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By Shantella Y. Sherman WI Staff Writer The District of Columbia is known throughout the world by many monikers: the nation’s capital, ‘Chocolate City,’ and the seat of Western democracy. However, among Go-Go music enthusiasts worldwide, it is known as

Go-Go central. And its king, affectionately known as the Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown, enjoyed a reign unlike that of any seated elected official in D.C. history. Brown succumbed to pneumonia, Wed., May 16, following a stay in the intensive care unit of Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore. He was

75. Brown had demonstrated little signs of slowing down until his hospital stay and his death left both fans and industry colleagues in shock. Within hours of his death, impromptu block parties, replete with driving GoGo beats, dancing, and chanting, erupted all over the metropolitan area.

“I was at Howard University hospital to get my knee checked out and heard the music,” said Charlene Thaxton of Reston, Va., who took part in one of the parties. “I had to come over and pay my respects because I’ve been running with Chuck since I was fifteen and I’m 54 now. I had to say my good-byes.”

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Council member Michael A. Brown accepted the President’s Award for his late father, the Honorable Ronald H. Brown, during the University of the District of Columbia’s (UDC) 160th Anniversary Closing Gala celebration in Washington, DC. Brown was the first chairman of the Board of Trustees for UDC. Hosted by UDC President Dr. Allen Sessoms.Other honorees included the Republic of Botswana Ambassador Tebeleo Seretse, DC Mayor Vincent Gray, the Greater Washington Board of Trade President and CEO of Jim Dinegar, DC Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barbara Lang and Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation President and CEO Michele Hagans, who were all awarded the 160th Anniversary Medal. Honorary gala chairs were Mayor Gray and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir. Judith Terra, chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities chaired the event. Gala co-chairs were Francine and Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, former president of George Washington University, and Christine M. Warnke, senior governmental affairs advisor from Hogan Lovells, was the host committee chair. Mistress of ceremonies for the evening was NBC4 News Anchor Doreen Gentzler. Proceeds from the event will support University programs, student scholarships and need-based tuition.

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By James Wright WI Staff Writer Michael Brown Gears Up D.C. Council member Michael Brown (I-At-Large) is working on his re-election bid. He will be on the Nov. 6 general election ballot for the at-large seat on the D.C. Council that cannot be held by a Democrat.

“My campaign is going good, I cannot complain,” Brown, 47, said. “We have been gearing up for some time and we will accelerate our efforts after the Ward 5 race is decided.”

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Alexander Dismissive of GOP Opponent Unlike some of her D.C. Council colleagues who won in the Tue., April 3 primary, D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) faces a Republican opponent in the November general election. Alexander, 50, will compete against Republican Ron Moten for the right to return to the John A. Wilson Building in Northwest.

When asked about her opposition in the general election, she smiled mischievously.

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Alexander said that she will continue to emphasize her hard work on behalf of the ward to residents and encourage her constituents to look “at who has been working.” She said that a Republican representing Ward 7 on the D.C. Council or even in the White House would not be beneficial.

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Phillip Stewart Hyattsville, Md. The Godfather of Go-Go! Ever since I was allowed to go into a club, Chuck Brown has always been my favorite. I remember picking up my father from work playing Chuck. I was surprised my father knew the lyrics. He has touched and influenced many people with his music. Thanks Chuck Brown, you will be missed but your music will live on.

Tracy Johnson Washington, D.C. Chuck Brown created a genre of music that I have loved since the age of 5. I introduced my 10-year- old son to Chuck Brown at the age of 4 and like me, he loves Chuck Brown just as much as I do. He’s now inspired to be a musician as well.

WHAT IMPACT DID THE LATE MUSICIAN CHUCK BROWN HAVE ON YOUR LIFE?

Al Burwick Washington, D.C. Chuck Brown’s influence on me was that I knew once I got to the Go-Go, I was going to hear some Chuck and his music made you feel so good.

Thomasine Burwick Washington, D.C. Chuck Brown had a lot of influence on me as far as his music is concerned.

I loved his music and I’ve been listening to him. I’ve been a fan since the 60s and his death was very sad to me.

Nate Bennett-Fleming Washington, D.C. It is difficult to express in words the impact of Chuck on my life. His music and spirit helped to define and is intertwined with the spirit of this city. His spirit will never die and lives on with this city.

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“In May 2009, Chuck Brown joined me and other members of the Metropolitan Police Department to host a public safety Media Contest for teens to promote a safe summer. Later that summer, he met with other members of the go-go community to take photos for an ad campaign, called ‘We Care, Do You?’. This campaign encouraged unity in the community; standing up to peer pressure, respecting yourself; as well as staying in school. The campaign also provided the hotline numbers to text and call if anyone had information for police. Because of his legendary status, Chuck Brown knew his message would be respected. He was willing to lend us his influence to make our city safer. On behalf of the members of the Metropolitan Police Department, I offer my condolences to the family, friends and fans of the legendary Chuck Brown, whose civic and musical talent will always be a part of our city’s rich history.” From Left to Right: Jas Funk, Polo, Go-Go Mickey, Big G, Lil Benny, Sugar Bear, & Chuck Brown-- DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier / Courtesy photo.

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Legendary Go-Go performer Chuck Brown, affectionately known as the Godfather of Go-Go made a lasting impact on the music industry worldwide. / Photo courtesy of Thomas Sayers Ellis.

brown continued from Page 1 follower of Chuck’s before I got into the business,” said Bo Sampson, who promoted the song “Your Game” and a mix with Peaches & Herb, and one with Sugar Bear with Brown.

“I think the legacy of Chuck Brown for the city is a blueprint to keep his name alive.”

Radio personality Michel Wright said Brown’s ability to bridge musical genres and relate intimately to audiences of all ages, enhanced his genius.

“Chuck Brown’s impact has been in being a bridge musically and as a family figure. One of the things that resonated most with me about Chuck Brown was that he was an authentic soul. He could relate to a person The Washington Informer

no matter their age,” said Wright.

“So many people have the same memory of jamming with Chuck and the band. The call and response and the crowd participation was amazing. When Chuck would see you, and call you out: ‘Hey Sweet Michel, I love you so much,’ he meant it.

It was just so heartfelt and amazing,” Wright said.

Others, like hip-hop artist DJ Kool said that among Go-Go artists, Brown was viewed as an educator who infused business lessons with advice about life.

“Chuck Brown was a total source of inspiration and information for all of us. He was our godfather, our kingship, and our everything. He let us know that not only can you do it, but you can do it as long as you feel it. He was in his 70s, giving the

crowds exactly what they wanted no matter how he was feeling,” said DJ Kool, who played on Brown’s “Block Party” release.

DJ Kool said that he admired Brown’s ability to keep the beat going and not give up, especially when the mainstream music industry was not particularly fond of Go-Go or its artists.

“Chuck told me about his early career when he and the band played in joints for all the chicken they could eat and all the beer they could drink, but no money.

I had the exact same types of situations where I played for no money; it wasn’t for chicken and beer, but for not much more than that. I learned to press on anyway because of what Chuck taught me. He had an apprecia-

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brown continued from Page 8 tion, respect and a crazy amount of love for people. A lot of people are broken-hearted and worry that no radio stations will play our music now,” DJ Kool said.

District native and beloved songstress Stacey Lattisaw believes Brown’s legendary style and personal swag helped transition Go-Go music from a local street sound to a legitimate and respected genre, enjoyed worldwide.

“Folks are on Twitter in New York and Down South discussing the impact Chuck made on the music world. It is important for people to understand that an artist can be talented, gifted and successful, but their true legacy is their character. Chuck was a nice person; he didn’t have an ego. Not one time in all of his career have I ever heard a single negative thing about Chuck. My heart goes out to his kids, his wife, and his whole family,” Lattisaw said.

Comedian Chris Thomas concurred, comparing Brown’s musical genius to that of late jazz legend Miles Davis saying he symbolized the spirit of a true artist.

“Chuck Brown was the epitome of what real musicianship is.

Not only did he produce several decades of good music, but he was also the ambassador of the city and what it stood for. Losing Chuck is like losing rhythm itself,” Thomas said. “So much of Chuck was spiritual – the whole practice of shouting out people’s names during his songs – it was not just performance, I was spiritual.”

Brown certainly made a lasting impression on all who met him.

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years ago was life-changing. At his passing, Kane immediately tweeted, “Go-Go will never be the same.”

“Chuck was such an innovator because he was able to combine different forms a music and new ways for soul, R&B, and hip hop artists to collaborate. I knew he was a phenomenal man when he pulled off a live, Go-Go remake of Smooth Operator,” Kane told the Informer. Chuck’s passing is the type of thing --- let me keep it 100 – I’m looking at the coverage of Donna Summer and the Kennedy girl, who died making national news. That may not happen for Chuck Brown nationally, but D.C. will not let him go like that. He is gone, but never forgotten and D.C. will celebrate him every year because he wasn’t just a Go-Go artist or performer, he was a creator.”

Still, artists from around the globe have enjoyed Brown’s sound and will similarly mourn.

The British band Coldcut’s celebrated 1987 hit “Say Kids What Time Is It?” and Indie group Farm’s pop anthem “All Together Now” from 1990 used Brown’s rhythm from “Bustin’ Loose”.

Additionally, the Eric B. & Rakim classic “Paid in Full” album fused Brown’s songs, as did Nelly’s hit “Hot in Herre.”

For Al Johnson, lead singer of the Unifics and long-time friend of Brown’s, longevity was what made the Go-Go legend unforgettable. Said Johnson, 64, as the decades mounted, so did Brown’s ability to shift the music and reinvent the sound.

“Brown kept the sound young enough to be significant to the young, but classic enough to keep more mature fans happy.

To the area he was one of the prime-time ambassadors of the Washington music scene and

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Chuck Brown and his wife, Jocelyn “Jaja” Brown. / Photo courtesy of Thomas Sayers Ellis.

brown continued from Page 9 he gave D.C. respectability by refining Go-Go and giving it relevance. There were other bands before him, but none with his sophistication or polish.

He was a guy you automatically liked. Most people especially his live audiences loved him. They saw something in him that made them love him. ‘Ain’t no party like a Chuck Brown party’ was such a truism,” Johnson said.

Rapper and radio host Nonchalant said it was not uncommon to have a grandmother, mother, and daughter at the same show enjoying Brown’s music. Calling Brown “our Dick Clark,” Nonchalant said he had the same energy, demeanor, and mellowness he has since his youth.

“Chuck Brown’s music is timeless. Anytime an artist can go on stage and play music recorded 15 years ago and have the same reaction then as now, it is saying something. He could also play a gig five nights a week and the same audience would be there all five nights. Face it, “Run Joe” is timeless music. You think of where you were, how old you were, and what you were doing when you hear it,” Nonchalant, 41, said.

“I believe younger people and young bands saw what possibilities there could be in the music industry when they examined Chuck’s career. His music touched Los Angeles and traveled overseas. He proved that The Washington Informer

Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers in a 1980s publicity photo. / Courtesy photo.

you could be nominated for a Grammy award for Go-Go and that it could happen at any age,” she said.

Some musicians closest to Brown felt they loss a mentor and friend. Rare Essence percussionist Milton “Go-Go Mickey” Freeman said that had it not been for Brown, few other GoGo bands would have reached their mark.

“Chuck Brown started a lot of bands playing in the city like EU and Trouble. You got bands that

are playing in television shows and movies because of what Chuck started. It’s hurting a lot of people and you could turn to him about industry issues. I don’t know who we can turn to now. Really, if you had business questions, you first wanted to hear from Chuck because he had seen the good and the bad and would genuinely help other artists. His passing is going to affect us for a while,” Mickey said.

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Remembering the Godfather of Go-Go brown continued from Page 10 “I know Chuck grabbed Big G from Backyard off the street at seventeen and helped him get started in the business. There would have been no James Funk or Lil’ Benny without him.

Chuck would leave a nice message on your answering machine and stuff like that to keep young artists inspired and encouraged.

We listened to Chuck,” Mickey said.

Others, like Big Tony, are handling the loss with sobering hope. The Trouble Funk front man said that because Brown represented the seeds of Go-Go, his passing would have a tremendous effect on the entire Go-Go music scene. Calling Brown his “musical mentor”, Big Tony said his hope is that the death of the man who brought so many people into the forefront of the music business, would encourage the individual bands to work together more.

“I hope together we can represent his name and make GoGo a global musical force. No words can express how I feel at this point. Chuck’s death is one of those hard realities you don’t want to accept. There will never be another Michael Jackson or Richard Pryor, and there will never be another Chuck Brown.

No one could replace him, and I wouldn’t even try. But I will go out and represent him the best I can,” Big Tony said.

Jalil Hutchins of the soul group Whodini told the Informer that when he looked at Brown’s Go-Go reign, there was much more there than his artistry.

“He was a phenomenon in this game. To go that strong, for that long, is unheard of in this industry. He reminds me of Frankie Beverly, because they both got better with age. Both are kings and when they play, D.C. comes running. The whole game is hurt right now. Even people who don’t love D.C., loved Chuck Brown,” said Hutchins.

Brown began his career in the 1960s, having been inspired by artists like James Brown and performing with Jerry Butler and The Earls of Rhythm and the percussion-driven Latin band, Los Latinos. Brown soon developed a call and response routine with Los Latinos that later became a staple of Go-Go performances.

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his first hit with “We the People” on the debut album of the same name in 1972. Next came the album Salt of the Earth, with the hit “Blow Your Whistle” (sampled by Grammy winner Eve in 2007 in her hit “Tambourine”), and one of the most sampled break beats of ALL time from “Ashley’s Roach Clip” (including Eric B and Rakim, LL Cool J and countless others).

In 1978, the Soul Searchers became Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, and Chuck’s original composition “Bustin’ Loose” took the #1 spot in Billboard, on Source/MCA Records. The song is currently featured in a national television campaign for Chips Ahoy cookies. Brown was also featured in the D.C. Lottery’s “Rolling Cash 5” ad campaign singing his 2007 song “The Party Roll”.

Among his many honors was the 2009 renaming of the 1900 block of 7th Street NW, in Northwest Washington, DC between Florida Avenue and T Street to “Chuck Brown Way.” Brown was also honored in 2011 by the National Symphony Orchestra, as the NSO paid tribute to Legends of Washington Music Labor Day concert. Brown was nominated for his first Grammy Award in 2010, for best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals for Love, a collaboration with singer Jill Scott.

Brown is survived by his wife Jocelyn “JaJa” Brown, daughter Takesa “KK” Donelson and sons Wiley Brown, Nekos Brown and Bill Thompson. At print, funeral arrangements for Brown had not been finalized.

Please check the www.washingtoninformer.com for up-to-theminute information as it becomes available.

Go-Go enthusiast and author of “The Beat: Go-Go Music from D.C.” Charles Stephenson believes that the sound of the city may go on, but with Brown’s unique spirit keeping watch.

“Chuck felt the people, it was true love and you can’t teach that. You must be born with the tools that Chuck possessed; he still lives in all of us and will continue to endure,” Stephenson said. wi Promoter Bo Sampson and Stacey Palmer of Executive Virtual Assistance (EVA) contributed immensely to this article.

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The 2013 budget for the District of Columbia that was recently passed by the D.C. Council has been lauded for its fiscal soundness and its attention to those who are most in need.

On Tue., May 15, the D.C. Council passed the $9.6 billion city budget by a vote of 12-0. D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown (D), who played a major role in the budget’s makeup and its passage, said that his colleagues took into consideration what District residents wanted.

“With this budget, the Council has taken the right steps to ensure that our students grow, prosper and thrive; providing health care for our disadvantaged populations; funding affordable housing investments for our future; caring for our seniors and most vulnerable citizens; and expanding community and economic development,” said Brown, 41.

Highlights of the budget include $37 million for full facilities modernization for Dr. John Hayden Johnson Middle School in Southeast; funding two new middle schools in Ward 5 to be built by 2014; $18 million to the Housing Production Trust Fund; $4 million to local rent subsidies; $2.5 million to the popular Home Purchase Assistance The Washington Informer

Program to help residents become home owners with low-interest loans and closing cost assistance; $20.5 million in funding restored to the DC Health Care Alliance to provide free or reduced-cost medical care to low-income residents, such as undocumented immigrants; and $1.8 million in technical assistance for small businesses.

There’s also $2.2 million to increase the library circulation fund; $6.8 million for grants to the arts; and monies for the renovation of more than 20 neighborhood playgrounds and parks throughout the District.

The budget calls for extended bar and alcohol sales on selected weekends and holidays throughout the year.

The budget went through its first reading on May 15 and is tentatively scheduled to go through its final reading on Tue., June 5. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) praised the budget “that includes no new taxes or fees and that closely tracks my priorities.”

The budget’s attention to housing piqued the interest of Pho S. Palmer, a resident of the Congress Heights section of Ward 8 in Southeast.

“Ward 8 is the last frontier of affordable housing in the District of Columbia,” said Palmer, 45. “Even here in Ward 8 rents are increasing and so are housing prices.”

Brown said that at Gray’s

One City Summit a few months ago, affordable housing was the top item that residents thought that the city should work on.

Joseph Jones, an employee of a tele-fundraising firm in Northwest, said he was pleased that city leaders didn’t raise taxes or fees.

“I think that it is very appropriate that they did not do that,” said Jones, 61. “These are tough economic times we are living in and I recognize that we need the government to maintain our roads and our infrastructure.”

Jones said he’s not opposed to tax increases.

“I recognize that we as citizens have to pay taxes for services,” he said. “However, when the economy picks up we need to take a look at how we tax people in the city,” said Jones who lives in Northwest.

Palmer agreed.

“If the District can do the job and not raise taxes and fees that’s great,” she said.

Brown said that the budget process reflects a city that’s fiscally healthy.

“I look forward to moving forward with the budget process and continuing to work with my colleagues on the Council and the mayor on solutions that address the needs of District residents and build upon the city’s current prosperity,” he said. wi www.washingtoninformer.com

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Groups Mobilizing to Rebuff Assault on Voters’ Rights

By Akeya Dickson Washington Correspondent NNPA News Service WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As many as 5 million people could be denied access to right to vote in the November presidential election because of a series of regressive actions, including insisting on photo identification at the polls, reducing time allotted for early voting and eliminating Sunday voter registration drives popular among Black churches.

In this year alone, according to the Brennan Center at the New York University School of Law, a non-partisan public policy and law institute, more than 34 states that have introduced new restrictions on voting. At least 12 states have introduced bills that would require proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate, to register or vote. At least 13 states have introduced legislation to terminate Election Day and same-day voter registration and two states – Florida and Iowa – have reversed prior executive orders making it easier for ex-felons to vote.

In addition to complaining about measures they say are aimed at suppressing the Black vote, many civil rights organizations and community groups have been mobilizing to remove potential roadblocks.

“This is one of the most egregious elections we’ve had since Barack and since Florida in 2000,” said Melanie Campbell, president and chief executive officer of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. “There is a lot of work to be done with a shortage of funding, but we’re out here working hard to do the work. We’re working closer in coalition to maximize results.”

Campbell rattled off a list of organizations working as a coalition, including the NAACP, the National Urban League, the Advancement Project, the League of Young Voters, the Hip Hop Caucus, People for the American Way and the National Council of Negro Women.

“We’re all working hard to cross-pollinate and partner as much as possible. We don’t want to talk on November 6 after the election about what we should have done,” she said. “The key is early information, early action.

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earlier. You can call now if you’re having issues, you can get a lawyer now. It’s better than waiting until October.”

The NAACP recently announced its “This is My Vote” campaign and accompanying Web site at Clark-Atlanta University in Georgia to combat the attack on voting. The nation’s oldest civil rights group is wedding 21st century technology tools with old-fashioned grassroots organizing. People can obtain registration forms at www.thisismyvote.org. or text the word “VOTE” to 62227 (letters that spell NAACP), to stay abreast of the different rules and laws for voting in their state. Voters can also call 1-866-MYVOTE1.

The campaign has more than 500,000 active members and “e-activists” in the 50-state nonpartisan campaign, according to Marvin Randolph, the NAACP’s senior vice president for campaigns.

“I think technology is critical,” he explained. “Clearly, the way that people communicate has fundamentally changed. We have to communicate with people in the way that they spend their time. If they are tethered to their smart phones or to their computers, that’s where we need to be.”

The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is working to provide much-needed guidance to voters who will be required to produce a photo ID. Its report, titled, “Got ID? Helping Americans Get Voter Identification,” highlights successful voter empowerment efforts in Wisconsin, Tennessee and Colorado The report suggests crosschecking Department of Motor Vehicles records against current voter registration rolls to notify individuals about the new voter ID requirements early enough to give them an opportunity to obtain new forms of identification.

“The Wisconsin Voices made an open records request with the DMV in Milwaukee and got access to 2.1 million records of people with driver’s licenses that was cross-referenced with VAN, a voter contact and management system,” according to the report.

“The group matched 1.3 million records to help identify people who might need governmentissued photo IDs.” Requiring a photo ID is not as race-neutral as many people be-

lieve. According to the Brennan Center, 25 percent of African American voters do not have a valid government-issued photo ID, compared with 8 percent of Whites.

In many Black communities, the church remains a rallying point for political empowerment.

“Historically if the church never got involved, there would be no Voting Rights Act of 1964.

There would be no Brown vs. Board

of Education,” Rev. Otis T. Moss III, pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.

“We’re not talking about specific candidates. I think that anyone who is of voting age, you need to be registered.” wi

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Maryland General Assembly Passes New Budget

By Gale Horton Gay WI Staff Writer It took only three days of a Maryland General Assembly special session for legislators to hammer out and pass a new state budget for 2013 that includes a $264 million tax package.

The good news is the tax package averts the $500 million in spending cuts that would have resulted if the so-called “doomsday” budget had gone into effect July 1.

The bad news is the tax package means increases in the income tax rate for 14 percent of Maryland taxpayers.

The deal was approved by the House 77-60 on May 16 after which the special session was adjourned.

“With their leadership and willingness to come together, we have placed our state back on the path to fiscal stewardship, and avoided cuts to our shared priorities of job creation, education, affordable college, care for our most vulnerable Marylanders, and public safety,” Governor Martin O’Malley said of the General Assembly.

Prince George’s top official called the new budget “sensible, pragmatic and reasonable.”

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III cited several areas of restored funding specific to the county in the budget including: $38.3 million in funding to address the higher costs of educating students in metropolitan areas, $3.8 million in law enforcement grants that assist the county in reducing vio-

lent crime and strengthening drug enforcement and $2.2 million in disparity grant funding to enhance public services.

Other areas of restored funding that he cited are $1.3 million in formula funding for Prince George’s Community College to support continuing education and $228,000 in funding to strengthen emergency preparedness and management. Baker also mentioned that an additional $9.6 million in supplemental teacher retirement grants was secured to help offset the state’s partial shift of teacher pension costs to the county.

Baker applauded the efforts of the Prince George’s delegation.

“I also want to specifically acknowledge the hard work of the Prince George’s County delegation to protect the priorities and interests of the county’s residents,” Baker said.

O’Malley reiterated his message that Maryland’s investments in jobs, education, health care and

public safety are paying dividends and it is one of only eight states with a triple-A bond rating with a top-rated public education system.

“We cannot afford to go back,” said O’Malley. “There is too much at stake.”wi

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III. /Courtesy Photo

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Prince George’s County Also this year a teen competition will take place on Friday, June 1. The teams, which have already been chosen, will each include a maximum of six young people who will prepare barbecue chicken. Jones

said a new addition to the teen program this year is a chef-led cooking class.

Barbecue lovers will have the opportunity to do a little finger licking of their own by purchasing “Buck a Bone” samples for $1

from some of the competitors.

The Tucker Road Athletic Complex is located at 1770 Tucker Road in Fort Washington.

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Smoke will fill the air on June 2 when 50 teams are expected to compete in the 6th Annual Beltway BBQ Showdown at Tucker Road Athletic Complex in Fort Washington. /Courtesy photo by Marketa Ebert-PGCG

Barbecue Contest Expected to Heat Up Fort Washington

Finger Lickin’ Goodness is Coming to Prince George’s County

By Gale Horton Gay WI Staff Writer Scores of barbecue grilling teams are expected to descend on Tucker Road Athletic Complex in Fort Washington for the 6th Annual Beltway BBQ Showdown on June 2. The competition takes place from noon to 5 p.m. with 50 teams expected to compete in four categories: pork, ribs, chicken and beef.

Judges will determine the best barbecue based on taste, texture and appearance. There will also be a People’s Choice winner, determined by which team gets the most tickets from visitors who sample the fixings.

Trophies and $5,000 in prize money is at stake as well as the privilege for the Grand Champion to advance to the American Royal competition in Kansas City, Mo., in the fall.

Jonathan Jones, facility director with the Prince George’s Department of Parks and Recreation and the originator of the competition, describes the event as a “phenomenon” that’s become very popular in Maryland.

“It’s all for the love of smoke and meat,” Jones said.

Over the years, the event has grown significantly.

Last year, about 5,000 people attended. Jones is anticipating a crowd of about 7,000 this year.

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regulars who travel the country working the barbecue competition circuit.

“There’s a lot of camaraderie,” Jones said, pointing out that it attracts people of all races and ethnicities.

Among the entertainers lined up for this year’s show are the Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark as well as Bryan Mills and the Secret Society. The free event also includes a classic car show, a children’s area and food and merchandise vendors.

Shawn “Dis” McCarthy of Bowie is hoping to wow the judges with a re-worked chicken recipe. McCarthy along with his wife Sienna and friend Nicole Thompson make up team Sie’s Dis BBQ, a first-time entry in the competition.

“Last year when the team took part in barbecue competitions for the first time they managed to mess up everything,” McCarthy said. But they still finished in the middle of the pack.

McCarthy, 34, said organization is the key to competing successfully.

He said the trio has the ability to work well in a tight space and know how each other responds “when something goes wrong.”

However, none of them have any culinary experience. McCarthy is a systems administrator, his wife is an administrative assistant and Thompson is a human resources representative.

Strategic Connections: The 2012 Technology and Engineering Business Forum

By Jay McElroy Prince George’s Community College Workforce Development & Continuing Education in partnership with the Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) division is sponsoring the 2012 Technology and Engineering Business forum on Thursday, June 7, 2012 between 8:30am – 12:30pm at Prince George’s Community College Largo Student Center, Rooms A, B, & C 301 Largo Road Largo, MD 20774-2199.

This is a collaborative effort between Government, Business, and Education to provide better intern, mentor, employment, and service-learning opportunities for students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). It is sponsored by the college’s division of Workforce Development & Continuing Education for the benefit or our technology companies and the community.

The Forum highlights academic and workforce requirements that can be met through the provision of quality academic and training programs that produce well-skilled, well-trained, graduates.

The Forum seeks to support area economic development by refocusing attention on the community college as a conduit for well-skilled, well-educated human capital.

A major component of the forum is to support the development of the region’s business and industry communities through direct service and the production of graduates, and relevant welltrained professionals to meet the workforce requirements necessary for continued economic growth.

Ashante Abubakar, MBA Director, Technology Institute Prince George’s Community College Workforce Development & Continuing Education A few of our presenters, speakers and facilitators: Dr. Charlene Dukes, President, Prince George’s Community College The Honorable Donna F. Edwards, Representing the 4th District, Maryland The Honorable Andrea C. Harrison, Council Chair, Prince George’s County Council Stephen Barkanic, Senior Director of STEM Policy & Programs Business Higher Education Forum (BHEF) Richard F. B. Williams, Lockheed Martin Vennard Wright, Director/Chief Information Officer Office of Information Technology and Communication Angela D. Anderson, Dean, Health Sciences Division Christine Barrow, PhD. Dean, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) The Washington Informer

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ing up and down, screaming and shouting, she recalled.

The 18-year-old said she got formal notification of the news that she is a 2012 Gates Millennium Scholar. Alexander, a senior at Anacostia Senior High School, is one of 1,000 students nationally who will have $500,000 to finance her education with what Gates officials call “a goodthrough-graduation” scholarship. The money will support her academic endeavors for however long she pursues her education at the college or university of her choice.

According to a Gates press release, this year’s winners represent 47 states, the District of Columbia, the Marshall Islands and four U.S. territories: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and will be attending 348 colleges and universities. Current Gates Scholars attend 723 colleges and universities across the U.S. The program was established in 1999 with the goal of developing Leaders for America’s Future™, is operated in partnership with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and is financed by a $1.6 billion grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. So far, more than 16,000 students have received these scholarships and attend more than 1,500 schools, including Ivy League colleges, flagship state universities, UNCF member institutions and other institutions serving minorities.

The Gates Millennium Scholars Program provides recipients with leadership development opportunities, mentoring, academic and social support as well as financial support. The program is known for its recipients’ high graduation rates – a six-year rate of 90 percent [45 percent higher than the national graduation rates for all students] and comparable to the rates for students from high-income families.

More than 7,900 Gates Scholars have completed a degree since the program began.

Among the goals of the program, besides reducing students’ financial burdens, is to increase the representation of minorities in disciplines such as engineering, computer science, mathematics, education, library science, public health and other areas of science where these groups are severely underrepresented. The average first-year undergraduate student retention rate is 96 percent among Gates Scholars, while the average second-year rate is 97 percent.

“Education continues to be the best pathway to opportunity, and we believe that college costs should not be an obstacle along that path,” said Jim Larimore, deputy director for student success at the Gates Foundation.

“That’s why scholarships like the Gates Millennium Scholars Program and others are so important. Scholarships provide students who have the will to get a post secondary education with a

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She credits her brother Antwann – who recently graduated from Bowie State University – way to get one, thereby securing with being the impetus for her a better future for themselves, success.

“He’s always been telling me their families and their commuto keep my grades up, to stay fonities.”

Alexander said the wide-rang- cused. He’s been very supporting implications of her good for- ive,” Alexander said. tune continue to sink in.

Anacostia Senior High School “Finally, I don’t have to wor- Principal Ian A. Roberts, Ph.D. ry,” she said during a recent in- said this could not have hapterview. “The school pays for pened to a more deserving perunmet needs after federal grants son. are paid. Finding money to pay “My first reaction is excitefor school was always a concern, ment. She’s our second Gates but the biggest concern was getting in because I needed to get Scholar in two years,” said Roberts who has been principal at in first.”

“I was very excited and feel Anacostia for two years. “It very blessed. It’s like a dream speaks to Breana’s commitment. come true to get to go to col- She is the embodiment of all lege.” the students at Anacostia Senior Alexander’s mother, Helia, High School.” said she is proud of her daughRoberts said Alexander repter and relieved that money is no resents the student, faculty and longer an issue. staff ’s push for excellence. Since “I was worried; I knew she’d the school’s first Gates Scholar get student loans,” said Alexanwas named, Roberts said, other der, 41, a home health care aide.

“I was very surprised she won, students have sought to emulate very proud. We both screamed that accomplishment.

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Black Self-Help Book: A Fool’s Errand?

When did you last buy something from a Black-owned business? Maggie Anderson is a champion of “conscious consumerism” and has made supporting Black businesses her goal.

Anderson and her husband John are doing what all African-American households should do in the marketplace. A few years ago, they embarked on the “Empowerment Experiment” during which they vowed to patronize Black-owned businesses exclusively.

The Anderson’s story about their activities during 2009 is in the book, “Our Black Year: One Family’s Quest to Buy Black in America’s Racially Divided Economy.”

Although they could have remained in the middle-class American mainstream, the couple set about to inspire more support for Black-owned businesses; stimulate supplier diversity in corporate America; and to get Black households to make pledges of support. The book’s purpose is to place the issues facing Black businesses in the national dialogue.

This dynamic duo should be lauded by the race as true role models who have affected us in ways that make us want to be better people. They are setting examples to correct Black Americans’ lack of economic power by showing how to strengthen our economic base; empower ourselves and/ or be self-reliant and self-sufficient. In the book, “Our Black Year,” Anderson issues a call to action to all of us to do our part. Alfred Edmond Jr. of Black Enterprise Magazine adds that: “Our Black Year is a must-read.”

The most iniquitous thing among humanity is self-destruction and selfhatred. “Being your own worst enemy” is a widespread condition among African Americans. In the book, Anderson reports that: “Black people patronize businesses within their own ethnic group less than other ethnic groups.” She discovered that Blacks’ businesses lag behind all other racial and ethnic groups. Anderson points out that a dollar circulates among local shop owners, banks and business professionals for up to 28 days in Asian communities. In the Jewish community, a dollar circulates for 19 days. But, in the African-American community the money earned is gone within six hours.

African Americans are dysfunctional when it comes to capitalism and reciprocity. Blacks only spend 2 cents of each dollar we get with other Blacks, and often conspicuously choose to spend with White businesses rather than support Blacks. “Sometimes I wonder whether something in our

By William Reed DNA prevents us from working together, whether the cultural liabilities we’ve experienced and … cultivated over the decades have become the essence of who we are,” Anderson said. Anderson points out the plight of Black economic empowerment: “in flexing our economic might, by proving that we can shop wherever we want, in so doing, we abandoned Black-owned businesses.”

To be real players in American capitalism, Blacks should shop consciously and racial identity and affiliation should play a role in our actions. In contrast to Blacks that boast how “mainstream” they are in their purchases, the Anderson family transferred their money to a Black bank and switched cell phone companies based on race.

Blacks have more than $800 billion in expendable income each year, yet the majority of this money is spent outside our communities. You’d think that this would be a prime time in Black Americans’ development toward economic empowerment based on Blacks helping Blacks. In contrast to post-racial politics, Anderson encourages Blacks to: 1) subscribe to Black media, 2) open an account at a Black or community-owned bank, and 3) look for basic services – like an alarm or cable company – owned by Blacks. In addition to the Anderson’s campaign, radio talk show host Warren Ballentine teamed up with the National Bankers Association, a Washington, D.C.-based consortium of minority-owned financial institutions, in “The People’s Economic Movement” designed to encourage AfricanAmerican individuals and institutions to deposit dollars in Black banks.

The book, “Our Black Year” and Ballentine’s “The People’s Economic Movement” provide interesting challenges for African Americans. To understand the interplay of race, economics, and conscious consumerism, it’s recommended that progressive Black civic and church groups, book and block clubs make “Our Black Year” their organization’s next month’s theme and topic. Contact: info@eefortomorrow.com or www.EEforTomorrow.com. wi (William Reed is available for speaking/ seminar projects via the Bailey Group.org) www.washingtoninformer.com

D.C. Chamber Honors Small Businesses her business five years ago out of frustration with management at the place where she worked. Since then, she said, she’s persevered.

“I was not built to work 9 to 5. I’m Type A to the nth degree,” she explained. “I don’t get much sleep. As a female owner, it has been very difficult to gain the level of respect and develop relationships. It was important to understand the craft, industry and technology.”

The city’s HUBzones are setasides that target under-utilized areas and allow companies to hire people who live in the District’s underserved communities.

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Robert P. Pinkus, vice chairman of Eagle Bank – the event’s presenting sponsor – lauded the seminal role small businesses play.

“In D.C., businesses are thriving. They are characterized by innovation, creating and maximizing resources to build a strong foundation,” he said. “I heard some strong, thoughtful ways of people doing business in D.C. They are sharing best practices.

There are many challenges when we open and grow a business in D.C. We can take advantage of shared experiences and celebrate the successes of people who make it.”

D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown (D) brought greetings from the city.

“I’m proud of your work and accomplishments,” said Brown, 41. “D.C. is hot … we have $1 billion moving around, restaurants, the best residents and diverse small businesses which are the backbone of this city. We have to continue to make this a place to do business. It’s time for government to loosen regulations so that small businesses can grow. [We’re] looking into policies and regulations. I’m committed today on a set of initiatives by the end of this year to loosen regulations. Is that OK? Is that OK?” “We’re not going to tax small businesses out of the city … the heart and soul of D.C. is how we treat small business. As small businesses go, so does D.C.” Klein and Lang exulted over a city budget that contains no new taxes or fees for city businesses.

“I’m very grateful that we went through a budget without new taxes and fees,” Klein told Brown.

“And now you’re going to eliminate all regulations by the end of the year, right?”

Grant now employs 27 employees and two interns and said she continues to find ways to expand her business and give back to the community.

Grant said after the event that while she’s extremely honored by the recognition, she doesn’t consider herself to be a champion yet.

“I’m more of a cheerleader,” she said. “I don’t have enough under the belt yet but I’m an extremely passionate cheerleader.”

The D.C. native said she began

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When LaKeshia Grant heard her name announced as the winner of the DC Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Champion Award, a broad smile quickly replaced the mishmash of anticipation and surprise that crossed her face.

Grant, 35, is the CEO of Virtual Enterprise Architects, a HUBzone information technology company in Northwest that delivers high-quality enterprise architecture and IT services to a range of public and private clients. Grant was one of five local small business owners recognized by the Chamber on Wednesday, May 16.

Barbara Lang, the chamber’s president and CEO, said the awards ceremony and small business expo at the Renaissance Hotel in Northwest, is a way for her organization to honor the more than 40,000 small businesses in the District.

“Sixty-seven to 70 percent of our members are small businesses and the bulk of businesses in the city are small to mid-sized,” she said. “We wanted to make sure we recognize small businesses. Often when we speak, we say that they are the soul of business.”

The awards are presented to companies or individuals who embody the entrepreneurial spirit, demonstrating characteristics such as civic community leadership, outstanding contributions to the community, social responsibility or who have made a significant social and/or economic impact in the District of Columbia’s business community.

Lang and Chamber Board Chairman Matthew J. Klein said small businesses are the backbone of the American economy; they generate and drive the majority of American innovations and substantially increase American competitiveness. Klein said 50 percent of the total U.S. workforce is employed by small businesses, while small businesses are responsible for 75 percent of all U.S. growth.

Dozens of small businesses took part in the expo and showcased their wares.

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“Women of Promise” to Get More Women Screened for Cancer WASHINGTON – As Carla Williams thinks back, she believes that it was an experience in her own family that unconsciously became the impetus for “Women of Promise,” a community ambassador program to get more women screened for breast cancer starting this month.

Not long ago, an aunt had detected a lump in her breast, but didn’t do anything about it or even tell family members.

“We still to this day don’t know why she didn’t go to a doctor when she saw the lump,” said Williams, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Howard University College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital.

“Maybe it was not being able to face the possibility of cancer. We think she just hoped it was something else and hoped it would go away.”

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nally, one of the aunt’s children detected something was wrong and took her to the doctor.

“She had a mastectomy and survived for two years, but eventually she succumbed to the cancer,” Williams said. “If she had done something about it sooner, she might still be here.”

Williams hopes Women of Promise, a program funded by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and based in the Howard University Cancer Center, will change such behavior, a behavior that she said is still prevalent among too many African-American in the Washington area.

The program kicked off this week at Howard University. Andrea Roane, WUSA 9 weekday anchor and a Rebecca Lipkin Honoree for Media Distinction by the Susan G. Komen For the Cure for her coverage of issues related to breast cancer, has been named the Honorary Women of Promise Ambassador.

Women of Promise seeks 200 women to act as ambassadors to talk with women across the District, but particularly in Wards 7 and 8, about the importance of early screening and mammograms. The ambassadors will stress the American Cancer Society guidelines for women over 40 to have mammograms annually.

The ambassadors will be looking particularly for women who haven’t been screened in the past two years, Williams said. And after identifying those women, they will follow up to make sure the women have mammograms done, Williams said.

The ambassadors also will tell women about the District’s safety net for breast cancer treatment.

For example, women who earn up to 250 percent of the poverty level can have a mammogram done free at participating hospitals, she said.

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free and low cost mammography programs such as the Rosemary Williams Mammoday program at the Howard University Cancer Center. The goal of the two-year program is to reach over 2,800 women, Williams said.

Early detection is the key when it comes to breast cancer, Williams said.

“Unfortunately, in D.C., black women are more likely to present at a more advanced stage of breast cancer compared to white women,” she said. “Catching it sooner will help women have a better outcome, a better chance of survival.” wi To apply to be an ambassador with Women of Promise or to find out more about the program, call 202-806-5721 or email twanna.spurgeon@howard. edu.

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CDC Proposes Hepatitis C Test for All Baby Boomers One in 30 baby boomers – the generation born from 1945 through 1965 – has been infected with hepatitis C, and most don’t know it. Hepatitis C causes serious liver diseases including liver cancer, which is the fastest-rising cause of cancer-related deaths, and the leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is issuing draft guidelines proposing that all U.S. baby boomers get a onetime test for the hepatitis C virus.

CDC believes this approach will address the largely preventable consequences of this disease, especially in light of newly available therapies that can cure up to 75 percent of infections.

“With increasingly effective treatments now available, we can prevent tens of thousands of deaths from hepatitis C,” said CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. The CDC reports that more than 2 million U.S. baby boomers are infected with hepatitis C, accounting for more than 75 percent of all American adults living with the virus. Baby boomers are five times more likely to be infected than other adults.

Yet most infected baby boomers do not know they have the virus because hepatitis C can damage the liver for many years with few noticeable symptoms.

More than 15,000 Americans, most of them baby boomers, die each year from hepatitis Crelated illness, such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, and deaths have been increasing steadily for over a decade and are projected to grow significantly in coming years.

“Identifying these hidden infections early will allow more baby boomers to receive care and treatment, before they develop life-threatening liver disease,” said Kevin Fenton, M.D., director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Prevention.

Current CDC guidelines call for testing only individuals with certain known risk factors for hepatitis C infection. But studies find that many baby boomers do not perceive themselves to be at risk and are not being tested.

CDC estimates one-time hepatitis C testing of baby boomers could identify more than 800,000 additional people with hepatitis C, prevent the costly consequences of liver cancer and other chronic liver diseases and save more than 120,000 lives.

CDC’s draft recommendations will be available for a public comment period from May 22 – June 8, 2012.

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DOH Addresses Teen Issues with New Program

By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer It’s a well-known aphorism that healthy teenagers become healthy adults, and healthy adults are the backbone of a productive nation.

Yet in the District of Columbia, as it is in America as a whole, significant numbers of teenagers are beset by obesity and other health challenges, coping with the fallout from ignorance and lack of knowledge about sex and their bodies, and engaging in habits and behaviors that threaten not just their health, but also their wellbeing.

For example, nearly one in four teens in the District has more than one child and the average age of a teen mother in D.C. is 16. Also, babies born to teenage mothers are at a higher risk of dying before their first birthday, and these young moms have a much higher likelihood of dropping out of high school than their peers.

These are just a few of the realities that are the impetus behind a D.C. Department of Health-driven initiative called “I Care About Me.” Health officials described this latest health push as an aggressive, comprehensive campaign designed to counter some major health issues local teenagers face.

“We have taken a different approach – earlier intervention,” said Dr. Mohammad Akhter, the director of the D.C. Department of Health (DOH). “This is the first time we’ve had so comprehensive a [plan]. Normally, we start off when someone becomes pregnant. This is open-ended and ongoing. As students age, we’ll be picking them up at the very start.”

Akhter said the multi-agency campaign seeks to raise the awareness and knowledge of pre-conception health for District teens between the ages of 16 and 23. If they are healthy and delay sexual activity, their outcomes rise substantially. And he said if young women do become pregnant, at least they can be healthy.

“One of the big differences this time around is that in the past we have laid the responsibility on parents and the school system or gone to communities,” said Akhter. “This is the first time we are making them partners. This is your opportunity to become knowledgeable.”

He said parents and other partners will become the lead on issues involving young people, hold discussions among themselves and devise practical ways to help teens. All of this is a way to make the entire process of healthy living a proactive part of young people’s lives and to give them the tools to take care of themselves.

Karen P. Watts, the bureau chief of DOH’s Perinatal and Infant Health Department, reiterated the department’s plan to deal with specific teen problems from a holistic point of view. That includes encouraging teens to eat right and stressing fitness; helping them to protect themselves in any sexual encounters they might engage in; getting them to go for annual health checks; not being afraid to ask for help; and focusing on getting a sound education and securing their futures.

These themes were repeated again and again at the teen health campaign launch titled “I Care About Me.” The event took place at the Deanwood Recreation Center and Library in Northeast on Monday, May 21.

Dozens of teens exercised, listened to health officials and other experts talk about ways to stay fit, watched a demonstration of how to properly put on male and female condoms, and sampled easily prepared healthy foods such as oranges with cinnamon, turkey wraps with cilantro and chicken salad with raisins. The crowd enjoyed music provided by SafeintheStreetz and ZOL 107.9 FM. They also ate a healthy meal from Subway and cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcake.

Participants heard from Akhter, Watts, Dr. Renee Jenkins, an adolescent medicine specialist from Howard University, Tafari Ali, outreach coordinator of Metro TeenAIDS, and students who shared personal experiences. Big Tigger, of NBC4, and WPGC radio personality Sunni served as master and mistress of ceremonies.

Elena Rivera said she was most surprised to hear that one-third of the District’s teenagers are obese or overweight.

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Fitness expert Steve Hayes, 61, showed people some simple exercises he said are guaranteed to help anyone who does them stay fit. He lamented the changes in lifestyle and the sedentary nature of life in this country that leads to obesity and other health problems.

“When I was young, I never saw a fat kid when I was growing up. Teenagers need to eat a good breakfast with whole grain,” he said. “They also need eight to nine hours of sleep and three to four hour of exercise every week.

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Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Terrell Danley, also known as “Chef Tee,” – who along with 11 students from the Potomac Jobs Corps Center – prepared the “prelude to lunch,” said these types of events are essential.

“This is extremely important. I wish there were more things like this and more participation from teens, to let our teens grow,” he said. “We have programs sponsored, run and participated in by teens.”

Watts said DOH officials will continue to build out the program and Akhter explained that health officials will be engaging with, and assessing what the 14,000 young people in the Mayor’s Summer Youth Program think about their health.

“We want to stress fitness,” she said. “So how do we engage youth? How do we get them to put down toys and stop watching TV?”

In addition to getting yearly checkups and vaccinations, and using condoms to avoid unwanted pregnancies and to prevent disease, Watts said it is also important to get twice-a-year dental exams.

Mental health is equally important, Akhter said.

That means making sure teens get help to cope with stress, avoid and get assistance for the abuse of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, and also to learn about their families’ health histories.

Watts said organizers will also be bringing young people at recreation centers into their program.

In addition to reaching out to the Latino community, DOH has also launched a Twitter hashtag #AboutMeDC, and in Spanish #PorMiLatinoDC, to provide campaign updates to promote its messages and the health hotline number, 1-800-666-2229. wi

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Academies at Cardozo Provide Career Options

By Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer The numbers don’t lie when it comes to construction jobs held by minorities in the Washington area. Blacks sit at the bottom of the totem pole, but it’s not due to a lack of jobs. Some of the issues that preclude entry include lack of qualifications, lack of access and discrimination.

To that end, one of the District’s best-kept secrets is housed on the campus of Cardozo Senior High School in Northwest, where students in grades 10 through 12 learn the ins and outs of the trades that can set them on a secure career path.

“The Academy of Construction & Design is a joint venture between the District of Columbia Public School system and the D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation and it’s been very successful,” said Director Shelly Karriem. She added that many of the students who have completed curriculums that focus on trades like carpentry, electrical, heating and air conditioning, go on to college.

“It was an unexpected outcome, but also a welcome outcome,” Karriem said. “The students are supposed to spend two years in the program, receive a certificate that would prepare them to go into the workforce to begin their careers.” But as it’s turned out, “two-thirds go to college and onethird [enter] the industry.”

Karriem also hailed the Academy of Construction & Design as a blessing for students, many of whom lack parental guidance.

“This program has proven to be a lifeline for them. We set the bar high when they’re here, but we don’t let the bar go once they’ve taken hold of it and graduated,” Karriem said. “We help them navigate through the education and career processes and assist them with scholarships during their second, third and fourth years of college.”

During the day, 225 students attend the program. But in the evening, as the D.C. Apprenticeship Academy, 103 students show up to work toward their certifications.

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“Once they become employed, they can go to the [D.C.] Apprenticeship Academy and take classes to get certification in the different construction trades, which include electrical, carpentry and plumbing,” said Rodgers. Echoing Karriem’s sentiments, she said the manner in which both academies intertwine makes them unique – particularly for the holistic approach taken to attract students.

Karriem, who previously worked with Associated Builders and Contractors of Metro Washington, explained that the Academy of Construction & Design evolved from a need among construction employers who were having problems hiring qualified workers.

“So we came up with the idea that we needed to start teaching trades at the high school level,” Karriem said. “We pitched this idea to a couple of the high schools and got shot down. Then we went to the principal of Cardozo at the time – and he said, ‘Absolutely, bring it to Cardozo.’”

Over the course of its sevenyear existence, the Academy of Construction & Design has had its share of challenges. But the facility has still managed to be a positive force among the District’s vocational offerings.

Karriem boasted about having 12 students who are graduating from the Academy of Construction & Design this year, but she was equally elated over the program’s efforts to build a house as part of a classroom project. “Last year we started our first student-

built house in the District which is just about complete, except for installation of cabinets and appliances,” Karriem said. “We’re hoping that will be done by the end of June.”

The three-bedroom, 1,900-square-foot house is located at 5743 13th Street in Northwest. “This has never happened in the history of the District of Columbia,” she said. Upon completion, Karriem said the house will go on the market, with proceeds going to the D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation, so that the Academy of Construction & Design and its next project can continue.

Anndrell McDonald, 17, who studied carpentry, will graduate next month. She said that in addition to wanting to own a construction company, she aspires to be president of the Women’s National Basketball Association.

“I can help build the program as far as constructing a stadium for a basketball team or for different organizations,” said Anndrell, who heads off to Garrett College in western Maryland in the fall.

Anndrell said the [program] she attends has helped her to become more focused and disciplined.

“After my father died I was out of control and had given up on school,” Anndrell said. “I didn’t care about anything.”

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The District of Columbia got a taste of the future Friday morning when two D.C. Councilmembers and Council staff test-drove a driverless car.

The group didn’t actually drive the car but were transported by two Google engineers on a 10-block, six minute jaunt near Google’s New York Avenue headquarters in Northwest.

Except for a silver laser scanner on the roof, a radar on the front and a global positioning device on the back, the Prius looks like a normal four-door sedan. Prior to the test-drive, Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) and Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) were briefed by Google staff who explained how the car works, detailed how far back the team has been working, and plans for the future. Staffers also answered their questions, Cheh said.

“It was fantastic, mind-boggling for all the technology in place,” she said. “It’s incredible.

The potential seems limitless.”

Cheh, 61, said she made sure to have the driver take his hands off the steering wheel and turn around to talk to her while the car was in motion so she could see the car actually steer itself.

All the information the laser and sensors “see” are processed by a computer. The results were shown on a laptop on the passenger seat. The sensors handle millions of bits of information at any given time, and Cheh and Wells and the others watched as the computer processed signs, cones, barriers, pedestrians and other vehicles in real-time.

Wells, 55, expressed total confidence in the technology before taking the ride.

“I really do trust the technology,” he said. “A man who’s blind has been using the car to go to work. If he’s willing to do it, I will too. We’re just going to get in the car and let it drive itself … I tell you, I trust that car more than I trust most drivers.”

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District officials test drove the Prius Hybrid driverless car near Google’s headquarters in Northwest. /Courtesy Photo

To date, one of the engineers said, there had been no accidents or collisions, with Cheh adding that the only accident occurred when a human was driving the car.

Engineers and technicians have been driving the Prius hybrid around the District of Columbia for two weeks. The city offers an excellent urban setting in which to test the engineering prototype, another engineer said. Two engineers who are in the car during test runs focus on development and technology and mapping the data.

“This is real driving. We’re seeing how the car deals with the environment and [we] study the data,” the engineer said.

“D.C. driving is very difficult.

Coming here was great for the drivers. We have learned a lot.

The nature of urban driving is interesting. We have bicyclists, people crossing the street, D.C. construction, people jaywalking – complex environments.”

The Google team has been working with eight Prius prototypes and one Lexus and experimenting with different platforms. The car could be available to the public in about two years.

In response to why the car was developed at all, engineers said that it will likely transform safety.

Both legislators said the most obvious benefit of this technology is the significant reduction in car accidents.

“There are many thousands

of deaths each year caused by human error. This could lower the number of deaths considerably,” Cheh said. “Councilmember Wells asked if the car would be able to detect a child running into the street after a ball, and he was told that any object up to 4 inches will be detected.”

“It will have an extraordinary impact on parking and driving. It completely eliminates road rage, [and] distracted drivers, who are texting and eating. Someone said 20 percent of food is consumed in cars.”

Wells agreed.

“The car doesn’t eat, get distracted, get angry or shout at other people,” he said. “The car is focused on getting you there safely,” he said.

Wells and Cheh said they’re imagining life with a driverless car and are intrigued by the prospects. In addition to the possibility of fewer car accidents, they talked about multiple uses with fewer cars, less pollution, and less headaches looking for parking.

“I was surprised of the degree to which it was so normal,” said Wells. “ … I’m imagining that the car will drive around without a driver and it can come back for you by being summoned.

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By Njuguna Kabugi Special to WI I now know some interesting factoids about my neighborhood. Two of my neighbors have swimming pools. I also know that there are at least half a dozen other pools within a half-mile radius, and that a new Department of Defense building occupies more land than the hospital and public school combined. This new information regarding my otherwise unremarkable neighborhood came courtesy of my 16-year-old son as he assisted me in test driving [from the passenger seat of course] this week’s test car—the 2012 Audi A6.

As we headed toward D.C. on I-395 N, the wow factor of looking at Google Earth imagery on the navigation screen, or pushing the voice command button and initiating a Google location search via the dedicated

data connection seemed to do wonders for our father-son fellowship.

While my son sampled the “really cool” features embedded in the navigation system, I marveled from the driver’s seat the game changing innovations that Audi has introduced in this car: the smooth 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 engine with direct injection, tuned to put out 310 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque; and a new 8 speed Tiptronic transmission which helps the engine to keep the fuel economy at a reasonable 28 mpg in highway driving.

While Audis have traditionally excelled in design, the new A6’s sloped roofline provides exceptional aerodynamics and a very sporty look. The car features the large trapezoidal grille now common in all Audis and interior space has grown a little compared to last year’s model.

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The A6’s plush interior includes Audi’s MMI system, which features a 6.5″ full color LCD display that pops up out of the front dash. /Photo courtesy of Audi

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BMW and Lexus. Stability and control are enhanced through the use of advanced technologies and materials, including the Quattro all wheel drive, Electronic Stability Control and extensive use of lightweight aluminum in the suspension.

Night vision assistant, headup display, and lane assist technologies plus eight air bags and a tire pressure monitoring system enhance its safety cred. The car was recently named a top safety pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In a Consumer Reports magazine evaluation of four mid-sized luxury sedans, the 2012 Audi A6 ties with the very capable Infiniti M37 for the top spot.

Some of the A6 innovations are noteworthy because they are precursors to features we may see in everyday sedans a few years down the road. These include the accident-avoidance technology, blind spot and the lane departure warning system which monitors driving conditions and takes action. When it senses an imminent collision, it applies tensioning to the seatbelts, closing the windows and

sunroof, lighting up the adaptive rear brake lights and engaging the brakes.

The LED headlights also deserve mention. They are maintenance free and the light that is created by the LEDs closely resembles actual daylight. The lighting system also offers automatic high beams – you turn on your beams and the car figures out when it needs to dim them based on traffic conditions.

As impressed as I was with the A6, I could not understand the design approach to the car’s rear end. The front and sides offer a clean look that fits the Audi design ethos. The rear, however, is straight out of the Jetta toolbox.

Yes, unglamorous Volkswagen that competes with Honda Civics and Toyota Corollas. I suppose there’s reason for this misstep. Could it be that because both cars come from the same corporate parent that some bean counter in the big corner office decided the rears would look the same to save money? Whatever. … [Audi is owned by VW]. For the A6’s $56,000 asking price, Audi could do better. WI

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D.C. Fee Structure Needs to be Studied It has long been the case that District residents and businesses have one of the nation’s heaviest tax burdens. This is the result of the city’s inability to tax the majority of its land and a governing U.S. Congress that will not let the D.C. Council institute a commuter tax, which could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

As a result, the District is left to levying property, sales, income and other types of taxes to meet its needs. Another device that is being used is the fee.

A fee is a fixed sum charged by an institution or by law, for a privilege. Historically, in the District, fees were assessed by agencies to pay for the administrative costs of a service or license.

Presently, fees are used for revenue enhancement. An example is the Department of Motor Vehicle’s road test cancellation fee.

If a resident has to cancel a driver’s road test and does not give a 48-hour notice, a $10 fee is assessed. If the test has to be missed because of an emergency, the fee is still assessed.

There are many fees that the District government imposes on home owners, businesses and residents that have nothing to do with government services and more to do with obtaining more revenue for the city.

D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown recently said that he is thinking about forming a panel to study the city’s fee system. He should do this.

District residents and businesses already pay enough, and unnecessary fees do not make the city enticing to new businesses and prospective residents.

Norton Fights Back Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton faced the ultimate in disrespect, not once but twice, during congressional hearings held last week on Capitol Hill. It’s an insult she takes personally although the acts by congressional members from other states are aimed at every citizen of the District of Columbia.

Congressman Trent Franks, who represents a district just outside of Phoenix, Ariz., has introduced a bill that would ban abortions in the District beyond 20 weeks, except in the case when the mother’s life is at risk. The insult was his refusal to allow Norton to speak on the bill that she vehemently opposes.

Sen. Mike Lee, of Utah, introduced a companion bill that imposes the same restriction on District residents only. And, Rep. Phil Gingrey, a Republican from Georgia, received support for a nonbinding measure that would allow active duty military personnel to own a gun in the District exempting them from the local gun laws.

Norton rose to the House floor on Friday, May 18 and in no uncertain terms, chastised Franks and Lee, along with Republican Tea Party members for their “lack of courage” by introducing legislation that only impacts District residents and not the residents in their home states, particularly women and physicians.

“The nerve of these members,” Norton said. “If you want to declare war, I’m here to do what I can to fight back.”

“Where’s your spine?” she demanded. “You only have a spine when it comes to the District of Columbia.”

Norton demonstrated her strength, as she always does, as she stood alone in the U.S. Capitol fighting for the rights of District residents. She promised that she would never “allow the unequal treatment by members of Congress to go unaddressed, not for one single moment.” She continuously fulfills her promise with tenacity and courage.

When Norton protests against her assailants, she portrays District residents as having her back. The question we raise is, “Do they?”

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A New Beginning for Ward 5

As a Ward 5 resident I was glad to see your front-page story, “McDuffie Grabs Ward 5 Seat,” May 17, 2012. This special election was very important for those of us who live in this ward.

We showed our ability to elect a candidate who we think will serve all the citizens of this everchanging ward and will hopefully respond to the wide range of needs facing us.

Serving the public isn’t an easy job, especially when you are replacing someone who has just destroyed the public’s trust. Mr. McDuffie has a big job in front of him, but I know he will serve our ward with good old-fashioned hard work and integrity.

But I would also like to remind Mr. McDuffie that there will be a whole lot of people watching him and not hesitate to say, “We will not be fooled again.”

Lawrence C. Michael Washington, D.C.

President Obama Stand Up For Jobs!

The Informer published two articles in this week’s edition in reference to President Obama’s coming out in support of gay marriage and how it might affect his support in the black community. Who really cares? As a black man I would rather have read that the president had taken a definitive stance concerning the high rate of black unemployment and the plight of black teenagers.

All of these people talking about the courage to take a stance on the issue of same-sex marriage – that’s not courage, that’s politics. Real courage is to stand up to this Congress and say there’s a time bomb ticking in our inner cities and we need to address it now; that’s real courage. And if he can address this non-issue, then, for sure, he can address something that’s a lot more important to black people than same-sex marriage.

Jobs and the plight of our young people should be what determines whether or not he gets our votes. So, Mr. President, if

you can stand up for same-sex marriage let’s see you stand up for jobs in our community.

Jamar Cannon Washington, D.C.

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By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

Justice for the Wilmington Ten Endurance is not the same as acceptance. When an injustice historically and contemporarily happens to Black Americans or to any group of human beings in the context of racial oppression, it is always a matter of struggle to resist the pain and agony of the injustice by the sheer endurance of the will to be free.

For the past 40 years, the members of the Wilmington Ten and our families have struggled for

justice, sacrificed by serving long prison sentences unjustly, and endured irreparable physical and monetary injuries. Yet, for the seven members of the 10 who are still alive, faith in God and a commitment to freedom, justice and equality for all remain intact.

Wilmington, N.C. four decades ago was still confronting the issues on public school desegregation. Black American children in particular were facing institutionalized racism as was the case in many school districts across the nation.

But the battleground over equal education and civil rights in general for Black Americans in the port city of Wilmington in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968 took a turn beyond the violence in the aftermath of King’s death and nonviolent marches for equality. What happened in Wilmington in 1971 would set the violent stage once again in American history when people of African descent would be indiscriminately targeted for vicious and brutal reprisals for

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daring to seek voting rights and a quality education as the federal government headed by President Richard M. Nixon looked the other way.

The Wilmington Ten were falsely accused, framed-up, arrested, tried and sentenced to a combined 282 years in prison in 1972 for daring to stand up for the rights of black school children. Now, thanks to the leadership of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a national and global campaign has been launched to encour-

age North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue to issue a “Pardon of Innocence” to the Wilmington Ten. A formal petition was just submitted to the governor’s office for her consideration.

Justice for the Wilmington Ten will benefit more than 10 people or 10 families. Justice in this case would mean rejecting racially-motivated prosecutorial misconduct and purging racial injustice from the so-called “criminal justice system.” That

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By Julianne Malveaux

Through the Lens of History When race, equality and fairness are taken into consideration, there is far too much to be outraged about in these United States of America.

Just prior to writing this column, I learned that Andrew Bloomberg, the 29 year old police officer whose participation in the brutal beating of Chad Holley, was found not guilty of the beating. The video of the beating has gone viral, and few

doubt that an actual beating took place. Actually, using the word “beating” severely misstates the case against Bloomberg and some of his fellow officers (who have not been tried yet).

In the video I saw, Chad Holley is lying face down on the pavement, surrounded by five offers who are kicking him in the head, shoulders and legs, and then stomping him all over his body and near his head. Bloomberg says they had to stomp Chris Holley because he was

resisting arrest! I say Houston police allowed their inherent racial biases to mistreat Mr. Holley.

Indeed Chris Holley’s beating makes the Rodney King beating look like a garden party.

To be sure, police caught Holley in a bold daytime burglary. Even a criminal has rights in the eyes of the law. By beating the 15-year-old Chad Holley, Houston Police violated his civil rights. Bloomberg and his gang of police hoodlums (isn’t that what they call black young-

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sters when they are collectively involved in criminal activity) have at least been fired from the Houston police force, but Bloomberg, the first of the pack to be fired, faced an all-white jury who let him off without as much as a slap on the wrist.

Police brutality has been as big an issue in Houston as it has in other urban centers. Indeed a group of Black ministers just ended their three-decades old partnership with the HPD because Police Chief Charles Mc-

Clelland changed the terms of the partnership, instating a rule that violates free speech. The rule states that ministers can not criticize the police or the city administration. As a result of the absurd edict, 150 Houston Black ministers turned in their police credentials.

I guess Chief McClelland can justify his gag rule against ministers by considering the many times they have been forced to

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By Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Misuse of the Bible in the Gay Rights Debate

In the aftermath of President Obama’s statement in support of gay marriage there was a lengthy article in the Washington Post regarding the potential impact that this might have on his base. The article included interviews with two African Americans, both of who had been Obama supporters in 2008. As a result of this announcement, one of them said that he is going

to vote for Romney in order to be true to God. I found myself very perplexed by this statement. I want to make sure that I get it right. This individual has decided that it is OK with God for him to vote for someone who wants to make the poor poorer, quite possibly take us into a war of aggression with Iran, and is, himself, a member of a religious sect that until not very long ago thought that Black folks had no place in their religion. Am I missing anything?

This character is illustrative

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of a much larger problem that needs to be addressed forthrightly. There is a very selective use of The Bible when it comes to addressing matters relative to women and gays/lesbians. One such example that has been making the rounds on the Web has to do with Deuteronomy, and specifically, Chapter 22. If you are not up on Deuteronomy, among other things it says that if a woman is not a virgin at the time of her marriage that she can be killed.

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Deuteronomy in connection with the statement by the African American quoted in the Post. I asked myself, how selectively does this individual interpret The Bible? Does this person, for instance, believe that we should currently implement that section of Deuteronomy? If not, why?

There is nothing new about selective interpretations of The Bible. Growing up, my father would regularly remind me that White supremacists claimed that Black people are the children of

Ham and that we are Black because we are cursed. My father would point out that it did not matter to them that the Bible does not say that. The White supremacists wanted to believe this and they would find a way to connect that with their interpretation of God and God’s word.

I find it very disturbing that people continue to hide behind The Bible in order to justify their own set of prejudices and demons. Even otherwise very

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Child Watch©

By Marian Wright Edelman

“No Holiday for Hunger” Did you know child hunger and food insecurity often peak in the summer? Hunger and poor nutrition are linked to health, mental health, and dental health problems and poor educational outcomes that don’t end when summer starts. At a time when food insecurity in this country is so high, an overwhelming majority of children who receive free or reduced-price meals at school aren’t as lucky once school lets out. As the Food Research and

Action Center (FRAC) explains, “The federally-funded Summer Nutrition Programs, which provide nutritious meals and snacks to low-income children during the summer months, are falling increasingly short of meeting the needs . . . The limited reach of the Summer Nutrition Programs meant that for the majority of those children, the end of the school year was the end of the healthy, filling meals on which they counted.”

Public and private nonprofit schools, local governments, Na-

tional Youth Sports Programs, and private nonprofit organizations that serve eligible children can all participate in one of the two Summer Nutrition Programs—the Summer Food Service Program and the National School Lunch Program, which continues to serve children in summer school programs. But according to FRAC, in July 2010 just 2.8 million children received lunch through the summer programs on an average day—which was only 15 children for every 100 low-income children who

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received lunch on an average day during the 2009-2010 school year. By that measure of need, only one in seven children who needs summer food is getting it.

As FRAC president Jim Weill explains, one of the biggest barriers is that although many kinds of programs are eligible for funding there simply aren’t enough programs available to serve all the children who need them. FRAC points out that the continuing fallout from the Great Recession has only made this worse as budget cuts have

led many communities to slash funding for summer schools and summer youth programs making opportunities for providing summer meals even more limited. Some of the programs that do exist don’t run for the whole summer, and there also aren’t enough eligible programs providing robust activities and services in addition to meals that draw families in. Adding programs and services and keeping sites open longer could both

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By George E. Curry

A Biblical Reason to Vote Against Mitt Romney

Since President Obama expressed his personal support for same-sex marriage, there has been a robust discussion among African-Americans about whether his stance will make Black voters less likely to support him in November.

A poll conducted by The Pew Research Center For the People & The Press found that 68 percent of African-Americans said

Obama’s announcement did not change their view of him. Of those who did alter their perception of the president, 16 percent said his decision caused them to view him more favorably and 13 percent less favorably.

As the debate over gay marriage seemed to be receding from the public stage, the NAACP gave the issue new life Saturday when its board passed a resolution in support of what it artfully calls marriage equality. After adopting the resolution over the weekend, Board Chair Roslyn M.

Brock, President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous, and board member Donald L. Cash held a press conference Monday in Baltimore to announce what they had already announced.

Even some supporters of same-sex marriage question why the NAACP is spending so much capital on this issue, considering all of the problems plaguing the Black community. The NAACP’s latest announcement comes less than two weeks after the organization announced that it has initiated a national voter registra-

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tion drive to help overcome recently-erected barriers designed to dilute the Black vote.

Of course, that’s not the only problem facing African-Americans.

As the National Urban League observed in its 2012 State of Black America report: “Our analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will clearly establish that whether one looks at education, income or any other meaningful measure, almost all the economic

gains that blacks have made in the last 30 years have been lost in the Great Recession that started in December 2007 and in the anemic recovery that has followed since June, 2009.”

And there is also the issue of HIV/AIDS. According to Centers for Disease Control data analyzed by the Kaiser Family Foundation, African-American women accounted for 64 percent of all new AIDS diagnoses among women in 2010 and 85

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By Askia Muhammad

White Voters Prefer White Candidates White people in America have a real penchant for transferring their guilty behavior onto other people. What’s more they are constantly getting away with it. It’s called blaming the victims for the crimes.

In the realm of electoral politics they say that the only reason Black people support President Barack Obama is because he’s Black. While in www.washingtoninformer.com

fact they’ve already run the numbers to figure out what percentage of the White vote former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will have to get in order to offset Obama’s 96 percent approval from Blacks.

So there may be more than a kernel of truth in that supposition, because the President has done much more to help all people in this society than he has to help the neediest. And wouldn’t you know it; Black people are disproportionately represented at

the bottom of this country’s food chain, and are therefore suffering disproportionately.

But there is no special relief coming for them, not from this White House. And Black people still support him overwhelmingly.

If White folks said Bill Clinton was the first “Black President,” then they’ve said that Barack Obama is the first Jewish President, and now he’s the first “Gay President.”

Black people still support President Obama, even

though he hasn’t thrown them a special lifeline, for one thing because he hasn’t messed up (yet), horrendously betraying the public trust with a young intern, or by launching an unjust and un-winnable war.

Maybe it’s the “coolness factor.” When Obama did the “brush-off ” thing like entertainer Jay-Z in a video, the President won the hearts of all Black folks younger than 35. When he turned around and crooned a few bars of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay

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Together,” he permanently won the hearts of all Black folks older than 45. Had he done his version of Michael Jackson’s “Moonwalk” when he was giving the Barnard College commencement address he would have gotten more views on YouTube than Kony.

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LIFESTYLE

The MadlyLiving environment is the complete antithesis of the hustle and bustle, the rushing and non-stop activity that’s part and parcel of modern life. /Courtesy photos by MadlyLiving

MadlyLiving: One of the Area’s Hidden Treasures

By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer Tucked away in a bucolic Fort Washington neighborhood sits an oasis of peace that offers guests the opportunity to leave life behind at the front door and luxuriate in a world of amity and relaxation – if only for a few days.

MadlyLiving Bed & Breakfast offers patrons a welcome respite to rest, sleep and recharge, said owner Candice Camille. Camille has infused the space with an aura that embraces a visitor as soon as he enters the premises. That’s by design.

“This is a wellness bed & breakfast, a no-stress zone,” said the New Jersey native who moved to the area four years ago. “I wanted to create a place to go on vacation – a staycation. I dare say I’m a five-star [accommodation].”

“Breakfast is included in every overnight stay. I’m often asked by guests which types of sheets we use, the type of mattresses. It’s very, very important that we rest and very important that we get the best night’s sleep.”

Camille said the MadlyLiving environment is the complete antithesis of the hustle and bustle, the rushing and non-stop activity that is part and parcel of modern life. And wellness is a critical element of what the bed & breakfast has to offer.

“Wellness equals total passion,” she enthused. “I live to live. I’m madly in love with life. We need to be in love with life and our Maker.

Here, you get solace and calm and take it out with you. America needs to take a card out of that deck. We over here are in such a competitive state. We’re always climbing, never satisfied. We think we have all the

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time, so we put everything into money.”

“We’re so busy chasing the money, work, work, work, work. I look at life as a table base with spiritual, emotional, financial and physical legs. On top of the table is passion and dreams.”

Camille, who is 50-ish, said she lives by an adage her grandmother told her: “Yesterday is a cancelled check; tomorrow is a promissory note; and today is useable currency.”

“So you have to be the best,” she said. “Very seldom do we operate in the moment. In America, we’re hamsters on a wheel. We’re just too busy. We don’t take time to breathe, acknowledge what we’ve accomplished or what we’ve achieved. It’s on to the next thing…”

Camille’s friend Doris McMillon said she’s grateful for Camille’s emphasis on wellness. She walked in The Washington Informer

during the interview, slid into a sofa and exhaled.

“When people come, they don’t want to leave,” she said with a laugh.

“Do you hear the music? I could stay home, but I’m here.”

“Oh and the beds … they just want to envelope you. I think Candice’s focus has been a wellness issue. We’re busy taking care of business, putting out fires, taking care of everything but us. We can just sit here.”

In fact, McMillon made herself at home by brewing a cup of tea and listened as Camille talked about her life and her business. She interjected her observations and comments, often providing verification of what Camille said.

The living room adjoined the dining room dominated by a large dinner table which seats 14-15 people.

That space, Camille said, has been

the site of some candid, heated and sometimes very adult conversations.

“There’s a lot of friendship here,” she said. “We have 14 or 15 people at the roundtable and conversation that goes on for hours. We start breakfast at 10 a.m. and it could go on until 1 p.m.”

But just as important as the camaraderie that that space engenders, Camille said, is the food consumed there.

“Food. I love food,” she said.

“Eating should be pleasurable. It’s one of the few pleasures in life. We should enjoy it and [our] insides should be pleasured by it too. It’s so important.”

McMillon, a local communications professional, said she and all the guests revel in the environment which is a delightful mélange of tea,

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It’s an unusual, intimate place where guests can come and work and still relax. Think of MadlyLiving as that exit left where visitors can get off, gather their thoughts and relax. /Photo courtesy of MadlyLiving

B&B continued from Page 32 laughter, Zen, conversation, karma, and rejuvenation.

“They’re renewed,” she said of everyone who comes through MadlyLiving’s doors. “Candice comes to quiet the mind and soothe the soul.”

Everything about MadlyLiving suggests elegance. The atrium boasts sturdy stone columns that stretch from floor to ceiling framing a skyline that allows a spotlight of sunshine to permeate the foyer. A grand piano sits in one corner and on it a long silver Buddha reclines languidly.

Each guest room carries its own color and energy. Quiet Earth is suffused with muted colors such as browns and ochres and the bedroom favored by writers is a soft avocado. Individual bedrooms evoke differing emotions as do the names: The MadlyLiving Room, the Zen Fusion Room, Quiet Earth and the Boudoir.To Camille’s delight, Ebony Magazine featured Quiet Earth in its February 2012 issue.

Striking art from local artists such as Gasby Brown and Teri Tabora hang on walls, and ornate mirrors, lamps and other accessories Camille picked up in her travels adorn each space. Fluffy pillows on plush sofas invite guests to sit and stay, and bathrooms gain their own stylish individuality with granite, stone and marble.

Every bathroom floor has distinctive tile work which Camille had a hand in creating at the Maryland abode. But, it’s the beds that draw people to them.

“Saeed Muhammad of Urban Housing Solutions and I worked on this place 12-to-20 hours a day for a year,” Camille said. “I became his apprentice. Each bathroom has some mosaic. It took me about two days to get them all done. He taught me how to do it because I didn’t want to pay the price and I wanted to leave my energy here.”

“If anyone steps on it then they may be able to catch my fire.”

Guests can enjoy manicures and

pedicures, spa services and massages and take advantage of photo therapy, couples’ massages and other wellness modalities. Writers frequently sequester themselves to write or work through writer’s block.

At any given time, MadlyLiving might be hosting a baby shower, a small, intimate wedding, a dinner party, networking meeting, wellness retreat, strategic meeting or team meeting. These include the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and Women Business Owners of Prince George’s County.

And guests such as networking guru and author George Fraser, makeup artist and business owner Julie Rodgers-Pittman, author Phyllis Cunningham and Pete Thomas, a contestant on the second season of The Biggest Loser, enjoyed their stays at MadlyLiving.

Rodgers-Pittman, 49, said her honeymoon stay with husband Willie was memorable.

“We stayed there on our wedding night on April 17,” PittmanRodgers recalled. “We got married at IKEA [in College Park, Md.] and Candice gifted us with a stay. It was a wonderful experience. Brunch was lovely and the décor magnificent.”

Rodgers-Pittman, owner of Color and Soul and the first person to make mineral cosmetics for women of color, said she enjoyed the slumber party Camille arranged for her and her two daughters the night before the wedding.

“I’ve never stayed at a bed & breakfast before but I will again,” she said.

Camille embraces MadlyLiving’s role as a healing station.

“This is the unusual, intimate place where you can come and work and still relax,” she said. “I want to teach people to live in the present ... I want to be that exit left where you get off, gather yourself and destress. Come on in, breathe, have a cup of tea or coffee and just sit.”

“Something healthy is always going on here.” wi

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ARIES Rev up your engines. This is a fine week for making progress with projects that you’ve got in the works. Your energy is high and your mind is clear. Use every advantage this week to finish up your works. Look for love in the right places. Know the difference between love and lust. Soul Affirmation: I forgive and set myself free.

Lucky Numbers: 19, 26, 39 TAURUS Educate those around you in the area of personal growth.

Their improvement will bring benefits to you. Humor in communication is the key. Humor in introspection is a must. Soul Affirmation: Success that has been following me is trying to catch up. Lucky Numbers: 16, 30, 39 GEMINI This week romance is begins to percolate. Enjoy your feelings and let your brain relax. Suspend all judgments of others. Being stern won’t work for you this week. Soul Affirmation: I go along to get along. Lucky Numbers: 1, 6, 19 CANCER Romance will find you this week. Don’t be looking the other way. Your “rap” is especially strong. Make as many of those important phone calls as possible. People will respond. They are waiting to be receptive.

Soul Affirmation: Friendships are shock absorbers on the bumpy roads of life. Lucky Numbers: 11, 13, 20 LEO This week should bring an opportunity to further your education, don’t pass it up. Pay special attention to details at work. A friend needs your support. Find joy in giving it. Soul Affirmation: All things work together for good. Lucky Numbers: 26, 35, 43 VIRGO You and your mate should increase your saving for the future this week. Future plans should be spotlighted. A relationship is likely to take a serious turn. Be open to making an unusual purchase. Soul Affirmation: I can see clearly now the rain is gone. There are no obstacles in my way. Lucky Numbers: 10, 30, 50 LIBRA Don’t take any big gambles this week; the time is not right for a flight into the unknown. A newfound harmony is in store for you and your mate. Your mate will understand your fears.

Soul Affirmation: New insights create new directions and a new cast of characters.

Lucky Numbers: 6, 48, 51 SCORPIO The air can be cleared easily. Admit your need for help. Seek understanding. You’ll help another by seeking help from them. Communication problems will smooth themselves out. Soul Affirmation: Moving slowly might be the fastest way. Lucky Numbers: 33, 52, 54 SAGITTARIUS You and your partner are on the same wavelength. If you are presented with a contract this week, it’s an ideal week to reach an agreement. Make the important phone call to set things up. Soul Affirmation: What I’ve been waiting for has been here all along. Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 33 CAPRICORN Beware of financial pitfalls that you’ve set for yourself.

Strengthen all your relationships by understanding motivations of others. Spend time at home. Enjoy what you already have.

Soul Affirmation: Often it’s not what I say but the way I say it that gets the message across. Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 47 AQUARIUS Don’t expect to win every battle, especially with your lover.

This week winning is losing. Backing down is winning. Shyness produces a bold result. It’s easy to collect that long-standing debt. Soul Affirmation: I keep money on my mind this week. Lucky Numbers: 18, 25, 39 PISCES Possibilities of hearing good news about home are greatly expanded. Savor the news rather than thinking about other annoyances. Travel is on the horizon. Plan the trip this week. Soul Affirmation: Jewelry reflects the beauty of my feelings about myself. Lucky Numbers: 26, 44, 52

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“Twice as Good”

by Richard Michelson, illustrated by Eric Velasquez c.2012, Sleeping Bear Press $16.95 / $18.95 Canada 32 pages

By Terri Schlichenmeyer Contributing Writer

W

hat do you do when someone tells you that you can’t do something you want to do?

Maybe you beg by saying, “Pleeeeeeeeease??” Or maybe you ask again and again and again until your parents get mad. Or you might pout a little and wait to see if the answer is different later on.

But when young Willie Powell was told that he couldn’t do something he wanted to do, it just made him work harder to reach his goal. In the new book “Twice as Good” by Richard Michelson, illustrated by Eric Velasquez, you’ll see how Willie made his dream come true.

Even though he was just in third grade, Willie Powell was a very fast runner.

He had to be fast. The Edgewater Golf Course was seven miles away and it was one of the most beautiful places Willie had ever seen. Each day after school, he ran to Edgewater, then he ran back home by nightfall.

Willie wanted to learn to play golf on the smooth lawns at Edgewater, but the golfers told him that “his kind” wasn’t welcome there. He was used to that, though. He was often the only Negro boy wherever he went and that didn’t stop Willie. He went to Edgewater anyhow, every chance he got.

Eventually, one of the golfers let Willie be a caddy, which meant carrying a heavy bag filled with golf clubs. That didn’t stop Willie, either; in fact, he worked twice as hard because being “good” at his job wasn’t good enough. Soon, he was earning money at being a caddy.

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Then one day, someone asked Willie to play a round of golf and Willie loved it! From then on, every chance he got, he practiced. By time he entered high school, he was one of the best golfers around. He even entered competitions.

Still, lots of white golfers didn’t want Willie playing on their course. They wouldn’t let him join the club or share their clubhouse. But Willie had dreams, not only for himself but for his baby daughter, too.

He knew that someday, there’d be a place where she could learn to play golf, too, and nobody would turn her away. Willie was sure there’d be a course like that, even if he had to build it himself…

Got a kid who wants to be the next Tiger on the links?

Show him [or her!] that someone helped groom the course by reading “Twice as Good.”

Author Richard Michelson took the true story of a boy who refuses to take “no” for an answer to his dreams, and makes it into a kid-friendly story of perseverance in the face of racism. I liked that Michelson gives his young hero a graceful determination with no room for discouragement [which is very inspirational], and Eric Velasquez’s illustrations fit Michelson’s story to a tee.

I think that if your 3-to-6year-old loves a good readaloud, this is one to put on the roster. For you, “Twice as Good” is a book that’s hard to say “no” to. wi The Washington Informer

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Gospel Singer Marvin Sapp on the Mend after Death of Wife

By Michael Robinson Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune Gospel singer Marvin Sapp has secured his place in music history.

His breakout chart topper, “Never Would Have Made It,” holds the record for the longest running No. 1 single on the radio and in the history of the Billboard charts — lasting more than 43 weeks at the top.

Sapp’s current CD, “I Win,” is the No. 1 Gospel CD and the ninth-ranked album overall in America, according to Billboard charts.His current single, “My Testimony,” is on the radio airwaves in heavy rotation on R&B and Gospel radio stations.

“Thank you, Jesus,” Sapp said.

“I’m just appreciative that people have gravitated to my music.”

His CD “I Win” was highly anticipated. It’s his first project release since his wife, MaLinda, died of cancer in 2010. America, and fans worldwide, grieved the passing of his wife. Prior to her death, the Sapps were happily married for 18 years.

Commenting about his grieving process, Sapp said, “I’m a strong believer that the best way to honor the life of somebody that you love is to live.”

Sapp admitted that many people criticized him for not taking more time off to mourn.

“Everybody has a process of mourning that they go through,” he said, but staying busy immersed in his music and ministry was a process that worked best for him.

“I challenge [grieving] people to live.”

Sapp is no stranger to the Philadelphia region.

Minister Bill Davis of Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills can recall when Sapp used to perform annually at a church in Maryland. Davis is very impressed with how Sapp’s music is resonating with youth.

Local TV news reporter Dray Clark of CBS 3 is also a personal friend of Sapp.

“Marvin and I have been friends since 2004 when we first met in Grand Rapids, Mich., where I used to work and where he lives now,” Clark said. “His music, quite frankly, is a reflection of his musical gift vocally, but more importantly, it’s a reflection of God’s hold on his life.”

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Gospel singer Marvin Sapp’s CD “I Win” was a highly anticipated project.

It’s his first project release since his wife, MaLinda, died of cancer in 2010. / Courtesy Photo

Sapp has had a tremendously powerful impact on gospel music that transcends gospel’s typical audience to music lovers all over the world, according to Kanita Davis, vocalist with the stellar awardwinning Gospel group, Lonnie Hunter & Structure.

“Song after song, he has delivered the message that, ‘I, too, can overcome and be victorious no matter what I’ve gone through.’”

Native Philadelphian, Jillian Pirtle, the reigning Miss Pennsylvania Essence 2012, believes Sapp’s music resonates deeply because it’s anointed by God. “It is the message and encouragement in Minister Sapp’s music that means more to me than anything else,” she said. “I appreciate and encourage him to continue to touch the masses with his music and his [Godly] message.”

Brian Carter, weekend radio personality at WBLS/107.5 FM in New York, gave Sapp a huge compliment by comparing him to one of the greatest Gospel artists of all time, “[Marvin Sapp] is one of the new-school of gospel artists to come up in the last few years.

He has certainly given us instant classics with ‘He Saw the Best in Me’ and ‘Never Would’ve Made It’ – he is this era’s James Cleveland.”

Waverly Alston, a Gospel music composer/choir director/sacred jazz artist and Philly resident is also a fan.

“I sense his sincerity in his delivery and the lyrics that he chooses

to sing are Biblically based,” he said. “I recently listened to the title track of the ‘Never Would Have Made It’ album ‘Thirsty’ – what a wonderful album.”

And local radio celebrity Patty Jackson of WDAS summed the singer up by offering words about Sapp’s music ministry.

“He has great music that touches your soul!”

Sapp’s music transcends musical genres; his music has such wide appeal because of its heartfelt lyrics. His breakout hit, “Never Would Have Made It” was a song he wrote as an ode and eulogy for his father’s funeral.

“It was birthed out of my pain,” he said.

The song made Sapp a superstar within the music industry and with millions of adoring fans worldwide.Being a widower, a father, a music mogul, an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and a full time senior pastor and founder of Lighthouse Full Life Center Church, in Grand Rapids, Mich., would be a daunting task for many men, but Sapp appears to remain focused.

“If you prioritize stuff, you won’t break it, you won’t drop it,” he said. “I make sure that I keep things in their proper place. I’m a father first, I’m a pastor, I’m a recording artist, I’m an entrepreneur, I do a whole lot of stuff, that’s how I keep things going.” wi www.washingtoninformer.com

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religion

Don’t Look Back But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. Genesis 19:25

A

reliable source of food for lions, cheetahs, wild dogs, and hyenas, the gnu or large antelope earned the Afrikaans name wildebeest, or “wild beast,” because of its appearance, a large head resembling that of an ox, a short mane, a pointed beard, and sharp, downward curved horns.

The babies, called calves learn to walk within minutes of birth and within days are able to keep up with the herd.

The calves don’t have time to play around. They fall down, and the mother forces them back up immediately. It’s as if the mother wildebeest is saying to her little calves “Get up, the lion, the lion, the lion is coming, the lion is coming, the cheetahs, are coming; they will eat you up quickly.” The mother taunts them and sometimes angers them, but she teaches them to walk quickly as part of their survival, shortly after birth.

History teaches how the wildebeest learns to walk within minutes, and can run and keep up with the pack within days!

Unlike the wildebeest, humans come into the world as infants, unable to walk for at least a year.

However, there’s a lesson to be learned from the wildebeest: “Don’t look back like Lot’s wife.

She was turned into a pillar of salt. Like the wildebeest, you don’t have time to look back.

You could end up as dinner for some predator if you do.

Isn’t that what happens to us when we waste valuable time looking back rather than staying focused and moving forward?

We must utilize every precious moment God gives us while

we’re here on this side. Time cannot and will not be given back to any of us.

In fact, time is much more valuable than money. We can all make more money, but none of us can turn back the hands of time. Keep your eyes on the prize. Learn to move forward with your goals quickly like the wildebeest. Don’t waste a lot of time trying to figure things out.

Learn while you’re immersed in on-the-job-training, as I did.

It was 25 years ago when my sisters and I started a small corporation. The mission – to teach the unemployed, effective job search techniques and strategies. We applied for a couple job-training contracts and were awarded six figure grants from the D.C. Department of Employment Services. We had no money, no typewriters, no desk, no office supplies, and no experience, but we trusted God, and it worked. Our lives have been changed forever because we kept getting back up and learned to move quickly.

With only $500.00, which covered our first month’s rent, we did it; like the wildebeest, we didn’t have time to keep falling down. We had to learn quickly, on-the-job-training! We had to learn to run immediately. Looking back wasn’t an option for us.

As we go about our duties each day, be reminded that Satan comes to seek those he can kill, steal or destroy. You don’t have time to be a baby; you’ve got to trust God, and begin to ‘run this race by faith.’

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We wouldn’t be nearly as resilient or strong. In fact, we could never learn to fly.

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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

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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

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

St. Stephen Baptist Church

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”

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 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

Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. State Overseer

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

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

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

Sunday Early Morning Worship - 7:45 a.m.

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.

Tuesday – Thursday - Kingdom Building Bible Institute – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday – Prayer/Praise/Bible Study – 7:30 p.m.

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

1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.5889 office 202.638.1803 fax

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

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

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.

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

Morning Star Baptist Church

Crusader Baptist Church

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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Florida Avenue Baptist Church

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

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

Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

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

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Bobby L. Livingston, Sr. Pastor

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

75 Rhode Island Ave. NW • Washington, DC 20001 (202) 667-4448

2616 MLK Ave., SE • Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 • Fax 202-678-3304 Early Worship Service 7:30a.m Worship Service 10:45a.m.

New Members Class 9:30a.m.

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

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

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

Peace Baptist Church

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

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church 602 N Street NW • Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595 Sunday Worship Services: 7:45am & 11:00am Sunday school For All Ages 9:30am Prayer Services Wednesday 11:30am & 6:45pm Bible Institute Wednesday at Noon & 7:45pm “Changing Lives On Purpose “ Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org

Sunrise Prayer Service 6:00 A.M. Sunday Church School 8:30 A.M. Pre-Worship Devotionals 9:45 A.M. Morning Worship Services 10:00 A.M. Holy Communion 1st Sunday Worship Services Bible Study Tuesdays, 6:00 P.M. Thursdays, 1:00 P.M. Prayer Meetings Tuesdays, 7:00 P.M. Thursdays, 12:00 P.M.

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

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor 2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 Fax: (202) 529-7738 Order of Services Worship Service: 7:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

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

Prayer Services: Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday 12 Noon Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.

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Chicago Sky 69, Washington Mystics 57

Mystics forward Crystal Langhorne (#1) is double teamed by two Chicago Sky players as she goes to the basket to score two of her 16 points on Saturday, May 19 at the Verizon Center in Northwest. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

Mystics forward Monique Currie (#25) aims for the basket in the second half of WNBA basketball action at the Verizon Center on Saturday, May 19.

Currie scored 14 points. /Photo

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D.C. United 3, Toronto FC 1

Dwayne De Rosario (#7) and a Toronto defender battle for the ball during MLS action on Saturday, May 19 at RFK Stadium in Southeast.

De Rosario, the MLS 2011 MVP has scored 98 career goals, and only six players in MLS history have scored 100. /Photo courtesy of Al Santos

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sports Nationals 9, Baltimore Orioles 3 The Nationals won the third game of a three game weekend series during the annual “Battle of the Beltways” between the Nationals and the Orioles on Sunday, May 20 in front of 41,918. Nats pitcher Stephen Strasburg (#37) hit his first home run. In this photo, Strasburg is congratulated by incoming batsman and teammate Danny Espinosa. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

Battle of the Beltways

Washington Informer Spelling Bee Winners Nationals second base player Danny Espinosa fires for first base after Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis (#21) failed to reach second base on Sunday, May 20 at Nationals Park in Southeast. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

The Nationals once again celebrate winners of the Washington Informer Spelling Bee on the field during pre-game ceremonies with starting pitcher Edwin Jackson on Saturday, May 19 at Nationals Park in Southeast. In this photo, Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes and Marketing Director Ron Burke along with the Spelling Bee winners (l-r) Ella Goldblum, (4th place winner), Tuli Bennett-Bose (1st place winner), Noa Rosinplotz (2nd place winner) and Justin Atwood, (3rd place winner) receive a rousing hand of applause from the crowd. /Photo by John E. De Freitas

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS **MANDATORY SUBCONTRACTING: This bid requires twenty-five percent (25%) subcontracting to a Prince George’s County Certified Minority in accordance with Subtitle 10A-136 of the Prince George’s County Government Procurement Regulations and Law: The Prince George’s County, Maryland, Office of Central Services is requesting bids on the following project: Bid No.: 11-0004a Project No.: OCS 11-0004a Interior Renovations at the Circuit Court Annex ARCHITECT/ENGINEER: Alt Breeding Schwarz

Orioles second base player Robert Andino catches the ball before Nationals short stop Ian Desmond (#20) could successfully reach the base. /Photo

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NON-REFUNDABLE SPEC. FEES: $ 75.00 DRAWING/SPECIFICATIONS AVAILABLE: May 24, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: June 6, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at 14701 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

CUT OFF FOR QUESTIONS: June 12, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.-ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE EMAILED TO amproctor@co.pg.md.us *EXTENDED BID PRICE RESPONSE DUE DATE:

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PROJECT MANAGER: __Jack Sloan Phone: 301-817-4360 All bidders are encouraged to attend the pre-bid conference. Copies of the bid specifications may be picked up at the Office of Central Services/Contract Administration and Procurement Division, 1400 McCormick Drive, Suite 200, Largo, Maryland 20774 during the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST. ONLY. ALL NON-REFUNDABLE FEES shall be in the form of a MONEY ORDER, OR CHECK made payable to Prince George’s County. Contractors desiring more than three (3) copies, please call in advance to order the desired number of copies.

Interested Bidders may review the plans, specifications, and other contractual documents at the address listed above on or after May 24, 2012.

Contractors interested in submitting a bid on the project listed above should direct inquires to Alicia Proctor. Bids shall be received at the Office of Central Services/Contract Administration and Procurement Division on the date and time shown. For further information, contact Alicia Proctor, Buyer III at (301) 883-6448 or 883-6400 or via e-mail at amproctor@ co.pg.md.us.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2012 ADM 437 Iantha Ramella Jones Decedent Shraga Kawior, Esq 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 822 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jerome G. Jones and Donald L. Jones, whose addresses are 1522 T Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009 & 922 Kenbrook Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20902, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Iantha Ramella Jones, who died on July 29, 2011 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W. Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 24, 2012. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 24, 2012, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Machu Picchu is the Lost City of the Incas, an estate for Inca leaders Pachacuti and Tupac Yupanquai. It was also a spiritual center. Its presence was forgotten, or buried in natural vegetation when the Spanish “conquered” the Inca. It took until 1911, when Yale lecturer Hiram

Bingham, with the help of an 11 year old Indian boy, Pablo Alvarez, for the Western world to “find” this spot. Now it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Yale University has agreed to return artifacts that Bingham stole (in the name of scientific inquiry, of course) from buildings in Machu Picchu.

Viewing a space that was built between 1400 and 1450, basking in its history more than 700 years later, reminds us that moments are fleeting unless we make them something more. How many times have we rallied against police brutality? How much, or how little, has that reality changed?

Each of us is a minnow in the ocean of history, and history belongs to those who hold pens.

The Inca did architecture, engineering and so much more, but they didn’t develop written language. The Spanish swallowed much of their history! Will the history of African American relationships with “law enforcement” personnel also be swallowed? That depends on us. wi

Chavis continued from Page 30 will benefit all Americans and as well others throughout the world who cry out for freedom and equality.

It is important for young people today to know more about the Wilmington Ten and other political prisoner cases. Too often our youth take too much for granted. They have not been

Malveaux continued from Page 30 comment unfavorably on police shenanigans. In March, Annika Lewis, 26, was beaten as she tried to record her own arrest in Houston. Then, the police took her video card so that she would have no record of the arrest.

Her husband was charged with “resisting arrest” with no other underlying charge against him.

Resisting arrest might consist of as little as asking why one is being stopped. Of course, I am outraged.

I am outraged at the backlash from the African American church about President Obama’s support of marriage equality. I’m outraged because there are those who suggest that the African American community might prefer a flawed Obama to a racist, hateful, and austerityembracing Romney, a man who has said that despite a national deficit, he would increase defense spending, and cut social services. Why do we need more defense spending? This hawkish position represents nothing but pandering.

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whom but it is clear that Jesus was very concerned about the poor and sick. He was very concerned about the money changers. And he was very concerned about the Romans who were oppressing the Hebrews.

What are we to make of those who have decided that gay marriage is the once and forever dividing line but can turn a blind eye to the forces in this society that ravage the poor and pro-

mote war? What are we to make of those who have decided that gay marriage is against God’s word but are silent on Deuteronomy?

Just asking. wi Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a Senior Scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, the immediate past president of TransAfrica Forum, and the co-author of Solidarity Divided. He can be reached at papaq54@hotmail.com.

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had success providing mobile meals which can be especially helpful in rural communities.

Many organizations that provide summer activities for children may not even realize they’re eligible for funding to serve meals. Others find they would be able to participate with just a little help from local foundations or community donations to cover extra expenses like refrigerators or coolers.

Sometimes the amount of paperwork required to run a site is a barrier. Small programs may have special difficulty running sites—for example, a church-based program serving fifteen children may not have the same infrastructure as a school running a summer school lunch program. These kinds of obstacles shouldn’t be standing in the way. We should be using the Summer Nutrition Programs as effectively as possible enabling many more sites to provide meals for needy children this summer—and helping many

fewer children to go hungry.

How is your community helping hungry children this summer? Encourage civic and philanthropic leaders to visit programs to see firsthand what’s getting in the way of children being fed. Encourage creative publicity and outreach to help get children to existing sites, and encourage sites to stay open longer into the summer.

Now is the time to act! To learn more about how to open a summer feeding site, sponsor one, volunteer at one, or find one in your community, visit the Summer Food Service Program. To learn more about how we can make it a national priority to expand access to these programs and others with long records of success fighting hunger, come to CDF’s July 22nd-25th national conference in Cincinnati, Ohio this summer and register for the workshop End Child Hunger in Rich America Now. wi

percent of the Black women were infected through heterosexual activity.

There is a similar disparity among teens. Although Black teens represent only 17 percent of those aged 13-19 in the United States, they accounted for 70 percent of new AIDS diagnoses among teens in 2012.

Undoubtedly, the debate will continue over how the NAACP should spend its limited resources and whether President Obama should have weighed in on what is essentially a state matter. However, some supporters of same-sex marriage are making the mistake of minimizing the views of many who believe that a marriage should be a union between a man and a woman.

This may be more of a religious issue than a racial one.

A poll conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found: “More than half of African Americans (53 percent) report attending religious services at least once a week,

more than three-in-four (76 percent) say they pray on at least a daily basis and nearly nine-in-ten (88 percent) indicate they are absolutely certain that God exists. On each of these measures, African- Americans stand out as the most religiously committed racial or ethnic group in the nation.”

Regardless of where one comes down on the issue, it is the height of political naiveté to expect that we will ever find any politician with whom we can agree on every issue. And the nation’s first Black president is no exception.

Opponents of same-sex marriage are quick to quote Leviticus 18:22, which states: “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination (KJV).”

If we are going to apply a singleissue test to President Obama, Mitt Romney should not be given a pass.

The Bible also says in Deuteronomy 15:7, “If there be among you a poor man of one of thy bretheren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee,

thou shall not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother (KJV).”

And what does Romney say about the poor?

“I’m in this race because I care about Americans. I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I’ll fix it,” he said in an interview with CNN. “ I’m not concerned about the very rich; they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the very heart of America, the 90 percent, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling.”

Romney’s support of Republican proposals in Congress designed to gut the safety net is further proof that he is not concerned about the very poor.

If some African-Americans, albeit a small number, are seriously considering voting against President Obama solely because they do not agree with his views on same-sex marriage, they should apply a litmus test to Mitt Romney and vote against him because he’s not concerned about the very poor. wi

White folks might say they don’t like Obama because of the economy, or because of this, that, or the other, but the real deal is their conscious or unconscious racial attitudes influencing the way they’ll vote.

“In the study, a majority of White eligible voters showed a pattern labeled ‘automatic white preference’ on a widely used measure of unconscious race bias. Previous studies indicate that close to 75 percent of white Americans show this implicit bias,” Mahzarin Banaji, a psychology professor at Harvard University and one of the study’s collaborators wrote.

So the President – like all Democratic presidential candidates since 1972 – lost the “White vote” in 2008. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)

carried the White vote by a margin of 55 percent to 43 percent over then Sen. Obama. An analysis in the Daily Kos has done the math.

Gov. Romney will have to keep the President from winning more than 38 percent of the White vote in order for him to win.

So now it’s all starting to make sense. Voter suppression efforts have gone from individual voting precincts to statewide legislative campaigns in at least 20 states where so-called Voter ID laws have been put into place. So now, Black people who were “American enough” to chop and pick cotton for generations, and to perform every other kind of undesirable task for little or no pay, are now all of a sudden ineligible to vote because they don’t have some state issued

driver’s license or other ID card?

Right!

And now, all of Gov. Romney’s code-switching, dog-whistle, racebased campaign jingles, which resonate in the bosom of all true genetically-recessive White folks make sense. White voters get it all right. Those Black voters are only going to vote for President Obama because he’s Black, and if we leave it to those MuslimCommunist, Black voters, they’ll put Kenya-born Obama back into the White House, and he’ll just ruin this country that was getting along just fine when White people were solidly in charge and Black people knew that their place was behind Whites, and they politely stayed there, thank you. wi

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MUHAMMAD continued from Page 31 stantial role in 2012, during the Republican primaries. They may play an even larger role in this year’s presidential election,” Molly McElroy wrote for the University of Washington, according to Richard Prince’s online column “Journal-isms.” The notion that Obama’s election ushered in the

“post-racial” age is just a myth to lull Black people to sleep about ongoing racism in this country.

“The study, led by psychologists at the University of Washington, shows that between January and April 2012 eligible voters who favored whites over blacks – either consciously or unconsciously – also favored Republican candidates relative to Barack Obama,” according to McElroy.

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There are other challenges. Summer feeding programs tend to be available for shorter and more irregular hours than a regular school day which limits participation. Transportation often isn’t provided so making these programs available where hungry children are is important. Some programs have

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