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OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Historic Black Church Marks 200th Anniversary

Nation Pauses in Examination of Breast Cancer Month-Long Activities Focus on Treatment, Cure and Survivors

Mt. Zion UMC Founded in 1816

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By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor Breast cancer has caused great upheaval, sickness and death for millions of Americans, men and women. And once again, during the month of October, the medical world along with interested fundraisers, will lead the way in securing funds and sharing the stories of those who have succumbed to the devastating illness as well as those who have survived.

Here are two efforts led by two D.C. organizations that hope to make an impact in a positive way.

First, The Washington Redskins have embarked on several initiatives throughout October in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Fans can join the Redskins in promoting breast cancer awareness by purchasing a limited-edition Redskins Fight Breast Cancer T-shirt designed by Redskins alumnus Chris Cooley.

Net proceeds will benefit the ZTA Foundation and the Brem Foundation, dedicated to educating women about risk factors and screening options and providing access to critical diagnostic tests for uninsured women. T-shirts are available online at www.Redskins.com/ FightBreastCancer and will be sold in-stadium at Section 124 on Oct. 16.

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By Hamil R. Harris WI Contributing Writer

5 The family and friends of Miriam Carey released butterflies on the anniversary of her death on the South-

west side of the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Oct. 3. Carey was killed at the hands of the U.S. Secret Service and Capitol Hill police on October 3, 2013. No one has been charged in her murder and according to the family attorney, there is no official investigation except by his office. / Photo by Shevry Lassiter

Vice Presidential Candidates Clash in Debate

The Mount Zion United Methodist Church in Georgetown was packed Sunday with people and songs of praise as generations celebrated the 200th anniversary of the oldest African-American congregation in the District of Columbia.

Mt. Zion was founded in 1816 by a group of slaves and freedmen who broke away from what was the Montgomery Street Church United Methodist Church because its leaders required them to worship from the balcony.

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Kaine, Pence Warm Up for Clinton-Trump II

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

5 Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine face off in the lone scheduled vice presidential debate in Farmville, Virginia, on Oct. 4. / Courtesy photo

The first and only scheduled vice presidential debate had the feel of what the contest really amounted to: an undercard for the main event.

Democratic vice presidential nominee and Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and his Republican opponent, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, faced off Tuesday at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, just over a week after most observers said Hillary Clinton outclassed Donald Trump in the first of three

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Family and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatHuman trafficking – both in labor and in sex – is a form of modern-day slavery that is an often-overlooked and Center of the city of District the Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. underreported in Hookthe United States. For adults, sex trafficking occurs when a commercial sex act is induced by Heights and theproblem National 2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasforce, fraud or coercion.

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Silver Spring Vet Gets Top Tennis Honor Longtime Photographer for Black Tennis Magazine

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Benjamin Woods, noted tennis photographer and Arthur Ashe's former hitting partner, has won the United States Tennis Association's (USTA) highest honor.

Woods, an Army veteran from Silver Spring, Maryland, received the President's Award during the association's semiannual meeting last month in New York City.

"Ben has been a staple at tennis events over the years," said Katrina Adams, USTA president and board chairman. "His love for tennis as a player spawned his interest in photographing some of the sport's most famous players of color and beyond."

The President's Award honors individuals who have given extraordinary service to the sport of tennis in the public's interest.

Since its inception in 1999, recipients have included Billie Jean

King, Lindsay Davenport, Mary Joe Fernandez, Mike Bryan, Bob Bryan and former New York City Mayor David Dinkins.

Woods covered 102 Grand Slam tournaments as a photographer for Black Tennis Magazine. He focused primarily on African-American players, but photographed many of the world's most prominent players in his time.

In 1968, while serving at the United States Military Academy in West Point, Woods became friends with Arthur Ashe, eventually serving as his hitting partner.

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1917 – Fannie Lou Hamer, voting rights activist and civil rights leader, is born in Montgomery County, Mississippi.

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1934 – Amiri Baraka, renowned African-American writer, is born in Newark, New Jersey.

1993 – Famed author Toni Morrison wins the Nobel Prize in literature.

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1893 – Early 20th century jazz musician and composer Clarence Williams is born in Plaquemine, Louisiana.

1941 – The Rev. Jesse Jackson, famed civil rights leader, is born in Greenville, South Carolina.

1992 – Sir Derek Walcott, Saint Lucian poet and playwright, wins the Nobel Prize in literature.

2004 – Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmental and political activist, becomes the first first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

er Thelonious Monk is born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

1929 – Black inventor and engineer Elijah McCoy, who held patents for the folding ironing board and lawn sprinkler and made numerous revolutionary contributions to train travel, dies in Detroit at age 81.

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1887 – Black inventor Alexander Miles receives patent for automatic opening and closing elevator door.

1991 – Comic icon Redd Foxx, best known for his starring role in the '70s sitcom "Sanford and Son," dies in Los Angeles at 68 of a heart attack.

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1932 – Social activist and comedian Dick Gregory is born in St. Louis.

1968 – West African nation Equatorial Guinea gains its independence from Spain.

1999 – Basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain dies in his Bel Air, California, home of a heart attack at age 63.

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By Sarafina Wright

The Black Press has declared that Black America is in a state of emergency. What should be done to end the crisis?

DAVID WITHERS / KOLKATA, INDIA

I've always felt that this country wasn't built to protect African-Americans. When the constitution was written, black people were still slaves. I first would propose a rewrite of the Constitution. How to ease racial tension and combat police brutality? I think there should be officers who grew up in a particular neighborhood to patrol that area. I think the chief of police should be an elected official. Those ideas may help change African-Americans' outlook on the current culture.

MARKUS CORN /

WASHINGTON, D.C.

I honestly don't know, but I feel like the protests won't or aren't helping. We have to go through the courthouse and go through the legal system. Right now, police aren't being punished for their actions or being held accountable, and that has to end.

SHADRACH SARKORH / WASHINGTON, D.C.

Personally, I would like to see the current police system completely overhauled to better train current and prospective officers. It is clearly evident from most of the recent high-profile police involved shootings that police do not have adequate training in manageable crisis interventions, deescalating nonviolent situations and, most importantly, communication.

JORDAN BRIDGES /

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

This is a question we all want answers to. I can't speak on racial tension. It's too deep. I doubt we will ever see a fully post-racial society. However, I do believe the media has contributed to how we are depicted. As far as police brutality, there has to a stronger more rigorous approach to admitting police officers to the force. When these officers fall short or flat-out do wrong, there must be consequences such as docking their pay and taking away from their retirement funds. I think then they'll think twice about shooting unarmed people.

TRAVIS SMITH /

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We should restructure our government, our police force and bring [police brutality] to people's attention because some people think it's fake or exaggerated, and it's really not. People don't stand for anything unless it's knocking on their door. ‌ We all need to stand together no matter what race or color you are.

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D.C. Pastors Voice Concerns on Voter Apathy

By Hamil R. Harris WI Contributing Writer The 2016 presidential election is a month away and a coalition of D.C. pastors say that too much is at stake for African-Americans to stay home and not vote just because they may not like the choice of candidates.

"This election is critical in the history of this nation," said the Rev. Frank Tucker, pastor of the First Baptist Church in DC and president of the Wednesday Clergy Fellowship.

"This election will determine the future of this nation in terms of whether we will work together or be a country of those who have and those who have not. It is important that people go the polls and vote."

From Rev. Graylan Hagler, pastor of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, to Rev. E. Gail Anderson Holness, pastor of Christ Our Redeemer Episcopal Church, the pastors part of this ecumenical group welcome the prophetic role that the black church has played in politics and they say that their voices has never been more needed with a candidate like Donald Trump.

"The Klan and white supremacist have found themselves a Messiah and we have to drive people to the polls like never before," said Hagler, a civil rights activist who in 1991 ran for mayor in Boston.

"We wouldn't have a museum on the mall if had not been for activism and we have to nurture that political will."

Holness, another long time activist and member of the DC

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5The Revs. Bernard Hildenbrand, E. Gail Anderson Holness and Frank Tucker conduct a meeting of a coalition of D.C. pastors. / Photo by Hamil R. Harris Democratic Women's Club, said "People have literally died for us to vote and now apathy is rampant and I am not just talking about millennials, there are people over 50 who are not part of the process and we are pushing them."

In addition to the African-American pastors Rev. Bernard Hildenbrand, a white pastor and retired minister in the United Methodist Church, voiced his concerns about Donald Trump trying to turn back the clock and how President Obama has been victimized by racism.

"We have had seven and a half years of an outstanding administration constantly harassed by racism and people saying the man is not even an American," Hildenbrand said. "The feelings are so racially hostile in so many places until it has been a disgrace, we now have a chance now to vote for the first female president who has been a strong supporter of the last seven and a half years of our first Afri-

can-American president."

While Trump talks about making America "great again," Hildenbrand said he is talking about returning a time when things were segregated.

"I am 91. When I first came to this town, I was in the white section of the trolley car which in those days went by the White House, so I have seen these enormous changes," Hildenbrand said.

Rev. Alfred also remembers the civil rights protests of the 1960s.

He said what is so disturbing is how members of Congress "are trying to block," all the gains African-Americans have made and with Trump, "now they have a voice."

The Rev. Robert G. Childs, pastor of the Berean Baptist Church, and a former member of the DC Board of Education, said "Regardless of how we feel, we have to vote.

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The World According to Dominic

“Dorothy was Right – There’s No Place like Home” Last weekend I traveled back to the city where I was born and raised – Detroit – often referred to as “Motown.” I, along with my two children, now both adults and successfully making their way in this challenging world, along with their mother, my former wife with whom I am still the best of friends despite our being divorced for many years, returned to our alma mater, the University of Michigan.

Early Saturday morning, we all headed up to Ann Arbor, Michigan for a gridiron showdown against one of our Big Ten foes, the University of Wisconsin.

My daughter’s husband, while a graduate of Tennessee State, joined us and clearly had as much fun as everyone else.

After leaving Michigan almost 30 years ago, I have occasionally returned but rarely with any sense of joy or excitement. This time, however, was different and for several reasons.

Our beloved Wolverines, thanks to fourth quarter heroics by Amara Darboh who hauled in a 46-yard touchdown pass and then with a spectacular one-handed interception by Jourdan Lewis, secured their seventh win of the season, remaining undefeated and at the top of the league. Go Blue!

Our family shared the exuberance of school pride that I haven’t felt in many years. We each recalled our college years in “A2” while celebrated the opportunity to be together once again.

Meanwhile, thanks to Jourdan’s delightful girlfriend, Nicole, we got great seats on the 50-yard line and I learned a lot more about the All-American defensive player who will certainly make his mark soon in the NFL. Best of all, I got to babysit the love of my life, my 2-year-old grandson Jackson, whose dai-

ly accumulation of vocabulary is nothing short of amazing, so his parents could have some private time alone. I dined with my older sister and my mother.

We worshiped together in the small, storefront church where I was baptized and learned about God. And we visited one of our favorite families, the Murrays, who faithfully await a new heart for the man of the house. During our time together I led us in prayer – confident in the belief that the heart our friend “J” so desperately needs will become available soon because “God can do everything but fail.”

As my mom and I boarded the plane and headed back to our Silver Spring home, I thought about one of my favorite movies, “The Wizard of Oz.” The lesson that Dorothy learned by the conclusion of that film is one that I finally understood and have similarly embraced: “There’s no place like home.”

We often make excuses for why we can’t attend family dinners, annual reunions, celebrations and significant oncein-a-lifetime events. But I have stopped finding reasons why I cannot share one more time in the company of those who I love and in whose hands I can trust with my life. I now chose to live each day as if it were my last, being a positive force in the universe and embracing my friends, family and fellow Informer staff members with God’s “agape love.”

Detroit may not be the best place in the world but it’s the place I know best. It’s the place where countless, joyous memories were made – memories that I often relive over and over again.

Yes!! There’s no place like home!

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DEBATE from Page 1 presidential debates.

During Tuesday's debate, Pence repeatedly dodged questions about Trump.

After the moderator asked a pointed question about portions of Trump's 1995 tax returns that were published Sunday by the New York Times that revealed Trump had a whopping $916 million net operating loss that year, Pence instead spoke about the Democratic ticket's tax plan and said "the answer to this economy is not more taxes."

After being pushed, Pence finally said, "Donald Trump is a businessman, not a career politician. The only thing the tax return showed is that Trump faced some pretty tough times in the 1990s and he used the tax code as they are meant to be used."

Kaine asked Pence how he knew that Trump used the tax code as it's meant, but received no response from the Republican.

As the debate heated up, Kaine said Trump is against raising the federal minimum wage, but the Wall Street Journal noted that the Republican candidate has shifted his position on that topic during the campaign.

In July, Trump said, "I would like to raise it to at least $10." The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, but many states have higher rates.

However, in a debate during the primary season, Trump said he opposed raising the federal minimum, saying wages were "too high," according to the Wall Street Journal.

Clinton has backed a national level of $12 an hour, but was pushed by her primary opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders to support a $15 hourly wage.

The Democratic Party's official platform calls for a $15 federal minimum wage indexed to inflation.

Also, Kaine said it's important

AROUND THE REGION to adopt community policing that creates bonds between police and local neighborhoods.

Pence said criminal justice reform is needed nationally. However, earlier this year, he signed a mandatory minimum law for dealing methamphetamine or heroin if that person had a prior conviction for dealing cocaine, meth or heroin.

During his tenure as governor, Pence signed one of the most extensive criminal record expungement laws in the country, according to the Collateral Consequences Resource Center.

Collateral consequences are those legal sanctions and penalties that are often attached to a conviction and in many cases just an arrest that are not part of the sentence but can create barriers to housing, college admission or jobs.

The American Bar Association estimates there are 46,700 regulations, rules, laws and prohibitions at the state level that can affect ex-offenders' lives once they have completed their sentence.

The Indiana law, passed in 2013, gave residents who had criminal convictions the opportunity to virtually wipe their records clean if they did not commit new crimes within a certain time frame that varied depending on the original offense.

In signing the law, Pence said in a statement: "Indiana should be the worst place in America to commit a serious crime and the best place, once you've done your time, to get a second chance."

Kaine noted Trump's weaknesses or simple ignorance on several items, including "shooting himself in the foot" with his Twitter fight with former Miss Universe Alicia Machado.

He also said Trump was "enamored of dictators and nuclear weapons."

The New York Times reported that the vice presidential debate arrived at a critical point in the pres-

Clinton told reporters that Pence "has a huge burden defending both his own record and the record of Donald Trump."

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idential race with Trump reeling from a disastrous week and a new poll showing Clinton extending her lead in the all-important swing state of Pennsylvania.

Clinton told reporters that Pence "has a huge burden defending both his own record and the record of Donald Trump."

The former first lady said she was "very confident" in Kaine.

"He's ready to take the fight to the Trump-Pence ticket," she said.

"I think America is going to be very impressed."

Trump sent "best wishes" to Pence and said the debate will be a "contrast between our campaign of big ideas and bold solutions for tomorrow versus the small and petty Clinton campaign that is totally stuck in the past."

Prior to Pence and Kaine even taking the stage, the Republican

National Committee jumped the gun in their analysis of the debate.

Hours before the candidates took the stage, the committee published a blog post declaring Mr. Pence of the victor of the showdown with Mr. Kaine.

"The consensus was clear after the dust settled, Mike Pence was the clear winner of the debate," the RNC wrote, praising his top moments as being Pence's discussion of the economy and Clinton's scandals.

The ill-timed and very premature post was quickly deleted after the party's presumptuousness was noted on social media, the Times reported.

Clinton, the Democrat and former secretary of state, and Trump, the New York businessman, will square off again Sunday, Oct. 9 at Washington University in St. Lou-

is.

The third and final debate before the Nov. 8 election is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

A Monmouth University survey of Pennsylvania, an important swing state, released Tuesday found 50 percent of likely voters supporting Clinton and 40 percent backing Trump.

In August, Clinton held an eight-point lead in the state, but an avalanche of political advertising on behalf of her campaign has started to have an effect.

The poll attributed Clinton's growing lead to a shift in support from white women, who now back her over Trump, 55 percent to 35 percent. Previously, the two candidates were deadlocked with that group.

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Prince George's Voters Asked for Nearly $500M for Additional Public Safety

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Prince George's County will have five questions on the general election ballot asking voters to borrow nearly $500 million to renovate, repair and construct new buildings.

Part of the county's proposed fiscal 2017-22 capital improvement program includes $66.5 million toward public safety fixtures for the fire department and emergency medical services.

County voters would also decide within that measure whether to use taxpayer dollars to help the police

department — a prospect that gives some residents pause.

"I will support the fire department and EMS. If we can't separate [the question] from police and fire departments, then I will vote 'no' on the whole thing," Sylvia Hawkins of Suitland said Monday, Oct. 3. "The police shootings are happening everywhere. I'm not supporting giving more money to the police when that's going on."

Distrust among blacks have become more evident in light of recent nationwide killings by police of unarmed blacks that sparked protests in cities. Some organizers demanded money be stripped from

5A list of proposed public safety projects in the fiscal 2017-22 capital improvement program / Courtesy of Prince George's County

the police department and spent on education, jobs and other community programs.

Locally, protests took place in D.C. after police shot and killed Terrence Sterling, 31, of Fort Washington, on Sept. 11.

Still, some residents such as Charles Ekeya of Bowie say money can make the police department better.

"Not much has gone on here in the county, [so] I think it's a good idea," he said in support of the public safety spending plan. "The county should be proactive in having better training and that comes with financing."

According to the legislation, about 17 projects are listed that include renovating the 1958 Kent-

land Fire/EMS station in Landover; build a new fire station in Hyattsville to replace the current one built in 1959; and construct a new fire station in Oxon Hill to replace the existing one built in 1952.

In terms of police, the plan includes a new forensics lab in Landover and new police training rooms and administrative offices at the county's new $22 million complex in Upper Marlboro.

Police and county officials celebrated in April the new complex known as "police plaza" that encompasses a five-story building and another edifice next door that will eventually serve as the department's headquarters.

One major police project will be the county's ninth district po-

lice station at National Harbor in the vicinity of the Tanger Outlets shopping center and MGM casino and resort, scheduled to open in December.

Although Vernon Hammett of Fort Washington doesn't live far from the casino, he doesn't favor borrowing money that "could be better spent" elsewhere.

But another county resident, Robin Harris of Bowie, said the money's necessary.

"If Prince George's County can improve the facilities and training for police and all public services, then I'm all for it," she said while reading the five-page legislation.

"You do have good policemen who are trying to make a difference."

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5Figures from a document that outlines alleged housing racial disparities in Prince George's County / Courtesy of National Fair Housing Alliance

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Nearly a dozen housing advocacy groups recently filed a complaint against Bank of America for unkempt foreclosed properties in predominately black and Latino neigh-

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borhoods and regions, one of which is Prince George's County.

Within the lawsuit led by the northwest D.C.-based National Fair Housing Alliance, it outlines nearly 1,300 properties in 30 metropolitan areas are filtered with trash, boarded doors and overgrown shrubbery.

Alexis Revis Yeoman, spokes-

woman for the county's Department of Housing and Community Development, said the alliance visited the county at least 18 months ago to inform Prince George's officials it may be added to the amended suit.

Yeoman said she didn't know about the complaint until notified Sept. 21 by a reporter with The Washington Informer. "[The alliance] wanted to determine if there was enough evidence to add the county to the existing lawsuit," said Yeoman, who added the county has received complaints from residents over the years about dilapidated properties in their neighborhood. "They didn't keep us abreast about this," About 41 foreclosed properties in the county owned by Bank of America were mentioned in previous complaints filed by the alliance. The group added 22 more in the recent suit. Of the 63 properties, 56 are in predominately black communities, the suit says.

The alliance posted a document — http://bit.ly/2d27Fcr — on how nearly 70 percent of the homes

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in black neighborhoods in Prince George's had substantial amounts of trash and 62 percent had overgrown grass. Pictures of homes taken in 2011 through this year in municipalities such as Capitol Heights, District Heights and Temple Hills highlight those deficiencies, according to the alliance.

An undated photo shows "a clean and secure" property in a predominately white neighborhood in Rockville in neighboring Montgomery County.

Pamela Bond, spokeswoman for the alliance, did not return phone calls and emails for comment.

According to the 76-page complaint dated Aug. 31, foreclosed properties in communities of color "are in a state of disrepair … and in predominately white neighborhoods in a materially better condition."

Bank of America denies the claims from the original complaint filed in 2012 and the recent suit now amended for the sixth time.

"The fact is Bank of America applies neutral and uniform practices to the management of vacant bank-

owned properties across the country, regardless of the demographic makeup of their location," Rick Simon, spokesman for the bank, said in a statement. "Any suggestion to the contrary is simply untrue."

Nationwide, the alliance and nine other housing agencies used zip codes associated with those who live in black or Latino neighborhoods with at least 10 percent of the property covered with dead grass, damaged fences, chipped paint and other property damage.

In four metropolitan areas that include the county, Phoenix, Tucson, Arizona and Newark, New Jersey, fewer Bank of America properties could be investigated where whites reside.

"A major reason why … is that Bank of America does a far superior job maintaining and marketing REO (real-estate owned) properties in white neighborhoods, which means those properties are sold much faster and, in turn, reduces Bank of America's REO inventory in white neighborhoods at any point in time," the suit says. WI

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BUSINESS Massive Yahoo Hack Spurs Tips from Experts

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Hackers swiped personal information associated with at least a half-billion Yahoo accounts — the biggest known data breach in history.

News of the breach was first made public Thursday, Sept. 22.

The hack revealed names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and, in some cases, security questions and answers, Yahoo said in a news release.

Encrypted passwords, which are jumbled so only a person with the right passcode can read them, were also taken.

Wallet Hub, a D.C.-based consumer website that provides customized credit-improvement ad-

vice, savings alerts and other products, this week offered several tips to help individuals protect their personal information.

"Change your Yahoo password and security questions, change any passwords and security questions similar to what you were using on Yahoo and enable two-factor authentication where your Yahoo account may have been comprised, but your cellphone wasn't," said Jill Gonzalez, a WalletHub analyst.

"So use it as another layer of protection when logging into your email account and financial websites."

Whether affected or not, individuals should sign up for free credit monitoring and be wary of Yahoo emails, authorities said. The company is also warning customers not to click on any links or open any attachments in emails sent by Yahoo because the messages

could come from imposters, Gonzalez said.

Authentic Yahoo emails regarding the data breach will not contain links or attachments and won't ask for any personal information.

"Whether it's someone showing up at your door, calling you on the phone or sending you an email asking for personal information, you shouldn't respond if you didn't ask to be contacted," Gonzalez said.

The hack serves as a reminder of how widespread such action is and highlights the vulnerability of passwords, CNET.com reported.

Cybersecurity specialists recommend using a different password for each account an individual has on the internet. Other experts are working on alternatives to passwords, including biometrics such as fingerprint or retina recognition.

John Kiernan, senior editor at WalletHub, advises to change account PINS and passwords in the meantime.

"Security experts typically recommend changing passwords every few months and using an eight- to 10-character mix of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers and symbols for maximum security," Kiernan said.

"But it's especially important following a case of identity theft."

It's also important to review mail and credit card statements carefully to make sure that you receive all of your expected monthly account communications from lenders, WalletHub officials said, noting that is a good way to confirm that none of your accounts have been hijacked.

"Thoroughly reviewing these documents for transactions or references to account changes that you do not recognize is similarly beneficial," Ki-

5Computer geeks find ways to hack Yahoo accounts. / Courtesy photo ernan said. "Taking a bit of extra time to scrutinize the mail you receive every day will reduce the likelihood that you'll discard a letter from a lender, the IRS, the Social Security Administration or any other organization that may be trying to notify you about a past-due balance or change in account preferences that could signal fraud."

Enrolling in electronic account access is also important, he said.

"It's easiest for a fraudster to pull off this type of scam when you, the real accountholder, have not yet registered your account for online access or established account preferences regarding electronic communications," Kiernan said.

This is especially prevalent when the victim doesn't even realize online

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"Every case of Social Security fraud I've investigated in the past year and a half I traced back to the [My Social Security] program as the source — not because it was breached, but because the victim didn't know about this new account being available and they didn't take any action so the criminal did," said Carrie Kreskie, director of the Identity Theft Institute at Hodges University. "The easiest way to minimize your chances of falling victim to this type of scam is to claim your online account and use a strong password to protect it." WI

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The Nation's Richest Black Man

by William Reed Who's the richest black man in America?

As for the richest black overall, no need to ask: Oprah Winfrey, with a net worth of approximately $3 billion, is the country's richest African-American. But take notice that Robert Frederick Smith, with holdings that total $2.5 billion, has replaced Black Entertainment Television found-

er Robert Johnson as America's richest black man.

Smith, an American investor and founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, came into the national spotlight when he donated $20 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the second-largest donation after Winfrey. His investment firm has over $26 billion in assets, and the Forbes 400 ranks him as America's 268th richest man.

(FWIW: In 2000, Robert Johnson became the first African-American billionaire after he sold the BET network to Viacom for $3 billion in stock

and assumed debt. Since then, sagging Viacom and CBS stock, plus investments in declining real estate, hotels and bank industries, have dragged Johnson's net worth to just $550 million.)

Blacks would be better off if there were more of us like Smith. He's an investor who allocates capital with calculated expectations of future financial returns. He is at a profound level of moving money. Investors of Smith's caliber and portfolio perform thorough research and analysis to make their money make money.

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man is a fourth-generation Coloradan. Smith grew up in a background that instilled in him values and ambition. He was born to two parents who were school teachers with doctorates. He grew up in a mostly African-American, middle-class neighborhood, and attended integrated school in Denver. As an infant, his mother carried him at the March on Washington, where Martin King Jr. de3.65˝ xLuther 8˝ Black & White livered his "I Have a Dream" speech.

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As a summer intern with Bell Labs, he developed a reliability test for semiconductors.

He trained as an engineer at Cornell University where he earned his degree in chemical engineering. After working at Kraft General Foods, where he earned two United States and two European patents, he attended Columbia Business School where he graduated with honors. From 1994-2000, he joined Goldman Sachs in tech investment banking, first in New York and then in Silicon Valley.

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NATIONAL Programs Bring Greater Awareness of Dyslexia

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Between 70 and 80 percent of individuals with poor reading skills in America are likely dyslexic and as many as 20 percent of the population has a language-based learning disability, according to education and medical experts.

For as many as five decades, officials at programs in D.C. and in Baltimore have been working diligently to teach low-income children, adults and others with dyslexia and other language-learning disabilities how to read.

For more than a half-century, The Lab School in northwest D.C.

has been a leader in the field of learning-differences education. It has a history as a pioneer in the field and a determination to continue to boldly trail blaze, according to officials there who noted that the school's untiring innovation and groundbreaking methodologies have not only lifted their own students, but have inspired better teaching across the globe.

And for better than three decades, the Dyslexia Tutoring Program in southeast Baltimore has been training local volunteers to work in a program where they offer specialized tutoring consisting of at least 60 hours — on a oneon-one basis — to improve the

5 Since 1982, the Dyslexia Tutoring Program in southeast Baltimore has helped to raise awareness for the learning disability that many acknowledge that they've never heard of. / Courtesy photo

skills, self-esteem and behavior of dyslexic youth.

Since 1982, the program also has helped to raise awareness for the learning disability that many acknowledge that they've never heard of.

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BREAST CANCER from Page 1 The Women of Washington Redskins (WOW), the official women’s platform of the Washington Redskins, kicked off a lineup of events in support of breast cancer awareness with the WOW Redskins Charity Ride on Oct. 1. WOW has teamed up with the Redskins Charitable Foundation, along with Redskins two-time Super Bowl Champions Gary Clark and Ravin Caldwell, at SoulCycle to support the Brem Foundation.

On Saturday, Oct. 8, WOW will host a free Fitness Boot Camp led by Nike Trainer Deanna Jefferson at FedExField. Members are encouraged to bring a gently used or new bra to support the Brem Foundation’s Re-Bra initiative, a bra-donation program that provides bras to low-income women. In support of the Redskins Charitable Foundation, WOW will make a donation on behalf of every member who donates a bra, with each donor receiving a limited edition BCA T-shirt. And on

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Friday, Oct. 14, they will feature the Friday Night Lights THINK PINK!® initiative, a partnership between the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation and Fairfax County Public Schools designed to promote breast cancer awareness and the importance of early detection at the high school football level. W.T. Woodson High School will host Lake Braddock Secondary School and the game will feature pink gear and stadium equipment.

And on Sunday, Oct. 16, the Redskins’ Breast Cancer Awareness Game, presented by Inova Health System, when the

team takes on the Philadelphia Eagles, will feature players, coaches and referees wearing pink game apparel, additional on-field and in-stadium branding, and 34,000 pairs of gloves will be distributed to fans at the gates, along with information about how to receive mammogram and breast self-exam reminders from Inova – all to help raise awareness.

Fans attending the Oct. 16 game will be welcomed

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years ago about autism either and all of sudden one of the big company CEOs came forward and his grandchild had it and now you see so many things about autism," said Marcy Kolodny, CEO of the Dyslexia Tutoring Program. "When it came to dyslexia, everyone thought people were dumb or something else. But, those who are dyslexic are extremely intelligent and there are a lot of CEOs who are dyslexic and think outside of the box."

Dyslexia can affect anyone regardless of race or social and economic status, Kolodny said.

"It's all over the world," she said. "If you suspect your child has a learning disability, the earlier you can get that child to a reading specialist, to a psychologist, to be screened and tested, the better it is so that the child can have remediation and avoid going through a lot of things."

With October serving as National Dyslexia Awareness Month, Kolodny and others from the program are hoping to attract more volunteers.

"We are tutoring over 200 individuals, children and adults, and all of our tutors are trained," she said. "We have tutors from all walks of life. Judges, retired teachers and others and many become mentors and we have a lot of wonderful success stories."

Dyslexia affects reading, writing, spelling and sometimes speech, Kolodny said.

The problems displayed by individuals with dyslexia involve difficulties in acquiring and using lan-

guage, reading and writing letters in the wrong order. However, those are just some of the manifestations of dyslexia.

"There are a number of warning signs including having trouble reading fluently; reversing numbers and letters; a lack of awareness of sound in words or rhymes; difficulty in handwriting; spelling; oral or written comprehension or focus and delayed spoken words," Kolodny said.

To help sufferers, the Dyslexia Tutoring Program also has a summer program which provides students with the opportunity to increase their reading, spelling and writing skills in a short period of time.

For the summer program, program officials send students to camps at The Jemicy School in Owings Mills and Odyssey School in Stevenson, both located in Baltimore County, and The Gow School and Kildonan School in upstate New York, all private schools for dyslexic children.

At camp, students improve their self-esteem and social skills, and receive four hours of one-onone and small-group instruction in the areas of reading, oral and written language, and math five days a week for five weeks, Kolodny said.

"We send kids to camp for the first time and they're not bullied or picked on by others," Kolodny said.

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African Nations at Odds Over Fate of Ivory Trade

5 Flames engulf tons of African elephant ivory and rhino horns during a protest at Nairobi National Park. / Courtesy of

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By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer After protesters decided to set fire to roughly 105 tons of elephant ivory and 1.35 tons of rhinoceros horns in Nairobi National Park in Kenya, leaders in more than 30 African countries responded, including Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who issued a cal17 l to ban all international trade on ivory and rhino horns.

The protest fire in April was reportedly to demonstrate that ivory has no value, except to elephants.

Judy Wakhungu, Kenya's Cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, backed the protest.

"Our philosophy has been to burn the entire stockpile, because this is one way of demonstrating to the world that if you offer trade in ivory, we give the misimpression that, actually, ivory is available and yet, it's this very ivory that's endangering our species,"

she said, the Voice of America reported.

As tens of thousands of elephants have been killed in recent years for their ivory — largely due to the high demand from Asian markets — the recent "Great Elephant Census" showed a 30 percent decline in African savanna elephants between 2007 and 2014.

In a response to the census, the 17th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, will kick off its annual meeting from Sept.

24-Oct. 5 in Johannesburg, where 183 country members will discuss elephant and rhino poaching.

While many African citizens support the proposed ban, others find it discomforting, citing a fear of increased black market sales and a waste of existing ivory and rhino stockpiles.

The countries of Namibia and Zimbabwe have officially requested to sell their stockpiles through the 1973 CITES treaty, with the hope of placing proceeds back

into conservation efforts, said Zimbabwe finance minister Patrick Chinamasa.

"We have $9.6 billion worth of ivory in the country, sufficient to write off our debt," Chinamasa said. "So this is the paradox of Africa — rich Africa, poor Africans.

Because the policies are coming from outside, and imposed on us.

They don't have elephants, but they become members of CITES to ban and stop us from disposing of our own assets."

Philip Muruthi, vice president of species conservation at the African Wildlife Foundation, said the very existence of the ivory market poses a threat to the animals, even with one-time sales and legally-obtained product.

"It is very, very hard to distinguish between legal and illegal ivory," he said, VOA News reported. "And that means that having a legal supply of ivory in the market perpetuates the killing. And so, the cycle continues."

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H E A LT H On the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis: Crime, Antidotes, Overdoses

By Avis Thomas-Lester Urban News Service Law enforcement agencies around the country are adding antidotes such as Narcan to their arsenals as prescription and illicit opioid overdose deaths skyrocket and more

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police officers are pressed to perform lifesaving techniques.

The current "wave of addiction is devastating communities of all sizes and demographics," said Richard Beary, former president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in Alexandria,

Virginia.

In an email, Beary said law enforcement officials are working with other agencies because policing alone will not resolve the problem.

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officers have to save lives while serving their communities," he wrote.

Kanawha County, in southwestern West Virginia, is the front line for officers fighting a surge in deadly opioid abuse.

Although the death in April of Prince from an overdose of the opioid fentanyl brought attention to the crisis, it is here that the burden is heaviest on police, court, public health, rehabilitation, social work and medical resources.

"The majority of what we do now is based on the opioid and heroin epidemic," said Kanawha County Sheriff 's Chief Deputy Mike Rutherford. "It has impacted everything."

Along West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, opioid prosecutions make up "80 to 85 percent" of cases handled by the Hampshire County police and prosecutor's offices, said prosecuting attorney Dan James.

Nationally, 47,055 people died of an accidental overdose in 2014, the last year for which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued numbers. Sixty-one percent of those deaths — 28,647 — involved opioids, which include heroin, as well as painkillers such as OxyContin, Percocet and hydrocodone. And the death toll has been rising in the past decade. The 2014 statistics show a stark increase over the 13,756 opioid overdose deaths reported in 2004.

The deaths are occurring in small towns and large cities.

In West Virginia, which has the highest death rate in the nation, 628 people died of overdoses in 2014 — 35.5 per

100,000 people. That rate was more than twice the national average of 14.7 deaths per 100,000, CDC data shows.

New Mexico tallied the second highest rate at 27.3 deaths per 100,000.

The abuse is also driving up the state's crime rate: Thefts are up as users steal to buy the drugs and violence has increased because of dealer turf wars. Assaults, domestic violence complaints and reports of child neglect have also increased.

In their effort to address the overdoses, law enforcement officials are clamping down on prescribers and operators of pill mills, where dangerous medications are illegally dispensed, said Dr. Rahul Gupta, West Virginia's Commissioner of Public Health.

In March, the Department of Health and Human Services awarded $94 million in Affordable Care Act funds to health centers for expanding "medication-assisted treatment" programs for opioid abusers.

"Four out of five heroin addicts started as opioid medication users," said Andrea Smith, an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Maryland in Baltimore and regional director of the Mid-Atlantic Organized Drug Crimes Task Force. Baltimore is a major source for opioids for West Virginia residents.

"You get a tooth pulled and the doctor gives you a 30-day supply," Smith said. "We've created a nation of addicts."

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Pink Ribbon Pride: Breast Cancer Screenings and Support Submitted by AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia All around the District, people are raising awareness about breast cancer. That’s because October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This campaign was created to help people understand the importance of breast cancer research, screenings, prevention, and treatment. Everybody can participate. There are breast cancer walks and other events you can attend. Or you can simply wear pink to show your support. The most important thing is to encourage the women in your life to be healthy and get screened. Early screening can save lives!

What is breast cancer?

Breast cancer is a serious medical condition that takes place in the tissue of the breast. If untreated, the cancer can spread to other areas of the body. Although both men and women can get breast cancer, it is much more common in women. The Office on Women’s Health estimates that 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer

some time in her life.

These statistics can be scary, but support and research around breast cancer is increasing all the time.

This has allowed many women to catch the disease early and help win the battle against breast cancer.

SYMPTOMS

The most common symptom of breast cancer is a lump found in or around the breast. Lumps from breast cancer can also be found under the arm. Other signs may include: • Change in the shape or size or the breast • Breast skin irritation or redness • Breast skin becoming scaly or dimpling • Pain in the breast or nipple • Nipple turning inward • Discharge from the nipple (other than breast milk) Although not all changes in the breast mean breast cancer, it is important to see your doctor if you have any symptoms listed here.

RISK FACTORS

Women cannot control all risk factors for breast cancer. Living a healthy lifestyle may lower some of the risks, but not all of them. Risk factors for breast cancer may include: • Age. As a woman gets older,

her risk for breast cancer increases.

• Family history. A woman is more likely to get breast cancer if a woman in her family had breast cancer. There is an even greater risk if 1 of them was diagnosed before 40 years old. So if your mother, sister, or daughter had or has breast cancer, be sure to talk to your doctor.

• Weight. Being overweight or obese after menopause may increase the risk of breast cancer.

• Drinking alcohol. The risk of breast cancer increases the more a woman drinks. It is best for women to limit alcoholic drinks to 1 or less per day.

• Activity level. Daily exercise can help women maintain a healthy weight, which can reduce the risk of breast cancer. Aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise per day.

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As you can see, living a healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of breast cancer, but some risk factors are still uncontrollable. That is why getting screened is so important. Be sure to schedule and keep all your mammogram appointments. A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast and can help catch breast cancer early. Early detection can increase the likelihood winning the battle.

Women should get a mammogram every 2 years starting at 50 years old. Depending on family history and other risk factors, your doctor may suggest getting screened before 50. Talk to your doctor about when you should start your mammograms.

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Baker: Black Community Must Face, Combat Mental Health Issues

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill

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Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III recalled when he and his wife went to the doctor in February 2010 and discovered she had early-onset dementia.

Today, with his wife, Christa "Cis" Beverly, now suffering from Alzheimer's. Baker credits their three children for telling him to speak publicly about the disease that's taken away Beverly's speech and mobility.

"As soon as we made the announcement, many came up to me and said, 'Thank you,'" he said during a Sept. 28 panel about communities of color dealing with the disease during the National Alzheimer's Summit in northwest D.C. "You can't solve those problems if they don't come out. We need to get pass that and get to the solutions."

After Baker spoke, Loretta Woodward of Clinton hugged and thanked Baker for speaking about his family. Woodward cares for her 87-year-old mother, who suffers from dementia.

"Other than that, she's healthy," Woodward said of her mother. "Nothing else is wrong with her. After hearing his story, he really encouraged me to come out and do a lot of things with my mother in public. I come out here to advocate for more resources for my mother and others who need it."

The three-day summit, which wrapped Sept. 29 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, focuses on combating the disease that affects nearly 50 million worldwide, a number that could possibly triple by 2050.

Communities of color continue to face dire consequences and lack of treatment, organizers said.

Stephanie Monroe, executive director of UsAgainstAlzheimer's African Americans Against Alzheimer's network in D.C., said the majority of blacks with the disease live in

the South.

"That's where the older Black people go to retire," Monroe said after the onehour panel discussion. "That's where we don't have enough resources. That's where a history of discrimination is. We have to reach people where they are."

Besides lack of resources for clinical research in black communities, some aren't willing to accept or discuss how Alzheimer's strictly affects overall health, said Monroe, whose father was diagnosed a few years ago with vascular dementia, which can occur after a series of strokes. Those with high blood pressure and high cholesterol can also suffer from this form of dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

One idea focuses on making communities and business more mental health-friendly, specifically through the Dementia Friendly America initiative to bring awareness about the disease and similar maladies.

In Minnesota, at least seven counties have communities and businesses that post "dementia-friendly" signs and posters. Training and workshops are provided for employees and merchants' clients to understand the signs of Alzheimer's, including memory loss, difficulty solving problems and failure to comprehend time and place.

Baker said Prince George's will be part of the AFA network led by former Maryland state Sen. Gloria Lawlah.

But an initiative of such magnitude needs money, which Baker will help raise by participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer's in Bowie on Saturday. According to the event's website, more than $86,000 has been raised so far, nearly all of the $88,000 target.

"We take the resources we have and take it out to the community," Baker said. "We need to [have] heightened awareness … for people who have special needs … and their caregivers to be comfortable coming to an event like this."

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EDUCATION Give Communities of Color a Voice in Reshaping Education

By Wade Henderson For the first time in our nation's history, the majority of students in public schools are students of color.

But in most places, communities of color still have little meaningful say in how their states manage and resource education.

As a result, too many students in this new majority are in overcrowded classes and inadequate facilities where teachers are overworked, underpaid and stuck with a curriculum that lacks rigor and relevance.

All students deserve the opportunity to learn and work hard in a healthy environment with excellent teachers, but even 62 years after Brown v. Board of Education, our nation is reeling from the unfulfilled promise of an equal education for all. Educational equity is vital to our nation; two-thirds of all future jobs will require some level of higher education, and research suggests that

MT ZION from Page 1 In 2015, the leaders of what is now the Dumbarton United Methodist Church apologized that blacks had to leave because of segregation, and on Sunday, blacks and whites from both congregations worshiped as one.

"We have come here for a true celebration," said Mt. Zion's pastor, the Rev. Johnsie W. Cogman, who started the Sunday afternoon celebration by dancing down the aisle behind the Mt. Zion Mass choir. "When God has blessed you for 200 years, there should be some real praise in the house."

The celebration, titled "Still Standing, Still Sowing and Still Serving," included a weekend of activities that was more than two years of planning, said Pamela Carter- Coleman, anniversary chairperson.

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within the next 10 years, our economy will face a deficit of 11 million skilled workers.

Continuing policies that fail to prepare all students for college and careers is an immoral and self-defeating choice that stunts our nation's economic potential — and mocks our democratic ideals.

But now there's an opportunity for states, districts and schools to make a better choice. The Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, the federal education law Congress passed late last year, requires that parents and communities be meaningfully engaged in determining how states equitably educate their children.

Under ESSA, every single state and school district is confronted with a question of enormous consequence: Will they work with new majority communities to develop plans and policies that ensure excellent schools for all children? Or will they continue to make their deciOn Sept. 30, motivational speaker Willie Jolley was the master of ceremonies for a gala at the Washington Marriott Georgetown. On Sunday afternoon, WJLA reporter Sam Ford served as the emcee for the anniversary celebration.

The original church members built a sanctuary initially known as The Meeting House, then The Little Ark. The church's name was changed to Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church in 1844.

While the blacks formed Mt. Zion, in 1849, some left the church and formed three African Methodist Episcopal churches because Methodist church leaders refused to allow black ministers to lead the congregation.While Zion's first black minister was Rev. John H. Brice in 1864, Cogman is the church's first African-American female pastor.

5Wade Henderson takes on the challenge of reshaping public education. / Courtesy photo

sions in a bubble, avoid accountability and do a disservice to students in the process?

Progress is not guaranteed. For this new law to improve education for every student, states need to put communities in the driver's seat and focus on the interests of marginalized students. We have always had strong, clear and diverse voices demanding that our education system serve the interests of their children — but decision-makers rarely listen.

Recent research shows that black and Latino parents understand what the problems exist in their children's schools — and they have clear ideas about what should change. They know that the schools their children attend don't get as much funding as schools white children attend, they know their children aren't getting as

good an education as white children and they know that race is at least one of the reasons why. But they also believe good teaching and high expectations are critical and they want both for their children.

This is all information that states should be taking into account when determining their policies and programs under the new law. And to do that, states, districts and schools have to engage new majority parents and communities. They have to build strong accountability systems that identify and target meaningful support and improvement in any school where all students — or any group of students — are not learning. They have to provide robust data and reporting about how well schools are educating students and they have to provide them in formats and

languages that parents can understand. And, as communities of color demand, they have to distribute resources — high-quality teachers, challenging coursework, up-to-date facilities and classroom materials — more equitably.

Last year during the debate over the new law, states argued that they were in the best position to make decisions that would benefit all students. Now is the time to prove it.

Every single child in this great country deserves a world-class education. But that can't happen if states and districts ignore the priorities of the families they serve. Experience shows that this can be done. All we need is the will to sit down, open our minds and listen to what all families are saying.

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In 1879, Mt. Zion members purchased their own burial grounds, but years earlier, church buildings used to store burial vaults were deployed to hide slaves as part of the Underground Railroad.

Despite modern-day parking challenges brought on by gentrification, the church members, many of them descendants of the original families, have no plans to leave their spiritual home in Georgetown and the church continues to attract new generations of members. About 168 people attended the event Sunday.

"My family has been in this church since the early 1900s," said longtime church member Alice Walker. "My family owned three houses and a store near Wisconsin and O streets. We have every right to remain in Georgetown."

Sharon Simpson Goings, an-

other descendent of the church's early members, said she doesn't mind fighting for parking to attend services at Mt. Zion.

"My grandmother and my great-grandmother are buried in the old slave cemetery," she said.

"Emma Harris Simpson and Beatrice Harris."

During the program, Tom Burch, an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner from Georgetown, said that church is a "vibrant and significant," part of the neighborhood's history and "there is no Georgetown history without African-American history."

Rev. Mary Kay Totty, the current pastor of Dunbarten UMC, said that she was glad to be invited to be part of the program.

"What it means for me is that this is a sign of hope," she said.

While much of the program

focused on the past, Cogman thanked dozens of young adult musicians from Howard University who anchor the musical chores and the many young people in the choir.

Seated near the musicians were fashion designer and model Mertine Moore Brown, her husband Roach Brown, her sister and many of their grandchildren.

"My mother played the piano in this church and she was married here," Brown said.

Catherine Bowman, 91, was one of the last people to leave the church Sunday afternoon. Her brother, Carter Bowman, was the chairman of the Trustee Board.

As she thanked people from coming, Bowman said she had no plans to leave.

"I am the only church member still living in Georgetown," she said. "This is home." WI

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CHANCELLOR TO GIVE STATE OF DCPS ADDRESS

Interim schools Chancellor John Davis will give the "State of DC Public Schools" address on Tuesday, Oct. 18. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at Roosevelt High School in Northwest.

This year's gathering will feature a series of presentations from students, parents, educators and school leaders on topics such as school culture, family engagement and career readiness, as well as student performances.

STUDENT HOLIDAY

There will be no school on Oct. 10 in observance of Columbus Day.

NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

After a yearlong search, Diana Parente was recently hired as DCPS' new athletic director.

Parente, who previously served as a top deputy for the New York City Public Schools Athletic League, will oversee athletics at all of the District's public schools.

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EDUCATION Without Walls and Woodrow Wilson High School, both in Northwest, are getting to use their talent in filmmaking to tackle dangerous behaviors on cellphones.

Teams from both schools are in New York City through Oct. 9 to participate in the final stages of the AT&T Film Invitational, a 10-week film competition that provides high school students from across the country the chance to write, direct, shoot and edit an 8-minute film.

The project is part of the All-American High School Film Festival, which is taking place during National Cyberbullying Awareness Month.

DCPS PRIDE CELEBRATION

The Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives in northwest is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a commemorative art gallery exhibition and gala event, presented in collaboration with groups and organizations that include DCPS and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

The gala takes place on Nov. 10, exactly 30 years after then-Mayor Marion Barry signed the proclamation designating the Charles Sumner School as the official DC Public Education Museum, the only of its kind in the nation.

The art exhibition, themed "DCPS Pride: Reflections & Memory Making," will be housed in two galleries on the ground floor of the Sumner Museum and will feature art work by current DCPS students and DCPS alumni.

The galleries will open to the public on Nov. 1.

PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS CELEBRATE

The public charter school system in D.C. is celebrating 20 years of

providing quality education to its students, as well as the impact the schools make every day on both the students and families they serve.

Part of the celebration centers on test score accomplishments, such as the recent Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) results that reflect more than 14,000 public charter school students who took the English Language Arts and Math assessments.

Students from every ward attending a citywide public charter school took the assessments, and 79 percent of the students taking the assessments were African-American, 12 percent Latino and 6 percent white.

LESSONS FROM SEASONED JOURNALISTS

For six weeks this summer, a group of students from Richard Wright Public Charter School in Southeast participated in DC Humanities' "Soul of the City Youth Leadership" program, where they learned about modern journalism.

The students, who learned from Pulitzer-winning journalists and publications, also had the chance to report on events around the city.

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CHARTER SCHOOL STORIES

When Malaika Khafra first arrived at DC Prep's Edgewood Middle School campus in Northeast as a 5th-grader, she knew its environment was different from any other school she'd attended.

At her new school, Khafra said she had space to imagine, create and grow into the person she is today — an accomplishment she largely credits to teachers and staff who were wholeheartedly invested in her development.

Khafra is now the technology

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and data/enrollment associate and a member of the "PrepNext" alumni program at DC Prep's Home Office.

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS

Got (Free) Milk?

A Virginia student is facing prosecution in Prince William County for allegedly stealing a carton of milk from the school cafeteria. Need we say the student is an African-American male? Need we also add the student, along with his parents, said he qualifies for the free lunch program that includes a carton of milk? The school resource officer, who accused the teen of theft, allegedly grabbed him by the neck, handcuffed him and charged him with disorderly conduct and larceny.

Need we also say the school resource officer is also African American?

The student, who has been identified by name in other media despite the fact he is a minor, claims that when he got his free lunch, he forgot to also get a carton of milk. When he returned to the lunch line to get the milk he was approached by the officer. According to a Washington Post report, the student said he put the carton back over orders by the officer to take it to the principal’s office. The officer, on the other hand, said the teen threw the milk back at him, pushed him and tried to get away.

While the facts of the case may be in question, what is clear is that prosecuting students over a 65-cent carton of milk provided as part of the National School Lunch Program could not be what legislators had in mind when they enacted the National School Lunch Act 70 years ago.

President Harry S. Truman signed the Act in 1946, saying, “It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress, as a measure of national security, to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation’s children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities and other food, by assisting the States, through grants-in and other means, in providing an adequate supply of food and other facilities for the establishment, maintenance, operation and expansion of nonprofit school lunch programs.” Nowhere does the legislation, or any of its later revisions, intimate that children should be prosecuted for consuming an extra French fry, chicken nugget or carton of milk. And, we would argue that prosecuting children for such violates the expressed intent of the statute “to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation’s children . . .”

While this student denies he stole the milk, stolen meals have become a reality in school districts where students lack the money to pay for the reduced meals or snacks. Consequently, the USDA has required school districts to “institute and clearly communicate a meal charge policy” for children who do not have money in their account of in hand to cover the meal . . . or in this case, milk . . . at the time of service. It is difficult to believe that the parents at Graham Park Middle School would approve a policy that would lead to an arrest and prosecution when so many examples of alternatives are readily available. If there isn’t a policy, one needs to be established immediately and widely communicated to school administrators, school food service professionals, families, students and resource officers so that incidences like this will not happen again. WI

Metro Has Riders Fed Up

Metrorail riders have grown weary over the many problems associated with the tristate transportation agency, not the least being the lack of reliability and safety. In fact, ridership has declined by 11 percent in the last quarter with 15 million fewer trips recorded in the current fiscal year compared to one year ago.

And with the ongoing scheduled repairs under the auspices of the SafeTrack program that will result in even more delays for riders and therefore an increased level of frustration, chances are even more customers will seek other ways to get around the DMV – if they haven’t already.

Given the horrendous daily traffic jams and seemingly never ending rush hour, residents and visitors in the District, Virginia and Maryland would, on average, naturally prefer to travel via Metrorail instead of driving, or paying higher costs to services like Uber, Lyft or the local taxi services. But it’s hard to plan your day and it’s difficult to make sure you’ll arrive at your appointment or job, when you can’t count on the train arriving on time or not making unscheduled stops along the way.

Maybe in the future, if we’re lucky, commuters will be able to scoot along in their hover crafts in modes of transportation similar to those two-passenger vehicles on cartoons like The Jetsons. But those days have not arrived. We can’t “beam up” like Captain Kirk and his crew on Star Trek.

That means, if you can’t bicycle or walk to your destination, for now you’ll have to consider car services like Uber, drive if you’re fortunate enough to own an automobile, or tough it out and take Metrorail.

In a city as vital to America’s economy, businesses, political arena and entertainment industry, you’d think we would have a transit system that rivals those in cities like Chicago or New York.

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TO THE EDITOR Reed on Point in Critique of ‘Promises’ Made to County’s Minority Businesses William Reed’s Business Exchange column in The Washington Informer strikes a good balance of opinion on a lot of issues both nationally and locally. In his column “Are Blacks in Business at National Harbor and MGM?” he raises some disturbing issues. First, let me say I have read a lot of articles praising Prince George’s County for it’s handling of the construction of the MGM casino, touting all of the minority participation. But in Reed’s column he quotes Bruce Branch of the Prince George’s County Business and Contractor Association who says they did not get the contracts they were promised. The article goes on to say that local political leaders are left wondering if the county should have pushed for a tougher deal.

If this is true, Prince George’s County has some real political problems. The article listed other construction projects in which minority contractors were left out. How many projects will it take to get things right? How many “next times” will there be? The question should be which Prince George’s County politician will have the backbone to stand up for county residents when the next construction project comes along?

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Councilman McDuffie Shows He Cares for the Poor I applaud Ward 5 Councilman Kenyan McDuffie’s efforts to get the District to provide free legal counsel for low-income residents, especially when it comes to housing cases. Your September 22nd edition’s article by Sarafina Wright, “Low-Income D.C. Residents May Get Free Legal Counsel” made me feel real very proud of my councilman. There’s nothing more terrifying than to enter a courtroom knowing you are right, and then see across the room a row full of lawyers who are opposing you and who use all sorts of legal terms, making all sorts of motions that you don’t understand while all you can say is that you know you are right. It is something that should have been in place years ago, but I guess now is still better than not at all. I hope the whole council gets behind Councilman McDuffie in his push to make the legal system fairer for all.

Samuel Bennett Washington, DC

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.

Silicon Valley Is Too Exclusive, Still Far Too White Silicon Valley has ushered in social media, driverless cars, and missions to Mars, contributing to its image in popular culture as an industry of the future, full of visionaries transforming the way people live and communicate throughout the world.

But there is a persistent contradictory side to Silicon Valley rarely depicted in books, television shows and movies, full of a handful of powerful companies careful to keep

their influence and edge out smaller competitors. Silicon Valley lacks diversity to its eventual detriment.

As the industry grows in influence, it has begun to draw criticism on a number of fronts. From trade groups that represent small-business owners, such as the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP), to the LGBTQ community, and even on Capitol Hill where U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has expressed her concerns over anti-competitive be-

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havior in Silicon Valley, large tech companies have increasingly found themselves in the hot seat over their business practices.

The NNPA, the trade group that represents over 211 black-owned media companies and newspapers across the country, has shared these concerns and are lending our voices to the growing chorus of critics who question Silicon Valley's expanding influence over a multitude of experiences, from news distribution to shopping to professional communications.

Consider the area of news pub-

lishing, for example. While we are pleased that readership of NNPA newspapers continues to be over 20 million per week throughout the United States, we are concerned about the growing trend to get breaking news first from social media. We are now endeavoring as a consequence to establish our own NNPA Digital Network to bring more diversity from an ownership perspective to the digital space.

Across all demographics, including age, race, gender, income and education, Americans are increasingly getting their news through so-

cial media. And none is more popular than Facebook. Last year, 63 percent of Facebook users reported that they use the site as a news platform.

About 600 million people see a news story on Facebook every week, and the site drives a quarter of all web traffic. As a recent article in The Atlantic put it, "Facebook Is Eating the Internet."

What's worse, the platform presents itself as an honest purveyor of information, even though the

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By Patricia A. Maryland

Managing Pain, Opioid Addiction in Black Community As America grapples with prescription opioid addiction, an epidemic shattering communities across our nation, health care providers face a challenging question: How can we help patients treat and manage their pain while reducing the risk of addiction?

Pain management is a serious health issue, as chronic cases of pain now affect more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. Not only does

persistent pain afflict the emotional and financial well-being of people and their families, it also exacts a significant strain on our country — in the form of health care costs, long-term disability and lost worker productivity.

Pain does not discriminate based on background or health status, yet research points to substantial disparities in the prevalence, treatment and outcomes of pain. For many African-Americans and other minorities, understanding why these disparities exist is paramount to achieving pain care equity and im-

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proving quality of life.

Minorities are not at a higher risk for pain-related conditions than their White counterparts, but African-Americans consistently receive less-adequate treatment for acute and chronic pain — even after controlling for age, gender and pain intensity. What's more, research also shows that minorities are more likely to be prescribed less-effective, non-opioid medications — or opioids at a lower prescription dosage — than whites, even when pain severity levels are comparable.

That is not to say opioids are al-

ways the preferred tool for treating pain. Indeed, when appropriately administered, opioids can help patients relieve or manage their pain. However, the prescription of less-effective medications or lower dosages does signal a troubling gap in instances when opioids can be an effective, pragmatic solution for African-American patients.

Many factors are at play in understanding why African-American patients are more likely to receive inadequate pain treatment, but physician bias is perhaps the biggest factor. While most physicians are

strong advocates for health equity, negative preconceptions can creep into how pain is addressed in the clinical setting. Eliminating these biases is one key way we can achieve better outcomes for African-Americans experiencing pain, and that starts by understanding a patient's heritage and belief system. With greater cultural competence, physicians can better manage pain in a manner that's compatible with and respectful of patients' backgrounds.

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By Charlene Crowell

Illegal Practices Lead to Fines, Suits Against Auto-Title Lenders Many consumers breathe a sigh of relief when their car loans are finally paid off.

Gaining title to personal vehicles should free up monthly monies — unless that title is later used as collateral for a high-cost and abusive loan.

Car-title loans provide a percentage of a vehicle's total value in exchange for the promise of quick cash. Unfortunately, when car titles are

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used as collateral for one of the most predatory and highcost consumer loans, another cycle of debt can begin. The typical car-title loan is refinanced eight times and comes with triple-digit interest rates as high as 300 percent. Each year, car-title loans strip $4 billion in fees from consumers.

The looming threat of repossession, which affects one in five consumers, often prompts these costly renewals.

Frequently industry collection practices violate basic

consumer laws. Vehicle repossessions cause not only the loss of personal transportation, but create mobility challenges affecting virtually every dimension of life - reaching employment, education, medical services or managing personal business.

In recent days, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined a major car-title lender $9 million and sued another five. Together, these separate actions underscore how consumers' rights are often vi-

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olated and the continued need for financial regulation.

TMX Finance, offering auto-title and personal loans in 18 states, is one of the nation's largest auto title lenders with 1,300 storefronts doing business as TitleMax, TitleBucks, and InstaLoans. CFPB charged the businesses with failure to tell its customers the terms and costs of its auto-title loans sold over a five-year period that begin in 2011. It was also charged with illegally exposing consumers' personal

information to their employers in three states — Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.

Due to CFPB's actions, TMX must stop both making visits to collect debts and end deceptive marketing and advertising practices that confuse borrowers' understanding of actual loan costs. In addition to paying a $9 million fine, TMX Finance was found to use "guides" or similar documents that misrepresented

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By LeBron James

Why I'm Endorsing Hillary Clinton Two years ago, I [said] I was [returning] home to Northeast Ohio – where I was born and raised. When I came back, I had two missions.

In June, thanks to my teammates and all your support, I accomplished my on-the-court mission.

We came back from being down 3-1 in the NBA Finals to finally grab what we've waited 52 long years for: a championship in Northeast Ohio. Holding that trophy was beyond words. It still hasn't hit me.

But for me, coming home was never just about basketball.

As a kid, I didn't have much money. It was just my mom and me, and things were rough at times.

But I had basketball. That gave me a family, a community and an education. That's more than a lot of children in Akron can say. There are a lot of people who want to tell kids who grew up like me and looked like me that they just don't have anything to look forward to.

That's dead wrong. And that's why I came back to Cleveland to

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continue my second mission. I am determined to make sure my kids in Akron have what they need to become their best selves. Opportunities, a support system and a safety net for kids in poverty or kids in single-parent households shouldn't be limited to those lucky enough to be blessed with athletic talent. When I entered the league, I founded the LeBron James Family Foundation. I didn't know it at the time but my mission has become clear. We give children in Akron the resources and opportunities they need to stay

in school and reach their dreams through education.

I don't want to see any of them fall through the cracks. That easily could have happened to me. But I was fortunate enough to have support and mentors around me who kept me on the right path.

That's what we're giving these kids through my foundation. And when someone believes in you, that changes everything.

I'm so proud of the more than 1,100 students in my Wheels for Education and Akron I PROMISE

Network programs. We're working on year six now, and my kids have big plans for their futures. A lot of them didn't think college was for them, but now I hear they want to become doctors and business owners. We even have a future astrophysicist. I can't wait to see how far these kids can go. I tell them how important it is that they give back to the community. If basketball has taught me anything, it's that no one achieves greatness alone and that it

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By Julianne Malveaux

Keith Lamont Scott Video Footage Too Little, Too Late Keith Lamont Scott was killed by a police officer on Sept. 20, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The officer, dressed in civilian clothing, said that Mr. Scott had a gun and that he did not follow verbal orders to put his hands up. While there is video that documents the interaction between Scott and Officer Brentley Vinson, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney had initially declined to release the videos because there was "no compelling reason" to do so. But

days of public protest along with a disturbing video released by Scott's wife provided a compelling reason.

Still, Chief Putney released just two short snippets of the shooting and indicated that more video was being withheld.

The compelling reason for the Charlotte police to release all of the videos is because there is a significant difference between what they say happened and what the Scott family says. The police say that Scott had a gun; the family says he was in his car reading a book and waiting for one of his sons to come home from school. Having reviewed the videos,

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the family says it has more questions than answers. Allowing others to see the video will likely raise more questions, but it will also close the trust gap. Failing to release the full video suggests that the Charlotte police have something to hide.

Releasing video snippets seems like appeasement, like the drip, drip, drip of the police trying to make a case shooting Scott to death.

The North Carolina NAACP, the ACLU, and many others have called for release of the entire, unedited videos, but the police chief has dug his heels in. Does he have something in common with Rahm

Emmanuel, the Chicago mayor who claimed there was nothing to hide on the Laquan McDonald videos? Those were released more than a year after McDonald's death, and they contradicted the police version of his killing.

We didn't have the luxury of video during enslavement, yet we know that horrors were visited on black people. Slaveowner journals, along with some of the implements of torture that have been discovered (and may be displayed in our new museum), document the horrors, but imagine having video of it.

We don't have video of lynching,

although there are pictures of those lynched, though they are conspicuously absent in many history books.

We don't have video of Rosewood or of the evisceration of Black Wall Street. Indeed, the carnage that economically envious Whites visited on a successful African-American community is so shameful that white Tulsans have attempted to erase the record of their cowardly acts — the newspaper articles that recounted White cowardice went missing decades ago.

We don't have video of the po-

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By Askia Muhammad

Suppose White Orthodoxy Is Wrong Suppose, just for the sake of this conversation, that everything that the Iranian Supreme Leader says was and is the gospel truth, and everything said by the "regime in Washington" is considered a pack of lies.

Suppose the Iranian people felt justifiably resentful of the American CIA which overthrew the country's popular, elected president in the 1950s, installing in his place the cruel shah of Iran who was toppled

by a popular uprising in 1979 … and then the U.S. gave asylum to said dictator, now-deposed.

Suppose among the exuberant Iranian revolutionaries then vying for control in postshah Iran, that one militant band reacts to the asylum by overrunning and seizing the U.S. embassy, capturing hundreds of personnel, holding them hostage. Suppose the zealots feel justified because the U.S., they are taught, is the "Great Satan."

Suppose America is the

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Great Satan.

Suppose keeping millions of Africans in slavery and genocide for centuries and murdering millions of Native Americans are truly satanic crimes against humanity. The American regime calls such charges "cheap slander." A boisterous crowd chants: "USA! USA! USA!" That's the deal. Everyone is afraid to stand up to the bully, even in diplomatic circles.

But suppose the formerly enslaved Africans, the slaughtered Indians, and the Irani-

ans are not alone. Suppose there are dozens and dozens of countries — U.S. "partners" around the planet — who've also got a beef with the United States.

Suppose the descendants of those formerly enslaved Africans demanded, with one voice, reparations — a federal, monetary response intended for the benefit of black people, period. No equivocation. For black people.

Suppose those black people, after four and a half centuries, said they are tired of sec-

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ond-class treatment in all affairs and are no longer willing to wait on the harvest America will inevitably reap for its bad conduct.

This is not supposing: the U.S. has gone from slave pens throughout the colonies, to Wells Fargo all over the cities today, even inventing new methods of managing (plundering) money and personnel along the way, as if the fictional "Matrix" is real and the Great Recession and the de-

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LIFESTYLE D.C. Dance Troupe Captures Essence of Black 'Migration'

By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer A D.C. international dance company's latest creation, "The Migration," based on the iconic and vibrant paintings of renowned black American artist Jacob Lawrence, is a soul-churning must-see.

The dance company — Step Afrika! — mixes spirit filled rhythmic movements of ancient African motions with traditional, intricate step routines from historical black Greek frater-

nities and sororities, coupled with jazz and body percussions in "The Migration," which tells the story of hope and change through fast-paced dance routines.

The performance, which ran from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 in D.C. at the UDC Theater of the Arts, opened up with a group of tired slaves, picking cotton under a hot morning sun, just before one slave collapses from exhaustion.

The intensity of the beating of the narrator's drums, signaling

5A dancer performs in the "Wade Suite" scene during the Step Afrika! dance troupe's "The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence" at the UDC Theater of the Arts in northwest D.C. on Sunday, Oct. 2. / Photo by Shevry Lassiter

to the other slaves to help their "sister" to her feet in this step routine, was palpable throughout the entire audience.

Another remarkable scene was the slaves, who were known for finding nightly pleasures in instruments and dance, crying out in terror, "they took our drums away," before they began to dance ferociously in unison, using their own bodies as percussions.

In the next scene, the same people once dressed in tattered clothes are seen dancing around

in tailored suits and carrying briefcases as they find new musical interest and comfort in jazz music.

Essi Egbeto, a young professional from northern Maryland and direct descendant from Ghana, lauded the creativity of the show.

"As I watched this I felt so much pride and humility, to be able to recognize how rich the culture is, no matter what anybody says," she said. "How great is it that we are able to express ourselves through our bodies?

Just the strength that comes from that is beautiful."

Linda Peppera, a young professional in northern Virginia and huge fan of the dance troupe, echoed the sentiment.

"I love seeing black bodies in motion and I could feel the emotions of the dancers come through with spirits of joy, hope and brokenness," she said.

The inspirations from the portraits of Lawrence were seen in

the backdrop during the entire performance, beautifully illustrating the story of the Great Migration, where multitudes of black Americans who, after World War I, began to abandon their homes in the rural South in search of greater economic opportunity and freedom in the North.

"We saw for the first time, Step Afrika's exhibit inside of the new African American Museum and it is so nice to be part of history and so nice for this performance to really be celebrating the story of the great migration," said C. Brian Williams, the dance company's founder. "I hope you all will remember this piece and think about the millions of people who are migrating everyday, our own migration stories and remind ourselves that these people, like these people portrayed on stage, are all looking for a better life."

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GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ANTHONY HAMILTON RETURNS TO DISTRICT

Hamilton hits the District at the DAR Constitution Hall on Saturday, Oct. 8 with his “What I’m Feeling Tour,” with special guests Lalah Hathaway and Eric Benet. The four-week tour will hit major cities including Detroit, Washington, D.C, New Orleans, LA and more. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com. Fans can expect to hear all of their hits plus new music as each artist has released new albums this year. On March 25th, Hamilton released his fifth studio album, “What I'm Feelin'” via RCA Records, which includes the hit single, “Amen” and has previously collaborated with artists that include: Nas, Rick Ross, Carlos Santana, Jill Scott, Tupac and Al Green. NPR will include his story in the inaugural launch of their highly anticipated docu-series “Illuminated” slated to air in August.

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5Dancers perform in the "Chicago" scene during the Step Afrika! dance troupe's

"The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence" at the UDC Theater of the Arts in northwest D.C. on Sunday, Oct. 2. / Photo by Shevry Lassiter

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LIFESTYLE

Dick Gregory, Paul Mooney Bring Down the House at Howard Theatre

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By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer Comedy legends Dick Gregory and Paul Mooney performed Saturday before a capacity crowd at the historic Howard Theatre in D.C., with both of the notoriously outspoken comics' rapier wit, charm and undeniable knowledge on full display.

As each comedian dispensed hard, cold truths about the differences between "white" and "black" America, their sly narratives illustrated that the smallest nuggets of wisdom can skillfully be woven into the largest chunks of laughter through hilariously detailed jokes.

Though both have been performing for decades, their polished jokes seem to present an air of timelessness, as fans of different races and ages belted out in laughter during their uncanny show.

Joshua Duncan, a longtime D.C. resident, expressed his admiration for Gregory, a civil rights activist, social critic, writer and nutritionist.

"I love Dick Gregory," he said.

"I always have. There is no one funnier and everyone should see him perform at least once."

Gregory's legacy dates back to 1961 when he was handpicked

by Hugh Hefner to work at the Chicago Playboy Club. His

ironic and satirical wit set a profound precedent in black comedy after he replaced white comedian Irwin Corey at the club, becoming a part of a new generation of black comics including Nipsey Russell, Bill Cosby and Godfrey Cambridge.

With a lengthy history in civil rights and nutrition, Gregory is still revered as one of the greatest black figures and comics of all time.

Mooney's comedy pedigree is equally sterling, though his start was a bit more inauspicious, as he began as a circus ringmaster. His unique humor quickly caught the attention of standup icon Richard Pryor, however, and Mooney went on to write many works and establish himself as a longtime friend of the showbiz legend.

Mooney become a writer for several classic TV shows, including "Sanford and Son," "Good Times," "Saturday Night Live" and "In Living Color," the latter of which he helped to create the infamous "Homey D. Clown" character played by Damon Wayans.

He also wrote for the Com-

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“Sharp, sassy, with attitude and verve” —The Guardian

edy Central hit "Chappelle's Show," starring in several popular sketches including "Ask a Black Dude," "Mooney at the Movies" and "Negrodamus," the black version of Nostradamus.

Andrew Paul, a resident of New York City and longtime Mooney fan, said he drove all the way to D.C. just for Saturday's show.

"I had to come see Paul," he said. "I've maybe seen Paul four other times and he is phenomenal. Seeing Paul is seeing history and I love Paul."

One 23-year-old Georgetown University student in attendance Saturday marveled at the timelessness of the veteran performers.

"Dick Gregory and Paul Mooney definitely supersede my age group, but I think that is the magic of their comedy," she said. "You can be any age or color and it all still resonates."

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Postal Service Issues New Kwanzaa Stamp Artist Synthia Saint James Discusses Her Work

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor The United States Postal Service [USPS] recently issued a new Kwanzaa stamp, designed by a Los Angeles-based artist who’s been creating bright, bold, colorful illustrations that have become her trademark and signature.

Now Synthia Saint James, who created the original Kwanzaa stamp in 1997, sold her first painting at the age of 20, and gained international recognition for her design of the cover for Terri McMillan’s novel “Waiting to Exhale,” discusses her career which has spanned close to 50 years.

Washington Informer: As this is your second project for USPS, what changes did you employ and why?

Saint James: I was commissioned to create the painting for the USPS “First Commemorative” Kwanzaa Stamp for the Kwanzaa holiday in 1966, which was released on October 22, 1997. Last year I was commissioned to create a new painting celebrating the 50th anniversary

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of the Kwanzaa holiday which was released (First Day of Issue) on October 1, 2016. Kwanzaa is an official holiday and in 1997 the stamp was released with two other new holiday stamps: Hanukkah, and Cinco de Mayo. It's a holiday stamp not a Black Heritage Stamp.

WI: A lot of your work has centered on illustrating or authoring projects for children’s books. Is that your niche?

Saint James: I have written and or illustrated 17 children's books between 1994 and 2000 but that wasn't, and isn't, my primary focus. I sold my first painting in 1969, which was a commissioned painting. So my career to this day has included commissioned paintings for individuals, corporations, non-profit organizations and colleges and universities. I'm also an educator and for the past six years, I’ve booked my College and University Tour,

which includes many HBCUs. My art also graces the covers of over 75 books and includes authors such as Terry McMillan, Iyanla Vanzant (“Acts of Faith”) and Alice Walker (“Trilogy” – a book containing three of her novels). I'm also an author and I've just released two new books: “Honey Suckle Kisses: Love's Refreshment” and “I AM Edmonia Lewis and I AM Wildfire: A Monologue.”

WI: Your biography says you’ve always wanted to be an artist. Is that accurate and who has inspired you along the way?

Saint James: I've known that I wanted to be an artist since I was five. At that time there wasn't an inspiration but a desire that turned into my passion. In my early teens I fell in love with the French Impressionists. I'm a self-taught artist.

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Nikki Giovanni: 'White People Have to Grow Up'

By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer Amid what many considered a "Black genocide" in America, coupled with a tension-filled presidential election season in its waning moments, award-winning writer, poet and activist Nikki Giovanni sheds light on a disrupted society.

As one of the world's most renowned Black American poets and one of Oprah Winfrey's 25 "Living Legends, the longtime distinguished professor at Virginia Tech University recently waxed poetic about police brutality and society ills as a whole.

"The police and black citizens have had problems for a long time, this is nothing new," Giovanni said. "And if you go back in history, what we had is the [Ku Klux Klan] and black citizens and once they got rid of the KKK, it looks to me as though they joined the police department.

"I think white people have to grow up, I do." she said. "That thinking that they are superior and everything is one way, but are then scared of a 13-year-old black boy walking down the street? … What does that mean?

If you're supposed to be superior, why are you afraid of unarmed men? Does that make sense?

"If Maya Angelou were still here she would be upset, but Maya was very kind," she said.

"If I could reach into heaven and get one person back, I would get Nina Simone, because she would curse them out! That's who I want."

With race relations a hot-but-

ton topic in this year's presidential election, with more than 194 black Americans shot dead this year by police officials, Giovanni strongly urged all black citizens to get out and vote.

"I'm very fond of black people," she said. "We're a great people and I think it is so important that black people get out and vote, because our vote does matter.

"So many people have died to make this possible and this is the election that they were thinking about," Giovanni said. "And I like Hillary [Clinton]. I don't see anything unlikable about someone that has spent their life trying to help out other people, including black people.

"John Lewis and I went to school together at Fisk University," she said. "If we didn't vote, we wouldn't have John Lewis in the House of Representatives.

You have to vote."

Giovanni didn't mince words about Clinton's Republican opponent, either.

"Tell me something, is Donald Trump on drugs? I think he's on something," she said.

In addition to her ravishing words of wisdom concerning the current state of black America, Giovanni is featured on a wall next to President Barack Obama inside of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture, as part of the museum's prolific quotes.

"I was so pleased to see my words at the museum next to President Obama's," she said.

"I got tears in my eyes because I thought about my grandmother

"...if you go back in history, what we had is the [Ku Klux Klan] and black citizens and once they got rid of the KKK, it looks to me as though they joined the police department."

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5Nikki Giovanni / Courtesy photo and my mother and what they would say if they could see this.

"It's not a museum you can just go to once," she said. "It's like the Louvre in Paris, or the Metropolitan, or any other great museum you go to over and over again."

Beginning her writing career in the late 1960s as one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement, the sassy yet strong activist has written over 20 books and a multitude of poetries, but still prepares for her latest work of literature, "A Good Cry." The book, set to come out January, is a reflection of works with the intention to create a space that will allow all women a chance at a good cry, Giovanni said.

"We as women, we don't cry," she said. "People think we do, but we don't. When things happen, we get it done. We don't have time to stop and mourn and I think what we need is a good cry. To say, I'm not going to be brave about it, it hurts."

With a sendoff message to those finding difficulty to cope or understand societal ills especially plaguing the black community, Giovanni offers up the poems "The Allowables," "In the Spirit of Martin" and "Ego Tripping" as voices of strength, wisdom and clarity.

"These incidents play into my heart and my emotional areas," she said. "They have not gotten into my writing, I am just not capable of doing that right now, it's going to take longer for that to happen, but I carry my Black Lives Matter bag everyday, because black lives do matter."

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LIFESTYLE ‘Birth of a Nation:’ Will Film Reveal Truth or More Fiction?

Actor, Director, Writer Nate Parker Accepts Daunting Challenge

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor

5Nate Parker in a scene from the movie. / Courtesy photo 6Provocative posters have been used in the publicity of the new film “Birth of a Nation,” which will hit 2,000 theaters on Friday, Oct. 7. / Courtesy photo

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“Resistance lives in the air in this current moment. Anyone who sees this film should leave the theater and feel compelled to be a change factor with respect to relations that are taking place in this country,” said director, writer, producer and actor Nate Parker, 36, about his new movie “Birth of a Nation,” which opens across the U.S. this Friday in over 2,000 theaters nationwide.

The film, which recounts the violent 1831 slave rebellion envisioned and led by Nat Turner (1800- 1831), also includes scenes from today’s numerous examples of outrage over fatal police shootings of Black men and has been released, according to Parker and Fox Searchlight, the distributor of the film, as an urgent call to action.

“When injustice knocks at our own front door, are we going to counter it with everything we have?”

Parker asks.

Parker, in several interviews, emphasizes “the shortage of heroism” in the history he learned during his childhood in Virginia. He said not until college did he learn about Nat Turner, the central character in the

movie. What troubled him most, he says: the fact that the revolt occurred less than 100 miles from his childhood home.

He became so taken by the life of Turner that he put his acting career on hold for two years and began seeking investors for his film.

Celebrated author William Styron published “The Confessions of Nat Turner” in 1967, winning a Pulitzer Prize and later being awarded an honorary degree at Wilberforce University in Ohio.

Critics called the book a major accomplishment. However, many Black intellectuals refuted Styron’s account, saying “only the truth about Black people and the endless system of degradation and oppression to which they have been subjected . . . will set us all free from our racial nightmare.”

Parker’s film struck gold at the recent Sundance Film Festival in Utah, but it hasn’t put an end to the controversy over who has the moral authority to talk about the experience of slavery in the U.S. – a Black filmmaker like Parker or a white novelist like Styron.

For Styron, who died in 2006 at 81 and who, like Parker, grew up in Virginia near the site of the revolt

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planned and led by Turner, he would remark, “I wanted to portray an era of history which we are now beginning to understand to our enormous heartbreak and misery.” When he began writing the novel in 1962, which he described as one of the most haunting slave narratives – half a zealot’s accounting of faith and half a terrible reckoning of the revolt, he said his goal was to write “a meditation on history.”

Parker, however, has been adamant in pointing out distinguishing differences between the book and his film.

It remains to be seen whether Parker’s portrayal of Turner will successfully present the facts of history in a society that more often seems horrified by blackness instead of allowing blackness to be glorified.

But as Parker has been quoted as saying, “the need for a hero is different than the need for an historical reckoning and an understanding of what fostered this brutal revolt.”

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Nat Turner’s Revolt – A Brief History Turner, an enslaved African American, led a rebellion of slaves and free Blacks in Southhampton County, Virginia on Aug. 21, 1831, that resulted in the deaths of 55 to 65 whites. In retaliation, enraged white militias and mobs killed more than 200 Blacks in the course of ending the rebellion. In the aftermath, the state quickly arrested and executed 57 Blacks accused of being part of Turner’s slave rebellion. Turner hid successfully for two months. When found, he was quickly tried, convicted and sentenced to death and hanged. Southern states, including Virginia, passed new laws to control slaves and free Blacks. They prohibited education of slaves and free Blacks, restricted rights of assembly for free Blacks, withdrew their right to bear arms and to vote and required white ministers to be present at all Black worship services.

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ARIES Both business affairs and romance can blossom this week. A new love affair

or budding liaison, where a touch of obsession could cause you to do or say more than you intend. However, the Libra focus suggests that you might be eager to keep everything nice even if you feel emotional about it. Lucky Numbers: 22, 30, 38

TAURUS You may wonder whether you should be gracious and go out of your way for others or stick to your own agenda. The current blend of energies could mean that you swing between these options. However, there might be a way to compromise even if you have reservations about doing so. If it saves clashing with others and the resulting bad feelings, it might be worth it. Lucky Numbers: 5, 14, 57 GEMINI You may want to give a good impression, but underneath the charming

smile you could have an agenda that you feel would be rude to share with others. The truth may be that you're eager to get your own way concerning romance, business, and money matters. If you're going to get the results you seek, you may need to be honest with at least one person or you could lose out. Lucky Numbers: 11, 14, 29

CANCER A somewhat intense connection could make it easier to talk someone

around to your way of thinking. The present focus on tact and diplomacy encourages you to tackle the subject from a different perspective, resulting in a much more desirable outcome. Someone will boss you around unless you can be firm with them. Lucky Numbers: 6, 31, 52

LEO There's a lot to be said for socializing, as it could bring opportunities your way

that you might not come across otherwise. You may even find that a creative idea leads to a project you enjoy collaborating on, one that could quickly become a done deal.

You might require more stamina to keep going. Lucky Numbers: 1, 15, 17

VIRGO If you have items to purchase for the home, don't take the first deal you come across. On another note, the tendency to indulge could cause you to spend more on leisure activities than you need to. However, if you're investing your cash in a creative project or blossoming romance, you may feel it's money well spent. Lucky Numbers: 10, 47, 55 LIBRA If you're to make the most of this week, you might find that it goes more easily if you keep an open mind and are willing to put yourself in another person's shoes, especially if you're experiencing a degree of conflict with him or her. However, you may have no option but to compromise over the weekend. Lucky Numbers: 3, 18, 32 SCORPIO The focus on your psychological sector intensifies this week and may be even more reason why you're so eager to make changes. This is also a chance to think about your life purpose and how far you've come working toward it. If you aren't sure what it is, use this opportunity to reflect on it. Lucky Numbers: 17, 23, 29 SAGITTARIUS Early in the week could see you getting serious about collaborating

on a project that is deeply meaningful to you. But try not to overthink this, as that could delay everything. If you try to get it perfectly right the first time, it might not work out as well as taking a more spontaneous approach. Lucky Numbers: 2, 6, 10

CAPRICORN The start of the week could coincide with some good news or an offer you can't refuse. And rest assured there's more to come! The more you work at setting your goals and achieving them, the bigger your rewards will be. Friday's New Moon can be helpful for kick-starting a major project. Lucky Numbers: 8, 14, 29 AQUARIUS The focus on far horizons could see you making travel plans and considering study options. And the more willing you are to move out of your comfort zone, the more exciting the doors that open up can be. Regarding a career move, it might be wise to trust your instincts. The job might sound perfect, but if you suspect that it isn't, investigate further. It's also possible that a pattern of belief may be holding you back from trying something new. Lucky Numbers: 7, 10, 37 PISCES New possibilities are opening up for you, but you need to decide whether you're ready to embrace them or not. There could be some doubt in your mind concerning your ability to tackle something that you've never tried before. It all comes down to confidence. If Jupiter in your sector of change suggests anything at all, it's that you have more than enough chutzpah to engage in activities that are pleasantly challenging. Soon you'll hit your stride! Lucky Numbers: 4, 22, 53 34 OCTOBER 6 - 12, 2016

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wi book reviewA "Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives"

by Gary Younge c.2016, Nation Books​ $25.99 ($33.99 Canada​) 304 pages

Today was an ordinary day.

By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer It had its ups and downs, pleasant surprises came between the mundane and the irritating and you'll look back at it tomorrow with clarity, perhaps, but its details will be sketchy in a decade. It was an ordinary day which, says Gary Younge, also means an average of seven kids in the U.S. lost their lives to a bullet. In "Another Day in the Death of America," he explains.

On Nov. 23, 2013, most Americans were preparing for Thanksgiving. We were marking the anniversary of JFK's assassination and watching the weather, the news on Iraq, or the Baylor-Oklahoma State game. We were enjoying our weekend.

And on that Saturday, 10 random children died of gunshot wounds in this country.

That, says Younge, has become too normal. It barely even registers anymore. For a while, there were websites that tracked this kind of thing but for the most part, the deaths of these "kids" — coincidentally, all boys on this day; seven African-Americans, one white, two Hispanic — are unmarked, except by families and locals.

The youngest, 9-year-old Jaiden Dixon, was a "giving soul" with a "Valentine" he thought he might marry someday. Preparing for school on a Friday morning, he opened the door for his mother's ex-boyfriend, who shot Dixon in the face.

Dixon died the next day.

The girlfriend of Kenneth Miller, who was "just three days shy of his 20th birthday," learned of his death through Twitter. Seventeen-year-old Stanley Taylor was killed over "spontaneous drama." Legally blind 18-year-old Pedro Dado Cortez worked for his father and dreamed of learning to drive.

Eleven-year-old Tyler Dunn was shot by a playmate, while 16-year-old Edwin Rajo was accidentally shot in the chest by his best friend. Samuel Brightmon was "conflict-averse," Tyshon Anderson had been shot several times before, Gustin Hinnant was an honor roll student and Gary Anderson was killed because he wore a red hoodie.

One bullet tore apart a small town. All devastated families and friendships. Some were in areas where "nobody knows where the next shot is coming from. … But everybody knows it's coming."

Before we get any further, there's this: British-born author Gary Younge doesn't overtly advocate, nor does he denigrate, gun control, but astute readers can catch a clue. He also writes about parenting, particularly within the Black community; about gangs; prisons; and about the NRA and its influence.

And these are interesting subjects, but the real power comes in the stories he uncovers in "Another Day in the Death of America." Younge doesn't just write about the demises of the 10 "kids" he found; he also helps readers understand the men they might've become and what we truly lost in losing them. That kind of unflinching journalism packs gut-punching, timely meaning, and you won't forget it.

"Pick a different day, you get a different book," says Younge on the randomness of his research, which is perhaps the most poignant sentence you'll ever read.

So pick "Another Day in the Death of America." It's no ordinary story.

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5 University of the District of Columbia defender Marcus Mottley clears the ball before New York Institute of Technology midfielder Jorge Sariego can get to him during the Division II matchup at Georgetown University's Cooper Field in northwest D.C. on Saturday, Oct. 1. NYIT defeated UDC 3-0. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

3 University of the District of Columbia midfielder Alejandro Ventura and New York Institute of Technology defender Marcos Enriquez vie for possession during a matchup at Georgetown University's Cooper Field in northwest D.C. on Saturday, Oct. 1. NYIT defeated UDC 3-0. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

6 New York Institute of Technology defender Ben Wilson battles with University of the District of Columbia

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3 University of the District of Columbia midfielder Gabriel Torres outruns New York Institute of Technology midfielder

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SPORTS Redskins Top Browns for First Home Win 3 Cleveland Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor Sr. is tackled by Wash-

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Although white women in the District are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than African-American women, African-American women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women.

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Limit alcohol and don’t smoke. The more alcohol you drink, the greater your risk of developing breast cancer. Some studies also link smoking to increase risks of developing breast cancer.

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Smith and Winfrey have given more to black cultural efforts than millionaire colleagues Robert Johnson, Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods.

The Robert Frederick Smith Explore Your Family History Center in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is a way to leverage 21st-century technology to engage and educate regular museum visitors, at-risk youth and technologically inclined millennials.

An interactive research space, it is a digital repository of select contributions of materials related to individuals, families and communities of African-Americans. The Center celebrates our nation's collective experience, from the early 16th-century arrival of the first Africans to the present, in a preservation effort that captures photographs, audiovisual oral histories, and images of artifacts that demonstrate American history.

Smith provides funding to the public through the Fund II Foundation, which makes grants in five areas: 1) Preserving the African-American cultural experience; 2) Safeguarding human dignity; 3) Conserving the environment, promoting outdoor education, and providing people the benefits of the great outdoors; 4) Music education; and 5) Sustaining values of entrepreneurship, empowerment and innovation.

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Trials and Tribulations, Pt. II: God Limits Our Trials In the scriptures, according to the book of Job, we learn that despite the fact God allowed Satan to afflict Job, limits were set.

Limits that not even the devil could not get past. Right from the start we know about these limits to Job's trial and tribulations, and we know what those limits are. God allowed Job to be tested in his health and wealth, but never did God intend for the devil to take the life of Job. Today, we have quite an advantage over Job. At the time he was going through his troubles, Job did not know about the conversation God and Satan had. He did not know about the limits God had pre-imposed upon his trial.

Since we now know the story, it is a good thing for us to take a moment to evaluate the possibilities. When we find ourselves going through great hardships, stay focused and bear in mind there could possibly have been a similar "behind-the-scenes" conversation regarding us. God has established the limits of our trials, but we just don't know those limits! Here is when our trust in God must kick in!

What we go through is not generally unplanned. The devil does not "sneak up" while God's back is turned. God is involved every step of the way, and in every test we experience. His limits have been set, and not even Satan can go any further, it is literally impossible. What great protection! All we need to do is Turning Hearts Church

continue to believe.

Like Job, even when his wife said to him, "You ought to curse God and die," Job replied, "All the days of my appointed time, will I wait til my change comes."

Neither the duration nor the intensity of the trial is completely open-ended. Ultimately, God is in charge; remember the verse in The Lord's prayer, where it says, "Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven!"

This weekend, I got caught up watching the TV show, "Iyanla: Fix My Life," and saw an excellent example of the impact of extreme trials and tribulations can have on us. The 10 women in the show had all experienced extreme trauma at the hands of their fathers, from incest to disownment and all types of horrors. I cried as I watched women who had been labeled "angry black women." They didn't even understand what had happened to them had, in fact, caused them to become the angry women they were!

Iyanla was making a point about how black women who have been hurt can get rid of the anger; plus, she wanted to make a point about why this anger was the main reason many black men date white women.

Three black men questioned on the show said they avoided dating black women because of their "strong" personalities and that they didn't always "stay in a woman's place."

Reverend James Manion Priest

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

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

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

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202-379-4738 with Lyndia Grant Speaking with Iyanla, all three men talked about how these preferences were formed.

One said he learned from his mother to avoid "angry" women. Another says his artistry and music have caused black women in his family and neighborhood to think that he's "weird." The third said his "God-fearing" ways have been a turnoff for black women he's come across.

In the end, each of the women understood why they were so angry. Each realized it had been because of the many trials and tribulations they had experienced in their lives. They understood how to become the women they were born to be!

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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher

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

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

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

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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church

Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor

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

Church of Living Waters

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

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

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

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Third Street Church of God

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

Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

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

Campbell AME Church

Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am Sunday Church School: 8:45 am Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 pm Thursday: 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020

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

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

www.thirdstreet.org

“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital”

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

St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

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

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

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Rev. John W. Davis Pastor

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Twelfth Street Christian Church

Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

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

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

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

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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church

All Nations Baptist Church

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

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

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

Service and Times Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.”

Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com

Zion Baptist Church Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor 4850 Blagdon Ave, NW - Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 - Fax (202) 291-3773 Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:15AM Sunday School: 9:00am Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org

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

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Institute: Wednesday - 1:30 pm Prayer Meeting: Wednesday - 12:00 Noon

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

Israel Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

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

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship: 7:30am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service: Tuesdays – 8:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org

“Where Jesus is the King”

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church

Service and Times Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking: Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged.

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

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

Salem Baptist Church

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

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

Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 a.m.

Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 p.m.

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

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

Christ Embassy DC

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor 2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 - Fax 202-678-3304 Service and Times Early Worship Service: 7:30a.m Worship Service: 10:45a.m.

New Members Class: 9:30a.m.

Holy Communion : 1st Sunday -10:45a.m Church School: 9:30a.m.

Prayer, Praise and Bible Study: Wednesday 7p.m Bible Study : Saturday: 11a.m.

Baptism: 4th Sunday – 10:45a.m “Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”

Peace Baptist Church

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

Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church

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

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

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. 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 “

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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2016 FEP 98 May 3, 2016 Date of Death Betty Jo Gaines Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Alice Blackmon whose address is 6614 6th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Betty Jo Gaines, deceased, by the Orphans Court for Montgomery County, State of Maryland, on June 6, 2016.

Service of process may be made upon Deborah D. Boddie, Esq., 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C.

The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real property: 1404 Tuckerman Street, NW, #304, Washington, DC 20011.

Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.

Date of first publication: September 22, 2016 Alice Blackmon Personal Representative Anne Meister Register of Wills

LEGAL NOTICES

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

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

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

Administration No. 2016 ADM 722

Administration No. 2016 ADM 1063

Administration No. 2016 ADM 1052

Administration No. 2016 ADM 929

Helen O. Pickett aka Helen O. Williams Decedent

Thelma O. Jenkins Decedent

Annie Louise Davis Decedent

Gertrude P. Baird Decedent

Julius P. Terrell 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20004 Attorney

Jacqueline Jones Moore 7605 14th St., NW Washington, DC 20012 Attorney

Mack C. Allen 3300 Wheeler Road, SE Washington, DC 20032 Attorney

Dennis A. Baird, Esq. 1323 Fenwick Lane Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney

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

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

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

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

Julius P. Terrell, whose address is 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20004, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Helen O. Pickett aka Helen O. Williams who died on August 7, 2011without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 22, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 22, 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.

Jan C. Jenkins, whose address is 234 34th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Thelma O. Jenkins who died on June 5, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 22, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 22, 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.

Darlene Davis, whose address is 6511 Pin Oak Court, Clinton, MD 20735, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Annie Louise Davis who died on November 23, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 22, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 22, 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.

Sean A. Baird, whose address is 1323 Fenwick Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Gertrude P. Baird who died on April 18, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 29, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 29, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: September 22, 2016

Date of first publication: September 22, 2016 Jan C. Jenkins Personal Representative

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

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 1078

Administration No. 2016 ADM 1065

Estate of Melvin P. Carter aka Melvin Phillip Carter Deceased NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Brett Cohen 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.

Order Sabina Richardson who is alleged to have custody of the will dated July 31, 2015 to deliver it to the Court.

Order any interested person to show cause why the provisions of the lost or destroyed will dated July 31, 2015 should not be admitted to probate as expressed in the petition.

Date of first publication: October 6, 2016 Brett Cohen Petitoner

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Brenda Marie Butler Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Hensley A. McRavin and Brenda C. McRavin, whose addresses are 1602 Pebble Bch Ct., Mitchellville, MD/ 1100 Kingsdale Ct., Mitchellville, MD 20721, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Josephine I. McRavin who died on May 25, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 22, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 22, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Tina T. Butler, whose address is 11341 Joycton Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Brenda Marie Butler who died on August 5, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 22, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 22, 2017, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: September 22, 2016

Date of first publication: September 22, 2016

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Date of first publication: September 22, 2016 Darlene Davis Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 1058 Dolores Day Hagans Decedent Juan Hersel Gaddis 1773 Verbena Street, NW Washington, DC 20012 Attorney

Sean A. Baird Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2016 FEP 99 April 4, 2014 Date of Death Fountain W. Clarke Name of Decedent

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

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Juan Hersel Gaddis, whose address is 1773 Verbena Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Dolores Day Hagans who died on August 7, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 22, 2017. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 22, 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.

Patricia G. Shannon whose address is 13600 Wild Quail Place, Bryantown, MD 20617 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Fountain W. Clarke, deceased, by the Orphans Court for Montgomery County, State of Maryland, on August 24, 2016.

Service of process may be made upon Kelley N. Shannon, 1302 Madison St., NW, Washington, DC 20011 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C.

The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real property: 4109 3rd St., NW, Washington, DC 20011.

The decedent owned District of Columbia personal property. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.

Date of first publication: September 22, 2016 Juan Hersel Gaddis Personal Representative

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Date of first publication: September 29, 2016

Date of first publication: September 22, 2016 Patricia G. Shannon Personal Representative Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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flammation of blood-vessel walls. He spent seven months at D.C. General Hospital.

Each day, Johnson attended school, then hopped trains and buses to the medical facility, where she studied and nurtured her baby.

"It was important for me to do well for him," Johnson said. "I didn't want him to think that his mother wasn't smart."

The Washington Post highlighted Johnson in 1994 for graduating with a 4.0 GPA from then-Kelly Miller Junior High School. She was 15.

"I was on cloud nine," Johnson said. "It was a matter of proving — against the odds and what people said — that I could accomplish everything that I was supposed to accomplish."

After beauty school, Johnson worked at area salons before she and Earlisa Larry, who she met at a J.C. Penney salon, opened E&E Hair Solutions in Largo in 2006. They moved a few blocks to the current salon earlier this year.

Johnson specializes in natural styles, hair bleaching and hair-loss reversal. She co-founded Stuart Edmondson Hair Loss and Restoration, which makes products to improve thinning hair.

Johnson also is a master stylist for Mizani, a L'Oréal hair products company, and works as a platform stylist at hair shows. She has coiffed such entertainment notables as Tasha Smith, Ari Nicole Parker and Trey Songz. She has styled artists for the Grammy and BET awards.

Johnson and husband Joe, a transportation project manager, have four children in their blended family: Taquan, 24, a writer and actor; Antonio, recently graduate of the University of Pennsylvania; Taleya, 17, a high school senior; and Jordan, 15, an accomplished basketball player.

Johnson said memories of the hard times keep her moving forward.

"I'm excelling, but I'm still growing," she said. WI

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Before the enforcement action, it also made in-person visits to consumers' workplaces or homes to collect payments.

"TMX Finance lured consumers into more expensive loans with information that hid the true costs of the deal," said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. "Then they followed up with intrusive visits to homes and workplaces that put consumers' personal information at risk. … [W]e are making it clear that these actions were unacceptable and illegal."

CFPB found that TMX Finance employees offered borrowers a "Voluntary Payback Guide" that would extend payment periods at a smaller monthly cost. What these em-

ployees failed to share, however, was the true cost of the extended loan.

"When borrowers can no longer afford the interest charged, their personal transportation is seized for a fraction of the vehicle's value," said Delvin Davis, a senior researcher with the Center for Responsible Lending. "Unfortunately, there are many other predatory lenders whose practices mirror these same unfortunate consumer experiences."

Only a few days before CFPB's actions against TMX Finance, the Bureau sued five other car-title lenders operating in Arizona — Auto Cash Leashing, LLC; Interstate Lending, LLC; Oasis Title Loans, LLC; Phoenix Title Loans, LLC; and Presto Auto Loans, Inc. All are lenders charged with also failing to

disclose in respective advertisements annual percentage rates on loans.

The case now moves to an Administrative Law Judge for further actions.

"These enforcement actions are recent examples of why proposed rules for debt collectors should be finalized. CFPB's proposed rules for payday and car-title lending need to be strengthened and eliminate loopholes," Davis said. "It's what consumers expect — and it is also what they need." WI

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and deepened by our relationships with our patients, we are committed to the highest standard of pain management along the care continuum. This work also requires we actively engage African-American patients and explore all pathways to care — including non-medicine, integrated forms of therapy.

There is still much more work to do to truly and fully eradicate disparities in pain management, and every member of our community has a role to play. Too many of our family members, friends and neighbors are hurting — often in silence — from pain in many different forms. Together, health care providers and the communities we serve can empower and support vulnerable patients along their pathway to relief.

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ver in erasing the pain care gap. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) helped to increase access to health care considerably for African-Americans, but too many individuals remain uninsured or unable to access basic medical services, including pain relief. Encouraging loved ones to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the ACA can help them access the care and treatment they need to live comfortably.

But access alone is not enough.

Equally important is building trust with the health care community — so that pain-related conditions can be treated, managed and prevented. We know some African-Americans continue to be skeptical of the health care system, and that lack of trust can lead African-American patients to underreport their pain

levels, only furthering inadequate pain management. African-American patients must take charge of their health and feel empowered to honestly communicate and set expectations with health care providers in order to receive the right care at the right time.

At Ascension, we're working to achieve equitable pain management across all minority groups.

We know our field is at a tipping point, and a failure to treat pain is not only poor medicine, it's denying our brothers and sisters a basic human right. That's why we are working in concert with our patients to develop national, comprehensive guidelines to pain management — standards that embed health care equity with our understanding of patient history and cultural sensitivity.

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Up until recently, African-Americans made up no more than one percent of technical employees at Google, Facebook, and other prominent Silicon Valley companies —a shockingly low statistic. According to a profile in Bloomberg Businessweek, Silicon Valley had no idea how to begin reaching out to this demographic, boasting to African-American coders "about having on-site playground equipment and volleyball courts," rather than job potential or diversity initiatives.

The hiring practices and the potential for media bias are consequential problems. It's time that the tech titans of Silicon Valley put the excuses aside, and to understand that a lack of diversity in STEM careers breeds fundamentally negative outcomes, that continue to permeate business, culture and the media. WI

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mechanisms that determine what users see is shrouded in mystery and have a poor track record when it comes to objectivity and transparency.

Unlike traditional media, Facebook operates free of any serious system of checks and balances. Nor is it required to adhere to any code of conduct beyond its own mission statement. That unbridled freedom, coupled with the company's dominance in the digital space, should give its audience pause. Effectively the social media giant allows itself carte blanche to determine by algorithmic fiat not only what news people receive, but what opinions and viewpoints they have access to.

Such a vantage has proven to be ripe for abuse.

This area in particular has become of great importance to us, as publishers. If Facebook plays a hand in the type of news that people consume, then, as a publisher, we are subject to the social media website for content. But, what's to stop information relevant to particular demographics — such as the black community — from being marginalized? Perhaps more than ever before, these individuals are at the mercy of a media monolith, likely without knowing it.

Companies such as Facebook have been no better on another matter of concern to us: Its hiring practices. Again, there is a gross absence of persons of color at the key decision-making levels of executive management and accountability.

Silicon Valley has come under criticism for being far too White.

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When I look at this year's presidential race, it's clear which candidate believes the same thing. Only one person running truly understands the struggles of an Akron child born into poverty. And when I think about the kinds of policies and ideas the youth in my foundation need from our government, the choice is clear. That candidate is Hillary Clinton.

I support Hillary because she will build on the legacy of my good friend, President Barack Obama. I believe in what President Obama has done for our country and support her commitment to continuing that legacy. Like my foundation, she has always been a champion for children and their

MALVEAUX from Page 27 lice brutality that caused so many black deaths in the early- and mid20th century. We know the brutality existed, and we know police officers were never charged "back in the day" for killing or torturing black people. The fact that we didn't have video then contributes to the urgency that we get video now. I don't know what the video shows, but I know that I don't want to leave it to my imagination, and I don't want a minute here, two minutes there, when we know cameras should have been running for much longer. When another black man is shot and killed and the police version is that he had a gun, the public deserves to see if the video backs that version up.

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cades-old export of factories overseas didn't happen.

Suppose being content with what's seen as "America's best interest" is not sufficient any longer, especially when the best interest of black folks is taken into account. After all, their free labor made this ungrateful country rich.

Black folks grieve for the sorrow and suffering of white people. They barely give us the time of day when it comes to sympathy. Some of them seem to delight in our woe.

Suppose radical white supremacists and nationalists, race haters and "sovereign citizens" are dead wrong and are underestimating the value of goodwill with black people as a fundamental component of the American peace of mind?

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futures. For over 40 years, she's been working to improve public schools, expand access to health care, support children's hospitals and so much more.

She wants to make sure kids have access to a good education, no matter what zip code they live in.

She'll rebuild schools that are falling apart and put more money into computer science. She'll make sure teachers are paid what they deserve so they can give everything to their students. She also has plans to make college a reality for more people in America, especially for those who can't afford it. Our kids are proof of the hope and motivation that come from knowing college can be in their future, no matter what obstacles they might face.

Finally, we must address the violence, of every kind, [that] the Black community is experiencing in our

streets and seeing on TV. I believe rebuilding our communities by focusing on at-risk children is a significant part of the solution. However, I am not a politician; I don't know everything it will take finally to end the violence. But I do know we need a president who brings us together and keeps us unified. Policies and ideas that divide us more are not the solution. We must all stand together no matter where we are from or the color of our skin. Hillary is running on the message of hope and unity that we need.

There's still a lot of work to be done in Akron, Northeast Ohio and all across our great country. We need a president who understands our community and will build on the legacy of President Obama. So let's register to vote, show up to the polls and vote for Hillary Clinton.

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If there is a video record of a police interaction with an African-American, it ought to be released, and it ought not to be edited. Failure to do so fuels the anger that spilled over onto Charlotte streets on the evenings of Sept. 20 and 21. Once the family saw the videos and shared their concerns, people were back on the streets on Sept. 22, but they were peaceful, and the atmosphere was much less tense than it had been.

There is a marked contrast between the behavior of the police establishment in Tulsa and that in Charlotte. In Tulsa, video was released just a couple of days after Officer Betty Shelby shot Terence Crutcher. Not a week had passed before the officer was charged with first-degree manslaughter, based

on what prosecutors saw on the videos. People in Tulsa have been outraged, but peaceful. People in Charlotte feel outraged, but also hurt and betrayed.

It is interesting that Rakeyia Scott keeps telling the police that her husband has no weapon, even as the police keep insisting that he drop the gun. Is this a setup? An Amadou Diallo moment (when a wallet was mistaken for a gun)?

Something else? There is a compelling reason to release all, not just snippets, of the footage of Kevin Scott's killing. It is an opportunity to build trust and to show that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have nothing to hide from those they are sworn to "serve and protect."

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Suppose Donald J. Trump is not the solution to the problem of American "greatness," but rather is a symptom of what's wrong with America, a symptom of the white "god complex" which says whatever's white is right.

Well, a scenario where I witness the comeuppance of these arrogant, narcissistic, psychopathic racists would be just fine with me.

During the Cold War, the ubiquitous "Ugly American" began to recede from our vision. "Political correctness" began to tame some of the wilder behavior, as though there was a moral compass buried in the heart of these wild people. And maybe there is common decency to be found somewhere among these people, but the bigoted forces are trying to make a comeback and just may be successful this election year.

Now, not only are the bedrock principles of decency and mutual respect being tossed onto the scrapheap, but even political correctness itself — that is, desiring to be correct and respectful and civil toward other people and their views — has been scrapped on the altar of angry, white-peopleness.

Believe me. I take no joy in saying to white people, especially in America and the West, "white people, you are disagreeable to live within peace." In order to have a future in this modern world, white folks must understand that their way of thinking is wrong and their core beliefs are contrary to the way of peaceful people.

Get over it, white people.

You'll never again have it like you had it with the rest of the world's people. WI

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