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'A Trusted Comrade': Black Press Legend George Curry Dies at 69

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributor The Black Press lost one of its most celebrated warriors when George Curry, veteran journalist and former editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) News Wire, died from an apparent heart attack on Saturday, Aug. 20. He was 69.

NNPA President Benjamin Chavis lauded Curry as "one our most admired, respected and gifted colleagues."

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Hundreds attend the public memorial service for Marion Christopher Barry at the Temple of Praise Church in southeast on Monday, Aug. 22. Barry, son of the late former Mayor Marion Barry, Jr. and Effie Barry, died Aug. 14. Mayor Muriel Bowser, the only city official invited to speak, praised Barry for his brilliance, charisma and for having a heart for people that could not be denied. Following the viewing and service, Barry’s maternal grandmother, Polly Lee Harris, and his stepmother, Cora Masters Barry, followed the casket and led the processional of mourners out of the sanctuary. They appeared stunned – unable to believe that at age 36, Christopher Barry’s young life was over. / Photo by Travis Riddick

Students in DMV Head Back to School

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Educators, parents and students highlight the first day of school as one of the most exciting times of the year, especially children going to school for the first time and those transitioning into middle and high schools.

Smiling faces, tearing parents, handshakes and high-fives among teachers and students were abound this week as the 2016-17 school

year kicked off in D.C. and Prince George's County.

"It's the most wonderful time of the year. [Some people] believe that's Christmas. For educators, that is the first day of school," said DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in Northeast. "We will continue to defy expectations."

Schools will begin Monday, Aug. 29 in neighboring Montgomery County and Sept. 6 for schools in Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax County, Virginia.

The District began school Monday, Aug. 22 for its nearly 50,000 public school students.

Eleven of the 115 schools opened two weeks ago as part of the District's extended-year program at schools which had at least 55 percent of its students that didn't fully meet expectations on the English and math portions of the standardized assessment tests.

According to the District's extended-year calendar, the last day of

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come made together to his bring a gov- Among the programs Marlow Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe kept had his promise during run for sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are ernor onL.Y. Monday, restoring the voting rights of nearly 13,000 former felons with When Marlow's 23-yeardomestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, more possiblytold joining for the November presidential election.more rights for victim's families old daughter hertheir theranks fatherin time survivors are treated.

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Domestic Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see on May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise Municipal Center. The sympo- who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in sium was sponsored by the utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She Following D.C. announceFamily and Youth Services by a Maryland juryPolice for hisChief role inCathy feelsLanier’s childrenunexpected need to be educatCenter of the city of District ment week Sniper to retireattacks from the department, the last Beltway in District’s ed aboutpolice domestic violence. effective Heights and the National Hook- in 2002.

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“Color Me Butterfly,” which is a And survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. pegged as the interim in breaking news, Peter Newsham has been story about four generations of police and their children.

Marlow has worked to break chief. domestic violence. The book is lived inunclear fear forwhether six years.Mayor Six the cycleBowser of abuse her family, It “I remains Muriel willinmake Newsham inspired by her own experiences, years in fear is a long time. It is and is confident the policies she the permanent chief.

For now, the search for that position continues. and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that Meanwhile, according to a spokesperson, said her mother and her daughter. of,” she said. the D.C. police union, process. their concerns, as Lanier departs and a new chief takes over, include She said every time she reads Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to improving morale and the current pace of departures of officers and midexcerpts from her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to to can not believe the words came high-level domesticsupervisors. violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliwon the 2007 National “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.”

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Teachers' Union Critical of Schools Chancellor Search

Leadership Committee Has Yet to Act, Union Prez Says

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced last month the creation of a leadership committee to assist in the search to replace outgoing schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, but one member said there hasn't been any progress.

Elizabeth Davis, president of the Washington Teachers' Union (WTU), said that she has a number of concerns regarding the DCPS Rising Leadership Committee assembled by the mayor and the search itself.

"The fact that [someone can raise] a question about the panel's progress that I can't answer — and I am on the panel — is disturbing in itself," she said. "It seems to me that I should know more about the panel than anyone else, and I think the people on the panel are just as in the dark as anyone else."

Davis said the process of selecting a chancellor has never been transparent, dating back to former Mayor Adrian Fenty.

"The people who are aware of how the last two chancellors were selected does not want that to happen a third time," she said.

She also believes that the small period for the selection process adds to suspicions.

"The short amount of time gives the impression to community members that possibly a decision has already been made," she said. "Or that the mayor's selection panel is going through the motions of doing a search, because it makes very little sense for us to think that we can conclude a search of this magnitude in the course of 60 days."

Davis said that since the committee's first introductory meeting, they have not met since, and there are no upcoming assembly dates on the schedule.

Starting next Tuesday, DCPS will hold three public forums to discuss the chancellor search.

The WTU and all of the ward education councils sent a letter to the mayor outlining what they want in a leader, citing four major areas.

"We want someone who has a background in education, a proven track record in urban school districts, someone who has had sometime in the classroom, came through the ranks, a local school leader and a school district leader," Davis said.

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Management skills are also high on the desired list, which includes budgeting, personnel management, food service, facility maintenance and modernization.

"We have issues in several of those areas as we speak," she said. "We want someone who is going to ensure that the systems and processes are done fairly and equitably and right now thats not happening. We want a chancellor who is going to advocate for our current public schools.

This chancellor that's leaving, a couple years ago wanted the authority to charter more schools. I thought that was rather strange that the chancellor of the public school system wanted the authority to charter schools."

Davis asserts that this is a concern because the WTU would like a director who is going to strengthen the current public school system and focus on equity for all wards.

"I am not anti-charter schools, but I happen to not feel comfortable with the need to close public schools and open charters in D.C., and it's happening too often especially in the poorest communities in the city," she said.

Davis said the poorest children in the District are further behind today than they were eight years ago.

"On the PARCC assessment 75 percent of the children in D.C. did not meet expectation on the exam, yet the school district is moving ahead saying this is the fastest most progressive school district in the nation," she said. "It's wonderful to want to believe all kids are moving forward in our school district, but you can't ignore the data. The data says the achievement gap has grown by almost 45 scale score points over the past nine years that is the highest and fastest growth in the nation.

"There ought to be outrage about it," Davis said. "We're looking for someone who is going to take an interest not cover it up, not spin it as if everything is wonderful, but someone who is going to acknowledge that there is something wrong with that and take the necessary action to fix it." WI

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1925 – A. Philip Randolph becomes head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids, the first predominantly African-American labor union.

1927 – Althea Gibson, the first African-American on the U.S. tennis tour and first to win a Grand Slam title, is born in Silver, South Carolina.

2001 – Music star and actress Aaliyah and eight others are killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas after filming a music video. She was 22.

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1946 – Singer/songwriter Valerie Simpson, onehalf of legendary husband-wife duo Ashford & Simpson, is born in the Bronx, New York.

1947 – Brooklyn Dodgers' Dan Bankhead becomes the black pitcher in Major League Baseball history in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, also hitting a home run in his first at-bat.

1960 – Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis is born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.

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1949 – A concert by famed singer and civil rights activist Paul Robeson in Peekskill, New York, is called off when concertgoers are attacked by locals screaming racist and anti-Semitic slurs. Robeson is lynched in effigy and a cross is set ablaze during the riot, which resulted in more than a dozen people being seriously injured.

1963 – Famed author, scholar and NAACP co-founder W. E. B. Du Bois dies in Accra, Ghana, at 95.

1975 – Haile Selassie, former emperor of Ethiopia, dies in Addis Ababa at 83.

2008 – Barack Obama officially receives the Democratic presidential nomination at the DNC convention, becoming the party's first African-American nominee.

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1920 – Jazz saxophone virtuoso Charlie "Bird" Parker is born in Kansas City, Kansas.

1958 – Michael Jackson, the legendary "King of Pop," is born in Gary, Indiana.

1962 – Malvin Goode becomes the first African-American television news commentator when he begins broadcasting on ABC as a United Nations correspondent.

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1966 – Constance Baker Motley becomes the the first African-American woman federal judge when she is appointed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

1967 – Thurgood Marshall is confirmed by the Senate as the first-ever Black Supreme Court justice.

1980 – Guion Bluford, a former NASA astronaut, becomes the first African-American in space.

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1935 – Former Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver, author of "Soul on Ice," is born in Wabbaseka, Arkansas.

1935 – Hall of Fame baseball player Frank Robinson, who was also the first-ever African-American hired to manage a Major League Baseball team, is born in Beaumont, Texas.

1962 – The nation of Trinidad and Tobago declares its independence from the United Kingdom.

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1955 – Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American boy, is lynched in Mississippi at the age of 14 after he was accused of flirting with a white woman.

1963 – Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington.

1968 – Rev. Channing E. Philips of Washington, D.C., becomes the first African-American to be nominated for president by a major national party.

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How well did Cathy Lanier perform as police chief, and what should Mayor Bowser look for in a successor?

JO-ANN CAMPBELL / WASHINGTON, D.C.

I think the chief did a great job and the mayor should find a replacement that continues to keep the crime rate down.

HINTON COVINGTON / WASHINGTON, D.C.

I think she was a very good police chief.

The city is not as bad as it was when she took office. I think crime has gone down quite a bit, but you still have homicides and all that stuff. I think what we should look for in a police chief is for them to retrain police in the District in a manner where they don't have that fear towards the community and the community doesn't fear the police. I don't want to have judgments to anyone personally, but I think our police department needs to look a little better, healthier, a little more like police officers.

ROBERT MUHAMMAD / WASHINGTON, D.C.

She was OK, but there is more that could have been done. I like that she was always visible, so whoever the next chief is should keep that up. We need someone who will be accountable and stand on the right side of justice, no matter what.

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The Reality PITCH Competition

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THE CURVE BALL Life. I just want to stop there. It’s been a difficult week. Struggling to build coming through the fire…drying off from the rain wash up wrung out, it’s the curve ball that gets you. The other comes straight, another you see from a mile but the curve ball; they get you every time. When you least expect while standing poised over the mound, just enough powder to secure the grip, eyes focused and the mind is locked and loaded…

Actually, Thursday was a good day; well better yet it was a great day! The last of 4 courses as part of the Sustainable Start-up Classes for FINAL PITCH ended on a high note. Leaving, contemplating the next phase, and reaching home rested preparing for the day ahead, check IM before retiring for the night. A message from an acquaintance, but that couldn’t right, could it..?

I’ll wait until the morning; clarity always comes in the morning.

Dialing and completely focused the phone answers on the other end the ball released from the pitchers glove; with the exchange of greetings heads straight and is on target; then the spin from the wind with the breath of his words ‘Yes, he died on Wednesday’ delivered the curve.

It’s been a difficult week and I just want to stop here.

CAROLYN FLUDD / WASHINGTON, D.C.

II think the next chief should have experience and know about the community of which it serves. I know it's a difficult job, but it must be done right, because lives and jobs are on the line.

I think the mayor will make the right choice.

JOHNATHAN WILSON / WASHINGTON, D.C.

Honestly I didn't really follow Cathy Lanier's career, but I hope the new chief will care about all people and not just the rich or select few. I hope that he or she will use their platform for good and make positive change, but still enforce the law, because the city needs that.

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By D. Kevin McNeir / WI Editor

The World According to Dominic

“Trump is Wrong: Our Black Community Has Much to Lose” Once again the Republican candidate for president of the United States, Donald Trump, has spoken before thinking, put his foot in his mouth and pulled out a real rotten apple.

And in response, every Black man and woman 18 and above and eligible to vote, should make a beeline to their local ballot box in November, ready to exercise both their Constitutional right and their civic responsibility – letting Trump and all those who hide under the guise of his so-called “Make America Great Again” umbrella understand that we are not the one-dimensional, down-on-our-luck band of “stepchildren and abandoned youth” that he promises to free from our current “sharecroppers’ existence.”

Further, he posits that it’s a situation created and allowed to exist because of President Obama and the past eight years under his Democratic Party-affiliated leadership. If you believe that, then I own a bridge in San Francisco that’s for sale at a real bargain.

Still, what troubles me most about Trump’s comments aimed at potential Black voters while

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he comfortably held court in the company of an all-white group of constituents were his concluding words to our community: “What the hell do you [Blacks] have to lose?”

As Claire Huxtable so often said during his days on “The Cosby Show,” ‘let the record show’ that Blacks have made lasting and essential contributions to this world and our country in ways seen and unseen that cannot truthfully be attributed to a singular group of poorly-educated, economically-depressed and bottom-tiered people.

We are not monolithic in nature or description. We have as many shades of brown within our rainbow as we have levels of educational, psychological, economical, spiritual or emotional achievement. In other words, one size does not fit all – for Blacks or any other ethnic group on the planet.

As for “nothing to lose” which the “Trumpster” proclaims in his effort to bait undiscerning Blacks into believing that things can’t get any worse for the Black community, I reluctantly but most assuredly must disagree.

We have already seen numerous examples of American leaders committed to “winding back the clock” to a time when the laws of this land relegated Blacks to second-class status.

I am not so naïve as to shout to the rafters that “we have overcome.”

Neither am I willing to assert that we are at the end of our rope, that all hope is gone and that our only recourse is to place our lives, our future and the unfulfilled dreams of our children and grandchildren into the hands of the billionaire businessman from New York City.

The obstacles faced by the Black community weren’t just formed eight years ago.

A history built on centuries of a world that equally embraced and undergirded a “white-is-right mentality” with all its rights and privileges therein more accurately explains the current state of Black Americans and illustrates what we, the “village” must do before we can honestly sing that old spiritual albeit with a new refrain, “We have overcome.”

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CURRY from Page 1 "Black America, and in fact millions of African people all over the world, had come to know George Curry as a fearless scholar and writer, who used his pen and wit to aggressively advance the cause of freedom, justice and equality for Black people and for the whole of humanity," Chavis said. "George was our trusted comrade on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement and on the front pages of the Black Press of America. We will miss him."

Washington Informer Publisher and NNPA Chair Denise Rolark Barnes called Curry a giant in the journalism profession.

"As publisher of The Washington Informer, I admired George's leadership as editor-in-chief of Emerge, the preeminent monthly news magazine targeting issues impacting African-Americans," Rolark Barnes said. "George's uncompromising, journalistic leadership delivered on the magazine's promise to produce edgy, hard-hitting, intellectual, well-written and thoroughly researched content that attracted national attention and left an indelible mark on the lives of many."

"George's uncompromising, journalistic leadership delivered on the magazine's promise to produce edgy, hard-hitting, intellectual, well-written and thoroughly researched content that attracted national attention and left an indelible mark on the lives of many."

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Freddie Allen, the managing editor of the NNPA News Wire, said Curry's legacy of mentoring young journalists will bear fruit for years to come.

"George taught me what it meant to be a professional journalist and also about the importance of working in the Black Press," Allen said.

"His writing and insight on critical issues affecting the Black community will be sorely missed."

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One of the day-one highlights was the opening of the Ron Brown high school, the city's only all-boys public high school and one of just a handful in the nation.

It opened as part of a $20 million city "Empowering Males of Color" program. The school will start with 110 ninth-grade students to begin this school year and eventually grow to 600 the next three years in grades 9 through 12.

Officials opened the new school to help boost achievement gaps.

According to a DCPS brochure, males of color graduated at a 57 percent rate, compared to 71 percent rate among other students.

Tony D. Johnson, state director for career and technical education in the superintendent's office, said the school day begins at 7:45 a.m. until 3:15 p.m., but many stay until 5 p.m. for extracurricular and academic activities. Each student must wear a dress shirt, tie, suit jacket and khaki pants every day.

"Unfortunately, we have not done a great job in raising young Black males," said Johnson, who added that officials with Urban Prep Academies in Chicago helped consult the city in the school's opening. "We kind of see this like a fraternity to help each other. We see this as a positive experience for our young men."

One of the students, Absalom Bolling, 14, an aspiring patent lawyer not only wants to join the debate team and student government association, but also create a swim team.

He's a member of the DC Wave that's part of a year-round USA Swimming competitive program.

Bolling was also chosen to introduce Mayor Muriel Bowser during a press conference to celebrate the opening of the school.

"I crushed it," Bolling said of his public speaking performance, adding that he doesn't mind being the face of the new high school. "It's such a huge target on my back.

That's good for me."

and members of 100 Black Men of Prince George's County helped distribute free backpacks and school supplies to fourth-graders at Suitland Elementary School.

"The school staff goes above and beyond. It is not unappreciated," said Senorita Jackson, whose little brother, Tristian, 9, received a backpack. "I love this school. I couldn't ask for a better support system."

However, the schools system is reeling from a recent child-abuse scandal that resulted in the loss of $6.3 million in federal funding toward its Head Start program, a revelation that came on the heels of the indictment of a former teacher's aide on child pornography and abuse charges in an unrelated case.

Baker and schools CEO Kevin Maxwell spoke to reporters about the Head Start case and supporting the new principal and the staff at Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary in Glenardern, where the aide had volunteered.

"I wanted to make sure that we have the right supports in place," Maxwell said outside of Judge Sylvania Woods. "That the new principal had things organized. Everything is runny as smoothly as it could."

Baker stressed his confidence in Maxwell, the school system and that the Head Start program will start on time next Monday.

"The main thing we have to do is make sure the funding doesn't go away. Two, make sure we make the changes that this doesn't happen again," he said. "Three, make sure we come up with a solution ... that we can have a program that educates our kids and get them ready to go into and that's what we're doing."

Meanwhile, as an estimated 1.6 million students throughout the D.C. region head back to school between now and the day after Labor Day, AAA Mid-Atlantic implores drivers to slow down.

The organization's Foundation for Safety and Education will promote its ABCs of traffic safety for children who walk to school that include: always obey school crossing guards, use crosswalks and corners to go across a street and follow the rules during inclement weather.

"More school-age pedestrians

have been killed from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. than any other time of the day," Joseph Beddick, safety services manager with AAA's Foundation for Safety and Education, said in a statement. "Parents and guardians are urged to talk to their children about traffic rules and safety." WI

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Bacteria in Water Led to Outbreak at Prince George's Hospital, Officials Say

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill The water system at Prince George's Hospital Center was the source of a potentially dangerous bacteria discovered two weeks ago near a neonatal intensive care unit, authorities said Friday.

Officials with Dimension Healthcare System, which oversees the 70-plus-year-old Cheverly hospital, said at an afternoon news conference that the ICU unit, which treats prematurely born infants and those suffering from serious illnesses, should reopen no later than next month.

"Other than NICU, all of our other operations are uninterrupt-

ed and fully functional," said Neil J. Moore, CEO and president of Dimensions.

The hospital transferred nine infants from the neonatal unit to Children's National Medical System in D.C. on Aug. 9. Three of those babies tested positive for a bacteria known as Pseudomonas, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says is potentially deadly — particularly for those with weak immune systems — and is most virulent in hospital settings.

Short- and long-term water monitoring plans will be implemented throughout the hospital, including the addition of an infiltration system Because the bacteria was dis-

5Neil J. Moore (right), CEO and president of Dimensions Healthcare System, gives an update on the spread of a poten-

tially dangerous bacteria at Prince George's Hospital Center in Cheverly during an Aug. 19 news conference in front of the hospital. / Photo by William J. Ford

covered and removed, the water can now be consumed.

Immediately after discovering the bacteria, staff used bottled water to bathe healthy newborns, the ICU had filtered water and mothers with highrisk pregnancies delivered their babies at other hospitals, said Sherry B. Perkins, executive vice president and chief operation officer for Dimensions.

Perkins said the three infants

taken to D.C. have not infected with Pseudomonas and are improving. She said seven of the 116 children treated this year in the neonatal unit have died, though the causes of those deaths remain unknown.

"Patient care has driven our investigation," Perkins said. "It saddens us to lose a baby. As caregivers, we grieve with those families. Our epidemiologists and neonatal experts continue

Feds Chide Metro for Near-Crashes, Order System Upgrade

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5A map of Metrorail identifies the locations where train operators overran

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Art Brown moved from Philadelphia to northwest D.C. about the same time the Metro launched its rail system in 1976. To him, it's the most efficient transit system in the country.

On the other hand Maxine Oliver, also of Northwest, called the beleaguered agency "the worst transit system ever."

Brown and Oliver on Friday boarded a Green Line train headed toward Greenbelt at Mt. Vernon Square 7th St.-Convention Center station in Northwest, one of several locations identified in a federal report citing dozens of incidents where train operators failed to adhere to stop signals over the past four years.

The system's maladies aren't lost on riders such as Oliver.

"Besides doing more for those

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like me [who are] disabled, they could train those guys who [operate] the train," she said minutes before she maneuvered her motorized wheelchair onto the train. "Metro needs to do a better job, period."

The 36-page report details 68 such instances of operator failure, beginning with a 2012 incident at the Mt. Vernon Square station.

Since October, train operators came within seconds of striking passenger trains or workers three times, includes an incident last month on the Red Line near the Glenmont station in Silver Spring, the report states. "[Metro] has revised operating rules, expanded training and supervision for train operators and rail traffic controllers, improved adherence to radio protocol, installed new signage in rail yards, and investigated options for modifying the signal system to automatically stop

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to investigate any links between the deaths of those babies and the presence of Pseudomonas in our water supply."

Meanwhile, Dimensions and the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) await approval to build a proposed medical center in Largo, which would replaced the Cheverly facility.

The Maryland Health Care Commission must grant a "certificate of need" to ensure the building would be financially feasible in Prince George's County. The application was submitted to the commission in October 2013, but wasn't placed on its calendar for review until April 2015.

However, the commission determined the project should not cost more $543 million or exceed 747,000 square feet in size. The commission also cut the planned number of beds from 231 to 217.

The modified application, which must be filed to the commission by Aug. 31, will also include a memorandum outlining the goals for UMMS, Dimensions and the county.

Proponents say the proposed facility's location near the Largo Town Center Metro station would bring in millions of dollars in tax revenue and thousands of jobs to the region, as well as a mixed-used development slated to have 4,340 residential units, a 653-room hotel and other businesses.

Additionally, the regional hospital proposes to serve residents in southern Maryland, including neighboring Charles County.

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Nearly 129,000 students began classes Tuesday in the Prince George's County Public Schools system, marking the first day of the 2016-17 academic year.

During the day, schools CEO Kevin Maxwell and special guests toured select schools after starting at the Mullikin Bus Lot in Bowie, where they spent time greeting bus drivers.

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The Prince George's County Health Department is offering free immunizations for students entering kindergarten and grade 7 or repeating grade 9, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26 at the Cheverly Health Center at 3003 Hospital Drive.

Appointments and walk-ins are accepted. For more information, call 301-583-3300.

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5Oxon Hill High School Principal Dr. Jean-Paul Cadet / Courtesy of PGCPS

Oxon Hill High School Principal Jean-Paul Cadet has been selected as a Washington Principal Ambassador Fellow by U.S. Secretary of Education John King.

Cadet, who will serve as a fulltime employee at the U.S. Department of Education, attended

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY a three-day summit this month to become more familiar with federal education policy and department staff.

"Dr. Cadet is an exceptional school leader who has positively impacted his students, his staff, and the entire school district through his commitment to education," said Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell. "I'm excited about this incredible opportunity for him and I know that his role as a Fellow will enhance his leadership skills and dedication to educational advancement."

Cadet is among seven teachers and three principals named as this year's cohort of Teaching and Principal Ambassador Fellows. They will launch their outreach in mid-September during the department's annual "Backto-School Bus Tour."

"The current state of education is embarking upon higher peaks of global learning, social justice, and equitable teaching and leadership," said Cadet, who has served at Oxon Hill since 2009.

"Through this Fellowship Program, I will have the opportunity to address educational matters on a national level. Being able to provide insight and perspective from the principal lens honors and validates the successes and challenges of school leaders across the country."

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PGCPS' ombudsman serves as an independent party who seeks to resolve school and school-system issues of concerns from students, parents and the public before complaints escalate to costlier formal dispute-resolution processes.

Employees of the school system work in cooperation with the ombudsman, who as a neutral party in facilitating resolutions, hears and discusses concerns.

After determining the need, he communicates and clarifies concerns to appropriate PGCPS staff members and helps all parties find acceptable options and solutions.

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BUSINESS One Man's Campaign for Union Inclusion for Minorities Keith Bullock Picks Up Mantle of King, SCLC

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer The grotesque grip on wealth and power by global elites has led to a call for a transformed labor movement that must be authentically inclusive because diversity carries the strongest seeds of change and untapped creativity.

That hard-hitting reality was part of an executive summary of the 35-page white paper, "A Future for Workers: A Contribution from Black Labor," which was released in 2015 by the Black Labor Collaborative, a group of influential African-American leaders from major labor organizations.

The collaborative offered what some called a progressive critique and agenda to frame discussions about the direction of the American labor movement. It marked

the first time representatives of 2.1 million black trade unionists had published a comprehensive outlook on organized labor.

"Labor unions have taking a kind of twist in the route to bringing together individuals," said Keith Bullock, a southeast D.C. resident and bus driver who's campaigning for one of the top five leadership positions in the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, which represents operators, clerical, paratransit and maintenance workers of the Washington D.C. Area Transit.

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"Today, the union leadership is more a me and my attitude," said Bullock, an African-American who is vying for the post of recording secretary, one of three elected positions in the powerful union.

While Bullock's push for office is

4Keith Bullock seeks to carry on legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in his union bid. / Courtesy photo for his Washington-based union, the implications resonate everywhere with trades facing similar issues found in the nation's capital.

"The powers that be are concerned not with the workers, but with themselves, and what they do today to keep that power is that they usually run a five-person slate for office tying them together with a clique where there's no accountability," Bullock said.

The married father of five wants to bring more benefits and improve the quality of life of his fellow transit workers in the region.

Bullock's mission is to ward off attacks on pensions, ensure adequate and affordable health care and fair wages for workers and to provide solutions for inclusive management and employee relations.

Born and raised in D.C., he's worked for more than 11 years in transit and has served as union shop stewart and executive board member for Local 689.

Bullock's vision is for his and other unions to force transparency and to foster more opportunities for blacks and Latinos to hold top labor positions.

His appreciation of history can also be an advantage as Bullock notes the distinct ties that labor unions have with the civil rights movement.

Just as it's spelled out in the white paper's summary, Bullock said he

desires a transformed labor movement, one that's energized and can fight back with more than "slogans of solidarity," but a movement that's authentically inclusive.

"I know that during the height of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, there was strong solidarity and support from the leadership of the AFL-CIO with Dr. Martin Luther King and the Southern Leadership Conference," Bullock said, noting that King's assassination in

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Politics Have Killed Black Power It's intriguing that we have elected thousands of Black politicians while the number of economic activists pales. — James Clingman, journalist

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In an op-ed column titled "The Choice is Clear," Jesse Jackson extolled Hillary Clinton and her campaign in a clear case of piling on against Donald Trump. What else is clear is that Jackson's message is not a presentation of options toward Blacks achieving agenda for equity.

Jackson's message is a unambiguous example of the adage "keep doing what you've been doing, you will always get what you always have." Like Barack Obama before her, Hillary Clinton is projected to receive

over 90 percent of Black votes without making them a single promise.

Blacks are so riled by their perspective that Trump is a racist and a bigot, Clinton may even surpass Obama in the percentage of black votes she garners. Blacks' votes are critical to the Democratic coalition, particularly when it comes to the electoral college.

In 2012, 93 percent of African-Americans voted for Obama, down 2 percentage points from 2008. African-Americans were 13 percent of the electorate in 2008 and 2012. Poll data from 2012 shows African-American voters accounted for Obama's entire margin of victory in seven states: Florida, Mary-

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land, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Without these states' 112 electoral votes, Obama would have lost.

Black Democratic "groupthink" is a psychological phenomenon of conformity in irrational dysfunctional decision-making. A majority of contemporary blacks think of themselves as Democrats and parrot lines that they oppose Trump because "he is a racist and bigot," all the while ignoring that the Democratic Party didn't welcome "our kind" until their 1924 convention.

Now blacks are the Democrats' chief devotees. If black lives really mattered to people like

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Memphis occurred during a struggle over the labor rights of primarily African-American sanitation workers.

Since that time, the rank and file numbers of those who are members of trade unions today have grown in racial and ethnic diversity.

With the increase in birthrates of blacks and Latinos, the United States has experienced vast demographic changes. However, the top leadership of the trade union movement in the country today has, by and large, not kept pace with the "browning of America."

"We kind of lost our focus," Bullock said. "The civil rights struggle started before the unions were even assembled and the unions took the model of the civil rights struggle and made themselves in that regard. The unions took on those characteristics and they've done some good things along the way but somehow they've also taken their eye off the ball.

"I've asked the question, will the unions continue to exist?"

Bullock said. "Why do we still find corruption in our leadership and why do they consistently sell out its members? Once people get into leadership positions it seems they become like management, like elitists and that's the wrong attitude to have because the struggle continues every day.

"You can never get to a point where you are satisfied and think you have done all that you can do,"

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NATIONAL Black Executives Give $1 Million to AfricanAmerican Museum Group Celebrates 30 Years with Record Donation

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Top black global executives recently gave a $1 million gift to the nation's newest institution, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), a preeminent organization of current and former black CEOs, senior executives, entrepreneurs, global thought leaders and board members of Fortune 1000 companies made the donation along with a record number of scholarships in

early August to commemorate the group's 30th anniversary.

"The Executive Leadership Council has been at the forefront of advocating for black leadership in business and we welcome the participation and support of the organization and its members," said Lonnie G. Bunch III, the museum director.

The mission of the ELC's Scholarship Programs is to build a pipeline of black corporate talent by supporting the academic achievement and development of black undergraduate and graduate students, council organizers said.

5 The Executive Leadership Council donated $1 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Seen here are Ronald C. Parker, ELC president and CEO, and Lonnie G. Bunch III, museum director. / Photo by Leah L. Jones/NMAAHC

"Over the past 30 years, members of the ELC have made significant contributions to strengthening and advancing the roles of black global business executives in Fortune 1000 and Global 500 companies," said Ronald C. Parker, ELC president and CEO. The ELC wants to boost the number of global managers in C-Suites, on corporate boards and in global enterprises. Their mission is to increase the pool of successful black executives, domestically and internationally by adding value to their development, leadership and

philanthropic endeavors.

Its Institute for Leadership Development and Research conducts more than a half-dozen programs to develop the pipeline of global Black leaders, including Leadership Development Week and the Mid-Level Managers' Symposium.

They also aims to further prepare senior leaders through the CEO and C-Suite Academies. Additionally, the institute tracks the progress of Black people in leadership positions through its research initiatives.

The ELC will celebrate its achievements on Nov. 3 with a gala at the

Marriott Marquis in Northwest. Dr. Clifton A. Wharton Jr. and Dolores D. Wharton will be presented with the Lifetime Legacy Award celebrating their distinguished careers as black business pioneers.

"It is fitting that we devote some of our resources to support an institution that documents and displays the full African-American experience, from slavery to the C-Suites and Board Rooms of America," Parker said. "We are proud to support this exceptional tribute to our past, present and future as African-Americans." WI

Prince George's May Lose Head Start Program Amid Abuse Claims

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill When Tiana Bates heard about the allegations of neglect and abuse in the Prince George's County Public Schools' Head Start program this past school year, she immediately thought of her 4-year-old daughter.

Bates' daughter will begin her second year Monday at a Head Start center in Hyattsville Elementary School and didn't experience any problems last year, her mother said.

"I had that separation anxiety issue with her, [but] she adjusted very well," Bates said Monday, Aug. 22 outside the Judy Hoyer Family Learning Center in Adelphi. "The teachers were great in dealing with her. I never had any issues."

Things didn't go so well elsewhere in the county, however, as federal authorities have cut $6.3 million in funding for Prince George's Head Start program because of allegations of child humiliation, neglect and

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abuse at several schools.

The federal Department of Health and Human Services informed the county of its decision to terminate the funding in a report outlining negative behavior at several schools since December. The letter, dated Aug. 12 and addressed to school board chairman Segun Eubanks, was received by the school system three days later.

According to the 13-page document — first reported by WTTG-TV (Fox 5) — a teacher at H. Winship Wheatley Early Childhood Center in Capitol Heights forced a 3-year-old boy who wet himself during nap time to mop up his urine while still in the soiled clothing on Dec. 17.

The teacher took a cellphone photo of the child mopping and sent it to his mother with a caption that said "LOL" and "he worked for that mop, tho!" the report states.

The report also outlines a June 9 incident of a 5-year-old girl who walked home alone from Langley Park McCormick Elementary School in Hyattsville after returning

from the nurse's office and finding her classroom empty because the teachers and her classmates had gone to the playground.

Six days later, a teacher and assistant teacher at James Ryder Randall Elementary School Head Start Center in Clinton forced two children to stand and hold heavy objects above their heads as punishment for playing during nap time, the report states.

"The [school system] did not ensure staff abided by the standards of conduct requiring them to use only positive methods of child guidance and not engage in corporal punishment, emotional, or physical abuse, or humiliation or employ methods of discipline involving isolation … or denial of basic needs," Brenda R. Hewitt, regional program manager with ACF, wrote in the letter.

Schools chief Kevin Maxwell said that those responsible "will be held accountable to our fullest extent."

"There is no room in our school system for individuals who do not treat our children with compassion,

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with care, with concern for their complete well-being," he said during an Aug. 17 news conference at the administration building in Upper Marlboro The federal government provides money toward Head Start, an early-education program that caters to children ages 3 to 5 from low-income families. The school board, which next meets Aug. 25, has 30 days to appeal the decision to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III said that he will ask his staff to work with the school system and restore funding to the Head Start program.

"I have asked Dr. Maxwell to address this matter immediately and I have confidence that he and the board of education will ensure that the families of the 932 children in the program do not lose this valuable and important educational service," Baker said in an issued statement. "We must rid the system of those who do not take their responsibility seriously." WI

"I had that separation anxiety issue with her, [but] she adjusted very well. The teachers were great in dealing with her. I never had any issues."

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METRO from Page12 trains at red signals," FTA acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers said in an Aug. 15 letter issuing a safety directive to address the matter.

"However, there is more that must be done."

This is the third safety directive FTA has issued this year for Metro that requires the transit agency to respond in a 30-day period. In May, the federal agency ordered a similar decree to Metro to implement four initiatives regarding safety, and earlier this month, the FTA's "Safety Blitz" investigation organized Metro's problems in four categories: track inspection resources and training; Metro's Office of Transit and Structures manual; track quality oversight; and track construction and maintenance.

According to the Aug. 15 report, officials conducted an investigation between March 16 and July 31, focusing on four categories: mainline and yard familiarity; departure from stations and terminals and movement with zero speed commands; communication; and stop-signal overrun.

The 11 required actions in the report include: • Improve the visibility of signal markers; • Review its Fatigue Risk Management System; • Develop and implement a procedure for auditing radio protocol and radio communications; and • Create an enhanced stop signal overrun investigation process with standardized data fields for trending and analysis.

Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld said last week future safety efforts will be undertaken, including bringing a group of experts from the University of Tennessee's Center of Transportation Research to D.C. next month and a two-week training session for track inspectors to improve their ability to identify and categorize track defects.

Caroline Hentschel of Alexandra recalled a few years ago when her purse got stuck in the train doors, but she was fortunately able to snatch it away before the train took off.

"The [train] conductor didn't step outside or stick his head out

the train. … [It] could have been really bad," she said while waiting on a Blue Line train at the Van Dorn Street station. "I think it's good [Metro is] catching up to do all this work, but how did it reach to this level where all these repairs are needed?"

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NEW SAFETRACK SCHEDULE

Meanwhile, Metro announced changes last week to its ongoing SafeTrack maintenance project schedule.

The eighth phase, or surge, was previously scheduled to start Saturday, Aug. 20, but will now begin the following Saturday, with continuous single-tracking on the Blue Line between the Van Dorn Street and Franconia-Springfield stations in Northern Virginia scheduled to end Sept. 11.

To complete more work, the Franconia station will be closed this weekend and Sept. 10-11 with free shuttle bus service. Metrorail will not be available at the Franconia and Van Dorn Street stations on

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Labor Day weekend.

The project's ninth phase will now run from Sept. 15 until Oct. 26 with continuous single-tracking on the Orange Line between the Vienna and West Falls Church stations in Northern Virginia. The Vienna and Dunn Loning-Merrifield stations will be closed on the weekends of Sept. 24-25, Oct. 1-2, Oct. 8-9 and Oct. 15-16. Free shuttle bus service will be available at stations along that route.

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UNION from Page14 he said. "You have to keep your eye on the ball and know where you are going and how you're going to get there because otherwise you'll be lost."

In addition to union leadership inclusion, Bullock said he'd like to see more African-American and Latinos strive to be owners of the various businesses that contract with and service the mass transit industry. As important as it may be to increase access for blacks and Latinos to land jobs in the transit system, it is also vital that minorities ultimately become employers and owners.

"Our leadership is majority white

and when you look at it, I don't think we have a black person that oversees an international union so it's still very much a struggle to have minorities in particular positions," Bullock said.

Just five percent of blacks are self-employed in America, compared with 11 percent of whites, and black-owned companies tend to be smaller, have fewer employees and make less money than white-owned businesses, according to a recent report published at phys.org, a leading web-based science, research and technology news service.

However, it's not laziness or lack of initiative that's keeping African-Americans from starting their own businesses, the report noted.

Instead, it's a centuries-old racial disadvantage that's not experienced by other minority groups.

"We're on the front lines, but behind the scene there's a lot of Caucasians," Bullock said. "I'm concerned for the future. I work alongside guys whose parents have worked here for 30 years. The fight is to preserve what's all important and the fight is to not allow bad decision making and mismanagement to derail us." WI

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Uber Partners with Healthcare Companies

Patients Have New Resource to Travel to Appointments

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer For medical patients who have chronic illnesses and limited transportation options the innovation of Uber can now be their respite.

MedStar Health announced earlier this year that they are collaborating with ride-share companies to give patients a new option for their healthcare appointments.

They claim that patients who miss appointments or

have to reschedule at the last minute frequently cite transportation as a factor.

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level of seamless integration in health care as they do in other aspects of their everyday life,” said Michael Ruiz, MedStar Health vice president and chief digital officer.

“MedStar is focused on becoming a premier digital healthcare organization. Our partnership with Uber is but one small step toward a future where technology-enabled patient engagement rivals other industries that have been disrupted by digital technology.”

Patients can access a “Ride with Uber” button on the company’s website. Just like on the application itself they can find out the wait time, approximate cost of a ride and then request one.

There is also an option to set a ride reminder that will automatically notify them an hour before their appointment.

Throughout the MedStar service area, Uber can be accessed, which extends from north of Baltimore, Washington, D.C., northern Virginia and southern Maryland.

MedStar has 10 hospitals and hundreds of outpatient locations and urgent care facilities throughout the area.

“Uber is a reliable option— day or night—regardless of where you need to go in the DMV,” said Zuhairah Washington, Uber DC general manager. “Our collaboration with MedStar can help patients better plan their transportation to and from appointments, and ensure they never miss an appointment because they don’t

have a ride.”

In July, Uber continued its medical expansion with Relatient, a healthcare communication company. Much like MedStar they aim to increase access through transportation – a barrier that prevents an estimated 3.6 million Americans from medical attention.

In honor of the integration, Uber and Relatient are sponsoring a “Ride to Health Week,” from Aug. 22 - 26.

Anyone in the U.S. who requests an Uber through Relatient to get to or from an appointment with a participating provider during that week will receive a discount off their ride.

“Missed appointments lead to risks that could be averted.

According to the National Commission on Prevention Priorities, 100,000 people die each year because of lack of access to preventative care services, like screenings for hypertension, cholesterol and certain cancers,” Sam Johnson, CEO, Relatient said.

“There’s no doubt that solving the transportation problem will save lives. It will also mean more financially sound health organizations.

For example, it’s not unusual for a doctor to average four missed appointments per day, amounting to roughly $150,000 in lost revenue per doctor every year. For large medical practices, this quickly adds up to millions of dollars.”

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New Tool for Alzheimer's Could Prove Vital Researchers recently developed a symptom checklist that could help detect the outset of Alzheimer's disease and aid earlier diagnosis.

Experts are reportedly zeroing in on a new concept called mild behavioral impairment, or MBI, after a longtime reliance on so-called mild cognitive impairment as an early warning sign of Alzheimer's disease.

MBI is meant to describe persistent changes in an older person's normal behavior and the changes include problems such as social withdrawal, angry outbursts, anxiety and obsessiveness, according to the United States National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus newsletter.

"We're not talking about a blip in someone's behavior," Dr. Zahinoor Ismail of the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute in Canada, told MedlinePlus. "It's a sustained change from their former ways of functioning."

Also, "that out-of-character behavior can be the first sign of something going wrong in the brain," he said.

Ismail and his colleagues developed a symptom checklist this summer that doctors could potentially use to assess older patients for mild behavioral problems. The tool still needs to be studied further, but the hope is that it will help spot people in the early stages of Alzheimer's.

Locally, questions remain as to how families can use the checklist to monitor changes in loved ones and how Ismail's checklist could change the approach to care.

"Anecdotally speaking, the idea of MBI preceding or predicting even [mild cognitive impairment] does make sense as we encounter a lot of these neuro-psych behaviors in our patients at Fleming Memory Center-Lehigh Valley Health Network," said Dr. Neti Vora, a geriatrician with the Fleming Memory Center-Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania. "Most of them meet criteria for either MCI or dementia."

Still, it's hard to prove the correlation between the check-

list and diagnosis, as the checklist is still being studied and there are no published results to prove one way or another, she said.

"It is on the same note, not yet a validated tool either," Vora said. "I do see the utility of this check list ‌ to help clinicians recognize early patterns and behaviors that can lead to early diagnosis and, or, to implement early intervention to prevent the progression into dementia state."

The Fleming Memory Center has been using a similar psycho-social assessment which is done by a patient liaison with a family member prior to their first visit.

Dr. Brian Balin, the chair of bio-medical sciences at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and a renowned researcher in the field of Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases, noted that the behavior changes being proposed through the check list are often associated with dementia in different patterns.

Emotional changes and impulse control as well as apathy, all reflect temporal lobe involvement in the brain, Balin said.

"Interestingly though, different types of dementia will present with different features at different times," he said. "For example, impulse control and hallucinations often are part of a frontotemporal dementia like Lewy body dementia versus Alzheimer's dementia.

"However, there can be cross-over symptoms with the different dementias," Balin said. "All of this being said, early diagnosis of any dementia can be helpful for care, expectations, and for controlling symptoms often with drugs although these are just stopgap measures. Other tests as well should be included such as brain imaging and a thorough metabolic workup to rule out or in other associated problems like low vitamin B12 levels and vascular problems."

The proposed new checklist describes and helps identify a new clinical stage in the disease and has the potential to represent a paradigm shift in formal neurodegeneration test-

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5 A new checklist could help detect Alzheimer's disease much earlier. / Courtesy photo

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HU Students Lead Drive for Tobacco-free Campus WI Staff Report A non-profit, D.C.-based organization advocating comprehensive smoke-free or tobacco-free campus policies has teamed up with 47 Historically Black Colleges and Universities [HBCUs], including Howard University [HU], in efforts to persuade students to live their lives tobacco-free.

And on Friday, Sept. 19, the advocacy group, Truth Initiative, visited the HU campus where they engaged students in pledging to go tobacco-free and join the generation to end smoking for good.

More than 99 percent of current smokers picked up the habit before the age of 27, making college campuses critical partners in reducing tobacco use and death.

With collaborations like the one led by Truth Initiative last week, the number of smoke- and tobacco-free colleges in the U.S. has more than tripled since 2010 when 446 campuses had adopted related policies.

Now that number has risen to 1,577 campuses. Still, the majority of the 105 federally-recognized HBCUs in the U.S. do not have comprehensive smoke- or tobacco-free policies to protect their students and faculty from the dangers of tobacco use and second-hand smoke.

Howard University student and Truth Initiative Fellow, Quamiir Trice, served as the spokesperson for the two-hour event, where medical experts, college administrators and students addressed the importance of the effort. They targeted incoming HU freshmen and encouraged

Each year, approximately 47,000 African Americans die from smoking-related disease.

them to sign the pledge.

The event served as a time for incoming students to take a stand against tobacco on their campus, helping to forward the momentum toward Howard University adopting a tobacco-free campus policy.

But more work needs to be done as tobacco remains the No.1 cause of preventable death in the U.S. Each year, approximately 47,000 African Americans die from smoking-related disease. And while the overall use of cigarettes by youth in the U.S. has declined, with teen smoking reaching a record low at 7 percent, smoking remains prevalent among ethnic minorities.

Other HBCUs who have joined up with Truth Initiative include: Coppin State and Morgan State University, Maryland; Alabama State University, Stillman College and Tuskegee University, Alabama; three Delaware State University campuses; Bethune Cookman University and Edward Waters College, Florida; Dillard University, Grambling University and three Southern University campuses, Louisiana; and Morehouse School of Medicine and Spelman College, Georgia. WI

Black-Owned Newspapers Matter

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. President & CEO National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) 2017 will mark the 190 anniversary of the Black Press in America.

Since the first publication of Freedom’s Journal on March 16, 1827 in New York City, Black owned newspapers have been at the forefront of being the consciousness-raising voice of Black America. Today in 2016, Black owned newspapers still matter.

Black Lives Matter. Black Votes Matter. Black Press Matters. In order to continue to overcome racial inequality and injustice, we have to emphasize the importance of nurturing and mentoring the rise of a new generation of freedom-fighting journalists, publishers and African American owners of newspapers and media companies.

There is a huge qualitative difference between media that is Black

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owned as compared to non-Black owned media that is targeted to Black consumers. Numerous national studies have documented that Black owned newspapers remain the “trusted and respected” source of news, empowering success stories, and cultural aspirations for more than 45 million Black Americans.

The inaugural Discover the Unexpected (DTU) NNPA Journalism Fellowship Program this summer at the Howard University School of Communications supported by Chevrolet has done remarkably well in identifying and encouraging the next generation of gifted, talented and committed young journalism scholars. The National Newspaper Publishers Association is pleased with the positive and transformative results of the DTU fellowships.

The NNPA fellows scored front page news features in selected NNPA member newspapers across the nation. In addition to attend-

ing both the Republican National Convention in Cleveland and the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, the NNPA fellows completed assignments that covered a wide range of news interests including news on Muhammad Ali’s legacy, Black arts and culture, contemporary urban Black family life, 2016 Olympics in Rio, mass incarceration, new data on police and prosecutorial misconduct and abuse on African Americans and others, the quest to cure Sickle Cell Anemia, and the struggle to preserve Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

During the past months, Brandi Montgomery and Brelaun Douglas were at The Atlanta Voice; Briahnna Brown and Mckenzie Marshall at the Chicago Defender; Victoria Jones and Rushawn Walters at The Washington Informer; and, Tatyana Hopkins and Sidnee King were at the Michigan Chronicle.

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5 HU students seek a tobacco-free campus. / Photo courtesy Truth Initiative

Black owned newspapers are businesses and employers that continue to serve the economic development interests of Black communities. As the economy in the United States continues to rebound from economic stagnation and recession under the leadership of the first African American President, it should also be a national priority to ensure the advancement of the economic wellbeing of Black families, businesses, and communities.

President Barack H. Obama, in the face of historic political opposition in Washington, DC since his first day in office, has achieved leadership success in restoring and revitalizing the U.S. economy. In particular the automotive industry has set new records this year in automobile sells. Thus, we note with appreciation those companies in the automotive sector that have been supportive of the NNPA during these difficult and challenging times.

General Motors brands con-

tinue advertise with the NNPA and as a consequence contributes to the sustainability of the Black Press in America. In particular, Chevrolet has been outstanding in its support of Discover the Unexpected scholarships as part of the current NNPA fellows program.

Chevrolet also increased its advertising with many NNPA newspapers this year. It is our hope that this successful pilot program will be continued and even expanded in the next academic year from fall 2016 to spring 2017.

Long live Black owned newspapers and the struggle for freedom, justice and equality. Yes, Black owned newspapers surely do matter.

Learn more about the Discover the Unexpected (DTU) program at http://www.nnpa.org/ dtu/ and use the hashtag #DiscoverTheUnexpected on Twitter.

Follow us on Twitter @BlackPressUSA and @NNPA_BlackPress and like our Facebook page at NNPA Black Press.

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Eight Howard University students were selected to take the journey and DISCOVER THE UNEXPECTED—a first-ever fellowship program sponsored by the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Congratulations to our brilliant fellows! Thank you for taking us on this wonderful journey. May you continue to discover new roads that help you shatter perceptions and inspire us all. #discovertheunexpected

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EDUCATION The Fight for AfricanAmerican Museum Dates Back 100 Years

Former Lawyer Examines History in New Book

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer The fight for a national African-American museum started long before the millennium as one D.C. judge documents in his new book that explores 100 years of determination.

Years ago, young attorney Robert Wilkins had a discussion with seniors at his church that produced a burning question: Why was there not a central place to learn about and celebrate the black experience?

"I was at church and I was listening to the elders talk about growing up in the South, going to segregated schools, overcoming various obstacles and also very sad stories about discrimination and violence," Wilkins said. "It was an amazing evening, and it really brought into perspective for me that there needed to be a place where those sorts of stories and of course countless others could be shared."

In August 2000, Wilkins quit his job as an attorney, turning his two-income household into one to make the dream of a museum dedicated to African-Americans a reality.

"When I started looking into it I learned of endless legislation that would be introduced but couldn't be passed," he said. "I formed a group to start looking at what we could do to advocate for a creation of such a museum. As a lawyer I tried to understand through research about what happened before, to have a better understanding of how to avoid the same mistakes and get the legislation through Congress.

"Going back to 1916, I learned that a group had incorporated and came to D.C. with the purpose to create a national memorial for colored soldiers and sailors," he said.

"After a few years the group realized there should be a memorial

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building, essentially a museum that would show all African-American achievements and contributions to America.

"It astounded me and it astounded the people on the Hill who actually weren't aware that this went back that far," he said.

"Here we were at that point 80plus years later and there was still no museum."

Wilkins believes that for obvious reasons in American history, an institution honoring Black people could not have been produced.

"As I say in my book, I think that James Baldwin had it right when he testified to Congress in March of 1968 and said 'my histo-

ry tells the truth about America, and it's going to be hard to teach it,'" he said.

Wilkins' book, "Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100-Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture," chronicles the endless obstacles through the decades, including political machinations and deliberate maneuverings to block the construction of the museum and a hectic social climate putting it at the bottom of the list for the nation.

"There are lots of reasons why people didn't want to delve into this because it made them uncomfortable," he said. "It puts the founding fathers and principles of this country in a bad light and shows the hypocrisy.

"In earlier years of course it didn't cohort with some of the racist views of some of those who held power, because how could you celebrate the achievements of African-Americans or acknowledge that they've contributed to America, but at the same time you're denying them the right to vote, discrimination and subjugating them as a race," he said.

Wilkins believes the museum will show the nation how the struggle for equality for African-Americans has made the country a better place.

"I think it took 100 years because the right group of people in power had to come together to have the wisdom and courage to say these stories need to be told as a matter of fairness, justice and truth, but also as a way to hopefully bring the country together," he said. WI

5 A rendering of the new African-American museum. / Courtesy photo

Back to School: Tips for Shaking Out the Cobwebs

5 Eager students may need a push as they return to school. / Courtesy

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer As summer wound down last year and schools were about to reopen, then-U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan led a call to get students off to the right start.

In doing so, Duncan also outlined a recipe for success that could allow for an easy transition from

summer fun to fall and winter learning.

Among the suggestions were for parents to start bringing meal times, bed times and morning routines back in line with the school-year schedule.

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school from the opening bell.

While Duncan suggested that students make a back-to-school to-do list and practice math facts by playing math games, parents, education experts and others have outlined similar checklists for the start of the 2016-17 year. “Depending on the age, cooking and other types of pretend play are great ideas while, for first-graders and younger, playing house or doctor can often involve a lot of vocabulary, speaking, and even writing, as lists of 'patients' or 'supplies' can contribute to essential everyday reading and writing skills,� said Tatum Omari, a former teacher who now serves as director of Curriculum at Education.com.

"Make projects that have them researching something interesting with the accessibility of technology it should be really easy for them to just look up something interesting like the life cycle of a butterfly," Omari said. "As basic as it may sound, being able to use the internet to research is a pretty crucial

skill these days, so just sending your child on a mission to find some information can be helpful."

For older students, setting goals and stating some hopes and dreams for the coming year should help, Omari continued.

"Take time to think about what went well the previous year in terms of academic achievement, and the great life habits you may have built or want to work on such as getting a morning routine going ahead of time is always a great idea," she said.

Debbie Munson, a PTA president, also suggests students start getting up and going to bed earlier as a way of preparing for the coming school year.

"This may take a week to go from the summer bedtime to the school time schedule," she said. "Students should also plan where backpacks with school work will be placed so it's easy to grab in the morning, and they should have lunches or lunch money ready to go."

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WELCOME BACK

Many DCPS students were welcomed back to school this week by Chancellor Kaya Henderson and advised of several services available to them.

"This school year will be another year of opportunities for our young people to expand their learning, see the world, and prepare for college and beyond," Henderson said. "Whether that's the young men at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School making history as the first class of a new school, or students at Anacostia High School getting a head start on a law enforcement career."

Among the list of services available are:

School Lunch DCPS offers nutritious, appetizing breakfast and lunch each school day. For more information, visit the website and, if applicable, complete a Free and Reduced Meal (FARM) application to be eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

DCPS lunch prices at non-community eligibility provision schools are $2.60 for elementary students and $3.10 for secondary students.

Wellness Students and their parents can visit the DCPS website or visit schools directly for all health, dental and medical administration and accommodation forms.

After School Both students and parents can learn more about after-school program options at their respective schools at the DCPS website. The start date for after-school programing varies by school.

Transportation Through D.C.'s "Kids Ride Free" program, DCPS students can ride bus and rail to and from school at no cost.

To activate the transit pass, enrolled students tap their DC One Card on a bus or in a rail station on the first day of school. Students without a DC One Card can apply at their school or

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3 The Ron Brown Preparatory High

School in Northeast, D.C.'s first allboys public high school, officially opened Aug. 22. /Courtesy of dc.gov

RON BROWN PREPPING BOYS FOR COLLEGE

Earlier this month, Ron Brown Preparatory High School's first class of students joined teachers and staff for a two-week orientation and retreat.

The new, all-boys public high school in Northeast, which opened its doors Aug. 22, is part of an effort by the DCPS to ensure that every young man graduates with the skills necessary to be successful. Led by Principal Benjamin Williams, the school will provide a college-preparatory education that includes a 9th-grade academy, core-curriculum coursework and key electives and extracurricular programs.

'MODERNIZED' ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL

Roosevelt High School in Northwest opened its doors this week with a modernized look and a focus on global studies.

The school recently underwent a $140 million overhaul that included a restored auditorium, brand-new atrium and state-of-the-art facilities.

In addition to its new look, Roosevelt boasts a dual-language pro-

6 DCPS began the 2016-17 school year on Aug. 22. / Courtesy of dc.gov

gram starting in 9th grade, dedicated global building spaces, as well as coursework and pathways that focus on increasing students' competence and understanding.

The school also offers an international academy for recently-arrived immigrant students.

CHARTER SCHOOLS ANNIVERSARY

Officials for the District's 119 public charter schools are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the alternatives to traditional public schools.

Many charter schools have already started classes, while others are preparing for studies that begin this week through Sept. 2.

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"We are proud of Washington, D.C.'s public charter schools and what they have accomplished," said Scott Pearson, executive director of the D.C. Public Charter School Board. "Each year, more and more D.C. families choose public charter schools, and each year public charter schools outperform city averages for student achievement. And year after year, D.C.'s charter sector is ranked the healthiest in the nation by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools."

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AUGUST 2016 | VOL 2, ISSUE 7

MISSION STATEMENT The WI Bridge sets out to highlight contemporary issues through the experiences of youth and capture the progressive, entrepreneurial spirit of the Millennial generation other publications gloss over.

Writers will take to streets and feature people, programs, initiatives, and movements that uniquely address prominent youth issues. This hard-hitting coverage will lay to rest misconceptions of Generation Y and bring all to an understanding of diverse youth experiences.

EDITOR’S LETTER

Peace and blessings WI Bridge readers old and new,

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Vusi Mchunu Launches New Clothing Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Rock Creek Social Club Celebrates Six Years . . . . . . . . 4 - 5

In September, look out as we lead an important discussion about political participation, a topic of much discussion among Millennials eager to make a change, and in essence become the change that they want to see.

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Since our last issue of WI Bridge, much has taken place across the United States and around the world that further makes the case for Blackcentered media that challenges the status quo and galvanizes people to act in the interest in their community. When it comes to our entertainers, the same especially holds true, for they are the ones who produce the soundtrack for our revolution.

This edition of WI Bridge celebrates the people in our community making a change on the social front, including Vusi Mchunu, the Rock Creek Social Club, and BlackGirlCentered, an organization that creates safe spaces for young sisters to explore themselves and build healthy relationships with one another. In this issue, we also challenge those who legitimize state pushback against those who want to dismantle the systems that threaten Black lives. All in all, it’s imperative that we strive to be the best in whatever we do so that future generations can prosper.

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“I was able to make noise in the streets with just word of mouth. Imagine how far it would’ve spread if we had social media back then,” said Mchunu. Even in the mid-1990s when Mchunu obtained his first kiosk in the Centre at Forestville, he was always very particular about all aspects of each garment he created.

He took materials, color choice, fit and weight of the cloth into consideration, personalizing each piece of clothing.

Time passed on and a series of trials and tribulations as well as a shift in fashion trends put the Mchunu brand on hold for a while. Though new fashion inspired by Mchunu’s original wave emerged, true fans and D.C. natives never forgot the quality of those custom pieces he made during the good old days. “My supporters have waited long enough.” Mchunu said.

Mchunu said he’s a strong believer in and supporter of small business. “D.C. culture needs to come back. Black entrepreneurs can now use gentrification to showcase specialty items [that characterize] your community to a new audience. The support of the small businesses helps communities flourish,” he said.

D.C. fashion legend Vusi Mchunu announced the launch of VMC Brand, slated for this fall, in an interview with WI Bridge. / Courtesy photo

Vusi Mchunu Launches New Clothing Line

By Ambre Tomlinson WI Bridge Contributing Writer @Missgreeneyez

It would be very difficult to mention iconic street fashion in the D.C. metropolitan area without paying homage to Vusi Mchunu, a designer and artist famous for his unique design and vibrant color choices. His brand Mchunu became a fashion staple and D.C. cult classic in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Now the seasoned fashion designer is back with a fresh line called VMC Brand, providing hot, new styles for the summer and a new website to launch early this fall. The garments are still crafted with close attention to detail and consideration for the consumer’s wants and needs in addition to fresh, color choices and sleek, new design ideas. “I’ve got to come back strong in order to compliment where I previously left off,” Mchunu said. The re-launch brings along with it a huge fashion show highlighting yet another brand of Mchunu’s, created with tried and true methodology.

As an immigrant who traveled to the U.S. with big dreams, Mchunu’s life has flourished tremendously from its meager beginnings.

His first dwelling was a small house in an impoverished area in Durbin, South Africa.

During the winter of 1986, Mchunu arrived to the United States and settled in Harlem.

“New York City influenced my love of art and fashion greatly,” he said. As a boy, Mchunu dreamed of America. He imagined the hustle and bustle of the city and streets littered with ambitious business people on the go. New York painted a real picture of this before his very eyes. Inspired by the cold weather and the cityscape, Mchunu began to draw. His creative outlet would one day become a legacy of art, fashion and music.

In 1989, Mchunu’s family relocated to Clinton, Maryland. Enamored with clothing brands such as Versace and Moschino, he traveled back to New York as a young man to pick up pieces of clothing from its Garment District to take back to the D.C. area and craft into wearable works of art, creating what would become the Mchunu brand.

Mchunu is also paying homage to his humble beginnings with an inspirational music campaign named “Immigrant Baby,” slated to be released alongside VMC Brand. This idea arose out of his frustration with the current state of immigration reform and the lack of African voices in the discussion. With his music, Mchunu strives to be a positive and familiar face for other immigrant children in U.S. struggling with assimilation.

“I hope to send a message of empowerment to Black youth,” said Mchunu. “I hope to send a message of empowerment to Black youth.” said Mchunu. “I want Black youth to work hard and build their aspirations into a stable future to capture that American dream.” He goes in depth about the state of Black America and its youth in “Young and Black in America,” his single off the Immigrant Baby album that features DeAngelo Redman.

“I want Black youth to work hard and build their aspirations into a stable future to capture that American dream.”

For aspiring designers, Mchunu’s advice is to always invest in your brand rather than material possessions he says have no real value. He also encourages immigrants to lift themselves up then reach back to their homelands to help their people. His legacy gets stronger each time he builds something new out of whatever he picks up. One of Mchunu’s first promises to himself once he stepped foot on American soil was to create a name for himself that he can show his people when he returns to South Africa.

He has accomplished that feat and so much more.

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Rock Creek Social Club hosted its Grilled Cheese Social at Marvin in Northwest in April. This event attracted hundreds of millennials. / Courtesy photo

Rock Creek Social Club Celebrates Six Years

By Sam P.K. Collins WI Bridge Editor-in-Chief @SamPKCollins

On the sixth anniversary of the Rock Creek Social Club (RCSC)’s introduction to the world, its founding members would like to remind folks that they’re not a group of promoters. As they often have to explain, RCSC’s work in the D.C. metropolitan area goes well beyond hosting parties.

During a time when gentrification and shifting demographics created a tale of two cities, RCSC has been a driving force in creating an egalitarian social atmosphere for millennials from various walks of life. Now the group’s sights are turning national, with plans in the

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works to expand its brand to cities many native Washingtonians now call home.

“We understand that no matter what type of event we do, there’s some type of promotion. We promote running, sustainability and a healthy lifestyle, along with other things,” RCSC founding member Kevin “Scooty” Hallums, 35, told WI Bridge. “A lot of that gets lost in translation and people group us with promoters. That’s not who we are and if you’re gonna use that word, you can’t limit us to that. We’re a lifestyle brand and creative marketing and branding

agency,” he said.

In 2010, Hallums, Jerome Baker III, a well-known DJ, and a few friends, formed RCSC in response to a D.C. party scene they said placed too much emphasis on professionalism and what patrons wore. After three meetings with the owners of Recess Lounge, an upscale establishment perched steps from the White House, RCSC hosted its first “Good Life Tuesdays” event on the night of August 16th, Baker’s 30th birthday. In the weeks and months after its launch, millennials from various parts of the D.C. metropolitan area would come to

know what RCSC could offer when it came to nightlife.

Unlike other parties at the time, “Good Life Tuesdays” didn’t have a strict dress code, VIP tables, or the oh so familiar velvet ropes that separated cliques from the main dancefloor. Partiers also didn’t have to pay at the door.

These ingredients set the stage for historic moments in RCSC’s short run. During their visits, widely renowned Hip-Hop stars Wale, Bun B, and Common posted up and mingled with revelers throughout the night. When Common appeared at Recess, he gave an

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Social Club treats people like FRIENDS “ RockandCreek are all about the VIBES without having to take anyone’s money.

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- Monique Okanlawon impromptu performance for nearly 60 people after festivities winded down. To this day, folks in D.C.’s creative scene still speak about that experience.

Baker, a native of Mesa, Arizona who’s been DJing for 20 years, likened RCSC’s parties to the types of functions he would spin tunes at in New York City, specifically because of the lax dress code.

He also said that forming RCSC provided an opportunity to diversify the music partygoers heard. At that time, Southern HipHop music, particularly that which came from Atlanta, maintained a strong presence in the D.C. club scene. Baker set out the expand the palate, spinning R&B tunes and exposing millennials to Kid Kudi, Big K.R.I.T. and others.

“In college, I always traveled to D.C. to party. We knew that we had to carry a dress shirt and slacks and the I was just tired of it,” said Baker, 35, as he recounted how he spent his weekends as a student at Hampton University, located just hours outside of the District, in the late 1990s and early 2000s. “It was an old D.C. guard type of thing.

People saw a formula that was successful and others started to do it. Just because someone puts on a suit and tie, doesn’t mean they can’t act a fool. The dressing up takes out the good time part out of going out. With RCSC, if you come in and have on whatever you have on, you can still have a good time.”

By 2012, after a short hiatus and internal changes, spin-off events with a similar formula followed, including the Grilled Cheese Social day parties and a collaboration with Everyday People, a New York-based entity that hosts brunches. RCSC also had a hand in the launch and promotion of the Broccoli City Festival. In 2014, they brought their four-year anniversary celebration to U Street Music Hall in 2014. Last November, they formed a partnership with SoulCycle, an indoor cycling organization that promotes fitness

through community. The month before that, RCSC connected with the District Running Collective for weekly runs through the city.

The group has also stepped artist management with DJ Spinser Tracy and Farrah Flosscett as their clients.

Through a combination of their hospitality and a penchant of knowing most of their patrons on first-name basis, the members of RCSC have been able to build a strong network spanning thousands of people. With the

said the more she went to Recess, the more she got to know members of RCSC. Those connections led to volunteer opportunities at the Broccoli City Festival.

“I remember Good Life Tuesdays just being friends and friends of friends, now Grilled Cheese Social gets packed long before 3p.m,” said Okanlawon, a native Washingtonian and alumna of The Art Institute of California, San Francisco. “There are a lot of places where you can see the same people but not know anyone. You

Kevin “Scooty” Hallums, along with a group of friends from the D.C. metro area, founded the Rock Creek Social Club in 2010. Since then, they’ve brought together people from different walks of life with their various events. / Courtesy photo

rise of relatively new social media platforms including Instagram and Snapchat, their reach has increased even more. So much so, they’ve attracted a bevy of sponsors, including Gatorade, Heineken, Under Armour, the Howard Theatre, Reebok, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, and W Hotels.

“RCSC treats people like friends and are all about the vibes without having to take anyone’s money.

That’s the thing I like about their events,” said Monique Okanlawon, 26, a hotel guest services agent who lives in Montgomery County, Maryland. She started attending RCSC functions not long after returning from school in 2010. She

want people to feel comfortable and RCSC has been able to do that.

If I’m not working, I always try to go. It always benefitted me to network and get to know people in the city,” Today, RCSC consists of 14 members, six of whom work on the brand fulltime. Some of the bonds formed in this group, like that between Hallums and Justin McCrae, executive producer and co-host of Rock Creek Radio, RCSC’s weekly show, go back more than 20 years. Hallums and Dominque Wells, both alumni of Parkdale High School in Riverdale, Maryland, met through Hallums’ cousin. Two years ago, Baker and

Hallums met Ainz Neal, now RCSC’s strategy and business development specialist, through a mutual friend.

Alexis Johnson, RCSC’s marketing and development coordinator and Howard University alumna, joined the movement two years ago, helping bridge the gap between older and younger millennials.

These familial relationships prove critical at a time when RCSC is pivoting its focus nationwide while tackling today’s social issues through grassroots connections.

At this point, this new project is in the discussion stages but RCSC members say once plans solidify, these community-based events will target areas east of the Anacostia River, particularly the Congress Heights neighborhood, building upon work they’ve have done individually.

“We’ve been having dialogue about doing more communitybased things in the fall. We threw around different ideas,” said Neal, 34, a husband and father of two who hails from Brooklyn, New York.

“There are issues in the system and things we need to teach our people. We have to come together and make change the right way. It’s good to know that there are people who are likeminded. A big part of this is getting to the kids. We want to show people that you can be successful and have the resources,” he added.

Beyond that, Baker noted his wish just want to keep up with a D.C. that’s constantly changing. Just as they have done before, RCSC members are forging relationships and creating with likeminded people. “Expansion and embracing the new parts of D.C. that have risen are top priorities,” Baker said. “There are people dong new projects who are just like us and do what we want to do. These individuals inspire us. D.C. is a small city where you’re one person away from meeting someone so we’ll definitely take advantage of those connections.”

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The Resurgence of the House Negro

By William Langford WI Bridge Contributing Writer

Black Americana Antique Postcard HOUSE NEGRO singing & dancing with young Shirley Temple Publisher UNK Arcade Card Actor Bill Robinson from the film The Littlest Rebel/ Flickr Creative Commons

Since the beginning of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, we have seen an escalation in the tension between African Americans and establishment supporters, most notably law enforcement.

Many have questioned the agenda of BLM. However, the inquiries of motive may have fallen just short of relevancy.

telling them that he would suffer as long as he fought the system.

As of late we have seen an even greater trend in the resistance to the BLM support and the rise in the number of Blacks who are willing to go out and defend the actions of the police and the establishment by asserting that Blacks bear the responsibility for the injustices we endure. They say that the establishment created an environment that will allow us to rise from oppression if we get out of our own way.

For generations, division has been a central force used against us by distorting our differences as adjectives of hierarchy. During cattle slavery in the United States, the so-called House Negro created this division. The House Negro always thought he was better or more ‘accomplished’ than the Field Negro. He always blamed the suffering of the Field Negro on his indignation towards his captors,

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This not only drove a wedge between the House and Field Negro. Even among the Field Negros, division was palpable because some in the field looked up at the House Negro doing “so well,” thinking that the way to happiness was acquiescence, even if it was towards the captors. A faction of House Negros pretended to be in alliance with the Field Negro, covertly serving an agent of the plantation owner and preventing uprisings by leaking information about plans the Field Negros entrusted to him.

As division grew among the Field Negros, the slave owner sat back and watched as the only threat to his livelihood internally dismantled while he continued to clothe and feed the house negro at no real cost to himself or his estate.

Today, we see this dynamic playing out in the media. As many Black communities lay victim to imperialistic oppression, there are a handful of Black people, given an acceptable place in White society, who present themselves before the country as “educated, well-to-do African Americans” and chastise any Black resistance of the

establishment. Fox News and CNN call on individuals like radio host Jesse Patterson and Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke to debate matters related to Black injustice with the understanding that these boule Blacks will either talk around the issues with eloquent soliloquies on why Blacks are responsible for their own success or failures, poke holes in legitimate arguments with out of context statistics, or just frustrate the individuals with whom they are debating by defending the establishment.

While we waste time in these meaningless confrontations, the Al Sharptons of the world and organizations such as the NAACP parade behind the scenes, ensuring that we wear ourselves thin by marching and protesting instead of having real discussions. These are all tools of oppression designed to funnel energy, time, and resources into dead-end endeavors, divide and anger us in an attempt to destroy our credibility, and essentially disarm us.

It’s time to do away with these tools of destruction and operate with those meant for the true liberation of ALL oppressed people. Let’s bring Black communities together and educate the Black voting

majority about vetting candidates for local leadership positions. They can vote in the best interest of community agendas and hold local political leaders accountable. By intelligently choosing our own local leadership, we can begin to have a real conversation about how we choose to govern ourselves. We can also vote for legislation proposed by our vetted local leaders that will unlock the access to the resources desperately needed.

With all the untapped resources in our community, why are we still marching with our hand out?

The answer is UNITY! If we as a collective in every corner of this nation stand united, we can force our way into local municipalities, police our own streets, be judge and jury of our own offenders, dictate how and where our tax dollars are spent, and most importantly get out of the faces of these oppressors who are delaying real action.

Let’s control our own media message by using innovative outlets for content. We have the manpower, now let’s put our minds to work.

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Analyzing Dana Dane with Fame

By Emmanuel Adolf N. Alzuphar WI Bridge Contributing Writer @alzuphar

Slick Rick, the ruler, was well known for his rapping style, a storytelling heavy version of New York City nightclub Hip Hop full of humor and hubris. It is as if his rapping is much less aggressive than that of most rappers and songs such as “Childrens Story” and “La Di Da Di.” Dana Dane, on the other hand, is not. He released an album Dana Dane with Fame of the very same style a year before Slick Rick’s first album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick.

What could possibly possess this culture to listen to two rappers with similar rap styles and enter one into the Pantheon of Hip Hop because of this style while relegating the other one to cultish obscurity? Well, Slick was the funnier and more eccentrically dressed rapper; Dana Dane’s stories aren’t as facile as Slick Rick’s. The same goes for his visual aesthetic.

Dana Dane’s debut album Dana Dane with Fame, produced by Herb ‘Luv Bug’ Azor, a Haitian American producer, is a 9 song album released on Profile Record’s, one of the major record labels of what’s now considered to be “Golden Age Hip Hop.” Slick Rick’s first and subsequent albums were released on Def Jam, also during “Golden Age Hip Hop.” He would go on to release four albums in total, whereas Dana released three and one best of. Slick Rick’s albums have gone platinum, whereas Dane Dane’s most successful release, his first album, has done much worse relatively, only going gold.

They were high school friends and both belonged to a hip hop crew, The Kangol Crew, before becoming professional rappers. It is probably why their rapping styles are similar. The similarities in their songs are striking, though their differences may have made one song popular and not the other. The song “Cinderfella Dana Dane” begins with ‘Once upon a time’ as Slick Rick’s “Children’s Story” does also. They are both fairy tales about a boy, though Dana’s is an autobiography. Slick Rick’s story is constructed almost like a fairy tale (in a land / where justice stood / there lived a little boy) whereas Dana Dane’s story has the qualities of a noir film, as if listening to Spike Lee’s movie Crooklyn. Dana raps with much more hubris in “Cinderfella Dana Dane,” which makes Slick Rick’s story easier on the listener and much, much, less of a boast. What’s fascinating is that nor and boastful Hip Hop is now in vogue but in 1987, when “Cinderfella Dana Dane” was released, may have not liked noir and boasting as much.

Dana Dane/ Photo courtesy of Catherine McGann

Considering the song “Delancy Street” may give us the key to our enigma. Stylistically, “Delancey Street” is very similar to the poignant and chill drum kit beats of Slick Rick’s songs. The song is that of a complex narrative, as that occurs on hip New York City named Delancey Street all the while Like Rick, he raps with humor, Unlike Rick, however, he delivers us a extremely complex and long narrative that cannot be listened as easily as “La Di Da Di” or “Children’s Story” and requires serious concentration to its lyrical nooks and crannies on the first try. Like Rick, he raps with hubris and we hear a young woman sing that ‘Dana’s Dane’s / my man.’ However, Dane’s song is hard to rap or bop one’s head along to without missing what he has just said. That the “Nightmares” is similar to “Delancy Street” in its narrative complexity and points us to the answer: Slick’s music was easier on the ears.

Visual style and facility for the listener means a lot in the determination of who will be a musical legend. Miles Davis’s music is much less complex and revolutionary than Ornette Coleman’s but in popular culture, Miles is much better known. Though he was popular in his day, Dana Dane is not as well known as Slick Rick today and it is surely because, in the end, Slick Rick’s songs were better for every day of his times of cookouts, outdoors parties, and other entertainments wherein youngsters and adventuring adults seek a good time.

Regardless, Dana Dane with Fame should be considered the precursor in recorded music of the style that has made Slick Rick a legend for his singularity in rap.

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EDITORIAL Two 'New' D.C. Schools Hope to Make a Difference With the $127 million overhaul of Roosevelt High in the Petworth community finally completed and reopening this school year, and the grand opening of Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in northwest, D.C. Public Schools has made a bold step in addressing the needs of two distinct groups of youth.

And we remain hopeful, even optimistic, that the results will be positive and long lasting.

Roosevelt, built in 1932, has its sights set on becoming a high-achieving neighborhood school with a dual-language focus targeting the District’s ever-increasing demand for English-Spanish curriculums, a global studies program taught by professors from Georgetown University and a support system for students who have recently immigrated to the U.S. Add an Olympic-size swimming pool among other impressive improvements and the new state-of-the-art school will certainly make parents and their children consider enrolling – a central goal for District administrators.

But it’s still going to take a herculean effort by the school’s faculty and staff whose students in the 2014-15 school year scored miserably on math and English standardized tests linked to the Common Core state standards.

As for Ron Brown, the only single-sex public high school in D.C., the immediate and pressing goal remains clear: to prepare Black and Latino boys who make up 43 percent of DCPS students and whose academic achievements have consistently been behind any other demographic.

Of course we understand the criticism that has been voiced by several D.C. Council members and other District leaders who say it’s unfair that a similar school is not available for girls. But given the enormous obstacles faced by Black and Latino youth, we support having one school in the District that addresses the unique barriers to success that these young men more often face day after day.

A new school year is once again underway. And we believe that in the two examples cited above, a host of positive outcomes, with determination and hard work, will be achieved.

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Olympics Underscore Benefits of America’s Diversity Team USA showed up in Brazil ready to perform at their highest level while ignoring potentially unnerving distractions that included well-founded fears surrounding the Zika virus, polluted water, Russian doping and even exaggerations of street crime in the host city of Rio de Janeiro.

In the end, American athletes racked up 121 medals – far more than any other country including perennial contenders like China and Mexico – reaching America’s highest medal tally since the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles when they finished the games with 174.

Most impressive, was the showing made by women and Blacks, particularly in track and field, gymnastics, boxing, swimming and basketball.

Young Black boys and girls were rewarded with new role models, in the pool, on gymnastic apparatuses, on the hardwood court and in the ring. Perhaps, with today’s athletes leading the way, they will muster the courage to go after their dreams – even in sports rarely associated with Blacks or other minorities.

Who says America doesn’t win anymore?

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TO THE EDITOR Chief Lanier's Tale Is One of Inspiration

Unappreciated Orange Will Be Missed

I would like to wish retiring MPD Chief Cathy Lanier much success in her new job with the NFL. Chief Lanier's story is one that should be celebrated by every young girl as an example of how one can overcome issues by believing in one's self, hard work and a commitment to serving others. Many in the communities in and around the District of Columbia believe that Chief Lanier accomplished a lot while being faced with many obstacles. In your Hot Topics section of The Informer it is quoted that a union representative was "ecstatic" to hear of her departure.

As one who is usually on the side of most unions, I am not surprised by this view given the police unions' support of those officers who have been caught on video killing unarmed black men.

As a Ward 5 resident, I am sad to see Vincent Orange resign from the D.C. Council ["Vincent Orange Officially Resigns from D.C. Council," Aug. 18, 2016, by Sarafina Wright]. Vincent Orange has served our ward and this city for a number of years and he has done it honorably. While he has served on the council, our city has had an influx of new businesses, including those in Ward 5 like the Brentwood shopping center, the Wal- Mart on Riggs Road and the Costco and Lowe's in Fort Lincoln. I believe the council will miss his style of leadership, with some members being more interested in legalizing and growing pot than bringing real, good-paying jobs to the residents of the city. I am sure Mr. Orange will do a great job as head of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce and will continue his drive to bring more meaningful businesses to the District of Columbia.

Gregory Boston Washington, D.C.

Brenda Wade Washington, D.C.

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By Charlene Crowell

Consumers Saving Billions Without Help of Predatory Loans News — we read it, talk about it, even complain about it from time to time. But if you look close enough, the good news can still be found — like Olympic gold medalists of all colors winning in Rio, or a series of voter suppression laws ruled unconstitutional in several states.

And there's even more good news on the financial front. New research finds that 90 million consumers are saving $2.2 billion each year. These savings didn't come from pay raises

or bonuses, or new jobs. Instead, these financial gains came when a pernicious form of predatory lending became illegal.

Let's call these locales "sharkfree" states where interest rates on small-dollar payday loans are legally limited to no more than 36 percent.

Instead of living on financial tightropes from one payday to the next, these consumers are paying off bills and even saving some money on a regular basis.

Call me old-fashioned, but when bills are paid and I've still got money to call my own, I feel like things

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are going OK. I'm betting others do too.

Robin Howarth and Delvin Davis, senior researchers for the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), are co-authors of the policy brief "Shark-Free Waters: States are Better Off without Payday Lending."

The two of them found that consumers in payday-free states have found multiple ways to manage temporary cash shortfalls and at a fraction of the cost of payday loans.

Their conclusions were informed by a series of academic studies, surveys and focus-group results.

Contrary to the claims of industry supporters, consumers are satisfied with the respective state bans.

In North Carolina, nine out of 10 low- and moderate-income consumers expressed that payday lending was not in their best interest.

"They're there basically to rob people that need money," noted one North Carolina consumer.

According to another focus group participant from Arkansas, "I found that I really could do better without [payday loans]. … I have actually paid off debts by a little at a time."

As shared in earlier columns, consumers of color are especially hardhit by payday lending's debt trap.

Earlier studies have shown that in states allowing payday lending, such as Florida and California, Black and Latino neighborhoods have twice the concentration of payday stores than their white counterparts.

On the positive side, other states now benefiting from consumer-friendly payday loan reforms are Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts,

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By Julianne Malveaux

When Was America Great?

Our American exceptionalism allows us to shimmer too fully in our greatness. We are the biggest and the baddest. We are the best armed and the most influential. We win the most Olympic medals and we have the most nuclear weapons. America!

The greatest! We are so great that we wave our flags and shout out, "USA!" In some ways it is an imperialist chant, a chant of dominance, a chant that ignores the fact that we chant because we have the luxury, as

a nation, of an uneven playing field, especially in terms of resources. I'm not jumping up and down and waving a flag.

It took the Simones (Biles and Manuel) to win gold medals for me to celebrate the Olympics. It took just a flip of the switch, a flick of the kaleidoscope, for me to see it differently. While there is a great difference between the athlete who comes from a highly subsidized Russian or Chinese context, to one who comes from an urban area combining grit and corporate sponsorship, as in the United States, to those who either

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make it on their own or cobble together possibilities, all of these athletes are chasing greatness and perfection. Indeed, their props may be a metaphor for the props that we all face in life. Some will be subsidized, some will scrap, and sometimes the cream rises to the top, regardless of barriers.

Even as Olympians strutted their excellence, enforcing the notion that America is "great" at least in our medal dominance, Republican presidential nominee Donald Donald Trump has a campaign slogan "Make America Great Again". The

use of the word "again" suggests that we were great, once upon a time, and that we have to regain something that we lost. When were we "great"?

What have we lost? What does it take to make us great again?

Trump said he views the 1980s as the time when things were good for the nation, though he also hearkened back to the late 1700s and early 1800s.

"The industrial revolution was certainly ― in terms of economically ― that was when we started to grow," Trump said. "I liked the Ronald Reagan years. I thought the country had

a wonderful, strong image."

The basis of the Industrial Revolution was a credit system that relied on using enslaved people as collateral to lend and spend for economic expansion. The North and South were always connected, even in war, with economics often trumping ideology.

Cornell University historian Edward Baptiste, in his book "The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism," connects the dots between Southern oppression and Northern complic-

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By Rev. Jesse Jackson Jr.

The Shame of Milwaukee Now it is Milwaukee. On Saturday, Aug. 13, a car with two African-American men was stopped for "suspicion." The men fled, the policeman pursued, and the driver, reportedly armed, was shot and killed.

And Milwaukee exploded. Angry crowds confronted police, set fires, threw rocks. At least a half-dozen businesses — including a grocery store, a gas station and an auto parts shop — were robbed or

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destroyed. The shooting was part of a weekend filled with violence in Milwaukee. Five people were shot and killed overnight Friday.

Milwaukee law mandates an investigation of any police shooting. Immediately, focus goes to the harsh relations between police and the community. But to understand the reaction to the shooting, it is necessary to go much deeper.

This city is "a powder keg," Ald. Khalif Rainey told The Washington Post. "This entire community has sat back and witnessed how Milwaukee, Wis., has become

the worst place to live for African-Americans in the entire country. Now this is a warning cry. ...

Do we continue — continue with the inequities, the injustice, the unemployment, the undereducation...? The black people of Milwaukee are tired. They're tired of living under this oppression. This is their existence. This is their life.

This is the life of their children."

An exaggeration? An excuse for rioters? Inflated rhetoric? Consider Milwaukee's stark realities.

Milwaukee is the most segregated city in the United States. Black

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household income is the third lowest in the U.S. Its black poverty rate is the highest in the U.S. These are figures presented in a haunting and damning 2015 report, "The Shame of Milwaukee: Race, Segregation and Inequality,"

by Marc V. Levine of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

The data show a black population segregated into neighborhoods of concentrated poverty with declining prospects. Real black household income in 1979 was $39,105; in 2013 it was $27,438, a foul decline of nearly

30 percent. Household income for all races in Milwaukee has declined over the course of this century, but far worse for blacks and Hispanics than whites.

Nearly 40 percent of African-Americans are in poverty, up from 27 percent in 1969. Nearly 40 percent of African-Americans in the core working age (25-54) are unemployed. This is in stunning contrast to the 15.2 percent black unemployment rate in 1970. For males aged 20-24, the beginning

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By James Clingman

Get What's Right, Not What's Left If you are serious about economic empowerment, you must dismiss the empty rhetoric of pandering politicians, the transparent ramblings of self-righteous religious pretenders, the oratory of warmongering, money-grubbing government officials, and the unbounded pronouncements and musings of speechifying intellectuals. If your leaders are only talking about the problems and have nothing to show for their monologue, such as a genuine plan

of action, an institution they have established to deal with the problems they decry or a movement that will help you economically, you must not follow them.

If you are serious, be a leader not a lemming.

Being stuck in a morass of political claptrap is definitely not conducive to black people making headway to being truly empowered. Unfortunately, we are swamped with the daily cacophony of political experts who cannot wait to make their points before another panelist is finished

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speaking, which ends up in a rhetorical free-for-all that results in no one's point being heard. Why such emotion when it comes to an individual's support, or lack thereof, for a particular candidate? I guess it makes for good ratings.

Unless we change our political ways, it really won't matter who wins because black people will continue to get nothing specific from any one of the candidates. Instead of us getting what is right, we will always get what is left: leftovers, scraps, crumbs from the tables of political aristocrats

whom we created by putting them in office. The relative few oligarchies that rule over us will maintain their positions regardless of who the president is, and we will be the latest group that, having no bread to eat, is told to eat cake instead.

Getting what's right from the political system and those who write public policies requires action, work, sacrifice and resolve. It will not happen simply because it ought to, it will only happen if we make it so. It will only happen if there is a price to pay by those in charge for not giving us

what's right. The original tea partiers knew that when they tossed British tea into the Boston Harbor.

If we fail to organize a critical mass of black consumers and voters, about one million or so, and leverage the collective power within such a group, we will never see the reality of reciprocity in the marketplace and quid pro quo in the public policy arena. This is something that can and must be done, not by "all" black people, which will never happen

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By Marian Wright Edelman

Attendance a Simple But Key Factor for Students As a new school year begins, parents, teachers and administrators are all thinking about how to make it the best year ever. One of the keys to student success sounds very simple but can make a profound difference: making sure every student is in school every day.

This is not the case in many schools and school districts across the country.

The Department of Education estimates that as many as million students miss 18 or more days of school each year, or nearly an entire month or more.

Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing at least 10 percent of school days in a school year for any reason.

As part of President Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative, the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Justice have joined together to launch Every Student, Every Day: A National Initiative to Address and Eliminate Chronic Absenteeism. I was honored to participate in their national symposium to share what the Children's Defense Fund has learned since our first report in 1974, "Children Out of School in America." We found from examin-

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ing census data that at least 2 million children were out of school for at least three months, including 750,000 between 7 and 13 years old. But there was no clear information on who they were or why they were out of school, so we knocked on thousands of doors in a variety of census tracts across our country to find and ask families why their children were home and not in school.

We learned that the large number of 7- to 13-year-olds were children with physical, mental or emotional disabilities. Another large group were children pushed out by discipline policies who never returned to school. In

Holyoke, Massachusetts, we found children who had recently migrated from Puerto Rico staying home when it got cold because they had no winter coats. In a rural Maine community, we found children who couldn't afford the local school district's transportation fees and were unaware that the state would reimburse the local district for transportation costs. In other states such as Kentucky, the key barriers were book fees.

We wrote: "If a child was not White, or was White but not middle class, did not speak English, was poor, needed special help with seeing, hearing, walking, reading, learning,

adjusting, growing up, was pregnant or married at age 15, was not 'smart enough' or was 'too smart,' then, in too many places, school officials decided school was not the place for that child. In sum, out of school children shared a common characteristic of differentness by virtue of race, income, physical, mental or emotional 'handicap,' and age. They were for the most part, out of school not by choice but because they had been excluded. It is as if many school officials had decided that certain groups of children were beyond their responsibility and were

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By Askia Muhammad

President Obama, It's Time to Pardon Marcus Garvey President Obama: you must pardon Marcus Mosiah Garvey.

It is the right thing to do.

Garvey was unjustly convicted by a federal conspiracy 93 years ago and justice demands his formal exoneration now!

When white Americans know anything at all about Garvey, it's that he was convicted in the 1920s of mail fraud, or that he was the first popular black leader who advocated outright black solidarity as the key component to black liberation.

That is precisely what I like most — and what many others like least — about him: he was a "race-first" black leader, advocating "Africa for the Africans... those at home and those abroad."

He advocated repatriating millions of black people "back to Africa," in order to liberate that continent from colonialism, and to remove the former enslaved Africans in America back to their homeland at a time when integration and assimilation of the black community's "talented tenth" into the white American mainstream was the elusive, nev-

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er-to-be-achieved goal.

Garvey was born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica. And after traveling in Europe, Central and South America as a printer and journalist, he arrived in New York City, where the 27-year-old found in Harlem in 1914 as fertile ground among the black population for his message of redemption through race pride and black selfhelp.

He organized the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, attracting talent from the U.S. and the Caribbean. He

founded the Universal Black Legion; the Negro Factories Corp.; the Black Cross Nurses; the Black Star Shipping Line; and the Negro World newspaper. At one time his movement boasted as many as six million members in 38 states and 41 other countries.

His organizing also attracted the attention of the 24-year-old director of the Justice Department's General Intelligence Division, a lawyer named J. Edgar Hoover. Complaining in 1919 that Garvey had "not yet violated any federal law" to justify his deportation, Hoover suggested

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going after Garvey for fraud in connection with the sale of Black Star Line stock through the mails.

False charges were literally trumped up against Garvey beginning in January 1922, until he was convicted of one count of mail fraud and conspiracy on June 18, 1923.

Garvey launched an immediate campaign for a pardon. He wrote President Calvin Coolidge a series of letters until, in 1927, nine of the 10 jurors who'd convicted him recommended his

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LIFESTYLE Do Police View Blacks as ‘Nobody?’

Marc Lamont Hill Provides Sizzling Critique

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor

Scholar, political contributor for CNN and award-winning journalist Marc Lamont Hill has earned his place as one of the leading voices on race in America.

Now the Morehouse College Distinguished Professor of African-American Studies provides a provocative analysis of race and class by examining the state of a growing class of people, largely minorities, who Hill says have long been exploited and ignored

– a situation that will continue until we’re willing to initiate “significant change.”

In his recent book, “Nobody,” he reconsiders the details of recent events like the deaths of Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and the water crisis in Flint as examples of how the plight of America’s most vulnerable grows more dire each day.

“What we are witnessing is nothing more than state violence and it’s as old as America itself,” said Hill, 37. “Slavery was also organized state violence but they

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didn’t kill us because we were worth more alive than dead. We were their tools. It’s in the age of post-slavery when you began to see extreme acts of violence like lynching and it continues today.”

Hill said he wrote the book because he believed a proper analysis was needed – something that examined the frameworks, historical structures and the institutions that have long been at play.

“If we continue to think this is just a case of bad cops and racism, then we’ll continue to tinker with that system. And nothing will really change. Tragedies like Michael Brown or Sandra Bland have been going on for decades.

The difference now is we have cameras and an opportunity for witnesses to these crimes,” Hill said.

Hill believes that optimism has no place in the minds of Americans, Blacks in particular, because it suggests a level and unwavering belief that in the end “everything will be okay.”

“I come out of a different tradition that is not driven by optimism but by hope. Still, we cannot ignore the impact of white

supremacy and capitalism. Whites will not have a conversion experience nor will politicians be driven by feelings rather than interests.”

“We need an eyes-wide-open reassessment of what we’re facing.

We’re up against a lot but hope tells me that if we fight, if we continue to resist and struggle, then we can at worst change the world from becoming worse – at best we can reshape society with a new, reimagined world.”

In his critique, Hill also points to trends that include mass incarceration, overly aggressive policing, broken court systems, shrinking job markets, and the privatization of public resources – all examples of how America has systematically allowed the situation of the country’s most vulnerable – ‘Nobody’ as the author labels them – to spiral in a downward, disconcerting path.

Hill says new freedom fighters must come forward.

“When you look at the recent events in Milwaukee, you must understand that people aren’t responding to just one incident,” he said. “The same can be said about Baltimore and other cities. Blacks are responding to years of pent up

frustration. They represent communities that have been exploited for years – exploited, ironically, by institutions that were designed to protect and serve them.”

“Our job as freedom fighters is to make sure the resistance is protected and organized. Those who are afraid need to stay out of the way. Those who believe in the resistance but don’t want to participate need to do whatever they can to make sure justice is served in other ways including police watch programs and civilian review boards.”

“This isn’t the 1960s but I understand why some would compare today to those turbulent times.”

“Every generation has a moment when they declare they’ve had enough of state violence, mass incarceration and joblessness. For today’s generation that moment was the death of Michael Brown. August 10th was the beginning of a new movement. When his body hit the ground, a committed and sustained movement was born. And it will continue to express itself until justice is fulfilled,” Hill said. WI

"If we continue to think this is just a case of bad cops and racism, then we’ll continue to tinker with that system. And nothing will really change."

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When filmmaker Karen Marks Mafundikwa strolled through the center of her hometown, Montego Bay, Jamaica, as a child, she would wonder about the commemorative statues of national hero Sam Sharpe, whose name graces the square.

Sharpe was behind the widespread Jamaican Baptist War slave rebellion of 1832 in St. James Parish, where he died in Montego Bay in 1832. Though enslaved, he organized a strike and is believed to have been a major catalyst in the subsequent abolition of slavery on the Caribbean island.

Why was he so important to her history, she'd ask herself. Thus, her curiosity began.

Mafundikwa's film, "The Price of Memory," asks the viewer to take a trip back with her to the origins of the Jamaican Reparations Movement, asking for compensation for the suffering and labor of enslaved people for some two centuries and for support and transportation to return to Africa en masse.

The film, a labor of love and completeness, took her a full decade to complete, she said.

"I just started making [the film] going back and forth between New York and Jamaica until I finally quit my job," she said.

Meticulously researched, Mafundikwa's documentary takes an

education and jobs and a means to transport themselves to Africa for all Jamaicans who wished to go.

The efforts towards repatriation have been longstanding, beginning with three men, Filmore Alvaranga, Douglas Mack and Sam Clayton, who started actively trying to return to Africa through some repatriation demands made starting as early as 1961 and continuing today.

But perhaps the most poignant aspect of the film is her conversation with Ras Lion, an early advocate of repatriation to Africa, conducted shortly after the birth of his youngest son, Simba, who he hopes will grow up in Africa. By the end of the film, Simba is about 5 years old, and his father has lost hope for his own return, but still dreams that his son live there.

"I made this documentary because at the time I was working in television in New York and it wasn't very fulfilling," the filmmaker said, clad in a bright red wax-print African dress. "Queen Elizabeth was going to be in Jamaica, and I remember that every time the queen goes to Jamaica, there is a lot of drama. I went, and I was at an official event when the Rastafari came to petition her."

The suit against England for reparations has still gone unanswered.

"The Price of Memory" is available on DVD at www.thepriceofmemorymovie.com and will soon be available for streaming. WI

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unflinching look at slavery in Jamaica, including all the torture and cruelty endured on the island's sugar plantations. She visited Hanover Slavery Museum and looked at the tools used to punish rebellious slaves, who were once housed, disciplined and all too often executed at that site.

But the Transatlantic Slave Trade of the European powers that colonized Jamaica, beginning with the Spanish and ending with the British, was a means to an end. It was a highly lucrative industry that fattened the coffers of failing European monarchies and buffeted legislative powers, building powerful governments, trade companies and banks that still exist today.

Visiting the main ports of England's slave trade — London, Liverpool and Bristol — Mafundikwa talked with local historians who pointed out the spoils of the wealth obtained by slaveholding families and slave traders, as well as how slavery fueled the government of the colonizing nation. For centuries, even the current British royal family owned and profited from slaves.

Ultimately, a consortium of Rastamen decided to take England to task for its embrace of and profiting from slavery, bringing a suit against sitting Queen Elizabeth II to provide reparations to the Jamaicans as a people. Those reparations would include the purchase of land in Africa, provision of programs,

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D.C. Keeps Chuck Brown's Legacy Alive

By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer

5The Chuck Brown Band played during the second annual Chuck Brown Day at Chuck

Brown Memorial Park in northeast D.C. on Aug. 20. Photo is the deceased Brown. / Courtesy photo

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In the spirit of good vibes and melody, over 500 D.C. residents sang and danced to sizzling tunes as they celebrated the "Godfather of gogo music" during the second annual Chuck Brown Day. The event, hosted by the D.C. Commission of the Arts, the D.C. Parks and Recreation and the Chuck Brown Foundation, took place at the honorary Chuck Brown Park in northeast D.C. on Aug. 21 and featured a live band, interactive booths and individual pop-up canopies with

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the smell of summer barbecue.

Willie Byrd, a native Northwest resident and huge fan of Chuck Brown, said he was overjoyed by all of the festivities. “I grew up on Chuck Brown," he said. "He's just the best. I use to stay up partying to him all night, hit the Waffle House around 6 a.m. and then wake up and do it all over again. I came out to this event last year and I always enjoy it."

In addition to the musical festivities and the attached playground for the youth, residents with children also had the opportunity to receive free backpacks as part of the Chuck Brown Foundation's annual back-to-school giveaway, during which 1,000

bags were distributed.

The event also included an area for residents to sign up for D.C. library cards, borrow complimentary books and receive free cartoon sketches of their face next to a sketch of Chuck Brown by visual and graffiti artist Rajan Sedalia. “I came to this event last year as just a participant and I loved it," Sedalia said. "It's a fun event and once I started volunteering with the D.C. Parks and Recreation, they asked if I would volunteer here as well and I did."

Through the Chuck Brown Foundation, D.C. residents are given aid for issues about which Brown was most passionate, including education, homelessness and re-entry into society after incarceration.

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LIFESTYLE COBWEBS from Page 22 Kurt Amen, a state-certified STEM instructor at Commonwealth Charter Academy in Pennsylvania, one of the nation's largest K-12 public cyber charter school, suggests cooking while including different ways to incorporate math lessons.

For example, Amen noted that parents could provide young students a variety of small food items such as raisins, nuts, crackers, grapes or berries and ask their children to separate them into small bowls.

Follow that by having the child count three of each of the food items onto a clean surface, he said.

Math problems then arise that include asking what is the total number of items there, and what would happen if the child either adds two more of each item or eats two.

"Through a couple of simple and fun hands-on cooking games — because on average, students lose about 2.6 months' worth of grade-level equivalency in mathematical computation skills during their summer break, a phenomenon known as the 'Summer Slide,'" Amen said in an email. "To make sure they don't fall too far behind this summer, get them in the kitchen."

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ALZHEIMERS from Page 19 ing — away from a sole focus on the memory to also encompass behavior, Maria C. Carrillo, chief science officer of the Alzheimer's Association, said in a statement. "By looking beyond memory-related issues to closely evaluate the behavioral issues included in the checklist, physicians could reach a more efficient and accurate diagnosis, sooner," Carrillo said.

The questionnaire asks, for example: "Has the person become agitated, aggressive, irritable, or temperamental?" and "Does she/he have unrealistic beliefs about her/his power, wealth or skills?"

The checklist could be effective clinically, and an offshoot could even offer a way for families to track older relatives' symptoms, Alzheimer's Association officials said.

5Young learners are excited about the new school year. / Courtesy photo said parents should have their children create a representation of some aspect of their summer, which could be a photo collage, a video interviewing family members about their best memories, or one of the summer’s adventures written and illustrated as a story.

"It could be a computer animation, it could be a mobile of images or objects that represent key highlights, it could be a diorama, but whatever it is, it should be complete and well done," said Stitt, a former teacher and mother of three who wrote the book, "How to Use Growth Mindset Praise to Raise Your Middle School Kids' Self Esteem."

Stitt said parents should ask questions during the process to

help their children improve, such as: What is the main feeling or mood you are trying to create?

How could you make that clearer? What would make the pictures pop more? How did you decide what order to shoot the interviews? What effect did that choice have?

Those questions could help children become "self-evaluative and see that projects mean lots of improving before being done," Stitt said.

"Finally, I would say get into the mood of the assignment and do your own representation of summer as well — even if it is just to add to the family photo album," she said.

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It could also be used in research, examining pre-dementia clinical states, community sample epidemiological studies and clinical observational studies, according to Ismail.

About 5.1 million Americans could have Alzheimer's disease, according to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.

Caution remains the operative word and approach when it comes to the new check list and any research outcomes, said Dr. J.T. Becker, a professor of psychiatry, neurology and psychology and the associate director of the University of Pittsburgh's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.

Even when someone arrives at a clinic complaining of memory problems, family members will often say that they've noticed changes that may have been preceded observable problems with memory, Becker said.

"The difficulty is, that for individuals of a certain age, many of these changes are attributed to aging, retirement, change in living arrangements" and many other factors, he said.

Becker doesn't think that the study's authors believe that there is a single factor or cluster of factors that are the most likely to be harbingers of an underlying brain disease, he said.

"At the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease, the brain may be trying to adapt with more or less success to the loss of synapses and connections," Becker said. "This can manifest itself in many ways. Indeed, sometimes we even hear families say ‘She's just like she's always been, only more so.' So minor, transient events are not as important as sustained changes in behavior and personality."

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SE Mom Fights For Son's High School Football Status DC State Athletic Association Responds

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer One mom will stop at nothing to make sure her son can play football for Ballou High School for one last season.

Stacy Yarborough believes 18-year-old senior Ray Tyree Yarborough was unjustly declared ineligible by the District of Columbia State Athletic Association [DCSAA] to participate in sports, which she says will hamper his scholarship and collegiate options.

"When we first started this process, I wanted to know if he would be able to play football his last year," Yarborough said.

"They told me the eight-semester rule means the child cannot retain a grade in high school in order for them to play sports, but they said there is a special waiver I could put in."

Yarborough then inquired about a waiver through DCSAA where she saw that one of the circumstances listed included homelessness.

"Back when my son was in ninth grade we became homeless," she said. "I lost my job, so I was staying at different people's houses, so I had to get him to a place until I got myself together."

The instability throughout the school year led to Tyree having to repeat his freshman year.

"We filed the waiver in March of 2016. I didn't receive a call from the athletic department until June the 7th. They sent me an email and they said the panel is going to discuss my son's case on June 9th, and he doesn't have an advocate, so I asked if I could be his advocate and they said yes."

On the day of the hearing Yarborough contends that she never received a call as promised.

Clark Ray, DCSAA executive director, said that "for whatever reason there was a misconnection, but before the panel made any decision, I know the chair did connect with the mother and they had a conversation before the panel issued their decision."

The following Monday she received a letter stating that Tyree was ineligible because he repeated the ninth grade.

"I tried to go for an appeal, but he would not accept the appeal and told me to get a lawyer," she said. "Why do I need to get a lawyer when all the information you put into the final decision is false? It's more than just playing ball — it's an obligation that he has lived up to.

"He has a brother that is deceased and another brother that is incarcerated and these are the things they have been teaching him all this time," Yarborough said. "They want him to play football, get out of the District,

5Super Mom Stacy Yarborough continues to advocate for her son Ray Tyree Yarborough. / Courtesy photo go to college and gain something. He feels as though he's letting them down. They have worked so hard to move him forward."

But Ray said the eight-semester limit is no different than rules in most jurisdictions across the country.

"When you enter the ninth

grade for the first time, your clock starts running," he said.

"Whether you're in school or not, it runs consecutively. After those eight semesters are up, you are no longer eligible on the athletic side. The student in question has exhausted his eight-semester eligibility."

When the request for a waiv-

er came in, Ray assembled a three-person athletic appeals panel that convened via teleconference.

"In our process on the administration side, they have the final decision," he said. "There is no more appealing internally. They

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would then have to seek relief from the court system, if they so chose."

In the meantime, Tyree keeps his spirits high by helping out the team and mentoring freshmen players.

"Sometimes I may cry, but my team still wants me around, so I'll be around," he said. "I could play football in other places, but I want to play for this particular school. I have a bond with the team — we are like family."

As a junior Tyree played wide receiver and free safety. Although he came off the bench last season, he had high hopes for this year.

"After I found out I couldn't play, I broke out in tears," he said. "It feels different not being able to play football. I was going to be a starter on both sides of the ball this year. Last year I wasn't a starter but when I did get in the game I made a difference."

Yarborough says that whether Tyree plays football or not, he will go to college. For his part, he says he knows exactly where he wants to go.

"I want to go to Saint Augustine's University in North Carolina. The football team is nice, it's away from D.C. and my father's mother lives there, so it's like another home for me," he said.

For now, he'll have to come to terms with the fact that school regulations have likely ended his time in prep football — a reality his mother said is harsh and unfair.

"I asked them, 'Are you telling me that any child in the District of Columbia, if they fail a grade or repeat a grade that they can't play sports? Where does it state that?'" she said. "I feel as though if you are a high school student and you have the grade-point average, you should be able to play any sport that you want, and they told me no."

Successful appeals at the DCSAA are hard to come by, as many District parents have found out.

"We've been around for four years and on short-call memory, there may have been one appeal that was approved," Ray said.

"And that was for a student-athlete who had child and family issues from another state. In most cases a waiver, or a hardship waiver, is very hard to get.

"I would tell you that for me the rules are pretty red and blue — I am going to always try to apply them evenly," he said. "I did not support this waiver because the student-athlete had an opportunity to play for eight semesters already and for whatever reason he was not able to finish his school in that time.

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Planners of the Ma’at Conference, Sons and Daughters of Africa in partnership with Jah Kente International, Inc., which begins at 6 p.m., say they hope to use the evening as an educational experience. Keynote speakers include Agoddess and Young Pharaoh.

“The reason why this conference was envisioned is because we need to bring awareness to what's going on in America as far as our African culture and our spirituality that’s continuously being stripped away from us,” said Agoddess. “We called it Ma’at because she stands for truth,

justice and order.”

Agoddess believes that Blacks must relate to and identify with their own culture, another reason that the conference is taking place.

Young Pharaoh, 22, said he uses his troubled youth as a means of reaching out to youth and steering them in more positive directions. He first became involved in “street life” at 13 and went to jail at 18, serving just under four years.

“I was never a wicked person. I was just in a wicked situation,” he said. “I would have been alright had someone shown me another road.”

Now out for a year, he has self-educated himself in many different subjects, such as genetics, biology, anthropology, nanotechnology and history. He said he continues to seek information about anything to do with people of African descent: melanin, the makeup of Black people’s

brain and their cellular makeup.

Young Pharaoh’s lecture for the conference, the “Biological Computer,” will deal with the physical and spiritual characteristics of the human brain.

“I’m going to be breaking down how your brain can actually dictate your life depending upon its programming,” he said.

Young Pharaoh has also started his own company called “The Black Woman is God” where he teaches that the Black woman is God both spiritually and physically.

He holds other views that may be considered counter to traditional beliefs but he says he stands firm.

“I teach that in one point in time there were only women on the planet using genetics and archaeology to back this fact,” said Young Pharaoh.

“I teach through a process that's called parthenogenesis that the black woman was able to self-fertilize herself and only give birth to women, which will be XX chromosomes.”

Whether one accepts his ideas or not, Young Pharaoh says his life passion is to provide information to the public in order for people to make better choices, “the right choices” – one reason why he agreed to speak at the Ma’at Conference.

“This planet is spiritually sick. People prefer their lower self, their carnal self. We love to believe a lie, and we love to live our lives according to that which is not real,” he said. “I want to help people escape that matrix.”

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ARIES You can go far this week so long as you believe in yourself. In fact, Monday brings an opportunity to leave your comfort zone and try something a little bit different. You might also want to take stock of your everyday routines and weed out any that no longer serve any positive purpose. If you try too hard to make something happen, you could end up getting frustrated. Lucky Numbers: 14, 23, 36

"Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White"

TAURUS Life's pleasures are there for the taking, and there are plenty of chances to enjoy them when the Sun dances into your leisure sector early this week. Whether you're looking for romance or seeking to rekindle love's flame, the present backdrop brings the opportunity to do so. Where business matters are concerned, you could hit a snag. Avoid making any major business moves this week. Lucky Numbers: 6, 16, 29

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GEMINI Your home and family sector seems very upbeat at this time, especially with the Sun moving in on Monday. You might want to get on with household tasks or DIY jobs, especially any that have languished. A partner or someone else you know could seem particularly stubborn, especially from midweek on. Lucky Numbers: 9, 19, 45 CANCER There's a lot going on in your communication sector that can be very

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productive over the coming weeks. This can be an excellent opportunity to expand your network, negotiate, and discuss important contracts or deals. Although you may be eager to get things moving, your energy could take a nosedive. You might have to lighten your schedule and take things more slowly. Lucky Numbers: 4, 8, 21

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LEO The coming week could be busy. There are probably activities you can cut back

It never is. There's no magic wand to change the things that've been on your mind lately: social issues, inequality, poverty, politics, apathy, violence. Those ills didn't arrive quickly and they won't leave quickly but, says Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, they can be repaired. In his new book "Writings on the Wall" (with Raymond Obstfeld), he explains…

When people ask Abdul-Jabbar what he might've become had he not played NBA basketball, his answer often surprises them: he would've been a history teacher. History fascinates him — especially in the way it reflects racism, religious intolerance, and gender issues. In history, as in current events, the truth is sometimes bent.

Take, for instance, politics, which is on everyone's mind. We rail and complain about issues and promises broken and we like to think it's all out of our hands. The truth is that we are the problem: we grow complacent about things we don't want, acting "like children when it comes to politics" and hoping the government will "take care of us," rather than taking steps to fix the system ourselves.

White people may deny that racism exists, says Abdul-Jabbar, while black people know that it does. Racism didn't stop with the election of the nation's first black president. It doesn't end with melting-pot cultural appropriation. It actually comes in two forms, he says, and education is the first step in dealing with it, not eliminating it, because racism is always going to be around.

On religion, we should never lose sight of the fact that this "country was founded by religious outcasts running for their lives from persecution for their beliefs."

When it comes to equality for women, we must embrace the true meaning of "feminist" and adhere to what we tell pollsters when it comes to gender. We need to look at the media and how to maximize its potential, and we must take better care of our seniors.

"We cannot afford to just wring out hands and depend on the kindness of strangers," Abdul-Jabbar says. "We have to bring about change on our own."

Remember when your grade-school teacher told you to put on your thinking cap? You'll need it again as you're reading "Writings on the Wall."

Authors Abdul-Jabbar and Obstfeld don't just examine issues that are on the minds of every American. They turn them over and blow them apart, looking for solutions that can be accomplished and chiding us gently for not already working.

That makes for a thought-demanding, intellectually heavy book, but it's also a worthy call to action; you may also be delighted to see that Abdul-Jabbar doesn't miss a chance to add a personal touch, including quietly unexpected humor.

Readers with the right mindset will find this book informative and entertaining, but be prepared to take your time to get the most from it. There aren't a lot of pages inside "Writings on the Wall," but what's here is deep and wide and nowhere near quick.

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or out so you can focus on more important and lucrative tasks. Starting midweek, you could experience something of a creative block, don't worry, use this opportunity to relax and recharge. Lucky Numbers: 3, 10, 26

VIRGO Monday is an upbeat day for you, not only because the Sun moves into your sign to enhance your vitality but also because another positive connection could bring good fortune your way. Over the coming four weeks you'll have plenty of opportunities to get moving on goals that have personal meaning for you. However, matters at home could delay your plans, especially starting midweek. Lucky Numbers: 1, 17, 48 LIBRA The Sun joins Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter in your spiritual zone on Monday, making this a good time to kick back and take a detached view of life. If there are aspects of your life that you're unhappy with, use this time to consider why this might be and what you can do about it. Lucky Numbers: 11, 20, 27 SCORPIO Your social sector grows even more vibrant on Monday, particularly with the Sun adding extra sparkle to this zone. This is an opportunity for a celebration, perfect for family get-togethers and good times with good friends. Your finances might be a cause for concern, particularly starting midweek. This could lead you to wonder whether you'll ever get back on track. Fear not — you will! Lucky Numbers: 2, 15, 29 SAGITTARIUS As the Sun dances into your sector of goals and ambitions, the

coming four weeks bring an opportunity to explore ways to accomplish your plans. In fact, you could feel quite buoyed up by the potential that's now showing up for you.

This could be the best time to do some research and make any necessary changes. Lucky Numbers: 5, 12, 40

CAPRICORN On Monday, the desire to be adventurous and visit new places could increase as the Sun enters your sector of travel and exploration. In fact, the weekend could spotlight opportunities that you'll be eager to embrace. Don't be too surprised if an unexpected event threatens to scuttle your plans for the week's second half. If you go with the flow, something better could take its place. Lucky Numbers: 19, 20, 43 AQUARIUS The focus zeros in on a sensitive sector of your chart, one that's associated with shared resources and secrets. In fact, the coming weeks bring an opportunity to get to know yourself better and perhaps make some radical decisions about key aspects of your life. When it comes to teamwork and getting people on board with an idea of yours, you could face some opposition. Lucky Numbers: 3, 10, 18 PISCES Your relationships look more sizzling than ever, especially as the Sun now enters this sector and brings many options for socializing, interacting, and taking a key association to the next level. This can be one of the better times to get into the dating loop or create a partnership for business or other interests. Lucky Numbers: 4, 14, 25

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SPORTS Redskins Top Jets in Preseason Home Opener 5 Washington Redskins

wide receiver Jamison Crowder outruns New York Jets defensive backs Buster Skrine and Marcus Gilchrist during the Redskins' 22-18 win in Washington's preseason home opener at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on Friday, Aug. 19. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

3 Washington Redskins

wide receiver Jamison Crowder outruns New York Jets linebacker Jordan Jenkins for a touchdown, which was nullified by a penalty, during the first quarter of the Redskins' 22-18 win in Washington's preseason home opener at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on Friday, Aug. 19. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

3 New York Jets cornerback Juston Burris deflects a pass meant for Washington

Redskins wide receiver Rashad Ross during the Redskins' 22-18 win in Washington's preseason home opener at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on Friday, Aug. 19. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

4 A father and his three children

enjoy the Washington Redskins' preseason home opener against the New York Jets at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on Friday, Aug. 19. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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SPORTS United, Red Bulls Play to Draw 3 D.C. United midfielder Patrick Nyarko and New York Red Bulls

midfielder Sean Davis battle for possession in the first half of the contest at RFK Stadium in southeast D.C. on Sunday, Aug. 21, which ended in a 2-2 tie. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

3 D.C. United midfielder Marcelo Sarvas and New York Red Bulls midfielder Sean Davis battle for possession in the first half of the contest at RFK Stadium in southeast D.C. on Sunday, Aug. 21, which ended in a 2-2 tie. / Photo

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5 D.C. United midfielder Patrick Nyarko

and New York Red Bulls defender Ronald Zubar battle for possession in the first half of the contest at RFK Stadium in southeast D.C. on Sunday, Aug. 21, which ended in a 2-2 tie. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

4 D.C. United midfielder Patrick Nyarko

leaves a New York Red Bulls defender behind and heads toward the goal during the contest at RFK Stadium in southeast D.C. on Sunday, Aug. 21, which ended in a 2-2 tie. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

5 New York Red Bulls forward Mike Grella gains possession against the D.C. United in the first half of the contest at RFK Stadium in southeast D.C. on Sunday, Aug. 21, which ended in a 2-2 tie. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Blacks need entrepreneurial mindsets to make effective use of our voting power in the 2016 presidential elections. The times demand that blacks enhance our involvements in American politics by utilizing critical questioning and making of demands. Too many Blacks fail to grasp the importance of economic empowerment. To exert power Blacks must cease practices that involve mainstream politics and focus on actions that evolve better economics for all of us. Blacks have to become better managers of their electoral franchise and cease practices that support party themes and interests above those of the race.

Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump give voters plenty of reasons to look elsewhere.

Shouldn't blacks be pushing their political interests and issues being discussed in the 2016 presidential campaign? The lack of black agenda/platform programs among the major parties is reason to evaluate whether the two-party system serves our issues and priorities. At present, black voters are presented with a Democratic Party that most African-Americans support — even amid decades-long charges that their vote has been taken for granted — and a Republican Party viewed as hostile to blacks' interests and a focal point of white nationalism.

Blacks can gain considerable insight and attention helping independent candidates onto the general election debate stage. It's tough for third parties to get into the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). The CPD requires that candidates poll at 15 percent in five national surveys leading up to the three scheduled debates, but most polling outlets only test matchups between Trump and Clinton.

The CPD's current rule affords independent candidates no chance to get into the debates The CPD sponsors and produces debates for presidential and vice presidential candidates and is a nonprofit operation funded by the Democrats and Republicans. Let's assure that all four candidates for the White House get on the debate stage.

Blacks' own practices keep us as America's political pawns.

When we realize and use our political power to forcibly demand more from political officials and candidates — not allowing ourselves to be without expectations of progress or results — blacks will have a higher-level of respect and parity.

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"We are committed to providing services to these children," said Maxwell, who along with the Prince George's County Board of Education received notice a week ago from the Administration for Children and Families that the Head Start program grant would be terminated for the 2016-17 school year. "We are working with the Administration for Children and Families regarding options. Nonetheless, we are deeply troubled by the circumstances that led to this decision."

Maxwell said he expects all of 932 of the Head Start children to be at school on Aug. 29, the first day of the school year.

"A handful of people used unacceptably poor judgment that compromised children's learning environments, their personal well-being, and a program that has positively impacted countless lives in Prince George's County," he said. "Our first and foremost goal is to ensure that Head Start children continue to receive educational, health and nutrition services, as scheduled to begin Monday.

"To our parents with children enrolled in Head Start and throughout the system, please let me state in no uncertain terms: These incidents are completely unacceptable," Maxwell said.

"They betray the confidence that you place in our schools. There is no room in Prince George's County Public Schools for individuals who do not treat our students with compassion, with care, and with concern for their complete well-being. They will be held accountable to the fullest extent.

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Faith Is the Key But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:6 This faith story is courtesy of Olympic champion Gabrielle Douglas, who won two gold medals during the 2012 Summer Olympics and a silver and gold this year in Rio. Douglas, who four years ago became the first African-American to make the U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team since Dominique Dawes in 2000, was also the first-ever African-American to win the all-around Olympic gold medal in 2012. This year, though Simone Biles came out first in all-around, Douglas still hung in there. She won yet another gold medal in another event, giving her a total of three.

Though Simone beat her out, let's celebrate the entire team.

And despite coming up short in the all-around — and enduring some hurtful criticisms out there in the social media — Gabby is holding her own as a world-famous gymnast with a net worth of $4 million.

The key to her success, she said, is her mother — and her faith. Gabby was born with the urge to do something extraordinary. From a young age, she tried to keep up with her brother Johnathan, climbing and jumping off closet doors.

"My older sister Arielle was in gymnastics and could do cartwheels," she wrote in a 2013 article for the website of Turning Hearts Church

faith organization Guideposts.

"At age three I copied her.

Then I did handstands, splits, back walkovers, flips. Not for nothing does my name, Gabrielle, mean 'God’s able-bodied one'! (My family calls me Brie for short.) "'Mom, look at Brie,' Arielle said. 'She needs to be in gymnastics,'" Douglas wrote. "'Not yet,' Mom said.

She was protective of all of us, and maybe even more so of me, since I was the baby."

Not until Gabby was 6 years old did her mother finally take her to a real gym and sign her up. When Gabby saw all that equipment — beams, bars, trampolines, mats — and all that space, she couldn't believe her eyes!

Her own attitude was often her hindrance, she said.

"If I got grumpy, Mom would turn to her big brown-leather Bible and pick out a verse," she wrote. "'All that negative thinking isn't going to do a thing for you,' she said, and quoted Proverbs: 'As a man thinketh…' As a teenage girl too!

Douglas also cited Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) as an important passage: 'For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Though Gabby pushed for her mother to send her to a renowned gymnastics coach in Iowa — more than a thousand miles from home— her mother realized how homesick her daughter might get. Still, she

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"The day she left me in Des Moines, in the fall of 2010, we hugged hard," Gabby wrote.

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Mom reminded her to be strong and to be bold. And the rest is history. What a wonderful story! Gabby's mom never lost faith, and wouldn't allow Gabby to lose faith, either.

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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher

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

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

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

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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church

Pilgrim Baptist Church

Church of Living Waters

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

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

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”

Crusader Baptist Church

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

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor

Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor

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

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

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment

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

www.livingwatersmd.org

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Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Third Street Church of God

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

Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

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”

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

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

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Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church

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

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

Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!”

Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net

St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

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

Twelfth Street Christian Church

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

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

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

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

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

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

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

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

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

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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

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator

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

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

Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor

712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836

3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500

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

Service and Times Sunday Church School: 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 A.M. Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 P.M. Prayer Service Bible Study

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Reginald M. Green, Sr. Interim Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Morning Prayer Service: 8:00 a.m.

Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

Third Sunday Baptismal & Holy Communion:10:30 a.m.

Tuesday Church At Study Prayer & Praise: 6:30 p.m.

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

Morning Worship: 8:00 a.m Church School : 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m.

Bible Study, Thursday: 6:30 p.m.

Prayer Meeting,Thursday : 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m.

Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

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

Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 863 Vanroe Davis Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Lawan A. Snoddy, whose address is 815 46th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Vanroe Davis who died on May 14, 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 February 11, 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 February 11, 2107, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: August 11, 2016 Lawan A. Snoddy Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 833

Administration No. 2016 ADM 886

Jane T. Bussey Decedent

William Martin Clark, Jr. Decedent

Johnny M. Howard Houston & Howard 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney

Aimee D. Griffin, Esq. The Griffin Firm, PLLC 5335 Wisconsin St, NW Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney

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

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

Gilbert I. Bussey, whose address is 3409 Texas Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jane T. Bussey who died on November 29, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 11, 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 February 11, 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.

Fern Clark, whose address is 3318 Highwood Drive, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of William Martin Clark, Jr. who died on May 30, 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 February 18, 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 February 18, 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: August 18, 2016

Date of first publication: August 11, 2016

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Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration Number 2016 ADM 411 Estate of

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Tavon Russell and Terrell Lomax-Russell, whose addresses are 7933 Johnson Ave., Apt. 911, Lanham, MD 20706 & 2704 Minnesota Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20019 were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Terrance Russell 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 February 18, 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 February 18, 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: August 18, 2016 Tavon Russell Terrell Lomax-Russell Personal Representative

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Shirley J. Thompson Deceased

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by James E. Logan, Jr. 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 April 8, 2010 exhibited with the petition upon proof

satisfactory to the Court of due execution by

affidavit of witnesses appoint an unsupervised personal representative.

Date of first publication: August 18, 2016

James Larry Frazier Petitioner/Attorney

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 844

Administration No. 2016 ADM 864

Administration No. 2016 ADM 851

Administration No. 2016 ADM 870

Administration No. 2016 ADM 874

Al Morgan aka Alphonzo W. Morgan Decedent

Julius Staten Decedent

Dalton Howard, Esq. 4020 Lee St., NE Washington, DC 20019 Attorney

Sandra R. Burton Stalzer, Esq. 9801 Washington Blvd., Suite 750 Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Attorney

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Barbara D. Morgan, whose address is 3245 O Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Al Morgan aka Alphonzo W. Morgan who died on September 8, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 11, 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 February 11, 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.

Mary L. Staten, whose address is 1215 Orren Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Julius Staten who died on September 24, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 11, 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 February 11, 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: August 11, 2016

Date of first publication: August 11, 2016

Barbara D. Morgan Personal Representative

Mary L. Staten Personal Representative

Barbara Williams aka Barbara Jean Williams Decedent

Versace Wilson Decedent

Donna Marie White Decedent

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

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

Hattie Wilson, whose address is 1806 14th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Versace Wilson who died on May 14, 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 February 11, 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 February 11, 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.

Richard N. White, whose address is 1953 19th Pl. SE, Apt. 102, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Donna Marie White who died on December 6, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 11, 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 February 11, 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: August 11, 2016 Hattie Wilson Personal Representative

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Tekola Todd, whose address is 130 Yuma Street, SE, Washington, DC 20032, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Barbara Williams aka Barbara Jean Williams who died on June 5, 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 February 11, 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 February 11, 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: August 11, 2016

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Tekola Todd Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 943

Administration No. 2016 ADM 932

Audrey C. Conyers Decedent

Rita Machakos Decedent

Shanelle C. Patterson, Esq. 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney

Peter D. Antonoplos, Esq. 1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Carled White, whose address is 1906 Gaither Street, Temple Hills, MD 20748, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Audrey C. Conyers who died on April 1, 2006 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 25, 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 February 25, 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: August 25, 2016

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Bessie Andersen & Costandine Machakos, whose addresses are 56 Rosemary Rd. Dedham, MA 02026 & 17 Evergreen Circle Canton, MA 02021 were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Rita Machakos who died on November 22, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 25, 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 February 25, 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: August 25, 2016

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 856

Alfred George Smith Decedent

Joseph H. McLeod, Jr. Decedent

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Bradley A. Thomas, Esq. 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006-1631 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Madiana Renee Thomas aka Madiana Renee Smith and Clara Christine Smith, whose addresses are 908 W. Glebe Rd., Alexandria, VA 22305 & 13505 Steeplechase Dr. Bowie, MD 20715, was appointed Personal Representatives of the estate ofAlfred George Smith who died on July 2, 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 February 25, 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 February 25, 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: August 25, 2016

James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joseph H. McLeod, III, whose address is 5513 B Street, SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joseph H. McLeod, Jr. who died on December 6, 2010 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 11, 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 February 11, 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: August 11, 2016

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Bessie Andersen Contandine Machakos Personal Representatives

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

Administration No. 2016 ADM 893

Administration No. 2016 ADM 912

James Henry Williams Decedent

Eunetha S. Yates Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gregory H. Williams, whose address is 6831 E. Tanners Ck Dr., Norfolk, VA 23513, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James Henry Williams who died on October 31, 2005 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 shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 18, 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 February 18, 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: August 18, 2016 Gregory H. Williams Personal Representative

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Carlethia A. Dillard, whose address is 4300 Donna Street, Suitland, MD 20746 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Eunetha S. Yates who died on November 15, 2013 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 18, 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 February 18, 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: August 18, 2016 Carlethia A. Dillard Personal Representative

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gail L. Staton, whose address is 2240 S Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Corinne C. Staton who died on February 17, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 25, 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 February 25, 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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In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King launched the modern civil rights movement in Birmingham, Ala., saying, "Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States. I am in Birmingham because injustice is here."

Well, the injustice is worse in modern Milwaukee than it was in segregated Birmingham. Black poverty, unemployment and impoverished neighborhoods are all worse. The percentage of blacks attending hyper-segregated schools in today's Milwaukee is far worse than the Jim Crow schools of Birmingham (71 percent to 56 percent).

statement called the Pledge of Allegiance". He wrote that federal office and contractors should not force employees to swear to "one nation under God," and that's a good thing. One nation? With a black unemployment rate twice that of white? One nation? With such significant economic differences that they glare? One nation? Not really.

How do I pledge allegiance to a flag "and to the republic for which it stands" President Obama tickled me, for the first time during his presidency, by reminding us of the flaws in the Pledge of Allegiance. How do we transcend the flaws? When Trump's "great again" suggest "slave again" to me? WI

This is, as Rainey stated, a powder keg. Police are tasked with "keeping order." That is like trying to stop a seething volcano from exploding by suppressing the gases coming out the top. Even doing that skillfully won't work.

Milwaukee is not the worst.

Black income has plummeted more in Cleveland and Detroit.

School segregation is worse in New York and Chicago. Violence stalks the mean streets of impoverished urban neighborhoods across the country.

And this obscene injustice gets worse with no action and little notice. The poor are barely mentioned by either presidential candidate, The New York Times reports.

And they are largely ignored by the media. On Saturday and Sunday, riots occurred in Milwaukee, a major American city. That didn't make front page of the Monday New York Times, which led with stories above the fold about a Trump adviser, liberal worries about Hillary Clinton and malaria in Venezuela.

In Birmingham, Dr. King's cry against the injustice of segregation touched the conscience of concerned citizens across the country.

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Many have touted our "greatest generation," the World War II contributors, as people who made America great. Yeah? These folks had to elbow their way into our nation's service, fighting for the right to fight, struggling for the right to contribute.

Is this what you call greatness, Donald Trump? Are we all supposed to put blinders on to the cracks in our collective national armor?

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Mr. Trump wants to make America great, but for whom?

Whenever anyone does that throwback stuff, we used to be great, I have to wonder what he or she is nostalgic for. Do they wish they were in the land of cotton?

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By contrast, where payday loans remain legal, borrowers pay fees of over $4.1 billion annually, with the average customer taking out 10 loans a year. The repeat borrowing cycle creates a debt trap for consumers that is easy to access but extremely difficult to retire.

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expendable. They excluded them arbitrarily, discriminatorily and with impunity."

We've made enormous progress since then, especially for students with disabilities. After our report on Children Out of School in America, CDF and others worked together to push Congress to pass legislation that for the first time gave children with disabilities the federal right to a free, appropriate public education. But we haven't solved the children out of school crisis. Children on the margins remain at greatest risk for some of the same reasons we documented more than 40 years ago.

A recent National Public Radio story on absenteeism featured Johns Hopkins scholar Robert Balfanz, who studies chronic school absenteeism, and a high-poverty elementary school in Baltimore making strides tackling the problem: "[Balfanz] has studied high school dropouts for years, and in his research he kept seeing a red flag: chronic absences in elementary and

pardon or the commutation of his sentence.

On Dec. 2, 1927, Garvey's sentence was commuted and he was released from prison. He was transferred from Atlanta Federal Prison to New Orleans, where he was immediately deported aboard the S.S. Sarmacca to his native Jamaica.

Now, almost 90 years after Garvey was deported, another Garvey movement is growing.

Led by Garvey's son, New York surgeon Julius Garvey, it is calling on President Obama to issue a full pardon of innocence to Marcus Mosiah Garvey. It takes the evidence from a concurrent resolution which began in the House of Representatives "ex-

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politicians for redress and repair in return for the centuries of mistreatment to which we have been subjected, we cannot afford to be reticent and complacent.

You may ask, "How do we achieve those things?" Well, as a friend of mine, Peter Block, titled one of his books, "The answer to 'how' is YES." We must agree to say yes. Not "yes we can" but "yes we will." We must be resolute in our demands and back up those demands with the power to reward and punish.

Our fight for reparations, for instance, gets diverted by the "How." Let's make the answer "Yes." In the past 200 years blacks and whites have advocated for "reparatory justice" for people of African descent; we must take up the gauntlet and make it a reality.

Here's David Ben-Gurion's comments on German reparations for Jewish people: "For the first time in the history of relations between people, a precedent has been created by which a great State, as a result of 'moral pressure alone,' takes it upon itself to pay compensation to the victims of the government that preceded it.

For the first time in the history of a people that has been persecuted, oppressed, plundered and despoiled for hundreds of years in the countries of Europe, a persecutor and despoiler has been obliged to return part of his spoils and has even undertaken to make collective reparation as partial compensation for material losses."

"Moral pressure alone" is not enough for us to get what's right rather than what's left. WI

middle school. Students who miss a couple days a month fall behind in reading — and if they can't read, they can't pass tests. 'To miss a month of school when you're 11 and 12, there's got to be something behind that,' Balfanz says — and at Wolfe Street Academy, there was. 'The list included things like tooth decay, mental health issues, and not having a winter coat.'"

The Department of Education sees chronic absenteeism as: "a primary cause of low academic achievement and a powerful predictor of those students who may eventually drop out of school." Chronic absenteeism is not to be confused with the problem of children being truant from school.

Often when a child skips school, he is labeled as a discipline problem and ends up being suspended or expelled and sometimes even referred to law enforcement for action. We must prevent suspensions and expulsions for truancy. I have never understood why we put a child out of school for not coming to school instead of finding out why the child is not in school.

The Department of Education is

now collecting the right data and doing something about chronic absenteeism by promoting ideas we know work. One common-sense idea goes all the way back to our days of knocking on doors: More school districts are starting each morning by having staff call or visit every family whose child is absent from school to find out why.

Others also connect with families as the school year begins. Some schools are making strides connecting eligible but unenrolled children with health insurance as they enroll in school, allowing those children to get the regular care they need to stay healthy and ready to learn. And many schools provide mentoring services to make sure students feel supported, nurtured, and encouraged to be there.

The simple truth is every child needs to feel welcome at school and know that they will be missed by someone at school if they miss a day.

Schools must make learning engaging and fun and always keep the children at the center. Those are the schools every child will look forward to going to every day. WI

pressing the sense of the Congress that the mail fraud charges brought against Marcus Garvey by the Federal Government were not substantiated and that his conviction on those charges was unjust and unwarranted." I agree.

In 1987, coinciding with Garvey's 100th birth anniversary, a House Judiciary subcommittee chaired by John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) held hearings to examine Garvey's unjust conviction.

It was not the first Congressional proposal to pardon him, as Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) — as unlikely a supporter as you'll get — offered an amendment to the Martin Luther King holiday bill in 1983, calling for Congress to "remove this cloud over the

reputation" by giving him a full pardon.

"Marcus Garvey had a dream, and it was the dream of thousands of black Americans. It was the dream of black achievement, of black participation in the free enterprise system, and of black leadership throughout the world," the segregationist Helms said.

I agree with Garvey's great ambition. I believe, like Garvey, that black people can, through organization, "shake the pillars of the universe."

Garvey said: "Remember that you are men, that God created you Lords of this creation. Lift up yourselves, men, take yourselves out of the mire and hitch your hopes to the stars; yes, rise as high as the very stars themselves." WI

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