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Social Media: Trayon White's Secret Weapon

By Rushawn Walters and Victoria Jones WI Interns On Tuesday, June 14, Trayon White defeated incumbent LaRuby May for the Ward 8 council seat.

However, on paper, it seemed as though May had this election in the bag.

According to political consultant Rebekah Caruthers, May had $6 to his $1. Her campaign boasted at the fact that she was already in office. It looked like an easy win, but May lost the Democratic nomination to White, 51 percent to 43 percent (4,272 votes to 3,584 votes).

So how can a candidate with a smaller campaign and who has once lost before to the opponent somehow win his second time? White says it’s happened because he successfully connected with the public on a more personal level.

“When I’m walking down these streets, I enjoy

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LGBT Community Holds Vigils, Talks Orlando Shooting

D.C.'s Independent Voters Left Out Once Again

By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Messages of love, eliminating gun violence and stopping the hate echoed for more than an hour across Dupont Circle in Northwest D.C. at a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, June 15 to honor those killed and injured nearly two weeks ago at a predominately gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

Thousands held candles,

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5Markus Batchelor, 23, lifelong D.C. resident and Ward 8 Democrats president, will take on Tierra Jolly in the General Election for the D.C. State Board of Education , community staple, and candidate for the Ward 8 representative seat on the D.C. State Board of Education. / Photo courtesy of Jamal Holtz.

Months of campaigning, canvassing and debating in D.C. ended last week with the Democratic closed primary, and in the largely blue city, the winners will most likely breeze through November's general election — meaning nearly one-fifth of unaffiliated D.C. voters are left out of the electoral process.

It's a reality that doesn't sit well with a growing number in the constituency.

"We want to go before Congress for D.C. statehood but we disenfran-

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W I HBreak O T the T OCycle P I C of S Women Domestic Violence Program to Salute D.C.’s Unsung Musical Legends COMPILED BY D. KEVIN MCNEIR / WI EDITOR

By The Tia African Carol Jones law enforcement.

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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 Closing arguments wrapped earlier this the trial She of Balsium was sponsored by the utive life terms without paroleup public and week privatein schools. timore Police Officer Caesar Goodson, Jr., the only one of six officers Family and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatcharged in theSniper Freddieattacks Gray case face a murder count.

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Books” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached “I was 16-years-old when declined mode”. to review bans MonThejust U.S. Supreme Court at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net my and of myfirearms “Before get to 'I'mand going dayeyeonfirst an blackened extensive list that you Connecticut lips bled,” Marlow you,' itweapons,” started as aconverbal WI New York have said. both classified to as kill “assault Elaine Davis-Nickens, presi-example of refusing an opportinuing the justices’ latest dent of the National tunity to voice theirHook-Up views on an individual’s right to gun of Black Women, said there is no ownership. consistency in the way domestic As many raised violence issues protesters are dealt with by their voices outside and in front of the Capitol, the justices without comment said they would not review lower-court decisions upholding the laws.

Monday’s decision was expected as the justices have previously declined to review other lower-court decisions that uphold bans passed by cities and states. None of the legal challenges to them have been successful in lower courts.

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We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these Former Congolese VP Bemba Gets policies to 18-Years Congress and Sentence for War Crimes implore them to change our The International Criminal Court has sentenced former ConI will Bemba nottostop golese vicelaws. president Jean-Pierre 18 yearsuntil for murders, rapes (of women, children and men) and pillaging committed by his troops in these the Centralpolicies African Republic more than a decade ago. are passed.

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Hogan: ‘Yes’ to County Road Projects, ‘No’ to Trump

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill While Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan visited Prince George’s County to talk about millions of dollars in road projects, the Republican leader also made another statement involving the presidential race.

Hogan said he will not support Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

“I’m not a supporter of Donald Trump, I’m not going to endorse Donald Trump and I’m not going to get involved in the campaign,” he said to NBC-4 outside of Prince George’s Community College on June 15.

State Sen. C. Anthony Muse (D-District 26) of Fort Washington, who attended the news conference, said Hogan simply spoke his mind.

“To be able to stand there and not just give the appearance to try and go along to get along I think is a good trait,” he said Monday, June 20 after a ceremony to open the MGM National Harbor employment center in Oxon Hill.

Besides visiting the college, Hogan announced the county will receive $923 million to build, repair and refurbish roads.

One major project includes a new $115 million interchange near the Beltway in

Oxon Hill. Two traffic lights will be removed as part of the work along Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) and Wilson Bridge Drive and Route 210 and Kerby Hill/Livingston roads. Work will start in the fall and scheduled for completion in 2018.

The locations are within a mile of the new MGM Casino/Hotel in National Harbor scheduled to open later this year.

“This project will break up a major bottleneck that has plagued commuters for decades,” Hogan said standing near the Kerby Hill and Livingston roads.

As for the MGM project, the County Council passed a resolution last week earmarking $4.5 million in local impact fees that include school renovation projects, hiring 10 police officers at the District 7 station in Fort Washington and bringing in seven firefighters.

Besides the new interchange on Route 210 to help traffic flow, other road projects in the county include: • $36 million to repair various county roads; • $55 million interchange at Accokeek and Brandywine roads in Accokeek; • $56 million to reconstruct Route 1 (Baltimore Avenue) in College Park to Route 193 with four lanes and a bicycle path;

• $68.5 million to replace four bridges along the Capital Beltway; and • $136 million interchange at Route 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue) and Suitland Parkway.

“The summer months will be very busy for our state highway administration,” Hogan said. “It’s absolutely vital that we provide safe, efficient transportation systems to our citizens and our visitors.”

Muse said he recalls when he first requested money in 2007 to reconstruct Route 210 and various road improvements in the county.

“I’ve been through three governors and it took this governor to stand and say, ‘We’re going to put the money in to finally finish this bypass,’” he said. “These road construction projects not only here (in the southern part of the county) but throughout Prince George’s County are vitally important.”

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Muse (D-District 26) of Fort Washington, left, at a news conference June 15 announcing the $115 million road project to build an interchange along Route 210 at Kerby Hill/Livingston roads. / Photo courtesy of state Department of Transportation via Twitter

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1940 – Sprinter Wilma Rudolph, winner of three gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics, is born.

1948 – Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who succeeded Thurgood Marshall as the second African-American to serve on the court, is born in Pin Point, Georgia.

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1936 – Mary McLeod Bethune officially joins the National Youth Administration staff as director of the Division of Negro Affairs, becoming the first black woman to head a department of a federal agency.

1968 – Police shut down a tent city set up on the National Mall in D.C. by the Poor People's Campaign, an anti-poverty movement organized by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and led by Ralph Abernathy after King's assassination. The demonstration, which had gone on for six weeks, brought thousands to the Mall, and nearly 300 protesters, including Abernathy, were arrested once the tent city was removed.

1872 – Paul Laurence Dunbar, famed American poet, novelist and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is born in Dayton, Ohio.

1890 – Canadian boxer George Dixon beats Nunc Wallace and is recognized as world bantamweight champion, the first black world boxing champion in any weight class.

1939 – African-American inventor Frederick Jones is issued patent for ticket-dispensing machine.

1991 – Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to serve on the court, announces his retirement.

2007 – Jamaican-born pilot Barrington Irving lands at the Opa-Locka Airport in Miami after 95 days of travel, becoming the first black person — and the youngest person ever at the time — to fly around the world solo.

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Voice and Sing" – known as the Negro national anthem – dies.

1995 – Former NASA astronaut Bernard Harris, the first African-American to walk in space, is born.

1992 – "My Guy" singer Mary Wells, "The Queen of Motown," dies of cancer at 49.

1941 – The Marine Corps formally integrates after President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 8802 prohibiting racial discrimination in the national defense industry.

1975 – Mozambique gains its independence from Portugal.

1964 – Malcolm X announces the formation of the Organization of Afro-American Unity, six weeks after returning from his pilgrimage to Mecca.

1971 – Supreme Court overturns draft evasion conviction of boxing great Muhammad Ali.

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1941 – Political activist Stokely Carmichael, also known as Kwame Ture, a key figure in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, is born in Trinidad and Tobago. WI

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The Reality PITCH Competition GIVEN THE RECENT MASSACRE IN ORLANDO DO YOU THINK CONGRESS SHOULD PASS LAWS RELATED TO GUN CONTROL? LOUIS GRICE / SAN FRANCISCO, CA

I definitely think something needs to be done about the gun control issue. I’m just glad to see just this week in Washington that a vote is being put forth by Dianne Feinstein, who is my representative from San Francisco. I’m encouraged and I hope that we can address this issue before another life is lost due to gun violence.

EMMANUEL RAMOS / LOS ANGELES, CA

I’m not a big believer in guns whatsoever, so I feel like there should be stronger laws against even purchasing guns. You don’t even need a gun. Why would you need a gun? I know we have a long way to go but maybe we could begin with stronger laws to restrict gun purchases on the Internet or requiring more intensive background checks.

JERRI TAYLOR / WASHINGTON, DC

I think there need to be changes on gun control, especially when it comes to people that are on terrorist watch lists. It’s too easy for children and even criminals, like felons, to get their hands on guns. There also need to be laws that require fingerprinting or some way to keep track of what type of guns are being purchased and by whom.

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NATIONAL ALLIANCES Nigerian Connection The United States was recently graced with a visit from the King of Nigeria. Installed as the newest King, His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi – the leader of Ife, a Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria has several scheduled stops throughout the USA in efforts to promote the building of economic ties between Nigeria and the U.S. Nigeria being the largest producer of the world’s cocoa and coffee bean crop and 13th in oil production is “looking for other means to stimulate its economy and diversify its international portfolio. His Majesty is on a mission to drive a message of peace, unity and harmony along with the understanding that without strong alliances it is almost impossible to compete on the world stage.

The King’s initial stop in New Jersey proved to be nothing short of encouragement for the crowds that came out to greet him. His platform, the importance of working together…“We want to establish a very good link,” Ogunwusi added ‘the African market is very large and the potential in this country is so humungous.” “We cannot work alone, and that’s why we’re here,” he said.

From New Jersey it was on to the Nation’s Capital; Washington DC. An impromptu stop at the Marlton Golf Club located in Prince Georges, Upper Marlboro was met with much fan fare. King Ogunwusi arrived with a 60 member entourage who performed traditional song and dance for the excited guest. Once again, His Majesty stressed the importance of developing the vital relationships that allow for opportunities in building wealth and economic stability both here and abroad.

Taking the time to listen to his speech to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that garnered a rousing standing ovation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdEG8BtxmlU For more information on the Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Ife Check out FINAL PITCH new look @ www.thefinalpitchtv.com

ASHLEY BROWN / WASHINGTON, DC [We] definitely need to create gun laws to actually change how purchasing weapons occurs. There are people that hunt animals and do so safely. But others use guns to hurt people. The NRA keeps claiming that the laws that we currently have keep people that are unstable from getting weapons but it’s been proven time and time again that that’s not the case.

DEMI OSUNDEKO / WASHINGTON, D.C. I think they should restrict gun sales with more stringent laws. There are too many people that have access to them. They should do a mental health check because some people they have guns are mentally incompetent. They can just do whatever they want.

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talking to people and getting to know them. I want the people of Ward 8 to understand they are represented. I’m here to give a voice to the voiceless,” White explained.

A pivotal part in White’s campaign was using social media in order to reach young people. His ability to mobilize the youth and effectively use networks that they frequent is what helped White get young people to vote for him and what lead him to defeat his opponents.

“With Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, we really took over the airwaves. If you review the election, you’ll see we dominated social media around Election Day. I did a vote Tray challenge. We asked you to get other people to start voting and challenged you to come vote, so it was real powerful.”

Whether he was live streaming an event on Facebook or retweeting his supporters on Twitter, White used the internet to reach people he wouldn’t normally come into contact with everyday. His slogan, #WeThePeople, was heavily used on social media, and was his attempt to symbolize unity.

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Not only did White use social media, he also used text messages, email and campaigns to reach supporters and get them to go vote.

“We maximized popularity through social media connections. We empowered everyone to start getting involved with their social media, and we were able to reach thousands of people. Our campaign was called ‘Do Something 2016,’ so we really pushed everybody to start doing something with their social media, with their text messages, and their emails,” White said.

When word got out that White had won the councilmember seat, both his Facebook and his Twitter erupted in congratulatory messages.

“Kudos @trayonwhite .Fight for #Ward8 – its people AND environment – and surround yourself with the wise and prudent,” tweeted supporter Vanessa Williams.

White also helped the youth to register and vote. He says it’s a right that was fought for and should be appreciated.

“This is awesome. Here’s @ trayonwhite bringing first time voters into the political process…,” Nolan Treadway said on Twitter.

White believes he has a

long-standing relationship with the youth due to his philanthropy in the community and raising some of the youth in Ward 8.

“One of the advantages I have is that I look like the population I have serve, so I started doing a lot of work with young people before I even ran for office and so they knew me eventually over the years,” he said. “I raised a lot of young people in the community from various walks of life, so when I ran for office, it was a natural progression then because I served many that came and supported me and young people listen to other young people.”

White thinks that it is key to make the youth part of the conversation and help them deal with everyday issues. Part of the way White does that is through his non-profit organization.

“I run a non-profit organization for years called Helping Inner City Kids Succeed and I engage them by dealing with the everyday issues and struggles they go through and making them a part of the conversation,” he added.

White says engaging in the youth is imperative because they are the future.

“I engage the youth by meeting them where they are and addressing some of the critical issues they’re facing behind the scenes,” he said. “There’s been a divestment in the youth. We’ve closed down over seven recreational centers and over 40 schools in the last 10 years, yet we say, ‘We care about the youth.’ My job is to invest in the youth. To give them a brighter future. There’s going to be a lot of different things going on in D.C., as long as Trayon White is here.”

One Haitian born man now living in the District, said he voted for White and volunteered to help with his campaign because of his dedication to area youth.

“Other candidates weren’t saying much about us – about the people,” said Greante Gee, 24.

“But there are people in Ward 8, who while some may be low-income families, we all still want to own homes. We want safe havens for mothers and their children.

We want summer work opportunities for youth. We want the same things that other people in the District want. And we have a plan. Trayon White is the kind of person that can help us achieve these goals. As for the other candidates, I didn’t trust them.”

“But you can trust Trayon White,” Gee added. WI WI Editor D. Kevin McNeir contributed to this article.

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“The World According to Dominic The Circle of Life” One of my all-time favorite movies is “The Lion King.” And the same named musical that first opened on Broadway and has since toured the U.S. is just as spectacular and entertaining.

What I like most is one of the play’s more salient messages which is also a featured song, “The Circle of Life.”

This tune came to mind during last weekend, Father’s Day, when I returned to my hometown of Detroit to spend time with my children, now both adults, my youngest grandson and other family members.

My youngest child, Jared, now 22, was in the final preparation for his first job since graduating from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

He’s a brother on the move – and yes, I’m a very proud dad.

Incidentally, our family lives and breathes the maize and blue spirit of the University of Michigan. Can you say “Go Blue!?”

My former wife, my daughter, my brother-in-law and I all have degrees from the college. Now my son has joined that lineage.

Jared was packing, voicing his excitement about finally moving out of the nest and having a paycheck to call his own. That’s a relief because homie has certainly been hitting up his dad for coins.

He’ll be living and working in Harlem and clearly couldn’t wait for the airplane to take off.

Now, he’s slowly settling in.

His mother continues to shed tears – both of joy and loss.

But that’s how it is. The circle of life. We begin by being totally dependent on others – normally our parents. However, as the days become months and years, we learn more about ourselves and discover the world in a new light.

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As I watched my son, I similarly looked at my mother who continues to deal with Alzheimer’s.

Now, while she’s quite happy and content, she must rely on me and my sister to guide her, to hold her hand, to prepare her meals and to keep her safe.

But she has no doubts that we will hover over her just as she once did with us. and acquire the tools that will be needed in order to survive in what can often be a cruel and dangerous world. But we do it.

As I watched my son, I similarly looked at my mother who continues to deal with Alzheimer’s.

Now, while she’s quite happy and content, she must rely on me and my sister to guide her, to hold her hand, to prepare her meals and to keep her safe. But she has no doubts that we will hover over her just as she once did with us.

That’s the circle of life. It’s a beautiful tapestry that continues to unfold. It’s time for my son to move on within that circle. That’s what being a man is all about, I tell him. And he looks back in wonder and excitement.

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5Supporters of the LGBTQ Community held a dialogue June 15 at Foundry United Methodist Church in Northwest and later conducted a peace walk to Dupont Circle to honor the victims of the Orlando massacre. / Photo by Roy Lewis

LGBT from Page 1 hugged, cried and placed colorful signs around the circle that included: “Love will always win,” “Queer folks of color need safe spaces” and “No to Islamophobia. No to Homophobia. No to Transphobia.”

More than a dozen speakers want not only the LGBT and Muslim communities to come together, but also asked religious leaders to condemn discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation.

“This indeed was a hate crime that rocked us to our soul,” said Darren Phelps, senior pastor at Bethel Christian Church in Southeast. “The truth is I was at the club at one point in my life. I’m out. I’m gay. I’m Black.

I’m same-gender-loving and I am a Christian pastor. You cannot silence me with the Bible that you read from because my Bible points to a God of love and grace that is for everyone.

Enough is enough.”

The accused gunman, Omar Mateen, used an assault weapon to kill 49 people and injure about 53 more June 12 in what officials have classified as the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

Authorities said Mateen pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, an Islamist extremist group also known as ISIS or ISIL. President Barack Obama called the killing an act of terrorism.

Back in Dupont Circle where most of the crowd considered themselves gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer, some

heterosexuals showed support while others criticized politicians for not being more adamant in the support of laws that would limit the ease with which guns can be purchased.

“We love you. You are our brothers and sisters and we love you,” said Uma Loganathan whose father died in the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007 where 32 lost their lives. “This was caused by a murderer born in the U.S.A. Change the laws.

Until Congress does its job, we will not give up. We will not go away.”

‘IT’S WHO I AM’

Prior to the vigil at Dupont Circle, an LGBTQ community dialogue took place a few blocks away at Foundry United Methodist Church in Northwest.

A standing-room-only crowd talked about the shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando as a way to not only heal the community, but also provide emotional support.

Samantha Shinberg, a social worker at the DC Center for the LGBT Community in Northwest, asked everyone to talk with those sitting beside each other about how they felt after they read and heard about the tragedy.

Then four people helped initiate a conversation that included two Muslim women who called themselves “queer” and admitted it’s a scary time in America.

The sanctuary became more somber as Joanna Cifredo talked about growing up in Orlando and how Pulse became her

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first safe place, especially as a transgender woman. She scheduled a trip to attend her 10-year high school class reunion Saturday, June 18, but it got pushed back until August. She also knew some of the people killed.

“Pulse belonged to us for four hours a week. That’s all we had,” said Cifredo, who moved to the District after a taking a job as a policy analyst with the National Center for Transgender Equality. “I’m trying to make sense of this. I just want to scream.”

Pat Hawkins, a lesbian activist and psychologist, said those grieving should not only seek out family and friends, but also a mental health professional.

“This is about trauma . . . and hate. The entire LGBTQ community is at risk. This make us more cautious to take care of ourselves,” she said. “Know when to get help and reach out.”

Several members in the audience shared how the shootings affected them personally.

After the discussion and before attendees walked to Dupont Circle, Candace Sibley, 32, said she “came out” as a lesbian almost five years ago. Her family from Dallas continues to process her sexual orientation.

“It’s a lot, especially being from the Bible belt,” said Sibley, a Black behavioral scientist who has lived in Hyattsville, Maryland for about two years. “The more masculine (women) get a lot more stigma, but their parents know they are gay coming up because the stereotypes you see tend to be more masculine, not (feminine). My family didn’t see this coming. It’s who I am.” WI

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Officials Celebrate Opening of MGM Employment Center

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill

5Participants at the Dealer School organized by Prince George's Community College practice their skills Monday, June 20 at the National Harbor Employment Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland. / Photo by William J. Ford

The Voice of Wealth Creation Recently the Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce convened several local businesses.

We talked about local procurement, the trials of running a business and entrepreneurial aspirations. The discussion, then veered to creating wealth; and we pondered the difference between having money and wealth.

The Chamber’s by-line: the Voice of Wealth Creation intentionally drives our purpose- local business must have access to capital! Wealth is the accumulation of capital for pursuing investment, sustainability and profit. These pillars build a foundation that should provide an economic foothold for generations and flexible iterations. For example, a business may start to provide one set of services and with longevity, transform or branch into other opportunities.

Wealth then is strategic and nimble, able to morph into other enterprises.

Certainly, having money is crucial to wealth creation. However, money is a tool not the pursuit. Savings, investment, ownership & business, among others are strategies for wealth that can be passed along. The Chamber of Commerce is more than a voice for business.

Through providing advocacy, networking and learning, the Chamber is the convener of the wealth conversation. We provide the space for creating ideas, building collaborative bridges and forging readiness for emerging prospects.

The Chamber, for Prince George’s County is the Voice of Wealth Creation! Key to advancing this notion, is for all of us to alter our mindset and see money as a wealth instrument.

MGM and local officials celebrated the grand opening of the company's National Harbor employment center Monday, with the casino scheduled to open later this year at the Prince George's County resort.

The $4 million center in Oxon Hill, located less than a half-mile from National Harbor, will operate as a training and recruitment hub.

Those who want to visit the building must first call and schedule an appointment at 301-971-5700, beginning Friday.

The 24,000-square-foot building — the former location of Thomas Addison Elementary School — currently houses a "Dealer School" for prospective casino employees, hosted by Prince George's Community College.

"The Dealer School … will result in the hiring of nearly 700 dealers when the casino opens," said Community College President Charlene Dukes. "It's not just a great day in Prince George's County. It's an exciting time to live and work in Prince George's County."

The main aspect focuses on the 3,600 jobs separated into 100 categories MGM has available, with about half designated for county residents. A full description of the open positions, including security, human resources and hotel operations, can be viewed at mgmnationalharbor.com under the "jobs" tab.

When MGM completes its use for the center, it will be turned back over to the county for a community center.

"Projects like MGM National Harbor provide enormous economic benefits and positions our county

as the place to be in the region," said County Council Vice Chairwoman Dannielle Glaros (D-District 3) of Riverdale Park. "Most importantly, every new local job stimulates our local economy with payroll dollars, with increased demand for goods and services and a broader commercial tax base. Let's multiply that by 3,600 jobs and you can sort of get the idea of how big this project is."

Final work continues at the casino and resort, which officials said will open in December. Some of the features at the National Harbor property are: About 125,000 square feet of casino space of gaming tables and slot machines; More than 27,000 square feet of convention and meeting space; A 3,000-seat theater that can be used for concerts, shows and boxing matches; A luxury hotel with 308 rooms, 74 of them suites.

The resort will have a dozen restaurants that include a 220-seat steakhouse with an in-house kiln from brothers Bryan and Michael Voltaggio, both featured in the Bravo TV series "Top Chef." Bryan Voltaggio of Frederick, Maryland, has five other restaurants in the Washington-Baltimore region, including Range and Lunchbox, both in northwest D.C. "We are building a one-of-akind luxury resort to welcome our guests from the Washington, D.C., region and around the world," said Lorenzo Creighton, president and CEO of MGM National Harbor.

"MGM National Harbor is proud to be a job creator. This [employment center] will be a training ground for our future employees to establish the kind of customer service that makes our guests want to return again and again."

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Metro Begins Second Maintenance Project Blue, Orange and Silver Line Riders Face Major Delays

By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill The first weekday of the second phase of Metro's SafeTrack maintenance overhaul began Monday, June 20 on a relatively quiet note, aside from the occasional confusion about the free shuttle bus service.

Metro and Prince George's County employees stood inside and outside the rail stations to inform travelers about the agency's second project, or surge.

Signs posted on barricades also provided information the project, which started Saturday and will not end until July 3. During that time, trains on the Blue, Silver and Orange lines will not run between the Stadium-Armory and Potomac Avenue stations as the agency works on repairing its rail system.

"I kind of know how the process is supposed to be. I've been educating myself and getting D.C. residents to understand it also," Christina Gilchrest, who works for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's Community Affairs Office, said while waiting on a shuttle bus near the Benning Road Metro station in northeast D.C. Gilchrist said she took the train from the Capitol Heights Metro station in Maryland, which runs the Blue and Silver lines. She and dozens of others coming from Prince George's County heading into D.C. got off at Benning

Road, then rode shuttle buses to Stadium-Armory, Potomac Avenue and Eastern Market, where travelers could resume their trips into downtown D.C. on trains.

Those on the Orange Line starting from New Carrollton and traveling to the Minnesota Avenue station in Northeast also received free bus service to Eastern Market.

The county's bus service is also providing free shuttles from the Largo Town Center station to the Suitland station to ride the Green Line.

One commuter said she usually rides the train to her job from Largo to Metro Center in northwest D.C. On Monday morning, her journey was taken on three buses.

"This is my first time riding the bus," she said. "I'll see how this goes to see if I'll do this again."

Metro announced Monday the agency installed sealing sleeves on underground third-rail power cables that ensure them from being exposed to water, dirt, or other substances.

The work became a priority after a fire occurred in March inside a tunnel at the McPherson Square station in Northwest. In addition, the National Transportation Safety Board provided recommendations in June 2015 for this work to take place, six months after smoke filled a Yellow Line train at L'Enfant Plaza that resulted in the death of Carol Glover of Alexandria, Virgin-

ia.

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the components," Metro said Monday.

Installation of the sealing sleeves are scheduled for completion by the end of the summer.

Last month, the NTSB released an executive summary just

days before Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld announced a draft of the SafeTrack maintenance project, which is scheduled to complete in March.

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Black Americans need jobs, justice and human rights, so why are we doddering about who we are going to vote for in order to get these things?

If your preferred political party isn't touting political strategies that deliver jobs for us in addition to justice and human rights, why would you cast such a vote?

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temporary Black voters have readily accepted a "second-class" political stature, i.e., the Democrat Party, regarding their interests and priorities. Consider which party best addresses your interest. Political parties to consider are Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Constitution and Green. (As usual, Blacks will be voting in millions for the Democrat, this time Hillary Clinton.)

Traditionally pawns in the national political process, the question is: Will Blacks ever establish a unified political agenda that uniquely addresses our issues?

In 1972, the National Black Political Convention attracted 8,000 people to the largest Black political revolution in American history. The nation's most prominent Black politicians met in Gary, Indiana, as guests of then-Mayor Richard Hatcher, who told the Chicago Tribune this month that one of the convention's top goals was getting a proportionate number of Black representatives elected to Congress.

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But it's time Blacks knew a truth that is never changing: Both major parties betray Blacks whenever their interests conflict.

Blacks have attained high positions in corporations and politics and preen and strut across the political scene, denying that the American political system — like all other institutions — was designed to operate for the benefit of Whites and nothing else.

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Blacks have to gain better management and accountability bona fides. Rather than continuing to support party themes in lieu of their race's interest, Blacks must be able to tell both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, "If you want our vote and support, then you must consider the Black People's Agenda."

A political party is an alliance of like-minded people who work together to win elections and control of the government, such the Ernest McD. Skinner Political Association in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, that has brought professionals together to put their philosophies and policies into effect. A political party is an organized group of people with similar political aims and opinions, that seeks to influence public policy by getting its candidates elected to public office.

Make better use of your franchise and make a move to band together with people that are like you. Contemporary Blacks must work toward a better future where justice and equality is valued and guaranteed to all.

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By Victoria Jones WI Intern The results of the recent primary elections in D.C. showed one thing that has not been evident in past elections: social media has become a necessary tool along with active community engagement, and essential to winning an election.

Social media continues to grow at an astounding rate, with teens and young adults (ages 16-24) spending more than 200 minutes per day on a mobile device. The most popular sites being Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, social media has become a key resource in order to engage supporters, support issues and showcase platforms. It's also the most reliable way to target young people, a demographic that rarely mobilizes to vote.

The D.C. Democratic primary on June 14, which was the last national primary election, showed how engaging young voters and having a presence on social media can help candidates snag an election.

Only one out of four incumbents retained their seats in D.C. Council.

Three of Bowser's council allies were beaten, with Brandon Todd the only one to keep his seat.

Some believe that an anti-Bowser sentiment in D.C. prevented many of the incumbents from retaining their seats. While plausible, another possible explanation is social media usage — or lack thereof.

Both Trayon White of Ward 8 and Robert White, an at-large Democrat, beat their incumbent opponents, and if engagement with supporters on social media has any correlation, it's not hard to see why.

Trayon White's slogan and hashtag is #WeThePeople, which he says is a call for returning power to city residents.

"I just believe in D.C. right now," he said. "D.C.'s become a place where you have to pay to play, to get involved, and to get resources, so we're trying to restore power back to people. Everyday people can benefit from the D.C. government and that's why I ran."

Robert White has over 4,000 tweets on his Twitter page where he routinely engages with his supporters, while his defeated opponent Vincent Orange has tweeted just a little over 800 times and hasn't done so since 2013.

Ward 8 Council member LaRuby May, who was trumped by Trayon White in the Democratic primary, has about 5,000 tweets compared to White's almost 3,000 tweets; however, he runs all his social media accounts himself and tweets back

and forth with residents. Judging by May's Twitter account, she's more likely to post photos of supporters than actually talking and engaging through the platform.

Both Robert White and Trayon White (no relation) have more friends on their personal Facebook page and interact more with their followers than their respective primary opponents. They both also dominate their opponents on Instagram. Trayon White has over 7,300 followers on Instagram, while May has about 200. Robert White has over 900 followers, while Orange doesn't have an account.

Utilizing social media can also help level the playing field for candidates who don't have as much money on hand as their opponents. Both Trayon and Robert White lagged behind May and Orange on money that was spent and money that was already onhand by tens of thousands dollars.

Robert White was able to raise about $35,000 more than Orange, but was only about $1,000 ahead of him in overall funds. Trayon White was more than $42,000 behind May in raised campaign funds. Both candidates could have possibly used social media to help make up for financial shortcomings.

On the national front, social media is already playing a role in the upcoming presidential election in November. Presumptive nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are both very active on Twitter, sharing their platforms and viewpoints on national and international issues.

Trump has been heavily criticized for his tweets, largely because of the anti-Muslim bent and name-calling of other candidates.

Meanwhile, Clinton recently enjoyed her most popular tweet, receiving 260,000 retweets of a message telling Donald Trump to "delete your account" after he called her "Crooked Hillary" when President Obama endorsed her. Her tweet is the second-most retweeted message from a political candidate, trailing only a tweet made by Obama shortly after winning his re-election bid in 2012.

The Twitter feud between Trump and Clinton and their attempts to relate to minority communities through tweets and pictures is indicative of social media's drastic effect on political campaigns and debates. Currently Hillary Clinton is ahead of Donald Trump, 49 percent to 41 percent, but if the social media feuds between the two candidates continue, those numbers could quickly change. WI

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Henry Jones Still 'Discombobulating'

After 28 Years, Too Loud to Be Silenced

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

5Longtime ring announcer Henry Jones may be working with Floyd Mayweather, calling fights for the boxing champion's promotion team. / Courtesy photo

Henry wJones is like many of the fighters that he introduces as ring announcer for boxing cards in the District of Columbia — he pulls no punches.

In a recent email to The Washington Informer, Jones placed a provocative note in the subject line that read: "The New Spook who sat by the ringside door."

"The subject heading is provocative," Jones readily acknowledged, even editorializing that the journalist assigned to write about him should be warned, "it will not be a fluff piece."

To some, his candor could be taken in the wrong way. But for those who've spoken with Jones, there's an immediate understanding that his strong words are part of a personality that has bolstered his 28-year announcing career as well as his day job as a social worker for the D.C. government.

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"I thought we'd start talking first about where I got my nickname," Jones said. "I got it from Howard Cosell, who would say that a fighter was discombobulated. So I looked the word up in the dictionary and then I looked it up in the thesaurus and started calling myself discombobulating."

Astoundingly, Jones is the only ring announcer the District has had over the past 28 years, when he first began. More stunningly, though, is that each time big-time boxing comes to D.C., he's relegated to the undercard or non-televised portion of the card.

"The most recent exclusion was the big fight last month and BET — of all networks — did the same thing to me, put me on the undercard, no television time," Jones said.

"That was the absolute last straw for me when I was only allowed to announce the undercard while they had a white ring announcer who was wearing dreadlocks. Really? Now, that was some disrespect."

That Jones would be subjected to such treatment is surprising, particularly amid the District's recent renaissance of big-time boxing events with Floyd Mayweather, Golden Boy, Roc Nation and other promoters rekindling interest in the nation's capital as a boxing hotbed.

Jones has announced many bouts and he's often requested by promoters to announce fights held outside of the District, including an invitation to China to announce a card there. In those places, Jones said he's afforded the respect that he's earned.

But he's confounded by the lack of respect he's received in D.C., and now D.C. Events, the new Boxing Commission, some on Council and in the mayor's office are getting involved.

"Fortunately, others are recognizing the longevity and accomplishments that have allowed me to become the first prominent African-American ring announcer in the history of professional boxing," Jones

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Chaka Fattah Found Guilty on Corruption

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Longtime Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a Hillary Clinton super delegate, has been found guilty on corruption charges related to a racketeering conspiracy in which he and four of his colleagues misappropriated thousands of dollars from federal, campaign and charitable sources.

The charges include bribery, money laundering, mail and wire fraud and falsification of records.

The Department said Fattah took a $1 million loan, illegally, from his failed bid for Philadelphia mayor in 2007 and disguised it as a loan to his consult-

ing company.

To repay the loan, Fattah put together contracts in order to conceal both contributions and his repayment operation. He also falsified entries into accounting records, campaign finance disclosure statements and tax returns. In addition to Fattah, Herbert Vederman, lobbyist, Robert Brand, consultant, Bonnie Bowser, Fattah’s Congressional District Director and Karen Nicholas, Educational Advancement Alliance CEO were also charged.

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Fitbit, Health-Tracking Devices Rise in Popularity, Misuse

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer

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Dr. Musa Tangoren pulls no punches when it comes to the physical well-being of his patients and himself. And for those who rely on popular fitness tracking devices such as Fitbit, Garmin or even the Apple Watch, he is as blunt as he is clear.

"I wear one and I have it on all of the time," said Tangoren, an anesthesiologist at the Pocono Medical Center in Pennsylvania.

"But many wear it for show. They remind me of the overweight girl who brings her lunch salad and a bottle of water to work and as she is consuming her lunch ponders why she can never seem to lose weight to her colleagues watching her eat her salad."

The trackers have been gaining in popularity, and new ones seem to emerge regularly. There's such a breadth of choice that Pocket-lint.com, the website that tracks, tests and rates the devices, noted that it's difficult to know where to start, let alone decide which one's best.

At Geisinger Health System, researchers are working on technology that will allow patients who've had hip-replacement surgery to be followed through post-surgery therapy while wearing a device that monitors health levels.

If the patient's heart rate quickens, a care provider will send a text message asking about the level of pain.

The devices will collect real-time health data from Geisinger orthopaedic patients in the unique partnership between Geisinger Orthopaedic Institute and Universal Research Solutions.

"In the past year, there have been a few studies focused on testing the accuracy and reliability of wireless physical activity tracking devices," said Dr. Karen Joanne Lurito, pediatric cardiologist at Geisinger who specializes in evaluating, diagnosing and treating pediatric cardiology patients with complex congenital heart disease. "One such study concluded that the Fitbit may be an accurate, reliable, and efficient tool for physicians to track the adoption and maintenance of physical activity programs and support their patient's attempt at an active lifestyle."

Some devices have shown high degrees of correlation with actual

observed number of steps, heart rate and energy expenditure — or calories burned — and time spent in varied activities such as sleeping, standing, walking and running, Lurito said.

Ashley Boynes-Shuck, a former athlete and publisher of the fiction book "To Exist" and author of two health memoirs, "Sick Idiot" and "Chronically Positive," said she wears a Fitbit and believes it helps her to be more mindful of her activity levels each day.

"As both a writer and as someone who lives with rheumatoid arthritis, I tend to sit for extended periods of time, either because of pain, or because I am lost in my work and stuck sitting at the computer," said Boynes-Shuck, who now lives in Pittsburgh and also writes for Healthline.com.

"Even though some days it may be harder than others to exercise, at least getting up to walk around if possible is a great way to keep the joints in motion, and to keep activity levels up."

Brent Shelton, an online shopping expert with FatWallet.com, said Fitbit has been the clear leader in basic activity-tracking wearables, though smartwatches have changed the market by introducing more features that help track more health-related measurements and provide instant notification and personal information.

In 2014, 14 million health or fitness trackers were sold worldwide, compared to 4 million smartwatches, but "along came the Apple Watch that allowed third-party apps and software creators an opportunity to help these products evolve," Shelton said. In 2015, approximately 25 million health and fitness trackers were sold while consumers snapped up 26 million smartwatches, with some forecasts for 2016 predicting a combined 84 million to be sold, Shelton said.

The Fitbit provides information that can be used to become healthier, but only if that information is acknowledged and used to implement change, Tangoren said.

"They are really only worth the cost if they are going to be used, and about half of Fitbit users are not using them religiously, and about a third of people buying these devices toss them after a few months of wearing them," he said.

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By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor Many Americans have become anxious about the Zika virus, particularly women who may become or already are pregnant and worry about the safety of their unborn children.

But one local physician said there are steps that can be taken to avoid contracting the virus which has been shown to cause birth defects in newborn children.

“I recommend that people go to the CDC website which tells you the places in the U.S. and abroad where the virus is more prevalent while also providing suggestions on how to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes that carry the virus,” said Dr. Monique Rainford, an obstetrician and gynecologist now in her 21st year in the medical field and currently based out of Inova Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia.

“Women should wear long-sleeved blouses and long pants. People should use insect repellant, like the kinds that are EPA-registered. You can also try to stay indoors during the day as the mosquitoes that carry the virus tend to be daytime biters. Stay in places with air conditioning or meshed-in areas,” she said.

Dr. Rainford added that as the summer season continues, it’s important to make sure that anything that can hold water be cleaned at least weekly because mosquitoes like to hover in stagnant water where they can more easily multiply.

“There have been conversations about a vaccine but that’s going to take some time,” she said. “Vaccines can’t be developed over night. And before they’re approved for the public, they have to be tested. So, it’s going to take time – probably years,” she said.

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“Those most at risk are still pregnant women. But their partners can become infected and then transmit the virus too. For those who aren’t pregnant, it’s just a mild infection with few, if any, side effects or dangers. Everyone should take the recommended precautions so that they limit their chances of contracting the virus,” she added.

As for the history behind the Zika virus, Dr. Rainford said several theories have been proposed.

“The Zika virus has been around for many decades – some say at least since the 1940s. But even the CDC can’t say exactly how long it’s been around or why we’ve seen this recent recurrence. What we do know is that it’s a serious virus that has caused great concern among the medical industry worldwide,” she said. WI

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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer To some, it was a long time coming. But for others, the reopening of the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum in Baltimore this month happened at just the right time.

The museum, which highlights the life and legacy of Jackson, the late civil rights activist and longtime head of Baltimore's NAACP chapter, had been closed for 20 years, but officially reopened in a June 11 ceremony after a $3 million overhaul.

Larry Jones, a spokesman for Morgan State University, which owns and operates the museum, said the ribbon-cutting ceremony was "an excellent and well-put-together affair" attended by community residents — including former Sen. Michael Mitchell and Keiffer Mitchell of the prominent Mitchell family — civil rights activist Helena Hicks and other local and elected officials.

"There was overwhelming excitement surrounding the event, as many were eager to see and experience the upgrades that had been made to this historic location," Jones said. "We were very pleased with the event and the community support. It showed a great interest in this piece of Baltimore and Maryland history."

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three decades as president of the Baltimore chapter of the NAACP, with her home a regular meeting place for organizing civil rights campaigns. Prior to her death in 1975, Jackson requested that her home be used as a living museum to honor those individuals that fought bigotry in Baltimore, officials said.

The state legislature transferred the property to Morgan State in June 1996 and the museum, one of two owned and operated by the school, had remained closed due to the need for extensive repairs and renovations.

"Dr. Jackson's participation in Baltimore's civil rights movement was vital to initiating significant change and we're proud to share that history with the world, introducing her contributions to a new generation of museum-goers," said Morgan State President David Wilson. "With the reopening of this important piece of civil rights history, we are able to further expand Morgan's educational offerings on the movement and create a place that offers a unique learning experience."

The museum, located a short distance from the Morgan campus in Baltimore's Bolton Hill community, services the university's museum studies program and houses two period rooms along with six galleries of exhibits throughout the converted four-story row home.

When visitors enter, they're greeted by a large sign that reads "A Man Was Lynched Yesterday," in reference to the display at New York's NAACP headquarters in the 1930s. Also among the eye-catching exhibits is an encased newspaper article that shows a photo of George Armwood, the last African-American man killed by a lynch mob in Maryland in 1933.

Included among the exhibits are drawings, paintings, letters, photographs and historic documents related to the civil rights movement.

"Of the hundreds who were on hand to witness and celebrate the occasion, many seemed to have a personal connection to the history portrayed in the museum or the family that used to occupy the space," Jones said. "As family members toured the facility each encounter with an object, picture or setting seemed to generate a fond memory that they wanted to share. And then there was the look on the faces of several people, young and old, who were seeing the museum for the first time."

The museum's new and otherwise enhanced features include a separate garage structure converted into a resource center for scholars, digital-friendly systems and technological upgrades, an elevator and rehabilitated structural and architectural components. WI

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS EDITORIAL

Why Can’t Congress Move on Gun Control?

Ida B. Wells once said she was “sick and tired of being sick and tired.”

So, apparently, are many citizens in America.

But despite over 60 percent of the people supporting new laws that make it more difficult to acquire weapons, Congress continues to waste time in debates without any action being taken.

Since incidents like those in Aurora, Virginia Tech and most recently, Orlando, we still see Republicans and Democrats talking loud and saying nothing. Doing nothing. Wasting time and allowing more lives to be lost due to gunfire.

Just the other day, Congress turned down four proposed bills that would have made our streets a little safer.

It’s hard to fathom why men and women elected to serve, to protect and to use their talents for the good of the people seem more bent on touting their own political party’s philosophies than coming together and ending the avalanche of mass shootings and murders carried out because of the ease with which one can acquire a gun.

Who needs assault weapons besides law enforcement officials or members of the armed forces? Certainly not Joe or Jane Citizen.

The notion that many stand behind, the Second Amendment’s guarantee to bear arms, just doesn’t justify being able to buy all kinds of weapons – some that can cause rapid destruction and death in just a few minutes of a shooting rampage.

Life was so simple once upon a time. Not anymore.

Now we live in an age where anger, hatred and prejudice can be expressed with a gun, targeting the most vulnerable and innocent among us.

We call on the members of the House and Senate to end their ridiculous bickering and to vote on legislation that will bring sense and security to the process by which one can purchase and own firearms.

How many more lives must be lost?

Further, we urge all registered voters to select candidates that actually do what their constituents want. Make our communities safer and give our children a chance to become adults.

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TO THE EDITOR Voter Apathy is the Problem with Blacks

Juneteenth Should Remind Us of the Work Still to Be Done

So we voted on Tuesday in D.C. According to your front page article, “Incumbents Lose Big in DC Council Primary” by Stacey Brown, former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray trounced incumbent Yvette Alexander in Ward 7’s race for the City Council seat. I am a fan of Vince Gray, and I am happy to see that he still has enough political clout to win big in this city. I hope, however, that he can deliver on his campaign promises to be attentive to the needs and concerns of his constituents in Ward 7 and in the city in general. I was very disappointed to read in another source that only a small percentage of the District residents came out to vote. It might be considered pointless since we have no voting clout in national affairs, but for a district trying to get statehood, it looks pretty bad that only about one-fifth of D.C.’s eligible voters took the time and interest to vote.

I can’t help but think how different our political scene in D.C. would look if at least one-half of all eligible voters turned out on Election Day. Did your candidates win or lose? If you did not vote, you might well be the reason why your favorite choice lost the race.

In reference to Askia Muhammad’s opinion piece “Reparations and Juneteenth” in The Washington Informer this week, I wholeheartedly agree with his point of view. Unfortunately, the true meaning and spirit of Juneteenth has been mostly lost to this nation, calling to mind, instead, parades and picnics and celebrations. But what are we celebrating? It is quite obvious that Mr. Muhammad knows what he’s talking about when he says that white people are deciding that it’s time to “take their country back.” If you don’t believe it, just look at what has happened to Washington, D.C. In three out of four quadrants of the city, white people have become firmly entrenched residents.

A trip from one side of the District to the other shows more white people than Blacks in places where whites would previously have been afraid to visit or live. What happened to all the Black folk who lived in those places not very long ago?

D.C. is definitely not “Chocolate City” anymore, and it won’t be again in the foreseeable future. My point is Juneteenth should be a day to strategize and make plans for the fight against what we are facing over our “forty acres and a mule.” In reality, Juneteenth should remind us that Blacks are due at least that much for all the slave labor, brutality and violence that our people have endured to build America. Yes, we are due at least that in reparation.

Thank you, Mr. Muhammad.

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By James Clingman

How Much Do Black Lives Really Matter?

In 1991, Latasha Harlins was shot in the back of her head and killed by Soon Ja Du, a Korean store owner in Los Angeles, who received a $500 fine, 400 hours of community service, and five years probation, from Judge Joyce Karlin, who ignored the penalty of 16 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter.

Du received no prison time for her callous act of murder — execution style — of a 15-year-old Black girl, over a $1.79 container of orange juice. This case and

the outrage it brought foreshadowed the L.A. civil unrest now known as the Rodney King Riot in 1992.

Harkening back to the Harlins case, I think about the fact that here in 2016, Black lives really don't matter to some police officers, prosecutors, judges and other Black folks. Preserving Latasha's life was not worth $1.79, and to add insult to injury, the person who killed her only had to pay a $500 fine.

Since that time, thousands of Black men, women and children have been killed — 1,134 by police officers in 2015, accord-

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ing to The Guardian. In Chicago alone, there have been 1,454 shootings and 279 killed as of June 2016, 207 of whom were Black. So just who are we trying to convince that Black lives matter, other than politicians? And if Black lives matter, how much do they matter, how much are they worth?

We have recently seen millions of dollars being paid to victims' families, but it pales in comparison to the number of lives lost.

Just the Black men and women killed by police, if divided into those millions of public dollars — tax dollars — the individual

amounts would be embarrassing and insulting, just as in Latasha Harlins' case. But who cares?

Right?

If members of any other group in this country were being killed at the same rate as Black folks are being killed, there would be a collective outrage and indignation such that the problem would be addressed, if not solved, almost immediately.

Moreover, on the economic side of things, just look at the Orlando shootings. Four days after that tragedy $4 million was raised for the victims, and all we hear in the news reports is ad-

vocacy for the "LGBT community." When have we heard so much sympathy and advocacy for Black folks on those news shows? When have we raised significant amounts of money for Black victims? When have we seen LGBT news reporters take commercial breaks in order to shed tears for Black victims?

If Tamir Rice didn't make that happen, nothing will.

Money is pouring into Orlando from private corporations, in part because LBGTs are willing to leverage their dollars in return

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By Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

After Orlando, Drive Out Hate With Light, Love Orlando now will be added to the haunting list — Newtown, Connecticut; Virginia Tech; San Bernardino, California; Charleston, South Carolina; Aurora, Colorado; and more. USA Today provides a graphic of 310 mass killings since 2006 (with four or more dead), the dots tracking across the nation. Mass killings still shock us. Somehow we've grown accustomed to the daily terror — in Chicago, nearly five times as many

people have been shot and killed since the beginning of the year than the 49 that died in Orlando.

Orlando was, as President Obama said, "an act of terror and an act of hate." The grisly toll was also a product of the easy access to guns, particularly guns made for the military at war. The killer called 911 in the midst of his rampage to announce his allegiance to the Islamic State, but this came as a surprise to his friends and former wife.

His father said that his son was outraged by the sight of gay men kissing on the street, that he didn't

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think that religion "had anything to do with it." An act of terror and an act of hate.

The human reaction is to want to strike back. Escalate attacks on the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. Redouble surveillance and crack down on Muslims at home.

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, went, characteristically, to the most extreme, calling on the president to resign and Hillary Clinton to withdraw because they didn't use the words "radical Islam," as if that were a magical chant that would

set everything right. He raised alarms about "thousands" of radical Muslims in the United States, and reiterated his call for banning any Muslim immigration. Hillary Clinton was more tempered, while arguing that we had the capacity to eliminate lone-wolf terrorists at home and the Islamic State abroad.

Dr. Martin Luther King taught us a different lesson. Faced with the violence and terror unleashed against African-Americans in this country, he called on us to reach out, to love and not to hate.

"Darkness," he wrote, "cannot

drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction."

This wisdom should not be forgotten now. We would do better to reach out to Muslims in this nation and respect their religion and their rights, rather than to hunt them, to isolate them or to denigrate them.

Muslim organizations across the

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By Marian Wright Edelman

Inaction Not an Option After Orlando Massacre In the wake of the worst mass shooting in American history we can and must do everything in our power to end this scourge of terror, hate and bullets that fly across our land killing and maiming and breaking hearts and traumatizing communities with ever increasing frequency. How can inaction continue to be an option in the face of senselessness and intolerance fueled by guns?

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soul and the lives of our people — all of our people.

The June 12 attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando was both our nation's worst act of terrorism since 9/11 and a hate crime.

In that it was all too common: lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are too likely targets of hate crimes in America.

A large number of victims were gay people of color who were celebrating Latin Night in what many said they trusted and believed was a desperately needed "safe space."

But as we have seen over and over again, America is running out of safe spaces. Not Pulse. Not Bible study at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church. Not an office holiday party in San Bernardino.

Not a movie theater in Aurora.

Not a dorm or university hall at Virginia Tech. And not a firstgrade classroom in Newtown, Connecticut, in a country where hate, bigotry, terrorism and mental illness collide with unfettered access to these weapons of war that leave us with no hiding spaces — unless we do something

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now.

Connecticut Sen. Christopher Murphy couldn't face the families of the children of Sandy Hook unless he did something.

The Senate filibuster he led in the aftermath of the Orlando slaughter lasted for more than 14 hours before there was bipartisan agreement to allow a vote on two common sense amendments that would make all of us and our nation safer. Creating a "no-buy list" so that the more than 800,000 people on our terror watch lists cannot legal-

ly buy guns in America should be an easy decision for all of us.

Closing the loopholes in existing background checks to reach sales at gun shows and through the internet to keep more criminals, would-be terrorists, and others from buying guns should be another easy decision. The evidence is clear that expanded background checks work. A recent study found that a Connecticut law that expanded background checks on all handgun purchases

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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist

By Julianne Malveaux

Shame on McCain, Trump for Blaming Obama for Orlando Massacre The cretin who took an assault weapon into Pulse, an Orlando nightclub, on "salsa night" is beneath contempt.

Was his target the LBGTQ community, Latinos, or simply human beings? After all, it is somewhat reductive to simply describe Pulse as a "gay club."

It catered to the LBGTQ communities and allies. Some of those who were massacred were not gay. They just wanted to

dance.

In the wake of the massacre of 49 people, and the injury of another 53, the networks have offered sunup to sundown coverage. Analysis and opinions have been more than plentiful.

Some of the most disgraceful comments came from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who blames President Obama for the massacre in Orlando.

To be sure, the senator quickly retracted his words and said that he "misspoke." But he

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started out by saying that he held President Obama "directly responsible" for the massacre in Florida. He explained that, because President Obama pulled U.S. troops out of Iraq, he created the vacuum that ISIS came to fill.

McCain was harsh in his excoriation of President Obama, and his harshness was misplaced when it was issued, on the same day that the president visited Orlando to meet with the families of those murdered. If

you look into a dictionary under "sore loser" you will find a photograph of Arizona Sen. John McCain. He still has not recovered from the whipping he took when then-Sen. Barack Obama beat him for the presidency. While he can only blame himself, his poorly executed campaign and his poor choices (Sarah Palin, anyone?), he is far more comfortable venting against President Obama than he is exploring his own failures.

Florida Republican Gov. Rick

Scott is another politician who has made unfortunately inappropriate statements. Deflecting questions about assault weapons, he says he prefers to talk about eliminating ISIS. He behaves as if legislators have only a one-track mind. While it is appropriate to talk about managing ISIS, it is also appropriate to talk about the easy access that anybody has to assault weapons. If you are on the no-fly list, the adage goes, you

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By Hill Harper

Web Access Needed to Close Digital Divide The question, which came from a participant in a minority business empowerment seminar, quieted the room. The answer is simple: "They're out there. But they don't have a data plan."

That seems glib. But truth comes best in a simple package.

The digital divide is real. Millions of brilliant, creative thinkers are still left behind, because they don't have affordable access to the Internet. So what can we do to change this paradigm? We can go mobile.

Mobile technology has changed our world. Those of us who are already part of the mobile revolution know this innately: to be without our smartphones is to be isolated.

It's standing in a field, watching the train flash by. It's trying to find a book in the dark when others are holding flashlights.

But we're not done yet – not until we've brought that change across the digital divide. We know what it means to be connected. And we know that to fully bring change, we have to bring that connection to the populations who today may not have access. Mobile tools don't

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work when you can't get to them.

This issue matters more than ever because being "unconnected" now means so much more than not having the chance to stream Netflix or send tweets. It means being unable to access the myriad of business and entrepreneurial opportunities that exist across today's vibrant technological landscape. It means not having an on-ramp to health care and educational information that could transform or save a life. It means being stuck in the 20th century at a time when the 21st century economy is finally kicking into high gear.

Imagine someone who isn't connected or someone that has a mobile device, but can't access more online data because they exceeded their monthly allotment. For them, free data could be the key.

Free data is an offering that allows you to use more mobile content without having to worry about exceeding your monthly data allotment. This leaves more data to use on other things like social media, and gives you the option of switching to a lower-cost plan, if you have too much data left over, because the content you love is covered by a free-data program. It's expanded

opportunity at no cost. If you see that you can watch an unlimited amount of video as part of a plan, then that might just be enough to entice you to cross the digital divide. And once online, you'll inevitably use your mobile device to explore the web, allowing your device to be the transformative tool that it can be.

Until we get people online, they may not know the resources on which they'll build. Creators and innovators need access to the Web to connect with others and to

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By Askia Muhammad

The Gentrification of the D.C. Statehood Push I am convinced that if Black people are not careful and don't guard our dreams, we will wake up one day and discover that our most precious hopes and ambitions have been gentrified, stolen from our pillows while we slept and commercialized.

That's what happened to the D.C. statehood movement — it's been gentrified.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still 100 percent in favor of statehood for the "Douglass Commonwealth" — usually referred to as the state of

New Columbia. I've been a believer in the cause since I moved here 39 years ago and learned that this place where more than 650,000 souls reside and pay taxes — more than the people in four places which are actual states in the Union — has no voting representation in Congress.

Despite the fact that the seat of the U.S. government is here, despite the fact that there is no major industrial nation or American ally nation which denies voting representation in its national legislature to residents of its capital city, this country has been rooted in denial of voting rights to D.C. residents

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since Day One. The Constitution gives exclusive, ultimate control of D.C. affairs to Congress. And for nearly two centuries, Congress administered this place like its own personal plantation, gradually doling out voting rights privileges to protesting residents. In the 1960s, D.C. residents were first permitted to cast their votes for the president.

In the 1970s, a few more liberties fell, like crumbs falling off a wealthy person's table to starving beggars below. The appointed "commissioner" which had governed the District was replaced by

an elected mayor and a council.

Congress even granted D.C. budget autonomy.

Julius Hobson and his colleague Hilda Mason — who was elected and served as a Statehood Party representative on the District Council — led the modern statehood movement, which eventually merged with the Green Party to form the Statehood-Green Party.

Sadly, that party has been unable to elect a single soul to public office since Mrs. Mason passed on.

In the 1980s, voters elected delegates who drafted a Constitution which was approved overwhelm-

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ingly by the voters. But there was one problem, according to D.C.'s then-nonvoting Congressional Delegate Walter Fauntroy. He said the problem was our "Three 2's" — too Black, too urban and too Democratic. The place then known as "Chocolate City" had an image problem in the eyes of White members of Congress.

So Fauntroy devised this scheme he called the "Voting Rights Amendment," which would have amended the U.S. Constitution to grant D.C. two voting senators

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Peace and blessings faithful WI Bridge readers,

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ON THE COVER

This issue of WI Bridge, perhaps the most politically charged of its kind, comes more than a week after a D.C. Democratic primary election during which two millennial challengers ousted D.C. Council incumbents thought to have been aligned with a mayor who has drawn the ire of residents worried about displacement, violent crime, transportation costs, and other issues relevant to a city undergoing rampant demographic shifts.

Those transitions, along with the change in power in Ward 7, signify a growing frustration with the status quo among millennials, a group that showed up to the polls in great numbers as first-time voters on June 14, especially in races that took place east of the Anacostia River. Though victory may be sweet for them, there’s seldom time for celebration, especially given the challenges ahead for young people in the upcoming months and years.

In this issue of WI Bridge, we highlight our grassroots change agents, redefine politics, and outline the problems plaguing our disenfranchised and disillusioned.

Our cover story centers on young Ward 8 politico and D.C. State Board of Education hopeful Markus Batchelor as he gives his blueprint to boost parent engagement and improve the quality of D.C. public schools in Ward 8. Millennials weigh in on who they would like to see as the Democratic presidential nominee, a topic that’s surprisingly still up for debate. Finally, our two op-eds debunk perceptions of Black youth and athletic stardom.

Ward 8 State Board Education Representative hopeful Markus Batchelor takes time with some youngsters during an outing in Congress Park. Earlier this year, Batchelor, a lifelong Ward 8 resident and community staple, launched his campaign to be the conduit between the government and concerned parents and community members. More on Page 4. / Photo by Jamal Holtz

MISSION STATEMENT The WI Bridge sets out to highlight contemporary issues through the experiences of youth and capture the progressive, entrepreneurial spirit of the Millennial generation other publications gloss over. Writers will take to streets and feature people, programs, initiatives, and movements that uniquely address prominent youth issues. This hard-hitting coverage will lay to rest misconceptions of Generation Y and bring all to an understanding of diverse youth experiences.

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As always, we appreciate your support and encourage you to spread the word about our movement. Please read this issue in its entirety and send your thoughts to washinformerbridge@gmail.com. You might see your letter in a future issue.

Yours in the Struggle, Sam P.K. Collins Editor-in-Chief WI Bridge

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sam P.K. Collins

PHOTOGRAPHER Dejah Greene

LAYOUT Kelcey Abney

CONTRIBUTERS Sam P.K. Collins William Langford Brianna Rhodes Austin Weatherington

MILLENNIALS DIVIDED OVER HILLARY AND BERNIE

By Brianna Rhodes

WI Bridge Contributing Writer @Bri_Rhodes24

It’s hard to believe that then Sen. Barack H. Obama was running against then Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States eight years ago.

As President Obama prepares to end a historic presidency, Clinton hopes to finish the race she started nearly a decade ago to become the first woman head of state.

The 2016 U.S. presidential election has spurred controversy for a number of reasons. Many voters, political analysts, and party elites didn’t expect Donald Trump, the millionaire businessman and reality television star who has emboldened the racist and nativist spirt of the electorate with his inflammatory messaging, to run on the Republican ticket and become that party’s presumptive presidential nominee.

The Democratic Party on the other hand hasn’t quite agreed on their nominee: though Clinton has enough delegate votes, Sanders, an Independent who switched to the Democratic Party, hasn’t explicitly conceded just yet, prolonging the nomination process as we get closer to the general election.

Millennials too are very divided on the issue. The following are the thoughts of two young people who weigh in on the election and proclaim their support for one of the Democratic primary candidates. Though they differ in opinion, they share the belief that Black millennials must make their voices heard at the ballot box in November to shape America’s future.

Aubrey Davis, 23, Charlotte, North Carolina Bernie Sanders Supporter “I think I’m team Bernie just because he sees the struggles that us as millennials go through and he sort of empathizes with us. You know, things like education. You’re coming out of school and [try to] get the job you dreamt of having, but instead dealing with debt and student loans. A lot of women like Hillary because they want a woman president but it just seems like controversy follows her. [For example], the whole thing about some scandal from emails. Also, it’s about how she’s answering questions and how she says whatever she thinks people want her to say. I feel like Bernie has genuine concerns and can really identify with our concerns as millennials.”

“Black millennials aren’t really a population that votes all that much but we have the numbers. We’re a huge group. Whether you’re in school, working, or in the military, we have a voice and we need to make it count. You make your vote matter and put it toward something you care about. I think we could really make some changes if we just educate ourselves. We must realize that this does affects us in some form or fashion so we can make more educated decisions.”

Osi Osman, 26, Silver Spring, Maryland Hillary Clinton Supporter “I’m Team Hillary because, for one, I support Democrats. I also know that she’ll be the Democratic presidential nominee and so in turn I’m going to vote for her because Donald Trump can’t be president. I think we took it as a joke when we heard Trump was running. Now we have this extremely racist individual who publicly denounces same-sex marriage and talks rudely about people with disabilities. Trump has a lot of followers and people are saying, ‘they’re not going to let him win,’ but who is ‘they’? You know it just seems like a ticking time bomb. I don’t’ think I’ve ever witnessed an election in which I was worried about the future of the United States of America because if it falls into the wrong hands of this racist, sexist person, this means we’re in trouble.”

“The reason why young, Black millennials need to vote is because most Americans don’t deal with many of the issues we face. We have to hold leaders accountable and understand what they’re doing.

We also have to realize how Black people weren’t able to do many things. Voting is something our ancestors fought for so if we have the ability to vote, we should. Historically we weren’t able to and now we can so we should pick the officials who we think will look out for us.”

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BATCHELOR EYES STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SEAT

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By Sam P.K. Collins

WI Bridge Editor-in-Chief @SamPKCollins At the age of 23, Markus Batchelor is far from a political novice. Since taking on the mantle of leadership in his adolescence, he has risen in prominence as president of the Ward 8 Democrats, ANC Commissioner for Single Member District 8C04, and most recently Ward 8 liaison in the D.C. Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs (MOCA).

As he gears up to challenge Tierra Jolly for the Ward 8 representative seat on the D.C. State Board of Education (SBOE), Batchelor reflects heavily on the experiences, elders and community programs that have enriched his short but fruitful life, pledging to do his part in creating a similar environment for thousands of youth if elected in November.

“Making sure children are successful is a community effort,” Batchelor, now the family and community liaison at the Far Southeast Collaborative said.

“My mother read to me at night and made sure to be involved at school.

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had a neighbor who gave me chapter books to read. I had a deacon who took kids to vacation bible school for four weeks and that’s how he enriched the community. There was always someone on every block who looked out for me,” added Batchelor, a lifelong resident of Congress Heights in Southeast and an alumnus of the Marion Barry Youth Leadership Institute (MBYLI).

Earlier this year, Batchelor declared his candidacy for the Ward 8 State Board of Education seat, resigning from MOCA nearly 13 months into D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s term. Since then, it has been business as usual for the young politico who’s often found out and about at community gatherings, including ANC meetings and graduations.

During the D.C. Democratic primaries, he, along with members of his small campaign team, combed the main corridors, side streets, meeting spaces, and polling stations of Ward 8 with large blue, yellow and white signs in hand. Along the way, Batchelor cleared up any confusion about him running against D.C. Council member LaRuby May (D) and Trayon White for the Ward 8 Council seat. He also listened as parents and students vented about

unresponsive administrators, culturally incompetent teachers, and unengaging school curricula.

For Batchelor, all aforementioned problems speak to what he described as the sitting Ward 8 representative’s lack of visibility and engagement with constituents.

This week, Batchelor started collecting signatures needed to place his name on the November general election ballot, affirming his commitment to challenging the status quo and getting parents more involved in shaping school policy. Plans if elected include restoring confidence in Ward 8 D.C. public schools, spurring parental grassroots organizing, pushing for allocation of additional resources, and the transformation of schools to centers that provide wrap-around services for families.

“I want to push for more PTAs and parent involvement. We need to empower both students and parents to advocate for themselves,” Batchelor said. “The State Board of Education members have to play that role as advocates for students and parents and galvanize them. No one is engaging our community. Our school board members have to get back to the

basics and be community organizers, showing people that they have power.

The schools don’t belong to the system or government. They belong to the community,” he added.

With the highest concentration of people under the age of 18, improving the quality of education in Ward 8 could cause a ripple effect for other facets of life for thousands of residents.

The effects of high unemployment, a dearth of full-service grocery stores and amenities, drug abuse, mental illness, spikes in violent crime often follow youth into school, impeding learning and making parents feel powerless.

Even worse, punitive measures taken against students maintain the school-toprison pipeline.

Overall, D.C. Public Schools have a graduation rate of 58 percent, with the rates of Anacostia and Ballou High Schools, the only two of their kind in Ward 8, falling below 50 percent.

Such conditions have compelled Ward 8 parents to look outside of the D.C. public school system, a trend that keeps Anacostia and Ballou underenrolled.

Additionally, charter schools and private institutions outnumber public schools in Ward 8, a tell-tale sign of a national school privatization movement that has gained traction in recent years.

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While some education experts have extolled these changes, some Ward 8 parents said they’re getting locked out of important conversations about their children’s education. For instance, Latiya Loring, a mother of two, said administrators at the D.C. Prep Benning Elementary Campus, formerly D.C. public school, don’t take her concerns about the Common Core standards and draconian disciplinary rules seriously.

“There are folks [in these schools] who are teaching just to pay their student loans. They go into poverty-stricken neighborhoods not knowing what these kids go through,” Loring said, citing examples of when teachers punished her daughters for absences related to her bodily changes. “The kids get suspended for small things that could’ve gotten handled differently. It’s hard enough getting them through the door and we can’t keep discouraging them.”

Loring, an MBYLI alumna, said while she has never spoken to Batchelor extensively, she feels confident that he could bring a fresh perspective in the SBOE and ensure that administrators understand the complexities of life

in Ward 8. “I’ve had a chance to see [Markus] in action and be that voice that gives us insight on the conversations young people are having. He sees what’s going on out there and he has access to certain areas because of his age.”

Jamal Holtz, a student who considers Batchelor his mentor, said he can attest to the young community leader’s ability to connect with residents and put his life on the line for D.C. youngsters. Since meeting Batchelor in MBYLI, Holtz has followed him around the city, learning the tricks of the trade and growing in his love for public service.

“I think Markus would make a great representative. He has been in the community his entire life,” said Holtz, a Bellevue resident and recent graduate of Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School in Northeast.

“Long before he launched this campaign, he had visibility, going to graduations and talking to parents. He goes out in front of schools after hours. I know he’ll be very connected to parents and getting them involved. My entire family knows Markus. They look at him as a son and

my mother [considers him] her son,” said Holtz, who’ll attend the University of Rochester on the POSSE Scholarship.

In late April, Batchelor took his outreach a step further when he accompanied a group of D.C. students to Flint, Michigan on their mission to supply those affected by the lead crisis with fresh bottles of water and connect with community leaders. The trip, organized

by Black Millennials 4 Flint, a grassroots environmental justice movement, allowed the youngsters to better understand the effects of lead poisoning – and see Batchelor’s leadership firsthand.

“We didn’t have a lot of men present and the work we did was pretty tedious, requiring a lot of brawn to get things accomplished so we were grateful to have him,” Tricey Adams, founder of Black Millennials 4 Flint, said. “He really encouraged some of the students on trip to be an intern for his campaign.

It was powerful that all of the kids on the trip were from Ward 8. He inspired one of the young ladies on the trip to apply.

That’s a testament to his commitment to the community and youth.”

oriented culture he knew as a child, admits that demographic changes and adult adverseness to interacting with rowdy youth impede that goal. However, he remains confident that he can do his part in helping parents and students to take charge of their school and communities.

For him, that’s the first of many steps in turning around a community that receives a bad rap for circumstances out of the control of those affected.

“We need someone on the school board who’s focused on quality of education and quality of life,” Batchelor said. “If they aren’t willing to talk about how poverty affects community and trauma and how home environment affects youth’s academic success, we’re doing them a disservice. Once young people get a better education, it’ll be easier for them to stand up for themselves. They can believe they can change things in their society,” he added.

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HOW PRO SPORTS EXPLOIT THE BLACK COMMUNITY

Members of Dematha Catholic High School’s basketball team during the 2015 WCAC Tournament at American University in Northwest. / Courtesy photo

By William Langford

WI Bridge Contributing Writer With the NBA Finals behind us, we comb through the endless conjecture and adulation regarding some of basketball’s brightest stars. From league MVPs LeBron James and Steph Curry to up-and-coming stars such as Klay Thompson and Kyrie Irving, these athletes took different paths but had similar starts – somewhere with a ball, a bunch of kids, and a dream.

Youth basketball is the breeding ground for the professional athletes of tomorrow.

The explosion of income at that level just cannot be ignored. Success has more than trickled down to the collegiate and amateur levels as Nike, Under Armor and other brands lead a youth basketball revolution, bringing exposure that has never before been seen.

With nearly three in four NBA players being of African or African American descent as of 2015, it’s clear that professional basketball has become as much a part of the fabric of the Black community as the Black community has become its major consumer base.

So why has that overwhelming success on the court not translated off of it?

Astonishingly, the numbers are almost exactly reversed for head coaches in the NBA with 8 of the 30 being Black.

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Even worse are the number of higherlevel jobs, including operations and general manager positions, held by that demographic, which currently stand at four.

Until Bob Johnson’s purchase of what was once known as the Charlotte Bobcats, the NBA had never had a Black owner. Black people haven’t fared much better in attaining executive positions since then. Out of a total of 120 available higher-level jobs, including head coach, general manager, president, and owner of one of 30 teams, only 13 are occupied by a Black person. This staggering statistic speaks to why the $24 billion annually accrued by ESPN and Turner alone hasn’t translated into more progress in the Black community.

This dynamic has been at the heart of inequality throughout human history, magnified in the struggle in this country for racial equality. While many individuals have gone above and beyond to affect change, such as the Washington Wizards’ John Wall and members of the University of Missouri’s basketball team who stood up against on-campus racism at the risk of losing their academic and athletic standings, there’s a system in place that funnels former players into seats of acquiescence rather than into positions that will allow them to have major decision-making ability in the

game they have built largely on their backs.

It is a double-edged sword that cuts young African-American men off from their community and undercuts veterans who should be the pillars of the game in and out of the boardroom. The Black community spends so much time looking outside of itself for help because we have been taught in our systematic schools that history cast us as outcast, that we once didn’t belong and only by struggle and reluctant concession that we’re equal.

This manipulation has played itself out in professional team sports where young Black men at every level are looking for guidance and direction from figures who look nothing like them. Instead of aspiring to become leaders of their own on and off the court or field, they put their trust in a person through which they have no reflection of self. Selfconfidence is one of the foundations of success and being able to see those like you, who look like you, who walk and talk like you, who live and work in your community allows you to truly visualize yourself in those shoes.

Now assume that instead of those jobs and incomes going to those not in or from the community, that they go to Black people in far more proportionate

numbers. Now businesses directly feel that influence and quality of life improves locally. Soon after, neighborhoods are no longer run down, the pride in our neighborhoods rises to a level where accountability is expected, people are more willing to bond together around shared positive experiences instead of the steady grind of menial livings. Everything gets better simply from allowing a natural dynamic to have its place within the Black community.

No longer can we sit aside quietly and listen to criticism from those who turn around and poach our youth to uplift their lives while we scratch our collective heads wondering why the answer seems to continually evade us.

We must be accountable to ourselves and to our communities regardless of personal convictions. A rising tide lifts all ships and the success of our countless professional sports stars has given them a platform to lift our people in ways that have been widely ignored or suppressed for so long. If we make up 74 percent of the athletes in a sport that has become so economically profound, then we should see a far more of the direct residual effects.

It’s only natural.

WI BRIDGE MESSAGE TO THE GRASSROOTS

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By Austin Weatherington

WI Bridge Contributing Writer @a4aus It echoes casually on crowded street corners where testosterone sways back and forth like a yo-yo. It buzzes through branded headphones atop maze-like locks which calmly await the Green Line train. It crackles through the worn speakers of storefront church sound systems, jumps off the pages of higher education applications, and confidently slides off of stained fingertips connected to delicate tattooed hands.

This “it” I speak of is none other than the charismatically confident, and often times confusing political desires of our youth—or more accurately put, our future.

Today, many issues affect our youth.

Be it the result of systematic oppression or unhealthy culture, illiteracy, incarceration, unemployment, and violence have become widespread.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black youth homicides quadruple that of young people in the U.S. as a whole.

The idea of the challenges Black youth face, and the politics needed to solve those issues can be a difficult one to conjure up—Insert rapper/poet Kendrick Lamar.

No image better juxtaposes the concepts of Black youth realities and politics than the cover art for Kendrick Lamar’s most recent album “To Pimp a Butterfly”.

The cover art shows Kendrick with friends and family of all ages, many of them youth, as they pose shirtless on the White House lawn.

At its worst, the cover art is seen as disrespectful. At its best, it’s cool and avant garde. I consider it poetic justice; a group consisting of America’s most targeted profile in their rawest colloquial element, standing smack dab in the middle of the country’s crown jewel. In many ways, it’s fitting for the men to return to the house their enslaved ancestors built.

Although modern technology helped bring the picture to life, just imagining the photo’s realness provokes a unique jealousy in the purest parts of me.

Thoughts snake through my head, and my fingers tingle at the idea of me being there. Seeing that I don’t make a habit of being shirtless, or parading around with money and alcohol, I contemplate my role in that moment. I immediately reflect on the ancestral knowledge that has enhanced me. What would I, or could even do in that moment?

As a talker, I envision myself sharing words with the youthful group huddled around me. The first point I would share

is the process of being alive; the concept of self-preservation. I’d begin with the celebration of their lives and applauding their ability to survive.

However, I’d explain that the concept of self-preservation extends beyond the physical and into the mental, spiritual and communal realms. I’d then directly follow up that point with telling them that this country has a long history of attacking all of those realms and the youth should be aware of that.

However, despite the societal attacks, one must be cautious not go into survival mode. For there’s a damaging consequence attached that, the aftereffect being a decrease in knowledge of self.

For it’s knowledge, not survival that’s meant to be shared with the men, women, and children around you. Knowledge of self is too valuable and survival mode is too exhausting to be housed together.

In the era of Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Mike Brown and countless others; the American justice system has more than proven itself to be indifferent to the Black body’s existence. Seeing this fact, I’d celebrate and expound on their freedom. Studies show an unfortunate magnetism between both poverty and crime that exists not only in the United States, but around the world. We live in a country that champions equality yet has a justice system that hands out prison sentences to Black men up to 20

percent longer than that of white men who commit similar crimes, according to the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

The youth must understand that freedom is not something that some nation grants you, rather inherent. Freedom is a divine right, not to be limited or increased by outside forces. My hope would be to move the freedom paradigm from a controlled space, to an empowered one—one over which they, as individuals, have authority.

Lastly, if I had an opportunity to share ancestral knowledge with my fellow brothas on the White House lawn, I’d try my best to depart from the American awareness of my first two points. I’d also challenge myself to not only omit the word America from my point-making, but simultaneously speak from a place of power.

I’d end by informing them of a resource that has proven to be sufficient time and time again. A resource which meets you where you are. A resource which when used correctly is the greatest organizing tool this world has ever seen. That resource is love. I would inform them that love is their number one political priority that they should put into action.

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AROUND THE REGION INDEPENDENTS from Page 1 chise our own citizens when we don't have an open primary system," said Southeast resident and independent voter Akili West. "How are you going to be a state when you only got one party? The Republican Party is weak and people stopped believing in the ideals of the Statehood Green Party."

West counts among more than 72,000 registered D.C. voters who don't identify with the Democratic, Republican or Statehood Green parties. Last summer, he and five colleagues formed Emancip8, a political action committee that advocates for open primaries and educates voters about what West describes as the perils of the majority party's stranglehold on local politics.

Emancip8's inception came partly out of frustration with the litany of scandals plaguing the D.C. Council in recent years, including those involving former Council members Harry Thomas Jr. and Michael Brown, along with what critics call the coalescing of sitting council members and city officials around Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser as she attempts to secure deals for developers.

For West, this kind of political maneuvering confirmed the Democratic political machine's exploitation of residents who suffer from few quality education choices, skyrocketing utility bills and dearth of wraparound community resources.

He cited Ward 8 Council member LaRuby May's absence from a recent campaign event held by Ward 8 Democrats, saying that D.C. Democratic politicians, feeling secure in their position within the majority party infrastructure, often take their voters for granted.

"I think it would be refreshing to have this type of engagement and shake the game up a little bit, all for the sake of a healthier Ward 8," West said. "People have become timid, complacent, and with the attitude of resignation — 'If you can't beat the politicians, join them.' Everyone wants to be on the side of the winner."

The prevailing argument for closed primaries centers on the threat of outside forces influencing the affairs of political parties. In 2000, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 against open primaries, saying that they violated political parties' First Amendment right of free association. In the majority opinion, then-Justice Antonin Scalia argued that allowing unaffiliated voters to participate in party contests "could be enough to destroy the party."

Much of D.C.'s majority African-American population joined the Democratic Party, due mainly to its support of civil rights legislation in prior decades. Since Walter E. Washington became the District's first mayor, winners of subsequent Democratic

primaries for that office have also snatched victory in the general election.

In recent years, voters nationwide have increasingly shied away from the major parties for more substantive reasons, a phenomenon that has caused a ripple effect throughout several electoral contests. In April, 3 million independent voters couldn't vote in the closed Democratic primaries, to the dismay of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has gained support among young people disillusioned with income inequality and corporate greed. Nearly 20 percent of Maryland voters who registered as independents faced the same dilemma that month when they couldn't participate in closed primaries.

In a Baltimore Sun op-ed, David Bittle railed against the Democratic establishment, arguing that closed primaries benefit party elites, not common folk frustrated with their political leaders' acquiescence to lobbyists and special-interest dollars.

Kentry Kinard, public charter school educator and unaffiliated voter, shares these sentiments, saying that closed primaries hinder free-thinking people's ability to hold elected officials accountable during elections.

"The cost [of living is] getting higher and it's not getting any easier on the residents who've been living here for a long time," Kinard said.

"We've seen rapid gentrification in all of the wards. That's why you got

to make your own decision. Electoral politics is one part of a holistic process. Get involved through organizations. You can see what's holding us back and keeping us from having the power that we're taught we're supposed to have in our democratic system. We have to get the money out of politics. Right now, the dollars have more of a voice."

Lifelong D.C. resident and independent voter Zaccai Free said he found similar success in acting outside of electoral politics, often attending rallies and testifying at D.C. Council hearings.

Like most independent voters, Free has little faith in the two-party system, a world he said has become inundated with cronyism and payto-play politics that don't benefit voters committed to the major parties. That belief, however, hasn't stopped him from holding elected officials accountable when it comes to marijuana legalization, arts education and criminal justice reform.

"It's sad that we have to choose between an absentee incumbent and a former mayor who survived a scandal by the skin of his teeth," said Free, who lives in Benning Heights in Southeast.

"There's a lack of vision in Ward 7. We don't have anyone who's connected to the people. The Democrats are doing what the establishment machine often does: keep its power. It's not about helping the people." WI

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WI Publisher: ‘We Must Revive Celebration of Juneteenth’

By Eve M. Ferguson WI Contributing Writer

5 Washington Informer publisher, Denise Rolark Barnes

After months of thwarted planning, Denise Rolark Barnes, publisher of The Washington Informer, spoke at the Library of Congress last week in a “Message to the People” during an event that celebrated the District’s annual Juneteenth observation.

“I think we might have started this conversation as I was preparing for the annual Martin Luther King Holiday Parade and Peace Walk in January, but then the day slipped by,” she said. “Then we talked about coming during Black History Month but that didn’t work out either. So then

we talked about Black Press Week in March. That’s the time when those of us who are African-American newspaper publishers celebrate the printing of the first Black-owned newspaper in the U.S.” She continued, tying that occasion, the publishing of Freedom’s Journal on March 16th, 1827 to the namesake of the Library’s Daniel A.P. Murray African American Cultural Association of the Library of Congress, commenting that Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russwurm may have even known Murray (18521925), the first African-American assistant librarian at the Library of Congress and only the second Black to work there.

But the thrust of Rolark Barnes’ talk consisted of her memories of her father, the late Calvin W. Rolark, a native of Texarkana, Texas, the same state that spawned the Juneteenth commemoration.

Juneteenth took place on June 19th, 1865, when the slaves in Galveston, Texas, finally found out that they had been freed two-and-a-half years earlier with the signing of the

Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln.

She recalled her father as “seeing the world in Black and white.”

Rolark founded the Washington Informer newspaper in 1964 and also founded the United Black Fund, an organization devised to “help people help themselves.” Established in 1969 by Calvin and Wilhelmina Rolark, the United Black Fund, Inc. has worked to improve the lives of Blacks and impoverished people in the Greater Washington Area.

She recalled her father saying “Baby, you know white folks can be vicious. I will never forgive them for keeping us enslaved two-and-a-half years after slavery ended. That’s some mean spirited stuff.”

Rolark Barnes also recalled that her father took that injustice to heart.

“He added the date June 19, 1865 as if he was there when the news arrived and as if he personally experienced the inhumanity and brutality of slavery,” she said.

Further into the talk, she wove together the tales of two cities: Wash-

ington, D.C., where the slaves were freed a year before the Emancipation Proclamation, and Galveston, Texas, where Juneteenth marked the day of freedom.

“As a Washingtonian, I later learned that the District of Columbia had its own Emancipation Day—that those enslaved in the District gained their freedom nine months prior to the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. On April 16th, 1862, President Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act.” So from a city that gained freedom from slavery early, to a city that found out that information two-and-a-half years late, two important holidays for African Americans were born. While the District observes Emancipation Day, celebrations of Juneteenth by African Americans across the country have waned from the early days in Galveston, when the former slaves would gather at Emancipation Square to remember the momentous day, but also to try to find relatives who they lost during slavery.

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BeBe Winans Adds to His Musical Arsenal

By D. Kevin McNier WI Editor Bebe Winans, 54, stands as one of the younger members of the popular, all-American gospel family The Winans.

Now, the six-time Grammy winner has undertaken a new adventure – writing the music and lyrics for a play, “Born for This – the BeBe Winans Story,” that’s set to open at the Arena Stage.

Winans said it’s been a joyful experience.

“I wouldn’t let my family know anything about the play until it opened so they were pretty curious as to what I would say about us,” he said. “All I can tell you is once I began writing the music, it was like a faucet had opened up – I had so much inside of me.

Of course, writing the songs for a play is a different process from

developing just one song for an album – it forced me to reach deep down inside. At the end, I believe it’s some of the best work I’ve ever done.”

The play will feature several members of the Winans family – the next generation: Deborah Joy Winans, who plays her real-life aunt CeCe Winans and Juan Winans, the son of Carvin Winans, Sr. BeBe said his niece and nephew secured the roles because of their own musical gifts, not their last name.

“They’re both very talented and while they’re part of the family both of them have really put everything into the roles they play,” he said. “I couldn’t be more proud of the work they’ve put into portraying me and my sister.

When Oprah [Winfrey] showed up for a reading, she fell in love

with my niece. They’ve both made me very proud.”

Winans said the play will combine both new songs and a few of the hits that propelled him and his siblings to gospel royalty.

“People think they’re going to hear the songbook of the Winans family, but it’s really a musical that offers new songs that I guess they’ve have been in my head just waiting for a chance to come out.

Of course, I had to include a few of the songs that opened the door

for us. It’s a combination of the old hits and the new.”

As one would expect, the Detroit-born BeBe Winans and his siblings have remained close even though, as he says, they’re now following their own destinies.

“We don’t walk arm in arm.

I and my three sisters are all in Tennessee. My brothers are scattered across the country. But we make it a point to come together and celebrate life and each other,” he said. “We’re healthy

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and we realize how good God has been to us – yes, we’ve been blessed over and over again, “ said Winans, a proud father of a daughter, now in college, and a son, a rising high school senior.

“The first time I saw the play performed took me through a range of emotions. It was exciting. And I can’t wait to come to D.C. and see how people respond. I hope they’ll be inspired.

We’ve worked really hard,” he said. WI

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Washington Area: Many Ways to Enjoy the Great Outdoors

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later in the season. But with the recent heating up of the atmosphere, everyone can do with some time outdoors in the fresh air.

While Jazz in the Sculpture Garden at the National Gallery of Art on Friday evenings is now so popular that arrivals after 5 p.m. find it near-impossible to snag a seat, there are other places in the D.C. region to hear music and relax for free at the end of the week.

This year, Art on 8th — the joint project of Monroe Street Market, The Dance Place and Busboys and Poets next to Catholic University of America — takes on two nights per week. Thursday night through Sept.

29, live music from jazz to Latin takes up at the Arts Walk on the Monroe Street Market stage located on the plaza next to the Brookland Metro stop. Each third Thursday, the Monroe Street Market artists, Brookland Pint and Bike Rack restaurants and Filter present an extended evening of entertainment with live music, open artists' studios, and family-friendly activities. Goldspur Bike Contests and a Beer Garden fill the alley from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. All other evenings start at 6:30 p.m.

On Fridays, the action moves to the plaza in front of Busboys and Poets with music and salsa- and hand-dancing lessons — all for free — at 6:30 p.m. In September, the activities move to the newly built 8th Street Arts Park, located behind the Dance Place and the adjacent artists' studios. On Saturdays, "Get Creative" with workshops in arts and crafts, movement and gardening all in the Dance Place Arts Park and lobby. Call the Dance Place at 202268-1600 for more information.

Want something a bit more structured? The United States Air Force Band has started its summer concert series, running Tuesdays on the U.S. Capitol lawn and Fridays at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington at One Air Force Memorial Drive. On Saturdays, the band goes to National Harbor. For more information on the concert series, visit www.usafband.af.mil.

How about a movie? RCN is sponsoring a Summer Cinema Series Tuesdays at the Carnegie Library East Lawn at Mount Vernon Square through Aug. 2; on Wednesdays at Gateway (at St. Elizabeth's East) and Thursdays at the D.C. Armory Mall at ‎2001 East Capitol Street SE. For more information go to www. washingtoncitypaper.com/events for showings and more information. All films start at dusk.

What if it's just a quiet place to have lunch that you're looking for?

On a brilliant and warm St. Patrick's Day this year, the National Gallery of Art took custodianship of the newly renovated Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain — which had lain fallow for years, filled with trash, leaves and dirty rain water — from the National Park Service. The fountain sits on Pennsylvania Avenue and 5th Street in Northwest, opposite the Newseum and the National Gallery West Building.

As part of the 75th anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, which was founded with the art collection of Mellon at its core, the fountain was restored to its original elegance that it displayed when first built in 1952. The three-tiered fountain is fashioned after one in Genoa, Italy

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CELEBRATING AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC APPRECIATION MONTH

D.C. Go-Go Legends Return to the Stage

The Young Senators Reloaded Prepare for July 3rd Show

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5Eddie Kendricks sings while The Young Senators play the music. / Courtesy photo

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor As the Washington Informer continues its coverage of African-American Music Appreciation Month, we thought our readers would enjoy hearing from two of the original members of one of the most influential and popular District-based go-go groups, The Young Senators.

Now, the retooled band, with a new name, The Young Senators Reloaded, plans to take to the stage once again for their first official concert in 30 years. They’ll be featured at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club for two shows on Sunday, July 3rd.

Here’s what original lead singer, percussionist and bandleader Jimi Dougans and original drummer James “Drummer” Johnson are saying about their decision to reassemble the band which originated in 1965.

“We owe a lot of our success to Eddie Kendricks, one of the members of the Temptations, because he took us out on the road and allowed us to spread our wings and fly,” said Dougans, 71, now living in Bowie, Maryland and Johnson, 70, who lives in Northeast.

“There were a lot of bands in D.C. who were doing R&B, funk and go-go. But we were self-contained.

We sang, played instruments and had the harmony that took us over the top,” they said, noting that their song “Jungle” became a #1 hit in

1969 and has remained their signature tune.

“Those were great days. We were at the top of the mountain doing what we loved to do most – play music. Go-go has always been a D.C. thing. It’s our music and what’s unique about it is it includes audience participation. It’s a call and response kind of music. The singer calls out and the audience gives their immediate response. So, when you listen to it, you see that the people get very involved,” they added.

“And it’s true the beat doesn’t stop until the break of dawn. It creates a truly joyful vibe,” they said.

Several of the original members have gone their separate ways – one becoming a minister, one making his transition. But both men said that after retiring they found that the music kept calling out to them.

“We both had a lot of free time on our hands and after a few conversations, we realized that we weren’t done – not yet,” they said. “We decided to reunite like the Blues Brothers. Neither one of us were happy. It didn’t take us long to realize that it was because the music was no longer in our lives. That was what was missing – the music – the joy it brings us and the joy that it brings to our audience.”

Dougans and “Drummer” said they’re on a mission.

“We’ve brought in some new members, like vocalist Wendy Hicks, Mark Brooks on guitar, Jason Cook

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D.C. Playwright Takes on Taboo Topics: Organization Seeks Families to Host International Students Race, Slavery

‘An Octoroon’ Forces Us to Confront our Prejudices

5Erika Rose and Kathryn Tkel in an Octoroon at Woolly Mammoth Theatre. / Photo courtesy of Scott Suchman

By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor Tackling controversial topics like slavery and race can be a risky move, but for playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, it seems to be just another walk in the park.

Now featured at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Northwest, “An Octoroon” addresses “the complexity of American identities and their un-

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resolvable connection to our legacy of slavery and genocide,” says one reviewer of the award-winning play.

The premise behind the play comes from a popular 1859 melodrama, “The Octoroon” by Dion Boucicault, which interestingly enough premiered the same year that John Brown led his infamous raid on Harper’s Ferry.

Jacob-Jenkins has refashioned the play maintaining many of the same

characters but adding his own twist to a newly-crafted reality.

Those who attend the play should be prepared to have their deepest fears, biases and prejudices reexamined and challenged. The script addresses topics that many of us would prefer to avoid: the hierarchy of house and field slaves; slaves desiring the opportunity to learn how to read and travel; notions of self-determination and freedom and the like.

Look for actor Jon Hudson Odom who takes on the role of the aristocratic plantation owner George like a longtime member of the British aristocracy.

And if you’re wondering what an “octoroon” is, we’ll leave that for your own research.

This is a play that is well worth the price of admission. But don’t take too long – the show closes on June 26 and features several “community discussions” that allow audiences to engage one another on how humor can often break down barriers that divide us. WI

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An international school in the District will have about 90 students from several countries coming to learn English this summer, but they need a place to stay.

EF International Language Center of Northwest needs about 45 families from the D.C. area to house students for at least two weeks.

The weekly stipend starts at $115, with another $50 for a referral.

“It is a little bit of money to earn part time, but I hope people do this besides the money,” said Surya Angelique Shofar, who began working at the center this summer as a host family consultant. “We are in a global economy. If we are going to open up avenues not only for business, then we must also (expand upon) personal relationships that can last a lifetime.”

The four-story building on Laurel Street in Takoma Park houses about 220 students with about 1,000 coming annually, but the summer months are when host families are needed to house students ages 11 to 84. During the day, students will learn English in the classroom and tour the city and spend time with their host family in the evening.

According to the company web-

site at http://www.ef.edu/, business executives can receive one-on-one or small group English instruction at international centers in Chicago, London and Singapore. Some of its clients include Volvo in Norway, Philips Healthcare headquartered in Amsterdam and Vale with its main office in Brazil. EF also allows families to host high school students for a full, academic year.

Anka Stenten, school director at the EF Center in Northwest, said students ages 11 to 25 will start to arrive July 25 from about nine countries that include China, Italy and Vietnam.

Stenten said the first summer group of 14 students from Vietnam arrived at the center last week and already accompanied by a host family.

When students arrive in America, Stenten said EF International can provide health insurance for those without coverage.

“We have about 68 different nationalities coming to the school throughout the year,” she said. “When a host family takes two students, they become friends and help take care of themselves. It’s a rewarding experience.”

For more information on hosting a family, call 202-765-0950, or email at anka.stenten@ef.com. WI

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Horoscopes

ARIES The week begins with a Full Moon in your travel and adventure sector,

which could stir up wanderlust. You might need to put such dreams on hold for a while if you have responsibilities to attend to. Lucky Numbers: 13, 20, 46

“83 Minutes: The Doctor, the Damage, and the Shocking Death of Michael Jackson”

TAURUS Shopping fever could grab you at the start of the week as the Full Moon encourages you to splurge on items that you've coveted for some time. You might decide you're getting them no matter what, and if so, you might as well enjoy them. Communication is key as the Sun joins Venus in your sector of talk and thought, which could inspire you to get in touch with family members. Lucky Numbers: 8, 32, 49

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GEMINI Go easy at the start of the week, as the Full Moon in your sector of relating could inspire some blunt conversation. If you have something to say, try to be tactful, especially if you want to remain friends over the long term. Later, opportunities could come your way through property and real estate or business-related matters linked with family or relatives. Lucky Numbers: 4, 28, 43 CANCER The week gets off to a dynamic start with a Full Moon in your lifestyle

sector encouraging you to forget about your diet or exercise routine and indulge. The Sun glides into Cancer that same day, enhancing your vitality and encouraging you to get cracking on projects that have been on the back burner. You won't want to miss out on a potential opportunity or lucrative collaboration this weekend. Lucky Numbers: 9, 15, 30

It Doesn’t Take Very Long

LEO The start of the week could be excellent for a party, celebration, or get-together

By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer An accident, a murder, a surprise can happen in an instant that can seem like a lifetime.

It doesn’t take very long – or does it? The odd thing about time is that it’s shapeable, as you’ll see in the new book “83 Minutes: The Doctor, the Damage, and the Shocking Death of Michael Jackson” by Matt Richards and Mark Langthorne.

On June 25, 2009, when the 911 call came into the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, medical staff had no idea they were in the middle of pop culture history. The emergency operator and the paramedics he dispatched didn’t know the identity of the man they were asked to help, but they learned soon enough that their patient was Michael Jackson.

For Jackson, it had been a long, rough road to that moment.

Throughout his life, he’d survived loneliness, physical abuse, and estrangement from family, accidents, and scandals. Outwardly, he was a survivor, driven, a perfectionist. Behind closed doors, though, there was something more sinister.

In the days following the making of a commercial in which Jackson so famously received scalp burns, he was understandably in pain. Doctors administered narcotics to alleviate his suffering and, consequently, Jackson became increasingly dependent on drugs.

Later, he complained of insomnia, and he visited several medical providers for more, different prescriptions. He even asked for help from the doctor his children had been seeing for their allergies.

Dr. Conrad Murray was happy to oblige.

Whether Murray was officially hired to be the personal physician for Jackson’s comeback tour is a matter of opinion but the authors say that Murray needed money, and assuming Jackson’s care was his chosen method. That included giving the singer drugs which allowed Jackson to sleep but which fueled his addiction. It didn’t take long before Jackson needed more-powerful drugs, which Murray procured in large quantities.

And on June 25, 2009, one of those drugs shook the world…

It’s rare for me to like a book before I even get to the end of page one, but that’s what happened with “83 Minutes.” This is an easy book to dive into.

Starting with what became a crime scene, authors Matt Richards and Mark Langthorne then take us back 50 years to show how Michael Jackson’s death seemed to be decades in the making. To rehash Jackson’s biography may seem redundant – haven’t there been enough MJ books? – But it’s actually a fascinating scene-setter for the re-creation of the dramatic events of seven years ago.

Richards and Langthorne go on to imagine what may have happened, based on what’s known. Was Michael Jackson murdered – and if so, by whom? Their hypotheses are intriguing, especially in light of the aftermath of Jackson’s death, his will(s), and the legacy he left.

They say you’ll always remember where you were when you hear of certain tragedies, and “83 Minutes” takes you there again. For fans, definitely, as well as students of pop culture and true crime aficionados, immersion in this book won’t take long.

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at your place, as the Full Moon encourages you to kick back and have some fun.

However, the Sun glides into your sector of spirituality and introspection that same day, which suggests that the next four weeks could usher in a time of reflection and meditation. Lucky Numbers: 19, 23, 33

VIRGO The Sun's move into your sector of wishes, long-held dreams, and friendships could be a call to get more involved in community life and connect with your friends more often. In addition, you might be motivated to reflect on your goals and consider whether they're applicable to your life as it currently stands. Lucky Numbers: 14, 28, 34 LIBRA Go easy at the start of the week, as the urge to be very honest could cost you a friendship. The Full Moon in Sagittarius can bring emotions to the surface while also encouraging you to express them openly. While it's great to speak your mind, employing a little tact would be helpful. Lucky Numbers: 4, 12, 24 SCORPIO The Full Moon at the start of the week could nudge you over the edge and cause you to splurge unnecessarily. If you've been scrimping and saving lately, your hard work could go out the window unless you refuse to give in to temptation.

The Sun's move into Cancer and your sector of travel and study could see you eager to acquire new knowledge. Lucky Numbers: 29, 33, 48 SAGITTARIUS You may feel quite gung-ho as the Full Moon in your sign en-

courages you to express yourself freely and openly on Monday. However, try to be careful of more sensitive souls who might find your honesty somewhat disconcerting. Lucky Numbers: 13, 36, 44

CAPRICORN Prepare to make the most of a situation or circumstances that could propel you to greater success. If you're willing to do the groundwork now, you could reap the rewards later. It would be wise to go easy on Monday, as the Full Moon could see you making a rash judgment. Lucky Numbers: 5, 16, 20 AQUARIUS The Full Moon at the start of the week can be excellent for all kinds of celebrations and social events. If you throw a party, it could be everything you hope for — and more. Meanwhile, the focus shifts to your sector of lifestyle and wellness, encouraging you to think about your habits and how they contribute to your overall well-being. Lucky Numbers: 7, 19, 42 PISCES Be careful when dealing with those in authority, particularly at the start

of the week. The Full Moon could encourage you to answer back or rebel. It might be best to toe the line if you want to avoid problems. This is the perfect time to indulge your senses. Lucky Numbers: 2, 18, 45

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SPORTS

Nationals Edge Cubs, 5-4, in 12th Inning 4 Third base umpire Dale Scott takes a close look

as Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon tags Chicago Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward during the Nationals' 5-4 win over the Cubs in 12 innings at Nationals Park in Southeast on Wednesday, June 15. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

6 Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy goes for a double play as Cubs left fielder Matt Szczur tries unsuccessfully to get to base during the Nationals' 5-4 win over the Cubs in 12 innings at Nationals Park in Southeast on Wednesday, June 15. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

5 Second base umpire Dan Iassogna looks as Nationals shortstop Danny Espinosa tags Cubs catcher Miguel Montero during the Nationals' 5-4 win over the Cubs in 12 innings at Nationals Park in Southeast on Wednesday, June 15. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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shortstop Addison Russell is late getting to base, giving Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy time to try for a double play during the Nationals' 5-4 win over the Cubs in 12 innings at Nationals Park in Southeast on Wednesday, June 15. / Photo

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5 Nationals Manager Dusty Baker shows his birthday smile as he congratulates left fielder Jayson Werth after Washington's 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs in 12 innings at Nationals Park in Southeast on Wednesday, June 15. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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Mystics Shellac Atlanta Dream, 95-65 4 Atlanta Dream guard Carla Cortijo drives between Washington

Mystics centers Kia Vaughn and Emma Meesseman in the first quarter of the Mystics' 95-65 win at Verizon Center in northwest D.C. on Saturday, June 18. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

6 Washington Mystics guard Ivory Latta prepares to drive between

Atlanta Dream guard Carla Cortijo and forward Reshanda Gray in the third quarter of the Mystics' 95-65 win at Verizon Center in northwest D.C. on Saturday, June 18. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

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guard Jamie Weisner takes on Atlanta Dream guard Meighan Simmons and forward Cierra Burdick in the third quarter of the Mystics' 95-65 win at Verizon Center in northwest D.C. on Saturday, June 18. / Photo by John E. De Freitas

Mission Excellence Wins 10u Baseball Championship

By Brian Bradford WI Contributing Writer The Mission Excellence used an all-rookie team to win the Metropolitan Cal Ripken/ Babe Ruth 10u Youth Baseball championship last week.

The Nationals beat the Woodridge Warriors 13-7 at the Dwight Mosely Athletic Field on Wednesday, June 15, and, ironically, experience was the difference.

A month of rain prevented many teams from getting needed games and practices — which wasn't an issue for the battle-tested Nationals.

"We play in three different leagues," Nationals coach Derrick McCrae said. "We're 6-2 in this league but we're 15-4 overall."

The Nationals quickly jumped on the Warriors, scoring five runs in the first inning.

Pitcher Joshua Miles used an error to score two runs. The next batter, outfielder Ian

Wohlschlegel, hit an RBI double and the next three batters walked. The inning ended with the bases loaded for the Nationals because league rules prevent a team from posting more than five runs per inning.

In the second inning, after struggling on the mound, Warriors pitcher George Taylor III moved to first base. Taylor then made all three outs by himself, catching a line drive in between two groundouts.

Still leading 5-0 in the top of the third, the scoring started again for the Nationals when shortstop Fabreal Yahya led off with a solo home run to center field.

Joshua Miles went 3â…” innings without giving up a hit while recording seven strikeouts before running into trouble. Woodridge shortstop Brian Adams hit a two-run triple, then scored on a passed ball.

Yahya replaced Miles on the mound. After two walks, the Warriors threatened to take

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the lead with the bases loaded and the score 6-3, but Yahya recorded a strikeout to get out of the inning.

The Nationals put two more runs on the board in the fourth. Second baseman Steven Shokter scored left fielder Marcel Jones on a double and before Miles and shortstop Jack Wohlschlegel both hit RBI singles.

The Nationals put the game out of reach in the fifth, as Jones smashed a two-run homer to center field followed by a Shotker triple to right.

First baseman Idrees Muton hit a hard ground-ball RBI single before Miles scored another RBI, this one a triple to right field. Yahya finished the inning with a sacrifice. Again, the inning ended early because of the five-run rule.

With the Nationals up 13-3 and the five-run rule in effect, there was no way the Warriors could rally back in the bottom of the sixth inning but the

teams played on anyway. The Warriors got a few walks before catcher Kaden Wilson hit an RBI single.

Next week's games wrap up the inaugural regular season of the new league. The Metro Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth Youth Baseball league was resurrect-

ed in February by parents and community leaders in Ward 5.

After a one-year hiatus, baseball is back in Langdon Park and Woodridge. By establishing a partnership with DCPR, the league is able to host four organizations in Northeast.

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The Mission Excellence used an all-rookie team to win the Metropolitan Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth 10u Youth Baseball championship last week.

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Discover The Unexpected: NNPA Journalism Scholars Are BreakingThe News

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA, President and CEO Today people are exposed to 10-minute news segments six times per hour in a 24-hour news cycle in terms of television and radio news. Twitter, Facebook and other social media are now used for instantaneous news, commentary, and the sharing of perspectives by hundreds of millions of people throughout the world.

Yet, Black-owned newspapers in the United States remain in high demand even amidst the growing digital age of communications and multimedia news services. Social media compliments and extends the reach of the Black Press.

Thanks to Chevrolet, the Discover The Unexpected (DTU) NNPA Journalism Fellows Program is giving undergraduate student scholars from the Howard University School of Communications the opportunity to “Break News” in Detroit, Chicago, Washington, DC, and in Atlanta. Tatyana Hopkins, Sidnee King, Briahanna Brown, McKenzie Marshall, Brandi Montgomery, Brelaun Douglas, Victoria Jones, and Rushawn Walters are all now

working with NNPA member newspapers in the aforementioned markets.

On the ground and in the streets, these gifted and talented young journalists are helping not only to bridge generations concerning vital news coverage, but also the NNPA Fellows are using multiple media platforms to help reach new readers across the nation and global community. As more young readers are now consuming their news, sports coverage, and cultural aspiration via the Black Press, then the future sustainability of Black-owned newspapers is further assured.

The point here is that the print Black Press in America is content rich and therefore is invaluable in today’s context of national and international content distribution.

There is a substantive difference between sensationalism to get media attention and good journalism that renders objective facts or that delineates informed opinions.

For more than 189 years the Black Press in America has represented the best in presenting the facts, news, struggles and triumphs of African American life and empowerment. The baton is

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5 WI interns Rushawn Walters and Victoria Jones are learning the craft of journalism. / Photo by Shevry Lassiter now being pass to a generation of journalists and publishers who are equally fearless, courageous, and articulate.

We are proud of the opportunity and the engagement that the DTU is offering to the NNPA family and community of publishers and media owners throughout the nation. Already some of our NNPA Fellows’ news entries have made the front pages of our newspapers.

In addition the published stories by the NNPA Fellows have significantly increased the NNPA’s media impressions via social media.

It should be noted here that

President Barack Obama on the occasion of the White House observance of the 2016 Juneteenth Celebration commented on the importance of continuing the struggle against all the lingering vestiges of slavery, racism, injustice, and inequality. The Black Press is today the most capable and responsible vehicle to continue to strive toward fulfilling the goal of racial, social and economic equality.

President Obama stated, “Juneteenth is a time to recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even

Black Authors Kick-off Summer Reading in Southeast

By Victoria Jones WI Intern

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The end of the school year was celebrated with books and ice cream at the Francis Gregory Library in Southeast as MahoganyBooks and the DC Public Library presented “Celebrate Summer Reading” with author Kwame Alexander.

The event took place on Wednesday, June 15 and featured a panel of local, Black authors who provided useful advice and tips for parents seeking to improve their children’s reading habits.

The sessions attracted dozens of children and toddlers who sat beside their parents as they listened to authors Tracy Chiles McGhee, David Miller, Kenneth Braswell and Kwame Alexander share their perspectives on how to increase children’s reading skills.

The first 100 children received two free books to jump start their summer reading with ice cream also provided to any child or adult that signed up for the library’s summer reading program.

For the panelists and the parents, it was important for the children to see

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authors that not only looked like and went through the same experiences as them but made reading seem fun.

“Whenever you’re talking about reading, particularly in our community, it’s important to do so, because we know reading is the gateway to exploration. Imagination is key for our children,” said author Kenneth Braswell who also partners with a group of local dads, Father’s Inc. “The other thing that is important is for our children to see are authors that look like them, so they can connect the experience. We have to do more events like this. And we need more Black writers to target children in their work,” Braswell said.

Monica Bell, a parent of two sons, 11 and 14, said having Black authors share their views serves as a great way to inspire children who may not find reading enjoyable.

“I felt like just seeing the four authors up here was a real plus for my 14-year-old son because he really is an elective reader,” Bell said. “My 11 year old likes to read, but I need help persuading my older son to read more. Seeing three Black males who are authors and are willing to share

in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light. Today, no matter our race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, we recommit ourselves to working to free modern-day slaves around the world and to honoring in our own time the efforts of those who fought so hard to steer our country truer to our highest ideals.”

Learn more about Discover The Unexpected (DTU) at http:// www.nnpa.org/dtu/ and use the hashtag #DiscoverTheUnexpected on Twitter @BlackPressUSA and @NNPA_BlackPress WI their stories may be just what I need to motivate my son so that he gives reading a shot again.”

Besides having the opportunity to see Black authors speak to their children, several parents also said the techniques and advice that they received proved helpful in addressing specific reading problems they face with their children.

“I actually got a lot of great tips on how to encourage the reluctant reader, so I appreciate that,” Bell added.

The program ended with Alexander reading from his new book, “Surf’s Up,” which featured a dialogue between him and his daughter in a call-and-response approach with the audience. The technique helped engage children and their parents in the fun and easy-to-read book and gave parents a new way to read with their children.

Darrell Perry, a father with three daughters, 1, 3 and 6, said the program covered a wide range of issues that children have when it comes to reading and that he liked the way Alexander ended the program, engaging his daughter in fruitful conversation.

“It was good. It covered the range of issues that my 6 year old is now facing with reading. They gave helpful techniques and I think the way we read the story at the end together was a deal maker for her,” Perry said. WI

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Hundreds applied, now meet the 8 Howard University students who were selected to DISCOVER THE UNEXPECTED—a first-ever fellowship program by Chevrolet Malibu in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Teams will share good news stories from Detroit, Washington D.C., Chicago and Atlanta. Plus, they’ll get to navigate their city in an all-new 2016 Malibu. Join them on this exciting journey that is sure to inspire us all. #discovertheunexpected

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Four years ago, D.C. Councilmember Vincent Orange revived Emancipation Day in the District, she recalled.

“So without getting into more history, I have come to understand and appreciate my father’s position as it relates to Juneteenth,” she added. “Unfortunately, when he left this earth in 1994, he was still angry, but he had used his anger to infuse support into those institutions that were built by the descendants of freedman all across this country.”

In her closing words, Rolark Barnes encouraged African Americans throughout the nation to revive the celebration of Juneteenth with their families and communities.

“If we don’t fight to remember and tell our own stories, we will forget all about Juneteenth and the significance it has to this nation and to the world,” Rolark Barnes said. WI

said. "A promoter has signed me to a deal to bring me to the Republic of China to announce on July 9 and to purposely showcase the diversity that I bring to the ring announcer position. It's almost like I'm a circus act, but I'm still truly honored."

Born in 1956, Jones, who grew up in Rochester, New York, found himself watching a Muhammad Ali fight in 1974, with blow-by-blow commentary by Cosell. Jones was enraptured by the action, but had always had a fascination with words and Cosell dropped one that has literally stuck with Jones ever since.

Going into a dead-on impression of Cosell during an interview published

by Doghouseboxing.com, Jones said at the conclusion of the fight, Cosell remarked "Never in my unprecedented experience have I ever seen a fighter so utterly dis-com-bob-u-lated."

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Jones said famed ring announcer Michael Buffer became a mentor upon meeting him in 1993 at an Oscar De La Hoya fight in his native Rochester. Jones had suggested to the local promoter that he should be the ring announcer for the evening, that a hometown ring announcer would sell more tickets, but the network televising network declined in favor of Buffer.

Jones obtained a ringside pass and went anyway, and even dressed for the occasion in the unlikely event that Buffer's plane was delayed or "came down with laryngitis."

After exchanging pleasantries, Buffer granted Jones' request to sit with him and perhaps learn a thing or two. With two fights left on the card, Buffer had a surprise for Jones.

"He said, 'it's a shame you're all dressed up with no place to go.

Why don't you go?'" Jones told Doghouseboxing.com. "He gave me the microphone, sat there and critiqued me when I came back. He recognized that I was very serious about this, and told me that I definitely have the pipes. Then he said, 'Usually I don't do this, but I've got a good feeling about you, I can see your sincerity about this, so I'll help you as much as I can.' And the man kept his word."

Soon, with the help of Buffer, Jones could be found announcing in such places as Madison Square Garden, Trump Taj Mahal and Radio City Music Hall. He noted that whenever Buffer could not fulfill a commitment, he would have Jones to call a promoter to try and obtain the gig.

Jones also says that while Buffer was doing what he could to help, there were others who were not, despite promises otherwise.

His two most memorable moments as a ring announcer was meeting and working with Buffer and his friendship with Hall of Fame boxer and D.C. native Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, who kept a promise to Jones that he'd stipulate that Jones announce his fights, he said.

"He showed ESPN the fine print in his contract," Jones said.

While he's still awaiting the opportunity to show his skills in D.C. to a national television audience, Jones remains confident and upbeat, even offering advice to those who may follow in his career path.

"No one has your vision but you," he said. "Don't allow anyone to kill your dreams. Every delay is not a denial. You just got to put in the work. Plan your work and work your plan." WI

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I Believe I Can Fly This past week, I've awakened hearing music in the air … yes indeed! It is R. Kelly's song, "I Believe I Can Fly." Obviously, there is a message in that song for me, and there is one in there for someone out there reading this column.

I don't know who you are, but let us revisit the lyrics to this song: "I used to think that I could not go on/And life was nothing but an awful song/ But now I know the meaning of true love/I'm leaning on the everlasting arms … See I was on the verge of breaking down/ Sometimes silence can seem so loud/There are miracles in life I must achieve; But first I know it starts inside of me/Oh, if I can see it, then I can do it/If I just believe it, there's nothing to it/I believe I can fly/I believe I can touch the sky/I think about it every night and day/Spread my wings and fly away/I believe I can soar/I see me running through that open door/I believe I can fly, I believe I can fly, I believe I can fly."

What an inspirational song!

When we keep positive thoughts like this in mind, nothing can harm us! With bad news all around us, I had to wonder why, Lord am I hearing this "happy" song.

While at work, during my lunch break, I went outside to enjoy the low humidity and beautiful, clear day; however, the entire time I was outside, I kept hearing that song, like music in the air. I had to find the song on YouTube.

As I played it over and over again, singing the words Turning Hearts Church

aloud, there was a young man passing by. He could hear me sing, but I really didn't care, because the words were so powerful, it might have been just what he needed.

We must give out positive energy everywhere we go; you be that positive force from God, share His spirit with others throughout the world.

When we all concentrate on goodness and mercy, things will begin to change in our land.

Remember the scripture that tells us, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

What does the scripture mean when it says "heal our land?" It will heal your family and everything and everybody involved, it will heal the United States of America and the entire world. That scripture reminds us how we must humble ourselves and pray, seek the face of the Savior and turn from our wicked ways.

Then it says the Father will hear from heaven and will forgive our sin and will heal our land! This scripture is true for every one of us, not for a select few.

Believe in God, and believe in yourself; then you will also be able to achieve those miracles in life. You must know your dream starts inside of you first, given to you by God the Father. It is He who puts

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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.

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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

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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

www.thirdstreet.org

“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

www.pilgrimbaptistdc.org

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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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Trust No. 2016 NRT 12 Wilhelmina B. Walden Name of Deceased Settlor NOTICE OF EXISTENCE OF REVOCABLE TRUST Wilhelmina B. Walden whose address was 1200 45th Place SE, Washington, DC 20019 created a revocable trust on February 5, 2015, which remained in existence on the date of her death on January 7, 2016, and Deborah J. Walden, whose address is 1200 45th Place, SE Washington, DC 20019 is the currently acting trustee, hereinafter the Trustee.

Communications to the Trust should be mailed or directed to Deborah J. Walden at 1200 45th Place SE, Washington, DC 20019.

The Trust is subject to claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors, costs of administration of the settlor’s estate, the expense of the deceased settlor’s funeral and disposal of remains, and statutory allowances to a surviving spouse and children to the extent the deceased settlor’s residuary probate estate is inadequate to satisfy those claims, costs, expenses, and allowances.

Claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors are barred as against the Trustee and the trust property unless presented to the Trustee at the address provided herein on or before December 9, 2016 (6 months after the date of the first publication of this notice.) An action to contest the validity of this trust must be commenced by the earliest of (1), January 7, 2017(One year from date of death of deceased settlor) or (2), December 9, 2016 (6 months from the date of first publication of this notice) or (3) Ninety days after the Trustee sends the person a copy of the trust instrument and a notice informing the person of the trust’s existence, of the Trustee’s name and address, and of the time allowed for commencing a proceeding.

The Trustee may proceed to distribute the trust property in accordance with the terms of the trust before the expiration of the time within which an action must be commenced unless the Trustee knows of a pending judicial proceeding contesting the validity of the trust or the Trustee has received notice from a potential contestant who thereafter commences a judicial proceeding within sixty days after notification.

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 550 Inez Powell Dade aka Inez P. Dade aka Inez B. Dade aka Inez Powell Battle Dade Decedent Robert L. Bell Esquire 245 Farragut Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Helen Felton, Peggy Holly, Rose Marie Osborne and Shirley P. Royal whose addresses are 7535 Alaska Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20012, 1310 Roxanna Rd., NW, Washington, DC 20012, 3280 Arundle On The Bay Rd., Annapolis, MD 21403 and 3442 Conasset Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Inez Powell Dade aka Inez P. Dade aka Inez B. Dade aka Inez Powell Battle Dade who died on March 8, 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 December 9, 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 December 9, 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: June 9, 2016 Helen Felton Peggy Holly Rose Marie Osborne Shirley P. Royal Personal Representatives TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills

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

Administration No. 2016 ADM 34

Administration No. 2016 ADM 518

E.P. Hallman aka E. Patricia Hallman aka Emma Patricia Hallman Decedent

Benita J. Nicholson Decedent

Aimee D. Griffin 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 Attorney

Peter D. Antonoplos, Esq. 1725 DeSales St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney

LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Probate Division

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration Number 2016 ADM 639 Estate of

Marjorie Lake

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

NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE

Lorraine Nero and Edgar Page, whose addresses are 1320 Van Buren St., NW, Washington, DC 20012 & 3454 23rd St., SE, Washington, DC 20020 were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of E.P. Hallman aka E. Patricia Hallman aka Emma Patricia Hallman who died on November 5, 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 December 9, 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 December 9, 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.

Kenyett Nicholson, whose address is 431 Decatur Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Benita J. Nicholson who died on March 17, 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 December 9, 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 December 9, 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.

filed in this Court by Michael Lake for standard

Date of first publication: June 9, 2016

Michael Lake

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 611

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Linda Jones, whose address is 2245 Dawn Lane, Temple Hills, MD 20748, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Nora Jones who died on December 26, 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 December 9, 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 December 9, 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 541 Charisma Chapairs Kennedy Decedent

Nora Jones Decedent

Linda Jones Personal Representative

Administration No. 2016 ADM 610 Grace M. Jennings Decedent

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 December 19, 2011 exhibited with the petition upon proof

satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses.

Date of first publication: June 9, 2016

Tawanna Jennings Williams, whose address is 609 Otis Place, NW, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Grace M. Jennings who died on December 19, 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 December 16, 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 December 16, 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: June 16, 2016

Personal Representative

Tawanna Jennings Williams Personal Representative

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Date of first publication: June 9, 2016

Notice is hereby given that a petition has been

Kenyett Nicholson Personal Representative

Lorraine Nero Edgar Page Personal Representatives

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

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

Deceased

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

Date of first publication: June 9, 2016

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Edward M. Biggin 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 405 Rockville, MD 20852 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Shauntrel Kennedy, whose address is 133 Irvington Street, SW, #202, Washington, DC 20032 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Charisma Chapairs Kennedy who died on February 24, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 9, 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 December 9, 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: June 9, 2016 Shauntrel Kennedy Personal Representative

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 589 Madeline Carrol Brown Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Thomas Anthony Morton, Sr., whose address is 1210 Ryon Way, District heights, MD 20747, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Madeline Carrol Brown who died on March 4, 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 December 16, 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 December 16, 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: June 16, 2016 Thomas Anthony Morton, Sr. Personal Representative

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Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 605 Joseph Williams Decedent Peter D. Antonoplos, Esq. 1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ruby Watkins-Williams, whose address is 325 17th Street, NE, Washington, DC, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joseph Williams who died on October 18, 2012 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 December 16, 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 December 16, 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: June 16, 2016 Ruby Watkins-Williams Personal Representative

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Jeanette V. Taylor aka Jeanette Victoria Taylor Decedent

Paul Leake Robinson, Jr. aka Paul L. Robinson, Jr. Decedent

Annie G. Lawrence Decedent

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jovona Victoria Taylor, whose address is 4921 Brooks Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Jeanette V. Taylor aka Jeanette Victoria Taylor who died on December 29, 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 December 23, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 23, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 646 Harry Joseph Neal Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Irene Neal, whose address is 1520 Olive Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Harry Joseph Neal who died on September 10, 1989 without a Will. 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 December 23, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 23, 2016, or be forever barred.

Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication: June 23, 2016 Irene Neal Personal Representative

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Melanie B. Johnson, whose address is 3618 Shenandoah Drive, Beltsville, MD 20705, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Paul Leake Robinson, Jr. aka Paul L. Robinson, Jr. who died on February 8, 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 December 23, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 23, 2016, or be forever barred.

Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 635 Eddie Clarence Edwards Decedent Cherly Chapman Henderson, Esq. 4920 Niagara Road, Suite 200 College Park, MD 20740 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sherryl L. Edwards and Donna L. Edwards, whose addresses are 9808 Lakepointe Ct., Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 & 121 Manor Ter., Landover, MD 20785, were appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Eddie Clarence Edwards who died on February 8, 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 December 23, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 23, 2016, or be forever barred.

Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Brenda T. Johnson, whose address is 1315 C St., NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Annie G. Lawrence who died on April 11, 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 December 23, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 23, 2016, or be forever barred.

Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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The majority of Americans also support reinstating the ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that have been used time and time again: to kill the innocent children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the innocent people in the Aurora movie theater, the innocents in San Bernardino, and now Orlando. Why should it be perfectly legal to buy an AR-15 in a Five Guys parking lot in Vermont the day after the massacre at Pulse with no background check or paperwork at all? Weapons designed for war are now as easy to buy as a loaf of bread.

them, politicians will surely act now on gun law legislation because many of those killed in Orlando were LGBT, the NRA notwithstanding. What if that had been a Black club?

So, do our lives matter? And who are we trying to convince that they do matter? First, our lives must matter to us. We must be just as willing to bring our causes to the forefront as gay people and other groups are. We should see red, black, and green colors everywhere when we are killed or aggrieved. No one else is going to do that for us, so we must do it for ourselves. Are we afraid? Ashamed? Apathetic?

Where does this leave Black people? Latasha Harlins, Tamir Rice, and all of those killed in between and since, are calling out from their graves for us to

respond appropriately to what happened to them. Our charge is to make our lives matter to us, first and foremost, and then show a united front to this nation that we will not be relegated to a subordinate class and continue to be ignored, dismissed, and trampled upon by groups that continually parlay our misery into their benefit. Until other groups begin to support us the way we have supported them in this country throughout history, we must commit ourselves to a "Never Again" approach and take charge of our own destiny, our own causes, and our own security.

The only Black things that matter are dollars and votes, so why not leverage them to get what we want?

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pet-bombed Yemen; our drones bomb in seven countries. Yet the terror spreads, the violence spreads, the chaos spreads. More violence generates more terrorists.

Redoubling our efforts can wipe out the Islamic State, but it will surely add to the terrorist ranks at the same time.

Most mass shootings are not political; the victims most often are relatives or friends. Most casualties do not come from "radical Islamic terrorists." More Americans have been killed by homegrown terrorists motivated by racial or anti-government or anti-gay hatreds than have been killed by those motivated by Is-

lamic extremism.

Gun control cannot end terror, neither the mass shootings like Orlando nor the daily horror as in Chicago. Omar Mateen, the killer in Orlando, was a security guard, apparently with a record clean enough that he was able to buy guns legally. But surely it is inconceivable that military assault weapons like the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle that he used (and that was also used in Aurora and Newtown and San Bernardino) should be so easily purchased. Reviving the ban on assault weapons that lapsed under President Bush is not a full remedy, but it is simple common sense. WI

Since 1963 more than 176,000 children have died from gun violence in America — over three times more than all the soldiers killed in action in the Vietnam War and every external conflict since. Our children have a right to grow up in a caring and decent society that protects their right to live and learn in safety.

That right must take precedence over anyone's right to own assault weapons or high-capacity magazines that have nothing to do with self-defense or hunting and have no place in the hands of any who isn't military or law enforcement personnel. Without these weapons of war, how many would be alive today? How many victims in Newtown or Aurora or Orlando would have survived?

Unless we want to give up and agree that the only way to survive our nation's gun violence crisis which goes on and on and on in this land of ours, is for every adult, teenager, and child in America to own a gun, we need to provide common-sense safety solutions like a "no-buy list,"

universal background checks, and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines — now. Our children are afraid for their friends, their families, and themselves. And this needs to change. Contact your senators right now to urge them to support these commonsense safety solutions all of us so desperately need. WI

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Not that it helps as much as it should — there are too many ways to buy guns, ammunition, and body armor legally and under the table.

It does not erode anyone's second amendment rights to restrict their right to assault weapons. One does not need a automatic weapon and thousands of rounds of ammunition to protect oneself or, for that matter, to "hunt." Whenever those NRA folks start talking about hunting, though, I really want to know what — or who — it is they want to hunt. It is entirely appropriate to restrict access to assault weapons, but for some reason rabid Republicans resist.

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The problem with that model is that it was a Constitutional amendment, which requires two-thirds majority votes of approval in both the House and the Senate (which it received), and ratification by threefourths of the states. Opponents of the measure wrote a "sunset" provision into the amendment, allowing only seven years for the 38 states needed to ratify to get on board, or the amendment would die.

About four states did ratify the suspect amendment, although one of them rescinded its ratification.

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Sen. John McCain stands at the tip of the iceberg.

Donald Trump is worse than Sen. McCain. He has said that our president is sympathetic to ISIS terrorists. Like McCain, he quickly suggested that President Obama has some culpability in the Orlando massacre.

What nonsense! Trump should be ashamed, if he is capable of such, for turning a tragedy into political manipulation. So should McCain.

McCain says he "misspoke," but what he really needs to do is apologize. He has no right to accuse President Obama of being "directly responsible" for the Orlando killings. He was wrong, simply wrong. His statement was not a slip of the lip, but a calculated attempt to disparage our president for partisan purposes. McCain has been a victim of Donald Trump's venom.

In the wake of a tragedy, our nation's leaders ought to follow our president's leadership in offering empathy. We ought also look at ways to prevent further tragedy. Banning assault weapons is one way to offer some solutions, and some Democrats have attempted to deal with that, despite resistance. Loose lips are inappropriate in the wake of this tragedy. Shame on you, Donald Trump and John McCain, for attempting to turn tragedy to your political advantage with your foolish words. WI

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can be made a state and have a star on the flag.

Democratic majorities in the House and Senate and a Democratic President could make D.C. into a state overnight.

In the first decade of the 21st century, at least 50,000 Black residents moved out of the city, just as 50,000 new White residents were moving in. Blacks, once two-thirds of the population, are now only 48 percent or so, and a "new" statehood movement, a gentrified statehood movement has now cropped up with full budget support from the D.C. government.

Over a just-concluded two-week period, a Constitutional Convention was held at venues all around town and a new draft document will be submitted to voters again on the ballot for approval in November.

A dreadful fear among some oldschool veterans in D.C.'s statehood

movement is now that the population is "trending" toward a White majority, statehood or electoral equality for D.C. residents cannot be far behind.

Though I, too, feel a sense of resentment that a new, mostly-White population could win rights that the former Black majority deserved but could never convince the establishment to grant, I still believe this enclave should be a state.

Too bad, though, for the ambitions of Hobson, of Edwin McCabe (who was foiled in the 19th century trying to get folks to move to Oklahoma to form a Black-population state), of Chicago attorney Oscar Brown Sr. — father of the famous singer and organizer of the "49th State Movement" in the early part of the 20th century. All of those legitimate ambitions for a majority Black state in the Union have been waylaid and now gentrified. WI

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