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fessional identity. They stole it.” “Nobody’s going to question that the World Bank would do something like this. If you look in the public domain, they say everything I say is an exaggeration. When I asked the bank to give me my employment records, they refused. They signed, sealed and archived my records
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AROUND THEBreak REGION the Cycle of Women Domestic Violence By Tia Carol Jones
law enforcement. She said they threat,” she said. had come together to bring a Among the programs Marlow sense of uniformity in the way wants to see implemented are When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, old daughter told her the father survivors are treated. more rights for victim's families of her daughter threatened her “She's using her own personal to intervene on behalf of a viclife, and the life of their child, story, her own personal pain to tim, a domestic violence assessshe knew something had to be push forward,” Davis-Nickens ment unit coupled with further done. Out of her frustration said about Marlow. training for law enforcement with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life Protecof the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow's book will tion Act and mandatory counselstart the Saving Promise cam- “get it.” She said she “puts the ing for batterers. paign. case in such a way, the average “If we are ever going to eradi“It seems to be a vicious cycle person can get it.” She said at the cate domestic violence, we must that won't turn my family end of the day, the book will look at both sides of the coin. loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to have a dia- We need to address both the vicshared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the batterer,” Marlow ence at the District Heights Also present at the event was said. Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow would also like to see on May 7 at the District Heights wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise Municipal Center. The sympo- who was sentenced to six consec- awareness among children in sium Lee was sponsored the (center), utive life paroleportrayed publicMalcolm, and private schools. Javon Jackson (left), RobbySimpson and terms Marquiswithout Gibson (right) Martin and She Family and Youth Services by a Maryland jury for his role in feels children need to be educatMedgar in the A. Peter Bailey play titled “The Three Ms” at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in Northwest on Center ofFeb.the city ofby District Saturday, 1. /Photo Roy Lewis the Beltway Sniper attacks in ed about domestic violence. Heights and the National Hook- 2002. Mildred Muhammad is “We have to stop being pasUp of Black Women. the founder of After the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilMarlow has written a book, an organization that helps the dren about domestic violence,” “Color Me Butterfly,” which is a survivors of domestic violence Marlow said. story about four generations of and their children. Marlow has worked to break domestic violence. The book is “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, inspired by her own experiences, years in fear is a long time. It is and is confident the policies she and those of her grandmother, not an easy thing to come out is pushing for will start that speak in 1962. I was living and staging econom- colm By her Barrington mother andM. herSalmon daughter. projects, of,” she said. process. demonstrations Harlem @bsalmondc She said every time she reads ic boycotts Mildred and Muhammad said in “I plan tothen. take Everywhere these policieshe to I went,” Bailey recalled. excerpts her book, she still against WI Stafffrom Writer people companies who wantthattopracticed help a spoke, Congress and implore them to On the nightmust of “He can not believe the words came discrimination. wasour verylaws,” courteous. He said. was domestic violence victim change Marlow from her. “Color Me Butterfly” June 12, 1963, Evers died after a be careful of how they go into a warm person who laughed and “I will not stop until these poliDuring a question and answer won the 2007 National “Best shotgun blast to the back in the the victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” joked in small settings. He was session of a dramatic reading Books” Award. that sheofmay be inin Jackson, “survival very Tiarespectful Carol Jonesofcanpeople. be reached his home He marking the beginning of Black driveway “I wasMonth, just 16-years-old when Miss. mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net listened to people although most History one of the more my eye first blackened and my “Before you you see get people to 'I'm doing going of us, like myself, were ordinary “When than 60 people in the audience, lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI asked the group on stage who is things that are productive, go ask folk.” Elaine Davis-Nickens, presiquestions,” said Bailey to ThomMedgar “When you heard him speak, dent of Evers. the National Hook-Up as. “People do not know … it’s you never went back to where “I’ve never heard of (him),” of Black Women, said there is no said 45-year-old carpen- disgraceful that people don’t you were before. He made you consistency in theunion way domestic ter Rodney Thomas in the Great violence issues are dealt with by have this type of information ...” have to go and buttress your poMalcolm, Martin and Medgar, a sition if you disagreed with him. Hall of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in Northwest. “And one-act play written by Bailey, You had to make sure your posiwhat can I do to get this infor- read by three male actors and tion was cool.” mation in front of my young narrated by Malcolm X’s youngShabazz, 47, said that although est daughter Malaak Shabazz, her father died when she and her people?” Author and Journalist A. Pe- imagined what these political twin sister were in the womb, her ter Bailey gave Thomas a quick and civil rights icons would say mother helped keep her father’s synopsis of the civil rights icon’s about individuals, current events memory alive. importance. Then he and MLK and conditions facing blacks in “(And) we had the best teachLibrarian Kelly Elaine Navies this country now. ers, close friends who knew him, Bailey, 70, said he considoffered suggestions on ways “(such as) Peter and (civil rights Thomas could gather more in- er Malcolm X his mentor and activist and attorney) Percy Sutformation about Evers – assas- friend “with a small ‘f ’,” meansinated by white supremacist ing his was not part of Mal- ton,” the New York native said. colm’s inner circle. Bailey was a “Also, we had access to his priByron de la Beckwith in 1963 – or anything or anyone else in founding member of the Orga- vate papers. I’m very proud to be nization of Afro-American Uni- his daughter.” which he was interested. “Mom was a great teacher Evers, a World War II veteran, ty (OAAU), created by Malcolm L.Y.raised Marlow and role model. She six served as field secretary for the after he left the Nation of Islam; daughters in a climate of hate. National Association for the Ad- worked as editor of the OAAU’s vancement of Colored People newsletter; and was in the Audu- We shook off the negatives. My in Mississippi during the height bon Ballroom on Feb. 21, 1965 father married a strong woman, of the Civil Rights movement. when Malcolm X was assassinat- a woman who carried on the ba/ www.washingtoninformer.com He gained the anger of whites ed. Bailey served as a pall-bearer ton.”wi To read this story in its entirety, go there for among other things, at his funeral. organizing voter-registration “I first heard Brother Mal- to www.washingtoninformer.com WI Staff Writer
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Alexandria, Va.’s low and moderate income families, seniors, and individuals with special needs struggling to find affordable housing to rent or purchase will be significantly supported in their efforts through the city council’s recently approved Housing Master Plan. Passed by the council on December 14, 2013, the plan establishes a 10-year goal to develop 2,000 affordable housing units through 2015. It outlines other goals and strategies for preserving and creating affordable housing, even as home prices in Alexandria skyrocket, exceeding most lowand-working families’ incomes. “It’s the dynamics of the housing market, not just in Alexandria, but nationally,” said Mildrilyn Davis, director of housing for the city of Alexandria. “In the year 2000, Alexandria had 18,000 affordable housing units. But by 2012, we only had 5,600. And there are huge waiting lists of families trying to get into public housing.” “Alexandria needs 14,000 affordable housing units,” said Davis. “We want to do as much as we can to reach that number.” Other factors which reduced Alexandria’s affordable housing, according to the Housing Master Plan, included conversion of rental units to condominiums and rising property values. As a result, families of three earning $57,300 or less annually have few affordable housing options. “There isn’t a lot of turnover in affordable housing,” said Bonnie Baxley, recently retired executive director of Community Lodgings, Inc., an Alexandria-based nonprofit. Founded in 1987, the organization assists homeless families through its Transition-in-Place Housing, Affordable Housing, and Youth Education programs. “We’ve found that families moving into affordable housing tend to stay there, which makes (numbers of) affordable homes unavailable for all families who need them,” said Baxley. Community Lodgings, Inc. helps families earning $21,000 or less per year, well below the Greater Metropolitan Washington average median income of $106,100 annually for a family of four. “The rule of thumb for rent (or a mortgage) is that it should account for no more than 30 percent of your annual income,” said Bax-
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1820 – The first organized emigration of blacks from the U.S. back to Africa occurs. Eighty-six free blacks leave New York Harbor on a ship named the “Mayflower of Liberia.” The group lands on the West African coast on March 9th and join with exslaves freed by Britain to help form what would eventually become the West African nation of Sierra Leone.
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1871 – Alcorn A&M College (later “University”) opens in Mississippi. The great black legislator Hiram Revels resigns his seat in Congress to become the first president of the institution which would grow to become one of the leading black colleges in the nation. At first it was only open to men but began admitting women in 1895.
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1968 – In what became known as “The Orangeburg Massacre” police open fire on protesting black students on the campus of South Carolina State University. The officers responded to rock-throwing with a volley of shots which left 3 students dead and 27 wounded. The students were protesting a segregated bowling alley near the school’s campus in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The students killed were Samuel Hammond, Delano Middleton and Henry Smith.
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1944 – Award winning novelist Alice Walker is born in Eatonton, Georgia. She is known for “telling the black woman’s story.” Perhaps her most famous novel was “The Color Purple.” 1995 – Dr. Bernard Harris becomes the first African American to walk in space as part of a joint Russian and American mission. However, Harris was far from being the first black person in space. That honor goes to a black Cuban pilot who flew aboard the Soviet Soyuz 38 in 1980. His name was Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez.
February 10
1854 – Educator Joseph Charles Price is born on this day in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Largely unknown today, Price was a world renowned scholar who founded North Carolina’s Livingstone University. He
was also a powerful preacher and orator who raised funds to advance African American education throughout the nation. His basic educational theory was “educate the whole person” – hands, head and heart. 1927 – Opera singer Leontyne Price is born Mary Violet Leontyne Price in Laurel, Mississippi. She first achieved international fame when she was selected to play “Bess” during the European tour of the George Gershwin Broadway production of “Porgy and Bess.” 1989 – Ron Brown was elected chairman of the Democratic Party becoming the first African American to head one of the two major political parties. 1992 – Renowned author Alex Haley dies. He was also a biographer and scriptwriter. Haley is perhaps best known for the novel “Roots” which became a major television series and for the “Autobiography of Malcolm X.” Haley was born August 11, 1921 in Ithaca, New York.
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1990 – Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is released from prison on Robben Island after 27 years. He had been jailed for his militant activities against the then white-ruled South African government and its system of rule known as Apartheid. Mandela would go on to become the first black and first democratically elected president of South Africa (1994 -1999).
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1930 – The infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment is funded. Over 400 black men from rural parts of Georgia and Alabama are lured into the program with the promise that they would be receive free public health assessments and treatment for any illnesses found. The program actually infected some and diagnosed existing syphilis in these men. The study was designed to document the effects of untreated syphilis in Negro bodies. The men were given fake anti-syphilis medicines as their diseases advanced for a period of more than 40 years.
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Washington, D.C. Honestly, for me, no. There are terror threats daily and we’ve learned to live with them. I’ll watch the games. However, I’m not sure that I would go, or that they should have the games since the threat is so real and high. I don’t believe the Olympics are worth even the loss of one life.
Julian Weaver
Washington, D.C. The threat of terror is a real concern. People want to enjoy the Olympics – whether you’re there in person or watching on television – and do so in peace. The threat will likely affect the athletes’ performance during the games. I think they’ll still compete and give it their best effort because they’ve trained their whole life for this moment. If I had the choice to attend the games in person I’d probably decline because the risk is so high. I’ll still watch the games, though.
TERROR THREATS HAVE CAST A DARK CLOUD OVER THE 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS, WHICH BEGIN THIS WEEK IN SOCHI, RUSSIA. FOR YOU, HAVE THESE THREATS DAMPENED THE EXICITMENT OF THIS YEAR’S GAMES?
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Laurel, Md. I think the terror threat at this year’s games slightly dampen the mood and take away from the excitement. Anytime there’s a terror threat and the government’s forced to get involved, people become nervous and worried. I’m not really the biggest fan of the winter Olympics, I prefer the summer Olympics.
Mike Hill
Washington, D.C. I think the terror threat is unfortunate, but I think it has to do with the fact that the Olympics are becoming more politicized. Instead of it being an athletic competition, it’s about politics. And unfortunately, the Olympics are becoming more political every year. I’ll probably watch a little bit of the games, but that really depends on what else I have going on. If I had an Olympian in my family and they were really worried, I’d probably try to convince them to not go.
Ryan Drzyzga
Washington, D.C. The terror threat hasn’t really dampened my excitement. I think the Olympics are a special event that unites those from all around the world. But in a post-Sept. 11th world, the threat of terror is always a concern. And unfortunately, huge events like the Olympics are big targets. I don’t think the terror threat has really taken away from the spirit of this year’s games. I know I’m really excited for the opening ceremony and the skiing events.
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monarchy in 1974 murdered and imprisoned royals, nobility and perceived opponents. “I thought I was coming to a land of opportunity, work hard, succeed. I worked so hard, for so long, got a Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University and worked for the Bank,” Biru said. The abrupt and bitter end to his World Bank career proved to be a deep contrast to the excitement and promise the job once engendered. “I joined the Bank in 1993,” he said. “And in 1999, I was appointed to reform a program that was dying. At the time, the International Comparison Program (ICP) was one of the most important in the Bank. A United Nations committee investigated the program and saw the need for an organizational, institutional, operational, financial and meteorological overhaul. The Bank called the director and she gave me the job.” “She said we don’t have resources, but if the programs died, I’d lose my job. I knew I could turn it around with her support. It was a one-man shop but by 2002, I had turned it around. We had hubs in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. I was getting perfect evaluations just short of saying I walked on water.” “From 2001 to 2009, Biru said he managed research in critical areas that stabilized and strengthened the ICP. He also developed and coordinated ICP regional programs in Asia, Latin America, and Western Asia. Biru racked up frequent flier miles meeting with and encouraging partners in farflung parts of the world to participate in the program, and for seven years, he said he managed fundraising and was responsible for expanding the scope of the program’s global partnership. And then it all fell apart. “A bank director and my immediate manager told me that the Bank could not appoint me Global Manager because ‘Europeans are not used to seeing a black man in a position of power,’” he recalled. “They made it seem as if it was the external ICP Executive Board who did not want me to be Global Manager. But several members of the Board testified and rejected the Bank’s sworn statements as patently false.” “The new storyline the bank The Washington Informer
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concocted was that I was not considered for the Global Manager position because I lacked management experience. And to give credence to the new storyline, the Bank falsified my employment history, wiping out my entire managerial track record.” Until that time, Biru said, as Deputy Global Manager he was considered by his superiors to be a strong performer managing one of the most critical programs the Bank has ever managed. His original human resources records say he played “multiple roles in the global management of ICP” and he “is praised for his many skills…” But they were rewritten, he said, to say “he had no role in the management of ICP (and) lacked the core competency and credibility to be a global manager.” A Bank spokesman disputes Biru’s accusations, but declined to go into specifics citing privacy and confidentiality issues. The Bank, which draws its staff of 15,000 from 170 nations – two-thirds from developing nations – is considered the most diverse employer in Washington, D.C. The tribunal, which heard Bi-
ru’s two complaints, one claiming breach of promise and racial discrimination, ruled against him. Tribunal rulings are considered binding and irreversible but Biru sought to have the cases reopened. “These types of cases are very difficult. It gets very heated and emotional,” the spokesman said. “It gets very difficult because these things mean a lot. He has strongly held views. We have to vigorously dispute (his) assertions about the environment at the Bank. We do work hard to deal with these issues. And we have a strong commitment to diversity.” Biru said his case is commonplace. For more than 30 years, the World Bank has been scrutinized and criticized for the manner in which it treats its African American and African employees. But as an international entity, was not subject to U.S. laws until recently. The U.S. is the anti-poverty agency’s larger donor. Interviews of Bank staff by the Government Accountability Project (GAP) in 2008 show that only four black Americans held
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BANK continued from Page 8 professional positions in a headquarters staff of more than 3,500 professionals. According to one GAP study, black World Bank employees
were 36.3 percent less likely to hold a managerial grade relative to equally qualified non-black employees. In addition, GAP has gotten information about how the Bank treats black employees, especially black Americans. In response to these concerns, GAP
conducted an investigation into the Bank’s approach to internal racial discrimination. The Bank itself has conducted several surveys that confirm the depth of the problem in the institution. Blacks are underrepresented at the higher levels of
the Bank, and black staffers have complained about the discrimination that surrounds promotion decisions there. The problems prompted several past and present employees to form Justice for Blacks. Former Bank employee Phyllis Muhammad, in a column titled Jim Crow Reengineered and Institutionalized at the World Bank, provides concrete examples of abuses. In 1996, she said, a department director announced in a departmental meeting that “Blacks make poor accountants and the department could not hire too many blacks as the department would look like a ghetto.” He said blacks should be kept in the “African ghetto,” a reference to the Bank’s Africa region. Then in 1998, an internal World Bank confidential memorandum revealed that some managers regard Blacks as “unsophisticated and inferior.” The memorandum noted that Blacks are “located” (segregated) in the Africa region
and face “Unusual difficulty getting assignment outside of the Africa region.” According to the same memorandum, black staff members interviewed for the report said “a common excuse is that the World Bank does not know how (clients might) react to a black (staffer), and can’t take the risk” by appointing blacks outside of the Africa region. Biru is seeking $4.1 million for damages, mental distress, lost salary and benefits. “I want justice and redress for the suffering I’ve experienced. I want them to restore my employment history. The bank, to this point, has refused. They also refused to remove from the public domain all the forged documents. This was done to disqualify a qualified applicant from getting a job elsewhere,” he said.wi This is the first of a three part story.
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D.C. Political Roundup By James Wright WI Staff Writer
Bowser Courts Women Voters D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) hosted a fundraiser at the Woman’s National Democratic Club in Northwest on Jan. 26. Bowser addressed scores of women on her desire to fight for their issues as mayor. “I am passionate about women in politics,” said Bowser, 41. “When women are involved, issues such as domestic abuse, affordable housing and responsible policing are addressed. The police should be responsive to and not preying on young girls.” Fifty-two percent of the District’s population is female and it’s growing as a potent political bloc. However, only one female has served as mayor of the District since Home Rule: Sharon Pratt Kelly from 1991-1995. Reta Jo Lewis, a former State Department official, will be on the Tuesday, April 1 Democratic Party mayoral primary ballot this year. Johnnie Scott Rice, a longtime resident of Ward 7 and involved in District politics as an activist and candidate, said she’s a Bowser supporter. “I am supporting her for mayor because she is the best person for the job,” Rice, who has worked as an aide for D.C. Council member David Catania (I-At Large), said. “She is the most qualified person in the race and is dedicated to serving all eight wards. It is time to elect a young African-American woman mayor of the city.” Lori Murphy Lee, an attorney who lives in Ward 4 in Northwest, said that she has watched Bowser and thinks that she deserves a political promotion. “She is extremely responsive as a council member and super committed to representing her constituents,” said Lee, 43. “She is ethical and has the temperament to do the job. She is just what this city needs.” D.C. Statehood Advocates Petition Obama Leaders of the District statehood movement, like many activists on other causes, have petitioned President Obama on his White House website to work harder to push for their cause. The statehood advocates went to the site on Jan. 29 after Obama delivered his State of the Union Address. The petition mentions that Obama asks for citizens to participate more in their government and that the petitioners agreed with that. It noted that District residents The Washington Informer
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support its federal government in legal, patriotic ways and that it’s time to stand up for the right to vote for the people of the District. The petition has received 18 signatures but needs 100,000 for it to be delivered to Obama. McDuffie Gets Major Endorsement Brianne Nadeau is a candidate for the Ward 1 D.C. Coun- D.C. Council position. /Photo courtesy of Brianne cil Chairman Pro Nadeau Tem Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) launched his bid for re-election on Jan. 25 in Northeast with a major endorsement. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced it’s supporting McDuffie for re-election to a full term. He’s one of four candidates seeking the Ward 5 Democratic party nomination on Tuesday, April 1. “ L o w - w a g e D.C. Council Chairman Pro Tem Kenyan workers know that McDuffie is running for re-election. /Courtesy Kenyan McDuffie Photo has been a reliable champion who understands their struggle in a city with the nation’s Council. highest income gap,” Jaime ConFormer Ward 1 advisory neightreras, SEIU Maryland and D.C. borhood commissioner Brianne State Council president, said. “He’s Nadeau is running against D.C. been a passionate advocate for paid Council member Jim Graham sick leave and a minimum wage in- (D-Ward 1). crease which are vital for struggling D.C. Council member David families.” Grosso (I-At Large) wants Nadeau Contreras leads 45,000 members to be his colleague on the D.C. in the areas of health care, public Council next year. services, education, property ser“I am writing today to ask you to vices and the non-profit sector. join me in supporting Brianne NaMcDuffie said he’s pleased with deau in the Ward 1 election,” Grosthe nod from SEIU and the sup- so, 42, said in a written statement. port he’s getting from across the “I recently endorsed her because I ward. know that she will be a strong sup“I’m honored to represent Ward porter of good government here 5, a dynamic, historic and diverse with me on the D.C.Council.” community,” said McDuffie, 38. The Grosso endorsement is “We’ve made great strides togeth- noteworthy given that D.C. Couner to improve the quality of life cil members rarely get involved for our residents and today’s kick- in their colleague’s political races. off is an opportunity to celebrate Graham has been plagued in reprogress and focus on the future cent years by ethics issues on sevof Ward 5.” eral matters. Nadeau welcomed Grosso’s Grosso Picks Nadeau support on her campaign’s FaceThe Ward 1 race for the Tuesday, book account. April 1 Democratic nomination In other news, Ward 1 resident took a major turn recently when a Bryan Weaver will not run in the challenger picked up an endorse- April primary but instead as an inment from a member of the D.C. dependent in November. wi www.washingtoninformer.com
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Attorney Frankie Muse Freeman (2nd left), 14th National Delta President is escorted into the opening session of Delta Day in the Nation’s Capital. “Advocacy in Action: A Stronger Presence, A Stronger Voice,” was the theme of the event held at the Renaissance Hotel in Northwest on Saturday, Feb. 1. /Photo by Roy Lewis
Deltas Urged To “Turn up Heat” on Congress By Margaret Summers WI Contributor @margaretsumm10 Eight hundred Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. members from throughout the country gathered on Saturday, February 1, in the grand ballroom of Washington, D.C.’s Renaissance Downtown Hotel for the 25th Delta Days at the Nation’s Capital conference. Motivated and energized by four days of legislative strategy workshops and issue forums with lawmakers, social activists, and Obama administration officials, participants learned how to effectively convince U.S. senators and representatives to pass bills supporting the sorority’s legislative priorities. “We are here at this time, in this place, at this hour, to deliver an even stronger voice [to elected officials] than ever before!” said Carla Harris, 51, co-chair of the sorority’s National Social Action Commission in her opening conference statement. Harris, who is also the managing director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, added, “We are committed not only to service but to action that impacts social change. We represent those who are disenfranchised, and those whose futures are inextricably tied to what we will do.” Dr. Paulette C. Walker, 65, the sorority’s newly elected 25th national president, told the audience, “We Deltas have never had a problem ‘turning up the heat’ [for social change].” Originally from Detroit, Mich., Walker, who has lived in Tampa, Fla., since 1990, noted that not long after the sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by 23
African-American women students at Howard University, its members “turned up the heat” by marching in a predominantly white demonstration for women’s right to vote. Under the conference theme “Advocacy in Action: A Stronger Presence – A Stronger Voice,” Deltas prepared to meet on Tuesday, February 4 with national elected officials to express concerns about weakened voting rights laws, states’ “stand your ground” laws in which individuals under certain circumstances can use deadly force, unemployment, and higher education. “We enter this second year of our centennial with a purpose: to increase sorority involvement in the [legislative] policy making process,” said Walker. “Let’s not leave that purpose on the marble floors of Congress. Let’s take our purpose to the concrete of our cities’ streets. [Social change] starts with us.” Heather Foster, 32, associate director of public engagement in the White House Office of Public Engagement, encouraged the women to support Obama administration efforts to address what she termed the “epidemic” of long-term unemployment in the U.S. She also asked the Deltas to push for more federal support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (“HBCUs”) when they meet their elected officials. “HBCUs continue to graduate the highest number of African-American students in the country,” Foster said. Frankie Muse Freeman, 97, the sorority’s 14th president and the first woman appointed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in 1964 by President Johnson, asked the Deltas to support legislation restructuring voting rights. A U.S. Supreme Court
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for America’s Children Act, which would provide $90 billion in federal funding for early childhood education to economically disadvantaged children and families. “Threefourths of Congressional Black Caucus members have not signed on as co-sponsors,” she said. “We have to ensure they are on it.” Many Deltas said they couldn’t wait to meet with their legislators. “All over the country we’ve been experiencing a reversal of civil rights gains,” said Dr. Uraina Pack, 47, of Pittsburgh, Pa. She said she was especially concerned about campaigns in some states to discourage the right to unionize. “This is an important part of what we do as Deltas,” said Miranda Scott of Monmouth County, N.J. “I believe in service and advocacy. It’s what our founders wanted us to do.” wi
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Invitation to the Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for the Foreign Missions Center Master Plan at the Former Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC The U.S. Department of State (DOS) invites you to attend a Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 to identify a Preferred Alternative to prepare a master plan for the long-term development of a Foreign Missions Center, under authorities of the Foreign Missions Act of 1982, on the site of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) in the District of Columbia. The master plan is intended to guide the development of a cohesive campus by establishing design and land-use planning principles for the construction of new buildings, roadways, open green space, and utilities, while minimizing environmental impacts. The Department of State invites individuals, organizations and agencies to submit comments concerning the content and findings of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement during the Public Hearing. Doors will open at 6:00pm and the Hearing will start promptly at 6:30 pm. Thursday, March 6, 2014 6:00pm – 9:00pm Tifereth Israel Congregation 7701 16th Street, NW (16th & Juniper Streets) Cherner Auditorium Washington, D.C. 20012 The Department of State will consider and respond to comments received on the Draft EIS in preparing the Final EIS. The public comment period starts with the publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register and will continue for forty-five (45) days, commencing February 14 to March 31, 2014. In addition, the Department of State is continuing to carry out the review process under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 regarding the potential effect of the proposed undertaking on identified historic properties. Public comments regarding the effect of the proposed undertaking on identified historic properties will be accepted as part of the Draft EIS review process. All comments on the Draft EIS process must be submitted by March 31, 2014, to ensure that they are considered during preparation of the Final EIS. The public can provide comments in the following ways: 1) oral and written comments may be submitted during the Public Hearing; 2) email comments to FMC.info@state.gov; or 3) mail comments to (if mailed, comments should be post-marked no later than March 31, 2014): Geoffrey Hunt, Department of State A/OPR/RPM, HST Room 1264 Washington, D.C. 20520-1264 The Draft EIS for the Foreign Missions Center Master Plan is available online at http://www. state.gov/ofm/property/fmc/index.htm. Copies are also available for public review at the following libraries: Juanita E. Thornton-Shepherd Park Library, Takoma Park Neighborhood Library, and Petworth Neighborhood Library.
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By Joshua Garner WI Staff Writer @JoshuaGarnerDC State and local leaders in Maryland are bracing for a spring decision from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on the fate of the proposed $2.2 billion Purple Line. Officials from the Maryland Transit Authority (MTA) said they expect to have a response from the FTA as soon as March on the Purple Line, a 16-mile light-rail system connecting Bethesda in Montgomery County to New Carrolton in Prince George’s County. The MTA is requesting that the federal government contribute about half of the cost for the Purple Line. The remainder will be financed by state and local funds. “The Purple Line is many things … but it will be an economic engine in Prince George’s County,” said Tom Farasy, chair of the Purple Rail Alliance, a group formed to advocate for the construction of the Purple Line. Farasy co-chaired the Purple Line Strategic Summit, a gathering of state and local leaders in Annapolis on Jan. 27 to discuss the prospects and planning for the rail line pending approval of funds from the federal government. “We have to put our funding in place first,” said James Smith, Maryland Transportation Secretary. “We are on track with the Purple Line … we’re hoping to get federal funding pretty soon.” Still, the project is competing with a dozen other proposed transportation projects from around the country. U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D) applauded the progress of the project but warned that the climate in Congress and the lack of long-term federal funding leaves uncertainties. “The federal position is a little complicated,” he said. “We are involved in a national competition … we are positioned as strong as any place in the nation.” MTA officials said that securing federal funding is the project’s best chance at moving
State and local leaders including U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (far left), Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker (second to right) and Prince George’s County Council Chair Mel Franklin discuss plans for the Purple Line. /Photo by Michael Yourishin
forward; options that do not include federal funding have not been developed, officials said. Hopes are high for the project to offer additional transportation options for the region’s inner-beltway communities and to spur economic development. If federal funding is approved, construction for the project would start as soon as 2015 with service being available by 2020. The line would have 21 stops and intersect with Metro or MARC stations in Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park, and New Carrolton. The project is expected to generate 7,000 jobs during construction and an additional 400 jobs for its operation. “We believe [the Purple Line] is key for job [development] in the future,” said Prince George’s County Council Chair Mel Franklin (D-Dist. 9) of Upper Marlboro. “The Purple Line allows us to link Metro in a way we can’t do right now.” MTA announced last year that it would be seeking a public-private partnership for the line’s operations. Officials said that they are hoping to enter into a 30-year agreement with a private company to operate the line. The company would receive a share of revenues generated by the rail line but would also be expected to perform maintenance.
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Planners said the stipulations would include incentives for the private company to ensure the system is maintained. For example, a broken escalator that goes unrepaired could result in a reduction in the private company’s monthly earnings from the project. Montgomery County Councilman George L. Leventhal (D-At large) of Takoma Park said the public-private partnership and the region’s ability to work together contributed to the project’s prospects. “We’re so close now, we can almost taste it,” he said. “We’re quite serious about [starting] construction in 2015.” wi The Washington Informer
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Minorities Provide Mixed Reviews on Obama Address By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address last month probably provided more questions than answers in the black community, where many said they remain perplexed as to why the nation’s first African-American president hasn’t done much to help minorities. Even in the president’s hometown, Chicago, activists there reportedly are calling on the two-term Commander-in-Chief to resign because they said he’s done nothing for blacks since he took office in 2009. “Obama’s speech was the same old, same old. A bunch of talk and rhetoric to give favor to a dying economy in America,” said J.R. Fleming, a member of Chicago’s anti-eviction campaign, which seeks to put an end to unlawful and other evictions of poor people. “The reason why our economy is dying is the president’s approach is always to place blame. It’s not the one percent problem; it’s not the 99 percent problem. It’s an American problem and that problem is patronage, nepotism and cronyism,” Fleming said. Obama has been more hurtThe Washington Informer
ful to blacks than helpful, said another Chicago-based activist, Joe Watkins. “But, those of us at the bottom of the ladder don’t accept that,” Watkins said. Those sentiments are echoed in the Greater Washington, D.C., area. Tyrus Ludlow, a mechanical engineer who lives with his wife and two children in Prince Georges County, Md., said he voted for Obama with the expectation that a black president certainly would help to increase chances of a better life for blacks. “I wasn’t expecting miracles,” said Ludlow, 36. “But, let’s face it, Obama talks about the middle class and he talks about what the rich can do. When does he ever say anything about what he’s doing for people like me? People who go to work every day, work hard, takes care of his family but still struggle mightily to make ends meet in part because I’m black and don’t have the opportunities some others may have.” Aaron Hendley, a building maintenance inspector who lives in Northeast, said he listened intently to the State of the Union simply to see if Obama would address the disparities facing the nation’s black population. “Look, the man is in his sec-
ond term. There’s nothing people can do to him, so I would have to believe that if he wanted to do something to help black folks, now would be the time and now would be the moment for him to express that,” said Hendley, 41. Felix Contreras, a Springfield, Va., resident, who works as a termite and pest exterminator, said he believes Obama has done all he can to help blacks and minorities, but said the president doesn’t have the power to simply change things. “Could he do more? I think so,” said Contreras, 44, who’s originally from Mexico City. “But, whenever he tries to help, Congress, the Senate and everyone else gets in the way.” In his response to the State of the Union Address, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said the top priority of the president and Congress must be jobs, public and/or private, getting the economy back on track, in a balanced fashion, which would create stronger consumer demand. “While 8.2 million jobs have been created under his administration, unemployment in the U.S. remains at unacceptable levels, especially in African Ameri-
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BLACKS continued from Page 14 can and other minority communities,” said Jackson, 72. “The president must continue to urge Congress to pass an extension of unemployment insurance for 1.5 million Americans, a number that’s growing daily, and food stamps for those in need through no fault of their own.” While many blue collar minority workers were not too enthused with Obama’s address, top officials at several of the nation’s black political and social organizations applauded the president. “He gave an extraordinary speech, full of hope and he described a very optimistic vision of America,” said Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a longtime member of the Congressional Black Caucus. “He demonstrated that he’s not affected by the challenges of his work, but he showed
the American people his continuing willingness to lead,” said Lewis, 84. Obama has embraced the social justice movement that’s moving across the United States and he’s boldly called on all Americans to do the same, said Lorraine C. Miller, interim president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Northwest. “The NAACP will heed his call and continue to be leaders in the effort to end the inequalities that have plagued our nation for centuries,” said Miller, 60. Also, Nick Chiles, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author, said Obama’s proposals made during the State of the Union Address will resonate with African Americans and boost black communities across the country. Chiles cited the president’s
target areas which he said will greatly enhance and expand opportunities for minorities, including college opportunities, training programs, unemployment insurance, the minimum wage, health care and the infrastructure. “The president wants to use the money saved from reforming the tax code to create jobs rebuilding our roads, upgrading our ports and unclogging our commutes,” Chiles said. “He called on Congress to protect more than 3 million jobs by passing transportation and waterways bills by this summer. He will use executive orders to slash bureaucracy and streamline the permitting process for key projects to get more construction workers on the job as fast as possible. For the black community, with the highest unemployment rates in the country, that’s welcome news.”wi
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Dollars at Your Door: Extra Money through the Earned Income Tax Credit By Idriys J. Abdullah, Consumer Protection Advocate D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking The New Year has started with some of the coldest temperatures in recent years affecting everyone’s pocketbooks across the region. Higher heating and transportation costs can make a serious dent in a family’s budget. Plus, most of us are still reeling from holiday expenses. While anticipated income tax refunds help some households make it through spring, many households don’t take advantage of the dollars available through the earned income tax credit. Simply stated, the earned income tax credit helps millions of low-to-moderate income tax payers keep more of what they earn. When the earned income tax credit exceeds the amount of taxes owed, a refund is provided to those who claim and qualify for the benefit. The credit basically reduces the amount of tax you owe which may result in a refund. District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia residents can claim the tax credit on both their federal and state income taxes. However, there are rules that govern the process for claiming the tax credit. For the 2013 tax year earned income and adjusted gross income must each be less than: •$46,227 •$43,038 •$37,870 •$14,340
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Consumers must also file a tax return with the Internal Revenue Service to receive the earned income tax credit even if no taxes are owed or you are not required to file. According to the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, the District’s earned income tax credit program, known as the DC EITC, is a key tool to increase the take-home pay of lowincome working residents. “By boosting incomes and reducing tax liabilities, the EITC has become one of the most effective anti-poverty programs for low-income working families,” states the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. The DC EITC program, modeled after the federal program, is the second largest state-level EITC in the nation, and can provide significant tax relief to residents with very low incomes. While approximately 50,000 District residents claim federal EITC dollars and more than 46,300 claim DC EITC funds, many residents still do not avail themselves to these available dollars. The DC Fiscal Policy Institute estimates that there are still roughly 7,000-11,000 EITC-eligible District residents who may not be claiming the federal or local credit, and an additional 3,600 who claim the federal credit, but not the local EITC. Fortunately, there are local resources available to assist families with accessing earned income tax credit dollars. The DC EITC Campaign (www.dceitc.org) is a citywide initiative that brings together private and public sector organizations and volunteers to educate consumers about the earned income tax credit and other income tax benefits. During the 2012 filing season, 5,500 taxpayers filed at DC EITC tax sites, claiming more than $7 million in tax refunds. The DC EITC campaign, managed by the Capital Area Asset Builders, also offers volunteer opportunities such as client coordinator, volunteer tax preparer, foreign language interpreter and tax return quality reviewer. For more information on volunteer opportunities, tax preparation sites and consumer outreach please go to www.dceitc.org or call 877-728-3515. Remember tax preparation sites open Feb. 1. It’s time to collect those dollars at your door.
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Mo’ Money, Mo’ Money Remember that movie with the Wayans Brothers? After stealing some credit cards, Damon’s character, Johnny Stewart, had everything he ever thought he wanted. He spent a lot of money on “things” and still found himself with more than enough cash to do whatever he wanted. I am also reminded of another movie in the 1980s, “Wall Street” that featured the infamous Gordon Gekko whose mantra was “Greed is good.” When King Solomon wrote, “Money answereth all things,” I don’t think he had Stewart and Gekko in mind. To expand on that point, the Pope and President Obama will be kickin’ it in March to discuss the issue of economic inequality, which is graphically described by the following three points cited in an Oxfam Briefing Paper: “The wealth of the richest one percent in the world amounts to $110 trillion. That’s 65 times the total wealth of the bottom half of the world’s population;” “The bottom half of the world’s population [3.5 billion people] owns the same as the richest 85 people in the world;” “In the US, the wealthiest one percent captured 95 percent of post-financial crisis growth since 2009, while the bottom 90 percent became poorer.” Do I have your attention? It is definitely too large a number for me to wrap my brain around, but I do know that $110 trillion dispersed among just 85 families is a whole lot of jack. That makes Gordon Gekko and all of his friends look like paupers, and Johnny Stewart isn’t even in the game. What does this mean to Black folks in the United States? And let’s not even talk about the other countries. Last week’s column was titled, “The revolution must be financed,” which pointed out that everything we say we want and need to do begins and/or ends with someone writing a check. Juxtapose that fact against the Oxfam report and marinate for a while on our relative economic position in this country. During the housing collapse, Black people lost an estimated $1 trillion in wealth, more than any other group. We were already
By James Clingman way behind before the recession; where do you think we are now? What is our children’s economic position? What does the future hold for Black Americans, collectively, especially since we are a microcosm of the world’s wealth concentration model? That’s right; we have the same relative situation going on with Black money. A small percentage of Blacks holds a large percentage of all Black wealth. You know the most popular ones, from Oprah and Bob Johnson on down to the entertainers and athletes, but there are other business owners whom many of us have never heard of who hold billions as well. This not an effort to make them out to be culprits; this is merely about facts, and then what if anything you are willing to do to help change your and our situation. Now let’s get one thing straight, those 85 families are not going to come to our neighborhoods and drop bags of money from helicopters, and the richest Black folks are not going to do that either. As a matter of fact, some of them are too busy being Johnny Stewart (Gotta have that bling). So once again the call goes out to our people to look at the facts and get with the program. Economic inequality will always be with us; therefore, we must not waste our time and resources trying to reach “equality;” we simply need to spend as much time raising our individual and collective wealth as we spend trying to have an impact on politics. It is now estimated that Black people in the U.S. have exceeded $1 trillion in annual income, which only means something positive to those on the receiving end of that money. Income vs. wealth? No brainer, right? Yes, it takes some sort of income to create wealth, but it will also take good stewardship and “common cents” among our people to
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Let’s Legalize Pot! President Obama recently made perhaps the strongest endorsement by any sitting president on relaxing marijuana laws. Obama acknowledged that in its effect on consumers, marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol. He also noted the obvious racial and economic disparities in enforcement of marijuana laws. “Middle-class kids don’t get locked up for smoking pot, and poor kids do,” he said. “And African-American and Latino kids are more likely to be poor and less likely to have the resources and support to avoid unduly harsh penalties.” Now that the president has given the “go-head” maybe Black voters will feel “empowered” enough to lift this four-decade plague from our communities. We who demand cessation of these arcane laws are not alone. Recent polls show a clear majority of Americans support legalizing pot. They show that the majority, 56 percent of the public, is in favor of legalizing and regulating marijuana, and 47 percent are in favor of taxing cannabis. According to a American Civil Liberties Union report, there were 8 million marijuana arrests in the U.S. from 2001 to 2010. These arrests were anything but colorblind: Eighty-eight percent were for possession, a crime for which Black Americans are almost four times more likely to be arrested than Whites. While White and Black Americans use marijuana at roughly similar rates, their arrest rates
CLINGMAN continued from Page 16 reach the lofty heights of economic stability. Look at economic indicators across the board and you will find Black folks at the bottom of every category. Unemployment, business growth (not start-ups), Black owned firms with employees, average annual sales revenue, poverty, health, education,
By William Reed are nowhere near comparable. According to the American Bar Association, African Americans represented 14 percent of drug users (and of the population as a whole), yet accounted for 34 percent of all drug arrests and 53 percent of those sent to prison for a drug offense. Across the world, many think that the time of the “War on Drugs” has passed. A Global Commission on Drug Policy report admits the war on drugs around the world has failed, and that in fact, consumption has increased. Seventeen states, including D.C. now have legislation that, at least, allows the use of medical marijuana. Seven states have similar, and expanded, legislation pending. The problem is that federal law and state laws are in conflict. This is a state’s rights issue and it’s time for the federal government to quit playing “Big Brother” and overstepping its bounds. It is time Congress acted to decriminalize the use of marijuana and Black voters should lean on their political representatives to do so. The War on Drugs is biased and unfair in regards to Black Americans. The war on us has cost over a trillion dollars and hundreds of thousands of Black lives lost. Since tough drug laws were enacted, drugs’ availability has increased. In a time America needs to cut spending, why do we allow this continuing expense and burden
and a lack of structured economic empowerment initiatives are challenges to our wellbeing and future prosperity and, if not changed, will prove to be our demise. And they say our economy is doing much better, that it’s growing. For whom? Our president subscribes to the Reagan model of economics that says, “A rising tide lifts all boats.” I say, if you have no boat
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when we could get a return on taxes? The cost to jail non-violent drug offenders averages about $47,000 per year. This fact is causing a massive drain on state budgets. And because Medicaid covers medical care for prisoners it is a burden to that program as well. Fifty-one percent of all incarcerations are for drug offenses and less than 10 percent of those offences involved violence. If marijuana was decriminalized, and non-violent offenders released, the nation’s prisons would be relieved and downsized. The reason Blacks need to, at least, decriminalize marijuana is the racial disparity in drug laws and their enforcement. Blacks are 57 times more likely than any other group to be incarcerated for crimes involving drugs, but they only make up 15.4 percent of drug users arrested. Whites make up 83.5 percent of those charged with drug violations, but Whites are not likely to go to jail. Blacks must stop blithely accepting the War on Drugs and its consequences. Blacks are the biggest losers of all in the disastrously failed and flawed drug war. The scales of American justice are skewed against Black Americans. President Obama is late to acknowledge drug war ills regarding us. Most Blacks missed it when former Rep. Ron Paul introduced a bill back in the 111th Congress that decriminalized federal laws on marijuana. wi William Reed is publisher of “Who’s Who in Black Corporate America” and available for projects via the BaileyGroup.org
a rising tide can also drown you. Blacks need to get mo’ money, buy some boats, and get in on this rising tide of economic prosperity.wi Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation’s most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati and can be reached through his Web site, blackonomics.com. The Washington Informer
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Insufficient Sleep a Public Health Epidemic By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Monte Wright wakes up at 3 a.m. each weekday. By 8:15 p.m., Wright, a Northeast resident, normally heads home from his third job, to say goodnight to his young son and wife, eat dinner and catch a little shut eye before starting the process all over again. “I work a full-time job and two part-time jobs,” said Wright, 39. “I haul garbage until about noon, than I high-tail it over to my other jobs where I deliver food and do some landscaping. Sleep? I get about five hours if things go right.”
Wright counts among the many that either fight sleep or are otherwise unable to get a suitable amount of rest. However, a number of recent medical studies show the troubling consequences that come along with a lack of sleep, such as diabetes, obesity and irritability. Recently, several reports have concluded that African Americans appear to have even more to worry about. “With increasing numbers of blacks entering professional and management roles in numerous industries, it is important to investigate and address the social factors contributing to the short sleep disparities in blacks com-
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health SLEEP continued from Page 18 of African-American professionals reported that they experienced short sleep, compared to 26 percent of whites. “Compared with whites, blacks are also more likely to report general job stress, to experience objective and perceived discrimination, to work in positions with low control and high demand that involve low decision-making power, to work multiple low-wage jobs, and to live in poverty despite being employed,” Jackson said. Also, a recent study performed at the University of Chicago noted that men who lack quality sleep could find themselves with more flab on their stomachs and on their faces. Another study released on Jan. 11, by Medical Daily, which reports on news in the health industry, revealed that men who go even a single night without sleep may be at greater risk for brain damage. And, Medical News Today noted that a lack of sleep also leaves men a lot hungrier than normal. Perhaps even more disconcerting for some, a separate study conducted in Denmark
last year, found that men who slept poorly had lower sperm counts and fewer sperm that had formed correctly, compared with men who slept better. “Lack of sleep is associated with a huge spectrum of health issues including overweight, cardiovascular health, and mental health such as depression and anxiety,” said Ramani Durvasula, a licensed clinical psychologist and a professor of psychology at California State University Los Angeles. “A lack of sleep does not cause these problems, but it can exacerbate them or make them harder to cope with. We also know that lack of sleep is associated with secretion of stress hormones such as glucocorticoids, which can also impact inflammatory processes and the immune function,” Durvasula said. Last week, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta said insufficient sleep has become a public health epidemic. CDC officials recommend seven to nine hours of sleep each night, but said at least one third of adults in the country sleep less than 7 hours each night. Sleep has increasingly been recognized as important to
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public health, with sleep insufficiency linked to motor vehicle crashes, industrial disasters, and medical and other occupational errors, according to a CDC study. Unintentionally falling asleep, nodding off while driving, and having difficulty performing daily tasks because of sleepiness all may contribute to hazardous outcomes. Those experiencing sleep in-
sufficiency are also more likely to suffer from chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, depression, and obesity, along with cancer, increased mortality, and reduced quality of life and productivity, several health care professionals said. An estimated 50-70 million American adults have sleep or wakefulness disorder, notably; snoring is a major indicator of obstructive sleep apnea.
Alarmingly, CDC officials said four percent of Americans – or 9 million residents – use sleeping pills or sedatives to help them to sleep. “Humans are the only species that deprives itself of sleep,” said Alan Derickson, professor of labor and employment relations at Penn State University. “You don’t see a cow taking sedatives to get extra sleep.”wi
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education briefs District of Columbia Public and Charters Schools Students from Thurgood Marshall Public Charter Academy (TMPCA) and Anacostia Senior High School in Southeast, kicked off Black History Month on Saturday, Feb. 1 with a host of activities that featured a parade led by the popular, New Orleans-inspired Dupont Brass band. The daylong event, which was hosted by TMPCA and themed “Nawlins’ Style,” was a showcase of the rich history and cultural influences of New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Every year, the arts program at the Academy presents program where students explore an aspect of African-American culture of which they may not be aware,” said Gisele Pole, TMPCA director of development. “This year we celebrated New Orleans with a party feel, and there was a lot going on throughout the day, with a jazz band [that marched in the parade around the Thurgood Marshall Academy community,” Pole said. “The festivities culminated at the school’s gymnasium with activities that included sto-
rytelling, stilt-walkers and dancing, and at the end, there was a funeral procession celebrating [the late jazz icon] Louis Armstrong.” Prince George’s County Public Schools Ashley McNeill, a senior at Frederick Douglass High School in Upper Marlboro, has been named Prince George’s County Public Schools’ Scholar of the Week. Ashley, who has a 3.96 GPA and excels in subjects like math and science, is active in the school band where she serves as
Ashley McNeill, a senior at Frederick Douglass in Prince George’s County, has been named Scholar of the Week. /Photo courtesy of PGCPS
Members of the District-based Dupont Brass Band, helped students from Thurgood Marshall Public Charter Academy and Anacostia Senior High School in Ward 8 kick off Black History Month activities. /Photo courtesy of TMPCA
president, and the varsity tennis team where she serves as captain. She is also a member of the National Honor Society and has applied to attend college at schools that include St. John’s University, University of Central Florida, University of Maryland Baltimore County and George Washington University. Ashley volunteers at Gaywood Elementary School in Seabrook, and has received several awards, including the Women’s Doubles Champion and Lawrence Newman Award. In her spare time, she enjoys drawing, painting and playing the saxophone. Montgomery County Public Schools Thirty-five Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) educators have been recognized for earning either first-time certification or re-certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. They were honored during a Jan. 30 ceremony in the county. MCPS now has 672 national board certified teachers, the 10th highest number in the nation. Montgomery County, which now surpasses all other districts in the state of Maryland, also ranks eighth among school districts across the country for the number of new National Board Certified educators. “I’m extremely excited to be a board certified teacher,” said Imani Jackson, a teacher at Maryvale Elementary School in Rockville. “It was a little bit of a long process for me because
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I did not certify during my first year, so when I got my results, I knew that I would try again.” Karen Shilling, who teaches in Silver Spring at Montgomery Blair High School, shared her enthusiasm after getting her certification renewed. “It was very exciting the first time in 2004 to get certified,” she said. “But this time, it actually meant more because it signifies that I continued the journey – that I kept on, and didn’t stop.” Alexandria City Public Schools Alvin Crawley, interim superintendent for Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS), recently unveiled the school district’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2015. The proposed $234.9 million spending plan is an increase of 3.3 percent, or $7.61 million over the operating budget that was approved for the current fiscal year. In addition, enrollment for the 2014-15 school term is expected to reach 14,171 students –which is 548 more students than the current enrollment. “Moving the division forward in preparing students for the 21st century [has been] our goal in developing this budget,” Crawley said on Jan. 30 in comments to the School Board. “My colleagues and I are champions for students at all times, especially while developing a budget that allocates resources to our highest priorities.”wi
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Bossage The South is a strange and beautiful creature. For as much as it exists as a proximal location below the 36/30 Parallel, the South lives and breathes, shakes and moans in much the same manner as its denizens. Among her more endearing qualities is the ability to birth people, customs, traditions, and mores that become the foundation of larger society. Among them, architecture, construction and building design count among her finery. Two of my uncles, Clardia and Percy Ross, made their livings as builders – designing, drafting, laying drywall, and overseeing the raising of foundations. I was able to witness the social bonding and (mostly) male camaraderie among African-American builders in Mississippi through their efforts. Some of their employees had earned advanced degrees at Jackson State, Tougaloo, Alcorn, and Mississippi Valley State. Others were returning citizens, recovering substance abusers, and at-risk teen apprentices who regained pieced of their humanity alongside the learned workmen. What pride Uncle Percy and Uncle Clardia took in fashioning homes, dormitories, and offices throughout the state, all while utilizing both their raw strength and the powers of their imaginations. There was dignity in their work and they worked with dignity. It is with them both in mind that I readily took on the first edition of the 2014 Washington Informer Black History Month special editions. It would have been relatively easy to examine the majestic structures of African antiquity, or even the thousands of enslaved Africans in America who built The White House and The U.S. Capital (as documented in Jesse J. Holland’s Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African-American History In and Around Washington, D.C.) and Ivy League Colleges (as examined in Craig Steven Wilder’s Ebony & Ivy). Too easy. Often the recent past is overlooked for the less tangible. Like my own family, many of our readers’ families are full of professional and lay builders. These men (and women) raised the homes, churches, and university buildings in which we were born and reared. Their design elements spoke to the surreal levels of their ingenuity and redefined an industry that rarely welcomed them or supported their efforts. In the construction and architecture trades, the term bossage is used to describe a stone in a building, left rough and projecting, to be carved into shape as the structure is completed. It is the evolution of the undefined into what becomes, in many instances, the building’s character. It is with this special edition, “Bossage,” that The Informer celebrates the ingenious professions crafted from raw stone by African-American builders, architects, and construction workers. Read & Enjoy, Shantella Y. Sherman Editor, Special Editions
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A Design Supreme One on One with Architect Melvin Mitchell
By Shantella Y. Sherman WI Special Editions Editor Melvin Mitchell is excited about architecture. One hears it in the lilt of his voice when discussing design and sees it in the determination of his gaze while drafting. As the President and CEO of the 40-year-old, D.C.-based firm, Bryant Mitchell, PLLC, Mitchell embodies the strategic planning, stellar skillset, and cultural awareness necessary to remain vital and vibrant in shifting markets. Equally impressive, Mitchell is a scholar, who is able to dissect and reformulate the abstract using passion of Harold Cruse and genius of John Coltrane so to do. A former architecture professor at Howard University, Mitchell once served as Director of the School of Architecture & Planning at Morgan State University, as well as the D.C. Board
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of Architecture. Mitchell’s critically-acclaimed work, The Crisis of the African American Architect, posits black genius as the foundation for original modern American music, dance, art, and possibly architecture; that architecture should have been an integral part of black cultural excellence that was asserted during the Harlem Renaissance; and that Black America had abdicated responsibility to others for housing her people. Mitchell spoke with the Informer about African American architecture and its often overlooked significance in world culture. WI: You originally defined black architecture in 2002, along the same lines as jazz, eventually likening black architecture to the visual works of Le Corbusier
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tween black architecture and other creative forms. In the same manner as a musician feels his way through music, often with closed eyes, is it possible so too for architects? MM: The musician and the architect share a great deal in common as each strive to create their art form. Music is audial and architecture is visual so an architect closing his/her eyes anywhere along the process of making architecture might seem to be counter-intuitive. However, while each must resort to either writing or drawing – sometimes both – in the creative process, each one must dream and feel / see in their mind a vision of what they are striving to create. I reflect on a story I heard Alice Coltrane tell about how John retreated into his upstairs
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Black History Month MITCHELL continued from Page 21 study to create and write A Love Supreme. If Trane had been an architect there is no doubt that he would have gone through a similar process in creating a great work of architecture. WI: Can you see a shift as well between architecture as a “White Gentleman’s Profession” and a new breed of designers similar to the jazz to hip-hop model? MM: There is definitely a need for a symbolically distinct name that captures what this new 21st century African American architect must be about as a relevant leader in our larger struggle for cultural parity and financial sufficiency as a people. Architects – Black or other – are still extremely leery of the conjoining of the word “Black” and the word “architecture” (they are convinced that this would not be good for ‘business’). That is unfortunate in that the word “architecture” by itself carries an unmistakable connotation of “whiteness” or “white architecture” as a default position. I introduced the term “black architecture” as a push-back if you will. “Architecture” has a dual meaning of culture on the one hand
and science and technology on the other. What I am trying to move us towards is the position that just as it is clearly understood that “Jazz” is a connotation of African/Black music and European music, so must “(Modern) Architecture” be ultimately understood (Picasso gave modern architecture its visual appearance through his invention of Cubism which he derived from his discovery of and deep fascination with West African masks and sculpture).
WI: You document an aesthetic shift in Black architecture precipitated to some degree by the rise of the Negro middle-class and an elitist sensibility in the 1920s. Do you still find remnants of the Tuskegee / Folk model in present-day architecture? MM: Today Mitchell, pictured above in his Northwest studio, was impacted greatly by an Ebony magazine there is an even feature, “Successful Young Architects” as well as novelist / philosopher Ayn Rand’s The Founlarger Black elite tainhead at his start. / Photo by Mark Mahoney than existed in the late 1800s or the 1920s. That elite is to think of architecture as a me- lost or compromised in the prointerested, more often than not, in cul- dium for expressing Black culture. fessionalization of the craft and ture-specific expression that extends Fast-forward to today, there is vir- the birth of the architect? Can beyond music, art, literature and dance tual consensus that since architec- they exist in one body? MM: Once upon a time the architect to now include architecture. Neither this ture is culture, and therefore must elite nor their architects would necessarily be harnessed to express Black cul- was actually a “Master Builder” who use the term black architecture, but their ture, values, life, etc. There is now a moved effortlessly between construction intent and desire is very clear that they growing realization that America’s and architecture, and was the de-facto want their personal space to reflect who only art form – jazz and hip-hop – “team leader.” That role has been lost must have a deep relationship with to builders. Today advanced IT offers the they are. Time was that not too long modern architecture. architect the tools and opportunity to reWI: Builders v. Architects -- Is ago Black students in majority or HBCU programs were forbidden the soul and artistry of the builder See MITCHELL on Page 23
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financial rewards. I never hesitate, when appropriate, to remind young people that my architect credentials and skills have always afforded me the opportunity to make much more money than I could have made slinging drugs and that that was a lot safer for me. But to your larger point, I am a teacher and I spend an inordinate amount of time exposing young African-Americans to the concrete visual and narrative history of what people who look like them have done in the profession of architecture.
WI: Describe, if you can, the visual commodity afforded you in witnessing a black architect at your school’s gymnasium “holding an open set of drawings and givWI: Have you seen a design ing orders to a ra- (or designed a structure) that takes cially mixed crew your breath away each time you of construction see it? Mitchell believes teaching students to be among his most rewarding endeavors. / Photo by workers.” How Client: Allstate Bleed: NA MM: ThatRegion: wouldUSbe a toss-up Mark Mahoney Campaign: Insurance/AA Trim: 9.5” x do 6.5”you Language: English important between Holman Methodist Church Agency Job #: 610-ALAAMNP4002 Live: NA Notes: None believe it is today and the Golden AD #/AD ID: AHAA0441 State Mutual Life Date Modified: 01/21/14 3:48 PM Keyline Scale: 1”= 1” to be sim- Insurance Company Headquarters, MITCHELL continuity between Louisiana and for young Black males CR: Output at: 100% AD Round: ilarly marked by such representaPage: 1 of 1 Watts? both in South Central Los Angeles. continued from Page 22 tions? MM: Art is art, whether music, The latter because at the age of about claim the role of “Master Builder” and NOT TO BE USED FOR COLOR APPROVAL MM: I like to believe that mentordance, cuisine, clothing, linguistics, etc. 18 I was told that the architect was “team leader. Block ing P: E. Garber AM:males J. Norman BM: D. Scampini J. Jenkins young Black (and females) has aPC: The Watts and Los AngelesAD:I S.grew Black man name Paul Williams. up in between my preteen years and my been my most important purpose. Given Similarly, Holman Methodist Church WI: How would you define early twenties was in many ways a cul- that nearly all of them come from life because I read somewhere that a young your own shifting aesthetic in de- tural replica of the 7th Ward of New circumstances very similar to my own, I East Coast-trained Black architect sign? How much of it is ground- Orleans where I spent my zero to eighth use everything at my disposal to inspire had a major role in its design. After ed in your early childhood in Lou- year of life. My parents – like most other them. Often this requires that I meet those, like most still living architects isiana or even the visual breaks or parents in South Central Los Angeles them on their own terms, e.g., talk about who have been privileged to travel, I
would list Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water house in Bear Run, Pennsylvania; the Eiffel Tower in Paris; the 2,000-year-old Coliseum in Rome; and the great 14th century gothic cathedrals in France. WI: What advice would you give a high school student considering architecture? MM: Candidly, pursue the “LawMed School Model” of getting a solid liberal arts undergraduate degree and then doing architecture in a 3-4 year graduate school program rather than the conventional route of jumping into an undergraduate architecture program. I would implore him/her to, while in high school, become as computer literate as humanly possible, and as an undergraduate, double down on IT-communications and real estate finance courses alongside liberal arts courses that require lots of reading, writing, speaking and development of critical thinking skills. Lastly, my advice is that in order to succeed it is necessary that he/she be irritatingly curious about everything and to (respectfully) challenge every instructor. The good instructors will love that. wi
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Anthony Bowen YMCA Personifies Black History
Officials, Others tout facility an ‘African American Sanctuary’ By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer Simply put, the Anthony Bowen YMCA in Northwest is black history personified. Established in 1853 by a former slave, many historic African-American figures have either called the YMCA home or have held important functions and activities there. Langston Hughes, the late poet, activist and playwright,
worked as a busboy in the District and lived in a room at the landmark when it stood on 12th Street. Former Los Angeles Lakers great, Elgin Baylor, and legendary Georgetown Hoyas coach, John Thompson, played basketball there and honed their craft at the historic facility. And, more than 60 years ago when the Supreme Court heard final arguments in the monumental desegregation case known as Brown vs. Board of
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Education, the attorney arguing the case prepared most of his legal strategy at the Anthony Bowen YMCA. That attorney, Thurgood Marshall, went on to become the first African-American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Civil rights activist Marcus Garvey, an orator for the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, used the Bowen YMCA to deliver several speeches in which he inspired a
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global mass movement, known as Garveyism, which ultimately inspired the Nation of Islam, the Rastafarian movement and others. “It’s the first YMCA to serve African Americans in the world,” said Jackie Dilworth, the director of communications for the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington. “It makes sense to celebrate Black History Month knowing the history of the Y,” she said. Historians said Bowen proved committed to the advancement of blacks in social, educational, and religious activities. For nearly 40 years, the YMCA served blacks and existed independent of the white YMCA of the city of Washington. Activities at the facility were restricted to meetings in rented space, donated rooms, and members’ living rooms. However, Bowen reorganized as a branch of the YMCA of the city of Washington in 1905. Shortly afterwards, the 12th Street branch opened in 1912, providing black men the opportunity to experience all of the amenities of a full-service YMCA. The branch officially desegregated in 1922, and for the next 50 years, it proved to be the only YMCA facility in the District serving African-Americans. “It’s been such a tremendous hallmark, an important part of the community,” said Janice Williams, senior vice president of program development for the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington.
“There’s so much history, positive history there and so many people who have been there and who keep coming back and bringing their children because of how much it means to the community,” Williams said. Born into slavery in Prince George’s County, Md., in 1809, Anthony Bowen never let his adverse circumstances determine his future, she said. He was able to moonlight as a painter and bricklayer when his work was done. After saving enough money, Bowen purchased his freedom for $425 in 1830. After he purchased his wife’s freedom, Bowen moved his family to Washington. His commitment to inclusion and service made an enduring legacy in the nation’s capital for the rest of his years. By the time he died in 1871, Bowen had become a prominent religious leader and educator, council member of the District’s Seventh Ward, the first African-American clerk at the U.S. Patent Office, and founder and president of the world’s first African-American YMCA. “Anthony Bowen was a revolutionary,” Dilworth said. “A lot has gone into refurbishing the Y and we’re thrilled it reopened last year.” The New YMCA counts as a towering achievement in modern facilities. Now located at 1325 W. Street, the Y reopened in September after a massive 10-year makeover. A large mural created by restaurateur Andy Shallal counts
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A new gymnasium now includes state-of-the-art cardiovascular equipment, bikes, and treadmills and many have televisions to watch while getting in their exercise. The facility also includes a swimming pool, featuring water aerobics and a 28-foot-high rock-climbing wall, spa rooms, saunas, steam rooms and class space. “The place looks phenomenal. History is woven through-
out every piece,” Dilworth said. Williams said the YMCA remains a special place where the areas growth and connection can really be felt. “It’s so important that people look at the YMCA and see it as their place,” Williams said. “The history is amazing. It’s truly the place that guided so many people and helped them and was their sanctuary away from all of the adversities in life.” wi
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray addresses a crowd on Monday, Sept. 9 at the refurbished Anthony Bowen YMCA in Northwest. / Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah
RACIAL UPLIFT
This structure was built about 1830 for Thomas Randall, one of Florida’s federal judges. George Proctor, a free African American from the West Indies, was the builder. The city’s first bathtub with plumbing, powered by a windmill, was installed here in 1880. The cover top teaser photo showcases the home’s foyer and stairwell. (Below) African American carpenters made up 600 skilled D.C. workers employed in the construction of Wake and Midway Halls, the first government-constructed hotel for black women war workers, in 1942. The contract for the development and construction of the halls was undertaken by Samuel Plato, an African American contractor. / Courtesy photos.
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Fairer, But Certainly Able African American Women Architects & Builders have been around since the inception of the industry – whether formally trained and licensed, like Norma Sklarek, Amaza Meredith, and Louise Brown, or more informally, like the thousands of women trained in construction arts during World War II. Many designed college dormitories, almshouses for the poor or wayward, and private homes. Others led the charge into corporate structures, including embassies and palaces. Citing the works’ connection to their ongoing desire to ‘uplift the race,’ these women are herein saluted by the Informer as innovating and compassionate groundbreakers. Visit the www.washingtoninformer.com for additional profiles and showcases of some of their best designs.
including the California Mart, Pacific Design Center, Fox Hills Mall, San Bernardino City Hall, Leo Baeck Temple and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. In her honor, Howard University offers the Norma Merrick Sklarek Architectural Scholarship Award. AMAZA LEE MEREDITH Amaza Lee Meredith was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on August 14, 1895. Meredith graduated at the top of her class and enrolled at the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute, now Virginia State University. She taught in Botetourt County and then moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1926 where she enrolled in the Teacher’s College of Columbia University. Meredith developed interior decorating and design skills and in the field of business coordinated color schemes for campus buildings. She also T:9.5” pursued architectural interests, and in 1939,S:9”completed her
One of 2,000 women employed at the A.C. Spark Plugs war plant, this young woman converted spark plugs into machine guns. Many of these women went on to spearhead community construction and improvement efforts. / Courtesy photo.
own home, which she fully designed and built adjacent to the campus of Virginia State. Her home, which she named “Azurest South,” was considered to
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NORMA MERRICK SKLAREK Norma Merrick Sklarek was the first African-American woman in the country to become a licensed architect. Sklarek, who was born in Harlem, New York to Trinidadian par-
ents and earned her Bachelor of Architecture from Barnard College at Columbia University, was a pioneer in the architecture world, helping produce landmarks such as Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport and the American Embassy in Tokyo. After becoming the first African-American woman to pass the New York state exam in 1954, Sklarek went on to break many other barriers throughout her career, becoming the first black woman to earn a license in California, in 1962, and being elected a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, the highest designation bestowed by the professional group, in 1966. On her first attempt, Sklarek passed the four-day state licensing exam and, in 1955, was hired at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, a leading architectural and engineering firm. Sklarek coordinated the technical aspects of major projects,
In 1919, Oscar Micheaux released “The Homesteaders” – making him the first African-American director. His dreams of recognition and acceptance helped pave the way for independent film directors like Ava DuVernay – who, in 2012, became the first African-American woman to ever receive a Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival. XFINITY® salutes the fearless spirit of African-American entertainment pioneers past and present. See their stories and some of the best in black entertainment at CelebrateBlackTV.com. Where Black History is always on.
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Black History Month WOMEN continued from Page 26 tion of the International Style, a style that espoused a complete break with architectural traditions. According to the 1910 U.S. Census only 59 Blacks were active as architects and another 47 as draftsmen. In the ensuing decades, Amaza enjoyed a limited architectural career designing for friends and family in Virginia, Texas, and Sag Harbor, a Long Island (NY) resort. LOUISE HARRIS BROWN Louise Harris Brown was the structural engineer for this site, as well as others for the architect. Louise took a night class at Chicago’s Armour Institute (later renamed Illinois Institute of Technology) when she was just 17. She went on to get a degree in architecture and later
went back to school for a civil engineering degree. After working for an architecture firm located in downtown Chicago, she became the second licensed African-American female architect in America. Brown went to work for Frank L. Kornacker and Associates, a prominent engineering firm in Chicago, where she worked on 860-880 Lake Shore Drive. She was responsible for the structural calculations for the reinforced concrete and steel structures, as well as residential, office and public buildings. Completed in 1951, the glass and steel highrise towers revolutionized urban residential architecture due to its clean lines and minimalist design and exposed structure. It has been granted Chicago Landmark status and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. wi
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African Americans in Medicine
By their instruments, they carved an indelible legacy of healing. By their vision, they cured the limitations of convention. By their achievements, they severed bonds of ignorance and appended remarkable firsts and progressions to medical research, scholarship, invention, and practice. The presence of African Americans in medicine is documented as early as 1783 with James Derham who was born enslaved in Philadelphia, apprenticed under the doctors to whom he was bound, and went on to buy his freedom and open a medical practice in New Orleans. While their feats are monumental, the profiles outlined are but a small selection from the register of women and men who have forwarded the art of medicine in the United States.
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931)
Dr. Patricia E. Bath (1942- )
The Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, MD (1933- )
He was going to be a barber. Born in Hollidaysburg, PA, Dr. Williams—one of the first physicians to successfully complete open-heart surgery—was the son of a barber who owned his own business. He apprenticed with an accomplished surgeon in Wisconsin, then continued studies at the Chicago Medical College, and opened his medical practice in Chicago. In 1891, he opened the Provident Hospital and Training School for Nurses, becoming the first African-American owned and operated hospital and the first hospital with a racially integrated nursing and intern staff. In 1894, he moved to Washington, DC to become chief surgeon at Freedman’s Hospital. He was also a visiting professor of surgery at the Meharry School of Medicine in Tennessee. Dr. Williams was a founder of the National Medical Association, the first such organization open to African Americans. In 1913, he became the only black charter member of the American College of Surgeons. A dedicated medical practitioner, his career has become a legacy of firsts, inclusion, and equal access for all.
Dr. Bath is a woman with a vision. A native of New York City, NY, Dr. Patricia Bath is an ophthalmologic surgeon, inventor, and activist for patient rights. At the age of 16, she derived a mathematical equation for predicting cancer cell growth. After graduating from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC with honors in 1968, she returned to Harlem, practicing at the Harlem Hospital. It was there that she observed and documented great disparities in the rate of blindness along racial lines. Dr. Bath is the first African American woman surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center and the first woman ophthalmologist at the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute. In 1976, she co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness, an organization that aims to protect, preserve, and restore the gift of sight. She holds four US patents. The most famous is the Laserphaco Probe, a surgical tool that uses laser to vaporize cataract lenses in patients and has successfully restored vision to people who were previously unable to see. This invention designates Dr. Bath as the first African American female doctor to hold a medical patent. As an inspiration for the next generation of inventors, Dr. Bath recently published ‘iLaser,’ an educational science application described by the provider as “the first in our series of educational apps devoted to science and technology.”
He came, he saw, he built a medical school. Born in Atlanta, GA, Dr. Sullivan graduated magna cum laude from Morehouse College in 1954, and received his medical degree with cum laude honors from Boston University School of Medicine in 1958. In 1975, he initiated the Medical Education Program at Morehouse College. Under his stewardship as founding dean and director, Dr. Sullivan grew the two-year program in basic medical sciences into the Morehouse School of Medicine, the first medical school established at a Historically Black College and University in the 20th century. He served as its president until 1989. He then went on to become the 17th Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services. This Cabinet position was held from 1989 to 1993 during the administration of President George H.W. Bush.
Dr. Vivian Pinn (1941- )
Dr. Charles R. Drew (1904-1950)
The sole woman and African American in her graduating class at the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine in 1967, Dr. Vivian Pinn is used to being a standout. She was the first full-time director of the National Institute of Health’s Office of Research on Women’s Health (1991-2011), where she was also named associate director for research on women’s health in 1994. She served as the 88th president (and second woman president) of the National Medical Association (19891990). Dr. Pinn held professorships at Tufts University, Harvard Medical School, and Howard University. In 1982, at the Howard University College of Medicine, she chaired the Department of Pathology—only the third woman to chair an academic department of pathology in the US. In November 2011, US Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine, made a special tribute in honor of Dr. Pinn published in the Congressional Record. As a testament to more than 40 years of service in the medical field, the Association of American Medical Colleges awarded her a Special Recognition Award in 2000. Originally from Lynchburg, VA, Dr. Pinn’s devotion to women’s health was born of practical and tragic life experiences. As a youth, care for her aging grandparents included administering insulin shots to her diabetic grandmother. When she was 19, her mother passed of bone cancer that had been misdiagnosed by medical professionals as back aches. Dr. Pinn now makes her home in Washington, DC.
He established national blood bank programs in two countries. However, Dr. Charles Drew’s bloodline was steeped in Washington, DC’s striver’s tradition. His father a carpet layer and his mother a teacher-- Dr. Drew grew up in the SW neighborhood of Foggy Bottom, graduating from the renowned Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in 1922. He graduated from Massachusetts’s Amherst College in 1926 on an athletic scholarship. While pursuing graduate studies at Columbia University, he became the first African American to earn a Doctor of Medical Science degree in 1940. He was also the first African American surgeon to serve as an examiner on the American Board of Surgery. In 1940, Dr. Drew was named to head the Blood for Britain program which organized the transportation of plasma for use throughout Great Britain during World War II. In 1941, he lead the development of American blood banks with the American Red Cross although this association was severed when he refused to condone the segregation of blood supplies. Dr. Drew served as Chief of Surgery at Freedmen’s Hospital in Washington, DC and taught at Howard University until his death from an automobile accident.
Original artwork by Larry Poncho Brown. Current photos provided courtesy of profiled subjects. Historical photos of Dr. Charles Drew and Dr. Daniel Hale Williams provided courtesy of the Howard University Moorland-Spingarn Research Center.
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Architects & Architecture Built by Blacks: African American Architecture and Neighborhoods in Richmond By Selden Richardson, Maurice Duke Richmond’s vast and varied collection of architecture provides an archive of African American history. Author Selden Richardson explains how iconic symbols of old Richmond and the generations of black laborers who helped assemble it are embodied in both the preserved and the forgotten architecture of the city. Architecture in Black By Darell Wayne Fields Architecture in Black argues that architecture, as an aesthetic practice, and blackness, as a linguistic practice and function within the same semiotic paradigm. The book presents the first systematic analysis of the theoretical relationship between architecture and blackness. Employing a technique whereby texts are related through the repetition and revision of their semiotic structures, Architecture in Black reconstructs
the genealogy of a black racial subject represented by the simultaneous reading of a range of canonical apparatus invented by this reading is then used to critique a discrete set of architectural texts, demonstrating the presence of the ‘black vernacular’ in contemporary architectural theory. Structural Inequality: Black Architects in the United States By Victoria Kaplan Architecture is a challenging profession. The education is rigorous and the licensing process lengthy; the industry is volatile and compensation lags behind other professions. All architects make a huge investment to be able to practice, but additional obstacles are placed in the way of women and people of color. Structural Inequality relates this disparity through the stories of twenty black architects from around the United States and examines the sociological context of architectural practice. Through these experiences, research, and observation, Victoria Kaplan explores
the role systemic racism plays in an occupation commonly referred to as the ‘white gentlemen’s profession.’ Given the shifting demographics of the United States, Kaplan demonstrates that it is incumbent on the profession to act now to create a multicultural field of practitioners who mirror the changing client base. Structural Inequality provides the context to inform and facilitate the necessary conversation on increasing diversity in architecture.
Robert R. Taylor and Tuskegee: An African American Architect Designs for Booker T. Washington By Ellen Weiss Robert R. Taylor and Tuskegee interweaves the life of the first academically trained African American architect with his life’s work -- the campus of Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. In this richly illustrated architectural history, the author delves into such questions of T:9.5 howin a black boy born in North Carolina shortly
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At the time it seemed simple. An elderly man was in distress and a firehouse stood across the street. But as we now know, the decision by some fire department personnel at the station located near the 1300 block of Rhode Island Avenue led to the death of D.C. resident Cecil Mills. Repeated attempts by passersby and Mills’ daughter to get assistance from the station on Rhode Island Avenue, NE were ignored, one employee even telling Marie Mills to call 911. Then to add insult to injury, the ambulance that was dispatched to help Mr. Mills, who had collapsed on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of Rhode Island Avenue, went to the wrong address. Mills, a retired District employee, later died at the hospital from an apparent heart attack. District residents, Mayor Vincent C. Gray and other city officials are outraged. As they should be. Yes, we live in litigious times and fear of a lawsuit and attendant liability issues may have had a hand in the firefighters’ decision not to help, but what does that say about the mission of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Services Department? That is the $64 million question. This incident does little to inspire confidence in an organization that has seen its share of problems, including prior cases of delayed responses to aid people in distress, major problems with fleet maintenance, staff shortages and continuing battles over employee schedules. In the wake of the investigation, there have been comments floating around that the firefighters were following protocol. If that is in fact true, then Chief Kenneth Ellerbe and his command staff need to scrap those protocols, take a fresh and commonsense look at those procedures and make the changes necessary so that this egregious and unacceptable situation does not happen again. According to several news reports, Lt. Kellene Davis, the officer in charge at the time of the incident, is planning to retire. While one firefighter is on desk duty and another reassigned. The public is demanding answers sooner rather than later, and we hope that Gray via Chief Ellerbe, will get to the bottom of this mess promptly and mete out the necessary punishment as needed.
Black History on Tap
For the next 28 days, everywhere we look, we’ll be reminded of all things black during Black History Month. While it is important to honor the best in black culture and to hold up that which has too often been hidden from most Americans, not just the black ones, it is time for black people to do much more. As the Bible says, “Faith without works is dead.” In much the same manner, merely remembering our past, singling out some of the key players and intoning some of their sayings is not enough. Black people must begin to translate that black pride into certifiable actions and gains. That includes making some different choices about how we make the best use of the approximately $1 trillion in spending power available to this nation’s 42 million African Americans. How are we spending those dollars? What are our purchasing choices? Where does the majority of our money go? We have to do a better job grooming the next generation of leaders and tap into the core of young people who represent our future. We must become producers not consumers. Hold all our leaders – secular and religious – accountable; demand more from them; work from the ground up to rebuild neighborhoods; attend school board, city hall and community meetings; and stay in the face of elected officials so that communities get the most from our tax dollars. Equally important is that adults need to stop being afraid of our children and engage them in constructive ways. Our children need us. All we have to do is look around to see that they need guidance, our love and support. We need to turn off the idiot box, IPhone, IPad and all those gadgets, get outside. Crack open a book and learn about Jan Matzeliger, Ida Wells Barnette, Amilcar Cabral and Bessie Coleman. That’s a Black History Month worth celebrating.
A Stellar Performance!
Barrington Salmon’s article about the one-man play, “The Tallest Tree in the Forest,” at the Arena Stage, in the January 30, 2014 edition of The Informer reinforced my critical analysis of the play. I have been attending live stage performances for 20 years or more, and after seeing this one-man performance I have to say it was the most artistically creative and historically informative performance I have ever seen. Daniel Beaty, who played Paul Robeson and all of the other characters, was downright amazing. His ability to smoothly transition between characters and their dialects kept me captivated throughout the entire play. The play was magnificent. To put it simply, Mr. Beaty was brilliant. If “The Tallest Tree in the Forest” hasn’t been on Broadway, it needs to be, and once there, Mr. Beaty and the play should win every “Tony” in the house. Oliver Watson Washington, D.C.
A Fitting Tribute
The pictorial tribute to the late Mrs. Virginia Williams, the mother of our former Mayor Anthony Williams, on
Mickey Thompson’s “Social Sightings” page was very nice. Every week I glance at the page in The Informer to see the interesting people spotlighted, but this week it really touched me. Having recently lost my mother, I can imagine the pride the former mayor must feel seeing such a tribute and realizing the unwavering support for him by his mother during his political journey. A mother’s love can never be replaced, but the memory of that love can strengthen you for the rest of your life. Thank you, Mickey Thompson and The Informer for reminding us all that a real love will always live on in our hearts. Betty Cambridge Washington, D.C.
Rhodes Scholar Joins Prestigious Alumni
I’m happy to have read the article in the Jan. 30-Feb. 5 issue about Rhodes Scholar Joshua Aiken, who as one of 32 such scholarship recipients for 2013, will be leaving next fall for studies abroad at Oxford University. I understand that the prestigious Rhodes Scholar program began in 1903 and has since awarded more
than 7,500 scholarships. However, in joining the list of less than two dozen African-American Rhodes Scholars like John Wideman and Robyn Hadley, Aiken is the 27th scholar from Washington University, where he is in his senior year. Aiken is truly an inspiration and serves as yet another shining example of a young African-American male raised by supportive parents, living his life on the right side of the law and being a role model for his peers. I’m so proud of this young man who has also impressed me with his interest and passion for domestic civil liberties and international civil rights – both of which led to him becoming a Fullbright Commission Summer Institute participant this year and a U.S. House of Representatives legislative intern in 2012. Keep up all the good work, Mr. Aiken. In being selected as a Rhodes Scholar, you have certainly served your family and the entire African-American community well. Grace Carter Washington, D.C.
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It’s Time to End Child Poverty Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson declared a War on Poverty, the United States is still not a fair playing field 4 millions of children afflicted by preventable poverty, hunger, homelessness, sickness, poor education and violence in the world’s richest economy with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $15.7 trillion. Every fifth child (16.1 million) is poor, and every tenth child
(7.1 million) is extremely poor. Children are the poorest age group and the younger they are the poorer they are. Every fourth infant, toddler and preschool child (5 million) is poor; 1 in 8 is extremely poor. A majority of our one- and two-year-olds are already children of color. In five years children of color who are disproportionately poor, nearly 1 in 3, will be a majority of all children in America and of our future workforce, military and consumers. But millions of them are un-
ready for school, poorly educated and unprepared to face the future. Nearly 60 percent of all our children and more than 80 percent of our Black and nearly 75 percent of our Latino children cannot read or compute at grade level in fourth and eighth grade and so many dropout of school before graduating. Seventy-five percent of young people aged 17-24 cannot get into the military because of poor literacy, health or prior incarceration. The greatest threat to America’s economic, military and na-
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tional security comes from no enemy without but from our failure, unique among high income nations, to invest adequately and fairly in the health, education and sound development of all of our young. We call on President Obama and America’s political leaders in every party at every level to mount a long overdue, unwavering, and persistent war to prevent and eliminate child poverty and finish the task President Johnson and Dr. King began. Two- and three-year-olds have no politics
and we must reject any leaders who for any reason play political football with the lives of millions of our children and our nation’s future. If America is to lead in the 21st century world, we must reset our economic and moral compass. Nobel laureate economist James Heckman estimates a lifelong economic rate of return of 7 to 10 percent each year for every dollar invested in quality early childhood programs. Former
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By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
America Can’t Handle a Non-Boring Pro Athlete Sports are supposed to be the great equalizer. But you wouldn’t know it judging by the news surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The impact of these bigoted slurs, if left unchallenged, will have a negative impact in the future way beyond sports fields and arenas. Of course this is nothing new. From the racial insults that Jackie Robinson had to endure in Major League Baseball to the
mind-changing victories in the boxing ring that accompanied the victories of Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali, there has been a long history of racism in the world of sports. At the same time, we should also acknowledge that sports have provided enormous opportunities unavailable elsewhere. We all should never forget that at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Jesse Owens’ track and field victories dismembered the racist Aryan supremacy my-
thology of Adolph Hitler. It was the success of the African American athletes at the 1936 Olympics that helped to U.S. to achieve victory. Of the 11 gold medals that the U.S. won in Berlin, six were won by African American athletes. Jesse Owens alone won four gold medals. After Owens won the 100-meter event, Hitler became so embittered and angry that he stormed out of his seat and left the stadium in a rage of defeat. At the 1968 Summer Olym-
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pics in Mexico City, Tommie Smith and John Carlos won the gold and bronze medals in the 200-meter race. When Smith and Carlos stood to receive their medals as “The Star-Spangled Banner” was playing, each man raised a clenched fist to protest racial injustice and as a symbol of solidarity with the Civil Rights Movement in America. The national and international media immediately painted Smith and Carlos as outcasts for daring to once again use the Olympics
as a venue for promoting social change. The Black Press in the U.S., however, correctly portrayed Smith and Carlos as courageous “Black power” advocates and international sports heroes. It’s necessary to have that backdrop to understand controversy that continues to dog the Seattle Seahawks’ star cornerback Richard Sherman as he prepares to play in the 2014 Super
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By RNC Chairman Reince Priebus
RNC Celebrates Black Republican Trailblazers This month, America celebrates Black History Month. It’s a time to honor black Americans’ countless contributions to our country, and as Chairman of the Republican Party, I take this opportunity to remember the many African Americans who have shaped our Party from its formative days as a small group of abolitionists through today. I’m thinking of trailblazers like the great Frederick Doug-
lass; Senator Hiram Revels, the first African American to serve in the U.S Congress; and Senator Blanche Bruce, the first African-American senator to serve a full term. And I’m thinking of more recent trailblazers like former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who grew up in the segregated South and rose to become Secretary of State; Senator Tim Scott, the first black senator from the South in over a century; and T.W. Shannon, the first black speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
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To better celebrate this rich history, the Republican National Committee inaugurated a new annual tradition last year: naming and honoring Black Republican Trailblazers who made great contributions to our party and country and to their communities. This year, we honor three remarkable individuals: Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, businessman William Brooks, and Judge Sara Harper at our annual Trailblazer Awards, featuring Texas Commissioner of Education Michael Williams as the keynote speaker. The Washington Informer
In 1975, Dr. Sullivan was named director and founding dean of the Medical Education Program at Morehouse College, which six years later would become the independent Morehouse School of Medicine. He became president of the school, a position he held until 2002, except for the four years he served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George H.W. Bush. Dr. Sullivan also chaired the President’s Commission on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
and co-chaired the President’s Commission on HIV and AIDS under President George W. Bush. William Brooks once served in the U.S. Air Force and as Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employment Standards Administration, and as a member of the Social Security Advisory Board. Today, Brooks serves as Chairman and CEO of BPI Communications, and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the Michigan
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Obama Has Destroyed Our Values Those who read me regularly know that I have been extremely critical of the Obama presidency; but it has always been on the issues. I have never denigrated the “office of the presidency” or made personal attacks on President Obama. This has been one of my most difficult columns I have ever written. The only thing I can compare it to is when a parent has to sit their child down and
tell them that they have embarrassed the family’s name and reputation; and if their behavior doesn’t change, the family will be forced to turn their back on them and sever familial ties. President Obama has done more to destroy the social and moral fabric of America than anyone in the history of our country. He wants to grant amnesty to those in the country illegally, arbitrarily give legal protection to homosexuals when there is absolutely no accommodation for this in the U.S. Constitution,
and legalize drugs. To my opponents, before you fly off into an emotional rage, please open your minds and actually read what I have to say. Obama’s argument supporting amnesty for illegals is that their only crime is wanting a better life. Well, I can make the same argument for someone who is arrested for selling small amounts of drugs to put food on the table. So, according to this logic, Obama should release all nonviolent drug offenders who have been imprisoned for possessing
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small amounts of drugs. Why is he so obsessed with “giving” entitlements to those in the country illegally? Rights are something that are guaranteed because you are a member of a certain group, i.e. an American citizen. These rights stem from a source document, in this case, the U.S. Constitution. Illegals do not have a right to be here; but liberals and some Republicans believe they are entitled to have American citizenship. You don’t earn entitlements, they are simply given. American citizenship
is a privilege, not a right. My readers know my position on homosexuality – don’t support it, period. My rationale is quite simple. Homosexuals do not deserve special treatment because of their sexual preferences, but they do deserve equal treatment because of their humanity. If president Obama spent nearly as much time talking about the exorbitantly high Black unemployment rate as does homosexual entitlements, there would be
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By Lee A. Daniels
Arnold Pinkney: “Tailor” of Democracy It’s not likely that the name of Arnold Pinkney, who died at 83 in Cleveland January 13, is widely-known among the public. But it was nonetheless historically appropriate that his funeral was held January 18, the weekend of the holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For Arnold Pinkney’s business acumen and civic activism validated to an extraordinary degree the Civil Rights Movement’s promise of
what destroying the barriers to Black Americans’ full participation in American society could produce. A striking marker of Arnold Pinkney’s significance can be gleaned from the fact that, in effect, his was a state funeral. John Kasich, Ohio’s Republican governor, ordered flags throughout the state flown at half-staff, and he and an array of elected and appointed government officials from across the state and the Congress attended the service at Cleveland’s Olivet Insti-
tutional Baptist Church. President Obama sent a message of condolence, as did Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose 1984 insurgent campaign for the Democratic nomination for president Arnold Pinkney managed. That latter fact, for those who don’t know of Pinkney’s activism, strongly suggests the important role he played in the Black freedom struggle of the latter half of the 20th century. His participation in politics began four decades before that, however. As a teenager listen-
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ing to a radio broadcast of the Democratic National Convention in 1948, he heard Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey (later, A U.S. Senator, and President Lyndon Johnson’s vice president) fervently urge delegates to support a strong civil rights plank – one of the actions at the convention which provoked southern segregationists to break with the Democrats and form the short-lived Dixiecrat Party. Pinkney took the lesson – the unbreakable connection be-
tween politics and Black Americans’ advancement – to heart. The campaigns of White and Black candidates he was involved in by themselves suggest a substantial chunk of America’s political history of the post-World War II era. But none were more important than two involving the brothers Carl and Louis Stokes. In 1967, he helped steer Carl Stokes to victory as the first Black mayor of Cleveland – the first Black
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By Askia Muhammad
Best Place to Bicycle? Washington, D.C. After 19-plus years of committed bicycle commuting, I am convinced that the Washington Metropolitan Area is the very best place anywhere, to be a bicycle commuter. I make this declaration in the dead of winter (regardless of what that overgrown rodent Punxatawney Phil – the Groundhog – has to say, there are always six weeks left between Feb. 2 and the first day of spring) when outdoor riding
conditions are at their worst. The very worst time, when I won’t ride, is when there are icy conditions on the roads. I’ll ride in the snow, sometimes, but I have learned through experience to avoid riding a bicycle when the roads and streets are slick. Slipping and falling on sewer covers and those white street markings is the pits, and it’s easy to do when there’s frozen precipitation on the ground. While I’ve had my share of bumps, I’ve had no serious injuries while riding. I was side-
swiped once by a mindless driver in the left lane, who saw an open parking space along the curb but did not see me. When he hit me I felt myself briefly flying through the air, free-falling, out-of-control. That was the worst. I didn’t need hospital treatment, but my bike was pretty much done for that day. Thoughtless drivers of motor vehicles are the worst hazard to bicycles. They already think that the power of multiple numbers of horses at the tap of their foot makes them omnipotent, and
that all other motorists are simply in their way and had better move over and let them pass. But they think even worse of cyclists, because they may see an open stretch of lane on the right side of the road in which they can pass the offending vehicle in front of them, only to discover a blasted bicycle in their way. Cars don’t think bicycles should be on the streets and roads, and pedestrians don’t think bicycles should be on the sidewalks. What’s a cyclist to do? I’ll tell you: steel up your nerves
and get out there and maintain your rights! That’s what! Obey all traffic laws (that’s the hardest thing for most of us to do). Yield the right of way to pedestrians. Don’t try to win a shoving match with a bus or truck (you’ll lose every time). Always wear a helmet. And always use a bell or a horn to warn pedestrians and other cyclists as you overtake and pass them. The good news to report is that bicycling (not “biking,”
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Arthur Dove (1880-1946). Me and the Moon, 1937. Wax emulsion on canvas, 18 x 26 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1939
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Phillips Collection Teams with UNCF By Stacy M. Brown WI Contributing Writer A nationwide program to address diversity in the museum field has launched just in time for Black History Month. Officials at the Phillips Collection in Northwest, which features paintings by renowned artists such as Renoir, Rothko, van Gogh and Diebenkorn, have joined with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the Association of the Art Museum Directors’ (AAMD) in a $100,000 pilot initiative that officials said will place 13 college juniors from private and public historically black colleges and universities in major American art museums. Students from such educational institutions as Howard University, Bowie State University, Jackson State University, the University of the District of Columbia, and several others will receive paid internships for a full semester and will receive career and job readiness coaching and professional The Washington Informer
Jacob Lawrence, The Migration Series (1940-41). Panel no. 57. “The female workers were the last to arrive north.” Casein tempera on hardboard, 18 x 12 in. Acquired 1942. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
development training. The National Endowment for the Arts in Northwest, the Henry Luce Foundation in New York, Samuel H. Kress Foundation in New York, and members of the AAMD have also provided support for the new initiative
which kicked off last month. “Often, the biggest barrier for minorities seeking entry to a field is the lack of a clear opportunity and the difficulty of building a network of connec-
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ARIES You’ll face a formidable task but if you defeat it you’ll take big steps toward a goal. Weigh in and give it your best. Your energy is high. The task looks larger before you start than it will once you’ve put your shoulder into it. Compromise with a partner. This week will bring more love than usual. Look for it Soul Affirmation: I give thanks for the blessing of life. Lucky Numbers: 33, 45, 50 TAURUS Speak out. Take center stage. Any subject you choose is ripe for the “rap.” People listen. Friends and associates will be impressed. Forgive a jealous soul who lingers nearby. Don’t neglect the home front. Soul Affirmation: My love of myself makes me lovable to others. Lucky Numbers: 2, 15, 16 GEMINI Enjoy yourself. The need to do that will be very apparent this week. What will not be as apparent is the key to your enjoyment which will depend on the attitude you take to someone who has been getting on your nerves. Don’t think about them. Whenever the picture of their face appears in your mind, use your imagination to turn that picture into a cartoon. Laugh. Soul Affirmation: I am in tune with the best that is in me this week. Lucky Numbers: 36, 39, 40
Edward Hopper, Approaching a City, 1946. Oil on canvas, 68.9 x 91.4 in. Acquired in 1947. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
PHILLIPS continued from Page 34 tions,” said Larry Griffith, senior vice president of Programs and Student Services at UNCF, in Northwest. “We are thrilled to partner with AAMD to help minority students gain the professional experience they need for successful careers in the arts,” said Griffith, who holds a bachelor of science degree from the College of William and Mary and a masters of education in educational leadership from the University of Delaware. Fewer than five percent of 220 member art museums employ minorities in senior management positions, said Christine Anagnos, AAMD’s executive director. Anagnos said the partnership creates a pathway for successfully increasing the percentage of minorities in the arts over time, by introducing students to leaders in the museum field, nurturing their interest in art and art museums, and helping to expose and prepare them for a wide range of jobs in museums and future educational opportunities. “AAMD is committed to increasing diversity in the field, which is one way of ensuring that our museums serve and reflect communities across the country,” she said. “We are excited to be collaborating with the UNCF on this initiative, given their track record of working with leaders in other industries
on similar programs.” UNCF, which has more than 17 years of experience in creating pipeline programs for students of color, will play a vital role in the initiative, officials said. The initiative also includes recruitment of university and college partners, student outreach and recruitment, application management, and a career and job readiness component. Additionally, UNCF will act as the fiscal agent, administering the program funds and coordinating payments of stipends to the Fellows. As part of the program, selected Phillip Collection officials and AAMD member museums, which include Spelman College Museum of Art, Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Tennessee, the Birmingham Museum of the Arts and several others, will provide stipends to students for 12 weeks in the spring 2014 semester. Fellows are expected to work a minimum of 15 hours each week and museum and AAMD members will serve as mentors to them in an effort to offer an additional level of direct, personal engagement beyond their experiences in different museum departments, Anagnos said. AAMD also will engage education experts from within the field to assist in the design and execution of the professional development and career-readiness training portions of the
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program, and support the longer-term career placement requirements for students, as needed. Dorothy Kosinski, the director of the Phillips Collection, where many critically-acclaimed Impressionist and modern works fill the walls, said museum officials are thrilled to be a part of the initiative. “This collaboration has the potential to reveal the next generation of innovative, exceptional museum professionals and the Phillips welcomes the opportunity to foster the participants’ professional growth through mentorship and assigning mission-critical projects,” Kosinski said. The Phillips Collection counts as one of the world’s most distinguished collections of Impressionist and modern American and European art. The collection offers an original and experimental approach to modern art by combining works of different nationalities and periods in displays that change frequently. Phillips also produces educational programs for K-12 teachers and students, and for adults. “We hope that by continuing this initiative over time we can have a significant impact on diversity in museum management, making the field more representative of the United States,” Griffith said.wi The Washington Informer
CANCER If you didn’t get invited to the party, that’s okay. If your air conditioner doesn’t work, if one of your favorite pieces of clothing has a spot on it, if your dinner guest didn’t show up, smile. Your ability to accept misfortune with a smile is going to be important to you this week. Soul Affirmation: I pay special attention to family members this week. Lucky Numbers: 4, 34, 51 LEO This week will teach you a valuable lesson about money. Make a mental note of how you got into the shape you’re in so that you can avoid future mistakes of the financial kind. Request advice from a friend in money matters. Love and money mix well. Soul Affirmation: I let peace reign in my life. Lucky Numbers: 8, 32, 35 VIRGO Emphasize generosity. Give and the gift itself will turn into a reward. This week is excellent for making important decisions and for reaching agreements with others. Agreement with your lover might be the most important one to try to reach. Soul Affirmation: I stand firm in what I believe and am rewarded. Lucky Numbers: 9, 10, 23 LIBRA You have opportunities to win big this week. Make the most of them. Stay alert to possibilities concerning a career move. You might see something that you believed was lost. It comes back to you this week. Give it your full attention. Soul Affirmation: I let my feelings bring me information that I allow myself to trust. Lucky Numbers: 23, 26, 31 SCORPIO Feel deeply for the sorrow of a loved one. They can sense your commitment and that will be a comfort. Change is coming into your life. Handle it in the manner that you usually handle change. Anchor yourself in the past and move forward. Soul Affirmation: I open up to the wisdom of children. Lucky Numbers: 1, 26, 39 SAGITTARIUS Charm is an extremely effective tool for you this week. Charisma works better than at any recent time, especially at home. Shine brightly and let your glow work for you. Your self-image is you most effective tool. Soul Affirmation: Romantic and financial rewards are calling me and I listen. Lucky Numbers: 17, 29, 54 CAPRICORN The spiritual package you’ve been waiting for is likely to arrive this week. It should assure you that you’ve been on the right track. Your insights can be an inspiration to those who work with you. Love is the reward for generosity. Soul Affirmation: I seek good news by reaching out to those who love me. Lucky Numbers: 23, 26, 29 AQUARIUS This week let your gentle spirit shines through. Your rough and tumble side is not appropriate for the relationships that you’ll encounter. Someone will need your understanding and sympathy. Give it with sensitivity. Soul Affirmation: My feelings are a reflection of the company I keep. Lucky Numbers: 17, 29, 31 PISCES Look for financial good news this week. Wow! It’s about time. This week might be a good week to window shop for a big vacation or extravagance purchase. Be sensitive to your lover’s needs this week. You may have been thinking too much of your own needs recently. Soul Affirmation: Being easy to get along with is the best thing I can do this week. Lucky Numbers: 2, 16, 40
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Style is Key for Buick’s Stately LaCrosse Presentation By Njuguna Kabugi WI Contributing Writer You’ve seen the commercials of a jovial Shaquille O’Neal effortlessly slithering into a Buick LaCrosse for a drive around town. Never mind that the NBA great’s seven feet one inch frame is not just a lot of body to throw into a passenger car, but it also beats imagination to figure out how Mr. O’Neal’s size-23 shoes navigate the foot pedals. Given that the population of seven-footers is infinitesimal – demographers estimate that there are fewer than 70 men in the United States who stand seven feet or taller – I was curious to see how “normal people,” in this case an average guy like myself, plus my 6’3” son, his slightly shorter brother and their friend who is 6’5”, would fare on an extended road trip in the LaCrosse, GM’s largest Buick. After driving around Virginia and Maryland for the fair part of a weekend, I am pleased to report that my passengers, all college students who’d rather cruise around in say a Camaro or Mustang, gave the refreshed 2014 LaCrosse rave reviews. Buick, an American staple over generations may not be the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of luxury automobiles; but buyers value the qualities that have sustained the brand over generations – comfortable-riding, ably powered engines and generally well-balanced road manners that don’t do much to offend driver sensibilities. The 2014 LaThe Washington Informer
Crosse may lack the brashness of the competing Lexus ES, Acura TL or even a pack of Volvos and Lincolns, but it still manages to shoot to the top of the class when you consider all the amenities and convenience it provides. We gave thumbs up to the revised waterfall grille and LED eyebrows that give the LaCrosse’s face a slightly more aggressive demeanor. The reworked rear fascia that’s dressed with a fullwidth chrome accent provides additional oomph; so do the wraparound LED taillamps and a new trunklid with an integrated spoiler. Did I also mention the addition of active grille shutters that close at highway speeds to smooth aerodynamic flow and aid fuel efficiency? Inside, the fashionable ice-blue ambient lighting, warm wood tones and smoked-chrome accents give the car a polish that’s fitting of more upscale models. The revised instrument panel, center console and the AC controls, which are mounted at just the right place, give the driver and front passenger very easy access. And you don’t have to stare at the dash to know how fast your ride is running; the speedometer is projected in unobtrusive soft white digits on the windshield. The 2014 LaCrosse is offered in front-wheel-drive and allwheel-drive models and offers two powertrains: a 2.4L engine with eAssist light electrification technology (FWD only) or a 3.6L direct-injected V-6 (FWD and AWD). Each is paired with a six-speed automatic transmis-
sion. Our AWD test vehicle was equipped with the 3.6L engine, which was quick enough to propel the large sedan to speed ticket territory without having to floor the throttle all the way. The LaCrosse is loaded with safety features that make the competition seem stingy. First, there’s StabiliTrak electronic stability control, all-speed traction control, and four-wheel disc brakes with Intelligent Brake Assist on the four-channel antilock brake system. Then there’s the eight standard air bags complement, supported by a generous crash-avoidance bevy of technologies which include Side Blind Zone Alert, Lane Change Alert, Lane-Departure Warning Alert, Forward-Collision Alert, Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, and … are you ready for this? A safety that buzzes your seat to alert you to possible collisions and other infractions you might commit while driving. As with many GM cars, the test model was equipped with OnStar for an additional layer of safety and security. The OnStar service also came with IntelliLink mobile apps, which provide vehicle information and OnStar services via the customer’s compatible smartphone. For gas mileage expect around 25 miles per gallon in the city and 36 on the highway for the hybrid, versus 18/28 for the V6. The base model retails for $32,555. Our well-equipped tester had a sticker just under $40,000. wi
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North Carolina Central forward Racquel Davis goes up for a shot, but loses control of the basketball during MEAC women’s basketball action on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Howard University’s Burr Gymnasium in Northwest. Howard defeated North Carolina Central 66-61. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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Howard University guard Jasmine Hill drives toward the basket while North Carolina Central guard Khyra Conerly tries to catch her on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Howard University’s Burr Gymnasium in Northwest. Howard defeated North Carolina Central 66-61. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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North Carolina Central Defeats Howard University 79-65 Howard University guard James Daniel attempts to block North Carolina Central forward Karamo Jawara during MEAC men’s basketball action on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Howard University’s Burr Gymnasium in Northwest. North Carolina Central defeated Howard 79-65. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
Howard University forward James Miller goes up for a basket, but loses control of the basketball as North Carolina Central guard Emanuel Chapman defends on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Howard’s Burr Gymnasium in Northwest. North Carolina Central defeated Howard 79-65. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
Howard University guard Prince Okoroh takes aim at the basket on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Howard’s Burr Gymnasium in Northwest. North Carolina Central defeated Howard 79-65. /Photo by John E. De Freitas
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Water Seeks Its Own Level With Valentine’s Day only a few days away, I thought I would delve into this subject of relationships a bit. Think about these truths in terms of your own relationships. If you wish to change the quality of people you are attracting, change your level. Work on yourself, change the way you think, change the things you do and the places you go, the people you meet. And what are they doing? You can create a different you. I heard one of my inspirational speakers say that water seeks its own level; intrigued by the saying, I discovered through research that most of the discussion was about relationships between men and women with most in romance. At that point, I began to consider my acquaintances, comparing them to myself. As I looked at the people in my life, I measured values, integrity and loyalty, and discovered, the saying is definitely true. Water seeks its own level simply means quality people of integrity find other quality people of integrity and vice versa. It also means high quality finds high quality and low quality finds low quality. This is true in business and in life. It is a scientific fact: water does indeed reach its own level. It’s also a scientific fact that our bodies are made of 90 percent water. And the Bible says the same thing but like this:“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. Genesis 1:9
The Bible also reminds us “As a man thinketh, so is he”– so, what are we thinking? It shows when we open our mouths, with the things we say. We will create more of that which we are judging, simply by the act of placing attention on it. Whatever we judge in other people is something in ourselves we recognize, except we don’t want to look at it, but it is there. The Holy Spirit knows the number of hairs on our heads; it knew us before we were formed, so our thoughts are nothing. Scripture reminds us “Life and death are in the power of the tongue.” It tells us … But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:14. So drink up, and never thirst again. You will be working on yourself from within. Look to the level of your own water, beliefs, thought patterns, and allow the Word to take you to another level. View them the same way you view garage sales. Keep some, get rid of others. You know immediately whether you’re using items or not. It served you for a while, but now it doesn’t. Time to get rid of it, to make room for something new. It’s the same thing with behaviors and beliefs and thought patterns that no longer serve you. Simply remove them, make room for new thoughts and beliefs. Change your level. As with all change, there might be a grieving process associated with it. Be gentle: don’t judge, don’t go to a place of shame or guilt,
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just release and move on. My mentors have all been older; Dr. Dorothy Height and Dr. Willie B. Kennedy; both are deceased now. But I often think of lifestyles they taught me. Others who taught me are still alive like Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis; I learned an awful lot from her; and Dr. Marjorie Harris, retired college president in Detroit. She’s now like another mother to me. If water seeks its own level, I’ve been in good company, but not in every instance! wi Lyndia Grant is a radio talk show host on WYCB 1340 AM, Fridays at 6 p.m., a Radio-One Station; Religious Columnist; Media Coordinator; Major Special Events Coordinator; Author & Inspirational Speaker. Visit her website at www.lyndiagrant. com; call 202-518-3192; send emails to lyndiagrant@gmail.com.
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Historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The Reverend Lyndon Shakespeare Interim Priest Foggy Bottom • Founded in 1867 728 23rd Street, NW • Washington, DC 20037 Church office: 202-333-3985 • Fax : 202-338-4958 Worship Services 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.
Blessed Word of Life Church Dr. Dekontee L. & Dr. Ayele A. Johnson Pastors 4001 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 265-6147 Office 1-800 576-1047 Voicemail/Fax Schedule of Services: Sunday School – 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 AM Communion Service – First Sunday Prayer Service/Bible Study – Tuesday, 6:30 PM www.blessedwordoflifechurch.org e-mail: church@blessedwordoflifechurch.org
Campbell AME Church Reverend Daryl K. Kearney, Pastor 2562 MLK Jr. Ave., S E Washington, DC 20020 Adm. Office 202-678-2263 Email:Campbell@mycame.org Sunday Worship Service 10: am Sunday Church School 8: 45 am Bible Study Wednesday 12:00 Noon Wednesday 7:00 pm Thursday 7: pm “Reaching Up To Reach Out” Mailing Address Campbell AME Church 2502 Stanton Road SE Washington, DC 20020
Mt. Zion Baptist Church Rev. John W. Davis, Pastor 5101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 202-726-2220/ 202-726-9089 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 gsccm.administration@verizon.net
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Pilgrim Baptist Church Rev. Louis B. Jones II Pastor
Church of Living Waters
Rev. Paul Carrette Senior Pastor Harold Andrew, Assistant Pastor 4915 Wheeler Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745
700 I Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 547-8849
301-894-6464
Worship Sundays @ 7:30 & 11:00 A.M. 5th Sundays @ 9:30 A.M. 3rd Sundays: Baptism & Holy Communion Prayer & Praise: Wednesdays @ Noon & 6:30 P.M.
Schedule of Service Sunday Service: 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday 7:30 PM Communion Service: First Sunday www.livingwatersmd.org
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Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ Drs. Dennis W. and Christine Y. Wiley, Pastors 3845 South Capitol Street Washington, DC 20032 (202) 562-5576 (Office) (202) 562-4219 (Fax) SERVICES AND TIMES: SUNDAYS: 10:00 am AM Worship Services BIBLE STUDY: Wonderful Wednesdays in Worship and the Word Bible Study Wednesdays 12:00 Noon; 6:30 PM (dinner @ 5:30 PM) SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:00 AM – Hour of Power “An inclusive ministry where all are welcomed and affirmed.” www.covenantbaptistdc.org
Twelfth Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1812 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-265-4494 Fax: 202 265 4340
St. Stephen Baptist Church Lanier C. Twyman, Sr. Bishop 5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Office 301-899-8885 – fax 301-899-2555 Sunday Early Morning Worship - 7:45 a.m. Church School - 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m. Tuesday – Thursday - Kingdom Building Bible Institute – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday – Prayer/Praise/Bible Study – 7:30 p.m. Baptism & Communion Service- 4th Sunday – 10:30am Radio Broadcast WYCB -1340 AM-Sunday -6:00pm T.V. Broadcast - Channel 190 – Sunday -4:00pm/Tuesday 7:00am
“We are one in the Spirit” www.ssbc5757.org e-mail: ssbc5757@verizon.net
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., • Pastor 2498 Alabama Ave., SE • Washington D.C. 20020 Office: (202) 889-7296 Fax: (202) 889-2198 • www.acamec.org 2008: The Year of New Beginnings “Expect the Extraordinary”
Crusader Baptist Church
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00am Holy Communion – 1st Sunday Sunday School-9:45am Men’s Monday Bible Study – 7:00pm Wednesday Night Bible Study – 7:00pm Women’s Ministry Bible Study 3rd Friday -7:00pm Computer Classes- Announced Family and Marital Counseling by appointment E-mail: Crusadersbaptistchurch@verizon.net www.CrusadersBaptistChurch.org
“The Amazing, Awesome, Audacious Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church”
“God is Love”
Rev. Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D. Senior Pastor 1204 Third Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.5889 office 202.638.1803 fax Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Wed. 7:30 p.m. “Ambassadors for Christ to the Nation’s Capital” www.thirdstreet.org
Reverend Dr. Calvin L. Matthews • Senior Pastor 1200 Isle of Patmos Plaza, Northeast Washington, DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-6767 Fax: (202) 526-1661
Rev. Dr. Alton W. Jordan, Pastor 800 I Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0707 Fax No. 202-548-0703
Sunday Worship Services: 8:00a.m. and 11:00a.m. Sunday Church School - 9:15a.m. & Sunday Adult Forum Bible Study - 10:30a.m. 2nd & 4th Monday Women’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Tuesday Jr./Sr. Bible Study - 10:00a.m. Tuesday Topical Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Tuesday New Beginnings Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Wednesday Pastoral Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Wednesday Children’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Thursday Men’s Bible Study - 6:30p.m. Friday before 1st Sunday Praise & Worship Service - 6:30p.m. Saturday Adult Bible Study - 10:00a.m.
Third Street Church of God
Isle of Patmos Baptist Church
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
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.; Senior Bishop & Evangelist Susie C. Owens – Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 529-4547 office • (202) 529-4495 fax Sunday Worship Service: 8 AM and 10:45 AM Sunday Youth Worship Services: 1st & 4th 10:45 AM; 804 R.I. Ave., NE 5th 8 AM & 10:45 AM; Main Church Prayer Services Tuesday – Noon, Wednesday 6 AM & 6:30 PM Calvary Bible Institute: Year-Round Contact Church Communion Every 3rd Sunday The Church in The Hood that will do you Good! www.gmchc.org emailus@gmchc.org
ST Marks Baptist Come Worship with us... St. Mark's Baptist Church 624 Underwood Street, NW Washington, dc 20011 Dr. Raymond T. Matthews, Pastor and First Lady Marcia Matthews Sunday School 9:am Worship Service 10:am Wed. Noon Day prayer service Thur. Prayer service 6:45 pm Thur. Bible Study 7:15 pm
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Reverend Dr. Paul H. Saddler Senior Pastor Service and Times Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Communion every Sunday 11:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Bible Study Tuesday 12Noon Pastor’s Bible Study Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Motto; “Discover Something Wonderful.” Website: 12thscc.org Email: Twelfthstcc@aol.com
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
52 Years of Expert Engraving Services
Joseph N. Evans, Ph.D Senior Pastor 901 Third Street N.W. Washington, DC. 20001 Phone (202) 842-3411 Fax (202) 682-9423 Sunday Church School : 9: 30am Sunday Morning Worship: 10: 45am Bible Study Tuesday: 6: 00pm Prayer Service Tuesday: 7:00pm Holy Communion: 3rd Sunday 10: 45am themcbc.org
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All Nations Baptist Church Rev. Dr. James Coleman Pastor 2001 North Capitol St, N.E. • Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202) 832-9591
Website: www.allnationsbaptistchurch.com All Nations Baptist Church – A Church of Standards
“Where Jesus is the King”
Israel Baptist Church
4850 Blagdon Ave, NW • Washington D.C 20011 Phone (202) 722-4940 • Fax (202) 291-3773
1251 Saratoga Ave., NE Washington, DC 20018 (202) 269-0288
Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis Pastor 1415 Gallatin Street, NW Washington, DC 20011-3851 P: (202) 726-5940 Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Holy Communion: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Sun. Bible Study: Monday - 7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting: Thursday - 7:00 p.m.
2324 Ontario Road, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 232-1730 Sunday School – 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 am Baptismal Service – 1st Sunday – 9:30 am Holy Communion – 1st Sunday – 11:00 am Prayer Meeting & Bible Study – Wednesday -7:30 pm
Rev. Dr. Morris L Shearin, Sr. Pastor
St. Luke Baptist Church
Rev. Daryl F. Bell Pastor
Sunday Church School – 9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service – 11:00 AM Holy Communion – 1st Sunday at 11:00 AM Prayer – Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Bible Study – Wednesdays, 7:00 PM Christian Education School of Biblical Knowledge Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Call for Registration
Rev. Keith W. Byrd, Sr. Pastor
Sunday Worship Service 10:15AM- Praise and Worship Services Sunday School 9:00am Monday: Noon Bible School Wednesday: Noon & 7PM: Pastor’s Bible Study Ordinance of Baptism 2nd Holy Communion 4th Sunday Mission Zion Baptist Church Shall; Enlist Sinners, Educate Students, Empower the Suffering, Encourage the Saints, and Exalt Our Savior. (Acts 2:41-47) www.zionbaptistchurchdc.org
King Emmanuel Baptist Church
Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 A.M. Sunday School: 8:30 A.M. Holy Communion1st Sunday: 10:00 A.M. Prayer Service: Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. Bible Study: Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.
Mount Moriah Baptist Church Dr. Lucius M. Dalton, Senior Pastor 1636 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: 202-544-5588 Fax: 202-544-2964 Sunday Worship Services: 7:45 am and 10:45 am Holy Communion: 1st Sundays at 7:45 am and 10:45 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Prayer & Praise Service: Tuesdays at 12 noon and 6:30 pm Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm Youth Bible Study: Fridays at 7 pm
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Rehoboth Baptist Church
St. Matthews Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington Pastor 1105 New Jersey Ave, S.E • Washington, DC 20003 202 488-7298 Order of Services Sunday Worship Services: 9:05 A.M. Sunday School: 8:00 A.M. Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting: 7:00 P.M. (Tuesday) Bible Study: 7:30 P.M. (Tuesday) Theme: “Striving to be more like Jesus “Stewardship”. Philippians 3:12-14; Malachi 3:8-10 and 2 Corinthians 9:7 Email: stmatthewbaptist@msn.com Website: www.stmatthewsbaptist.com
Salem Baptist Church
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Florida Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Clinton W. Austin Pastor 2409 Ainger Pl.,SE – WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884 – Office (202) 678-0885 – Fax “Come Grow With Us and Establish a Blessed Family” Sunday Worship 7:30am & 10:45am Baptism/Holy Communion 3rd Sunday Family Bible Study Tuesdays – 6:30pm Prayer Service Tuesdays – 8:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchurchdc.org
Dr. Earl D. Trent Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. George C. Gilbert SR. Pastor
623 Florida Ave.. NW • WDC. 20001 Church (202) 667-3409 • Study (202) 265-0836 Home Study (301) 464-8211 • Fax (202) 483-4009
4504 Gault Place, N.E. Washington, D.C 20019 202-397-7775 – 7184
Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Holy Communion: Every First Sunday Intercessory Prayer: Monday – 7:00-8:00 p.m. Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday –7:45 p.m. Midweek Prayer: Wednesday – 7:00 p.m. Noonday Prayer Every Thursday
9:30AM. Sunday Church School 11:00 Am. Sunday Worship Service The Lord’s Supper 1st Sunday Wednesday 7:00pm Prayer & Praise Services 7:30pm. Bible Study Saturday before 4th Sunday Men, Women, Youth Discipleship Ministries 10:30am A Christ Centered Church htubc@comcast.net
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church
Sermon On The Mount Temple Of Joy Apostolic Faith 5606 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747 301-735-6005
Dr. C. Matthew Hudson, Jr, Pastor
Elder Herman L. Simms, Pastor
2616 MLK Ave., SE • Washington, DC 20020 Office 202-889-3709 • Fax 202-678-3304
Sunday Apostolic Worship Services 11:00 A.M and 5:00 P.M
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”
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
Peace Baptist Church
Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Michael T. Bell 712 18th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone 202-399-3450/ Fax 202-398-8836
13701 Old Jericho Park Road Bowie, MD. 20720 (301) 262-0560
Sunday Morning Worship Service 7:15 am & 10:50 am Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:50am Wednesday Prayer & Testimonies Service 7:30pm Wednesday School of the Bible 8:00pm Wednesday - Midweek Prayer Service 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Services: Sunday Worship 11 AM Sunday School 10 AM Wednesday Mid-Week Worship, Prayer & Bible Study - Wed. 7 PM “A Church Where Love Is Essential and Praise is Intentional”
“The Loving Church of the living lord “ Email Address pbcexec@verizon.net
Shiloh Baptist Church
First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
1864-2014
Rev. Alonzo Hart Pastor
Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith Pastor
Rev. Reginald M. Green, Sr., Interim Pastor
621 Alabama Avenue, S.E. • Washington, D.C. 20032 P: (202) 561-1111 F: (202) 561-1112
917 N St. NW • Washington, DC 20001 (202) 232-4294
9th & P Street, N.W. • W. D.C. 20001 (202) 232-4200
602 N Street NW • Washington, D.C. 20001 Office:(202) 289-4480 Fax: (202) 289-4595
The Church Where GOD Is Working.... And We Are Working With GOD
Sunrise Prayer Services - Sunday 7:00 a.m.
Sunday Morning Prayer Service: 8:00 a.m. Sunday Church School: 9:15 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m. Third Sunday Baptismal & Holy Communion:10:30 a.m. Tuesday Church At Study Prayer & Praise: 6:30 p.m.
Morning Worship: 8:00 a.m Church School : 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:55 a.m. Bible Study, Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting,Thursday : 7:30 p.m.
150 Years of Service
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 Motto: : “Where God is First and Where Friendly People Worship”
Sunday Worship Services: 7:45am & 11:00am Sunday school For All Ages 9:30am Prayer Services Wednesday 11:30am & 6:45pm Bible Institute Wednesday at Noon & 7:45pm “Changing Lives On Purpose “ Email: Froffice@firstrising.org Website: www.firstrising.org
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Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Pastor 3000 Pennsylvania Ave.. S.E Washington, DC 20020 202 581-1500 Sunday Church School: 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 A.M. Monday Adult Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Youth & Adult Activities: 6:30 P.M. Prayer Service Bible Study
Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Rev. Dr. H. B. Sampson, III Pastor 2914 Bladensburg Road, NE Wash., DC 20018 Office: (202) 529-3180 Fax: (202) 529-7738 Order of Services Worship Service: 7:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion: 4th Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m. Prayer Services: Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 12 Noon Email:mthoreb@mthoreb.org Website:www.mthoreb.org For further information, please contact me at (202) 529-3180.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
Administration No. 2013 ADM 990
Administration No. 2013 ADM 1247
Frederick W. Barnes Decedent Deborah D. Boddie, Esq. 1308 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Cynthia D. Barnes, M.D., whose address is 623 W. 145th Street, New York, NY 10031, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Frederick W. Barnes, who died on January 18, 2013 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 August 6, 2014. 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 August 6, 2014, 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: February 6, 2014 Cynthia D. Barnes, M.D. Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
Betty R. Howard Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Rebecca H. Whitmore, whose address is 3746 Benton Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Betty R. Howard, who died on October 19, 2013 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (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 August 6, 2014. 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 August 6, 2014, 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: February 6, 2014 Rebecca H. Whitmore Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
legal notices SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTTICT OF COLUMBIA CIVIL DIVISION Case No. 2013 CA 1603 B Calendar 12 Judge Brian F. Holeman Sandra Seegars, Plaintiff, v. Joshua Johnson, Defendant, Order of Service by Publication AMENDED ORDER This matter comes before the Court upon consideration of Plaintiff’s Motion to Request a Modification to the Order of Service of Publication, filed on November 27, 2013. On September 13, 2013, at a Status Hearing, Plaintiff presented documentation of her attempt to serve Defendant by certified mail. The Court reviewed documents as to two separate addresses: (1) 1905 Savannah Street SE #102, Washington, DC 20020; and (2) 1729 Alabama Avenue, SE, #304, Washington, DC, 20020. The Court observed that an individual at the United States Post Office had checked a box on the document stating that there is no such street in Washington, DC. Plaintiff averred that she served the Defendant at the first address when Defendant attended an Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) meeting and that she obtained the second address via Defendant’s parole office. Plaintiff averred that she has tried to serve Defendant by private process server and certified mail. On September 13, 2013, Plaintiff’s oral motion to serve Defendant by publication was granted and the deadline to effectuate service was extended to November 24, 2013. The prior unsuccessful efforts demonstrated diligence and that further efforts to serve personally or by mail would be futile. Therefore, service by publication is appropriate. WHEREFORE, it is this 17th day of January 2014, hereby
legal notices SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Probate Division Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013 ADM 1107 Margaret Davidson aka Margaret Gretchen Davidson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joseph Davidson, whose address is 6630 13th Place, NW, Washington, DC 20012, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Margaret Davidson aka Margaret Gretchen Davidson, who died on August 7, 2001 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 July 30, 2014. 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 July 30, 2014, 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.
GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED, that notice be given, by the insertion of a copy of the Order of Service by Publication issued concurrently herewith, in a newspaper having general circulation in the District of Columbia, twice per month for two (2) successive months, notifying Joshua Johnson to appear in this Court by the 14th day of
Joseph Davidson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
ORDERED, that the deadline to effectuate service is
Administration No. 2014 ADM 5 Ernest Louis Walker Decedent Peter D. Antonoplos 805 15th Street, NW, Suite 501 Washington, DC 20005 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Deborah D. Walker, whose address is 1706 Redbud Court, Upper Marlboro, MD 20744, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Ernest Louis Walker, who died on October 28, 2012 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment 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 August 6, 2014. 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 August 6, 2014, 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.
Probate Division
judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant;
Administration Number 2014 ADM 9 Estate of Ronald Copeland Deceased NOTICE OF STANDARD PROBATE Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed in this Court by Brian L. Copeland and Larnette D. Culver 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. In the absence of a Will or proof satisfactory to the Court of due execution, enter an order determining that the decedent died intestate appoint an unsupervised personal representative.
Date of first publication: January 23, 2014
Personal Representative:
Deborah D. Walker Personal Representative
Larnette D. Culver
Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
ORDERED, that this Court receive no timely response as required, this Court shall issue a final
Date of first publication: February 6, 2014
TRUE TEST COPY
extended to February 14, 2014; and it is further
COLUMBIA Washington, D.C. 20001-2131
Brian L. Copeland
TRUE TEST COPY Anne Meister Register of Wills Washington Informer
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ORDERED, that Plaintiff’s Motion to Request a Modification to the Order of Service of Publication is
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chavis continued from Page 32 Bowl against the Denver Broncos. The controversy started immediately after Seattle defeated the San Francisco 49ers at home. On the last play of the game, Sherman prevented San Francisco from scoring by successfully deflecting a pass intended for 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree. After the final whistle, Sherman boasted that Crabtree was incapable of covering him. Sherman was widely criticized for this purportedly poor sportsmanship. Not to understand Sherman is not to understand the mindset of an NFL cornerback. It’s matter of pride that they shutdown highly-publicized receivers. In fact, they consider it respect when the QB refuses to throw to their side of the field. If they go ahead and throw, they will pay dearly for it. Sherman
PRIEBUS continued from Page 32 Black Chamber of Commerce. His impressive career has spanned government and business and also includes time as a General Motors executive. When Sara Harper received her degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, she became the first black woman to graduate from the institution – the beginning of a life of firsts. She was the first black woman to serve on the judiciary of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. When she won a seat to the Ohio Court of Appeals, she was one of two black women to become the first women on the court. Just two years later, she became the first black woman appointed to the state Supreme Court. Commissioner Williams is the first African American to hold a non-judicial statewide elected office in Texas
adults; higher than for children in nations that are our competitors; higher than from the entire period of the late 1960s and 1970s, a period when we had less wealth as a nation than we do now; and far higher than one would think a rich and ethical society would tolerate. The justification, when one is offered at all, has often been that action is expensive: ‘We have more will than wallet.’ I suspect that in fact our wallets exceed our will, but in any event this concern for the drain on our resources completely misses the other side of the equation: Inaction has its costs too…” If America’s dream continues to fade for millions of poor, near poor and middle class children and families; work and wages continue to decline; and education and basic survival needs — includ-
ing adequate food and housing — continue to be ravaged to protect the powerful interests of the top 1 percent that has cornered 22 percent of the nation’s income, then America will miss the boat to the future. More importantly, we will miss a great opportunity to show the world a living and just society in a majority non-White and poor world desperately in need of moral example. wi Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org.
made them pay and that’s why he was so effusive after the game. Not only was Sherman depicted as a jerk, he was portrayed as a dumb Black jock from Compton, Calif. On Twitter, on other social media and among sportscasters, he was referred to as “brute thug” or “crazy wild man on the field” or “black nigger player.” The New York Post ran the headline, “Richard Sherman: Thug label is code for N-word.” But the images don’t match reality. Sherman graduated second in his high school class, with an A average.” At Stanford, he excelled academically and athletically. Yet, because of his strong personality and “threatening” dreadlocks, some people feel free to pile on when he’s down. What they won’t tell you is that upon further review, as they say in the game, Sherman is seen reaching out to shake Crabtree’s
hand and the gesture was rejected by Crabtree. It was then that Sherman exploded, reminding Crabtree that he is the best cornerback in the NFL. No, he is not a thug, just a confident athlete who starred on the big stage. As the biggest of the big stages approaches, all eyes will be on Sherman. We say we get tired of the usual clichés that characterizes the speech of athletes and coaches. Yet after Sherman broke the mode, he was criticized by those same sports writers who profess to want something different. Of all the things Sherman said two weeks ago, he spoke loudest on the football again. wi Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is President of Education Online Services Corporation and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network and can be reached for lectures, consultations or for other information at: http://drbenjaminfchavisjr. wix.com/drbfc
history. Before leading the Texas Education Agency, he chaired the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the oil and natural gas industries. Our three trailblazers and keynote speaker have had distinct careers, but all have been pioneers who leave a lasting legacy on the American landscape. We honored their accomplishments at our annual Republican Trailblazer Awards in February – and hopefully inspired a new generation of leaders. But that work goes far beyond one month or one event. To continue to connect our party with black voters and communities across this country, the Republican National Committee launched a voter engagement effort that’s unprecedented in the Party’s history. It’s about getting to know people where they live, work, and worship. Republicans – staff and volunteers –
are in communities sharing our ideas and values with voters who may not have heard from us before. Why are we doing this? Because we want to make sure every American has the chance to achieve his or her vision of the American Dream. But in too many places, the economic gap is widening, schools are underperforming, and families are still struggling. Republicans believe in solutions that fix these inequalities. All Americans should have equal opportunities and the chance to build a successful life. That’s our philosophy as a party – and to make it a reality we’re going to need a new generation of Sara Harpers and Bill Brookses and Louis Sullivans. So we honor the trailblazers of the past, we draw inspiration for building a better future.wi Reince Priebus is Chairman of The Republican National Committee
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jackson continued from Page 33 no unemployment in the Black community. The latest foray into the downfall of our country by this president is when Obama basically said that smoking marijuana is okay and should be legal. Two weeks ago, Obama was asked by the New Yorker magazine if he thought marijuana was worse than alcohol. His response was, “I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol.” The reporter then asked the president if marijuana was less dangerous than alcohol and Obama responded with, “it was in terms of its impact on the individual consumer.” A sitting president must always be careful of what comes out of his mouth. He must understand
that every word has consequences both domestically and abroad. Obama is a president who has told our kids that illegal behavior should be rewarded—citizenship to those who have entered our country illegally. So then how do parents make the arguments to their kids that breaking the rules have consequences when our own president tells 30 million illegals that America will not enforce their own laws when it comes to our immigration policy? How does Obama reconcile telling kids that your sexual identity is not determined at birth, but rather by you self-identifying what your sexuality is based on your mood on any given day? You were born with male genitalia, but you self-identify as a female. Huh? That is not medically or scientifi-
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cally possible. So, now he is telling kids that using drugs is okay. Since Obama and Democrats believes it takes a village to raise a child; how does a parent explain to their child that the president is wrong on these issues? Granted, no one should have more influence on your kid than you, as a parent. We are becoming a country of no laws, boundaries, morals, or values. A country cannot survive when there are no rules governing acceptable behavior. Before Obama, it was unthinkable that illegals would be given rights that even American citizens cannot get, i.e., instate tuition for university. Before Obama, it was inconceivable that our foreign aid
would be predicated on forcing countries to aggressively promote homosexual entitlements in their countries. Two months ago no one in this country would have ever thought they would see the day when a sitting president would pronounce, in the White House, that he supported legalizing drugs. As Jeremiah asked in his day, I also ask, “Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? Why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered (Jeremiah 8:22)? For the last five years, our nation has had a vicious assault on God and Christianity. We have been bombarded with messages that there are no absolutes, everything is relative. Man has be-
come the measure of all things; to acknowledge the existence of a God has become a punch line in the public square. I am convinced that the next presidential candidate that addresses these issues from a “traditional values” perspective will be the next president of the United States. We have drifted too far to the left and we must find a candidate that truly believes in traditional values.wi Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC., a Washington, D.C.-based public relations/government affairs firm. He can be reached through his Web site, www.raynardjackson.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at raynard1223.
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number of Black elected officials by the early 1970s; the founding of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1970, Shirley Chisholm’s insurgent campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 1972; Jesse Jackson’s crucial insurgent presidential campaigns of the 1980s, and, further down the road, President Obama’s victories – victories that were grounded in the extraordinary decades-long commitment of Black voters to play “smart politics.” Taylor Branch makes the point in the introduction to the third volume of his magisterial narrative of King and the civil rights years that “Nonviolence is an orphan among democratic ideas. It has nearly vanished from public discourse even though the most basic element of a free government – the vote – has no other meaning. Every ballot is a piece of nonviolence, signifying hard-won consent to raise politics above firepower and bloody conquest.”
In other words, even as they rhetorically ignored nonviolence, blacks were busy adapting and applying the energy of the nonviolent, mass-action protest movement and its hard-won products directly to the mainstream political system. That was the kind of work at which Arnold Pinkney was so much an expert. So, one could say that Arnold Pinkney was an exemplary political activist. But he could also be considered a “tailor” – a tailor of democracy because he was one of the many people spread across the country who amid and after the days of the Civil Rights Movement, worked to institutionalize the principles and practices of democracy: to sew them, one might say, into the fabric of American society. wi Lee A. Daniels is a longtime journalist based in New York City. His latest book is Last Chance: The Political Threat to Black America
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10:00 a.m. and 4:00-7:00 p.m.) and there are fussy safety restrictions about which doors you may enter (never the center doors of a subway car, and only two bicycles are allowed on each car), and it’s hard to sit on the subway with your bike, because you are required to be in full control of the bicycle at all times when you’re in the subway system. One great thing about riding a bicycle to various places is that you have more of an opportunity to observe the scenes and the people around you. I’ve ridden on numerous occasions to National Airport. I’ve been on an organized ride out past the NFL football stadium
in Lanham, Md. I’ve been north past the University of Maryland agricultural campus, on beyond the College Park Airport (where the world’s first helicopter flight took place, and where, if memory serves, an obscure Black flying club once held forth) on my way to Thurgood Marshall-BWI Airport. There are safe and scenic bicycle paths to those locations. And one great thing about bicycling to these diverse locations for an aging bicycle commuter like me, is that once you get to your destination, it’s possible to just turn around and take a Metrobus back home…wi Happy pedaling.
American ever to become mayor of a major American city. A year later, he managed the campaign that made Louis Stokes the first Black Ohioan ever elected to Congress and only the ninth Black American in Congress in the 20th century. (Democrats William Clay of St. Louis and Shirley Chisholm of Brooklyn were also elected to Congress that year.) Those signal achievements were hardly the end of Pinkney’s activism in Cleveland, and state and national politics; but just noting them is sufficient to underscore the historical significance of his death around this years’ King Holiday. It reminds us how powerful Martin Luther King Jr.’s inspiration remained even amid the great turbulence and violence of the late 1960s – Blacks focused their full strength on traditional American political activity. That, in turn, led to such results as: the sharp rise in the
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