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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer A federal appeals court heard oral arguments late Tuesday to determine whether to lift a nationwide injunction against President Donald Trump's travel ban against citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries. The hearing, conducted by telephone, contained high drama, as one of Trump's signature policies is challenged by two states and backed by numerous advocacy groups. Trump has also repeatedly attacked the federal judge who blocked the ruling last Friday, CNN reported. The Trump administration says the courts have improperly inserted itself into the national security sphere. "This is a traditional national security judgment that is assigned to the political branches and the president," August Flentje, special counsel to the assistant attorney general at the Justice Department, told the panel. Flentje faced skeptical questioning from the judges, who pressed the DOJ lawyer about what evidence the government is presenting that the travel ban is necessary. Judge Michelle T. Friedland immediately asked if the government could point to any evidence "connecting these countries with terrorism." And Judge Richard R. Clifton seemed sympathetic to the fact that the states have the standing, or ability, to bring the suit against the administration. Clifton called the government's argument "abstract," noting there are existing procedures to vet individuals for visas. The court is expected to issue a de-
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Richmond Brings Bold New Leadership to CBC
Chair Vows to Include Black Press, Preserve Rights of African Americans By Danny J. Bakewell, Jr., Executive Editor, Los Angeles Sentinal Rep. Cedric Richmond has been a congressman in New Orleans for the past six years. During his tenure, he has experienced some of the best and worst times in the country, and has had a front-row seat for all of the action. Now the 43-year-old congressman has taken on a new challenge as the recently elected chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus,
one of the most powerful coalitions in the nation. Asked why he decided to take on this role, Richmond explained, "I have always been interested in serving as chair of the Caucus, but over the Thanksgiving holiday, I began to contemplate what life was going to look like in the new environment of the Trump administration and realized that the CBC was going to have to take the lead role in ensuring African-Americans have a loud and active voice."
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Trayvon Martin has become a familiar name in the U.S., his murder at the hands of George Zimmerman and the trial that followed have become fodder for legal eagles while the “not guilty” decision of the jury has been instrumental in the formation of a new protest initiative “Black Lives Matter.” But how have the parents of the 17-year-old youth, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, weathered the storm since their youngest son tragically and senseless lost his life – a young Black male described by activists and attorneys as a “victim of racial profiling?”
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THE POWER OF OBAMA’S WORDS:
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History hosted a reception, film premiere and roundtable discussion for the new Smithsonian Channel documentary “The Obama Years: The Power ofWords” on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in Northwest. During the evening, participants had the opportunity to consider the defining moments of Obama’s political career and to take a closer look at the words he chose, why he chose them and their lasting effect on America and the world. The film will be available to the public later this month.
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had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow “As our nation and world faces political health policy uncertainty with a to newseeAdministration sense ofand uniformity in the way wants implementedand areCongress, Ranking Member23-yearBobby Scott, Democratic Leader Nancyand Pelosi,stricter Democratic Whiporder Steny Hoyer and When L.Y. Marlow's domestic violence victims restraining policies, other fellow Democrats, with survivors Children’sare Defense Fund President Marian Wrightfor Edelman, nurses, old daughter told her thealong father treated. more rights victim'sschool families ofparents her daughter threatened herat the “She's and advocates gathered Capitolusing earlier week to address Republican plansoftoadismantle herthis own personal to how intervene on behalf viclife, the lifeCare of their child, willstory, own personal pain to tim, the and Affordable Act [ACA] harmher children. The ACA, Medicaid, Medicare and the Children’s Health a domestic violence assessshe knew something to of beeconomic push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled withtheir further Insurance Program arehad pillars and health security for America’s working families and children. done. Out of frustration Marlow. training essential for lawschool-based enforcement Collectively theyher ensure that health said care about is a right, not a privilege, also providing services with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Protecfor the nation’s students. Because of the ACA, working American families now benefit from theLife historic low rate ofofthe situation, she decided to coverage who reads tion protections Act and mandatory counseluninsured children. But these gains, Marlow's Democratsbook insist,will along with in the ACA, are being start the Saving Promise cam- “get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. threatened by Republicans who want to repeal the ACA and make cuts to Medicaid. Democrats and other suppaign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradiporters of the say its dismantling will have devastating consequences on children and schools, adding that “It seems to ACA be a vicious cycle person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must the success of the country rests on the shoulders of our children – children who healthy and therefore better that won't turn my family end of the day, the book will look atare both sides of the coin. preparedMarlow to learn.said. Marlow help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the vicloose,” shared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow ence at the District Heights Also present at the event was said. Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exwould observance also like to see This week marked theMarlow 17th annual of the on May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a national Municipal Center. The sympo- who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children inHIV testing and treatment community mobilization sium was sponsored by the utive life terms without parole public and private schools.initiative She targeting U.S. children and the Diaspora. HIV/ Family and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for Blacks his roleininthe feels need to beBlack educatAIDS advocates in meetings held one week earlier focused Center of the city of District the Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. on developing a comprehensive pathtoleading to thepasend of Heights and the National Hook- 2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have stop being Up of Black Women. theAfter HIV/AIDS epidemic which continues to disproporthe founder of the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilMarlow has written a book, an organization that impact helps the tionately African Americans. dren about domestic violence,” “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence Marlow said.leadership to unite and “There’s an urgent need for Black story about four generations of and their children. Marlowtohas to break define Black America’s response the worked HIV/AIDS epidemdomestic violence. The book is “I lived in fear years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family,and ic,” for saidsixSharon J. Lettman-Hicks, executive director inspired by her own experiences, years in fear CEO is a long time. It is Black and isJustice confident the policies of the National Coalition. “Ourshe comand those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that munities cannot afford to wait for others to define the solutions that center our needs as Black people.” her mother and her daughter. of,” she said. process. underscored the case for released for Disease Control and Prevention SheData said recently every time she from readsthe Centers Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to the urgency a Black on awho studywant of more Black men and women diagnosed excerpts fromofher book,response. she still Based people to than help 12,200 a Congress and implore them to withnot HIV in 2014, nearlycame 22 percent had progressed AIDSmust by the change time they diagnosed. can believe the words domestic violence to victim ourwere laws,” Marlow Further, said. in 2013, onlyof 54how percent receiving medical care with from her. among “Color all MeHIV-positive Butterfly” Blacks, be careful theywere go into “I continuous will not stop until these poli- less than the half 2007 of those treated securing the victim's effectivelife, suppression of the virus. won National “Best the and understand cies are passed.” Books” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net my eye first blackened and my “Before you get to 'I'm going lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI FederalDavis-Nickens, authorities have charged another person in Elaine president of the National the ongoing bribery Hook-Up and conspiracy scandal case that ofinvolves Black Women, thereGeorge’s is no County Councilman former said Prince consistency in the way domestic and state Delegate William A. Campos of Hyattsville. violence issues are dealt complaint, with by Felix Nelson Ayala of According to criminal Rockville gave Campos $5K in each fiscal year between 2012 and 2015. Campos ensured Ayala would receive $25K in each of those years in grant money for Ayala’s nonprofit organization, Caucus Salvadoreno Empresarial. Inc. The website says it provides scholarships to Latino high school and college students. Ayala claims he “did not provide anything of value to Campos for receiving grants, but photographs counter his statement, showing Ayala paying Campos on two occasions. If convicted of bribery and making false statements, Ayala faces up to 15 years in prison.
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We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these policies to Congress and imploretothem change our Medical Marijuana Dispensary Open intoCapitol Heights laws. I will not stop until After getting approval in August by the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission to grow and process medical marijuana theseHolistic policies are in Maryland, Industries has begun passed. work on a two-story
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By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie announced new legislation to establish enforcement procedures to prevent illegal shortterm rentals on Airbnb and other online platforms that reduce the supply of affordable housing and increases rent across the District. Joined Tuesday, Jan. 31 by the Working Families Party, DC Jobs With Justice and other tenant and advocacy organizations, they put forth a bill that draws upon models from across the country, providing tough new penalties and increased transparency. "Access to affordable housing remains of paramount concern to residents across the District of Columbia," McDuffie said. "While at the same time, the city lacks a coherent regulatory scheme for short-term rental housing, allowing bad actors to take those units off the housing market. "This has been going on long enough," McDuffie said. "It is time to create a clear, enforceable legal framework so that those who are exploiting the lack of regulations are stopped, and those who want to practice responsible home sharing can come into the light." Under current law, hosts are required to obtain a business license designed for more traditional hospitality enterprises. The new legislation will create a type of business license specifically designed for short-term rentals. According to McDuffie and company, many operators do not bother to obtain licenses, a problem because business licenses are a valuable tool to ensure that operators are complying with District regulations designed to protect housing availability, neighborhood quality of life, health and safety standards. Under the new bill, hosts will face significant penalties if they refuse to obtain a business license. More importantly, hosting platforms will be responsible for verifying and posting business license numbers. "Last month, we stood in front of a rent-controlled apartment building that had been converted into an illegal hotel by a commercial operator in Columbia Heights," said Elizabeth Falcon, executive director of DC Jobs with Justice. "That
commercial operator and others like him are illegally taking away affordable housing our working families badly need. This legislation puts a solid framework in place for short-term rentals that is clear, fair, and protects our communities from illegal commercial operations." In addition, the new short-term rental license category limits hosts to short-term renting only of their own primary residence. This requirement, when it becomes enforceable, will end commercial short-term rental operations that they say deplete housing and harm neighborhoods. Some of the key provisions of the bill are: • Vacation Rental 15 Night Cap: A resident may offer a short-term rental as a vacation rental, without being present, for a maximum of 15 nights cumulatively in any calendar year. • Violations & Civil Penalties of Short-Term Rental Law: Any person [host] found in violation of this law can be fined no more than $1,000 for the first violation, $4,000 for the second violation and $7,000 for the third and subsequent violations. • Fines Contribute to Creating Affordable Housing in the District: Fifty percent of fines will go to the city's General Fund, and the other half will be deposited in the Housing Production Trust Fund that is
5 / Photo courtesy from WTOP.com used to provide financial assistance for the production of low-income housing in the District. • Removal & Notices By Hosting Platform: Hosting platforms are responsible for removing listings without a valid business license and shall provide all relevant requirements for short-term rentals to any person seeking to use their platform. • Grace Period: There is a grace period of 120 days after the law becomes effective so that hosts have adequate time to register for their Basic Business License. "Rent in the District is among the highest in the country and it didn't happen by accident," said Valerie Ervin, senior adviser for Working Families Party. "Commer-
cial operators using Airbnb, not homeowners looking to earn a little extra money, have been abusing short-term rentals by gobbling up affordable housing units and converting them into illegal hotels, helping to make D.C. one of
the most expensive places to live. "The mothers and fathers who work and live here will never have a fair shot at making ends meet until we level the playing field and stop this abuse," she said. "This legislation does just that." WI
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1944 – Writer Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple," is born in Putnam County, Georgia. 1965 – Martin Luther King Jr. meets with President Lyndon Johnson to discuss black voting rights. 1971 – Pitcher Leroy "Satchel" Paige becomes the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1995 – Bernard Harris becomes the first black astronaut to walk in space.
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How should the D.C. government and citizens respond to Congress's threat to take control of the city's economy and override recently passed legislation? NURUDEEN ADAMS / WASHINGTON, D.C.
I don't think they will be doing anything different then from what D.C.'s government already does. I don't think them taking over will be bad, but not necessarily good. I don't see what the big deal is — the same occurrences will keep occurring.
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I've been hearing a lot of chatter about Congress trying to take over D.C., but to be honest, what does that even mean? It's not like it's not already like that anyway, because we don't have a vote as a state compared to the rest of the union, and that's a problem. We have Eleanor [Holmes Norton], but she can't vote, so they need to worry about that instead of meddling in D.C. business.
ROBERT GATHERS / WASHINGTON, D.C.
First things first — the GOP planned to do this all along, and more funny business like this will happen. The city, government and residents must say something. Everyone is to comfortable and always thinking things will just work out, but one day it's not and it's going to be our butts on the chopping block, because of apathy.
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I feel like there are bigger problems in the city — like affordable housing and jobs — than the pettiness Congress is trying to pull. If they cared about D.C. so much, they would make sure our vote counted and help the poor, everyday people trying to make it.
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I don't know much about the issue, but I think the media should let us know what will happen if Congress takes over because many people don't even know this is an issue. Like, how will it affect our lives? But they're going to do what they want anyway.
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“The ’67 Detroit Riots: Memories of a Snaggle-toothed, 7-year-old Survivor" For my two children, Jasmine, 27, a true diva and the female reflection of her Daddy, and Jared, almost 23 and quickly mastering the guerilla warfare tactics needed to survive in a world that fears young, Black warriors, the events that dominated the modern civil rights era and forever changed America are often difficult to appreciate. But for me those events informed by childhood and shaped me as I became an adult. My children and their peers tend to view the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, Emmett Till and other undocumented events that resulted in the deaths of thousands of Blacks in our fight for equal rights as narratives enshrined on the pages of dust-covered books, images captured in black and white photographs or feeds available for viewing on handheld devices. When I talk about my memories of growing up in Motown, proudly describing it and all of its former splendor, I wonder if they believe me or think I’m embellishing like the griots of old. Nonetheless, I recounted the past as my parents had done with me about living within
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a system of segregation, fearful encounters with the Ku Klux Klan and how many of their own hopes and dreams were thwarted because of racism and prejudice. One summer that forever changed my view of America was during 1967 when temperatures soared into the 90s while Black communities across the U.S. exploded. Blacks were fed up with countless examples of police brutality and disgusted by blatant forms of discrimination in housing, education and employment. It was late July when a police raid on an after-hours bar on the city’s west side became the spark that ignited the flame resulting in violent showdowns in the city’s streets not seen since racial upheavals eruptead in 1943. An exhibit now on view at the Newseum here in D.C. focuses on the year 1967 and includes the story of the Detroit Riots. But I didn’t need to look at photos or read headlines from newspapers to understand what happened. I was there. I remember the men in my family saying that they’d had enough of Dr. King’s talk about nonviolence and peaceful protest. They said it
was time to fight back. All around us buildings, businesses and homes were there one day and gone the next, destroyed by fire, bombs and ravaged by angry looters. Tanks lined the streets while helicopters hovered over our heads. As for the women of my family, they mourned. They mourned as our beautiful Black community was slowly obliterated. They mourned as thousands were arrested and dozens died. I was seven, snaggle-toothed and frightened – more afraid then I had ever been. I put my trust and faith in my parents, especially my Daddy, to make things all right – to keep all of us safe. Fifty years later the resurgence of ages old political rhetoric has raised its ugly head, reopening the door for division, fear, prejudice and the demonizing of “the other.” We can ignore what we see, flippantly nothing that the more things change, the more they remain the same. Or we can take a stand, like my folks did in Detroit during that summer of 1967, and refuse to allow unholy examples of history to find a new place to rest. WI
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AROUND THE REGION NOTICE OF DISCOUNT SALE OF TAX DELINQUENT REAL PROPERTIES GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Office of Tax and Revenue Notice is hereby given that all real properties, which were bid back to the District of Columbia during the July 2016 Real Property Tax Sale and were not sold at the subsequent special deed sale and have not been redeemed, will be offered for sale by the Office of Tax and Revenue (“OTR”) to the highest bidder at public auction (“Discount Sale”). The Discount Sale will be conducted pursuant to DC Official Code § 47-1353(b), which permits OTR to sell a real property for less than the total amount of delinquent taxes.
5 More riders are now abandoning Uber. / Courtesy photo By Tatyana Hopkins WI Contributing Writer Riders are deleting their Uber and Lyft apps in droves as an apparent sign of solidarity against President Donald Trump, and some social media users have offered a black-owned ride-share app as an alternative more in line with their beliefs. Following Trump's signing of an executive order that temporarily banned people from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States, protests erupted in cities and major international airports around the country. The taxi driver union in New York organized a strike at John F. Kennedy International Airport to protest the executive order, derisively known as the "Muslim ban." Hours later, Uber announced it was turning off its surge-pricing feature to JFK, which some saw as a way to break the taxi union strike. Though the popular ride-share company later claimed they did not mean to profit from the protest, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's place on Trump's new business council caused many to boycott the popular company. Protesters found no relief in Uber's competitor, Lyft. Lyft's CEO publicly denounced the ban and the company pledged $1 million to the American Civil Liberties Union, which provided legal assistance to travelers affected by the ban. However, when it was discovered that one of Lyft's major investors was appointed as a special adviser on regulation to the administration and was an early supporter of Trump, anti-Trump riders suddenly found themselves looking for alternatives. Enter Moovn, a ride-share app launched in 2015 that was largely unknown before the Uber and Lyft boycott gained momentum. Moovn operates in several U.S. cities including Seattle, New York, Chicago and D.C. It also operates internationally in parts of Dubai, South Africa, Ken-
ya and Tanzania. "If you deleted your Uber app (like me), you might want to consider Moovn! I am going to test the waters for sure," said Taylor Carr, a former Uber rider, in a Facebook post. Moovn does not "surge" pricing based on demand, unlike some its better-known competitors. It also allows customers to book their rides in advance and choose from local vehicle options such as tricycles and bikes in developing areas. "As an immigrant, I built this company with the mission to provide accessibility across all demographics, with the same level of service throughout all communities, including various regions of the developing world," said Moovn CEO Godwin Gabriel in a statement. The 41-year-old tech entrepreneur, who immigrated to the U.S. from Tanzania at the age of 17, taught himself code and holds an MBA from the University of Washington's Foster School of Business. "We at Moovn are calling for unity, to remember this America, and to respect all the remarkable cultures that created it," he said. "I firmly believe if we stand together, we will keep moving forward." The Uber and Lyft boycotts created opportunities for Moovn to gain new customers. R&B singer Kehlani tweeted about the app to her 253,000 followers and got thousands of interactions, including dozens announcing their download of the app and requesting the company begin operations in their city. "We are experiencing unexpected high volume requests for our service in select cities," the company's customer service department tweeted. "Our teams are working quickly to recruit more drivers. In the meantime, pre-scheduling whenever possible ensures you will have a ride. Thank you for your support and we look forward to getting you Moovn soon." WI
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The Discount Sale will begin on March 13, 2017, from 8:30 AM until 12:00 PM and from 1:00 PM until 4:30 PM, and will continue every day thereafter (legal holidays excepted) at the stated times until all real properties are sold. The sale will occur at 1101 4th Street, SW, Suite W250, Washington, DC. A list of all real properties arranged in ascending square, suffix, and lot, and parcel and lot, number orders may be found on OTR’s Web site www.taxpayerservicecenter.com by clicking on “Real Property” and then “Real Property Tax Sale.” The name of the owner of record of each real property is stated. The specific amount of delinquent real property tax is indicated for each specified period (delinquent special assessments may be viewed in the real property assessment database search page of this Web site). Certain real properties on this list do not have street addresses; therefore, none can be provided. A real property without a street address is generally stated on this list as having a “0” as a street address number. The best description of a real property typically is its square, suffix and lot, or parcel and lot, numbers, viewed on a property map (e.g. DC Atlas Plus, found at http://atlasplus.dcgis.dc.gov). Real properties may be removed from this list at the discretion of OTR. At the Discount Sale, the opening bid for each real property will be $300, regardless of the amount of delinquent taxes owing by the real property. Each real property will be sold to the highest bidder. After successfully foreclosing the right of redemption in the Superior Court, and after having paid all taxes and liabilities becoming liens after March 10, 2017, the successful purchaser will be awarded a tax deed to the respective real property. The real property will be free and clear of all prior taxes owing by the real property to a District taxing agency. A purchaser at the Discount Sale acts at his or her own risk, and must exercise due diligence in selecting real properties upon which to bid. After the Discount Sale, a listing of successful purchasers, the corresponding real property descriptions, the total amounts of taxes owing for which the real properties were sold, and the purchase amounts shall be published on OTR’s Web site www.taxpayerservicecenter.com. The purchaser shall monitor tax payment schedules provided by OTR on its Web site, and shall surrender the certificate of sale to receive a refund if the real property taxes, vault rents, BID taxes, liens certified pursuant to D.C. Code § 47-1340, and fees and charges payable to OTR on account of the real property are paid. Registration for the Discount Sale, which is mandatory, begins March 6, 2017 and continues until all the real properties are sold. The registration form must be completed and filed with OTR. To register, visit OTR’s Customer Service Administration – Walk-In Center at: 1101 4th Street, SW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC. Prior to bidding on a real property at the Discount Sale, a purchaser must have made a deposit with the Cashier’s Office of the D.C. Treasurer of at least 20% of the real property’s purchase price. Purchasers are also required to complete Form FR-500, Combined Business Tax Registration Application, prior to registering. This form can be found on OTR’s Web site www.taxpayerservicecenter.com under “Tax Forms/Publications.” Payment of the entire bid amount is due by MARCH 20, 2017 (date of conclusion of the sale). If final payment is not timely received, the sale of the real property will be voided. ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE TO THE D.C. TREASURER BY CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, CASHIER’S CHECK, OR POSTAL MONEY ORDER. (PERSONAL AND BUSINESS CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED). The Cashier’s Office of the D.C. Treasurer is located at: 1101 4th Street, SW, 1st Floor, Washington, DC 20024. The Cashier’s Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM. The tax sale procedures are explained in OTR’s brochure, District of Columbia 2017 Discount Tax Sale Frequently Asked Questions. This brochure may be found on OTR’s Web site www.taxpayerservicecenter.com under “Real Property” and by clicking on “Real Property Tax Sale.” OTR will conduct one public seminar to explain the tax sale procedures to prospective purchasers. The seminar will be held at 1101 4th Street, SW, 2nd Floor – Room W250, Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. The seminar will take place from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. During the seminar, OTR will explain the discount tax sale purchase process and follow-up with a question and answer period. OTR strongly encourages all prospective purchasers to attend the seminar. The seminar is free of charge. To register for the seminar, please call OTR at (202) 727-4TAX (4829), or visit its Customer Service Center at 1101 4th Street, SW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC. Enrollment is mandatory for anyone planning to attend the seminar. Enrollment will be granted on a first-come/first-served basis, and will continue until all available slots are taken. A person with a communication impairment requiring an interpreter for the Discount Sale shall notify OTR of the need for an interpreter no later than March 6, 2017. Please contact OTR at (202) 727-4TAX(829) or via email at taxsale@dc.gov, or visit our Customer Service Center at 1101 4th St., SW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC.
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RICHMOND from Page 1 The congressman felt he was up to the challenge, and in November, his colleagues in Congress and Senate voted him as the chairman of the caucus. Richmond said he knows that the next two years are going to be crucial, and the only way things are going to get accomplished for African-Americans and other disenfranchised communities is if the leadership and members of the caucus have strategic thinking, planning and execution. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi asked that all Democrats defer to senior members in crucial leadership roles, but Richmond didn't see the request as a deterrent from him running and ultimately becoming chairman. "The CBC has never been an organization led or deferred to by seniority and I believed I was best suited to take on this role," the three-term congressional leader said. As part of Richmond's leadership, he has vowed to support the Black Press and Black Media throughout the country. He has formed an alliance with past NNPA Chairman Danny J. Bakewell Sr. and NNPA President Benjamin Chavis to ensure that African-American members of the media play an active role in conveying what is going on in the national government to the communities they serve. "Black Media, and particularly the Black Press, play an extraordinary role in getting our message out to our communities," he said. "Print media especially plays an important role because the Black Press is highly regarded within our communities and people have a greater trust on the information that they receive via the Black Press. "Now that we no longer have a president who can or is willing to call a press conference and get information out to our people, we must be strategic in working with the Black Press to get our information and our story to the people," Richmond said. Richmond said he understands the power and role the federal government has in supporting all media, and that supporting the Black Press is a key tool in insuring that the African American Community is not ignored in this process. "The federal government Is the largest advertiser in the country, and for us to ignore, not support or cripple our black newspapers would be a travesty," he said. "If we don't advertise in the Black Press, we are missing and not taking advantage of a way to communicate to the millions of African-Americans
"We want to work and find ways to preserve the family unit," he said. "We must fight for real criminal justice reform so that people are actually given a second chance and have real opportunities for employment so that they can live productive lives and create more stable family environme "We cannot allow for injustice to occur as it relates to [Obamacare], Richmond said. "Twenty to thirty million people rely on this program to provide quality health care. "Right now we have a number of single parent households lead mainly by women, who make 60 cents on the dollar in comparison to men," he said. "Then we blast the teachers for not providing a quality education to the children.
5 Rep. Cedric Richmond / Courtesy photo throughout the country. We cannot allow the Black Press to go away or be weakened, and I am committed to working with Danny Sr. and the NNPA to get the federal government more active in advertising in black newspapers." Diversity is a word that in today's political climate is thrown around in almost every government and corporate office, but rarely have African-Americans benefited from the roles or discussions about diversity. Richmond intends to hold everyone accountable to making sure African-Americans are part of this diversity discussion. "Just as we discuss and take diversity very seriously within the House in regards to employment, we must also lobby for diversity in advertising and take that just as seriously," he said. Richmond is not stopping at the Black Press in moving forward the agenda of the CBC. He recently met with the national leaders of most of the major African-American civil rights organizations, all of which agreed to meet regularly to organize and function in unison to move forward the black agenda.
"We have agreed to meet regularly and work together to sustain the and uphold the things that are important in sustaining a quality of life for African-Americans," he said. "We have been through tough times before and this is no different." Asked what is the agenda for his tenure, Richmond said the goals of his administration are not much different than the agenda that the CBC has been fighting for since its inception: • Restoring the Voting Rights Act; • Creating more economic opportunities for African-Americans; and • Fighting for raising the minimum wage. "We cannot allow these tax cuts for business to be on the backs of poor people," he said. "We cannot not let this administration strip away the safety net which provides services and support for many of the people residing in our communities." Richmond knows that raising the minimum wage is essential to creating a stronger foundation for families.
Well, how can a child get the support they need at home if the mother is working two jobs? She can't help him with his homework, she can't help him study for exams or make sure that he starts and ends each day with a good healthy meal. "The income of parents plays a vital role in the well-being and cause and effect of the family unit," he said. Richmond said he knows that the CBC will continue to fight for the same things it has since its inception in 1971. "Unfortunately, it appears that President Trump does not take these things seriously, so we must fight harder and not to allow the progress we have made go backwards and continue to make strides in moving our community forward," he said. WI
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Prince George's Warns of Possible Budget Cuts in Lieu of Tax Increases By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Prince George's County residents may not have to worry about a second straight year of tax increases, but County Executive Rushern L. Baker III warned during a budget hearing at Oxon Hill High School there's a limited amount of money to spend. "If you ask us for money, [then] you can also tell me which programs you would like for me to cut
and where would you like for me to get the money," he said at the Jan. 31 hearing. According to a preliminary budget document, the fiscal 2018 expenditures would increase by more than $100 million above the current budget due to several factors: additional staffing in the state's attorney, Homeland Security and Health and Human Services offices; money toward the Purple Line light-rail and hospital projects; and public safety classes. A new budget item county of-
5Dozens attend a budget hearing hosted by Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III at Oxon Hill High School on Jan. 31. / Photo by William J. Ford
ficials said wouldn't have a major impact on the budget comes from a Baker proposal on new state legislation to appoint members to the county's liquor control board. Currently, the governor appoints members to the five-member board and an administrator/director to oversee the office managed by state rules and regulations. Baker's legislation would have the county executive appoint each member and board chair and a di-
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rector with final approval by the county council. In addition, up to 24 part-time inspectors would become county employees, according to Baker's legislation labeled "accountability and reform act-management and governance." The state senators that represent Prince George's chose the inspectors. In neighboring Montgomery County, the county executive appoints commissioners to the five-member board who are later confirmed by the county council. Thomas Himler, the county's deputy chief administrative officer for budget, finance and economic development, said most of the annual salaries are covered by the county. For instance, part-time inspectors are each paid $13,900; chief inspector estimated at $90,000; and a deputy about $40,000.
The only salary that would needed to be covered rests with a director that hasn't been appointed in the county in several years, Himler said. The local oversight comes after federal authorities last month charged former Prince George's state Delegate William A. Campos, two county liquor control board officials and two county businessmen in bribery scandals. If convicted, all five men face up to 15 years in prison. "The main thing right now is it is called the Prince George's Liquor Commission, but yet it is appointed by the governor and regulated by the state and not regulated by the county," Baker said. "It's just about putting greater accountability." The two remaining public sessions on the budget were held Feb. 2 at Prince George's Community College in Largo and Feb. 7 at Laurel High School. WI
MARTIN from Page 1 Five years later, the two share narratives that propel our understanding of Trayvon Benjamin Martin beyond the symbolism to a more intimate view of their man-child in the book “Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin.” The book reveals their story of love, their frustrations and concerns about America’s system of injustice and how their personal tragedy has sparked the birth of a movement. “We wanted to tell other parents and the world what really happened to Trayvon. We wanted it to be told from our personal view. But in order to pay tribute to our son’s life, we had to recount the ordeal of his death once again. We want people to know that we’re both doing fine, that life has gone on for us and that we focus on positive things to help us get through each day,” the two parents said.
Trayvon’s propensity for wearing hoodies, captured in a haunting photograph seen by millions worldwide, continues to be one of his father’s fondest memories. “Like many young men and women in Miami, wearing hoodies is the norm – it’s one way of expressing themselves. Given the hot weather that’s typical in Florida, I didn’t understand at first why
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Alexandria: Uncovering New Experiences in African-American History Just minutes from Washington DC, Alexandria is a city steeped in African-American history since its founding in 1749. This city has recently served as inspiration for the PBS Civil War medical drama “Mercy Street” airing on PBS stations on Sundays at 8pm. The show is inspired by real events of Civil War Alexandria. Alexandria celebrates the national spotlight on its history by presenting more than 50 visitor experiences for Mercy Street fans, including 40 new offerings, many of which center on African-American history. Fans are invited to visit the city’s historic sites to enjoy new exhibits and events inspired by the series, with several that focus on Civil War-era cultural customs including food, fashion and music. Uncover the real people behind the characters on the show like Harriet Jacobs. Tony award-winning actor Patina Miller plays Charlotte Jenkins who is based on the true story of Harriett Jacobs, an abolitionist and activist from Boston who came to Alexandria during the war. Inspired by the racism and sexism she had endured in her own life, Jacobs came to Alexandria to educate and empower contrabands and freedmen. Jacobs herself escaped from slavery after hiding in her grandmother’s attic for seven years, and eventually published an autobiography, “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” Harriet Jacobs came to Alexandria and spent years teaching, setting up schools including the Jacobs Free School. A quote from Harriet Jacobs is inscribed at Alexandria’s Freedmen’s Cemetery Memorial: “I am full of hope for the future. A Power mightier than man is guiding this revolution; and though justice moves slowly, it will come at last.”
PLACES TO EXPLORE ALEXANDRIA’S AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
The Alexandria Black History Museum is a can’t-miss stop for those interested in African-American history, with a brand new exhibit and interpretive panels in 2017. The museum is directed by Audrey Davis, historical consultant for PBS’ Mercy Street. The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial in Alexandria is also a wonderful place to explore African-American history through beautiful bronze panels and a sculpture by artist Mario Chiodo. The cemetery served as the burial ground for about 1,800 African-Americans who fled to Union-occupied Alexandria to escape from bondage, but did not live long in freedom. The park commemorates the men, women and children interred on its grounds. For those looking for a more in-depth overview of Alexandria’s African-American history, try Visit Alexandria’s Courageous Journey Self-Guided Tour. It features 25 historic sites, profiles of significant figures in Alexandria’s African-American history and more including some of those listed in this article. Ten of the sites are also featured on a new self-guided Driving Tour of 10 African-American Historic Sites in Alexandria. For more information on African-American history in Alexandria, check out VisitAlexandriaVA.com/BlackHistory .
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BUSINESS Green Dot Purchases RushCard in Megadeal By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributor Every American needs a RushCard — or Green Dot. That's the mantra of RushCard founder and business mogul Russell Simmons, who together with Green Dot Corporation President Steven Streit explained the intricacies of their new partnership in an exclusive interview with NNPA News Wire. Simmons and Streit said Green Dot Corporation has agreed to purchase UniRush, LLC, the parent company of the RushCard prepaid debit card. The deal is worth about $167 million and will merge Green Dot's
4.5 million card holders with RushCard's more than 750,000. Simmons, long a champion for the under banked and un-banked, will remain with the company and continue to play a significant role in guiding the union in its mission to create more banking opportunities for all Americans. "There are some things that we can do with our card that will be happening soon that will make us unique," Simmons said. "I don't care how many cards you have in your wallet, you will need us with all of the tools and resources we'll have. Every American needs a Rush Card." Among those resources are the
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formation of the nation's largest mobile, online and direct mail "direct-to-consumer" providers of bank accounts, debit cards and other financial services. Of course, Green Dot's acquisition of the RushCard enhances the company's prospects among the tech-savvy urban and millennial consumer segments of the financial services market where RushCard has traditionally excelled. "The reason Steve was so attractive as a partner is that he does care and he has the innovative products that go with caring," Simmons said. "We have early direct deposit where people get their pay two days early, fraud protection and features that my customers need." Viewed by many as both a pioneer in the financial services industry and as a passionate advocate for the unbanked and underserved communities, Streit said his mission continues to be to financially educate low-income families and to serve their needs.
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"If I had my way, young people, especially from low-income families, would always talk about money and learn how to manage money," Streit said. The deal is one Simmons called a no-brainer and one that will greatly benefit his already large customer base. "We made a move to make sure that we better service our customers and that's why we did this deal," Simmons said. "We were set up to do a partnership and we will execute." The two CEOs said while they've long been competitors, they've also been admirers. When Simmons didn't shy away from a storm of bad publicity and personally took the heat for a glitch in the RushCard two years ago, Streit said he was impressed how the Def Jam founder responded. Simmons helped to create a multimillion-dollar fund to help cover the costs that customers had while their cards were beset by technical problems. In some instances, Simmons sent
money to customers to help pay their rent, car and other payments. "A big part of [buying RushCard] is Russell himself," Streit said, noting that he met Simmons some time ago when Simmons gave a keynote speech at a conference about prepaid cards. "Russell understands the community and cares deeply. I thought he handled himself so well [during the glitch]. Everyone can be a great CEO or a great leader when things are going well," he said. "Russell worked hard when things were going bad. The fact is that he so quickly turned the health of that company around and he regained the confidence of his customers." Green Dot also encountered problems of its own last year when a glitch stopped many of its customers from accessing their accounts, making purchases and withdrawing cash. With Streit's guidance, the company was also able to overcome those issues. For the full version of this story, go to washingtoninformer.com. WI
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by William Reed "It's impossible for a white person to believe in capitalism and not believe in racism" — Malcolm X It's time that African-Americans got it right. Across America, the name of the game is "capitalism." Other ethnic groups grasp the fact that in America the rules of the game are competition and maintaining private property. The capitalistic system is based on recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned. Take note: capitalism is "an economic and political system in which trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state." "Perfect competition" is the economic system where market forces — supply and demand— dictate all things. Capitalism and socialism are different political, economic, and social systems. The United States is usually considered a prime example of capitalism; whereas Sweden is usually considered socialist. There is no question that America is a racist country. It is separate and unequal. But is capitalism the culprit? Or is it how we use and apply capitalism? Many African-Americans still associate capitalism with segregation and Jim Crow and misreading of it by people such as Malcolm X and Manning Marable ("How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America"). The
record shows that the current generation of African-Americans hasn't the slightest perception of capitalism and how it works. They all contend "capitalism is black Americans' greatest enemy" and that the kidnapping and enslavement of Africans was the foundation of capitalism. Some deem white dominance and racism as an integral part of American capitalism. But black leaders rarely point out that how we perceive and use capitalism as the problem. Blacks continually illustrate we don't have a clue about the art of capitalism. Despite five centuries in America, blacks have never forged economic liberation through business activities and entrepreneurship. Too many blacks subscribe to the notion of racial integration that African-Americans should be able to move and operate in a predominately white society safely. Too many blacks buy into mainstream values and seek to assimilate themselves and their money into white society and institutions. The majority of African-Americans aren't able to fathom the fact that Asians keep a dollar in their community 120 times longer than we do. Among African-Americans' "get a job" mentality, capitalistic rules hardly apply. Blacks account for 7 percent of businesses, even though we are 13 percent of the population. Capitalistic-oriented blacks can foster an environment where more black businesses can thrive. A dollar circulates in Asian communities for a month, in Jewish communities 20 days and white communities 17 days. But a dollar only circulates among African-Americans six hours. To naive blacks, integration is leveling barriers. Gullible African-Americans seek to be able to move and operate in predominately white society safely. Racial integration concerned mostly public spaces and private hiring practices. Capitalism is what other ethnic groups in America engage in successfully, while, at the same time, blacks "play at" mainstream commerce and politics. Black capitalism equals "Black Power" to position blacks as the
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owners of land, the means of production and businesses. The aim of having blacks collectively participate capitalism bolsters self-reliance — individually and communally. Money is like blood — it needs to circulate for local economies to survive. More blacks need to build wealth through ownership and development of businesses. Working together
is the only way blacks can get our economic and social goals. "Black capitalism" can empower blacks' progress. Blacks will never gain parity until we practice and engage in "collective capitalism." The key to "collective capitalism" is strategic circulation of resources between your kind and kin. Blacks do capitalism right through cooperative efforts of building
wealth together. Blacks need to consciously participate in capital exchange and investments. Blacks are recommended to research and read works by black capitalists Claude Anderson and Boyce Watkins. William Reed is publisher of "Who's Who in Black Corporate America" and available for projects via Busxchng@his.com. WI
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This is a strange time for the country and thus the world. We have elected as president a man who seems to have won simply with the message that his ability to amass wealth makes him the best candidate. With wealth as the most powerful credential, he has been given license to create policies that will impact not just the United States but the world. 99% of us don’t have the resources that #45 has. We have limitations that he has been able to avoid. The greater we have control over our finances, the greater control we have over our lives. When we have a savings there is not the demand that we accept working conditions from an employer that is intolerable. This is a time to make strategic decisions regarding how to build your personal economic strength for you and your family. I am an advocate on building generational wealth. Each generation should support the next generation to do better and be better. That is why estate planning is a piece of the overall wealth creation strategy. It is not enough to build wealth if we don’t create a process on how to protect it and transfer it to the next generation. As we know the golden rule and the law of the land is the one with the gold rules and the borrower is servant to the lender. Subsequently we must empower ourselves and create strategies of strength that build options and opportunities to strengthen our families and community. Building strength requires a long term strategic plan that includes identifying the goal. If the goal is short term the implementation required is short term. The long game requires multiple players and multiple approaches. No matter how you feel about them the New England Patriots returning to the Super Bowl this year is an example of a long term plan. In building the long game you will have to create assets that work for you even when you cannot work for yourself, protect the assets that you create and pass the assets onto the next generation. We must build for tomorrow today. Deborah Owens, America’s Wealth Coach ™ says when you are in poverty your goal is survival for the day, when you are wealthy you strategize for the next generation. Once the goal is created and the values enumerated building the strategy to achieve the goals is not necessarily easy but priority. With the goal in mind to build a family and community that is economically empowered there is strength to withstand oppression. With personal resources you have strength to make decisions of independence. When you have individual or collective strength there iAt this point in time, in this country we see people who are challenged to identify what their values are. We have individuals who are forced to make decisions that may impact their financial future positions based on their political stands. This is a time that has shown what we are made of. We have to suffer the consequences of decisions made yesterday but we can build for tomorrow. As estate planning attorneys we make a practice of focusing on the long game. We however cannot sell today for tomorrow. We must remember that our integrity once lost is not easily replaced. What we sacrifice today may not be easily regained tomorrow. Trust once lost is not easily refound. Our dignity once lost is not easily recreated. As Stephen Covey says we must“Begin with the end in mind”. Aimee D. Griffin, Esq., The Griffin Firm, PLLC 5335 Wisconsin Ave NW, Suite 440, Washington DC 20015 www.thegriffinfirm-PLLC.com 202-379-4738
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NATIONAL Trump Vows to Send ‘Feds’ to Handle Chicago’s ‘Carnage’ Congressman Davis: ‘Situation Calls for Reason not Rhetoric’
By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor With his sights set on Chicago, America’s third-largest city, where gunfire has become commonplace with a homicide rate that last year reached a 20-year high, recently-elected President Donald Trump claims to have a solution. His plan, while vague, at least for now, follows a Jan 24 tweet in which he said, “Chicago murder rate is record setting – 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can’t do it he must ask for Federal help.” Trump later added. again in a tweet, that if Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible “carnage” he would “send in the Feds!” Subsequent reports from
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CNN citing law enforcement sources suggest that the plan calls for an increase of the number of agents, employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, from a current force of 40 to 60. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel responded in a printed statement to Trump’s “threat.” “We have received no word from the federal government to confirm these reports but it would be welcome news if the administration has indeed agreed to one of Mayor Emanuel’s requests for federal resources.” Trump, once again taking to his more often-employed means of communication, Twitter, added to his comments concerning Chicago’s substantive escalation
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of violence calling the situation “totally out of control.” During a recent meeting with Black community leaders from the Chicagoland area he reportedly said, “We’re going to have to do something about Chicago,” – a city which he previously described as one overrun by drugs dealers and gangs. Few would argue that something must be done to curb the rein of shootings that have resulted in an unprecedented homicide toll of 762 deaths in 2016, and has continued into 2017 with 51 recorded homicides in January. But so far, it appears that Trump’s “plan” has been met with lukewarm response. Last year, Emanuel unveiled an expanded mentoring program for students in an effort to keep at-risk youth away from the city’s plethora of gangs, mostly holding on to turfs located on the city’s south and west sides where the majority of Black youth reside. The mayor also announced plans to boost the numbers of officers within Chicago’s Police Department. There have also been recommendations from several city officials to use other measures including sending more Drug Enforcement Administration and Federal Bureau Investigation agents to Chicago and pushing for an increase in the prosecution of those guilty of federal gun crimes. Still, current numbers do not bode well for those citizens and
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city officials fed up and frustrated by the rise of shootings and homicides in the Windy City. In 2016, Chicago, with a population of 2.7 million, recorded more shootings and homicides than any other U.S. city, according to both FBI and Chicago Police Department data. Additionally, the city’s murder clearance rate, a measure of solved and closed cases, stands as one of the lowest in the country. Former SNCC member and a co-founder of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers, Bobby Rush, has represented the city’s 1st District in Congress since 1993. He responded to Trump, tweeting back, “We welcome all the help we can get. Come to my district.” But Rush (D-IL) remained unavailable for interview, according to his staff, due to the tenuous condition of his wife’s health and her recent hospitalization. However, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), who has represented the city’s 7th District since 1997 and remains a staunch member of the Congressional Black Caucus, shared his perspective. “The Bible says ‘come and let us reason together, otherwise we shall be utterly destroyed by the edge of the sword,’” he said. “Now it’s true, and no one can deny, that we’re experiencing difficult times in relation to violence, poverty and frustration. But that’s no reason to go berserk.”
“We need to focus on job creation and follow the example of previous presidents like Roosevelt and his fellow Democrats whose plan helped unemployed Americans during the Great Depression. We need training programs in our schools so that youth can learn skills while also receiving a stipend until they’re fully prepared to put in productive work.” “As for the rhetoric that’s going on, there’s a lot to be said for negotiating with love and respect for one another. Open warfare and the bashing of elected officials will not get us any closer to fixing the societal issues that we currently face.” Davis lamented over the lack of optimism shared by a majority of those who reside within his district. “So many of my people have lost hope. They don’t believe that tomorrow will be any different or better than today. That’s why the behavior of a growing number of citizens has become warped. They can’t see that they’ve gone down the wrong road. We need to reason our way out of this dilemma – I’m confident that we can and will.” For those interested in hearing additional voices weigh-in on the challenges facing the city of Chicago and proposed solutions, watch Chicago in the Crosshair an MSNBC special hosted by Chris Hayes which airs Thursday, Feb. 9. WI
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Morocco Celebrates Readmission to African Union Since King Mohammed VI's 1999 ascension to the Moroccan throne, he has signed almost a thousand bilateral and multilateral agreements with other African countries. Now, in an attempt to further generate positive relations with other African countries, King Mohammed re-enters Morocco into the African Union, much to the delight of Edward Gabriel, former American ambassador to Morocco. Gabriel noted that Morocco is the second-largest investor in the continent and that its return to the African Union is "the natural outcome of King Mohammed VI's tireless commitment to enhancing Morocco's strong ties in Africa." "As Morocco claims its place as a major player in Africa, I hope that Western powers grappling with the same issues can recognize the deeper significance of this latest development: that with cooperation and unity comes strength," Gabriel said. WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
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Black Nurses Storm Capitol Hill By Tatyana Hopkins WI Contributing Writer Hundreds of black nurses from around the country filled the grand ballroom at the Washington Court Hotel for the 29th annual National Black Nurses
Day on Capitol Hill, Thursday Feb. 2. The event was held by the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA), a nonprofit that represents over 150,000 registered and retired nurses, and nursing students.
"Nurses are coming from across the U.S. to lobby in congress regarding violence as a public health crisis in African-American communities and to speak on behalf of the underserved and underrepresented populations regarding the Affordable Care
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Act," said NBNA President Eric Williams, the organization's first male president. Each year the organization picks the most pressing issues in the African-American community and prepares its members to lobby politicians on the Hill in a day of directed sessions. This year's theme was "Addressing the Epidemic of Violence," in which NBNA targeted gun violence and federal funding for nursing education and research, and keeping the Affordable Care Act alive, among other topics. "Nurses are on the front lines," Williams said. "We see the devastation, we see the lack of care that affects our population and who is it that can best advocate for the elimination of health care disparities other than a black nurse. We're excited to be agents of change and be visionary leaders and make a difference." The association provided the nurses with background information and a list of recommendations to legislators for each issue so they could meet with them at the end of the day. Longtime Texas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, an NBNA member, told the nurses how important it was to participate politically in their field. "I always feel right at home," Johnson said. "It's so good to see all of these faces that are still active after all so many years. I guess, once a nurse, always a nurse."
Most health care services involve some form of care from a nurse. Nurses make up the largest segment of the health care workforce and one of the largest segments in the country's general workforce, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. "It's important to be involved in your profession," Johnson said. "You must be mindful of the fact that you must be part of the policy that governs your role." Organized in 1971 by Dr. Lauranne Sams, former dean and professor of nursing at Tuskeegee University's School of Nursing, NBNA's mission is to "represent and provide a forum for Black nurses to advocate and implement strategies to ensure access to the highest quality of health care for persons of color." Georgia Rep. Sanford Bishop gave the nurses tips on how to reach their representatives. "It's very important, since we are supposed to have a government of the people, that you be here to let your voices be heard," Sanford said. He told the nurses that everyday citizens could influence policy by writing individualized letters and emails to their representatives, calling their offices, and showing up in-office to voice concerns. "You may not think that it counts, but you can truly make a difference," he said. WI
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February Greetings From DC Office on Aging Laura Newland DC Office on Aging Executive Director I hope you will join me in celebrating Black History Month. I feel so fortunate to live in a city where Black history is acknowledged and celebrated every day, and I don’t need to wait for February to learn about the many contributions of African Americans to this city. I’m reminded every time I’m out in the community about how many of you have contributed to, and shaped, the story of Washington, D.C. And how you continue to do so every day. Our Community Events Calendar this month includes several Black history celebrations taking place throughout the city, and I also encourage you to engage with your neighbors and the younger members of your community. Share your experiences. Talk about how hard you’ve worked to build this city, and how hard you’re working now to keep this city a place where you want to continue to live. You may not realize how interested people are in hearing your story until you make that connection. We know how important intergenerational connections are in building community, and I’m excited for some of the programs we have been working on at the Office on Aging. For Valentine’s Day, we’ll be sending something extra special with our home-delivered meals to seniors throughout the city. Students from eight DC Public Schools volunteered to make handmade Valentine’s Day cards for homebound seniors as part of our Cupid’s Kids initiative. I hope this gesture of kindness will lift spirits, but will also serve as a teachable moment for our youngest residents that they have a responsibility in creating, and contributing to, their community. Our goal this year was to send homemade Valentine’s Day cards to 2,600 recipients of DCOA’s home-delivered meals program. Thanks to the overwhelming response from DCPS students, teachers and administrators, we far surpassed this goal and will be sending Valentine’s cards to more than 4,000 seniors! Seniors attending Adult Day Health Centers and
those who receive case management support in their homes will also be receiving notes and cards created by the youngest members of our community. When Mayor Muriel Bowser talks about the foundations of a strong community, she reminds us that “the success of our city rises and falls on the people of Washington, D.C.” Through the Cupid’s Kids initiative, DCPS students are exemplifying Mayor Bowser’s vision of our shared values bringing us together for a greater cause. I am so proud of our DCPS students and grateful for the teachers and administrators for reinforcing D.C. values and teaching the youngest members of our city how they can make a difference in the community—one individual at a time. If you had a chance to join me at one of my town halls last month,
you heard me talk about the risk of social isolation among seniors living in D.C. More than half of seniors in the District live alone, according to our 2016 Senior Needs Assessment. Many seniors living alone are at higher risk of social isolation. And we know there are a number of negative health outcomes tied to isolation, including depression, heart disease, weakened immune system, and dementia. The good news is that social isolation is not inevitable, nor is it irreversible. We all have a duty, as members of this community, to reach out to others who may be silently suffering alone, just as our DCPS students have done. At DCOA, we are working hard to make sure we can reach our most vulnerable and isolated populations, but we need your help. Next month, we will be building on our Ambassador program to provide more op-
portunities for you to volunteer in the community and with our office. We will be offering quarterly Ambassador training sessions covering a variety of issues around aging to better equip you with the information and support you need to make a difference in your neighborhoods. I encourage you to visit www. dcoa.dc.gov or call us at 202-7245626 to learn more about how you can work with us to help combat social isolation. If you feel you may be suffering from isolation, please reach out to us as well. We can help. Remember that the winter months are a peak time for prolonged isolation and a sense of loneliness for many, particularly the frail elderly who are unable to leave their homes. Take some extra time out of your day to call your relative, visit a friend, and invite someone over for dinner!
Centenarian Ada Clark is honored by Mayor Bowser in 2016
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If you know of residents who will have celebrated their centennial birthday by April 30, 2017, please call Darlene Nowlin at (202) 724-5622 or email darlene.nowlin@ dc.gov. When registering centenarians, please make sure you know the name, date of birth and contact information for each individual.
We are searching for the elegant lady who will represent the District of Columbia as the 2017 Ms. Senior D.C. Contestants are judged on a personal interview, their philosophy of life, their talent and evening gown presentations. The winner will represent the District of Columbia and compete in the Ms. Senior America Pageant. Visit www.dcoa.dc.gov to complete an online application. For more information on how to sign up, please call DCOA at 202-724-5622 or email darlene.nowlin@dc.gov.
The D.C. Office on Aging (DCOA) is seeking District residents who are 100 years or older to honor during our 31st Annual Salute to Centenarians being held in April.
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Comcast’s ‘Mover’ Heads Inclusion and Multicultural Marketing for Northeast Division By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributor She was named to Ebony Magazine Power 100 of 2016, a distinction handed out to such notable African-American achievers as the family of President Barack Obama, Lonnie Bunch, Melissa Harris-Perry and John Legend. Other publications have featured her as a “mover and shaker” and now Janet Uthman, a former corporate marketing director at BET, has transitioned smoothly into a new role at Comcast as the division vice president of Inclusion and Multicultural Marketing. “As the head of Inclusion and Multicultural Marketing for Comcast’s Northeast Division, I am responsible for overseeing the planning and execution of diversity and inclusion efforts, as well as multicultural marketing strategies across the Division,” said Uthman, who joined Comcast in 2008 as region director of product management. Uthman’s division is spread across 14 states including Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. She holds a Masters of Business Administration in Marketing from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Finance from UC Berkeley and previously served as region sales director for the Disney Channel. Prior to taking over her current role in October 2015, Uthman worked as vice president of Marketing and Sales at Comcast where she gained a reputation for crafting competitive strategy and successfully building top performing sales teams while delivering best in class results. “This past year, I helped assemble a group of leaders across the Division who are committed to being champions of diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our business,” she said. “Together, we have continued to build on our initiatives to ensure all 22,000 of our employees across the Division have an equal opportunity to succeed at Comcast and reflect the diverse communities in which we live and serve.” The company’s Beltway Region Black Employee Network has also proven successful. The Beltway Region, which includes the Washington, D.C. area, kicked off the Black Employee Net-
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work Employee Resource Group – ERG – last March to champion growth, development and opportunity for individuals of color, Uthman said. “Understanding the importance of employee resource groups, the Region also recently launched the Veterans Network, Women’s Network and Young Professionals Network, and is looking to include others,” she said. “In addition to networking, these groups provide peer-to-peer mentoring, help drive business initiatives, as well as improve community relations, as several members are involved in local organizations around the Greater Washington, D.C. area.” Uthman has also been busy offering guidance on programming and product enhancements that appeal to multicultural audiences, and looking for opportunities to meet with customers at various local events, recognizing that not all customer segments can be addressed with one general marketing message. “We continuously look to create culturally relevant marketing ads, as well as expand our programming content to appeal to African-American and multicultural audiences,” Uthman said. “We recently added the Impact Network, ASPiRE and REVOLT to our channel lineup, as well as distributed an RFP to add two additional African-American majority owned networks by January 2019,” she said. “We have also enhanced our products and services to make it easier for our viewers to find African American programming, including adding Black TV & Film, MLK
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Day and Black History Month folders to Xfinity On Demand,” Uthman said. With respect to its engagement in local events, Comcast’s goal is to make authentic connections by supporting causes important to the communities it serves, she said. In 2016, Comcast’s Beltway Region supported the Lake Arbor Jazz festival in Prince George’s County, the Washington Informer Spelling Bee, Howard University Charter Day, Radio One Prayer Breakfast, and the company held a special viewing party for the NAACP Image Awards in partnership with TV One. Comcast has also supported the African-American Festival in Baltimore and the Capital Jazz Festival in Columbia, Maryland. Further, Comcast Cares Day, a celebration of the company’s yearround commitment to service, has grown to become the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer event. In 2016, more than 100,000 volunteers improved more than 900 parks, schools, beaches, senior centers and other vital community sites in 21 countries during the 15th anniversary of Comcast Cares Day. In September 2016, the cable giant joined the YMCA of the USA in Philadelphia to announce a comprehensive $15.3 million partnership that combines the Y’s commitment to strengthening communities and improving the lives of children and families and the trans-
formative potential of Comcast’s Internet Essentials, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive internet adoption program, to help prepare the next generation for the future. “We value our partnership with Washington, D.C. leaders and organizations to close the digital divide. We offer the nation’s largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption program, Internet Essentials, which provides lowcost broadband service for $9.95 a month, digital literacy training and discounted computers for low-income families,” Uthman said. “In July 2016, we announced expansion of the program’s eligibility to households receiving HUD-housing assistance, including public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and Multifamily programs. This announcement means even more individuals, including seniors, veterans and adults without children, are now eligible to apply for the program,” she said. In five years, the Internet Essentials program has connected more than 750,000 low-income families – or more than three million Americans – to the Internet at home. This includes nearly 3,000 low-income families from Washington, D.C. Uthman said her work remains cut out for her but she’s up to the challenge. Her drive has already been acknowledged as she was named to Ebony Magazine’s Power 100.
“It was a tremendous honor to be named alongside such luminaries. I was literally speechless when I heard the news,” Uthman said. “Ebony Magazine was a huge part of my life growing up, as it was one of the few places to see positive portrayals of African-American people in the media at that time.” While honors and accolades are welcome, Uthman said she’s most passionate about her job and what it entails. “I love having the opportunity to build on and create new initiatives to ensure all our employees across the Northeast Division have an equal opportunity to succeed in the organization,” Uthman said. “I also enjoy partnering with our corporate team to create strategies to attract and retain multicultural consumers. This role is the perfect combination of my passion and my purpose,” she said. Building on efforts in diversity and inclusion is extremely important, and Uthman said she has the full support of her Division president and senior leadership teams, who are committed to fostering an inclusive environment across the Division. “In just a little over a year in my new role, my biggest accomplishment has been not only showing how diversity and inclusion is a business imperative, but how it can be a competitive advantage,” Uthman said.
“Together, we have continued to build on our initiatives to ensure all 22,000 of our employees across the Division have an equal opportunity to succeed at Comcast and reflect the diverse communities in which we live and serve.” JANET UTHMAN / Comcast Division VicePresident of Inclusion and Multicultural Marketing
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EDUCATION Underprivileged Girls Get Dresses in Time for Dance
Local Businessman Donates Threads By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Two days before the Annual Boys and Girls Club father-daughter dance, underprivileged girls without anything to wear received new dresses for their big night from one charitable businessman. Sam Sisahkti, a 34-year-old entrepreneur and founder of the Top 100 Internet retail site UsTrendy. com, visited the Richard England Clubhouse 14 in Northeast on Jan. 30, to hand-deliver dresses to dozens of young girls with a message of body positivity. "I started my online retail company like 10 years ago and during the process I noticed a lot of body shaming," Sisahkti said. "I get sam-
ples of clothing all the time and I wanted to donate to the girls here in the name of my new charity." His charity — The Believe In Yourself Project — focuses on providing new designer dresses to underprivileged girls to wear to their school dances. He knew that the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington would be the best place to start. "I contacted several different Clubs because I knew that they had the reach and the capacity to get the dresses to the girls who needed it," he said. "It's all about providing some happiness, confidence and giving back to the community." Tiaret Payne, a sixth-grader and member of the Boys and Girls Club, said that Sisahkti's donation
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MARTIN from Page 12 he wore one so often. But he was a cool young man – but one with growing pains like others. He was just coming into his own, almost but not quite a man, when he was killed.” “We tried to make sure he was prepared to handle himself with white adults and how to avoid confrontations with them. And we believe he did all he could to stay alive. It just wasn’t enough,” Tracy and Sybrina said. Trayvon’s mother said she didn’t have a lot of time to remain cloistered in her Miami bedroom after her son’s death – she could not rest until some form of justice had prevailed. “I was numb, weak and hopeless,” she said. “But when I heard in those early days that the man responsible for my son’s death had not been arrested, I knew I had to get out of my bed and use my voice like any mother would. I’ve never wanted anyone to pity me or to feel sorry for me. In fact, I hope people would see me simply as a mother – a grieving mother who knew she had to get back up,” Fulton said. Tracy noted after Benjamin Crump and his legal firm accepted their case, and particularly after the “not guilty” verdict came more than a year after that fateful night, it became clear that his son’s death had stirred the souls of more than just a few family friends. “You’re never prepared to deal with the sudden death of a child. But after seeing thousands of people come out in our support at the Million Hoodie
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March in New York City that Rev. Al Sharpton and others pulled together, we were encouraged. Seeing so many people whom we had never met holding signs, wearing T-shirts with our son’s face on the front and hearing the chants and shouts of support – it all helped us,” he said. Both said they still believe in the American justice system but think changes must be made until Blacks no longer have to fear being “killed with their hands up, killed while walking away, or killed while drinking iced tea and munching on Skittles.” “You rarely see Asians or whites being pulled over by law enforcement and told to put their hands on the dashboard,” Martin said. “You don’t hear about them being shot by police or put in a chokehold by the police. We know that all lives matter but the evidence tends to say just the opposite about Black lives. “But we can’t sit down. Not yet. Because we continue to hear the same stories, the same tragedies – the names are just different. And the list has grown way too long,” he said. Sybrina believes the way law enforcement deals with communities of color needs to be changed. “Police don’t trust the people in our neighborhoods. Black and brown folks don’t trust the police. We have to get to know one another. We have to begin to understand the differences that exist between people of various races, religions and beliefs. We have to learn how to co-exist because there’s only one world. Community policing would really help,” she said. Since their son’s death, the two par-
ents have formed the Trayvon Martin Foundation which provides a wide array of services aimed at those who have lost a child or family member and thus been exposed to senseless crime. They have also formed two groups, The Circle of Fathers and The Circle of Mothers, led by Martin and Fulton, respectively. And they admit that they’re considering entering the world of politics – more than likely at the local level if not as leaders of an advocacy group so that they can be “part of the change.” “We want to help facilitate healing, we want to empower mothers and fathers. We bring police officers and youth together so that our children can hear firsthand how to conduct themselves if they’re confronted by law enforcement officials. They need to know the do’s and don’ts,” they said. And with the final word, Sybrina spoke to other mothers who have or may one day find themselves facing what she first encountered five years ago. “You can’t reach out to help others heal until you’re first healed,” she said. “I had to heal myself first and there was no quick or easy remedy. We have to get involved in our communities and speak out whenever there’s injustice. You never know if tomorrow will be the day when you have to deal with tragedy. But in the midst of it all, as my pastor told me years ago, I learned who I really was. Seeing children at play encourages me. I have hope for tomorrow.” “And I will always be the proud mother of Trayvon Martin,” she said. WI
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Do the ‘Trayvons’ of Today Stand a Chance? Five years ago, as 17-year-old Trayvon Martin went in search of an evening snack while visiting his father in the normally sedate city of Sanford, Florida, he could not have known that it would be his last night alive. But because he was “armed” with his habitually-worn hoodie, cell phone, exhibited city swagger and stuck out with his caramel-colored skin like a fly in the buttermilk, he assumed the persona of an opposing, menacing figure. At least that’s what George Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watchman, decided. It was this kind of narrow-minded, stereotypical hogwash that prompted Zimmerman, Trayvon’s soon-to-be murderer, to conclude that both he and his pristine, gated community were in trouble and that he might have to take the law into his own hands to secure their safety. We all know the outcome. Zimmerman, finding himself on the losing end of an old-fashioned fistfight, took out his gun and shot the unarmed youth with deadly intent. Black parents today could probably sleep much better at night if they thought Zimmerman’s attitude and actions were an anomaly rather than the norm. However, in cities big and small, Black men and boys tend to be viewed as criminals, rogues or troublemakers more often due to what they’re wearing or the music to which they’re listening – rather than what they’re actually saying or doing. Since Trayvon’s death, the names of more young Black men and women have been added to an ongoing list of controversial, questionable deaths, reminding us that Black men and boys face each day in constant jeopardy of being used as target practice because of stereotypes, racism and unfounded fears. As much as Black parents arm their children with strategies they’ll need when they face those inevitable run ins with men like Zimmerman, the chance of their returning home unscathed is far from guaranteed. In America, “walking, driving, even skateboarding or bicycling while Black” is still a crime with those who violate the “law” more likely to end the day as occup. WI
The Hypocrisy of Immigration Reform Have we forgotten? More to the point, has President Donald Trump forgotten that this country was built on immigration, with even his own family line traceable to a European nation? The President’s single-minded ban on immigrants from any country is a slap at the Constitution and all for which this nation stands. Martin Luther King, Jr. said he wanted to see the day when all would sit at the table of brotherhood. When Barack Obama was elected and then reelected, there was hope that such racist views were now limited to a few remaining and residual gun-toting folks with their weapons prominently displayed in the rear window of their pickup trucks. But Trump’s policies and all those standing with him – which are many – reveal that much work still needs to be done. King’s table of brotherhood includes Blacks, whites, Jews and yes, even and most certainly Muslims. Perhaps if Trump eventually sits down for an interview as promised with NNPA President/CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis, a King disciple and leader of the Black Press, maybe he will have a chance to be reminded about the importance of immigrants and how all are simply pursuing the American Dream. He did just that has found success. He’s a billionaire businessman who has become our nation’s 45th president. Surely, he hasn’t forgotten that. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
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With respect to your publisher, writers and photographers, I have a love-hate relationship with your newspaper. I say this mainly because of the Business Exchange column in The Washington Informer written by William Reed. Over the past few years he has written so many negative articles in reference to the Democratic Party and about President Obama and his policies, I was wondering if the ultra-right fanatics were paying him to write. Now that Donald Trump is in office, I will be checking to see what type of articles Mr. Reed will write. Well, lo and behold, in this week's Informer, Mr. Reed writes about business opportunities in the Sudan. If I were to have the opportunity to ask Mr. Reed a question, it would be, "Did these opportunities just open up since the election, and why didn't you write about them months ago instead of using your column to trash President Obama?"
I just love reading your newspaper, it really is a wonderful publication. Week after week, your staff writes informative articles that are very important to us in the African-American community. I really liked the article in the Black History Month section of this week's newspaper by Stacy M. Brown, "Ex-UN Ambassador: Jobs, Not Racism, Is America's Biggest Problem." Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young says things in that interview that make so much sense. I just wish our young people would read these types of articles and take them to heart. Wilbur Kennedy Washington, D.C.
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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist
By Julianne Malveaux
Trump Needs to Shut Down Shady Solar Panel Salespeople
As a progressive who worked hard to help get Secretary Hillary Clinton elected, it is challenging for me to accept Donald Trump as president. But he won. At least for now, I have to make the best of a bad situation. Which means progressives like me will have to both resist the Trump administration's odious policies, and also pressure — and even cooperate with the administration to implement policies that reflect our worldview.
This is why I was interested to see a recent letter sent to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by three Democratic Members of Congress. Signed by Congressmen Henry Cuellar of Texas, Emmanuel Cleaver of Missouri and Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, it urges the CFPB to look into bad actors operating in the rooftop solar industry. What we are talking about here are those salespeople that go door to door and bombard consumers with telemarketing calls, urging them to put solar panels on their
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Making Black History "There are [blacks] who are willing to worship the pyramids of 4,000 years ago but will not build pyramids in the present so their children may see what they left behind as well. We have a leadership who rallies the people to look at past glories but leave their children neglected…" — Dr. Amos Wilson, Afrikan Centered Consciousness versus the New World Order It's that time again, y'all. Black History Month! The time of year
when we celebrate our history. Consider this: Let's make black history in addition to just celebrating it this year. Having used Amos Wilson's quote many times in my attempt to get us to move from being passive to being active, I draw upon his wisdom once again in hope that we will change our behavior when it comes to Black History Month, by making some history of our own. History has shown us what our ancestors have done, but we must take their victories to a higher level by building upon what they have done — not just talking about it.
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rooftops. Now, for some people, rooftop solar makes both environmental and financial sense. This is why I generally support the industry. But what concerns me — and those three Democratic congressmen — are the shady operators that mislead potential customers about the cost saving benefits of installing those panels. The letter outlined three major concerns. First, that new customers may be unaware that the panels can cost upwards of $15,000 and that they will have to pay that money back.
This purchase can generate an additional lien against their home, which also decreases its value and makes it harder to sell. For those Americans barely getting by, and counting on every dollar of equity in their house, this is problematic. This is especially true if they hope to sell their home to fund retirement. Second, salespeople sometimes tell customers that they will save a lot of money on their utility bill because the price of electricity from utility companies is going up. That simply is not accurate. In
reality, many people's electric bills are coming down, stabilizing or going up only single digits. This is because of cheap and abundant natural gas used to produce electricity. Solar panel customers don't see any savings on their electric bills, but have to pay back the cost of buying or leasing the panels. Every month, people are out of pocket more — not less — money. Third, the letter to the CFPB points out that many of these solar panel sales pitches include promis-
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By James Clingman
This month, God willing, I will write four articles on making black history, and offer ways to improve on what has already been done by following the paths left by our people and building something now. Then, next year this time, we will have more to celebrate—something our children can see in their present rather than in their past. This first feature of "Making Black History" is centered on a call being put forth by THE One Million Conscious and Conscientious Black Contributors and Voters (OMCCBCV). See: http://www.ia-
moneofthemillion.com/our-planks. html and read Plank #1) Imagine the impact of millions of black voters going to their respective Boards of Elections and changing their registration designation to "No Party Affiliation" (NPA). Now that is a great way to MAKE black History rather than sit back and reflect on the black history made by our progenitors. The original NPA idea came from co-convener of THE One Million, Amefika Geuka, who recently discussed with me a mass movement by black voters to declare our inde-
pendence of both dominant political parties. We decided to launch the effort this Black History Month (Feb. 2017). We want at least one million black voters, in the next 90 days, to register "NPA," thereby, serving notice on all politicians that black folks will no longer be their puppets and will no longer be ignored. Changing our designation to NPA will strengthen us collectively and give us the power to leverage our votes for our own best interests
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By Hasan Zillur Rahim
We Must Stop the Assault on Our Fundamental Values
President Trump's executive order to ban immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries for at least 90 days and to indefinitely ban Syrian refugees from entering the United States is an unprecedented assault on fundamental American values of justice and freedom. It has already set off a chain reaction of broken promises and calamitous uncertainty throughout the world. That this most ahistorical of presidents chose to issue his order on Ho-
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locaust Remembrance Day makes it all the more tragic and ominous. Although a federal judge in Brooklyn, N.Y., issued an emergency stay of deportations from JFK, San Francisco, Dulles and other airports following a lawsuit by the ACLU, the stay's consistent enforcement is doubtful given the enormous power the president wields. What we need is a grass-roots movement to stop the president from continuing his single-minded agenda of uprooting what, until now, had made America the humanitarian leader of the world, an achievement
far greater than our unmatched entrepreneurial drive and material progress. To our credit, this movement has already begun, riding the momentum created by the Women's March on Jan. 21. On Sunday, Jan. 29, protests against the refugee ban swept across the nation, from New York City and Miami to San Francisco and Los Angeles. About 100 of us — Jews, Christians, Muslims, atheists — gathered in front of San Jose's City Hall, chanting, "Say it loud, say it clear. Immigrants are welcome here," and "San Jose stands against hate. Immigrants
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make America great." Laurie, a rabbi in a Los Gatos Elementary School, had brought her daughter and held up a sign that read, "Rabbis for Refugees." "I had to be here," she told me when I expressed my gratitude as a Muslim-American. Miriam is an active participant with the grassroots movement launched from Facebook called Together We Will. "We are a nation of immigrants. Immigrants are welcome here. An insult against anyone is an insult against me," she said.
Terse but telling signs were all around: "No Wall. We Stand United for All," "Muslims Make San Jose Better," "Be Kind to All Refugees," "Dissent is Patriotic," "We Are All Immigrants." "San Jose Christians Love Muslims," and "The Power of the People is Stronger than the People in Power." Martin Niemöller (1892-1984), a Protestant pastor and outspoken foe of Adolf Hitler, spent the last seven years of Nazi rule in concentration camps. Of that time, he later wrote:
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By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
Trump's Minion Prepares to Gut Consumer Watchdog
"Personnel is policy," says Gary Cohn, the former president of Goldman Sachs recently named to head President Trump's National Economic Council. He got that right, and every working family should shudder that Trump — after railing against the corruptions of Goldman Sachs and other big banks in the campaign — has put six former Goldman Sachs bankers at the
head of his economic team. Their first priority is to roll back bank regulation, and, as Gary Cohn told the Wall Street Journal, one of their first targets is to disembowel the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP). The CFPB was created in the Dodd-Frank banking reforms passed after the excesses of the banks helped blow up the economy. Led by Elizabeth Warren (then a Harvard Law professor, now a U.S. senator), consumer and civil rights groups pushed
for it against the full force of the banking lobby. The agency's sole mission is to protect consumers against the scams and schemes of fraudulent banks and lenders. Led by Richard Cordray, a former Ohio attorney general and treasurer, it has been a stunning success, recovering nearly $12 billion for 27 million consumers from the lenders who cheated or defrauded them. The CFPB is the champion of what Trump calls the forgotten working families of America. It has protected veterans and mil-
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itary families, recovering $100 million from lenders who preyed on them. It recovered over $480 million for students who were deceived by for-profit chains peddling fraudulent products. It has moved against the payday lenders that gouge low-wage workers. It is about to issue rules prohibiting payday loans with interest of 300 percent or more — literally immoral loans that earn the Bible's condemnation of usury. Seniors are often targets of financial frauds. Last year, a survey showed that nearly one in five
citizens 65 and older had been "taken advantage of financially." The CFPB has worked actively to shield them from deceptive practices. The big banks hate the CFPB and its investigations into their policies and practices. The agency has recovered more than $1.5 billion for consumers bilked by credit card companies. For the first time, with the CFPB working people have a cop on the financial beat.
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By Marian Wright Edelman
Ripping America Apart
"I had never been to Mexico. We left with just one trunk full of belongings. No furniture. A few metal cooking utensils. A small ceramic pitcher, because it reminded me of my mother." — Emilia Castañeda, born in the USA, deported from Los Angeles County If you are reeling from the series of Executive Orders and Memoranda issued by President Trump in his first two weeks in
office — and horrified by what clearly seems to be an unconstitutional, un-American and unjust ban on Muslims from seven countries that has caused outrage at home and abroad — keep reading. When candidate Donald Trump first promised a "deportation force" during the presidential campaign, that idea sounded inhumane and disturbed many of us. But did you know it's been tried before? When Emilia Castañeda was 9 years old, she and her brother and father were forced to leave
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their home in Los Angeles on one-way train tickets to Mexico paid for by Los Angeles County — leaving behind the house her father had purchased before the Depression, most of their possessions, and even the small plot of land where Emilia's mother was buried. Emilia wasn't able to return home to Los Angeles for nine years. She was one of an estimated one to two million people pressured or forced to leave the United States for Mexico in the 1930s. President Herbert Hoover's government called the program
"Mexican Repatriation," but scholars estimate about 60 percent of the people forced to "repatriate" to Mexico were actually U.S. citizens like Emilia. Mexican Americans were rounded up indiscriminately at workplaces or handed train tickets by social workers in cities and towns across the country. Historian Francisco Balderrama estimates one-third of Los Angeles's Mexican population was expelled between 1929 and 1944. Many Americans don't know about this shameful chapter in our history. Those who lived through it
and whose families were separated and destroyed in the process are now watching with horror as history seems poised to repeat itself. Families such as the deported Castañedas were swept up in scapegoating that blamed them for taking away scarce jobs and taking up spaces on welfare relief rolls at the height of the Depression. The same language is back, along with similar tactics. Drafts have been circulating of potential executive orders by President
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By Askia Muhammad
There's Too Much Celebrity News Congratulations to Beyoncé. Her picture of herself wearing only a bra and a veil, and revealing her stomach, swollen with twin babies she's expecting, has become the most-liked Instagram photo ever. What is that about? It's celebrity news. While there has been a lively discussion this political season about the very real dangers of "fake news," there is little concern about the spread of "celebrity news."
Take, for example, the jibber-jabber going around about the White House Correspondents Dinner. Major news organizations are already devoting attention to which companies will or will not host after-parties and soirees to mingle with all the high-profile guests they will be inviting to the dinner. But the dinner is not until late April! When President Barack Obama came into office, the Congressional Radio-Television Correspondents Association's annual dinner was the "cat's pajamas," the "crème-de-la-crème"
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of elite Washington social events. Now it's the White House Correspondents Dinner, and it's now known as the "Nerd Prom" — a glitzy gathering among the otherwise nameless/faceless White House correspondents. Before the takeover by the White House A-list crowd, the dinner got so big, it outgrew the ballroom at the Washington Hilton, where the smaller White House dinner is still held, and is now held at the Washington Convention Center. Then, the objective for reporters, who can by one ticket for themselves and
one ticket for a guest, was to get high-profile members of Congress or Cabinet members as their guests. Those guests were newsmakers, not celebrities! Now, the sky's the limit. It's "Red Carpet Mania," and turns ordinary people into swooning fans. One year, I landed Democratic presidential candidate Dr. Lenora Fulani as my guest. Social media did not exist back then, and the major corporate-owned media didn't (and still don't) pay any attention to a lonely black reporter with a fringe-candidate guest.
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There is now a very busy cottage industry grown up around celebrity news. All of the overthe-air TV networks have primetime celebrity "news" shows. So, we get to learn about "beefs" and "disses" exchanged among famous immature individuals, who behave very, very badly after they are paid obscene amounts of money for their performances. Having a picture or a video "go viral" is the new ambition these days. Our young people aspire to be an "American Idol"
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH 5 Author Barbara Reynolds discusses her book "My Life, My Love, My Legacy", co-authored with the late Coretta Scott King at the Annenberg Theater of the Newseum on Saturday, Feb. 4 in Northwest. / Photo by Roy Lewis
Coretta Scott King: More than the Widow of an Icon
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leader of. Makes me sound like the attachments that come with my vacuum cleaner . . . But I am more than a label, I am also Coretta.’” -- Coretta Scott King The words above begin an intimate conversation between Coretta Scott King, which occurred several years before her death in 2006, and the Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds, local minister, journalist and author, shared in a new book about Mrs. King. The recently-published memoir, “My Life, My Love, My Legacy,” chronicles King from her early commitment to the Civil Rights Movement to her eventual marriage to Martin Luther King, Jr. – a decision that almost immediately catapulted her into the maelstrom of history. Reynolds, a longtime friend of King, shared excerpts from the book on Saturday, Feb. 4 and participated in a question and answer session during her appearance at the Newseum in Northwest. The weekend also marked the opening of the Newseum’s newest exhibit “1967: Civil Rights at 50.” “I had already written two biographies but in accepting the job of writing a memoir, capturing the thoughts and soul of a person, was a greater challenge that required me to get out of the way,” said Reynolds, who remained committed to completing the book even after King’s death. “It took me almost 10 years to complete the project because I had to struggle and negotiate with the three living siblings [Martin III, Bernice and Dexter King] who each had their own thoughts about what should be included in the book,” she said. “They each wanted to feel that the woman I presented was their mother and that it was really her story.” “When Bernice finished reading it, she said it made her fall in love with her mother all over again. That was the greatest compliment and confirmation of my work that I could have ever imagined,” Reynolds added.
Reynolds shared several anecdotes that facilitated greater understanding about the complexities, choices and ultimate concerns that marked the life of Coretta Scott King after the murder of her husband. “As we spent more time together, I became amazed by her courage,” Reynolds said. “After their home in Montgomery was bombed, Dr. King’s father told her that she and their infant child Yolanda needed to come with him to Atlanta for their own safety. She refused saying she had to stand with and support Martin. Despite receiving daily death threats, she maintained ‘I am stronger than a crisis.’ She realized that she was ‘married to the movement.’” When asked to assess Mrs. King’s most lasting contributions to the movement and to securing her husband’s legacy, Reynolds cited two examples: the creation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta and the establishment of a national holiday honoring the January 15th birthday of Dr. King. “She discovered that many of the men who supported Dr. King were unwilling to support her,” Reynolds said. “But she didn’t let that deter her. After the March on Washington, the men told her she needed to go back to the hotel so they could continue their work. She disliked feeling like ‘a caged bird’ that sang as Maya Angelou once described. She found ways to negotiate through the sexism that was typical within the Baptist leadership.” “I would describe her as more than just a civil rights leader. She was a human rights leader because she wanted to go beyond the ‘isms’ of the world,” Reynolds said. “Still I wonder, after so many years of nurturing Dr. King’s legacy, who will nurture the legacy of Coretta Scott King? WI
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH Washington Bullets Great Talks Black History By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Phil Chenier has been a color analyst for the Washington Bullets/ Wizards telecasts for more than 30 years, but there are thousands of people in the D.C. area who have no clue he played more than eight seasons with the franchise. The record books have the former shooting guard ranked among the franchise's top 10 in several categories, including fourth in steals (667), sixth in points (9,778) and 10th in assists (1,688). Although Chenier didn't get to play when the team won its only championship in 1978 because of a back injury, the former Bullet remains a fixture with the franchise. After a stint with the Golden State Warriors near his hometown of Berkeley, California, he retired in 1981. Today, the 66-year-old continues to broadcast Wizards games with longtime on-air partner Steve Buckhantz on Comcast SportsNet. Before the Wizards took on the
New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, Feb. 4, Chenier talked about the meaning of black history and whether the younger generation of professional basketball players understand its importance. Here's Chenier in his own words:
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"What it means to me is I've come to a point that life is a cycle. If you are new, you have to mentored. Then you get that point when you are mentoring someone behind you. It's kind of like a stepladder. When you really stop and look back at some of the roles that the pioneers really turned in setting the stage. You didn't get a lot of money back then. You didn't get a lot of attention, notoriety. When you think about the African-Americans and what they had to go through still going through, still not being totally respected, but persevering through all of that. I went to see the movie 'Hidden Figures.' Great, great movie. It just magnified Black History Month. All the pioneers, all the
ground-breakers. People who had set the stage that today we take for granted. That wasn't the case back then. I look at [Hall of Fame basketball player] Bill Russell. No one envisioned a black coach back then. Just like [former Charlotte Bobcats owner] Bob Johnson. Nobody envisioned a black owner. All of these new groundbreaking situations come from people who are willing to step out, do something different and be different."
6 Former Washington Bullets shooting guard and current Comcast SportsNet color analyst Phil Chenier chats with Washington Informer reporter William Ford before the Washington Wizards host the New Orleans Pelicans at Verizon Center in Northwest on Feb. 4. / Photo by John De Freitas
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Bullets shooting guard and current Comcast SportsNet color analyst Phil Chenier poses for a picture before the Washington Wizards game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Verizon Center in Northwest on Feb. 4. / Photo by John De Freitas
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"Everybody learns at their own pace. You have people who are hungry for knowledge. Just like we have the African-American museum that's here. It's a must-go-to, certainly for African-Americans, but for all Americans to see that this group made a major contribution to not only the growth of this country, but the culture of this country. I don't think these guys have to thank me, or this person, or that person. They have to understand at some point, they are going to be
in a similar role and it will be their responsibility to either leave or reach back and bring somebody into the fold. I think it's an idea of showing respect for the game, for the people before them. Hopefully if they realized that I played the game having a certain amount of respect there. This is a fraternity that we're in. The way things are now, I think it is important for players to be a little bit more politically conscious. I'm saying they have to speak out, but be aware of what's going on. Be aware of the voting process. I think they understand this. Having a mentor helps."
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"There have been family members, friends who have helped me along the way. Mentors before me [such as former teammates] Wes Unseld, Earl Monroe, John Tresvant are guys that took time to make me feel comfortable in my position with this league, with this team. That says a lot. I
grew up in Berkeley, California. There was a guy by the name of Don Barksdale. He is a pioneer in the NBA. He was the first to be an African-American All-Star and the first to get a gold medal on the U.S. Olympic basketball team. More importantly, he set a standard. He was an entrepreneur. He had his own beer distributorship ‌ and a radio personality [first black disc jockey in the San Francisco Bay area]. He is showing you an example of all different type of avenues you can go into. Dave Bing is another person I would point to as a great example. After playing, he developed one of the best African-American-owned steel businesses in the country. My duty is to turn around and make sure somebody else feels comfortable and pass on some things that I learned. That's my way of saying, 'thank you.'" WI
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Petition Seeks Charges Against Emmett Till Accuser By Tatyana Hopkins WI Contributing Writer The white woman who fabricated accusations of sexual advances that resulted in the gruesome death of black teen Emmett Till in 1955 will likely avoid prison. A 2007 confession to author Timothy Tyson made public last month in a Vanity Fair article revealed that now-82-year-old Carolyn Bryant Donham lied about the allegations that likely prompted Till's death. The recent revelation of Donham's false allegations caused outrage and a petition on change.org has been directed to the NAACP to bring charges against Dunham. "I am disgusted with her role in accusing Emmett Till for something that resulted in his brutal murder," said Duane Dickey, who signed the petition. "She should be accountable for her actions which resulted in the gruesome murder of a young man." Though the petition has gained nearly 30,000 signatures, the NAACP cannot file charges against Donham. Only a prosecutor can determine whether she broke the law. "When we became aware of [Donham's] involvement, we submitted that information to the Justice Department," said Hilary Shelton, NAACP's Washington bureau director and senior vice president for advocacy and policy. "We were not the first to make sure they were aware." In 2007, a grand jury decided not indict her after the Justice Department investigated the murder in 2004. Till was just 14 years old when he was dragged out of his bed by Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, two white men. The teen was brutally beaten, shot and thrown into the Tallahatchie River. Till's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, put his mutilated and unrecognizable body on display in a public, open-casket funeral to expose the brutality of lynchings and the vulnerabilities of American democracy. The image of his bloated body reached thousands through black publications and helped ignite the civil rights movement. Months later, the two men
were acquitted, then later admitted guilt in a magazine interview. "There are many legitimate cases that have not been solved, and many people who have not been brought to justice," Shelton said. Racially motivated homicides in the civil rights era were frequent but rarely prosecuted until the passage of civil rights legislation in the 1960s. Still, most of the cases have gone unresolved. The Civil Rights Cold Case Project uses various media platforms to investigate and present unsolved civil rights murder cases. "Many histories have been written about the struggle for civil rights; many documentaries have been made about the movement and the resistance that rose up against it," said a statement on the organization's website. "But the history of the South and of the United States still has huge, important, undocumented holes where myths and mysteries reside, threatening to undermine the na-
tion's goal of putting racial conflict behind." From 1877 to 1950, the Tuskegee Institute kept a verified record of lynchings in the country. They documented nearly 4,000 lynchings, most which have gone without any prosecutions. As of 2015, the U.S. Justice Department has closed 105 of 113 open civil rights-era cold cases through the Cold Case Initiative, which was established in 2006 to identify and investigate murders committed during that period. Only three cases were successfully prosecuted. Most of the cases closed without prosecution as they identified deceased subjects. "Though very few prosecutions have resulted from these exhaustive efforts, the Department's efforts to review these matters have helped bring closure to many family members of the victims," stated a report to Congress from the U.S. Attorney General's office. WI
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LIFESTYLE Charlie Wilson: ‘God, Family, Fans’ Make the Difference Everyone’s Favorite ‘Uncle’ Bringing ‘In it to Win It’ Tour to D.C.
By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor Charlie Wilson, the electrifying, energetic, time-defying singer, songwriter, producer and former lead vocalist for the Gap Band, has a style and swerve that command both respect and attention. But it’s his testimony, his unquestionable love for God and his humble spirit that make him a rare gem in an industry where the kind of success “Uncle Charlie” has achieved often causes entertainers to forget their past and to believe that they, and they alone, stand at the center of the universe. When Wilson steps out on D.C.’s Verizon Center stage on Sunday, Feb. 12 along with musical guests Fantasia, Johnny Gill and newcomer Solero, he promises that his fans who have supported him for decades will leave the arena singing some of his defining tunes, with fingers popping and wanting more. “Just watch how we come on stage – and how we leave,” he said. “We’re still putting the finishing touches on the show, mainly because I insist that things must be perfect for my fans,” said Wilson, who celebrated his 64th birthday on January 29th and has become a dedicated spokesperson for the Prostrate Cancer Foundation after battling the disease now in remission. “We bring a lot of energy to the stage so I have to stay in shape. When I was younger I didn’t get it – now I do. I listen to myself, to my voice and work really hard to sound the same way live as I do on my recordings,” he said. “Many singers just go through the motions of making noise, unable to see that singing is an
art form. I wouldn’t say I’m the best singer around but I know a lot of others who would rather hear someone else instead of themselves. I still enjoy hearing me but it takes hard work,” said Wilson, who has garnered 11 Grammy nominations along with being honored with BET’s 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award and capturing Billboard’s No. 1 Adult Artist Award in 2009. Now sitting comfortably at the top of his game, and with many “wanting to get on board,” Wilson says he never forgets the days when drug and alcohol addiction almost took his life, even leaving him temporarily homeless. “My wife is my angel and we go everywhere together, except to public bathrooms,” he said while laughing at his own words. “We even go to the grocery store together and we don’t have any secrets. None of that. And whenever problems emerge, we work them out at that moment and then toss them into the trash. When I went to get myself cleaned up, she was what I needed. Without her I know I’d be dead.” Wilson, perhaps in part because of the hard-earned wisdom he’s acquired after overcoming great adversity, has taken on the role of mentor, advising younger artists, including the three who he chose to join him on his new show, the “In it to Win It” Tour – also the title of his February 2017 CD release. “God has given me a message to share and I obey Him. I’ve made mistakes and been blessed to correct many of the wrongs I once committed. Younger artists don’t need to go through the same pain I experienced. But sometimes they don’t want to listen. Some will have to fall and bust their heads I guess. The
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danger, however, is some people aren’t able to get back up like I somehow did,” he added. Like his new CD, Wilson says the show will feature a combination of quality horns, strings and other instruments with hip-hop beats, bumping bass lines and plenty of intricately developed vocals. “Of course at the end of the day I’m an R&B vocalist –
that’s how I roll. That’s who I am. When I got myself back on track and wanted to do the solo thing, some folks said I was crazy. Many, including a few industry executives whom I had known for years, doubted me. They said I shouldn’t even try. But I told them I was like the little engine that could not – that could not believe that it was possible.”
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Arian Simone Follows Opportunity, Launches 'Fearless' Podcast, Video Show By Eunice Moseley "Sometimes it's not the thing … but the thing that leads to the thing. It was not my intention to build a brand and inspire. … I have a fearless attitude." — Arian Simone Fearless is indeed how you should describe this lady.
Straight out of college (Florida A&M University) as a business graduate, she relocated to Los Angeles for a job opportunity. Once she arrived, though, she found the job did not provide the stability she thought it would. Instead of going back home to Detroit, the fearless college graduate decided to stay.
Struggling to the point of living out of her car, she one day was asked to work on a public relations assignment — the BET Awards. Through connections made there and referrals, she ended up with over five projects in a twoweek span. "I do believe in walking into opportunity's door. … When they called, I was down," Simone said. "But [any opportunity] has to align with my goals and values." Those assignments afforded her the chance to open an office in the same building where "The Steve Harvey Morning Show" airs. Though she had to
secretly live in the office for a while, the proximity allowed her more opportunities to solicit. She eventually became a "celebrity publicist," working on projects for clients such as Sony Pictures on the films "Stomp the Yard," "Takers," "Limitless" and "Sparkle." "By default, I started building a brand," Simone pointed out about her "Fearless" ventures. "In only extreme hardships do you step out of the comfort of employment. … I was hired and fired in 30 days. I thought it was a stable job with purpose." Simone then started her
brand by publishing a "Fearless" book to inspire and motivate. Recently she has launched the "Fearless Discussion Podcast with Arian Simone," airing Wednesdays at 7 p.m. EST, and her "Arian Simone Fearless TV," airing Mondays at 10 a.m. EST on the YouTube channel. "It's a show that will inspire," she said. "It wasn't my intention whatsoever. Video is the most embraced vehicle reference to technology and social media. People like to see." Simone said that she is "meeting the needs of the audience." "I'm a servant and I serve the people," she said. For those looking to start their own businesses, she advises to "find out what the needs are and meet the needs." "I continue the message in productions, events and classes," she said. To learn more about Arian Simone and her "Fearless" movement, visit www.ArianSimone.com. Eunice Moseley's The Pulse of Entertainment column has an estimated weekly readership of over ¼ million. WI
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Alvin Ailey Returns for Annual Pilgrimage to D.C. Lineup Features Choreography of Veteran Dancer Hope Boykin By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor
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spiration of her work to a 2015 visit with Battle to the National Museum of Civil and Human Rights. “I felt the motivation to create something but at the time I had no idea what it would be,” said the Durham, North Carolina native who matriculated at Howard University, attended The Ailey School as both a student and intern and has choreographed two other works pre-
viously performed by the Company. “I downloaded several of Dr. King’s speeches, began reading and then took it into the studio to begin creating the work,” she said. “Mr. Battle liked the idea and continued to encourage me to keep working on it. Looking back I remember that I was once the kind of person who didn’t always take advantage of the opportunities before me. This time, I did.”
Battle describes Boykin’s work as “wonderful and timely.” “Some of the most important words spoken by Dr. King weren’t ‘I Have a Dream.’ He said I have a vision, a dream; there’s revolution in dreams,” Battle said. Boykin says she’s since discovered a new self, perhaps akin to the ugly duckling’s transformation into a swan, as she now grabs everything she sees so that “I don’t miss anything.” “I have found that I’m a lot more creative than I gave myself credit,” she said. “Every gift we have is really for us to share with others and for service to others. And while the emphasis among today’s educators may be science, technology and math, those with more creative, artistic abilities, should not only claim their gifts but be proud of them. We have a voice and a compassion that
makes us unique – I share that message with youth wherever I go and encourage them to become the person they were meant to be.” She adds that while the road on which she has traveled has been amazing and exciting, more than she could have dreamed, she knows it could have only happened because of those who supported her along the way. “Sometimes they may have been standing in the wings but I felt their love and could hear them saying ‘you can do it,’” she said. “I always wanted dance to be an integral part of my life – but getting paid to do it has been one of the greatest privileges of my life. I’m a walking miracle.” The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which opened Feb. 7, continues performances at the Kennedy Center thru Sunday, Feb. 12. WI
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It’s that time again when the Greater Washington Area welcomes the artistic splendor that has long characterized one of the world’s most celebrated dance troupes – the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. With seven programs, 11 diverse works and four D.C. debut works, the Kennedy Center’s Opera House serves as the venue when the Company, led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, will showcase a breathtaking repertory while emphasizing a heralded legacy established by their founder, Alvin Ailey. And while each of the performed works has a unique story behind its formation, including the Alvin Ailey masterpiece and finale for all seven programs, “Revelations,” several others, in light of this being Black History Month, deserve special note. Battle’s “Ella,” a rarely performed tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, makes its D.C. premier and has been re-staged as a duet in celebration of the centennial of her 1917 birth and set to her recording of “Air Mail Special” – with the dancers matching her uncanny scatting skills with lightning-fast, articulated movement. “Masekela Langage,” a rarely-seen Ailey masterpiece, makes connections between the era of South African apartheid and the racially-trigged violence witnessed during 1960s Chicago set to the music of South American jazz composer and trumpeter Hugh Masekela. The work premiered in 1969 during Ailey’s first season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; a revival of the piece occurred at the same venue during the Company’s 50th anniversary in 2008. Kyle Abraham, the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius Grant,” brings another D.C. premier with “Untitled America,” a three-piece work developed and completed over the last two years that puts the spotlight on the prison industrial complex and its devastating impact of Black families. Veteran Ailey dancer Hope Boykin continues to spread her wings and illustrate the breadth of her talent with the D.C. premier of “r-Evolution, Dream,” set to new music composed by Ali Jackson (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra). Her large ensemble work, inspired by sermons and speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., combines creative storytelling and historic and original writings narrated by Tony Award-winning actor Leslie Odom, Jr. (“Hamilton”). Boykin traces the impetus and in-
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When Love Extends Beyond the Pews By Hamil R. Harris WI Contributing Writer
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In restaurants, nightclubs and houses of faith across the area, love will be preached, talked about and manifested through dinners, newlywed games and Valentine's Day affairs filled with flowers, chocolates and romantic gestures. But some marriage veterans from Maryland to Florida have found a love that extends far beyond a few days in February. Their bonds are not restricted to boxes of chocolate, flowers in glass or even precious moments of intimacy:
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Willie and Sybil Williams Accokeek, Maryland He is 80. She is 70. He was married for 51 years. She was married 42 years. He is a retired division clerk of the Washington Metro Area Authority. She is the bishop of the Faith Outreach Center of Hope in Brentwood, Maryland. They both were widowed by faith who found love by chance and are living love ever after in Accokeek. "God is the God of second chances," Sybil said. "I didn't want to grow by myself. I prayed and I asked God for a companion." Sybil and Willie had their first date at the Blue Dolphin restaurant in Gambrills last February. By August, they were married. "I do like my privacy, but there are times when I want to be around people," Willie said. "With my wife, I have a companion, I have a soul mate."
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His father was a preacher. Her father was a preacher. They still fell in love. Every Sunday, he is in the pulpit, every service she is seated down front. On Thursday night, Davis hosted a "Love Revival," primarily for couples. "Every year, the couples share their testimony," said Davis, who has been married to his wife for 26 years. "In marriage, you deal with challenges. All year long, our couples in the couples ministry come together to strengthen one of another." Mike and Mika Bennet Bowie, Maryland He is a musician. She is a dancer. While Valentine's Day is Feb. 14. Mike said he shows love to Mika every day. "As Christians, when you get married, it is based on God's definition of love," he said. "It is based
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ARIES The week could bring unexpected invitations and opportunities to connect with friends and network for pleasure and profit. You could have a small revolution, particularly when it comes to your personal interests and leisure. A sport or subject may prove fascinating and pave the way for new activities and friendships. Lucky Numbers: 6, 47, 51
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think back to the past and to skills and abilities that you used in previous years and jobs. They could be the key to a new job or contract. Also, go easy regarding finances. Try to save so you'll have spare cash for unexpected events. Lucky Numbers: 1, 7, 15
LEO The urge to learn something to your advantage could be quite strong. Your focus
By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer I know what you're thinking. You've said that before, to a furrowed brow, a mischievous smile, a child who's about to do something sneaky. You can see it in the eyes, the body language, the tone of voice, and you know just what they're thinking. But until you've read "Tears We Cannot Stop" by Michael Eric Dyson, you might not really have a clue. You watch the news, you read the paper, and you know that things aren't going well in our country. Much of it, says Dyson, can be blamed on race, and the fixes he believes are needed are most eloquently said in a sermon. Racism, he says is "poison." For black people, that's not a possibility, it's a fact. It's seen in courtrooms and streets, colleges and workplaces, neighborhoods and prisons. It means that black parents must specifically remind their children how to act around police officers, an everyday caution that white people rarely need to worry about, but "that can mean the difference between life and death for [African-Americans]." Most white people, he says, are racist, even if they don't mean to be. Some of them don't even know they're racist; or they'll deny it, until they read a book like this one with truths laid bare. African-Americans know that subversive, deeply-buried kind of racism and they discuss it with one another but rarely with whites; most whites don't know or don't think about it because they weren't taught it. Instead, it's a legacy of skin color, passed down for centuries. White people have an advantage, says Dyson, by merely being white. "White privilege" opens doors. It doesn't worry about dying in a police encounter. White privilege offers higher-paying jobs and nicer homes. It enjoys "a way of life that comes at the direct expense of other folk who are denied the privileges you take for granted." So what can be done? "Beloved," says Dyson, the first step is to wake up to the advantages of being white, realize the wrongness of it, and admit it. Demand justice for injustices. And be open and willing to be R.E.S.P.O.N.S.I.V.E. Got a comfortable chair to relax in? If not, then get one. "Tears We Cannot Stop" is going to keep you there. Yes, there's controversy in what author Michael Eric Dyson states, but it will also open a lot of eyes. To get readers there, Dyson chides as deftly as he uses outrage and sorrow, but his point never wavers: we will not fix this country until we get to the root of racism and that must start with the education of, and mind-set-change within, white America. He offers ideas here on how that can happen, as well as musings on cultural assimilation, racial epithets, and the re-writing of history. At just 228 pages, this might seem like a small, quick read, though it's anything but. Instead, be ready to pause nearly every other sentence, absorb what is said, and prepare for action. "Tears We Cannot Stop" is meant to change your thinking. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
may be very much on the future and what you can do to make it as exciting and worthwhile as possible. Relationships need work this week. This can be a good time to resolve issues that need some careful handling. Lucky Numbers: 12, 24, 54
VIRGO You can have an opportunity to explore ways to improve key facets of your everyday life. Let go of habits or activities that no longer serve you. The days ahead could bring a series of revelations regarding areas where you may have a blind spot. Events can highlight this and encourage you to take action. Lucky Numbers: 22, 14, 31 LIBRA Pleasure options continue. It might be best to keep an open schedule this week and expect the unexpected. One or two events could prove very surprising but still enjoyable. Should you find yourself falling in love, tread very carefully. With a Lunar Eclipse in your social axis, this is quite possible. Don't rush into anything. Take the time to get to know the person better before you commit. Lucky Numbers: 17, 42, 48 SCORPIO It's a chance to think about what's most important to you, not only for the coming weeks but also for the rest of the year. What do you hope to achieve? The days ahead could also bring new considerations that surprise you with their freshness and sparkle. It's possible that a career path you've never considered suddenly seems very attractive. Lucky Numbers: 2, 4, 18 SAGITTARIUS Connections from the past could reappear and be important in the
weeks ahead. Also, a piece of information could have you exploring some very entrancing opportunities, but make sure they're solid. You might have to let something go in order to take advantage of it, so be sure that it's right from the start. Lucky Numbers: 17, 19, 22
CAPRICORN Although the week could seem predictable at first, it may not remain that way. In fact, it might help to lighten your schedule to make way for the unexpected. You also need to take care with your finances, particularly when it comes to shared resources. A Lunar Eclipse indicates that you should go easy if taking out a loan or mortgage. On the plus side, this Eclipse can encourage you to pay off debt and sort out things to your advantage. Lucky Numbers: 18, 21, 44 AQUARIUS You might be in the mood to study. Meanwhile, the presence of Venus in your sector of communication can be helpful for finding romance online or off. A Lunar Eclipse in your relationship zone could be a call to explore options that improve your connection with a friend or present partner. Something might need discussing, and the way you do it can hold the key to success. Lucky Numbers: 4, 7, 30 PISCES The presence of Mars in your money zone could stir things up in this sector and encourage you to take action, especially regarding overdue bills or money matters that need attention. Doing it now offers a sense of relief and leaves you feeling more in control. The cosmos is encouraging you to attend to your health and let go of any habits or routines that no longer serve you. Opt for a schedule that enhances your well-being instead. Lucky Numbers: 24, 27, 36
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SPORTS Seton Hall Downs Georgetown in OT
5 Georgetown Hoyas guard Jagan Mosely shoots over two Seton Hall Pirates defenders in the first half of the Pirates' 68-66 OT win at Verizon Center in Northwest on Saturday, Feb. 4. / Photo by John E. De Freitas
3 Georgetown Hoyas center Jessie Govan goes to the basket in the first half of the Hoyas' 68-66 OT loss to Seton Hall at Verizon Center in Northwest on Saturday, Feb. 4. / Photo by John E. De Freitas
Wizards Now Have True Home-Court Advantage By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill For the second time in a week, New Orleans Pelicans All-Star forward Anthony Davis had his way with the Washington Wizards, and for the second time, it didn't matter. John Wall had 24 points, 13 assists and five steals, and the Wizards' stifling defense shut out Davis and the Pelicans over the final 5:52 of a 105-91 win Saturday at Verizon Center in northwest D.C., the team's 17th consecutive home victory. Davis had 25 points and 10 rebounds, but the Wizards (30-20) picked it up defensively in the fourth quarter, holding him scoreless in the final frame. In fact, the Pelicans (19-32) shot just 3-21 from the floor and scored a total of eight points in the quarter. "They were missing some shots, but I thought we picked it up defensively," said Wizards head coach Scott Brooks. "In the fourth quarter, it's always about picking up intensity. Our bench guys came in and
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did a great job. They gave us a chance to have our starters to come back in and finish the game off." One of those bench players, Kelly Oubre Jr., scored 10 points with two assists in nearly 23 minutes. "That's incredible," he said of his team giving up just eight points in the fourth quarter. "I would think that is one of the best quarters we've played this year. It's a credit to everybody bringing that maximum effort in the second half." Forward Markieff Morris pitched in with 18 points. "Everybody's playing with a lot of swag," he said. "We just have to keep continuing to play together and playing defense." The Wizards are also amid a seven-game overall win streak, including a Jan. 29 road victory over the Pelicans. Davis scored 36 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, but Washington still won by 13 points. Washington vied for its 18th straight home win Monday against LeBron James and the Eastern Conference-leading
Cleveland Cavaliers. The game was played after press time. Both teams wore league-issued T-shirts during warmups and on the bench in recognition of Black History Month. Wall told reporters afterward that all players will wear the shirts for every game in February as part of the league initiative. Several shoe companies have provided custom sneakers for the month and numerous players will speak at various events, he said. "All that African-Americans did for us just to give us freedom to let us understand ‌ that you can't fall short on your goals and always achieve what you want," said Wall, who has his own foundation to help disadvantaged families. "It shows the world has changed from what it's been in the past." WI
4 New Orleans Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis stifles a shot attempt by Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat in the third quarter of the Wizards' 105-91 win at Verizon Center in Northwest on Saturday, Feb. 4. / Photo by John E. De Freitas
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IMMIGRATION from Page 1 cision this week. Trump's ban on travel for Muslims has sparked protests and cries of injustice throughout the country, even right here in the District. However, it's also left some wondering just how should they proceed, particularly if they're experiencing difficulties with passports, visas and other documents. "I have worked with immigrants and refugees for five years in an ESL program at United Neighborhood Centers and the connection I would offer students was the Community Justice Project in Hazleton," said Nicole Guzenski, an ESL facilitator at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Ismael Mahmud, who attends the Islamic Center, said the ban is a poor representation of what America is. "It's not reflective of the welcoming, hospitable and all-inclusive ideals that this country was founded on," said Mahmud, 39. "I have concerns. We all have concerns, but it's truly a sad day, an unbelievable day in that it now seems that America has a dictator who can do as he pleases and attack a religion so freely without repercussions, without anyone in government to stand up and say that it's wrong." Last week, Trump effectively closed the country's borders to refugees, ordering that immigrants from several predominantly Muslim countries be denied entry into the United States. He ordered that Christians and others from minority religions be granted priority over Muslims. "We want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas," Trump said. "We don't want them here." And as many continue to decry the travel ban as an assault specifically on Muslims, at press time, Trump was set to unleash another executive order that further angered the masses. A four-page draft order first published by The Nation website, a copy of which is currently circulating among federal staff and advocacy organizations, construes religious organizations so broadly that it covers "any organization, including closely held for-profit corporations," and protects "religious freedom" in every walk of life; including "when providing social services, education, or healthcare; earning a living, seeking a job, or employing others; receiving government grants or contracts; or otherwise participating in the marketplace, the public square, or interfacing with federal, state or local governments." The draft order seeks to create wholesale exemptions for people and organizations who claim religious or moral objections to same-sex marriage, premarital sex, abortion, and trans identity, and it seeks to curtail women's access to contraception and abortion
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through the Affordable Care Act. Language in the draft document specifically protects the tax-exempt status of any organization that "believes, speaks, or acts (or declines to act) in accordance with the belief that marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, sexual relations are properly reserved for such a marriage, male and female and their equivalents refer to an individual's immutable biological sex as objectively determined by anatomy, physiology, or genetics at or before birth, and that human life begins at conception and merits protection at all stages of life." The breadth of the draft order, which legal experts described as "sweeping" and "staggering," may exceed the authority of the executive branch if enacted. It also, by extending some of its protections to one particular set of religious beliefs, would risk violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution. "This executive order would appear to require agencies to provide extensive exemptions from a staggering number of federal laws — without regard to whether such laws substantially burden religious exercise," said Marty Lederman, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center and an expert on church-state separation and religious freedom. The exemptions, Lederman said, could themselves violate federal law or license individuals and private parties to violate federal law. "Moreover," he added, "the exemptions would raise serious First Amendment questions, as well, because they would go far beyond what the Supreme Court has identified as the limits of permissive religious accommodations." It would be "astonishing," he said, "if the Office of Legal Counsel certifies the legality of this blunderbuss order." The leaked draft maintains that, as a matter of policy, "Americans and their religious organizations will not be coerced by the federal government into participating in activities that violate their conscience." It sets forth an exceptionally expansive definition of "religious exercise" that extends to "any act or refusal to act that is motivated by a sincerely held religious belief, whether or not the act is required or compelled by, or central to, a system of religious belief." "It's very sweeping," said Ira Lupu, a professor emeritus at the George Washington University Law School and an expert on the Constitution's religion clauses and on the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). "It raises a big question about whether the Constitution or the RFRA authorizes the president to grant religious freedom in such a broad way." In particular, Lupu said, the draft
order "privileges" a certain set of beliefs about sexual orientation and gender identity — beliefs identified most closely with conservative Catholics and evangelical Christians — over others. That, he said, goes beyond "what RFRA might authorize" and may violate the Establishment Clause. Lupu added that the language of the draft "might invite federal employees," for example, at the Social Security Administration or Veterans Administration, "to refuse on religious grounds to process applications or respond to questions from those whose benefits depend on same sex marriages." If other employees do not "fill the gap," he said, it could "lead to a situation where marriage equality was being de facto undermined by federal employees, especially in religiously conservative communities," contrary to Supreme Court rulings. Jenny Pizer, senior counsel and law and policy director for Lambda Legal, told The Nation that some of the language in the draft order is similar to language in a law passed last year in Mississippi, which a federal district court ruled violated both the Establishment Clause and the Equal Protection Clause. Pizer said the draft order would appear to violate the Establishment Clause by listing a "particular set of religious beliefs and giving special government protection to people who hold those beliefs as opposed to different beliefs." And it bars HHS from taking any adverse action against federally-funded child welfare organizations, including those offering adoption, foster or family support services, that deny anyone these services "due to a conflict with the organization's religious beliefs." Pizer said this language constitutes "a license to discriminate with public money in a series of contexts in which people tend to be vulnerable," such as against LGBT children in foster care, which is federally funded. More broadly, she said, it would permit organizations receiving federal grants or contracts to provide child welfare services not only to refuse necessary care but to refuse even to "refer the child to another agency or setting that would be protective and affirming and instead place the child in an environment that is aggressively hostile to who that child is, on religious grounds." Even during the George W. Bush administration, she noted, "there were protections in executive orders that beneficiaries of grantees and contractors were not to be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity." Section 4 also requires the Department of Justice to establish a new section or working group dedicated to protecting "religious freedom." WI
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associated with the denial of access to knowledge, and he called attention to the crisis that resulted from persistently imposed racial barriers to equal education. The crisis in black education first began in the days of slavery when it was unlawful for slaves to learn to read and write. In pre-Civil War northern cities, free blacks were forced as children to walk long distances past white schools on their way to the one school relegated solely to them. Whether by laws, policies, or practices, racially separated schools remained the norm in America from the late nineteenth century well into our own time. Throughout the last quarter of the 20th century and continuing today, the crisis in black education has grown significantly in urban neighborhoods where public schools lack resources, endure overcrowding, exhibit a racial achievement gap and have policies that fail to deliver substantive opportunities. The touted benefits of education remain elusive to many blacks of all ages. Tragically, some poorly performing schools serve as pipelines to prison for youths. Yet, African-American history is rich in centuries-old efforts of resistance to this crisis: the slaves' surreptitious endeavors to learn; the rise of black colleges and universities after the Civil War; unrelenting battles in the courts; the black history movement; the freedom schools of the 1960s; and local community-based academic and mentorship programs that inspire a love of learning and thirst for achievement. Addressing the crisis in black education should be considered one of the most important goals in America's past, present and future. Visit the website of ASALH https://asalh100.org/ for complete details. Support the annual lun-
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Service and Times Sunday School 8 – 9 AM Worship Service 9 – 11 AM Tuesday Night Bible Study 6:30 – 8:00 PM Wednesday Daytime Bible Study 11 AM – 12:30 PM
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Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.
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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church
Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor
Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 Fax: 301-499-8724
Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 a.m. 7 10:00 a.m. Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”
700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849 Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00am 5th Sundays: 9:30am 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30pm www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org
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Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Crusader Baptist Church
Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., Pastor
Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor
Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor
Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor
2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org
800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703
4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30am 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00am Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30pm Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00am “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment
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Service and Times Sunday Service: 8:30am& 11:00am Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30pm Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org
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St. Stephen Baptist Church
Third Street Church of God
Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors
Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors
Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor
Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor
4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax
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Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00am Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30pm
Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30pm (dinner @ 5:30pm) Sunday School: 9:00am – Hour of Power
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Campbell AME Church
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am Sunday Church School: 8:45 am Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 pm Thursday: 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020
Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 11:00am Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30pm
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Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45am Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45am; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45am; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6am & 6:30pm Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org
St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us... Dr. Raymond T. Matthews Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Services and Times Sunday School: 9:00am Worship Service: 10:00am Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service: 6:45pm Thur. Bible Study: 7:15pm
Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW - Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Communion every Sunday: 11:00 am Sunday School: 10:00 am Bible Study Tuesday: 12 Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday: 6:30 pm Motto: “Discover Something Wonderful” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com
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Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Rev. John W. Davis Pastor
Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor
5101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089
901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School: 9:15am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7:00pm TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm
Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45am Church School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45am Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 pm Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30am
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m. Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net
Twelfth Street Christian Church
Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Church School : 9:00am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:10am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10:10am themcbc.org
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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church
All Nations Baptist Church
King Emmanuel Baptist Church
Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor
Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor
Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor
7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471
2001 North Capitol St, N.E. - Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591
2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730
Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com
Zion Baptist Church Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15AM Sunday School: 9:00am Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org
St. Luke Baptist Church Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 pm Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon
Service and Times Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards
Israel Baptist Church
Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor
2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office - (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Come Grow With Us and Establish a Blessed Family”
623 Florida Ave.. NW - WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 Fax (202) 483-4009
4504 Gault Place, N.E. Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 7:30am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org
“Where Jesus is the King”
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith
Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor Pastor
Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor
1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288
1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 - lpumconthegrow@gmail.com www.lpumcdc.org
5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005
Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:00 A.M. Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 10: am Holy Communion: First Sunday 10: am Sunday School: 9: am Bible Study: Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: “A CHURCH ON THE GROW”.
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Eastern Community Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42
New Commandment Baptist Church
Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor
Damion M. Briggs Pastor
Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor
1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 - Fax: 202-544-2964
8213 Manson Street Landover, MD 20785 Tel: (301) 322-9787 Fax: (301) 322-9240
13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am & 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon & 6:30 pm Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm
Service and Times Early Morning Message: 7:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00 AM Sunday Church School: 9:00 AM Holy Communion: 1st Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM Prayer, Praise and Testimony: Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM
Service and Times Sunday Worship: 11 AM Sunday School: 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study: Wed. 7 PM
Rehoboth Baptist Church
“Real Worship for Real People” Website: www.easterncommunity.org Email: ecc@easterncommunity.org
Salem Baptist Church
Holy Trinity United Baptist Church
Florida Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor
Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor
Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org
St. Matthews Baptist Church
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am Baptismal Service: 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday -7:30 pm
Emmanuel Baptist Church
“A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 p.m. Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 p.m. Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m. Noonday Prayer Every Thursday
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church
Service and Times 9:30AM. Sunday Church School 11:00 Am. Sunday Worship Service The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Wednesday 7:00pm Prayer & Praise Services 7:30pm. Bible Study Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries 10:30am A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net
Christ Embassy DC
Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 7:30a.m Worship Service: 10:45a.m. New Members Class: 9:30a.m. Holy Communion : 1st Sunday -10:45a.m Church School: 9:30a.m. Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: Wednesday 7p.m Bible Study : Saturday: 11a.m. Baptism: 4th Sunday – 10:45a.m “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”
Peace Baptist Church
Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator 6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Friday Evening Service: 7:00 P.M. ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com
Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836 Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship Service: 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School: 9:30am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service: 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible: 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 A.M. Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 P.M. Prayer Service Bible Study
“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address pbcexec@verizon.net
Shiloh Baptist Church
First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Mt. Horeb Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor
Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor
Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor
Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor
Rev. Oran W. Young Pastor
Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor
Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074
621 Alabama Ave., S.E.- Washington, D.C. 20032 P: (202) 561-1111 - F: (202) 561-1112
917 N St. NW - Washington, DC 20001 (202) 232-4294
9th & P Street, N.W. - W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4288
Service and Times Sunday Service: 10 am Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 am 1st Sunday Baptism: 10: am 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10 am Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 pm Prayer Meeting: 7:45 pm
Service and Times Sunday Morning Prayer Service: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m. Third Sunday Baptismal & Holy Communion:10:30 a.m. Tuesday Church At Study Prayer & Praise: 6:30 p.m.
Service and Times First Sunday Worship Service (one service): 10:00 a.m. Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sunday Worship service: 7:45 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. Sunday Church School/Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. Thursday Prayer Service: 6:30 p.m.
602 N Street NW - Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595
2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m. Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 12 Noon
Motto: “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship”
The Church Where GOD Is Working.... And We Are Working With GOD
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 am Sunday School: 9:00 am Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer / Bible Study: 6:15 pm - 7:20 pm (Tuesday) Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church” Matthew 6:33 and Mathew 28:18-20, KJV Email: stmatthewsbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org
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Service and Times Sunday School for All Ages: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 a.m. Midday Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 11:30 a.m. Evening Prayer & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Laymen's League: Thursday 7:00 p.m. Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “
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Administration No. 2017 ADM 36
Administration No. 2016 ADM 001205
Administration No. 2016 ADM 1512
Administration No. 2017 ADM 49
Administration No. 2017 ADM 32
Geraldine Edna Jackson Decedent
Diane Davis Alexander Decedent
Josephine M. Giron Decedent
Vicie Lee Burgess Decedent
Elizabeth Hughes, Esq. 1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 340 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney
Peter D. Antonoplos, Esq. 1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney
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Attorney Ethel Mitchell Wills and Trusts, LLC 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney
Elizabeth Hughes, whose address is 1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 340, Washington, DC 20036, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Geraldine Edna Jackson who died on March 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 (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 July 26, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 26, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Alisia Alexander, whose address is 137 A Bates Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Diane Davis Alexander who died on May 10, 2010 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 26, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 26, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: January 26, 2017
Jacqueline G. Jaeger, whose address is 519 Harrison Avenue #319, Boston, MA 02118, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Josephine M. Giron who died on November 12, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 2, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before August 2, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Date of first publication: January 26, 2017
Alisia Alexander Personal Representative
Date of first publication: February 2, 2017
Martha W. Gordon aka Martha Washington Gordon Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sandra D. Caviness, whose address is 4706 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Martha W. Gordon aka Martha Washington Gordon who died on August 8, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 26, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 26, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: January 26, 2017 Sandra D. Caviness Personal Representative
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Vanessa Offut, whose address is 317 Hill Road, Landover, MD 20785, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Vicie Lee Burgess who died on December 8, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 2, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before August 2, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: February 2, 2017 Vanessa Offut Personal Representative
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Administration No. 2016 ADM 1345
Administration No. 2017 ADM 0027
Administration No. 2016 ADM 639
Administration No. 2017 ADM 37
Administration No. 2016 ADM 1284 George A. Ballard Decedent
Walter C. Jackson Decedent
Janis McPherson Decedent
Marjorie Lake Decedent
Mary Ann Bourbon Decedent
James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney
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Nigel L. Scott 7306 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20012 Attorney
James S. Bubar, Attorney 1776 K Street, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney
Brett Cohen 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1430 Bethesda, MD 20814 Attorney
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Michael Lake, whose address is 2519 Baltimore Road, #4, Rockville, MD 20853, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Marjorie Lake who died on December 11, 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 August 2, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before August 2, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Jerry C. Bourbon, whose address is 482 W. San Ysidro Blvd., #158, San Ysidro, CA 92173, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Mary Ann Bourbon who died on December 1, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 2, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before August 2, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
Brett Cohen, whose address is 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1430, Bethesda, MD 20814, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of George A. Ballard who died on August 13, 2015 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 9, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before August 9, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Michael G. Jackson, whose address is 6112 Pillory Place, Indianapolis, IN 46254, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Walter C. Jackson who died on February 16, 2014 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 26, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 26, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: January 26, 2017 Michael G. Jackson Personal Representative
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Jonathan McPherson and Janay McPherson, whose addresses are 4028 E St., SE, Washington, DC 20019 & 115 34th St., SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Janis McPherson who died on June 29, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before July 26, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before July 26, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: January 26, 2017 Jonathan McPherson Janay McPherson Personal Representatives
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Administration No. 2017 ADM 60
Administration Number 2016 ADM 1477
Administration Number 2004 ADM 1442
Rachel A. Banks Decedent
Estate of Anna Arlene Murray Deceased
Estate of Inez J N Elliott aka Inez Josephine Nicholas Elliott Deceased
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gail Shaw Clemons, whose address is 3012 P Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Rachel A. Banks who died on December 11, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 9, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before August 9, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Denise McPherson 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 date November 16, 2016 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses Date of first publication: February 9, 2017 Denise McPherson 7329 8th St., NW, Washington, DC 20012 Petitioner/Attorney TRUE TEST COPY
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NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Juanita M. Elliott 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: February 9, 2017 Jacqueline Jones Moore 7605 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20012 Petitioner/Attorney TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
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Administration No. 2017 ADM 52
Administration No. 2017 ADM 55
Administration No. 2016 ADM 1360
Heber Bowers Decedent
Joseph C. Scott Decedent
Vertrube B. Taylor Decedent
Michelle Lanchester, Esq. 601 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 900, South Building Washington, DC 20004 Attorney
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Eugene Bowers, whose address is 7805 Muncy Road, Hyattsville, MD 20785 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Heber Bowers who died on December 22, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 9, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before August 9, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: February 9, 2017 Eugene Bowers Personal Representative
Cardell Scott, whose address is 5156 H Street, SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joseph C. Scott who died on May 14, 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 August 9, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before August 9, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship. Date of first publication: February 9, 2017 Cardell Scott Personal Representative
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Keith R. Taylor, whose address is 700 Whittier Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Vertrube B. Taylor aka Vertrube Best Taylor who died on October 4, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before August 9, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before August 9, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address, and relationship.
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Now Cohn suggests he plans to weaken the CFPB by firing Cordray. Fire him? He should give him a medal. Under the law, Cordray has been appointed for a term that ends in 2018 and can only be fired for cause. To fire him, Cohn will have to violate that law. Trump has given his economic policy over to the big bankers. They are gearing up for another predators' ball. The first regulation Cohn wants to reverse is the "fiduciary rule," which requires investment advisers to put client's interests first when they deal with retirement accounts.
Banks don't like the rule because it prohibits investment advisers from peddling products that line their pockets at their clients' expense. One thing is clear. If Trump's bankers can get rid of Cordray and geld the CFPB, millions of Americans will lose billions to the tricks and traps of the banks and lenders. Cohn has made Trump's intentions clear. Now we have to rise up and demand that Congress protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from Trump's Goldman Sachs marauders. WI
holders from qualifying for welfare and other public benefits during their first five years of residency. The draft order would target immigrant families legally receiving a certain level of public assistance like food stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Medicaid after five years of residency for being a public charge, and make that a deportable offense. In other words, being poor or falling on hard times during an economic downturn would be a crime. All this is despite the fact that studies show poor immigrants are less likely to use welfare than poor native born Americans and that immigrants are a net benefit to the American economy. Executive orders like these, if made final, would pit poor children of immigrants against other poor children when all are
America's children and deserve an equal opportunity to reach their potential. By targeting those who legally receive public benefits and marking them for deportation, the draft order criminalizes compassion, sows fear and will rip families with mixed immigrant status apart. The draft order is based on myths and lies, rather than truth and consequences, and goes against the most basic tenets of all the major faith traditions and American values. For more than 40 years the Children's Defense Fund has been working with Republicans and Democrats to keep families together in the best interest of the children. In these dark days for America, we must speak out, resist using any and every nonviolent way possible and never give up until our nation can regain its bearings. WI
government — a superpower even — would formulate and conduct its foreign policy via Twitter — 140 characters at a time. That's the ultimate "celebritification" of the news: every single morning now, someone gets up and scrutinizes Trump's Twitter feed for "news." Even the stock performance of Fortune 500 firms can be sent tumbling or climbing by one of these tweets. Today, there is hardly a newspaper front page without at least one or two stories referring to
tweets by this one or by that one. It's not "fake," it's just "tweets." To me they seem so inconsequential, like cotton candy, nothing but spun sugar, empty, useless calories: celebrity news. I remember visiting my childhood home Los Angeles, and seeing "Donnel," one of my childhood friends. He joined the army after high school, I went to college. When I saw him 20 years later, he told me he was then attending L.A. City College "studying film." Today, it's social media and if someone can make him/herself widely known by only one name, then that person will have arrived. The Rev. Jesse Jackson has an expression which describes the modern obsession with celebrity news. He says some behavior we engage in is nothing more than "majoring in minors," or wasting our time on things that are not important. But the Rev. Jackson is himself over the hill, a has-been. Who pays attention to him anymore? He's no celebrity. WI
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