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Black Catholics Await Pope’s Visit By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer When Pope Francis arrives in the District on Tuesday, Sept. 22, he will touch down in a nation’s capital that has the most diverse Catholic community with no racial or ethnic group making up a majority of the faith’s population. Washington, D.C. has the largest percentage of Black Catholics of the three cities – D.C., Philadelphia and New York – on the Pope’s itinerary for his U.S.

visit, according to the Public Religious Research Institute, a nonprofit organization located in Northwest dedicated to research at the intersection of religion, values and public life. The long-held image of the church as a white religion has taken a considerable turn said Deacon William Bradley, the director of the Archdiocese’s Office for Black Catholics. Bradley said when the Pope arrives, Black Catholics will be among those to welcome him. “African Americans and certainly all Black Catholics in our

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It’s Official: Popular Pastor to Run for Maryland Seat By Tia Carol Jones law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said.

The Rev. Jamalhad Bryant, 44, together pastor of The Empowerment Templethe in Baltimore once come to bring a Among programsand Marlow referred to as thesense “hip-hop preacher,” has for to Congress. He will take on of uniformity in entered the waythe race wants see implemented are well-known Congressman in the Democratic When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year-and highly-regarded domestic violence victimsElijah and Cummings stricter (D-MD) restraining order policies, primary race. old daughter told her the father survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families of her daughter threatened The twoher men have worked together before on several to occasions, most “She's using her own personal intervene onrecently behalf after of ariots viclife, and the life of erupted their child, in Baltimore following the personal death of Freddie However, Bryant violence may not have to story, her own pain toGray.tim, a domestic assessshe knew somethingworry had about to bethe 11-term push forward,” Davis-Nickens menttounit coupled with Congressman. Cummings continues evaluate whether he further should done.a run Outfor of for lawdecide enforcement make the her Senatefrustration seat vacated bysaid theabout retiringMarlow. Senator Barbara Mikulski. training Should Cummings to go for with law enforcement's said F.anyone agencies, a Child's Life Protecthe vacated seat, he would handling join Reps. Chris Davis-Nickens Van Hollen and Donna Edwards who have both already declared their of the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counselcandidacy. start thesaid Saving Promise She and saidjobshe “puts the – two ingoffor Bryant his campaign willcamfocus on “get policeit.” reform opportunities thebatterers. top agenda items that have paign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradimarked the Black Lives Matter movement. Bryant has also said that he wants to be a “brand new voice” in Congress “It seems to be a vicious cycle person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must and has pledged that he will challenge business as usual in Washington. that won't turn my family end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. During Marlow his announcement, held on the grounds of his church, he said “We don’t need a leader who listens and loose,” said. Marlow help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the vicdoes nother deliver.” shared story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow ence at the District Heights Also present at the event was said. Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see on May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise Municipal Center. The sympowhothe was sentenced to six consecawareness among children in With a focus on health and wellness of their neighborhoods, activists, leaders, sium was sponsored by officials, the utive paroleall members public and schools. She elected elderslife andterms youngwithout professionals, of private the LGBT commuFamily and Youth a Maryland rolefor in a leadership feels children needthat to be educatnity,Services have come by together once jury againforinhis D.C. summit continues Center of the city toofgrow District the Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. in popularity. Heights and the National Mildred Muhammad “We have pasTheHookNational 2002. Black Justice Coalition’s [NBJC]is 6th Annual OUTtoonstop the being Hill Black Up of Black Women.LGBT Leadership theSummit, founder which of After the Trauma, with poor chilbegan on Tuesday,sive-aggressive Sept. 15 and continues through Marlow has written a book, anwill organization that helpsopportunity the dren domestic violence,” Saturday, Sept. 19, provide an important forabout stakeholders to address the “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a crisis, survivors of the domestic violencewithin Marlow said. current health including HIV epidemic, the Black LGBT population. story about four generations of summit and their children. to break From its beginning, the annual has deeply rooted in uplifting theMarlow needs ofhas its worked constituents and domestic while violence. The that booktheir is community “I lived in fearafor six years. Six seat the incycle of abuse in her family, members ensuring gains more prominent national dialogues. inspired herbeown yearsincluding: in fear is Asbury a long time. It Methodist is and isChurch confident the policies the she Eventsby will heldexperiences, at various venues United in Northwest; and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that Human Rights Campaign, also in Northwest; and The Beacon Hotel, Northwest. For a complete schedule hertomother and her daughter. of,” she said. process. go www.nbjc.org. She said every time she reads Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to excerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to can not believe the words came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliwon the 2007 National “Best victim's life, plan and understand ciesmore are passed.” As part of herthe Safer, Stronger intended to build pathways to the middle Books” Award. that she beMuriel in “survival Tia Carol can Jail be reached class for all residents, D.C.may Mayor Bowser recently visitedJones the DC where “I was just 16-years-old when two mode”. tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net she announced new initiatives that will support at returning citizens. my eye first blackenedWhile and meeting my “Before you she get discussed to 'I'm going with inmates, the innovative training and professional lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI development programs. Elaine Davis-Nickens, presi“These programs and forthcoming legislation will give our returning citizens the dent of the National Hook-Up tools they need to get back on their feet as they transition back into society,” she said. of Black Women, said there is no returning citizens deserve a pathway to the middle class. Together, we “Like all residents in the District, consistency in the way domestic will make sure they get one.” violence issues are dealt with by Highlights of the proposed programs, which will be presented to the Council during the fall legislative session, include: changing and increasing the amount of “good time” credits a misdemeanor inmate may receive; allowing inmates to earn more “good time” credits for good behavior and completion of rehabilitative programs, work detail and special projects; and allowing pre-trial misdemeanor inmates to be temporarily released from the DC Jail during work hours so they can keep working at their jobs while they serve their sentence. Other programs launched earlier this year target both male and female inmates providing pre-release workforce training and development, job placement, case workers conflict management and digital literacy. The programs give an opportunity for returning citizens to “right their wrongs” and continue as a collaboration between the Mayor’s Office, Events DC, the Congress Heights Community Training & Development Corporation, the Department of Employment Services and the Department of Corrections. WI Staff Writer

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VIEWP INT Denise Moore Washington, D.C. I think that if you have a job, and for whatever reason, you feel that you cannot fulfill the duties of that job, then you need to leave. You are more than welcome to express your religious views in this country – that’s one of the benefits of freedom. If you disagree with someone’s behavior, that’s fine. But you’re also being paid to fulfill your duties. If you can’t do that, resign from your position.

Abby Flottemesch Arlington, Virginia I respect people and their values, opinions and beliefs. I also acknowledge that when you are elected to a certain position that comes with certain rules and guidelines for you to follow that you should uphold those standards because that’s what you’re elected to do. If you’re unable to fulfil that role, then I think it would be worthwhile for you to reflect if that’s a role that you should continue to be in.

AFTER SIX DAYS IN JAIL, KENTUCKY CLERK KIM DAVIS WAS RELEASED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT FOR REFUSING TO ISSUE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES TO SAME-SEX COUPLES, CITING THAT THE ACT WOULD GO AGAINST HER RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. WAS HER INCARCERATION JUSTIFIED?

Philecia Harris Washington, D.C. First of all, we live in a democracy. Soldiers don’t get to choose what countries they go into to fight. If you’re an official of the government you should do what’s required of you. If Kim Davis was working for a church, she might have a point, but there’s a separation of church and state and if you don’t like it you should probably do something else.

Ababacar Samb Washington, D.C. I think it’s a difficult question and situation to approach. If we’re looking at it from a job-only perspective, then yes, she should obey the law and do her job. But if she lets her belief system influence her judgement on the job, then that’s another issue – and that’s what this sounds like she is doing. It’s a tough situation.

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District Welcomes Congressional Black Caucus Conference Theme: ‘With Liberty and Justice for All?’ By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor The 45th Annual Legislative Conference for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation [CBCF] opened on Wednesday, Sept. 16 with a press conference that addressed CBCF’s plans to advance a national conversation on criminal justice reform. Speakers included: R. Donahue Peebles, CBCF board chair; A. Shuanise Washington, president and CEO, CBCF; Rep G.K Butterfield, Congressional Black Caucus [CBC] board chair; and Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Terri Sewell, 45th Annual Legislative Conference co-chairs. The Conference, held once again at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest, continues through Sunday, Sept. 20. The Conference brings one of the largest assemblies of Black elected officials, Black

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business owners, and Black voters and advocates from across the U.S. to the nation’s capital. Last year, the theme for the Conference, “It Starts with You,” served as a clarion call to inspire individuals to become engaged, active agents for positive change in their communities. This year’s theme, however, speaks to the frustration and anger shared by so many Blacks across America after witnessing a slew of police-involved shootings of Black men and women. “The theme of this year’s conference, ‘With Liberty and Justice for All?, poses a valid question about the civil and social inequities that African Americans continue to face,” wrote Washington in a supplement jointly-produced by CBCF and The Washington Informer. “Throughout this year’s milestone conference, we will identify forward-looking

solutions that move us closer toward that ideal promise – liberty and justice for all Americans.” Highlights of the Conference include: the National Town Hall entitled “Black Lives Matter: Ending Racial Profiling, Police Brutality and Mass Incarceration;” The Exhibit Showcase including the popular Authors Pavilion that features contemporary Black literature and Health Pavilion with free health screenings; an inspiration Prayer Breakfast that will feature a keynote address by the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago and music by VaShawn Mitchell; and the Conference’s culminating black tie event, the Phoenix Awards Dinner. President Barack Obama will deliver the keynote address at the Phoenix Awards Dinner. WI

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WIZARD from Page 1 East in Ward 8. The highly-anticipated news, shared during a press conference at the Gateway Pavilion in Southeast, brought great excitement to residents and business owners in the District, particularly those who live in Ward 8 and who have waited patiently holding onto promises that more economic development would come to their community which stands as one of the poorest areas in D.C. The $55 million joint venture will become the future practice facility for the Washington Wizards, home court of the Washington Mystics and a premier entertainment venue. Events DC will operate the new complex estimated to produce $90 million in new tax revenues over 20 years. In addition, the 118,000-square foot, 5,000-seat facility has been predicted to bring more than 380,000 new residents and visitors each year to the Congress Heights/Anacostia area and produce more than 600 construction jobs and 300 permanent jobs for both the arena and Phase I infrastructure of St. Elizabeth’s East. Priority will be given to Ward 8 residents for job placement and opportunities. “Today marks an important day for the District of Columbia and the people of Ward 8,” Bowser said. “With this new development, we are driving private investments to the St. Elizabeth’s East campus, boosting the local economy, creating hundreds of jobs and putting more District residents on their pathways to the middle class,” “This is a huge win for the District and yet another sign that Washington, D.C. is a city on the move,” she added. Leonsis said the deal will benefit more than just the sports world. “We are extremely appreciative of the Mayor’s and Event DC’s collaboration and partnership with us,” he said. “We look forward to working together to build a best-in-class Wizards and Mystics training facility and a fantastic new home venue for Mystics games. The facility not only is important to our teams but also the community – it’s much bigger than basketball.” St. Elizabeth’s, a 173-acre former mental hospital that opened in 1855, is located between Anacostia and Congress

Heights. Some may remember it as the setting of the opening scene of the 1992 drama “A Few Good Men.” But in recent years, while development has taken place on the campus, including the new R.I.S.E. Center, just outside its gates, men, unemployed and homeless, have often been seen languishing in the sun looking discouraged and hopeless. Councilmember Jack Evans, in an interview with The Washingtonian, said “It could be the catalyst that gets other people to invest in Congress Heights and that part of Ward 8.” Leonsis has been in search of a location for a practice facility for years and while St. Elizabeth’s had been considered among several other sites, some wondered if the Ward 8 location would get the nod. Others attending the press conference included: Sheila Johnson, president and managing partner, Washington Mystics; LaRuby May, Councilmember Ward 8; Brian Kenner, Deputy Mayor of Planning & Economic Development; and a host other special guests. Funding over the course of the 19-year lease includes a District investment of almost $23 million, up to $5 million from Monumental towards construction, with an additional $10 million for St. Elizabeth’s redevelopment and community philanthropic investments and $27 million by Events DC. Construction has been scheduled to begin in 2016 with completion anticipated in the fall of 2018. Events DC will be responsible for the construction of the new facility. O’Dell shared his sentiments about bringing the new multiuse facility to Ward 8. “This new entertainment and sports arena will aid us in attracting a vast amount of new programming that will not only help transform this community but also drive significant economic benefit for the District,” he said. WI

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“It should not matter what color or nationality a person is. As a white Latino woman, I truly believe African Americans see this visit the same as all of us do,” said District Catholic Patty Villa. This visit should mean the same for all.” Pope Francis /Photo courtesy of Catholic News Service

POPE from Page 1 the National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC) in Baltimore, Maryland. The Congress establishes an agenda for the evangelization of African Americans. In the District, there are approximately three dozen Catholic churches with a strong Black presence, NBCC officials said. However, race has been as much a part of the conversation in the church as mass and many expect the Pope to speak about racial justice. “The challenge of racial harmony [will be addressed],” said the Most Reverend Joseph Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). “He will encourage us not to leave the public square, to make sure our faith is put into action and that we do so in a way that is consistent with our Catholic beliefs,” Kurtz said. Wilton D. Gregory, the archbishop of Atlanta, said he has “sincere hope” that Pope Francis will urge the American public “to bring about a greater spirit and an atmosphere of racial harmony and justice in our nation.” “We have recently seen far too many examples of the unfinished work of racial justice in the brutal deaths of Black men and women to believe that the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement have been accomplished,” Gregory told The Huffington Post. In 2001, Gregory became the first African-American bishop to lead the USCCB, a position he held until 2004. In 2005, he was installed as the archbishop of Atlanta – the hometown of Mar-

tin Luther King, Jr. “The hostile language that has become commonplace in too many venues is a clear indication that much work has to be done to achieve the society that Dr. King and his co-workers challenged us to establish in this country,” Gregory said. “The economic and educational disparity that still inflicts the Black and immigrant communities is an injustice that cries out for a response that is both overdue and necessary. We have made progress but not nearly enough in the area of racial social justice to rest from that struggle,” he added. Pope Francis has spoken out against racism in the past, focusing his attention on undocumented immigrations and religious minorities. While it isn’t known all of what the Pope will talk about upon his arrival, some have said the church has made great strides since Francis was elevated to the Holy Father position. In 2011, the Catholic hierarchy in charge of choosing a new pope strongly considered the candidacy of Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana and Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria, which would have made either the first ever Black pope, certainly in the modern era. “It should not matter what color or nationality a person is. As a white Latino woman, I truly believe African Americans see this visit the same as all of us do,” said District Catholic Patty Villa. “I remember seeing the Pope in person in Italy in 1992 and then seeing the Pope again in Havana in 1998. Everyone who

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is a Catholic tries to be the best Christian they can – this visit should mean the same for all,” Villa said. Regardless of race, each person has unique feelings about the Pope’s visit to the United States,” said Valerie Washington, the executive director of the NBCC. “For me, it is a special blessing

sent from heaven above. Each Pope brings his own personality – his own gifts,” she said. “I once heard someone say that this Pope shows us the face of Jesus. I am delighted in his spiritual teachings in his homilies and example in day-to-day living with others.” “This example is for African-American Catholics or non-Catholics alike, he is showing us what it means to be human … We all want to be loved,”

Washington said Bradley added that the visit provides an opportunity for all Catholics to bond. “We must work together to deal with the issues that negatively impact so many families,” Bradley said. “We are continually encouraged by the positive messages of Pope Francis and we look forward to his address on immigration and religious freedom.”WI

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Hundreds Walk to Stomp Out Sickle Cell Brelaun Douglas Howard University News Service

WASHINGTON – The vast majority of the more than 700 people that had gathered on the National Mall in the heart of the nation’s capital had never met Ibrahim Kargbo. It’s safe to as-

sume that most of them have never even heard the name. Still, they came from across the country, Washington, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Kentucky, to walk on Saturday, Sept. 12 in the rain to help him and so many like him. Kargbo, 28, has sickle cell disease, a debilitating, life-threaten-

ing blood disorder that affects over 100,000 Americans, the vast majority of them Black. For the past nine years, the Faces of Our Children and the Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Disease have been working to raise awareness and money through their annual Stomp Out Sickle Cell Walk,

SOS Walk, which is why hundreds gathered Saturday to do what they can to help. Participants paid a registration fee and the proceeds went to local programs and services for people with sickle cell. Walkers enjoyed face painting, caricature drawings and exhibitor booths during post-walk activities. Numerous organizations participated, including Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Omicron Zeta Sigma Chapter and Top Ladies of Distinction, Prınce George’s County Chapter. Last year, the SOS Walk raised over $20,000 for sickle cell research and programs. This year’s goal was $75,000. Kargbo has lived with the disease since birth. It has sent him to the hospital countless times. He said most days for him are filled with terror and excitement, not knowing if he will once again have to return. “You never know when you will have a sickle cell crisis and you never know when you will be in the hospital,” said Kargbo, a patient at the Center and head of a group of clinical and public health officials who work to improve certain outcomes for people with sickle cell through health education, research and outreach. “One day you can be getting ready for work in the morning and a few hours late you are kicking and screaming in the hospital with severe pain.” Dr. Patricia O’Neal, clinical director for the Center for Sickle Cell Disease, said while the disease mainly affects those of African descent, it also attacks people of Mediterranean and

Middle Eastern decent and people from areas where malaria is common. This lack of tissue oxygen associated with the disease can cause severe pain called Sickle Cell Crisis which brings patients into the hospital, O’Neal said. Dr. Sohail Rana, a sickle cell specialist and director of Pediatric Hematology/HIV Services at the Center, calls the illness one of the most tedious diseases around the world. Dealing with it means visiting specialists, doing screenings for blood flow, finding pain medication that works and sometimes even bone marrow transplants or blood transfusions, he said. Kargbo, for example, has had a hospital visit last for two weeks and in one admission had to receive four to five pints of blood transfusion. “Sickle cell disease is very much here and it needs more funding, but most importantly it needs more involvement from the community,” Rana said. “Unfortunately not many congressmen’s children have sickle cell. So you don’t hear the noise on the hill.” Kargbo said one of the big problems with the disease is that so few people are conscious of it. “Without awareness what we go through everyday doesn’t exist,” Kargbo said. “Everybody knows what breast cancer is and because of that awareness, the government funds a lot of the research that goes into cancer. So, without sickle cell disease awareness, the little funds that we already do receive definitely will not be there.” WI

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New Application Procedures for the District’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Department of Energy and Environment to Launch New Online Portal unable to pay their utility bills each month. According to national data, the average LIHEAP benefit is estimated to cover less than half of the average home heating costs during the winter, which results in many low-income families and seniors having fewer resources available to meet other basic needs.1 As stated in DOEE’s State Plan, submitted annually to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, DOEE intends to serve as many eligible households as feasible while providing the highest benefits to those households with the greatest energy burdens. With these new policies, DOEE aims to provide efficient same-day service for in-person clients and expanded access to clients who prefer the online option.

With the start of the new fiscal year on October 1st, many District residents will turn to the District of Columbia’s Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) for assistance with their home energy expenses. This year, DOEE announced new policies that allow District residents to seek assistance without waiting in long lines. Beginning October 1, 2015, residents will need an appointment at one of DOEE’s two Energy Centers to apply for energy assistance. Residents will also have the option to apply online for energy assistance starting October 1. DOEE’s appointment-based system will provide residents with efficient in-person and same-day service. In order to prioritize and serve the District’s most vulnerable residents, NEW DOEE will limit October appointments to APPLICATION those residents who are experiencing an energy service disconnection. All income-eligible PROCESS FOR residents who are experiencing an energy service disconnection (or home heating oil depletion) may call 311 beginning September 21, 2015 to make an appointment at one of DOEE’s two Energy Centers during the month Appointments or online applications are now required of October. District residents who are not for District residents to apply for energy assistance with the currently disconnected from energy service Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) may begin calling 311 on November 1, 2015 • Beginning October 1, 2015, residents must apply for assistance by calling 3-1-1 to schedule for appointments beginning November 9, an in-person appointment or by completing an online application through DOEE’s new web 2015. portal at doee.dc.gov/liheap In addition to implementing an appointment-based system, DOEE is rolling • If your energy service is disconnected: call 3-1-1 beginning September 21 for appointments out a new online application portal. The online taking place in October application will go live on October 1, 2015 and can be accessed via the DOEE website • If your energy service is not disconnected: call 3-1-1 beginning November 1 for appointments at doee.dc.gov/liheap. If you are interested taking place after November 9 in using the online application, DOEE will be providing free informational sessions on • To learn more about the online application, attend one of DOEE’s free informational sessions the application at the R.I.S.E. Demonstration nd on September 22 and 23 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., each day, at the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center at 10 AM and 2 PM on September 22 Center Lecture Hall, 2730 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032 and 23rd (R.I.S.E. is located at 2730 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20032). Assistance applications will not be accepted at the informational sessions. With stagnant hourly pay for low-wage 1200 FIRST STREET NE workers, a high rate of underemployment, and WASHINGTON, DC 20002 (202) 535-2600 rising energy costs, many District residents are

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Glenn Ivey Enters Crowded Field for Congress Nine Democrats Seeking Seat Once Held by Donna Edwards By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Former Prince George’s County state’s attorney Glenn Ivey officially kicked off his campaign to run for the 4th Congressional district. Hours before Ivey spoke to about 130 supporters Saturday, Sept. 12 at a cookout in Brentwood, Maryland, he launched his website with a nearly three-minute video that outlines his experience as a prosecutor, and clarifies his family values and where he stands on the issues. “I want to be one of those peo-

ple who makes a difference in the community and that’s why I’m running for Congress,” he said. During a 20-minute speech, Ivey summarized several items on his platform that include: increasing teacher salaries and the minimum wage; support for community policing; and providing equal pay for women. Women earn 78 cents for every dollar men make, he said, calling for Congress to pass the Fair Pay bill. Ivey will run in the Democratic primary in April against eight other challengers that include: state del-

Former Prince George’s County state’s attorney Glenn Ivey officially kicked off his campaign for the 4th Congressional district Saturday, Sept. 12 at a cookout in Brentwood, Maryland. /Photo courtesy of Ivey for Congress

egates Dereck E. Davis (D-District 25) and Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-District 21); former Maryland

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown; former Prince George’s County Councilwoman Ingrid Turner; longtime educator Alvin Thornton; military veteran Warren Christopher; Lisa Ransom; and Terence M. Strait Jr. The candidates seek to replace Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Maryland), who has represented the district that includes portions of Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties since 2008. Edwards has set her sights on the senator’s position held by the retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland). Some of the municipalities in the 4th district comprise of Bladensburg, Capitol Heights and parts of Upper Marlboro. One Upper Marlboro spoke favorably about Ivey who has been his mentor since the age of 11. Thomas Weaver, now 19 and a freshman at Morehouse College in Atlanta, said Ivey helped him transfer to Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville because it provided more mental health services. Weaver suffered from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. “We lost our house [in Greenbelt]. There were so many things going on, but [Ivey] went above and beyond what normal people

would actually do,” Weaver said after Ivey’s speech. “I have to thank him for that.” Yvette Cade said Ivey, while a state’s attorney in Prince George’s, prosecuted her ex-husband Roger B. Hargrave after he came to Cade’s job in 2005 and set her on fire after dousing her with gasoline. Hargrave’s serving a life sentence in prison. “Mr. Ivey just doesn’t sit behind a desk. He comes to your home. He has blessed my family in more ways than you can even imagine,” said Cade, 41, now a domestic violence advocate. “If it wasn’t for Mr. Ivey in the courtroom, I don’t know where I would be today. I want you to get out and vote for Mr. Ivey.” So far, Ivey has raised the most money at nearly $400,000, according to campaign figures. The next deadline to file financial reports comes up Oct. 15. Meanwhile, Ivey said he plans to create more stability in Congress. He said the House of Representatives remains dysfunctional because the Republicans keep trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010. The act makes it easier for people to get health insurance and prohibits companies from denying coverage based on preexisting conditions. Republicans have disputed the law’s regulations and its requirement that everyone must obtain insurance. “Gentlemen, it’s over. You lost. It’s time to move on,” Ivey said. “We’ve got more important business to get done.” Although America has improved the last 50 years, Ivey reminded the crowd to not rest on your laurels. “Donald Trump leading the Republican field for president? [Isn’t] that a reminder?” he said. “We’ve got some work to do.”WI

Former Prince George’s County state’s attorney Glenn Ivey, left, with his wife Jolene, stand on stage Saturday, Sept. 12 in Brentwood, Maryland, during his campaign kick-off for the 4th Congressional district that includes portions of Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties. /Photo by William J. Ford

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Small, Local, and Minority Business Owners Urged to Attend WSSC Disparity Study Community Meetings Also Network and Learn about Business Opportunities The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) has contracted MGT of America, Inc. (MGT) to conduct a Disparity Study to determine if small, local and minority and women-owned businesses in the area have had equal access to the Commission’s contracting opportunities. Businesses that have done work for, or have attempted to do work for WSSC are encouraged to attend, speak up and ask questions at three public meetings, which will be facilitated by MGT. We will also have discussion on contracting opportunities and you will be able to meet Procurement staff from WSSC. Two meetings will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at two locations: Montgomery County Community College Homer S. Gudelsky Institute for Technical Education 51 Mannakee Street | Rockville, Maryland 20850 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and Prince George’s Community College Rennie Room—Largo Student Center 301 Largo Road | Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20774 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Maryland Del. James E. Proctor served in the State House for 25 years and was one of Prince George’s longest serving state representatives. /Photo courtesy of James Proctor III

Longtime Md. Delegate Dead at 79 By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Maryland Del. James E. Proctor Jr., who represented the Southern portion of Prince George’s County for 25 years, died on Thursday, Sept. 10. He was 79. Proctor, of Accokeek, represented District 27A whose district also included Calvert County from 2002-14. But redistricting moved his seat to Charles County this year. He served on the state’s rules and executive nominations and appropriations committees and on the Prince George’s County Delegation’s county affairs subcommittee.

“I am saddened to learn of the passing of Del. James E. Proctor, Jr. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of this amazing Prince Georgian who contributed so much to our community,” Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) said in a statement. The two worked together from 1994 to 2003 when Baker served as a state delegate. “He was a man of great character and convictions,” Baker said. “His dedication and energy to public education and our children as both an educator and as an elected official helped make Maryland one of the best in the nation in prioritizing education funding.” “Prince George’s County is a better place because of James Proctor; we will miss

him. His advocacy on behalf of this county will be a lasting legacy here and throughout this state for years to come,” Baker added. Gov. Larry Hogan (R) also released a statement and ordered the state flags to fly at half-staff in Proctor’s honor. “The First Lady and I extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Delegate James Proctor. Delegate Proctor was a fixture in the General Assembly, passionately serving his constituents for 25 years,” Hogan said in a statement. “He touched the lives of countless students during his many years as an educator in Prince George’s County and served our country as a member of the United States Air Force. We owe Delegate Proctor a debt of gratitude for a lifetime of public service on behalf of the state of Maryland,” the governor said. According to Proctor’s legislative biography, he attended Dunbar High School in Northwest and then served in the Air Force in 1961-62 and again in 1968. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education at the now Bowie State University. He served in the Prince George’s school system for 17 years before becoming a state delegate in May 1990. Proctor’s survived by his wife, two children and three grandchildren.WI

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Why isn’t Black reparations more of an issue among African Americans? Theatrics and themes “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” and “I Can’t Breathe” resonate among Black communities while pursuing an estimated $1.5 million owed to us goes wanting. Case in point, the premier gathering of African Americans engaging policy discussions is the Congressional Black Caucus’s Annual Legislative Caucus (ALC). This year tens of thousands will assemble “to advocate for Blacks’ causes.” The 2015 ALC conference is the 45th such caucus meeting organized by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) – a research and educational institution affiliated with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). The 45th ALC will feature policy sessions, a national town hall, job and contract procurement opportunities, a Prayer Breakfast and Phoenix Awards – most events occurring at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. A caucus is a group of people with shared concerns within a political party. Most members of the CBC are Democrats. The CBC describes its goals as “positively influencing the course of events pertinent to African Americans.” A predecessor to the caucus was founded in January 1969 by a group of Black House members as a “Democratic Select Committee.” It was renamed the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971. Over decades, African Americans became more engrossed with Democrats’ issues than their own. Which poses the basic question: How much do Black lives matter to Black elected officials? The 20,000 Blacks attending the ALC can make “Black Life” better through their adroit use of political power and resources. CBCF leaders say “We envision a world in which all communities have an equal voice in public policy through leadership cultivation and economic empowerment.” The

By William Reed CBC and CBCF need to move past “an equal voice” and engage in uniquely black-oriented quests to advance legislation regarding Black reparations. Reparations legislation, House Resolution 40, could produce a $1.5 million boon to each American slave descendant. While most Blacks, and those in Congress buy into “color blind society” and “all things are equal” mindsets, if they gave proper consideration to the value of our ancestors’ coerced labor over centuries, five trillion dollars could be adjudicated to their descendants. So, with five trillion owed Blacks, why isn’t the reparations issue more dominate in CBC legislation? The “Reparations Issue” has had ALC forums at ALCs from the beginning. Congressman John Conyers, Jr. said he’s “sustaining a dialogue on the legacy of slavery” as a means of achieving meaningful racial justice and reconciliation in America. Conyers introduced HR-40, The Reparations Study Bill, in 1989. But Conyers’ fervor for reparations has not been a public discussion embraced or endorse by the other 41 CBC members. The legacy of slavery has hindered Blacks’ economic progress in America and reparations would rectify the historical wrong while lifting entire communities. Our ancestors built this country against their will and justice demands that we be “repaired” for the wrongs that have been done us. Having done little in his presidency toward Blacks gaining justice, President Barack Obama can leave a legacy to the descendants of American slaves. The estimated value of America’s slavery debt is $1.75 trillion. Disbursement provides $1.5 million to eligible recipients.

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer To the bigwigs at Nestle Waters North America, the company is an ideal community partner. Not only does the company employ more than 7,500 individuals and with sales of its bottled water topping $4 billion annually, but they also use their vast resources for worthy causes like contributing to the Boys & Girls Club of America and donating land to the Game Commission to help safeguard precious space. “Nestle Waters North America recently purchased one parcel of land in Ross Township for the purpose of donating it to the Pennsylvania Game Commission,” said Kerrin Garripoli, a Philadelphia-based company spokesperson. “It was done as part of a multi-parcel agreement to provide recharge area protection for one of our existing spring sources in a nearby county. Protecting groundwater recharge is important for sustainable groundwater management and we do it as part of our efforts to conserve land around our springs and protect local aquifers,” Garripoli said. Other than the planned acquisition in another township, Garripoli said no other land deals are in the works. But, whether Nestle or another bottled water company plans a land purchase in the near future, business continues to boom despite the animosity many have demonstrated toward the industry. Americans spent more than $13 billion on bottled water last year – a figure that’s expected to rise this year according to the International Bottled Water Association. The average cost of a gallon of bottled water retailed from $1.57 to $8 and U.S. residents purchase approximately 42.6 billion individual 1-liter bottles each year. But, to the residents of California, Maine, Oregon and locally, Nestle is still seen as the big “bad wolf ” – salivating at a chance to blow

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an aquifer is over-pumped, the water levels of a connected surface water body can fall and water flows can change. Large-scale groundwater extraction used by water bottling plants can reduce the availability of local groundwater and surface water sources, according to Food & Water Watch. After Nestlé began pumping groundwater from a Michigan aquifer, water flows in connected surface waters fell to the point that mud flats developed and, in Oregon, a proposed water extraction may affect the fish that depend on the Columbia River and the overall groundwater and hydrological system. While Nestle has come under fire for continuing to bottle water during California’s ongoing drought, the company is engaged in a bitter feud elsewhere. “They are everywhere buying land and taking over waterways that have otherwise been public,” said Elaine Franklin of Northwest. Nestle Waters include the brands Arrowhead, Deer Park, Ice Mountain, Ozarka, Poland Spring, Zephyrhills, Nestle Pure Life and the imported Acqua Panna, Perrier and S. Pellegrino. “We are always willing to talk with our neighbors,” Garripoli said. WI

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Leaders to Share Their Message in D.C. Schools WI Staff Report Chicago (September, 2015) – Looking back upon her childhood, journalist and author Donna Britt remembers the early influence of 19th Century abolitionist Louisa May Alcott who inspired her to become a writer. “My mother had these beautifully-bound and illustrated copies of Alcott’s books, classics like “Little Women” and “Little Men,” Britt said. “I just destroyed them because I read them over and over again. She was my favorite author and the idea that I could write books like she did was exciting.” Britt would go on to become an award-winning columnist. She was also nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1990. In 2011, she published the critically-acclaimed book, “Brothers (and Me): A Memoir of Loving and Giving,” which told the story of her brother’s death. This is the kind of story that students across the country will hear on Friday, September 25 when Britt will join fifty-nine other D.C.-based African American HistoryMakers and hundreds of HistoryMakers na-

tionwide for the 6th Annual Back to School With The HistoryMakers program. The theme of the day is “COMMIT.” HistoryMakers will return to classrooms to give their testimony of pursuing an education, overcoming challenges on their path to success and making a difference in their communities. Most importantly, they will encourage students to COMMIT to finishing their education. Also participating in the program are investment executive and civil rights leader Ernest Green, one of the “Little Rock Nine;” PBS executive Jennifer Lawson; and A’Lelia Bundles, who is the chair and president of the Foundation for the National Archives. Cora Masters Barry, the widow of former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, will be visiting Ballou High School, which will soon be renamed after her husband in honor of his work and his legacy. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is chairing the nationwide effort with the goal of having more than 400 Black leaders go “back to school” in 67 cities and 32 states. The program puts HistoryMakers in direct con-

Ronald Jewell (left) and Gina Osorio-Wallace (right) with students at last year’s HistoryMakers visit to Columbia Heights Educational Campus in Northwest. /Courtesy photo

tact with over 25,000 students in 200 schools across the nation to inspire them with their life’s stories and to encourage youth to strive for excellence. Of her participation in the program last year, community leader Julianne Malveaux said, “I loved these students’ thoughtfulness and intellectual curiosity. I enjoyed their sense of playfulness with each other and the sense that they both valued education and were willing to challenge each other about some of the assumptions that we all operate from.”

Historian and library director Howard Dodson added, “By bringing these living leaders into today’s educational system, we are raising awareness about the achievements of the accomplished African Americans in local communities and providing important role models for today’s youth.” Dodson is one of four Regional Coordinators in the D.C. area on The HistoryMakers National Advisory Board. He is joined by political consultant Amy Tate Billingsley, litigator A. Scott Bolden, and photojournalist

Paul Brock. The HistoryMakers Founder and Executive Director, Julieanna Richardson, is encouraging educators everywhere to use The HistoryMakers’ Digital Archive (http://www.thehistorymakers.com/digital-archive) to enrich their students’ exposure to the contributions of African Americans across the globe. This year, schools participating in the event will receive a free one-year membership for the digital archive, which includes easyto-access interviews with over 1,000 HistoryMakers. The HistoryMakers, the nation’s largest African-American video oral history archive, is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit dedicated to recording and preserving the personal histories of well-known and unsung African Americans. Recently, The HistoryMakers designated the Library of Congress to serve as the permanent repository for its collection of interviews. To date, the organization has interviewed over 2,700 HistoryMakers with the goal of creating an archive of 5,000 interviews for the establishment of a one-of-a-kind Digital Archive. For more information, visit The HistoryMakers website at www.thehistorymakers.com. Follow The HistoryMakers on Facebook and Twitter.WI

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the Healthy Babies Project – those people in that red house. And now? “I actually graduated from college in May and I now have my own place,” she said. Healthy Babies has helped scores of Washington’s economically disadvantaged teen moms break the cycle of poverty, said Jasmin Brazier, one of the program’s staff members. The program connects young mothers to education or employment opportunities while also providing them with practical lessons in birthing and child rearing. “We look for moms who are ready to be independent and provide them with the skills

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have a job or are in school. Additionally, they are required to save 40 percent of their earnings toward their own housing. The home also serves as the meeting place for all the weekly group sessions. The activities are designed to introduce parenting concepts to young mothers, many who are teen mothers who have never been introduced to these ideas before. Teambuilding activities, like retreats and fun field trips, are utilized to build a sense of camaraderie between the moms and between the moms and the staff. Brazier said the organization tries to imprint on the participants the extreme importance of the mother and the relationship she has with her child and to give them the skills they need for successful relationships with their children. “Growing great kids is dependent on the parents,” Brazier said. “The emotional development of the child determines their learning capacity. Being nurtured by a mother leads to stability in preschool. “It doesn’t matter if you’re homeless, broke, abused by the dad. It matters that you are your child’s number one fan,” she added. Healthy Babies, which works with the District’s public schools in northwest D.C., also has a strong presence in Ward 8 and Southeast. Fifty-nine of the programs 62 participants are from Southeast. Nadhirah Harper is 16 years old and eight months pregnant. Harper said she has benefited from the program. “Before I came to Healthy Babies, I had dropped out of school so they put me in a

GED/trade school program,” she said. “It’s really helpful when you’ve grown up in Southeast and got all this attitude. It’s helpful to have something that sort of calms you down in order to raise a child and make up sure your child doesn’t grow up in that bad energy.” Healthy Babies also recognizes the importance of the father’s development, Brazier noted. Consequently, in another program fathers are given employment and education opportunities with counseling sessions on family life and substance abuse. “A lot of them still want to be with the mom,” Brazier said. “They just don’t know how now that they have a child together. It helps them balance the struggles of being a dad and being with the mom.” One of the biggest sponsors of the program is the Hoops for Youth Foundation which recently donated $20,000. “A few years ago we learned about Healthy Babies and had to make them one of our charitable partners,” said Bradley Knox, a Hoops for Youth Foundation board member. We fell in love with the organization. They put (the money) to use directly in the lives of the young families that they work with.” For more information on the Healthy Babies Project, visit www.healthybabiesproject.org WI

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Dear fellow Pepco customers, If the Pepco Holdings-Exelon merger fails, it will hurt our residents, our business community and the District as a whole. Without the merger, we have much to lose including improved service reliability; quicker storm recovery; millions of dollars of private investment in sustainable energy and energy efficiency and broader access for renewable energy; guaranteed charitable contributions to benefit our most vulnerable residents; bill relief for customers; economies of scale savings that will benefit customers; and additional economic impact of tens of millions of dollars and many new jobs for our local economy. The District depends on a financially healthy local utility to power homes, businesses and government. We are seriously concerned about the financial impact to Pepco if this merger is not completed. And without Exelon, we fear Pepcoâ€™s service reliability enhancements could stall. People who are thinking about doing business in the District are paying attention. The thing the District needs most is private sector investments, and the way that happens is through corporate growth, mergers and acquisitions. Companies who are considering locating or remaining in the District will think twice if the merger is not approved, which would be the wrong decision for every Pepco customer and our regional economy. We encourage decision makers to work with Pepco Holdings and Exelon to come to an agreement that addresses the concerns regulators have raised and that will move this merger forward. We hope all parties will realize the opportunities we would miss and the very real harm to our community that a failed merger will inflict and find a way to make this merger a reality.

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HEALTH

AIDS Conference Comes to the District By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer@jabariwill Tyranny Smith counsels about 20 black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and young adults in Prince George’s County, some of whom are both HIV-positive and homeless. Smith, a community health worker with Heart to Hand, Inc. in Largo, Maryland, can relate to some of the struggles they face because he also acquired HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus. “I didn’t take it as a downfall. I

took it as a blessing. I’m able to go out here and do the work for youth who need help,” said Smith, 35, diagnosed with the virus five years ago. “We have to come up with innovative ways to help them get housing, get jobs and get a degree to get a job and find housing. It’s not easy.” Smith and about 3,000 health care professionals, advocates, activists and federal officials, convened in Northwest during the 19th annual U.S. Conference on AIDS Sept. 10-13 at the Marriott Marquis hotel. This year’s conference orga-

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) honored with the Elizabeth Taylor Legacy Award presented by actress Kate Burton (right) at the U.S Conference on AIDS held Thurs., September 10, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Northwest. /Photo by Travis Riddick

nized by the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) marked the first time ever in the District. The theme, “The Numbers Don’t Lie: It’s Time to End Disparities,”

aimed to seek strategies and ideas to eradicate racial discrimination and health inequality among people of color and sexual orientation. A few stark facts outlined at

several sessions pointed out that Blacks have the unenviable spot as the number of people infected by HIV. Also, Black women are 20 times as likely to contract the virus versus white women and five times more likely than Latino women. DeRay McKesson, an activist with the Black Lives Matter movement, talked about being tested for the virus about three years ago and the important of having Black doctors. “I’ve never, ever seen a Black male in health care in any of the spaces I’ve been in and I’ve only encountered one Black woman as a health care provider,” said McKesson, 30. “Representation also matters in health care because the history of the industry [and its] treatment toward Black bodies in an industry that is often paternalistic at best and hostile at worst.” A few hours after McKesson spoke, actress Kate Burton presented House Minority Leader Nan-

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HEALTH AIDS from Page 20 cy Pelosi (D-California) with the “Elizabeth Taylor Legacy Award” for her work as an AIDS activist. Burton, who portrays conservative Vice President Sally Langston on the ABC drama “Scandal,” is the step-daughter of the late Taylor. Pelosi, whose early activism began due to a large gay constituency in San Francisco, sat beside Taylor during a hearing on Capitol Hill more than 20 years ago. “When I was a girl, [AIDS] didn’t even exist,” Pelosi said. “Let’s bring us back to a place where it doesn’t even exist.” Although more than 1 million Americans are diagnosed with the virus, some nonmedical personnel such as HIV testers and case managers still lack the knowledge to address the epidemic. Raniyah Copeland, director of programs at the Blacks AIDS Institute in Los Angeles, shared information about a recently released survey. Conducted in tandem with five other organizations from 2012-14, it shows that the 3,600 respondents from 44 states and the District scored failing grades on treatment-related and antiviral medication questions. “There was hundreds of millions of dollars spent on this survey. It showed there’s a lot more work to be done,” Copeland said. Some recommendations to improve a worker’s knowledge ranged from government incentives to pay for HIV-related courses to establishing a national certification program. One HIV-prevention medication discussed throughout the conference dealt with PrEP, or Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis – a pill approved by the Federal Drug Administration more than a year ago for those without HIV and possibly involved with someone who has the virus. Two reasons mentioned why PrEP isn’t well-known in the Black community are lack of accessibility and affordability. The costs for PrEP without insurance: more than $1,000 a month. “PrEP works, but condoms still work. We definitely encourage people to use both,” said Stephen Hicks, a health equity and capacity building manager. “Black and Latino gay men are disproportionately affected by HIV and STDs but we want to look at folks with high-risk behavior, not high-risk identity.” Besides attendees sitting in rooms and listening to topics on HIV prevention, the conference featured a mini-concert led by Clifton Ross III, a graduate of Howard University in Northwest and BET’s

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About four dozen transgender men and women and supporters held a rally to encourage the White House Office on National AIDS Policy to incorporate regulations focusing on the transgender population. “We demand that the Office on

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nalists out of a pool of 1.5 million, representing 22,000 high schools across the nation. Judges selected them based on their performance on the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Organizers will announce the finalists for the award in the spring. The selection is based on their skills, accomplishments and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

of Prince George’s County on multiple fronts. This role provides me with another opportunity to serve my peers.”

Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer New Student BOE Member Members of the Prince George’s Regional Association of Student Governments, representing more than 30 of the county’s public secondary schools, have elected Ava Perry as the 2015-16 Student Member of the Board of Education. Ava, a senior in the Science and Technology Program at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland, served PGRASG as treasurer and sat on schools CEO Kevin Maxwell’s Student Advisory Council during the 2014-15 school year. Ava also served as president of the Student Government Association, and participated as a member of the National Honor Society and National Math Honor Society. “I am very excited about becoming the student board member,” said Ava. “I’ve spent the last three years of my high school career serving my peers and representing the students

Dual Enrollment Program Prince George’s County Public Schools’ juniors and seniors with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and approval of their high school principal and school counselor can jump start their collegiate careers thanks to the College Readiness and Completion Act of 2013. The law establishes a number of requirements designed to increase college readiness and degree completion in the state of Maryland and as a result, the “Dual Enrollment Program” has been made available to eligible county students. Students accepted into the program can enroll and take courses at a Maryland state university or college for free while also attending high school. PGCPS will pay tuition for all el-

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college selected. The Dual Enrollment Team will offer a parent information session at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15 at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Maryland and at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.21 at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Both sessions will cover the same information. National Merit Scholarship Finalists Three students from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland have been named semifinalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. David Gardner, Clara Janzen and Vinaichandra Rachakonda will join the national competition for 7,400 awards totaling more than $32 million. “I applaud the students from Eleanor Roosevelt High School for this accomplishment,” said Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer for PGCPS. “It is an honor to be selected as a semifinalist, for this prestigious scholarship. Good luck in the next round of the competition.” The program selected approximately 16,000 students as semifi-

‘Journey to the Stars’ Years ago, staff at Howard B. Owens Science Center’s planetarium took attendees on a fictional journey to the ruins of Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Now, as the Equinox approaches, they return to Tiwanaku to see if they can recreate the magical experience. The doors will open at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 18 at the Howard B. Owens Science Center, 9601 Greenbelt Road in Lanham, Maryland. Adult tickets are $5 and $3 for students, seniors, teachers and military personnel. No debit or credit cards. For more information, visit the Science Center’s website at www1.pgcps.org/howardbowens/ or call 301-918-8750. ‘Back-to-School Night’ 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday Sept. 17 at Vansville Elementary School in Beltsville, Maryland. ‘Teaching and Learning Conference’ The 2nd annual “PGCPS Teaching and Learning Conference” will be held at various schools from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2. The conference brings together principals, assistant principals, teachers, teaching staff, counselors and administrators from several content areas for a day of learning and engaging. Participants will also gain valuable insight on how to better prepare students for college and beyond. Registration for the conference ends on Wednesday, Sept. 30. WI

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County Council Introduces Paid Sick Leave Legislation Employees of Prince George’s would See Immediate Benefit By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Prince George’s County Council introduced legislation on Tuesday, Sept. 15 for employers in the county to provide employees paid sick leave. According to the eight-page “Earned Sick and Safe Leave” Act, each employee would accrue one hour for every 30 hours worked and capped at a minimum of seven days per year. An employee may take the day off for several reasons that include: care for a family member; take medication to recover from an injury, or legal proceedings due to a domestic violence situation. “I am incredibly supportive of this effort. With so many females that are head of their households in our county, we cannot afford to not have paid sick leave,” County Councilwoman Deni Taveras (D-District 2) of Adelphi, one of co-sponsors of the legislation, said Saturday, Sept. 12. “It should have been done years ago. We want to move this issue forward.” Melissa Broome, deputy director of Job Opportunities Task Force in Baltimore, said at a Sept. 9 council meeting that more than 130,000 county workers receive no paid sick leave. About 700,000 employees statewide are without it. Council’s Planning, Zoning and Economic Development committee will review the bill. If the sick leave act passes, 6.5” then it would go into effect July 2016, according to the legislation. Meanwhile, the Maryland Court of Appeals affirmed last month a previous decision by

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the county’s Circuit Court that council exceeded its authority to force Zimmer Development Corp. to redesign a proposed retail center in Adelphi. The county’s planning board approved the plan four years ago. County Council sat at the District Council, which reviews zoning and land use matters, in its decision. “The Council may only reverse the action of the Planning Board if the…decision is not supported by substantial evidence, is arbitrary and capricious, or is predicated on an error of law,” Judge Glenn T. Harrell wrote in his decision. “ Timothy Maloney, attorney for Zimmer, said his client hasn’t decided whether to continue with the project. Taveras said more public participation became one reason it asked the developer to present additional information. “We’re disappointed in the outcome of the decision, but it outlines what we can do and what’s within our limitations,” she said. Another reason council intervened stems from the complicated and out-of-date zoning regulations. Planning and zoning officials will hold a brainstorming session from 6:30 - 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover. “It’s being done to encourage residents to help bring the planning and zoning codes into the modern era. The current zoning ordinance hasn’t been revised in 50 years,” she said. WI

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Spreading a Message of Optimism

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Brothers Form $100 Million Company, Give Back

like sense of joy and wonder at the world. I know that can sound corny but going to work, and thinking of it as a ‘get to’ rather than a ‘have to.’” “You don’t have to go to a meeting; you get to go to a meeting because you have a job that pays you. You don’t have to go buy groceries when you get home because we live in a land of abundance and you have legs. That’s really a mindset shift.” The brothers’ “Life is Good” brand started in 1994. They were traveling across the country in a van with less than $100 and a bunch of T-shirts which featured a stick-figure whom they named “Jake.” “We just thought something was going to work and then it hit us,” Jacobs said. Now, the business has grown into a $100 million enterprise and that’s without the traditional approach of billboards and big magazine ads, but rather their dependence upon everyday people to spread the word. The company grew as the brothers expanded to sell a full line of clothing for men, women and children. Their popularity easily measured by the millions of social media friends

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

John and Bert Jacobs the founders of the “Life is Good” company. /Courtesy photo

and followers and for their desire to help young people by mentoring and teaching them about life. They donate over 10 percent of the company’s profits to youth in need through the Life is Good Kids foundation. They also provide resources for childcare professionals by way of the Life is Good Playmakers – an organization

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When John Jacobs and his brother Bert started selling T-shirts out of a van 20 years ago, neither could envision that their “Good Life” message would lead to a $100 million enterprise and act as a catalyst to help encourage and support those who may be facing the difficulties that everyday life poses. John Jacobs stopped in the District as part of the “Life is Good” book tour, an eight-week experience where the brothers are rallying communities around the country to focus on the good in the world and to support children who need it most. They plan to visit more than 40 communities, including Los Angeles, New York, and Baltimore on a mission to help residents discover, embrace and spread optimism. The tour coincides with the release of the brothers’ new book, “Life is Good: The Book: How to Live with Purpose and Enjoy the Ride.” “My mother always had a positive attitude and she’s our biggest influence,” Jacobs said. “Our business is very much based on retaining a child-

that partners with teachers, social workers and child specialists to help children overcome poverty, violence and illness. “Kids are the ultimate optimists,” Jacobs said. “Our nonprofit helps kids overcome poverty and illness. We’re visiting a lot of nonprofits that our nonprofits have trained as Life is Good Playmakers and donating to other nonprofits that do similar work with kids.” “The childcare workers are the heroes that are on the front lines everyday. We get to thank them in person and encourage them to keep doing the heroic work that they’re doing. That’s extremely fulfilling. It’s one of the ultimate rewards, seeing the fruition of the nonprofit work and the fruition of the message we’re trying to send. The new book also carries the message of optimism,” he said. The brothers describe it as a book of wisdom that celebrates the power of optimism. It chronicles the person-

The new book, “Life is Good.” /Courtesy photo

al and professional journeys of the Jacob brothers from their upbringing in Boston to their unlikely success. They illuminate what they identify as ten key “superpowers” that are accessible to everyone: openness, courage, simplicity, humor, gratitude, fun, compassion, creativity, authenticity and love. Published by National Geographic, the 271-page hardcover book also includes inspirational stories from letters that they’ve received over the years. “We wanted to share stories, not only our own but of the ‘Life is Good’ community,” Jacobs said. “We learned early on to listen to people and that has carried us. The letters …We found that optimism is at its most powerful in the darkest of times.”WI The book is available at most retailers including amazon.com and barnesandnoble. com. For more information about the brothers and their company, visit www.lifeisgood.com.

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EDUCATION DCPSBRIEFS Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer ‘2015 State of Schools’ The DCPS family presents “A Conversation with the Chancellor,” 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 30 at Dunbar Senior High School in Northwest. Chancellor Kaya Henderson will team up with News4 Anchor Jim Vance for a discussion on the progress DCPS is making toward becoming a vibrant school district aimed at providing a

world-class education for of its students. SAT Day The event will include student perforSAT School Day will be observed on mances and interactive displays from the Wednesday, Oct. 14 at each of the city’s innovative school programs. Attendees public high schools. While 12th-graders will get a chance to connect with Hen- will be taking the SAT exam, the PSAT derson, members of her leadership team exam will be administered for free to and parents from across the city. 10th- and 11th-graders. Ninth graders Free parking is available at Friend- are scheduled to take the PSAT by the ship Public Charter School’s Armstrong end of October. Campus, where the parking lot is accesT:7.5738” sible off of P Street. Childcare will be Share Your Pics! provided. “Back to School Nights” have begun and school officials want to see your

photos. Parents and students are invited to share their photos on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #DCPSRising! Bike Riding with the Chancellor Chancellor Kaya Henderson recently took 2nd-graders at Maury Elementary School in Northeast on their DCPS on the Rise During the 2015-16 school year, DCPS will continue to focus on the

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Helping to Shape DCPS’ Future H.D. Woodson High School in Northeast has seen tremendous progress in the last few years, including having the most improved graduation rates of all DCPS high schools, moving from 44 percent in 2013 to 60 percent in 2014. H.D. Woodson also has a nationally-recognized Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program, which placed third in a nationwide contest last year. The school also offers nine Advanced Placement courses and 23 elective courses this year. “DCPS has a great deal to be proud of this school year,” said Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles. “DCPS is now home to four new National Academy Foundation Career Academies. In addition to these two new academies at H.D. Woodson High School, one started this year at Frank W. Ballou Senior High School and another will begin next year at Anacostia High School,” Niles said. “These new academies will be highly beneficial to our students and families at H.D. Woodson High School. Initiatives like this and our Cross-Sector Collaboration Task Force will help shape the next chapter of our efforts to improve education in the District,” she said. T:10”

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goals set forth in its “A Capital Commitment,” which ensures that every student, in every part of the District receives a world-class education that prepares them to succeed after school, in college, and in life. To meet those goals, DCPS has focused on increasing the level of rigor in classrooms through Cornerstone assignments in every grade and subject area and additional Advanced Placement courses, as well as expanded opportunities for high school students through new electives, career programming and athletics. AP course offerings have also expanded across the District, so that this year all schools will have at least six AP courses. The new AP offerings include such courses as Chinese, computer science, music theory and statistics.

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EDITORIAL District’s Residents Deserve a Better Metro If you are one of the thousands of men, women and youth who use Metro throughout the DMV, you’ve probably had the unenviable experience of sitting on a train – waiting for it to move. Sometimes seconds become minutes which in turn become hours. And yet, you wait – often without much information being shared by train operators telling you what’s going on. We’ve almost become accustomed to the practice of “single tracking” which routinely occurs during the weekends. But recently, Metro has had to delay trains during the week, putting its vehicle on one track and subsequently forcing travelers to adjust their schedules while coming to the conclusion that like Alice in the Lookinglass, they will once again be “late for a very important date.” Those more fortunate in terms of financial resources have been forced to make other arrangements, like purchasing a car. But that means taking to the highways that link the District to Maryland and Virginia and with it battling traffic gridlocks and bouts of intermittent road rage. But what’s a person to do? Endless delays and service problem on the Red Line and the Blue Line have become about as commonplace as eating eggs and bacon for breakfast. What’s more, when the trains are running on time, and particularly during peak hours, people rush on and off trains with little regard as to whether they must push and shove or even step on fellow travelers’ toes in order to hop aboard and be packed in cars like sardines. Have you ever seen a rider with their arms and legs inside the station-parked car but their briefcase, purse or coat remain outside of the car – all while the announcement says “Doors closing?” It’s enough to drive a sane person insane. Metro riders have been complaining for years but often no one else seems to have heard them except those who frequent Twitter and Facebook. For the most part, their concerns and voices have tended to be ignored. That’s unacceptable, particularly given the fact that Metro serves as the second-busiest subway system in the U.S. Now we hear riders have started a riders union and have already held their first organizational meeting. The list of their grievances and concerns include: the January 12th smoke incident that killed one passenger and injured dozens of others; the fact that the agency has faced several outside investigations and reviews because of its safety, management and financial snafus; the recent derailment which took place in August and disrupted service for almost an entire day; and the inability of the agency to secure a permanent chief executive officer. Some critics have argued aloud that unless Metro makes swift and immediate improvements, we’ll inevitably see a subway system that mirrors that in New York where unreliability and crime have become commonplace, causing a significant decline in ridership. Metro needs to do better – fast. And we deserve it. After all, this is the nation’s capital.

We Need More ‘Good’ Cops

I don’t know about anybody else but I’m feeling a little confused these days – confused because it sounds like these demonstrators are blaming the surge in violence on the police. They don’t want more police in the communities where the violence is taking place because they will make more arrests? That’s what we pay the police to do, to take criminals off the streets, and make our neighborhoods safe for our families; that’s their job. I’m not advocating a police state or anything similar, but right now in some neighborhoods there is a sense of anarchy, with thugs driving and running up and down the streets shooting at each other, with stray bullets flying everywhere striking anything and anybody with no regard for human life. That’s not how anybody should have to live and try to raise a family. I know that there are some bad police and we should get them off the force, but as a whole the police are not the problem. Some outside entity does not pay the police; they

are paid by our tax dollars. The police are public servants, paid to protect us, so let’s let them do their job. Luther Gamble Washington, DC

Don’t Let New Development Destroy Old Memories

I was reading the brief article about the development in the areas near the Wharf and the Washington Channel in the September 10-16 issue. I would just like to commend the writer for including differing perspectives on the project because I feel that most people, especially those who have lived in the area for most of their lives or have been going to that area frequently over the past several decades, are torn over what is taking place. My experiences with the Wharf are similar to those of Mr. Knight who was quoted in the article. I remember family members purchasing fresh seafood and steamed crabs from the market at the Wharf for almost every

family gathering and I loved the seafood restaurants that used to be there like Hogate’s. While it is always nice to see new businesses and places that are family-friendly coming into a neighborhood, that “nice” is also bittersweet because it seems that very few people care about the nostalgia that long-time residents and patrons have for areas that are changing so rapidly. I’m not against change. I’m simply worried that the city that I know and love is completely changing and there is little to no regard for the memories people have about what made the neighborhoods and areas special. The problem is that there doesn’t seem to be a middle ground that anyone can find to stand on. I hope that those who make the decisions regarding development have not completely forgotten about those of us who have always been here in favor of those who are just moving in. Sincerely, Marcia Nicholson Northwest DC

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By Lee A. Daniels

Criminalizing Black Protest Is #BlackLivesMatter a criminal organization that advocates attacks on and murder of White police officers? That’s the snake-oil pitch the conservative echo chamber is making these days – even as news accounts every week bring new proof that neither Black law-abiding citizens nor, frankly, Black criminals, nor anyone else are preying upon the police. Washington Post columnist, Radley Balko’s Sept.10 column of-

fers a must-read examination of the data that shows that assaults on and murders of police officers have fallen to dramatic lows in recent years, and there’s no indication they’re about to increase. Balko emphasized that the so-called war on cops “just isn’t true.” Instead, what continues to be true is that a significant number of individual cops and prison guards continually seek the slightest excuse – or no excuse at all – to brutalize Blacks and other people of color. Look at the video released last week by the Fairfax County, Virgin-

ia, sheriff ’s office of five officers wearing biohazard suits, gas masks and rubber gloves taking Natasha McKenna, a 5-foot, 4-inch mentally unstable Black woman, from her cell – apparently completely nude – in February and shooting her with a stun gun four times while she lay face down on the floor outside her cell. She died days later. Read the Sept. 10 New York Times account of the death in April of a Black mentally ill inmate at New York’s Fishkill state prison, Samuel Harrell, allegedly at the hands of a so-called “Beat Up Squad” of prison

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guards, and their subsequent efforts to intimidate inmates who witnessed the killing into silence. Watch the video of a bully-boy New York City undercover cop jumping retired Black tennis star James Blake in front of a Manhattan hotel September 10, and read of this dirty cop’s record of assaulting innocent people. These three terrifying examples don’t begin to indicate the scope of the reality so many Black and Hispanic Americans face from the front-line “troops” of America’s criminal justice system. But they are

enough to show up the “criminalization gambit” as just another rotting plank of the structure of American racism. Criminalizing Americans of color, especially Black Americans, has long been a constant of American society. Racists have often tried to diminish black protest movements, and Black achievement itself, by characterizing them that way — be it the pre-Civil War abolitionist movement, the post-Civil War achievements

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By Julianne Malveaux

Another Government Shutdown? Congress must approve a budget by Oct. 1, or our government will shut down. That means that people will not be paid, and technically government departments will cease to operate. Social Security payments, veterans’ benefits, and more will cease to be paid. Literally, government will shut down. Whenever we get to this brinkmanship, Congress approves a continuing resolution

that provides temporary funding at current levels or enforces an across-the-board reduction of a certain percent. Sometimes the cuts are established so that the military takes smaller cuts than other departments. The bottom line is that lawmakers figure out how to apply a Band-Aid to a hemorrhaging leg. The bad news is that the problem does not go away. The good news is that it keeps us going for a few minutes. Why are House Republicans so determined to have a budget

showdown? Part of it is their determination to end federal funding for Planned Parenthood. They refuse to understand that, in addition to providing abortion service, Planned Parenthood provides basic women’s health services, including gynecological examinations. They are providing these health services in areas where they are not available. Abortions represent just a fraction of what it offers. But, based on a set of bogus videos, some Republicans are using

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those videos to posture about abortion. Somebody needs to speak up for Planned Parenthood, but unless they do, this is going to be a rook on the shutdown chessboard. Then there is the issue, always, about budget cuts and the difference between domestic spending and military spending. In order to accept the Obama budget, Congress will have to lift the debt ceiling. They don’t want to. The Republican rap is we need more fiscal discipline.

Many of these folks will take to the floor of Congress or of the Senate to rail about irresponsible spending. Their drama impedes meeting the Oct. 1 deadline, and they know it. This is an opportunity for many Republicans who are presidential candidates (Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Donald Trump, and Ben Carson to name a few) to show their stuff. They want to stand out from their opponents,

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By George E. Curry

Obama No Lame-Duck President Almost as surprising as Barack Obama’s election as the nation’s first African-American president is his success in not becoming a lame-duck president, a term normally applied to a politically weakened outgoing president’s last two years in office. Few presidents have been as lame as George W. Bush, who was largely dismissed in his last two years in office and so unpopular that Republicans did not want him to show up at the last Republican national convention of his

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tenure for fear of harming the GOP’s chances of winning the White House in 2008. Bush, acting as though he was in the federal witness protection program, didn’t appear, but that did not alter the outcome of the election. Given the GOP’s extreme hostility toward Obama – with the open declaration by now-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell [R-Kentucky] that his sole objective was to make Obama a one-term president – many expected Obama to be impotent as he limps out of office next year. But they were in for a surprise as Obama transformed his campaign

motto of “Yes, we can” to “Yes, we did.” In the last year alone, Obama commuted the sentences of 46 prisoners incarcerated for nonviolent crimes, most of them drug related. He restored diplomatic relations with Cuba after a 50-year standoff, with each country reopening its embassy. President Obama issued an executive order allowing the parents of children born in the U.S. to remain in this country. He extended abortion coverage to Peace Corps volunteers who became pregnant as a result of rape, incest or life endangerment. And his adminThe Washington Informer

istration raised the qualification for receiving overtime pay from $23,660 to $50,440. Obama scored a major victory when, in the face of heated Republican opposition, he joined five other world leaders in curbing Iran’s nuclear program. Practically all of the Republicans running for president and their echo chamber, Fox News, have misrepresented the terms of the deal. MediaMatters, the media watchdog group, provides extensive documentation in debunking myths created by conservative detractors. Among the myths:

MYTH: Iran Deal Makes The U.S. And Israel Less Safe FACT: Experts Laud ‘Excellent’ Deal That Deprives Iran of Pathways To Build Bomb MYTH: Deal Will Allow Iran to Have A Nuclear Weapon After It Expires FACT: Iran Is ‘Permanently’ Bound By Curbs on Ability To Obtain Nuclear Weapon, Even After Some Provisions Expire

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By Bill Fletcher Jr.

Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants Aimed at Us, Too I want to address this column quite explicitly to African-Americans. If you are not African-American, please feel free to read this, however. When you hear Donald Trump rail against immigrants, I hope that you understand that he is also talking about you. I realize that many African-Americans – too many, as far as I am concerned – believe that immigrants from Asia and

Latin America are the source of our economic problems. They are not, but I will get to that in a moment. What is more urgent, however, is that we appreciate that what Trump and others are doing is not really crusading against immigrants but crusading against people of color. Let’s think about this for a moment. Trump attacks Mexicans quite explicitly, suggesting that they are bringing crime to the U.S. Well, the facts prove otherwise. Immigrants, legal or undocumented, are less likely to

be criminals. But let’s stick with this for a moment. If, for the sake of argument, Trump wanted to make a case against immigrants, why does he not once mention Russians? The Russian mafia is known to be among the most dangerous criminal outfits in the U.S. So, if we are talking about immigrants bringing in crime, why not the Russians? There is a very simple reason. The issue with immigrants, for people such as Trump, is not that they are immigrants but that they are immigrants of color.

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There is a fear among a section of the White population that the U.S. will soon cease to be a predominantly White country and that all hell will break loose. For completely opportunistic reasons they want to enlist you – African-Americans – in this battle against immigrants of color. It does not stop with immigrants of color. Trump is the person who would not let go of his “birther” allegations that President Barack Obama was not born here. This was aimed at suggesting that an Af-

rican-American could not be a legitimate president. Trump continued this, in a pattern with which we are now familiar, irrespective of the facts. These “birther” arguments go handin-hand with his anti-immigrant-of-color stance, i.e., if you are not White, you are – at best – a guest in the U.S. There is no question but that immigrants have an impact on the job market, but what has been going on for centuries is

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By Khalil Lee

My Journey from D.C. to Vermont As a high school student growing up in an underserved Washington D.C. neighborhood, I attended Friendship Public Charter School’s Collegiate Academy in Northeast. In an area long plagued by poverty, unemployment and crime, in a still racially divided city, this high school nonetheless graduates 92 percent of its students on time – within four years. This compares to an average of 59 percent for D.C. Pub-

lic Schools, the traditional public school system, and 69 percent for the average District public charter high school. And 100 percent of this college preparatory high school’s graduates are accepted to college. Now a student at the University of Vermont, one of a number of colleges where I was accepted, I believe that one of my high school mentors was right to predict that I could flourish at this college far from home. Once matriculated, I quickly appreciated Vermont’s vibrant

college community. As a student of color, I knew well before arrival that I would encounter an overwhelmingly white student body, faculty and administration staff. But I was keen not to allow my diverse experiences to become a barrier to making the most of my higher education opportunity. Friendship’s role in helping prepare me for college included an academically rigorous Advancement Placement syllabus – something of a rarity among urban public schools. Although

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a public school, Friendship paid for me to take college classes for college credit at the University of Maryland and the University of the District of Columbia. A somewhat harder adjustment for me came in the form of adapting to college living and managing my finances for the first time. These skills are more easily learned when reality bites than when they come up for discussion prior to encountering them. My initial choice of majors was influenced by the oppor-

tunity to study economics and Chinese. Now enrolled to study history and Chinese as majors, with speech and debate as minors, I am embracing a new language while simultaneously pursuing disciplines I enjoyed as a student at Collegiate – at an academic and extra-curricular level. Acknowledging the fact that some students arrived at least somewhat familiar with Chinese – an uncommon option in urban schools – I decided to persevere

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By Askia Muhammad

So Much Trouble in the World I thought I would write a scathing indictment of White American and European bigotry against and hatred of non-white people. Then, when I looked closely, I saw a lot of “people of color” blocking my view of the Caucasians. In Syria, for example where many of the native people look pretty white to me and where the folks are now short-circuiting the world’s attention span with

tens of thousands of pitiful refugees flocking to Europe, there is plenty of hate in the Syrian picture. There is a four-year-old bloody uprising against the government of President Bashar al Assad going on in Syria. The U.S. government says the Assad government has been committing war crimes, using banned weapons and must be replaced. But replaced by whom? The opposition to the government includes the Islamic State (which is definitely not Islamic), some

“moderate” opposition forces supported by the U.S. and the militant “al Nusra Front.” Meanwhile, the 48-year-old illegal Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights is the furthest thing from anybody’s mind in that troubled land. The un-Islamic State is the worst boogeyman on the horizon, as they occupy large swaths of Syrian and Iraqi territory, and have spread their heinous terror tactics—murder, raping, pillaging, kidnapping, destroying ancient cities and artifacts

far and wide. I can’t understand why these guys parade around, riding the vehicles they’ve taken from cowardly U.S. backed forces, wearing masks on their faces. Are they afraid their mommies are going to recognize their faces on TV and make them come in from play? Kidnapping, innocent people, holding them for ransom, beheading those whose countries don’t pay up is hardly Islamic behavior. Selling off kidnapped girls and women as “brides,” or raping captured women and

calling them “brides,” then beheading them, is hardly Islamic behavior. The “Islamic State” is really Satan’s spawn, growing out of the chaos of U.S. policy in Syria and Iraq, and it has spread to Africa – growing out of the chaos of U.S. policy which toppled the stable (friendly even) government of Muammar Qaddafi in Libya. Now, the African mutation of the so-called Islamic Caliphate

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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) celebrated its 100th anniversary as the world’s oldest learned society devoted to Black Life History and Culture with a program that paid tribute to the venerable organization’s founder. The historic Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest hosted eight ASALH branches from the Washington Metropolitan Area and Baltimore for their Centennial Founders Day Celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The event paid tribute to the vision of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson who founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History a century ago in Chicago at the Wabash Avenue YMCA. An estimated 500 people attended, providing an opportunity for everyone to reflect on the vision and legacy of Woodson. The keynote speaker of the evening, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, focused her remarks on the importance of Woodson’s home (located in The Washington Informer

Northwest on 9th Street and designated as a National Historic Landmark) as a national treasure. Woodson lived in the house from 1915 to 1950. Renovations to the home, which began in 2015, are slated to be completed by the National Park Service (NPS) in 2016 during the NPS’s centennial. Ebony McMorris, news and community affairs director for Magic 102.3, WKYS 93.9, Praise 104.1, WYCB 1340 and WOL 1450 served as the mistress of ceremonies. The night of celebration commenced with a lively liturgical dance performance by Shekinah Glory Dance Ministry of Maple Springs Baptist Church in Capitol Heights, Md. The renowned D.C. Boys Choir performed under the direction of Eleanor Stewart. Dr. Thomas Tyler, minister of music at Shiloh Baptist Church, provided the musical direction of the intergenerational choir. Representatives from organizations that had historic connections to Woodson provided greetings. Many individuals were hon-

ored as Rays of Light because of their commitment to the Woodson legacy and recorded comments prior to the program relative to the impact of Woodson on their lives and their life’s work. These comments were interspersed throughout the program and shared with the audience by young persons from the Kiamsha Youth Empowerment Organization, ASALH’s youth component. One of the many highlights of the program included the Time Capsule Ceremony presented by Dr. Thomas Battle, an ASALH executive council member, Sylvia Y. Cyrus, executive director of ASALH and Markel Waters, a member of the Founders Day Committee. Significant items were placed into a time capsule that will be sealed at the opening of the Woodson home in 2016. A challenge for the next century for attendees concluded the evening.WI

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Noted Attorney Benjamin L. Crump Leads Discussion By Sarafina Wright WI Staff A new survey on race relations in America shows that a vast majority of Americans agree that race relations are better than they were 50 years ago but not better than 10 years ago. The National Bar Association (NBA)’s newly-elected president, civil rights attorney Benjamin L. Crump, unveiled the rest of the findings of the survey released via a media conference call on Wednesday, Sept. 9. “We must celebrate the progress found in this survey but we have to keep pushing for positive change on both sides of the aisle,” Crump said. The NBA felt compelled to conduct the survey due to the recent attention on tragic shootings of unarmed people of color by law enforcement agencies around the country. Dr. Karen Cyphers, director of Sachs Media Group Break-

through Research division, facilitated the arduous task of surveying 1,800 American adults from June 25 through July 6. “Black millennials ages 18-34 showed caution more than any other Black age group toward whites,” Cyphers said. “White millennials ages 18-34 felt more curiosity toward Blacks than caution.” “Twenty-two percent of Black millennials admitted they avoid other races and 16 percent of white millennials admitted to avoiding other races,” Cyphers said. Among the key findings: members of both races feel discriminated against to different degrees; 80 percent of Black respondents answered that they feel discriminated against because of their race, while 54 percent of whites responded the same. Two-thirds (64 percent) of white respondents said racism does not require prejudicial feel-

National civil rights attorney, Benjamin Crump, represents the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Tamir Rice in quest for justice. /Photo courtesy of today.com

ings to be acted on but more than half of Blacks (55 percent) defined racism as attitude combined with action. “I feel optimistic that the majority of them feel race relations are better than they were 50 years ago,” Crump said. “Also, that the majority of them never feel the need to avoid other races.” Along with the NBA – the nation’s oldest and largest national association of predominantly African-American lawyers and

judges – the National League of Cities joined in the announcement of the results from the survey. “I often think about what Marvin Gay said in the 1960s, ‘What’s going on?’ and wonder how we can create conversations that may help us answer that question,” said Clarence Anthony, executive director of the National League of Cities said. “Now, more than 50 years since the historic March on Washington our nation continues to grapple with race relations.” “Government has to remove systematic and historic oppression and create a national conversation,” Anthony he added. Anthony believes the survey results reinforce the need for the National League of Cities’ new initiative “Race, Equity, and Leadership” (REAL) to improve race relations across the country.

“The REAL initiative is intended to equip local officials with effective tools to address the historical, systematic and structural barriers,” Anthony said. The news media came into question during the survey as it pertained to race relations. More than three-quarters of both Blacks (78 percent) and whites (88 percent) agree that the news media fuels racial tensions and less than one-third believe the news media portrays people fairly based on race. Crump said today’s younger generation will be the key to bringing about change. “The solutions for me are trying to identify with millennials that we can make a better world,” Crump said. “I want to believe the solutions are with the younger people.” WI

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Experts: Calif. Senate Race Harris’ to Lose By Savannah Harris Howard University News Service WASHINGTON -- With California Sen. Barbara Boxer stepping down after 23 years in Congress, a number of Demo-

crats are lining up for her spot. Among the Democratic contenders who have announced so far are California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and mathematician Akinyeme Agbede. A number of Republicans are

also vying for the seat, including Rocky Chavez, a state assemblyman; Tom Del Beccaro, former chairman of the California Republican Party; John Estrada, a businessman who ran unsuccessfully for congress in 1994 and 1998; Mark Hardie, an attorney and author; Don Krampe, who

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ran for the Senate in 2012; Tom Palzer, a retired urban planner; and George Sundheim, who also once headed the California Republican Party. Political experts say at this point in the race, Harris, the first woman and first person of color to hold her office, is the clear front-runner. Robert Smith, a San Francisco State University professor and expert on African-American politics and Congress, is one who gives Harris the edge. “The political establishments are united around Kamala Harris and therefore she doesn’t have to do anything except not make any mistakes,” Smith said. Michael Madrid, an expert on Latino voting trends and California State and local politics, said a number of factors in the race favor Harris. Geography, gender, race and status will be important aspects in this race, Madrid said. Harris is from San Francisco and she has the support of the area’s highly-political residents. San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area have high voter turnout and dense representation in California government, he pointed out. “[One] advantage is that she’s a woman of color, which I would argue helps her reach beyond the geography into non-traditional constituencies, meaning people of color in southern California and the central valley,” he said. Sen. Diane Feinstein and House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi have supported Harris’ past cam-

paigns for attorney general. She is popular among white liberal voters and Black political leadership alike. Her strongest opponent is Sanchez, who is an experienced congresswoman in southern California who has the advantage of the Latino vote, which may spike in the coming election, Madrid said. Historically, Latino voter turnout is low, but as the community grows, “the gap between the population density and political representation grows,” he said. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, Latinos make up 38 percent of the state’s population, but only 17 percent of its voters. “They’ll vote overwhelmingly for Sanchez but no one knows if it’ll be enough,” he said. Sanchez remains lesser known to northern Californians, who are far outside her current constituent base and likely to rally behind Harris as their Democratic nominee. “Sanchez is not very well known in California in general but amongst African Americans in particular,” Smith said, “So, this race is really Kamala’s to lose. Sanchez is not a credible opponent.” Political analysts say despite the number of Republicans in the race, the contest is clearly between the Democratic candidates, of which Harris is in the lead. “I can’t think of a Republican that can even contemplate giving her a serious race,” Smith said. “No Democrat either.”WI

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ARIES You’ll have lots of contact with folks you wanted to hear from this week. Your telephone is your best tool, and you’ll enjoy talking and listening to many supportive and loving friends. A letter may arrive with an invitation. Soul Affirmation: I smile and trust in the powers beyond myself. Lucky Numbers: 6, 10, 14

“The Beast Side: Living (and Dying) While Black in America”

TAURUS You are too kind this week and it’s a wonderful thing. By doing things for others without thought of a reward, you’re racking up beneficial vibrations for your future! Take personal pleasure in what you do for others this week. Soul Affirmation: I let my friendships guide my way. Lucky Numbers: 41, 47, 50 GEMINI Exercise prudence this week in your handling of personal funds. Let your mind wander into the future and you’ll receive the happy answer that you are looking for. Time shared with a partner tonight will be very enjoyable. Soul Affirmation: Helping others is the true measure of my worth. Lucky Numbers: 13, 15, 20

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That’s all it takes to snuff out a life. One bang, though there are usually more before someone is dead: Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, Tamar Rice, Jonathan Ferrell, how did we get to this point? Better yet, as D. Watkins ponders in his new book “The Beast Side,” how do we get out of it? The list of the dead literally grows every day: Statistically, an African American citizen is murdered by white cops, black cops, or neighbors every 28 hours. It’s war out there for Black America, says D. Watkins, and he’s tired of it. His idea for ending violence and injustice is unique, but meaningful. Watkins says that reading absolutely changed his life by teaching him to think critically, and it saved him. Literacy, he says, opens lines of communication, while sharing individual stories can educate and can make people eager to read. “The Beast Side” is, therefore, a book of stories. How does it happen, for example, that a black writer from Baltimore – a city that’s sixty percent black – finds himself speaking at a large event where there are few black people? The reason: there are two Baltimores and the split is sharp. Before college, Watkins had little contact with whites. Do white people know what’s happening in east Baltimore? Not many do, he says and when folks learn, they’re usually surprised. It’s almost hard to grasp how many of Watkins’ friends and family have died by violence. He was only a boy when he wit-

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nessed a murder; crime was that common. He watched people on his street do anything to make a buck (they’re the hardest working people in the nation, he says); he sold drugs, hustled, and carried a gun (mandatory, he claims), but his brother wanted him off the streets. Watkins went to college to become a professor and a teacher. His stories help black men understand why they should respect black women more; they explain why Watkins doesn’t recite the Pledge of Allegiance, how black people are left out of pop culture, why reading is essential, and how eating poorly could be Black America’s worst habit. And they show how, deeply and despite the rift in this country, we really aren’t so different after all. Is that such a surprise? At the risk of sounding Pollyanna-ish, no. But can that hope change the way things are, as reported in “The Beast Side”? That, I think, will depend on your POV: author D. Watkins says things that many people don’t want to hear and his words fairly seethe with anger – yet, pages later, those stories seem almost warm before abruptly turning to outrage and anger again. Hope followed by persistent reality is what you get, then, along with a lingering sense of rightful unease, inability to stop pondering, and a need to become much, much more educated. Though its subject matter can be harsh, I think “The Beast Side” is appropriate for older-teens-to-adults, particularly if recent news stories disturb you greatly. If that’s the case, then aim to read it.WI

CANCER Work with a partner or colleagues goes exceptionally well this week. You receive praise for a job well done! Feel free to change your mind regarding a personal issue. News from a distance arrives. Soul Affirmation: I go inside myself to find peace and joy this week. Lucky Numbers: 12, 16, 24 LEO You are a superstar at work. Efficiency seems to be your middle name. As you go your charming way, don’t forget to delegate tasks with a smile. Soul Affirmation: I give my mind a holiday again this week. Lucky Numbers: 43, 47, 51 VIRGO A relationship may be heating up. Make sure you know what you want, then go ahead. Minor challenges on the home front are easily dealt with. Soul Affirmation: The widest outlook comes from the look within. Lucky Numbers: 8, 10. 34 LIBRA You make important progress at work this week by seizing the initiative and letting your leadership abilities shine. What you do makes things better for everyone around you, so rock steady. Meetings and conversations go especially well. Soul Affirmation: The word is in me. I bring it forth. Lucky Numbers: 10, 31, 42 SCORPIO Pay attention to the details in your big bright beautiful picture this week. You’ll handle everything that comes up if you keep your focus sharp. A grand social event is in store for the week. Soul Affirmation: I am willing to make changes in my life. Lucky Numbers: 5, 17, 19 SAGITTARIUS Things are going your way in wonderful ways this week. Happy news may arrive from a distance, and on the home front, a romantic question may be answered. Friends are glad to be with you. All in all, a very pleasant week! Enjoy! Soul Affirmation: Success is mine because I feel successful. Lucky Numbers: 44, 51, 55 CAPRICORN Your social life gives big rewards during the week. However, give attention to email contacts. Don’t be afraid as your mental horizon expands into new areas. Soul Affirmation: You are gifted with the ability to give Lucky Numbers: 9, 28, 39 AQUARIUS Your relationships can receive a big boost from a trip that beckons. Business is also highlighted. Your strong mental energy is sustained through the week. Work it out by talking it out. Soul Affirmation: This week is the week the Lord has made. I rejoice in it. Lucky Numbers: 31, 48, 52 PISCES Your vibes are calling to you this week to think fondly of all the love you are now giving and have given. Love itself makes you a better you. So act the fool and love with all your big sunny self. If things get stressful repeat your magic word to yourself: LOVE! Soul Affirmation: Freedom of mind is the greatest gift for me this week. Lucky Numbers: 8, 15, 33

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town team of the place where I was born, that’s listed on my birth certificate just gave me an exciting feeling.” Span, one of Major League Baseball’s most consistent leadoff hitters, underwent season-ending hip surgery in August, and while his status of remaining with the Nationals in 2016 is still undecided, he’s used his time in the nation’s capital to not only help propel its baseball team, but to make a positive impact on members from the community. Span, who grew up in a single-parent household, has made it part of his mission during his time here to help those in the same situation. The Denard Span Foundation serves as one of the vehicles he uses to promote that mission. On Saturday, Aug. 22, the Denard Span Foundation hosted more than 100 school children at the King Greenleaf Recreation in Southwest for the foundation’s first annual Back-to-School Bash. Span was unable to attend the event because the Washington Nationals, the night before, sent him on a rehabilitation assignment to Harrisburg, Penn. He planned to rejoin the team from injury the following week. However, he did speak with the children and parents via telephone. “I want all of you to use these supplies as tools to make your dreams come true,” Span said, as his voice boomed through a sound system. “I wouldn’t be a Nationals player if my grades weren’t good when I was your age.” “Listen to your parents and your teachers. There are no shortcuts to success. I want you to take advantage of this new school year with these new school supplies and live out your dreams,” he said. Sheila Owens attended Span’s

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

The Reverend Lyndon Shakespeare Interim Priest

Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher

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

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

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

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

www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.

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National Congress of Black Women Prepares for Awards Brunch Thirty-one years ago, the National Congress of Black Women [NCBW] was organized by Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm and the Honorable Dr. C. Delores Tucker at a time when women were not represented well in the political process. NCBW continues to fulfill the vision of its founders by serving as a nonpartisan voice and instrument on issues pertaining to the appointment of African-American women at all levels of government and to increase African-American women’s participation in the educational, political, economic and social arenas. Dr. E. Faye Williams is national president and CEO of the NCBW and she’s leading the charge gallantly. Among her degrees, she completed her Doctor of Ministry degree at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. She is a lawyer and has a Ph.D. in Public Administration. The founders’ legacy is continued through the College for Kids Program, College for Teens Program, Leadership Training, Commission for the Presidential Appointment of African American Women and Young Ambassadors Program, to name a few. Other causes championed by them include: Human Trafficking and Slavery; Culture of People with Disabilities; Domestic Violence; Health and Childhood Obesity; Immigration Reform; Scholarships; and the Dick Gregory Foundation. A scripture that fits this group is Galatians 6:2 “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Williams served as former Counsel to the U.S. Congress’ District of Columbia Sub-Committee on the Judiciary and Education. She is a former Professor of International Law at Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, LA. She served as Leg-

islative Counsel and Chief of Staff Councilmember Marion Barry. She’s a former teacher in the Los Angeles Unified Schools. She’s an appointee by President Barack Obama to the Presidential Scholars Commission. She is a prolific public speaker, having appeared on numerous radio and television programs around the world including: BET, CBS, CNN, NPR, Good Morning America, the Canadian Broadcasting System, C-Span and MSNBC’s Hard Ball. She has appeared on WorldNet Television to discuss the role people of African descent play in elections. She’s addressed numerous peace and human rights groups in the U.S., Greece, Iraq, Haiti, Gabon, Senegal, Tunisia, Palestine, Israel, Benin and other nations and played a major role in the Million Man March. NCBW will celebrate its 3lst Annual Awards Brunch on Sunday, Sept. 20 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme is, “The Audacity to Serve and Do Greater Works through Unity.” Each year, NCBW hosts a brunch with well over 700 attendees honoring some of the most outstanding and noteworthy leaders and role models from across the country. NCBW represents more than 100 chapters in cities throughout the country. First Lady Michelle Obama has brought greetings for this dynamic event in the past. According to Williams, “Among our 2015 honorees are Congresswomen Stacey Plaskett (VI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ), Brenda Lawrence (MI) and Mia Love (UT). Television superstar JC Hayward will receive NCBW’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Our ‘Good Brother’ awards will go to Sirius XM’s Joe Madison and TV One’s Roland S.

with Lyndia Grant Martin. Radio One’s Sheila Stewart will be posthumously awarded for the exemplary life she led and. In an age of African-American young men feeling under siege, Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West Little League Baseball Team will receive NCBW’s Youth Award in recognition of their positive achievement and courage to persevere with integrity through adverse circumstances.” She stated further, “The NCBW Annual Awards Brunch serves as a unique opportunity for past, present and future leaders to learn from one another while celebrating each other.”WI Lyndia Grant is an author, inspirational and motivational speaker, radio talk show host and columnist; visit her website at www. lyndiagrant.com, email lyndiagrant@gmail. com and, call 202-558-2107. Tune in Fridays at 6 p.m. to the radio talk show, 1340 AM, WYCB, a Radio One Station.

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RELIGION Pilgrim Baptist Church

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Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

Schedule of Services: Sunday School – 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 AM Communion Service – First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study – Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org e-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org

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

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

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ Drs. Dennis W. and Christine Y. Wiley, Pastors 3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax) SERVICES AND TIMES: SUNDAYS: 10:00 am AM Worship Services BIBLE STUDY: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30 PM (dinner @ 5:30 PM) SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:00 AM – Hour of Power “An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org

Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White

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

Sunday Early Morning Worship - 7:45 a.m. Church School - 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m. TTuesday – 7:00pm – Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday – Prayer/Praise/Bible Study – 7:30 p.m. Baptism & Communion Service- 4th Sunday – 10:30am T.V. Broadcast - Channel 190 – Sunday -4:00pm/Tuesday 7:00am

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

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

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

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

“God is Love”

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

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org emailus@gmchc.org

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews • Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 Fax: (202) 526-1661 Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m. Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net

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

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

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor

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

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

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

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

Crusader Baptist Church

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

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

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

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Twelfth Street Christian Church

Campbell AME Church

Rev. John W. Davis, Pastor

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor

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

tel: 202-291-6565

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

Church of Living Waters

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Sunday Church School : 9: 30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10: 45am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10: 45am themcbc.org

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

Zion Baptist Church

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Israel Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

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

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

St. Luke Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

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

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

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

Eastern Community Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

Christ Embassy DC

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

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

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator

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

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 A.M.

Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

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

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

Salem Baptist Church

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

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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

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

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

Peace Baptist Church

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

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

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

1864-2014

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

150 Years of Service

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

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

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

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

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

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Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

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

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

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LEGAL NOTICES

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

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF

Administration No. 2015 ADM 968

Administration No. 2015 ADM 1036

COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015 ADM 1014

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

Paul Adair aka Paul C. Adair Decedent

Thelma M. Randall aka Thelma Maye Langley aka Thelma Mae Langley Decedent

Administration Number 2015 ADM 1007

Mae E. Thaxton Decedent

Administration Number 2015 ADM 1021

Estate of

Ethel Mitchell, Wills and Trusts LLC 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1045 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney

C. J. LaClair aka Cameron John LaClair, III

Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney

Estate of

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Patrick Adair, whose address is 2300 Cold meadow Way, Silver Spring, MD 20906, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Paul Adair aka Paul C. Adair who died on May 14, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 3, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 3, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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

Date of first publication: September 3, 2015 Patrick Adair Personal Representative

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Alan Randall, whose address is 4407 Lancefield, Bowie, MD 20720, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Thelma M. Randall aka Thelma Maye Langley aka Thelma Mae Langley who died on July 1, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 10, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Mary LaClair aka Mary A. LaClair for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. In the absence of a Will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative.

Date of first publication: September 3, 2015

Date of first publication: September 10, 2015 Alan Randall Personal Representative

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Petitioner: Mary A. LaClair TRUE TEST COPY

Anne Meister Register of Wills

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Administration No. 2015 ADM 998

Administration No. 2015 ADM 1036

Administration No. 2015 ADM 983

Brenda Butler Decedent

Thelma M. Randall aka Thelma Maye Langley aka Thelma Mae Langley Decedent

Doris T. Cooper Decedent

Nate Bush 1119 44th Place SE Washington, DC 20019 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Robin Johnson and Ronda Campbell, whose addresses are 209 Post Oak Court, Hyattsville, MD 20785 and 5202 D Street, SE, Washington, DC 20019, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Brenda Butler who died on July 18, 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 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 10, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 10, 2015 Robin Johnson Ronda Campbell Personal Representative

Ethel Mitchell, Wills and Trusts LLC 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1045 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Alan Randall, whose address is 4407 Lancefield, Bowie, MD 20720, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Thelma M. Randall aka Thelma Maye Langley aka Thelma Mae Langley who died on July 1, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 10, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 10, 2015 Alan Randall Personal Representative

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sylvia Thaxton, whose address is 938 Longfellow Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mae E. Thaxton, who died on May 29, 2001 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 3, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 3, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

John F. Walker aka John Francis Walker aka John F. Walker, Jr. Deceased NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Carole F. George for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. Admit to probate the will dated June 10, 2004 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses

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Matthew F. Shannon, Esquire 1420 N Street, NW #102 Washington, DC 20005 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Matthew F. Shannon, whose address is 1420 N street, NW #102, Washington, DC 20006 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Doris T. Cooper who died on August 10, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 17, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 17, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 17, 2015 Matthew F. Shannon Personal Representative

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Foreign No. 2014 FEP 155 January 27, 2014 Date of Death

Betty J. Elzie Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Michelle R. Elzie, whose address is 604 Palm Beach Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21740, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Betty J. Elzie who died on July 13, 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 17, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 17, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 17, 2015 Michelle R. Elzie Personal Representative

Shirley Wright Essien Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Shawn Wright and Terrence Wright whose addresses are 631 ½ I Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003 were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Shirley Wright Essien, deceased, by the Register of Wills of the Orphans Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland, on December 1, 2014. Service of process may be made upon Shawn Wright and Terrence Wright, 631 ½ I Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real property: 1/2 Interest in 721 Tewesbury Place, NW, Washington, DC 20012. The decedent owned District of Columbia personal property. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Date of first publication: September 17, 2015

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Frances Marie Hairston Decedent

February 3, 2014 Date of Death

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Anita L. Hairston, whose address is 6931 Allison Street, #B2, Landover Hills, MD 20784, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Frances Marie Hairston who died on May 2, 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 17, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 17, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 17, 2015 Anita L. Hairston Personal Representative

Winnie Jefferson Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Damian R. Williams whose address is 1317 Belvedere Road, Apt. B, Baltimore, MD 21239 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Winnie Jefferson, deceased, by the Orphans Court for Baltimore County, State of Maryland, on March 24, 2014. Service of process may be made upon Mary Sheppard, 6445 Luzon Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20012 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real property: 6445 Luzon Avenue, NW, Apt. 305, Washington, DC 20012. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Date of first publication: September 17, 2015

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Administration No. 2015 ADM 984 Thelma B. Tucker aka Thelma Burford Tucker Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Scherri Tucker Jacobsen, whose address is 4535 32nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Thelma B. Tucker aka Thelma Burford Tucker who died on June 1, 2011with 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 17, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 17, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 17, 2015 Scherri Tucker Jacobsen Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2014 ADM 635 Evelyn A. Underhill Decedent Michael Forester 2007 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Mabel A. McNeill, whose address is 801 Mentor Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD 20743, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Evelyn A. Underhill who died on December 2, 2013 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 17, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 17, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: September 17, 2015 Mabel A. McNeill Personal Representative

Administration Number 1996 ADM 02148 Estate of Shirley Theodora Langley aka Shirley Theodora Langley Deceased NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Milford A. Williams III for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. Admit to probate the will dated February 4, 1992 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses or otherwise Order witnesses to the alleged will dated February 4, 1992 to appear and give testimony regarding its execution Order any interested person to show cause why the provisions of the lost or destroyed will dated February 4, 1992 should not be admitted to probate as expressed in the petition In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint a supervised personal representative Date of first publication: September 17, 2015 Dalton Howard Attorney TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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Blacks forged during the Reconstruction Era, or the mid-twentieth-century Civil Rights Movement. Revealingly, it was after the massive March on Washington of 1963 that arch-racist FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover called Martin Luther King, Jr.—not Malcolm X— “the most dangerous Negro in America.” Today the striking success of Blacks in marshaling their voting power has provoked the Republican Party’s national campaign to block Blacks’ access to the ballot under the smokescreen of preventing voter fraud. And conservatives have constantly attacked President Barack Obama himself as “lawless.” For example, in October 2008, when his victory over the McCain/Palin ticket seemed assured, conservative pundit Michael Barone wrote a column bemoaning the “coming liberal thugocracy” his administration would be.

MALVEAUX from Page 28 as well as from this administration. They hope like hell that C-SPAN or some other media is there to capture their vapid remarks. They pray that their passionate nonsense will make the evening news. If they have the slightest bit of sense, they will help pass this budget. Perhaps, after they’ve blown off enough steam, they will. The discussion about the debt ceiling and the division between domestic and military spending is a recurrent one. Some members of both Congress and the Senate have mixed feelings around the deal that our country has cut with Iran. We have limited Iran’s ability to manufacture nuclear weapons, and we have imposed some checks and balances to keep them to their word. How do you

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Naturally, his phrasing was rapidly picked up by the conservative confederacy. That framework helps illuminate three specific reasons conservatives are pushing the criminalization gambit against #BlackLivesMatter now. One is their fear of its success in giving blacks and many progressive-leaning Whites a means of direct-action protest against the many injustices of the criminal justice system that, thanks to videos, e-mail, tweets and text messages, have become more and more visible to more and more people. Further, #BlackLivesMatter has added a compelling, straight-from-the-streets energy and urgency to the high-level efforts of Obama administration and elected officials and public-policy scholars to reform the criminal justice system. Another reason for the conservative movement’s attack against today’s Black protest movement stems from its own abject failure in several of the

“theaters” of the war it’s been waging against the Obama administration and American democracy. Its miserable record of failure— from not defeating Obama electorally, to not blocking Obamacare either in the Congress or the courts, to neither halting nor slowing the expansion of rights for gay and lesbian Americans, to its humiliating inability to undermine the landmark treaty Obama and the leaders of six European nations forged with Iran to prevent the latter from developing nuclear weapons—underscores why chaos continues to rule the Republicans’ presidential sweepstakes process. In other words, two of the pillars of the anti-#BlackLivesMatter campaign suggest the third desperate motive for it, and exemplify what conservatives often do when they find themselves stuck in a political quagmire: They play the dirty game of “blame the Black people.”WI

cut a deal with the devil? Can we really trust Iraq? For the longest time I have had mixed feeling about the deal, mostly because I really think that part of the deal should be to release American citizens, like the Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who are being held in Iraq. After much contemplation, I am persuaded that the Iran deal is better than anything we’ve had until now. We’re going to deal with a free-lance devil, or a devil with a contract. We can’t verify a thing with the freelance devil. We have significant, though not perfect, limits to Iran’s arms accumulation, so we’ve cut a deal with the devil with a contract. That’s not perfect but it is better than nothing. Would we prefer the Donald Trump nonsense of “I can negotiate with anyone? Somebody would negotiate his comedic idiocy out of the room.

It is almost impossible that Congress will pass the 12 bills that are part of our budget. Given that, the next best choice is to maintain the status quo or impose a percentage cut until a budget deal is made. Planned Parenthood and Iran should not even be part of the conversation. The deadline, however, has seemed to collide with the drama. There are folks who understand that the budget or some version of it needs to be approved by Oct. 1. They just don’t plan to sacrifice their dramatic moment by doing the right thing. Will government shut down? Only if these presidential posturers decide that their drama trumps an important deadline. WI Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based author and economist. She can be reached at www.juliannemalveaux.com.

Criticism of Obama by conservatives was not unexpected. But Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman explains, “There’s a different story on the left, where you now find a significant number of critics decrying Obama as, to quote Cornel West, someone who ‘posed as a progressive and turned out to be counterfeit.’ They’re outraged that Wall Street hasn’t been punished, that income inequality remains so high, that ‘neoliberal’ economic policies are still in place.” But given Republican opposition to less ambitious goals presented by Obama, Krugman argues that Obama would have no success trying to advance such progressive ideals. Krugman wrote recently in Rolling Stone magazine: “Despite bitter opposition, despite having come close

to self-inflicted disaster, Obama has emerged as one of the most consequential and, yes, successful presidents in American history. “His health reform is imperfect but still a huge step forward – and it’s working better than anyone expected. Financial reform fell far short of what should have happened, but it’s much more effective than you’d think. Economic management has been half-crippled by Republican obstruction, but has nonetheless been much better than in other advanced countries. And environmental policy is starting to look like it could be a major legacy.” In a speech last October at Northwestern University, President Obama said he is proud of his accomplishments. He said, “When I took office, businesses were laying off 800,000 Americans a month. Today, our busi-

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there are more job openings than at any time since 2001. All told, the United States has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and every other advanced economy combined.” From January 2009 to April, Black unemployment had declined from 12.7 percent to 9.6 percent, a decrease of 3.1 percent. Not ideal, but not lame. WI Sept 17 - Sept 23, 2015

FLETCHER from Page 29 that businesses use new and vulnerable workforces as a way of trying to divide up the larger workforce. One-hundred years ago, underpaid African-American workers from the South were used accordingly by businesses in the North and Midwest in an attempt to undermine White-dominated unions. Many of these White workers, instead

of organizing with Black workers against the antics of the employers, turned on the Black workers as if they were the problem. Trump, et.al., are trying to do the same thing today. Jobs are not being moved to other countries (or to rural parts of the U.S.) by undocumented workers. They are being moved by businesses that care more about the bottom line than they

do the fact that you will be on the unemployment line. Trump is part of that select group that has made this situation possible and thrives while the rest of us fight like crabs in a barrel.WI Bill Fletcher Jr. is the host of “The Global African” on Telesur-English. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and at www.billfletcherjr.com.

permits and discussions about housing developments, to offering advice to candidates, I have developed a taste for politics. Some might think that Vermont might be an inauspicious starting point for an African-American young man to pursue a political career. I disagree. I have found my different experiences in New England and the nation’s capital a source of strength. Living life in different environments is not straightforward. It can be frustrating explaining the realities of urban life to college peers. Sadly, the belief that social ills, including racism, are yesterday’s problems is a persistent worldview in non-urban America. I have learned that it is all too easy to dismiss the perspectives of others whom we do not know and therefore struggle to understand. From growing up with my grandmother to living with my adoptive white parents

shortly before college and from Northeast D.C. to Burlington, Vermont, my life has taught me many lessons. Sustained by close friendships, especially at the most difficult times, and also by mentors, I have learned to adapt and thrive. Looking at politics, I believe that while respect for others is important, this should not blind us to the fact that the past casts its shadow on the present. And while it is fashionable to stress the ethic of public service, for me, correcting wrongs, which the wronged lack power to overcome, matters more and should inform how efforts are judged. Opening our minds to that which we do not know is a beginning, but nothing more; truly understanding and changing what is wrong is more important.WI

than Wild, Wild, West cowboy-movie provocateurs masquerading as defenders of the Constitution’s Second Amendment, not unlike their Confederate flag-waving college-fraternity-boys-in-blackface-cousins; so in order to fairly criticize the entire crop of jingoistic, xenophobic Republican presidential candidates, I’ve got to look at the hate which this white hate produced. And it’s ugly. Meanwhile, in “Da Hood,” what was once evil is now fair-seeming. That is our mores have been upended ever since Ron O’Neal “macked” across the movie screen starring as “Superfly” who “had a plan to stick it to The Man.” We accepted the proposition that so long as the object was to exact revenge against “The Man” whom we all know is a villainous creature, deserving no mercy, then any and every kind of criminal activity was okay. I understand, I get it, that most people here, there, and every-

where are not striving for ideals, but rather to gain material benefits, to live better lives, to live in peace, and to see better futures for their children. So why does every picture of young Black folks I see show them flashing some kind of gang signs? What are we trying to prove and represent? I thought I would write a scathing indictment of White American and European bigotry against and hatred of non-white people, and then when I looked in the mirror and I saw a lot of work to do much closer to home. So I remembered the wise words, of African revolutionary thinker Amilcar Cabral, from his 1969 treatise “The Liberation of Guinea.” “Hide nothing from the masses of our people. Tell no lies. Expose lies whenever they are told. Mask no difficulties, mistakes, failures. Claim no easy victories.”WI

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