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CBCF: ‘Defining the Moment, Building the Movement’ Annual Conference Returns to District, Bids Farewell to Obama

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor As the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. [CBCF] celebrates its 40th anniversary, more than 10,000 men, women and youth from across the country will gather in the nation’s capital, eager to weigh in on possible solutions for the myriad of issues that continue to impact Black communities in the U.S. and around the globe.

With the theme for this year’s 46th Annual Legislative Conference

[ALC], “Defining the Moment, Building the Movement,” conversations and analyses will explore themes ranging from economic opportunity and voter suppression to police brutality and crime in the Black community.

Nearly 100 forums and sessions will facilitate provocative discussions during a time in our history when control of both the White House and Congress remain at stake. A. Shuanise Washington, president and CEO, CBCF, Inc., says she continues to

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Thousands of volunteers gathered on the National Mall, wearing red aprons and packing meals for elderly Americans, participating in a day of service on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sunday, Sept. 11. The event took place near the National World War II Memorial – sponsored by the AARP Foundation and the Capital Area Food Bank, among others. Close to 1 million meals were boxed on Sunday with nearly 5,000 participants lending a hand during the Million Meal Pack Challenge. More meals were packaged on Monday. / Photo by Patricia Little

Watch Parties Highlight Museum's Opening Week

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributor The grand opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is upon the world and with anticipation now at a fever pitch for the Sept. 24 official unveiling, museum officials have launched "Lift Every Voice," a global initiative that highlights organizations celebrating the opening worldwide.

Registered events — specifically a host of planned watch parties — and other activities may occur any time within the inaugural year, and numerous international locations are already joining in, including New

Providence, Bahamas; Ontario, Canada; Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt; Panama; Port of Spain, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Meanwhile, multiple cities throughout the United States will hold watch parties, including one locally that will be hosted by the BDPA of Greater Washington, D.C., a trade organization that was founded nearly 40 years ago to bridge digital divides, cyber security, information technology and telecommunications competency gaps in urban and underserved communities within the D.C. region.

In all, tens of thousands of visitors are expected to attend the official opening of the Smithsonian's newest

museum with parties, festivals and other events.

More than 150,000 individuals are expected to attend the dedication ceremony on Sept. 24, including President Barack Obama.

WTOP reported that a welcoming committee also has planned a citywide celebration.

"We're welcoming the new kid to the block," Frank Smith, co-host of the D.C. Host Committee and founding director of the African American Civil War Memorial Museum, told the popular radio station.

Smith said the many events planned will draw the new mu-

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5The Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler (left), reads from an Action Litany, an event

held simultaneously in 31 other states across the U.S., during a call for action titled "The Revival: Time for a Moral Revolution of Values" in front of the Wilson Building, DC City Hall, on Monday Sept. 12 in Northwest. / Photo by Roy Lewis

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had law come together to bring a for Among the programs Marlow Exelon and Pepco, partnering with local firms, are bringing the “Wills sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are Heroes” to the District firefighters, police officers and other When program L.Y. Marlow's 23-year-to provide domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, firstdaughter responders pro-bono support.survivors are treated. old told her thelegal father more rights for victim's families Thedaughter program pairs lawyers and of her threatened herlegal administrators “She's usingwith her first ownresponders personal from to intervene on behalf of a vicD.C., to assiststory, the emergency andpain theirto spouses life, andMaryland the lifeand of Virginia their child, her ownworkers personal tim, a domestic violence assesscreate willssomething to provide assurance future of their families and their estates. she knew had to about be the push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further Pepco Holdings Dave Velazquez described the one-day program astraining a done.

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She said the ing for batterers. initially effort to create to assist themshe with“puts estate planning. paign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradi“It seems to be a vicious cycle person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must that won't turn my family end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the vicshared her story with the audi- Congresswoman Fredericaviolence.

S. Wilson (FL-24) was honored for herMarlow advocacy on logue about domestic tim and the batterer,” ence at the District Heightsbehalf of Also at the eventschoolgirls was said. thepresent kidnapped Chibok at the Nigerian-American Public AfDomestic Violence Symposiumfairs Committee’s Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like Inaugural National Convention on Saturday, Sept.

10to in see Atlanta. on May 7 at the District Heights Wilson’s wife ofongoing John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to recognized raise efforts to reunite the girls with their families were Municipal Center. The sympo-during who sentenced to six gala consecamong children thewas group’s Foundation dinner. awareness She has traveled to Nigeria severalintimes sium was sponsored by the utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She and conducted briefings, forums, press conferences and protests to raise awareness Family and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatthreat Boko Haram poses to Nigeria and others. She launched a Center of the city of Districtof thetheongoing Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. social media campaign and has introduced resolutions and legislation to keep the Heights and the National Hook- 2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasworld from forgetting the Chibok girls and to reinforce andwith enhance Nigeria’s Up of Black Women. the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive poor chil- military effort.

Marlow has written a book, an organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” “I am mother, a former and a lawmaker so Boko Haram’s philosophy and values are the antithesis “Color Mea Butterfly,” which educator is a survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. of my own,”four Wilson said. “I am be honored of the Chibok schoolgirls and am story about generations of proud andto their children.for my work on behalf Marlow has worked to break domestic violence.

The book is until“I committed to continuing to fight every freed.” livedkidnapped in fear forgirl sixisyears.

Six the cycle of abuse in her family, inspired own experiences, years in fear isfora her long time. Itfor is wearing Hats by offher to the Florida Congresswoman known penchant hats.she and iselaborately-designed confident the policies and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that her mother and her daughter. of,” she said. process.

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 D.C. the 2007 “Best recently the victim's life, and are passed.”

MayorNational Muriel Bowser announced theunderstand appointment cies of BriBooks” Award.as Director of the Mayor’s that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached an Ferguson Office of Returning Citizens Affairs “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net [MORCA], replacing Charles Thornton who has held the positionatsince my eye first blackened and my “Before you get to 'I'm going 2011 andMarlow has accepted in the Office of Human Rights. lips bled,” said. a new role to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI Ferguson, a native Washingtonian and Ward 4 resident, provided public Elaine Davis-Nickens, presioutreach trainingHook-Up related to the District’s “Ban the Box” Amendment dent of theand National HeWomen, fought said and there eventually ofAct. Black is no was successful in an 11-year legal battle to overturn his conviction for homicide which derailed his law school consistency in wrongful the way domestic plans while undergraduate violence issuesanare dealt with byat West Virginia University in 2002. “[His] personal story as a returning citizen and experience in developing innovative strategies for engaging the community make him well suited to lead the Mayor’s Office of Returning Citizens Affairs as we continue to implement programs District-wide to ensure returning citizens have a fair shot at pathways to the middle class,” Mayor Bowser said in a printed statement.

Cong. Wilson Honored for Efforts to Assist Nigerian Girls

Bowser Tags Brian Ferguson as Head of Returning Citizens Affairs

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I plan to take these Ward 3 Residents Battle over Proposed Homeless Shelter Site Residents from Ward 3 have their discontent over the choice policies toexpressed Congress and of a site for a 50-bed homeless shelter in their community and are suing toimplore stop plans from moving forward.to change our them A non-profit group called Neighbors for Responsive Government, along with 21 others, say they weren’t properly consulted on the new laws. will stop until choice of the locationIwhich is partnot of the land where the Second District Police Department now stands. The D.C. Council approved plans policies are passed. in May tothese close the dangerously dilapidated family shelter at D. C. Gen-

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eral and to replace it and another temporary shelter with seven smaller Marlow facilities to be located throughout the city. Now thatL.Y. timeline could be Trantham pushed into 2019.

Roy Lewis,Paul Patricia Little, Travis Riddick The lawsuit asserts that the start of the process should have involved the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission [ANC]. David Brown, attorney for the plaintiff, said his clients don’t want the court to rule on the choice of the site but rather to “go back to the drawing board and give the ANC an opportunity to present its issues and concerns.”

4 / May 15 - 21, 2008 The Washington Informer / www.washingtoninformer.com Council member Cheh said the lawsuit stems from a misunderstanding about the process and said the local ANC will have an opportunity to share its views during the zoning process. Cheh’s office directed additional inquires to the General Counsel who has chosen not to comment on pending litigation.

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5Reading Partners continues to help students in the District thrive. / Courtesy photo

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Reading Partners, a nonprofit early-literacy organization that pairs students in under-resourced schools with volunteer tutors, has released its 20152016 impact reports which revealed that young D.C. children are benefiting from the program in a big way.

Reading Partners has been part of the educational landscape in the District since 2010, when officials first began placing community volunteers in low-income elementary schools to help students master essential reading skills.

The program's one-on-one tutoring model helps students to succeed in reading and in life by engaging community volunteers to provide individualized, personal attention to each student in our program, officials said.

While the District is the center of the nation's political power, too many capital area schools are failing to prepare our students to be future leaders, program officials said, and just 13 percent of D.C.'s fourth graders from low-income families could read proficiently in 2013, placing D.C. among the worst-performing cities in the country.

However, in the 2015-2016 school year, program officials matched 901 D.C. students at 18 partner schools with about 955 community volunteers.

Those volunteers delivered more than 33,300 tutoring sessions over the past year.

Among the Reading Partners' youngest students in the District, more than 94 percent

mastered key foundational reading skills needed to read at grade level.

Based on survey responses found in the impact report, 100 percent of principals reported improved school-wide reading progress and 99 percent of teachers reported that Reading Partners is valuable to their school.

Further, the report showed that 94 percent of K-4 Reading Partner students met or exceeded their primary end-of-year literacy growth goal.

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, in 2015 only 21 percent of low-income students nationwide, and 36 percent of students overall, were reading proficiently by the fourth grade.

This means that nearly 9 million low-income elementary school students are still learning to read when they should instead be reading to learn, officials said.

While District students fare better, those in Baltimore don't, Reading Partners found.

Only 9 percent of low-income fourth-graders and 11 percent of fourth-graders overall were reading proficiently.

Baltimore's struggling readers are falling well behind in literacy skill development compared to their national group of peers in the same grade, officials said. In the 2016-17 school year, Reading Partners aims to match 1,400 community volunteers with 1,150 struggling readers in the city.

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WEEK OF SEPT. 15 - 21, 2016 SEPT. 15

1963 – Four African-American girls are killed in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

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1889 – Claude Barnett, founder of the Associated Negro Press, is born in Sanford, Florida.

1925 – Legendary blues singer and guitarist B.B. King is born in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

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1973 – Illinois becomes the first state to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as a holiday.

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1895 – Booker T. Washington delivers the Atlanta Compromise speech. The compromise was a deal struck between Southern blacks and whites that blacks would work and submit to white political rule in exchange for basic education and due process in law.

1951 – Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate, is born in Detroit.

1970 – Rock icon Jimi Hendrix is found dead in a London apartment at age 27.

1980 – Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, a Cuban Air Force pilot, becomes the first Hispanic and first person of African ancestry to travel in outer space.

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1893 – Black inventor Elbert R. Robinson receives patent for the electric highway trolley.

1931 – Singer Brook Benton of "Rainy Night in Georgia" fame is born in Camden, South Carolina.

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1958 – Martin Luther King Jr. is stabbed during a Harlem book signing by Izola Ware Curry, an African-American woman later diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

1984 – "The Cosby Show" debuts on NBC, beginning an eight-year run as one of television's all-time most beloved and successful shows.

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1872 – John H. Conyers becomes the first African-American admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

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What's your prediction for the Redskins' 2016-2017 season?

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I predict they will win the division, because they have a quarterback in Kirk Cousins. He has confidence and they've got a good defense. A good defense can carry you a long way in the NFL. They got the right pieces — they put it all together and they can win.

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Well, the Redskins in general have been on the come-up. Their quarterback Kirk Cousins is pretty good and they have a good receiving core. Also, adding Josh Norman to the secondary will hopefully help their defense.

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WASHINGTON, D.C.

I think the Redskins could do something this year. I would say they could finish first or second in [the NFC East]. However, if they get a playoff berth, I don't see them going past the first round.

JEROME FLEMING / WASHINGTON, D.C.

The Redskins will probably go 8-8. Not that I am a hater or anything — even though I kind of am — but I just doubt they have the weapons to run the table in their division. I hope Josh Norman does well, though, because they are really counting on him.

IBN MUTAKABBIR / WASHINGTON, D.C.

I think the Redskins will be an above-.500 football team, which means winning more than half of their games. If they make the playoffs it will be by the luck of their circumstances. Josh Norman, who left the Panthers, will have to prove that he is truly an elite cornerback in their new defensive system.

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“Black Caucus Conference Illustrates Power of Advocacy” It’s that time of the year once again – and one of my favorite weeks – when Black politicians, community leaders, preachers, teachers, potent pontificators and vibrant voting blocs from across the U.S. assemble in the District for five days of critical conversations about the current state and the future of Black America.

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. takes the lead in hosting their 46th Annual Legislative Conference, Sept. 14 – 18, with events at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and other venues throughout the District.

Naturally, the highlight will be an address by President Barack Obama – his last appearance in his eight-year role as the nation’s commander-in-chief – when he speaks at the always popular Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 17. But there will be plenty of provocative town hall meetings, forums, recep-

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For me, the week allows me the prime opportunity to reminisce about my wonderful childhood, Motown memories with my former high school classmate Rep. Keith Ellison, to catch up on the Miami happenings with my beloved “sister” Rep. Cynthia Stafford, to hang out with my best friend and the energetic president of the Democratic Black Caucus of Florida, Henry Crespo, Sr. and provides me with another chance to express my gratitude to two longtime members of the Black Caucus and my mentors, Rep. Danny Davis from Chicago and Rep. Frederica S. Wilson from Miami – two individuals who have shaped my career and life in numerous ways and for which I can never repay them

enough.

This is our time, our moment, our chance to clarify our goals, our desires, and our needs as African Americans with the election for the next president of the United States just a few months away. Let’s make the most of it. And let’s make sure everyone we know is registered to vote.

And when Election Day comes, be sure that you go to the poll – and take as many folks with you as possible!

We have made significant strides as a people since being kidnapped from Mother Africa and brought across the seas as slaves. But for far too many, that state of bondage continues, albeit in new variations and forms.

Now we must free our minds from those chains that still keep us locked up and locked away from the benefits of true equality.

As En Vogue once sang, “Free your mind and the rest will follow.” WI

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Judge Dismisses Charges Against Walter Fauntroy WI Staff Report A Maryland judge has dropped a bad-check charge against Walter Fauntroy, the District of Columbia's former delegate to Congress.

Online court records show the case against the 83-year-old Fauntroy was dropped Monday after he paid $20,000 in restitution, according to The Associated Press.

The charge stemmed from a $55,000 check that Fauntroy wrote to cover the costs of a 2009 inaugural ball for President Obama. Fauntroy and his attorney said previously that he had paid back some of the money.

Fauntroy, who helped plan the 1963 March on Washington with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and spent 20 years as D.C.'s first elected Congressional delegate, left the country while facing a warrant for

CAUCUS from Page 1 draw inspiration from the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus [CBC], who agreed on the name of the organization in February 1971 after formerly being referred to as a “Democratic Select Committee,” from 1969 to 1971.

“I urge attendees and leaders in business, technology, politics, academia and other areas to listen, learn and share their insights during their time with us this week,” Washington said in a printed statement.

She continued: “We have an opportunity to hand down a meaningful and legacy to our children and grandchildren, just as the generation before ours did for us. Let us resolve to do that.”

The CBC, comprised of Black members of the U.S. Congress, is currently chaired by Rep. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina. Since its inception, it has described its goals as “positively influencing the course of events pertinent to African Americans and others of similar experience and situation,” and “achieving greater equity for persons of African descent in the design and content of domestic and international programs and services.”

On the motion of Charles B. Rangel of New York, the Black Caucus began its exemplary work with founding members that included: Shirley Chisholm, William L. Clay, Sr., George W. Collins, John Conyers, Ronald Dellums, Augustus F. Hawkins, Ralph Metcalfe, Parren Mitchell, Robert Nix, Louis Stokes, Rangel and Washington D.C. Delegate Walter Fauntroy.

his arrest in the matter of the check, spending four years living abroad in the Persian Gulf. He returned in June and was arrested upon his arrival at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

After later appearing in court, Fauntroy was released and allowed to reunite with his wife of nearly 60 years, along with their children and friends. Former Prince George's County State's Attorney and family friend Glenn Ivey told The Informer after Fauntroy's initial court appearance that county officials didn't seem to have a "burning desire" to prosecute Fauntroy.

Mrs. Fauntroy said that she was confident that God was taking care of her husband. On Monday, with the hammer of a judge's gavel, at least one of those prayers were seemingly answered. WI While the highlight of the conference will once again be the black tie event, the Phoenix Awards Dinner, where both President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton are expected to speak, there will be other noteworthy events held during the week.

Other events that will surely attract record crowds include: a National Town Hall focusing on “The Black Agenda for the Next Administration: What’s at Stake in the 2016 Elections;” a Prayer Breakfast, with keynote speaker the Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale, Ray of Hope Christian Church (Decatur, Georgia); an Authors Pavilion and an Exhibit Showcase.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 14, CBCF, Inc. launched the 46th ALC with a message about the importance and power of the Black vote.

Leaders, including A. Shuanise Washington, R. Donahue Peebles, chairman of the CBCF Board of Directors and Rep. John Conyers, co-founder of the CBC and dean of the U.S. House of Representatives, shared information about a newly-developed Voter Protection Series, on-site voter registration opportunities and valuable resources. They further emphasized that this presidential election, less than 60 days away, will have a significant impact on Black voters who will be without the protection of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for the first time since the legislation became law.

For more information including a schedule of events, go to cbcfinc.org/ alc.

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“One of the greatest handicaps among the socalled Negroes is that there is no love for self, nor love for his or her own kind. This not having love for self is the root cause of hate . . . How can you be loved if you have not love for self and your own nation and dislike being a member of your own? ...

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MUSEUM from Page 1 seum's crowds out into the city's neighborhoods, like U Street, which was once known as "Black Broadway."

"You can do a lot on the Mall, but you can't do Ben's [Chili Bowl)], you can't do the Florida Avenue Grill, you can't do oohs and ahs," Smith said.

The new museum will raise the profile of African-American contributions to history, and there's been a long wait for the institution, he said. "It's taken us nearly 100 years to build this monument on the mall, and we are underrepresented in presentations on the mall. We're happy to have this new museum among our ranks because among other things, they will increase the amount of African-American participation in our museum community in Washington, D.C." John Franklin, director of partnerships for the Museum of African American History and Culture, said opening day will be a huge deal.

"Consider this on the scale of a small inauguration," Franklin said.

Obama will cut the ribbon on the National Mall and a musical prelude is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. with a dedication ceremony to follow at 10 a.m.

Jumbotrons will be set up outside, and the public is invited to watch from the grounds of the Washington Monument nearby.

More than 25 watch parties are already scheduled at multiple sites in all 8 wards in D.C. The planned watch parties range from the African American Civil War Memorial Museum to the Church of Scientology

AROUND THE REGION to the Academy for Ideal Education.

A three-day festival is also planned that weekend on the Washington Monument grounds featuring performances by The Roots and Public Enemy plus storytelling, dance performances, food, workshops and more.

The Civil War Memorial Museum, on Vermont Avenue NW just off U Street, will offer free shuttles between the museum and the mall.

But the celebrations will begin even before opening day.

"We'll have a foot-stompin' celebration at Shiloh [Baptist Church]," Smith said. That event is set for 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18.

That same day, a Black Love United & Vision Festival is planned at St. Elizabeth's East Gateway D.C. Pavilion. On Sept. 22, an official welcome reception will be held at the Civil War Museum.

For those hoping to visit the museum that first weekend, two rounds of advance tickets were quickly distributed. Same-day passes will be available beginning Monday, Sept. 26.

Franklin also provided a sneak peak of what visitors will see once they have the chance to visit.

Items on display will include a bow tie and lace handkerchief belonging to abolitionist and legendary Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman, the slave revolt leader Nat Turner and a training plane used by the Tuskegee Airmen.

More than half of the objects in the new collection were provided by individuals and families, Franklin said.

"People have given their treasures from around the country," he said.

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Metro Quarterly Report Card Better, But Still Needs More Improvement

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Metro's quarterly report released earlier this month shows the agency improved in rail and bus fleet availability, but customer satisfaction still remains below its goal.

The agency's second "Vital Signs" document this year gave a report card-style assessment of Metro's performance and the effectiveness of its maintenance work between April and June.

According to the report, elevator and escalator availability had the highest percentages to meet its goal at 97 percent and 93 percent, respectively.

Some of the improvements stemmed from the replacement

of 23 escalators and repairs to eight of them along with 20 elevators, the report states. Also, technicians were assigned to stations affected by the ongoing SafeTrack maintenance project that began in June.

SafeTrack created a 10 percent increase in bus ridership, but customer satisfaction at 78 percent fell below the goal of 85 percent.

The report's grade of 66 percent for satisfied rail customers marked its lowest percentage ever that's "attributed to inconsistent service delivery." At this same time last year, customer approval rating reached 73 percent.

To help improve rail service, Metro implemented a 15-minute grace period to exit at the same station to allow customers to leave without being charged

5Riders wait to board a Red Line train at the Silver Spring Metro station on Aug. 1. / Photo by William J. Ford

the base fare. This went into effect in July with customers being charged only $1.75 during nonrush hour, $2.15 during rush hour.

The agency also plans to enhance the rail stations with better signs, lighting and ceilings, according to the report.

A data chart shows the Yellow Line had the highest mark at 81 percent of customers arriving on

Creating and Sustaining Wealth Recently I uncovered a sobering statistic: In 1960, 40% of the African American population owned businesses and 85% of African American families had two-headed households. Today, only 7% of the population own businesses and 25% are two-headed households. In 56 years, there has been a 33% drop in African American owned businesses and a 60% drop in African American families with two-headed households.

I doubted the severity and accuracy of these figures, until I returned to a book I read: “Our Black Year: One Family’s Quest to Buy Black in America’s Racially Divided Economy.” The author, Maggie Anderson confirms this data by noting: “the Kellogg

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team [2002 Economic Report] found 9,016 Black-owned food and beverage retail businesses- a number they noted was misleading because it includes liquor retail and specialty food stores in addition to grocery stores. But that number-as unlikely as it isstill amounts to only 6% of all the 148,901 food and beverage stores in the United States.”

So-called wealth in communities of color is over dependent on two factors: home ownership and a good job (especially in the public sector). In these communities, housing values-even if there is some rebound- are far below neighboring exclusive communities. Unfortunately, many homes in communities of color are underwater (homes where

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time the first six months of this year; the Orange Line recorded the lowest mark so far this year at 62 percent.

The 44-page document will be discussed Thursday before the board of directors' Customer Service, Operations and Security Committee at the agency's headquarters in northwest D.C. To view the full report, go to http://bit.ly/2clHzT2. WI

the mortgage is higher than the equity) or in slow equity. Dollars, then thought to be used for college education or other investments are strangled because of anemic growth. This is a wakeup call to create pathways and investments for small & minority businesses. Owning and sustaining a business is the essential pathway for generational wealth, which in turn, is an ingredient for providing youth with educational opportunities.

The report's grade of 66 percent for satisfied rail customers marked its lowest percentage ever that's "attributed to inconsistent service delivery."

The Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce is working with elected officials and other stakeholders to unravel public & private procurement to expand business opportunities.

We hope and contend that accelerating business opportunities as well as increasing businesses will help turn the tide of wealth collapse. Instead of wealth collapse, the Chamber will drive wealth creation.

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READING from Page 5 a week, volunteers can make an impact that can quite literally alter the course of a child's educational experience and life, said Jeffrey Zwillenberg, the executive director of Reading Partners Baltimore.

"Our ability to be successful and grow so quickly in Baltimore is due to the incredible support we've received from our community," he said. "Reading Partners has a proven, effective model that works. Yet, if it wasn't for our 1,000 committed weekly volunteers, and dedicated AmeriCorps members and staff, ensure our program was being implemented with fidelity, we wouldn't be able to see the results we've seen.

"Our ability to scale so quickly is thanks to our many community partners, like Baltimore City Public Schools, the Maryland Governor's Office of Service and Volunteerism, and the numerous foundations, corporations and individuals who have invested their dollars in our work," Zwillenberg said.

Reading Partners collaborates with local public schools and mobilizes community volunteers to provide students the reading support they need to read at grade level by the fourth grade.

The nonprofit transforms a dedicated space into a Reading Center, complete with a library and teaching tools managed by a full-time AmeriCorps member or staff member.

Reading Partners collaborates with teachers and principals to identify students reading behind grade level, and provides them with personalized literacy instruction.

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"Data drives our decisions, so we are constantly monitoring our student's success and trying out innovative ideas," Zwillenberg said. "Whether it is partnering with other similarly mission-driven programs to implement tutoring during the summer months or introducing a new game to a lesson, we are constantly thinking about ways we can push our students to proficiency and foster a love of reading."

This school year, Reading Partners plans to help students in 19 Baltimore City schools.

"Baltimore is a proud city filled with generous community members," Zwillenberg said.

"We want to provide them with a means to give back to the city and support Baltimore City Public Schools."

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BUSINESS Black Businesses Adjust to Gentrification in Shaw

By Victoria Jones Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — On a hot Friday morning, Uprising Muffin Company, the new black-owned coffee shop on 7th Street next to the Shaw Howard Metro stop, is humming.

The store, structured on the Starbucks model but with muffins at its core, is doing brisk business as Shaw residents wander in with laptops and commuters from the nearby Metro station stop. Business is good.

One block north on the corner of Georgia and Florida avenues, however, things aren't going so well. Central Communications, a neighborhood staple for 18 years, is barely holding on. Sales are down by about 80 percent, one employee said, and the store's cellphone sales, primarily pay-as-yougo brands, have not taken off.

Such is the story these days of gentrification in the once largely-black Shaw neighborhood.

Shaw is a microcosm of the town once known as "Chocolate City," as upscale whites and other nationalities have flooded the city in recent years.

The changes have been good and bad for black residents and businesses.

In the Shaw neighborhood, for example, the white population increased from 7.9 percent in 2000 to 33.1 percent in 2010, according to the U.S. Census.

During the same time span, census figures show, the median household income in the neighborhood has gone from $25,000 to $71,000. In 2014, it was $83,000, In 2000, the number of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher was 20 percent. It is now 58 percent.

Longtime black homeowners have benefited greatly as houses they bought in the 1940s have increased in value tenfold. Black renters, on the other hand, have been pushed out by dramatically

rising housing prices.

While some businesses are struggling, others are seeing some of their best paydays ever.

Lee's Flower and Card Shop on U Street near 11th Street is one. Owner Stacy Banks said she has seen profits double over the past five years. "[Gentrification] has brought more business to the U Street area, so it's increased our business," she said.

Banks said that new residents with more disposable income have a passion for plants, herbs and flowers, and they want more fresh flowers for their home for dinner parties and dates.

"With new condos and apartments going in the area, people have wanted to adorn those apartments with plants and fresh flowers, and they're shopping locally," she said. "I think that people with more means can spend more money."

Banks' grandfather bought the family's building in 1945. Consequently, the company has avoided the escalating rents.

"We always said that if we rented our building, we wouldn't be here anymore," she said.

Johnnie Harris, owner of Johnnie's Florist at the corner of Georgia Avenue and U Street, said he has also seen an increase of business.

"We have clients all over the D.C. metro area, but the new boom in the neighborhood has definitely been a plus," Harris, who has been in business 20 years, told the Howard University News Service in a recent interview. "We have profited [from] there being changes around the area."

Wanda Henderson, owner of Wanda's on 7th, had once moved her business further north on Georgia Avenue in Northwest due to construction, but has seen her business grow since returning to her original location on 7th Street in 2014.

It has benefited by offering more services to more people and nationalities in the area, and an abundance of old clients and Howard University students coming into the shop, Henderson said, adding that she is having no problem attracting the young, af-

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5A popular eatery in the Shaw community. / Photo by HU News Service

The Legacy of Love

By Aimee D. Griffin, Esq. For months, I guess years now, I have been writing articles about understanding the technicality and legality of estate planning. I have been expressing the importance of making sure that everyone put in place their plan for intergenerational wealth building. However, as I was expressing my great love for the work that I do to a dear friend, he shared this pearl of wisdom, “Estate Planning is really about the abundant love that you have”.

Truly it is all about the love. It’s the love that compels you to make sacrifices for your family. It’s the love that compels you to provide for your family. It’s the love that compels you to protect your family. To many of us, family is not solely defined by blood or legal relationship such as marriage. Family, in this setting, is defined as the people whom you cherish and cherish you.

I am always honored when I have the privilege to support an individual or family to create a plan that protects their loved ones emotionally and financially. I am honored when people share with me their concerns and their desires to create a strategy to protect their values and honor their community institutions, such as churches, alma maters and other beloved entities through charitable giving.

What I have come to appreciate is that when people take the steps to make a strategic plan in an effort to prepare their family and to position them for the future, it is because they love them. They love them with an eye for the future. They love them with an eye for what can be. They love them with a hope for the greatest possibilities. We know that we can’t take away the grief or the feeling of loss-- but the love that we have for the people in our lives can compel us to do what isn’t easy.

Estate planning is so much more than creating documents. It is a strategic plan put in place to support the ones you love to make decisions when you are no longer able. It is a strategy to guide financial resources in a way that is in the best interest of those you love. It is a way to support those who are unable to support themselves financially.

I have seen love in action as a mom strategically plans how to show her two sons her legacy of love by putting her house in a trust and giving the brick and mortar to one who has no other place to live and the equity to another who needs the money. I have seen the legacy of love in practice when a primary residence is put into a trust and an educational foundation is created for the grandchildren from the income. I have seen the legacy of love evidenced in a blended family by a husband putting the principal residence in trust for the benefit of the second wife to continue to live there during her lifetime but then transferring to the children after she passes or remarries. Love looks different in different situations. There is no cookie cutter approach for demonstrations of love, but we know that it indeed requires sacrifice.

Strategic planning isn’t easy but love never is.

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Business Exchange ticipation in the American capitalism system. In our involvement in partisan politics, blacks show high levels of economic dysfunction and are unique in lack of internal commerce.

The most dangerous aspect of American racism is the racism

blacks practice against our own interests. It's time African-Americans examine how and why to support black-owned businesses. Look at the facts — our lack of support for black businesses seems intentional.

A poor understanding of capitalism

and internal circulation of funds plagues Black communities. When blacks grasp the reality of money circulation, they will understand the reality that a dollar goes into and out of Black communities in just hours.

Money circulates six times among

Latinos, nine times among Asians and 20 times between whites and among Jews.

In the push for making black lives matter, economic support for blackowned businesses doesn't get enough

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Make Black Businesses Matter Do you feel that the economic state of America's blacks has received sufficient attention in dialogue leading up to this election? Why is it that blacks just want to shake the hand of wooing political candidates with no mention of engaging our race's commerce, entrepreneurship and/or free-enterprise? Although African-Americans have been told about how "empowering" our votes are, blacks' preferences and interests have received scant attention from most of the 2016 field of presidential candidates.

Now that black children in America know they can grow up to be president, black populations need to know and better understand America's system of capitalism. To ever be taken seriously in America, blacks must move beyond party politics to engage in race-based culture and initiatives that support blacks and their businesses. As African-Americans move beyond coalescing around establishment politicians onto earnestly patronizing black-owned businesses, this could spark discussions and initiatives to revive blacks' businesses and make them noteworthy.

If we'd stop our preoccupation with howling about white supremacy, blacks can move to be stronger together. Hoping mainstream political parties advance transformative policies that produce economic equality and remedy America's wealth gap is folly. When blacks realize that black career politicians and liberal elites have not been listening, simple logic dictates they move to start businesses and processes to pool financial resources. Contemporary blacks are circumspect regarding effective par-

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NATIONAL Discrimination Suit Filed Against Alabama Judiciary Group Takes Umbrage with Electing of Judges

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer A nonpartisan group of private lawyers started at the request of President Kennedy over 50 years ago has taken action against Alabama's judicial system, alleging racial discrimination in the election of state judges.

The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a lawsuit Sept. 7 on behalf of the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP and four black voters alleging that the method of electing the state's most powerful judges violates the Voting Rights Act. "In 2016, Alabama's appel-

late courts are no more diverse than they were when the Voting Rights Act was signed more than 50 years ago," said Kristen Clarke, the committee's president and executive director. "It is time for the highest courts in the state of Alabama to reflect the diversity of the communities they serve.

"This lawsuit seeks to provide African-American voters an equal opportunity to elect judges of their choice, achieve long overdue compliance with the Voting Rights Act and instill greater public confidence in the justice system of Alabama," Clarke said.

The suit maintains that Alabama's statewide method of

5 Kristen Clarke, president of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. / Courtesy of thefulano.space.com.

electing members of the Alabama Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Civil Appeals deprives the African-American community of electing judges that match their interest.

Currently, all 19 of Alabama's appellate judges are white.

The Lawyers' Committee claims that all of those judges are elected statewide, which gives Alabama's white residents a majority vote reflected in the repre-

sentation of the state's judiciary system.

They also say that because of racially polarized voting, black candidates are consistently defeated in elections involving the highest court.

"Such vote dilution is prohibited by the Voting Rights Act and the state could easily devise a fairer electoral system," Lawyers' Committee said in a statement.

The group filed the suit with James Blacksher and Edward

Still, two longtime Alabama civil rights attorneys, and Montgomery-based attorney J. Mitch McGuire, as well as with pro bono counsel from the Crowell & Moring and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan law firms.

The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama and is part of the Lawyers' Committee's national initiative to bring state

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UNCF's 5K for Education Returns Six Cities to Participate

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer

5 Thousands of attendees participate in UNCF's Walk for Education in Detroit in 2015. / Courtesy of detroit.carpediem.com.

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The preeminent organization responsible for millions of African-Americans receiving a higher education returns with their annual effort to keep the legacy going.

The United Negro College Fund [UNCF] announced Tuesday, Sept. 6 that it will champion education with 5K walks in Houston, Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Orlando, Florida, and Columbus, Ohio.

"More than ever, students need a college education to be competitive and succeed in today's global economy," said Michael L. Lomax, UNCF president and CEO. These walks are projected to bring together between 300 and 1,500 community supporters in each city during September and October, raising funds to allow

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students the financial resources to stay in school.

Last year's UNCF-sponsored walks raised more than $2 million.

"By investing in our students now through events like the UNCF Walk for Education, we are providing them with a path to success that will pay future dividends for them, their families and communities, and for all of us," Lomax said.

UNCF Walk For Education events:

HOUSTON:

Saturday, Sept. 10 Tom Bass Park, Section I Registration begins at 7 a.m.

UNCF.org/Houston

CHICAGO:

Saturday, Sept. 10 Burnham Park, Grove 7 9 a.m.

UNCF.org/Chicago

Saturday, Sept. 10 Roosevelt Island 9 a.m.

UNCF.org/NewYork

COLUMBUS:

Saturday, Sept. 24 Wolfe Park 8 a.m.-noon UNCF.org/Columbus

ORLANDO:

Saturday, Oct. 1 The Mall at Millenia 7 a.m.

UNCF.org/Orlando

NEW ORLEANS:

Saturday, Oct. 8 Audubon Park Riverview Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.

A special preregistration kickoff party will also be held Oct. 5 at the Audubon Tea Room from 5 p.m.-8 p.m.

UNCF.org/NewOrleans WI

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In July, the organization and another set of partners filed a similar suit alleging that the statewide method of electing Texas's most powerful judges violates the Voting Rights Act. "The Alabama NAACP continues to fight for equitable representation of all communities in our judicial system at all levels," said Bernard Simelton, president of the NAACP Alabama State Conference. "Alabama cannot continue to have a system that ignores segments of the community. We believe that a revised method of electing judges will lead to representation of all segments of the community."

In the history of the state, only two African-Americans have won an election to statewide office. Those who hold seats as appellate judges have all been white for the past 15 years.

"The fact that no African-Americans are on the Alabama Supreme Court or any other office elected statewide sends a clear message that Black Alabamians remain subordinate to whites in state government, just as the 1901 Constitution intended," Blacksher said.

The Lawyers' Committee asserts that Alabama has the sixth-largest black population in the country, with African-Americans making up almost 25 percent of the state's voting-age population.

"In 1991, the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that the Voting Rights Act applies to judicial elections," the group said in a statement. "The courts at issue in this

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case handles cases of all kinds, including important criminal cases. Notably, nearly 63 percent of Alabama's prison population is black."

The right to vote is "the right from which all other rights flow," said Michael Keats, an attorney at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.

"That right to vote takes on a special significance in electing the judges and justices who define our legal rights and obligations, who adjudicate our guilt and innocence," Keats said.

"A judiciary elected through a racially discriminatory system like Alabama's deprives African-Americans of their own voice in the administration of justice. That is illegal and this lawsuit will end that discriminatory system." WI

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H E A LT H Documentary Reveals Soul Icon's Battle with Cancer

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Just as her career began to take off, iconic soul diva Sharon Jones faced her greatest challenge: a life-threatening battle with cancer.

But not only has Jones remained on stage with her legendary band, the Dap-Kings, her battles have been chronicled in a

new documentary that's receiving rave reviews.

In "Miss Sharon Jones!" director Barbara Kopple covers a difficult episode in Jones' life, utilizing that vulnerability to create moments that are breathtaking, even inspirational, noted one riveting review.

The film briefly covers Jones' youth in South Carolina, when she knew from the first time she

sang in her church's Christmas play that she would be a musician.

"I was, like, maybe 8, 9 years old ... and I got to sing 'Silent Night,'" she said in an interview this year with NPR. Jones remembered audience members taking note of her performance.

"Right then and there, I knew that I was going to be a singer," she said. "God had blessed me with a gift."

Before rising to her current level of globe-touring prominence, she performed in a wedding band while working odd jobs, including a stint as a prison guard.

Her big break came after meeting Gabriel Roth, bandleader of the Dap-Kings and co-founder of Daptone Records.

With her high-power vocals growling over the Dap-Kings' caffeinated soul, Jones channels the power of James Brown in his prime, the New York Times raved.

After a string of successful albums and tours, Jones received the disastrous news that she had

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5 Soul diva Sharon Jones is the subject of a new documentary. / Courtesy photo

been diagnosed with bile duct cancer and would need surgery.

Kopple's film focuses on the period of Jones' convalescence as the singer divides her time between upstate New York and Georgia, undergoing chemotherapy and trying to regain her strength.

The film traces her life from a terrifying diagnosis of Stage 2 pancreatic cancer in 2013 through her triumphant return to the stage in 2015.

The celebratory tone from Jones at the end of the movie contrasts with the more muted one she sometimes strikes today, the review notes.

The early part of the film casts back to her childhood, which was rife with racial indignities.

During her birth in Augusta, Georgia, her mother needed a cesarean operation, but since the hospital didn't allow African-Americans in their main units, the procedure took place in an unsanitary storage room.

In the film, Jones returns to a local store she patronized as a child, where she said the owner had trained his parrot to recite a racial epithet whenever a black person entered.

"It had a lot of effect on us as children," Jones said. "You'd be afraid when you saw white people."

Kopple said Jones has "a tough attitude."

While major labels repeatedly shunned the singer as over the hill and "too dark," she finally found a perfect partner, and a breakthrough, via the fledgling indie Daptone Records, which specializes in reanimating the

vintage sounds of soul, funk and Latin music.

The prolific Dap-Kings have put out seven albums with Jones and backed Amy Winehouse on her album "Back to Black," while Jones herself has been a popular choice for cameos on recordings and live shows for artists such as Michael BublĂŠ, Rufus Wainwright, David Byrne and Phish.

Central parts of the film show the financial hardships both Jones and her band underwent when they weren't able to work during her illness.

The film balances that with scenes of the star being nursed back to health in upstate New York by an acquaintance, Megan Holken, whom Jones had only connected with a few times over the years.

At a news conference for the film's first showing at the Toronto Film Festival last year, Jones announced her cancer's initial return.

At that time, doctors found a spot on her liver, later treated with radiation.

"I didn't want people to come up and congratulate me on beating cancer when it's back," she said.

Similarly, the singer lets her audience at shows this year know some of what she's going through with the cancer's latest reemergence. "There's pain in my hips, and my legs feel like tons," she said. "Getting out on that stage, that's my therapy. You have to look at life the way it is.

No one knows how long I have.

But I have the strength now and I want to continue."

"Miss Sharon Jones" is now playing in select theaters.

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Laughter is often the best medicine.

And for Benjamin Clark, a 25-year-old D.C. man with sickle cell disease, comedian Tony Roberts has been the prescription he's needed.

"Benjamin's favorite comedian is Tony Roberts and in July I surprised him and took him to the Improv to see Tony Roberts and the great thing is that after the show he's able to talk with him," said Deborah Clark, Benjamin's mother and caregiver.

It wasn't the first time that Benjamin met the comedian, who has proven to be one of several sources of encouragement for the Northwest resident who now has been hospitalized 156 times and has undergone 84 blood transfusions because of his lifelong fight with sickle cell disease.

"Tony Roberts and his wife have kept in touch, they gave us their personal information," his mother said.

"I even sent a picture after one of his hospital stays and Tony called Benjamin. They've been great."

Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects approximately 100,000 Americans and occurs in about one of every 365 African-American births, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

SCD occurs in about 1 out of every 16,300 Hispanic-American births and about one in 13 African-American babies are born with the sickle cell trait.

Benjamin was born with the trait and has been battling the illness ever since.

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been so strong throughout," Clark said. "She's funny as well, so that helps."

Among the many procedures Clark has undergone lately are exchange transfusions, in which doctors use venous access device connected to a machine that draws the blood and separates it into red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma.

The healthy components of the blood are returned to the patient while a calculated number of units of healthy red blood cells are infused.

The exchange is performed to maintain a safe level of abnormal, or sickled, cells and an adequate number of red cells to prevent anemia.

"My son is a real fighter," said Deborah Clark, who has four other children and works as a receptionist and technician. Clark has even kept busy writing a book about her son.

The Clarks have maintained their confidence that Benjamin will not only conquer his illness, but thrive.

They said they've been helped by individuals such as Roberts, Solid Rock Baptist Church pastor Mary Saunders; Bishop Orlando Nesby; Patricia Cook, their family and Deborah's godbrother Jeff.

"I called Jeff one day during a blizzard when Benjamin was sick because we didn't have a way to get to the emergency room and Jeff drove out in the bad weather to take us," Clark said. "We've been blessed with the support we've gotten."

Benjamin watches Roberts' comedy routine regularly on YouTube, as well as "Dancing With the Stars" and "So You Think You Can Dance." An accomplished dancer himself, Benjamin hopes to one day get the attention of comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, a fellow dance aficionado.

"I'd love to dance with her on her show," Clark said. "That would be the ultimate."

For now, he just watches Ellen and Roberts, laughing and doing whatever he can to overcome the chronic pain that the disease brings.

"Watching Ellen and listening to Tony Roberts really helps," he said.

"They take me to a good place. It's like my advice to others in this situation with chronic pain: try to do something you really like to take your mind off it. For me, it's [Roberts and DeGeneres] and now that I've discovered that I can dance, that helps me a lot." WI

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BRIEFS Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer

AP COURSES, EXAMS, EARN COLLEGE CREDIT

This year, more than 3,000 DCPS students have taken more than 5,000 Advanced Placement exams, which nearly doubles the number who took the college-level exams in 2010.

"Students benefit from the experience and rigor of taking college-level courses in high school—be that through dual enrollment at local universities, International Baccalaureate courses, or AP courses," said Brian Pick, DCPS chief of Teaching and Learning. "By taking AP courses, students not only rise to the higher standard required in college-level coursework, but also get a firsthand look into what college courses entail."

In order to ensure more students have access to AP courses and that more of them pass AP exams, DCPS has partnered with other local school districts to enable the attendance of AP teachers at an AP summer institute for their course.

"We're proud of the progress we've made, yet we still have more work to do to support teachers and students," Pick said.

GAINS IN READING, MATH

Several schools across the city, including the Raymond Education Campus in Ward 4, showed vast improvement in both English/Language Arts and math, according to the latest results of Partnership for Assessment Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exams.

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A list of top-performing schools: n Ketcham Elementary School (Ward 8) saw a 5 percent increase in ELA and an 18 percent increase in math, compared to 2015 scores. n Marie Reed Elementary School (Ward 1) saw a 17 percent increase in ELA scores and a 10 percent increase in math. n Hearst Elementary School (Ward 3) saw a 14 percent increase in ELA and a 12 percent increase in math. n Beers Elementary School (Ward 7) saw a 12 percent increase in ELA and a 10 percent increase in math. n Burroughs Elementary School (Ward 5) saw an 11 percent increase in ELA and a 16 percent increase in math.

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SCHOOL BUS DRIVER FAIR

Prince George's County Public Schools will host a school bus driver fair on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Green Valley Administrative Offices, located at 2215 Chadwick Street in Temple Hills.

Interested candidates must meet the following requirements: - No more than two current points on driving record - Satisfactory past driving record - At least 21 years old - At least five years of driving experience - Ability to obtain a Commercial Drivers License (CDL), Class A or B with passenger endorsement or Class B Learners Permit with passenger (P) and school bus (S) endorsements

"An increase in our PARCC scores is another indicator that extending the school year is benefiting our young scholars," said Natalie Hubbard, principal of Raymond Education Campus, which is in its second year as an extended-year school. "Our students have had the opportunity for more learning time, more field trips, and more support with our extended calendar, and I look forward to seeing continued progress at Raymond."

BRIYA MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM

Twenty-four new students have been inducted into Briya Public Charter School's Medical Assistant program.

During the recent ceremony, Briya instructor Gina Pistulka extended the welcoming message and spoke to the incoming students about the vital work they will do as medical assistants.

"You are the face of the healthcare team," Pistulka said. "You are the one the patient will meet first. You are the one who will start to create the environment in which a person begins to heal."

The 15-month program prepares students to work alongside doctors and nurses. WI - Ability to meet special training and qualifications determined by PGCPS A starting salary of $17.87 per hour is offered, with advancement opportunity up to $34.15 per hour.

Employees are also provided with a comprehensive package of benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, as well as retirement plans.

Paid CDL training is provided to all new hires. A complete history driving record is required for Maryland drivers, and a full history driving record is required for District of Columbia drivers. PGCPS bus drivers are expected to attend bus driver training and undergo testing.

For more information about the hiring of school bus drivers, contact Nicole Eubanks at nicole.eubanks@ pgcps.org or contact the Human Resources Customer Service Center at 301-780-2191.

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playground to enjoy their new bikes on Sept. 9. / Courtesy of DCPS tionwide in recognizing September as Attendance Awareness Month.

This month, the Office of Pupil Personnel Services and schools across the district will raise awareness about chronic absenteeism prevention methods and promote the importance of daily attendance.

"School achievement begins with regular attendance," said schools CEO Kevin Maxwell. "As a parent, one of the most important things that you can do to support your child's academic success is getting them to school daily."

Poster displays, daily announcements, contests and incentives are examples of ways to promote attendance awareness.

'COUNT ON US'

"Count on Us," the live mathematics homework help-line television call-in show, airs Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Comcast channel 96 and Verizon channel 38.

Students can also email their questions to PGCPS teachers at cou@pgcps.org

BOARD MEMBER TO HOST MONTHLY COFFEE CHAT

District 9 School Board Member Sonya Williams will host a gathering Saturday to talk about

school boundaries.

The discussion takes place from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Starbucks in the Brandywine Safeway grocery.

For more information, contact Williams at Sonya3.Williams@ pgcps.org

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Bullying, harassment and intimidation have no place in Prince George's County Public Schools, officials said.

Whether it happens in the hallways or online, such behavior can create hostile learning environments that interfere with students' academic performance and emotional and physical well-being.

Harassment is motivated by real or perceived characteristics, such as race/ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or socioeconomic status. Bullying behavior is threatening, intimidating and occurs repeatedly over time with the intent to cause harm.

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Residents Irked by Leadership Amid Head Start Troubles

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Rosalind Johnson gets angry whenever she talks about the allegations that teachers and staff abused and neglected children in the Prince George's County Public Schools Head Start program.

Johnson, a former school board member, told the school board Thursday night that top school officials such as CEO Kevin Maxwell should resign immediately. She even criticized county Executive Rushern L. Baker III, who can appoint people to the board.

"I have such anger and antipathy for the leadership because they didn't do enough to protect our children," said Johnson, a Greenbelt resident who served on the board from 2006 to 2012. "This is just horrible what is happening. The children don't deserve this."

Baker said Friday he under-

stands the anger, but he still has confidence in Maxwell and school board Chairman Segun Eubanks, who Baker appointed in 2013.

“People have the right to be upset," he said. "As I have said to people, I'm embarrassed and angry. The first reaction is to make sure we have a quality program where people can put their children into that is safe and is not disruptive. Then to do a debriefing as to what happened and … make sure it not only doesn't happen in Head Start, but doesn't happen anywhere in our schools."

Children in Head Start, slated for those ages 3 to 5, began the school year on Aug. 29, weeks after the school system received a letter it would lose more than $6 million in federal funding toward the program.

The Administration for Children and Families, a division of the federal department of Health and Human Services, investigated three incidents in the county

5 Dozens of people wait for a Prince George's County school board meeting in Upper Marlboro to begin on

Sept. 8. Several residents expressed frustration regarding allegations of child abuse and neglect within the Head Start program. / Photo by William J. Ford that included a child forced to mop his own urine.

Community Development Institute of Denver, which provide services for the federal Office of Head Start, will act as the county's temporary provider this school year.

The school system, which currently has about 930 children enrolled in Head Start at 35 schools, will need to seek other funding resources to continue the program in 2017-18.

Maxwell announced last week the school system fired six Head

Start employees accused of the abuse.

"I have asked Dr. Maxwell and his administration to provide a full review and written debriefing of the events listed in the Administration for Children and Families report as part of a broader discussion of Head Start in Prince George's County," said school board Chairman Segun Eubanks. "I will also invite representatives from the Administration for Children and Families to address the board of education at an upcoming public meeting.

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We believe it would be helpful for the board and public to hear not only how they arrived at their conclusions, but their recommendations for avoiding future occurrences."

David L. Cahn of Upper Marlboro still demanded Maxwell and other high-ranking school officials be held accountable.

"I don't doubt you care about these kids, but it has to be followed up with action," he said.

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that prepare them for immediate entry into the workforce, the next level of education, specialized employment opportunities, and lifelong learning.

Offerings range from cutting-edge programs in green technology and STEM, to the arts, medical fields and MBAs. Our students are the next generation of competitive, civic-engaged scholars and leaders.

The University’s Workforce Development program, which is part of the Community College curriculum, provides professional certifications and serves as a pipeline entry to higher academic pursuits.

Workforce programs are tuition free, and costs for associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs are among the lowest in the region. Our small class sizes, fullyaccredited programs, diverse student population and dynamic out-ofclassroom support system, binds UDC and its students together as partners in success.

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Petworth Hosts Fun Day to Promote Unity, Solve Community Problems

By Taj Brayboy Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — David Sheon says it's a new day for the Petworth Community. These days, the member of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) Ward 4D said, he and his colleagues are more focused on people than on the trappings of office.

"We get $12,000 a year from the city, and the old ANC spent a lot of that money on an office," Sheon said.

"Well, new ANC reevalu3.65˝ x the 8˝ Black & White ated that plan and came to the conclusion that that wasn't necessary.

So, we used a storage closet instead.

Now that money can go into grants

and supporting organizations in the community."

One of those "new" priorities is Community Fun Day, an annual event in which local residents come out for food, fun and to meet and greet their neighbors.

An inflated moon bounce house, food, face painting, health screenings from a local hospital and a watermelon eating contest were some of the activities set up in Triangle Park on 9th and Gallatin streets in northwest Washington Saturday to bring out Petworth residents for the second annual Fun Day. The Fusion DDC band, which receives a grant through the ANC, also performed as part of the day's

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Sheon said he hopes the event, which attracted over 100 residents, will create better communication within the community.

"This event is fun and interactive — it helps us communicate with each other," he said. "We have to be able to say 'What's going on, senior citizen? Are you able to get your trash out? Are you getting your needed social services?'

"There's a woman on my block that has lived there for over 15 years," he said. "Lately she's been

complaining about Pepco charging her for someone else's bill, so I called them, and this wasn't true.

"Come to find out she's just getting older and is suffering from dementia," Sheon said. "She lives alone, so I helped her get set up with all the assistance she can get from the government she needs, which she had no idea she could receive."

ANC Commissioner Nancy Roth said the event helps create unity to address problems when they occur.

For example, Roth said, before she joined the commission, she started a protest to have the liquor license removed from a local strip club, the Macombo Lounge, for inappropriate flyers passed out every Sunday in association with the business.

The club and the community worked out their differences and the lounge was one of the major donors of the Community Fun Day, including providing the moon bounce for the children, Roth said.

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Charter School opens New Jordan Science Center

The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School cut ribbons and dedicated the new Science Center to Civil Rights Activist Vernon Jordan. The center was donated by Mr. Jordan’s long time friend, donor and philanthropist Robert Day. Both men cut the ribbon using their politically colored scissors - Red for Mr. Day and Blue for Mr. Jodan.

Steve Ewing “Make it Plain” Poet Laureate of Edgartown read the new poem to honor Mr. Jordan. Mr. Jordan said that he was 81 years old and had many honors (appox. 80 honorary degrees from some of the best schools in the country - but that the Charter School Wing named for him meant as much to him as any of those other honorary degrees or all of them combined.

Veron Jordan in front of the new Science Center named in his honor at the Charter School on Martha’s Vineyard.

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AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® Partners with The Shadow League Hampton and Howard Return to RFK Stadium on Sept. 17 The AT&T Nation’s Football Classic®, featuring the Howard Bison and Hampton Pirates in the “Battle for the Real HU” at RFK Stadium on Sept. 17, has reached an agreement for The Shadow League to be its official media partner.

“The Shadow League is known for covering sports with journalistic integrity and a refreshing cultural perspective which we believe is a perfect fit for the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® [now in its 6th year],” said Erik A. Moses, senior vice president and managing director of Sports, Entertainment and Special Events at Events DC. “We know The Shadow League will add an extra dimension to the fans’ ability to connect with our game.”

As part of the partnership, The Shadow League will provide original content leading up to this year’s game and will cover the event itself.

“HBCU athletics holds a very special connection for us at The Shadow League, both personally and professionally,” said Yussuf Khan, general manager and senior vice president of The Shadow League. “We always strive to support the programs, student athletes, schools, conferences and men and women from these institutions, so we’re very excited to be partnering with Events DC and the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic®.”

The AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® is an annual event organized by Events DC to celebrate the passion and tradition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); recognize the history of service to others by the students, faculty and alumni; highlight the unity of African-American culture; and honor the heritage and excellence of its participating institutions.

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Ron Brown High – New Initiative Deserves a Chance to Succeed D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine recently issued a formal statement, reiterating his opinion released last year that supported the legality of the Ron Brown College Preparatory High School and other portions of the D.C. Public Schools [DCPS] Empowering Males of Color Initiative.

Racine, who has openly discussed the initiative which focuses on providing more sustained and supportive academic opportunities for Black and Latino males – boys who have consistently scored lowest in mathematics and English in comparison to other demographics in the DCPS – adds that he has had several conversations with the American Civil Liberties Union on the Nation’s Capital to discuss their respective views of the law.

But despite efforts of transparency, both from Racine’s office and DCPS, the attorney general says the ACLU has inaccurately characterized details of a chat he had with ACLU officials last Friday in his efforts to respond to questions they had about the initiative.

In summary, and according to Racine, DCPS has not made any policy change with regard to admissions to Ron Brown. He added, that contrary to suggestions by the ACLU, his office did not say that the admissions policy had changed nor did it indicate that DCPS has plans to change that policy in the future. That is our understanding as well – no changes have been nor will be made to the admissions policy.

We understand that some believe that this school does not give all students the chance to succeed. However, we believe that this “one” unique high school which focuses on boys of color who far too often find greater success as inmates than as high school graduates and college bound students should be allowed to achieve its goals for its students.

Further, it should be noted that attorney general says he has not changed his view that Ron Brown and the remaining parts of the Empowering Males of Color Initiative are consistent with the protections of the Constitution and civil rights law. WI

A Painful Silence The Nation’s Capital has witnessed an enormous comeback reflecting many urban cities that have become magnets to a younger, more affluent, professional and predominately white demographic. This part is not news to those who have been threatened by the idea of gentrification and who now are living with its reality. And, honestly, it’s not all bad because as one former D.C. politician once said, “When ‘the people’ come, businesses and development will follow.” It is clear ‘The People’ are here and so is a more vibrant city than many residents who call themselves ‘natives’ have ever seen.

Cranes continue to dot the city’s skyline and development has reached every quadrant and ward, including areas east of the Anacostia area. But all is not good either, and despite the silence about issues impacting the poor, the elderly, young people and families, the sound is nearly deafening to those who work with the city’s affected communities every day.

At a recent community gathering, individuals shared their concerns that many D.C. seniors are struggling to live on less than $150 a month and they are silently starving in their homes unaware of free programs that can help to feed them. Children are silently living in households with adults who are breaking the law by engaging in sundry drug related activities and who do not require them to attend school. Evictions and displacements are on the rise silently pouring more families and children into homelessness with nowhere to go in the DC area. And the quiet, but notorious, distribution of illegal guns end up reaching the hands of young people who shoot and often kill and then disappear because of the community’s silence.

No, all is not good in the Nation’s Capital.

With the return of the D.C. City Council this week following its summer recess, legislators must do as promised by making sure voters are heard on issues included in their legislative agenda beginning on September 20.

There are several pieces of legislation on the agenda that will help the District’s most vulnerable residents but not enough. On November 8, new members will be elected to the Council and sworn-in on January 3. They, too, will have to show that they listened to the voices of the city’s silent sufferers who elected them.

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TO THE EDITOR Informer’s CBCF Supplement – A Stellar Job Your Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 46th Annual Legislative Conference insert in the September 8, 2016 edition is very, very impressive. The articles, features and photographs are superb. I just loved the fact that you printed The Constitution of The State of New Columbia. Right on, Washington Informer!

Keep doing what you are doing!

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County Needs a High Quality Hospital Now In the Prince George’s County section of the Washington Informer, the article written by William J. Ford, “Dimensions Submits Modified Application for Largo Hospital Project,” brings up some very interesting statistics: Prince George’s County has the lowest ratio of medical, dental and mental health care providers per 100,000 people compared to the surrounding counties, and Prince George’s County’s ratio dips below the state average in all three categories.

In addition, a report found the main problems include cancer, behavioral health, and residents that are at a high risk for heart disease, diabetes or strokes. With all of the medical problems facing Prince George’s County residents you would think a new hospital would be on the fast track, but no, there needs to be a new proposal.

Now this is where things get real strange. The new proposal reduces the building amount from $651 million to $543 million, which amounts to 15 beds, and one operating room. With all of the problems facing residents of the county one would think the hospital would need all of the beds it can handle. But the biggest issue is that all of this is causing delays, so now the hospital is not scheduled for completion until 2020, and that’s not definite. Prince George’s County needs a good, high quality hospital and we need it now, not later.

Thomas Collins Prince George’s County

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By Charlene Crowell

Time Is Now to Combat Predatory Lending years ago.

In December 2013 and for the first time, CFPB sued to secure consumer refunds of illegally collected money. According to the filing, "defendants engaged in unfair, deceptive and abusive practices, including illegally debiting consumer checking accounts for loans that were void."

CFPB charged that California-based CashCall, its subsidiary WS Funding LLC, affiliate Delbert Services Corporation, a Nevada collection agency were all the same ownership. Loans ranging from $850 to $10,000 were sold with up-

The fight for fair lending got a big boost on Aug. 31 when a federal court rejected a payday loan collector's attempt to evade consumer laws. The decision against CashCall, a California-based online payday and installment lender, upheld the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's authority to investigate and fine lenders for unfair, abusive or deceptive practices.

The court ruling is a key step in a legal battle that began nearly three

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front fees, lengthy repayment terms and interest rates as high as 343 percent. CFPB charged that these loan terms violated state laws in at least 16 states that had in place licensing requirements, interest rate caps — or both.

As early as 2009, Cash Call also partnered with Western Sky Financial, another company, to claim that tribal law rather than state law applied to their loans. Readers may recall a series of television ads promoting Western Sky's quick and easy loans.

The federal court disagreed and

dismissed challenging arguments, finding CashCall to be the true lender. The relationship with Western Sky was tantamount to a "renta-bank" scheme. In part the ruling stated affected states "have expressed a fundamental public policy in protecting its citizens."

CFPB's late summer court victory is similar to another recent enforcement action by the Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation.

In that state's court, CashCall was found to be a lender that tried to evade state usury limits by using the rent-a-bank scheme.

Today there are 90 million people who live in the District of Columbia and 14 states where excessively priced payday loans are not allowed. Collectively, these states save more than $2 billion a year that would otherwise be spent on payday loan fees.

Consumer advocates are celebrating this important victory. It is one that upholds the importance of strong state laws and effective enforcement.

"This important ruling validates the right of states to protect their cit-

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By James Clingman

'Sweet Unity' Among Black People Great news! In the tradition of those who have called for supporting our African relatives in some form or another, THE One Million Conscious and Conscientious Black Contributors and Voters, has developed one way to do just that.

In addition to creating more conscious black millionaires via our own "cash mob," we have consummated a partnership with Sweet Unity Farms Coffee, a network of small scale family owned coffee farms or-

ganized as cooperatives in Tanzania; it was established in 1996 by David Robinson, son of baseball great Jackie Robinson, and his family in the Mbeya region of Tanzania where the Robinson family began their own farm on 280 acres in 1989.

Since 1983, David Robinson has been involved in the economic development in Africa through sustainable economic ventures. David is the founder and managing director of The Higher Ground Development Corporation, a Tanzanian company established in 1985 with the objective of helping to bring Tanzanian

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producers into the global economy through the collective strengths of cooperative organization and international partnerships. In 1998, David and his family founded the American corporation Up-Country International Products Inc., which is the sole distributor and marketer of Sweet Unity Farms Coffee. The New York City-based company is managed by David's daughter, Metarere Robinson, together with African-American partners.

David Robinson is a glowing example of actually doing what many black folks simply talk about: con-

necting with our brothers and sisters in Africa via profit-making businesses. Now it's time for us to step up our game, and the opportunity to do that is available to all who want to build strong, practical and sustainable relationships. This is yet another opportunity to put our money, a relatively small amount of it, where our mouths are.

In case you don't know, three of the five best coffees in the world are grown in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Kenya. Tanzanian is famous for its "High Mountain Grown" Peaberry grade coffee.

Blogger Coffee Man Dan says, "A Peaberry is the result of a coffee cherry (fruit) producing a single bean instead of the usual two half-beans. This results in a coffee bean with a more concentrated flavor. Only about 7% of any coffee cherry crop is Peaberry."

I have bought Sweet Unity Farms Coffee for several years and have written about it for years as well, noting it in my book, "Black Empowerment with an Attitude." Believe me, if you like coffee, you will absolutely

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By Karl A. Racine, D.C. Attorney General

An Independent AG with a Public-Interest Agenda When District voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of converting the then-subordinate Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to an independent office, they made clear that the new OAG should act in the public interest for all D.C. residents. Since the Office of the Attorney General became independent in 2015, my hardworking colleagues and I have attended well over 200 community meetings. Regardless of neighborhood, we have heard a

consistent message: District residents want an equitable and just city. That includes having a competent, transparent, ethical, and fair government that works for everyone; it means workers getting paid for an honest day's work so they can support their families; and it requires protecting our city's most vulnerable consumers from predatory businesses.

With that mandate in mind, we are advocating that the Council pass several bills when they return from their summer recess on September 20.

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ency: District residents are sick and tired of public corruption and the appearance of impropriety. That's why we introduced the Campaign Finance Transparency and Accountability Amendment Act of 2016.

This bill would strengthen three major pillars of the District's campaign-finance law: 1) ending pay-toplay politics; 2) making political donations transparent, and 3) creating a "bright line" between candidates and PACs. Under current law, donors to D.C. political campaigns can receive significant financial benefits from the District government. Our

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bill prevents anyone — including corporations — from engaging in major business with the District government for two years after donating to a District political campaign or PAC. This prohibition would preclude campaign donors from receiving large business contracts, major grants, or significant tax breaks from the District. Beyond this proposed legislation, we welcome and support further discussion around creating a public financing system that would seek to get money out of politics.

Protecting Workers: With a booming economy bringing more

jobs to the District, we must protect our workers from "wage theft," or the practice of denying workers their rightful pay. A 2014 report by the D.C. Employment Justice Center noted that, on average, each lowwage worker loses $51 per week to wage theft, or $2,634 per year. That amounts to 15 percent of their annual income. Wage theft also reduces the District's tax revenues.

To address this issue, we introduced the Wage Enforcement Initiative Amendment Act of 2016.

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By Raynard Jackson

Black GOP Surrogates Like Mark Burns Need Permanent Timeout I am really getting fed up with the constant drumbeat of criticism of Donald Trump's campaign, especially the criticism coming from Black Republicans. They seem to be willing to give President Obama, Hillary Clinton and our party's leadership a pass, but when it comes to Trump, all of a sudden, they seem to have found an untapped reservoir of righteous indignation.

Yes, Trump has given his oppo-

nents plenty of reason and opportunity to criticize him, but in some ways Trump reminds me of NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan.

Anyone who followed Jordan's career knows that he was not a good teammate. He was intensely critical of many of his teammates, especially when they made mistakes. Some people thought he was arrogant and sometimes even condescending to his teammates. Let's just say he had an extremely healthy dose of his own self-worth.

But these same teammates that

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talked to the media, privately and anonymously, about Jordan were filled with effusive praise for His Royal Airness when it came to the number of championship rings he helped them to win.

So to my Never-Trumpers in general, and the black ones in particular: Can you really make a philosophical and substantive argument that Hillary Clinton would be a better president than Trump, especially when it comes to the black community?

Hillary wants to give amnesty to

those in the country illegally, but no one ever talks about the devastating negative impact of this policy or the effect of current immigration policies on the black unemployment rate for low- and under-skilled blacks. Trump is the only candidate to make this argument during this whole election cycle.

Clinton wants to continue to relegate blacks to non-performing schools versus allowing parents to take their tax dollars to whatever school they deem best for their child, even though Clinton,

Obama, and most members of the Congressional Black Caucus opted for private schools for their kids.

That's not racist? Trump is a huge supporter of school choice.

These same blacks are the ones who continue to ignorantly promote the notion that Republicans must and should speak before Democratic groups like the National Urban League, the NAACP or the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).

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By Julianne Malveaux

Why We Have to Invest in Effective Teachers While millions of children (and teachers) welcome the call to go back to school in August and early September, all is not well in classrooms and school districts around the country.

Even though every school district is not facing challenges, many urban school districts — where the majority of African-American and Hispanic students are enrolled — face challenges that may either disrupt education in the classroom or affect the terms

and conditions of work for teachers.

Meanwhile, some school districts are experiencing teacher shortages and an unhealthy reliance on substitute teachers.

Teachers are leaving the profession more rapidly than before.

And teachers of color — especially men — are woefully underrepresented in the ranks of K-12 teachers. Indeed, African-American men represent just 2 percent of all teachers. Eighty-three percent of all teachers are white, despite the fact that inner-city classrooms are overwhelmingly black

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and brown.

In Chicago, teachers have returned to school without a contract for the second year in a row, and the Chicago Teachers Union will take a strike vote, proposing a strike in October. Meanwhile, the CEO says that unless the CTU agrees to concessions, there will be classroom cuts. The Chicago Public Schools district has already "tightened its belt" by laying off more than 500 teachers and 500 school-based workers.

These workers may not be out of jobs, as they can apply for other open jobs in the Chicago Pub-

lic School district, but a massive July layoff is not the best way to approach August with a positive attitude. Chicago is not the only school district with challenges.

Dozens of school districts have financial challenges, which is partly because cities and states have implemented austerity budgets that are allocating insufficient funds to schools.

One of the major challenges for school districts and for teachers is the way that teacher pay lags behind pay in other professions. According to the Economic Policy Institute, "public school

teachers' weekly wages were 17 percent lower than those of comparable workers — compared to just 1.8 percent lower in 1994."

Those who teach must have a passion for their profession and for students, but passion can often be dampened by low pay.

Some young people who would be great teachers choose alternative, better-paying careers. And veteran teachers who may have experienced pay freezes because of fiscal austerity may choose to make mid-life career changes as

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By Askia Muhammad

Hillary Clinton and her 'Deplorables' I confess to having a near-perfect loathing for everything about Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump, his entire family, and for everyone who embraces his unbridled hatred for Black people, for Muslims, for Mexicans, for women.

If, for example, by some cruel twist of fate, Trump and some of his followers caught on fire at a barbecue in my backyard, I would not so much as urinate on any one of them

to extinguish their flames. I'd just let them burn.

But I would not refer to them as a "basket of deplorables," as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has done.

"To just be grossly generalistic, you can put half of Trump supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables," Clinton said at a New York City fundraiser hosted by singer Barbra Streisand. "Right? Racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic, you name it."

Yes and no.

Though I learned a few

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choice names down in the Mississippi Delta, for belligerent white race-haters like those who "love them some Donald Trump" I would refer to them publicly only using words they drape on themselves. Willie Robertson, a Trump supporter and the CEO of the Duck Dynasty TV empire, said at the GOP convention in Cleveland that he's a "redneck" and proud. Another, author J.D. Vance, whose bestselling memoir of his family and culture in crisis after he escaped it via military service and education,

calls himself a "hillbilly."

So, calling them rednecks and hillbillies is OK by me, referring to them as deploroables, not so much.

Clinton said some of these people are "irredeemable" and "not America." She added: "And unfortunately, there are people like that and he has lifted them up. He has given voice to their websites that used to only have 11,000 people, now have 11 million. He tweets and retweets offensive, hateful, mean-spirited rhetoric."

And she intends, she says, to

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bring America together in the face of that reality? That's what they all say. But I digress.

Although she is draped in the rhetoric of the "beloved community," and not the Trump hate campaign, Clinton strikes me now as a rank oligarch who believes that because of her long and faithful record of service it is now her duty to serve, as she alone can serve at this time. She's a snob.

Ironically, Clinton hitched her own wagon 50 years ago

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LIFESTYLE Bill Costen: Black Balloonist Maintains a Love for Youth Receives Lifetime Achievement Award WI Staff Report Bill Costen, an African American born in Omaha in 1947, received the prestigious lifetime achievement, “Ed Yost Master Pilot Award,” from the Balloon Federation of America in a ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 11 in Bloomfield, Connecticut at The First Cathedral Church.

The award recognizes lighter than air pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise by maintaining safe operations for 40 or more consecutive years as active pilots.

During the award presentation, Costen’s daughter, Chantal Potter, a highly-celebrated Black Entertainment Television (BET) producer and filmmaker, presented a movie trail-

er from a documentary she’s currently producing titled, “Sky Endeavors: The Story of a Black Balloon Pilot.”

Bill Costen, born William Hollis Costen, is a hot air balloon pilot, business owner, photojournalist, professional photographer, Black memorabilia collector, curator, archivist and exhibitor.

He grew up playing sports and earned a Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout badge by the age of 13. He played football in high school and graduated from Central High in 1965. He attended the University of Nebraska in 1965, later transferring to Morris Brown College in Atlanta where he graduated with a double major in mathematics and psychology and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970.

5Bill Costen riding high in his hot air balloon. / Photo courtesy Bill Costen After graduation, the Buffalo Bills drafted him as a defensive tackle. During his very first game, he realized a dream as he picked up the ball on a blocked punt and scored the only touchdown for Buffalo against the New York Jets.

His ballooning career began in 1975 when he created and designed “The State of Connecticut Bicentennial Balloon,” which was dedicated by Governor Ella Grasso. He became a Raven (Aerostar) Dealer and started Sky Endeavors with Jim Isler – a hot air balloon company dealing in sales, instruction, rides and promotions.

Throughout the years, Costen has trained several people to become balloon pilots and has used his balloon for advertising purposes for many major corporations. Schools have used his balloon to motivate, reward and entertain students. As the first Black commercial hot air balloon pilot in the U.S., he was featured in Ebony Magazine in 1977 and Black Enterprise in both 1981 and 1989.

The president and CEO of Sky Endeavors LLC (hot air balloon promotions) since 1975 and he created, in 1988, and owns The Costen Cultural Exhibit – a unique collection of rare photographs, ephemera,

memorabilia, fine art and collectibles which has an emphasis on African Americans throughout history. Topics address the interests of all age groups and include: Africa, slavery, civil rights, politics, government, invention, science, athletics, sports, aviation, military, music, dance, theater, literary arts, religion, radio, film, television and other forms of popular entertainment. It includes exhibitions on the history of “African American Golf,” “The Tuskegee Airmen,” “The Pullman Porters” and a photographic history of “The Freedom Schooner Amistad.”

Congratulations Bill Costen for a life of service and leadership.

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One-Man 'Satchmo' Show Captivates

5"Satchmo at the Waldorf" is running through Oct. 2 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in D.C. / Mosaic Theatre

By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer How exciting can an 80-minute, one-man act be? Very.

Terry Teachout, playwright of "Satchmo at the Waldorf," does a riveting job of dragging audience members back into time, as one man embodies the spirit of three legendary figures.

The performance, centered around Louis Armstrong, one of the most influential and legendary jazz figures, reveals intimate character revelations of not only "Satchmo" but also his Jewish mobster agent Joe Glaser and his toughest critic, iconic jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, all through the eyes of D.C. thespian Craig Wallace.

The play, set in 1971, begins with a 70-year-old Louis Armstrong, under one spotlight, leaving fans with his famed, enormous wide-toothed smile after finishing what will turn out to be his last show played at the historic Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City.

With ease, Wallace unmistakably conveys final fictionalized ce-

JOURNALISM from Page 24 "Usually the mediation process ends on bad terms, but that speaks for the community here in Petworth," she said. "We are put on this planet to love our neighbor, and we all are neighbors."

ANC Commissioner Renee Bowser said she hopes the daywill attract more people to other events within the ward.

"If people see one another, they are more likely to come to the meetings and talk about issues that they are having," Bowser said.

lebrity confessions, as Armstrong (Wallace) staggers into a modest yet accommodating dressing room, darting over to his oxygen tank, revealing to the audience that he has lung and heart problems and that he most recently just "s--t" his pants.

The dark undertones of the the musician's declining health, his complicated relationship with Glaser, his agent of 40 years, and his challenges with the black public, who often referred to him as an "Uncle Tom," are offset by rich comical routines, as Wallace shifts between the money-greedy Glaser and the smooth but militant Davis.

As all of the characters go back and forth expressing their own sentiments of Satchmo, audience members get to watch as Wallace’s body language and demeanor physically and spiritually transform before them, with an added black history crash course on what a lot black citizens had to endure during that time.

During an after-performance sit-down, Wallace expounded on his hopes for his portrayal of

Armstrong.

"Not only did I spend a lot of time making sure each character had their own body type, I also spent a lot of time separating who people thought Armstrong was and what he really is," Wallace said.

Sydney Abel, an audience member and current undergrad student at the University of San Francisco, called it an enlightening performance.

"I grew up in California and as someone young who doesn't necessarily know these people or who Louis Armstrong is, the spirit that Wallace brings to the stage took me back into time and it really enlightened me with how the pressure was," Abel said. "I'm not use to that and hearing words like 'coon' just enlightened me and brought this time and era back into life."

"Satchmo at the Waldorf" which began on Sept. 1, will run through Oct. 2 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center at 1333 H Street NE, with ticket prices ranging from $20 to $50. For ticket information, visit atlasarts.com. WI

"Compared to last year's event, we have progressed so much. There are a lot more people here and we have big sponsors such as Safeway and [the Department of Parks and Recreation] and Howard University."

Keeping children active and engaged also was a focus of the event.

Davion West, 10, was the winner of the watermelon eating contest. He and his mom were at a nearby market and a family friend informed them of event.

"I love watermelon, that's why I won," Davion said. "Today was so

much fun, I even ran into some of the staff and my friends from my school down the street, Truesdell [Elementary School]."

Clarnette Wesley, a Petworth resident and mother of three, said was pleased to have a place where children can engage each other in a safe environment.

"My boys are really active, and I have to keep them busy and out of trouble," Welsey said. "It is also good for them to see different ways to socialize and meet other kids from the neighborhood."

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All-Women Gym Brings Community Together

Local Woman Provides Safe Space in P.G. County

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer

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Monica Williams noticed that many women in her neighborhood had no where to exercise, so she decided to do something about it.

Her passion for fitness and kids collided when she started GirlFit Workout Studio in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, last year.

"I have been living in Upper Marlboro for 15 years and I would see women walking back and fourth in the street because we never had a fitness center

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in the area," Williams said. "I have a legal background and when I left corporate America I knew I wanted to do something that would incorporate both of my passions."

Williams briefly went into the school system to teach, but discovered she wanted to take a different route.

"I opened the fitness studio because women in the community needed somewhere to go," she said.

The women's gym features pole fitness, hula hooping, bootcamp, kickboxing, twerkfit, soul spin, Zumba, personal training and many other offerings.

Due to a clause in her lease, she got first dibs on a space next door that she turned into a facility to work with young girls.

"I had to quickly decide how to use that space and I came up with an all girls fitness empowerment camp," Williams said. "Then I made it strictly a dance studio for girls, then my girls insisted I do a before- and after-school program and that turned into a summer camp.

"So now it's pretty much an empowerment center for girls," she said. We teach etiquette and do confidence building."

Williams said although a unisex gym would be more lu-

crative, the rewards outweigh that.

"I have met a lot of women and it's very empowering just to see the progress they've made with their weight loss and confidence," she said. "I feel like we needed a space for ourselves. Just to let our hair down. If we want to come in without makeup or just to let loose and be ourselves, we can do that."

Williams is most proud of the fact that the gym has helped neighbors meet each other.

"I know a lot of people wouldn't be able to take that chance to open an all women's gym, but I find that my women are really appreciative because I've connected the community and it has brought us together," she said.

Williams said that through other offerings such as girls'night-out, vision boards, confidence, financial and nutrition workshops has made the female gym goers establish a bond outside of the normal workout classes.

"I know I've passed these women on a daily basis over the past 15 years, but now [that] we all know each other, we go out together," she said.

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'Star Trek' Marks 50th Anniversary

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Introduced Cellphones, Broke Racial Barriers

5The cast of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' / Photo by HU News Service

By Courtney Davis Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — As the iconic science fiction franchise "Star Trek" celebrates its 50th anniversary, America is in many ways living in a Star Trek world.

From handheld "communicators" to a multiracial command crew, "Star Trek" propelled the world into the 21st century.

The series introduced the world to talking computers, doors that opened upon approach, wireless, handheld communication devices that allow people to see and talk to each other from distant places and wireless headsets.

And did you know the Rev. Martin Luther King was a huge fan and was responsible for one of the actors not quitting the show?

There gadgets used on "Star Trek" are mirrored across today's technology landscape. Handheld communicators used by the crew are precursors to the cellphones we have now used for nearly two decades. Lt. Uhura, communications officer aboard the Enterprise, sported a wireless communication headset decades before Bluetooth technology was invented.

Automatic opening doors, unheard of in 1967, are common in nearly every big-box store in America.

According to Charles Kim, an electrical engineer and computer science professor at Howard University, these gadgets were only made possible by the development of micro computing processors in the 1980s.

"The biggest breakthrough, was combining software power and powerful, miniaturized computing processors together," Kim said. "This is something we could not do before.

Now everywhere small chips can do anything you want."

"Star Trek" crew members were also seen talking to their computers

and communicating through live video transmissions. Capt. Kirk was able to research subjects through a mechanism much like Apple's Siri.

Even today, there is a $10 million competition to build a handheld device that can diagnose a number of diseases and vital signs. Sounds like the Tricorder used by crew members.

In the midst of the civil rights kovement and at the beginning of the organized push for more inclusion for women, "Star Trek" aired programing showing a racially and culturally diverse crew, even as programing was mostly all-white. An African-American, an Asian, a Russian and even the alien Spock were among the command crew.

Additionally, women were featured in leadership roles, including actress Majel Barrett as the first executive officer, second in command to Capt. Kirk, and African-American Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura, fourth in command to Kirk.

Later, women would appear as admirals and captains commanding their own ships.

In an interview with NPR News, Nichols said she almost quit the show, until King, who told her he

was her biggest fan, convinced her to stay during a cocktail party.

Nichols recalled King telling her, "You are reflecting what we are fighting for. For the first time on television, we will be seen as we should be seen every day, as intelligent, quality, beautiful people who can sing and dance, yes, but who can go into space, who can be lawyers and teachers, who can be professors — who are in this day, yet you don't see it on television until now."

King also told Nichols that because of the show's diversity, "Star Trek" was the only show he and wife Coretta would allow their children to stay up late to watch, even though it was past their bedtime.

Other celebrities such as Whoopi Goldberg also recognized the show's diversity in their childhood. When "Star Trek: The Next Generation" aired in the late '80s, Goldberg wanted a role. She felt that prior to Star Trek, there were no African-Americans in science fiction.

Aside from having a command crew of different nationalities, the barrier breaking series is credited as the first American network television series showing an interracial kiss. In an episode airing in 1968, Nichols and William Shatner, who played Capt. Kirk, are seen sharing a kiss.

Though television network NBC ordered a version of the scene where the actors faked the kiss, the take looked too "corny," Nichols said in her autobiography.

Nichols claims the episode was well-received.

"We received one of the largest batches of fan mail ever, all of it very positive," she wrote.

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By Courtney Davis Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — Smokey's Barbershop & Oldies and its owner, Smokey, have been fixtures on H Street for more than 50 years, though business these days, despite the boom for others, is not like it once was.

But Smokey will be putting down his clippers temporarily Saturday as he joins the biggest block party in Washington, D.C.: the H Street Festival.

"Yeah, I'm going to be out there selling barbecue," he says with a laugh.

The 11th annual H Street Festival returns Saturday, and restaurants, bars, clothing stores and other vendors will be dishing out food and booze, having eating contests and celebrating District culture.

The festival, which will take place from noon to 7 p.m. between 4th and 14th streets, is expected to draw 150,000 people.

According to festival officials, this year's event will include over 250 vendors, two beer gardens, a kid's zone, a chess academy, free professional portraits, a karaoke stage and a PokemonGo Zone. There will even

be a couple of eating contests.

And of course, Smokey will sell his "original" North Carolina barbecue.

Ever since the first H Street Festival, Smokey said he has been outside his shop selling barbecue — straight off the pit.

"It's only ever rained once," Smokey said.

Nat, also a barber in the shop, said, "Folks come from all over.

There's a line halfway down the block for Smokey's food."

Nat's advice? Come before noon to avoid waiting too long.

Smokey, his customers and old and new neighborhood residents said they look forward to the festival because of its positive influence on the neighborhood.

"It's been something to bring together the community, where races and all walks of life are here, present, to enjoy themselves," said Damoné Henderson, who has been coming to get his hair cut at Smokey's for 20 years.

Most restaurants, such as Boundary Road and Khan's Bar & Grill, said to they are preparing for the festival by limiting menu items and doubling staff.

Boundary Road's general manager Mary Kate Wrzensniewski said on the day of the festival, her restaurant won't offer as many brunch items due to the number of people and the

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"Imagine poaching eggs for a restaurant full of people," Wrzensniewski said.

It will also have to keep the kitchen running through its normal daily three-hour break between lunch and dinner, she said.

Other eateries will have eating contests.

Po Boy Jim's, a 2-year-old New Orleans-themed restaurant, will also have its third annual eating contest at 6 p.m. The winner of the contest will receive a trophy and a sandwich named after him or her for a month.

Po Boy Jim's will have outdoor seating, something it does only for the festival.

Dangerously Delicious Pies, a national pie chain, will also be having an eating contest.

"The pies for the contest are going to be blueberry, so messy and hysterical," general manager Claire Gladbach said. "No hands."

The restaurant has been on the block for seven years, Gladbach said. According to Gladbach, It has watched the festival grow over time.

"It was really about four or five years ago that it really exploded into the phenomenon that we see it as now," she said.

Gladbach described the preparation as a "pretty beefy process." The H Street Main street organization schedules meetings between all the business owners and vendors to make sure everyone is updated on new requirements and regulations.

"There are a ton of permits that you have to file for," she said.

Despite the meetings and paperwork, Gladbach assured she is still looking forward to the festival.

"It's one of those days where you kind of anticipate it," she said. "Like finals in college, you work your butt off, and you're exhausted, but at the end of the day you feel like you really did something. It's like that for the whole neighborhood. It's pretty much a collective sigh of relief and a simultaneous high-five."

Moe Abdi of Eurostyles, a men and women's clothing store, said he won't be selling food. Instead, he will sell H Street Festival shirts on the sidewalk on the sidewalk in front of his store While most H Street businesses are preparing for a big payday, one store won't be opening its doors. Cirque Du Rouge, a tattoo shop located right at the festival's starting point, will be closed.

"It's a great day, it's just there's a lot of drunk people and we don't want to have to turn people away from the shop," employee Cynthia Rudzis said.

"Also with traffic and street closures.

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Spectators from around the nation are set to converge on D.C. this weekend as historical black universities Howard and Hampton battle take the gridiron to find out which is the "real HU." The fifth annual AT&T Nation's Football Classic, a celebration of the passion and tradition associated with black college football, will be held Saturday at RFK Memorial Stadium in Southeast, where fans will see the schools' legendary drumlines at noon before the football game at 3:30 p.m.

Pete Kirschner, communications and marketing director of D.C. Events, which hosts the football classics every year, gave insight into the energy that drives these games.

"The AT&T Nation's of Football Classics, is more than just a promoting between Howard and Hampton University," Kirschner said.

"It really celebrates the whole tradition of historically black college universities. The energy here is unmatched with thousands of attendees and gives you everything

you would expect from an HBCU homecoming weekend, only greater."

There will also be 11 a.m. pregame tailgate block party sponsored by Pepsi, where participants will be able to draw free prizes from various places such as Cracker Barrel, Pepsi and AT&T. "This year we are bringing in a new event called the Diversity in Sports Program, which provides people that want to break into the sports industry an opportunity to come to the Mayflower hotel to hear from a panel of sports industry professionals on Friday morning, Sep. 16, to learn more about their career paths," Kirschner said.

The annual event, which began in 2011, also focuses on the students, faculty and alumni of all other historically black colleges and universities, highlighting the unity of black culture and honoring the heritage and excellence of HBCU institutions while delivering excitement and community events, organizers said.

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LIFESTYLE MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS CONSOLIDATION AT ST. ELIZABETHS IN SOUTHEAST, WASHINGTON, DC Scoping and Public Involvement Notice for an Environmental Assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for the Proposed Master Plan Amendment #2 for the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters at St. Elizabeths in Southeast, Washington, DC The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the 2008/2012 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters Consolidation at St. Elizabeths Master Plan to more efficiently house DHS and its operating components at the St. Elizabeths Campus in Southeast Washington, D.C. In addition, GSA is reevaluating transportation and parking improvements for the consolidation of the DHS Headquarters at St. Elizabeths West Campus.

An Environmental Assessment (EA) will be prepared in accordance with Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and is being coordinated with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act in accordance with 36CFR, Part 800.8. NEPA requires a Federal agency to provide the public with an opportunity to participate in the process of analyzing the impact of Federal actions on the human environment.

PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING: An open-house style public meeting will be held on September 29, 2016 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the R.I.S.E Demonstration Center on the St. Elizabeths East Campus, 2730 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20032.

Please stop by anytime between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 pm to learn more about the proposed action and to provide comments to the project team.

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By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer It's easy to understand why Angelique Kidjo was once dubbed "Africa's premier diva."

Backed by a soulful band and dazzling lights, the international music sensation and her powerful voice poured her heart out to a full house during a solid 100-minute performance at the Strathmore Theatre in Rockville, Maryland, on Sept. 9.

Wrapping her humanitarian messages in African rhythms and modern drums with eccentric tunes, the three-time Grammy winner enthralled the audience with ballads of better African education, female equality and an overall appreciation for Africa.

Though most of Kidjo's songs are not written in English — she comes from the country of Benin, located in West Africa — she had no trouble illustrating the meaning of her words through brief, vivid stories before each performance, matching them with lyrical power and purpose.

"When I was growing up I listened to music with my brothers who had their own band," she recalled in one story. "During that time, girls were not in bands because it was a 'male' thing.

"But one day, the album of Aretha Franklin came out and I was

like 'wow,' and all of my brothers and their friends were flabbergasted by the way she sang," Kidjo said.

"And I started listening to her all the time,and I then started thinking that there may something in this for me, too."

As she stood on stage, she also shared a selection of beats from ancient African rhythms that she said can be found in every form of music today.

"This pattern came from Africa with the slaves all around in America, in the Caribbean, in Brazil, everywhere, and pretty much is the bedrock of all music," she said.

"You put it in rock 'n' roll, it works.

You put it in blues, it works. You want to make it funky, it works."

The audience sang and danced through every song, particularly the iconic "Africa," which she also performed last year at the opening ceremony of the United Nations' development agenda summit, with her acting as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

During the performance at Strathmore, before Kidjo could sing her first note, adorning fans were singing along with the African drums that led Kidjo into a dance celebration, joining members in the crowd to sing as other native Benin citizens waved country flags over balconies and followed Kidjo back onto stage to partake in African dance steps. WI

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributor

The Road to Peace is Through the Family and Family Values Will Unite the Country During this Divisive Time The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification Celebrates the 40 Year Campaign Honoring the American Family, the Nation and the World The world and our communities are being divided by nationalist and protectionist movements turning God’s people against each other. At this important moment, it is crucial to demonstrate our unity and stand together according to officials of the Family Federation. At this time, there is a need to heal and bring mankind together as the Family Federation sees the message of Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s 1976 campaign to strengthen families and bless the nation and the world in his 40th anniversary speech, as a message for the times.

The Family Federation will kick off its America and God's Will Rally to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Reverend Moon's original speech of the same name. The Rally will be held on the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol, this Saturday, September 17, 2016, at 2:00pm, (300 3rd Street, Southwest).

One hundred-twenty (120) “Peace Road” bicyclists will be on the Mall. Seventy-five of them will make a symbolic bike ride to represent the group of bikers who actually trekked across six continents. The ride is being billed as the Peace Road…Bridging Cultures for Peace. While the 75 bikers circle the Mall, international bikers will be crossing all six continents praying for peace and unity for all races, cultures and faiths. In addition to the bike riders, renowned gospel singer Rev. Wintley Phipps will perform during the emotionally charged crossing of the Peace Bridge where members of different faiths and races, often in conflict in this country, will reach out to one another in the spirit of reconciliation, a renewal sorely needed in our time.

More than 2,000 people are expected to attend the America and God's Will Rally: Bless the Family, Bless the Nation, Bless the World Rally on the Mall following the bike ride on September 17th. There will be speakers representing the family and the nation. International speakers will be representing the world, including Archbishop George Augustus Stallings, Jr. of Imani Temple, who will be reading excerpt of Rev. Moon original message.

In addition, a section of the program will be dedicated to a Bridge of Peace ceremony where two mothers whose children were killed in senseless acts of violence will embrace and unite in support of each other as examples in the community of how to go beyond themselves and forgive the most painful of acts.

The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification is comprised of families from around the world striving to establish a world of peace and unity among all people, races, and religions as envisioned by Rev. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon. The organization embodies the idea the ideal of true love as taught in the Divine Principle, the core teaching of the Family Federation.

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She's endorsed such companies and products as Glaxo Wellcome, Honda, Nike, McDonald's, Avon and 7-Up. But for Jackie Joyner-Kersee, there's a sense of extra excitement for her new assignment as national spokesperson for Comcast Corporation's Internet Essentials program.

The six-time Olympic medalist and world-renowned athlete said she's proud to be involved in a program that has connected 750,000 low-income households to the internet.

In all, it's estimated that 3 million individuals now benefit from Comcast Internet Essentials including children who now can research and do homework on a computer for the first time and adults who can seek employment or search for social services and other needs online.

"What touched me is that I've seen firsthand in having my own center the lack of accessibility," Joyner-Kersee said.

"If you're not able to access the internet from the standpoint of young people doing homework or a parent or someone trying to go and fill out a job application; if you don't give them the tools then we are talking about a whole generation who can be lost or who might think they have no value but they do have value.

"For the corporate leadership at Comcast to ask me to do this is truly a win-win," she said.

"We recognize in our communities the digital divide and if we don't bridge that gap it will continue to hurt a generation of people and we don't want that to happen."

The Olympian has been a great addition to the Internet Essentials team, said David L. Cohen, senior executive vice president of Comcast Corporation.

The program allows qualifying families to pay $9.95 per month for internet service, including Wi-Fi, and Comcast also offers a subsidized computer or laptop for $150.

Additionally, Comcast is also providing $2 million in grants to community-based organizations that provide vital digital literacy training and internet access as the new school year gets in gear.

"Jackie speaks with a lot of passion about the issues and it's obvious," Cohen said. "We as a company have a lot of passion about this as well. None of us had any idea if this was going to work or how well it would work."

"To be honest, I would have never predicted that we would connect 3 million families, most of them for the first time and now we've extended the program to seniors, HUD [recipients] and college students," Cohen said.

Being the national spokesperson for the Comcast Internet Essentials program has allowed Joyner-Kersee to recognize even more the need to close the digital divide, she said.

"My initial thoughts were that Internet Essentials really is a great product to help bridge that gap," said Joyner-Kersee, who ESPN ranks as one of the 50 greatest athletes of the 20th century. "We all want access in order to bring awareness."

In 1992, Joyner-Kersee became the first woman to win back-to-back gold medals in the heptathlon competition. Four years earlier, she became the first African-American woman to win an Olympic medal in the long jump.

She also became the first woman to score 7,000 points in the heptathlon, according to her bio on Comcast's website.

Born and raised in East St. Louis, Joyner-Kersee has remained committed to ensuring that all children have access to high-quality after-school programs, safe recreational places within their communities, and caring adults to help them achieve their dreams.

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know about them,” she said. So, we’re going back and reclaiming people like Sterling Brown as our own.

The things he wrote about, including his poems and essays, addressed a lot of contemporary issues.”

She added that PCDC will recognize other “giants” from their community as part of a five-year program including: Lois Mallou Jones, a celebrated painter; Martin Puryear, sculptor; Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomat Ralph Bunche; and Robert Weaver, the first U.S. Secretary of Housing & Development.

Rones noted that Ward 5 has become one of the most gentrified communities in the U.S. With that in mind, her organization continues to seek ways to ensure that their longtime residents have a place to live and that their history remains intact.

While he wrote very little in his later years, student interest sparked a revival of his work – his students included playwright Ossie Davis, political activist Stokely Carmichael and Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison.

In 1979, the District declared his birthday, May 1, Sterling A. Brown Day. “I've been rediscovered, reinstituted, regenerated and recovered,” he told The Washington Post.

“The Collected Poems of Sterling Brown,” published in 1980, won the Lenore Marshall Prize leading to Brown being named Poet Laureate of the District of Columbia in 1984.

He died in Takoma Park, Maryland, on January 13, 1989.

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D.C. native Sterling A. Brown, often called the “Father of African-American Literature” and the “Dean of American Negro Poets,” will be the focus of a conversation about his lasting contributions, his life and his work at a symposium sponsored by a Brookland community group dedicated to improving the quality of life for Ward 5 residents.

The event will take place at Busboys and Poets in Northeast [625 Monroe St.] from 6:30 to 9 p.m. with moderator Timothy Jenkins leading the discussion.

Premier Community Development Corporation [PCDC], a non-profit organization founded in 1995 and currently led by Executive Director Stephanie Rones, will honor Brown, with other unsung luminaries receiving their just due on an annual basis.

Brown, born in the District in 1901, attended Dunbar High School, going on to complete his education at Williams College in 1922 and then Harvard University in 1923 where he earned a master’s degree in English.

He’s best known for writing essays and poetry distinctly rooted in folklore and authentic black dialect. The professor, activist, intellectual and artist, collected folk songs and stories, publishing works that included: “Southern Road” (1932); “Negro Poetry and Drama” (1937); “The Negro in American Fiction” (1937); and “The Negro Caravan” (1941).

Reflecting on his works, Brown once said, “I wanted to understand my people. I wanted to understand what it meant to be a Negro – what the qualities of life were. With their imagination, they combine two great loves: the love of words and the love of life. Poetry results.”

Rones, born, raised and still an ardent activist in and resident of her beloved Brookland community where Brown also spent his formative years, said the goal of the symposium remains a simple one: “to reclaim our heritage.”

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ARIES The week ahead could be a little bit emotional with the Lunar Eclipse build-

ing over the days ahead and coming to a peak on Friday. You may find that it helps to make your schedule lighter and easier, as the Eclipse can bring unexpected events or even drama at work or in everyday life. Whatever the problem, someone will come along to help out. Lucky Numbers: 15, 31, 33

TAURUS Is it wise to commit to a relationship? This question may be on your mind

in the week ahead and could be highlighted by the Lunar Eclipse on Friday. If you find yourself falling in love, it might be best to hold back for a week or so to get your bearings. Lucky Numbers: 18, 26, 32

GEMINI There could be some disagreements at home that need careful handling. If you can't reach a compromise early in the week, then you may find that things come to a head at the time of the Eclipse on Friday. Therefore, it would be better to resolve any niggling issues sooner rather than later. The weekend could bring an interesting encounter that broadens your horizons. Lucky Numbers: 8, 21, 34 CANCER You may not see eye to eye with someone at work, making for an edgy

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start to the week. It could be because one of you is focused on the details while the other is looking at the bigger picture. If you can embrace both ends of the spectrum, you might achieve a lot more. Lucky Numbers: 4, 30, 45

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experience. With Mercury retrograde in your financial sector, it might be better to wait until after September 21. Opting for a small luxury or treat may tide you over. Emotions could rise to the surface this week. Lucky Numbers: 3, 16, 19

VIRGO A conflict at home could upset your plans unless you can find a way to compromise. In fact, this might be the better option. With a Lunar Eclipse in your opposite sign later in the week, lingering tension could come to a head. It might be best to make a few small sacrifices rather than find yourselves at loggerheads. Lucky Numbers: 14, 34, 43 LIBRA Even if Jupiter at the very beginning of your sign brought a positive event or new confidence your way, this week still needs careful handling. Early on you may find it difficult to negotiate with a certain person, which could make you flustered. It might be best to go with the flow, because a Lunar Eclipse in your lifestyle sector means unexpected changes could scuttle your plans anyway. Lucky Numbers: 4, 24, 28 SCORPIO Issues related to your social life could come to a head this week, partic-

ularly because the Lunar Eclipse can stir up feelings. If you didn't deal with a situation when it happened, you might feel like bringing it up now. But tread carefully. There could be a tendency to overreact, which could spoil a good friendship or relationship.

Lucky Numbers: 3, 15, 33

SAGITTARIUS This week's Lunar Eclipse could affect both home and career is-

sues. If you feel someone is preventing you from pursuing a goal or dream, the frustration could be evident this week. However, think things through. If you take the time to explain your views, this person could come around. Lucky Numbers: 19, 29, 44

CAPRICORN If you've been confused about what you want in life, things may begin to fall into place over the coming weeks. Indeed, with Jupiter at the very beginning of your career and ambition sector, you may find that your confidence increases and with it the ability to trust that you're making wise decisions. Lucky Numbers: 5, 13, 16 AQUARIUS With Jupiter newly in your sector of travel and study, the world is your oyster. New possibilities can open for you, bringing you the chance to expand your horizons. Take it easy regarding finances and your personal accounts. It might be wise to monitor your spending. The weekend could bring a lively encounter that feels like a breath of fresh air. Lucky Numbers: 19, 20, 27 PISCES Be very careful if you're arranging a contract or attempting to close a deal this week. With Mercury retrograde in your sector of relating and the Lunar Eclipse in your sign, it might be wise to refrain from making any commitments now. The week ahead could spotlight the reasons why it would be better to wait. This doesn't mean the end of a deal or opportunity. It offers the chance for further discussion and negotiation that could work in your favor. Lucky Numbers: 2, 8, 23 40 SEPTEMBER 15 - 21, 2016

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Someone always has to be first.

That can be a good thing, or a bad one. Good, if it's a cafeteria, supermarket queue, electronics store or conga line; better, if free samples are involved. Bad, in experiments, taste-testing, first-on-last-off and, as in the new novel "Darktown" by Thomas Mullen, first in a dangerous new job.

The girl was green when they finally found her.

Officers Lucius Boggs and Tommy Smith smelled her long before that, long before they found her covered in garbage in a vacant lot, dead just a few days. They immediately recognized her as the woman they'd seen with former police Officer Brian Underhill, until she ran from them.

She'd been pretty once, young and light-skinned — and there was the problem: it was just after World War II, the mayor had recently forced the Atlanta Police Department to hire new policemen from the segregated parts of town, and racial lines were drawn thick. Few in charge cared about the death of some Negro woman; that the policemen who found her were also black only added to the apathy.

Rookie Officer Denny "Rake" Rakestraw had no issue with Negroes in general, or with those now in the APD, but his partner, Lionel Dunlow, sure did.

Dunlow was as racist as they come, and Rake figured that having to patrol the edge of Darktown only boosted Dunlow's fury. Rake noticed that Dunlow, in fact, seemed to take pleasure in torturing any Negro they saw on the streets, including those who were only minding their own business.

As a rookie, Rake didn't think it wise to make enemies but he hated seeing that, just as he hated that Underhill seemed to be getting away with murder and Dunlow was covering for him. So when Rake learned that Boggs had decided on his own to solve the Negro woman's death, he offered Boggs a deal: they'd quietly investigate what they could in their respective racially-divided departments, and share their information.

It would be dangerous.

Shedding light on a Darktown murder could end more than just their careers...

Reading "Darktown" was a brand-new experience for me: I wanted to wash my hands, my arms, my hair, to get rid of the grit that pours out of this story. I could smell dirt and thick air and rotting wood. I squirmed, before I dived in for more.

It was impossible not to, because this novel is noir all the way: author Thomas Mullen sets a tone of a rainy midnight even in his daytime scenes, while the timeframe of the story, mixed with an angry yet resigned neighborhood of beat-down residents, just lends to the deliciously keen edginess. As for the main characters, the both-sidesof-the-same-coin frustration they feel simmers throughout each page. You may begin to wonder if either man makes it to the end of this novel.

I'm not about to be a spoiler — you'll have to find that out yourself. But know this: if you want a sandpaper read that's sticky as cold fog, "Darktown" is what to reach for first.

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In Fiscal Year 2016, the Maryland Lottery generated $1.908 billion in sales and $569.8 million in profit, which is contributed to the state’s General Fund. Since its inception in 1973, the Maryland Lottery has generated more than $15 billion to support the good causes of Maryland, including pre-K–12 and higher education; public health; public safety; and the environment.

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5 Shanika Bell, a student at the University of the District of Columbia, and 3-year-

old son Joshua help sort packages of trail mix during the AARP Foundation's second annual Celebration of Service meal-packing challenge on the National Mall on Sunday, Sept. 11. / Photo by Patricia Little

6 A contortionist displays his talent. / Photo by Patricia Little 5 George Clinton and his legendary funk band Parliament/Funkadelic perform during the 202 Arts and Music Festival at Canal Park in Southeast on Saturday, Sept. 10. / Photo by Patricia Little

6 Fans celebrate the musical genius of George Clinton. / Photo by Patricia Little

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SPORTS Mystics Lose to Seattle Storm, 81 – 76 6 Mystics guard Leilani Mitchell drives past Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird in the

first quarter of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) action on Friday, September 9 at The Verizon Center in Northwest. Seattle defeated the Mystics 81-76. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

5 Mystics center Kia Vaughn shoots while Seattle's Crystal Langhourne defends

during WNBA action on Friday, September 9 at the Verizon Center in Northwest.

Seattle defeated the Mystics 81-76. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

6 Mystics forward Emma Meesseman finger rolls in front of Seattle's Crys-

tal Langhorne during WNBA action on Friday, September 9 at the Verizon Center in Northwest. Seattle defeated the Mystics 81-76. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

4 Mystics guard

Tayler Hill aims at the basket while Seattle's guard Jewell Loyd defends during WNBA action on Friday, September 9 at the Verizon Center in Northwest. Seattle defeated the Mystics 81-76. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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SPORTS Redskins Slammed

by Steelers in Season Home Opener, 38 – 16 Redskins fans celebrated throughout the day on Monday, Sept.

12 with tailgating parties and loads of euphoria, anxious to see their team prove that last season’s success as division champs was no fluke. But instead of Quarterback Kirk Cousins, a strong defense and even several newly-acquired, high-priced players putting an exclamation point on how they earned the title of NFC East champions last year and could repeat the feat in 2016, the Pittsburgh Steelers manhandled Washington under the marksmanship of Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in a 38 -16 romp.

3 Steelers WR # 84 pulls down a touchdown for a 7-6 lead against the Redskins and #26 CB Bashaud Breeland / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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# 64 NT Kedric Golston and Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

5 Redskins TE # 86 Jordan Reed and Steelers LB Lawrence Timmons. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

3 Olympic local gold medal winner Kevin Durant attends the game. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Principles outlined in "Think and Grow Rich" were researched for 20 years by Hill. He teaches how our thoughts control our actions and, thus, can make or break us. Here is how it all began.

When we look back over our lives, if we look very carefully, you will find out just how your words come to life! In the scriptures, according to the book of Genesis, it says, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And each verse, it says, "God said…" over and over again, "God said…" until the end of the sixth day. Then for the seventh day, "God said man shall rest!"

In yet another scripture, it says, "Life and death are in the power of the tongue!" We often repeat that scripture, but do we really have a clue what that scripture is really saying? Do you realize just how important it is for us to be careful to always speak in a positive manner. How many times have we all said, "No problem!" Well, in my communications class, my former professor said, "When you say no problem, there is a problem, otherwise you should not have used the word problem."

Personally, I am of the opinion that we say that phrase routinely, as a way of saying that it is really Turning Hearts Church

fine and that you are truly willing to do something for someone else, regardless to the cost. This column will simply serve as your reminder to use caution when speaking over your life, and the lives of your loved ones!

When Andrew Carnegie asked Hill to research for 20 years, he said, "Your goal will be the publication of a 'success type' of book, similar to an encyclopedia in the category of laws of success. This book will share the laws and every step of how to take a thought and make it into a success. You will include all of the spiritual components of faith that is required. I have no doubts you will see that each person had unwavering faith in order to accomplish their idea."

Hill only had 60 seconds to accept, and he said yes. More than 100 years later, incredibly, over 20 million people have learned the principles of success because of Hill's decision, and all of his principles are based on Christianity. In fact, he wrote an entire chapter on faith. Hill teaches us how to put our faith to work.

Scripture teaches us that "faith without works is dead."

Hill showed how every person can operate based on the measure of faith given. Scripture says, "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

(Romans 12:3)"

Reverend James Manion Priest

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

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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher

Service and 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

Committed to providing services and supports to increase the capacity of individuals, businesses, and communities.

Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.

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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church

Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 Fax: 301-499-8724

Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 a.m. 7 10:00 a.m.

Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 p.m.

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

Church of Living Waters

700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849 Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00am 5th Sundays: 9:30am 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30pm

Crusader Baptist Church

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

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor

Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor

2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org

800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30am 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00am Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30pm Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00am “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”

Service and Times 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

1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661

www.livingwatersmd.org

E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org “God is Love”

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Third Street Church of God

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

Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

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

Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor

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

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

5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555

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

610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax

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

Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30pm (dinner @ 5:30pm) Sunday School: 9:00am – Hour of Power

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

“An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org

Campbell AME Church Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am Sunday Church School: 8:45 am Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 pm Thursday: 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020

Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45am Church School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45am Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 pm Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30am

Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 11:00am Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30pm

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

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“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital”

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church

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

Service and Times 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...

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

Twelfth Street Christian Church Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Communion every Sunday: 11:00 am Sunday School: 10:00 am Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 pm Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Rev. John W. Davis Pastor

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School: 9:15am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7:00pm TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00am Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30pm Communion Service: First Sunday

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

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

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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church

All Nations Baptist Church

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471

2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591

2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730

Service and Times 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 Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15AM 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

St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 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

Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards

Israel Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office - (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Come Grow With Us and Establish a Blessed Family”

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

Service and Times 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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor

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

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

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

Service and Times 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.

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10: am Holy Communion: First Sunday 10: am Sunday School: 9: am Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: “A CHURCH ON THE GROW”.

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church

Service and Times 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

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

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

Salem Baptist Church

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 pm

Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

Service and Times 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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times 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”

Peace Baptist Church

Service and Times 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

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Friday Evening Service: 7:00 P.M. ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com

Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship Service: 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School: 9:30am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service: 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible: 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times 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

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Reginald M. Green, Sr. Interim Pastor

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

Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074

621 Alabama Ave., 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

Service and Times 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

Service and Times 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.

Service and Times Sunrise Prayer Services - Sunday 7:00 a.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.

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

2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 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.

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Service and Times 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) Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church” Matthew 6:33 and Mathew 28:18-20, KJV Email: stmatthewsbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org

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Service and Times 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 Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 1025 David B. Davis aka David Berkeley Davis Decedent Alan H. Grant 15204 Omega Drive, Suite 210 Rockville, MD 20850 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Judith Reed, whose address is 4423 Albermarle Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of David B. Davis aka David Berkeley Davis who died on February 27, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 15, 2017. 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 15, 2017, 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 15, 2016 Judith Reed Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 1022

Administration No. 2016 ADM 907

Administration No. 2016 ADM 1002

Administration No. 2016 ADM 1010

Linda Euberta Ridley Decedent

Bonnie W. Harrison Decedent

Kathleen B. Simms Decedent

Roy Harris Decedent

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

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

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

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

Maya Ridley, whose address is 5406 Dole Street, Capitol Heights, MD 20743, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Linda Euberta Ridley who died on June 25, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 15, 2017. 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 15, 2017, 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.

Alan D. Harrison, whose address is 1839 Tulip Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Bonnie W. Harrison who died on July 11, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 1, 2017. 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 1, 2017, 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.

Gretina Simms, whose address is 1811 Metzerott Road, #704, Adelphi, MD 20783, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Kathleen B. Simms who died on December 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 March 8, 2017. 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 8, 2017, 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.

Tiffany Harris, whose address is 1232 Hamlin Street, NE, Washington, DC 20017, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Roy Harris who died on May 3, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 8, 2017. 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 8, 2017, 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 1, 2016

Date of first publication: September 15, 2016

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Maya Ridley Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2003 ADM 1504

Administration No. 2016 ADM 971

Stephanie Watson, whose address is 5121 Cranmer Way, Capitol Heights, MD 20743, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Katherine Turner who died on April 26, 2003with 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 March 15, 2017. 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 15, 2017, 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 15, 2016 Stephanie Watson Personal Representative

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Katherine Turner Decedent

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Charles R. Ford Decedent Larry C. Williams 7600 Georgia Avenue, NW, Suite 405 Washington, DC 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

COLUMBIA

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

Administration Number 2015 ADM 1332

Administration Number 2016 ADM 707

Estate of

Estate of

Patsy N. Coates Deceased

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has

been filed in this Court by Mary A. Lewis for

Washington, DC 20036

one or more personal representative. Unless

a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is

Willie Mae Simmons Deceased

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Allen E. Simmons, Sr. for

standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless

a complaint or an objection in accordance with

filed in this Court within 30 days from the date

Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is

take the action hereinafter set forth.

of first publication of this notice, the Court may

of first publication of this notice, the Court may

Admit to probate the will date October 22,

filed in this Court within 30 days from the date take the action hereinafter set forth.

2015 exhibited with the petition upon proof

Admit to probate the will date March 11,

affidavit of witnesses

satisfactory to the Court of due execution by

satisfactory to the Court of due execution by

2005 exhibited with the petition upon proof affidavit of witnesses

Date of first publication: September 8, 2016 Elizabeth Hughes

1100 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 340 Petitioner/Attorney

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Donald Ross, Jr., whose address is 3203 Benjamin Court, Clinton, MD 20735, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Charles R. Ford who died on June 19, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 1, 2017. 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 1, 2017, 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.

Donald Ross, Jr. Personal Representative

Date of first publication: September 8, 2016

Date of first publication: September 8, 2016

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 561 Eleanor Mildred Norried Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Barbara Eleanor Norried, whose address is 116 S Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Eleanor Mildred Norried who died on October 4, 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 March 8, 2017. 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 8, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 973

Administration No. 2016 ADM 923

Juana Ortiz Minor Decedent

Edna M. Jones Decedent

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

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Mercedes C. Frazier, whose address is 7202 Riggs Road, Hyattsville, MD 20783, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Juana Ortiz Minor who died on April 26, 2014 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 1, 2017. 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 1, 2017, 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.

Sandy D. Jones, whose address is5542 Karen Elaine Dr., Apt 1512 new Carrollton, MD 20784, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Edna M. Jones who died on July 8, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 1, 2017. 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 1, 2017, 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 1, 2016

Date of first publication: September 1, 2016

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 254 Cleveland Martin, Sr. Decedent Cheryl Chapman Henderson, Esq. 4920 Niagara Road, Suite 200 College Park, MD 20740 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Kenan Martin, whose address is 4436 Blaine Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Cleveland Martin, Sr. who died on August 21, 2002 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 8, 2017. 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 8, 2017, 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 8, 2016 Kenan Martin Personal Representative

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION In accordance with D.C. Code § 13-336, et seq., and SCR Civil Rule 4-I, the object of this proceeding is to quiet title to one parcel of real property located in the District of Columbia, described for tax assessment purposes as Square 3095, Lot 0034, known as 310 T Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Plaintiff, co-owner of the Property, filed a Complaint alleging among other things, that Plaintiff and Defendant jointly purchased the property on March 30, 1989. Compl. at 2.1 “Plaintiff, for a period of twenty-three (23) years, has treated the Property as [Plaintiff’s] own and has assumed all financial obligations regarding the Property, and has taken active steps to oust Defendant from the Property. . . ” Id. Plaintiff last spoke with Defendant in 1993. Id. A people search identified two addresses for Defendant in Texas, but Plaintiff was not able to locate Defendant. Mot. Mem. at 4. Plaintiff “hired a process server to perform a skip trace and postal trace of the Defendant. The server’s trace revealed the same two Texas addresses for Defendant.” Id. Lastly, Plaintiff attached an Experteer Services LLC’s Investigative Report showing Plaintiff’s efforts to locate Defendant in Dallas Texas. Id. at Ex. 1.

Therefore, Plaintiff has shown the Defendant’s location is unknown.

WHEREFORE, it is this 19th day of July 2016, hereby, ORDERED, that notice shall be given by insertion of a copy of this order in The Daily Washington Law Reporter, a legal newspaper or periodical of daily circulation and The Washington Informer, a newspaper or periodical specifically designated by the Court twice a month for three months. Super Ct. Civ. R. 4-I; D.C. Code §13-3412. “For purposes of this rule, a legal newspaper or periodical of daily circulation shall mean a publication designed by the Court that is (1) devoted primarily to publication of opinions, notices and other information from the courts of the District of Columbia, (2) circulated generally to the legal community, and published at least on each weekday that the Superior Court is in session.” Super. Ct. Civ. R. 4-I. Notice is given to any and all persons interested in the above-described real property to cause their appearance to be entered herein on or before October 28, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. Otherwise, the cause will be proceeded with as in cause of default.

SO ORDERED. Judge Jeanette J. Clark D.C. Superior Court Copies e-filed, e-served, and docketed on this 19th day of July 2016: Brian L. Kass, Esq. 1050 17th Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036 Counsel for Plaintiff Copy mailed: David E. Twombly Address Unknown Defendant

1 Plaintiff filed a Verified Complaint to Quiet Title by Adverse Possession on July 14, 2016 which contained to two counts: Count I (Adverse Possession) and Count II (Partition).

2 D.C. Code § 13-341, states, in relevant part:

(a) When a person would be a proper party to a judicial proceeding if living, and upon allegation under oath and proof satisfactory to the court that it is unknown whether he is living or dead, he may be proceeded against as if he were living, and with like effect, if a representative of or claimant under him does not intervene in the action before final determination thereof, after notice by publication as in the case of nonresident parties. (b) When a person who would have been a proper party to a judicial proceeding is dead, and it is unknown whether he died testate or left heirs, or his heirs and devisees are unknown, the unknown persons may be described as the heirs or devisees of the person who, if living, would be the proper party. Notice shall be given by publication to them according to that description, and the same proceedings shall be had against them as are had against nonresident defendants, except that: (1) the notice shall be published at least twice a month for such period, not less than three months without good cause shown, as the court orders, and the notice shall require the parties to appear on or before the day fixed in the notice to appear; and (2) an order, judgment or decree may not be entered against the parties unless the court is satisfied that due diligence has been used to ascertain the unknown heirs.

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This bill will allow OAG to bring direct suit in Superior Court against businesses that show a pattern and practice of wage theft. Our office has received numerous complaints of flagrant and repeated violations by certain businesses, but we currently have limited authority to enforce our wage-theft laws — making it easier for unscrupulous employers to cheat workers. It is vital that OAG gain the authority to pursue wage-theft claims, at the highest levels, to deter wrongdoers and raise industry standards.

Protecting Consumers: Last year, OAG formed an Office of Consumer Protection charged with zealously pursuing litigation, outreach and education to protect consumers.

Through this office's work, we have identified multiple areas where our laws need strengthening. One legislative fix we have already introduced is the Immigration Services Protection Act of 2016. This legislation combats "notario" fraud, which targets immigrants. In Latin American countries, "notarios publicos" translates to "notaries public," and they often can practice certain matters of law. In the United States, however, dishonest immigration consultants will mis-

lead consumers by using the terms "notarios" or "notarios publicos" to imply they are lawyers when, in fact, they are not able to practice law. Many non-citizens will pay a notario fraudster for services they are not qualified to provide. As a result, many immigrants find out that they will never obtain a green card, legal immigration status, or other benefits. This bill, which grew out of the work our office does with the Council for Court Excellence and the Hispanic Bar Association of D.C., would give us the tools to prevent such fraud.

Our office will continue to take our public-interest mandate seriously, working with the Council on issues like debt collection, housing and juvenile justice. Our legislation is often informed by our litigation work. For example,

OAG's work to stop slumlords in Congress Heights led to us working with Council member Bonds on her Rental Housing Accommodation Nuisance Abatement Amendment Act of 2016. Passage of this bill would bolster the District's ability to protect affordable housing. Similarly, while we will continue to prosecute serious violent offenders, we will pursue evidence-based reforms to our juvenile-justice system.

In the remainder of this Council period, the proposals listed above need urgent attention. Since OAG became independent, the Council and Executive have been strong and supportive partners.

I urge their action on these bills so that we can continue to create a more inclusive, vibrant city. WI

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U.S. coffeehouses make up just a small sector of the vast food and drink industry which expected to see sales of about $782 billion in 2016.

Shouldn't black people go for a share of that, especially since the best coffees are grown by black people in Africa?

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All too often across the country, payday storefronts ply their trade in Black and Latino neighborhoods.

The noticeable presence of payday lenders in our communities indicate our people are being targeted to become financial victims. I would challenge anyone to identify areas dominated by high-income consumers have a comparable number of payday stores.

If there was ever a time to speak out against predatory lending, this is it. Don't miss the Oct. 7 deadline for comments.

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The court ruling also comes when the deadline for public comment on payday lending approaches. CFPB will accept comments from citizens

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This is extremely insulting to me as a fellow black Republican, but it is far easier for them to complain about Trump rather than provide a group of black Republicans for Trump to engage with. We don't need the above liberal Democratic groups to validate our leaders or to prove that they are not racists.

Following their logic, White Republicans must speak before radical pro-homosexual groups like the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in order to prove that Republicans are not homophobic, yet no one makes this argument.

It seems that only when it comes to the black vote do black Republicans demand that we pay homage to those who are part of the Democratic base in order to reach out to the black community.

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to an Arkansas redneck named Bill, from the tiny town of Hope, and rode that wagon to the pinnacle of success. But were the Clintons ever deplorable when they emerged on the national scene? Remember when Mister rushed home to Arkansas to preside over the execution of a black inmate who was mentally unfit for execution. Deplorable, clearly "racist … you name it."

So I wonder, have the Clintons always aspired to the oligarchy, to be like the Kennedys, like the Bushes, like the Romneys, the Roosevelts, a dynasty of political rulers?

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If you don't believe me or you don't want to recognize my argument, then I simply submit to you the past two weeks of constant embarrassing media appearances by supposed black surrogates from the Trump campaign and the Republican Party as exhibit A. This is what happens when you want to hire people who you are "comfortable" with versus those who know what the hell they are doing.

Whenever a surrogate is getting more exposure than the principal (South Carolina preacher Mark Burns), there is a problem. Whenever a campaign has to explain away something a surrogate said or did, there is a problem. Whenever the media questions the party cre-

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The Republican Party needs to bring the black Republican adults onto the scene or these media debacles will continue and we will most assuredly lose the presidential election.

No longer can the Republican Party hire blacks simply for race insurance. This is about winning the "race" for the White House, not hiring simply because of race.

In my columns, over the past four years, I have warned that we would come to this impasse.

But as opposed to embracing my message, the party was too busy attacking me and attempting to discredit me for "being too critical" of the party.

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suing a career in education in 2014. Is there any wonder? Nationally, teachers earn just 77 percent of what other college graduates earn.

Meanwhile, public education and public school teachers are often under attack. Charter schools are seen as preferred alternatives, though most research shows that charter school vary in quality.

The good ones are great, but the bad ones rival the worst public schools. And school bureaucracies often snuff the creativity out of the best teachers by burdening them with preparation for stifling standardized tests that do little to engage students intellectually.

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There are a myriad of challenges in K-12 education, a major challenge is that teachers are not too often paid sufficiently.

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There must be literally thousands of other "careerist" political couples just like the Clintons, on every level — principals and school board members, city council members and mayors, governors and senators — who aspire to rule or govern, and who see their supporters as angels and everyone else as deplorables. I don't want to know them.

The sad part is that Trump and his Deplorables need to be schooled in 21st century civics. There is no magic wand which will bring back "Leave It to Beaver" America, which

will "Make America Great Again," as Trump envisions.

The genie, which will bring an end to imperial world domination by Americans and Europeans, is out of the bottle, and cannot be put back.

Before it's too late, some respected White person needs to teach these rednecks and hillbillies that their views are repugnant and, yes, deplorable, that they can no longer cling to the notion of "American exceptionalism" which gives them license to rule the world, and that their "racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic" views mean endless wars the United States can never win. WI

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EXCLUSIONS MAY DIFFER ON MACYS.COM SAVINGS ON SELECT REGULAR, SALE & CLERANCE ITEMS Excludes ALL: cosmetics/fragrances, Last Act, Macy’s Backstage, Everyday Values (EDV), Breitling, Breville, Coach, Dyson, Fitbit, Frye, Hanky Panky, KitchenAid Pro Line, Le Creuset, Levi’s, Locker Room By Lids, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors Studio, Michele watches, Natori, Theory, Wacoal, Wolford, Wüsthof, Sam Edelman, Jack Spade, Kate Spade, Samsung watches, Shun, Stuart Weitzman, Tag Heuer, Tempur-Pedic, The North Face, Tumi, Vitamix, athletic clothing, shoes & accessories, designer jewelry/watches, designer sportswear, gift cards, gourmet foods, jewelry trunk shows, previous purchases, products offered by vendors who operate leased departments in any of our stores including: Burberry, Gucci, Longchamp, Louis Vuitton, maternity, New Era, Nike on Field, restaurants, special orders, services, tech watches/jewelry, wine; PLUS, ONLINE ONLY: baby gear, kids’ shoes, Allen Edmonds, Brahmin, Birkenstock, Hurley, Johnston & Murphy, Merrell, RVCA, Tommy Bahama, toys.

Cannot be combined with any savings pass/coupon, extra discount or credit offer, except opening a new Macy’s account.

Extra savings % applied to reduced prices.

VALID 9/14-9/18/2016

VIP SALE PRICES IN EFFECT 9/14-9/18/2016, UNLESS NOTED.

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INTRODUCING THE FIRST-EVER BUICK ENVISION

A luxury SUV designed to turn heads and welcome you in. Experience how its quality craftsmanship, spirited performance and a conversation-friendly cabin make every drive an enjoyable drive. Discover more at buick.com.

2016 BUICK ENVISION

PREMIUM 1

ULTRA-LOW MILEAGE LEASE FOR WELL-QUALIFIED LESSEES WITH A NON-GM LEASE

299

$

PER MONTH1

36 MONTHS

2,539

$

due at signing after all offers

No security deposit required. Tax, title, license, dealer fees extra.

Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 30,000 miles. At participating dealerships only.

FIND YOURS NOW AT BUICK.COM 1 MUST BE A CURRENT LESSEE OF A 1999 MODEL YEAR OR NEWER NON-GM VEHICLE. Example based on national average vehicle selling price. Each dealer sets its own price. Your payments may vary. Payments for a 2016 Envision Premium 1 with an MSRP of $42,995. 36 monthly payments total $10,764. Payments may be higher in some states.

Option to purchase at lease end for an amount to be determined at lease signing. GM Financial must approve lease. Take delivery by 9/30/16. Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 30,000 miles. Lessee pays for maintenance, excess wear and a disposition fee of $495 or less at end of lease. Not available with some other offers. ©2016 General Motors. All rights reserved. Buick® Envision®

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