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Gospel Choir Center Stage at Cherry Blossom Parade Festival Finale To be Held on Saturday

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer The Washington Performing Arts Men and Women of the Gospel Choir will perform on the main-stage during the televised portion of the Cherry Blossom parade.

The parade will commence on Saturday, April 16, 10 a.m.noon, on Constitution Avenue from 7th through 17th streets.

The choir will perform within the first hour of the parade.

“We were invited to be a part of the televised portion of the program as a featured perform-

er,” Kathy Brewington, director of gospel programs said.

“This will be our second year performing. We came a couple years ago as a back-up to another artist, but now we will be on the featured stage.”

Over 20 years ago the Washington Performing Arts Men and Women of the Gospel Choir was formed by residents to celebrate the tradition of gospel music with the hopes of bringing it to main stages everywhere.

Brewington said it’s an honor for the choir to participate

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Ben Carson Backs Donald Trump

Anita Hill: In Her Own Words – 25 Years Later

Addresses Issues from Clarence Thomas to Assaults against Women

Criticizes GOP Outreach in the Black Community

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor

By Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire National News Editor Former Republican presidential nominee and famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson said that he trusts Donald Trump to address systemic racial disparities affecting the Black people, if the billionaire businessman wins the presidential election in November.

In an exclusive interview with the NNPA News Wire following Trump’s double-digit loss to Senator Ted Cruz in the Republican primary in Wisconsin, Carson discussed a wide range of issues including the 2016 elections, health care and reparations for the myriad injustices that have plagued the Black community.

5Ben Carson addresses the National Press Club on Friday, October 9.

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It’s hard to believe but 25 years ago, right here in the District, elected officials were grilling a young attorney named Anita Hill after she accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment.

The year was 1991. President George H.W. Bush had nominated Thomas, then a federal Circuit Judge, to succeed retiring Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme Court. Senate hearings on his confirmation had been initially completed and there had been little opposition. Then a report of a private interview of Hill by the FBI, which described several instances of sexual harassment when Thomas served as her supervisor at the U.S. Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, was leaked to the press.

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WI H O T the T OCycle P I Cof S Women Break Domestic Violence COMPILED BY D. KEVIN MCNEIR / WI EDITOR

Child Improving after Errant Bullet Strikes in Southeast law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said.

By Tia Carol Jones WI Staff Writer

had come together toA bring a Among the programs Marlow seven-year-old girl walking home from dinner sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are with her family in Southeast last Friday was struck When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, by a stray bullet after gunfire erupted in the 2900 old daughter told her the father survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families block of Knox Place SE. Her condition has of her daughter threatened her “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a vic-been upgraded from tim, critical to fair; sheviolence remainsassesshospitallife, and the life of their child, story, her own personal pain to a domestic ized at Children’s National Medicalwith Center. she knew something had to be push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled further According totraining District police, from the comdone. Out of her frustration said about Marlow. for lawtipsenforcement with law enforcement's handling munity led to the arrest ofa Michael Wiggins, 27, of Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, Child's Life Protecof the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow'sSoutheast book willwho tion Act and mandatory has been charged with counselassault with start the Saving Promise cam- “get it.” She said she “puts the weapon ing forand batterers. a dangerous unlawful possession of a paign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradifirearm.

“ItMayor seems Bowser to be a praised vicious residents cycle person can get it.”

She said atabout the the cateshooting, domesticdescribing violence, them we must who provided information as “fed that won't turn my family end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. up with senseless violence and the gunshots they’ve heard in their neighborhood.” loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the vicThe child’s father immediately applied pressure to his daughter’s wound – an action that medical offishared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow cials probably saved the child’s life as they waited for paramedics to arrive. ence atsaythe District Heights Also present at the event 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 Congresswoman Frederica Wilson willlife sponsor discussion sium was sponsored by the utive termsa panel without parole and public and private schools. She Family and Youth Services April press conference on Thursday, as the nation and by a14Maryland jury for hisworld role inmark feels children need to be educatCenter of theanniversary city of District the two-year of the abduction of 276 Nigerian schoolgirls the Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence.

Heights and the Hook2002. which Mildred Muhammad is will “We have to stop being pasat the hands of National Boko Haram.

The event, begins at 9:30 a.m., Up Black Women. theBuilding, founder of After210 the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilbe of held at the Cannon House Office Room in Southeast.

Marlow a book, helps thecoundren about domestic violence,” Wilson,has whowritten represents portionsanof organization Miami-Dade that and Broward “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. ties, has from the beginning of the tragedy, been a leader of the U.S.story about four generations of and their children. based movement to secure the safe return of the 219 girls still missing. Marlow has worked to break domestic violence. The book is fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, She has by coordinated a week of events“Itolived bothinremember the girls and to inspired her own experiences, years in fear is a long time. It is and is confident the policies she continue raising awareness of the atrocities that the terrorist group and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come outBoko is pushing for will start that Haram regularly commits. her mother and her daughter. of,” she said. process. will betime joined lawmakers, international leaders and several “I plan to take these policies to SheWilson said every shebyreads Mildred Muhammad said of the girls to escape. excerpts fromwho herwere book,fortunate she still enough people who want to help a Congress and implore them to can not believe the words came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. from her. “Color Me Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these poliwon the 2007 National “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.”

Books” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached Following the trendatoftiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net economic renewal in Southeast, “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. my eye first blackened and my “Before youWalgreens get to 'I'mPharmacy going will be the latest business offer services lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a to verbal WI on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue. The drug store will be housed in the historic Elaine Davis-Nickens, president of the National Hook-Up Gateway Anacostia building at the intersection of Good of Black Women, said there is no Hope Road. consistency in the way domestic According to Congress Heights on the Rise, nearly 10 violence issues are dealt with by years ago a jazz club had been slated to occupy the prime real estate but nothing came of it. In recent years the area has seen an increase in small businesses as well as national retailers such as 7-11 and Little Caesars, which has subsequently brought sorely needed jobs to the community.

The retailer will join four other drug stores that currently operate in the area: State Pharmacy, Grubb’s Southeast Pharmacy, Good Hope Care Pharmacy and Neighborhood Pharmacy. No official date has been announced as to when the store will open or if the “Anacostia” sign will remain.

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We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these Cummings Endorses Clinton policies in Her Presidential Bid and to Congress Representative Elijah Cummings (D-Md,), the highest-ranking Demoimplore cratic member of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, them has endorsedto change our Hillary Clinton in her run for president.

Cummings shared the news at a campaign rally in Baltimore week- not stop until laws.

I last will end prior to the state’s primary elections on April 26.

With the popular and highly-respected Black politician’s theseendorsement, policies are passed. which he held out on for months, Clinton now has support from Mary-

land’s Democratic congressional delegation including Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin.

Paul Trantham John E. DeFreitas, Shevry Lassiter, A poll released last week by The Washington Post and the University Roy Lewis, Patricia Little, Corey Parrish, of Maryland shows Clinton leading Democratic opponent Senator Bernie Sanders, 55 to 40 percent among likely Democratic voters in the state.

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Congressman: ‘Movement Must Make Flint a Priority’

By Tatyana Hopkins Howard University News Service Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings, whose merciless interrogation of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder at a recent congressional hearing on the ongoing Flint water crisis has drawn over 100,000 viewers on YouTube, said the Black Lives Matter movement needs to be in Flint because Snyder, Michigan Republicans and the governor’s supporters do not care about the lives of the residents of the mostly Black city.

“When we talk about Black Lives Matter, that’s another place they need to be” Cummings said during an interview last week.

“It’s nice to interrupt Hillary Clinton’s rallies, but they need to be all up onside of this.”

Cummings is the ranking Democrat on the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the congressional panel hearing holding hearings on the Snyder administration’s decision to switch the source of the city of Flint’s water and their response to the health crisis that ensued as a result.

Cummings said it was clear to him during the meeting and after the meeting that Snyder and his fellow Republicans just don’t care about the people of Flint, which is 57 percent African American.

“They don’t value their lives,” Cummings said during the interview at Howard University. “I don’t know why. They don’t seem to have any remorse. They want to blame everybody else.”

Cummings said documents subpoenaed by the committee from the Snyder administration showed that they were aware of the full extent of the lead contamination in Flint’s water, and they disregarded it.

“His chief of staff knew that there was a major problem for more than a year,” Cummings said.

“There is nobody else between a chief of staff and the principal, nobody. He is either a poor administrator or he has poor staff, either way he shouldn’t be governor.”

Cummings has called for Snyder to resign and said during the hearing, “Gov. Snyder’s administration caused this horrific disaster in poisoning the children of

Flint.”

Apparently, his voice and others are being heard among Michigan residents.

An EPIC MRA Poll released last month revealed that the governor’s approval ratings have plummeted. The poll found that 41 percent of voters believed he should resign, which is up from January’s 29 percent.

It also found that 75 percent of voters believed Snyder didn’t handle the Flint water crisis well.

“If the federal government was not in there helping out, the state would be doing almost nothing,” Cummings said. “To this day, Snyder and his administration have not bought the people of Flint one single bottle of water.”

A majority of recovery efforts in Flint are supported by volunteers and the federal government, he said.

Several lawsuits have been filed against Snyder, including a federal racketeering lawsuit by hundreds of Flint residents that alleged the city’s water crisis was intentional and created to balance the city’s budget. The governor has used nearly $1million in taxpayer money to hire a law firm to help him maneuver through the civil and criminal complaints against him.

Though Snyder cannot run for re-election in 2018, he is also facing recall efforts. The Rev. David Bullock, a Detroit pastor and activist, is one who has begun a petition to ask voters to end his term sooner by recalling the governor this November.

Bullock has 60 days to amass 790,000 signatures to be in accordance with state law that requires a petitioner to collect the number of signatures equal 25 percent of the number of voted cast in the last general election.

According to one newspaper, Bullock, who began his efforts Easter, has already collected an estimated 108,000 signatures.

“I haven’t seen this kind of momentum in a long time,” Bullock told The Guardian.”

“The energy and animus, at least a week out, is very encouraging. I think we ought to massage this energy and allow it to continue to grow. I think we got a great shot.”

If the recall is successful, Michigan Lieutenant Governor, Brian Calley would serve the remainder of Snyder’s term. WI

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Black Facts APRIL 14

1865 – President Abraham Lincoln is shot

by John Wilkes Booth and critically wounded at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lincoln would linger for several hours but died at 7:22 a.m. the following day.

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1899 – Asa Phillip Randolph, the organizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, is born in Crescent City, Florida. Randolph brought the power of unionism to Black America like no one before or after him. He used his position as the nation’s No. 1 Black union leader to become one of the major civil rights leaders of his era.

1922 – Harold Washington, the first Black and 42nd mayor of Chicago, is born in Chicago.

2010 – Dr. Benjamin Hooks dies. The longtime civil rights activist led the NAACP for 15 years.

Hooks was 85 years old.

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1869 - Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett becomes the first African-American to serve in a diplomatic post for the U.S. (Consul-General to Haiti and the Dominican Republic) 1965 - Maj. Gen. B.O. Davis Jr., assistant deputy chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, is named lieutenant general, the highest rank attained by a Black to date in the armed services.

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1872 – Activist and fiery journalist William Monroe Trotter is born on this day in Boston. A close friend of W.E.B. DuBois, Trotter was one of the most militant Black leaders of the late 1800s and early 1900s. He helped found the Niagara Movement, which led to the establishment of the NAACP. Trotter refused to join the NAACP, saying the group was too moderate and elitist. He was also a leading opponent of the accommodationist policies of Booker T. Washington. Trotter’s primary vehicle of expression was his newspaper, the Boston Guardian.

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1977 – Alex Haley, author of “Roots,” is awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

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1910 – The National Urban League is formed in New York City. It was established from the merging of the National League for the Protection of Colored Women, National League on Urban Conditions among Negroes and remnants of the Niagara Movement which had earlier helped found the NAACP. Among the leading organizers were Ruth Standish Baldwin and George Edmund Haynes.

Originally founded in part to focus on economic issues affecting Blacks, today the National Urban League is considered the nation’s second-most powerful civil rights organization, after the NAACP. 1971 – Walter Fauntroy becomes the first elected congressional representative from the predominantly Black District of Columbia since Reconstruction.

However, Fauntroy did not have voting rights. To this day, the Congressional representative from Washington is still not allowed to vote on major legislation.

1978 – Max Robinson becomes the first African-American anchor of a major network television news program when he begins co-anchoring ABC nightly news from Chicago. The Richmond, Virginia, native died of AIDS in Washington, D.C., on December 20, 1988.

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Buying Vinyl Records from 1950 to 1986, Jazz, Rock-n-Roll, R&B, Disco, Soul, Reggae, Blues, Gospel, and record format 33 1/3, 45s, and some of the older 78s.

Prefer larger collections of at least 100.

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1899 – Jazz great Edward “Duke” Ellington is born in Washington, D.C. Ellington was perhaps the greatest of the jazz pioneers, popularizing Jazz with his performances, composing and role as a bandleader. Ellington died in 1974.

1971 – The Supreme Court rules unanimously that the busing of students from schools of predominantly one race to schools populated mostly by students of another race was a constitutionally accepted method for integrating the nation’s public schools.

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ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE DISTRICT’S CURRENT EFFORTS TO FIX POTHOLES? KIRAH SHAW

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No, I am not satisfied with the District’s current efforts to fix potholes.

They shut down a road, cause traffic, only to still have the roads bad.

SHA-NIA ALSTON WASHINGTON D.C.

No, D.C. could implement a stronger plan to resolve potholes so drivers aren’t constantly paying damaged. I witnessed it being in the car with my professor and felt the after effects. The cars just don’t run as smooth.

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Changing Roles; The Local Church The paralysis suffered from fear of modernization within the local church is seen in a continued decline of church members. While mega churches continue to grow by leaps and bounds neighborhood sanctuaries are experiencing the financial effects of a diminishing congregation. At the center of much conflict is deciding between the familiarities of a traditional church vs. the embracing of a more contemporary one.

Survival depends on new membership but to gain new members, the local church must be willing to make an accurate assessment of their value and be prepared to incorporate significant change that will encourage growth. Giving a fair assessment ‘The local church used to be the cornerstone of a neighborhood’, says Reverend Gregory King; Pastor of Russell Temple CME in Alexandria. ‘There was a built in support from the people who resided within a certain demographic. Pastor King further states; ‘Through the process of gentrification what we are seeing are churches that sit in neighborhoods which are no longer supported or attended by those who reside’.

Another area once left to the secular set is the introduction of financial literacy. The local church is slowly waking up to the impact of global modernization and is beginning to understand the leadership role it must take in the individual lives of its members. ‘The plan is to provide real solutions’ says Bishop James Walker; Presiding Prelate of the Seventh Episcopal District of the CME Church; ‘Our belief system is deeply rooted in the church, as African Americans whether we have a church home or not, each of us are touched in some way by a church affiliate. Pastor Walker whose district encompasses congregations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and North Carolina, knows all too well of the difference a financially astute congregation makes in the life of the local church, to his point… ‘It’s for that reason it must start with us; the church family’.

The local church has long been considered an essential staple whether directly in the community, across the street or across town. By confronting the changing demographics or by providing members with opportunities that improve their lives, both Bishop and Pastor agree, meeting the changing needs may just help stem the tide of local church flight.

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WASHINGTON D.C.

No, I don’t think they are doing anything with the pothole situation. It’s actually tremendously ridiculous the amount of potholes that are in this city. It needs to be addressed – those in power don’t seem to be effected.

NIA DILLARD

HYATTSVILLE, MARYLAND.

No, current efforts? I’m not sure if I see the effort. I ride over the same potholes everyday and I’ve been riding pass them for months! I haven’t seen any being fixed. They’ve gotten so big that they are now dangerous

JOEL HYDUKE WASHINGTON, D.C.

No, I’m not happy with D.C.’s efforts.

When I’m in a Lyft or Uber I always have a very bumpy ride.

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CARSON from Page 1 Carson said that he endorsed the Republican frontrunner, when he recognized that the political establishment was making a concerted effort to stop Trump’s campaign. He added that Trump is more than the boisterous, neophyte politician that draws thousands to his rallies with his “Make America Great Again” rhetoric.

“I’ve had a chance to talk to him, in depth and he is one persona on television and a very different persona in real life,” said Carson. “And all you have to do is talk to his employees, he’s got thousands of them. It’s very hard to find anybody that has anything bad to say about him. They love him.”

Carson also attributed the political establishment, which he described as “primarily the Democrats, but many of the Republicans, too,” with lies about his campaign that contributed to his fall in the polls and eventual exit from the race.

“This whole election started out being about the people and the will of the people, but I saw the political establishment flexing its muscle,” and ignoring the will of the people, said Carson, adding that the ruling class will do anything to maintain control.

Despite his historic run for the presidency of the United States and raising more than $57 million in campaign contributions during the 2016 election cycle, according to TIME magazine, Carson criticized the Republican Party for its lackluster efforts in reaching out to the Black community.

“More recently, the Republican party has neglected the African-American community,” said Carson. “It’s very important that we reverse that, because if you look at what has happened to the African-American community over the last few decades, it hasn’t been good.”

When asked whether he’d consid-

er the vice presidency or seat in the president’s cabinet if offered, Carson said that he would prefer to maintain his independence, because he already has a platform to reach all types of groups around the country.

The former presidential candidate said that when he compared the Affordable Care Act to slavery during the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast it was “an unfortunate choice of words that was really at a time that I was a neophyte on the political scene and didn’t recognize that the words that you use can keep people from hearing your message,” said Carson.

Carson offered that health care is a responsibility for a compassionate society, which we are, but not necessarily a right, for everybody.

Carson suggested a health care system involving health empowerment accounts (HEA), which are “like

the Black community and they don’t highlight the wonderful things that are going on too.

“You certainly wouldn’t know about some of the accomplishments of people in the Black community,” if the Black press didn’t exist, said Carson. “It is amazingly important and I would encourage everybody to expand those efforts specifically to talk about,” high achievers in the Black community.

Carson continued: “So, often in the past the accomplishments of Black people have been confiscated and we need all of the examples we can get for our young people, so that they understand that they don’t have to play second fiddle to anybody.”

The Detroit native, who survived abject poverty as a child and grew up to become a world-renowned neurosurgeon, said the he supports creating targeted programs for Blacks and others that would increase economic and social equity.

“That’s an area where a lot of productive discussions can be made,” said Carson. “The big problem is that a lot of people hear a word [like reparations] an their antennae go up and they go to their respective corners and start hurling barbs at each other, when in fact if they were to sit down and talk about [the issues] they could probably come to some pretty reasonable solutions.”

Ultimately, Carson said that in order for Black people to improve their current conditions, they have to recognize that they have to do it themselves.

“The help is not going to come from somewhere else, because other people have their own agenda and we’re just an afterthought,” said Carson.

Carson continued: “We have to do it ourselves and we have to understand that our strength in the past has been our faith and our families and if we can grab those things again, we will be blessed and we will ascend and I have no doubt about that.”

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“This is a national celebration of cherry blossoms, a gift from Japan that we celebrate each year,” she said. “The choir I represent consists of community residents from the DMV area who are very proud to be recognized and represented.”

The choir has performed at venues such as The Kennedy Center, Harman Center for the Arts and Strathmore Music Center for the Arts.

They have worked with artists such as Sweet Honey in the Rock, Beverly Crawford, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Dottie Peoples, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Myrna Summers, Donnie McClurkin, Yolanda Adams and many others.

“The quality that is appealing about this group is that we’re local and we don’t have a venue,” Brewington said. “So our venue is everywhere in the community.”

“We also have a deep commitment to the community from senior citizens to churches; we provide performances bringing art to our audiences,” she said.

The choir has close to 100 members led by artistic director Stanley J. Thurston.

“We will be wearing gold choir robes they provided for us, and we want to thank The Washington Informer for sponsoring us,” Brewington said.

Other performers during the parade will include cast members from Jersey Boys, Tiffany, Sisaundra Lewis, Meghan Lindsey, Raheem DeVaughn, Lazaro Arbos, Viva Mas, Charles Perry, Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell, Washington Redskins cheerleaders and a host of local talent.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, presented

by Events D.C., continues to be one of the largest spectator events in the District.

Fans can expect to see giant colorful helium balloons, elaborate floats, celebrity entertainers, performers and marching bands from across the country cascade down the parade route.

The local marching bands that will be on display are Ballou High School and Herndon High School.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival runs from March 20-April 17 every year, com-

memorating the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington.

In a ceremony on March 27, 1912, First Lady Helen Herron Taft and Viscountess Chinda, wife of a Japanese ambassador, planted the first two trees from

Japan on the north bank of the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park.

In 1915, the United States government reciprocated with a gift of flowering dogwood trees to the people of Japan.

Many first ladies in recent history have participated in the

festival such as Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush and Michelle Obama, who served as honorary chair in 2012, planting a cherry tree in West Potomac Park.

Over 1.5 million people attend festival events each year.

The parade co-hosts are

ABC7’s Leon Harris and Alison Starling. The event will air Saturday, April 16, from noon to 2 p.m. on ABC7/WJLA. The event is free and open to the public; however, grandstand seating is available for $20 at nationalcherryblossomfestival.org. WI

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Twenty-three year old Baltimore artist McKinley Wallace presents his 3D artwork “After Ecstasy,” consisting of acrylic, charcoal, crayon, ink, oil and print on canvas on wood panel, during the 2016 EMULSION Exhibition at Gallery O on H Street, Saturday, April 9, 2016 in Northeast. EMULSON serves as the region’s premier showcase for contemporary artists from the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area, says the exhibition’s producer Phil Hutinet. The works of 28 artists can be seen at the gallery through April 16. / Photo by Patricia Little

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WORDS TO LIVE BY Jackie Robinson “I cannot stand and sing the national anthem. I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a Black man in a white world . . . I know that I never had it made.”

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AROUND THE REGION ANITA HILL from Page 1 Her testimony, and Thomas’s, would be seen by millions of Americans on television. Both parties stuck to their sides of the story – Thomas saying he had done nothing wrong and Hill saying that she had been a victim, fearful, initially, of coming forward because of what Thomas could do to her career.

Today, based on the words of other female witnesses who were never called to testify, and with more careful scrutiny of the charges, Hill appears to have been telling the truth. But as they say, that’s another matter.

At the least, America has given more credence to claims of sexual harassment, both in the workplace and on college campuses. And, HBO will air the film “Confirmation” debuting on April 16, featuring Kerry Washington as Anita Hill which examines the Supreme Court confirmation process and how that incident later impacted the role of women in politics.

Hill, now a faculty member of Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management, spoke with American

University Professor Jane Hall last week about her experiences and why she’s decided to speak out now.

“I was reticent to address what happened for a long time but at some point it seemed I had no choice,” Hill said. “When HBO approached me, I weighed my options. I decided that it made more sense to give my input and was allowed to read an early script and to spend time with Kerry who was portraying me in the film.”

“I never wanted to make a big deal out of things. I just wanted to tell the truth. I wanted there to be integrity and a thorough investigation of my charges. I have always contended that the Supreme Court is only as good as those who sit on the bench, particularly because it’s a lifelong position. Given what Thomas did to me, and to other women, I felt that he had disqualified himself. The movie tends to take more creative license with what actually occurred. But from my vantage point, the process itself, that is, the confirmation of Thomas, failed. Joe Biden, who headed up the committee, could have pushed harder and not relented to the urgings of the Re-

5Anita Hill, law professor at

Brandeis University of Waltham, Massachusetts, addresses American University students and faculty about the HBO film “Confirmation,” issues of race, gender and sexual harassment 25 years later, at the Doyle/Forman Theatre, Thursday, April 7 in Northwest. / Photo by Patricia Little

publicans on the committee. He didn’t.”

Hill said she’s received thousands of letters, mostly positive, from women and men who say her courage inspired them.

“Since then we’ve seen a lot more attention being paid to both sexual assaults on women and sexual harassment,” she said.

“My charges were ignored or negated because Thomas was able to make it about race and not gender.

He used the image of Black men being lynched to add credence to his view. There were countless images of lynching of Black men in the public domain. But very few images of Black women being assaulted. Sadly, to ignore the historical sexual abuse of Black women delegitimizes our words. Either we become unbelievable or irrelevant.”

“Only recently has America found the courage to deal with the issue of sexual harassment. Back then, those men in power didn’t hear me – they weren’t ready to hear me. We have to give equal value to all members of society.

That’s still something that hasn’t occurred. But we’re on the right path. Institutions, particularly col-

leges, have to step up and provide training for those who investigate charges made by women of assault or harassment as well as providing a culture and climate where it’s safe for women to come forward.”

“One in five women will be sexually assaulted in their life. That should be viewed as a crisis. But it isn’t. However, on many college campuses across the country, young women and some men, are stepping forward in solidarity. We’re seeing a movement take place, particularly since 2011 when colleges and universities, with the push from the U.S. government, realized that they had to take a stand. Young people today are doing what I did after the confirmation hearings – making connections with those who have similar views.”

“What did I learn about that one day of testifying? That one person can make a difference in this world. I’ve lived it and I believe it to be true. You can be a voice and a power for change if you’re willing to stand up for what you believe. That’s why I continue to speak out and speak up,” Hill said.

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Edwards, Van Hollen Seek Votes at Forum in Baltimore County

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill

WOODLAWN, MD – Reps.

Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen headlined a Maryland senatorial forum in Baltimore County on topics such as Social Security, wage increases and women.

The session, hosted by the Business and Professional Women of Maryland and the Maryland chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, featured six other Democratic and Republican candidates presenting their platforms in hopes to replace the popular retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski.

But the majority of the audience at the Woodlawn Community Center came to hear the two Democratic front-runners, who’ve released TV attacks ads against each other before the April 26 primary.

Edwards and Van Hollen pre-

sented similar viewpoints at the forum Saturday, April 9. In addition, they have a 100 percent voting record with NARFE. According to campaign contributions from the Federal Elections Commission, both candidates raised more than $2 million last year in one of the most watched Democratic primaries. However, Van Hollen received triple the amount, at nearly $6.3 million versus Edwards’ $2.1 million.

So Democratic voters must decide what they want their candidate to look like: Van Hollen, a White man from Kensington, Montgomery County, or Edwards, a Black woman from the majority Black-jurisdiction of Prince George’s County.

Recent polls highlight the Senate contest trends along racial lines with Edwards leading among Blacks and voters in Baltimore, while Van Hollen has a significant margin among Whites and voters in the Baltimore

suburbs.

“I’m supporting Donna Edwards. There’s not only a need for strong African-American females, but we need diversity in all levels of government, especially in the Senate,” said Aaron Barnett, a Black man who lives in Woodlawn. “Her message resonates with me.”

Karen Hendricks doesn’t let race factor in her vote.

“Ms. Edwards is a great candidate, but Congressman Van Hollen is a better candidate at this time for what we need,” said Hendricks, a Black woman from Chevy Chase in Montgomery County. “We need strong White men who are carrying the flag for people of color, and I believe Chris can do that.”

Van Hollen, who serves the 8th District, has received endorsements from several prominent Black lawmakers, including Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and state Sen.

5Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Mary-

5Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Mary-

Joanne Benson (D-District 24) of Landover.

Earlier this month, the 57-yearold lawmaker received an endorsement from two current NAACP presidents and one former one from Prince George’s and Montgomery counties and Baltimore.

“I’ve been elected with the confidence and trust of my colleagues in the Democratic caucus … to get the job done,” said Van Hollen, the top Democrat on the House budget committee. “Like Senator Mikulski, I will deliver real results for all Marylanders.”

Edwards, also 57 and representing the 4th District, reminds voters that a Black woman hasn’t been elected to the Senate in more than 20 years since Carolyn Moseley Braun, who supports Edwards.

Many Black politicians from Maryland have endorsed Edwards, including state Sen. C. Anthony Muse (D-District 26) of Fort Washington, state Delegate Angela Angel (D-District 25) of Upper Marlboro and most of the Prince George’s County Council.

“I am a Black woman …I am woman who has raised a child mostly on her own. It is a perspective I bring to this Senate race that is distinct from my opponent,” she said after the forum. “I think it is fair for voters to consider all aspects of who you are in terms of what you

bring to the table.”

As for the forum in Baltimore County, both Edwards and Van Hollen want to appeal to voters in a region where they are mostly unknown.

According to a poll last month from Gonzales Research and Marketing Strategies of Arnold, Maryland, about 30 percent of voters in the Baltimore region remain undecided between the two candidates.

Edwards rehashed a criticism that Van Hollen worked on a budget deal about four years ago to cut Social Security after a bipartisan report called Simpson-Bowles, which proposed ways to lower the federal budget deficit.

Van Hollen said he voted against the plan and supports expanding Social Security.

Anthony Leslie of Woodlawn made up his mind after hearing Edwards’ final statements.

“Both candidates represented themselves well, but when Edwards said she’s interested to give people a second chance and reach out to single parents sold me over,” said Leslie, who heard Edwards speak for the first time Saturday. “Most of the communities (of color) are somewhat disenfranchised. She speaks directly to letting people come through the door and get the help they need.”

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Candidates, Others Weigh in on Foreclosures in Prince George’s

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Foreclosures in Maryland remain a constant problem, particularly in Prince George’s County with homes being the most affordable in the D.C. area at $233,000.

According to Realtytrac.com, the county ranked fifth in the state, with one in every 426 housing units under foreclosure, behind neighboring Charles, Baltimore and Caroline and Cecil counties.

According to Bankrate.com, which publishes information on mortgages, insurance, credit cards and other personal financial data, Maryland ranked number one in the nation in February in foreclosures, with one in every 511 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing.

The financial crisis in 2008 affected thousands of homeowners in the county, which some housing and financial experts say still has an effect nationwide, especially on minorities.

The Washington Informer interviewed and emailed questions to candidates running for Senate and Congress on why the county has a high number of foreclosures and what they would do if elected to rectify the problem. Here are portions of their responses in their own words:

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Rep. Donna Edwards (4th Congressional District) – We’re still reeling from 2008. In Prince George’s County, we haven’t recovered. A lot of our homes are still homes under water. It is a real downer on our local economy, but also our state economy. I always believed we should repeal the section of the bankruptcy code that prohibits homeowners from negotiating the terms of their mortgage in the context of bankruptcy. We need to pursue that as

an option for homeowners. They should be able to renegotiate the terms of their mortgage. This would help more speedily bring our economy back and bring our homes back above water.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (8th Congressional District) – I think there was a lot of red-lining in Prince George’s County. You also had the Prince George’s economy take a bigger hit relative to the rest of Maryland and more people who got under water. We, in our office, work with hundreds of people who have had their homes foreclosed. We were directly on the phones with their banks and others to keep them in their homes. We need to take advantage of programs that exist. I’ve fought for years to allow people to discharge their debt on their home in bankruptcy. That would allow people to start fresh.

Violet Staley – We usually see these circumstances in communities of color. That has to do with actual discrimination in housing and real estate companies, or brokers. There just hasn’t been the care and honesty given to make sure that African-Americans are able to purchase quality housing. We have to monitor real estate companies (and) how many loans they are given, how much the interest rates are and educate residents when there is something that is not going to be to their benefit. We need to involve minority-owned financial institutions to have available loans that would counter foreclosure.

4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CANDIDATES – DEMOCRATS

Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown – If elected to Congress, I would stop foreclosures from happening by: 1) calling for an immediate moratorium on foreclosures; 2) requiring banks to mediate with homeowners prior to filing

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an action for foreclosure; 3) allow homeowners to refinance their mortgage even if they are underwater; and 4) provide, if necessary, a homeowner “bailout” just as was done for the big banks on Wall Street. I also support a homeowners “Bill of Rights” so that prospective homeowners are fully informed in plain and simple language the obligations that they are incurring in purchasing and financing a home.

Former Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey – During the financial crisis, thousands of families in Prince George’s County lost their homes to foreclosure. The growth of predatory lending disproportionately affects minority communities, especially Prince George’s County. Reasonable and common sense regulations are needed to curtail fraud. In Congress, I would support additional regulations on big banks, substantial funding for watchdog agencies and more accessible mortgage modification for those facing foreclosure. I will fight to protect the safeguards contained in the Dodd-Frank law to prevent another foreclosure crisis resulting from irresponsible actions on Wall Street and greedy, unethical lenders.

The challenge is on-going and will

need constant attention.

Terence Strait – Many homes are under water and were financed under unfavorable terms, resulting in a large increase in mortgage payments.

Additionally, there is not much incentive for banks to work with borrowers to refinance, or do principal reductions. If elected, I would push for legislation that would compel banks to keep properties seized in foreclosure in livable and salable condition. This would keep home values in affected areas up as well as serve as a disincentive to foreclosure. If a foreclosure is a liability rather than an asset, banks will be more willing to work with borrowers having trouble with payments.

4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CANDIDATES – REPUBLICAN

Robert Broadus – People get into foreclosure for many reasons, but the likeliest is that they have bought more house than they could afford.

We got into the housing bubble because when the lending laws were too restrictive, people complained.

Then, when the restrictions were lifted, people got burned. My advice to people would be to live within their

means. The duty of Congress is to address those issues delegated to the national government by the Constitution. When Congress meddles with foreclosures, it is violating the clear limits of the 10th Amendment that say such powers are left to the states.

George McDermott – As a candidate who is a victim of foreclosure fraud in Prince George’s County, the fault lies with the Prince George’s County Circuit Court judges and the court clerk of the court allowing alleged mortgagors trustees and attorneys to put into the record forged orders to docket. I would work with Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and demand that our courts adhere to (the) Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Investigate and incarcerate mortgage lenders and their agents using forged robo-signed debt instruments to steal trillions in real estate properties by failing (to) respect consumer’s rights.

Three Democrats running for the 4th Congressional District – state Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk, military veteran Warren Christopher and retired U.S. Marshal Matthew Fogg – didn’t respond to email requests for comment. WI

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Blacks, Beware of Socialism: No Such Thing as Free Lunch Many say that “it’s time to kick Andrew Jackson off the $20 bill and replace him with a caricature of Harriett Tubman. What say

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We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent because life is so brief, and then you die - Steve Jobs Striving for excellence is an important part of any job. It involves trying to put quality into everything you do, and this attitude tends to separate the achievers, who make rapid strides in their career, from others.

The living wage issue is one of the most controversial debates playing out

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Spring Cleaning! Let’s Review our Estate Plans!

By Aimee D. Griffin With the arrival of Spring we begin thinking about spring cleaning. We are challenged to take a hard look at our household and ourselves in order to review the changes that time has created. Statistics show that people revise their Last Will and Testament typically twenty years after their initial creation! We should be mindful that changes should be made whenever there are substantial life changes.

Let’s first look at the Durable Power of Attorney. Do you have one? This is the document that authorizes someone to act on your behalf for business and financial matters. If you have one, is the person you appointed still alive and well? Are the successor that you appointed still available and the ideal person to physically and emotionally serve your needs? Do you still trust the originally appointed person with the signed blank check that gives them access to the financial matters in your life? It is important to ask yourself questions like these on a regular basis. Is your Durable Power of Attorney is still valid with the current laws of your state and is your Power of Attorney is recorded with your current financial institutions.

The second focus of attention in the “spring cleaning” of your estate plan should be on the status of your Health Care Authorization Forms. Typically, the decisions that you make regarding your health care will change with your age. For example, considerations that one makes at the age of 30 with young children would be very different from the decisions one makes at the age of sixty. Again, let’s review the people who have been appointed to serve as your proxy when you are not able to communicate the decisions that you would want during incapacitation. Are the people appointed still able and willing to serve as your health care proxy? Do they know what decisions you have made regarding your health care? Have you identified the way that you want to celebrate the life that you have lived providing comfort and closure to those people who care about you? Is the house of faith or funeral home you have identified still in existence?

The Last Will and Testament should reflect your assets and your values. Do you know where your Will is? Again, do the people who are appointed to serve have capacity to serve? Do they have the emotional strength to complete the necessary steps of probate if required? Sometimes grief leaves people unable to take any steps. Are the resources available to pay the fees of opening an estate as necessary? Are the people that you have left something to still available to receive an inheritance from you? Are the things that you have identified in your will still things that you have? Is there a charity that you would like to give something to in your current capacity?

There are a multitude of questions that must be reviewed. Do you have a Trust? You may have had a simple Will plan but now may realize that your current circumstances would be better to avoid probate.

Your family members need continuous access to your assets and the freeze that the probate process would create could present a burden to your loved ones. Do you need to consider Long Term Care? The amount of time when Medicaid reviews transfer of assets is the past 60 months for eligibility is 60 months. During that time if there is what Medicaid determines as an improper transfer there is a penalty. With advanced age and health history, it may be the time to consider planning for a possibility of having to pay on average $8,000 per month for nursing home care. What can be done to protect your assets?

What is the legacy you want to leave? Take time to review your charitable giving decision as you consider the legacy you leave.

So as you enjoy the beauty that will come with this season’s spring blossoms, think also of how to make time to review and renew these cornerstone documents, to assure a beautiful legacy for your loved ones for the seasons that are to come.

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ately high rates of poverty, so increasing wages would be greatly beneficial both for this population and for the entire nation’s economic recovery.

African-Americans are disproportionately represented among the 30 million Americans who will benefit from a higher minimum wage.

Minimum wage is the minimum amount of compensation an employee must receive for performing labor.

Minimum wages are typically established by contract or legislation by the government. It is illegal to pay an employee less than the minimum wage.

A high White belief in color-blind meritocracy potentially makes it harder to address clear and ongoing institutional racism that is manifested in U.S housing, employment, justice and educational systems. The evidence is clear: White privilege and discrimination against people of color are still operative and actively thwarting opportunities.

Often under the guise of “liberal democracy” too many government officials have put forth legislation that is socialist in nature, working at odds with Blacks’ businesses and enterprise. Blacks should be aware that the poison of socialism and communism simply promotes collective hatred and jealousy.

Bernie Sanders is at the forefront of the fight to make the minimum wage a living wage. Over the past 40 years, the cost of living has increased significantly while workers’ wages have stayed relatively flat, despite commensurate increases in productivity levels. Sanders’ foil is CEO types whose pay has risen nearly 1,000 percent since 1978 — a figure that is double the stock market growth over the same period.

Anyone who’s “feeling the Bern” so to speak believes they’re entitled to make enough flipping burgers to feed their family. And most of us know that they’re wrong. They don’t have the skill set they need to find a job that pays a decent wage, they have other personal problems that keep them from securing gainful employment, or the U.S. economy has simply become a service sector, minimum-wage job creation machine that severely limits job seekers’ opportunities and forever relegates the vast majority of society to the bottom of the pyramid in what is increasingly becoming a feudal system. The Sanders plan would make tuition free at public colleges and universities throughout the country.

Blacks need to be careful about “the free lunch.” A free lunch is a

situation in which a good or service is received at no cost, with the true cost of the good or service ultimately borne by some party, which may even include the recipient. A “free lunch” was often offered during the 1800s to bar patrons who ordered drinks, as a way of bringing in more business.

Black America’s rampant poverty and other ills are because of the socialist orientation of Black leaders.

Black leadership has created a defeatist and demoralizing climate that has robbed millions of Black Americans of hope and sentenced them to impoverished existences. Too often among African-Americans, millions are wards of the state. The tenets of the socialist ideology is to create a welfare state. Socialism among Blacks not a new thing. Socialism has been deeply ingrained among Blacks since the NAACP’s founding in 1909 and has deep roots in African-American political history. Martin Luther King Jr. was a democratic socialist. Many of the organizers and grassroots theorists of that era, folks like Ella Baker, A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, believed in socialism. The careful work of scholars like W.E. B. Du Bois, Angela Davis, Manning Marable and Ruth Wilson Gilmore substantiates this claim.

What would Martin Luther King Jr. think? He’d be pleased by the legal and political advances of Black Americans, which were crowned by the election and re-election of President Barack Obama.

But King would be disturbed by the stubborn race gaps that remain, especially in opportunity, tarnishing the idea of the American Dream. In terms of opportunity, there are still two Americas, divided by race. Five facts show how far we still have to go.

1. Half of Black Americans born poor stay poor.

2. Most Black middle class kids are downwardly mobile.

3. Black wealth barely exists.

4. Most Black families are headed by a single parent.

5. Black students attend worse schools.

The school system remains highly segregated by race and economic status: Black students make up 16 percent of the public school population, but the average Black student attends a school that’s 50 percent Black. Our colleague Jonathan Rothwell shows that the average Black student also attends a school at the 37th percentile for test score results, whereas the average White

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Safeway Grocery Back in Hyattsville The Store Anchors Million-Dollar Mixed-Use Space Hollingsworth, University Park Mayor Len Carey and a number of officials appeared at the opening.

Safeway presented two neighborhood organizations with donations to show their commitment to the community.

Prince George’s County African American Museum and Cultural Center and St. Ann’s Center for Children, Youth and Women were presented with a $2,500 check.

The University of Maryland’s HipHop Orchestra provided the music

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The grocery store will share the development with Medstar Health, Town Wine and Spirits, Phenix Salon Suites and Unleashed by Petco among others.

“Safeway has spent 17 million dollars to bring this store back,” Bonita Jenkins, store director said. “I am so happy and so proud to open this store. I have over 32 years in retail experience, and I’ve been entrusted to

run this store.”

Safeway has hired more than 171 employees, mostly from the surrounding community.

The store will operate from 5 a.m. 1 a.m. daily, selling team merchandise from local high schools, colleges and professional sports.

“Thank you Candace for putting in the bid to bring this store back,” Baker said. “Prince George’s County is the place to be!” WI

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By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer After eight years, a Safeway grocery store returns to Hyattsville as the anchor in the bustling mixed-use project Gateway at University Town Center.

On Saturday, April 9, elected officials, community leaders and residents gathered at the store for an official launch of its opening.

“When they brought this idea, they talked about hiring people from Hyattsville,” Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker said. “This is what we want.”

“This is an exciting time for me to see this come to fruition,” he said.

“The other day, I was driving my car along East-West Highway, and I stopped the car to get out and take a picture and I said ‘It’s here!’”

The new store will offer amenities such as a Starbucks Coffee Bar, freshly cut fruit and vegetables and a full-service pharmacy.

“This is the anchor of what is going to happen around this metro. People are going to want to come here,” Baker said.

The store opened on Wednesday, April 6, to a record opening, which spurred the addition of t a new checkout lane, Safeway Eastern Division President Steve Burnham said.

“The community has welcomed us with open arms,” he said. “Thank you to the community of Hyattsville. We will continue every day to earn your business.”

Customers can look forward to the breakfast, lunch and dinner hot bar, fresh fried chicken and a pizza bar.

The department will also offer a new Asian bar, which will include cashew chicken, beef and broccoli, lo mein and egg rolls.

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

The dreaded federal tax deadline has arrived.

For many, it’s a time to sweat out the deductions, child care credits, 401(k) contributions and other

items that could simplify – or even complicate – a tax return.

Like every year, 2016 will also have its fair share of those who simply don’t file – at least not on time.

And that, say officials with the popular District-based survey company WalletHub, is a mistake.

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will give additional time to work through the filing and see what options are available,” said Cherubini, an assistant professor of business management at Goucher College in Baltimore.

For those who might be having doubts about their filings or ability to pay their taxes, WalletHub officials said, there are numerous ways anyone can make an unmanageable tax obligation easier to deal with without drastically driving up the costs.

“Don’t try to hide,” Diana Popa, a spokeswoman for WalletHub, said in a news release “You’re simply not going to slip through the cracks, and the IRS has proven far more willing to work with people when they’re straightforward about their ability or lack thereof to meet tax obligations. So, submit your return by the April 18 deadline even if you don’t have the money to pay and establish an open dialogue with the tax collection agency,” she said.

The company recommends filing a return regardless of the situation.

The IRS levies separate penalty fees for failing to pay taxes and failing to file a tax return. At a minimum, you want to eliminate the latter since it is entirely within your control, they said.

“If an amount is expected to be due, the taxpayer should pay as much as they are able with their extension, to limit future penalties and interest,” Cherubini said.

It’s also practical to leverage free advice and to watch out for scams.

There are countless companies that are quick to promise miracle fixes to even the most severe tax problems, but financial experts almost unanimously agree that they should be viewed with intense suspicion.

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search any company to make sure they are reputable and can be verified.

Still another piece of advice would be to understand that owing money on taxes means people aren’t putting enough aside to cover obligations.

In order to prevent those problems from persisting, WalletHub experts advise taxpayers to start saving a bit more from each paycheck and fill out a new W-4 form in order to get a larger amount withheld from each paycheck and improve on budgeting.

“I have seen many clients who have made the mistake of not filing a timely return. They were overwhelmed by the fact that they could not pay the balance due, so they did not file a return at all,” said WalletHub Financial Expert Michelle Lyon Drumbl.

“The failure to file can increase liability by an additional 4.5 percent per month, in addition to the 5 percent monthly failure to pay penalty.

That could go up to a maximum total of 25 percent after only four months,” said Drumbl, an associate clinical professor of law and director of the Tax Clinic at Washington & Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia.

For those who might struggle to pay their taxes this year and need a little extra time, WalletHub offers the following tips: If You Need Up to 30 Days: Just Wait for a Bill If a temporary cash-flow interruption is at the heart of your inability to pay, you may want to submit your tax return and simply wait to receive a bill from the IRS. The tax collection agency notifies people who have existing tax obligations of what they owe, plus any interest and late fees, a few weeks after the

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Urban Teachers Discuss Anniversary of Baltimore Riots and Civil Unrest

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer One year ago, when Freddie Gray was laid to rest, the city of Baltimore erupted in riots.

Protests gripped the city as stores burned, cars were set afire, a Baltimore Oriole game was closed to fans and anger stirred.

Today, a year later, students in at least two local schools are trying to make sense of why police and the African-American community have such a hostile relationship.

Through discussions driven by fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders at Mount Washington Elementary School and Calverton Elementary Middle School, young ones have been expressing their thoughts about the chaos.

“We’ve looked at race relations, the students’ perception and where the race problems stem from,” said Brandi Worley, who teaches fourth and fifth grade at Mount Washington.

“Police brutality has been a big topic, and the students see a difference among Blacks and Whites and among those of different religions,” said Worley, who began teaching through Urban Teachers, an organization committed to transforming urban schools by preparing highly skilled, deeply committed teachers who know how to improve outcomes for all learners.

The organization strives to improve outcomes for thousands of

urban students each year.

Corey Gillis, who teaches sixth grade math at Calverton Elementary, said his approach in tackling the riots in his classroom involves civic lessons that use mathematics.

“I want the students to think about how the riots have impacted the community financially, and I want them to focus the conversation from the lens of what is important to them,” said Gillis, also a product of Urban Teachers.

Gillis said the Baltimore riots and Gray’s April 19, 2015, death will remain a topic and an important teaching tool.

“I try to be the facilitator, and I make sure that they maintain a positive tone because bashing and being violent toward people won’t get us anywhere,” he said.

With the help of teachers like Worley and Gillis, young students are coping despite reminders of the unrest that gripped their neighborhoods a year ago.

The teachers have encouraged the students’ participation in creating strategies that will allow young ones to cope as well as understand the realities of a world still wrought with racism and mistrust.

“The students, at their young age, are disgusted with the way adults behave when it comes to race,” Worley said. “But they determine through conversation where the problems with race stem from. For instance, we talk about how black slaves were

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Activists Provide Marijuana, Support for Vets

By Patricia Little Pro-cannabis activists gathered Saturday at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in northwest D.C. to distribute complimentary edible marijuana-laced treats to wounded veterans, just days after the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a consideration to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule 1 substance to a less dangerous drug.

Tables were set up across the street from the Medical Center along with a replica of a jail cell hitched to a sport utility vehicle.

The cell containing a bed and a toilet, with a sign placed on the cell door reading “jail is not a drug policy” — a commentary on veterans being imprisoned for growing marijuana.

Phone Homis, a 39-year-old Marine Corps veteran, took

a few puffs from an apparatus while sitting in the cell and said, “I’m taking my medicine.”

Pro-cannabis activists gathered at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in northwest D.C. on April 9 to distribute complimentary edible marijuana-laced treats to wounded veterans.

Homis then invited others to step in and give their testimony.

Marilyn Wyche, an Army and Desert Storm veteran, shared her VA experiences as a cannabis user, divulging that cancer patients are allowed to receive marijuana in the prescriptive drug Marinol, but not those suffering from other physical and mental conditions.

“My treatment at the VA has gone from 5 stars to quadruple zero,” Wyche said.

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“We don’t need to be crazy, we need to be healed,” Wyatt said.

Vet advocacy group Mission 22 said roughly 22 veterans commit suicide each day due to PTSD, distributing fluorescent green fliers with the alarming statistic.

Wyatt wants the public to know that legalizing marijuana for medicinal reasons is a serious and urgent matter. The groups are pushing to change federal law so that VA doctors can discuss medical cannabis with patients without restricting or removing their benefits.

The event was held by cannabis activist organizations DCMJ, Dopefest, We Baked, Gifts from the Earth and Weed for Warriors Project. Since the groups did not have a protest permit, D.C. police instructed them to move outside the gates of the entrance.

The relocation put the demonstrators in a more noticeable position where they encouraged motorists to honk their horns in support of the mission.

The activists will continue their efforts by holding a cannabis summit just north of the White House on Saturday from 4-p.m.-6 p.m., where attendees will be able to receive marijuana buds, seeds and cuttings. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

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Nineteen days after a Safe at Home occupational therapist came to her home and recommended adaptations, a contractor installed a stairlift and shower adaptations that allow her to comfortably live in her home and become medication compliant!

Thanks to a stairlift installed by Safe at Home, a 92-year-old woman was able to sleep in her own bedroom for the first time in years.

She had spent the past several years Laura Newland DC Office on Aging Executive Director

sleeping in a recliner every night because she was unable to climb her stairs to her bed. She is also able to take a full shower thanks to Safe at Home’s installation of bathroom modifications that allowed her to get to her second floor bathroom and safely shower there. She can now safely live in her home for as long as she chooses.

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I love seeing spring stretch out and breathe warm air and life into dormant things. We’re now in our fourth month of operating Mayor Bowser’s Safe at Home program – a program that is perfect for spring as we work with older District residents and people with disabilities to bring new life into their homes with adaptations that allow them to live safely and comfortably.

In Mayor Bowser’s State of the District Address in March, she reiterated her commitment to Safe at Home and funding housing initiatives during her administration. She mentioned the work that was completed through Safe at Home for Mr. Glee, a longtime homeowner. Mr. Glee was a caregiver for his wife of many years before she passed away. As a caregiver, he installed many modifications to meet his wife’s needs. When she passed away, the modifications were a constant reminder of his loss. So he took them out. Now several years later, he’s had multiple surgeries and has limited mobility. He was starting to think that he might have to move out of his three-story home because he’s not able to get around like he used to. Then he heard about Safe at Home. He called, and within a short period of time, an occupational therapist worked with a contractor to install adaptations in Mr. Glee’s home. Mr. Glee now says that he’ll be able to stay in his home forever.

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Spring is also a time for cleaning and resetting. As we move forward together in 2016, DCOA’s got a lot of housekeeping to catch up on, but we’re excited about what we’re going to achieve together. We’re rethinking the way we’re connecting with you in the community, so

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The Summit on Mental Health and Addiction explored disproportionate rates of mental illness in Blacks and their struggle to access resources on Tuesday, April 12.

A panel of guest speakers and political leaders including Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisana) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) and a video interview with the executive director of the Cook County, Illinois, Department of Corrections Nneka Jones Tapia focused on mental health in the workplace and social interaction.

Less likely to have adequate resources and health insurance, according to the Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, African-Americans are 20 percent more likely to experience a serious mental health problem as compared with the general population.

When you add the number of African-Americans who don’t seek out mental health treatment, this percentage doubles.

“It’s not a stigma to have high blood pressure in the African-American community or to have diabetes, but to say you have depression it’s like saying you can’t handle what’s going on,” said New York Times bestselling author of Her Best-Kept Secret, Gabrielle Glaser.

A long-time consumer of psychotherapy and antidepressants with a past history of anorexia, Glaser said it’s easy for people to be misdiagnosed during psychotherapy. “I think every therapist should have trial sessions.”

Although Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder will typically have its onset during mid-30s in African-Americans, this mental illness, along with bipolar disorder, is often overlooked as “psychology problems that are White people problems,” said Glaser.

A number of barriers have discouraged African-Americans from seeking mental health treatment and evaluation. One possible reason is the comparatively few therapists of color.

“I learned today that there’s a very small percentage of psychologists and social workers that African-Americans and how they can have an effect on us when we are trying to seek treatment,” said Nicole Howard, mental health advo-

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“We may not feel that the people who are treating us will understand what our issues may be and what we are going through,” continued Howard. “I personally have not had a person of color as a therapist before but I still think it was beneficial, but I know that won’t be everyone’s’ story.”

Social stigmatization along with post traumatic stress disorder and abuse family households go unaddressed in minority households because many black families are unaware of the statistics and source of the problem.

According to guest speaker Tapia Jones, the school-to-prison pipeline starts with upbringing. “Most problems are with children; most have grew up around violence and crime.”

A recent analysis from The New York Times showed in Southern states that Black students were suspended at rates five times their representation in school districts.

Problems stemming from childhood are more likely to affect adult mental development without professional treatment from counselors and cognitive-behavior therapy.

“African-Americans don’t really seek out treatment; they feel these issues should be addressed in their home,” said Student-Mentor Coordinator for Capital Partners for Education, Carlian Odae. “I think it needs to be addressed on a broader spectrum, not as a disorder but more of an issue that everyone deals with.” WI

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‘POWER UP DC 2016’ to Offer Insight, Resources for Small Businesses

By Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer Just a few years ago, the D.C. metropolitan area boasted more than 100,000 small businesses.

The area also ranked among the top places to jump-start a small business, according to CNN Money, which at the time, shared that prospective business owners found that the costs of setting up shop in the region -- which includes the cities of Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia as well as Prince George’s County -- was usually outweighed by the advantages of being within reach of a lucrative consumer base.

However, one of the greatest challenges for small businesses – particularly those owned and operated by minorities – continues to be the lack of that all-important positive cash flow, so essential to helping to grow and keep the establishments afloat.

In recognition of “National Small Business Week next month,” a summit in D.C. will provide small business owners insight and resources for obtaining adequate funding, as well the opportunity to engage in a variety of business-focused workshops aimed at impacting their bottom line.

The “POWER UP DC 2016,” jointly sponsored by the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, DC Chamber of Commerce, and the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, takes placed from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 3 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Northwest.

The event, for which organizations that include the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Small Business Administration, DC Department of Small and Local Business Development, Coalition for Non-Profit Housing and

Economic Development, DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory and the DC Small Business Development Center at Howard University will participate as resource partners, also features workshops led by expert panelists who will offer information for enhancing business growth through non-traditional funding streams and creative financing options.

“Power Up DC will expand upon our efforts to reach small businesses and provide resources that will help them grow and sustain their business operations, said Margaret Singleton, interim president/CEO of the DC Chamber of Commerce.

A “Matchmaking Meet-up with Business Resources” session will follow the workshop presentations, during which business owners can meet one-on-one with lenders and other resource representatives.

In addition to the onsite availability of licensed and certified brokers who will share how President Barack Obama’s “Affordable Care Act” benefits both small business employees and owners, business resource lenders and others will be on hand with a showcase of their exhibits.

“By addressing the availability of capital and focusing on their financial needs, we hope to increase an employer’s ability to provide good health benefits to workers, said Singleton. This way, a business remains competitive with recruiting and retaining talented employees, as well as marketing and sales and business contracting opportunities” The summit is being supported

by DC Health Link, the District’s online health insurance marketplace that lists among healthcare entities set up through President Barack Obama’s Affordable Healthcare Act. “DC Health Link has saved small businesses thousands of dollars in health insurance premiums

and we are here to help empower the District’s small business and non-profits to succeed, said Mila Kofman, executive director of the DC Health Benefit Authority.

“The biggest thing small businesses have to worry about is their funding and making sure they can stay afloat and pay their

employees.”

To that end, “we’ll have some really great workshops, networking and resources for our attendees regarding access to capital – whether they’re trying to start or to grow their for-profit or non-profit business,” Singleton said.

Registration for the POWER UP summit is free for all attendees, however due to limited space registration should be completed by April 22.

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5WASHINGTON, D.C. – About 40 guests, mainly staff members of the Bahamas Embassy and the Bahamas Embassy Consular Annex and a few close friends of the groom, attended a reception on Friday, April 8 at the Bahamas Embassy, 2220 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., celebrating the wedding of Oswald T. Brown, Press, Cultural Affairs and Information Manager at the Bahamas Embassy, and Elisabeth Ann Hillman in a civil ceremony at the D.C. Superior Court. Toasts to the newlyweds were given by His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, and Mrs. Denise Rolark Barnes, Publisher of the Washington Informer and Chairman of the Board of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), which represents 206 Black-owned newspapers in the United States. When he previously lived in Washington for 21 years before returning to The Bahamas permanently in 1996, Mr. Brown was News Editor at the Washington Informer for 12 years. Pictured from left to right are Oswald T. Brown, Mrs. Francoise Torchon Newry, Ambassador Newry and Mrs. Elisabeth Brown. / Photo by D.R. Barnes

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Baltimore and its residents.

“I just don’t give them information; I give a problem and I want them to think about it, talk about the problem and come up with solutions because things are not just given to you in real life,” Gillis said.

The goal is to help the students learn to be independent thinkers, something Gillis believes could help prevent riots and unrest.

He said many of the students live in neighborhoods where police are often around because of drug and other criminal activity.

“I want them to realize that police officers are people too. My students may have siblings or other relatives who dislike the police, but they’re

people and our discussions help to defuse falsities,” Gillis said.

The discussions between the pupil and educator underscores another important factor in the success of the Urban Teachers program: In most cases, the teachers who emerge from the program usually can relate well to their students.

“I know what it’s like to grow up poor and in a single-parent household,” Gillis said.

“My sister was my parent, my birth mother was a crack addict and my birth father distributed crack. I understand where we come from, and I was able to overcome a lot of things, and I know my students can overcome them, too.” WI

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but you still want to make sure not to get on the agency’s bad side. And with that in mind, it’s worth reiterating the importance of filing a return regardless. If you don’t, that 0.5 percent monthly late fee skyrockets to 5 percent.

waived through the IRS Fresh Start initiative.

treated as property by their slave owners and, even though the slaves outnumbered the masters, they were still (helpless).”

Students in Worley’s class are provided an outlet in which they dissect why individuals are treated differently because of race. “They talk about Freddie Gray, Black Lives Matter, and the students are genuinely curious because they don’t see race as adults do,” Worley said.

Gillis, who grew up in the Bronx, said he refrains from presenting his own ideas and information; instead he allows his class of sixth-graders to develop discussions about the riots and the impact they have had on

April 18 filing deadline has passed and it’s had the chance to process returns submitted by then. The IRS currently charges 3.5 percent interest on underpayments as well as a monthly late fee equal to 0.5 percent of what you owe, which is a fairly palatable price to pay for buying yourself a bit of extra time. Plus, if you can show cause for your late payment, these costs might even be waived.

You should only use this strategy if you literally need 2-3 extra weeks to pay. After all, it will take the IRS 10 days to process requests for an extension or payment plan anyway,

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IF YOU NEED 31 – 120 DAYS: APPLY FOR AN EXTENSION

The IRS offers 120-day payment extensions. You won’t be charged an application fee for this type of short-term extension, but you will have to pay a late fee and 3.5 percent interest on your outstanding balance. Qualifying individuals may be able to get fees and interest

IF YOU NEED 120+ DAYS: WEIGH YOUR OPTIONS

Those who need more than four months to assemble the funds required to repay the IRS interestingly have a bevy of strategies from which to choose. Many of these approaches are a bit more extreme than those geared toward people with shorter time frames, but that is to be expected. The key is to weigh all of these options and choose the course of action that is best for your particular situation.

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GIVEAWAYS This Earth Day, Department of Energy and Environment staff will be at Metro stations across the District, giving away free pollinator plant seeds just in time for spring planting. Native flowering plants are beautiful and create valuable habitat for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators that support diverse wildlife in our city.

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DCPS

BRIEFS

Compiled by Dorothy Rowley WI Staff Writer

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS: EMANCIPATION DAY OBSERVANCE

Emancipation Day will be observed the entire day on Friday, April 15, by all of the District’s pub-

lic schools.

Earth Day Observance Earth Day will be observed the entire day on Friday, April 22, by all of the District’s public schools.

PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS: GROWING DEMAND

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nearly 9,000 students are on waitlists to attend one or more participating public charter schools for the 2016-17 school year. / Photo courtesy DCPCS

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Demand for a public charter school education continues to grow as evidenced by the waitlist analysis released on April 11 by the D.C. Public Charter School Board.

Overall, there are 8,640 individual students on waitlists to attend one or more participating public charter schools in the 2016-17 school year, a 1.3 percent increase over last year’s 8,526 students.

All totaled, 20,880 students are on a waitlist at any preschool-12th grade school, which equates to an increase from 18,835 last year.

The newest data also show that the greatest demand continues to be for a seat in the early grades. The waitlist consists of 11,302 names for a space in grades PK3 through kindergarten, which is an increase of about 1,400 names from last year. However, since many students are on multiple waiting lists, the names represent an unknown number of duplicates.

ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK PROJECT

A group of 25 D.C. public charter high school students with learning challenges and disabilities participated earlier this month in a pilot project through the D.C. Special Education Cooperative called “Alternative Spring Break.”

The purpose of the project was in preparation for life after high school, during which participants gained insight on career exploration and readiness, social skills development, and instruction in independent living and self-advocacy.

Studies show that students with disabilities are more likely than their peers without disabilities to experience unemployment, lower pay and higher job dissatisfaction.

Experts agree that for students with disabilities having work and work-based experiences as a student are vital to a productive transition to independent adulthood.

“As a charter school teacher, I was looking for the co-op’s Alternative Spring Break to be a chance for my students with Individualized Educational Programs to spend a full week dedicated to life skills that will be relevant and helpful to them in their next steps,” said Anna Jesseman, teacher at Washington Latin Public Charter School in Northwest.

“The D.C. Special Education Cooperative’s innovative Alternative Spring Break provides an effective and valuable conduit for these 25 young adults with disabilities to build pathways to successful lives that include independence, employment and productivity,” Jesseman said.

AN “EGG”CELLENT TIME!

D.C. public charter school stu-

dents were invited to attend the 2016 White House “Easter Egg Roll” March 28 on the South Lawn – and they had an “egg”cellent time.

During the event, students were able to meet with the president and first lady. And, while some of them even sat down for reading time with NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, others like Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School student, Kennedy Solaru, got to speak to NBC Washington about her experience.

DC PREP OPEN HOUSE

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Edgewood Elementary Campus in Northeast. / Photo courtesy DCPCS

A student “Open House” regarding enrollment for the 201617 academic year at D.C. Prep Edgewood Elementary Campus in Northeast, takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 20.

D.C. Prep Edgewood Elementary Campus, which opened in 2007, provides a developmentally appropriate, academically challenging education for children in preschool through third grade.

D.C. Prep’s proven model for education has created both a coherent and exciting learning environment that lays the foundation for college preparation and success from the earliest years. WI

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AUTISM AWARENESS

During the month of April, students at North Forestville Elementary School in Forestville, Maryland, are wearing blue bracelets in recognition of World Autism Awareness Day. Fourth-grade students watched videos and talked about Autism with teachers. In addition to learning how to treat and help people who have autism, students created artwork to showcase on autism.

‘PI DAY’

could eat the most pie in the shortest time.

‘HEALTHY FEET’

Nearly 100 students at Langley Park McCormick Elementary School in Hyattsville, Maryland, received a brand new pair of Nike sneakers from gymnast Simone Biles,’ Nike Charity in support of the Healthy Feet Initiative.

Wearing uncomfortable shoes can be painful and lead to problems with your feet later in life. The students learned that well-fitted shoes are comfortable, increase activity, improve one’s overall well-being and promote learning.

MATH WIZ!

5Daniel Yuan, a sixth-grade stu-

dent from Greenbelt Middle School in Greenbelt, Maryland, will compete in the MathCounts national competition to be held May 7-10 in Washington, D.C / Photo courtesy PGCPS

5Students at Benjamin Tasker

Middle School in Bowie, Maryland, recently celebrated “Pi Day” with a Pi recital and pie-eating contest. / Photo courtesy PGCPS

Students at Benjamin Tasker Middle School in Bowie, Maryland, recently celebrated “Pi Day” with a pi recital and pie-eating contest.

During the pi recital, all BTMS students were challenged with memorizing as many digits of pi as they could. The top three students recited 136, 175, and 236 digits of pi. After the pi recital, students competed once again to see who

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Daniel Yuan, a sixth-grade student from Greenbelt Middle School in Greenbelt, Maryland, was the overall winner in the 2016 Maryland MathCounts competition.

Daniel will compete in the MathCounts national competition to be held May 7-10 in Washington, D.C. MathCounts is one of the largest nationwide mathematics competition for U.S. middle school students in grades 6-8.

ond annual Congressional App Challenge. During the reception, Edwards announced the first-, second- and third-place winners, all of whom attend Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. Students from Charles Herbert Flowers High School in nearby Springdale also participated in the competition.

SCHOLAR OF THE WEEK

Angela Chin, a senior at Charles H. Flowers High School in Springdale, Maryland, has been honored as a Scholar of the Week.

Angela, who has a cumulative grade point average of 4.07, excels in Advanced Placement courses that include government, calculus, world history, English language, statistics, and psychology.

Her extracurricular activities participation in the National Honor Society, Student Government Association, Debate Team, Varsity Volleyball, Varsity Tennis, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Swim, Math

Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and National Society of Black Engineers.

In addition, Angela – who serves as president of the Maryland Association of Student Councils Page for the State of Maryland – has more than 400 service learning hours.

The recipient of the 2016 Coca-Cola Scholarship, Angela teaches Sunday school at her church, and received the 2016 Student Leadership Award at her school as well as the Science and Technology Student of the Year in 2015.

Angela is also the recipient of President Barack Obama’s Award for Academic Excellence.

Among the list of numerous colleges and universities to which she has been accepted are the U.S. Naval Academy, Duke University, North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Pittsburgh, University of Maryland College Park, and University of Michigan.

Angela plans to major in civil and environmental engineering and international relations. WI

REED from Page 14 student attends a school in the 60th percentile There are race gaps in almost every conceivable social and economic dimension, many of which we have discussed on these pages before: incarceration, early learning, parenting, schooling, attitudinal racism, employment – the list goes on. There has been progress, too, of course. But one thing is clear: An inescapable requirement for building an opportunity society is improving the life chances of Black Americans.

Socialism has a thousand definitions. For our purposes here, let us say that socialism is a less grotesque analogy of God’s beloved community than capitalism; real uplift in this country is through individual initiative, activity and entrepreneurship.

More Blacks need to strive for excellence.

We have a Black president using race-neutral framing for social justice, alongside a Black Lives Matter movement using structural racism framing for participatory democracy. WI

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Maryland Senate Race – Politics at Its Best Given the outlandish antics that we continue to see as Donald Trump and Ted Cruz vie for the Republican nomination for president, and now with even Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders following suit, it’s refreshing to see one local race that has a bit of class.

Yes, the race for U.S. Senate that’s now neck and neck, between Reps. Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen, illustrates the better side of politics. And we can’t be more pleased.

Both candidates would serve the state of Maryland well. They’re progressive, experienced and have the kind of savvy needed to deal with the good old boys system that has firmly entrenched itself in Washington, D.C. And while recent polls show that the hotly contested Senate primary is split along racial lines, and perhaps even gender lines, neither candidate has made race or gender the topics of discussion. We applaud their sensibility.

Instead, they have both attempted to deal with the issues and the challenges facing the people of Maryland. Instead of name calling and petty bickering, they have gotten down to the real nitty gritty. They both want to make a real difference and continue to speak about what they believe they can bring to the office.

So far, at least from what we can see, neither has gone on a rampage via Twitter or other social media outlets. Too bad Trump and others haven’t taken the high road.

As The Washington Informer has never endorsed candidates in our over 50 years of existence, we will not break with tradition and give the nod to either Van Hollen or Edwards.

However, we’ve had the opportunity to speak with both candidates.

We’ve seen them addressing their constituents. We’ve heard them give their pitch to undecided voters. And we’ve analyzed their track records as members of Congress.

There are those rare moments when politics can actually be fun – exciting to watch and experience.

So far, in the race for the Senate, this race is one of those moments.

It’s too bad that there has to be a winner and a loser in this race. Because both are outstanding on all fronts.

We can’t wait to see who emerges victoriously. WI

Our Youth Are Crying Out for Help – How Will We Respond?

It’s troubling to see the recent violent outbreaks among the District’s teens that have occurred on the Metro rail system and the time has passed when something needs to be done before things get even worse.

Young Black males seem to have decided to randomly attack their peers for no apparent reason using guns or knives to resolve conflicts.

Maybe it’s the anger within that now appears to be bubbling over, consuming them and pushing them to act out without provocation.

Perhaps it’s their frustration over being unemployed, undereducated and unfocused in a society that tends to view them as disposables. As one poet said, they seem to be “raisins in the sun” crusting over until they “explode.”

Whatever the reason, as the spring continues and as summer approaches, and with school doors soon closing, there will be a lot of young folks roaming the streets and riding the trains with nothing to do and nowhere to go.

If we aren’t going to employ them, or provide places where they can safely participate in sports or art or other activities, then we can certainly expect them to get into trouble.

We have a prime opportunity to show our youth positive ways to release their steam and energy. We can only hope and pray that those in power in the District, and those with the financial resources, will put their heads together on behalf of our young people.

If not, we may see a summer of violence among teens that could have been avoided. And in the end, we will all lose. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

The Nationals Making a Difference in Youth’s Lives I would like to send out a great big “THANK YOU” to the Washington Nationals. I love baseball and there is nothing like having big league baseball in your city. I grew up playing baseball, I mean everyday in the summertime me and my friends would get our gloves, balls and bats and head to the field to play all day.

Baseball, I think, is the best sport for young kids to learn how to play. It teaches them eyehand coordination, discipline, strategies, and most of all, how to be part of a team. I think it is the ultimate team sport. The Washington Nationals have given the Washington D.C. area so much to cheer for and they do so much for children, especially inner city youth. Baseball is called “America’s Pastime” for a reason: it was where you would go after work or even take the day off from work to watch and root for your favorite team. It’s exciting, it’s dramatic, and it’s heartbreaking, but that’s baseball and I love it! So thanks to the Washington Nationals for bringing that excitement to D.C. I hope the young kids who live in and around the area continue to learn how to play and love the game the way I did.

Clayton Baldwin Hyattsville, MD

District Residents Need Help, Not Sports Team Owners Is the District so flush with cash that it can just throw money around paying for concept designs for RFK? Everyone knows that if anything is built on that property it will be for a sports team.

So, if it is for a sports team why not let the team owners pay for concepts of what they want to build there? Events D.C. is just blowing smoke with talk about “family oriented” and “job drivers” when they talk about their concepts in Sarafina Wright’s article, “Public Weighs In On RFK’s Future,” on the front page of the April 7, 2016 edition. What they are really preparing residents for is paying for a new stadium for either the Washington Redskins or the Washington Wizards. I hope our elected leaders will not allow these billionaire sports team owners to apply the kind of pressure that has occurred in other sports cities to either build them a new stadium or they will leave and take their team to a city that will give them what they want. Yes, we need jobs, but we need the kind of jobs that will allow people to live in this city. Most of all we need affordable housing. If we need to spend money on concepts, spend money on concept designs for affordable housing. That will be money well spent.

James Allen Washington, DC

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By Julianne Malveaux

The Clinton Crime Bill, In Context Former President William Jefferson Clinton mixed it up with Black Lives Matter activists as he defended his presidency and his 1994 crime bill when he was campaigning for candidate Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia last week. Hillary fans will say it isn’t fair that the Black Lives Matter folks keep raising issues from the Bill Clinton presidency, but since the Clintons campaigned in 1992 by asserting that they were a “two for one” presidency, raising those issues is at least

somewhat fair.

It would be a dull and static world if people’s positions did not evolve, and Hillary Clinton has certainly indicated that she has changed her mind about some aspects of the 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill; she has apologized for her distasteful use of the term “superpredator” as she lobbied for the legislation.

Both she and her husband miss an opportunity to put the crime bill and issues of race and crime in context. If they would do so, they might shed light on the ways, historically, that our nation has used the nexus between

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Tithes vs. Taxes There was a time when I didn’t tithe. I, like many people, dropped my few dollars in the collection plate when it came around or when I was on my way out of church. In my mind at the time, tithing was never mandatory, but I always felt good when I was able to listen to the song called “You Can’t Beat God Giving.” I reasoned, logically, that the lyrics were correct and that my good feeling came in the

confirmation that God had a lot more to give than I had.

Then I studied the ministry, received an academic Doctor of Ministry and was blessed with an honorary Doctor of Divinity for my community service.

I already had a Juris Doctor and a Doctor of Public Administration, and a few other miscellaneous degrees. I was feeling pretty blessed in my achievements and, contrary to my previous beliefs, came to learn that tithing was an obligation and a matter of per-

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race and crime to incite White fear and to demonize Black people.

Consider George Bush’s use of the Willie Horton ad to beat Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis in 1988. Or, taking it back nearly two decades earlier, consider the ways that then-President Richard Nixon began the “War on Drugs” as a way to target Black people and leftists.

Writing in this month’s Harper’s Magazine, journalist Dan Baum quotes Nixon aide John Ehrlichman about the ways the so-called drug war served other purposes. “By getting the pub-

lic to associate the hippies with marijuana and Blacks with heroin and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities,” John Ehrlichman told Baum in a 1994 interview.

While there is no way to verify the remarks – Ehrlichman died in 1999 – they are entirely consistent with the ways that Nixon chose to behave.

The Clinton crime bill was consistent with the Nixon war.

From the Harper’s article, quoting Ehrlichman, “You want to know what this was really all about?” he asked with the bluntness of a man who, after public

disgrace and a stretch in federal prison, had little left to protect.

“The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and Black people.

You understand what I’m saying? We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or Black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and Blacks with heroin and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their

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By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq.

sonal commitment. As one who was always serious about meeting my obligations, I began tithing and, before long, I began receiving and enjoying significant blessings! In the spirit of complete disclosure, I will be honest and say that when I wasn’t making much money, tithing wasn’t too bad.

I gave my “little” tithe, hardly missing it.

As my blessings increased and I made more money, it became more intellectually difficult to tithe. Although I knew it was the right thing to

do, thinking or speaking the amount my commitment required me to offer seemed to be an awfully large amount!

However, in faith, I gave to the level of my commitment and began to receive even larger blessings in my life. Now, I look forward to earning more money so I can get closer to God’s giving! I’m a happy tither these days!

On the other hand, even when I only earned a little money, I was never pleased about being required to pay taxes. I still can’t see why

it’s my obligation to pay the salaries of Senator Ted Cruz and people like him with my tax dollars—only to have him shut down a government that’s set up to help the people, and having him cause havoc for those of us who pay our taxes whether we like it or not. I’ve learned that tithes and taxes are very different. When you tithe, God blesses you for being faithful and obedient; but, while paying taxes, the Internal Revenue Service extracts

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By Jesse Jackson

In Wisc., Ongoing Struggle for Voting Justice On April 4, we celebrated the life of Martin Luther King Jr. even as we marked the 48th anniversary of his assassination. On April 5, voters will go to the polls in the Wisconsin primaries, but a new raft of voter suppression laws will insure that the results are skewed. One of King’s great legacies — the Voting Rights Act — is now under assault across the country.

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sion laws were passed by a conservative Republican legislature despite the fact that there was no evidence of voter fraud to justify them. The legislature seemed intent on passing the most restrictive laws. They passed the whole passel of conservative model laws and invented a few more. The laws were challenged in court, but the Supreme Court refused to review a lower court decision leaving them in place.

The voter suppression laws include requiring a photo ID for voting, a measure that may

impact an estimated 300,000 voters, disproportionately older, younger, poor and people of color. They reduced early voting times from 30 days to 12 days and eliminated it on weekends and evenings, discriminating against workers who can’t get leave to go to the polls. They eliminated statewide certification of registrars, so registrars can only enroll voters the country where they are certified, making registration more difficult. They eliminated faxing and emailing of absentee ballots — except to military and

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overseas voters — making absentee voting more difficult. They eliminated straight ticket voting, except for military and overseas voters, ensuring that waiting times and lines will be longer when people go to vote. They made it harder to use student ID as proof of residence, even as they required proof of residence to vote.

The thrust of these laws is clear: They are designed to make it harder to vote, particularly for working people who can’t take time off, for students, for the el-

derly who may not have the right ID, for the poor and people of color. No wonder Bernie Sanders denounced the suppression laws as “truly un-American.”

Hillary Clinton’s legal counsel challenged them in court. Key constituents of both candidates will be impacted. The Wisconsin primary results will be distorted — and that is the intent.

In the general election, these laws will be most destructive to the Democratic voting base, not

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A Fearless Defender of the Poor and Disenfranchised As District of Columbia council member for D.C.’s underserved Ward 7 for 12 years, I began my tenure in 1993, when the District’s public school system was in crisis, especially east of the Anacostia River. In this trying time, half of D.C.’s public school students dropped out and, as a consequence, became prey to the malign influences of the streets. That was when I became an enthusiastic supporter of school choice.

Of course, affluent District residents already had school choice: pay-

ing for private school or moving to places like Fairfax and Montgomery counties. But for my constituents, things were different – they had no choice, which was an intolerable inequality. And the District’s chronically neglected traditional public school system did not inspire confidence.

As a council member, I voted for the D.C. School Reform Act, which enabled the first public charter schools to open in the District 20 years ago this year. And what a difference they have made. Publicly funded with local taxpayer money and some federal dollars, tuition-free and open to all District-resident stu-

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dents, they finally opened up choice for my constituents and others, as educational entrepreneurs set up new public schools. Today, they educate 44 percent of all D.C. public school children One such entrepreneur opened his flagship high school in my political backyard. The neighborhood looked and felt a bit different back then. The Metro station across the road had not yet been built, and the commercial and new residential construction that is beginning to emerge was not in sight. Donald Hense was the charter school pioneer who had the vision and courage to

take on an abandoned public schoolhouse, which had become a local illegal-drug-manufacturing facility.

All of the plumbing and wiring had been ripped out.

Today, this college preparatory high school boasts a 92 percent ontime high school graduation rate, higher than the average for District public charter and traditional public schools. Its students have received over $70 million in scholarships, which allows students from low-income families to acquire a college degree: a passport to the middle class.

All sorts of educational opportunities have been made available

to those who can routinely access them in more affluent communities.

From Advanced Placement courses, which set a higher academic bar, to the school’s Early College program, in which students earn college credit for taking university-level courses while in high school, real opportunity has been created. Some Friendship students have been accepted to some of the most selective colleges in the country: Princeton, Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania.

You can see much more clearly the impact of this reform through

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By Dee Hunter

Criminal Justice Reform Snagged in Campaign Politics Planned reforms to federal drug and sentencing laws that imprisoned many African-Americans have become locked up by election-year politics.

“The cost of incarceration and a growing awareness of the problems with mandatory minimum sentences have created a diverse coalition calling for reforms,” said Kevin Ring, of Families Against Mandatory Minimums.

Reform supporters span civil rights advocates, law enforcement organizations, numerous federal judges, conservative groups and even Republican stalwarts, the

Koch Brothers. Eighty percent of American voters support ending mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses, according to a February Pew Charitable Trusts poll.

President Barack Obama has made this issue a priority. He issued an executive order in January to prohibit solitary confinement of juveniles. He discussed criminal justice reform in his latest State of the Union address and pardoned 95 federal inmates at Christmas. He also became the first president to visit a federal prison.29 Several relevant bills enjoy broad bipartisan support in Congress. The

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Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 by a 15-5 vote last October.

Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced this legislation, which enjoys 28 Senate co-sponsors. “Our sentencing bill is a compromise that shows that senators from both sides of the aisle can come together to address a serious problem in a reasonable and responsible way,” Grassley said.

Traditional crime fighters and criminal-justice reformers debate whether drug offenders are violent.

Thirty-five percent of drug offend-

ers in federal prison had minimal criminal histories and no previous imprisonment, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. However, BJS also reports that 25 percent of drug offenders also used weapons in their most recent offenses.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R – Texas) voted against the bill. As amended, it provides “leniency for violent criminals who use guns and gives lighter sentences to criminals already serving time,” he said before the Judiciary Committee.

“That claim is false and does not factually line up with the reality of who is behind bars in our federal

prisons,” said Senator Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) in response to critics who say the bill would free violent criminals. “Each case must also go before a federal judge, with the prosecutor present for an independent judicial review.”

Grassley’s measure addresses several stringent sentencing provisions that have helped swell the federal prison population over the past 30 years. It would repeal the “three strikes” law that requires a mandatory life sentence without parole for anyone with a third conviction on

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I’ll Tell You Who’s Really ‘Feeling the Bern’ Of all the millions of individual Americans who have already voted, volunteered time or donated money toward the selection of the 45th president of the U.S., there is probably none who is metaphorically “Feeling the Bern” any more than Democratic candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

That’s because Sanders waited too long before he realized that he actually had a serious chance of winning the Democratic Party

nomination and even the presidency —considering the public meltdown of civility and even human decency among the Republicans and that meltdown’s caustic effect on the GOP chances for victory.

Had Bernie jumped into this campaign on Day One with the same intensity and focus he’s putting out there today, he could very well have won the Democratic primary-election and convention-delegate contests decisively instead of marginally.

“I actually don’t think that

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Bernie Sanders when he entered this campaign really thought he could win the election,” Harold Myerson, executive editor of The American Prospect and vice chair of the Democratic Socialists of America told Mitch Jesserich on Pacifica Radio’s “Letters and Politics” recently. “Sanders is a realist; he was heartened by the response his campaign got and was surprised by it.”

Yeah. That’s about right. A year ago, who would have “thunk” that Donald Trump would remain the GOP front-runner,

with Ted Cruz on his heels and Jeb Bush nowhere in sight? Or that Sanders — this most Walter-Mitty-like-hero; he’s my-attorney-Bernie-dude — would still be going toe-to-toe with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the nomination this close to the convention?

“I think originally he thought he was doing this to raise whole panoply of issues, that Americans have been basically concerned about — what was wrong with American capitalism. He ended

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up getting a much greater response, I think, than he had envisioned,” Myerson said.

Too late now, Bernie is putting the pedal-to-the-medal. He sounds shrill. If voting to go to war and receiving donations from financial robber-barons are the new criteria for presidential “qualification,” then none of the first 44 presidents of this country is qualified, Bernie. This opening is to replace the U.S. president, not Mother Theresa.

Ironically, many of Bernie’s

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Jersey Boys: A Musical that’s Fun for All Award-winning Play Tells Story of the Four Seasons

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor If you’re looking for an opportunity to relive and enjoy some of the best music ever produced, then go to the National Theatre before April 24 and see “Jersey Boys.”

The play, which snagged awards including Tonys, Grammys and the Olivier Award, recounts the journey of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. And with outstanding vocals, dancing and acting, it’s a play that will keep you moving and grooving from start to finish.

The ensemble of Jersey Boys includes Tommaso Antico, Jaycie Dotin, De’Long Grant, Wes Hart, and more, with the lead actors Matthew Dailey, Aaron DeJesus, Keith Hines and Drew Seeley as the Four Seasons.

DeJesus, who portrays Frankie Valli, has an incredible voice and seems to be perfect for the role. The four are in harmony from the start and take us back to those tunes that have become part of the American songbook including hits like “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Dawn,” and Valli’s big-

gest hit, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” Jersey Boys opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005.

The Jersey Boys First National Tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on December 1, 2006, played a record-breaking run in Los Angeles and is still breaking house records in cities across North America. Jersey Boys is currently playing in New York, Las Vegas, and London and in cities across North America and the U.K. on national tours.

The story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons showcases the challenges facing four young men who wanted to escape the tough streets of New Jersey in search of a dream. As the play unfolds, we learn that it wasn’t always fun or easy.

And there were plenty of setbacks.

But with fortitude and with real talent, they achieved their goal of stardom.

And we are the better for it.

The music lives on, inspiring generation after generation of those who come from the common side of the tracks.

Go see “Jersey Boys” and celebrate the music. WI

5(Left-Right) Drew Seeley, Matthew Dailey, Aaron De Jesus and Keith Hines perform in “Jersey Boys” at the National Theatre April 6 – 24. / Photo by Jeremy Daniel

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Clinton Stumps in Baltimore, Receives Cummings

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said boosting the economy, creating more opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses and raising the minimum wage would be her priorities in the White House.

The former secretary of state got a rousing ovation about her plan to invest $20 billion to create jobs for teenagers and young adults in cities such as Baltimore.

“I will focus on communities, neighborhoods and regions that have been passed by. As part of my plan, I

will direct new investments to places like west and east Baltimore,” she said before 1,500 supporters Sunday, April 10. “All of my plans are about growing our economy.”

Before she spoke outside the city’s downtown at City Garage, which is owned by Under Armour, she received a major endorsement: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland).

The popular lawmaker, who represents Baltimore and also contemplated a run for Senate, walked with Clinton to the stage.

“I am here today to ask each of you to take the high road and join me in marching with this great lady,” he said. “I knew her as first lady when she and her husband led our

nation to peace and prosperity. I knew her as secretary of state when she got … nearly every developed country together to oppose crippling international sanctions on Iran. This is why I will be voting for Hillary Rodham Clinton as president.”

Clinton praised Cummings and called him “a jewel” for working with her last year during a nearly half-day hearing before the House Select Committee on Benghazi, which focused on her tenure as secretary of state when the U.S. military intervened in Libya where four Americans died.

“I’m just happy to tell you are lucky to have (Cummings) as one of your leaders in the Capitol,” she said.

Clinton’s appearance came less than two weeks before the New York primary April 19 and several weeks before the April 26 primary in Maryland to pick up the state’s 118 delegates. Four other states – Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Rhode Island – also host primary elections on the same day.

Clinton criticized her opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), a self-described socialist, on his plan to provide tuition-free college.

“We both want to make college affordable. Senator Sanders’ plan is for free college, which would include sending (Republican presidential candidate) Donald Trump’s kids and grandkids to college,” she said. “I would rather concentrate on people who have trouble paying for it.”

According to an updated count among delegates, who include party activists, local political leaders and members of a campaign’s steering committee, Clinton has 1,756 delegates versus Sanders’ 1,068.

Part of the delegate count is superdelegates, those who can cast their vote at the Democratic National Convention in July for whomever they wish. They currently show more support for Clinton, at 469

5Democratic president front-runner Hillary Clinton speaks with supports after a rally Sunday, April 10, in Baltimore. / Photo by William J. Ford to 31, according to realclearpolitics. com.

The winner needs 2,383 to win the Democratic nomination Clinton hopes to receive before the party’s convention.

However, Sanders has won the last seven out eight primary contests.

Former NAACP president and CEO Ben Jealous, who endorsed Sanders in February, posted a tweet Sunday: “Thank you to everyone in MD knocking doors this weekend!

We are surging! Let’s keep it going! #FeelTheBern #MDPrimary #MDPolitics.”

A Washington Post-University of Maryland poll released Thursday, April 7, shows Clinton up by 15 percentage points in the state’s Democratic primary.

Several polls highlight how Sanders receives more support from young adults.

However, several of them campaigned for Clinton on Sunday.

“I have been a huge supporter for Hillary Clinton for as long as I’ve known,” said Emmanuel Bakare, 22, who helped organize the rally and was one of the event’s first speakers.

“My mom is the epitome of the hardworking American that Hillary is fighting for. I know (Clinton) will help not only young people like me, but she will also help single mothers.”

LaVel Moorehead, of Laurel, arrived four hours before the rally and sported several Clinton buttons and showcased a black, two-sided sign emblazoned with gold letters that read: “Welcome to Baltimore, Madam President. #IMWITHHER. Hill Yes, she’s qualified!!!”

“She is someone that can work across the aisle to get things done and speak on the issues,” Moorehead, 23, said. “It’s just amazing to think that she would be the first female president of the United States.

It’s about time.” WI

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District’s Emancipation Day 2016 Festivities History at the Center of Fun

5Terry L. James, Frank Smith and Marquett Milton celebrating Emancipation Day on April 16, 2015, the 153rd anniversary of freedom for more than 3,000 men, women and children in the District of Columbia. / WI file photo by Robert R. Roberts

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer The annual D.C. Emancipation Day returns this year, bigger and better with an emphasis on history.

The city will host a plethora of events April 11-24 such as a parade, fireworks and a concert at Freedom Plaza in Northwest to commemorate the freeing of the

enslaved in the District on April 16, 1862.

At-Large Council member Vincent Orange, chair of the Emancipation Day oversight committee, spoke last year about the significance of the festivities.

“It’s very significant in that, in 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln executed the D.C. Emancipation Compensation Act, that

the federal government actually paid $1 million to the enslaved owners, to free the 3,100 slaves,” Orange said.

“This was the only time this has happened in the world and in the history of this country.”

“The fact that the slaves were freed first in the nation’s capital, and then, the rest of the nation follows, is very significant,” he said.

“D.C. Emancipation Day used to be the biggest parade in the United States, from 1866 to 1901.”

“It was dormant from 1901 to 2001, when we, the District of Columbia brought it back, former Council member Carol Schwartz and myself introduced legislation to create the private legal holiday of DC Emancipation Day,” he said.

In 2005, Orange and company succeeded in bringing the holiday back to the District. He said the holiday is meaningful because of what it represents.

“It’s close to our heart because it’s germane to the nation’s capital; it’s germane to the citizens of District of Columbia,” he said.

“Frederick Douglass, who became a resident of District of Columbia and became our recorder of deeds for District of Columbia, was very

involved with everything in this process.”

He added that it’s important for Washingtonians to acknowledge their history.

“We need to recognize our history, to know that, the slaves were freed here first,” he said. “As this country is now in the process

of building the museum for African-Americans right down the street, we want to make sure that the District of Columbia has its proper place in history.”

“And that our residents and our offspring are very aware of the role that we played in the history of this country.” wi

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Location: 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW • Building: Francis Gregory Library DC Statehood, Gentrification and Race: A Frank and Honest Discussion Friday, April 15 - 2:30 p.m.

Location: 801 K St. NW Lecture: Race and Democracy in Washington, D.C.: Civil War through WWII Friday, April 15 - 7:00 p.m.

Location: 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE • Building: Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital African American Civil War Memorial Wreath Laying Saturday, April 16 – 10 a.m.

Location: Vermont Avenue and U Street, NW Historic Walking Tour: Mapping Segregation Saturday, April 16 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Location: 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE • Building: Hill Center - Old Naval Hospital Emancipation Day Parade Saturday, April 16 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: 800 - 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW The Role of Frederick Douglass in Emancipation Saturday, April 16 - 2 p.m.

Location: 1411 W St. SE • Building: Frederick Douglass House African-American Women During Slavery and Freedom Saturday, April 16 - 2 p.m.

Location: 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE • Building: Hill Center - Old Naval Hospital Emancipation Day Concert Saturday, April 16 - 2:45 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Location: Freedom Plaza Emancipation Day Fireworks 2016 Saturday, April 16 – 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.

Location: Freedom Plaza Emancipation Day Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Sunday, April 17 - 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location: 901 G St. NW • Building: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library A History of Racial Passing in American Life Sunday, April 17 - 3 p.m.

Location: 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE • Building: Hill Center - Old Naval Hospital African-American Music from the Civil War Era Sunday, April 17 – 6 p.m.

Location: 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE • Building: Hill Center - Old Naval Hospital The History and Role of the Mount Zion United Methodist Church Sunday, April 24 - 2 p.m.

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Unanswered Questions Linger in Alonzo Smith Case WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins On May 1st, also known as May Day, six months would have passed since Special Police officers allegedly murdered Alonzo F. Smith, a D.C.-area teacher’s aide, on the grounds of Marbury Plaza Apartments in Southeast.

Though the altercation placed a spotlight on local law enforcement protocol and sparked a grassroots movement for community control of police, a secret grand jury proceeding and what seems like political maneuvering by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and public officials threaten the possibility that the responsible parties will be held accountable.

Whatever the outcome, life has gone on for Marbury Plaza residents. Somewhat unaffected by Smith’s death, many have chosen to move rather than challenge the status quo. Edgar Greene, a local artist who has lived in Marbury Plaza for nearly two years, described such an outlook as a byproduct of living in an increasingly hostile environment.

For this interview, he uses a pseudonym.

“In the days and weeks leading up the incident, we saw quasi-SWAT gear come out; bulletproof vests and all of that,” Greene told AllEyesOnDC, noting other changes

on the grounds of the apartment, including the shuttering of the community pool and demolition of a playground. “You could just tell the security unit was looking for something. They always had an edge about them. They wanted an excuse to pick on someone,” he added.

Not much has come to surface about what transpired before Smith’s detainment and ultimate death who was pronounced dead at United Medical Center.

The D.C. Office of the Medical Examiner ruled Smith’s death a homicide, citing “acute cocaine toxicity while restrained” and “compression of the torso” among key causes. On the night of his arrest, Special Police officers told MPD officials that he may have been under the influence of K2, a brand of synthetic marijuana. That claim remains unsubstantiated.

Before his death, Smith, 27, had plans of completing his second anthology of poetry and continuing his undergraduate studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

He also had stints as a portrait model. At his funeral, students that Smith taught in Northern Virginia described him as an outstanding role model and happy-go-lucky person who tried to guide them along the right path.

The Special Police officers involved, employed by Blackout Investigations and Security Services, a Waldorf, Maryland-based security company, have since had their privileges, including the ability to carry a firearm, revoked.

“When it first went down, folks weren’t really complacent but there was nothing they could do. The general consensus is that this is something that happens then we move on. Security switched up and we hope they took the proper measures but you never know,” Greene said.

Beverly Smith, mother of Alonzo Smith, has remained immensely skeptical about the official information coming out in the days and months her son’s death, telling AllEyesOnDC that MPD and Blackout Investigations have worked to sweep her son’s murder under the rug.

Months before Smith’s death, officers employed by Blackout Investigations were involved in a civil case, according to the D.C. Courts database. Blackout Investigations declined AllEyesOnDC’s request for comment on the circumstances surrounding Smith’s death. WI This article originally appeared on AllEyesOnDC.com.

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ARIES Before you spend your money check the quality of the goods.

This rule applies to intangible goods as well. Make the first move with your honey this week. Be sweetly aggressive. Soul Affirmation: The enjoyment of good food is high on my agenda this week. Lucky Numbers: 11, 45, 51

“We Love You, Charlie Freeman”

by Kaitlyn Greenidge c.2016, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill $25.95 / higher in Canada 336 pages

TAURUS Let your creative juices flow. Advice from a child has a reward in it. On the job, coworkers will help you expand your sense of accomplishment. Only you can stand in your way. Soul Affirmation: I enjoy learning new things about myself this week. Lucky Numbers: 40, 53, 54 GEMINI Opportunity knocks this week, be ready and waiting. An old love resurfaces. This week is good for you financially. Look for a special opportunity at work. Families matters, spend time with yours. Soul Affirmation: I let myself experience my true ambitions this week. Lucky Numbers: 23, 28, 43 CANCER Creativity comes from a deep source. Take the chance to

pursue creative goals. Others will understand later. You and a child can come to an unmatched understanding. Soul Affirmation: I do not allow demands to be placed on me this week. Lucky Numbers: 27, 31,52

By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer

LEO This week is a week to let your diplomatic side work for you.

Anything is worth a try.

Never done it before? Give it a whirl, you have nothing to lose. You might actually like it. You might grow to love it. And then again – as in the new book “We Love You, Charlie Freeman” by Kaitlyn Greenidge, the experiment might go horribly awry.

The shiny new car just didn’t seem right.

Nothing did, really. Leaving their home, moving to another state, having to make new friends, Charlotte Freeman hated it all. And this experiment her 5Kaitlyn Greenidg parents had gotten them into, well, no.

Her mother, Laurel, sure was excited about it, though. Ever since she was young, Laurel had been fascinated with sign language, and she taught both her daughters to sign as soon as they were old enough to understand the motions. But a chimpanzee? A chimp the Freemans would raise as a child, while they taught it sign language?

Charlotte couldn’t ever imagine spending the rest of her teenage years pretending that a chimpanzee was her brother. She was leery of the “doctor” who ran the program, and of the ancient woman who had founded the whole thing. They were white; the Freemans were Black and Charlotte suspected that race had something to do with why The Toneybee Institute had hired her mother, but it didn’t matter.

What mattered was that Charlotte and her little sister seemed to be losing their mother’s love to a chimpanzee.

Nobody had called Ellen Jericho by her real name in years. They all called her by her Star of the Morning name, Nymphadora, which was a name that made her proud, and which was the name she had given Dr. Gardner when they first met.

They made their acquaintance because he’d been bothering the town’s children with his obsessive sketching. Her Star sisters asked her to ask him to stop, which Nymphadora did – brokering a deal with him to sketch her instead, in poses that he chose.

She didn’t expect to fall in love with him, nor was she prepared to stumble upon the horrible reason why Gardner wanted her to pose unclothed. And more than 70 years later, Charlotte was equally surprised at what she discovered…

For sure, “We Love You, Charlie Freeman.” is sharp as an axe.

Author Kaitlyn Greenidge doesn’t just touch upon the issue of race, she tackles it and knocks it to the ground. This, while we squirm over what we see happening to the people in the story, and what we think is coming.

Yep, Greenidge is good at making readers uneasy.

That dis-ease, however, fully extends to the character, Nymphadora, who’s introduced with her Star of the Morning lineage in a way that made me wonder if this was a time-travel novel. It’s not – but it took me a good long while to understand so.

Knowing that will make less of a struggle in reading this novel, and it’ll help you to love it as much as I did. For a book with edginess, unrest, and just enough weirdness, “We Love You, Charlie Freeman” is worth a try. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

Forcing will get you nowhere. No man or woman is an island, focus on togetherness even if you are annoyed with people. Soul Affirmation: Charm is my middle name this week. Lucky Numbers: 1, 2, 8

VIRGO Take advantage of a burst of energy. Body and mind are in sync. Don’t take things too personally this week, you might get your feelings hurt. If you do, tonight is a great time to make-up. Make the call. Soul Affirmation: My hunches are right often this week. Lucky Numbers: 6, 16, 36 LIBRA You have wonderful ideas about interior decorating. Be ready to accept a great opportunity at work. Money doesn’t matter tonight, don’t make finances more important than they need to be. Soul Affirmation: I appear to others what I know myself to be. Lucky Numbers: 20, 29, 30 SCORPIO The influence of someone close can make all the difference in the world. Don’t go alone. Your achievements are closely tied to someone who might not have agreed with you in the past. Soul Affirmation: The grandeur of my presence reflects the sunshine of my soul. Lucky Numbers: 22, 45, 51 SAGITTARIUS You and your honey have so much to talk about, lis-

ten! He or she is trying to come out of a whole new bag. Accept! Change is a good thing this week. Expect to travel soon. Savor the thought.

Soul Affirmation: What I’ve been waiting for has been here all along. Lucky Numbers: 16, 24, 35

CAPRICORN If nothing much is happening on the job, remember

that chilling is good sometimes. Use this week to return phone calls and answer letters. Be low key. Wonderful things flow from what you don’t do. Soul Affirmation: All things work together for good. Lucky Numbers: 3, 6, 27

AQUARIUS You can turn that obstacle into an opportunity at work.

Check out the players carefully. Watch your back and hold your tongue around workplace rivals. Aggressively seek agreement. Soul Affirmation: The slowness of my week gives me time to refresh my energy. Lucky Numbers: 9, 17, 38 PISCES Don’t let your outer space infringe on your inner peace. Con-

trol situations that might affect your ability to get that important job done. Remember people are only human. Soul Affirmation: I find many things about myself that I really love. Lucky Numbers: 5, 9, 16

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SPORTS

D.C. United Defeats Vancouver, 4 – 0

6 D.C. United midfielder Lamar Neagle takes on Whitecaps defender Fraser Aird in the first half of MLS action on Saturday, April 9 at RFK Stadium in Southeast. Neagle said, “Now we finally got the win we wanted and it’s definitely one that we needed.” / Photo by John E. De Freitas

4 D.C. United forward Fabian Espindola and

Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Russell Teibert fight it out down the right wing in the first half of Major League Soccer (MLS) action on Saturday, April 9 at the Robert Fitzgerald Memorial Stadium (RFK) in Southeast. D.C. United defeated the Whitecaps 4-0. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

6 D.C. United midfielder Patrick Nyasko shielded

the ball from Whitecaps midfielder Andrew Jacobson in the first half of MLS action on Saturday, April 9 at RFK Stadium in Southeast. D. C. United defeated the Whitecaps in a 4-0 shutout. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

5 D.C. United midfielder Nick DeLeon looks for help in the first half of MLS action on Saturday, April 9 at the RFK Stadium in Southeast. D.C United defeated the Whitecaps 4-0. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

3D.C. United forward Chris Rolfe tries to outrun Whitecaps defender Tim Parker in the first half of MLS action on Saturday, April 9 at RFK Stadium in Southeast. D. C. United blanked the Whitecaps 4-0. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Wizards 113 Stop the Hornets, 113-98 3 Twin

5 Wizards guard Ramon Sessions goes one on one against Hornets guard Jeremy Lin in the third quarter of NBA action on

Sunday, April 10 at the Verizon Center in Northwest. The Wizards defeated the Hornets 113-99. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

4 Wizards forward

Nene goes for two points in the fourth quarter of NBA action on Sunday, April 10 at the Verizon Center in Northwest.

The Wizards defeated the Hornets 113-99. / Photo

by John E. De Freitas

3 Wizards guard Kelly Oubre, Jr. entertains the fans with a left-handed dunk in the third quarter of National Basketball Association (NBA) action on Sunday, April 10 at the Verizon Center in Northwest. The Wizards defeated the Hornets 113-98. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

6 Wizards center

Marcin Gortat is double-teamed but he was able to get two points in the third quarter of NBA action on Sunday, April 10 at the Verizon Center in Northwest. The Wizards defeated the Hornets 113-99./ Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Mayweather Promotions at DC Armory to Showcase Super Middleweight Doubleheader April 30th Fights Will Be Shown Live on Showtime A three-fight series to crown a unified divisional champion will begin on Saturday, April 30, when WBC 168-pound champion Badou Jack defends his title against former longtime titlist Lucian Bute, and IBF Champion James DeGale risks his belt against mandated challenger Rogelio Medina in a live Showtime Championship Boxing doubleheader live from the DC Armory in Washington D.C. The winners will meet in a super middleweight world-title unification fight later this year.

Jack (20-1-1, 12 KOs) will make his second title

defense after a breakthrough 2015 campaign in which he won the WBC belt from Anthony Dirrell and successfully defended against George Groves. The southpaw Bute (32-3, 25 KOs), a former IBF champion with nine defenses between 2007 and 2012, revived his career last November with a gutsy and inspired performance against DeGale.

“I’ve been training really hard for this fight and I’m excited to get in the ring,” Jack said. “I can’t wait to defend my title once again on April 30. I’m fully focused on Lucian Bute but I know that a win can set up a massive fight against James DeGale and I’m going to deliver.”

(From left) WBC Champion Badou Jack, Promoter Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and former World Champion Lucian Bute hype their upcoming fight. /Photo from Stephanie Trapp/Mayweather Promotions

“I’m thrilled to have this tremendous opportunity,” Bute said. Badou Jack is a great champion. [But] it’s my chance to win the WBC belt and become two-time world champion. I will win and give boxing fans a spectacular fight.”

DeGale (22-1, 14 KOs) will make his second title defense after an impressive 2015 in which he defeated Andre Dirrell to win the vacant IBF belt and topped Bute in a Fight of the Year candidate. The hard-hitting Medina (35-6, 29 KOs), the IBF’s mandatory challenger, has knocked out three consecutive opponents.

“I am delighted to be defending my world title on another great show in the U.S.,” DeGale said. “I won my belt in style in Boston and I’m looking forward to moving down the East Coast to the great city of Washington, D.C. It’s going to be a defining night in the super middleweight division as Badou Jack and [I] look to set up a huge fight later in the year.”

His opponent Medina believes he has the goods to take away DeGale’s title.

“I can’t wait – everyone who has seen me fight knows I leave it all in the ring so you can expect to see an all-out battle on April 30. I will be the new

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world champion,” Medina said.

“Mayweather Promotions is proud to bring another exciting night of boxing to the great boxing fans in my hometown of Washington, D.C.,” said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. “I’m really excited about the Badou Jack vs.

Lucian Bute fight. It’s going to be a great fight. We know Bute is tough as nails and he’s coming to take the title away from Badou. Badou is going to have to be at his best to be able to beat Bute.”

“The winner of that fight will set up a spectacular unification fight with the winner of the fight between British champion James DeGale and Mexican brawler ‘Porky’ Medina. DeGale can’t take Medina lightly if he wants the unification bout. It’s going to be a thrilling night of action at the DC Armory and on Showtime.”

Tickets for the live event, promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Interbox in association with Matchroom Boxing, range from $25 to $200 and are now on sale.

To purchase tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster locations, or call (800) 745-3000.

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Ivanhoe Donaldson, Barry Confidant, Dead at 74 He Rose to Fame, Fell From Grace and Rose Again

By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Ivanhoe Donaldson, former civil rights activist and famed political strategist died at his home on Sunday, April 3, at the age of 74.

Donaldson lost his battle with cancer peacefully at his home in Washington, per reports.

Donaldson rose to prominence as a student at Michigan State University when he took interest in the civil rights movement taking place in the South. He participated in voter registration efforts, working his way up to a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, according

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He also served as the head of SNCC’s New York City office.

A good friend of Marion Barry, national chairman of SNCC, Donaldson followed him to Washington, D.C., once the civil rights era began to wind down.

Touted as a political strategist, he is credited by many as the force behind Barry’s 1974 City Council election and his successful mayoral bid in 1978.

Along with running winning campaigns for his friend, he also has been acknowledged for doing the same for SNCC alumnus Julian Bond in the Georgia House of Representatives and Richard Hatcher’s election as mayor of Gary, Indiana.

According to The Washington Post, in between organizing campaigns such as Barry’s 1982 mayoral re-election, he served as acting director of the Department of Employment Services and deputy mayor for economic development.

He would eventually leave city government shortly before the face of Barry’s administration went crumbling.

Subsequently, after an ongoing FBI and IRS investigation, Donaldson pleaded guilty to tax fraud, obstruction of justice and interstate transportation of fraudulently obtained funds, which totaled up to $190,000.

5Ivanhoe Donaldson makes a

virtual visit to Stuyvesant High School in New York City on May 27, 2014, to talk about his activism with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). / Photo courtesy of the Zinn Education Project

He was sentenced to seven years, served three and quietly returned to the District.

Born in New York City on Oct. 17, 1941, Donaldson was characterized as a smart kid with interests in math and science that led him to be an engineer major at Michigan State University.

In 2006, he retired from the private sector and remained in the Washington area.

He is survived by one daughter.

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RELIGION THE RELIGION CORNER

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Stinking Thinking Won’t Get You Ahead In this week’s column, let’s take a look at how we think: our philosophy, if you will.

Webster’s defines philosophy as a particular system of philosophical thought or a study of the theoretical basis of a particular branch of knowledge or experience. Let me break it down to you. Philosophy is the major determining factor of how your life works out; it is “the set of the sails.” This is how each person’s philosophy is born. Along life’s journey, when things don’t work out in our lives, we tend to blame the government, we blame others, we blame taxes, and we say things like taxes are too high. We never blame ourselves.

If you had asked me, it would not have occurred to me that my own personal philosophy was my problem. Our philosophy is based on a way of thinking. Aren’t you glad you have the ability to think, to process ideas? I sure am.

Right here, where things are not working out for us the way we want, we ought to straighten out our philosophies about your life by considering the ways of Mother Nature. When we look around at the Earth, we see seed, soil, rain, sunshine, seasons. In your thinking, you ask yourself, “What do I do with all this stuff?”

And you ask, “How do I take all this and turn it into something?”

Mother Nature’s message to every one of us is this: You can’t change any of this; therefore, everything you wish to do must work around this formula created Turning Hearts Church

the day the world was made. In life, there are many things that are happening in our lives that we have no control over. Our job is to set the sails of your personal philosophy in such a way to work around those things you cannot change, yet you’ve the set the sails of your ship to navigate to reach your destination.

What if you blame the weather or the economy, you blame the preacher, you blame the Democrats or Republicans, you blame the government, and on and on …

You can’t change the seasons; day will always come after night, and night will come after day.

You can’t order three springs, four summers, and two falls this year. And you certainly can’t say, “I don’t want winter to come at all this year!” No, you’ve got to take it as it comes. Here is where you must realize. “The change must begin with me.” You must change. Change your thinking, and start immediately. Realize that your success or failure is driven by your thinking. This ought to be a breakthrough moment for you. Once you realize your philosophy is holding you back, make a change, and start immediately.

Some folks think so little, that their sail is not even up. Their ship is just sitting along the dock of the bay, waiting for the tide to come in, hoping to get a push.

They didn’t even get out into the water. Once you come to this understanding, be thankful for what you already have. That will

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Don’t be a follower. Take advice from others, not orders. Be sure what you do is the product of your own conclusion. Whatever it is that was recommended to you, ask yourself, “Does this make me think, wonder, take action? It is the set of your sail.

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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Virgil K. Thomas, Sr. Senior Pastor/ Teacher

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

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

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

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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 Fax: 301-499-8724

Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 a.m. 7 10:00 a.m.

Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 p.m.

Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”

Pilgrim Baptist Church

Church of Living Waters

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

Crusader Baptist Church

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

Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor

Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor

Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor

2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org

800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703

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

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30am 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00am Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30pm Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00am “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”

Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment

1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661

www.livingwatersmd.org

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

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

St. Stephen Baptist Church

Third Street Church of God

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

Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors

Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blessed Word of Life Church

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

Campbell AME Church Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am Sunday Church School: 8:45 am Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 pm Thursday: 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

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“Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital”

Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church

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

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

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

Sunday Church School: 9:20 a.m.

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

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

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

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

St Marks Baptist Come Worship with us...

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

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

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Rev. John W. Davis Pastor

Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor

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

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

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

Isle of Patmos Baptist Church

Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor

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

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Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

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

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RELIGION Shabbath Commandment Church

All Nations Baptist Church

King Emmanuel Baptist Church

Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. Pastor

Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor

Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

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

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

Israel Baptist Church

Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

“Where Jesus is the King”

Lincoln Park United Methodist Church

Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith

Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor Pastor

Elder Herman L. Simms Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Eastern Community Baptist Church

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

The Apostolic Faith is still alive –Acts 2:42

New Commandment Baptist Church

Dr. Lucius M. Dalton Senior Pastor

Damion M. Briggs Pastor

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rehoboth Baptist Church

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

Salem Baptist Church

Holy Trinity United Baptist Church

Florida Avenue Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor

Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor

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

St. Matthews Baptist Church

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

Emmanuel Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

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

Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.

Noonday Prayer Every Thursday

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

New Members Class: 9:30a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Christ Embassy DC

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

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

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

Shiloh Baptist Church

First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Mt. Horeb Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor

Rev. Curtis l. Staley Pastor

Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor

Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor

Rev. Reginald M. Green, Sr. Interim Pastor

Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor

Worshiping Location Knights of Columbus - 1633 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 (240) 838-7074

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

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

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

Service and Times Sunday Service: 10 am Sunday School for all ages: 8:30 am 1st Sunday Baptism: 10: am 2nd Sunday Holy Communion:10 am Tuesday: Bible Study: 6:30 pm Prayer Meeting: 7:45 pm

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

Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

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

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

Service and Times Sunrise Prayer Services - Sunday 7:00 a.m.

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

Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m.

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

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

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

2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 - Fax: (202) 529-7738 Service and Times Worship Service: 7:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

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

Prayer Services:Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday 12 Noon

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

The Church Where GOD Is Working....

And We Are Working With GOD

Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 am Sunday School: 9:00 am Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer / Bible Study: 6:15 pm - 7:20 pm (Tuesday) Theme: “The Kingdom Focused Church” Matthew 6:33 and Mathew 28:18-20, KJV Email: stmatthewsbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.org

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Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 7:45am & 11:00am Sunday School For All Ages: 9:30am Prayer Services: Wednesday 11:30am & 6:45pm Bible Institute: Wednesday at Noon & 7:45pm Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org “Changing Lives On Purpose “

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

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Administration No. 2016 ADM 278

Administration No. 2016 ADM 176

Administration No. 2016 ADM 292

Administration No. 2016 ADM 315

Administration No. 2016 ADM 284

Louise V. Owens Decedent

Doris S. Williamson aka Doris Sawyer Williamson Decedent

Alice Goodman Gause aka Alice T. Gause aka Alice Cause Decedent

Melvin C. Riddick aka Melvin Cornelious Riddick Decedent

Leona Ogunade Decedent

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

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

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

Dorothea Staton, whose address is 1529 Upshur St., NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Louise V. Owens who died on February 12, 2016 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before. 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, 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.

Mark S. Williamson, whose address is 1512 Northcrest Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20904, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Doris S. Williamson aka Doris Sawyer Williamson who died on July 9, 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 September 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 September 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.

Maxine Butler, whose address is 11405 Mary Catherine Drive, Clinton, MD 20735, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Alice Goodman Gause aka Alice T. Gause aka Alice Cause who died on April 8, 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 September 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 September 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.

Clyde J. Allen, whose address is 1833 Hamlin St., NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Melvin C. Riddick aka Melvin Cornelious Riddick who died on February 7, 2016 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 7, 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 October 7, 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: March 31, 2016

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Administration No. 2015 ADM 001433

Administration No. 2016 ADM 294

Yema J. G. Pekanyande Decedent

Lottie M. Flood Decedent

Ronald Dixon Bynum & Jenkins 1010 Cameron Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Attorney

Donald L. Isaac, Sr. 3333 M Street, SE Washington, DC 20019 Attorney

Administration No. 2016 ADM 309 Adrian Thompson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Anthony M. Thompson, whose address is 1107 Buchanan Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Adrian Thompson who died on July 29, 2013 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 October 7, 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 October 7, 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: April 7, 2016 Anthony M. Thompson Personal Representative

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ronald Dixon, whose address is Ronald Dixon, Bynum & Jenkins, 1010 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Yema J. G. Pekanyande who died on October 13, 2013 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment 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 September 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 September 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: March 31, 2016

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Donald L. Isaac, Sr., whose address is 3333 M Street, SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Lottie M. Ford who died on January 3, 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 October 7, 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 October 7, 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: April 7, 2016

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Donald L. Isaac, Sr. Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration Number 2016 ADM 352

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Eva Marie Fisher, whose address is 8302 Ashford Blvd., Laurel, MD 20707, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Leona Ogunade who died on August 16, 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 October 7, 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 October 7, 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: April 7, 2016 Eva Marie Fisher Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 344 Esther Lena Henry Allen Decedent

Estate of LeRoy J. Brown Deceased NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Denise Thomas 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 copy of the will dated May 13, 2005 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses or otherwise order any interested person to show cause why the provisions of the lost or destroyed will dated May 13, 2005 should not be admitted to probate as expressed in the petition in the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative.

Date of first publication: April 7, 2016 Denise Thomas Personal Representative:

Michelle L. Lockard 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Delores Rhodes, whose address is 11911 Ivanhoe Street, Silver Spring, MD 20902, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Esther Lena Henry Allen who died on April 9, 2015 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 14, 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 October 14, 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.

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Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131

James Ronald Washington Decedent

Administration Number 2016 ADM 411

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

Estate of

Darlene Marie Washington, whose address is 1225 42nd Place, NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James Ronald Washington who died on November 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 October 14, 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 October 14, 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: April 14, 2016

Shirley J. Thompson Deceased

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by James E. Logan, Jr. 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 dated April 8,

2010 exhibited with the petition upon proof

satisfactory to the Court of due execution by

affidavit of witnesses appoint an unsupervised personal representative.

Darlene Marie Washington Personal Representative

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Administration No. 2015 ADM 1380

Administration No. 2016 ADM 330

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Catherine Donna Schoonover, whose address is 3 East Nelson Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James O. Schoonover who died on October 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 October 14, 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 October 14, 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.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 346 Martha Kittrell Decedent Donald Isaac 3333 M Street, SE Washington, DC 20019 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Donald L. Isaac, Sr., whose address is 3333 M Street, SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Martha Kittrell who died on December 29, 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 October 14, 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 October 14, 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: April 14, 2016 Donald L. Isaac, Sr. Personal Representative

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James Emory McBride Decedent William Atkinson 1232 Seventeenth St., NW Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Beverly McBride, whose address is 324 Oglethorpe St., NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James Emory McBride who died on October 1, 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 October 14, 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 October 14, 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: April 14, 2016 Beverly McBride Personal Representative

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MALVEAUX from Page 28 homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course, we did.”

The Nixon drug wars made it easy for already over-eager police officers to do just that. The so-called war also made it acceptable for dirty cops to plant drugs whenever they wanted an excuse to fabricate an arrest. Then came the cocaine and crack epidemic and the flooding of African-American communities with these drugs. The San Jose Mercury News journalist Gary Webb wrote about the ways Nicaraguan cocaine played a major role in the 1980s crack epidemic. Webb alleged that crack flooded African-American communities, perhaps with the cooperation of the CIA. While the Mercury News eventually

WILLIAMS from Page 28 every bit out of you that it can, and you rarely see the rewards! Sometimes even your worst enemies benefit from what you pay!

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JACKSON from Page 28 the Republican base. And that is intentional also.

This is a disgrace. Forty-eight years after Dr. King’s death, we witness how much of his agenda remains unfinished, how much is being reversed. He marched against inequality and poverty, but inequality is worse, and childhood poverty in the United States is the worst of any major country. He marched for equal protection under the laws, but our system of racial injustice continues to discriminate, par-

wrote that his assertions were “only one interpretation of complicated, sometimes-conflicting pieces of evidence,” many give the Webb reporting significant credibility.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) was among those who held hearings and call for action against the ways government may have conspired against Black people.

Crack caused rising crime rates. Crack came from profiteers who operated with the acquiescence, if not full cooperation, of the CIA. The extremely imperfect Clinton crime bill, well-intentioned though Bill Clinton says it was, was also part of the continuum of government attacks on Black people that used crime as a weapon.

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ly attacked Black people and the reasons why this must change.

Our nation has an ugly legacy when it comes to the structural treatment of African-American people. Black folks have been used as a profit center for the prison-industrial complex, for the Nicaraguan drug cartel, for the Wall Street bankers who benefited when they laundered drug dollars to increase their profits.

More importantly, the drugs that flooded Black communities muted the righteous Black rage that might have been directed toward social change. The Black Lives Matter activists are right to raise pointed questions about the Clinton crime bill. Clinton could “do the right thing” if he put his flawed crime bill in context and stopped fighting with the Black Lives Matter folks who are telling nothing but the truth.

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And now we seem stuck in endless wars without victory on the other side of the world, even as our own neighborhoods suffer from the lack of public investment in everything from clean water systems to public schools.

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And as Wisconsin will show, the struggle must continue simply to guarantee every American the right to vote.

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HUNTER from Page 29 drug or violent-felony charges. Instead, the bill creates a mandatory 25-year sentence.

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ASKIA from Page 29 most vicious attacks against Clinton are critiques that she’s not radical, progressive or liberal enough. Those critiques have moved the entire Democratic Party debate to the left. Good.

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in a letter to McConnell, signed by 40 high-ranking former law-enforcement officials. “Mandatory minimums have caused a dramatic reduction in crime.”

Reform advocates do not consider Grassley’s legislation the major overhaul of mandatory-minimum sentences for which they long have fought, saying his bill does not go far enough.

“It’s a Goldilocks reform bill. It’s not too much. It’s not too little. But it’s better than nothing,” said Nkechi Taifa of the Open Society Policy Center. “There was a time when this looked like a slam dunk…It was the right issue at the right time. Now it is not so clear.”

This bill only applies to the federal justice system, where about 200,000 inmates are held. This is just 8 percent of the 2.5 million

Americans confined to state prisons and local jails.

While the Senate’s path remains clouded, the measure has a brighter future in the House. Legislators and reform advocates consider Speaker Paul Ryan (R- Wisconsin) an ally in overhauling sentencing and drug laws. Ryan said he supports all the measures that have cleared the House Judiciary Committee. “We will schedule floor time for them,” Ryan told journalists at a recent Capitol press briefing.

Until then, reformers sound as impatient as ever.

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without themselves becoming corrupted, thus permanently changing the wicked establishment, that he will do nothing of the kind. Sanders is now looking and sounding like a typical, corrupt presidential candidate. Oh well. Maybe he’ll win the nomination.

“I think he still sees the deeper purpose of this campaign, as really changing American politics — the domination that Wall Street and wealth holds over both the economy and politics in this country,” Myerson said. “Therefore, it’s really about building something really enduring that

will change both the Democratic Party and the left in this country.”

Let me get this straight. Just what is “the Bern?”? Has Sanders inspired a true revolution which might surpass, in U.S. politics, the post-Vietnam reform era of the 1970s? Does “the Bern” hearken to the post-depression socialist-revolutionary era of the 1930s, or is this just about another election?

Sanders has also moved the needle in terms of acceptable appearance. If ever there was a “Mr. Charlie look,” if ever there was a mythical-looking, kindly-oldWhite-man “look,” then Sanders has got that no frills, un-Wall Street-look. Nerds, unite.

Finally, except that he went with a switchblade into this electoral hatchet fight, Sanders does not have a lot of negatives as far as I’m concerned.

And hey, who knows, maybe he will win the nomination and get elected president. “Feeling the Bern” in the Oval Office.

That would be “a hoot.” WI

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