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After a protest in front of the U.S. Justice Department about the killing of African American women in custody, people pray for a change in the U.S. judicial system on Monday August 3. /Photo by Nancy Shia

Citizens Outraged as the Deaths of Black Women Soar AG Lynch Urged to Investigate Bland Case By Kia Croom WI Contributing Writer Amid the bustling streets of Washington, D.C., in the midst of Monday morning traffic, a growing body of protesters could be heard for blocks. “Change the game, time is coming! Change the game, we’re getting ready!” they sang. The Reverend Jamal Bryant, pastor of Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, led just under 200 people in a peaceful assembly with a strident demand. They want the U.S. Department of Justice, under the direction of Attorney General Loretta Lynch, to take over the investigation into the death of Sandra Bland. Bland, 28, was arrested several weeks ago after a routine traffic stop for assaulting a public servant and later found dead in her

Waller County, Texas cell from an alleged suicide. “Over the last two weeks, six African-American women have died in police custody. And while we realize black men have already been targeted in mass incarceration it looks like the next in line are black women,” Bryant said. “Today we’ve assembled to take a stand not just for Sandra Bland, but for sisters that are under attack all over the country,” he said, standing shoulder-to-should with protestors holding hand written signs that read “I am Sandra Bland,” “I am Ralkina Jones” and “I am Sarah Lee Circle Bear” – signs listing the names of women of color who’ve died in recent weeks while in jail. When asked what sort of response he anticipates receiving from Lynch, Bryant replied: “I

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NAACP Leads March for Black Lives Journey Starts in Selma, Will End in D.C. By Curtis Bunn Urban News Service SELMA, Alabama – The movement that began in a bungalow is traveling nearly 900 miles to the home of Dr. King’s “Dream.” A coalition of organizations, led by the NAACP, embarked Saturday, August 1, on an 860mile, 40-day, 40-night march from Selma, Alabama to Washington, D.C in an initiative that recalls the original civil rights movement. America’s Journey for Justice began with a prayer at the historic Boynton House, a modest home

in Selma that witnessed much of the fight for integration, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1965 march across the notorious Edmund Pettus Bridge. Fifty years later, activists will caravan some 860 miles through Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and conclude September 16 in Washington. “Why march?” NAACP president Cornell William Brooks asked. “We march because our lives matter, our votes matter, our jobs matter, our schools matter.” The organizers of America’s Journey for Justice stress four

issues: the vitality of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, criminal-justice reform, job growth and higher wages and better public education. “This march is not merely about putting boots on the ground,” Brooks told Urban News Service. “It’s about putting laws on the books. This has been a history-laden year, with the anniversaries of the Voting Rights Act, ‘Bloody Sunday’ and so forth. But it’s a good opportunity to make history, too.” Jamiah Adams of the NAACP said the organizers expect thou-

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had 30, come together to bring a of Good Among the Road programs On Thursday, July 2015, at the intersection Hope and Marlow Naylor sense of uniformity in way and wants to see implemented Road SE, Kenneth McClenton, Francinethe Milton, Rebecca Taylor, along withare a When L.Y. Marlow's domestic victimstheand stricter restraining policies, host23-yearof area leaders joinedviolence in demanding Council of the District order of Columbia old daughter told her the“The fatherRelisha survivors are treated. victim's families pass Rudd Law” - making it a felony more for a rights parentfor or guardian to not of her daughter threatened her missing “She's her own to occurrence. intervene on behalf of a vicreport a child or using dead within 24personal hours of the This legislation is life, and the life of their child, story, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assessmodeled after Caylee’s Law in Florida. We will also demand that the DC Council’s she knew something had to be push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further Judiciary Committee hold a Public Hearing on public safety in either Ward 7 or 8, done. Out of her frustration said about Marlow. training for law enforcement the Wards most impacted by homicides and crimes against children. \This Oversight with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life ProtecHearing must include testimony regarding the Metropolitan Police Department’s Unsolved Homicides of the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counseland Persons Divisions. Monday, July 27, 2015, the number of Unsolved Homicides in the startMissing the Saving Promise cam-As of“get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. District of Columbia was 54. We extend an invitation to participate in this Press Conference to other paign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradiCommissions, Agencies and individuals, such as the Commission on Fathers, Men and “It seems to Organizations, be a vicious cycle person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must Boys; Justicemy Coordinating Council; Deputy Mayor for Public Safety & Justice; Forensic Health that Criminal won't turn family end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. and Science Laboratories; Juvenile Justice Advisory Group; Offiacediaof Victims Services, and Members of loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to have We need to address both the victhe Council of thewith District Columbia to collaborate in working number of outshared her story the of audilogue about domestic violence.towards timreducing and thethebatterer,” Marlow standing Homicides and Missing the District of Columbia. ence at Unsolved the District Heights Also Persons present Cases at theinevent was said. Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see on May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise Municipal Center. The sympo- who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in sium was sponsored by the utive life terms without parole public and private schools. She Family and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatviolence in cities like Baltimore, Maryland resulting in highs of 45 and Center of the city With of District the Beltway Sniper attacksandinthe District ed about domestic violence. 16 homicides, for the month of July alone, clear that reaching a state Heights and the National Hook- respectively, 2002. Mildred Muhammad is it’s “We havewetoarestop being pasof crisis. The question remains what can and should be done. Up of Black Women. the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilspikes inanviolence brought U.S. across the country, St. Marlow has writtenThese a book, organization thatpolice helpschiefs the from dren about domesticincluding violence,” Louis, Chicago, and Baltimore to the Newseum on Monday, July 3 for a “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a D.C. survivors of domestic violence in Northwest Marlow said. summit where a number of topics with the Marlow disturbinghas escalation violence story about four generations of they andaddressed their children. workedin to break this summer toplived of their list. They also focused on potential solutions sharing best domestic violence. The book is at the “I in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, currentlyyears utilized. inspired by her own practices experiences, in fear is a long time. It is and is confident the policies she MPD Chief Lanier served as not one an of the the meeting. the for issueswill discussed: the and those of Cathy her grandmother, easyorganizers thing to of come out isAmong pushing start that record-high of guns on city streets. Recommendations from the summit included tougher gun laws and her mothernumber and her daughter. of,” she said. process. more severeevery penalties forshe thosereads who commit crimes with guns and those who use“Ihigh-capacity She said time Mildred Muhammad said plan to takemagazines. these policies to excerpts her need book,toshe still partnerships Officialsfrom say they improve in local neighborhoods addressand the increase the use people who want to help aand also Congress imploreinthem to cansynthetic not believe of drugs.the words came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. from her.spokesperson “Color Me said Butterfly” As one during thebe summit, had they a strategy that was“Iworking, no need carefulif they of how go into will notthere stopwould until be these poliwon 2007 for thethe police chiefsNational to gather “Best for the summit. Most in attendance said they realize thatpassed.” as violence reaches highs the victim's life, and understand cies are Books”inAward. she may be in “survival unseen decades, that there are no easythat answers. Tia Carol Jones can be reached “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net my eye first blackened and my “Before you get to 'I'm going lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI Elaine Davis-Nickens, president of the National Hook-Up of Black Women, said there is no After a five-year hiatus, one of D.C.’s most beloved radio hosts will return to the consistency in the way domestic airwaves violence issues are dealt withlater by this month. Donnie Simpson, 61, will come out of retirement in an agreement made with Radio One. He’ll host a weekday program in the popular time slot of 3 to 7 p.m. on WMMJ-FM (Majic 102.3). 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VIEWP INT Darren Joseph Washington, D.C. I do like the move because the Nationals have struggled to close out games in the postseason after they’ve gotten big leads, only to give it all away. Now they have a proven closing pitcher in Papelbon, and moving Drew Storen to be the setup man should really help the team solidify the end of games, especially in the playoffs. I think he’s one of the pieces the team needs to make a World Series run, but they also need to get healthy and get Denard Span, Stephen Strasburg and Jayson Werth back into the lineup. That will go a long way to making the Nationals a postseason threat.

Geoffrey Moore Accokeek, Maryland I think it’s a good move because in the playoffs stopping the other team from scoring runs is more important. The Nationals’ offense will be able to put points on the board. They have hitters like Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon and Jayson Werth – they have bats. I’m not worried about the hitting. Pitching wins championships and I can’t think of a team as of late that has won the World Series that didn’t have at least two really good aces. I like the team bringing in [starting] pitcher Max Scherzer and hopefully Stephen Strasburg can return back to form. But I like the move and what it does to the team’s bullpen.

THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS MADE A SPLASH LAST WEEK BY SIGNING RELIEF PITCHER JONATHAN PAPELBON TO THE CLOSER ROLE AHEAD OF DREW STOREN, ADDING A VETERAN ARM WITH PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE TO ITS ROTATION. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SIGNING?

Christopher Gomes Washington, D.C. The Nationals have had a bit of a mediocre season thus far and I think they’re trying to bolster their chances for postseason play by bringing in Papelbon. I think there might have been some hurt egos because of the move, but it’s a good move. I expect them to make the playoffs this year and will at least make it past the first postseason series.

Langston Cotman Washington, D.C. I think it is a relatively smart move because Storen has a proven history of being a good closer, but as we saw last year, he’s shaky in the postseason. Pitching is a mind game, and if your pitcher loses it during a game, it happens quickly, so it’s nice to have some insurance by having a guy like Papelbon. He’s a bit of a character and could definitely clash with people, so I’m a little concerned about that. But it’s always good to have insurance. He’ll be better than [former Nationals closer] Rafael Soriano.

Christopher James Silver Spring, Maryland I think it’s a good acquisition. If I recall correctly, Papelbon has actually pitched in the playoffs. And because of that, he’ll be able to handle the pressure of playing in late innings in a very tight game. I think it was a good idea to acquire him. From what I understand he has quite the personality, so I guess we’ll have to wait to see what happens. It could end up being a bad idea, or it could end up being the move to finally push the Nationals over the postseason hump.

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Protesters joined the Rev. Jamal Bryant at D.C.’s Department of Justice earlier this week in support of black women recently killed while in police custody. /Photo by Nancy Shia

SANDRA from Page 1 am eager and expecting that with the assault on African-American women she will be able to identify and I expect that she will take action.” “We are on the front line urging Lynch and the Department of Justice to stand with us. We have come to implore the Department of Justice to live up to its name,” said Bryant, 44. Tamika Mallory, a community organizer for the Justice League New York, thanked Bryant for leading the protest. She recalled a phone conversation they had weeks ago when she called him crying hysterically after learning the details of Bland’s death and urged him to get involved. Mallory says she’s more than a community organizer. She said she’s also a concerned activist committed to fighting for justice in cases of police brutality perpetrated against minorities. “[Our organization] specifically works on police misconduct cases in New York,” she said. “In April 2015, we marched from New York to D.C. and even traveled to Baltimore when Freddie Gray died.” “This is a very serious issue and something we have to stand up against,” Mallory added. “I am Sandra Bland. It could have been me, my mother, my sister or anyone of us at any time. We cannot stand by and watch what we know is a pattern where women are turning up dead in police custody. The Department of Justice needs to do what it says it does and protect every citizen and every human being the same.” Protesters of all ages and social strata gathered for the rally. Reality TV celebrity Yandy Smith-Harris of “Love & Hip Hop New York” traveled from The Washington Informer

Protesters in Baltimore have called on Attorney General Loretta Lynch to take over the investigation surrounding the death of Sandra Bland./ Courtesy Photo

“Over the last two weeks, six AfricanAmerican women have died in police custody. And while we realize black men have already been targeted in mass incarceration it looks like the next in line are black women,” said The Rev. Jamal Bryant, pastor of Empowerment Temple AME Church, Baltimore, Maryland. New York to the District seeking justice for Bland and the five other women who’ve died while in police custody in recent weeks. “I’m not here as a celebrity,” she said. “I’m here because I’m tired. I’m here because I have questions. I’m here because I want my questions answered and they haven’t been. I’m here because there are so many inadequacies that I don’t understand and I just want to know why. And because no one is telling me why or feels like they have to answer my questions. I have a problem with that too.” Noticeably present were a number of mothers with very young daughters under the age of five. Shay Miller, a resident of Northeast, said she felt it important to bring her one-yearold daughter Eva to stand in solidarity with Bryant and other demonstrators seeking justice. “As a Black woman in this era I feel like my voice should be heard. I feel like if my voice isn’t heard I’m not standing for anything,” Miller said. Willie Wilson, pastor of Union Temple Baptist Church in Southeast, shared his disap-

pointment with the Department of Justice’s inaction in cases like Bland’s that have gained national attention. “The federal government has failed to do its job and in many instances it has failed to prosecute [those responsible] for causing the deaths of black men and women,” he said. Near the end of the protest, Bryant issued a statement to the 2016 presidential candidates, urging them to adopt justice reform as part of their platforms to gain favor among African-American and Latino voters. “If you can’t understand the importance of the phrase ‘Black Lives Matter’ then you won’t matter to us,” he said. “We need all elected officials to be accountable – not just the Republicans, but every Democratic candidate also.” “Please know this election cycle you will not take the Black and Latino vote for granted. We need to hear about policies, laws, justice reform and what you will do about police who are corrupt and feel like they can handle Black and Latino people any kind of way. At this moment, here are your options – justice or else,” Bryant concluded. WI

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challenges in the last year than in decades,” Brooks added. “That’s why we believe we have to inundate the halls of Congress. Across the country, people have been asking, ‘Why is this happening?’ The problem is that the people asking the questions are not in the room with the people who can do something to change it. We intend to change that.” As the marchers head north, satellite events across America will echo their voices. These activities will share the social media hash tag #JusticeSummer. The march is expected to pick up supporters along the way and reach Washington, D.C., on or around September 16. The campaign concludes with a rally at the Lincoln Memorial -- the site of Dr. King’s legendary “I Have a Dream” speech. Today’s Journey For Justice is rooted in the history of the struggle for racial equality. The film Selma brought into focus the brutality of 1965’s “Bloody Sunday.” Civil rights marchers who attempted to cross the Alabama River into Montgomery over the Edmund Pettus Bridge were pummeled by racist local cops.

In June, the Alabama Senate voted to rename the bridge from Edmund Pettus, a Confederate general, to the Journey to Freedom Bridge. Alabama’s House of Representatives has yet to address this measure. Before setting off, the marchers gathered at the Boynton home in Selma. Brooks called it “the literal birthplace of the Civil Rights Act.” The home of Sam and Amelia Boynton – a non-descript, yellow bungalow – was the civil rights movement’s unlikely epicenter. Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference strategized the Selma-to-Montgomery marches at the Boyntons’ home, and some of the ’65 Voting Rights Act was signed there. Fifty years after that momentous occasion, the Boyntons’ abode has become dilapidated. Aside from a plaque that sits outside the house, nothing signifies the importance of the events and people associated with this abandoned structure. The Gateway Educational Foundation acquired the home and plans to transform it into a

The Edmund Pettus Bridge continues to be one of the starting points for those demanding equal rights for people of color./Courtesy photo

place where it was given birth,” Brooks said. “That certainly is a point of importance and interest to all of us who care about history.” To follow the march, text 6227 visit www.naacp.org. Or to help restore this historic place go to www.boyntonhouseselma.com/ donate.WI

museum. August 18 will mark Amelia Boynton’s 104th birthday. So there is understandable concern whether Sam Boynton’s widow ever will see her old home rebuilt. “It’s somewhat ironic that you come to Selma to commemorate the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, but not protect the

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DC Native’s Memoir Boosts Prisoners’ Kids Tony Lewis Jr. Offers Own Experience as Inspiration By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer For those who have been and will become victims of the mass incarceration epidemic, either firsthand or through a loved one, the road to recovery can be daunting and hopeless, but one community activist continues to dedicate his life to helping those who need a blueprint, especially the children of incarcerated parents. Tony Lewis Jr., 35, a lifetime resident of Northwest, released his highly praised memoir ‘Slugg Life’ in July. “I did this book as a way to figure my own life out and what I had been through,” Lewis said. “More importantly, I want to use it as a guide for kids dealing with incarcerated parents and to give them hope.” Lewis’ expertise and insight on the effects of incarcerated parents come from his own painful life experiences. As a child, he saw his father sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 1989. “In many communities, going to prison is such a normal thing. It’s almost as if it is a rite of passage,” Lewis said. “I desperately want to reverse that and inspire others to be compelled to do the same.” “There are families that travel

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to prisons, women that are left to raise children by themselves because our men are dying through gun violence and the system,” Lewis said. A part of Lewis’ notoriety comes from his drug kingpin father Tony Lewis Sr., whose name rings bells more than 20 years after his arrest. However, the man behind the moniker has admirers for different reasons. “The people know who I am because of what I’ve done. I have been out here for the past 15 years,” Lewis said. “I’ve made a pledge to my city to help people. It could be giving out coats, ending beefs. People support me because of it.” Lewis offers an honest portrayal of the pain he’s endured from his father’s 26-year incarceration, dear cousin murder, cherished uncle suicide and his mother’s battle with mental illness. “Although it was difficult I wanted to be honest about my experiences with my mother and even myself. I definitely don’t paint myself as an angel.” “I had to revisit a lot of traumatizing moments writing this book,” Lewis said. “My uncle and cousin’s deaths were so traumatizing, and it wasn’t that long ago, so the wounds are still fresh.” “Losing them was devastating, but it helped me grow. I am more

vigilant, more determined. I am trying to stop men and women from using prison as an escape from life,” Lewis said. Lewis hopes to foster a new level of understanding of society’s so-called undesirables. “There is no humanity given to the people from my neighborhoods. Everyone always wants to talk about the problems, but I would venture to say they don’t even know the problems,” Lewis said. “The mass incarceration conversation has reached the presidential level, but there has been no discussion on re-entry and effects on the family.” Lewis stated that Ward 8 Councilwoman LaRuby May will soon introduce legislation to address the traumatic effects on children of incarcerated parents. “This legislation that she is supposed to introduce will work with (District of Columbia Public Schools), and I helped lobby for that. Mass incarceration is a source of trauma, and nobody is saying that,” Lewis said. Lewis says writing “Slugg Life” could definitely be considered painful but was nevertheless necessary. “This is a mission-driven book. I am by no means an author. I just want those people who are in a situation I have been in to know there is hope and a way out. I am living proof.” WI

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Children soak up information like a sponge. As children grow, they learn behaviors that can inﬂuence their futures. Parents and guardians can make a positive impact on these behaviors, help their child develop a healthy lifestyle and lead a better life.

See an eye doctor every year. Poor vision without proper care can be unsafe. Your child might miss things that wearing glasses or contacts could help them see. Be sure to schedule annual eye exams for the whole family.

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District Teams Up With Tech Community By Kia Croom WI Contributing Writer Touting innovation and entrepreneurship, the tech showcase known as TechBreakfast and the Washington D.C. Economic Partnership hosted the WeDC Tech Summer Celebration July 28 at the Meridian at Mount Vernon Triangle’s Rooftop. The event brought together mentors, investors and founders driving the D.C. tech sector to toast tech leaders and promote networking. “We want to foster some cross-pollination among tech professionals and innovators across various areas of the industry including biotech, defense, health care — you name it,” said Ron Schmelzer, founder of TechBreakfast. Schmelzer, an entrepreneur

and thought leader who travels often between the D.C. and Silicon Valley, said Northern Virginia is the tech industry’s best-kept secret. He noted distinctions between the two regions. “This region has a ton opportunities for tech companies to do business with the government, a bit of a different scene that Silicon Valley. In this case the government is a client, but also plays a huge role in the tech ecosystem,” he said, speaking the resources government agencies offer to catalyze innovation. Julie Weber, director of marketing and communications for the Washington D.C. Economic Partnership, was on-site sharing resources for technology-based businesses in the District. “We want to support tech companies with resources they need to be successful. Our Ac-

Technology professionals gathered on July 28 for the TechBreakfast and Washington, D.C. Economic Partnership at Mount Vernon Triangle’s Rooftop.

celerate DC program pairs startups with mentors that offer guidance on building business plans, protecting assets, marketing, et cetera. For startups looking to expand from their homes and garages, we have access to great co-working spaces and even re-

tail spaces that they can afford,” she said. “Our D.C. Doing Business Guide offers information on how to start, build, expand and market a business. Additionally, we offer our own published reports that provide neighborhood

profiles including demographic details on neighborhoods within the District,” she said. Weber said her department is committed to supporting the

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TECH from Page 12 District’s strategy to promote a thriving tech community. In a recent speech, before an economic development group, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser affirmed the District’s strategy. “Part of our economic development strategy is supporting innovation and entrepreneurship. We are a tech capital because we’ve gotten out of the way for the tech community. “We’ve seen tech grow organically here in the District, and now I think we’re at a point where we have to figure out what it’s really going to take to attract and attain more small businesses in tech,” she said. For tech companies interested in doing business within the District, D.C. government offers incentives including waivers on corporate income taxes for up to five years, new-hire wage reimbursements and relocation credits. Over the past 10 years, tech sector jobs in the District have grown by more than 55 percent. The DC government hopes to

grow them another 100 percent over the next five years, as well as double the investment capital for tech firms within the community. Forbes reports more than 1,000 tech startups in the D.C. metro area. And, with more on the way, D.C. is quickly becoming the epicenter former Mayor Vincent Gray envisioned when he endeavored to create the largest tech hub on the East Coast. D.C.’s tech sector is home to a growing investment and accelerator community, including Revolution LLC, which invests in two to three startups annually, and 1776, a model global incubator offering D.C. startups intellectual, social and financial capital, as well as a burgeoning technology corridor in Northwest Washington spanning Seventh Street and New York Avenue and running up about 3 miles to Petworth, along Seventh Street and Georgia Avenue.WI

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Rushern Baker Visits The Informer By William J. Ford WI Contributing Writer @jabariwill Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) visited The Washington Informer on Wednesday, July 29, to discuss all things Prince George’s. Baker expressed plenty of optimism about ongoing proposals such as the 16-mile Purple Line light-rail system between New Carrollton in Prince George’s and Bethesda in Montgomery County; anxiously waiting for the federal government’s decision whether to house the FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, or Landover, in Prince George’s, or in Springfield, Virginia; and his plans in the near future. Here are some of the items he talked about in his own words: What’s going on in the county? It’s a lot going on. We’re excited of course at what’s happening at National Harbor. MGM is right on schedule. It’s going to be – knock on wood – October of next year, it will open. And if it’s Oct. 24 that will be my birthday present. In the northern part of the coun-

ty, we opened the first Harris Teeter that’s in Laurel. We’re about to open a second one Harris Teeter in Bowie. Pretty soon there may be a third one in the College Park area. Now Suitland is my favorite place. The reason why I like Suitland as my favorite area because it is so obvious in the northern part of the county all this development is happening now. Suitland is going to be the same way. But it’s hard to see Suitland the same way you see it at the northern end because people are so used to that not being an economic development hub. (In) Suitland you are anchored by several government conclaves. Not just the Census Bureau, but NOA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), the Smithsonian (Museum Support Center). You are a stone’s throw away from the District of Columbia. We are going to help redevelop the area that will put the kind of resources (to) really make it attractive to people who are currently living in the District of Columbia. Purple Line light-rail system The Purple Line is a statewide project, which means the bulk of

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the tax revenues that come in will go to the state first and filter back. It will benefit Prince George’s County, Montgomery County, Anne Arundel County, Howard County and Charles County. Why? Because we’re all within the Washington region and we’ll be able to benefit in attracting firms. That’s

why we’ve invested the largest amount of money in the history of Prince George’s County in a statewide project. We’ve invested $101 million and said to the governor (Larry Hogan), ‘We’re willing to go ask the council to make that $110 million, and that would be the largest investment of cash. With everything else going on in the county, we believe this is going to be a great investment for jobs in the future. So, we’re committed. There’s no better way in creating jobs than building the Purple Line. Tug-of-war for FBI We’re excited about the FBI. That’s one of the areas we are working with the Hogan administration well on. They have certainly stepped up to the plate on that one. Our biggest thing right now with the FBI is we have two great sites – whether it’s the Landover site or whether it’s the Greenbelt site. What we’ve been doing to make it more even attractive is the things that need to be done. That’s why the commitment from the County Council and I working together for the infrastructure in Greenbelt (such as road work). We’ve already put the money aside for that. We’ve already gone through the permitting process so we’re ready to go and shovel-ready on that project for Greenbelt, and we’re doing the same for Landover. That is why we want to be able to say to those folks who potentially… move to this area that our schools are great and we are investing in them. We want the whole quality of life to be good. This is probably the only project in the state of Maryland where the entire state is behind moving it to one location. We all compete against each other. On this project, the county executives from around

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the state are in favor of the FBI coming to Prince George’s County. So what’s next? There are two things I want to see in the next three years. I think the development projects in Prince George’s County are going to continue. We’ve got great momentum. A big part of that is the education system. I think Prince George’s County could be one of the top education systems in the United States. I think it is going to take us a lot longer because we don’t have the resources to get there. But I am committed to seeing us move up on whatever scale people measure us by in our education system in the next three years. What I want to leave to the next administration is the blueprint. I don’t want them to be like I was and starting from scratch because you just had to. There was no other way to do it. What I hope to do is take the next six months after school starts and meet with people in small settings throughout Prince George’s County and talk about what we want our education system to look like. What does that cost? What is the individual commitment from parents? What’s the commitment of the county? What I can say to you is at the end of this administration we are going to lay out the foundation for the next administration to come in and really take off on these things. WI

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Brandywine Home for $9 Million Fire Station By William J. Ford WI Contributing Writer @jabariwill Prince George’s County officials, firefighters and dozens of other supporters attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, July 29, at a brand new $9 million fire station in Brandywine, Maryland. The one-story building may be ready for operation in about a month to service neighborhoods in Brandywine, Upper Marlboro, Clinton and Accokeek. It will also provide emergency support in neighboring Charles County, Maryland. “You can’t bring economic development and prosperity anywhere if we don’t have safety, so bringing public safety access and resources to [the southern part of county] is viable to our economic future,” said County Council Chairman Mel Franklin (D-District 9) of Upper Marlboro, whose district includes Brandywine. The 14,525-square-foot fire station on Brandywine Road has a computerized alert system known as Fast Alerting System Technology. It will broadcast emergency calls on ﬂat-screen monitors in the station, play text-to-speech information about an incident over a public address system and provide information on upcoming events in the area. The building has other amenities that include four bays, an exercise room, a training/meeting room, living quarters and a kitchen with four refrigerators for 20 full-time firefighters who work in four shifts. About two dozen volunteer firefighters will also help man the new station. The county has three other fire stations in District Heights, Bowie and Springdale similar to the one in Brandywine. However, the Brandywine facility will have the only training prop in the county for firefighters to use an in-ground water tank to assess water supply. Bashoor said the new station would replace the current one less than 2 miles away and reduce response time by 90 percent. “This is based on our ability to get to people within seven

minutes. To be here [at the new fire station], we know that we can get to more folks…quicker,” he said. During the ceremony, Bashoor announced the county fire department will establish its second cadet academy this fall at Gwynn Park High School, directly across the street from the new Brandywine station. Charles H. Flowers High School in Springdale started the department’s pilot program three years ago. Eleventh-grade students will learn about basic fire and emergency safety in the two-year program. After the students complete the course, they can receive 15 college credits and possibly get an entry-level firefighter position. “This is just a great opportunity for the students. Some have been talking about this for some time,” said Gwynn Park Principal Traci Miller. “To have a program like this where the instructors are real firefighters and receive college credits is just [wonderful].” Mark Brady, public information officer with the county fire department, said the Volunteer Fire Department of Brandywine, Inc. will continue to manage the current station also on Brandywine Road. Because residents use the building’s event hall for various activities, he said it will remain open and the county agreed to pay for all utilities up to five years. Officials said the plan to build a new fire station in Brandywine has been discussed for about 10 years, but it will open just in time to celebrate the department’s 60-year anniversary. “It was extremely important to me and I’m glad to see that this building is done and completed,” said County Council woman Karen Toles (D-District 7) of Suitland, who worked alongside Bashoor on the fire station project for two years while chairwoman of the public safety and fiscal management committee. “We have a facility in place to make sure our residents can have something beautiful in their community, and we have a facility where our men and women are working every day…” Democratic federal officials representing Maryland – Sens.

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The front of new $9 million ﬁre station in Brandywine is equipped with four bays, a meeting/training room and a computerized alert system. Prince George’s County ofﬁcials and other supporters attended a ceremony Wednesday, July 29, with the building scheduled to begin operation in a month. /Photo by William J. Ford

Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin and Reps. Donna Edwards and Steny Hoyer – jointly announced Thursday, July 30, that the Prince George’s County Fire Department will receive $3.6 million to hire 24 firefighters. The money, which includes recruitment, training and full benefits for two years, comes from the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response grant. Bashoor said the firefighters could be hired by January, but must go through six months of training before they can officially work on the street next year. WI

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Prince George’s County Council woman Karen Toles (D-District 7) discusses the work she and Fire Chief Marc Bashoor put in on the ﬁre station project in Brandywine during a ceremony Wednesday, July 29, at the new $9 million ﬁre station. The building’s slated to begin operation in a month. /Photo by William J. Ford

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Low-Income Residents Gain Access to Renewable Energy By Aaron Gordon WI Contributing Writer The District Department of the Environment [DDOE] has announced a commitment to invest up to $6 million to bring renewable energy access and community solar projects to low-income households in the District. The announcement came as part of the White House’s initiative to increase solar access for all Americans and builds upon the District’s current efforts including the Solar Advantage Plus Program, a partnership between DDOE and the DC Sustainable Energy Utility [DCSEU], supplying 130 low-income households with solar panel systems. Plans for the $6 million invest, have yet to be divulged, but residents can expect to hear announcements over the next several weeks as the District’s fiscal year 2016 approaches on Oct. 1, stated Julia Christian, public information officer, DDOE. A key piece of the plans will likely include identifying land for the construction of a solar farm. Christian noted that the solar farm would be used to support community solar projects and that solar farms have the ability to make solar energy access available to anyone. In a report released in 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy described community solar as having the potential “to expand access to solar power for renters, those with shaded roofs and those who choose not to install a residential system on their home for financial or other reasons.” The report also highlighted that

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community solar projects serve to increase the public’s understanding of solar energy, create local jobs and offer opportunities to test new models of marketing, project financing and service delivery. Community solar projects have been funded in various ways. Three of the more popular models include being funded by: a utility company; a group of investors – who may or may not be residents of the community that will benefit from the solar project; or a non-profit, as per the DOE report. The specifics of DDOE’s solar farm plans have yet to be laid out, but it seems viable that contractors such as DCSEU will be heavily involved. The Solar Advantage Plus Program [SAPP], which partnered DDOE with DCSEU, will result in 130 low-income households receiving solar panel roof systems. Christian noted that many of these households are located in Wards 7 and 8. “Combining resources from both DDOE and DCSEU will allow us to align the District’s renewable energy offerings and increase participation of low-income residents. This is important if we are to truly realize our energy goals for a more sustainable District of Columbia,” said DDOE Director Tommy Wells. SAPP, which started earlier in the year, set a goal of installing the 130 solar panels in 250 days, and is nearing its Sept. 30, conclusion — a date set to coincide with the end of the 2015 fiscal year. Alexsis Blakely, public relations manager for DCSEU, said SAPP has made great progress and is on target for its goal. She also noted

that the program has helped to train and employ local residents in the solar industry – supporting President Obama’s goal of training 75,000 workers to enter the solar industry by 2020. DCSEU previously engaged in a 2012 effort that provided 87 solar panel systems to residents of Wards 7 and 8. DCSEU calculated that each system had the potential to save residents approximately $350 to $500 per year on their energy bills. DDOE and DCSEU have also coordinated with the DC Housing Authority [DCHA] on such matters as weatherization and increased energy efficiency of DCHA properties, and the installation of green infrastructure, said Richard White, director of Public Affairs and Communications for DCHA. As DDOE’s community solar project begins to take shape, its partnership with DCHA could provide solar access to nearly 50,000 District residents who make DCHA housing home and who would benefit the most from having access to the technology and lower energy bills. While Christian did not go into particulars about the planned placement of the solar farm, she assuredly noted that there were several areas around D.C. that could house the project. According to Christian the toughest part of finding land has not been due to its lack of existence, but in making sure other governmental agencies have not already staked claim to any of the proposed sites. WI

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NATIONAL dietary choices to increase the likelihood that they will keep with these healthy habits. Do your research. EWG recommends visiting ecocenter.org for

tips on environmentally friendly and healthy products. When grocery shopping, utilize Food Scores, EWG’s own app and user guide for parents interested in purchasing the healthiest

food options for their families. Check EWG’s Dirty Dozen shopping guide for a list of produce items that contain pesticides and should be avoided. For more information visit, ewg.org. WI

EXCEL ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Excel Academy Public Charter School is soliciting proposals from qualiﬁed vendors for the following:

Classroom Technology and Equipment Children who live in Southeast are learning about growing fruits and vegetables. We’ll have more about tomorrow’s “stars” in an upcoming edition. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter

Keep Children Healthy as School Resumes Environmental Working Group Makes Recommendations By Kia Croom WI Contributing Writer As the first day of school draws closer, the Environmental Working Group is doing its part to help parents across the country send their children back to school with environmentally friendly school supplies and nutritionally sound, healthy lunches. “We want parents to know there’s a number of small changes they can make that will yield a big impact over time while promoting better health for their children,” said Heather White, EWG executive director. “When most parents think about buying environmentally friendly supplies and healthy food, they think about cost, so we want to provide them with resources to help them make better decisions like how to buy good foods on a tight budget. We have a number of terrific tools on our website for parents,” she said. EWG convened a panel with leading environmental health and food experts to offer tips for supplies and food that are good for children and the planet. Panelists included Charles Moore, research director at Algalita Marine Research and Education; Jeremiah McElwee, vice president of Thrive Market; and Caron Gremont, senior director of Martha’s Table. The discussion was moderated by Ashley Koff, a registered dietician and internationally known nutrition expert. The panel made the following recommendations, which they hope will inform parents’ purchases in preparation for the new school year. Avoid products with PVC, a highly toxic chemical found in a number of products including backpacks. Look for “PVC” or for products with labeled “no PVC.” Lunchboxes. Because they hold food, it’s especially important that lunchboxes be made from nontoxic

materials with no lead paint, PVC, BPA (a chemical used in plastics) and antimicrobial chemicals. Some options are cotton lunch bags, BPAfree plastic or unpainted stainless steel. Reuse utensils from home and pack food in reusable rather than disposable containers. Beverage bottles. Send your child to school with filtered water and other beverages in a reusable bottle made from BPA-free plastic, BPAfree aluminum or stainless steel, such as Klean Kanteen. Markers. Don’t buy dry-erase and permanent markers, which contain solvents. Be wary of plastic-encased crayons or scented markers — scents encourage children to sniff them, and the chemicals used in the fragrances are not listed on the label. Try a pencil highlighter instead of the familiar plastic ones. Pencils and pens. Pick plain wooden pencils (no paint or glossy coating) made from sustainable wood or recycled newspaper. Try to use recycled ballpoint pens. Paper products. Look for recycled paper made from at least 30 percent post-consumer waste (PCW) that isn’t whitened with chlorine bleach. Glue. Try to minimize children’s exposure to extra-strong or instant adhesives like epoxies, model and “super” glues; they contain toxic solvents. Water-based glues are safer bets, though most are made from petrochemicals. Some better options are glue sticks and white, yellow or clear “school” glue. Hand sanitizer. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizers. A number of sanitizers include a toxic chemical called triclosan, which has been found to disrupt hormones in animals and possibly humans with longterm exposure. Involve your children in the process of making more environmentally sound purchases and healthy

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Security Services Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) Special Education Services Full RFPs will contain the necessary qualiﬁcations, and guidelines for submission. To obtain copies of the full RFPs, please contact Mr. Philip Mitchell at email: pmitchell@excelpcs.org). Full RFP’s can also be found on our website at www.excelpubliccharterschool.org/RFP The deadline for submission is Friday August 7th, 2015 at 5:00pm

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY SOLICITATION NO.: 0031-2015 Partnership Program for Affordable Housing for Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) invites affordable housing property developers and private owners in the District of Columbia to submit a written proposal demonstrating their project eligibility, qualifications and interest in securing project-based vouchers that will serve homeless veterans or chronically homeless veterans. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS will be available at the Issuing Office at 1133 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 300, Administrative Services/Contracts and Procurement, Washington, DC 20002-7599, between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm, Monday through Friday, beginning on Monday, August 3, 2015; and on DCHA web site at www.dchousing.org SEALED PROPOSAL RESPONSES are due to the Issuing Office by 11:00am on Monday, August 17, 2015. Contact the Issuing Office, LaShawn Mizzell-McLeod on (202) 535-1212 or by email at lmmcleod@dchousing.org for additional information. The Washington Informer

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Black Dollars Matter This Black Business Month “As often as you can, put a dollar in another black hand.”—The Rev. Dr. Webb Evans

BY 2020, 76 PERCENT OF JOBS IN THE DISTRICT WILL REQUIRE EDUCATION BEYOND A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED The DC ReEngagement Center offers free support to individuals 16-24 living in the District with getting back in school and finding a job, housing or child care. Make sure the young people in your neighborhood know they do not have to do this alone. Refer them to the DC ReEngagement Center to help get them back on track. For more information, call 202-671-2539. Source: Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University 2012

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When will blacks “make economics matter”? African-Americans have $1.1 trillion in their annual buying power, but are we putting our money to good use? The goal of National black Business Month is to pump dollars into black business. During the 31 days of August, blacks need to make it a point to make a purchase from a business operated by blacks. We need to make it “matter of fact” to buy from another African-American. National black Business Month’s objective is a daily platform to design, discuss and employ simple economic facts as a matter of policy at the local, state and federal levels. This month, black consumers, community leaders, local government officials and venture capitalists have an opportunity to focus efforts on creating a more hospitable environment in which black-owned businesses can grow. Supporting blacks’ businesses is the best way to raise wealth. Economically, African-Americans are way behind ethnic counterparts. Blacks must make a strong commitment to start, support and grow black businesses. We ask all African-Americans to use the 31 Ways, 31 Days approach of National black Business Month and visit at least one black-owned business each of the 31 days of August. Conscious black consumers will help their communities grow not only during National black Business Month. Currently, black-owned businesses account for less than 7 percent of all small businesses. Statistics show that communities’ generational economic empowerment is linked to entrepreneurial success. Therefore, if blacks are serious about improving our communities, improving our schools, providing jobs), we must advance and strengthen black-owned businesses. “The State of the African-American Consumer” report puts African-Americans’ buying power at 1.1 Trillion dollars. As a collective, we have

By William Reed enormous potential to leverage our economic power by way of supporting black-owned businesses to foster community economic development. We must stand together and stop the massive “leakage” of our money out of our communities so that we will all be richer. Currently, a dollar circulates in Asian communities for a month, it circulates in Jewish communities approximately 20 days, and it circulates in white communities 17 days. But it stays in black communities less than six hours. Only 2 cents of African-Americans’ vast purchasing power goes to blacks’ businesses. Black economic empowerment is healthy for everyone. Reinvesting in black businesses is one of the best ways to address socioeconomic disparities. What many of us must realize is that this requires some sacrifice and persistence – just like generations before us sacrificed and persisted to provide us with opportunities (which many of them did not live to see). Blacks can make a difference in their lives in America. Race-oriented behavior requires that blacks engage in productive “entrepreneurship” as we each do our best to buy something from a black business – and refer friends and neighbors. “Buy black, Love black and Give black” illustrates a conscious way to work on economic progress for the black community. The title and practice of the entrepreneur needs to be “more highly regarded” among blacks. The way blacks approach entrepreneurship today needs to evolve and is something we need to educate ourselves on and practice to help our race and people become relevant and persuasive in America’s economic system. Blacks must accomplish the unity we’ve not garnered before. During this month, blacks need to consciously start to use our col-

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Job Placement Program a Major Success By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer When Events DC announced the launch of the Washington Marriot Marquis Jobs Training Program in collaboration with Goodwill of Greater Washington and a coalition of community-based organizations, only the overly optimistic could have envisioned the program working so well. You can count John Boardman as one of those who were in the optimistic category and for good reason: the program worked. “It’s an interesting program on a couple of different levels; one is that the hotel is now the largest in Washington and it received assistance from the city to be built,” said Boardman, the executive vice president of UNITE HERE Local 25 and a member of the Board of Directors of Events DC, the face of conventions, sports, entertainment and cultural events in the District and the official convention and sports authority for Washington. “Part of the requirement for the Marriot Marquis was that there be a training program for District residents and that they must be hired into employment,” Boardman said. “There are two remarkable things: the first is that this is the most successful program of its kind in terms of job placement,” he said. “There were over 135 people that received full time employment who came out of the training program.” Even more remarkable, Boardman said 81 percent of those who came out of the training program have remained on the job as opposed to other training programs around the nation that usually turn out an average of about a 50 percent retention. “Those who got on the job were mentored, monitored and assisted for success,” Boardman said. “Studies show that if you make it past the first year of employment, you have a very good chance of being successful and that’s what happened here.” What’s more, Boardman said

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those employees are currently earning more than $18 per hour with full benefits and, by the end of the current union contract, their wages will be $20.35 per hour. The jobs-training initiative promised to prepare and train up to 600 District residents for jobs with the new Washington Marriott Marquis, which opened in May of 2014. Goodwill of Greater Washington was awarded a grant for workforce development and the organization helped to lead a collaborative training effort with United Way of the National Capital Area, the University of the District of Columbia Community College, Progressive Partners, LLC, GROW LLC, the OMG Center for Collaborative Learning and other District-based organizations. “Through initiatives like the Washington Marriott Marquis Jobs Training Program, not only are we delivering jobs and economic development for the District, but we are inspiring and mentoring individuals with career and life-skills training,” former District of Columbia Mayor Vincent C. Gray said at the inception of the program two years ago. “These opportunities are priceless for our residents – helping individuals to kick start a new professional life while reinventing a career in hospitality for others,” Gray said. The Washington Marriott Marquis jobs-training initiative featured free comprehensive career

and personal skills curriculum. Upon completion, the Marriott Marquis, with 1,175 rooms and 49 suites at the new property in Northwest, presented opportunities for a variety of hospitality job openings ranging from front desk, cashiers, hosts and cooks to housekeeping, stewards, servers, security and other positions. “If you want to attack the issue of economic inequality, this is how you do it,” Boardman said. “This demonstrates that the city can be successful in making appropriate investments and making sure that those investments not only do well from a business standpoint but from a worker standpoint as well.” Boardman said Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office is working to install a similar program for a planned new soccer stadium and other hotels being constructed in the District. “The folks who were hired are doing well and they are thriving. It’s a good story to tell,” Boardman said. “The back side of the story is that I know the mayor is particularly interested in looking at these types of programs in other areas in which the city makes an investment and we expect that those jobs will be the same type of jobs, good jobs,” he said. “We learned a lot from the Marriot Marquis model and it was an effort that proved to be very worthwhile.” WI

generate 1 million jobs in our communities. It is imperative that blacks redirect dollars back into black communities. It’s time you opened an account with a blackowned financial institution, support black schools; dine at a black place; be buried by a black undertaker; visit a black doctor or den-

tist, or museum or library; watch or rent black-produced films; and subscribe to a black newspaper, magazine or website/radio. WI

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National Minority Donor Awareness Week Continues By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Ellery Payton is a single father who was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2003 due to complications from high blood pressure. In May 2012, after seeing a Facebook post about Payton’s need for a kidney donation, Kellen, an Iraq war veteran and a member of his church, donated a kidney to the Waldorf resident. Payton is but one of a countless number of stories of those who have received donations and who are in need of a kidney or other organ. He and many others are the reason that August 1 through August 7 is recognized annually as National Minority Donor

Awareness Week – time that’s set aside to raise awareness about preventative health measures and organ and tissue donation. “Unfortunately, I am all too familiar with the silent killer known as kidney disease. In 2003, I found out my kidneys were failing due to complications from high blood pressure,” Payton said as he provided an inside and detailed look at his struggles in a blog post for the Christian Post titled, “Winning the War Against a Silent Killer in Our Community: Kidney Disease.” “I started dialysis treatments, going to the clinic three times a week for four hours at a time, and soon after was extremely fortunate to receive my first kidney transplant. As a single father

Ellery Payton, a single father, was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2003./Photo Courtesy of healthcharities.org.

of a then two-year-old, it was a relief to finally be on the road to recovery,” Payton said. However, his 2011 transplant failed and Payton said he was forced to go back on dialysis. “This time around, I opted

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to do peritoneal dialysis, a type of treatment that can occur at home, while I strived to keep a sense of normalcy for my son,” he said. Payton said many who are unfamiliar with kidney disease don’t understand the toll it takes, not just on the victim, but also on the lives of their family members. Also, health officials have continually noted that kidney disease disproportionately affects African Americans and Latinos in the United States, and the District area has an incidence twice the national rate. Nearly one third of patients with kidney failure are African American; one in eight are Latino. African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but represent 35 percent of the patients waiting for kidney transplants. Studies have revealed that African Americans are less likely to receive living donor kidneys – adding another layer to the devastation that this disease has on both individuals and their family. While this is alarming, what’s more is how preventable many of these cases are, several health officials said. Without proper awareness and screenings, kidney disease presents itself as a “silent killer” since symptoms don’t usually present themselves until dialysis treatments or a transplant is required for survival. Now in its 18th year, the week also honors minorities who have been donors and encourages others to register as donors and take better care of their health in order to reduce the number needing a transplant. Howard University Hospital in Northwest is among those

observing the week with public health activities. Dr. Clive O. Callender said more than a third of the over 121,000 people waiting for a transplant are black. “The need to be particularly enthusiastic about doing something is great,” Callendar said in a release from Howard University Hospital. For Payton, the fight against kidney disease and the need for a successful donor and transplant remained an uphill battle. “While on dialysis, I wasn’t able to act like a normal father; I couldn’t work full time or play sports with my son,” he said. “Dialysis treatments were mentally and physically exhausting, but I knew I had to keep fighting for myself and Caleb. In May 2012, I received a call that changed our lives. In July, I received my second kidney transplant. Kellen [the donor] gave me the gift of life and I feel that it is my responsibility to pay it forward.” Payton later joined the American Kidney Fund’s patient-advocate network to help educate others in his community who might be at risk. “Whatever the reasons for these disparities, the good news is that kidney disease is very often preventable, and we are capable of taking steps to lower our risk,” Payton said. “We have the knowledge to fight this devastating disease and now it’s time to apply that knowledge to create a healthier community for ourselves and our future generations.” For more information, there are several websites that can be visited, including kidneyfund. org, organdonor.gov, and nationalmottep.org. WI

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Healthcare System Downsizing Laurel Regional Hospital By William J. Ford WI Contributing Writer @jabariwill After losing millions of dollars for several years and seeing a decline in admissions, Laurel Regional Hospital will be transformed into a $24 million ambulatory care center in three years. According to a recent news release from Dimensions Healthcare System of Cheverly, the hospital has seen a nearly 20 percent decline in total admissions since 2013. “For several years, Laurel Regional Hospital has been experiencing significant declines in inpatient utilization, consistent with national trends for small community hospitals,” the company said in the release. “In fact, current losses have been trending for more than six years and the hospital is projected to sustain continuing multimillion dollar deficits unless the current configuration of services is changed.”

Dimensions Healthcare, which oversees the 37-yearold hospital in Laurel, plans to send displaced employees to other sites it manages including Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly. Dimensions will phase out all but 30 licensed medical/surgical inpatient beds later this year. However, behavioral health, rehabilitation and chronic care beds will remain until the new ambulatory care center gets built. The new ambulatory center will have emergency services, outpatient surgery and comprehensive diagnostic imaging anticipated to be built on the existing campus, according to Dimensions. During the transition, the company says no changes are planned to the current outpatient services. The company may need a “certificate of need” or approval from the Maryland Health Care Commission to construct the ambulatory center based on hardship, cost-effectiveness and

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other factors. Paul Parker, director of health care facilities and planning with the commission, said more details are needed from Dimensions to determine what regulatory requirements may apply to its project. If Dimensions would require a certificate of need, then it could take several months to receive approval. Dimensions awaits the OK from the commission on another project: a more than $630 million regional hospital

in Largo. The commission must decide whether the hospital would be applicable in Prince George’s County. The complex would have 231 beds, cancer and trauma centers, a 10-story building in the middle to include an ambulatory care center, a conference room and two helipads on the roof. Because Doctors Community Hospital of Lanham and Anne Arundel Medical Center of Annapolis oppose the Largo plan,

it could take until at least November for the commission to make a decision. If approved, the Largo facility would replace the more than 70-year-old Prince George’s Hospital Center. Dimensions spokeswoman Erika Murray said the ambulatory center in Laurel and the proposed hospital in Largo are two separate projects not related to each other. WI

DID YOU KNOW? You may qualify for assistance in paying your home phone bill. Discounts for basic telephone service are available to eligible District of Columbia low-income residents. Verizon Washington, D.C. Lifeline Plans: Verizon Washington, D.C.’s Lifeline service, known as “Economy II,” offers reduced rates on Verizon’s monthly telephone bill and one-time discounts on the cost of installing phone service. Additionally, toll blocking is available to Economy II customers at no charge. Economy II Service*: $3.00 per month for unlimited local calling. Value-added services are not included (e.g., Call Waiting, Caller ID). No connection charges apply. Also, customers will not be charged for the federal subscriber line charge. Economy II customers who are 65 years of age or older can have this service at a further reduced rate of $1.00 per month. * Full terms and rates for these services, including terms of eligibility, are as set forth in federal and in Verizon’s tariffs on file with the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia. All rates, terms and conditions included in this notice are subject to change and are current at the time of printing.

Eligibility: District residents who have been certified by the Washington, DC Lifeline Program as eligible may apply for the Economy II program. To apply, schedule an appointment with the Washington, DC Lifeline Program by calling 1-800-253-0846. Households in which one or more individuals are receiving benefits from one of the following public assistance programs or have an annual income that is 150% or below the Federal Poverty Guideline may be eligible. P Food stamps P Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) P Supplemental Security Income P Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) P Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8) P Medicaid P National School Lunch Programs (Free Lunch Program)

Restrictions: P No other working telephone service at the same location P No additional phone lines P No Foreign Exchange or Foreign Zone service P No bundles or packages P No outstanding unpaid final bills P Bill name must match eligible participant P No separate Lifeline discount on cellular or wireless phone service P Business lines are not eligible P Phone number must match eligible participant P Must be a current Verizon customer or establish new service with Verizon

Contact Washington, DC Lifeline Program at 1-800-253-0846 to apply To learn more about the Lifeline program, visit www.lifelinesupport.org. Economy II is a Lifeline supported service. Lifeline is a government assistance program. Only eligible consumers may enroll. You may qualify for Lifeline service if you can show proof that you participate in certain government assistance programs or your annual income (gross and from all sources) is at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guideline. If you qualify based on income, you will be required to provide income verification. Proof of participation in a government assistance program requires your current or prior year’s statement of benefits from a qualifying state or federal program; a notice letter or other official document indicating your participation in such a program; and/or another program participation document (for example, benefit card). Proof of income requires your prior year’s state or federal tax return; current income statement from an employer or paycheck stub; a statement of Social Security, Veterans Administration, retirement, pension, or Unemployment or Workmen’s Compensation benefits; a federal notice letter of participation in General Assistance; a divorce decree; a child support award; and/or another official document containing income information. At least three months of data is necessary when showing proof of income. In addition, the Lifeline program is limited to one discount per household, consisting of either wireline or wireless service. You are required to certify and agree that no other member of the household is receiving Lifeline service from Verizon or another communications provider. Lifeline service is a non-transferable benefit. Lifeline customers may not subscribe to certain other services, including other local telephone service. Consumers who willfully make false statements in order to obtain the Lifeline benefit can be punished by fine or imprisonment, or can be barred from the program.

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DCPSBRIEFS Two New Academies A nnounced Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Chancellor Kaya Henderson and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier this past spring to announce the opening of two new career academies – one of which will be ready for students

when they return to school in just a few weeks. The academies at Ballou Senior High School and Anacostia Senior High School, both in Southeast, will prepare students for college and high-wage, high-demand careers through real-life, work-based

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Students enrolled during the 2015-16 term in the National Academy Foundation Academy of Hospitality and Tourism at Ballou will have the opportunity to explore career paths in one of the world’s largest industries, from hotel and event management to sports and entertainment. At the start of the 2016-17 term, the Academy of Public Safety opens at Anacostia High School in partnership with MPD and the Washington DC Police Foundation. The academy will prepare students for career opportunities in law enforcement, offering a rigorous core academic curriculum complemented by a series of law enforcement electives, mentoring by cadets in the MPD Cadet Academy and paid summer internships in the law enforcement field. No Child Left Behind Provisions Officials at the U.S. Department of Education announced this summer that the District of Columbia lists among school districts to receive multiple years of continued flexibility from provisions of the “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.” Public schools in the District of Columbia and others in Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New York and West Virginia are implementing comprehensive state-designed plans to ensure student success and a continued commitment to college- and career-readiness for every student. “The last six years have seen dramatic progress for America’s school children. The high school dropout rate is down and graduation rates are higher than they have ever been,” said Arne Duncan, secretary of education. “As a result of our partnerships with state and district leaders to couple flexibility with reform, we are seeing remarkable strides and bold actions to improve student outcomes,” he said. “States, districts, principals and teachers are showing incredible creativity in using different means to achieve the same goal - getting every student in America college- and career-ready.” Overall, Duncan’s department granted flexibility and approved waivers for 42 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia from the burdens of the existing law in order to support improved achievement in schools. All of the states up for renewal have submitted or will soon submit a request to extend their flexibility and Nebraska requested a waiver from the law for the first time ever. WI

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EDITORIAL Houston, Brown Families Could Do Better Say what you will about Bobby Brown, the so-called bad boy who supposedly spoiled the fortunes of Whitney Houston when she married him a couple of decades ago. But, what you cannot say about the R & B star is that he doesn’t know how to carry himself when the load he’s shouldering is as heavy a burden anyone should be asked to carry. While his sister Leolah Brown and his late ex-wife’s sister-in-law Pat Houston have done everything under the sun to make a public spectacle of such an unbelievably solemn and sad time for both families, Bobby Brown has held his held up high. Back in January, the “Every Little Step” singer received the devastating news that his daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown – the only child he had with the pop icon Houston – had been found face-down in a bathtub and unconscious. Brown, who has had his share of troubles and has spent time in jail, dropped everything to be by his comatose daughter’s side. All the while, his current wife, Alicia Etheredge was pregnant with another child and there was plenty of talk that the pregnancy was not without many complications. The obvious tensions between the Houstons and Browns were evident during the funeral for Whitney Houston three years ago when Bobby Brown was denied the basic right of any parent, which is to sit with and comfort Bobbi Kristina. The Houstons didn’t want Bobby the bad boy inﬂuencing his own daughter in any way. Many saw it as Pat Houston making sure to drive a wedge between Brown and his daughter particularly because Whitney Houston’s fortune was now at stake and Bobbi Kristina was the sole heir. In protest, Brown walked out of the ceremony where the media spotlight gazed. There were unfounded reports that Brown bought an entourage of misfits and evil doers; that he wanted to sit in the front row just to absorb the immense spotlight that shined on his legendary late wife’s death. Through it all, he didn’t sit in front of television cameras; he didn’t go to the tabloids and sell any Whitney stories and he hasn’t written a tell-all. Brown, in fact, refused to bash the Houstons even as he obviously simmered because of his treatment at their hands. As his daughter lay in a coma over the past six months, battles have continued to erupt over who would have ultimate say over whether or not to pull the plug and end Krissy’s life and who would ultimately control her estate inherited from Houston. Then, last month when Bobbi Kristina was moved to a hospice as both families prepared for the inevitable, someone snapped photos of the comatose 22-year-old lying at death’s door. The Houstons blamed the Browns and the Browns blamed the Houstons. Again, Leolah Brown and Pat Houston were at the center. Houston barred the Brown family from the hospice facility and Leolah Brown charged that it was the Houstons who were guilty of the dastardly deed. Then on Saturday, at a packed funeral for Bobby Kristina, the feud boiled over. Leolah Brown tried to shout down Pat Houston as she was announced as a speaker during the funeral. Brown was escorted out of the church and made a bee-line to the gathered media to declare, “This isn’t over. [The funeral] went wonderful until Pat started speaking and I didn’t like that,’ Brown said. “This is going to be a long, drawn-out thing. Trust me, it’s not over,” she said. To compound Bobby Brown’s woes, his beloved wife suffered a seizure and had to be rushed to a hospital only hours before he and others were scheduled to board an airplane and travel to New Jersey for Bobbi Kristina’s burial – she’ll be buried next to her mom. The latest word is that Etheredge would recover and be ok. But through it all, Bobby Brown has been a rock. Despite obvious ill-will toward the Houston family, particularly as those close to him claim that Pat and the others have implied that he wasn’t always there for his daughter, Brown has not engaged in the feuds and there’s no evidence that he’s in any way inciting, pushing or behind the insults and accusations that has been hurled from both sides. He’s not played to the many news cameras and media types that have stood vigilant covering the unfortunate story for six months. Bobby Brown, in an awful and near interminable situation, has earned the respect of many and most importantly, there’s little question that Bobbi Kristina and Whitney Houston would be proud of him. While our sympathies go out to both families, they both can do much better if they took a cue from Bobbi Kristina’s loving dad.

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Reforming Public Schools is More Urgent than School Choice Dear Editor, Mr. Kevin Chavous makes a pretty good case in his article “A Good Education by Any Means Necessary,” July 30, 2015 edition. The student, Mical, that he talks about in this article made an extraordinary turnaround in his academic struggles, and it made you want to cheer for him. But unfortunately the solution for the thousands of Micals out there is not having access to private school scholarships but transforming the public schools where they attend each and every day. The private school that was able to get Mical back on track probably had a classroom size of no more than ten students. In addition, it more than likely had a teacher’s aide present to handle any issues such as the ones Mical had, while the public schools where Mical bounced around probably had class room sizes of 30 or more students, with about half of them with the same issues as Mical, with

no teacher’s aide present. And therein lies the problem: There are not enough private schools to handle all of the problem students, and that’s why we have to fix the public schools in our neighborhoods. Every time we endorse this school choice thing we put another black mark on our public school system, and it allows those in power to continue to take more and more money from public schools. A public school education has worked in the past, and it can work today; we just have to have the commitment to make it work. We need to take a hard look at ourselves, because educating our children begins with us. James Thomas Washington, D.C.

Largo as County HQ Would be Economic Boon Dear Editor, I just love your new addition, “WI Hot Topics,” in the front section of the paper. It’s a wonderful way to get very important

news quick. This week’s short, “Will Largo Become New County Headquarters?” caught my eye. I had heard something about this earlier in the week, and I think if it happens it can be a bonus for the county. Just think about it: If the government workers move, that will encourage more economic growth in and around Largo. I can see the area around Largo becoming like Shirlington or Balston, VA. Restaurants, movie theaters, dry cleaners, and all types of services will be needed for all of the workers that will be coming into the area each day. Along with the new medical facility that’s going to be built in Largo, moving the government headquarters would be a win-win for the county. It will definitely show that our county is ready for the big time and is not just a small sleepy farm county anymore. We want the world to know that if you want a place to move your business, Prince George’s County is the place for you. Rodney Moore Bowie, MD

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By James Clingman

Blacks Also Failed Sandra Bland Sandra Bland is dead. While many are concentrating on “how” she died, we must also face the reality of “why” she died. All of the circumstances surrounding her death notwithstanding, Sandra is still dead. I cannot help but think that along the three-day period from her arrest to her final moments in that lonely and frightening jail cell, there were opportunities to rescue her from such a horrible experience and tragic end. This is not a rehash of all the con-

versations, utterances, conjecture, and theories put forth after Sandra died. Rather, this is a simple critique of what we all saw on video and heard from Sandra herself when she called someone to let them know her status, having received a $5,000 bond. To say the least, she was totally frustrated by the entire situation. Why Sandra Bland died is also obviously connected to who played a role in her death, whether directly or indirectly. Where were the intervention points by which Sandra’s three days of horror could have been stopped? Was there any way, leading up to her

demise, for her to have survived? She should have never been arrested in the first place, but after she was, what could have been done? My initial inquiry would be directed toward the person who shot the cellphone video, the one to whom the cop said, “You need to leave.” The bystander replied, “Is this public property?” That person obviously had enough backbone to refuse to leave and even question the officer’s order, but did he make any attempt to see what happened to Sandra after she was taken away while thanking him for recording the incident? In such a small town, where I am

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sure the news of Sandra’s arrest got around pretty fast. I wonder if anyone at her new employer, Prairie View A&M University, knew about the incident on the day it took place. If someone did know, did they follow up to check on Sandra and make an effort to help her? Surely, there are a couple of black lawyers in Prairie View as well. I am not a lawyer, but I know there is something called “habeas corpus,” which directs a person, usually a prison warden or jailer, to produce the prisoner and justify the prisoner’s detention. If the prisoner argues successfully that

the incarceration is in violation of a constitutional right, the court may order the prisoner’s release. Am I misinformed about that legality? Finally, there was the $5,000 bond, which required a 10 percent payment – a measly $500 – for Sandra to be released. Does anyone believe that $500 was such an enormous amount of money that black folks in Prairie View could not raise it to pay her bond? Even the full $5,000.00 could have been put up by a group of peo-

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By Julianne Malveaux

I am Sandra Bland Had I ever met Sandra Bland, I am sure I would have liked her. She is described as an advocate for justice who had embraced her purpose to fight racism. She is described as a sister who knew her rights. She was well-educated and assertive and was a resource for her people. She was dragged out of her car for failing to signal a traffic lane change because Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Brian Encinia chose to abuse his

power and violate her rights. Because he could. Three days later, Sandra Bland was dead. The police call her death a suicide. Her family is disputing the autopsy. Encinia is responsible for what happened since there was no reason to arrest Sandra Bland and put her in jail. Sandra Bland was an “uppity” black woman from suburban Chicago who I not kowtow to Encinia. Perhaps he preferred a woman who said “yes, sir,” who

humbly accepted her ticket. Certainly, while it was not against the law to take a smoke, he preferred that Sandra put her cigarette out. Why? Because he needed to order a woman around who asserted her rights. Because she knew what her rights were. Sandra Bland, the Prairie View A&M University graduate, was stopped in Waller County, Texas for failing to signal at a lane change. She was ordered to put out her cigarette, and she refused. She was told to get out of

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her car, and she had the nerve to assert her rights and to ask why. Trooper Encinia was clearly exceedingly and outrageously out of order. His voice escalated to unnecessary shouting when he yelled, “I will light you up. Get out. Now. Get out of the car.” He grabbed her, threw her on the ground, and shoved his knee in her back so sharply that evidence of bruising was visible in her autopsy three days later. He arrested her with the false charge of assault because she

did not acquiesce to his brutality. Sandra Bland’s YouTube posts show her as a strong, assertive black woman who is keenly aware of racial disparities, and committed to social and economic justice. Former police officer Harry Houck, commenting on this case on CNN, described her as “arrogant” because she would not extinguish her cigarette. Houck did not know Sandra Bland, so how did he surmise that she was arro-

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By George E. Curry

Voter Suppression Overshadows Voting Rights Act Celebration Thursday, Aug. 6, marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing the 1965 Voting Rights Act into law. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the organization co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr., will hold a Call to Action Rally at 9 a.m. on Thursday at the Martin Luther King Memorial on the National Mall. The National Association for the Advanced Colored People

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hopes to cap its Selma, Alabama-to-Washington, D.C. relay march called America’s Journey for Justice in the nation’s capital on Sept. 16. Other celebratory activities are planned for different times. Considered among the most far-reaching legislation in history, the 1965 Voting Rights Act removed many of the impediments to voting created by cities, counties and states that prevented many African-Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment

to the Constitution. Dallas County, Alabama, which includes the city of Selma, was typical. As the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, observed, in 1965, more than half of Dallas County was black. However, of the county’s 15,000 voting-age African Americans, only 156 were registered to vote. By contrast, twothirds of voting-age Whites were registered. It took the savage beating of The Washington Informer

600 protesters, including future U.S. Congressman John Lewis, by White law enforcement officials on April 7, 1965, known as “Bloody Sunday,” to stir the nation’s conscience against ballot box indignities. That provided the momentum for passage of the bill. “Only in the wake of the Voting Rights Act did black voter registration in the South begin to approach that of Whites,” the Joint Center said in a report titled “50 Years of The Voting Rights Act: The State of Race

in Politics.” It continued, “Five years after the passage of the Act, the racial gap in voter registration in the former Confederate states had closed to single digits. By the start of the 1970s, the black/white registration gap across the Southern states was little more than 8 percentage points.” In four of the 12 presidential elections since 1964, black voters have turned out at higher rates that their White counterparts,

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By Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.

Mobilizing for the Oct. 10 Justice or Else March in D.C. When The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan issues a sacred clarion call for a national and international mobilization for justice, freedom and equality, millions of people across America and throughout the world respond with responsive enthusiasm and energy. Such was the case in response to the minister’s call for the Million Man March in Washington, D.C., 20 years ago. I believe that history will

be made once again this year on October 10 in Washington, D.C. Minister Farrakhan boldly has issued a new call: Justice or Else mobilization on the occasion of the 20thanniversary of the Million Man March on the National Mall. The minister asserted, “On 10.10.15, let’s show the world our unity.” Our demand for justice will be a united demand. It will be an unequivocal demand for equal justice. Without hesitation or fear, I made a decision to join Minister Farrakhan in 1965 to help

him organize and mobilize the historic Million Man March as its national director. Being an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, I knew then as I still know today that God continues to bless Minister Farrakhan uniquely with the vision and mission to redeem and empower Black Americans, Latino Americans, Native Americans and all others who struggle for a better quality of life in America and throughout the world. At four times the size of the 1963 March on Washington for

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Jobs and Freedom, the Million Man March is believed to have been the largest march ever on the nation’s capital. I believe that God hears and answers the prayers of people and communities that cry out for justice. Today, we must organize and mobilize again with renewed vigor and determination. Almost every day now we hear and learn of another dastardly fatal act of racially motivate police brutality and misconduct that leaves our families and communities in great sorrow, grief

and anger. As president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, I get the daily reports and news feeds about the growing systematic injustices in the United States from our 206 African-American-owned newspapers based in every region of the nation. We are the trusted voice of Black America and I am telling you that the suffering cup of patience in Black America has run over. The madness of constant

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By Lekan Oguntoyinbo

The Cruelty of Female Circumcision Many years ago, as a single man in my early 30s, I dated a young, attractive West African woman. I liked her from the moment I laid my eyes on her. Janet (not her real name) was soft-spoken, well-mannered, educated, hardworking and very easy on the eyes. But any illusions of a future with her disappeared shortly after we started going out. As an infant, Janet had had been circumcised. And as an adult, she

paid dearly. Sex seldom gave her pleasure; most of the time it was a grueling, torturous experience that sometimes left her wailing or sore for weeks. I thought about Janet recently when female circumcision, more commonly and more appropriately known as female genital mutilation, made headlines again. In an address last week to the African Union, an organization of the continent’s leaders of the continent’s 54 countries, President Obama said:

“We can’t let old traditions stand in the way,” he told the group in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. “When African girls are subjected to the mutilation of their bodies, or forced into marriage at the ages of 9 or 10 or 11 — that sets us back. That’s not a good tradition. It needs to end.” In May, the Nigerian government outlawed the ancient and barbaric practice. The warped idea behind female genital mutilation is that it suppresses sexual desire and

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keeps women chaste. But the practice has no health benefits or redeeming qualities. According to the United Nations, it typically involves the partial or total removal of external female genitalia. It is often carried out by a traditional village “surgeon” with the use of a crude razor blade. Sometimes the girls are cut as infants and in some cases they are butchered as adolescents. The practice is often mischaracterized as an Islamic practice. In fact, it predates Islam and is

practiced by Christians, Muslims and animists. Female genital mutilation can lead to complications such as severe bleeding and problems urinating. Medical studies also show that it could ultimately lead to cysts, infections, infertility, complications in childbirth and a heightened risk of newborn deaths. The World Health Organization says approximately 125 million women and girls have been

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By Askia Muhammad

Who Will Serve Obama’s Third Term? President Barack Obama recently delighted audiences in Kenya and in Ethiopia as a proud son, returning to the land of his near ancestors. His father was born in the East African land. Unlike most black people his age who were born in the United States, I’m pleased to state, the first black president of this country was not born with a “slave name”— the name of a white man who owned his an-

cestors. The president told one audience that he likes doing his job and that he thinks he could have been elected to a third term if the U.S. Constitution had permitted it. That’s when I realized that, except to the Kenyans, the fact that he is of African parentage is irrelevant to his relationship to that continent of 54 nations. His job description is exactly the same as that of the 43 Caucasian presidents who preceded him. He took no additional

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money on his journey to Africa and no teams of medical workers or engineers to help build needed infrastructure. His mission was to shore up the security cooperation with the Horn of Africa nations against the worrisome al-Shabaab terrorists. Obama’s race and ethnicity are important to African descendants of slaves in this country in the same way Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is important to the Democratic Party in the 2016 presidential cycle — that is, he keeps otherwise disaffected citThe Washington Informer

izens believing there is hope for justice for them in what is a hopelessly corrupt system. Former President Jimmy Carter recently called this country an “oligarchy” in which “unlimited political bribery” has created “a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors.” Carter was responding to a question from Hartmann about recent Supreme Court decisions on campaign financing like Citizens United that equate the unlimited distribution of money with free-

dom of speech. Both Democrats and Republicans, Carter said, “look upon this unlimited money as a great benefit to themselves.” Carter is a far superior former president than he was a sitting president. But I digress. Perhaps Carter meant to say a “plutocracy,” which is a government where money rules, while an “oligarchy” is a place where a small, privileged class or group rules. But no matter, the point is

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Charlotte Native Talks Music and More By D. Kevin McNeir WI Managing Editor Only a few days remain until the 2015 Summer Spirit Festival, which will mark its 10th anniversary, returns to the Greater Washington Area at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. And as you would expect, this year’s lineup includes a bevy of superstars from neo-soul and R&B legends to hip-hop and Go-Go. Besides the music, which alone is worth the price of admission, there will be the dynamic BZB Spirit Festival Marketplace. The event continues its legacy as one of the area’s most outstanding family-friendly outdoor music and arts festivals. The lineup includes: Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, Floetry, Estelle, Tony! Toni! Tone! and the Junkyard Band, along with several local acts. Hamilton, who first gained the national spotlight in 2003 and has since earned Grammy nominations and a devoted fan base, spoke with The Washington Informer about his career, his life and the music that he says remains his inspiration. “It’s ﬂattering to be considered one of the best vocalists, especially considering how many The Washington Informer

talented musicians and creative people have come before me,” said Hamilton, 44. “Life is my inspiration for music. And the people who make day-to-day life mean something. My faith is everything from what I believe to how I react to how I see things and their outcomes. It’s the very thread of my soul,” said the R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Anthony Cornelius Hamilton, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, first began singing in his church choir at the tender age of 10. After leaving his hometown, he moved to the Big Apple where he signed with Andre Harrell’s Uptown Records. In 2000, he joined D’Angelo, touring with him as he promoted his “Voodoo” album. And he hasn’t looked back since. He cites Mark Sparks from Wadesboro, North Carolina as one of his earliest mentors. “People saw in me what I didn’t know I had,” he said. “It was those who saw me as a young, excited kid who lit up when music came on. Mark took me to New York and got me my first deal at Uptown Records.” Hamilton, who says he appreciates the time others have taken as he established his career, now shares his wisdom and years of experience with others.

“I’ve given advice to many upand-coming artists,” said Hamilton, who with his wife Tarsha, is the father of twin boys. He also has three other children and welcomed his youngest son, Princeton, in June 2012. “I’ve had many new artists open up for me on the road: Chrisette Michele, Lyfe Jennings, Avery Sunshine and Heather Headley, to name a few,” he added. “I like to tour when I have an album out. But it’s always amazing to be in D.C. It’s my largest fan base. They come out and show love and we feed off that. Expect us to be excited and ready to throw down.” Hamilton noted that “giving back to the community” remains something that matters in his life. “I’ve been without and I know what that feels like,” he said. “I tell folks that it’s about passion and dreaming beyond the doubt and fear. Love enough to allow it to manifest in your life. It’s about allowing that to happen so that you can reach back and make it happen for others. It’s not only your own success that makes you great. It’s about assisting someone else in believing and doing.” Amen to that Brother Anthony.WI

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WI Staff Report Urban Megastars Dave Hollister (l-r), DeWayne Woods and Anthony Hamilton get together for an explosive performance of their Top Ten hit “Friend of Mine” on the Sunday, August 9 @8:00 PM EST/7:00 PM CST edition of Black Entertainment Television’s (BET) gospel music competition series, “Sunday Best.” The song is featured on Woods’ latest album “Life Lessons” (Soul Therapy). The three are featured at Turner Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. /Photo courtesy Wilford Harewood for BET Networks

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Jill Scott: Still an Incredible Performer By Eve M. Ferguson WI Contributing Writer It was a sad, hot summer for the people who did not realize the ascendency of Jill Scott to superstar-dom, and did not get a ticket to one of her area shows, the latest at Wolf Trap Farms Park’s Filene Center. They were gone a full two months before the show. The same went for her July 18th show at Pier Six in Baltimore, Maryland. And, while she caused a onehour traffic jam on I-66 when

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she played the pastoral outdoor venue in 2013, the back-up morphed into a two-hour jam this go round. The multi-talented Scott – actress, songwriter, singer, poet and mother to six-year old Jett Roberts Hamilton – never failed to make up for the time her fans spent in traffic in her 90-minute performance. Debuting new material from her just-released recording, “Woman,” which premiered at the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 list last week, Scott is the

Jill Scott continues to sell out performances across the U.S. and abroad. /Courtesy photo

first solo woman to have a No. 1 album on the chart in nearly five months. Her single, “Fool’s Gold,” is climbing fast and get-

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ting plenty of air play. Another song from the new release, “You Don’t Know,” was her addition to BET’s “Black Girls Rock 2015,” and was a bit of a departure from her usual style, employing a gut-felt blues style, aptly demonstrating her amazing vocal versatility. Scott’s second No. 1, following her 2011 release, Light of the Sun, Woman comes almost exactly 15 years after she debuted on the Billboard 200 with her first album, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1. It debuted on the Aug. 5, 2000 at No. 168, on its way to a No. 17 and went platinum within a few months. Woman has already sold over 58,000 copies since its release on July 24th. That anniversary was not lost to Scott, who remixed songs from her first release, injecting a new ﬂavor into “It’s Love,” and “A Long Walk.” Telling the audience how much she appreciated their support over the past 15 years, she still found thrills hearing the audience sing the words to all of her songs, frequently turning the mike out towards the crowd. Backed up by her three male back-up singers and dancers, Pipes, Scott rolled on into

much-beloved songs like “Golden” and “Hate on Me” before returning to the new music, which was all well-received by an adoring audience. One ballad she dedicated to “the man in her life,” teasing the audience before admitting that man was her young son. She ended the night with an encore of “He Loves Me,” again showing off her incredible chops as she sang the chorus operatically. While it is true that Ms. Jill Scott has adopted a diva-ish persona – she had a man on stage solely for the purpose of adjusting her sheer, long-sleeved ﬂowing maxi dress that cinched in at Scott’s now pronounced waistline – her humility was also evident, talking about being hurt by love, strength in the face of adversity and love for one’s self, no matter the shape of the package. For everyone who didn’t catch Scott this time, there is always next year, and the new CD to rush out and grab while the getting is good. And never again does the incredible Ms. Scott ever have to answer the question, “who is Jill Scott.” Everyone knows her now, and the love between the singer and her following is mutual and growing.WI

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Although most of Mexican singer Lila Downs’ songs are sung in Spanish, the seasoned artist draws her inspiration from Mexico’s multicultural roots, embracing the African and Native American cultures along with Spanish influences in the style that she calls “Jazz Mixteca.” “The African root is very important for the cultural richness that we inherited and musically influenced rhythms known today. So we try to always keep that part in our music, it’s very important for us,” she said. The child of a Mixtec (Native American) mother, Anastasia Sanchez, and a University of Minnesota professor, Allen Downs, Lila grew up around music. Her mother was a singer who left home at 15 to share her vocal gift – a talent that her daughter inherited. Possessing a truly unique voice along with a flair for the dramatic, Downs is currently on tour in support of her latest recording, “Balas Y Chocolate” (Bullets and Chocolate), the title which she credits to her son. “My son started singing ‘balas (bullets) and chocolate’ all over the house and I started thinking about children and the relationship that children have with chocolate, it’s kind of magic,” Downs reports. “It became a reflection of the news as well. Children are now emigrating from bullet-infested places like Honduras, Salvador, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, which once was a very important cacao trade route, a kind of network. Before Europeans came to this

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continent, chocolate was the money that Native Americans had. I thought it was a very interesting story and would be a nice title.” Downs claims both Minnesota and Oaxaca as home. Her music and vocal artistry, however, have many inﬂuences, including the folk and ranchera music of Mexico and South America and American folk, jazz, blues and hip-hop. While her first love has always been music – she studied classical voice – she also took up cultural anthropology at the University of Minnesota. Her lyrics focus on issues relating to social justice and often tell the stories of the workers who have migrated from rural Mexico to work in the labor force of the U.S. “I always try to talk about what I think should be known and my inspirations are all the things I see and experience in my life,” she added. “The discord and the depth of beauty in everyday life, and the many issues of Mexico, they all mix together.” Downs, along with her husband and longtime collaborator, Paul Cohen, have produced 10 studio albums. Her 2011 release, “Pecados y Milagros” won both a Grammy and a Latin Grammy award and went double-platinum in sales in Mexico. Her first Latin Grammy was for “Una Sangre” in 2004. Her recent project, “RAÍZ,” is a collaboration with Argentinian singer Soledad Pastorutti and Spanish ﬂamenco singer La Niña Pastori. The recording garnered two 2014 Latin Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best Folk Album. Some may recognize Downs,

who usually dresses in traditional Mexican clothes or ethnic costumes, from her role in the movie “Frida” starring Salma Hayek as the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Downs, who could also double as Kahlo, sang and danced with Hayek as the tango singer in the 2002 film. But her music has also been included in several feature films such as “The Counselor,” “Tortilla Soup,” “Real Women Have Curves,” “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada,” Carlos Saura’s “Fados,” “Mariachi Gringo” and “Hecho en Mexico.” The incredibly energetic singer toured the U.S. last spring, selling out shows and keeping her loyal fans titillated with her theatrics in a multimedia show that included dancing band members along with Downs’ ever-changing costumes. “I’ll be touring in Mexico, Spain and South America during the summer, and returning to the U.S. for a fall tour with dates in September and October,” she said. “In November I’m doing a special Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday) performance with the San Francisco Symphony. That will be my symphonic debut in the U.S. so it’s an exciting way to end the year. Something different.” Downs returns to North America in September, following a full tour of South America. The singer will play New York on October 2nd and Miami Beach on October 3rd. For more tour dates and updates, visit www.liladowns.com. WI

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TAURUS It’s a great week for catching up on chores and leftover tasks from last week. You’ll also have the opportunity to spend some time thinking about the direction you want your life to flow toward. Soul Affirmation: I face each day with a smile and the day smiles back at me. Lucky Numbers: 1, 6, 8 GEMINI Communication vibes are highlighted, and you are in your element. Many ideas will be presented, and everyone will be very receptive and agreeable to what you say. Romantic interests are easily pursued this week. Smile on! Soul Affirmation: The slowness of my pace gives me time to refresh my energy. Lucky Numbers: 17, 49, 51

another level to her perfect life, and Kay was looking forward to it. With the election nearing, she only had one case to complete, a big one from Jasper in which a teen was accused of murdering a policeman. Gloria Jones just couldn’t look away from the video. She knew her son had shot a policeman, but it had to have been an accident. She couldn’t look away from that clip – or the other one, the one from Houston. Gloria recognized the prosecutor who could put her baby boy away for a long time – and when their secret came out, it could change everything… Every literary cliché in the book. That’s what you’ll find in this book, which is unfortunate. “Mama’s Boy” could have been so much more. I had a lot of hope, in fact. Author ReShonda Tate Billingsley snatched a piece of headline we’re all familiar with, and started her tale of a black teen, a white policeman, and an altercation that leads to violence. From there, however, we rarely see Jamal except to move the story along; instead, this tale becomes a run-of-the-mill, same-old drama between two women, their husbands, and one another. Yes, I finished this book, so it wasn’t torturous. It wasn’t very unique, either. It was okay, and you might like it. If you’re looking for something different to read, though, look at “Mama’s Boy” and think again. WI

You think about it all the time. The child making headlines in the news could be yours. He could be the kid wrapped up in trouble he never meant to have, the one whose name is known for the wrong reasons. And what would you do? You’ve thought about it, and in the new novel “Mama’s Boy” by ReShonda Tate Billingsley, two mothers act. The video on TV was so disturbing that Gloria Jones couldn’t bear to watch. In the clip, there was an altercation. A black boy. A Jasper, Texas, policeman. A scufﬂe followed by gunshot. Gloria couldn’t watch – but she couldn’t look away, either. The boy in the video was her teenage son, Jamal. He’d always been a good boy, her Jamal, until he started hanging out with troublemakers. Gloria blamed her husband, Elton, for that; he’d been hard on Jamal lately, always yelling, always criticizing. She knew that was part of the reason why Jamal never came home sometimes, and now the authorities were looking for him. Her brain refused to wrap around the thought that her son was a cop killer… Madam Mayor. Kay Christianson liked the sound of that. As the front-runner in a heated election, she quietly felt confident for a win but she had no time to think about it much. Kay was Houston’s leading prosecutor, a devoted mother, and wife of defense attorney, Phillip Christianson. Folks often wondered how that last part worked, how two people could be on opposing sides and still be happily married but Kay loved her husband’s passion, in the courtroom and otherwise. Being the Mayor of Houston would add

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CANCER Love and romance vibes are all around you this week! They will soothe your spirit and uncoil your tensions resulting from having too much work to do. Delegate some of the minor tasks so that you can do your best at the big stuff. Have a loving, lovely week. Soul Affirmation: New intuitions create new plans and a new cast of characters. Lucky Numbers: 2, 5, 16 LEO Financial matters are highlighted during working hours. Everything to do with your money, or money under your care, goes smoothly. Another party invitation arrives. . . say YES! Soul Affirmation: I admit what I really want out of life this week. Lucky Numbers: 14, 22, 36 VIRGO Happiness with partners remains the order of the week. Relations between partners are exceptionally harmonious right now. You are in sync with loved ones. Much is being accomplished by your attitude. Don’t overdo your physical workout. Soul Affirmation: I master fear by knowing that all is well. Lucky Numbers: 2, 19, 37 LIBRA The time has come to forgive and forget. Take the first step in reconciling a friendship. You thought no one knew, but you may be romantically attracted to an old pal. Soul Affirmation: Friendships are treasures I cherish. Lucky Numbers: 14, 44, 54 SCORPIO If you are finding it hard to concentrate on a project at work, begin imagining it successfully completed. Work steady and stay calm this week. This week is a good time for personal inventory. Soul Affirmation: I will take time to enjoy the simple things in life. Lucky Numbers: 11, 33, 44 SAGITTARIUS Mental fog lifts and you are sharp as a tack once again. You’ll be making decisions about partnerships and joint finances. A very happy week is in store. Soul Affirmation: My smile is a radiant light to those I encounter. Lucky Numbers: 19, 23, 41 CAPRICORN Exercise prudence this week in your handling of personal funds. Let your mind wander into the future and you’ll receive the happy answer that you are looking for. Time shared with a partner this week will be very enjoyable. Soul Affirmation: Helping others is the true measure of my worth. Lucky Numbers: 13, 15, 20

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Matt Peskin, national project coordinator for the Town Hall, said Monday, Aug. 3 more than 16,000 local leaders registered to receive a review of the program, tips and a planning schedule on how to organize National Night Out activities. Peskin attributes more people signing up this year, versus 15,500 last year, to three events that sparked nationwide protests after young blacks were killed by police: 18-year-old Michael Brown shot and killed Aug. 9, 2014, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri; 12-yearold Tamir Rice shot and killed in November by a white police officer in Cleveland, Ohio; and police arrested 25-year-old Freddie Gray of Baltimore, Maryland in April who died a week later from injuries sustained while in police custody. “It will be different this year in respect to what the community has been seeing in the last five months,” he said. “I think communities want to show the positive aspect in working with police.” Locally, residents in neighborhoods across the Metropolitan

area interacted with police and elected officials and participated in activities such as face painting, sitting inside police cruisers and slurping on snow cones. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III has touted how crime stands at a 30year low and violent crimes are down 19 percent. “The reason we have been able to reduce crime in Prince George’s County is because we don’t wait for crime to happen,” he said Wednesday, July 29. “We don’t plan it one year at a time. We plan it multiple years.” Meanwhile, residents in Hyattsville, Maryland planned to eat hamburgers, walk around the neighborhood and watch a helicopter land in a small park at Nicholson Street and Ager Road. “National Night Out gives us another chance to know and bond with the community,” Lt. Samuel Alexander, who’s been with the Hyattsville Police Department for 30 years, said Monday. “We want the community to know we are here to support them.”WI

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Editor’s note: For more Redskins training camp photos, visit Informer Galleries. Redskins backup quarterback Colt McCoy gets some protection as he goes through drills during opening day camp practice on Thursday, July 30, at Bon Secours in Richmond, Virginia. The Redskins still have their three quarterbacks from last season, and each one of them will be ﬁghting to get their chance to play. No mention was made by the coach as to who will start the regular season, but the second two are expected to get their fair share of the preseason games/Photo by John E. De Freitas

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White House Seeks to Drive Innovation By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Recent speeches by President Barack Obama have been met with critical and media acclaim, from his stirring eulogy after the South Carolina church shooting to his keynote address at an NAACP convention in Philadelphia, the commander-in-chief has talked the talk and, most importantly, he’s walked the walk. As the president prepared for the first White House Demo Day on Tuesday, August 4, another speech Obama delivered in January at Boise State University was called to mind by officials. “When everybody is participating and given a shot, there’s nothing we cannot do. Because when we’ve got everybody on the field, that’s when you win games,” the president said to a rousing ovation. White House officials said somewhere in America someone is thinking of an idea that might

sound unbelievable right now, but could become an indispensable product to billions of people in a matter of years. However, even the most innovative idea will fail if it doesn’t have the environment it needs to grow. “Right now, too many Americans have the grit and creativity of a world-class entrepreneur, but not the resources – whether that’s mentorship, networking, funding, or training – to make their ideas a reality. We can help change that,” Obama said in a news release ahead of the inaugural Demo Day. The event was planned as an effort to bring together entrepreneurs from all walks of life and from all across the country. And, unlike a private-sector Demo Day, where entrepreneurs show off for funders, White House officials said in a news release that their event will, “demo individual success stories, highlighting the individual journeys

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On diversity, Smith shared remarks with Venture Beat. “When leaders are talking about this it creates change,” she said. Also, she spoke warmly of both the diversity and the engagement of the corporations of people working in the executive branch. Smith, who was a Google executive until last September, was pleasantly surprised by the spirit of Washington D.C., she said. “I love the entrepreneurship of the team [at the White House] and how welcoming it is,” she said. “It’s the most diverse team I’ve ever worked with. I love all my colleagues in tech, but we need the rest of the country.” WI

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so simple that we often miss it. It is to please God, to glorify Him, honor Him, and love Him. And He desires for His unique creation, mankind, to freely love Him. Back in 1983, while living in the Los Angeles area, God provided me with an amazing opportunity. He gave me the idea to start my own small business, writing resumes and helping people to learn how to gain effective job search techniques and strategies. The idea came out of the mouth of a young Caucasian receptionist at an employment agency. During my job search, the receptionist noticed me counsel another Caucasian lady, who sat next to me. She had not worked for a while and was extremely anxious about having her agency interview. She began to share with me and then instinctively I poured into her life providing guidance. Her resume was not well-written, but as I looked it over, questions about some of her previous duties came to me. That exercise caused her to feel better about her interview. Here is where God provided me with a unique opportunity: After this woman was called, she went into the office, and I sat there, waiting my turn, not giving a thought to what just happened. The young receptionist said to me, “You were really good with her! Have you ever thought about starting your own business?” She continued, “You could really help a lot of people!” Yes, I had, but couldn’t quite figure out what service to provide. Here was my golden opportunity. God provided me with my break; the rest was up to me.

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5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Ofﬁce 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 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. Baptism & Communion Service- 4th Sunday – 10:30am Radio Broadcast WYCB -1340 AM-Sunday -6:00pm T.V. Broadcast - Channel 190 – Sunday -4:00pm/Tuesday 7:00am

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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”

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

Sunday Worship Services: 8:00a.m. and 11:00a.m. Sunday Church School - 9:15a.m. & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30a.m. 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study - 10:00a.m. Tuesday Topical Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Wednesday Children’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service - 6:30p.m. Saturday Adult Bible Study - 10:00a.m.

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

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

“God is Love”

Third Street Church of God Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor 1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.5889 ofﬁce 202.638.1803 fax Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30 p.m. “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org

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

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews • Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Ofﬁce: (202) 529-6767 Fax: (202) 526-1661 Sunday Worship Services: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 2nd Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m. Seniors Bible Study: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Noon Day Prayer Service: Tuesdays at Noon Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Motto: “A Ministry of Reconciliation Where Everybody is Somebody!” Website: http://isleofpatmosbc.org Church Email: ipbcsecretary@verizon.net

ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us... 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

Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor Service and Times Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Bible Study Tuesday 12Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com

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

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423

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

TV Ministry –Channel 6 Wednesday 10:00pm gsccm.administration@verizon.net

Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Bishop

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

Crusader Baptist Church

(Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340

2562 MLK Jr. Ave., S E Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Ofﬁce 202-678-2263 Email:Campbell@mycame.org Sunday Worship Service 10: am Sunday Church School 8: 45 am Bible Study Wednesday 12:00 Noon Wednesday 7:00 pm Thursday 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out”

Holy Communion 4th Sunday 10:00am Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 7;00pm

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

Twelfth Street Christian Church

Campbell AME Church

Sunday Worship Service 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday School 9:15am

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor

700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849

tel: 202-291-6565

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

Church of Living Waters

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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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church 7801 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-534-5471 Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Service 11:00 a.m. Praise & Worship Preaching 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Motto: “A Church Keeping It Real for Real.” Website: Shabbathcommandmentchruch.org Email: Praisebetoyhwh@gmail.com

Zion Baptist Church

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

Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards

“Where Jesus is the King”

Israel Baptist Church

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

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 Institute Wednesday - 1:30 pm Prayer Meeting Wednesday - 12:00 Noon

St. Matthews Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074 Order of Services Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 am Sunday School: 9:00 am Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer / Bible Study: 6:15 pm - 7:20 pm (Tuesday)

2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730 Sunday School – 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 am Baptismal Service – 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion – 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study – Wednesday -7:30 pm

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

St. Luke Baptist Church

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor

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

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor, Pastor 1301 North Carolina Ave. N E Washington, D C 20002 202 543 1318 lpumconthegrow@gmail.com www.lpumcdc.org Sunday worship 10: am Holy Communion ﬁrst Sunday 10: am Sunday school 9: am Bible Study each Wednesday @ 12 noon and 6:30pm Motto: “A CHURCH ON THE GROW”.

Eastern Community Baptist Church

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

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

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

Christ Embassy DC

Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor

2616 MLK Ave., SE • Washington, DC 20020 Ofﬁce 202-889-3709 • Fax 202-678-3304

Kelechi Ajieren Coordinator

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”

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 A.M.

Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M Communion and Feet Wash 4th Sunday at 5:00 P.M Prayer/Seeking Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. Apostolic in Doctrine, Pentecostal in Experience, Holiness in Living, Uncompromised and Unchanged. The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

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

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

Salem Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

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

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

6839 Eastern Avenue, R1 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (202) 556-7065

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

Peace Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell

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

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Reginald M. Green, Sr., Interim 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

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working.... And We Are Working With GOD

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.

Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church” Matthew 6:33 and Mathew 28:18-20, KJV

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

Email: stmatthewsbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org

Motto: : “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship”

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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

Friday Evening Service 7:00 P.M. ; Last Friday “…Giving Your Life a Meaning” www.Christembassydc.org Christ.embassy.dc@hotmail.com

Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor

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

1864-2014

150 Years of Service

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 P.M.

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

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF

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

Administration No. 2015 ADM 811

Administration No. 2015 ADM 834

Administration No. 2015 ADM 873

Joanne H. Reynolds Decedent

William Boyd Stroman Sr. Decedent

Voile E. Gibson Decedent

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

Tamika L. Taylor, Esq. 6304 Johensu Drive Upper Marlbor, MD 20772 Attorney

Administration No. 2015 ADM 687 Obi Benedict Egbuna Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Bridget G. Egbuna, whose address is 3636 16th St. NW #B705, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Obi Benedict Egbuna, who died on January 20, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 30, 2016 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 January 30, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: July. 30 2015 Bridget G. Egbuna Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills

COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration Number 2015 ADM 856 Estate of Louise Covington Deceased

James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Rachel Covington-Banks for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. Admit to probate the will date July 10, 2006 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses.

Date of first publication: July 30, 2015

Personal Representative:

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Kathi Lynne Reynolds whose address is 4704 Southern Avenue SE, Washington DC, 20019 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joanne H. Reynolds who died on April 23, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 23, 2016. 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, January 23, 2016 or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: July, 23 2015

Rachel Covington-Banks Personal Representative Kathi Lynne Reynolds TRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills

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William Boyd Stroman Jr. and Leontine Stroman, whose addresses are 7702 Milligan Ln, Clinton, MD 20735 and 653 Apt. #E, Tupelo Ln., Longs, SC 29568 were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of William Boyd Stroman Sr. who died on March 18, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 30, 2016. 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 January 30, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: July 30, 2015

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Kelli K. Cole, whose address is 116 T Street, NE, Apt. 455, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Viola E. Gibson who died on June 13, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 30, 2016. 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 January 30, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: July 30, 2015

William Boyd Stroman Jr. Leontine Stroman Personal Representative

Kelli K. Cole Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2015 ADM 792

Administration No. 2015 ADM 827

Administration No. 2015 ADM 803

Administration No. 2015 ADM 53

Administration No. 2015 ADM 801

Mildred Virginia Dews Decedent

Sally S. Langley Decedent

Lynwood C. Westray Decedent

Janet S. Alexander Black Decedent

Attorney

Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Betty J. Watson, whose address is 522 4th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of, Mildred Virginia Dews who died on July 6, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 23, 2016. 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 January 23, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: 7/23/15

Bettye J. Watson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Angela Jasper whose address is 510 Quincy Street, NW, Washington DC, 20011 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Sally S. Langley who died on July 26, 2012 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 30, 2016. 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, January 30, 2016 or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: July, 30 2015 Personal Representative Angela Jasper TRUE TEST COPY

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Wanda A. Hoston Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ayodele O. Hoston, whose address is 3438 Croffut Place, SE, Washington, DC 20019 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of, Wanda A. Hoston who died on November 26, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 23, 2016. 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 January 23, 2016, 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.

Johnny M. Howard Houston & Howard 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gloria J. Nuckles, whose address is 807 Arnett Street, #4, FT. Stockton, TX 79735, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lynwood C. Westray who died on December 14, 2014 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 30, 2016. 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 January 30, 2016, 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.

Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gladys M. Alexander, whose address is 4104 Urn Street, Capital Heights, MD 20743 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of, Janet S. Alexander Black who died on November 14, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 23, 2016. 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 January 23, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: 7/23/15

Date of first publication: July 30, 2015

Date of first publication: 7/23/15

Ayodele O. Hoston Personal Representative

Gloria J. Nuckles Personal Representative

Gladys M. Alexander Personal Representative

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CLASSIFIEDS

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

Administration No. 2014 ADM 1091

Administration No. 2015 ADM 852

Addie E. Carey Decedent

Jimmie Anderson Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS James C. Carey and Michealle R. Carey whose address is 11444 Norris Twilley Rd, Mardela Springs MD 21837/ 2053 Adams Ave. Melbourne FL 32935 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Addie E. Carey who died on May 30, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 6, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before February 6, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: August 6, 2015 Personal Representative James C. Carey and Michealle R. Carey

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Lillie M. Pope whose address is 702 Rittenhouse St. NW, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jimmie Anderson who died on April 29, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 6, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before February 6, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: August 6, 2015

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Barbara Pierce whose address is 8558 S. Constance Ave. Chicago, IL 60617 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Juanita J. Hamilton who died on June 21, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 6, 2015. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before February 6, 2016 , or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: August 6, 2015 Personal Representative Barbara Pierce

Tamika L. Taylor, Esq. 6304 Johensu Drive Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Brenda D. Anderson, whose address is 1042 Lakeshore Drive, Bowie, MD 20721, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jannette Williams aka Jannette L. Williams who died on June 28, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 6, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before February 6, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: August 6, 2015 Brenda D. Anderson Personal Representative

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MALVEAUX from Page 26 gant? Isn’t that how some whites describe black people when we fail to grovel in the face of their power? What did Trooper Encinia see when arresting Sandra Bland? Did he, like Houck, see a woman who was not intimidated, a woman who, though not rude, was not “humble”? Did she scowl when she was stopped? Probably. Was she unfriendly or ungracious? Possibly. Was she deferential? Not at all. But there is no law that says that someone who gets a ticket is supposed to be grateful. Most folks who get a ticket are annoyed, and have a bit of an attitude. She did not bow and scrape, or say, “Yes, massa,” so now she is dead, and Encinia is, at minimum, partly responsible for her death. African-American women are

CLINGMAN from Page 26 according to the Joint Center. And the number of black elected officials have increased from less than 1,000 in 1965 to more than 10,000 in 2015, including President Barack Obama. While properly appreciating the accomplishments of the Voting Rights Act, we should not lose sight of the challenges that lie ahead. “Since the 2010 election, 21 states have new laws making it harder to vote – ranging from photo ID requirements to early voting cutbacks to registration restrictions – and 15 states will have them in place for the first time in a presidential election in 2016. Those 15 states are: Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin,” according to the Brennan Center for Justice at

her contained a beautifully brilliant smile. The only ones in which she is not smiling were taken after she was arrested. We helped take her smile away. Since mid-July, according to an article written by April V. Taylor on Kulture Kritic, five black women have died in police custody. They should not be treated as mere conversational fodder for talk/news shows. We have a responsibility to be more proactive when these issues arise and not wait for our brothers and sisters to lose their lives before we act appropriately. We may not like it and we may not agree with it, but black folks are part of the “why” Sandra Bland met her

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often stereotyped as angry Sapphires with chips on their shoulders and a penchant for confrontation. A black woman doesn’t have to raise her voice or swivel her neck to be considered angry. All she has to do is to express herself, or fail to smile. Perhaps the officer would have preferred a deferential and obedient Sandra Bland. It didn’t happen. So he retaliated. I know Sandra Bland, because she is every woman. She does not conform to the majority culture’s stereotype of what a woman should be. We, black women, rarely conform. As the late Dorothy Irene Height, president of the National Council of Negro Women, once said, “Black women don’t do what we want to do, we do what we have to do.” Forty-six percent of African-American families are female-headed. We do the work.

Black unemployment is higher than white unemployment, and black wages are lower. We do the work. We work harder for less pay than other women. In the words of Fannie Lou Hamer, we are “sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Sandra Bland accepted her calling to fight for justice. Her posts show a woman who would not yield to racism. She is not dead because she failed to signal when she changed lanes. She is dead because she knew and asserted her rights. Every woman who is an activist is Sandra Bland, the Christian, the organizer, the advocate for justice. She is dead because she dared talk back to a brutal officer. Sandra Bland is every assertive black woman. I am Sandra Bland. WI Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. She can be reached via www.juliannemalveaux.com.

New York University School of Law. And things are likely to get worse before the election The Brennan Center also noted, “As the early stages of the 2016 presidential race begin, state legislatures are already considering hundreds of laws that could determine voters’ access to the ballot. Since the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, and as of May 13, 2015, at least 113 bills that would restrict access to registration and voting have been introduced or carried over in 33 states.” Many of these bills were introduced in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder.On June 25, 2013, the court invalidated Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, the provision determining which jurisdictions are required to preclear any voting changes with a federal judge or the Justice Department because of a history of racial discrimination. To repair the court’s damage,

Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and Senator Patrick Leahy (DVt.) took the lead in introducing a bill that would, among other things, require states and municipalities with a history of repeated voting violations to pre-clear any election law changes with the Justice Department or a federal judge in Washington, D.C., just as had been the case before the Supreme Court’s recent action. Of course, blacks must also continue to fight against regressive changes at the state level. Any euphoria created by the tremendous gains made since passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act should be tempered by a stark reality cited in the report by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. It noted, “Based on the most recent data, African Americans are 12.5% of the citizen voting age population, but they make up a smaller share of the U.S. House (10%), state legislatures (8.5%), city councils (5.7%), and

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OGUNTOYINBO from Page 23 subjected to female genital mutilation. The practice is concentrated in 29 countries in Africa and the Middle East. It has also been known to take place in some western countries with large communities of immigrants from these nations. According to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), about 20 million Nigerian females between the ages of 15-49 have been subjected to genital mutilation. By passing this law, the Nigerian government has struck a big blow for women’s rights in the developing world. And by calling attention to the practice, albeit brieﬂy, President Obama has helped shine a light on a practice that treats females as second-class citizens and damages them for life. This new Nigerian law could have a ripple effect on the rest of the continent. Nigeria is Africa’s political, economic and cultural giant. Despite its

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the system is broken and a long, long way from being repaired. Money indeed rules today’s U.S. politics, even as a variety of plain-spoken folks with humble beginnings — peanut farmer Carter, Bill Clinton from tiny Hope, Arkansas, and Obama, reared by a single mom and his maternal grandparents — have been selected to be elected to crack the ruling inner-circle — the oligarchy — and become president as Democrats. Even Republican President Ronald Reagan was “just folks,” not born with a “silver spoon” in his mouth. Obama made Americans believe in the system. “Yes, we can” was his motto, and he made important achievements with no scandals. But we didn’t break the cycle of ownership of the Congress, the Senate, the governor’s mansions, the state The Washington Informer

turning point in the growing national movement against injustice and wrongdoing. Too many of our sisters and brothers are dying at the hands of those who perpetrate injustice against our communities. We will not remain still and immobilized. Now is the time to stand up again. We wholeheartedly support Minister Farrakhan’s call and demand: Justice or Else! WI

organizers and officials to build a strong national network of LOCs. These organizing committees are actively reserving and charting buses in preparation for the journey to Washington, D.C. If you would like to help establish a LOC in your local community and for updated accurate information, go to www.JusticeOrElse. com Minister Farrakhan stated, “The Black and The Red, together. The Black, the Red and the Brown, together. The Black, the Red, the Brown – yes, and White – who know that Black Lives Matter.” Our togetherness, our unity and our determination to demand justice for all will be a tremendous

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many failings as a nation, Nigeria has always been a major force in leading change on the continent and throughout the region. In the 1970s, Nigeria’s leadership role on the continent was a major factor in toppling White minority rule in Rhodesia. Nigeria also played a key role in helping end apartheid in South Africa. Peter Pham, director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, told journalists the legislation sends “a powerful signal not only within Nigeria but across Africa. One cannot overestimate the impact of any decision by Nigeria [on the continent].” Obama’s decision to bring up the subject during an important speech on the continent has the potential amplify that powerful signal. But the president needs to do more than mention the subject in one sentence. He should use his enormous popularity on the continent to nudge his colleagues to follow Nigeria’s example. He should also push them to address other troubling practices that

have dire repercussions on the health and welfare of females. For instance, child marriage remains a scourge in much of Africa. According to the International Center for Research on Women, of the 20 countries considered hot spots for child brides, 14 are in Africa. The others include India and Bangladesh. Girls as young as nine or 10 are married off to adult men. Many of these girls start having babies shortly after marriage and suffer lifelong health issues as a result. A few weeks ago, a Kenyan lawyer announced plans to approach the Obamas about marrying their 16-yearold daughter Malia. The lawyer, Felix Kiprono, said he’d had his eye on Malia since she was 10. He offered to pay a bride price of 50 cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats for her hand in marriage. Hmmm! Attacking female genital mutilation is a big first step in the struggle for women’s liberation, but that’s all it is – a step.WI

legislatures and courts, the cities, the counties. We didn’t. But we are now invested in the system. Obama has been such a good steward that he probably could win a third term, but he won’t get the chance. He’ll be able to get out while the getting is good. Sanders has come along, now eight years later, inspiring a new generation of “believers.” Sanders will never and can never become president. He is a very popular political independent and an avowed socialist running as a Democrat. Those are electorally disqualifying factors. But he has vowed not to run as an independent if he doesn’t get the nomination, which he cannot receive. Bernie’s mission is to energize the Good Ole Kumbaya spirit that lay fallow after Obama made his deal with the too-big-to-fail, too-big-to-jail Wall Street criminal bankers who drove the coun-

try into the Great Recession, while Main Street was boarded up and all its jobs were exported to Southeast Asia. Because the Republicans are specializing in narrow, ruinous George Wallace-minded, bankrupt, racist policies that are stuck in the 1950s Cold War era and are divided about who will carry their racist banner to an increasingly nonwhite electorate, they probably can’t win the 2016 presidential election, which leaves the Democrats to decide who will be elected the next president – who will serve Obama’s third term. I’m guessing Vice President Joe Biden might just sneak in to win the Democratic nomination – that is, if front-runner and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton can’t avoid another swoon like the one her campaign felt in 2008 WI

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