I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. I had already determined to sell my life as dearly as possible if attacked. I felt if I could take one lyncher with me, this would even up the score a little bit. --Ida B. Wells
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Serving More Than 50,000 African American Readers Throughout The Metropolitan Area / Vol. 47, No. 33 May 31 - June 6, 2012
The United House of Prayer
held its annual march, Sat., May 26, with the young and mature alike, celebrating their faith. Christian Hammonds, 4 and his sister Carmen Hammonds, 2 journeyed from Charlotte, N.C. with relatives to participate in the march. See page 36. / Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah.
Guilty Pleas Raise Questions By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer
Some political observers theorize that if Mayor Vincent Gray had studied the tea leaves, there would have been little reason to
cover his odds by recruiting minor mayoral candidate Sulaimon M. Brown to harass and attempt to discredit then-Mayor Adrian Fenty. Given that Fenty had alienated significant swathes of the
District’s black community and offended the city’s old guard, teachers and union members, Gray appeared to be a shoo-in. But now, Gray, 69, is embroiled in a scandal said to have been designed to enhance his
chances of winning the 2010 Democratic primary. So far, two dominoes have fallen and federal investigators promise more arrests. Last week was a bad week for the mayor. On Tuesday, May 22,
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Thomas Gore, the mayor’s longtime friend and the campaign’s assistant treasurer admitted in federal court to giving campaign funds to Brown and obstructing justice. And Howard L.
See gray on Page 8 and on DCTV 95 & 96