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Full Slate of Activities Mark Emancipation Day District Celebrates 150th Anniversary

By Barrington M. Salmon and James Wright WI Staff Writers District resident Hamilton Weathers counted among the thousands of District residents who participated in or watched a potpourri of activities to mark the D.C. Emancipation’s 150th

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The annual celebration commemorates the date enslaved Africans in America received their freedom in the District. Activities included seminars and guest speakers, parades and assemblies at several federal monuments that hold special meaning for African Americans.

The raft of weeklong events gave residents like Weathers, and visitors to the nation’s capital, a chance to reflect on the act itself, the man who signed the document – President Abraham Lincoln – and the profound implications for blacks in this country.

Weathers delighted in the late morning Pennsylvania Av-

enue parade held on Monday, April 16. Participants in the parade wore period garb, units of drums and fifes marched in military precision, while members of fire departments from D.C., Maryland and Virginia drove by in their trucks. Marching bands from elementary through high school added a musical mix to

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“I came out today not to just enjoy the events but to celebrate blacks as a nation being free,” said Weathers, 40, a photographer with Angel Wings Studios.

“Actually, this would be about my third event. My first time was

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“Lumen8Anacostia,” WI Staff Writer had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow debuted last weekend sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are in Ward 8. Marlow's The arts 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, When L.Y. extravaganza old daughter toldwhich her the father survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families of features her daughter threatened her live performances, “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a viclife,arts and thecrafts life and of their and a child, story, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assessshevariety knew of something boutiqueshad hasto be push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further done.

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By James Wright WI Staff Writer Magnus Wants to Lead

Ward 5 D.C. Council member candidate Ron Magnus wants the voters of his ward to send him to work in the John A. Wilson Building in Northwest on their behalf.

Magnus is one of several candidates running for the D.C. Council seat that was vacated by Harry Thomas Jr., in the special election that will take place on Tue., May 15.

“I am running because I want to bring strong, aggressive leadership to the ward,” Magnus said. “I intend to speak to every neighborhood and every Ward 5 resident during this difficult time to restore our faith, replenish our trust and call upon residents of Ward 5 to believe again in ourselves.”

Magnus is a lawyer who has worked as an assistant attorney general, in the administration of D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams as the deputy director of government affairs; and as a special counsel for management in the Office of the Corporation Counsel.

Magnus is running on the platform of attracting small businesses to the ward, instituting smart growth, and economic development that focuses on employing Ward 5 residents. He said that he wants “effective, ethical and transparent government.”

Other priorities include fighting for the ward’s children to ensure they receive a “first class” education, strong constituent services for residents and he will work for “universal health care for all ward residents.”

Magnus remains upbeat about his campaign and the future of Ward 5.

“I firmly believe that the best is yet to come,” he said. “I intend to be an advocate for Ward 5; I intend to be a fighter in Ward 5 and uniter in Ward 5. To paraphrase the poet Gil Scott Heron as it relates to Ward 5 ‘now more than ever, all the family must be together.’”

“I have a lifetime of commitment to community service,” Zapata, 61, said. “I will not be beholden to any particular group.

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Zapata said that if she is elected to be the D.C. Council member for the ward, she will “compromise and negotiate” but “not give away the whole pie” when it

comes to getting the ward what it needs to thrive.

Zapata, who lives in Brookland, has been credited with jump-starting the conversation about bringing a middle school

to the ward. At present, the ward doesn’t have any middle schools.

She’s working with the brass of the District of Columbia Pub-

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April 19 1910 - The National Urban League was formed in New York City. The league was born out of a merger of the National League for the Protection of Colored Women, National League on Urban Conditions among Negroes and the Niagara Movement.

1947 - Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American major league baseball player.

1960 - National Education Association study revealed that Blacks had lost thirty thousand teaching jobs since 1954 in 17 southern and Border States because of discrimination and desegregation.

1960 - Maj. Gen. Frederic E. Davidson assumed command of the Eighth Infantry Division in Germany and became the first Black to lead an army division.

1971 - Walter Fauntroy takes office as the first elected Congressional representative from the District of Columbia since Reconstruction.

1977 - Alex Haley receives a special Pulitzer Prize for Roots.

1978 - Max Robinson is the first African American to anchor network news. The network is ABC. April 20 1853 - Harriet Tubman starts the Underground Railroad 1899 - Edward (“Duke”) Kennedy Ellington was born on this day.

1971 - U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that busing was a constitutionally acceptable method of integrating public schools.

April 21 1878 - The ship Azor left Charleston with 206 Black emigrants bound for Liberia.

1898 - Volunteer African American army units, including the 3rd Alabama, 3rd North Carolina, 6th Virginia, 9th Ohio, 9th Illinois, 23rd Kansas and 10th Cavalry regiments, some units with African American officers, took part in the Spanish-American War on Cuban soil. Some of

these veterans, upon return to the United States, were treated with parades and speeches. Others were assaulted and even lynched.

1974 - Lee Elder becomes the first African American professional golfer to qualify for the Masters Tournament.

April 22 1964 - Trinity college student occupied school administration building to protest campus bias.

1981 - Joint Center for Political Studies reported that 2991 Blacks held elective offices in 45 states and the District of Columbia, compared with 2621 in April, 1973, and 1185 in 1969. The Center reported 108 Black mayors.

Michigan had the largest number of Black elected officials (194), followed by Mississippi (191).

April 23 1872 - Charlotte E. Ray became the first female African-American Lawyer. Ms. Ray graduated from Howard Law School.

1954 - Hank Aaron hit his first home run off pitcher Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals on April 23, 1954, his first year in the big leagues. It signaled the beginning of what has become Aarons duel with a legend. Aaron finished his 19th season with 673 home runs and stands just 41 short of the record set by the home run king, Babe Ruth.

1955 - U.S. Supreme Court refused to review lower court decision which would ban segregation in intrastate bus travel.

April 24 1867 - Black demonstrators staged ride-ins on Richmond, Va., streetcars. Troops were mobilized to restore order.

1884 - National Medical Association of Black Physicians organized in Atlanta, Ga. 1944 - The United Negro College Fund was founded.

1972 - James M. Rodger, Jr. first African American to be named National Teacher of the Year is honored at a White House ceremony.

1972 - Robert Wedgeworth is

named the first African American Director of the American Library Association.

April 25 1944 - A mind is a terrible thing to waste. In 1943, Dr. Frederick D. Patterson, president of Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University), wrote an open letter in the Pittsburgh Courier to the presidents of our nation’s private black colleges urging them to “pool their small monies and make a united appeal to the national conscience.” His words would soon become the guiding principle for one of the world’s leading education assistance organizations. One year later, the United Negro College Fund was incorporated on April 25, 1944 with 27 member colleges and a combined enrollment of 14,000 students.

1947 - Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first Black in the major leagues in modern times. Larry Doby joined the Cleveland Indians on July 6 and became the first Black in the American League.

1960 - Consent judgment in Memphis federal court ended restrictions barring voters in Fayette County, Tennessee. This was the first voting rights case under the Civil Rights Act. 1963 - Black and white Freedom Riders through the South test compliance with court decisions.

1972 - Major General Frederick E. Davidson first African American to lead an Army division Source: Black Facts www.blackfacts.com

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Viewp int Von Perkins Washington, D.C. George Zimmerman should be charged with first-degree murder.

Trayvon didn’t do anything wrong. It took too long for the government to arrest him in the first place. Zimmerman should’ve been arrested on the spot because it’s murder.

Rev. George C. Gilbert Washington, D.C. I think George Zimmerman should’ve had first-degree charges filed against him because first of all after he [Zimmerman] made the phone call to the police, the police dispatcher told Zimmerman not to follow Trayvon and minutes later there was an altercation leading to Trayvon’s death.

George Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Should he have been charged with first-degree murder?

Yolanda Fields Washington, D.C. George Zimmerman should be charged with first-degree murder for killing Trayvon because he [Zimmerman] had no right to take Trayvon’s life—under no circumstances.

Charlotte Dianne Harris Washington, D.C. I think Zimmerman should be charged with first-degree murder because he shot an unarmed kid.

Mary McCoy Washington, D.C. Trayvon Martin had no weapon and Trayvon was not doing anything and was not bothering Zimmerman, no more than just walking. I believe Zimmerman should be charged with first- degree murder because you can’t just walk around and shoot people for nothing.

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TJ Holmes moderates “The Great Debate” presented by Black Entertainment Television at the Lincoln Theatre in Northwest in conjunction with the D.C. Emancipation Day 150th Anniversary celebration on Saturday, April 14. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

EMANCIPATION continued from Page 1 when I was a youngster, when I was back in junior high school, once in high school and [this time].”

D.C. Council member Vincent Orange (D-At-Large) said this year’s celebration would be different from the past, which largely consisted of speeches, marches and events that focused on the District’s history.

One of the highlights this year was the “March through the Monuments,” whose opening ceremony, took place on Wednesday, April 11. Speakers offered remarks at the Lincoln, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Martin Luther King, Jr., memorials.

“In many respects, the ‘March through the Monuments’ chronicles the American experience,” Orange, 54, explained at the monument of the president who brought the historic event to fruition. “Our nation has evolved from an economy based on the slave trade, to the emancipation of those enslaved, to the current state of our quest for civil and human rights. However, the struggle in making civil and human rights a reality for everyone remains as valid now as it was in 1862.”

Orange, 54, the chief sponsor of legislation designating April 16 as D.C. Emancipation Day, was joined by political, civic, social and labor leaders at the Abraham Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall.

Orange’s spirits remained high despite grey skies, a sharp breeze and intermittent rain.

“A little rain won’t hurt anybody,” he said, smiling at the dozens of people assembled to observe the first ceremony of the “March through the MonuThe Washington Informer

ments” portion of the celebration.

This year’s program featured concerts by Chuck Brown and Raheem DeVaughn; essay, oratorical, and poster contests and a “Great Debate” at the Lincoln Theatre in Northwest that featured the Rev. Al Sharpton, D.C. educator, economist and commentator Julianne Malveaux, Georgetown University scholar and commentator Michael Eric Dyson. The former debated the Rev. Joseph Watkins in a lively exchange that was moderated by local journalist T.J. Holmes.

President Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862 on April 16, nine months before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the enslaved Africans in the Confederate States of America. Slave owners in the District received $300 for each slave.

The federal government compensated owners $1 million for the 3,100 slaves in the city. Orange said that while the slaves were freed, the District of Columbia still isn’t.

“We the citizens of the District of Columbia have the right to voting rights in the U.S. Congress, budget autonomy and statehood,” he said, echoing the unofficial theme of full political rights for District residents.

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) agreed with Orange.

Norton told the story of her great-grandfather, Richard Holmes, who walked off a Virginia plantation and walked to the District in the 1850s, which had a number of free blacks but also slave-catchers operating under the Fugitive Slave Law. She equated the slave catchers of that time with members of Congress today.

“I hope we understand whose

emancipation we are celebrating,” Norton, 74, said. “The city is full of members of Congress who don’t have to do anything to keep the city shackled and we pay for them to do that.”

Norton said that it’s up to District residents “to free themselves.”

“We have no Abraham Lincoln in the 21st century,” she said. “Our freedom will not come from a great liberator.”

D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown (D) said “emancipation is a work in progress.”

“What we as African Americans face is not slaveholders today but a 40 percent drop-out rate for our black youth and a 25 percent unemployment rate for African Americans in the city,” Brown, 41, said. “We must inspire our children to achieve excellence and still fight for full equality. Free D.C!” Anise Jenkins, 62, president of Stand Up for Democracy Free DC, concurred.

“We were first freed in the country, nine months before the general emancipation but we can connect that to statehood and say that we’re not free,” said Jenkins who attended the parade.

“We’re not equal to the rest of the country. The statehood issue makes it current.”

“Really, we have an incredible history. When you connect it to things like voting rights and statehood, I think it makes it more current. [With regards to economics], what should we be doing to improve our community and education? Slaves weren’t allowed to read. We have schools now. We just need to make sure they’re good schools.”

One of the highlights of the Lincoln portion of the march was saxophonist Brian Lenair’s rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Argentine Deigh, a resident of Southeast, proudly added her voice.

Deigh said she was happy to be a part of the event.

“We should definitely celebrate this in the city,” she said.

Over at the Historical Society of Washington (HSW), in the old Carnegie Library, D.C. Emancipation Day was commemorated with an open house and panel presentation examining the influence of the city’s faith-based community in supporting the 1862 District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act. wi (There is a lot more to this important story. To read the entire article, go to washingtoninformer.Com.) www.washingtoninformer.com

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Mayor Vincent C. Gray is pointing favorably this week to a new poll released by D.C. Vote on the 150th anniversary of D.C. Emancipation Day that shows strong national support for the District’s budget autonomy.

“This bill confirms what we have long known to be true: that the vast majority of Americans are fair-minded people who believe the residents of the District of Columbia should enjoy the same rights they do,” Gray said. “Treating us like a federal agency is insulting to the hardworking Americans who call the District home, and giving us the ability to pass and expend our own budget without asking for a congressional permission slip is an important step on the road to full democracy for our 618,000 residents.”

The poll, commissioned by D.C. Vote and conducted by the firm Purple Insights, found that 71 percent of respondents believed decisions about the District’s budget should be made by local taxpayers and their elected officials while only 26 percent

believed Congress should control the District’s budget. In a separate question, 78 percent of respondents said Congress should not make approval of the District’s budget contingent on unrelated matters, like guns or abortion rights.

“Americans understand that forcing a local government into the federal budget process is unfair,” Gray said. “When the federal government shuts down, so does the District, because we are unfairly tied to federal appropriations even when we are spending our own locally raised tax money.

This is wrong, and it must end. I urge Congress to act quickly by passing budget-autonomy legislation for the District.”

Gray joined D.C. Vote leaders and supporters Tuesday, April 17, for a day of advocacy on Capitol Hill, offering remarks at the day’s kick-off event at the United Methodist Building.

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By James Wright WI Staff Writer As residents of a largely Northeast ward of the city prepare to elect a new member to the D.C. Council, many are asking questions about their ward and ultimately, the direction of the District.

The downfall of Harry Thomas Jr., as a member of the D.C. Council for Ward 5 has generated a great deal of discussion among the residents of Ward 5.

The ward has been recognized as an economic microcosm of the city, with a solid black middle class, a growing Latino population and whites who some consider to be outsiders.

“We as a ward need to get organized because there are many changes that are taking place and we need to make sure that the views of the residents are known,” said Albrette “Gigi” Ransom, an advisory neighborhood commissioner for 5C12 and a longtime activist in District politics. “There are economic development projects that are taking place on Rhode Island Avenue, North Capitol Street and Eastern Avenue and the residents need to have a say on those projects and how they are developed.”

For example, Ransom cites the newly developed Rhode Island Row which boasts 274 residential units and 70,000-square-feet of retail space next to the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station. A stone’s throw away from Rhode Island Place – home to the District’s only Home Depot, a T.J. Maxx and a super-sized Giant

Food store – which was built on the watch of former Ward 5 Council member Vincent Orange.

When Dan Mullin was transferred by his employer, the Boys Scouts of America Inc., from Virginia to the District, he shopped around and decided to make the Rhode Island Avenue area his home. Mullin, 56, who is white, said that he’s happy to be in Ward 5.

“When I first came here seven years ago, I would say that the area was pleasant but there were a number of run-down businesses,” he said. “Things are much better now, particularly with the development around the Metro station. We have retail, nice storefront windows and the overall appearance of the area looks better.”

To some, Mullin could be considered the future of the ward because of his race. NeighborhoodInfo DC, a Web site that tracks trends in the District, indicated that the white population of the ward was 7.4 percent according to the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau report. Today, NeighborhoodInfo DC points out that in 2010 the white population jumped to 15 percent and many residents expect those numbers to dramatically increase in the coming years.

However, Mullin doesn’t see himself as an outsider.

“I was born in the District,” he said. “I can say that I did not encounter any hostility when I came here. My neighbors were

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For more information, visit dcwater.com/rates or call the DC Water Office of External Affairs at (202) 787-2200.

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By John Muller WI Staff Writer As goes the griot goes his audience. Last weekend, within the intimate confines of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site’s visitor center in Anacostia, more than 50 people gathered to hear renowned historian C.R. Gibbs deliver a lecture on the history of D.C.’s Emancipation Day. Aided by a salvo of slide projections that included historic newspaper clippings advertising rewards for runaway slaves, government documents pertaining to the 1862 District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, and excerpts from forgotten 19th century diaries and books, Gibbs demonstrated the self-agency of African Americans that has been excluded from popular history.

“His presentation brings honor to the struggle of those [who] resisted,” said Reuben Steele, 34,

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a social worker from suburban Maryland. “Another significant part of the lecture was when he challenged the listeners to get involved in the continuous struggle against inequality, injustice, and oppression and to advocate for and discuss the current relevance of D.C. Emancipation Day along with the International Emancipation Day.” Author of the noted book, Black, Copper, &Bright: The District of Columbia’s Black Civil War Regiment and other works, Gibbs’ presentation was one of the activities coinciding with the city’s sesquicentennial commemoration of D.C. Emancipation Day that Civil War reenactor Bernie Siler had circled as a must-attend event.

“He’s one of the few researchers that has gone into such detail on the history of national movements in how they pertain to the city of Washington,” said Siler, 60, a District resident who has an uncredited role in the 1989

movie “Glory,” about the famed 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. “He’s grabbed on to a subject that needs to be thoroughly examined.”

After taking a tour of Cedar Hill, Regina Blow stumbled upon the lecture. Blow, 51, a U.S. Army retiree, said that she found the discussion to be enlightening.

“It opened the window to me [about] the history that’s been unspoken and not taught.”

Blow, up from Ruther Glen, Va., with her husband, said Gibbs’ lecture “pushed the borders of my understanding of American history. There’s so much more to it.”

Gibbs’ Presentation Chronicling the history of slavery in the city, D.C. Emancipation, and its celebration in the ensuing decades, Gibbs reached back to shine light on

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around the region GIBBS continued from Page 13 little known facts including William Lloyd Garrison’s intention to publish his famed newspaper, The Liberator, in Washington, D.C. If you take a close look at the anti-slavery paper’s masthead, in the left foreground is the old United States Capitol, Gibbs pointed out.

Following the Civil War, the celebration of D.C. Emancipation Day was a popular event up until the mid-1880s when a rift in the black community developed around the event. By the early 1900s celebrations had become largely private affairs, recognized by the Association of the Oldest Inhabitants (Colored). In 1962 the centennial passed with little notice. In the 1980s, Gibbs wrote an article that detailed the forgotten history and importance of D.C. Emancipation Day. Deferential, modest, and em-

ROUNDUP continued from Page 5 lic Schools and D.C. Chairman Kwame Brown (D) to make sure that a middle school comes to the ward in the near future.

“The schools in Ward 5 should be quality schools,” she said. “Good schools will help prevent problems like dropping out, crime and teenage pregnancy. The children of today are different than from any other time, so we have to market the value of getting an education to them.”

Zapata said that she wants economic development for the ward but wants it to be inclusive of

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very welcoming, and many people have moved in the neighborhood since I got here.”

Ransom, 50, said that many longtime residents who are black are somewhat nervous about their new white neighbors.

“It has been a difficult conversation to have with some residents at times,” she said. “You can see that when you read some of the listservs. But what it really comes down to is that we are all in this together.”

While Ward 5’s development prospects are positive, there are areas of concern.

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pirical, Gibbs is a historian not detached from his subject matter and community.

“As the nation celebrates the Civil War, this may be our last chance for some time to come to celebrate and teach an event that is not taught in the public schools,” Gibbs said as he showed a print-out of the home page of the D.C. Public Schools Web site.

“No explanation of the significance of why school is closed Monday. No essay contest, no oratorical contest, no posters,” Gibbs lamented.

A true telling of AfricanAmerican history that’s been obscured, forgotten, and lost “helps place you on the landscape of human events. It gives you a reference point,” Gibbs said.

“Far too often African-Americans have not seen themselves in the great tide of history either of their country or the world.”wi residents.

“Too many times, people know about a development project after the fact and that is not right,” she said. “Yes, we must have economic development but everyone has to be informed about it at the same time and the developers must be held accountable for what they do.”

She said her management experience as an attorney and an entrepreneur gives her an advantage over her competitors.

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He acknowledges that the Thomas scandal has taken its toll on the ward’s image but he said that can be quickly repaired.

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By Carl E. Brown, Jr. Executive Director - Center for Minority Business Development The most troubling aspect of the certification process is the vast number of agencies that want businesses to get certified with them before they can do business with that agency. In the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region there are many agencies that have DBE/MBE programs. This impedes businesses from doing business with the various agencies if they are not certified. Simple solution, state and local government agencies, as well as, private sector businesses should accept the DBE certified businesses processed under the US Department of Transportation certification program.

The US Department of Transportation program is governed by 49 CFR Part 26, it is a well thought-out certification process. It is a federal policy mandated in every state. A business owner must demonstrate fifty-one percent ownership and control of the business to qualify.

What does this accomplish?

The reduction of filling out all of the MBE/DBE certification applications for each state (this is a current requirement), local government agencies and private sector programs. Several agencies within the Washington Metropolitan region have taken a dramatic step forward by implementing regional certification reciprocity. Once you are DOT “Home State” (location of company headquarters) certified, you qualify for certification reciprocity with the other participating agencies. The regional agencies that participate in this memorandum of understanding are: zz zz zz zz

District of Columbia DOT; Maryland DOT; Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprises (Virginia DOT and SWaM programs) Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).

The broad goal should be all federal, state and local agencies and the private sector accept the DOT certification. Centralizing the DBE/MBE certification process to the State Departments of Transportation (DOT) brings uniformity in the processing of applications. Under the statute of 49 CFR Part 26, DOT has to review your application and render a decision within 90 days. The agency places great emphasis on the fact that their review and decision making process will not start until the application is complete.

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Md. General Assembly’s ‘Unfinished Business’

By Gale Horton Gay WI Staff Writer The 2012 Maryland legislative session has wrapped up with the approval of a number of bills and measures that are expected to benefit Prince George’s County and its residents, however, several officials characterize the session as one of “unfinished business.”

That’s because despite the passage of 791 bills during this session, no decisions were reached on numerous others including a tax increase to cover the administration’s proposed budget.

While budget activity focused on attempts to reduce the structural deficit to eliminate the shortfall between general fund revenues and spending, lawmakers couldn’t reach accord on a state budget. This led to the so-called “doomsday” budget with a halfbillion dollars in contingent cuts in education, public safety, libraries and other programs going into effect. Prince George’s County is facing $70 million in cuts, according to one expert.

These cuts go into effect July 1 if the legislature doesn’t come back in to session and pass a revenue measure.

Officials are crossing their fingers that Governor Martin O’Malley will call legislators back for a special session this summer.

Some speculate that it might be difficult getting legislators to return to Annapolis with summer

vacation plans already in place.

“Nobody wants to come back to vote a bunch of taxes in,” said Octavia Caldwell, chair of the legislative action committee of the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce.

In a speech the governor gave in Annapolis on April 10, O’Malley praised the General Assembly for the work it completed.

“This session accomplished some significant things for jobs,” said O’Malley. “We came together on fair, bipartisan redistricting, both legislatively and Congressional redistricting. We came together to protect the rights of individuals and religious freedom under the Marriage Equality Act. We also did really important and difficult things on stormwater, on investing in upgrades to sewage treatment plants, on stopping the proliferation of the inevitable pollution that flows into our streams from septics.”

However, he then admonished legislators for not passing the proposed budget and failing to protect education, law enforcement and residents of the state.

The 90-day session, which began Jan. 11 and concluded on April 9, resulted in successfully securing: • $10 million in capital funding and $15 in operating funding for

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Prince George’s County Hospital System Authority to collect civil penalties from property owners for maintaining or abating nuisance on properties on the State Foreclosure Property Registry Environmental protections related to storm water that will help the county to meet federal environmental mandates An increase in the legal age to drop out of school from 15 to 16 and to 17 in five years

One bill that pleases Prince George’s County’s top leader is HB 898 which authorizes PGC’s to allow exemptions from county property tax for economic development projects.

“Our county is poised to be the economic engine of the Washington region, and this legislation allows us to have another tool to spur development and increase our commercial tax base,” said Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III, who proposed the legislation.

However, there were other thorny issues that led to considerable discord and debate—and a lack of passage—including gaming in Prince George’s County at National Harbor and the addition of table games at other state casinos.

One legislative observer said that if the special session is convened and education and gaming issues are resolved, “We will have had a

phenomenal session. We can’t even think of it as being over.”

Caldwell said she was disappointed in the state’s legislators during this session.

“We all agree that there was a lot of unfinished business. That’s disappointing,” she said. “Leaders are not setting aside their personal agendas.”

Caldwell said a number of issues were settled that benefit businesses in Prince George’s County.

She pointed to legislation that failed that would have increased sales tax to scores of additional businesses such as management consultants and tax preparers.

“Small businesses would have been disadvantaged,” said Caldwell, adding that they would have had to pass increases on to their customers or absorb it and walk away with less profit. The measure would have put these businesses in a less competitive position than those in other counties, she said.

Caldwell added that some legislation the chamber supported, but later failed, still has a positive outcome for residents. For instance, she noted legislation that would have prohibited the sale of alcohol using self-scanning registers.

The concern was that underage consumers might attempt to purchase alcohol using these registers

to avoid an ID check. However, Caldwell said that stores using these devices have systems in place that require a clerk to interact with the customer before the transaction is completed. She said the proposed legislation died in committee.

If, and when, a special session of the Maryland General

Assembly is called, is still up in the air.

“We cannot change the past,” said O’Malley in his speech. “We can only change the future. And in many ways, thanks to the work of this session, we are changing that future, for the better. In other ways, unfortunately, we’re taking a step back.”wi

Other legislation the Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce favored was the elimination of the tax on partial property taken by the state through imminent domain for transportation projects, according to Caldwell. The measure passed and Caldwell said it will have a significant impact on a number of Prince George’s County residents whose properties likely will be acquired by government entities due to routing of Metro’s blue line.

Caldwell also said that while the chamber is in favor of decreasing the corporate income tax rate, it isn’t in favor of a decrease taking place at this time due to the state’s fiscal situation.

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National Action Network President Al Sharpton, center, answers questions from the media during a press conference at the National Action Network Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The press conference was called after Florida Special Prosecutor Angela Corey announced on April 11 that her office charged George Zimmerman with 2nd-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah

Trayvon Martin: Moment or Movement?

By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer George Zimmerman is behind bars and much of the furor directed toward him by those angered by his murder of Trayvon Martin is cooling.

But the desire by many of these same people to transform the system that led to the death of an unarmed 17-year-old continues to gather steam.

In the 45 days prior to Special Prosecutor Angela Corey charging Zimmerman, 28, with 2nd-degree murder, many of the participants at marches and demonstrations, those on social media sites, and in conversation have made it clear that Trayvon’s death means nothing if it doesn’t lead to substantive change in racial profiling and police violence against black and brown people.

“People who thought things were OK, this is water thrown in their faces,” said longtime activist and human rights advocate the Rev. Graylan Ellis Hagler, senior minister of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Northeast. “They were slumbering. The fact that four young women organized the Trayvon Martin DC Rally for Justice is historic in itself. They are the face of the activism of young people coming out of the OcThe Washington Informer

cupy Movement. It can’t be put into a box any longer.”

“Instead of the idea of being wealthy, people have been asking the Biblical question: ‘What does it profit to gain the whole world and lose your soul?’ We have been in danger of losing our soul. This awakened us and aroused our sensibilities. This has to continue to be a movement … we have to build a movement on a broad front. The agenda has to be to stand with people who are immigrants. If it’s not us, it’s them. One of us is going to be the target. Black folk have to stand with brown folk.”

David Maree and Thenjiwe McHarris, both of whom were instrumental in organizing the national Million Hoodie Movement for Justice, said hard work and sound strategies are vital.

“We plan to make it a movement. It has started organically,” said McHarris, a 27-year-old Bronx resident. “… We’re seeing a lot of organizations and groups of people coming together, which is great. We have to look [to change] institutions, laws, policies and practices.”

That those seeking change has reached this point at all, comes primarily from the increased activism, protests and resistance against social, economic and political elements in the U.S. that

the poor and middle class are militating against. They are adding to the groundswell of discontent which crystallized in last year’s Arab Spring.

Bill Fletcher, Jr., agrees with the need to build a national protest movement, saying it’s critical that people see Trayvon’s death not as an isolated incident, but just the latest example of lynchings that have snatched the lives of black men and boys for generations.

“We have to look at the broader cases of justice and lynching,” said Fletcher, an editorial board member of BlackCommentator. com and a senior scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies in Northwest. “We have to understand that the Trayvon Martin case is not an aberration. It’s part of a long history of lynching.

These lynchings have continued and are justified by the demonization of black and brown people.”

Going forward, Fletcher said, those seeking to bring about change to the criminal justice system and other racist spheres of American life have “an educational struggle” with whites to get them to understand distinct racial differences when it comes to matters of violence

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“Seventy percent of whites believe that [the case] had nothing to do with race. This goes to the problem where whites are regularly trying to find and are looking at these acts of violence in an isolated fashion,” said Fletcher, who succeeded Randall Robinson as president of TransAfrica. “ It’s hardwired in the way white Americans are taught to believe.

They see it as something from the past, not a system; they think it’s personal behavior and they see individual acts as racist but don’t see what’s built into this system. That is a part of the nationalization of this struggle.”

Trayvon’s death – like that of Emmett Till, Oscar Grant, III, Amadou Diallo, Arthur McDuffie and Sean Bell and countless unknowns – represents a “significant instrument in exercising racist oppression, but they have also been used against political opponents of the dominant forces in this society,” Fletcher wrote in a commentary titled, ‘2, 3 Many Trayvon Martins?’ published in the April 12 edition of BlackCommentator.com.

Fletcher, 57, said white Americans will never really understand the toll it takes being a black man in America.

“I thought about the burden we’ve been subjected to,” he said of his initial reaction to Trayvon’s murder. “The other thing I thought about – I found myself thinking about the numbers of times that I as a black man has had to think very carefully about where I go, where I walk, and how I dress – things that the average white person would not have to concern themselves with.”

Besides organizing people’s outrage constructively, Fletcher said the masses must develop a movement against Florida’s Stand Your Ground law which is the basis under which Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee and State Attorney Norman Wolfinger declined to arrest Zimmerman. “… We need to flip these ‘Stand Your Ground’ acts on their head and show them to be what they are, forms of returning us to the days of the Wild West, the posse and lynch-mobs,” Fletcher asserted in his commentary.

Lastly, Fletcher said black and brown people need to rethink neighborhood watch programs.

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Instead of only focusing on criminal elements entering various communities, members in predominantly black communities should be closely monitoring the police as the Black Panthers did in the late 1960s.

For James Fleming, the case ignited memories of his time as a student at Florida State University and as a Florida resident.

“It was like cold water thrown on my head because 32 years had passed,” said the 49-year-old federal government employee. “I remember walking on FSU’s campus as a 17-year-old. As black men, our lives were precariously perched. I thought right away of my son who is 14, making 15.

The reaction was that it could have been my child.”

Fleming said he and a close friend who has a 10-year-old boy discussed the case, with the central question being, how do you protect your children in this type of context?

The case led to discussions between he, his wife and son. The case has introduced a more cautious attitude on Fleming’s part, at a time when he had been considering allowing his son more freedom.

“When I talked to [my friend], I remember a feeling I had. It was the same feeling that came back when I heard Trayvon talking to his girlfriend,” Fleming said.

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“In many aspects of American society and law, we have rolled back the clock,” he said likening the present day to the backlash after the Reconstruction period in the 1870s. “In [this] culture there is more segregation and a greater increase in fearfulness than ever. It is important to understand that as a society, we have never, ever come to terms with race.”

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Long Live D.C.’s “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry has been at the forefront of American race and politics for four decades. The latest firestorm for Washington, D.C.’s “Mayor for Life” is his campaign victory party comment that Asian business owners in his ward “ought to go.” At a political celebration the venerable Barry caused widespread condemnation among the District of Columbia Democratic Party faithful when he said: “We’ve got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops. ... They ought to go. But we need African-American businesspeople to be able to take their places.”

The question is one of relevancy; whether Barry has any clout now that the African Americans Mayor Barry made rich have left town. Barry came to national prominence as the first civil-rights activist to become chief executive of a major American city. At the end of the 1960s, urban political campaigns took over from civil rights protests and over the next 30 years, voters elected African-American mayors in more than 300 cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Birmingham, Dallas and Washington, D.C. Barry became famous as mayor of the nation’s capital. Currently he serves as a member of the D.C. Council, representing the District’s Ward 8, which is 93.5 percent Black and 0.4 percent Asian. Barry served as the second elected mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991, and again as the fourth mayor from 1995 to 1999. In addition to his current term, Barry also served two other tenures on the D.C. Council, as an at-large member from 1975–79, and as Ward 8 representative from 1992–95.

After winning the Democratic primary for his Ward 8 council seat with 73 percent of the vote, Barry told supporters “We’ve got to do something about these Asians.”

He posted photos of Asian-owned stores with Plexiglas barriers and indicated that these businesses “lowered standards” in his constituents’ communities.

Barry and Washington, D.C. are symbolic of a major American social problem. Tensions have existed between urban Blacks and Asian merchants since the 1992 Los Angeles riots. In this latest spat between Blacks and Asians, Councilmember Barry said that he was refer-

By William Reed ring to merchants “who don’t sell healthy food and don’t engage with the community or hire local residents.” “We need businesspeople that’ll be a part of the community, not exploit the community” Barry said. He claimed that some Asianowned convenience stores and restaurants don’t “respect” the Ward 8 residents. “These are the only stores in the immediate neighborhood. It is to these less-than-stellar AsianAmerican businessmen … that my remarks were directed” Barry said.

He made note that during his time as mayor, he created the city’s Office of Asian-Pacific Islander Affairs and established a sister-city relationship with Beijing.

Is Barry an icon for the Black business and professional class, or are they guilty of exploiting the city too? There is little question that the former mayor is directly responsible for the success of many affluent African Americans. He was the catalyst for the expansion of the city’s Black middle-class. He insisted that professional positions in the District government be filled by minorities; and, he spearheaded the movement to require that all contracts considered by the D.C. government for services, supplies and development include a mandatory 35 percent participation for minority-owned businesses. Barry’s support in awarding the District’s cable franchise led to BET founder Robert Johnson becoming one of America’s first Black billionaires.

These days, Black wealth and influence are on the decline in D.C. Most African Americans of means have left town. “Chocolate City” is just under 50 percent Black.

In the 2010 Census, the city was 34.8 percent White. Don’t expect that the Blacks Barry made wealthy to help him rid the city of Asian merchants.

The Blacks Barry made wealthy have left D.C., taken their tax bases, and valuable property payments, to Prince Georges County, Md., gaining prominence as the most affluent majority-Black county in America.wi William Reed is head of the Business Exchange Network and available for speaking/seminar projects via the Bailey Group.org. www.washingtoninformer.com

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National Competition Awards Scholarships to MBA Students

By WI Staff African-American MBA students from three of the nation’s leading business schools will compete in the finals of The Executive Leadership Council’s (ELC) 2012 Business Case Competition. The Competition invites MBA teams at select business schools to analyze compelling business issues that challenge their critical thinking, analytical, and communications skills.

The 2012 finalists include teams from The University of Houston’s C. T. Bauer College of Business, Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business. The teams will present their cases to a panel of subject matter experts and executives at Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Fairfax, Virginia campus on Friday, April 20, and will compete for first, second, and third place awards. The first place team will receive a $35,000 scholarship cash award and will be recognized during ELC’s 2012 Annual Recognition Gala in October before an audience of more than 2,000 corporate, education and government leaders. The second place team will receive a $20,000 scholarship cash award with the third place team receiving $15,000.

ELC’s Business Case Competition challenges this year’s teams to develop strategies for strengthening ties between the corporate social responsibility community and African-American nonprofits during tough economic times.

Specifically, the competition examines how corporations can expand their global philanthropy efforts, and at the same time, maintain their commitments to African-American non-profits and other community groups at sustained or higher levels.

“The Executive Leadership Council is delighted to partner once again with ExxonMobil for this academic competition. We will call on some of the nation’s best MBA students to tackle a compelling business issue that impacts our organization, corporate America and local communities,” said Arnold Donald, ELC’s president and CEO. Donald added, “ These teams will be challenged to develop cost-effective solutions for how companies retain or grow their current levels of corporate giving to African-American non-

profits while meeting the global need.”

The case, which is titled “Continuing the Corporate Citizenship Legacy: The Sustainability Challenge” was written by James R. Calvin, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Carey Business School and Laurin Hodge, graduate student at the Carey Business School of Johns Hopkins University.

This year’s case study calls for teams to: · Conduct an assessment of the state of corporate minority philanthropy and devise five -year and 10-year projections of how to best increase support so that it will grow to 15 percent of total philanthropic giving. · Develop a business plan to help African-American and other minority nonprofits strengthen relationships with corporate partners to secure corporate support. · Develop a management plan for corporations to identify lapses in current philanthropic giving to minority nonprofits and develop appropriate processes for intervention. The plan should also include a clear model for succession to ensure there is a corporate leader in place to champion these collaborations. · Devise a branding and media plan that both corporations and African-American and other minority charitable organizations can leverage to promote their partnerships. · Develop a rationale for having African-American and other minorities lead corporate social responsibility programs.

“I want to congratulate ExxonMobil for sponsoring the Business Case Competition Finals, and I am excited to serve on the panel of judges. I look forward to seeing how these MBA students will tackle this critical business issue” said Al Dotson, Chairman of 100 Black Men of America (100). Dotson added, “As the leader of a international non-profit that serves the African-American community, specifically youth, I understand the importance of charitable giving.

Without the support of partners like ExxonMobil, organizations like 100, would not be able to provide essential services to underserved communities.” wi

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By Hermond Palmer Vice President, Director of Sales & Marketing What is identity theft? Identity theft occurs when a thief obtains critical pieces of personal information they can use to impersonate someone else to secure credit; obtain merchandise or services in that person’s name. Examples of the personal information include a Social Security number, bank account number and PIN, and driver’s license number.

Identity theft is categorized in two ways: true name and account takeover. True name identity theft means the thief uses personal information to open new accounts, such as a new credit card account or a new checking account. Account takeover identity theft means the imposter uses personal information to gain access to the person’s existing accounts. In this situation, the thief will typically change the mailing address on an account and run up a huge bill before the victim whose identity has been stolen realizes there is a problem.

With Identity theft, there can be serious consequences for the individual whose identity has been stolen if that victim is held accountable for the perpetrator’s actions. As with the victims, the companies, institutions, and individuals who are deceived or defrauded by the identity thief can also suffer adverse consequences and losses. If you think you could not be the victim of identity theft, think again. Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crime categories of our day, which begs the question, “How does identity theft occur? “ Identity theft typically occurs when thieves gain access to sources of personal information such as account statements, old receipts, discarded checks and other potential sources through theft of a home, car, or pick pocketing a wallet or purse. Other methods used to obtain personal information include: zz Searching through trash for personal information, also known as dumpster diving zz Spying on victims typing their login credentials, credit/calling card numbers, etc. into IT equipment located in public places, otherwise referred to as shoulder surfing zz Stealing bank or credit cards, identification cards, passports, authentication tokens ... typically by pick pocketing, housebreaking or mail theft zz Skimming information from bank or credit cards, using compromised or hand-held card readers and creating clone cards zz Stealing personal information from computers, using breaches in browser security or malware, such as Trojan horse keystroke logging programs or other forms of spyware zz Impersonating trusted organizations in emails, SMS text messages, phone calls or other forms of communication in order to trick victims into sharing their personal information or login credentials, typically on a fake corporate website or data collection form, most commonly known as phishing How can you protect yourself? As with many things, knowledge is power. Knowing the techniques thieves use to access your personal information is half the battle. Here are some helpful tips to assist you in protecting your identity: zz Never share any personal information with any individual without first verifying their identity zz Only allow sensitive correspondence (mail) to be delivered to a secured mail box or location zz Always cover or block from view the keystrokes you use to enter your PIN for any purpose zz Shred all confidential information before throwing it into trash zz Report all lost or stolen credit cards immediately zz Make it a practice to review all of your financial statements including bank, credit card, investment, and retirement accounts to ensure there is no illegal activity affecting your accounts Expand your knowledge about identity theft and take advantage of the resources and programs that have been established to assist you. As always, Industrial Bank is ready to serve as your financial partner to support you as you look to invest in yourself, invest in your dreams, and invest in your future.

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HEALTH The United Medical Center is Thriving, City Leaders Say

Foundation Chair Voices Concerns

By James Wright WI Staff Writer The only full-service hospital east of the Anacostia River appears to be doing well despite concerns by a leading health care activist that city officials intend to downgrade the medical facility.

The United Medical Center (UMC) of Southeast is located on Southern Avenue, one block from the Southern Avenue Metro station in Southeast. Housed mainly in a facility formerly known as Greater Southeast Hospital, the hospital’s sometimes shaky finances and precarious position with some city leaders has Sam Jordan thinking that the hospital may be in jeopardy.

“We want to know what the mayor and the city council has to say about the hospital,” Jordan, 65, said. “We want to prevent the rapid degrade and perhaps the ultimate sale of the hospital.”

In late 2011, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, 69, endorsed the recommendations of consulting firm, RSM McGladrey, which said UMC should be focused on outpatient care, with an “ambulatory and physician-centric” business model rather than the “traditional acute care”, which is how it currently operates.

Jordan, chairman of the UMC Foundation, said Gray’s endorsement of the RSM McGladrey proposal troubles him.

“The health care needs of the community should be paramount,” he said. “Any decision about the hospital should be made in consultation with the community. The hospital services patients in Wards 7 and 8 and Prince George’s County.”

Public hospitals have been shown to be a drag on city, county and state budgets because of their high operational costs and dealing with patients who do not have health insurance but must still undergo treatment. But Jordan said a recent audit by the accounting firm KPMG gave the hospital “a clean bill of health.”

D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi has said repeatedly that UMC should not be publicly funded because it hurts the city’s standing on Wall Street. However, Brendan Williams-Kief, a spokesman for D.C. Council member David Catania (I-At-Large) – the Council’s strongest advocate for the UMC – said the hospital is not a “drain.”

“It is a critical piece of the health care infrastructure of our city,” Williams-Kief said. “It is Ward

8’s largest employer and through decades of struggle, it posted a positive net gain of $2.5 million in 2011. It has a fully funded capital budget and there are some exciting things going on there.”

In addition, he said, the hospital is largely self-sustaining.

“The hospital will not cost the taxpayers a dime,” he said. “It is an independent operation. Mr. Catania understands that the District should not be in the hospital business but wants an owner who is well-financed and responsible.”

The UMC as well as its predecessor, Greater Southeast Hospital, has had bad management in the past, with Specialty Hospitals of America managing it until July 2010, when Not-for Profit- Hospital Inc., stepped into manage it. Williams-Kief, 29, said that his boss would seriously consider proposals for management from such companies as MedStar Health Inc., and the John Hopkins University.

“We want an owner that would allow the hospital to prosper,” he said.

Jordan and Williams-Kief pointed out positives of the UMC such as 76 new physicians coming on board in recent years, its national reputation for vascular surgery and wounded care, and

The United Medical Center is the only full-service hospital east of the Anacostia River. /Photo by Victor Holt

its ground-breaking work on high definition mammograms.

Gray is incredulous by suggestions that the hospital should be downgraded.

“We need that hospital. It serves a vital part of our city that has been historically underserved,” he said.

In Gray’s 2013 proposed budget, the UMC would receive $132 million. The line item is listed in the “Enterprise” section of the budget under “Not-for-Profit Hospital Inc.” The hospital also gets praise from residents who are familiar

with it.

“I still see that the hospital is hanging in there,” said Brandon Archer, who lives close to the UMC. “It has made a lot of good changes recently and it is clean, not dirty. The staff at the hospital is also respectful.”

Archer, 26, said that he has not had to use the UMC but has family members who have. He said they “did not say anything bad about it.”

“When they had to have something done, they [went] to the hospital and got it done,” Archer said. wi

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National Council of Negro Women Focuses on Eye Health

By WI Staff The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) is making eye health an important component to its health programming to address the higher risk among African Americans for many eye- and overall-health issues that can impact vision.

One of the goals of this focus is to drive awareness about the importance of getting a regular eye exam and protecting eyes from the sun. A recent study[i] showed that less than half of African Americans had an eye exam within the past year. The study also found that only 7 percent of African Americans know that extended exposure to the sun (a risk for cataract) can damage the eyes, and that African Americans are the most likely demographic group to say they do nothing to protect their eyes from the sun.

The NCNW featured vision care at its Black Family Reunion

Celebration the last two years with more than 500 attendees receiving free vision screenings sponsored

by Transitions Optical, Inc., maker of Transitions® lenses, the #1-recommended photochromic eyeglass lenses worldwide. In 2012, NCNW will expand efforts to reach the community with eye health information through additional channels, including the NCNW chapter network and national conferences with support from Transitions Optical.

“I was pleased to have been approached by Transitions Optical to launch an eye health awareness campaign realizing the magnitude of vision issues and diseases that affect our community at such high numbers,” said Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, executive director, NCNW. “We will be making sure that vision care is addressed throughout our health outreach efforts in the future.”

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than the general population, and are five times more likely than Caucasians to develop glaucoma[ii]. They are also at higher risk for overall health issues, such as diabetes, hypertension and HIV/AIDS, all of which can have serious implications for vision.

NCNW has launched a section on its website providing eye health information and resources at ncnw. org/resources/health.htm. An educational brochure called “What to Expect: African American Eyes,” along with other materials sponsored by Transitions Optical, are available for download.

“We hope these efforts will help our community better understand that making sure eyes are healthy and protected is an important component to overall health,” added Jones-DeWeever. “I encourage everyone to utilize our resources and learn more about what they can do to maintain healthy sight.”

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Height, a champion of civil rights, continued this work, ultimately serving in the position of President Emerita of the organization. As both a membership organization and an organization of organizations, NCNW represents the collective voices of the more than four million African American women worldwide. For more information, visit ncnw.org. wi

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School Without Walls Sweeps D.C. Science Fair

By Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer

Daulton Sink, remained glued to his seat, literally unable to move.

For a moment, he found himself adrift in another world – grappling with reality – until a friend’s insistent nudge prompted him to walk onto the stage and claim his $2,000 cash prize.

“It was really kind of freaky,” Daulton, 18, gushed as he recalled taking home top honors in the recent D.C. Citywide Science Fair. “Honestly, I heard my name and I thought, ‘that sounds kind of familiar,’ but I still couldn’t believe it.”

Daulton was among 11 students from the School Without Walls (SWW) in Northwest who competed March 24 against more than 70 of their peers from high schools across the region. The event took place at Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest.

Like Daulton – who is enrolled in SWW’s Senior Project in Science course – two other members of his team also received honors. Amy Vallis, whose project focused on a process for desalinating seawater, took second place winnings in the amount

of $1,500, and Philemon Mastewal, placed third and pocketed $750 for his research that involved gathering power from a wide range of vibrations.

This was also the second consecutive year SWW walked away with the grand prize as well as numerous other awards. Last year, Matthew True Haynes, now a senior, won the grand prize and competed at the international level. His project, which he also entered in the 2012 fair, involved the generation of electricity using ocean wave energy.

Biology teacher Sydney Bergman, 28, served as SWW’s team coordinator. She said what probably worked to her students’ advantage was being “lucky enough” to have a research class at their school. Bergman – also an SWW alumna – said that while this year marked the first time students worked on their projects at school, in the past they had been presented as extracurricular activities.

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Because the students could not use mice or human specimens for their projects, Daulton focused on sleep deprivation in fruit flies. He said the flies have rhythms similar to humans.

“They have previously been established as models for research,” Daulton said. He explained that he had to get up extra early many mornings in order to get to the school’s lab. “I had to condense and line up stuff, [and] be there very early to see how the flies were deprived of sleep.”

For their efforts, Daulton and Amy, also 18, will be among students from around the world poised to participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering competition next month in Pittsburgh, Pa. Meanwhile, Daulton, who’s been accepted at two colleges, is still trying to figure out which to attend. As for how his prize money will be spent, that’s a no-brainer. “It’s going straight to helping with my college expenses,” he said, with a sigh of relief. wi The Washington Informer

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Racial Profiling Must End In the wake of the recent shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Stanford, Fla., members of Congress and other law enforcement and civil rights leaders told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee this week that racial profiling in America must end. It was the committee’s third hearing in over 12 years and the latest one seeking passage of legislation. The hearing also sought Justice Department action to end what many believe led to the death of Martin, an African-American teen shot to death by George Zimmerman who reportedly followed Martin because he was Black.

The good news is there is broad bipartisan support to pass the End Racial Profiling Act (Bill S-1670) introduced by U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) in October 2011. In addition, several of the nation’s top chiefs of police and other law enforcement officials are supporting efforts by civil rights organizations to eliminate state and federal policies and close loopholes that obscure the basis upon which police can do their jobs.

As Rep. Judy Chu (D-Cal.) said racial profiling makes Americans feel “unsafe, unequal or un-American because of their race or faith.”

The bad news is that laws such as Florida’s “stand your ground” law has been adopted by many other states across the country and greater effort will be needed to get this law repealed. But foremost is the issue raised by Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) and Hip-Hop President Lennox Yearwood who said black children are being discouraged from venturing into certain neighborhoods, dressing in certain ways, speaking too loudly…just being themselves. And after all of that has been said and done…they may still become a victim of racial profiling for something they cannot change.

Romney, the Republicans and Black Folks

This week the District of Columbia celebrated Emancipation Day. Not only should April 16 be special to every African-American in this country, it should be special to every Republican. Why? Let us not forget, it was President Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, who signed the Compensated Emancipation Act, which ended slavery in the Washington, D.C. for more than 3,000 of our ancestors. Black people and those who belong to the Republican Party should be celebrating and rejoicing together every April 16. It was a great victory, a celebration and a unique connection.

After hundreds of years of a shameful legal system that brought about the most vile and degrading treatment that one human can put upon another, Republican Abraham Lincoln worked with colleagues and fellow Republicans like Frederick Douglass to find a way to end slavery. Douglass was so pleased, supportive and connected to the GOP that he was reported to have said: “I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress.”

But if we are allowed to jump from Republican President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012, the victory, the celebration and the unique connection between Republicans and black people, and seemingly, all people of color have ended. One need only watch the evening news on any given day and one would be hard-pressed to find black people or people of color with Romney or, as one reporter put it, “Romney’s orbit.” Go online or pick up a newspaper and the similar images bereft of “color” come across loud and clear. It is almost as if the Romney and the GOP are saying: Black people have no place in our world.

We could be wrong—Herman Cain would probably think so — but our eyes and our gut instincts beg the question: Where are black people when it comes to Mitt Romney and the Republican Party?

Where is the unique connection we once had?

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Remembering Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)

Thank you for your tribute to artist Elizabeth Catlett, “In Memoriam: Elizabeth Catlett Remembered, Artist Regarded as a Giant of 20th and 21st Centuries.”

I was first introduced to her work as a college student in an art appreciation class in the late 1960’s. I remember being taken by the power of her work, the intensity with which she used graphite and charcoal on paper, producing shades that ranged from the blackest of black to the lightest of grays. It was as if you could follow each stroke she made and feel the power when she applied them. She could create depth, tension and movement with stark contrast in black and white with her wood and linoleum cuts.

The art world has lost a powerful artist, and she will truly be missed.

Lawrence B. Miller Washington, D.C.

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High Graduation ≠ Adequate Education

The article “District Charter High Schools Boast 80 Percent Graduation Rate for 2011,” which appeared in the April 12, 2012, edition of your newspaper, is very impressive. Its credibility, however, was brought into question by an article in the April 15, 2012, edition of another newspaper. An outstanding graduate of a D.C. charter school found himself greatly outclassed by better prepared private school students at Georgetown University. He had to work double-time to keep up with his peers.

Although we shouldn’t generalize on the basis of one student; we should look carefully at the D.C. Public Schools’ leadership claims, because it is striving very hard to push black children into the charter schools.

A high graduation rate does not necessarily translate into a high quality or even adequate education.

Charles M. Bagenstose Upper Marlboro, Md.

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By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

Fidel Castro Helped Liberate Africa African-Americans, especially those who are conscious of how the world has changed during the past 50 years in terms of the progress for African liberation and self-determination, should be more than willing to express gratitude to Fidel Castro because of his outstanding historic and contemporary contributions to the advancement of the interests of African people throughout the world.

I am profoundly aware that my writing about this leader will make some of my brothers and sisters feel a little uncomfortable given the continuing controversies surrounding how the powerful status quo of how America views Castro. But, I think this is the right moment to at least issue a public statement of appreciation to a dedicated comrade in our struggle for freedom, justice and equality while he is still alive.

After I was released from being a political prisoner in my home state of North Carolina in

1979 as a member of the Wilmington 10, I remember what noted author James Baldwin said to me, “When someone is your comrade, you don’t just pretend that he or she is simply not there to be affirmed. After all else, Black people should speak boldly without the mask of apology about who are our real allies are in the context of our long struggle for freedom.” Baldwin’s admonition is still true today.

Look at what just happened to Ozzie Guillen, the manager of the Miami Marlins baseball team,

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who was made to issue a public apology for daring to utter favorable expressions about Castro.

It is a glaring example of how some ethnic groups in America flex the strength of their cultural, economic and political muscle to ensure that their worldview and interests are respected by others.

Guillen is a native of Venezuela and told Time magazine that “I respect Fidel Castro.”

As a result of the outcry from the Cuban-American community in south Florida, the Miami Marlins suspended Ozzie Guil-

len for five games. Subsequently, Guillen held a press conference to express remorse for his comment.

Why are some people so passionate about their dislike for Fidel in 2012? This is a question of history, ideology, geopolitics and economics. But the answer to this question is also an answer involving African and African American history, culture and the global struggle of African people for equal justice and freedom.

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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Questions for Presidential Candidates Now that former Senator Rick Santorum has withdrawn from the Republican race for president, it is a foregone conclusion that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee. To be sure, he still has to deal with the nuisance factor of Newt Gingrich, whose lack of money has not only torpedoed his campaign, but also one of his “think” tanks. Maybe Gingrich can find work, as he

suggested that inner city youth do, by taking on some janitorial tasks. So it’s down to Romney and President Obama as opponents in November. The entertainment is over. Let’s get down to business.

Those who are undecided about the political path they’d like to take ought to look at several areas of contrast, and consider what either candidate might do in three areas: JOBS – The unemployment rate ticked down just a tiny bit

last month, from 8.3 to 8.2 percent, but only 120,000 new jobs were created. We need to create at least 300,000 jobs a month for the next year or so to just begin to catch up with all the jobs that were lost. Black unemployment, at 14 percent, is at the Great Depression level of 25 percent when hidden unemployment is considered. Unemployment is trending down, if slowly, and the Obama administration has been quick to share these facts.

Further, if President Obama had

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been able to pass job creation legislation at the end of 2011, the rate might have dropped even faster.

My question to Mitt Romney would be how he plans to accelerate the pace of job creation and lower unemployment. I’d also ask him about high black unemployment rates, and targeting. Finally, I’d ask him whether he still enjoys firing people and what message he thinks that sends to the least and the left out.

I’d ask President Obama at least two of those three questions. I’d certainly ask what he would do to change the pace of job creation, what kind of legislation he thinks is needed for him to implement his plan, and whether he thinks he can pull a political consensus together to pass such legislation. I’d also ask him about black unemployment and targeting, not to put him on the spot or to play the race

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By Marc H. Morial

All-Black Revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire” on Broadway

“The landscape of any Tennessee Williams play is the human heart, and I have a cast of people with heart.” – Emily Mann, Director of the new Broadway revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire” with an all-Black cast Like Hollywood, Broadway has historically been reluctant to cast African-Americans in mainstream classics, especially those originally created for white

thespians. But, unlike “Tinseltown,” the “Great White Way” has moved much more forcefully in recent years to open up new avenues for black actors The latest example is a new all-black revival of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “A Streetcar Named Desire,” set to open April 22 at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre.

Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski first screamed the immortal line, “Hey Stella” in 1947 when “Streetcar” originally premiered on Broadway. The other lead-

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ing members of that original cast included Kim Hunter, as Stanley’s wife, Stella; Jessica Tandy as Stella’s delusional sister, Blanche DuBois; and Karl Malden as Blanche’s scorned suitor, Mitch. The story centers around the emotional unraveling of Blanche, a Southern belle hiding a tawdry past, who moves into Stanley and Stella’s New Orleans apartment causing all manner of conflict and tragedy.

In this first all-black Broadway revival, Blair Underwood is cast as the brutish Stanley; Daphne

Rubin-Vega plays his wife, Stella; Nicole Ari Parker is Blanche; and Wood Harris is cast as Mitch.

Five-time Grammy winning jazz trumpeter, Terrence Blanchard has composed original music for the play.

The revival is being coproduced by Stephen Byrd, founder of Front Row Productions and his business partner, Alia Jones. Byrd and Jones are the African-American producers who brought the all-black revival of another Tennessee Williams masterpiece, “Cat on

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a Hot Tin Roof,” to Broadway in 2008. That play, which won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival of a Play, starred Terrence Howard, Anika Noni Rose, Phylicia Rashad and James Earl Jones.

From 1890 to 1910, most of the blacks on Broadway were featured in African-American minstrel shows, playing to allWhite audiences. In the 1920s composers such as Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle popularized the

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Child Watch©

By Marian Wright Edelman

What a Difference Guns Make On April 16, 2007, our nation suffered its deadliest shooting incident ever by a single gunman when a student killed 32 people and wounded 25 others at Virginia Tech University before committing suicide. Five years later, have we learned anything about controlling our national gun and gun violence epidemic?

A look at just a few of the sad headlines across the country so far this year suggests we haven’t learned much, if anything at all.

In February of this year, a 17-year-old high school senior, who other students described as an outcast who’d been bullied, shot and killed three fellow students and injured two more at Chardon High School in suburban Cleveland, Ohio. Would this have happened without a gun?

In Washington state, three children were victims of gun violence during a three-week period at the end of February and at the end of March. A three-yearold died after shooting himself in the head with a gun left under

the front seat of the car while his family stopped for gas. The 7-year-old daughter of a police officer was shot and killed by her younger brother after he found one of their father’s guns in the glove compartment of the family van. And an 8-year-old girl was critically wounded at school when her 9-year-old classmate brought in a gun he found at home that accidentally went off in his backpack. Would this have happened without a gun?

There already has been a rash of shootings in Chicago this

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year, including the especially violent weekend in mid-March when 49 people were shot and 10 were killed. One of the victims was a 6-year-old girl who was sitting on her front porch with her mother getting her hair brushed before a birthday party when she was killed by shots fired from a passing pickup truck. Would this have happened without a gun?

And in Florida, unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin was shot and killed walking home from the store in February after being followed by self-appointed

“neighborhood watch captain” George Zimmerman. Would Trayvon’s death have happened without a gun? Now that George Zimmerman has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, Trayvon Martin’s family is finally moving forward in their quest for justice.

As a nation we can’t afford to keep waiting for commonsense gun control laws that would protect our children and all of us from indefensible gun

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By Ron Busby

New JOBS Calls for New Tools

On Thursday, April 5, 2012, I had the opportunity to join a bipartisan group of supporters at the White House to witness the signing of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012 into law.

This multi-pronged legislation addresses several financing challenges for small and emerging American businesses, and since access to capital continues to

reign as the Number One problem for small businesses, the JOBS Act of 2012 has the potential to be just what the doctor ordered.

Frankly, when most small, African-American-owned businesses express concerns about the lack of access to capital, few are complaining about the challenges inherent in preparing for a public offering of their stock.

And for the most part black business owners haven’t been bitten by the “crowd-funding” bug that tech-savvy entrepreneurs have

begun to use to attract growth capital to their enterprises.

So, taken as a whole and viewed on the surface, the elements of the JOBS Act hold little promise of alleviating the pressure most black business owners feel when seeking capital for growth and expansion of their businesses.

But, the JOBS Act is a good thing, right? Well… sort of. The new legislation absolutely provides the impetus for black businesses to develop the new tools needed to make the “jumpstart”

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bill work for us. We have to begin to think of our businesses in entirely new ways, particularly in matters of scale. Most blackowned businesses fit the description of “micro-enterprises.” The small businesses addressed in the JOBS Act can pool up to $2 million in investment capital, issue up to $50 million in stock, or grow to $1 billion in revenue before attracting Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) attention, in most cases. Most of us only wish we were that “small!”

Sounds like an apples and oranges comparison, right? But whatever the distinction between micro vs. small enterprise, we’ll be working to figure out how to make this work for us. It’s pretty clear we’ll have to develop some new expertise. That means more joint ventures, more mergers, more working together, more creativity in the ways we position our businesses for growth.

The USBC will begin to work to engage our friends and sup-

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By Askia Muhammad

Romney’s Racist Theology?

Long before the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s so-called Liberation Theology nearly cost then Sen. Barack Obama the presidency in 2008, the bedrock tenets of that teaching had been established and made firm. There have literally been millions of words preached and recited, even sung, which bear witness to the truth of that philosophy. Liberation Theology is as sound as Gospel.

The great abolitionist Fred-

erick Douglass—in his immortal July 5, 1852 address called “What to the American Slave is Your Fourth of July”—said it ever so plainly.

“I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants, brass-fronted

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impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade and solemnity, are, to Him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy-a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages.” “…your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade and solemnity…” that’s talking about American Christianity there. “…a thin veil to cover up crimes The Washington Informer

which would disgrace a nation of savages…” sayeth Frederick Douglass, without fear of successful contradiction.

So, anything that the Rev. Wright or any of the tens of thousands of like-minded black folks have said 150 years later simply amounts to icing on a multi-layered cake.

Still, black people—who in Douglass’ words are the “constant victims” of “gross injustice and cruelty”—are continually held at fault by the white supremacist society in which we

live, and are required to make nice to the white whip-masters and brutes who continue to punish black people, sometimes it seems only for sport.

I believe that Frederick Douglass taught Liberation Theology, and he was correct to do so.

On the other hand, the “prayers and hymns, sermons and thanksgivings” of the ordinary white Christian church is nothing more than “brassfronted impudence; hollow

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Celebs Flock to Howard Theatre Gala

U Street’s Crown Jewel Glitters on Opening Night

By Shevry Lassiter WI Staff Writer It was only fitting, that organizers of the grand opening gala of the Howard Theatre put on a Motown-styled celebration honoring legendary Motown founder and entertainment icon Berry Gordy Jr. A galaxy of stars, a crosssection of entertainment royalty, strolled across the purple carpet which signaled the regal nature of the occasion. As they entered the 101-year-old landmark, photographers jostled to capture the perfect images of Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Martha Reeves, Savion Glover and a host of other luminaries and dignitaries.

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the theatre reopened. The renovation is superb and it’s going to revitalize this whole area and I’m so happy that we could be a part of it,” said Cathy Hughes, founder and president of Radio One. Benefactors and guests dined on a sumptuous $1,000 aplate-meal which included hors d’oeuvres that ranged from smoked salmon to barbequed duck breasts and a main course of shrimp and dirty rice, BoBo chicken and braised short ribs with spiced, braised cowpeas and smoky collard greens, thanks to acclaimed New York chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson.

Roy and Malik Ellis – principals of the Ellis Development Group which oversaw the $29 million renovation project – wel-

comed guests while D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) brought greetings from their respective bodies.

Opening acts preceded the flowing tributes as guests enjoyed performances by George Duke with Al Jarreau, Dianne Reeves, Glover and Howard University’s vocal ensemble Afro Blue. Comedian, actor and philanthropist Bill Cosby offered a tribute to jazz that featured veteran pianist and composer Joe Sample and David Yarborough.

And Dionne Warwick paid homage to the women of jazz that featured Chrisette Michele. Comedians Wanda Sykes and Dick Gregory both performed short routines, much to the delight of the crowd.

French musician and harmonica player Frederic Yonnet; R&B vocalists Raheem DeVaughn, Tanya Blount and James Ingram along with former members of the Temptations, Platters and Drifters performed a medley of songs from Motown Records as well as popular tunes by Washington D.C.’s native son Marvin Gaye.

“This gala was fabulous. I particularly enjoyed Savion Glover’s tap dance performance and Afro Blue and of course, Dianne Reeves,” said Bonita Bing who lives in Northeast.

But she also appreciated the theatre’s new look.

“What impressed me most was the interior and architecture of the theatre,” Bing said.

“This was my first time ever

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visiting the Howard. I’ve heard how people used to stand in long lines to wait to see performers like James Brown and I think if they bring the right acts they will again have people lining up to catch a performance,” she said with a smile.

The Howard Theatre located in the Shaw community in Northwest, was built in 1910 and was the nation’s first major theater that catered to African Americans. It was known as “The Theatre for the People.”

Seating 1,500, one of the theatre’s early and noted patrons was Louisiana Governor P.B.S. Pinchback, America’s first governor of African descent. Local groups also held variety shows,

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gala continued from Page 31 meetings, church services and Sunday afternoon concerts there.

Samuel H. Stiefel bought the Howard Theatre in 1931 and Duke Ellington opened with a new era of big bands on stage with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt attending birthday balls at the theatre. Amateur nights at the Howard launched the careers of a number of entertainers who went onto international acclaim, including Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Eckstine, Billy Taylor and the original Supremes.

“The show was amazing and

brought back so many memories. I used to sit in the balcony and bum-rush the shows so I could see the Miracles. I was the head of the Miracles Fan Club,” said Sheila Eldridge, a New Jersey resident who made the trip down for the gala and benefit concert.

Sample, 73, echoed the comments of many guests.

“This is like being in the middle of a black history moment.”

Saxophonist Jimmy Heath, 85, said being at the theatre brought back fond memories.

“I played here in 1950 with ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie when the theatre wasn’t this hip. It feels like a rebirth.” wi

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“An Education on the African American Experience”

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Saturday: 10 am – 7 pm, Sunday: 10 am – 5 pm

Montgomery County Fairgrounds 16 Chestnut Street ** Gaithersburg, Maryland

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A Conversation with a Local Playwright

By Misty Brown WI Staff Writer From 10 minutes plays to twohour dramatic readings, local playwright, Jacqueline E. Lawton is recognized as one of the top 30 leading African-American playwrights in the country by Arena Stage’s American Voices New Play Institute.

Lawton, 35, is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships that include two Young Artist Program Grants from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities for Playwriting; the Ellsworth P. and Virginia Conkle Endowed Scholarship for Drama; the Jean McKenzie Schenkkan Endowed Scholarship in Playwriting; and the Morton Brown, Nellie Lea Brown, and Minelma Brown Lockwood Endowed Scholarship in Playwriting.

Lawton, who lives on Capitol Hill, will present a reading about the founding of the art department at Hampton University titled, The Hampton Years, during the 23rd Annual James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art at Howard University in Northwest.

The colloquium begins Thursday, April 19 and runs through Saturday, April 21. Lawton will also be a part of a panel discussion, State of the Art: To Publish or Perish, at the university on Friday, April 20 at 4 p.m.

WI: How does a District-based playwright make a living?

JL: It isn’t easy to earn a living as

a playwright anywhere. Many playwrights teach at universities or write for film and television. I’m a professor of Theater at the University of the District of Columbia and teach at the Smithsonian Associates Summer Camp. I also work as a dramaturg.

sioned and produced, Mad Breed.

In 2009, theHegira presented a workshop production of Anna K as part of Round House Theater’s Silver Spring Series and the world premiere of Deep Belly Beautiful as part of the Mead Theater Lab at Flashpoint.

WI: Elaborate on the role of a dramaturg – exactly what does that entail?

JL: I help to make the world more accessible to theater artists and audiences. I compile research about the play through articles, essays, songs, pictures, and videos. I write program notes and conduct artist interviews. I lead post show discussions and theater symposiums. Also, I help playwrights develop and strengthen their plays.

WI: What has been your worst experience in theater?

JL: Regardless of your role, it is challenging to produce a play. It’s hard to be taken for granted and it’s never good when communication breaks down between artists or within an organization. Over time, I’ve come to realize that it’s better to learn from these experiences. That way, even the most heartbreaking of situations can be rewarding.

WI: Do you only write plays for theater?

JL: No, I’ve written historical presentations for the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of American History and the National Portrait Gallery. I’ve also written for the Hurston-Wright Foundation and Theater Washington’s Helen Hayes Tribute.

WI: How many productions have you presented in the Washington, D.C. area?

JL: I’ve had several one-act plays produced at the Smithsonian Institute; most notably, Ira Aldridge: The African Roscius, starring Avery Brooks and Jewell Robinson at the National Portrait Gallery.

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ARIES This week make your spiritual interest pay off in cash. Enough of goodness for goodness sake. You’ve got bills to pay. People expect generosity from a big hearted person like you. Ask them for something in return or they’ll drain you. Soul Affirmation: I call on my creative talents to pay my bills.

Lucky Numbers: 1, 3, 8 TAURUS Compromise to get what you want this week.

You’ll want to meet others half-way, and in the long run, you’ll get what you want anyway. You can afford to be gracious and giving. Do it with all your heart and soul. Soul Affirmation: My emotions provide me a pathway into the sunshine of my being.

Lucky Numbers: 6, 17, 43 GEMINI Money matters may seem a little unstable this week; postpone a shopping trip. On the plus side, however, your friends are unusually supportive and wonderful. You’ll enjoy conversations and being with another, especially after dark! Soul Affirmation: I enjoy working with others this week.

Lucky Numbers: 19, 30, 50 CANCER Personal goals are important to you this week, and you’ll want to budget some time to spend on formulating plans for your brilliant future. Something that happens without your knowledge is going to prove to be a huge benefit. Enjoy your lucky streak!

Soul Affirmation: My life itself is my greatest creation. Lucky Numbers: 7, 40, 43 LEO Your straight-up attitude is going to come in handy this week.

Plain talk is favored; keep it simple so others will understand where you’re coming from. You’ll get a lot done if you stick to a plan this week. Soul Affirmation: I forgive, forget and keep on moving towards my good fortune.

Lucky Numbers: 1, 29, 31 VIRGO This is a good week to think about long-term plans.

Your mind is clear and your vision of things to come will be lighted by your razor-sharp instincts. All week long be careful not to sound too sarcastic when you tell people stuff that you know and they don’t. Soul Affirmation: I keep my eyes open for the love that is everywhere. Lucky Numbers: 17, 18, 20 LIBRA The clever way you think could expose you to an experience for you unlike any you’ve had recently. Move forward. Get into it. Don’t doubt your ability to handle it. Don’t let your mind get crowded with too much useless information. Love is simpler than you think. Soul Affirmation: I allow good feelings to flow into my life with ease. Lucky Numbers: 6, 21, 34 SCORPIO If someone has told you that you are more mental than emotional, believe them. This week especially your mind will be working a mile a minute to make sure that what you feel is good for you to feel. Cover the mental processes with an emotional facade, but keep thinking about what is best. Soul Affirmation: I give special attention to special friends. Lucky Numbers: 3, 45, 51 SAGITTARIUS Usually you’re not much for gambling. You like to investigate and make sure before you make your move. This week you are lucky. Move on impulse. Follow your heart. Pay close attention to the love needs of your mate this week. The needs of children call. Soul Affirmation: I can be whoever I am conscious of being. Lucky Numbers: 12, 32, 53 CAPRICORN You’ll face a formidable task, but if you defeat it, you’ll take big steps toward a goal. Weigh in and give it your best. Your energy is high. The task looks larger before you start than it will once you’ve put your shoulder into it. Compromise with a partner. This week will bring more love than usual. Look for it. Soul Affirmation: I give thanks for the blessing of life Lucky Numbers: 33, 45, 50 AQUARIUS Speak out. Take center stage. Any subject you choose is ripe for the “rap.” People listen. Friends and associates will be impressed. Forgive a jealous soul who lingers nearby.

Don’t neglect the home front. Soul Affirmation: My love of myself makes me lovable to others. Lucky Numbers: 2, 15, 16 PISCES Enjoy yourself. The need to do that will be very apparent this week. What will not be as apparent is the key to your enjoyment which will depend on the attitude you take to someone who has been getting on your nerves. Don’t think about them. Whenever the picture of their face appears in your mind use your imagination to turn that picture into a cartoon. Laugh. Soul Affirmation: I am in tune with the best that is in me this week. Lucky Numbers: 36, 39, 40

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First Lady Michelle Obama (left) and Dr. Jill Biden (right) celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Joining Forces Community Challenge by hosting the 2012 winners on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday, April 11. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

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A Jazzy Night

Saxophonist Sharon Thomas performs before an audience at Everlasting Life Restaurant and Lounge in Capitol Heights, Md., on Tuesday, April 10. The restaurant is kicking off the 13th Annual Harlem Renaissance Festival. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

Thursday, April 26, 2012 • 6:30 pm Central High School Auditorium 200 Cabin Branch Road Capitol Heights, MD 20743-3205

Principal - Mr. Charoscar Coleman Keynote Speaker, The Honorable Derrick Leon Davis (Central HS Alumnus)

Admission Is Free And Open To The Public

This event is co-sponsored and funded by The Foundation for the Advancement of Music & Education (FAME) and Prince George’s County Councilmanic District 6.

A Celebrated Artist Performs

Legendary jazz singer Jean Carne performed at Freedom Plaza in Northwest before the start of the fireworks display – a part of the D.C. Emancipation Day 150th Anniversary celebration on Monday, April 16. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah

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An Interrupted Journey– A Black Man’s Journey

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s I mentioned last week, I was preparing for my Easter Sunday morning sermon when I was drawn to the passage in the Gospel of Mark (3:16) which states that Simon, a man of color, was transformed from being a spectator to a game-changer. It is clear that Simon was a game-changer in the most important game ever played, but what is not so clear is the significance of the fact that Simon is described as “passing by” an event that would change his life and the lives of countless millions.

To be found in the process of passing by suggests Simon had no intentions of stopping or becoming a part of the events that were taking place that day. Simon was busy being about his own business. Whatever was going on between the Jews and the Romans on that day outside the walls of Jerusalem had nothing to do with him.

Simon was occupied with the affairs of his life and what was happening to “the guy with the cross” was not his concern. Simon was just passing by.

Interruptions are seldom appreciated and most certainly not appreciated when they take us away from our own plans and thrust us into circumstances that are beyond our control.

Interruptions can only happen when our actions are hindered or delayed by unintended events. Simon suffered an interruption when his plans were put on the back burner by the providential will of God. Simon was no longer passing by--he was now involved. He, nor we, will ever know what might have happened if Simon had been allowed to pass by and not get involved, because once we get involved, things will never be the same.

As a community, we AfricanAmericans have been accused of not getting involved with issues that are considered outside of our community interest. We “pass” on issues that don’t seem to suit our interest at the time. When there does not appear to be a compelling issue of ours we, like Simon, will try to pass by or bypass events that are shaping our future.

I found it interesting that God would not let Simon pass by this most important event and without any consultation or preparation thrust him right into the middle of this great unfolding event. Had God not interrupted Simon’s plans, he would have missed out on his very reason for beThe Washington Informer

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ing born.

We, as a community, have suffered many interruptions and what can be defined as “setbacks” in our efforts to achieve our goals. Could God be trying to tell us something about our goals as a community? As important as our plans and goals may appear to be to us, could they be blocking us from seeing the bigger issues going on around us?

Simon’s interruption turned out to be a blessing in disguise. It allowed him an opportunity to get involved with an event that was bigger than anything anyone could have imagined. I’m sure at the time it didn’t look that marvelous an opportunity, being picked out or picked on to carry someone else’s cross could not have been an attractive proposition. At the time, I am sure when Simon compared what he had planned to do that day with what he was being made to do, he was in a losing situation. The text is mute on any reaction that Simon might have given to being placed

in this situation, so we are left to guess what that might have been.

As with Simon, so with us, we are sometimes compelled by circumstances beyond our control to move in new directions we would never have gone in. The reward that would come to Simon and all of mankind for what Simon did that day would be revealed in the days to come, but what was important that day was that Simon accepted the interruption--the call to serve--and he finished what he was called to do.

Sometimes we need to be compelled to do the work of the “greater good.”

Rev. Paul M. Graves has served as the Chief Diversity Officer for Delta Air Lines and Schering Plough Corporation (MERCK). He currently serves as pastor at Clear-Way Missionary Baptist Church in Newark, NJ. wi www.washingtoninformer.com

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Why Did My Brook Dry Up?

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hy do brooks dry up?

They dry up so we will put our trust in the provider of the brooks, rather than the brook, itself. God wants us to take our trust out of little waters, and put it in the One who provides the water of life.

The Lord shuts down one line of provision in order to open another. This is hard to remember especially when it’s your life, and you’re going through what seems to be a never ending saga. Like the old saying, “If it ain’t one thing, it’s another!” But God will let you know He has made other provisions, not to worry.

Today, if you’re sitting beside a drying brook of pain, suffering, disappointment, a broken heart, broken home, or broken hopes, major illness, in fact the doctor is only giving you a year to live; and you’re wondering why did my brook dry up, remember that suffering is the school where God trains His own.

People have lived many years after being told by doctors that they only have months to live.

They’re not the Creator, how can they know? They can only speculate based on symptoms, but with God, all things are possible. It’s never as it appears.

That’s why faith is the key!

Remember the tragedy that befell our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Even the Water of Life had His brook dry up.

Christ did not suffer without cause. In His agony and death, He confirmed that in this life, the brooks of even the innocent do dry up. Gold must be burnished

before it can shine. Diamonds must be cut before they become glistening gems. And we must be broken – broken on the Rock – before we can be like Him. That’s why our brooks dry up.

Perhaps your brook is down to a trickle, if you’re going through an experience right now, “Don’t give up.” He’s preparing you for something. God wants you to be able to say, “When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll. Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.”

There will always be trials on this earth, for trials are God’s workmen to bring out the best in us. So thank God when your brook dries up. Look to Jesus.

He sat by a drying brook, too. If He shuts one door He will open another, and you can trust Him completely – even when your brook dries up.

1ST Kings, 17:2-8, Elijah ... said to Ahab, “As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

2 And the word of the Lord came to him, 3“Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. 4You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 5So he went and did according to the word of the Lord. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan. 6And the

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God knows that we often take things for granted. We tend to forget His mercies, and expect life itself to go on as usual. God knows to human eyes, miracles that continue often don’t seem so miraculous. So sometimes He stops the miracles, just to open our eyes. By drying up the brooks, God reminds us that even our daily survival is a miracle – a miracle of grace.

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african methodist episcopal

Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Rev. James Manion Supply Priest Foggy Bottom • Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW • Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 • Fax : 202-338-4958 Worship Services 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.

Blessed Word of Life Church Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors 4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax Schedule of Services: Sunday School – 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 AM Communion Service – First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study – Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org e-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org

Campbell African Methodist Episcopal Church Reverend Daryl K. Kearney. • Pastor 2568 MLK Jr., Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20020 (202) 889-3877 (o) • (202) 678-1291 (fax) Services and Times 7:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Small Groups/Church School: 9:00 a.m.

Small Group Bible Study Tuesday 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday Noon Thursday 7:39 p.m.

God our Father, Christ our Redeemer, Humankind one Family www.otfmall.com/camecame reedley5@aol.com

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Rev. John W. Davis, Pastor 5101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089 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 gsccm.administration@verizon.net

Pilgrim Baptist Church

700 I. Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20002 Pastor Louis B. Jones, II and Pilgrim invite you to join us during our July and August Summer schedule! Attire is Christian casual.

Worship: Sundays@ 7:30 A.M. & 10:00 A.M. 3rd Sunday Holy Communion/ Baptism/Consecration Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @12:00 Noon @ 6:30 P.M. – One Hour of Power!

(202) 547-8849 www. pilgrimbaptistdc.org

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ Drs. Dennis W. and Christine Y. Wiley, Pastors 3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax) SERVICES AND TIMES: SUNDAYS: 8:00 AM and 10:45 AM Worship Services BIBLE STUDY: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30 PM (dinner @ 5:30 PM) SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:45 AM – Hour of Power “An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org

Morning Star Baptist Church Pastor Gerald L Martin Senior Minister 3204 Brothers Place S.E. Washington, D.C. 20032 202-373-5566 or 202-373-5567

Church of Living Waters

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464 Schedule of Service Sunday Service: 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org

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Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., • Pastor 2498 Alabama Ave., SE • Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 • www.acamec.org 2008: The Year of New Beginnings “Expect the Extraordinary”

Crusader Baptist Church

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews • Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 Fax: (202) 526-1661

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

Sunday Worship Services: 8:00a.m. and 11:00a.m.

Sunday Church School - 9:15a.m. & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30a.m.

2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study - 10:00a.m.

Tuesday Topical Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

Wednesday Children’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m.

Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service - 6:30p.m.

Saturday Adult Bible Study - 10:00a.m.

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

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

“God is Love”

Third Street Church of God Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor 1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.5889 office 202.638.1803 fax Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30 p.m.

“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org

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

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

ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

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

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Service & Time Sunday Worship 7:45A.M & 11A.M Communion Service 2nd Sunday 11A.M Prayer Service Tuesday 7:00 P.M Bible Study Tuesday 8:00 P.M Sunday Church School 10:00 A.M Sunday “A church reaching and winning our community for Christ” morningstarbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.morningstarchurch-dc.org

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

52 Years of Expert Engraving Services

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

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All Nations Baptist Church

Friendship Baptist Church 900 Delaware Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20020 (202) 488-7417 (202) 484-2242 Rev. Dr. J. Michael Little Pastor Sunrise Prayer: 6:00 AM Sunday School: 9:30 AM Morning Worship 11:00 AM Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday-11:00AM www.friendshipbaptistdc.org Email: frienshipde1900@verizon.net

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

Zion Baptist Church

Israel Baptist Church

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

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

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

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

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

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

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

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Study: Monday - 7:00 p.m.

Prayer Meeting: Thursday - 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor 1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 Fax: 202-544-2964 Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am and 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon and 6:30 pm Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm Web: www.mountmoriahchurch.org Email: mtmoriah@mountmoriahchurch.org

Rehoboth Baptist Church

St. Matthews Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor 1105 New Jersey Ave, S.E • Washington, DC 20003 202 488-7298 Order of Services Sunday Worship Services: 9:05 A.M. Sunday School: 8:00 A.M. Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting: 7:00 P.M. (Tuesday) Bible Study: 7:30 P.M. (Tuesday) Theme: “Striving to be more like Jesus “Stewardship”.

Philippians 3:12-14; Malachi 3:8-10 and 2 Corinthians 9:7 Email: stmatthewbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.com

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

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Mount Pleasant Baptist Church

New Commandment Baptist Church

Rev. Terry D. Streeter Pastor

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Pastor and Overseer

215 Rhode Island Ave. N.W. • WD.C. 20001 (202) 332-5748

625 Park Rd, NW • WDC 20010 P: 202 291-5711 • F: 202 291-5666

Early Morning Worship: 7:45 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

C.T.U. Sunday: 2:45 p.m.

Bible Study: Wednesday 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Prayer Service: Wednesday 8:00 p.m.

Noon Day Prayer Service: Mondays 12 p.m.

Sunday Worship Service - 11 am Sunday School - 9:45 am Bible Study & Prayer Wed. - 7 pm Substance Abuse Counseling 7 pm (Mon & Fri) Jobs Partnership - 7 pm (Mon & Wed) Sat. Enrichment Experience - 9:30 am

Salem Baptist Church

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

Rev. R. Vincent Palmer Pastor

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

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

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

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working....

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

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

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

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

Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m.

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

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

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

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Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

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

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Mekeeba L. Miller and Bernard Quarterman, Jr., whose addresses are 1060 Bladensburg Road, NE, Washington, DC 20018 and 40 V Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Virginia H. Miller, who died on May 15, 2002 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision.

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Jeanette W. Washington and William J. Carter, whose addresses are 880 Nalley Rd., Landover, MD 20785; 11002 Sweet Gum Way, Clinton, MD 20735, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Junius W. Carter, who died on January 6, 2012 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. Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 5, 2012.

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Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Bruce Jones, whose address is 603 Galveston St, SE Washington, DC 20032, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Eleanor Hopkins, who died on April 13, 1997 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision.

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Do we have historical amnesia? We need to tell our children the truth our struggle here in America, the Caribbean and in Africa. African liberation required a revolution and a protracted struggle. The Cuban Revolution contributed concretely to the revolution and transformation of Africa.

I witnessed first-hand in Angola how Cuban soldiers valiantly and heroically shed their blood and gave their lives along with Angolans, Namibians, South Africans and others to prevent the brutal apartheid regime from taking over all of southern Africa while the administration of President Ronald Reagan orchestrated the avarice game of “constructive engagement” with the minority-ruled white South Africa.

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was changed irreversibly by the formidable forces of unity between our African and Cuban freedom fighters.

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I’d ask Mitt Romney why he thinks it is fair for the rich to pay proportionately less in taxes than middle income people. I’d ask him bluntly whether he thinks he favors the rich and if so, why. I’d ask him to detail his objections to the Buffett plan, and to offer an alternative plan for tax fairness.

I’d ask President Obama (who not only pays his fair share in taxes, but also contributes generously to charitable causes (including the United Negro College Fund) to offer, beyond the Buffett plan, other keys to tax fairness. I’d ask him whether investment income should be taxed at an equal or higher rate than earnings. And I’d ask him what kind of coalition is needed to turn the Buffett plan

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STUDENTS – While President Obama has vigorously defended Pell Grants, Romney would not only eliminate these grants but many other social programs. Furthermore, students pay more than 6 percent interest on federal loans, while some of the bailout banks paid less than 1 percent interest on their loans. If we believe that children are our future, why aren’t our future workers, students, more highly considered in the budget process?

Now that we don’t have the distraction of debate about peripheral issues, maybe we can get down to business to compare and contrast the candidates. wi Julianne Malveaux is president of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C.

Chavis continued from Page 29 During the Black Power Movement of the 1960s and the “Pan African Movement” of the 1970s and 1980s, Fidel Castro was a major source of support and solidarity for the liberation of Africa from centuries of colonialism, imperialism and neo-colonialism.

Decades ago, Patrice Lumumba in the Congo, Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana, Augostinho Neto in Angola, Sam Nujoma in Namibia, Nelson Mandela in South Africa, Michael Manley in Jamaica, and W.E.B. Dubois and Malcolm X in America were all in solidarity with Fidel Castro and others about supporting the growing liberation movements in Africa.

Where is our memory today con-

Malveaux continued from Page 29 card, but because this is an important question. Finally, I’d ask about a focus on youth unemployment, given the fact that young people who graduate from college and cannot find jobs have lifetime effects from or two years worth of joblessness.

TAXES – Former Republican candidate Herman Cain, he of the 9-9-9 plan that just didn’t add up, the foreign policy ignorance, and the fiery, if inept, blather said that Romney was being “picked apart” by the tax issue. But Romney pays a lower proportion of his income on taxes than the average – not upper income, just average – working person does, mostly because investment income is taxed at a lower rate than earnings. Romney

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While these productions have resulted in more work for black actors, Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones are still a rarity as fulltime African American Broadway producers. Black superstar entertainers such as Alicia Keys (Stick Fly), Will Smith, Jay-Z and Jada Pinkett (Fela), Whoopi Goldberg (Sister Act) and Oprah Winfrey (The Color Purple) are making inroads as Broadway

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MUHAMMAD continued from Page 30 mockery…” So, if that’s true of the ordinary white Christian churches, what must we think of a church that teaches that black people are instead cursed

by God himself ? Should a high official in such a church, one

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Virginia Tech so little has changed.

How many years must we wait until tragic headlines about school shootings, children dying, and people using the “shoot first and ask questions later” defense to take the law into their own hands go away? When will we finally get the courage to stand up as a nation and say enough to the deadly proliferation of guns and gun violence that endanger children’s and public safety? wi Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund.

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U.S. Black Chamber’s School of Chamber Management this summer.

There is one provision included in the JOBS Act that holds a bit more short-term promise.

The Capital Expansion Act (HR 4088) increases the number of shareholders able to invest in community banks from 500 to 2000. This one component alone should dramatically spur the

development of black-owned banks across the country, which in turn would open access to more conventional business financing tools. We’ll be watching this closely, and will report back to you on progress in developing community-based financial institutions. wi Ron Busby is president of the U.S. Black Chamber, Inc.

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“And [God] had caused the That is not Liberation Theology. cursing to come upon them, yea, That’s Put-the-shackles-back-oneven a sore cursing, because of Black-people-theology. Make no their iniquity,” Cottman writes, mistake about it. quoting what he refers to as a Why hasn’t anyone questioned “bizarre” passage from the Book Gov. Romney about his church’s of Mormon, the church’s holy odious teachings against black text. “For behold, they had hard- people? Why hasn’t Gov. Romened their hearts against him, ney been asked to either embrace that they had become like unto or distant himself from this mesa flint; wherefore, as they were sage in his church’s teachings, white, and exceedingly fair and the same way then Sen. Barack delightsome, that they might not Obama had to renounce, and deOcean Land Trust, Ltd. - display ad double 2x2 be enticing unto my people, the nounce, and pronounce, and anLord God did cause a skin of nounce the Rev. Wright’s teachThe Washington Informer

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I want to know what Gov. Romney has to say about such passages in The Book of Mormon, and I wonder why a lot of people are not similarly curious, and/or upset about Romney being given a pass instead of being required to talk about his church’s white supremacist theology.

Instead, White writers get away with outright falsehoods, as they go about blaming the victims for their racist crimes.

“If George W. Bush had spent 20 years in the church of a white supremacist, he never would have come close to winning the Republican nomination—never mind the presidency,” Jeffrey Kuhner wrote recently in The Washington Times.

Say what? Do those editors over there read that stuff before they publish it?

“When it comes to race,” Kuhner writes “there is a blatant double standard.” You betcha there is. And it “permeates American society,” just as Kuhner writes.

The only thing is, it’s Mitt Romney and white folks who are getting away with crimes against Black folks, “…which would disgrace a nation of savages.” wi www.washingtoninformer.com

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