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Retiring Detroit Public Schools [DPS] Emergency Manager Darnell Earley has been caught in the crosshairs of withering criticism for more than six months now, targeted by the media as well as a number of community activists and some politicians for the damning role they all claim he played in the Flint water crisis when he served as emergency manager there. The Flint water crisis has developed into a nationwide story and even a potent campaign issue in the Democratic presidential primary. And as if that wasn’t enough, Earley has simultaneously fended off equally harsh criticism that he, as Emergency Manager #4, is also guilty for being in charge of a Detroit school system that critics claim is anti-democratic during a time when the most glaring shortcomings of that deteriorating system – buckling floors, dead rodents in classrooms and classrooms that are either freezing or overheated – have been put on wide display. Throughout this ordeal, Earley has steadfastly proclaimed his innocence, insisting that the
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For the Rev. Kenneth Flowers, attending the American Israel Public Affairs Committee – or AIPAC – conference is a must. Unlike the political candidates who attend and use the conference as a forum for their campaigns, Flowers, the pastor of the Greater New Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit, came to Washington, D.C. because of the issues that AIPAC addresses. In fact, he says many of their concerns also have significance for the Black community. “I first heard about AIPAC in 2006 in Detroit. I met the new national outreach director, Jeff Mendelsohn, who requested my help in building the African-American Outreach Program,” Flowers said. “He told me that AIPAC is the largest Pro-Israel Lobbying Group in the world and he needed African Americans to join them in lobbying Congress for a safe and secure Israel. I was immediately interested because of my longstanding relationship with the Jewish community dating back to 1987 in Los Angeles. Prior to that, Coretta Scott King adopted me as a spiritual son. “She always included rabbis and the Jewish Community in King Day celebrations. So I naturally became involved with the Jewish community in later years,” he said. Flowers noted that Israel is the only Democratic friend of the U.S. in the Middle East – a re-
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Public Mildred Muhammad said “I plan to take these policies to excerpts her book, she still people who want to help a Congress and implore them to Schoolsfrom 10th grader, can not believe the words Akilah Johnson, was came domestic violence victim must change our laws,” Marlow said. from her. Google’s “Color Me2016 Butterfly” be careful of how they go into “I will not stop until these polinamed won the 2007 National Doodle 4 Google na- “Best the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” Books” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached tional award winner for “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net hereyeartwork honoring my first blackened and my “Before you get to 'I'm going herbled,” African heritage lips Marlow said.and to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI Afrocentric lifestyle. Elaine Davis-Nickens, presito GoodentInofresponse the National Hook-Up gle’s “What Make . is no of Black Women, saidMe there . . 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‘Blacks in Wax’ Teaches Youth Black History Theme: ‘Back Then, Right Now’ Showcases Beauty Within Struggle By Rachel Sudduth WI Contributing Writer Those who have attended the Blacks in Wax performance by the Tennis Scholars of the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in previous years highly recommended viewing the 10th annual performance and suggested to plan ahead for next year’s play. The Blacks in Wax production was shown at two different venues, on Friday, March 18, at Frank W. Ballou High School and Sunday, March 20 at the John F. Kennedy Center in Northwest DC. With free admission to the general public, Blacks in Wax transformed and disguised over 75 young actors and actress. Bringing “wax replicas” of powerful figures in Black History to life, dating back from the life of Egyptian queen Nefertiti to the modern boisterous Alicia Keys. An audience member that has
yet to miss any of the Blacks in wax performances, ANC Commissioner Sandra Seegars says she loved every moment, “This is great. Younger children definitely need to know what we went through. They even have a few new characters, like Alicia Keys.” The 1 p.m. matinee showing allowed greater Washington area schools, including Hart Middle School to take a break from class and enjoy their peers in an educational, yet enlightening field trip to Frank W. Ballou High School in Southeast DC. From Martin Luther King Jr.’s long-lasting legacy and triumphant speeches, a young Black male Heavin Jackson memorized many popular quotes by King reflecting the need for social consciousness and color blindness in America. “We know from painful experiences we cannot wait on our oppressors; it must demanded by the oppressed,” said Jackson, impersonating Martin Luther King Jr. In the months of preparation leading up to dynamic performance by the Tennis Scholars and the collaboration with WPA and Children of the Gospel Choir, playwright Shiba Freeman says she helps the children understand the characters. “It really takes them a while to
understand and become who the characters are. But we really try to make them understand the words, they have to look them up,” says Freeman. Combining historical speeches, biographic information, and original scripting creating a non-=traditional way to inspire and instruct the youth about iconic figures during the civil rights movement and current activists of the Black Lives Matter movement shown in Blacks in Wax. “It’s amazing. I was thinking, even we are passionate about our culture, we sometimes put this kind of stuff to the back of our minds so we don’t think about it,” said first time attendee Ricardo Hallums. Richardo Hallums added he was shocked by what he heard and saw. “I was enjoying the play thoroughly. But I was also enraged to the point where I wanted to cry thinking about what all we had to go through back then,” said Hallums. Included in Blacks in Wax was a short piece about the life of former “mayor for life” Marion Barry Jr., an influential leader who dedicated his
5The opening scene for the 10th Annual Blacks in Wax production with young students becoming the leaders of the “Blacks Lives Matter” Movement on stage at Ballou High School on Friday, March 18 in Southeast. / Photo by Roy Lewis time to the civil rights movement. Creator of Blacks in Wax and widow of former D.C Mayor Barry, Cora Masters Barry said the play remains free of charge for a reason. “We have voluntarily donations, but the play is free of charge because
we want the whole community to come and bring their families,” added Barry. The performance ended with a scene of all the children jumping and chanting rapper Kendrick Lamar’s popular hit song “Alright.” WI
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1912 – Birthday of Dorothy Irene Height in Richmond, Virginia. Height became president of the National Council of Negro Women for more than three decades. 2002 – Halle Berry becomes the first Black woman to win an Oscar for best actress for her performance in the movie “Monster’s Ball.”
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SHOULD THERE BE STRICTER GUN LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES TO PREVENT MENTALLY ILL PERSONS FROM OBTAINING FIREARMS?
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No, I don’t agree with that. Just because they are mentally ill doesn’t mean they should be restricted. I say no because everyone needs to protect themselves, just like the police protect themselves. It should be equal opportunity, that’s the law.
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No, because in the same sense mental ill people still have to protect themselves. It depends on what’s going on behind closed curtains. No one knows what occurs when someone kills somebody that led up to that happening. A person that’s not mental ill could do the same thing.
The value of time is generally never more apparent as when we lose that precious hour of sleep otherwise known as daylight saving time or ‘DST’. Enacted in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed the ‘Uniform Time Act’ into law. The premise based on the findings of Benjamin Franklin, whose report ‘An Economical Project for The Diminishing the Cost of Light’ sited that most people slept past dawn and spent the evenings by candlelight. This observation seemed to support the thinking that simply turning back the clock and giving an additional hour to daylight would decrease energy consumption while increasing overall productivity. By converting the value of one hour into viable currency (savings/productivity), Ben Franklin in essence monetized time. As an entrepreneur recognizing the value of your time is imperative to your success. Not doing so will result in loss and exhaust your resources. How do you determine the value of your time..? The calculation is personal for each individual. Seek out the price point of others in your field. Be confident in yourself and your skills while at the same time, aware of any skills that may be lacking. Using this as a gauge will help you determine where you fall based on your level of expertise and your actual cost of doing business…end result, time invested should equate to value received. Learn more @ FINAL PITCH Inter Active Workshop Coming March 2016 SUCCESS TRAJECTORY 2016! For More Information Email: vaumediagroup@gmail.com
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Of course! Only because their mental capacity is not therefore of a normal mental capacity. Even though some normal people don’t think right sometimes. Mental ill people think a bit more different.
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Yes, you never know what mental ill people are thinking. They may feel they should use the gun anytime, they may not have second thought. Especially in the United States, from what I see on the news and what happens there should be a control.
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AIPACDC from Page 1 lationship that has a trickledown effect on all American citizens, including minorities. “A strong Israel means a strong America. And, a strong America strengthens the African-American community,” Flowers said. “As a Black Christian minister and pastor, I view Israel as the Holy Land and the Jewish people as God’s chosen people, according to scripture. Thus, we have a mandate to protect God’s people and secure the land. AIPAC works tireless to keep the U.S. and Israel relationship strong and intact.” Adrian McCullough, a private lobbyist who lives in Greenbelt, Maryland, agreed with Flowers on the importance of America’s ties to Israel. “The Jewish people are really our brothers. No, they don’t look like us, maybe they don’t worship like we do, but we have a bond with them and a will to see them do well because the stronger they are, the stronger our country is and that also leads to strong black and brown people here,” McCullough said. The mission of AIPAC is to strengthen, protect and promote the U.S.-Israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the U.S. and Israel. Each of the major presidential candidates except Vermont Democrat Bernie Sanders arrived at the Verizon Center and addressed the conference and highlighted their support for Israel. Democratic frontrunner Hil-
5The Rev. Kenneth Flowers confers with Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the recent AIPAC Conference held in the District. / Courtesy photo
lary Rodham Clinton promised to take Israel and America’s relationship to the next level, calling for a two-state agreement that would give Israel a secure homeland and allow Palestinians to govern themselves in their own state. “All of us must condemn actions that set back the cause of peace,” she said. “Terrorism should never be encouraged or celebrated and children should not be taught to hate in schools. That poisons the future.” Republican frontrunner Donald Trump told the crowd that his daughter, Ivanka, is about to have a “beautiful Jewish baby.” In a reminder of the heated politics in the primaries, Trump attacked President Barack Obama, specifically regarding
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the nuclear deal negotiated with Iran. He denounced both the United Nations and Obama, suggesting the president “may be the worst thing to ever happen to Israel.” Trump also took shots at Clinton, claiming she and Obama treated Israel very badly. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz pledged to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and said America and Israel are in the fight against Islamic terrorism together. Cruz, like Clinton, also attacked Trump. Clinton said Trump was dangerously unqualified to preside over international conflicts. “We need steady hands not a president who says he’s neutral on Monday, pro-Israel on Tuesday and who-knows-what on Wednesday because everything’s negotiable,” she said. “Israel’s security is non-negotiable.” Flowers noted that AIPAC is bi-partisan, multi-cultural and the only political lobbying group in the country that commands the attention of both political parties. “AIPAC affords African Americans the opportunity like no other to see and hear world leaders and national political figures,” said Flowers, who serves on AIPAC’S National Council and has been a featured speaker on several occasions at the organization’s ongoing policy conferences. “Even though AIPAC itself does not get involved directly in African-American issues per se, indirectly, AIPAC’S leaders and advocates help champion the causes that African Americans hold near and dear,” he said. “The resources are there – we just have to access them.” WI
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Black Girls Vote Pushing Women to Polls event in which she invited each of the candidates for mayor to attend and be interviewed by voters. She called the city a big business with a $3.2 billion budget, requiring that the next mayor – the city’s CEO – be interviewed. “With the power of our vote, we can tell any candidate that we can get you there and we can keep you there,” said Robinson, a Frostburg State University graduate whose
worked in both local and state government and has served as a neighborhood liaison in the mayor’s office, an outreach coordinator in the Lt. Governor’s office and as special assistant to the director of the Department of Housing and Community Development. “Black women are voting. We are tired and we are more aware so this is a united front,” Robinson said. “It’s important that candidates have ideas
because we are not going to stand on the sideline and complain, we are going to the polls and vote.” Black Girls Vote is accepting contributions and donations can be made through the organization’s website, blackgirlsvote.com. Robinson said they’re also seeking volunteers, ambassadors, subject matter experts and boots on the ground. For additional information, email info@blackgirlsvote.com. WI
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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer According to Nykidra Robinson, Black women are the matriarchs of the African-American family and when they lead, undoubtedly Black men and their children will follow. Robinson, a lifelong Maryland resident whom friends describe as a visionary and motivator with a heart for people and a passion to change the world, is pushing Black women to use their vast influence at the polls. “We can’t sit back and make excuses,” Robinson said. “Our vote is our voice and it doesn’t matter if you don’t have a GED, of if you have a PhD, we’re all the same.” Robinson has started “Black Girls Vote,” a grassroots and nonpartisan organization created to represent the national and international concerns of women of color. She said they’re dedicated to using their collective voice to transform areas where bias has the most profound impact on the lives of Black women. “It’s important for us to vote and it’s more important to do so as a unit because that’s where we wield the most power,” Robinson said. “Black Girls Vote is a factual statement. We have a higher voting rate than any demographic, so this is a call to action,” she said. For instance, during the last Baltimore City Mayoral Election in 2011, nearly 60 percent of eligible voters were women but only half of those voted, according to local statistics. More than 400,000 Black women and 2.2 million women of color have joined the eligible voting population since 2012, according to the Center for American Progress. In 2008 and 2012, Black women
voted at a higher rate than any other group. Four years ago, 74 percent of eligible Black women went to the polls – and 96 percent voted for Obama. It was Black women and other women of color who were responsible for Obama winning the female vote in 2008 and 2012; most white women (and white men) voted for the Republican presidential nominee in each of those years, according to a recent report. The District has the 4th largest Black population with 1.4 million African Americans, which would be more than 2 million if the Baltimore metropolitan area were added, which some do because technically they are in the same market, according to the website blackdemographics.com. “Our vote is our voice and we don’t want to lose that voice. Policy impacts our lives everyday so things that we are not content with can only change when we participate in the voting process regardless of our beliefs or religion,” Robinson said. Black Girls Vote has placed specific importance on 18 to 25 year olds, she said. The organization is also encouraging registered voters to vote in the primary and general election while they’re also promoting the early voting options resident of Baltimore have. “Our mission is to inspire a community of women to use the democratic process to address issues that impact women of color,” Robinson said. To help further its mission, Black Girls Vote hosted a “Mayoral Job Interview and Expo” on Monday, March 21 at Western High School in Baltimore. Robinson selected TV & Radio Personality Jeff Johnson to host the
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“If we simply accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves and allow those responsible to salve their conscience by believing that they have our acceptance and concurrence. We should, therefore, protest openly everything . . . that smacks of discrimination or slander. We must remake the world. The task is nothing less than that.”
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tan Police Department, homicide decreased by eight percent and burglary by 16 percent. However, statistics show that sexual abuse has increased by 48 percent and robbery has seen a 28 percent spike. She admitted that more work has to be done. “My Administration will take over operations of the DC Jail, including the Correctional Treatment Center. This will allow us to bring back more of our federal prisoners sooner so we can give them extra support and services before they head home,” she said. “We will enhance job training and mental health services too and we’ll do more to reconnect family members and loved ones. Addressing those root causes of crime is our starting point.” In her closing remarks, Bowser said she’s still optimistic about the future for all of the District’s residents. “My fellow Washingtonians, the state of the District is strong. These days are bright. And I believe our brightest days are yet to come,” she said. WI
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Edwards, Van Hollen Debate Attracts Hundreds By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Rep. Chris Van Hollen said his experience and working with Republican colleagues ensure he can get legislation passed. Rep. Donna Edwards said she provides a fresh, diverse voice and is not part of the political establishment. Both presented their views to replace the retiring Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski during a spirited debate Friday, March 18, before more than 200 people at the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department station. Van Hollen, of Kensington in Montgomery County, boasted of his endorsements from top legislators representing Prince George’s
County that drew a rousing applause from his supporters but snickers and boos from Edwards followers. “The endorsements that matter are the voters who show up on April 26” in the Democratic primary, Edwards, of Oxon Hill, said to cheers from her faction. “That’s the thing that matters.” Nicole Williams, president of the Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt Democratic Club, which hosted the event, said hopefully the debate helped undecided voters. “I hope what people gained from it is that we have two excellent candidates, but I hope that they were also able to make a decision for themselves as to which one would be best able to represent their interests,” said Wil-
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liams, who still remains unsure on whom she’ll support. “So we’ll see what happens.” Edwards, who represents the 4th Congressional District, and Van Hollen (8th District), held their first debate earlier Friday on WAMU-FM’s “The Kojo Nnamdi Show” where both talked about Social Security, endorsements, race and other topics. The candidates hope the debates separate themselves when voters go to the polls next month in a competitive race that’s lasted for about a year. The most recent poll from March 12 by OpinionWorks for the Baltimore Sun and the University of Baltimore has Edwards with a significant margin among women, Blacks and all other voters in the Baltimore region. Edwards mentioned the historical significance in how the Senate lacks diversity with only 20 women and none are African-American, a point she has mentioned at community forums and again during Friday’s debates. “I think race does matter. We are in an important time in this country,” Edwards, 57, said on the radio program. “It is about time we got to speak for ourselves.” Van Hollen, also 57, touted his voting record and support from Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III and state Sen. Joanne Benson (D-District 24) of Landover, among others. “I’m fighting for every vote. One of the reasons I am supported by legislatures in Prince George’s County is because I
delivered results,” he said on the radio program when his district represented the county more than five years ago. “I have been able to work across party lines and take on the fight to get real stuff done.”
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS AND A QUARREL
Some of the questions posed in Greenbelt focused on how the candidates would work with the Muslim community, ways to bridge the economic gap between the wealthy and low-income residents and providing benefits to veterans. Both agreed on those topics and condemned some of the remarks Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made such as his proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. However, the debate got a bit feisty when they spoke about helping residents. Van Hollen quoted another newspaper saying Edwards has “notorious” constituent services, one of the most important characteristics as a senator. He also said being able to work with Republican colleagues helps to get legislation passed. “Yes, let’s take on the big fights when we have to, but let’s look for common ground where we can,” he said. “We’ve got to be willing to do that for the people of Maryland, otherwise it’s the people of Maryland who lose and people’s confidence in the entire system is
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Vigil Held for Prince George’s Police Officer
KEEP AN EYE ON POLICY 5Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinksi escorts Barbara A. Rust, grandmother of the late police officer Jacai Colson, to her car after a candlelight vigil at the District 3 Landover station Sunday, March 20. / Photo by Patricia Little
By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Deborah Wallace distributed candles and cards with a photograph of slain Prince George’s County Police Officer Jacai Colson to fellow officers, public safety workers and residents. Wallace, who didn’t know Colson, said her ex-husband works as sergeant for the police department and she wanted to pay homage to not Colson, but all the officers during a candlelight vigil at the department’s District 3 Landover station. “They have a hard job. They don‘t get the recognition that they should putting their lives on the every day,” Wallace, of Temple Hills, said after the vigil Sunday, March 20. “I just wanted to show my support.” Colson, a 28-year-old detective, died in a shootout March 13 after a gunman ambushed the station. Police have determined another officer shot and killed Colson, who didn’t have on a uniform, during the gun battle after being mistaken as a threat. At least 200 people stood and sat together solemnly March 20 at the station’s parking lot, held lit candles and observed a moment of silence at 4:30 p.m., the time the gun battle took place. Police Chief Hank Stawinski gave a brief sermon while standing beside Colson’s grandmother, Barbara A. Rust, as she sat in a chair
dabbing the corner of her eyes. “We know the disciples asked of Jesus how will we know it is the end, and he replied, ‘There will be war and rumors of war.’ These things must come to past,” Stawinski said. “But this is not the end. Jacai is not gone. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. He is our hero. Together as a family and a community we will get through this.” Rush said a few words about her grandson, who would have turned 29 on Thursday, March 17. “He was a fantastic grandson,” she said. “He is what I called ‘my man.’ He’s in a better place and he’s at peace.”
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In the District 3 station’s lobby, bullets holes are visible on doors from the shootout. A blue sign on one of the doors offers a somber message and a reminder for visitors what officers went through March 13. On the opposite side, colorful posters made by students from Kenmoor Middle School in Landover cover a wall with messages of hope and thanks honoring Colson and the Police Department. One poster labeled “Service” with a blue police hat, a pink rose, students’ names and a quote: “Lives lived in service to other are lives lived two-fold.” About an hour before the vigil, an officer placed a new sign above the front door of the station: “Det.
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Jacai Colson – #3693 – Our Brother, Our Friend, Our Hero.” Monica Goode and her 5-yearold grandson, Haden, placed flowers on a police cruiser parked next door in front of the department’s headquarters. The car also draped with black bunting honors Colson’s memory. “My daughter is a corrections officer. I have a lot of family and friends who are police officers,” said Goode of District Heights. “I didn’t know (Colson), but I just want to show my support and let the police officers know I am here for them.” After the vigil, Cpl. Jeffery Walden stood near the decorated police cruiser at headquarters and played the bagpipes as a tribute to Colson. Meanwhile, funeral services for Colson will be held at three locations: • First viewing from 2-9 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Borgwardt Funeral Home, 4400 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville; • Second viewing from 9-11 a.m. followed by funeral service Friday, March 25 at First Baptist Church of Glenarden, 600 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro; • Interment at 12 p.m. Monday, March 28, at Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, Pennsylvania. Due to the outpouring of support from across the county, the police department said the viewing March 24 and funeral March 25 will now be open to the public. WI
As entrepreneurs, we have a myriad of tasks that occupy our time and effort. Monitoring costs, ordering supplies, supervising staff, customer satisfaction and marketing are a few things business owners watch. This, of course, can be overwhelming! However, entrepreneurs must understand how policy impacts business. Think of it: taxes, payroll, licensing, zoning, and other regulations are set by policy. Policy influences wealth and sustainability, yet very few entrepreneurs engage in policy advocacy. This may sound self-serving, but here are a few tips: • Get involved with your local Chamber of Commerce; Chambers provide up to date information on policy and how it may affect business • Know your representatives; legislators want to know their constituents- business owners must develop this relationship • Subscribe to business or legislative newsletters; take a few minutes a day and track policy trends Running the daily operations of business must include watching policy. After all, policy frames how business is done! David C. Harrington President & CEO Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce www.pgcoc.org
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Blacks, Hispanics Unite for Economic Progress Many say that “it’s time to kick Andrew Jackson off the $20 bill and replace him with a caricature of Harriett Tubman. What say
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Spread the word: “A Black and brown alliance produces power.” What can happen when there’s a strong coalition between Latinos and African-Americans? These two groups share so much in common – low socioeconomic status, unequal rates of incarceration, police brutality, among other inequalities – they
need to sustain long-term social and political alliances. Competition over scarce economic resources has in the past contributed to the lack of linkages between the Blacks and Hispanics. But to some visionaries, the idea that Black-and-Latino relations are a “winner takes all” game leaves little opportunity for these two groups to conceptualize affiliations that do not center on fighting over the few “crumbs” that are left only one or the other aligned with Whites. By uniting, Black and Hispanic people can advance their equality and economic empowerment. During Black Press Week, both Black and Latino leaders articulated the strategic value and need for more unity and created a historic pivotal point for the industry and their communities. In March 2016, Brown and black publishing associations came together to educate the public and advertisers on the benefits of tapping minority spending power via African-American and Hispanic newspaper mediums. The
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two minority press associations represent hundreds of local and community newspapers across the country. Black and Hispanic publications are banding together to increase their visibility and viability during this 2016 election year. A business alliance has evolved in America’s urban enclaves between the rapidly growing Latino populations and Blacks the two largest people of color groups in America. The deal between the National Newspaper Publishers Association and the National Association of Hispanic Publications can achieve more effective political and economic results. Together, these publications and can put spotlight and focus on prominent issues such as racial profiling and police brutality. The race-and-language-based media seek to empower their communities economically politically and encourage their consumers to support people, parties, organizations and policies. On the other hand, advertisers should think “diversity” and start to pay note to embracing cross-cultural marketing in their outreach. In spite of the increasing importance of minority consumers, advertisers still put ethnic ads into a separate budget — which tends to be cut first when the economy goes sour. Only 7 percent of marketing dollars are spent on targeted ethnic campaigns, although nearly half of Americans belong to ethnic minorities. By 2060, Latinos-Hispanics will make up 29 percent of the population in what by then will be a majority-minority nation. With close to 97 million African-Americans and Hispanics in the U.S. today,
representing 33 percent of the total population, this is a significant consumer segment. The buying power of the African-American and Hispanic communities is currently a combined $2.3 trillion. The Black/ Hispanic publishers are joining to educate corporate advertisers on the benefits of using African-American and Hispanic newspapers to tap the Hispanic/Black consumer market’s $2.3 trillion spending power. The 43 million African-Americans in the U.S. represent 13.7 percent of the total population. Blacks are the second-largest racial minority in the country. The median age is 32, and 47 percent are under 35 years of age. Latinos are the fasting-growing community in America. Their impact on the economy, the workforce and future elections is becoming more significant. Spanish is the second most-spoken language in the U.S. There are 45 million people in the U.S. who speak Spanish as a first or second language as well as 6 million Spanish language students. Spanish is the primary language spoken at home by 38.3 million people aged five or older. Hispanics are the largest minority group in the U.S., comprising about 17 percent of the U.S. population. Today, Blacks and Hispanics can tip the elections in strategic states and communities. The 2016 presidential election could cost as much as $5 billion. Groups working on behalf of each of the most serious White House hopefuls – including leadership PACs, super PACs, 501(c)(4) – should put advertising money into this and other Black/Brown news-
papers. They truly are the gateway into these communities. “This is really a historic pivotal point for our industry and our communities. Bronx Borough President Rueben Diaz Jr. stated in the New York Amsterdam News: “The Hispanic community must not only stand together but to also unite with allies such as the African-American community, to fight for the betterment of our communities.” Going forward will require a serious effort to ensure a massive voter turnout of Latinos and Blacks in the 2016 elections. The political future of the U.S. will swing in the balance and scale of how Get-OutThe-Vote efforts will be financed, advertised, staffed and mobilized. And a promising sign of increased unity between the two powerhouse groups is that the National Association of Hispanic Publishers and the National Newspaper Publishers Association have established a NNPA-NAHP National Advertising to educate marketers on the benefits and importance of the African-American and Hispanic newspaper markets. Federal agencies spent $892.5 million on advertising services, radio and television spots, public relations contracts, direct mailers or other advertising services. By law, federal agencies are required to establish contracting goals, such that 23 percent of all government buys are intended to go to small businesses. Government-wide goals are important because federal agencies have a statutory obligation to reach out and consider small businesses for procurement opportunities. WI
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By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Results from a report on the state of African-American women revealed that economic struggles continue despite promising data overall. The editor of the Black Women Annual Report, Avis Jones-DeWeever, spoke to hundreds of women and girls about the findings Thursday, March 17, at the Washington Court Hotel in Northwest during the Fifth Annual Black Women’s Roundtable National Summit. “This is an over-arching look at the condition of Black women and girls,” Jones-DeWeever said. “There is no organization in America that does this level of a deep dive into our condition.” She said that much as in 2008, Black women are leading the way in voter turnout particularly in the Democratic primary. “We found that younger Black women, millennials, are less likely to identify with one party, and they are more likely to identify as an independent,” she said. “I think that’s a good thing because it sends the message that they have to earn our vote.” She also praised voter turnout for Black people in general, particularly in Virginia, where the vote during the recent primary increased 400 percent. “We have two Black women running for the Senate out of Maryland and California,” she said. “There has not been a Black woman in the Senate since 1999. If these two women were to win, it will make History.” Black Women and the Economy “We are making progress but not as far as we need to,” Jones-DeWeever said. “Our earnings haven’t kept pace with employment. We make 77 cents on the dollar to White women and 64 cents on the dollar to White men. This is down from 80 cents in 2009.” “However, we continue to embrace entrepreneurship. We are the number one demographic of starting small businesses in the country,” she said. “We have over 1.3 million businesses nationwide.” Jones-DeWeever said revenue remains a challenge for Black women small business owners. She insisted that means that access to government contracts should be a priority. She also pushed the point of di-
versity and Black women representation in the technology industry as well as the importance of historically black colleges and universities. “Research shows that HBCU grads fare better in life than their counterparts, and we know the majority of the students on campus are Black women,” she said. However, for Black girls in vulnerable situations, Jones-DeWeever made clear that they are very much a part of the school-to-prison pipeline. “They are disproportionately impacted and suspended the most among all groups of girls and boys other than Black boys,” she said. After the luncheon the group went to Capitol Hill to visit the U.S. Senate. Before they went Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) made an appearance, firing the ladies up for their day on the Hill. “This is your Sojourner Truth moment. It is the moment you will answer, ‘Ain’t I a Woman?’ Lee said. “A request is a maybe. A demand is a yes. I hope you have accepted the challenge.” WI
5Avis Jones-DeWeever, editor of the Black Women Annual Report, revealed the results of the summary titled “Black Women in the United States, Power of the Sister Vote” at the Black Women’s Roundtable National Summit luncheon on Thursday, March 17, at the Washington Court Hotel in Northwest. / Photo by Patricia Little.
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Arena Football Coming to DC in 2017 Name, Colors and Coach to Be Unveiled By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer In 2017, the District will have a new football team. It will not replace the Redskins, but it will be an addition for sports fanatics to enjoy something different brought to them by the Arena Football League. On Wednesday, March 16, Washington Wizards owner and founder of Monumental Sports & Entertainment Ted Leonsis joined with Mayor Muriel Bowser, AFL Tampa
Bay Storm President Derrick Brooks and Gene Simmons AFL Los Angeles Kiss owner to officially welcome Washington’s AFL team to the league at the Verizon Center in Northwest. “There is an incredible upside in being partners with the AFL,” Leonsis said. “This is a fast paced family friendly game and we intend to embrace it.” “They have been pioneers in aiming their content to young adults in the gaming world,” he said. “We will be able to bring family friendly, afford-
5Derrick Brooks speaks during the Monumental Sports & Entertainment and Arena Football League conference at the Verizon Center, Wednesday, March 16. / Photo by Travis Riddick able entertainment to the city.” The future games for the currently unnamed team will stream live on Monumental Sports Network previously known as Monumental Network. The new digital platform relaunched on Monday, March 14, at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. In a partnership with WeDC House the Monumental wants to spotlight D.C. as a city of tech, sports, art music and film at none other than one of the biggest technology conferences in the U.S. “We have a huge social responsibility and we want our players to become a part of the community by partnering with the local college and high school football teams,” Leonsis said. Roger Mody, managing partner of the Monumental Sports & Entertainment, said the team remains a work in progress. “We still have to come up with a team name, team logo, color scheme and a hire a coach,” Mody said. “Once all of that is done we will unveil the new uniforms.” Mody said that the majority of the players will come from the area. “We’re going to scout the region for the best talent. There are over 130 colleges in this region,” he said. What to expect at AFL games? AFL Commissioner Scott
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Butera put emphasis on the league having exciting, nontraditional games. “It’s an intense style of play. It’s about doing not watching. We’re known for out prolific scoring,” Butera said. “It’s an exciting brand of football.” “Monumental is a tremendous organization and real leaders in technology, media and broadcasting,” he said. “They bring a social responsibility that fits what we try to do with our athletes, so they can have lives after their playing days.” The AFL, founded in 1987, will enter its 29th season in April with about 20 million fans across the United States. There are currently eight teams in two conferences, American and National. Bowser praised Leonsis for doing “what he says he is going to do” by bringing economic opportunity to the District. “Our goal is to get to the playoffs and win championships. No doubt the AFL will be successful,” Bowser said. “We became partners in Ward 8, a place that needs public and private dollars.” “Also bringing a wonderful sports and entertainment complex to the people of Ward 8 will spur economic development and opportunity,” she said. “We’re focused on how we can expand the prosperity to all Washingtonians, and I am happy to know the role sports plays in that.” WI
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Carla Hayden Patiently Awaits Confirmation Obama’s Librarian of Congress from Baltimore By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer Carla Hayden isn’t talking much these days, just patiently waiting. But those who work with the CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore and those who visit there can’t contain their excitement as Hayden prepares to become the next librarian to lead the Library of Congress, the first African-American to hold that post. “We’re very excited for Dr. Hayden,” said Roswell Encina, the director of communications at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, where Hayden has been the CEO since 1993. “If she’s confirmed by the Senate, she’ll be the first woman and the first African -merican to serve as the librarian of Congress,” Roswell said. “It’s an honor to have her work recognized by President Obama.” Lucinda Sherman, who lives about 1 mile from the library and regularly visits with her grandchildren, said Hayden’s selection isn’t undoubtedly the right choice. “She’s a tremendously caring, engaging and thoughtful leader. This library has come a long way under her guidance and, if you remember, during the riots she made sure to keep it open because she understood that the children and everyone else needed positive messages and a positive place to go,” Sherman said. On Feb. 24, President Barack Obama announced his intentions to nominate Hayden as Librarian of Congress. Her appointment is now awaiting Senate approval. In nominating Hayden, the president cited her long history at Enoch Pratt as well as her previous experience in his hometown. “Michelle and I have known Dr. Carla Hayden for a long time since her working days at the Chicago Public Library, and I am proud to nominate
5Carla Hayden may become first Black Librarian of Congress / Photo Courtesy of the White House
her to lead our nation’s oldest federal institution as our 14th Librarian of Congress,” Obama said in a statement. “Dr. Hayden has devoted her career to modernizing libraries so that everyone can participate in today’s digital culture. She has the proven experience, dedication and deep knowledge of our nation’s libraries to serve our country well, and that’s why I look forward to working with her in the months ahead,” Obama said. Born in Chicago in 1952, Hayden received her bachelor of arts degree from Roosevelt University and began work as a library assistant at the Chicago Public Library in 1973. She later received master of arts and doctorate from the University of Chicago’s Graduate Library School. Hayden worked as library service coordinator for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and as a professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Library and Information Science. In 1991, she returned to Chicago, where she worked as the Chicago Public Library System’s deputy commissioner and chief librarian. According to a biography from the HistoryMakers, the nation’s largest African-American Video Oral History Collection, Hayden is the second African-American to become the executive director of the
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Enoch Pratt Free Library, one of the oldest free libraries in the United States. “Being the first female and the first African-American really brings together two aspects of my life that make this even more significant in terms of how people view the future of libraries and what a national library can be,” Hayden said in a video released by the White House. “It’s inclusive. It can be part of everyone’s story.” Hayden has continually championed the cause of civil liberties and freedom of information, spearheading efforts to overturn legislation that forced all libraries receiving federal funding to install internet content filters on their computers. Eventually the Supreme Court upheld the right of adult library users to request the fil-
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ter’s deactivation, though they did not overturn the requirement that the filters be installed. Also, Hayden has been honored with the Andrew White Medal by Loyola College, the President’s Medal by Johns Hopkins University, and the Legacy of Literacy Award by the DuBois Circle of Baltimore. She was named one of Ms. Magazine’s 2003 Women of the Year and one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women of Maryland. She is also the first African-American to receive the Librarian of the Year Award from Library Journal Magazine. “If confirmed, Dr. Hayden would be the first woman and the first African-American to hold the position – both of which are long overdue,” Obama said. WI
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District Residents at Risk for Zika Virus Summer Heat Ideal Environment for Mosquitoes
By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer The Zika virus has continued to raise concerns throughout the world and now the District has been put on alert that it’s in the “moderate risk” category because officials said mosquitoes can live here and thrive in the hot, humid summers. The results of new research by the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado come a little more than a month after three people in the D.C., including a pregnant woman, reportedly contracted the mosquito-borne virus. Each of the victims had traveled to Latin American countries where the virus appears to have originated. Also, after Florida reported four new cases, the Senate there approved a measure to speed up the development of vaccines and treatments for
the disease, according to ABC News. The legislation, introduced by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Florida) and others, would add the Zika virus to the Food and Drug Administration’s Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher Program. When a company develops an FDA-approved treatment for one of the diseases on the priority list, it receives a voucher to fast-track the approval process for another drug of its choice. Adding the Zika virus to FDA’s priority list creates an incentive for drug makers to accelerate their search for a cure. “We need to figure out a way to stop the spread of this virus sooner rather than later,” Nelson said. “This bill creates an incentive for drug makers to develop a vaccine as quickly as possible.” Once awarded, a fast-track voucher can either be used to cut the time
it takes the FDA to approve another drug that the company has developed from 10 months to 6, or be sold to another drug maker. In 2014, a fast-track voucher reportedly sold for $125 million. Earlier, Nelson was one of the first lawmakers to call on President Barack Obama to appoint a Zika czar to coordinate the federal government’s overall response to the virus. At that time, Florida had nine reported cases of the virus. Today it has 66. Officials at the Health Department said pregnant women are particularly at risk for the virus which is transmitted through mosquitoes. They said once a pregnant woman is infected, the virus could spread to her fetus. “The virus itself is actually pretty mild and it causes relatively simple conditions like fever, rash and head-
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ache and one or two weeks later it’s gone and was simply a mild infection,” said Dr. Luther Rhodes, Lehigh Valley Health Network’s chief of epidemiology in Pennsylvania. “But, the problem is that there’s at least suggestive evidence from Brazil where there are a lot of cases now where it can potentially affect the fetus, so caution is reasonable,” Rhodes said. During a media conference call, health officials said some potentially devastating problems could include the virus leading to babies with smaller heads – a condition known as microcephaly – which could cause developmental delays. In Brazil, officials reported that since late last year the Zika virus in pregnant women coincided with about 4,000 potential cases of microcephaly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has asked that women who are pregnant or who may become pregnant consider forgoing any plans to visit areas with high infection rates. The World Health Organization noted that the virus is spreading at an alarming rate and as many as four million people in the Americas could be infected by the end of 2016. “While there is much we still don’t know about the dynamics of Zika virus transmission, understanding
where the Aedes aegypti mosquito can survive in the U.S. and how its abundance fluctuates seasonally may help guide mosquito control efforts and public health preparedness,” Andrew Monaghan, who led the National Center for Atmospheric Research study, said in a statement. “Even if the virus is transmitted here in the continental U.S., a quick response can reduce its impact,” said Monaghan’s colleague, scientist Mary Hayden, a medical anthropologist who worked on the study. Two factors are needed for Zika to spread. A human being has to carry the virus in his or her body and the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes need to be on hand to carry it to others. The virus can also be sexually transmitted but that results in less spread, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Experts almost all agree that Zika is unlikely to spread much in the U.S., in part because the Aedes aegypti mosquito isn’t common except in parts of the far south and Hawaii, and also because Americans mostly live indoors, with air conditioning and little chance for the mosquitoes to live and breed inside homes. Experts told NBC News that they predict small, localized outbreaks come summer. WI
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FLINT from Page 1 choice to switch over to Flint water was the decision of the former Emergency Manager Ed Kurtz and the Flint City Council and that he only followed their lead when he signed off on the decision. But until now, the man who has been at the center of two of the worst disasters in Michigan’s recent history has not agreed to go on the record and give his full account of what happened. What follows is a portion of the unedited transcript of a series of written questions posed to Earley, each of which he answered in written detail after those questions were first reviewed and approved by his attorney. Q: What would you consider your primary accomplishments during your tenure as Flint emergency manager? What remains to be done? Earley: My primary accomplishment during my tenure as Flint Emergency Manager was eliminating the city’s structural budget deficit through cost cutting and containment measures. This allowed the city to return to local control under the auspices of a Receivership Transition Advisory Board. We were able to accomplish just that in Flint. Meanwhile, the strategic plan, drafted and adopted by the mayor and the city council still remains to be implemented. It offers a blueprint for sustaining the city’s financial integrity by addressing legacy costs, organizational dysfunction, better financial management and reconsideration of its long-term governance structure. Q: You have said that it was the Flint City Council that approved the switch to Flint water and that you were simply following the wishes of that elected council when you signed off on the agreement initiated by your predecessor Ed Kurtz. Do you still stand by your version of events? Earley: While much has been made about the actual vote that the city council took, the plan presented to and discussed with me upon entering office in October 2013 by former Emergency Manager Michael Brown, Public Works Director Howard Croft and Mayor Dayne Walling was that the city would leave the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) once its 50-year contract with DWSD expired. The city would then join the Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) and would use the Flint River, in the interim, for the two years during which the new system was being constructed.
Edward Kurtz signed two orders effectuating these actions. When it’s all said and done, what we really need to do is figure out a way to solve the present issues involving not only the water treatment situation but just as important, the aged and ill-repaired condition of the city-wide distribution system of pipes and control mechanisms in order to prevent similar situations in the future. In hindsight, there is probably more that everyone could have done, from the federal level on
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down to the street maintenance employees who repaired the unusually high number of water main breaks in a distribution system nearing 100 years old. However, without the benefit of hindsight, one is left to follow the guidelines of the regulatory agencies, MDEQ and EPA that monitor and implement the laws governing water systems. I am confident that we did that. Saying that I turned down the DWSD offer to return to their water source in order to save, “a
few dollars” is not only untrue but a disingenuous fabrication that ignores the complexity of those decisions which were made in consultation with many others.
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been unjustly persecuted, vilified and smeared both professionally and personally – all because I accepted the very difficult challenge to bring positive change to the City of Flint and the Detroit Public Schools. The decision to make the switch, as I have repeatedly maintained, was made long before I arrived and at different points involved the other three appointees and culminated into a done deal that fell to me to make sure it was implemented. WI
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Business Model for Early Care System Shaky Report Finds Flaws, Presents Solutions By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer A report from DC Appleseed and the DC Fiscal Policy Institute said the current business model for providing high-quality early care and education services to the District’s most vulnerable children is not sustainable. Lauren Stillwell Patterson, senior program officer at Washington Area Women’s Foundation, stated there are several ways to stabilize pre-k and early child care. “Both reports came out at the same time, but they used different methodologies to understand the cost,” Patterson said. “They found providers in the District aren’t being properly financed for service.” She asserted that the study found three key findings. “The first thing is child care subsidies need to be aligned with the cost,” Patterson said.
5Photo courtesy of onlineathens.com In both reports they found that revised rates would help ensure that the District encourages high-quality early care and education for some of the city’s children with the highest need. “Also, the early education workforce, despite the fact it allows parents to work and its proven impact on the trajectory of kids, it is the lowest paying field locally and nationally,” she said. The second key finding and maybe the most important was government, business, and philanthropy should test and fund innovations in the early care and education business model. “There needs to be a lot more investment in the workplace,” Pat-
terson said. “The pay needs to be aligned with the credentials. This will help the retention of educators.” Both studies also found that providers face financial challenges based on current business models and believe a possible solution will be shared services such as billing departments, accountants, and coordinated enrollment that could help mitigate specific cost issues. Patterson admitted that she didn’t know of a clear path to raise revenue but private and public partnerships could be a start. “Philanthropy could be of service as a partner in testing new programs to see how they work as they would take the risk capital,” she said.
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“Business partnerships in general would be great because they can give us a business eye that would help the situation.” The effects of low-funding Patterson claimed that in the studies early care and and education providers spoke candidly about how they operate with limited funds. “One of the top things is delaying maintenance and renovations, even things that have to do with safety such as security,” she said. “They make concessions for materials such as used versus new and they have to pay their staff low wages.” “The top thing providers said they would do if they had the money would be higher pay for staff and enhancing programs,” she said.
“Early care and education providers are doing some of our city’s most critical work, yet both these studies tell us that providers are struggling to cover the cost of providing quality care,” Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat, president and CEO of Washington Area Women’s Foundation, said. “We need to raise the revenues for early care and education providers so that they can attract and retain highly skilled and motivated teachers.” “Raising revenue will also ensure access to affordable early care and education for our city’s low-income families, who depend on child care so that they can support their families.” WI
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on something. I could care less whether my name is on a headline. I’m interested in getting things done for people.” O’Dea Hawkins, who resided in Lake Arbor four years ago and now lives in Rockville, said Edwards’ office failed to provide her assistance. Hawkins declined to elaborate on what she specifically requested. “I contacted her officer and my request was not honored in a timely manner,” said Hawkins, who wore a Van Hollen for Senate T-shirt, sticker and held a campaign sign. “His services have been first-rate and very thorough.” Edwards’ supporters that include former Prince George’s County Councilwoman Ingrid Turner said the Senate needs more diversity. “It is important to have a woman in office to address our perspective … to make sure our issues are heard,” said Turner, who’s running for judgeship in the county’s Circuit Court. “It’s time to have a woman of color and why not someone from Prince George’s County? We should be the model in leading our nation.” WI
undermined.” According to a study from the Lugar Center and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy in Northwest, it assessed how often a member of Congress and the Senate co-sponsors a bill by the opposite party and the frequency a person’s bill receives support from an opposing group. Edwards ranked last among Democrats in the 113th Congress (2013-2014), according to the study. The center’s study from the 114th Congress last year shows Edwards sixth from the bottom among Democrats. However, last year’s report shows Van Hollen slightly above Edwards separated by 10 Democrats between them. Edwards said being re-elected four times shows constituents trust her. She also explained why it’s sometimes hard to get work done in Congress. “Government dysfunction is when you have career politicians who really put themselves first because they want a byline, or a headline, and get credit for something,” she said. “You don’t compromise your principles and your values … to put your name
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Black Theatre Symposium EMBRACING INCLUSION AND D I V E R S I T Y I N A M E R I C A N T H E AT R E
What does the past, present and future of the black theatre aesthetic look like? Scholars, students, theatre professionals and community members will convene at The Clarice this April for the Third Annual Black Theatre Symposium to explore this question. Co-organizers Scot Reese, UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS)artist and professor, and TDPS alumna Thembi Duncan, Creative Programs Director of the Young Playwrights’ Theatre, share some insight. How would you describe the black theatre aesthetic? Duncan: Just as there is no single “white” theatre aesthetic, a single black theatre aesthetic does not exist. Our goal with this symposium is to investigate the multiplicity of blackness through varying aesthetics and different modes of theatre-making. How can culturally specific theatre contribute to the performing arts in this country? Duncan: It’s essential to gaining an understanding of the history of black experiences in this country and in the world. Without continuing to build on,
or question, or oppose those ideas, we run the risk of being cut off completely from a rich fountain of knowledge that cannot be recovered in any other form of expression. Any predictions for what the future of black theatre looks like? Duncan: It will definitely include more technology, both on and off the stage. Intersectionality will likely become more prominent. Increasing collaborations with other people of color, especially as class becomes the predominant divider of people in this country. More site-specific
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theatre and interdisciplinary forms of expression. Protest theatre is also making a comeback. How does this symposium benefit UMD students, and the greater community here at The Clarice? Reese: Our exploration of the expansion of an inclusive presence and influence in the field of theatre builds community. That is so important today. Take a look at the Black Lives Matter movement. The arts become a wonderful tool to dialogue and bridge gaps.
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5Victor Blackett coached his students at the @dcpublicschools Math Bowl – leading the team to 2nd place. / Photo courtesy DCPS Facebook The annual DC STEM Fair was held March 19 at Dunbar Senior High School in Northwest. However, during the week, participants in the Math Bowl included students from LaSalle Backus Education Campus in Northeast who took home a second-place prize.
KETCHAM HOSTS ‘SUPPORT THE ARTS’
The Ketcham Elementary School Players will host a red carpet premiere screening of the documentary film, ‘Support the Arts,’ from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, March 24 at the Anacostia Arts Center in Southeast. ‘Support the Arts’ chronicles Ketcham students’ debut into musical theater, offering an inspiring story of hard work, honesty, and commitment to artistry. The documentary also aims to bring awareness to the performing arts in urban schools and communities. Ketcham Elementary located in Southeast, launched its performing arts program in 2015, and Tuluv Price, the school’s art
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Since launching the “Empowering Males of Color” initiative a year ago, DCPS officials have formed partnerships with community organizations like “Reading Partners” and “Literacy Lab” to help improve students’ literacy skills. DCPS has worked with universities like Howard University and Morehouse College not only to provide mentors for students, but also to inspire and show them what’s possible. Private funding has provided DCPS nearly $1.7 million in EMOC Innovation Grants to 16 schools across the District aimed at improving support for boys of color. “We even sent 10 of our high school students abroad with Step Afrika! to perform and tour in Croatia,” Chancellor Kaya Henderson said in recent statement. “Suspension rates for our young men of color are on the decline, while their graduation rates and student satisfaction rates are on the rise,” she said, adding that, “our momentum is strong, and we’ve only just begun. As we look ahead to the next year of this important initiative, which will include opening our new all-male college preparatory high school in Ward 7, I invite you to watch what just one year of EMOC has done for our students.”
HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT FLEXIBILITY
The DC State Board of Education has approved regulations that will allow students in the District to receive high school credit through innovative and rigorous competency-based courses. The regulations, which go into effect after publication in the DC Register, give schools and local education agencies the ability to dramatically alter the way high school students use their time and advance between courses. With the new regulations, schools may apply for a waiver to offer competency-based courses that allow teachers to tailor course content to the unique needs of students, and advance them to new material only after they have mastered pre-requisite academic
and skill-based standards. “We have always known that students learn at their own pace and in unique ways, but our current system requires all students to spend equivalent amounts of time in class in order to earn a credit,” said Laura Wilson Phelan, Ward 1 State Board of Education member. “Competency-based courses give teachers the ability to help students own their learning and master material, truly setting them up for success beyond high school.”
DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS: STATE SKI CHAMP!
Congratulations to Zoe Crute, a student at Washington Latin Public Charter School who won the 2016 Pennsylvania State Ski Championship for U14 Women. Zoe, who won both the Slalom and Gian Slalom events, learned to ski in Lake Tahoe, California, and finessed her ski race skills from her coaches at Liberty Mountain. Zoe now qualifies for the U14 USSA Eastern Championships in Sunday River, Minnesota.
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5Connie Spencer was honored for her accomplishments on “International Women’s Day.” / Photo courtesy DCPCS Many women have founded innovative public charter schools, and on March 8 in celebration of “International Women’s Day,” DCPCS highlighted some of its most influential female leaders. Listed among them was Connie Spencer, who serves as the founding CEO and executive director of Community College Prep Academy in Southeast, established in 2013. Spencer has been involved in adult education since 1970 when she first served as an Adult Basic Education and English as a Second Language teacher at the Adult Education Demonstration Center. WI
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We Salute our Fallen Brother As more details are revealed about the tragic death of Prince George’s County police officer Jacai Colson, it’s clear that the 28-year-old undercover officer should still be alive. But sometimes when law enforcement officials are attempting to bring order to a chaotic situation, bullets find unexpected and certainly unintended victims. Such is the case here. We’re confident that the County’s new police chief and his staff will determine how the tragedy occurred and we expect they’ll seek ways to keep such things from happening again. But make no mistake, the life of a police officer is fraught with danger and the daily possibility of life-threatening or life-ending circumstances. It is the risk they take. And it’s one that provides needed safety for us. Police Chief Hand Stawinski has admitted that Colson died due to friendly fire. Now we must wait for a more complete report. We believe that the full story will be shared with the public. In the meantime, a family mourns the loss of a young man who had his entire life to live. Colson was one of those men who wanted to make his community better and safer. He gave his life in that effort. As members of the community gather later this week for funeral services and tributes for the young officer, we lift up the name of Jacai Colson and offer our prayers to his friends and family who must carry on without him. Of course, one thing with which the County must contend, is the relative ease that those with mental illnesses can gain access to firearms. We will hear more about the gunman, Michael Ford, along with his two brothers who allegedly knew that Michael had recorded his last will and testament and wanted to provoke officers into a gunfight that would end his life. Why didn’t they step forward? Could they have stopped him or found someone who could? We wait for the answer to those and other questions. Sadly, the young, troubled man set in motion a series of events that took the life of an innocent man while the shooter, Michael Ford, though shot and injured, is expected to recover from his injuries. Some would say it’s not fair. On that we cannot comment. What we can say is another bright light has been snuffed out – suddenly and senselessly. When will the madness end? WI
This Easter Remember the Reason for the ‘Season’ Christians around the world will celebrate Easter this Sunday. And while churches will be packed to the rafters, we want to encourage our readers to remember that the day means much than dressing up for the always anticipated fashion show of new suits, freshly-cut hair and big, flowery hats. Taking a look back at the way “criminals” were treated during the days of Jesus, one must remember that crucifixions resulted in excruciating pain and agony for the victims. Many suffocated on their own blood within seconds. Others writhed in pain on the cross for several long minutes. Given the pain, death was welcomed by the victims. Christians believe that as his life faded away, Jesus uttered seven last words or messages. Christians believe that Jesus remained on the cross for the sins of those who believe in Him. Thus, Easter, or Resurrection Sunday, says more to the way we should live our lives rather than how we look or feel as we gather on this holiest of days. It is a message to us all that even in the midst of tragedy, hope remains. Let’s remember the reason for the ‘season.’ WI
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Hooray for No New Taxes in Prince George’s County When I read the article by William Ford, “No Tax Increase for Prince George’s County,” in your March 17, 2016 edition, all I could say was “Thank You, Rushern Baker.” Another tax increase would have been back breaking to the residents of the county. I am so glad someone has the nerve to put the brakes on these money-hungry politicians. Maybe now we can start to have more conversations about how we can save money in the county, rather than always finding ways to spend it. There is something to be said about being able to spend money wisely, and that’s something our county politicians should learn to do instead of finding things they say we need to raise taxes for. But at least for now, no tax increase, and that sounds real good to me. Jordan Day Laurel, Maryland
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Informer Should Keep it Positive I was very disappointed in your decision to put the story by William J. Ford, “Police Chief: Officer May Have Died by Friendly Fire,” March 17th, 2016, on the front-page of the paper. I have been reading the Washington Informer for almost fifty years and I can vividly remember Dr. Calvin Rolark always saying he wanted his paper to publish the positive news in our community. Yes, the shooting of this black Prince George’s County police officer is very tragic, and yes, the story is very newsworthy, but not in our paper. Other media outlets will give us all we want to hear about the how and why this tragic event happened. We know those outlets will continue to report on all of the negative news that happens in our community. But the Washington Informer has been, and I hope will continue to be, the source of the positive news going on in our community, as I am sure Dr. Rolark knew, there are many, many positive things going on that never get reported. Kevin Ross Washington, DC
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OPINIONS/EDITORIALS Guest Columnist
By Julianne Malveaux
From Mary Church Terrell to Barbara Lee: Black Women in the Peace Movement Some words seem rarely mentioned in this highly toxic political season. We’ve heard about bombs and walls, but very little about peace. One is almost tempted, when some of the candidates are speaking, to burst into song – give peace a chance. In this Women’s History Month, it makes sense to reflect on women and the peace movement, and especially on the African-American women who have been peace activists and have played a significant role in this movement.
The Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom was founded in 1915 in the midst of World War I. Its first chair, Hull House’s Jane Addams, cared deeply about world disarmament. Early on, though, there were criticisms of WILPF and the peace movement because African-Americans were too often invisible. In a book poignantly titled “No Peace Without Freedom, Race and WILPF,” Joyce Blackwell writes about tensions within the path breaking peace organization. In a similar book, “A Band of Noble Women: Racial Politics in the Women’s Peace Movement,”
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Melinda Plastas writes that African American women combined the effects of race, gender and war, and “demanded a place for Black women in the international peace movement. Mary Church Terrell was involved in WILPF almost from its outset, serving on its board for a time. The D.C. doyenne, who was one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree, was involved in the civil rights and social justice movements. A teacher by profession, she was one of the first women to serve on the DC Board of Education. She played founding roles in many justice organizations, including the
NAACP, the International College of Women, the National Association of Colored Women, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Some of her dealings with WILPF were not smooth – she was not re-elected to serve a second term on the Board of the organization, to the chagrin of many of the White women who felt that Black women’s voices needed to be heard on peace matters. Terrell as not the only woman who worked with WILPF during its early days. Addie Hunton came to activism, early, working as an organizer for NACW in the early twentieth century. She worked with servicemen
in France during the war. Those war experiences perhaps influenced her to work as a peace activist during the 1920s. In 1926, she wrote a report condemning US occupation of Haiti. Bertha McNeill was another of the African American women involved in WILPF. She led the Washington, DC chapter, and also served as a vice president of the organization for two terms. These women – as do some of our non-African-American sisters like Media Benjamin and Arandhati Roy – come to mind in the middle of this raucous
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By James Clingman
Do Black Organizations Really Have Our Backs? While Black people are bogged down in shallow and meaningless political discourse, our vaunted Black organizations continue to be MIA except for their time in front of the cameras with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. They say they cannot endorse candidates, but we all know that’s a sham. In an article written by Freddie Allen of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, Marc Morial said the nine Black organizations that met with the candidates wanted
to “provide to every candidate who is running for president of the United States, be they Republican or Democrat, the opportunity to hear from us on issues of civil rights, social justice, and economic justice in America, today.” Any real demands made on our behalf? Al Sharpton said, “For the first time in American history, we will watch a Black family leave the White House and we do not want to see the concerns of Blacks leave with them.” So that’s where our concerns have been hibernating for the past seven years, and all this time I thought Sharpton and the POTUS were tak-
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ing care of them. And, I suppose to give comfort to Clinton and Sanders, Morial said the nine historic civil rights organizations represent tens of millions of Americans and that all of their organizations were “multicultural and multi-ethnic.” Multi-cultural and multi-ethnic? That’s strange; I thought they were Black or at least “colored.” Speaking of colored, let’s look at one of these “Black” multi-cultural/ethnic organizations. In case you missed the cryptic message at the beginning of this article, “Nonstop Aiding and Abetting in Cor-
rupt Practices,” think about the NAACP. You may know it as the group whose answer to the Ferguson issue was to walk 130 miles to the Missouri Governor’s office, followed up by a 1,000 mile stroll from Selma to the steps of the U.S. Capitol in search of justice. Guess they didn’t find it when they got there. This is the group that practices outright hypocrisy by railing against voter suppression and voter ID laws, while accepting and even promoting those corrupt practices within their own ranks. More specifically, this is the group that has wreaked havoc in Ohio by conducting four elections
for State President, two of which were legitimately won by Jocelyn Travis over Sybil McNabb, and two of which were do-overs by the national office via its henchman, Gill Ford, to keep their chosen candidate, McNabb, in office. In the first corrupt election over which the national office presided, children were allowed to vote for McNabb —yes, children! In the second corrupt election, which just took place on March 12, 2016, again under national supervision, the same corrupt practice used in Cincinnati was used by Gill Ford in Colum-
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By Jesse Jackson
Obama’s Foreign Policy Has Moved Us Toward Reason As Barack Obama’s presidency counts down its last months, amid the raucous babble of the Republican presidential debate, people are beginning to realize how much we will miss Obama’s leadership. He has served with dignity and grace, increasingly rare attributes in American politics. His family has exhibited the values that Americans embrace. He has brought the economy back from the freefall he inherited. Republicans, of course, scorn all
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things Obama, with particular emphasis on his foreign policy. They argue that he’s destroyed our nation’s credibility, gutted our military and fostered the spread of terror. The din covers the emptiness of the argument. In reality, Obama’s foreign policy will be remembered as making a start toward reason. His record, of course, is complex. The president has enjoyed some remarkable successes — taking out Osama bin Laden, reducing al-Qaida, the nuclear deal with Iran, normalization of relations with Cuba (and thus with other neighbors
across the hemisphere). He’s also met with frustrations as well. He was unable to extract us from Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Syria and Libya. He failed to close Guantanamo. He’s also asserted, dangerously, unprecedented executive prerogatives in the use of drones, assassination, the hunting of whistle-blowers, mass surveillance and more. But Obama’s biggest legacy is his effort to turn America away from the interventionist appetites of both the neo-conservatives and the “indispensable nation” liberal activists. In a remarkable set of interviews with Jef-
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fry Goldberg in the Atlantic, Obama argues that while the United States must lead, it cannot police the world. We must be both “hardheaded” and “big hearted.” We have to be clear about our real security concerns, learn to pick our spots, and not allow ourselves to be dragged into every civil war or humanitarian crisis. The president is clear — and clearly right — on the priority of threats facing the U.S. Despite the popular terrors about terror, he understands that the Islamic State is not an existential threat to the U.S. In contrast, climate change potentially threatens
the world if we don’t act to counter it. Similarly, the president argues that the Middle East is no longer terribly important to U.S. interests, particularly with our increasing energy independence. The U.S.-China relationship, in contrast, is the “most critical.” Sustaining a peaceful rise of China that will make it a partner in securing international order is far more important to our security than all of the civil wars in the Middle East. Obama believes, against the clam-
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Veterans and Consumers of Color Targeted for Fraud Although the former Corinthian Colleges, once one of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges, closed its doors last year, many of the problems incurred by its former students persist. The now-defunct college is the only questionable actor among for-profit colleges. To date, investigations, and lawsuits have focused on a growing list of other for-profit schools and colleges including but not limited to Computer Systems Institutes, DeVry University, ITT Tech, Mari-
nello Schools of Beauty and Trump University. With tuition costs higher than many public colleges and universities, many for-profit college students are financially forced to take on private student loan debt at interest rates that exceed those of federal student loans. Others are advised to add related charges to credit card accounts. One of the worst financial abuses perpetrated are against the men and women who sought to successfully transition from military to civilian life. Many veterans enrolled and even graduated from for-profit institutions, like Corinthian, but now
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find there are three strikes against them: the promised better careers and high earnings never materialized, and thirdly, educational benefits that underwrote a portion of the so-called educational cost have now been suspended. In response, eight state Attorneys General have challenged the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to “restore the educational and vocational rehabilitation benefits that thousands of veterans are deprived of due to misleading advertising, or enrollment practices of predatory institutions, such as Corinthian Colleges, Inc.” These attorneys general repre-
sent the states of California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington. “Most of the student relief flowing from enforcement actions against predatory educational institutions has, however, pertained to student loans – not the hard-earned benefits of our nation’s veterans,” wrote the AGs. Two taxpayer funded programs, the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill and the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program are at the heart of the AGs’ concerns. G.I. Bill benefits, funded by Title IV federal
student aid, provide up to $21,084 per year for tuition; additional funding covers housing, books and supplies. VR&E benefits are awarded for service-related disabilities that can include job training and education, workplace accommodations and career coaching. Legally, for-profit colleges may receive up to 90 percent of their annual revenues from Title IV. VR&E assistance is not included as part of Title IV. If both Title IV funds – which also include Pell Grants — are combined with VR&E benefits, taxpay-
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By Marc Morial
Women’s History Month: Contributions Past and Present “From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this Nation. Too often, the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength, and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.” – President Jimmy Carter, “National Women’s History Week Statement,” Feb. 28, 1980
There is no arena in American life, or beyond the borders of this country, where a woman’s presence can neither be noted nor celebrated. Women have played—and continue to play—a major role in our nation’s culture, politics and economy. The traditionally held belief of a “woman’s place” has long created obstacles for women who have ventured into the business arena. It was a notion that dictated that a woman’s natural place was in the home, and when women worked outside of the home, it largely dictated what kind of work was appropriate for her. From the late 1800s and its initial boom of
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female workers and entrepreneurs in America, to Maria Contreras-Sweet, the founder of ProAmerica Bank and current head of the Small Business Association, and Oprah Winfrey’s media empire, we know that a woman’s place is quite simply where she makes it. My own respect for strong, accomplished women was instilled by my mother, a highly-respected educator and civil rights activist who has recently published a memoir, “Witness to Change,” about her own remarkable life. Despite issues of gender parity and gender equity that continue to
plague our boardrooms, conference rooms and banks, women have long contributed to the economic vitality of our country. Yesterday’s entrepreneur laid the groundwork for today’s businesswoman, who continues to defy odds, break glass ceilings and produce much-needed jobs and revenue. This is especially true in the case of women of color, who are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the United States. Women own nearly 10 million of the businesses in America—making up 36 percent of the nation’s businesses. These businesses generate more than $1.4 trillion in annual
revenue and employ 8 million people, according to the National Business Women’s Council. Women are starting businesses at record rates, exceeding the national average, and there has been remarkable spike in small-business ownership by women of color. In 2002, there were fewer than 1 million businesses owned by women of color, representing 14 percent of women-owned firms. As of 2012, there are nearly 3.8 million firms owned by women of color, comprising 38 percent of women-owned businesses. That
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By Askia Muhammad
Republicans on Deathbed: Suffering Self-inflicted Wounds Even as all the rational, reasonable people in the whole wide world have begun rehearsing out loud their obituaries for the “modern” Republican Party —a.k.a. GOP, i.e. Grand Old Party (how can something “old” be “modern?” but I digress) — what is clear is that the GOP’s troubles are all the result of self-inflicted wounds. Good advice to anyone who finds him/herself in a hole: Stop digging! After their landslide defeat in the 2012 presidential race, the party commissioned an “autopsy”
with recommendations as to how to transform the Party of Lincoln into the majority party once again. Those recommendations famously insisted that in order to win in 2016, Republicans needed to reach out to nonwhites, especially to Latinos, the fastest growing voting bloc in the country. The Republican landscape in 2016 finds those 2012 recommendations to address issues important to Latinos and others, on the trashheap. With his mouth full of race-baiting rhetoric, presidential candidate
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Donald J. Trump is leading a lowgrade insurrection to capture the “better angels” of the American human spirit. Those would be the “better angels” President Abraham Lincoln called for at the time of the party’s birth during antebellum days. “Trump-ism” has already captured those American “better angels,” imprisoned them and will subject them to water-board torture on Trump’s first day in office. We’ll teach those “pushover, loser angels” a thing or two. We’ll take back our country. We’ll make America great again. The Republican Party is in tur-
moil. Trump, who’s little more than a carnival barker, snake-oil salesman, breath in britches, is the commanding presidential front-runner and odds-on favorite to win the GOP nomination in Cleveland this summer. Trump says if he goes into Cleveland with close to a majority of the delegates but is somehow denied the nomination, there could be riots. On the other hand, some prominent Republican officials have vowed to sabotage a Trump candidacy by fielding a conservative third-party challenger rather than surrender leadership of
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the central U.S. right-wing political party to a potty-mouthed real estate hustler. Republican implosion. It’s going to be hard for the Republicans to win in 2016 with Trump in charge. It will be hard for Republicans to win in 2016 if they deny Trump, angering him and his aroused White, male posse (followers), who attend his rallies in certain jurisdictions, locked and loaded, sucker-punching protesters, stomping and kicking them. Of course, the Trump machine is capable of manufacturing a Middle
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44th Annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Memorial Gala Unsung Heroes Celebrating Heroes in Our Community The Greater Washington Urban League held their 44th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Gala which honored six unsung heroes in our communities. The awardees were Jim Vance, Gina Adams, Tina Frundt, Hon. Muriel Bowser, Ted Leonis and Patti LaBelle. For more information go to www.GWUL.ORG
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The Comedic Brilliance of Rickey Smiley Hosts 11th Annual Jazz in the Gardens
5Rickey Smiley continues to shine in the comedy world and brought his ability to evoke laughter to Miami Gardens, Florida where he hosted the 11th annual “Jazz in the Gardens” that featured some of the country’s top entertainers from the past and present to the Sunshine State. / Photo by Greg Reed By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor
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Rickey Smiley understands the challenges of growing up poor in the South and often includes those memories in his standup comedy routines. But with his hosting one of the country’s premier music festivals last weekend in South Florida and other recent career moves, it’s clear that he has achieved real stardom – all while still, refreshingly, remaining humble. Smiley, 47, kept the laughter going during the 11th annual Jazz in the Gardens – a two-day event and music lover’s dream that brings world-renowned entertainers to the stage, along with local artists from Florida looking for their big break. The festival also features plenty of vendors selling ethnic clothing, memorabilia and incredibly tasty food from places like Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba and other tropical paradises. Smiley, who follows celebrated entertainers like D.L. Hughley as the host, said he has found it difficult to contain his excitement. “I remember opening for Najee when I was just 19 – now years later I’m hosting a show where he’s one of the featured entertainers – it’s hard to describe how blessed
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I feel,” he said. “One of the best things about this festival is being able to reach out to the younger generation – bringing old school and the hip-hop generations together for some clean fun.” “Clean” remains the operative word for Smiley and the material he uses on stage. And he’s paid his dues during his 25-year career during which he’s opened shows for folks like Steve Harvey and George Wallace, distinguished himself on BET’s “ComicView” and recently taken on his own reality show which has entered its second season. He said he studied the best in Black comedy before embarking upon his own path. “I looked at comedians like Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor and so many other legends and checked out their styles,” he said. “Then I began to build my own house. You have to find your style, your own niche – part of that comes from listening to your audience to determine if you’re reaching them and making them laugh.” “I like my audience to join with me – it’s all about audience participation,” said Smiley who has endeared himself to a growing fan base after memorable performances on shows like “Showtime at the Apollo” and HBO’s “Def
“One of the best things about this festival is being able to reach out to the younger generation – bringing old school and the hip-hop generations together for some clean fun.” Comedy Jam” and of course as a result of his syndicated radio show. “You can’t do comedy unless you get the people excited and involved,” he said. “Here at ‘Jazz in the Gardens’ it’s a challenge because of the size of the audience. You don’t always have time to develop a story line in between the entertainers’ sets. But all that doesn’t matter. My job is to keep the show moving and to get the audience ready for the next act. Laughter is healthy – I make people laugh.” WI
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Fred Hammond Electrifies Miami Crowd By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor Fred Hammond ministered to a receptive audience during the 11th annual Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival, held last weekend in Miami Gardens, Florida. And as always, his inspiring music was punctuated by personal testimony and words of encouragement from the multi Grammy-winning singer, producer and writer. “I have had my own personal challenges throughout my life, but I have come to realize that through it all, God was there,” said Hammonds, 55. “It’s been an amazing 37-year career. I started playing bass guitar for The Winans in my hometown of Detroit. I was always content to be in the background. But God wanted me to do something else. I just chose to be obedient.” Hammond said today’s youth have claimed a song, “Jesus is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” as their mantra. He’s incorporated that same notion into his daily life. “I recently had double knee replacement and have wondered if my body’s trying to tell me that it’s time to sit down and give up touring,” he said. “But that’s something that would be hard for me to do – even with the physical pain. Seeing you all here with me, praising God,
is what motivates me.” As the praise service continued, Hammond included several “old school” songs that have become fixtures, spirituals, in the Black church. At the same time, he shared several of his own songs that have become hits for him and his musical group, Radicals for Christ. “Often times, I like to remind people that I wasn’t born in the best of situations,” he said. “In fact, my mother, who was not married to my father, attempted to abort me after yielding to pressure from the leaders of her church. But the procedure failed. God had other plans.” “We are all in the struggle – we just may be facing different challenges, different problems, different mountains that we must climb. But Jesus knows and Jesus cares,” he said. Hammond noted that Christians across the globe are now preparing for Easter – which takes place next Sunday – also referred to in the Black church as “Resurrection Sunday.” “This is a very important time for us. It’s when we remember that Jesus came, bled, died and rose – for us,” he said. “It’s the core reason for why we give God the praise. I’m just
grateful to have the opportunity to share my gifts and to praise my God each and every day.” Hammond wasted little time getting the audience involved. People could be seen standing, singing, waving their hands and celebrating the experience. The former member of the group Commissioned has without question earned his way to the top within the gospel music world. And from the way he led the way in believers “getting their praise on,” it’s clear that Hammond has no plans to sit down or stop bringing his ministry to those in need – no matter where they may reside. WI
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Religious Groups Lend Hand in Flint
Howard Students Pitch in During Spring Break
5 Howard Students gave up their spring break festivities in order to help the residents of Flint, Michigan /Photo Courtesy Howard University News Service / Photo Courtesy Howard University News Service
By Tatyana Hopkins Howard University News Service FLINT, Mich. – The First Presbyterian Church of Flint sits majestically along the historic cobblestone streets in the core of the city’s downtown area. The grand, Gothic limestone structure with huge Tiffany stained glass windows and cavernous interior was erected in 1929 and spans a block and somehow seems to age the area’s much younger, yet dilapidated skyscrapers. Just a few blocks away is the much, much smaller The Muslim House, a single-family home that was transformed into a mosque in 1996. It begins where the cobblestone ends, marking the end of revitalization efforts and the local college’s territory. It blends in with the surrounding homes, except for the tarp covering a leaking roof and a sign donning the mosque’s name in green. Though the mostly white church and predominately black mosque are in most ways dramatically different, they both share a common passion and mission – to help residents struggling with the city’s much-publicized water crisis. As city and state officials struggle to find a way to furnish residents with clean water, religious organizations have been the leading forces in helping to inform and provide the community with resources when government solutions may have presented obstacles. Across the city, more than 35 churches have joined in the effort, providing everything from water to baby formula. A key caveat to their help, they said, is that unlike the city, the churches have never
required recipients to produce iden- “We give it away that day.” Unlike the city, which only altification. “Churches have always been the lows residents to take two cases of back bone of this community,” said water per day, the mosque does not Kim Skaff, director of Women’s limit the number of cases people Ministries and newly appointed take, he said. “We give people what they need,” “water coordinator” at First Presbyhe said. “If they need 10 cases, we terian. Drinking water became con- give them 10 cases.” Just three weeks ago, the mosque taminated in April 2014 when the city changed its water source from gave out five truckloads of water, the Detroit Water and Sewage De- 180,000 bottles, in nearly five hours with the help a variety of faith-based partment to the Flint River to saveAPRIL SATURDAY, 9, 2016 organizations. money. Failing to treat9:00 the water AM - 4:00 PM On Monday, Howard University with corrosion inhibitors, lead from aging pipes leached into the city’s students, donated and handed out water supply, causing elevated levels scores of cases of water in conjuncof the metal in drinking water and tion with the mosque. St. Michael’s Roman Catholic creating a serious public danger. In January, the city declared a Church also helps residents and state of emergency. Soon after, Pres- it houses two organizations that ident Barack Obama declared it as a are also contributing to the effort, Michigan Faith in Action, a multifederal emergency. At First Presbyterian, Skaff said faith assistance and resource center, the church integrated water dis- and Catholic Charities of Genesee tribution into its weekly meals for County. Since the final week of Januthe homeless. Its kitchen must use bottled water to prepare meals for ary, her organization has delivered the 150 people who regularly show 50,000 bottles of water, Allen up because the lead level in water in said. Faith in Action also canvasses the church is too high to operate a neighborhoods every Saturday and Sunday to record need for baby forcommercial kitchen. This week, the church is hosting mula, water, filters, wipes and hand 45 students from Howard Univer- sanitizers, she said. Language is a barrier to the prosity who are helping with the water crisis in Flint as part of their Alter- cess in some neighborhoods, Allen said. Consequently, the organizanative Spring Break program. The Muslim House’s main mode tion needs more canvassers who of help is to distribute water which speak Spanish to reach the Spanit normally receives from others ish-speaking communities they Islamic communities around the serve. Marybeth Paciorek, secretary of country, Imam Hanafi Malik said. The mosque, which has only 100 St. Michael’s, said helping the commembers, began distributing water munity has always been part of her on the corner outside of the mosque church’s mission. “Water is just a new thing,” six months ago, long before the city began its efforts. It also makes water Paciorek said. “All of the churches have stepped up and done all they deliveries to the elderly. “We don’t hold water,” he said. can do.” WI
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Howard Students Get a Lesson in Compassion
Forgo Spring Break Fun to Help Residents of Flint
By Tatyana Hopkins Howard University News Service
FLINT, Mich. – Like thousands of other college students, Jaquan Blackwell spent last spring break at the beach, his on the shores of Panama City Beach, Fla., indulging in “too much drinking” and partying with hundreds of other students into the early morning. This year, Blackwell, a junior at Howard University, was getting soaked Monday by a chilly Flint rain as he and a dozen other Howard students manned the corner of Fifth and Martin Luther King avenues to help residents struggling with the city’s water crises by loading cases of donated water into the backs of cars. And as he placed water into a crowded minivan, he was smiling. “I’m not missing Florida,” the New Yorker said. “I can go anytime. “That costs me money. I’m here for free, giving back.” Blackwell is with Howard University students and advisors in Flint as part of the school’s annual Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program during which students forgo the fun and sun to help others. This group chose to work in the city that has been in the news since January because state and city officials exposed residents to dangerous water when they switched the city’s water source to save money. The drinking water contamination began in April 2014 when the city changed its water source from the Detroit Water and Sewage Department to the Flint River, which city officials failed to treat with corrosion inhibitors.
5 Howard University Students spent their first day of spring break handling out
bottled water to help the residents of Flint, Mich., as they struggle with the city’s water crisis. The city does not have clean water because city officials switched the water source to raise money. / Photo Courtesy Howard University News Service
Lead from aging pipes leached into the water supply, causing elevated levels of the metal in drinking water and creating serious public danger. The local United Way estimates that between 6,000 and 12,000 children have been exposed to water with high level of lead. In January, the city declared a state of emergency and soon after President Barack Obama declared it as a federal emergency. More than 450 other Howard students are doing similar service projects in 10 other sites, including Detroit, Memphis, Chicago, Newark, N.J., Atlanta, Baltimore, Washington, New Orleans, St. Louis and Haiti. On their first work day here, the students visited high schools and later distributed water at the downtown mosque, the Muslim House. “This crisis has been going on for two years and distribution has only been going on for two months,” said Blackwell said as another vehicle
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pulled up to receive a case or two of water. “Any change is a big change.” Students rushed to pack the back seats and trunks of waiting vehicles with as much water as they requested, though they had limited supply. Cars casually pulled up behind one another with their trunks opened, waiting their turn. The Howard students moved swiftly in teams of two to load each car. “Thank you for bringing down the water,” yelled one resident from her car as she drove off. Normally, the water is collected for distribution from other mosques around the country, but today’s water was courtesy of Howard University. The mosque’s Imam, Hanafi Malik, said during normal water distribution they typically give about five cases per car, but a delay in shipments left available stock limited. Ironically, the mosque is just two blocks from a fire station, an official site for water and filter distribution. At the fire station, residents can only receive two cases. The Muslim House began distributing water six months ago, before official water resource sites were established, Malik said. “We recognized what was going on for a while,” he said. “Everybody knows us.” Flint is ASB’s newest site and organizers only had a few weeks to prepare. “There’s been an interest in Flint for ASB since the water crisis broke news,” said Joshua Narcisse, a Howard senior who helped coordinate the students’ transportation, housing, food and activities. “ASB wanted to be more responsive to new events. “The water crisis shined a light on some big issues that were already here, that need to be addressed with the same urgency.” WI
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ARIES You know, the dream that you say you’ll “get to” when the time is right. This
week the time is exactly right. Get the plan started that will lead to the realization of that dream. Talk it over with significant others so that they can add their strength. Make the dream their dream too. Soul Affirmation: I love the options that are presented to me. Lucky Numbers: 13, 41, 55
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TAURUS You are made from the best stuff on earth. You’ll need to remember that
this week. Cast a wide net among the people that admire you and spend time being admired. There re plenty of people who know your best qualities but this week seek out those who enjoy talking about what is good about you. Soul Affirmation: I let my positive emotions make my decisions this week. Lucky Numbers: 8, 14, 36
GEMINI Give to a charity, talk with a grandparent, counsel a child, encourage a colleague this week. Choose any or all of the above or create your own list. Your goodness is an investment in your future as long as you do not think of it as such. Soul Affirmation: I don’t hide the wonderful things I feel about myself. Lucky Numbers: 6, 24, 53 CANCER If you are unhappy with your situation this week, you have all the power
you need to change it! Don’t procrastinate any longer. You can make the improvement now! Don’t worry about what others are thinking. Just do what is good for you. Soul Affirmation: Love is my reward for giving love. Lucky Numbers: 12, 33, 55
By Terri Schlichenmeyer WI Contributing Writer You You are the best kid… at something. You can run the fastest. You can jump the highest. You’re the best skipper, the best hopper, or the best dancer. But what if there was somebody better than you? See what might happen in “The Quickest Kid in Clarksville” by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Frank Morrison. Alta was the fastest runner in Clarksville, Tennessee, and everybody knew it. She wasn’t as fast as Wilma Rudolph, but Alta was close and that made her dream. What, she wondered, would it be like to have three Olympic gold medals hanging around her neck? Would Wilma bring her medals to the parade she would be riding in? The parade was tomorrow; Alta and her friends were even mak5 Pat Zietlow Miller ing a banner for it. And then some girl Alta had never met before came “sashaying” over with the brandspankingest, whitest shoes Alta had ever seen. She said her name was Charmaine and her shoes sparkled - they were just made for running. Alta’s shoes had holes in them but shoes can’t tell who’ll win a race. Not even Wilma had the best things, at first. Alta challenged Charmaine to a race – and won. Charmaine challenged Alta to another race – and Charmaine won. Alta was sure that was because Charmaine tripped her. Or because Alta’s toe was poking out of the front of her shoe, which really made her sad because Mama said those shoes had to last… On parade day, while Alta and her friends were finishing the banner, Charmaine came by, strutting “like she’s queen of the block.” Alta wasn’t having any of that; she far preferred to remember that Wilma Rudolph, the fastest woman alive, was coming to town to be in a parade. Maybe she might even see the banner, and she might wave. As Alta started to run to the parade route with the banner, she suddenly realized that the banner was heavy and awkward. It wrapped itself up and caught the wind. It was long, too. There’d be no way she would get to the parade in time. How would she ever make it? Who likes to lose? Nobody, that’s who, but there are times when losing isn’t a bad thing. Sometimes, it means winning and “The Quickest Kid in Clarksville” shows your child how that works. There’s a lot of sass and attitude inside this book, and charm all over: author Pat Zeitlow Miller’s main character has scads of it, in fact, but it’s a confident boldness that kids just can’t miss. Thanks to artwork by Frank Morrison, the fierceness never leaves Alta’s face, even when her new adversary steps into the ‘hood – a frenemy who’s surprisingly equal to Alta - leading to a show-down, an ultimate olive branch, and an ending that’ll make you smile. If your kids are curious, Miller also includes a page on the real Wilma Rudolph, putting this book into further prospective. That may be too much info for younger readers, but 5-to-8-year-olds might find “The Quickest Kid in Clarksville” to be the best. WI WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM
LEO The universe is balanced and our lives will be filled with triumphs and tribula-
tions. Don’t fret when you face turmoil this week. Deal with it head on and stay undeterred. Keep straight on the path you are traveling. Soul Affirmation: All is well and so I let it be. Lucky Numbers: 6, 21, 47
VIRGO Your inner beauty is one of your greatest assets. This week take full advantage of this gift you received from God. This week hold in consciousness the truth that you are specially crafted from His hands. Allow a cheerful disposition to radiate through you. Soul Affirmation: I happily help to clear up a mess made by others. Lucky Numbers: 1, 50, 53 LIBRA Everything that goes around will come around for the universe is balanced. We all need to bear our crosses and accept the fate that is destined for each of us. The will of God is good and we will receive as He gives. This week is a week for finding joy in little things. Soul Affirmation: I let love teach me more about life. Lucky Numbers: 19, 23, 46 SCORPIO This week have faith in what you know can happen and rededicate yourself to achieving your dreams. Be sure to remember and respect who you are as the week unfolds. Love yourself for who you are this week and this will give you a clear perspective on what you can become. Soul Affirmation: I celebrate the high energy that engulfs my life. Lucky Numbers: 5, 32, 51 SAGITTARIUS Give yourself a chance to experience a different side of your person-
ality this week. Keep from getting bored by doing a little acting. Choose a character who would be more effective than you in the situation in which you find yourself. Be that character. Play the role. Enjoy it. Soul Affirmation: The value I place on myself is the value that others see in me. Lucky Numbers: 17, 20, 30
CAPRICORN You are a person of action. Believe in your ability to get things done and you will find things so easy to do. Put things into perspective and obstacles will become opportunities. Put your plans into practice with confidence and your list of things to do will get done one by one. Soul Affirmation: Hope brightens my mornings, faith sustains my nights. Lucky Numbers: 18, 25, 27 AQUARIUS This week think of yourself in ways that you have not thought of yourself recently. Find in the closet of your spirit another set of clothes. Put them on and wear them like they are your everyday apparel. Reinvent yourself and act as if the new is usual. Soul Affirmation: I feel like the star that I naturally am. Lucky Numbers: 19, 49, 52 PISCES You are a person of many talents and skills. People around you count on
your abilities to keep things running smoothly this week. Know that all your hard work is appreciated and even though you may not see it right away your dedication will be rewarded. Soul Affirmation: I do good unto others and enjoy doing it. Lucky Numbers: 4, 17, 22
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Wizards Stop Knicks, 99 – 89 6 Wizards guard John Wall drives to the basket in
the first quarter of National Basketball Association NBA action on Saturday, March 19, at the Verizon Center in Northwest. Wizards defeated the Knicks 99-89. Commenting on the game, Wall said “We let Porzingis get open and hit two threes, but then we came out and hit some big shots. We did a better job taking care of the ball, moving the ball, we just didn’t come out with intensity early on and they made some shots and we missed some shots early on. The main thing is we stuck with it and played better defense in the second half and in the past we played bad defense or didn’t make shots and let the game get away from us.” / Photo by John E. De Freitas
5 Wizards forward Nene drives to the basket in the first quarter of NBA action on Saturday, March 19, at the Verizon Center in Northwest. Wizards defeated the Knicks, 99-89. / Photo by John E. De Freitas 3 Knicks guard Arron Afflalo tries to evade Wizards guard Garrett Temple ‘s block in the third quarter of NBA action on Saturday, March 19, at the Verizon Center in Northwest. Wizards defeated the Knicks, 99-89. / Photo by John E. De Freitas
5 Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony tries to get past Wizards forward Markieff Morris in the third quarter of NBAaction on Saturday, March 19, at the Verizon Center in Northwest. Wizards defeated the Knicks, 99-89. / Photo by John E. De Freitas
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D.C. United, Colorado Rapids Faceoff Ends in 1-1 Tie
3 D.C. United midfielder Patrick Nyarko is brought down by Colorado Michael Azira a few yards outside the penalty area in the first half of MLS action on Sunday, March 20 at the RFK stadium in Northwest. D.C. United and Colorado played to a 1-1 draw. / Photo by John E. De Freitas
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Marc Burch beats D.C. United forward Luciano Acosta to the ball in the first half of MLS action on Sunday, March 20, at the RFK stadium in Northeast. D.C. United and Colorado played to a 1-1 draw. / Photo by John E. De Freitas
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forward Lamar Neagle takes a shot on goal as Colorado defender Axel Sjoberg comes in for the tackle in the first half of MLS action on Sunday, March 20, at the RFK stadium in Northeast. D.C. United and Colorado played to a 1-1 draw / Photo by John E. De Freitas
5 D.C. United goalkeeper Travis Worra snatches the ball from the heads of two Colorado Rapids players in the first half of Major League Soccer (MLS) action on Sunday, March 20 at the Robert Fitzgerald Memorial Stadium(RFK) Â in Northeast D.C. United and Colorado played to a 1-1 draw. / Photo by John E. De Freitas
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Ravens Cornerback Dead at 23 Joins List of Athletes Killed in Motor Bike Accidents By Sarafina Wright WI Staff Writer Baltimore Ravens first-year cornerback Tray Walker died on Friday, March 18 in Miami due to injuries from a dirt bike crash at the age of 23. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh expressed his grievances on the death of Walker in a statement. “Tray was a young man with a good and kind heart,” Harbaugh said. “He was humble and loved everything about being part of the Ravens’ team. “He loved his teammates, the practice and the preparation, and that showed every day. He was coachable, did his most to improve and worked to become the best,” he said. “I’ll never forget that smile. “He always seemed to be next to me during the national anthem; then we would give each other a big hug. May he rest in the Peace of Christ Jesus forever,” he said. According to the Miami-Dade Police Department, Walker was heading west on Northwest 75th Street on a Honda dirt bike when he collided with a Ford Escape heading south on Northwest 21st Avenue. The accident occurred at approximately 7:50 p.m. on Thursday, March 17. The police said Walker’s bike did not have headlights and that he was wearing dark clothing. According to ESPN, Walker’s agent, Ron Butler confirmed he had not been wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
5 Trey Walker died after a tragic
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Veteran Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. spoke on Walker’s promising future. “Times like this make you hug your kids tighter. A mother lost her son today, and a family lost their brother, including us, his extended family,” Smith said. “Tray had a bright future ahead of him outside of football and was a guy who lit up the room with his personality.” Walker grew up in Liberty City, a troubled neighborhood in Miami’s Northwest corridor. He went on to
local football powerhouse Miami Northwestern High School where he shined as an athlete before making his way to Texas Southern University where he played football for four years. In 2015, he was drafted in the fourth round by the Ravens. Walker joins a long list of professional athletes involved in motorcycle accidents. Pittsburg Steelers quarterback had a motorcycle accident that required surgery, where he admitted he had not been wearing a helmet, Jay Williams who went number two overall in the 2002 NBA draft cut his career short with a motorcycle accident that gave him life changing injuries, he also wasn’t licensed or wearing a helmet. According to ESPN Walker dedicated his rookie season to his father, who died of a heart attack in 2014. His father’s ashes were spread on the coast of Miami one day after Walker was drafted on his father’s birthday. Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, also 23 and a high school teammate of Walker’s wrote heartfelt words on Instagram to his friend. “Today we lost more than an athlete, we lost a son, a brother, a teammate, a classmate, a friend, and a GREAT person,” Bridgewater said. “You proved that something positive can come out of Miami Northwestern and off of 71st Street. You were loved by many in the community and looked upon as a role model.” “It’s saddens me today knowing you were just scratching the surface and about to reach your full potential, but I know we serve a Mighty God who sits high and looks low and he has a plan for us all to prosper,” he said. “Continue to watch over your family, teammates and loved ones. RIP Tray aka FreshKid. My condolences to the Walker family.” WI
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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
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Service and Times Sunday School 8 – 9 AM Worship Service 9 – 11 AM Tuesday Night Bible Study 6:30 – 8:00 PM Wednesday Daytime Bible Study 11 AM – 12:30 PM
Committed to providing services and supports to increase the capacity of individuals, businesses, and communities.
Service and Times Sundays: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Music and Hymns Wednesdays: 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist www.stmarysfoggybottom.org Email: stmarysoffice@stmarysfoggybottom.org All are welcome to St. Mary’s to Learn, Worship, and Grow.
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RELIGION The Miracle Center of Faith Missionary Baptist Church Bishop Michael C. Turner, Sr. Senior Pastor 9161 Hampton Overlook Capitol Heights, MD 20743 Phone: 301-350-2200 Fax: 301-499-8724
Service and Times Sunday Worship Times : 7:30 a.m. 7 10:00 a.m. Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday, 12 Noon Bible Study in homes: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Website: www.themiraclecenterFMBC.com Email: Miraclecenterfmbs@gmail.com Motto: “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight”
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Church of Living Waters
Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor 700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849 Service and Times Worship Sundays: 7:30 & 11:00am 5th Sundays: 9:30am 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30pm
Crusader Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., Pastor
Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan Pastor
Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews Senior Pastor
Harold Andrew Assistant Pastor
2498 Alabama Ave., SE - Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 - www.acamec.org
800 I Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 - Fax No. 202-548-0703
4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745 301-894-6464
Service and Times Sunday Worship Services: 8:00am and 11:00am Sunday Church School - 9:15am & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30am 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study: 10:00am Tuesday Topical Bible Study: 6:30pm Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study: 6:30pm Wednesday Children’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Thursday Men’s Bible Study: 6:30pm Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service: 6:30pm Saturday Adult Bible Study: 10:00am “The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
Service and Times Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00am Holy Communion: 1st Sunday Sunday School: 9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study: 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes: Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment
1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 - Fax: (202) 526-1661
www.livingwatersmd.org
E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org “God is Love”
Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Third Street Church of God
Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors
Drs. Dennis W. & Christine Y. Wiley Pastors
Bishop Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Senior Pastor
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor
Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor
4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax
3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax)
5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555
1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-347-5889 office 202-638-1803 fax
610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax
Service and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service: 11:00am Communion Service: First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study: Tuesday, 6:30pm
Services and Times Sundays: 10:00am Worship Services Bible Study: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30pm (dinner @ 5:30pm) Sunday School: 9:00am – Hour of Power
Blessed Word of Life Church
www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org E-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org
Campbell AME Church Rev. Dr. Henry Y. White 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email: Campbell@mycame.org Service and Times Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am Sunday Church School: 8:45 am Bible Study Wednesday: 12:00 Noon Wednesday: 7:00 pm Thursday: 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE - Washington, DC 20020
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
“An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org
Services and Times Sunday Early Morning Worship: 7:45am Church School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45am Tuesday: 7:00pm/Kingdom Building Bible Institute Wednesday: Prayer/Praise/Bible Study-7:30 pm Baptism & Communion Service: 4th Sunday – 10:30am
Services and Times Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Worship: 11:00am Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30pm
“We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org E-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net
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 Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 182 Victoria Nancy Bostic-Thompson Decedent Edward M. Biggin 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 405 Rockville, MD 20852 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ywain Thompson, whose address is 11100 Pompey Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Victoria Nancy Bostic-Thompson who died on November 9, 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 September 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 10, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: March 10, 2016 Ywain Thompson Personal Representative
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Cleveland Martin, Sr. Decedent
Willie Mobley Decedent
James A. Thomas aka James Alexander Thomas Decedent
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James Larry Frazier, Esq. 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney
Donald L. Isaac, Sr., whose address is 3333 M Street, SE. Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Joseph Isaac who died on October 28, 2002 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before September 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 10, 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.
Brenda Martin Jacobs, whose address is 3725 Jay St., NE, Apt. 5, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Cleveland Martin, Sr. who died on August 21, 20002 without a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before September 17, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 17, 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.
Tyra A. Mobley, whose address is 4972 Just St., NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Willie Mobley who died on July 26, 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 September 17, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 17, 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 JoAnne Reed Hunter, whose address is 4630 Hanna Pl. SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Shirley May Reed who died on January 27, 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 September 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 10, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: March 10, 2016 JoAnne Reed Hunter Personal Representative
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Administration No. 2016 ADM 183 Gladys C. Talley aka Gladys Cornelia Talley Decedent Peggy A. Miller, Esq. 5130 7th St., NE Washington, DC 20011-2625 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Shirley S. Richie, whose address is 5101 Sargent Rd., #303, Washington, DC 20017, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Gladys C. Talley aka Gladys Cornelia Talley who died on January 1, 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 September 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 10, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: March 10, 2016 Shirley S. Richie Personal Representative
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2016 FEP 22 February 28, 2012 Date of Death Charles Say Scott Name of Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Debra Wharton whose address is 8712 Temple Hill Road, Clinton, MD 20735 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Charles Say Scott, deceased, by the Orphans Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland, on March 15, 2012. Service of process may be made upon Tana P. Miles, 1607 Trinidad Avenue, Washington, DC 20002 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real property: 1131 Chicago Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Date of first publication: March 10, 2016 Debra Wharton Personal Representative Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
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Date of first publication: March 17, 2016 Tyra A. Mobley Personal Representative
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 204
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ronald D. Thomas, whose address is 1319 Spring Road, NW, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of James A. Thomas aka James Alexander Thomas who died on July 16, 2009 with a Will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before September 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 10, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: March 10, 2016 Ronald D. Thomas Personal Representative
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Thelma V. Ross aka Thelma Randolph-Ross Decedent
Juanita Jackson Decedent
James Larry Frazier, Esquire 918 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 Attorney
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NOTICE OF AFTER DISCOVERED WILL AND NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Minerva L. Jackson, whose address is 1228 Ingraham Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012, Was appointed personal representative of the estate of Thelma V. Ross aka Thelma Randolph-Ross, who died on July 18, 2015, with a Will. Objections to such appointment or to the probate of decedent’s Will shall be filed with the Register of Wills, District of Columbia, Building A, 515, 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 2001, on or before September 10, 2016. Date of first publication: March 10, 2016
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William S. Jackson III, whose address is 3716 24th Street, NE Washington, DC 20018, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Juanita Jackson who died on February 20, 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 September 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 10, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: March 10, 2016 William S. Jackson III Personal Representative
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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 208 Julia Robinson Decedent Edward M. Biggin 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 405 Rockville, MD 20852 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sherrie Robinson, whose address is 5400 North Morgan Street, Apt. #405, Alexandria, VA 22312, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Julia Robinson who died on January 19, 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 September 17, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 17, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: March 17, 2016
LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016 ADM 241 Benjamin L. Franklin Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Alver Franklin, whose address is 702 Rollins Ave., Capitol Heights, MD 20743, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Benjamin L. Franklin who died on January 22, 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 September 17, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 17, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: March 17, 2016
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LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration Number 2016 ADM 248 Estate of Lorene J. Stuckey Deceased NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Bernetta J. Stuckey for standard probate, including the appointment of one or more personal representative. Unless a complaint or an objection in accordance with Superior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in this Court within 30 days from the date of first publication of this notice, the Court may take the action hereinafter set forth. Admit to probate the copy will dated December 13, 1989 exhibited with the petition upon proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution by affidavit of witnesses or otherwise
Date of first publication: March 24, 2016 Personal Representative: Bernetta J. Stuckey
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Administration No. 2016 ADM 239
Anna B. Magruder Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Dorothy L. Coleman, whose address is 2516 Sheridan Road, SE, Apt. 213, Washington, DC 20020, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Anna B. Magruder who died on August 28, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before September 24, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 24, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: March 24, 2016 Dorothy L. Coleman Personal Representative
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Administration No. 2016 ADM 226
Administration No. 2016 ADM 245
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Cordelius Bowman Decedent
Matthew Paul Shevlin Decedent
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Vanilla Spencer Decedent Edward M. Biggin 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 405 Rockville, MD 20852 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Tifeney Williams, whose address is 203 N. Street, SW, Apt. #207, Washington, DC 20024, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Vanilla Spencer who died on June 18, 2015 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before September 24, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 24, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: March 24, 2016 Tifeney Williams Personal Representative
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Administration No. 2016 ADM 274
Norman A. Middleton, Jr. Decedent
Shirley Theodora Langley aka Shirley Theodara Langley Decedent
Inez Contee Jackson Decedent
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Dalton Howard, Esq. 4020 Lee Street, NE Washington, DC 20019 Attorney
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Delores A. Rhodes, whose address is 11911 Ivanhoe Street, Silver Spring, MD 20902, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Cordelius Bowman who died on December 15, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before September 10, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 10, 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.
Brian Shevlin, whose address is 6117 Moonpatterns Trail, Fairfax Station, VA 22039, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Matthew Paul Shevlin who died on January 22, 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 September 17, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 17, 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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Pamela A. Maynerd, whose address is 3604 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Inez Contee Jackson who died on November 13, 2015 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before September 24, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 24, 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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Orville F. Middleton, whose address is 536 N. Hampton Street, Easton, PA 18042, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Norman A. Middleton, Jr. who died on November 28, 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 September 24, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 24, 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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Date of first publication: March 24, 2016 Orville F. Middleton Personal Representative
Milford A. Williams III, whose address is 5002 Tuckerman St., Riverdale, MD 20737, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Shirley Theodora Langley aka Shirley Theodara Langley who died on June 20, 1996 with a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent’s Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., Building A, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before September 24, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 24, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: March 24, 2016 Milford A. Williams III Personal Representative
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Terrence Forrest, whose address is 5753 Blaine Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Cynthia J. Forrest who died on January 27, 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 September 24, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before September 24, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship. Date of first publication: March 24, 2016 Terrence Forrest Personal Representative
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Shirley M. Streat whose address is 703 Eastern Ave., Fairmount Hts., MD 20743 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Guy Eldridge Streat, Jr., deceased, by the Orphans Court for Prince Georges County, State of Maryland, on September 11, 2013. Service of process may be made upon Romeo Morgan 707 Kenyon Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia real property: 707 Kenyon Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010. The decedent owned District of Columbia personal property. Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Date of first publication: March 24, 2016 Shirley M. Streat Personal Representative Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
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ra Lee, the only person who had the courage to oppose President George Bush’s push for military action after September 11, 2001. She appropriately asked whether our country was rushing into war. Subsequent events suggest that we did rush – “weapons of mass destruction” were never found. Many of us are quite familiar with Barbara Lee’s peace activism, but far fewer of us know much about Mary Church Terrell and Addie Hunton. While African-American peace activists were few in the WILPF early days, their contributions were significant and, more impor-
tantly, they paved the way for activists like Barbara Lee to advocate a peace agenda and a peace budget. Those who profit from the military industrial complex seem so welded to the notion of war that they won’t give peace a chance. And they’ll take war however they can – at home, as police departments are increasingly militarized (do we really need tanks in city streets), or abroad, where it is easy to create an enemy. Black women’s history of peace activism should be lifted up this month, especially the work of Mary Church Terrell and Barbara Lee. WI
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County (Arkansas) and Cincinnati branches by seeking and winning a Temporary Restraining Order against the NAACP’s continued interference in local elections. The results of the March 12th election are being held in abeyance by a Columbus, Ohio judge, who will conduct a hearing on April 7, 2016. You can be sure that all evidence of corruption, voter suppression, and election-rigging will be brought forth at that time. Aside from the obvious hypocrisy displayed by the national leadership of the NAACP, not only in this case but in several other branches across the country, their corrupt practices also point to a larger problem. Socalled Black organizations like the NAACP, despite their implied social
contract with Black folks, can be swayed, bought, rented, or leased with nothing expected in return except a few dollars under the table, a political photo-op, or a nice hotel suite. The NAACP needs to stop abusing its members’ rights before purporting to speak on our behalf. As for nine Black organizations suggesting they are the repository of Black power, here’s a question: If they have power, why after nearly eight years of a Black President are we, as cited in Morial’s State of Black America Report, worse off now and in “crisis”? As the heads of those organizations now intercede on our behalf, by meeting with presidential candidates, what would make us believe Blacks will get anything specific from the next administration? WI
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and can “win,” as Donald Trump would say, simply by flexing its muscles. But of course they argue, we must be prepared to maintain credibility and strike if someone calls our bluff. Obama clearly understands the dangers of this posture. Obama has made mistakes, as any president does. But he has come to understand the limits of U.S. power to direct global events, even as he realizes the importance of U.S. leadership to force global action. He calls on us to understand our limits and to set real priorities. He does this in the face of a national security state
that is permanently engaged across the world, in the face of liberal and conservative interventionists who scorn common sense as weakness, and in the face of allies who are happy to have the U.S. carry the load. Listen to the posturing and the bloviating of the Republican contenders for the presidency. Listen to the drone of the think tankers and academics calling for escalation without thinking of consequences. It doesn’t take long to realize that how much we should value the first steps that Obama has taken toward reason. WI
political season. Sane, calm voices are missing in these presidential debates. We are also missing a future focus that takes the futility of increasing militarism into consideration. With the immigration crisis sparked by conflict in Syria, the violence maintained by ISIS, unrest in the Middle East, and tension with Russia, not to mention the number of U.S. troops still in Afghanistan and Iraq, wouldn’t it be appropriate for us to hear about alternatives to militarism. That brings me to California Congresswoman Barba-
bus. He suspended Travis three days prior to the election, just as he did the Cincinnati president, whom he suspended the day before the election in an obvious effort to have his chosen candidate run unopposed. The NAACP’s “Nonstop Aiding and Abetting in Corrupt Practices” is shameful, especially in light of holding themselves up as the national champion for fairness in the voting process. Even more shameful is the fact that only a relative few members, among those who have actually seen these shenanigans take place, are willing to stand up against the NAACP’s corruption. The good news is that a group of members throughout Ohio have followed the lead of the Crittenden
or of an interventionist foreign policy establishment, that overextension in the Middle East is far more destructive than restraint in the region. As his adviser Ben Rhodes summarizes, the president’s view is that “overextension in the Middle East will ultimately harm our economy, harm our ability to look for other opportunities and to deal with other challenges, and, most important, endanger the lives of American service members for reasons that are not in the direct American national-security interest.” According to Goldberg, Obama also has a common sense position about Putin. He sees Russia as weak, not strong, but understands that it has direct security concerns about Ukraine and Georgia on its border. That fact is, as Obama says, the U.S. is not going to war over Ukraine. Russia is prepared to do that. “People respond to what their imperatives are, and if it’s very important to somebody and it’s not that important to us, they know that and we know that.” Mexico has had to learn to live with the United States; Ukraine similarly has to learn to live with Russia. This sounds like common sense, but it challenges the consensus of the foreign policy establishment that believes the U.S. is the only superpower
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for communities of color to recover from the immense loss of capital and employment, is likely another motivating factor. The ever-widening gap between the haves and the have nots has also played a part in women of color tapping into their entrepreneurial spirit. The growth in businesses owned by women of color belies the ugly reality that African American and Latina business owners struggle to fund their startups. Women tend to start their businesses with half as much money as men, they are more likely to use their personal savings, and are less likely to access bank loans, funding and venture capital. To foster the growth and long-term survivability of businesses owned by people of color, the National Urban
League has created Entrepreneurship Centers that provide management counseling, mentoring and training services geared toward the development of management skills that enable minority entrepreneurs to obtain financing that support job creation and preservation. Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in our economy and the National Urban League will continue to play a vital role in shoring up the efforts and success of all businesses that create the jobs that save our cities. The small businesses owned by women of color are helping to bring jobs to struggling neighborhoods, creating new economic pathways in underserved communities and deserve their fair share of recognition — every month of the year. WI
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him. There are 24 Republicans seeking re-election in 2016, compared with only 10 Democrats. That could spell trouble for the GOP, especially with division and rancor about the presidential campaign. Then another reality creeps into the picture. What if Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders is elected president? That might mean a new Supreme Court nominee, much less to the liking of the Republican right wing. What if the GOP loses its Senate majority? In addition to losing the major battles and this war decisively, the Republicans might even sustain humiliating defeats in the process. What’s really funny about this is that Democrats hardly laid a glove on them. These Republican death wounds are for the most part self-inflicted. WI
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