquently, we shall overcome.

WI Katrina Report Positive and Encouraging

I have been fascinated reading all of the stories commemorating the tenth anniversary of the death and destruction leveled by Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Most of the stories were about all of the failures, tragedies and failed attempts of communication before, during and after the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Even the stories that focus on the re-building of New Orleans after Katrina seem to be about how many residents can’t afford to return to the homes they once lived in because they have been renovated and sold to young whites who have moved into the city – a scene very similar to what is taking place here in D.C. But your story by Sarafina Wright and D. Kevin McNeir, “New Orleans Mayor Gives Report,” in the August 27, 2015 edition was the best article on New Orleans I’ve read to date. Your article focused on the positive things that are taking place in New Orleans. Things like student graduation rates, which are on the rise, the building of affordable housing and the organizing by members of the community to help com-

bat the homicide rate in the city. All of these things are the positive things taking place in New Orleans, and those of us who love the city need to know that the people who still live there are doing things to make their city a great place to live for everyone. I hope people who live in New Orleans have the chance to read your article because it is truly top-flight. Earl Jenkins Washington, DC

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Shame, shame, shame on all those responsible for the deal made between HBO and Sesame Street, [“Sesame Street Moving to HBO Angers Some,” by Stacy M. Brown, August 27, 2015]. Like many of those interviewed for the article, I too am ticked off with this arrangement. My children grew up watching Sesame Street; it was the most educational and inspirational TV show ever developed for kids. Now and what’s even worse is the cable companies will have those who want to watch Sesame Street over a barrel, making you

buy package deals that include all sorts of channels they will never watch. It is all just to increase the profits of the cable companies. Now what about all of those day care providers who counted on Sesame Street as a learning time for the kids? I guess they will now have to subscribe to HBO and turn around and increase their rates for their services, which will be passed on to the parents. Once again the welfare of our children will take a back seat to those who live by greed, profits and the bottom line. This is a bad deal! Lindsay Walker Washington, DC

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Hurricane Katrina: A Decade of Recovery and Rebuilding “So let us restore all that we have cherished from yesterday, and let us rise above the legacy of inequality. When the streets are rebuilt, there should be many new businesses, including minority-owned businesses, along those streets. When the houses are rebuilt, more families should own, not rent, those houses.” – President George W. Bush, national address from New Orleans, Sept. 15, 2005.

Ten years ago last week, Hurricane Katrina slammed its Category 3, 125 mph fury into the Gulf Coast and New Orleans. A decade later, much of my beloved hometown of New Orleans continues to bear the scars of one of our nation’s deadliest hurricanes and its costliest natural (and man-made) disaster to date. The devastating combination of Katrina, the failure of the levees to hold back the surging storm water from the Gulf of Mexico, and the catastroph-

ic failure of our government’s response to the storm led to a record-breaking loss of life and property. Ultimately, 80 percent of New Orleans would flood under water up to 20 feet high. Katrina would claim nearly 1,900 American lives, and property damage would eventually be estimated at more than $100 billion. Katrina did not discriminate in its devastation and made victims of most New Orleanians. But many of the most heartrending images from the storm were those of the desperation

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of its mostly African-American victims clinging to the roofs of flooded cars and houses waiting for help or squashed together inside the Superdome seeking refuge from the storm. New Orleans’ black residents – who mostly lived in the city’s poor, low-lying areas, which suffered massive flooding – were disproportionately affected by the flooding and the seemingly non-existent rescue and recovery plans of the local, state and federal government. For many in our nation, the

storm swept away any illusions about inequality and its devastating impact on communities of color in New Orleans – both before and after the storm. During his national address, Bush acknowledged the “deep, persistent poverty in this region,” adding, “that poverty has roots in a history of racial discrimination, which cut off generations from the opportunity of America.”

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By Julianne Malveaux

Can Clinton Survive Email Controversy? If you had asked me just a year ago if former Secretary of State and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton would be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States, I’d have replied, “No question.” I expected a near-coronation on the Democratic side and a little rough-andtumble on the Republican side. Jeb Bush, I thought, would have a few competitors nipping at his heels – that the Chris

Christies, Bobby Jindals, and Scott Walkers of the world had ambition and followers, but nothing to top Bush. I thought this would be a legacy race, and while I didn’t much like the déjà vu feeling about 2016, it seemed to be inevitable. Now, the Republican nomination has turned into a reality television show, with feuds being played out on Twitter, and good sense is as likely to show up in these Republican gatherings as calculus is to be found in kinder-

garten. Now what promised to be a sleepy Democratic glide to the nomination has evolved into, if not a contest, at least a challenge for Clinton. As Clinton has muddled her way through the State Department email drama, potential competitors have circled her like sharks circling blood in the water. It has taken her months to grudgingly admit her mistakes. If she was going to give the emails from her private server up with an apology for her bad

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judgment, why didn’t she do so in the beginning? As it is, she has raised all kinds of questions about her honesty and allowed rabid Republicans to go after her with a vengeance. A progressive Democrat was likely to jump into the race regardless of what Clinton said or did. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have pushed Clinton to the left with their rhetoric, and few could have predicted that Sanders would not only enter the race but also

attract millions of both people and dollars to support him. While the super PACs funding Bush and Clinton are collecting six- and seven-figure checks, the average Sanders donor has given about $30 to his war chest. There is blood in the water, and Vice President Joe Biden is now considering vying for the presidency. Some see him as “insurance” in case Clinton implodes. The email drama should

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By Lekan Oguntoyinbo

Jimmy Carter: America’s Best Former President I became an admirer of Jimmy Carter shortly after he took office as the nation’s 39th president. I was 12 years old at the time. I felt differently about Carter than his predecessors. I actually felt a personal connection, like I could relate to him. Like me, he was Baptist, and like many of my relatives, he taught Sunday school. Unlike President Richard Nixon, who left office in disgrace and who

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seemed to struggle with a host of demons, and unlike Gerald Ford, whose administration supported the apartheid South African regime’s efforts to suppress liberation movements in Angola and Mozambique, he seemed well-intentioned and decent. So like millions of Africans, I was elated when in 1978 he became the first American president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt to make an official visit to the continent. FDR’s visit to Liberia in 1943 was just a brief stopover on his way to Tehran.

He needed something. It was in the midst of World War II, and he wanted to implore Liberian President Edwin Barclay to end his country’s neutrality and expel German expatriates. But Carter was different. He seemed genuinely interested. He visited Liberia before heading to Nigeria, where he hung out for a few days. And, for those few days, our eyes were glued to the television as we watched him, his wife, Rosalynn; youngest daughter, Amy; and their entourage of more than 400 tour Lagos, NigeThe Washington Informer

ria’s commercial (and at the time its political) capital. My personal connection soared on the Sunday of his visit when he worshipped at First Baptist Church Lagos, my grandparents and parents’ home church and a congregation where my late grandmother, Comfort Okekunle Oguntoyinbo, was ordained a deaconess in 1946, becoming the first woman from our ancestral village to hold such a position. We loved his approachability and openness. We applauded his

decision to place African-Americans, including Andrew Young, in high-profile positions. We saluted his efforts to help end white minority rule in what was then Rhodesia. And we were saddened when his political career was cut short at the polls by Ronald Reagan, a man many blacks around the world considered insensitive at best. Over the decades, we watched delightfully as Carter reinvented himself as a statesman, labor-

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Emmett Till’s Life Still Matters The more things change, the more they stay the same. Racially motivated murder of young black Americans across the United States is not a new or rare phenomenon. For too long this brutally fatal manifestation of the madness of American racism has persisted in the face of public horror and disgust. Aug. 28 marked the 60th anniversary of the death of 14-yearold Emmett Louis Till, who was

abducted, beaten and murdered near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly whistling at a white woman. At the time, Mississippi led the nation in the number of lynchings, according to records kept by the Chicago Tribune. The brutal death of the teenager visiting from Chicago served as inspiration for the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which began in December 1955, four months after Till’s death. The current Black Lives Matter movement that continues to

gain momentum and support throughout the nation also engenders vivid memories from the past. The anniversary of Emmett Till’s murder and the subsequent not-guilty verdicts that were given to Till’s confessed white killers stand as a painful reminder that systemic racial injustice in the U.S. has been a long-term reality for black America. We have to credit the raw courage of Emmett Till’s beloved mother, Mamie Till Mobley, for not allowing her son’s murder

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to go unnoticed throughout the nation and world. Sister Mobley was a strong mother, and she refused in the face of enormous pressure to keep her son’s casket closed at his funeral in Chicago. Mobley resisted the advice of the funeral director and insisted that the casket carrying the badly mutilated body of her son remain open for public viewing. She said, “I wanted the world to see what they did to my baby.” And that is exactly what happened. Jet magazine and hundreds of black-owned newspa-

pers across the country put the horrible picture of Till’s crushed face on the front pages of their publications. Millions of black Americans and others responded with calls and demands for justice for Till and his family. I had the opportunity on several occasions over the years to speak and meet with Mobley in Chicago and in New York City before she died in 2003. Sister Mobley was also a staunch civil rights activist and leader. I re-

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By Frankie L. Trull

Animal Research Unlocks Lifesaving AIDS Treatments Scientists may be on the cusp of curing AIDS. Researchers at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia are running the largest randomized clinical trial for an AIDS therapy in the world. The drug they’re testing has shown the potential to reduce the level of HIV in a patient’s blood. That’s the first step toward a cure. Treatments like this one

were unimaginable just a few years ago. Since then, HIV/ AIDS has been transformed from a death sentence to, in many cases, a manageable chronic disease. For that transformation, we can thank animal research, the indispensable foundation of most medical and scientific studies. And yet many animal welfare advocates continue to push for the prohibition of animal models in biomedical research. The facts are not on their

side. As recently as 1995, HIV/ AIDS was the leading cause of death for Americans ages 25-44. That year, AIDS killed more than 49,500 people around the country. Two decades later, annual deaths from the disease have dropped nearly three quarters, to 13,700. More impressive is that 20-year-old Americans diagnosed with HIV/AIDS today can, with treatment, expect to reach their early 70s. That’s

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just a few years shy of the average life expectancy for the general population. Thanks to medication, mothers with HIV can now give birth to HIV-free babies. These recent advances are almost entirely due to highly effective antiretroviral drugs designed to prevent the virus from multiplying. The research that paved the way for these powerful treatments would have been impossible without research in nonhuman primates.

In the early days of the epidemic, scientists discovered the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus in monkeys. Studying infected macaque monkeys helped scientists understand how HIV/AIDS worked in humans. These monkeys also received some of the first promising antiretroviral drugs. The first approved AIDS drug was the direct result of early experiments with mice. TRULL Page 46

By Askia Muhammad

Refugee Crisis: Africa’s Shame Poet Amiri Baraka chilled my heart when he declared there’s a “bridge of bones” on the sea floor, across the Atlantic Ocean, where as many as 30 million kidnapped Africans were tossed into the ocean every day during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. The millions who survived that unimaginably horrible ordeal, were the strongest, the forefathers of Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King

Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, Duke Ellington and John Coltrane. Little wonder. In 2015, I’m sad to say, I believe there is a bridge of bones on the sea floor across the Mediterranean where hapless refugees voluntarily fleeing their living conditions on the African continent have now perished — as many as 25,000 of them in the year 2015 —casualties of the half-million trying desperately to get into Europe. Just think, 500 years ago, the Moors (African Muslims) were

expelled from Spain and Portugal during the Inquisition after having taught the barbaric Europeans basic hygiene, bathing, cooking, etc. And now the Africans are crawling, sneaking back into Europe, not as civilizers, but as pitiful refugees. So I look with a so-called “side-eye” when I hear folks try to flatter black women, calling them “Nubian Queens” and “Carthaginians.” They boast to us who have lost the knowledge of our ancestors, of the wonders of Kush and the tales

of the glorious Saracens, the Ethiopians, the Egyptians. But today our people in those lands are beating their path to Europe with all their remaining worldly possessions literally the clothing on their backs. How quickly the worm can turn. I’ve been on an arduous boat trip across the Mediterranean, from the Island of Malta (home of the Maltese Falcon legend) to Tripoli, Libya. It was a miserable, 12-hour ride each way back in the late 1980s when that was the only commercial route to and

from Col. Muammar Qaddafi’s embargoed country, which was not permitted to have any air traffic into or out of the country. The other way of reaching Tripoli from the outside world was via an eight-hour drive from Tunisia. The boat ride was miserable, and I had a cabin. The sea was rough; the boat was no luxury line, no yacht, no cruise ship. It was some kind of a ferry with about 300 passengers, and each

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The National Museum of Women in the Arts has joined forces with the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, and that combination is poised to produce one of the more memorable events this fall. The festival, which kicks off with an invitation-only event on Sept. 8, will feature new works by female playwrights and highlight the scope of plays being written by women today. More than 50 theaters throughout the District and around the region are scheduled to participate in the festival, each presenting what organizers has referred to as world premiere productions of a work by one or more female playwrights that demonstrate the range of professional theater being produced in and around the nation’s capital. “As a champion of women in the arts, the Women’s Museum is especially excited to participate as the host venue for the Festival’s opening event and as a premiere stage for new works by women playwrights,” said Susan Fisher Sterling, the director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Northwest. The festival will be the largest collaboration in history of theater companies working together simultaneously to produce original works by women writers, according to a news release from the event’s organizers. While the festival kickoff party will take place at the National Museum of Women in the Arts on Sept. 8, throughout October the museum will co-present with The Washington Informer

Guillotine Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, and Mosaic Theater Company of D.C. in Northwest four new works by women playwrights that are coordinated on behalf of Ann Greer, the theater reporter and consultant. The museum has collaborated with the Guillotine Theatre for a number of years by hosting staged readings as part of SWAN Day – Support Women Artists Now – featuring readings of fresh, thought-provoking plays by female playwrights. The Mosaic Theater Co. is celebrating its inaugural season, and museum officials said they are pleased to host its first public performance, a reading of Leila Buck’s “Hkeelee (Talk to Me),” a probing portrait of a cosmopolitan Lebanese matriarch as remembered by her Lebanese-American granddaughter, who attempts to piece together her beloved “Teta’s” story. Moving between voices, faiths, times and spaces, from Beirut to Bethesda and beyond, Hkeelee invites audiences to engage in an interactive exploration of what it means to become American. Also, the festival will include a staged reading of “The Place We Built,” which was written by Sarah Gancher. The play takes place in a deserted neighborhood in post-communist Budapest with young bohemians squatting in an abandoned building where they create a bar. Reclaiming the Jewish identity their parents’ generation abandoned after the Holocaust, they create a vibrant new subculture that combines big ideas and intense debates with wild parties. Friendships form and fray,

couples recombine, people change and the neighborhood is transformed. But, when authoritarianism and anti-Semitism make a surprise comeback in the country at large, the question is whether the place they built will survive. Also planned is a staged reading of the “Run Home,” which was written by Jennifer L. Nelson and commissioned by the Ford’s Theatre for the festival, the reading takes place in 1862 with siblings Obadiah and Lilah. They’ve known each other their whole lives, growing up together on the same expansive farm just east of Washington, Lilah as the daughter to its owner and Obadiah as his slave. But the two are thrown a curveball when they learn the secrets of their shrouded family histories and that they soon must come together to fight for freedom, stand up to family…and even save the president. First lady Michelle Obama serves as the honorary chair for the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, and the honorary committee includes National Museum of Women in the Arts founder Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, Karen Allen, California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski. “Gender parity is an issue across all the arts,” Fisher Sterling said. “Through projects like this festival, we are strengthening the support for talented women writing for theater by giving them the platform they deserve.” For more information and for tickets, visit www.womensvoicestheaterfestival.org.WI

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Inspires New Generation Savion Glover Shines at District’s Howard Theatre

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Erin Taylor, a young mother from the District, worked overtime so that she would be able to afford tickets to surprise her young son with an experience to see a tap dance legend, an experience he would never forget. Floyd Kinard, 7, an aspiring dancer got the opportunity to see famed tap dancer, choreographer and actor Savion Glover on Friday, Aug. 28, at the Howard Theatre in Northwest. “He has no idea who I am taking him to see,” Taylor said standing in the entrance of the historic Howard Theatre. “I wanted to surprise him, because this is what he wants to do.” Floyd, a tap dance student, sat in awe of the two-hour tap dance performance and its intricate choreography. “I made sure he was able to be here and witness this. It’s important for him to see,” Taylor said. “I took off work and saved,

so that I could get these tickets.” Taylor and her son sat frontand center as Glover mesmerized the audience with his footwork, accompanied by a live band and other talented but lesser-known tap dancers. The Tony Award winning choreographer performed three shows Aug. 27-29 to a diverse and eclectic crowd at the historic Howard Theatre. Glover, once a child prodigy, made his tap dancing debut on Broadway in 1985 at the age of 12. Ever since then he took the art form of tap dance elevated it and made it “cool.” He has often been hailed as the “man who saved tap dancing.” For many people, Glover can be remembered from numerous guest spots on the Cosby show and other sitcoms in the late ’80s and early ’90s as the guy who made tap dancing look fun. “I remember being a kid and watching ‘The Cosby Show,’and it was an episode where he was

Savion Glover performed at the Howard Theater on Friday, August 28. Erin Taylor plants a kiss on her son Floyd Kinard, 7, after surprising him with front row seats to the tap dance performance. /Photos by Shevry Lassiter

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tap dancing with Rudy,” Marcel W, a dance aficionado, said. “I had never saw it before, but he made it look cool and fun. I immediately wanted to try it.” When not on stage, Glover

can be found in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey, teaching students the history and art of tap dancing at Savion Glover Productions - School For Tap. The school introduces tap to

younger generations. “My style is young,” Glover said. “Funk. I feel like it’s one of my responsibilities to keep the dance alive, to keep it out there, to keep the style.”WI

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Local Ailey Dancer Earns Princess Award By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer She started dancing at the age of three and that was only because her mother went to a Target store and picked out a ballet outfit just to see how her toddler would look in it. For Courtney Celeste Spears, it’s like she never took off the leotard. “I freaked out and when I got the outfit – I was like, ‘I want to do ballet’ and my mom laughed and told me that I hadn’t even started dancing yet,” said Spears, a graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts and currently a senior in the Ailey/Fordham University BFA program in dance with a minor in communications studies. “My mom then took me to ballet class and the rest is history,” Spears said. Her history now includes being the recipient of the prestigious Princess Grace Foundation-USA award, which provides more than $1 million to artists in theater, dance performance, choreography and film. The 33rd Annual Awards continues the legacy of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco who helped emerging artists pursue

their artistic goals during her lifetime. Spears has been selected to receive one of two available dance scholarships for 2015. “I started crying when I heard that I had gotten the scholarship,” she said. “I was very dramatic and I had to apologize to the representative on the other line because I just busted out in tears. It didn’t hit me until I got an email from them and that’s when I realized that I didn’t dream it.” Spears said she’s enjoyed every moment of her dance experience. She said she didn’t realize when she was younger that dance was something that she could make into a career. “I went to a really small studio in Columbia, Maryland and that was the beginning of [the] transformation [of] my love of dance from a hobby to a passion,” she said. A ballet teacher, Maureen Wheeler, whose husband worked for the Baltimore Symphony Arts, told Spears that she had a bright future and recommended that she attend the Baltimore School for the Performing Arts. “It was there that I thought about dance as a career option

Maryland resident Courtney Celeste Spears has earned one of the more prestigious prizes in dance. /Courtesy photo

and things changed from love and passion to wanting to make a career out of dance,” Spears said. In addition to Fordham and Ailey, Spears attended summer programs at Cedar Lake 360, the Juilliard School and the American Ballet Theatre where she performed works by Matthew Rushing, Igal Perry, Francesca Harper, Nicholas Villeneuve, Christian von Howard, Hope Boykin and George Balanchine. She represented Fordham

University on the cover of Dance Spirit magazine’s September 2013 “Higher Education” issue and cashed in as the 2014 recipient of the Denise Jefferson Memorial Scholarship. “Fordham was the first school I auditioned for and the last one I found out about. I auditioned and knew I wanted to be in New York City,” Spears said. “I could hop on a bus and come back home in three hours so I was thrilled and my school is a two second walk to Lincoln

Center, so I was beyond ecstatic.” Spears said she has plans to travel the world. “I love culture, food and traveling and I truly love that this career allows me to see the world and see this dream that I have,” she said. “I want to start a foundation too where I can help be a bridge for children who have natural talent because I was very fortunate to have a wonderful support system.”WI

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ARIES When Venus moves into your sign this Friday, you’ll be the belle of the ball! Not only will you enjoy a phase of extra special magnetism, you’ll have little trouble getting exactly what you want in matters of the heart. Be sure to flirt a little more and make the first move if you have a crush on someone new. It’ll be difficult for anyone to resist your charms. Enjoy this edge until May 28! TAURUS A Solar Eclipse in your sign this Tuesday will be positive news for you in your personal endeavors and in the relationship department. If you’re ready to begin a new chapter in your partnership, this eclipse will certainly help you achieve that. Overall, you and your partner will have an easy time agreeing to whatever changes need to happen or any decisions you need to make. On Friday, however, you might have one hiccup in this department. Don’t worry, it won’t last long.

“Household Workers Unite”

GEMINI You might have a shot at meeting someone new and exciting. On Friday, love planet Venus will enter the area of your chart that rules your social world. It’s possible you’ll spend time with friends or in a group setting, and you could meet someone you find to be quite dynamic. You might also decide to create an online dating profile, and from now until May 28 there are indications your efforts could be met with success.

by Premilla Nadasen c.2015, Beacon Press $27.95 / $33.00 Canada 248 pages

here is not a speck of dust in your home. The floors gleam, the kitchen shines, the bathroom sparkles, and rugs are fluffy again. You’ve changed bedsheets and you even washed windows. You’re ready for fall and thankful for the help you had getting this way; if that help was paid, read ‘Household Workers Unite” by Premilla Nadasen, and you’ll be thankful for even more. Picture this: a white reporter encourages African American maids to “speak out about their hardship” and the women who employ them. You know the movie, but did you recognize the “victimization theme”? Yes, says Nadasen, The Help “reinforces dominant stereotypes of passive household workers,” even though there was historically nothing passive about them… In the years following the Civil War, the “Mammy” figure took hold in white America, becoming somewhat of a cult based on the idea of a loyal, maternal female slave. That vestige of slavery (and inherent racism) generally affected how African American domestic workers were treated by white female employers then, but “new ideas were germinating.” In 1881, black laundresses formed a “Washing Society” and eventually went on strike for higher wages. Activism never stopped, but there was a setback in the fledgling movement during the Depression, when black domestics found day-work by sitting in a street corner “slave market,” and that didn’t go unnoticed. By 1934, journalists, activists, and other black feminists threw their support behind Dora Jones, who led the Domestic Workers Union (founded in 1934) in New York. Nurse, midwife, and housekeeper Georgia Gilmore used her cooking skills to raise money for “The Club from Nowhere,” a group supporting activists and organizers both financially and with food. Undoubtedly, the Civil Rights Movement spurred Atlanta’s Dorothy Bolden to work with Dr. King on behalf of household workers. Cleveland’s Geraldine Roberts founded the Domestic Workers of America. Edith Barksdale Sloan pushed the movement along when she became head of the National Committee on Household Employment. Other influential women bore their share of

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the movement, just as today’s activists help protect the workplace rights of caregivers, personal helpers, and domestic workers of all races. Imagine seeing a federally-funded monument to the “black mammy,” standing in our nation’s capital. Yep, in 1924, the United Daughters of the Confederacy tried to build exactly that, and it was “furiously opposed.” That’s just one of the stories you’ll read inside “Household Workers Unite.” Stories, says author Premilla Nadasen, are what she tried to fill her book with, in fact, and she somewhat succeeds. There are, indeed, a lot of stories here, but there’s plenty of dryness, too, in the form of names, dates, and acronyms that ultimately become quite overwhelming. My advice is to try and get through them; this book is powerful and inspiring, but the voices and their memories are what matters. This isn’t your curl-up-in-front-of-a-fireplace kind of read but it is a pleasure, especially if you’re a historian, feminist, or domestic worker yourself. “Household Workers Unite” will make you think as it eats up every speck of your time.

CANCER Social opportunities might lead to tension in your love life. On Tuesday, you might join a group or organization that interests you. Or, you might meet up with someone you quickly develop a friendship with due to your similar interests. By Friday, however, it appears as if your sweetheart will express verbal disapproval about you spending more time with this person or at group meetings than you would have expected. Perhaps he or she is feeling insecure because you share common ground with someone else. Reassure your lover. LEO You’re looking to expand your horizons with a lover or broaden your perspective on love. After Friday this will be especially clear, thanks to Venus moving into the part of your chart that rules “the big picture.” You might decide to travel overseas with your sweetheart any time from Friday until May 28. You might also meet a new romantic interest in another part of the world, or this person might be from a culture or religion different than your own. Invite your lover to teach you a thing or two starting this week. You’ll certainly be eager to learn! VIRGO After Friday, you and your mate will be ready to bring sexy back. Expect a major boost in your intimate life, thanks to Venus entering your 8th House of Transformative Sexual Encounters. You’ll have an easy time revealing yourself, body and soul, to the one you love from Friday until May 28. In addition, if married, you may hear happy news about your spouse’s income. Also, if you have high hopes for a first date, try to schedule it near Tuesday. It looks promising! LIBRA Life should certainly begin to calm down this week, much to your relief. The last several weeks have likely been life-altering, in at least one major area of your world. After Friday, however, you can anticipate an opportunity to restore peace and balance in your close relationships. If married or in a committed partnership, you and your mate will likely enjoy a cycle of harmony that lasts until May 28. If you’ve endured a recent breakup, things may turn from acrimonious to much more amicable. SCORPIO Whether you’re single or attached, there’s promising news in the romance department for everyone this week! First, on Tuesday, a gorgeous Solar Eclipse will fall in your partnership sector. You and someone close may decide to commit to one another, either by getting engaged, married or even moving in together. Or, if you’re already hitched, it’s possible you and your spouse will begin a new venture together. It looks promising! If single, after Friday you and a coworker might explore the potential of an office romance. SAGITARIUS Your love life will certainly heat up after Friday! Venus will enter your romance sector, where she’ll remain until May 28. During this time you can anticipate red-hot dating adventures with someone special. If single, you don’t want to waste this fabulous energy. Be sure to get yourself “out there,” meeting and mingling with new people. If attached, you’ll enjoy a special phase of extra romantic, flirty fun! CAPRICORN Are you ready for a delicious romantic experience? This Tuesday, a brilliant Solar Eclipse will fall in your true love sector, opening up the door for new love to come your way. You might meet someone who shares your knack for handling money or other practical matters. This person will also likely have a talent using his or her senses in an extraordinary way. Perhaps your new paramour will be an amazing singer, chef, builder or artisan. Whatever skills this person will possess, you’ll surely adore him or her even more because of them. AQUARIUS Communication with your lover will improve dramatically this week. On Friday, Venus will enter your message sector, where she’ll remain until May 28. You’ll have an extra dose of grace and charm in all of your conversations with your sweetheart -- and anyone else! If you have an important decision to make about your love life or with your partner, do so after Venus has entered this part of your chart. You’ll collaborate easily and talk any difficulty through until you reach harmony.

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PISCES If there’s one thing you and your partner will agree on after Friday, it’s money. Venus will enter the area of your chart that rules possessions, your talents and earned income, remaining there until May 28. During these weeks you might work with your sweetheart on an idea to monetize one of your special gifts. You’ll receive exceptional support and encouragement from your lover during this time as it relates to you cultivating your talents. How wonderful!

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Taste of Prince Georgeâ€™s Food & Wine Festival was held on Saturday, August 29 at Six Flags America in Bowie, Maryland. Trey Chaney was one of the performers at the festival. Rib-Wings-Fish and North Carolina Barbeque offered sample bites among a maze of tasting tents. The Canver-sa-shuns Tent featured mixologists. /Photos by Robert Roberts

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On Sunday, August 30, thousands attended the Welcome Home Family Celebration for Bishop Joel and Pastor Ylawnda Peebles at the Jericho City of Praise in Largo, Maryland. Congregants danced and with teary eyes shouted throughout Peeblesâ€™ sermon on healing, forgiveness, forgetting and letting go of the past. /Photos by Travis Riddick

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Basketball fans remember the charismatic Darryl Dawkins who died last week. /Courtesy photo

ormer NBA player Darryl Dawkins died suddenly at a hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Thursday, Aug. 27 at the age of 58. His death was confirmed by Lehigh Valley Cedar-Crest Hospital. The cause is unconfirmed by a coroner, although his family released a statement saying it was a heart attack, according to ESPN. Dawkins left behind a wife and four children. His family released a statement, shared on Twitter by Sean Highkin, a Bleacher Report writer. Dawkins was revered for his massive personality and talent on the court. As a player on the Philadelphia 76ers, he became known as “Chocolate Thunder” (a name given to him by Stevie Wonder) because of his charisma and for shattering backboards with his powerhouse slamdunks. During his career, he averaged 12 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. Reparations Study Group Reparations Study Group sessions will be Thursday, September 17, 2015 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Southeast Public Library, 403 7th Street, Southeast, 20003.

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Hampton University coaches help players prepare for the season. /Courtesy of Hampton University Athletics

District Prepares for Annual Football Classic Tailgating, Debate and Parties Highlight the Week’s Events WI Staff Report Events DC has put together a week’s worth of entertainment both on and off the gridiron that begin on Wednesday, September 16 and continue through Sunday, September 20. And if past years are any indication, you’d better pick up your tickets now for the 2015 AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® showcasing historic adversaries, Howard University and Hampton University, live on ESPNU that promises tremendous action at RFK Stadium during the Friday, September 18 showdown between the two rival teams. More than just a game, as it’s aptly described, the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® serves as a celebration of the heritage, service, unity and tradition of historically black colleges and universities [HBCUs]. And it’s showcased with the week’s ancillary events where the community is invited to participate in a variety of activities embracing the spirit and characteristics of the Classic. This year’s lineup of events offer a plethora of activities aimed at students, graduates, families and youth. Here’s a sample of what’s been planned. Wednesday, September 16, 7 p.m. – Technoir: The Innovators Classic Events DC has teamed up with Ghost Note to present Technoir 24, 24 hours dedicated to showcasing, funding and celebrating entrepreneurial innovation. Events culminate with The Innovators Classic at the popular downtown nightclub, Capitale (1301 K Street NW). Drawing on the spirit of healthy rivalry that is at the heart of the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic®, the Innovators Classic will feature a dynamic pitch competition, guest judges, food and drinks and some of the nation’s leading minds.

The events are a major celebration of innovation and diversity in tech. Space is limited for this free event; sign up at WeAreTechnoir.com. Thursday, September 17, 7:30 p.m. – AT&T Kickoff Rally AT&T is set to provide attendees with another unforgettable, can’t miss moment at the AT&T Kickoff Rally. What has become the official start of the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® week of events, the pep rally has all the pageantry and high-profile performances to rival any HBCU homecoming celebration. Visit NationsFootballClassic.com for information about the venue and performing artists. The event is free. Friday, September 18, 1 p.m. – The Game Before the Game Student Debate Prior to the evening’s football game, which will be broadcast live on ESPNU, the Hampton and Howard debate teams will square off at Cramton Auditorium on the campus of Howard University. This inspiring competition will showcase each school’s acclaimed academic programs and tradition of developing exciting orators. Friday, September 18, 1:30 p.m. – HBCU College/Career Fair with CBCF In coordination with the office of Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC), Events DC will host an HBCU College/Career Fair with Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. that will consist of a panel discussion by accomplished HBCU graduates from various industries. Open to both high school and HBCU students, attendees will be given the opportunity to see the full spectrum of possibilities that an HBCU education can provide. The panel discussion will be followed by an opportunity to visit with business leaders and University personnel.

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Friday, September 18, 4 p.m. – Pepsi Fan Festival It’s the countdown to kickoff and an opportunity for fans to meet up with friends, colleagues and fellow graduates at the Pepsi Fan Festival at the RFK Stadium Festival Grounds (Lot 8) beginning at 4 p.m. The pregame tailgate and ultimate HBCU reunion is free and open to the public and will feature live music, games, food and more. Saturday, September 19, noon until 7 p.m. – H Street Festival The festivities continue over the weekend with a celebration of the H Street NE corridor. The H Street Festival is one of the most popular festivals in the District that attracts tens of thousands of foodies, art aficionados, wine and beer connoisseurs and music lovers to one of the city’s fastest-growing and most exciting areas. Sunday, September 20, 11 a.m. – Chapel Service Sunday gets underway, naturally enough, with a chapel service at the Howard University Rankin Chapel. Sunday, September 20, 11 a.m. – Hashtag Lunchbag As a community service, students and alumni are invited to participate in #HashtagLunchBagDC, a charitable event held at Bar Louie in Gallery Place. Those who wish to participate pay a $10 donation to cover the cost of food, then help prepare and distribute lunches to those in need. To donate or find more information, please visit Instagram.com/HashtagLunchbagDC. Tickets for the 2015 AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® are currently on sale through ticketmaster.com. For additional information on ticket information and the full schedule of events, visit www.NationsFootballClassic.com.WI The Washington Informer

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“The Coaches’ Playbook” is a work book aimed at those in grades six to 12, providing tools to overcome obstacles and build relationships. /Photo courtesy of Amazon

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Since the release of the wildly popular “Playing Up,” Vaughn McKoy and his wife, Marnie McKoy thought of ways in which they could make the lessons found in the book practical in ways that could drive behavior and complement academic learning. In the follow up titled, “The Coaches’ Playbook,” the authors have created a tool that can be used to teach character education through literacy programs for grades six to 12. “It [also] empowers young adults with the mindset and tools necessary to overcome obstacles and build meaningful relationships,” said Vaughn McKoy, whose life is the subject of the first book. “Playing Up: One Man’s Rise from Public Housing to Public Service Through Mentorship.” McKoy, whose professional accomplishments include becoming a litigator, assistant United States attorney and the head of the criminal division for the New Jersey Attorney General, grew up in poverty and, at 17 and still just a junior in high school, he became a father. He was able to escape the many pitfalls that come with being a teen dad and living in the projects after meeting business mogul Arthur M. Goldberg who mentored him. His autobiography notes ways in which McKoy said others can overcome such adversity including finding a mentor and how time becomes more valuable than money when it comes to a mentorship. The Washington Informer

“Overall, ‘Playing Up’ has been well received among diverse readers as a truly inspirational story of triumph over challenges through hard work, education and mentorship,” McKoy said, noting that his wife and co-author Marnie McKoy is a Baltimore native who also attended Rutgers University in New Jersey, where McKoy graduated. “’Playing Up’ has been incorporated into a high school English course, a middle school course, academic enrichment and summer reading programs for traditional and public charter schools, as well as juvenile justice programming,” he said. In connection with the launch of “The Coaches’ Playbook,” McKoy donated 5,500 copies of “Playing Up” and 200 copies of “The Coaches’ Playbook” to Paterson Public Schools in Paterson, New Jersey, where it will be incorporated into curricula. He’s also facilitating a book study with young adults who are residents of juvenile justice programs. Discussions with other school districts and education officials – including locally – are ongoing and they are developing an assessment tool to determine the impact of the book and curriculum on students’ academic achievement and social-emotional development, he said. The authors noted that “The Coaches’ Playbook” serves as an effective resource because it is interdisciplinary, prompts critical thinking and problem solving and includes mini-writing lessons to help students improve their writing skills while reading the book.

It can also be scaffolded to meet varying skill levels and contains diverse question types, including true/false, multiple choice and short answer, said McKoy, who’s working to complete another book, “Rookie,” a sports-themed allegory that illustrates a successful mentoring relationship between “Rookie” and his new mentor, an effervescent business mogul known as “Doc.” Through “Rookie” and the action steps that follow each chapter, readers/mentees develop 12 key “success plays” to build valuable relationships with mentors to enable them to triumph in both work and life. “The uniqueness of ‘Rookie’ is that it emphasizes the mentee’s responsibility and provides the mentee with the tools necessary to best leverage the relationship,” he said. The former teen father also has advice for young individuals. “For the teen fathers, love your kids and be present for them, regardless of a temporary inability to provide for them,” McKoy said. “For those teenagers who are not fathers, don’t strive to become one. Being a teenager in the twenty-first century is a challenge within itself,” he said. “Playing Up” can be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble. com. “The Coaches’ Playbook” is available in e-book format at Amazon.com. To purchase hard copies or bulk supply of “The Coaches’ Playbook” call 908-420-6056.WI

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Turning Hearts Church 4275 4th Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20034 Phone: 202-746-0113 Fax: 301-843-2445

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Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher

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

Services & Times Sunday School 8 – 9 AM Worship Service 9 – 11 AM Tuesday Night Bible Study 6:30 – 8:00 PM Wednesday Daytime Bible Study 11 AM – 12:30 PM

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

Motto : “A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment” Website: www.turningheartschurchdc.org Email: faithdefender@verizon.net

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Phoenix Rising From the Ashes As the story goes, according to dictionary.com, the phoenix is a mythical bird with fiery plumage that lives up to 100 years. Near the end of its life, it settles in to its nest of twigs which then burns ferociously, reducing bird and nest to ashes. And from those ashes, a fledgling phoenix rises, renewed and reborn. What an intriguing metaphor! Things get so out-of-control that you hardly recognize your life. Just remember, in life, we must crawl before we walk. The beautiful butterfly is a perfect example. Allow your life to go through the challenges required for the Lord to mold you into that strong tower He needs you to be. You may have had to begin this journey crawling on your belly, finally coming forth as a beautiful butterfly! Then later, come forth, just like a Phoenix who will rise from the ashes. Only this time you’ll be brandnew. As we endure grief from the pain of losing a loved one, life will never be the same once you lose a child, a spouse, mother or father; it’s a brand-new life, but like the Phoenix, you must rise and live on. Being a sharecropper’s daughter, picking cotton in North Carolina and later marrying a Marine who turned out to be damaged goods gave me that period when God was molding me for the rest of my journey. My ex-husband created a hostile home environment where domestic violence reigned. My awful experiences were not unique; it’s all part of our earthly journey. Longing for the turmoil to be over with didn’t help. Crying out to God many days while be choked and strangled became routine. I couldn’t

understand. Creating my own plan to see if I could find new information to gain control didn’t work either. I was so busy trying to make things happen that I overlooked the obvious. Admitting there was so much I didn’t know, I turned my life over to God. Lean not to your understanding, and allow the Lord to direct my path, so I let go and let God. This new outlook will be like the fire burning up everything from your past. God is always on time. Scripture reminds us, “His ways are not our ways.” Stop trying to figure things out, follow His lead and allow the Heavenly Father to do the rest. When we look back, we will see the seasons of my experience had to run their course. My negative mind had taken over, and I couldn’t see my way out. The best I could do was “ride the waves,” which I did with varying degrees of success. The clouds do part though. This, too, shall pass. When darkness descends, joy is blotted out, buried, seemingly nonexistent. Everything weighed like a heavy burden. All your activities will feel like obligations. You won’t experience any joy. That’s when you must get moving; create a “want-todo” list, like read a book I enjoy, clean out my closets and maybe take long walks along a beautiful path. Those seeds of hope and faith hidden from view will begin to sprout. None of us want to walk around in broken pieces; we want to be whole. Allow me to share this poem: “Phoenix.” The original poem says: Out of my ashes will rise a new phoe-

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nix. A soaring being returning from death proving once again that life is eternal. I live forever because the spirit never dies. I will return in another body in another time, but it is me. The me who is me now will always be. As long as I live, I learn. And I live forever. WI Lyndia Grant is an author, inspirational and motivational speaker, radio talk show host and columnist; visit her website at www.lyndiagrant.com, email lyndiagrant@ gmail.com or call 202-558-2107. Tune in Fridays at 6 p.m. to the radio talk show, 1340 AM, WYCB, a Radio One Station.

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Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

Schedule of Services: 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

Worship Sundays @ 7:30 & 11:00 A.M. 5th Sundays @ 9:30 A.M. 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30 P.M.

Schedule of Service Sunday Service: 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org

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Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ Drs. Dennis W. and Christine Y. Wiley, Pastors 3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax) SERVICES AND TIMES: SUNDAYS: 10:00 am AM 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.covenantbaptistdc.org

Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White

5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Sunday Early Morning Worship - 7:45 a.m. Church School - 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m. Tuesday – Thursday - Kingdom Building Bible Institute – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday – Prayer/Praise/Bible Study – 7:30 p.m. Baptism & Communion Service- 4th Sunday – 10:30am Radio Broadcast WYCB -1340 AM-Sunday -6:00pm T.V. Broadcast - Channel 190 – Sunday -4:00pm/Tuesday 7:00am

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

2498 Alabama Ave., SE • Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 • www.acamec.org 2008: The Year of New Beginnings “Expect the Extraordinary”

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.

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”

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 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

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

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 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

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

Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor 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

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

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

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

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

2562 MLK Jr. Ave., S E Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email:Campbell@mycame.org Sunday Worship Service 10: am Sunday Church School 8: 45 am Bible Study Wednesday 12:00 Noon Wednesday 7:00 pm Thursday 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out”

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

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Twelfth Street Christian Church

Campbell AME Church

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

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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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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church 7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471 Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com

Zion Baptist Church

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

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)

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

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor, Pastor 1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 lpumconthegrow@gmail.com www.lpumcdc.org Sunday worship 10: am Holy Communion first Sunday 10: am Sunday school 9: am Bible Study each Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: “A CHURCH ON THE GROW”.

Eastern Community Baptist Church

Emmanuel 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

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

Christ Embassy DC

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Salem Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

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

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Peace Baptist Church

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 “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

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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

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

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.

Sept 3 - Sept 9, 2015

LEGAL NOTICES

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration No. 2015 ADM 819

Administration No. 2015 ADM 965

Administration No. 2015 ADM 369

Administration No. 2015 ADM 968

Administration No. 2015 ADM 655

Harold Horatio Reid Decedent

Paul Adair aka Paul C. Adair Decedent

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

Megan Reid, whose address is 4527 Illinois Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Harold Horatio Reid who died on March 21, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment 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 February 27, 2016. 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 February 27, 2016, 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.

Patrick Adair, whose address is 2300 Cold meadow Way, Silver Spring, MD 20906, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Paul Adair aka Paul C. Adair who died on May 14, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 3, 2016. 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 3, 2016, 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: August 27, 2015

Date of first publication: September 3, 2015

Megan Reid Personal Representative

Patrick Adair Personal Representative

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Marian L. Etheridge Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Carla Freeman, whose address is 8279 Knighthood Place, White Plains, MD 20695, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Marian L. Etheridge who died on May 3, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 27, 2016. 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 February 27, 2016, 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: August 27, 2016 Carla Freeman Personal Representative

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Thelma D. Goodwin Decedent Peggy A. Miller, Esq. 5130 7th St., NE Washington, DC 20011-2625 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Carrie L. Washington, whose address is 3420 Rickey Avenue, Apt. 203, Temple Hills, MD 20748, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Thelma D. Goodwin who died on July 8, 2015 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 February 27, 2016. 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 February 27, 2016, 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: August 27, 2015 Carrie L. Washington Personal Representative

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Evangeline S. Benson Decedent Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. 1308 Ninth Street, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sandra Mitchell Ogunfolu, whose address is 2915 Mills Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Evangeline S. Benson who died on March 9, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 3, 2016. 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 3, 2016, 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 3, 2015 Sandra Mitchell Ogunfolu Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF

Administration No. 2015 ADM 322

Administration No. 2015 ADM 926

William W. McKinnon aka William Wade McKinnon Decedent

Donald Mills Jr. Decedent

Evelyn G. Stephens aka Evelyn Louise Greene Stephens Decedent

Elizabeth D. Ward Decedent

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

Bernard A. Gray, Sr. 2009 18th Street, SE Washington, DC 20020-4201 Attorney

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

Helen K. McKinnon-Cheatham whose address is 2209 S Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of William W. McKinnon aka William Wade McKinnon who died on December 24, 2003 with 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 20, 2016. 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 February 20, 2016, 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: August 20, 2015 Helen K. McKinnon-Cheatham Personal Representative

Ailena Denise Mayo-Mills, whose address is 5206 D Street, SE, Washington, DC 20019 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Donald Mills Jr. who died on March 2, 2010 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 February 20, 2016. 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 February 20, 2016, 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.

Administration No. 2015 ADM 218

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

Date of first publication: August 20, 2015

Stephanie D. Stephens, whose address is 1221 Decatur Street, NW, Washington, DC 200114413, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Evelyn G. Stephens aka Evelyn Louise Greene Stephens who died on October 18, 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 February 20, 2016. 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 February 20, 2016, 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.

Ailena Denise Mayo-Mills Personal Representative

Date of first publication: August 20, 2015

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Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration Number 2015 ADM 1007 Estate of

Paula J. White, whose address is 501 Quincy Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Elizabeth D. Ward who died on May 5, 2001 with 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., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 27, 2016. 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 February 27, 2016, 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.

C. J. LaClair aka Cameron John LaClair, III NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Mary LaClair aka Mary A. LaClair for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate 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. In the absence of a Will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative.

Date of first publication:

Date of first publication: August 27, 2015

September 3, 2015

Paula J. White Personal Representative

Petitioner: Mary A. LaClair TRUE TEST COPY

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Administration No. 2015 ADM 976

Stephanie D. Stephens Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015 ADM 1014 Mae E. Thaxton Decedent Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sylvia Thaxton, whose address is 938 Longfellow Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mae E. Thaxton, who died on May 29, 2001 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 3, 2016. 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 3, 2016, 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 3, 2015 Sylvia Thaxton Personal Representative

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Date of first publication: September 3, 2015 Personal Representative: Carole F. George

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As a senator touring Katrina’s destruction in the region, Barack Obama shed a bright light on the city’s historic racial and economic injustices and the role it played in Katrina’s racially disparate impact: “I hope we realize that the people of New Orleans weren’t just abandoned during the Hurricane. They were abandoned long ago – to murder and mayhem in their streets, to substandard schools, to dilapidated housing; to inadequate health care, to a pervasive sense of hopelessness. That is the deeper shame of this past week – that it has taken a crisis like this one to awaken us to the great divide that continues to fester in our midst.” Despite the unprecedented pain, waste and loss, New Orleans has made great strides. There are bustling businesses where there were once ravaged storefronts. There are homes where

MALVEAUX from Page 28 not sideline her from this race by itself, but weak showings in the early primaries, especially as she has already campaigned hard in Iowa and New Hampshire, will bruise her badly. Clinton supporters seem to think she has locked up much of the Democratic money, but with his long history in politics and a group of loyal supporters, there may be more than a few pennies out there for Biden. And, if Clinton even appears to stumble, there may be millions out there for Biden. Clinton has become a much better campaigner than she was in 2007 and 2008. She seems more approachable and friendly than she was then, although there are some members of the press who would say otherwise. We’ve seen much less of former President Bill Clinton on the trail so far than we did last time around, which is a good thing. Lots of people love Bill Clinton, but his

OGUNTOYINBO from Page 28 er for Habitat for Humanity, peacemaker, champion of democracy, human rights activist and warrior in the battle against diseases such as guinea worm. His efforts abroad earned him a well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. He has been persistent in holding Nigeria, Sudan, Haiti and other countries accountable on human rights issues. He has served as an election observer in dozens of countries. He has complimented authorities in countries when the elections were free and fair. He has been outspoken when they weren’t.

there were once empty, neglected lots. High schools are even graduating students at a higher rate than before the storm. But, according to a recent survey conducted by the Public Policy Research Lab at Louisiana State University, African-Americans and whites have vastly different views of the ongoing recovery. Nearly four out of five white residents say the city has mostly recovered, while nearly three out of five blacks say it has not. The recovery, seen through a lopsided racial lens, highlights the need to ensure that any recovery in New Orleans must include African-Americans and all communities of color. To recover and lose the ethnic flavors and cultural influences that have made New Orleans the iconic city it is would mean losing the city’s heart and soul. New Orleans remains a work in progress, and the hardest work lies ahead. To assist on

the road to recovery, the Urban League of Greater New Orleans, in partnership with the National Urban League, will host RISE: Katrina 10. The commemorative conference will evaluate the city’s progress over the last decade and make recommendations for continued improvements. The events will bring together a cross-section of community members and civic, industry and national leaders to discuss topics ranging from housing to environmental justice and disaster preparedness in post-Katrina New Orleans. The entire conference will be informed by the data released in the “State of Black New Orleans: 10 Years Post Katrina” report because we understand that, armed with the facts, we can rebuild a New Orleans that is stronger than the city before.WI

presence often raises the question about who will be running the White House. In some ways, Hillary Clinton has all her ducks in a row, just as she and her supporters thought she did before Barack Obama said he was running for president. Clinton stumbled in early 2008, and she may stumble again. Her handlers need to make sure she speaks to the press more often and more transparently. She needs to tone down the sarcasm to build her likeability up. Her focus on working families and middle-class families is great, but she might try to say a word or two about the poor. Poor folks won’t write checks, but if they feel included they can surely vote. If Biden jumps into this race, the African-American community is likely to be conflicted. If President Obama endorses or supports his vice president, those loyal to him in the African-American community will give Biden more consideration that they might have otherwise. At

the same time, African-Americans generally like former President Clinton, and much of that affection spills over to Hillary Clinton. And there are tens of millions of Democratic women who feel that it is overdue for a woman to lead our nation. Clinton needs to loosen up and lighten up, and that is not her nature. She can prevail if she tweaks her campaign strategy and opens up to the press. The email drama is likely to go away, but it won’t if she remains defensive. And, while an uptight Clinton might win a spirited fight for the nomination, an uptight Clinton won’t win the presidency. Our nation will be worse off if a Republican wins the presidency in 2016 and virtually doomed if the blustering Trump wins the White House. Clinton is worth fighting for, but she’ll have to tweak her style to rally the troops.WI

He’s been fearlessly outspoken about Israel’s reckless disregard of the rights of Palestinians. Carter been a relentless peacemaker who has championed the plight of Haitians. He was probably the first ex-president to call for re-thinking the misguided Cuban embargo. At home, he’s not been afraid to take on the most controversial issues. He’s been quick to point out that much of the malicious criticism against Obama is motivated by racism. It’s been an unlikely path for this farm boy from the nation’s most conservative region, this relative of slave owners who

fled to Brazil after the Civil War because slavery was still legal in that South American country and yet refused to be defined by his culture or his heritage. Like President Lyndon B. Johnson, another Southerner, Carter has earned a place in the pantheon of America’s most progressive presidents on the issue of race. Now, the world is watching nervously as he fights the biggest battle of his life: brain cancer. Since making his diagnosis public, he has handled himself with grace, courage and dignity. He seems to be at peace with himself. He even taught Sunday

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MUHAMMAD from Page 29 evening one would leave Malta for Tripoli, and at the same time one would leave Tripoli for Malta. Fast-forward 30 years, and rickety boats operated by worms who are no better specimens than the European slave traders pack their boats with as many forlorn souls as they can cram in with a shoe-horn. Each one has saved thousands of dollars to pay these pirates, and then they set off. The 12-16 hour trip takes place in what’s like an open-air, standing-room-only jitney bus on the ocean with only one pickup location and only one destination when they arrive safely. European officials say that as The Washington Informer

gravesite in the Burr Oak Cemetery near Chicago, there was a memorial service organized by the Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation. Airickca Gordon-Taylor, co-founder of the foundation and a relative of Till, stated, “I see many parallels with what happened to Emmett. You can connect the dots…. Our family, we had dealt with injustice for 60 years. We never had justice for Emmett Till’s murder.” Yes, the dots are being connected. The Black Lives Matter movement is growing, and the memory of what happened to Till serves as an important reminder. Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra Bland, the young black woman who was arrested in Texas and found

hanged in a jail cell just a few weeks ago, was also at the Till’s gravesite memorial. The pain that the Till family still feels is the pain that the Bland family feels. This is pain that black America feels. Each generation of black Americans has had to endure this pain, but at the same time continue to demand and struggle for racial justice, freedom and equality. Black Lives Matter. Emmett Till’s life still matters.WI Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association and can be reached at dr.bchavis@ nnpa.org and for lectures and other professional consultations at http:// drbenjaminfchavisjr.wix.com/drbfc.

claim that techniques like computer modeling and population studies can replace animal research. In reality, there is no substitute for primate studies. To ensure that medicines are safe and effective, scientists must study them in living systems that closely resemble those in humans. Abandoning animal testing would halt today’s most promising lines of inquiry. Consider the ongoing search for an AIDS vaccine, which relies heavily on primate studies. In 2013, researchers at Oregon Health and Science University successfully tested an experimental vaccine for SIV, the version that affects monkeys. After administering the vaccine, the research-

ers exposed the monkeys to a highly potent form of SIV. Half of the monkeys never contracted the virus. Over time, those that did were able to fight off the virus entirely. This discovery, which could conceivably lead to the eradication of HIV/AIDS, wouldn’t have happened without the use of primates. In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 1 million people die of AIDS each year. Ending – or restricting – primate studies and other forms of animal research will only delay the eradication of this deadly global disease. WI

many as 500,000 have sneaked into their countries from North Africa, as well as from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. The overland refugees going into Hungary are the objects of a border battle, with one country proposing a 12-foot-high, 100-mile-long, razor-wire fence on its border in order to keep the undesirables out. It all reinforces the image of European superiority and the inferiority of the blacks, the Arabs and the South Asians flocking to their land. And just a generation ago, Eastern Europeans from Hungary and Poland were the subjects of the cruelest American ethnic jokes, and look at them now, looking down their noses at someone else.

Ironically, these ongoing tragedies at sea — each day a new boat rescued with both dead and living “passengers” trapped on board, or capsized, over-loaded boats with nothing but the dead to be found — actually make sea duty on warships, prowling the oceans on vessels bristling with weapons, seem pleasant, even serene by comparison. And imagine the tearful goodbyes as members tear themselves from their families —unlike our ancestors who were dragged to this country and were captured with no opportunity to bid farewell. Maybe these refugees promise their loved ones that one day they will send for them too. So sad.WI

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